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How to Read Reversals in Tarot

Any given reversed card can mean one of three:

The opposite of the upright

The upright watered down

The upright made bad or worse

To illustrate:

If The Devil upright is “addiction”, reversed it is “overcoming addiction” — the opposite.

If the Nine of Cups is “fulfillment”, reversed it is “fulfillment delayed” — watered down.

If the Seven of Swords upright is “manipulation”, reversed it is “betrayal” — made worse.

For every reading, your intuition will tell you which one applies. But remembering these tried-and-tested lists would also be wise:

Cards that Mean the Opposite When Reversed

The Fool

The Magician

The High Priestess

The Empress

The Emperor

The Hierophant

The Lovers

Strength

The Hermit

Justice

The Hanged Man

Death

Temperance

The Devil

The Tower

The Star

The Moon

Four of Wands

Five of Wands

Eight of Wands

Ten of Wands

Two of Cups

Four of Cups

Five of Cups

Six of Cups

Eight of Cups

Queen of Cups

King of Cups

Three of Swords

Four of Swords

Five of Swords

Six of Swords

Eight of Swords

Nine of Swords

Ten of Swords

Knight of Swords

Queen of Swords

King of Swords

Three of Pentacles

Four of Pentacles

Five of Pentacles

Six of Pentacles

Seven of Pentacles

Eight of Pentacles

Queen of Pentacles

King of Pentacles

Cards that are Watered Down When Reversed

The Chariot

Wheel of Fortune

The Sun

Judgement

The World

Ace of Wands

Two of Wands

Three of Wands

Six of Wands

Ace of Cups

Nine of Cups

Ten of Cups

Ace of Swords

Ace of Pentacles

Nine of Pentacles

Ten of Pentacles

“Bad” Cards that are Made Worse When Reversed or “Good” Cards that are Made Bad

Seven of Wands

Nine of Wands

Page of Wands

Knight of Wands

Queen of Wands

King of Wands

Three of Cups

Seven of Cups

Page of Cups

Knight of Cups

Two of Swords

Seven of Swords

Page of Swords

Two of Pentacles

Page of Pentacles

Knight of Pentacles

ways to incorporate magic into everyday life

here are some mudane and simple ways to incorporate magic into your everyday life witchcraft does not have to be extravagant or a ritual all of the time it can be as simple as tending to yourself or going out into nature.’there is magic in the mundane’

meditation mediate daily to clear your thoughts and maintain a good headspace

pray to your deities or whomever you work with/believe;deities,spirt guides;universe

visualize how you want the day to go

hydrate to fuel your mind body & soul

open window allow the air in

charge your water with crystals

cleanse yourself to remove negative energies

cleanse aura with crystals

cleanse your environment

journal write down your thoughts dreams and intents

yoga stretch your body to get the energies flowing

breathe

hold yours crystals allow there energies to fill you up

pick a book from your bookshelf and close your eyes flip to a page read the page look for any signs clues or advice

write on a piece of paper what you want to release for the day then watch it burn

burn a sigil

pick a tarot card

tend to your plants and garden water and feed them

tea based on your intent

coffee magic

read & research witchcraft

tea leaf reading

do kitchen magic

draw sigils on food

put moon water into tea

give pets moon water

bathe to cleanse yourself both physically and spiritually

look into the mirror and say affirmations

do glamor magic

pick clothes based on intents;black for protection

pick jewelry on based on intent;sun for harmony

put essential oils on based on intents;lavender for peace

carry spell jars with you

pick a crystal based on intents

light a candle based on your intent for the day

bless objects

go out into nature

ground yourself

hug a tree

allow the wind to cleanse you

allow the rain to cleanse you

leave an offering to mother nature

keep an eye out for animals you see and later look up their symbolism

listen to the sounds of nature

look for plants and research their symbolism

forage for flowers or stones

water flowers or trees

bathe in the sun

make sun water

bathe under the moon

talk to the moon and stars

place items under the moon to charge

make a wish on the first star you see

make moon water

place crystals under pillow

smile!raise your vibration

be kind to yourself and others

take care of yourself you are magic!

blessed be 🍂

𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𓋼 low energy witchcraft activities 𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧

• Tarot apps that give you a card pull for the day or let you do readings

•Apps that give you affirmations, guided meditations, etc. so you don’t have to search much for something to follow and get overwhelmed by choice.

•Drink sun or moon water, bonus if you add healing or energetic intent into it.

