Sweeping the cobwebs

After a new deity has made themself known to me, I have decided to dust the proverbial cobwebs off of this neglected blog.

It may take me a bit to get into a comfortable routine but, to be brief, I am here to share knowledge in any way I can.

I am not a great writer, I'm not incredibly knowledgeable in a particular area, I'm not an experienced pagan or witch with years and years of solitary and group practice up my sleeves, I'm just me.

I do, however, have an incredibly intense love of knowledge and learning and, as a result, teaching and sharing knowledge. I want to incorporate this love into my blog.

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How would one celebrate a daedra's summoning day? Today is Nocturnal's summoning day, which is why I'm asking, and I'd like some ideas for what to do on the summoning days of the daedric princes.

All my research has told me that ceremonies should be personal. Figure out why you are invoking Nocturnal and what you want from Them. Decide how you would like to honor Them and really dedicate yourself to the ritual. 

I found a good blog, http://pagan101.tumblr.com/ that might be able to help with the paganism side of this blog. 

how do you recommend getting in touch with your spiritual side? i've never felt the presenceof the gods or felt any kind of energy before - everything feels very one note. mundane.

I may be one of the worst people to ask about this: I never really sought out that kind of spiritual experience, in the sense of wanting to feel that, and trying lots of things until something worked. But even if I had, what /has/ worked me to further develop my ability to sense spirits/energy won’t necessarily work for you. I also know of people who have tried to contact deities, or do energy work, for years, trying techniques and practices that are recommended, and had no results. Some people do, eventually, have things start to happen, but there is no guarantee. There’s probably some pagan101 ask blog out there with lots of good links for basic techniques to try, especially in terms of different methods of learning to put yourself into an altered state of consciousness (which can range from silent still meditation to energetic movement, and include things like sleep deprivation, eating/drinking/smoking substances that affect your mind, pain, sex, and so on). Learning to put yourself into a light trance state is recommended for a lot of energy work, and it also helps for communicating with deities. Learning divination can also open you up to divine contact.This FAQ has a lot of advice for starting out worshiping deities. It’s for new Lokeans, but ignore the Loki-specific things, much of this is actually pretty generic, in terms of setting up altars and talking to gods, and has additional links about how to try communicating with Them. If there’s a deity you’ve ever felt any kind of pull to, or affection for, you could try starting up a simple practice oriented towards Them and see what happens. Researching and reflecting on what you love or admire about that god can bring you something positive regardless of any experiences of the numinous that might happen: http://lokeanwelcomingcommittee.tumblr.com/faqI’d also recommend reading all the links here related to communicating with deities to get a sense of the range of ways one can sense Them - this also applies to general energy sensing; there are many ways to sense spirits or “energy”: http://theemperorsfeather.tumblr.com/otherresourcesHere’s a post on learning to sense energy: https://thetwistedrope.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/devo-magix-energy-manip/Related to that link, which talks a lot about learning to sense energy in spaces, another thing you could try is to pick an interesting stone, or a plant, and spend some time sitting with it. Pose the question to yourself about what its energy feels like, looks like, tastes like, smells like, etc. And ask yourself “what magical or energetic properties does this have?” Let your mind wander on the question, and don’t discount anything that comes up, even if it at first seems ridiculous. “Imagining” things like this is one of the ways I find I’ve sensed energy or spirits nearby. I’d also suggest revisiting what you think of as “mundane.” Have you ever felt a strong sense of awe or wonder or joy watching a storm, or seeing a rainbow? Or visiting some amazing piece of architecture? Felt something intense while dancing or listening to music? I can’t easily separate some of those feelings from feeling “energy” or divine presence; they overlap. There are people who do not believe gods exist independent of our own minds, yet have incredibly strong mystical experiences like this. The mundane and the numinous are not so easily split, in my experience; I was feeling things about the natural world that these days I classify as “mystical” but I still do not know if there was any spirit involved in the experience.See what you can do to recreate those experiences. While I understand the desire to experience things beyond the “mundane,” there’s so much in the mundane world that can bring on spiritual experiences that I can’t not recommend it.Finally: Read a lot - track down other resources and advice on this, experiment, take notes on anything that makes you say “… that was kind of odd” or “was that a Thing?”

