Types Of Witches

Types of Witches

Once again, it’s time for one of those posts that baby witches love to flock to in order to see what branches of witchcraft are out there that they can dive into. There’s no reason for me to make this post other than the fact I’ve always wanted to make one. In fact, sometimes I explicitly go into the tag just to see these sorts of posts for the nostalgia that they bring for when I discovered a witchcraft community on tumblr.

So for the baby witches out there looking to conduct their own research about the craft, here is another post you can look at to get a look at some notable branches of witchcraft. Just remember, there are numerous branches out there that are already established and that can be brought to light. So maybe if none of these sorts of branches call your interest, I would definitely suggest looking at your surroundings and the things you are drawn to and experimenting with them magically to see what correspondences they hold and using that for witchcraft.

If you find that popping popcorn helps you with spells, do it. Be the Popcorn Witch or Blacksmith Witch, you never thought possible. Just respect others crafts, research in depth what cultures are closed or semi-close or open, and have fun figuring your path out.

(Though keep in mind you don’t need to label yourself as a ‘type’ of witch, just do what feels right. Many witches, regardless of type, may use any method of casting their spells whether it be candles, crystals, or water they’ve collected so don’t feel that you need to limit yourself with your tools because of a path you may want to follow.)

This post includes small summaries about a small handful of particular paths, a handful of blogs in that path to check out, some 101 posts for those interested in a branch I mention, as well as some spells you may want to try out. So take your time and really look through a branch you may truly feel called towards.

Art Witch: A witch that uses art in their craft whether it be whether traditional or digital. They’ll utilize color correspondences, sigils, or what have you to get the job done in more visual spells. The medium the art witch chooses is irrelevant as long as it is art, this to me, can be interpretive to the individual. Personally I include writing as a form of art. So do with that, what you will! From what I’ve seen, some art witches will even have their sketchbooks act as a sort of grimoire or book of shadows. Art Witchcraft Blog(s): @artwitchpath, @modernwitchesdaily Art Witchcraft Post(s): Intro to Art Witchcraft, Art Witch Tip, Color Casting Notable Spell(s): Self Love Sigil, Health and Healing Sigil, Focus Sigil, Luck Sigil

Bath Witch: A witch that will utilize herbs, flowers, essential oils in a different way that burning something into a candle– the bath. These witches make a second home out of their shower, using the magical correspondences of certain material to manifest particular outcomes into their lives. Showers are also part of this sort of magic for those who aren’t fans of sitting in their tub and prefer to stand. Bath Witchcraft Blog(s): (While I was unable to find witches that went under a ‘bath witch’ title here are some witches who have talked about bath magic a good deal) @themanicnami, @orriculum Bath Witchcraft Post(s): Bath Witchcraft 101, Bath Bomb Magic, Shower Magic, Bath Magic Notable Spell(s): Rose Bath Spell, Lucky Waters Bath Spell, Sea Foam Latte, Kickstart My Heart Bath Spell

Cosmic Witch: A witch that utilizes and draws upon the energy of celestial bodies, including our sun, various moons, stars, galaxies, nebulae, and comets. You name it, they do it. Some cosmic witches in particular consistently rely on specific celestial bodies, for instance Pluto or Jupiter and may coin themselves with more specific titles such as ‘Plutonian Witch’ or ‘Jovian Witch’, etc. Cosmic Witchcraft Blogs: @lunaesteria, @phaesphore Cosmic Witchcraft Post(s): Cosmic Witchcraft Masterpost, Cosmic Witchcraft 101, Types of Cosmic Witches Notable Spell(s): Jupiter Self Love Spell, Quasar Banishing Spell, Neptunian Clairvoyance Spell, Shooting Star Hex

Death Witch: A witch that works with death. This path can include helping the deceased move on, finding power and acceptance in the inevitability of death. Instead of finding death the end of one’s life it can represent the end of many things in our lives from friendship to certain opportunities. This path can also include vulture culture, though that varies from witch to witch. Chthonic deity worship is often followed in this practice. Death Witchcraft Blog(s): @death-witch-envy, @chthonic-curiosities, @gravemire Death Witchcraft Post(s): Death Witchcraft 101, Graveyard Dirt Collecting, What Death Witchcraft Taught Me, Bone Correspondences Notable Spell(s): Relieving Grief Spell, Honor the Dead Spell, Pet Funerary Spell,

Divination Witch: A witch whose primary focus is divination. This doesn’t stop at just standard and mainstream divination such as tarot or pendulum. This can include any method in which a witch sees the possible futures around them. Divination can be done through many methods including throwing bones, birds, seashells, candle wax, leaves, clouds, and even pop culture methods. The possibilities are endless. Divination Witchcraft Blog(s): @witchservicesbymuriel Divination Witchcraft Post(s): Tarot Tips, Scrying 101, Augury 101, Pendulum 101, Unusual divination, Conchomancy/Seashell Divination, Cardcaptor Sakura Clow Cards