•If you need to cleanse and don’t have the energy, just let some incense burn, your oil diffuser run with cleansing oils, or take advantage of my personal favourite “lazy” option and let belongings cleanse on some selenite.

•We all know this but tea/coffee magic is great for when you’re low energy, especially since you’ll likely be drinking these for comfort anyway. If you don’t drink these don’t forget you can put intent into any food or drink, these are things you’re ingesting so you’re letting that intent go into you, think of ways to take advantage of that! (Bonus again for using sun/moon/etc water for drinks!)

•If you need to sleep but need to communicate with a deity/guide/etc invite them to communicate to you in your dreams. Take care of yourself first and let yourself rest but sometimes there’s moments where you need to talk to them and are struggling to find the energy.

•Simplify offerings to match your energy level, whether that’s saying you can’t give anything today, or finding something easy for you like a fresh glass of water, some herbs, whatever works with your needs.

•Audio books, podcasts, and youtube videos are great for when you want to learn but don’t have the brain power to read and research much, especially when you’re in an emotional rut vs. simply taking a few days off because you burnt yourself out. You can listen to these in bed, eyes closed, get those good feelings from being productive by learning more while not pushing yourself too far.

•Sigils are perfect low energy magic, even more so if you have sigils made ahead of time! Draw an energy sigil on you, put a pain-calming sigil under your pillow, a motivating sigil on your bath products to help you get through washing your face and/or brushing your teeth. Be mindful when using sigils off the internet that you don’t always know for sure what they’re made for, and it tends to work best when it’s your own. Using symbols like runes or bindrunes are also a great option if you want to play it safe but not make your own.

•rock. just pick the rocks you want in your pockets, on your bedside table. it’s pretty, it’s nice, they’re good fidgets, i don’t have to explain to other practitioners why crystals are great (coming from someone who barely uses them in their practice)

•Baths!! Baths aren’t as easy as a lot of people treat them, it’s totally okay to not have the energy to run a bath, especially if you want to wash out the tub a bit first, not have to deal with wet hair, all that. But if you can, it’s going to ease your body so much, use teabags you already have for simple herbs in the bath, water safe crystals, epsom salts are great for your muscles.

•Do some self love journaling, which is a great balance to doing shadow work. Look up self love journal prompts and go with whatever you can come up with things to write about.

•Music/sounds for everything! Youtube and other audio platforms are full of music and sounds that already are made with intention, or you can play intentionally to cleanse, protect, calm, bring joy, etc.

•Making online altar spaces or just collecting general fun inspiration, pinterest and tumblr are great for these!

•Sit outside, lay in the sun, watch the bugs, watch the weather, stare at the moon and stars.

May we have the courage and sensibility to feel all the things that can't be seen.

How can we learn energy work?

I tried looking up healing practices because I feel really drawn to them but I either find Facebook moms scams, website that aren’t precise at all, or stuff that sets off my internal bullshit alarm

Is there any practices I can learn on my own without having to find a IRL practitioner ?

Okay so I have a few options for you, healing energy work was the type of thing I was first introduced and I’ve learned a thing or two, spoiler alert: it varies greatly from any source I could give you.

In practice, it’s all about finding your best suited tool for healing, it’s all about meditation and bending your energy with your tools (? I don’t know if it makes sense, I’ve encountered someone whose healing tool was water, so he’d meditate while placing his hands under running water, I used to do healing energy work with laughter and dancing as a child, my maestre does healing work while working out so really it’s all about finding that je ne sais quoi that feels comfortable for you.

HOWEVER in theory, I could maybe try and find a good book for you lol

If you are wondering how my mental health is i just accidentally swallowed a tooth and that should be enough information for today

Getting Started: The Seven Laws of Magic

Magic is an inherently mysterious thing but there is a strange logic to its nature. Describing said nature is a difficult thing. How does one describe something that can never truly be known?

The answer for most of history? poorly. Practitioners of the arcane arts are not known for straightforward explanations. I will do my best to explain the basic mechanics:

The Law of Contagion: Once together, always together. The part of the thing is the whole of the thing. By performing magic on a strand of your hair, one can effect your entire body. The more intimate the connection, the more powerful the effect. A cigarette butt you smoked will have almost no effect, but a phial of your blood will be extremely effective. Magic using this law is known as Thaumaturgy.

The Law of Sympathy: Like attracts like. The image is the thing. A drawing or representation of something can gain its properties. A photo or drawing of you will have a similar thaumaturgical connection to you. Combining sympathy and contagion is the basis for poppet magic.

