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theantarwitch · 2 years

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Some of mainstream but medical dangerous trends

Safety first kids, today I will remember you SOME of the things you should not do...

- Drink water or any liquid that was in contact with stone/crystals: Minerals dissolve with water, my friends. Not in an amount that make it easy to notice with naked eye, but they do. And you drink the water with non-edible metals and stuffs (because there is not crystal that naturally be 10000% pure).

Yeah, if you do it once will probably do nothing, but damn, don’t poison yourself. Put the damn crystal next the water, please.

And if you take a shower, don’t put it INSIDE the water. Put it in a side please.

https://www.crystalandstone.co/blogs/education/you-in-danger-gurl

https://www.quora.com/Are-Crystal-Elixirs-or-Gem-water-toxic

- Carry SOME crystals as jewelry: Investigate well about your stones and crystals, a few of them react badly. For example, fluorite is pretty toxic if get wet and you know what sweat is? Water… Agate don’t react well with chemicals, so you should wear it with no contact of things like perfume or make up. Yeah, again, you are not gonna die for carry an agate, but still… basic google. Keep it inside a bag in your pocket instead.

https://www.gemsociety.org/article/gemstone-toxicity-table/

https://crystallographygems.com/crystal-education/crystal-caution-list-toxic-crystals-a-to-z/

https://www.finehomesandliving.com/how-can-crystals-be-dangerous-and-perilous-find-out-here/article_c766621c-0051-11ec-bc5b-f7e3a1288615.html

- Burn any random herb: Please don’t. Unless you are 100% sure, don’t burn them. Smokes can be pretty dangerous. Example? Poison Ivy, the smoke is high toxic. Much less if you have a pet. If you HAVE to burn it, do it in a separate room apart of your pets, and be sure be well-ventilated so they can’t be affected after.

- Consume any random herb: Same. Some like Rue can do a lot of damage if you don’t use the specific low dose. Even well common and edible stuffs like oregano and nutmeg can do damage in overdose but well, even water in overdose is bad. Just go for the sure things and little.

https://www.rd.com/list/plants-you-didnt-know-could-be-dangerous/

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Poison-Path-Herbal/Coby-Michael/9781644113349

- Consume or apply pure essential oils: NO PLEASE. Use a diffusor, dilute it, use the super small amount! Essential oils are not just oils, are mega concentrated version to an oil. Your skin and general organs are not made to process that. With some specific oils, even the use of the correct dose shows be linked to hormone-related health complications.

Research has shown lavender oil to be associated with early breast development in girls: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31393563/

https://www.cnet.com/health/are-essential-oils-actually-safe/

- Detox the body: I will be clear and simple. If you have a liver and two kidneys, you don’t need detox. They do the job perfectly and if they didn’t, the humans will not be here since at least 10.000 years. Anything detox is a scam, period. And A DANGEROUS ONE. Example: these “put a tube with warm water in your ass to wash your intestines”. You know what are you washing? Your gut ecosystem, which will give you a hundred of medical issues later. Want to “detox the liver and intestines”? Just eat more vegetables, it makes both works smoothly and your good bacteria in the guts will be happy. Want to detox your kidneys? DRINK WATER WITHOUT CRYSTALS MF.

https://www.aipono.com/blog/the-dangers-of-detoxes

https://frontlineer.com/10-detox-side-effects-the-hidden-dangers-of-detox-products/

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/detoxes-and-cleanses-what-you-need-to-know

- The general “This Symptom is a magical thing”: Please don’t ignore your medical illnesses with the pretext is “angels calling” or “shifting” or any shit of that. Angels ringing your ears? From tinnitus to ear infection. You feel super sad? Is not an energy shifting because you are special, but mostly depression, get therapy please. Your hands are numb or tingle? Is not an entity grabbing you, but anything from a pinched nerve to thyroid issues. Some food suddenly make you feel sick? Mostly an intolerance or a gastroenteritis.

I don’t say that nothing that you feel is not real, I mean that you first need to check the medical mundane possibilities first. Is better be sure and avoid get serious sick later.

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4rimoire · 4 months

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MAGIC SAFETY

magic safety is an important thing to know, so this post will cover both mundane and magical safety tips that you should always follow while practicing your craft! if i forgot to add anything to this list, feel free to reblog and add it on!