Dream Witch: A witch that works with the subconscious mind and prepares their spells to influence their dreams. Their spells can revolve around sending messages, lucid dreaming, as well divination in order to divine any signs their dreams may be telling them. Dream journaling is recommended often to those who wish to practice this path as remembering your dreams is quite a big part of it. Dream Witchcraft Blog(s): @sundreamous Dream Witchcraft Post(s): Putting Things Under Your Pillow, Dream Work Correspondence Masterpost, Lucid Dreaming Masterpost, How to Send Dreams Notable Spell(s): Love Advice Dream Spell, Remember Your Dreams Jar Spell, Sleep Protection Jar Spell, I Dream of my Past Life Sigil

Eclectic Witch: A witch whose path is an accumulation of various branches of witchcraft and as such, each eclectic witch is different. For instance a witch whose path is a mixture of cosmic, green, and pop culture magic versus an eclectic witch who uses technology and occasionally tosses something into a jar and uses game cards for spells. There is no real way to find bloggers or spells of this branch as it is one that is your very own. My suggestion for those who feel they may lean into an eclectic path, try out various branches of witchcraft and continue on with whatever calls to you.

Faerie Witch: A witch that works closely with the fae. This can include working with particular Courts, using certain fae magic such as glamours, and leaving offerings for the fae to connect with them and express gratitude for any help they may have given you in a spell. This is a particularly difficult branch of witchcraft as you must be very knowledgeable about dealing with the fae, fae etiquette, and avoiding them. There is a discrepancy in what sort of spirits constitute as fae as far as merfolk and elves being included between practitioners, I suggest asking the mermaid and elf themselves if they consider themselves a fae as some may and some may not. Fae Witchcraft Blog(s): @moon-lightfaerie Fae Witchcraft Post(s): Faerie Witchcraft 101, Signs of House Fae, Casting Glamours, Faerie Rings, My Fae Stories Notable Spell(s): Faerie Milk Bath, Faerieland Sigil, Fae Attraction Charm, Faeries Are Welcome Sigil

Green Witch: A witch who works closely with the earth and uses herbs and flowers to manifest outcomes. There are other sub-branches of this path such as a Floral Witch and Garden Witch, but the spells are all the same. These are witches who are in tune with their plants and the nature around them. Though it may look like it, not every green witch is born with a green thumb and there are plenty who developed one over time. Be careful with plant identification and edible plants, it’s greatly recommended to either grow your own organic plants or just buy herbs if you wish to do spellwork that includes consuming herbs. Green Witch Blog(s): @herbwicc, @sleepydryad Green Witchcraft Post(s): Flowers in Witchcraft, Green Correspondences, Biodegradable Planters, Green Witch Path, Green Witch Tip Notable Spell(s): Personal Growth Spell, My Garden Will Flourish Sigil, Calming Spell, Prosperity Poppet

Hedge Witch: A witch that works closely with spirits and “rides the hedge”, or as its often put, travels to liminal planes such as the astral. This is a path that is rather close to the green witch and traditional witch paths, often using herbs to help with meditation and hedge riding. This path requires patience as not everyone can freely and easily astral project or travel or hear the voices of non-physical entities. Hedge Witch Blog(s): @hedge-witchcraft, @todayinastralhistory Hedge Witchcraft Post(s): Liminal Spaces in Witchcraft, Co-existing with Local Spirits, House Rules, Warding 101 Notable Spell(s): Malignant Spirits Begone, Family/Loved Ones Protection Jar, Quick Protection Ward, Astral Safety Sigil

Kitchen Witch: A witch who uses their ingredients’ magical correspondences and cooks them to cast and manifest their spells. This can include the standard ingredients in their recipes or using additional herbs and spices for a kitchen witch spell. Should these witches celebrate the Sabbats, the harvest festivals are when they would shine. Kitchen Witch Blog(s): @kitchenwitchcraft. Kitchen Witchcraft Post(s): Taste Correspondences, Fruit Correspondences, Food Correspondences, Notable Spell(s): Grilled Cheese Spell, Luck and Love Bread Spell, Biscotti Heart Warming Spell, Spirit Soup, Prosperity Dutch Baby Spell

Love Witch: A witch whose magic focuses around love magic. This can include attracting love their way, self-love, platonic love, familial love, or even ending relationships. When it comes to this path, there is a general consensus against forcing one to love you or another person. If you’re going to practice love magic, focus on yourself or just raising the opportunity for you to meet someone you can start a romantic relationship with. Love Witch Blog(s): (couldn’t really find specific love witches) Love Witchcraft Post(s): Love Correspondences, Love Witch Self-Care Tip, Notable Spell(s): Begone Pining Spell, Tinder Matches Love Spell, Communication Emoji Spell, Lucky Love Charm, Self-Love Spell