The Law of Correspondence: As Above, So Below. The gods are like us and we are like them. When viewed closely, atoms resemble solar systems. The big effects the small. The idea that there is a sort of harmony between similar patterns no matter their size. This is the basis behind astrological magic.

The Law of Resistance: Some things are more magically conductive than other things. Everything exists on a spectrum of “magical“ to “mundane“ and the less magic something is, the harder it is to effect with magic. The same extends to people who, for whatever the reason, simply have a harder time being interacting with magic. 

The Law of Balance: Magic seeks equilibrium, and therefore, every magical action has a cost. No magical act takes place without some sort of power behind it. Energy will not move unless something is moving it, be it a practitioner or the natural energy of the moon. A body in motion will stay in motion, a body at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.

The Law of Reciprocity: If you don’t know where its pointed, its pointed at you. If it doesn’t have enough energy, it will get get energy from you. The process of getting hit with your own improperly constructed spell is known as Recoil. Safe practice often involves setting up wards to act as a barrier between you and any mistakes.

The Law of Reversal: That which is done by magic can be undone by magic. For every spell there is a counterspell, for every ritual a counterritual. Every ward can be hexed, every curse can be dispelled. This does not mean countermeasure will be easy or efficient.

hey! ok so this is just a little rant.

i won’t necessarily say i have lucid dreamed, but i have been in a dream and been aware that i was in one. i just can’t necessarily control it? or i still get caught up in the dream. good thing most of the time when i am aware i’m in a dream it’s not a nightmare. but i noticed that the times when i do tell someone in my dream that i know i’m dreaming, they look at me weird or something suddenly goes off? i can’t explain it.

so one time, i had this clip of a dream of me and my mom were planning on going to a carnival or something. she said something along the lines of “oh maybe it’s not a good idea, i don’t want you to get hurt on one of the rides” or whatever. and since i knew i was dreaming, i said “oh it’s okay, i’m dreaming anyways so let’s go.” then she stood and looked at me with a slightly shocked expression like “girl what?” 💀✋🏼 she looked a bit petrified too, but she just said “okay..” right after like i just didn’t say what i just said.

then there was another clip of a dream i had where my whole family and i believe my friends in that dream were in one room and all of a sudden i blurted out “i’m dreaming!”, then they all stopped where they were. like not in a gradual way but more like they stopped in their places? like robots. then they all started to casually go about their business like they just stopped acting in a film or something 😭😭

there’s been tons of times where this has happened to me. there was even a time when i had a dream that someone was trying to hurt me and i was trying to manifest a knife to defend myself. i tried to manifest it by yelling “knife!!”, but the knife appeared in the other person’s hands and they looked at me like they were confused LMAO, i was like 9 when this happened too; i was aware of what lucid dreaming was and i thought this was me doing it at the time.

i think this is what made me develop the belief that when we dream, our subconscious minds travel to alternate universes where people play into their “roles” to help send us messages from our higher selves or spirit guides 😏🙏🏼

once you realize that your manifestation is inevitable and that you can accomplish literally anything, life gets so much easier.

you can get literally anything you desire without having to lift a finger. how? because the law works that way.

so if you're stressing about time limits or worried you aren't "doing enough to manifest", relax. it's already yours. you don't need to stress about it.

Affirmations for instant manifestation

I manifest instantly and limitlessly.

The 3D instantly conforms to my desired reality.

I manifest at the blink of an eye.

I always receive my manifestations quicker than expected.

My manifestations come so quickly, I never have to wait.

My mind is so powerful. I get whatever I want when I want it.

I literally manifest so easily and quickly.

Every desire manifests instantly for me.

I shift realities whenever I want.

Everything I want comes to me instantly.

Cartomancy quick reference guide

54 Devils: The Art and Folklore of Fortune-Telling with Playing Cards by Cory Thomas Hutcheson

Driver Number 6 (People born on the 6th, 15th or 24th day of any month)

Hey, this is Em and welcome to the Driver Number (DN) 6 blog! Today we'll be talking about the people born on the 6th, 15th or 24th day of any month :)

Check out my masterlist to read about the other driver numbers.

Personality Ruler - Venus

This post is for entertainment purposes only. Take these posts of mine with a grain of salt because nothing is set in stone and I am not a professional numerologist or astrologer. Plus, we are NOT considering life path numbers here so the facts mentioned here are not absolute.

Let's begin!

Key Traits of DN 6

Lucifer. The Master of the Rebels, but in a cool way.

Exhibit all Venusian traits.