MUNDANE SAFETY

never burn anything you arent 100% sure is safe to be burned. remember that things give off fumes when burned, and if these fumes would be unsafe to breathe in, please dont burn the item

never leave any flame unattended, always have a way to put out the fire nearby if needed. make sure anything you are burning things in is fire-safe, and burn things in a well-ventilated space

make sure any crystal you are putting in water is water safe, some become toxic in water. salt and sunlight can also harm certain crystals

never leave salt in nature, it can harm animals and plants. in general, make sure anything you leave in nature is safe for the wildlife that lives there

never consume essential oils, and please do your research to make sure any that you use are skin-safe

never use witchcraft as a replacement for medical help. if you want to do a health spell, thats great! please also meet the spell halfway by seeking medical help

make sure any herbs or plants you are eating are safe to eat, and make sure they are safe to combine

MAGICAL SAFETY

always be respectful when interacting with entities or deities. if you allow a spirit into your house, its a good idea to set "house rules" and have the spirit agree to them

never cast a spell you cant undo, and always be sure of the outcomes of spells before you do them. in general, assume every spell you cast will work as intended

if you practice baneful magic, try not to use anything tied to you in your spells. this could have the spell be tied back onto you in some way and harm you as well

never give out your protection spells, this will give people the ways around them if they wish to harm you

always have proper protections up when practicing magic, this will lessen the chances of anything unwanted happening or any unwanted entities coming through

always know how to banish anything you work with

if you are mentally ill, know when something is intuition vs when something is disordered thinking. i cant elaborate on this too much, as everyones situation is different, but i can give an example. for example, if you have the assumption that everyone hates you, try to evaluate where this actually comes from. note that not all cases of disordered thinking will be this obvious and it is not always easy to recognize when something is disordered thinking

SPIRITUAL RED FLAGS

watch out for anything that pushes an ideology or belief set onto you, the most common example i see of this is judging everyone by the wiccan standards of doing things

please be aware of cult red flags when joining any kind of spiritual group. some red flags include an us vs them, or insiders vs "outsiders" mentality, having a leader resistant to criticism, demanding money, time, devotion, etc., isolating you from friends and family, and other things of this nature. for more detail, look into the BITE model

if the source or individual in question claims using things from closed practices while not being a part of that practice is okay, this is a red flag. same for claiming open practices are closed

look out for anything that claims you shouldnt use medication if youre a practitioner, that you cant practice the craft while being mentally ill, disabled, chronically ill, etc. or anything of the sort

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crazycatsiren · 11 months

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Please just don't put any crystal in your drinking water. Even crystals that are supposedly "water safe".

If you want to charge drinking water, putting crystals next to or around a glass of water will suffice.

#mother witch advice #witchblr #witch community #witchcraft safety #crystal magic #witches of tumblr

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delphiniumjoy · 3 months

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Okay, I’m looking through a list of herbs for spellcraft, killing time at work, and folks.

You need to be

FUCKING

CAREFUL

So many of these lists refuse to acknowledge the chemical and biological realities of many of these plants. So allow me, your friendly neighborhood autistic witch with a special interest in POISONS to give some safety basics:

Firstly, just fucking google everything before you use it. Yes, everything. Did you know nutmeg is a toxic hallucinogen in high doses? You do now! Especially with how many plants are listed in herbiaries and grimoires by common name it is vital to learn that fly agaric (sometimes just listed as toadstool, which I would like to punch Scott Cunningham for) is amanita muscaria, which can make you trip balls and then kill you. Even just find the Wikipedia page for your herb. Does it have a “toxicology” section? That’s your first clue!

Okay, now you know what it is. You know you’re looking at berries from atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade. You should be safe as long as you aren’t stupid enough to eat them, right? WRONG. Many toxins can be absorbed through the skin and mucus membranes. Just because the blog you found only listed it with a tiny footnote saying not to eat it doesn’t mean you should handle it willy-nilly. Wear gloves. Wash your hands/tools/surfaces. Dispose (carefully) of every stray bit of plant matter that isn’t safely secured in a spell jar or something. Avoid burning anything, as toxins can be released in the smoke. Belladonna is the example here, but you should take this precautions with any toxic spell ingredient. Better safe than sorry.

Speaking of gloves, you might want to wear them with otherwise harmless ingredients too. Did you know citrus peels and juices contain phototoxic compounds? So do aliums (carrots, onions, garlic). If you’re doing your rituals in the Sun, you can get awful burns when the UV light hits those juices on your skin. Again, research your ingredients! Even if you think it’s stupid!