Lunar Witch: A witch that follows a specific branch of witchcraft in correspondence to a moon and may typically practice spells at night. More often than not, our moon, but this includes the moons of other planets such as Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, etc. Each phase of the moon in particular will have their own correspondences and as such, it’s important to plan ahead in your spells and track the moon to perform the spell you would like. Lunar Witch Blog(s): @lunaesteria Lunar Witchcraft Post(s): Moon Phase Correspondences, Making Moon Water, Plutonian Moon Magic Notable Spell(s): Moonbeam Ward, Over the Moon Love Spell, Good Luck Charm Spell, Waxing Crescent Jack O’ Lantern Prosperity Spell

Pop Culture Witch: A witch who draws inspiration from tv shows, books, anime, and movies for their spells. A spell based off of the Screaming Rick meme? This can happen in pop culture witchcraft. A glamour that makes you feel as gorgeous as your favorite character in Sailor Moon? This is possible in this branch of witchcraft. It has even gone so far as for some pc witches to find pop culture deities to worship and find guidance from. Pop Culture Witch Blog(s): @pop-witch, @themanicnami Pop Culture Witchcraft Post(s): Pop Culture Witchcraft Resources, Pokemon/Planet Correspondences, Pop Culture Witchcraft and Banishing, Pokemon Pop Culture Spirits Notable Spell(s): Sailor Jupiter Banishing Spell, Sailor Moon Glamour, Pepperup Potion, Irma W.I.T.C.H. Fog Calling Spell, TDP Past Life “Historia Viventem Spell”

Sea Witch: A witch who works with the ocean, drawing its energy and using its gifts to cast their magic. There are variants of the sea witch that work with water, but not directly with the sea (ex. ponds, lakes, rivers). Sea witches typically work closely with sea (and even lunar) deities and other spirits of the sea such as merfolk and faeries such as kelpies and selkies. Sea Witch Blog(s): @naomi121406, @mothmaam Sea Witchcraft Post(s): Intro to Sea Witchcraft, Landlocked Witch Tips, Water Correspondences, Sea Magic and the Tides, Sea Creature Correspondences Notable Spell(s): One Word Mermaid Spells, Beauty Sea Spell, Symbolic Sinking Spell, Sea Knot Wish Spell

Solar Witch: A witch, like the lunar witch, follows a specific branch of witchcraft in that they draw and utilize the energy of the sun for their spells. Typically, these witches cast their spells during the day when the sun is both present and at its strongest. Some solar witch activities include making sun water, sun tea, and charging stones. While the sun does not follow phases, there are different times of day best for certain magic and like how moon water takes the properties of the phase it was left out in, the same goes for sun water. For solar witches who wish to cast magic but its nighttime, they can draw energy from the stars as the sun is scientifically considered a star. Solar Witch Blog(s): @healing-sun-witch, @solarianwitch Solar Witchcraft Post(s): Sun Water, Sunrise Magic, Noontime Magic, Sunset Magic, Sun Tea Notable Spell(s): Solar Charged Heat Ward, Forever Sun-kissed Spell, Seeds of Happiness Spell, Glow like the Sun Spell

Tea Witch: A witch whose craft surrounds preparing drinks such as tea into magical creations. Choosing teas based off correspondence and even incorporating stirring motions to grant magical aid alongside herbs, edible flowers, honey, sugar, etc. Iced, Hot, Lukewarm, it’s up to the witch on how they prepare their witchy brews. Tea Witch Blog(s): @orriculum Tea Witchcraft Post(s): Teas That Aid Divination, Herbal Tea Correspondences, Fruit Tea Correspondences, Normal Tea Correspondences, Stirring Magic Notable Spell(s): Lunar Rose Milk Tea Self-Love Spell, Thunder Focus Spell, Daytime Witch Tea

Tech Witch: A witch that, unlike most, prefers to use technology quite heavily in their craft beyond constellation and moon apps. These witches typically use their laptops, computers, and phones in their spell. They may keep their BoS/Grimoires as apps and even go as far as to using code for sigils and color magic, emoji spells, scrying via their blacked out phone or laptop screens, or use their own WiFi routers as the wards that protect their home. There unfortunately isn’t many resources for this branch of witchcraft as readily as some other paths. Tech Witch Blog(s): @spellbookbitch Tech Witchcraft Post(s): Tech Witchcraft 101, Animal Crossing Witchcraft, Recommended Witchcraft Apps Notable Spell(s): Money Abundance Emoji Spell, Love Attraction Emoji Spell, Tech Witch Wishing Spell, Negative Thoughts Begone Emoji Spell

Weather Witch: A witch whose path is dictated by the weather as their spells resolve around it. From using storm water to give their spells an extra oomph or calling in a bigger chance for rain, these witches pay close attention to their weekly weather forecast. Some weather witches in particular will utilize and call upon particular weather patterns such as snow, rain, or storm and may label themselves as Snow Witches, Rain Witches, or Storm Witches specifically. Weather Witch Blog(s): @rainy-day-witchcraft Weather Witchcraft Post(s): Plants/Herbs in Weather Witchcraft, Weather Witch Tips, Weather Correspondences Notable Spell(s): Storm Calling Spell, Snow Calling Spell, Wind Charm, Storm Ward

Updated: April 3, 2020

Tarot 101: Using Personality Types to Understand Court Cards

One of the ways we might read court cards, as I discussed in the previous part of my Tarot 101 series, is to look at them as people. A pulled tarot card might represent yourself or someone in your life, or you might even choose to select a court card as a signifier to intentionally represent yourself or someone else in a reading. But how do you choose? We can personalize and analyze the qualities of each card to understand how a selected court card might represent one person or another, but one interesting way of attaching personality these cards that has been discussed is using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test.