Check out this post on Pagans

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Pagan

Pagan and Paganism are followers and religions that are considered non Abrahamic. Similar to Christianity however Paganism is an umbrella term and includes many different beliefs. The most common belief among pagans is simple however: all things have a sole and all thongs deserve respect. This website anwsers a lot more question hope you guys enjoy it: http://spiralgoddess.com/Pagan101.html (If this information is wrong please let me know)

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I figured since the website is now gone/a virus haven’t, I could share this. Imma post as often as I can. I just wish Celeste Moondancer’s site hadnt gone down, it was called A Witches Cauldron.

A blog about learning about and teaching paganism

So I stumbled across this blog by and I was immediately drawn in by the fact that the author, Jenett Silver, is a librarian, which is my primary field of study. Hell yes more pagan librarians! You can find her active blog here and her previous, but incredibly indepth and useful, blog here, which focuses on beginning paganism.

They also have an active tumblr, which can be found here

Do you have chronic medical things? Do you also want a ritual practice? Me too. This is a collection of tips I put together originally for a presentation at Southern Maine Pagan Pride day in 2013 that people have found helpful. 

Spell and charm bag for safe travels! (Requested)

Feel free to preform this spell whenever you need to ensure a safe journey.

*Optional

You will need:

(spell only):

2 orange candles*preferably small, you will let these burn all the way down*

*Amethyst and/or clear quartz

Sage and/or mint

Your favorite incense

(charm bag/satchel):

An orange pouch or drawstring bag

2 orange candles *preferably small, you will let these burn all the way down*

Amethyst and/or clear quartz

Sage and/or mint

Piece of paper and a pen (black)

Your favorite incense

Light your two candles and put them infront of you along with your incense, feel free to roll your candles in oil and then the herbs (optional). Take in several deep cleansing breathes until you’re grounded. Sit with your legs crossed and sit up straight with your hands resting on your knees and your palms facing up.

If you are making the charm bag, draw on a small piece of paper a symbol of protection (this is your choice, can be a cross, pentacle, a protection rune, etc. anything that makes you feel safe!) fold the paper three times. Collect the items and place the stones, sage/mint and the protective symbol into the bag and seal it.

Visualize a white light slowly being absorbed into you and spreading throughout your body. Continue breathing deeply as you picture yourself getting to your destination safely and without harm. When you feel ready raise your arms up and repeat:

"Bless our journey and keep us from harm With light of protection and amethyst charm Our path be straight and free from strife Many more adventures left upon my life"

If you are only doing the spell, sit quietly for a few minutes and rub the stones in your hands as you watch the candles burn all the way down. **PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE LIT CANDLES UNATTENDED**

Charging your charm bag:

Take your bag and pass it over the incense smoke or the candle (carefully!) to rid it of any unwanted energies. When you are ready, hold the charm bag and visualize the energy that you did earlier but will it to course through you and into the bag. When you are done place the bag inbetween the two candles and let the light from them surround the bag. Let the candles burn all the way down and then go about your day (:

Hope this helped,

Adviceforwitches )0(

Various Paths

Have had quite a few questions on Voodoo lately.  We have some wonderful items in our shop; gris gris, poppets in particular.  Hollywood has given many religious paths a bad name by using shock and gore to manipulate the masses into believing what is not true.  

I tell everyone to research a path, know what it is truly about, ask questions; do this before you pass judgement on something based on what you thought you knew versus what is true.  

I am still sorta new to our practice and have been having a really hard time finding other people to talk to about my questions/in general. Do you know any site or group that I would be able to find people willing to help a new pagan on her journey?

-- pumpkinspicebrownies 

I don't necessarily have anywhere in general to send you to, but I know that many people are often willing to help out. I'll put out a call and see if anyone answers. Were you looking for any flavor of paganism in particular?

-- BookofWisdom (Canaanite polytheist)

I can't think of any groups or other sites outside of tumblr, but there are plenty of 101 type pagan blogs out there. You can take a look at this list from Just Another 101 Blog to find more.

--the-brambled-way

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