Now, if you want to use toxic herbs as entheogens, that’s at your discretion, but use A LOT of discretion. There are plenty of safe and legal psychoactive substances you can use without worrying about possibly killing yourself. If you’re determined to use a deadly plant, be VERY aware of any potential interactions with your medications or any physical or mental conditions. Be EVEN MORE aware what the effects of overdose and dangerous poisoning look like and SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. Also, when you get to the ER because you’re high on mandrake or whatever, tell them what the hell you took. Antidotes aren’t really a thing irl, but they need to know what sort of supportive care you need to best recover.

This is far more immediate and serious than a spell backfire or impostor spirit or whatever people try to fear monger about in witchy spaces. A bad interaction with powerful toxins can and will cause illness and death. This information should always be on your mind for basic, mundane safety, second only to fire safety (and only second because you’re gonna be dealing with it less often)

Do your research and don’t die!

#witchcraft #witchcraft safety #poisonous plants #google is free #this isn’t even getting into how herbs that are safe for you might be deadly to your pets #that’s a different post #but an equally important one #witchblr #witch blog

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felynewytch-moved · 1 year

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Witch Tip: 🛑 Stop Performing Love Spells On Abusive People! 🛑

Seriously, please, I’m begging you. Do not perform love spells on your partner who is abusive to you. Perform a cord cutting and get the hell out of there!

It WILL NOT have whatever desired effect you’re trying to go for. It WILL NOT make them treat you right. It WILL NOT make them stop abusing you.

PLEASE protect yourselves. PLEASE leave abusive people. Performing love spells on these people will make your life WORSE. Please.

#witchblr #witchcraft #witch tips #beginner witch #witchcraft 101 #new witch #newbie witch #baby witch #witchcraft safety #baby witch tips #new witch tips #witches of tumblr #tumblr witches #witchcraft psa

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esoteric-chaos · 3 months

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Safety in Witchcraft

What’s not talked about enough in the spiritual community is mundane safety along with spiritual. Critical thinking is vital. I wanted to share a lot of my personal rules for myself that I have adapted into my craft.

Fire safety, never leave an open flame unattended. Ever. Always burn in an open enough area with a fire safe dish or on ceramic tile away from animals and children. If you leave the room extinguish the flame. Do not sleep with fire going. I know we want to keep that spell going even during a nap but sometimes we don’t wake up in time for danger. This is absolutely vital to keep you safe. It won’t ruin a spell I promise or anger anything. Please do not add those herbs to that candle. I know it’s nice and pretty but that is a fire hazard. Stay safe.

On that note always have an open window or a well ventilated area when burning items. That goes for herbs, incense, or candle. Smoke inhalation can ruin your lungs.

Rodents, reptiles, birds, any animal is sensitive to scents and have small respiratory systems. Be careful using anything around them. Research what can be used around them. I mean research! Cross reference. Use veterinarian hospital guides, not pro essential oil blogs. Please don’t put any essential oils on your pets. They can be seriously harmed.

Moon water actually molds, very easily. So can herbal blends if not stored correctly. Check frequently and use before end of date. Distilled water is your friend to prolongs shelf-life along is storing in a cold dark place.

Witchcraft and magic is not a replacement for medical treatment and medically prescribed medication. It absolutely can aid your treatment but it is never a replacement.

Do not ingest any herbal remedies without consultation with your doctor and/or Herbalist. Especially if you have pre-existing conditions and need to take medications for it. Things can conflict and are deadly.

Also forage responsibly. Unless you are 100% certain what you have foraged is the correct plant. Don’t even chance it. It’s not worth sickness or in worst cases death.

Do NOT ingest essential oils. I don’t care what you have heard from pro essential oil pages. The distillery methods are not safe for ingestion. It can tear up your stomach lining and throat. Cause extreme nausea and vomiting. Seizures and in worst cases death.

Some covens and practitioners are not your friends. Be cautious and use stranger danger. Be cautious and never give out all of your personal information online. There are predatory people everywhere, including in this community. Please be safe. Always use your gut instinct.

Please feel free in the comments and tags to add important safety pointers you have.

#witchcraft #witch #witchblr #tw death #paganism #essential oils #herbalism #witchcraft safety tips

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starryandthetarot · 10 months

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If you're starting to feel out of sorts and feel like 'reality is shifting' or 'moving through energies' or anything similar please first check in with your body for example:

If you need to take meds, have you taken them?

Are you currently in mental distress in any form? Even if it's on a small scale?

Are you currently feeling ill?

Are you sleep deprived?