What is Myers-Briggs?

By Jake Beech - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test (MBTI) is a “personality inventory” test used to make Carl Jung’s psychological research “understandable and useful” for people (Myers & Briggs Foundation). The test asks subjects to identify preferences based on the four dichotomies from Jung’s theories:

Favorite world - used to define Extraverted (E) or Introverted (I) personality types

Information - used to define Sensing (S) or Intuition (N) personality types

Decisions - used to define Thinking (T) or Feeling (F) personality types

Structure - used to define Judging (J) or Perceiving (P) personality types

When the result of each of these dichotomies is defined, a personality type is expressed in a four character “code” (Myers & Briggs Foundation).

(You can take the MBTI test here.)

What About Court Cards?

There are sixteen possible MBTI personality types (you can learn more about each type from the Myers-Briggs Foundation here). There are also sixteen court cards in a standard tarot deck with four face cards in each suit. The personality types can be more broadly attached to suits overall. For instance, Wands and Cups are both intuitive (N) suits, but wands are thinking (T) while cups are feeling (F). Swords and Pentacles can be paired in the same way. Both Swords and Pentacles are sensing (S) suits, but Swords are thinking (T) while Pentacles are feeling (F) (TarotX).

Using the MBTI personality codes can help us understand the ways that the suits interact with in a deck and how the different court cards differ from one another. As an example, we can look at the Knight of Wands and the Knight of Cups. Both intuitive individuals, but the Knight of Wands takes more time to think logically while the Knight of Cups is more considerate of people’s feelings and emotionally driven consequences.

It is also useful for breaking down stereotypes that are often embedded in the court cards, such as masculine power over feminine individuals with the implication that the Kings are move valuable cards than the Queens. (Plot twist: they’re equally capable and powerful cards, they just operate differently.) All MBTI personality types are equally valuable, and the court cards are too. Personality types of Individual Court Cards

Suit of Wands

Page of Wands - INTP

Knights of Wands - ENTP

Queen of Wands - INTJ

King of Wands - ENTJ

Suit of Cups

Page of Cups - INFP

Knights of Cups - ENFP

Queen of Cups - INFJ

King of Cups - ENFJ

Suit of Swords

Page of Swords - ISTP

Knight of Swords - ESTP

Queen of Swords - ISTJ

King of Swords - ESTJ

Suit of Pentacles

Page of Pentacles - ISFP

Knight of Pentacles - ESFP

Queen of Pentacles - ISFJ

King of Pentacles - ESFJ

Knowing your own MBTI personality type (or other’s) can be useful for getting a deeper understanding of the way court cards function should you choose to read them as people. It can also help you select signifiers by selecting the card that matches your particular personality type or selecting a card with a personality type you’d like to embody. For instance, if you are INTJ (Queen of Wands), you may choose to signify that you want to be more extroverted by placing an ENTJ (King of Wands) card.

Understanding and using MBTI tests and types and understanding Jung’s theories (which have been used to develop modern understandings of tarot and shadow work) is one way that you can continue to deepen your readings and give yourself more resources for approaching readings beyond card keywords.

Sources:

“16 MBTI Personality Types in Tarot Court Cards.” TarotX, 13 Mar. 2020, tarotx.net/16-mbti-personality-court-cards/.

“MBTI Basics.” The Myers & Briggs Foundation - MBTI® Basics, www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/.

More Tarot 101: Welcome to Tarot / The Story of the Major Arcana / Card Keywords / Choosing a Deck / Practice Makes Perfect / Bonding with Your Deck(s) / An Introduction to Court Cards / Methods of Reading Court Cards / Using Personality Types to Understand Court Cards

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Familiars VS Magickal Pets

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This article was written by "Dead" on the Pagans And Witches Amino. I have permission repost this. Link is at the bottom.

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What is a "Familiar"

First thing I will say, that many might not like: Familiars in folklore are spirit beings. Not just any spirits, but ones that a witch has made a pact with for various other tasks usually in exchange for offerings, lending of power, a foothold to the physical world, and sometimes protection as well.

They were also in folklore inherited from other witches, given/assigned to a witch by a more powerful spirit being (most often Fae Royalty, Divine Beings including God, or the 'Devil'), or show up on their own offering assistance in times of need. However, they still perform the tasks and expect reciprocity.

Familiars can and do in folklore, leave. They are not permanently bound to the witch and so will leave if their the relationship is no longer beneficial. A witch could also have more than one Familiar in their lifetime or at a time.