Money-minded.

Incredible fashion sense. Don't ever ignore fashion advice from them.

They love music, fashion, makeup, luxury. A lot of DN 6 people might be into modelling, acting, music, etc.

Health-conscious people.

They have mastered the art of self-control.

Calm, charming and reserved aura.

They have amazing friends.

You should never invade their privacy.

Think of them as metals. Tough people.

Forgive and forget? Nah. Fuck you and fuck that.

Passionate lovers.

Masters of manipulation, just like DN 3.

Competitive.

If they appreciate you, you've won a lottery.

Excellent at masking their emotions.

They are the ones who are likely to get their work done by someone else and then take the entire credit for the doing the work. (My Aqua sun is trying not to judge you lol JK JK.)

Savage only when required.

Pointing out your mistakes and insulting you gives them an ego boost. This is experience talking.

Opportunist. Opportunities come running to them.

Usually have a good married life.

They see it, they like it, they want it, they get it.

Party girl energy.

Some of them tend to be introverts.

Might have a show-off tendency.

They are the sass-masta, but not necessarily from doncaster (sorry, doncasta! directioners know what I mean lol)

Diplomatic on the outside, biased on the inside.

Aesthetic. Heavy Taurus (with a hint of Scorpio) energy (you don't have to be a Taurus or Scorpio Sun/Moon/Rising for this)

Usually lucky but don't acknowledge their luck.

Extremely conscious about their reputation.

Sorry this was shorter than the previous ones :"( And Merry Christmas!

LMK if any of them resonated! - Em :)

TAROT TRICKS: How to Avoid Blanking When Reading

To truly master tarot, you have to put in the time to learn the cards’ traditional and evolved meanings. You cannot rely on your intuition alone. That would be cheating. But, when you are a total beginner, your intuition could somehow be your tutor.

1) Use common sense.

Read the room, so to speak. Observe the mood of the card or the spread. Look at the facial expressions. The colors. The setting. The atmosphere.

This way, if the question is, “Does he love me?” and you get the Nine of Swords, you do not have to remember that card’s meanings.

You only have to look at the card and see that the figure in it is stressed, not happy. The color of it is black – a shade of negativity. The background has a bunch of swords hanging on someone’s head, like a threat.

Does this card look like someone who is in love? Not at all. You have your answer.

2) Refer to the name.

The Major Arcana is a cheat sheet in itself. The cards’ names contain their meanings.

What is a magician? Someone who can do magic. Therefore, in most cases, The Magician means having magic in your life, such as a wish come true or a last-minute miracle. Anything wonderful.

Who is the devil? Someone bad and evil. Therefore, The Devil is usually someone who has sinister plans. You are being warned against a toxic person, a dangerous situation, or self-sabotage.

When it comes to the Minor Arcana, all you have to do is remember what each suit means. Wands are passion. Cups are emotions. Swords are thoughts. Pentacles are foundations. When looking at a card, replace the suit names with the above. Suddenly, the Ten of Pentacles becomes the Ten of Foundations. That is, someone incredibly stable.

3) Form a sentence.

Remember this basic sentence structure: Subject-verb-object. Jason drank juice. Andy bought books. Stefan punishes bullies. Read spreads as such. Below is a nine-card spread read from top to bottom.

Queen of Pentacles + The Star + Two of Cups. “A woman (subject) wishes (verb) for love (object).”

The Empress + Six of Cups + The Lovers. “She (subject) will receive (verb) it (object).”

Knight of Wands + Six of Pentacles + Ace of Cups. “A Fire sign (subject) will give (verb) it (object).”

This way, you do not need to spend ages on interpreting one card. Instead, you are allowing them to interact and give you one coherent message.

4) Turn to basic math.

If you do not know anything yet about tarot numerology, remember your lessons in kindergarten. The bigger the number, the better. Would you rather have five chocolate bars or ten?

It is the same with tarot. Bigger often means better. The Nine of Cups is the card of satisfaction. But satisfaction fades. The Ten of Cups is the card of fulfilment. Something full takes longer to be drained.

When it comes to negative cards, the same is still true, except “better” becomes “worse”. The Nine of Swords is ridden with anxiety. But the Ten of Swords is reeking of death. Anxiety can get better, but death is final.

This even applies to the Major Arcana. But for that to make sense, you will need a deeper understanding of The Fool’s Journey – how the cards, even the negative ones, progress in wisdom and maturity.

5) Zero in on a detail.

When you are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of cards and their meanings, focus on just one detail to get rid of your confusion.