Are you eating enough?

Have you been drinking enough? (If you're in a warm environment pure water might not be enough and you might be in need of electrolytes)

Is the environment you are in physically comfortable/safe? (eg. temperature, air quality, mold, carbon monoxide, gas)

#paganblr #witchcraft #paganism #pagan #witchblr #witch tips #witch safety

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marigoldwitch · 2 years

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🔥 Fire Safety Tips — For Witches 🌞

I just want to share some of my tips, as someone who has been practicing witchcraft for almost 20 years, for working with fire (as it relates to safety):

🔥 Buy a cauldron : I use mine for burning herbs, incense, candles, paper, fabric etc. I have one with just salt in it that I use to burn my small tapered candles and incense. It’s one of the most useful tools in my practice.

“Can Salt Burn? No, salt does not burn. It can melt at an extremely high temperature (800°C/1472°F), but this is unlikely to happen in everyday surroundings. Salt is made up of sodium and chloride, which come together to form a highly reactive bond.”

🔥 Don’t burn candles for more than 4 hours : Even if you’re in the room the entire time, it’s recommended that you don’t burn a candle for longer than 4 hours.

“If you burn your candle for more than 4 hours at a time, carbon will collect on the wick, and your wick will begin to "mushroom." This can cause the wick to become unstable, the flame to get too large, your candle to smoke, and soot to be released into the air and around your candle container.”

🔥 When burning things like paper, in your cauldron, fill the bottom with sand first : I’ve found that it helps avoid any flames from getting too high or out of control.

“Because its primary constituent is silica (SiO2), which is already oxidized, sand cannot burn. This is why it works as an effective firefighting method, which can extinguish fires by cutting off the oxygen supply and absorbing flammable liquids.”

🔥 Make sure that you triple check that nothing in the immediate area of any open flame is combustible or flammable : This means don’t burn something on a plate that’s sitting on an alter cloth lol. Or don’t spray anything into the air (like perfume or air freshener) around an open flame.

Be safe witches :)

#witchcraft #witchblr #witch #witches #witchy #magick #paganism #fire safety #witch tips

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7000 · 6 months

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witches and pagans: there is so much we can do for Palestine

even if we don’t share the same faith- our prayer, rituals, and spells are powerful. our gods and spirits and ancestors have the power to intervene on our behalf, all we have to do is ask. they don’t take kindly to oppression, or politicians propping up genocidal regimes.

especially right now on Samhain, the veil is thin, and it’s the best time of the year to connect with the spiritual realm and the divine, and ask them for help. or take it into your hands- spells, hexes, prayers, and divinations, any and all of the above.

witches have done it before, we’ve helped to change the course of history. we can do it again.

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buggywiththefolkmagic · 5 months

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Only YOU Can Prevent Witchy Fires

Hello witches, workers, and all in between! Your friendly neighborhood Granny is here to teach you a few things about fire safety!

Yes, yes, I know. “But Buggy, this is tumblr! And you're on a boring witchcraft blog! What do we need a lesson on fire safety for? We aren’t in kindergarten!” But trust me! More than one witch has accidentally singed their hair or set their own altar on fire before! Sometimes we get so into the spiritual that we forget to be mindful of the reality around us.

I’m going to go over a bundle of good tips to keep in mind for making a wax seal over that spell jar or burning a few bay leaves or ingredients to release that nonsense into the air! Even a section for the kitchen witches!

Indoor Safety:

*Those annoying fire alarms? Make sure they are operational okay? Change those batteries at least once a year, preferably twice. (If it is something you are in control of.)

*Always use a fire-safe candle holder for candles! Trim down that wick before lighting! I know it seems silly to use a pair of scissors or a wick trimmer, but trimming down that wick will always make that flame much easier to manage. And that flame? If it gets big enough to cause black smoke ALWAYS put it out.

*Always keep the candle in your line of sight, no meditation with an open flame going okay? Also if your candle is big enough to burn for more than four hours...put it out at the 4 hour mark.

*The longer a candle burns the more carbon gathers on the wick itself and that can make the flame get bigger and more unstable. Those ultra-wobbly flames that flicker and waves like one of those wacky inflatable arm flailing tube men? That is something you don’t want.

*Putting out a candle: We don’t recommend putting it out with your fingers no matter how cool it looks. Use a candle snuffer, or blow it out. I promise blowing out a deity candle won’t insult them!