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Embodiment

Familiars did not always look like animals, they also could be plants or humanoid. Some are said to be capable of shapeshifting or possessing living creatures with the help of their witch. Interestingly, in my research, I found more accounts of humanoid Familiars that could shapeshift or had some beastial traits (they also ranged in size) in early folklore than I did actual animal Familiars.

Also, in the literature, I encountered they were about 8/10 times referred to as ‘Familiar spirits’ instead of just Familiar. They are also often described as imps, fairies, or demons. However, they seem to be closer or more often related to Fae lore. * Which when you take away the Celtic cultural context from the classification of ‘Fae’ it is basically distinction-less meaning any liminal being not human or divine. *

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History

“In the early 1970s, Jeffrey Russell noted that 'The small demons that became the witches' familiars of the later Middle Ages were originally dwarves, trolls, fairies, elves, kobolds, or the fertility spirits called Green men, any of whom could be either frightening or funny' and Keith Thomas claimed that the cunning man's fairy helper belongs 'to the same genre as the witch's familiar or the conjurer's demons?'

In 1971 Keith Thomas lamented that the English animal familiar was 'largely unaccounted for'.Despite such references to formality and fear, a large number of relationships between magical practitioner and familiar spirit were informal and intimate” (Wilby).

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Common tasks they performed?

Tasks included but were not limited to spying, shapeshifting, attacking or protecting others, give knowledge, warn and aid in times of danger, help a witch develop abilities, and travel between worlds.

What did they get in return?

The most common offerings mentioned in folklore was blood, energy, and a stable foothold in our realm. However, modernly people offer what one would standardly offer a spirit. Things like milk, honey, incense, food items, and items work just fine.

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What is a "Magickal Pet"?

A Magickal Pet is a physical animal that lives with a witch, that said witch uses for magickal purposes, involves in ritual work, and/or feels spiritually connected to.

This connection really isn't uncommon in pet owners in general and you could involve any animal in magick, so what really makes a Magickal Pet? Well, it is the belief that the pet is interested in the witches craft. Most modern witches cite things like seeming interest in their altar or actions during ritual work, as well as divination forms like interrupting tarot sessions.

Getting A Magickal Pet

You can get a Magickal Pets the same way you get any pet. You don’t need to have these animals from a young age to have a deep connection with them.

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JUST A NOTE ON CONSENT

There is a bit of an ethical dilemma when it comes to using your pets in your craft. This is that using your pets energy, fur, etc. and involving them in rituals can open them up to the same dangers you face during all spell work.

This like overextending their energy, spell blow-back, and connecting them to the work can and do occur. There isn’t really a way that they can expressly consent so if you are going to involve them then PLEASE ward your fur, scale, or feather babies.

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Calling a Familiar Ritual

Step 1: Introspection & Planning

This is when you ask yourself why you want a Familiar? Are you ready for one? What kind of Familiar do you think you can handle? As well as think up what your basic terms and negotiate terms are. This introspection period is often paired with meditation.

Plan your ritual. Time, place, tools, etc.? Take into account the weather of the day and be sure not to trespass. Maybe you want to make new portable wards or make/acquire a vessel, anchor, or conduit for the spirit (some spirits refuse to be bound to them and they are not mandatory).

Step 2: Wards, Circles, & Area Setup

Ward yourself and, if you use them, cast your circle. I recommend warding both your self and the space. Here is a pretty good wiki if anyone needs ideas or is confused: Wards

Step 3: Offerings

Lay out your offerings. Offerings can include food items, incense, burning herbs, etc. But if you are going to be doing this outside then I recommend non-toxic and biodegradable materials. Milk and honey are always an easy and safe bet.

Step 4: Incantation

Call to potential spirits. You can use the one below or make your own.

”Spirits of the forest, I pronounce my intentions to thee.

Come forth and seek me, and equal we will be.

Not master and servant, but familiar to familiar, to share our knowledge, our spirit, and our traits.”

Step 5: Meditation/Trance

Meditate and wait for a spirit to answer your call. This may take a bit and they may not show until you enter the astral plane, are sleeping, or at all. Just like in the show, spirits might not come to you right away and that's okay. However, if they don't come within about 3 days then you might want to try again.

Step 6: Negotiation

If/When a spirit shows you then negotiate your terms. Tell them what you want and expect of a Familiar and allow them to say their terms. Get a feel of the spirit and judge whether they are the right choice. Be flexible, but also know the terms you will not move on. Many spirits will take a mile when you give them an inch.

YOU CAN SAY NO AND VICE VERSA

The first spirit might not be your best choice and that’s okay, be careful not to bite off more than you can chew. For example, if you are a witchling or new to spirit work then you should probably respectfully decline powerful spirits like Aos si or mid-level demons (I don’t know how to express that better, sorry demonologists and workers).

Be realistic about what you can handle and try to avoid power/experience imbalances. * I personally have turned away spirits that I felt I was not ready for and there is no shame in it. * Don’t become disrespectful if a spirit decides to say no. They are sentient and often sapient beings that have the right to refuse.