If the question is, “How will my finances be for 2022?” and you pull the Queen of Wands, focus on the throne, for example.

Do poor people sit on thrones? No. Only royals do. Royals are rich. They own jewels, land and castles. Therefore, the querent’s finances in 2022 are looking positive.

Direct your thoughts towards one object within a card, and start speaking about what that object generally represents. Simply voice out your thoughts, and you will arrive at the message.

Introduction to traditional playing card fortune-telling

Naughty children, today I shall be your good Ukrainian grandmother teaching you how to read playing cards - or, this is your introduction post to this list of meanings.

Begin with taking a new deck of cards; once selected for telling fortunes, it must not be used for games. It has to contain thirty-six cards, thus, if a full deck, take out the Jokers and cards two to five.

While every card has its own meaning, they follow certain general guidelines. Cards are to be read in groupings, modifying each other’s meanings, so start your practice with pairs and groups of three. Traditionally, the King and the Queen of the suit of Hearts are used as significators.

♥️ Love, emotions, relationships, joy, family; air; timing: springtime, morning, hours to days

♦️ Money, material possessions, physical health; fire; timing: summer, daytime, days to weeks; people young, unmarried, wealthy, in good health

♣️ Legal matters, social status, achievements, learning; earth; timing: autumn, evening, weeks to months; people middle-aged, married, benevolent

♠️ Sorrow, selfishness, cruelty, vice and loud, drunken festivities; water; timing: winter, nighttime, years; people over 55, with power or status, hostile or selfish

Ace - initiation, sudden happening, a place or an item

6 - a path, a time frame

7 - conversation, first steps of a process

8 - meetings, development of the process

9 - an event, first results, difficulties can be resolved

10 - full development of a process, something of interest

Jacks - accidents, news, lack of expertise

Queens and Kings - people or states

PERSIST! PERSIST! PERSIST!

you need to be stubborn to get what you want and not care about what the 3d shows. the more stubborn you are, the faster you get results! remember when we were kids and when we wanted something, we would literally be so stubborn and annoy our parents till they would get us what we wanted? that's what you do now! but instead of relying on someone, rely on your subconscious! it HAS to do what you want. your subconscious has no other choice but to get you what you want. you're the god, why should you settle for less when you can have better?

[🍃🐚] get what you want in seconds !

!! pls read this !! - this isn't something i am "creating." it's just a compilation (?) of methods which i think are really easy. idk if that makes sense haha, you'll get it as you read the post! i am just clarifying this because i don't want any comments like, "you're copying abc." i'm just reciprocating what neville has taught!! pls read the whole post! thank you :))

firstly, decide what you want. it can be anything. LITERALLY. go wild. you're limitless, you can get anything. don't think about the how or shit. you want something? you'll get it. okay, now that you've decided it. let's go to the next step!

okay, so i want you to choose an affirmation that implies you have/will get your desire. if you're struggling with choosing one, just go with, "i already have what i want." that's more than enough!

now close your eyes, and just visualize/feel how you would be living your life if you had what you want. and when you visualize/feel, i want you all to vividly do that. use all your senses, and it's okay if you can't visualize is 1st person, doesn't matter. use some music if you want (you all can ask me for song reccs, I AM A PRO AT THAT!). don't think of anything else, throw away your doubts. for some time, immerse yourself in your little daydream. feel that gush of emotion flowing through you. you can do this for as long as you want. after you're done, open your eyes.

now, repeat that affirmation for some times. don't just repeat it like a robot. do it with feeling. that affirmation will be your reality in seconds!! remember that. affirm once or twice or any times, but do it with some feeling.

now that you're done, i want you to close your eyes and tell yourself how powerful you are. basically self concept stuff, just motivate yourself by saying things like i'm the god, i have the power to change my reality in literally seconds. nothing can stop me, everything is possible for me. just say stuff like these, and remind yourself that the moment you open your eyes, you're gonna see what you want in the 3d. that means you're gonna have whatever you want once you open your eyes.