*Another crucial tip is to keep anything that could catch fire a minimum of three feet or 91 centimeters AWAY from the fire source. That includes carpeted flooring, cloth, hair, rugs, altar cloths, papers, books, all sorts of things! Always wear your hair back when working with fire, and wear close fitting clothing that won’t hang or drape into the fire with your movements.

*Another tip given straight from the NSC is to NEVER use candles or other fire sources while tired or inebriated! That means no 2 am spell jars if you are half asleep! ALSO never EVER leave a candle WARM or actively BURNING! Same goes for any items you are burning down like bay leaves. Burn them in a fire safe bowl that is much bigger than you think you need. Toss the debris around and soak in water to ensure they are safely doused.

*IF you are using wax to seal off spell jars I highly suggest getting a wax sealing kit! Wax sealing kits come with a little spoon that you drop bits of wax into and ‘melt’ them down over something like a tea candle. An example is this: Which you can find on Amazon for roughly $10 USD!

The spoon is perfect for pouring and there’s less likelihood of the candle you would sit on top of the jar from falling off because...there is no candle! If you only have a candle to work with...please don’t burn the candle on top of the object you are sealing, put the candle in a safe holder and hold it over the object once warm to let the wax drip down. Have the object you are sealing sitting on top of a safe ceramic plate or bowl in case of drippage!

But what do I do if a fire starts?

Good question! That depends on the type of fire it is! Here’s a breakdown of the types and methods to put them out: Ordinary Fire: An ordinary fire is caused by candles, papers, cloth, plastics, that sort of thing!

The good news is these types of fires respond amazingly well to plain old water! It’s always advised that you keep a bucket or pitcher full of water within reach whenever using candles just in case!

Electric Fire: Electric fires are caused by a source of electricity, like wires getting crossed and arching.

NEVER use water on an electrical fire! If you do, you'll just electrocute yourself. If it’s safe to do so...unplug the object from the outlet. Turn off the electricity in your house’s electric breaker box. Smother the flames by pouring baking soda onto them.

Chemical Fire: Chemical fires have a chemical as a fuel source, like rubbing alcohol, nail polish & polish remover. Even your nails near a candle can produce a small chemical fire if you aren’t careful! (Dry those nails up good before using candles.) These fires can only be put out with a fire blanket OR pouring a LARGE quantity of baking soda or sand onto the fire.

Cooking Fires: Cooking fires are the most common form of household fire. It can be caused by grease, burning food, or burning cooking oil. Water will NOT work on any fire oil or grease based, it may seem like a first instinct to grab the pan and toss it into a sink with water...DON’T.

That will cause the oil to splatter and can injure you and make any flames spread further! It the fire is small enough and contained within a pot or skillet, have a lid or baking sheet handy and throw that onto the top of the fire, this will smother it out. A fire blanket can also be used for this. Do NOT swat at the flames, this is just a fanning motion and will give the fire more oxygen to grow with! Pour a large amount of salt or baking soda on top of the fire. MAKE SURE it is not flour, as flour will cause the fire to grow quick enough to even explode! Turn off any heat source.

And if the fire is in the oven or microwave? Leave that door CLOSED. It seems super scary but the fire will smother itself out when trapped in a small box. (Of which both cooking items are.)

Outdoor Safety:

Never burn outdoors if it is windy or extra dry! Do not burn general trash, only burn natural dry vegetation/herbs. Always check your local ordinances and make sure there are no burn bans in your area currently active!

If you are going to burn outside, clear away a circular space for the burning items. Far enough away from overgrowth, houses, powerlines, and other such things. The burning site should have plenty of dirt or gravel around it, usually around 10 feet, 304 centimeters circular if burning a campfire-size burning space. Make sure the dirt and gravel is well doused in water to prevent any spreading.

Always stay around the fire until it is completely out. Turn the debris from your burn a few times and douse it hard with water. NEVER leave dry ash on the ground, embers could be still warm enough to catch on the inside of the ash! Keep checking on that burn area for a few days or a few weeks to make sure nothing is left, especially during warmer or dryer months. Don’t toss matches or other lighting instruments just anywhere! Those can still be warm and still catch grass alight.

And there you have it! A crash course on being safe with fire while doing your thing and slinging your spells!

#witchblr #psa #witchcraft #buggy's lessons #witchcraft for beginners #beginner witch #fire safety is important folks!

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creature-wizard · 8 months

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Hey, baby witches, hatchling mages, and second instar sorcerers...