Step 7: Vessel/Anchor/Conduit

Part of your negotiation may have included a vessel or anchor for them (you may make one and they refuse) and this would be the time for you to bind them to it.

Conduits are physical objects used to channel a spirit beings energy and a spirit may prefer that over an anchor/vessel. For example Sigils, the spirit might give you -or you can ask for- a sigil to represent them in ritual and for easy communication. Possibly bring a notebook and pen, just in case.

Step 8: Closing & Cleansing

End your communication with the spirit, close your circle (if you use them), and cleanse yourself to avoid having parasitic or negative spirits attach to you. Gather your stuff as needed.

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Conclusion

Many modern witches equate these two things but unfortunately, a Magickal Pet simply isn’t capable of many of the things a Familiar is. They can’t consent and they rely on you for spiritual and magickal protection.

If it wasn’t for the tasks and capabilities then I would be completely fine with people applying the label to their pets. I have no problem with people involving pets in their craft and I think it is great that so many people feel so connected to their pets as it tells me they are well loved, and that’s always great to see.

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Weather Magic

The term “weather magic” or “weather witching” has been used to mean anything from divination and forecasting of weather to actual control and manipulation of the weather itself. From calling up treacherous storms to destroy another’s crops or providing fair winds for those at sea, witches (and even those who do not consider themselves to be such) have always been involved with weather magic. When you consider that most forms of magic are based around an agricultural past, the ability to affect and predict the weather was considered an invaluable skill. After all, if your family’s livelihood depended on the success of your crops (or the ability to find water as it did in my family’s case), weather magic would be an extremely handy thing to know.

Why the url Storm Born Witch?

I am quite fortunate, as the gift for weather related magic comes easily to my family. For generations, the men in my family have been dowsers or water diviners. However, it wasn’t until after I displayed an aptitude to weather related magic that I was told about my family’s history with it.

My grandfather was the last water diviner in the family and he died when I was very young so I was never taught how to divine for water. My grandmother was the one to teach me what little she knew about weather magic - the rest either occurred naturally or I picked up along the way.

Whistling Up A Wind

This is the most common form of weather magic and has been practiced for hundreds of years. Depending on the pitch and tone of the whistle a witch can create a gentle breeze or a sharp gust of wind. Traditionally, if the skill of whistling up a wind does not come naturally to you the option of making a ‘wind whistle’ out of willow or alder wood is available.

Here in Australia, whistling up a wind is probably the most common form of magic I do. I honestly do not go a day without whistling up a cool breeze. It’s bloody hot here and sometimes a cool breeze is just what you need.

Storm Casting

Storm casting is the art of creating storms. There are many different methods to creating storms and bringing rain. The method used by my family is to fill a jug with water and while sitting outside (or facing a window) pour the water into a basin or bowl (I just use a wash basin I inherited from my mother - see below). Dip the tip of your pointer finger into the water and slowly make five clockwise circles in the water (if you have a pendant necklace this can be used instead - just above the water in the bowl).

As you are making the circles call the wind to bring in a storm by blowing (or whistling a continuous low note - the sound of wind over the mouth of a glass bottle) over the water in the basin.

Storm Catching

Storm catching or “reeling in a storm” is even more difficult than storm casting so it’s always wise to think before you cast. Too much energy put into a storm and it will go on for weeks (and cause some flooding - basement incident) or it will be extremely violent and knock down power lines and tree branches. Too little energy and all you will get is a 5 minute shower of rain.

The most common way to catch a storm is by binding it in string/rope or in a bottle. The storm can then be released from the bottle or string at a more opportune time by pulling out the cork or undoing the braid/knots.

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v-gorre

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peak fantasy environment designs:

floaty islands

glowing mushrooms

bigger versions of normal animals

animalistic dragons

deep, sentient forests

sky/space whales

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Pluto in the houses

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TRIGGER WARNING: Pluto is considered a malefic planet. Read this post only if you are not a beginner to astrology and if you're open minded about the dark side of astrological placements. Most important thing, DON'T GET SCARED, it's just Astrology not the ultimate truth.

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Pluto's key words 🗝 passion, destruction, intensity, sex, power, money, death, taboos, secrets, enemies, love-hate dynamics, toxicity, occultism, intensity, deep emotions, karma, magnetism.

Pluto in the 1sthouse:

These people are extremely intense and it's impossible not to notice them when they enter in a room, they capture all the attention. When people meet them, they could give off negative vibes, that's because of their mysterious aura and their secretive nature, those who are superficial could avoid them and spread gossips about them. In their life, they attract many enemie s and envious people, that's because of their magnetic and powerful vibes, people tend to envy them a lot. People doesn't disrespect them openly and directly, they tend to do it behind their back. Interacting with those with Pluto in the 1sthouse is not something for weak people, they tend to scare those who are weak and those who judge others easily. These people tend to be very intense in public, even if they're secretive, they're not afraid to stand up for themselves (or others) and they're not afraid to show their deep emotions in front of others, they always wear their heart on their sleeves. They tend to change their appearance frequently and could even do some plastic surgery in their life time. They tend to have vindictive traits and could do witchcraft and talk about this passion openly, they tend to wear witchcraft related clothes and actually love to be considered witches by other. Scaring people away is something they actually like, they love being perceived as strong, powerful and even dangerous. These people are extremely sexy and are not afraid to talk about sexual topics in public, they also tend to talk about their sexual life without problems. These people tend to live many different lives, changes many different homes and changes their appearance frequently. They are wise and intuitive.