DONE! THAT'S IT! CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE WHAT YOU WANT!!

now, even if you don't see your results (which is HIGHLY unlikely to happen) persist! please, don't give up. assume that whenever you feel like giving up, that's a sign you're one step away from getting what you want. just do it. i know it sounds stupid, but who cares. GOD ISN'T STUPID AND GOD IS YOU!

this works only if you assume it does. so it really just depends on you. it might sound to good to be true, but once you murder logic and bury it, it'll be a piece of cake for you. manifestation is easy. you don't even have to do all of this, this post is for people who think methods really help them! you're so damn powerful, and your 3d is malleable, it doesn't have any power. nobody has power but YOU. you wanna live your dream life, isn't it? so don't give up. this post WILL help you, i promise. if it doesn't, bully me or whatever.

note : if you all really really REALLY want to manifest in seconds, please follow these. it'll really help you. i've tried it and IT WORKS!! trust in yourself and believe in your power. DO NOT, I MEAN IT, DO NOT DO THIS if you're gonna check the 3d very 2 seconds or if you don't wanna acknowledge your power! this is really effective, there's no chance of not getting results, it's literally impossible. and i actually mean it. it HAS to come to you, there's no other way, i am literally so confident, i can bet all my money on this. yes you can change some things if you want, since you're the god and i am no one in your reality to comprehend you from doing so!! i am really excited for this HAHA. all the best mwah, i love you all <33

Difference between Spirituality and Religion...

Shoutout to this anon for this wonderful idea.

Disclaimer : These are my thoughts and belief. You don't have to agree with me on each point.

Spirituality

"Spirituality is having your own experience."

Spirituality let's you discover

Spirituality lets you discover and it empowers you to find your own truth make your own believes and it is your choice whether you believe something or not.

Spirituality believes in Karma

Spirituality is what you give comes back to you be it a good deed or a sin. It will eventually find its way back to you and I believe within this lifetime.

It let's you find your own path

It never asks you to walk on a particular path. Spirituality sets you on your own path- one which the only limits are set by yourself. It’s all about following your own heart.

There are no rules

Spirituality has no rules the only thing it has is freedom. freedom to make your own path ; to make your own decisions ; to make your own belief system.

It is based purely on love and not fear

Spirituality encourages making decisions out of love and the pure desire to be the best you can be, for its own sake.

Spirituality unites people

To spirituality all the truth is same, although there could be different perspectives. Ultimately, spirituality teaches us there are no walls, divisions, borders, races, or cultural divides; we’re all one.

Religion

"Religion is belief in someone else's experience. "

Religion tells you what to believe

Religion is black and white we are taught to what to believe in and what not. We don't have a say in what we are believing it is just we have to close our eyes and believe whatever we are told.

Religion beleives in punishment

Religion has always taught me that whatever crimes I commit in this lifetime be it small or big. I have to pay for it in after life to be honest until this date I have never heard anyone talking about the good things I do in my religion it is always the bad things they give lectures on. A famous quote here is "nobody will notice 1000 good things you have done but 1 mistake and everyone notices it while you also pay for it"

You have to follow someone else's path

Religion talks a lot about ancient gods and old stories. And there are some set believes which you have to follow you can't even alter them a bit it has to be done the way it is. They were made by someone else and we are just following their path.

Religion is rigid

Again the same point but religion is full of rules and there is no freedom like some of the rituals are so so so so planned that everything should go the way it is and you have to do it like your great grandfather's use to do.

In religion their are alot of fears

Throughout religion, there is lots of fear. The afterlife, particularly, is a big one. There are very specific rules that create real problems if they’re not followed.This can lead to psychological complexes and insecurities.But choices made from fear never produce the right results.

Religion seperates people

To each religion, their story is the only way. All others are false. And I don't further need to explain it.

I thought that brief description to each point will help you understand better. So, I added that.

My theory : Now this is my theory and you can have other opinions. So, I think that all religion stems from deep spirituality. Jesus and Prophet Mohammed, for example, all had deeply profound spiritual journeys before they embarked on their own. Each religion has beautiful souls, but anything that carries the negative aspects of religion will hurt the progress of humanity…and the world.

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕯𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝕹𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕾𝖔𝖚𝖑

Hi my lovesss, I wanted to make this post since I’ve had many, many, epiphanies over the last year & half. I’ve come to realize a lot of spiritual truths & I educated myself a lot about soul’s growth, healing, spiritual awakening’s, etc. I wanted to inform those of you who aren’t aware of what it feels like to experience an ego “death”. This is something everyone experiences, but if you have a big purpose in life you can expect to feel these changes more drastically, whether it be internally or even external. They occur quite often. It’s Definitely not an easy thing to face either.

The reason as to why they occur?