If you see somebody on the Internet claiming they're setting up some kind of spiritual/magical academy, or looking for worthy pupils to teach, or - and especially - looking for a worthy pupil to teach, you need to be very wary.

Literally anybody can claim that they have all kinds of deep, true spiritual knowledge. Literally anybody can scrounge up a few mystical books and learn just enough to make it seem like they know a lot to someone new to magic and mysticism. Anybody can whip up some conspiracy theory to explain why the stuff they just pulled out of their bum three minutes ago isn't accepted by academic scholars and mainstream religion.

(And speaking of conspiracy theories, most conspiracy theories you're going to run into are going to be some variant on The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion and/or blood libel and early modern witch panic. Some conspiracy theorists swap out "Jews" for "the Catholic Church" or something, but it's no less bullshit because the source is the same.)

It's always worth asking yourself, "How do I know they aren't lying to me?" And don't just go with "I can just sense they're telling the truth" because it really does not work that way. What you might be "sensing" is their conviction in their own bullshit. Or they might be a really good liar. Or they might be saying stuff that feels true because it seems to confirm your own biases.

Also, if you see somebody telling you that reaching your highest magical potential means doing some kind of sex magic, or offering to teach sex magic to beginners, run. This person is a sexual predator.

I recommend ESOTERICA and Angela's Symposium to start getting a grounded view of religious and spiritual history, which will make it much less likely you'll fall for a scam.

Also, remember that at the end of the day, vital spiritual or magical knowledge is not locked away with any individual person or even group. The main thing that any specific person or group has is their own take on things, which generally as subjective as anybody else's.

Just because information is commonly available doesn't mean it's automatically bad or wrong. Like yeah, you do need to be critical about what you read in books or on the Internet, but you need to be just as critical with an actual human being claiming to have the really deep secrets.

#witchcraft #safety #internet safety #witchblr #magic #esoteric #occult #occultism #baby witch

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theantarwitch · 9 months

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Mini rant: I will not enter in empty discussions with mentally alienated people. I will block.

Don't come to my posts to tell me that some specific stone/crystal can "actually" be antioxidant if you mix it with water. Eat damn rice and olive for that. Veggies, Karen, eat your damn salad. And remember that no stone or crystal is pure, even if Zinc have that property, it must to be pure and/or linked to chemicals like in food, so you don't get poisoned by any other metal that come in that damn stone.

And much less come to tell me that is important to "Detox Lymph Nodes to reduce acidity on the body when A)Lymph nodes don't do that, they fight infections. B)They can be "drained", not "detoxed" C)Body acidity is absurdly balanced and self adjusted and is medically hard to even change the ph of the different parts of the body (highly lethal, link here).

I can discuss points of view and all, but new age bullshit like that? nope. Go to preach dangerous shit in your own posts or at least learn to use wikipedia before start to say shit. Zero tolerance to that kind of people. Easy like that. I usually just block silently but tonight I get enough. Fuck off.

#new age crap #health #medicine #stones #crystals #witchcraft #witch #pagan #paganism #detox #witchcraft safety #new witch #safety #please stop to lick stones

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wishful-seeker · 1 month

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Remember when burning things inside its safer to smother the flame with a lid, sand, or dirt rather than pouring water over it. Water poured on a flame can occasionally make the flame shoot really high before going out.

#witchcraft #witchblr #fire safety

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friend-crow · 2 years

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To go with the general theme of this week on witchblr...

I feel like we're finally getting to the right kind of fear-mongering.

#witchblr #witchcraft #community safety #baby witch #I'm still using the hotline bling meme format in the year of our lord 2022

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ambermotta · 5 months

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How to not Kill your Crystals — Crystal Safety

How often have you looked up online and saw "to cleanse your crystals, use moonwater!", or "bury your crystals!"?

And how often did you hear of someone whose crystal ended up bleached, or entirely dissolved? (I'm looking at you, selenite)

Long post ahead but it's worth it, I promise

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Introduction

There are many methods of cleansing and charging crystals, but what beginner witches and pagans may not realize is that not every method is appropriate for every crystal.

While some methods are generally more harmless than others, if you don't know some of your crystal's basic properties, you might end up damaging them or even yourself!

So in this post I'll go through some general considerations and then list some cleansing & charging methods: the failproof, the ones you have to consider crystal safety, and the possibly harmful ones. Lastly, I'll list what you should NEVER do with your crystals.

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So what's wrong with Moonwater?

There is nothing wrong with moon or sun energy itself. What can be dangerous is Water and Sunlight. It's all about physics and chemistry.

