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protective hamsa with crossed swords & primroses for Me'ira - thank you so much!
NOTE: this is a one-of-a-kind custom tattoo commission for a client, NOT flash, and as such it is NOT available to be tattooed.
as an aside, this is my first work done entirely in Procreate - i'm dipping my toes back into digital art this year with new (current?!) tools, & excited about the possibilities & ease of use! as someone who's been pretty much exclusively using Adobe CS5.5 since it came out & had previously never drawn with anything past a 2011 Wacom Bamboo tablet, it's a whole new world.
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"But remember that an "angel" is anything that carries out a mission for God. This includes forces of nature. An angel doesn't have to be an intimidating, fiery being... Photosynthesis? That's an angel. Gravity? An angel. Magnetism? Angel. The Midrash in Bereishis Rabbah (chapter 1) says than an angel only performs one job. That job doesn't have to be destroying Sodom; it could be peristalsis, centripetal force or condensation."
- Rabbi Jack Abramowitz, The God Papers
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Pro Tip For Jewish Practitioners, Part 2:
If your Sefer Segulot (Book of Charms) has a cord or bookmark or what have you that wraps around it to keep it closed, wrap it in the shape of Shin (ש). The symbolism of the letter shin’s three “prongs” or lines corrispond to three of the Sefirot. To quote Chabad on the subject.
“When the shin is representative of the intellectual dimension, the three lines stand for the three intellectual faculties of the Sefiros: the right line being Chochmah, the flash of an idea; the left line being Binah, understanding; and the centerline Daas, application of knowledge.”
These are the Sefirot of the intellect, symbolizing the three aspects of the learning. As I wrap the Shin onto the cover of my book I concentrate on these Sefirot and what they represent. By wrapping it in the shape of this letter I imbue and manifest these qualities of learning into my Sefer Segulot, so that it may forever be a book of learning and good study.
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Pro Tip For Jewish Practitioners:
If you’re looking for a good term for the journal you’ve is dedicated to your practice but don’t wanna use Book of Shadows (which was popularized by Gerald Gardner’s use in Wicca) or Grimoire, given the fact they’re goyische terms, I would recommend the term “Sefer Segulot.”
Sefer Segulot translates to “Book of Charms/Treasures”. This is a term that was used historically to describe any book of of Jewish Mystic Practices such as incantations, amulets, or what have you.
Thank you to @jewitchry for introducing me to the history of the term ‘Book of Shadows’, it’s what prompted this little blurb of research!
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My favorite simple wards to guard the home
Hanging rosemary above the doorstep, and/or above doors of the house for protection.
Sprinkling a line of dried red pepper on a windowsill, to counter a curse.
Placing a mix of dried & ground eggshells and black pepper in every corner of a room to keep out unwanted spirits.
Placing a decoration representing a witch in the kitchen, to keep away illness and to favor health.
Crafting an effigie (no matter how crude!) and make it into the guardian of your home by charging it with your intent of protection and placing it near the front door.
Crafting small witch ladders to hang around the house.
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My rabbi suggested we (convert students) keep a prayer journal and I don’t know how to go about that. Any suggestions?
Hi anon,
First, I would ask your rabbi what s/he is looking for or if s/he has any examples.
Next, if your rabbi doesn’t give you much guidance, you could try any of the following as possible points of entry:
Keep essentially a diary of what your conversations with Hashem are/are like, if you pray free-form/meditatively (and if you don’t pray this way yet, try it some time!) I will say this can be really hard to write about, as I personally have tried and mostly failed. However, if you can do the personal work to be that vulnerable and open about your prayers, it would probably be really powerful.
Do a close reading of your siddur (and around holidays, your machzor) and write about what stands out to you. What makes you want to know more? What brings up feelings for you? Are there parts that are particularly moving? Parts you’d like to understand better? Parts you wish weren’t there and that make you uncomfortable? All of those and more are great things to explore. My orthodox rabbi actually does a class on small portions of the siddur most weeks during services and it’s always really interesting.
Good luck, and feel free to let me know what you end up doing if you’d like to share!
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Jewish Altars: History and Present
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As an introduction, I will state a few things about myself: I am not an orthodox Jew, and I am not a rabbi or halachic expert. In fact, most of the time I won’t be referencing halacha. This is from my personal experiences and research. I attend a renewal havurah and have spent a lot of time in the Conservative and Reform movements. If you have questions or concerns, either ask your rabbi or if in doubt, don’t. That is between you, G!d, and your community.
Now let’s talk altars and how one could utilize that in their own practice, Jewishly!