If you have a purpose in life that is really significant, you can expect a lot of things in your life to trigger you or even be quite challenging early on in life. They occur to help you release certain patterns, behaviors, addictions, people, or even beliefs that no longer serve you. It’s basically a metaphorical death. They happen so you can change and transform your life. At times people resist change & cling onto control & doing this leaves no room for your soul’s growth. There are lightworkers, starseeds, indigo children, mediums, & so much more.. If you feel drawn to spiritual topics, divinity, or even just philosophical beliefs, then it’s possible you are meant to lead a spiritual life. Your purpose would be to learn and experience life, & to remain a student, but also a teacher to those who experienced similar things to you. The dark night of the soul occurs to help you face the darkness your ego & pride runs away from. At times they’re really painful & mentally people can’t always deal with their circumstances, or even just process their emotions. The first acknowledged ego death will always be the most painful from my experience.

How to deal with them?

The only way to deal with an ego death would be to face your ego. Let go of your pride & try to understand what issues or limiting beliefs could be creating self made obstacles for you. You’re meant to learn from these painful experiences. There will be many cycles, phases, or situations that trigger negative emotions within you, & even though logically your brain tells you “why do I have to feel like this?”, your soul & your heart both knows the root cause of everything. Those who say they don’t know always know the answer. If you ever feel lost, depressed, or just really out of touch with life, know that you could be needing to take a deeper look at your life.

Source: A Manual of Cartomancy, Fortune Telling and Occult Divination Including Cagliostro’s Mystic Alphabet of the Magi by Grand Orient

Part 2 💖✨

A reminder for the tarot or divination community.

Brief explanation of the Elements, Charging, Warding, Banishing and Cleansing!! Enjoy my lovelies!!!

Cleansing for Beginners•

•Release negativity • Purify • Neutralize energy•

Common items that require cleansing: Tarot Cards, Pendulums, Crystals & Stones, Spaces, Altars.

Before using any cleansing method, be sure to check if it’s safe. Some crystals or objects are sensitive to water, heat and light. Always burn responsibly.

Importance of Intent

Use affirmations to make your intent clear. Be sure to clear your mind and relax, you can clearly think of your intent and let it embody you. You can also speak the intent out loud or repeatedly think of it in your mind. Be sure to focus your intent on what needs cleansing. Also remember to keep your affirmations in the present tense.

Examples of affirmations

“This space is cleansed of all negative energies and influences.”

“The moonlight cleanses these stones.”

“These cards are purified.”

Using the Elements for Cleansing

• Water: submerge, sprinkle, rinse.

Fully submerge some items in a cup of water.

Sprinkle water over a space or object.

Rinse what you wish to cleanse.

• Air: incense, wind, smoke, oil diffusers.

Burning incense & diffusing essential oils can cleanse spaces and objects. Hold objects in the incense smoke for best results. Common scents for cleansing include lavender, peppermint, lemon, sage and rosemary scents.

Wind can cleanse items using weather conditions or fans. Hold items in the wind or allow wind to blow through a space.

Smoke of any kind can be used to cleanse but the easiest route is using incense smoke.

• Fire: flame, candle, heat, burn.

You can use candles in different ways. Hold an object over a candle and the heat and smoke will work together to cleanse. You can also use scented candles to cleanse areas. White candles are associated with purity.

Heat can be used with candles, flames or any other method. Hot springs are considered to have cleansing properties.

Burning or holding an item in a flame is considered to be cleansing as well.

• Earth: plants, dirt, mud, salt.

Different plants and herbs can be used for cleansing. Before using plants and herbs, be aware of any medical conditions, pregnancy, pets or children and be sure the plants you are using are safe. Common plants and herbs for cleansing include sage, rosemary, juniper, white pine and thyme.

Fully submerge objects in dirt or sprinkle with dirt to encourage cleansing.

Cover objects in the mud. You can place a dish with mud in a room and ask the earth to cleanse the area.

Burying an item is known to cleanse it.

Salt can be used in many different ways for cleansing. Most commonly it is sprinkled.

Crystals and Stones for Cleansing

Certain crystals have cleansing and purifying properties. This list is only a few.

Be sure to cleanse these crystals often. They may crack or break from absorbing too much energy. The exception would be self-cleansing stones.

Selenite

The best stone for beginners, it is very sensitive to water. This stone is self-cleansing and also cleanses the air and other objects around it. Keep it stored with other crystals, tarot cards, on an altar or on your person.

Clear Quartz

Clear Quartz is very versatile in its uses. One of its properties is cleansing but it also requires to be cleansed itself. It can be placed in a room, on your person or on an object to cleanse.

Citrine

Citrine can be used to cleanse other objects, it also requires to be cleansed itself. Can be stored with other crystals, tarot cards and objects to keep them cleansed.