Water

Some crystals dissolve or release toxic chemicals in water. Some examples are Selenite & and Desert Rose (which is a type of Selenite), and Hematite. That means you should never leave them near water, humidity, wash them, or put them inside any elixirs.

Sidenote on elixirs: if you are going to ingest any type of water that has been in contact with crystals, you MUST do a through research to make sure they don't release ANY chemicals in the water.

Plus you can infuse water with crystal energy without them touching the water.

by celestialearthminerals

The Sun

As for Sunlight, it can bleach your crystals and alter the coloration over time. The heat can also greatly damage them! An example of crystals that shouldn't be exposed to the sun is quartz. Pretty much all kinds, including amethyst and citrine.

Fun fact: burned amethyst clusters are very often sold as citrine. They have a burned yellow/brown/orange aspect to them, like in this image.

Real citrine has lighter yellow and orange tones.

burned amethyst – fake citrine

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Fail proof Cleansing & Charging

Nothing can go wrong with them when it comes to crystal safety. The worst that can happen is performing them poorly, which could affect cleansing and charging effectiveness.

Smoke

There's no way to go wrong here. You can light an incense or burn herbs of your choosing, pick up a crystal, and cleanse them with the smoke. You can use energetic herbs such as rosemary to charge them.

Tip: You can choose the herbs and incense based on your stones properties! (For example, use a fiery herb to charge a fiery crystal)

Sound

There are many ways to go about this. Singing bowls, affirmations, vocal singing, bells, prayer, chanting, galdr (rune chanting), calming and uplifting music...

Choose your sound, cleanse your space, set your intention, and let Sound do its job. If you are going to charge the crystals yourself using a method such as chanting to your stones, cleansing yourself first and having a ritualistic setup would be nice. It can help you focus and make sure you will only send positive energies to your crystals.

Reiki and Energy work

Absolutely no way to go wrong. Reiki is a wonderful cleasing/charging method.

You would have to be initiated in order to do Reiki, but if you can't afford that, any kind of energy work and energy manipulation will do. Just make sure to prepare yourself beforehand and focus on what you are doing.

You can use tools to help in energy manipulation, such as an athame or wand.

Water Glass Cleansing

You are NOT going to put your crystals INSIDE the water glass. That's why this is a safe cleansing method.

Fill a glass of water and set your intentions for the water to absorb all negativity from your crystals, then leave your stones & crystals near your glass of water for a few hours.

It is preferable to use a transparent glass. It doesn't have to be, but it is better. I also wouldn't recommend plastic of any kind.

Once you are done, dispose of the water, thanking it for its help, and wash the glass before using it again.

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Consider Crystal Safety with These

They are commonly believed to be harmless (and that's mostly true), but give them some thought anyway. I will explain why.

Immersing in Salt

Salt has strong cleansing properties. You can fill a small bowl with enough salt to bury your crystals and leave them there for a few hours to a day. You could also use salt water the same way.

Why be careful?

Salt can trigger chemical reactions in some crystals. I'm mainly talking about salt water, but just to be safe, it might be best to have caution with solid salt as well.

Burying in Earth

Burying crystals (especially if close to a plant or tree) is a popular cleansing/charging method. After all, they came from the earth! Who else could take better care of them?

You can leave your crystals buried outside for a few hours to a day and let the planet do its job.

Why be careful?

If you are going to leave crystals outside beneath the earth, you shouldn't have to worry about the Sun. It is WATER that you should worry about.

If it rains, the water will reach your crystals. If want to bury non water-safe crystals, make sure rain won't get to them.

Tip #1: Don't forget where you buried them

Tip #2: An alternative to burying outside is to bury crystals on your household plant's pot. You can even match the plant's own properties to the energy you want to work on your crystal.

Moonlight Bath

Not moon water, just moonlight. Just let your crystals bask in moonlight... It is almost failproof.

Why be careful?

I say it's almost failproof because it can only fail if you forget your crystals outside until the sun is out, or until it rains.

If you think you are prone to forgetting to collect your crystals before the sun shines, do this early in the night and set an alarm to collect your crystals in a few hours.

Tip: you can still cleanse and charge with Moon energy even if the weather is not favorable. Just be careful with rain.

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Possibly Harmful Methods

For these, you NEED to know your crystals before you do them. Especially the ones involving water and heat, you should take into consideration your own health due to possible chemical releases!