Pluto in the 2nd house:

These people could have a toxic relationship with their money. They tend to accumulate a lot of money but they hate to spend them or share them with others. They tend to have some kind of addictions and spend their money to satisfy their toxic behaviors, they could also spend their money for sex, giving them to sex workers or earn their money working in the sex industry. They could be secretive about their money and have secret bank accounts. In their life time they could earn a lot but lose lot of money too, their financial situation could be unstable. They could have been born in a poor family and have developed toxic believes about money. It's easy for them to become obsessed with being rich, to be workaholic and to be in a position of power at work. These people could evade taxes and be secretive about their money, they could also earn them from illegal sources. These people tend to have a toxic relationship with food too, they could develop a binge-eating disorder, anorexia or become obese due to a food addiction. These people could live in a beautiful home full of luxurious objects.

Pluto in the 3rd house:

It's hard for these people to communicate, they always feels like no one understands, they tend to be quite and observe the environment, they don't talk to much. These people tend to be private and introverted, they hate to share what's on their mind. These people tend to accumulate anger and they have the tendency to explode and to say mean things to others when they're upset. They should be very careful with their mental patterns, they have the tendency to fall into toxic behavior and to be manipulative with people around them. It's common for these people to have been victims of bullying when they were young and they usually have turbulent relationships with their siblings. Sometimes they feel like they're the “black sheep” in school and they're usually victims of gossips and jealousy. They tend to be extremely powerful with their words, they could send actual blessings or bad vibes to other people just speaking. They tend to be deep and they hate small talks, these people need deep conversations and tend to have no taboos, they're open to talk about everything. These people should be careful when it comes to travels or their car, they risk to be victims of an incident during their life time.

Pluto in 4th house:

This is a hard position for Pluto, these people tend to have a hard relationship with their family. The environment during their childhood was violent and unpredictable, these people are scared of their own family. They could live in a family full of obscure secrets and it's common for them to fell like the black sheep of the family. These people could have a family full of witches or people connected to spirituality or occultism. They hate to talk about their family with others and prefer to keep private what happens inside of their home. They tend to feel attached to their natal country and could be a bit close minded about other cultures. These people tend to have an extreme emotional depth and could have raging explosions or deep crisis during their life time, they should take care of their mental health. They tend to be extremely empathetic, have a strong intuition and an amazing emotional intelligence, they're natural born psychologist. There could some criminals inside of their family or they could have accumulate richness in illegal ways. Be careful to generational traumas or common toxic patterns in the family.

Pluto in 5th house:

These people will have an intense and sometimes even exaggerated love and sexual life. They tend to feel obsessed over the idea of love and they might date many different people in their life time, they're that kind of people who attract and date “weird toxic people”. Some people with Pluto in the 5thhouse develop an addiction toward pornographic contents or illegal substances, be extra careful if you have this placement in your chart. They tend to be successful in love, they attract crushes on them like no one else. They usually date people with a strong Pluto/8thhouse/Scorpio in their chart. In love they crave for sexual intensity, chemistry, deep talks and emotional intensity. They love art and could be amazing artists or performers, what they crave is to impress others. They should be careful with their children, sometimes it's hard for them to develop a healthy relationship with their children, they could have kids with plutonic traits or a strong Scorpio/8thhouse. They should be careful with sex, they risk to develop STD or unwanted pregnancy, they should be careful with losing their kids during the pregnancy too. In a relationship these people are extremely jealous and could also show toxic traits. There could be two different scenarios: these people could be obsessive with dating and dates many different people (and have secret lovers when dating someone) or they could avoid dating and chose to do it only if there's an authentic and strong connection with another person.

Pluto in the 6th house:

These people should be extremely careful with their physical health and should do medical controls when necessary. They could suffer from physical conditions that makes their daily life hard. These people could change many different jobs in their life time, it's hard for them to find a stable job. Common jobs with Pluto in the 6thhouse are: psychologist, surgeon, death related jobs, illegal jobs, working with money, secret investigator, occultist, police man, working in secret associations, serial killer, sex worker, criminologist, archaeologist, judge, etc. These people should be careful with colleagues, they tend to attract envious people in their work place. These people could develop a toxic relationship with workout and physical exercise, they should be careful with food too. They tend to be obsessive with their routine and could be workaholic too. They tend to transfer their stress to their body and to develop health issues due to stressful situations. They should be careful with animals too, they tend to attract aggressive animals toward them.