Carnelian

Carnelian has cleansing properties. It can be used to cleanse others and yourself as well as other objects.

Using Light for Cleansing

•Moonlight

Leave items in indirect or direct moonlight for cleansing. You can also allow moonlight to shine directly into a specific space.

•Sunlight

Alternatively, you can also leave items in indirect or direct sunlight or allow sunlight to enter a specific space. Be careful leaving certain crystals or stones in sunlight.

Best Times and Moon Cycles for Cleansing

Days of the week

Saturday’s & Sunday’s are the best days for cleansing. Saturday’s are ruled by the elements and are a day of relaxing and letting down. The best day for cleansing and protection. Sundays are the day to get ready for the week, prepare and cleanse spaces and items.

Days of the year

•Spring Equinox

A great time for manifestation and cleansing. Balance is heightened and there is a sense of renewal.

•May Day

A great day to cleanse, especially with fire. Purification is a theme of the day.

•Autumnal Equinox

A day all about releasing and starting new. Cleansing energies are high as a cycle is coming to an end.

Moon Phases

• New Moon

Associated with new beginnings and release. This is a great time for Cleansing, Manifestation and Planning.

•Full Moon

Associated with reset and letting go. This is a great time for Cleansing. Energies are very high and the moonlight can easily illuminate spaces and objects at this time.

Best Full Moons for Cleansing: December, October, March, April.

TL;DR: Use affirmations to affirm your intent while cleansing. Elements, sunlight, moonlight and certain stones/plants can be used to cleanse objects, spaces or people. Most effective on Saturdays, Sundays or during the new moon/full moon.

Home protection salt bowls

This is a modified version of the salt bowls I created for my home this morning. I kept some stuff to myself for privacy reasons. Correspondences are random/ important to me but not necessarily agreed upon by everyone. Feel free to use ingredients that make sense for you based on their purpose. 

Uses: place in a discreet location (so it won’t be disturbed) in various rooms throughout your home to cleanse, banish negativity, and provide protection. This particular recipe focused on cleansing/ banishing negativity and bringing an overall sense of peace and love to the home

Materials: *feel free to substitute or add herbs based on your needs. 

-small bowls, one for each room

-salt: protection and purification

-Himalayan salt: protection, peace

-Ground egg shells: grounding, protection

-Juniper Berries: warding off evil

-Lavender: calm, peace

-Incense Ash: protection

-Bay Leaves: prosperity

-Sage essential oil: protection, banishing negativity 

-sharpie to write on bay leaves

-mortar and pestle (optional) 

Method

1. Raise your energy, set your space, and call upon any outside forces as you see fit. 

2. Write hopes, wishes, desires, sigils, runes, whatever you see fit to set intentions on your bay leaves. Add one bay leaf per bowl.

3. Mix all other ingredients minus the essential oils into a mortar and pestle. Focus on intention and call upon anyone again as you’re grinding. Pour into small bowls. (you can mix in a larger bowl and distribute to smaller bowls without grinding if a mortar and pestle is not available)

4. Add one drop of essential oil per small bowl 

5. Hold hand over each bowl in turn, transfer your energy, invoke the Gods, elements, and components of the spell to work together to bring peace, calm, and safety to each room (invoke on whatever energies you originally called upon or whatever you see fit) 

Now your bowls are ready to be distributed around your home! I did one per major room (bedroom, office, kitchen, living room) You can do as many or as little as you choose! Be sure to properly dispose of ingredients, cleanse the bowls, and start over any time you feel they are becoming less effective, or if negativity has unexpectedly built up in your space. 

Witch Chants for cleansing and positive energy:

While your burning your herbs say these chants:

For cleansing your home:

Smoke and fire and air and earth

Cleanse and bless this home and hearth

Drive away all harm and fear

Only good may enter here

- created by a witchtoker; I can’t find them anywhere which bothers me but if anyone knows there name I would like to credit them for this chant! I love it ❤️

Positive energy after cleansing:

Now my space is clear from fright

May my home be clean and bright

Protect this space from evils glare

Bless and lift with love and care

- created by me

Cleansing a space (Not Home):

Cleanse the air with earth and fire

Smoke may drift and rise up higher

Lead away the hate and fear

May only love enter here

- created by me

If any of you would like to use these go ahead! I highly recommend making your own as well and use these as inspiration! I made them rhyme because I’m just such a poet like that 😌✨😂

- love, Shiningmystic ❤️