Sun charging

While it can be great to have sun energy on some of your crystals, this is one of the unsafest methods for the crystals. A lot of them will bleach, change color and even crack after prolonged sunlight exposure. If you're leaving crystals in the Sun, I suggest you leave them out for no more than an hour.

Also, watch out for weather changes if you have a crystal that is not waterproof.

Sidenote: if you have crystal necklaces, remember you might also accidentally expose them to sunlight and rain when you wear them outdoors.

Sun water

Can't have your crystals in the Sun, but it's a fire crystal so you would like it to be charged with sun energy?

If they are water safe, make some sun water, fill a bowl with it, and let your crystals sit in it for a few hours.

Moon water

As long as your crystal is waterproof, it should be fine. Just fill a bowl with moon water and let your crystals be for a few hours.

If you don't know if your crystals are water safe, it's best not to risk it.

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Never Ever...

... Expose your crystals to intense heat

No candles, no hot water, no intense sunlight. Not only you will very likely damage your crystal, intense heat and burning of crystals can release toxic fumes.

... Use chemicals to clean crystals

No soaps, alcohol, detergents, salts, etc. They might trigger chemical reactions when in contact with some crystals. So unless you know exactly what you're doing, keep these away from them.

... Touch dissolved crystal water

If you put your crystal in water and a chemical reaction happened, it's best to not touch the water. It could cause skin irritation and intoxication.

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Conclusion

Sometimes we leave crystals outside so that they can be bestowed Nature's blessings, and we forget about them. It happens, as do all accidents.

But you can avoid a lot of damage (yours and theirs) by simply studying about them before submitting them to anything that could be potentially harmful.

Remember your crystals need a lot of love and care, and that goes for their physical care, too. They are unique because of their physical and chemical properties as well, not just spiritual ones.

Thank you for reading and love your crystals!

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A person can worship a goddess and still be a raging misogynist.

I see this all the fucking time, too, and the "b-but I'm pagan!" line does get trotted out.

Yeah, no. I don't care how devoted you (claim you) are to Hecate/Freya/Babalon etc, I care how you treat flesh-and-blood people.

You can't pretend that "worshiping a goddess" makes someone, by default, not a misogynist. I see guys who have a (weird) notion of "divine femininity;" a perfect nurturing caregiver of sorts. They then get irate when a woman won't take that role for them.

They expect a (very narrowly-defined) goddess, and when they don't get one, they get mad. I end up reading their rants online as a bystander. A lot of these guys will claim the woman has somehow betrayed them, isn't pagan enough, or is an evil supernatural being?! Vampire? It's sometimes something like that.

On another note? Many transphobes are also very loud about how they "worship goddesses." They're, of course, equally loud about their disrespect for women, though. There's some "trad pagan" types, too (or whatever they're now called) who believe in goddesses - but also believe that women belong in the kitchen.

So yeah. Don't assume someone's safe and not bigoted simply because they worship Demeter or whoever. Don't let them claim that their goddess patron absolves any shitty behavior. This is a thing that keeps popping up, and I think people should be mindful of it. Don't let people like the above act as if worshiping Minerva, Aphrodite, or Juno (or whoever) gives them a free pass to be a bigot.

Also? A whole fucking civilization can worship goddesses and still be a terrible place for women.

That doesn't mean that those pantheons are misogynistic. It also doesn't mean that those reconstructing the religions are misogynists. It means that it's possible to have systemic goddess worship and misogyny together.

Don't give me that "b-but in some very specific scenarios, rich women could even *gasps of joy* own property!" either. Don't act like the mere existence of priestesses meant women there held great power, or even that the priestesses themselves necessarily did.

You can't take that kind of thing to mean that your average woman had basic rights in some of these pagan societies. In some cases, that was the case, yeah, but it's hardly been the majority. From what I've read over the years, a lot of it depended on wealth and status.

Even in Ancient Athens (pre-Pericles), women weren't considered citizens, exactly. They could take part in some religious ceremonies, but not most. While they had some financial freedom, they were generally relegated to domestic roles.

Colette Hemingway from the Metropolitan Museum describes this as "extreme social restraint." It doesn't sound like I'd want to live in that kind of civilization, even if I had modern creature comforts. It's similar elsewhere in the ancient world. Not everywhere, but enough places. Don't pretend otherwise.

Much of our history has included misogyny. This isn't a new thing. It was part of paganism. It unfortunately still is. Pretending "we were all considered equal before the Christians came" is disingenuous. And yeah, I've heard people make that exact claim in pagan places.

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