Pluto in the 7th house:

Like people with Pluto in the 5thhouse, they tend to attract toxic partners toward them, they need to work a lot on building strong boundaries. They tend to attract people with a strong Pluto/Scorpio/an active 8thhouse in their charts or people with a work related to Plutonic themes. They should be extremely careful when it comes to marriage, they have the tendency to be absorbed in their marriage and to develop a symbiotic relationship with their partner. It's common for these people to have a divorce during their life time. They should be extremely careful, I know many people with this placement who have been victims of abusive and violent relationships. They could attract obsessive and jealous partners. This placement creates enemies to lovers relationships. They tend to have many enemies during their life time and should be careful with legal questions too. In their relationships sex is always extremely important and they usually attract partners who are good in bed.

Pluto in the 8th house:

These people are natural born psychics, they're extremely intuitive and they actually attract paranormal and occult events to them. They have witchy vibes and loves averything related to occult, spirituality and witchcraft (included black magic or satanic rituals), even if they don't like to share their interests with others. They could be obsessed with sex and have unhealthy sexual habits, they try to hide their sexual preferences from others, they could be into BDSM or other extreme sexual practices. With this placement, these people could have experienced rape or unwanted sexual attention, they could have victims of sexual aggression and they live these things with extreme shame, they try to hide their trauma from the world. In general, these people try to hide every controversial aspect about their personality and they try to do everything to act like they're perfect, these people really care about what others think about them. Having sex with them is literally a magic experience, they're amazing in bed and their touch is addictive. These people could hide money from others and could earn them in illegal ways.

Pluto in 9th house:

These people are extremely deep, smart and philosophic, they tend to have extreme ideas on politic/philosophy and could be a bit close minded, once they make their mind on something it's impossible to make them change their mind. These people are extremely stubborn but also charismatic and charming, their view on the world is intense and they can make other people change their mind they're great influencers and powerful philosophers. They're interested in psychology and occult themes, they always seek for the truth and it's impossible to hide things from them. They have deep knowledge in general and they also love to travel, it could actually become an addiction for these people. These people should be careful when it comes religions or cults, they could easily fall victims of these organizations. They're also the kind of people that could become completely devoted to their religion and leave everything behind to follow their religious ideals. They could also found their personal religion during their life time and gain followers through their religious activity. They attract life changing experiences while they travel, they should be careful because some of these experiences could be dangerous to them.

Pluto in 10th house:

These people actually crave for money, power and glory. They'll do everything for their status and they deeply care about what other people think about them. They should be very careful with their career, they tend to live many ups and downs during their life time and they easily fall victims of envious people. These people tend to be extremely ambitious and set unrealistic and dangerous standards for themselves, they're going to do everything to reach success, even illegal things if necessary. These people tend to care a lot about what other people think about them and they'll do everything to reach a certain status or to be considered in a certain way by others. They tend to be quite controlling and manipulative when it comes to their career, they prefer to work on their own and it's quite impossible for them to work for another boss or to be under someone at work. These people are ambitious and resilient, they'll do anything to reach their goals. They have a strong personality and stands up from the crowd. They should be extremely careful about jealousy and envy from other people, they tend to fall victims of gossips.

Pluto in the 11th house:

People with this placements tend to be quite and introverted, they don't like to share many information about themselves, they tend to be secretive. They should be extremely careful with their friendships, they tend to fall victims of manipulative and toxic friends. They tend to avoid crowds and usually do not have a large group of friends, they're very selective when it comes to their friends circle. These people have been hurt a lot in the past by their friends and could have some traumatic memories related to them, they could also have lost some friends due to unexpected death. During their life time, these people tend to have many friends with benefit but they should be careful, usually these dynamics doesn't work well for them. These people are attracted to secret cults and could even become leaders of secret associations. They tend to have rich, and powerful friends, some of them will also have occult powers. They should think twice before sharing their secrets with their friends and they easily fall victims of envious people or gossips. Some of these people could have friends who are criminals or who are in jail. They have great abilities in influencing others, usually they stand out from the crowd and have different and unique ideas about politic and society.

Pluto in the 12th house:

These people tend to have lot of nightmares during their life time and fall easily victims of their own destructive patterns. They tend to have powerful occult and paranormal gifts and it's common for them to have lucid or prophetic dreams. The birth of these people could have been traumatic or very intense. During their life time, these people tend to hide a lot of secrets, some of them are very powerful, intense and horrible, sometimes they feel ashamed because of the dark secrets that they carry with themselves. These secrets are often related to death, occult and sex, many people who have experienced a sexual abuse have this placement. They should be extremely careful to their mental health, it's common for them to develop anxiety, depression or other mental illnesses. These people could live their sexuality in two different ways: they could be kinda asexual or they could be hyper-sexual. These people should be very careful because they could have secret enemies. They tend to ignore the darker side of their personality and they prefer to “put on a happy face” when things are going bad, in general, they tend to hide the darkest sides of their life to others and it's hard for them to ask for help. They could live some periods of their life in solitude and they could chose to become hermits to explore their spiritual side.

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