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im shy about the reception of this so under the cut, feel free to send me asks or dms if you have opinions or questions
my personal prayer space w/ explanation
so, a prayer space on top of my dresser, so I can't miss it
From top left corner to bottom right corner
1. A cup that says shalom. (my friend is getting the matching l'chaim cup for Hanukkah.) in the cup is the names of the crystals in the box to its right, which I'll pick a name out and see what I should pray for specifically
2. My crystal collection (I can add the crystals' names later). For me I feel like its a reminder of the beautiful things Hashem creates that also have great symbology. So it sits as a reminder of "look at the symbolism of Hashem's beauty and the way They communicate with you." Also a good number of them were gifted to me, so it's like, also a symbolism of love.
3. A Hanukkah Candle. Sure it's from Yankee, but I don't see many Hanukkah things & also it was a gift. So it's like, just something that helps me feel connected.
4. Two of the Lucky Cats from Japan. I think I bought these at a shop but I'm not 100% sure. Might have been gift to me. Silver and black symbolize purity & good luck (like the white cat) and warding off evil & threats respectively. I'm superstitious about luck, especially when I'm psychotic and my delusions are more intense, so I find them comforting to have & pray over specifically when I'm feeling unsafe.
5. Manga-style tarot cards. The art is beautiful and inspiring as I want to work in the manga/anime as a career so it's like, trying to focus my energy on something positive. and I use them to pray with; I ask Hashem for guidance or help or a sign, because I believe in prophecy and signs to interpret.
6. The Koren Siddur. I don't have a real community IRL between friends moving away & disability reasons & COVID, just various friends online, so I learn the prayers by myself and want to do as much as I can by myself.
7. Alphonse Mucha tarot cards. They're a bit big for my hands so I will do my best to use them. Mucha is a big art inspiration to me as well. Like the other set, I use them as a way of prayer; I pray to Hashem for an answer and use a spread to interpret Their answer or what I think They are trying to tell me.
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Jewish Magical Creatures/Beings (with recs)
So @biperchik was looking for some resources on Jewish magical creatures and I was going to make a short list and message them but then…this happened. Anyway, I’ve been planning on making some info posts since I just finished my Jewish Magic class. So I guess we’re starting here! I’ll be posting detail posts for different categories soon.
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I saw your response to praying English v. Hebrew and saw you mentioned annotating a siddur - is that okay? I know the custom I’ve seen is if you drop a siddur you kiss it, so I didn’t know you were allowed to write in it? And what things do you suggest prayer wise would be helpful to annotate/write down? I always appreciate your commentary!
Wow, thanks!
Yeah, you can write in a siddur (and any other printed text, like a chumash or a gemara). Of course, you should treat them with respect (like you mentioned above) but writing in the siddur is meant to enhance your personal relationship with your siddur and your experience of using it.
In Judaism there’s an idea that there are two types of Torah. There’s the Torah, and by Torah I mean all the knowledge and insight that the Jewish people have amassed. Imagine the biggest Jewish library you’ve been to. All the books are sitting on the shelf, closed: this is the Torah of the Jewish people.
Then there’s your Torah. This is the knowledge and understanding you’ve accumulated yourself: by learning, from friends, insights you’ve suddenly had and articles you’ve read. In Hebrew we talk about amassing this Torah as קנין (translated poorly as ‘acquiring’). This is a word we use to describe marriage, when two people commit to an exclusive relationship with one another; it’s the word Chava used to describe the birth of her first son.
Writing in your siddur is an act of acquiring and honoring your Torah.
In more practical terms, things people might like to write down (I’ve done all of these at some point):
translations or explanations of references. Some people like to buy a siddur with footnotes, some people like to DIY. It’s nice to have a reminder of things you’ve learned about t’filah
names of people to daven for. It’s traditional to pray for sick people by their Hebrew name in the form of 'person the child of mother’, so it’s pretty common to write this down near the ‘refanu’ paragraph of the amidah or near the mi shaberach for the sick on Shabbat
meditations or mantras, whether they are traditional/mystic kavvanot or something that has personal meaning
memories of inspiring events or things that you’re grateful for
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I am a witch who's trying to get back into witchcraft after an immense amount of burn out. The burn out wasn't due to the witchcraft, it was due to things piling on my brain in general. What sort of things do you suggest to ease myself back into it? If you don't have an answer that's okay, just thought to ask
I've been dealing with this myself and I actually just made a video on it that I really like not too long ago, so I think I can help you!
How to Come Back to the Craft After Burn Out (+ A Guide to doing Witchcraft with Low Spoons)
I was burnt out in general and because of the craft, particularly because of the way I was filtering my personal practice through social media. I realized a lot of my burnout was tied to pushing myself, and shame. I feel like maybe this is common. This is a mix of both personal and witchy advice, and I may be projecting, but I think you have to focus first and foremost on not rushing back in and getting overwhelmed by adding a bunch of stuff to your routine at once and trying to do everything right or perfect. A good practice or routine is sustainable, not perfect. Perfect is the enemy of good, and also the enemy of done. I've had to focus on this a lot recently.
With this in mind, you might be wondering where you should even begin when it comes to actually practicing again. Remember to go slow. I’d suggest thinking about what you were doing and interested in before and start practicing and researching whatever sounds the most fun when you’re ready. You could also go over any notes you had about your practice before, if you had a blog or something look at that, etc. You get the idea! It will help you remember and might inspire you. If you really enjoyed tarot for example, you could do that when you feel inspired to. Starting slow is important. if you want go slower you could just do whatever practices you were doing before, or like now, whenever you feel like it. You could also try working witchcraft into your routine. Routine is hard for a lot of people but it doesn’t have to be intense. It can just be adding one thing. That’s all it needs to be. It could be something you do once a month, once a week, when you wake up, after you brush your teeth, only some days or whatever you think will make you feel the best.
Of course I don’t know anything about your practice but to inspire you and others, here’s some ways you can easily introduce magic into your life.
Daily divination
A tarot card every morning is what I like to do but you could use any kind of divination you like!
Meditation
Meditate for a few minutes every morning/evening. Even 2 minutes makes a difference. Also, despite popular belief meditation does not have to be emptying your mind.
Dream interpretation
Interpret or just journal about your dreams! Honestly journaling in general I think is great for witches.
Witchy items of the day
Pick out some items to carry on you for the day. This could be crystals or herbs you want the properties of, a hag stone, or other items with properties you want to draw to you or use in your practice.
Intention in drinks & food!
If you have coffee or tea every morning or day you can stir intention into it. Clockwise for things you want in, counterclockwise for things you want to banish. Or that’s the typical belief/way people suggest doing it. You can also stir sigils into it or add items to your drinks/food with or by intention.
Enchanting personal care
Another way you can bring magic in your everyday life is enchanting personal care products. I’d do this for added layers of warding but you could get super creative with this and do whatever intention you like.
Sigils sigils sigils
Sigils are fun to make. You can use them for a ton of other things on this list. Stir them into your drinks. Draw a sigil on your skin using lotion. Write them on your walls for warding. Sigils, sigils, ... sigils!
Spritz cleansing
If you have a hard time cleansing or not a lot of energy right now when you DO have energy you can put together a mixture for cleansing using a spritz bottle and then you have it done and ready to go ahead of time for many cleansing sessions. Beware of herbs and things you add if you have any allergies/pets. Actually just research any plants you handle anyway.
Layering your wards
If you’re struggling with burn out right now you probably don’t have a lot of energy so this is a tip I like for when this happens and just the long term overall. Always add small layers using different methods to your personal and spacial wards. An example of this I love is some of the above, carrying an item with strong protective properties or writing sigils on the bottom of your shoes/sewing them into your clothes/etc are some other ideas I love. Customize as needed! Be creative!
Basically just think of things you do everyday and try to make it witchy! Or think of practices you want to do more, like maybe cleansing, and figure out how to make it easier.
Also I did mention research. I think in addition to picking a practice to try again or add to your routine, picking a topic to research that sparks interest may help too. Here are some ideas for that!
Intention
Cleansing
Charging
Grounding
Warding
Circle casting
Consecration
Visualization
Meditation methods
Divination types (some are listed below)
Tarot
Oracle cards
Lenormand
Pendulums
Runes
Scrying
Astrology
Palmistry
Dream interpretation
Spell types & spell construction
Taglocks
Sigils
Other symbols & what they mean
The Theban alphabet
Color magic
Moon phases
The Elements
Correspondences of days, times, etc
Crystals
Moon water
Black salt
Plants, herbs, and spices in witchcraft
Local plants
Local history & folklore
Pantheons & their deities
Deity work
Spirit work
Astral projection
Hope this helps 💕
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A kitchen is a research lab for new ways to say I love you
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i love you banjo i love you mandolin i love you 12-string guitar i love you appalachian dulcimer i love you autoharp i love you fiddle
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Trans-inclusive language in religious texts is SO IMPORTANT. There is nothing in some young people’s lives that can either validate or dehumanize them so quickly as how they see themselves represented in the words of their religion.
May all who need to see these words find them.
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tired of feeling everything i am going to take out my brain and rinse it in cold creek water
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