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The Wrath of Heaven

The Threat Remains

In Hushed Whispers

Champions of the Just

In Your Heart Shall Burn

Here Lies the Abyss

Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts

Under Her Skin (optional)

Before the Dawn (optional)

What Pride Had Wrought

The Final Piece

Doom Upon All the World

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mariner: there’s only one person in this world who can tell you who you are

spock: me

mariner: no, me. beckett mariner (twitter / inspo) [ID in ALT]

Ten Magickal Metals and Their Uses in Witchcraft

Hey everyone, it’s been a while. I’m in a better place now, and though my mini-sabbatical was necessary, I hated not updating you all! I can’t wait any longer, so I’m back! 

Most people know that certain crystals or stones have associations in Witchcraft, but people seem to forget that this is a relatively new area of Craft. Prior to that, for thousands and thousands of years, Witches and smiths used metals to work their magick and skill, and this shouldn’t be forgotten today! 

Alloys have different associations to pure metals, so I’ll do them separately.

Pure Metals:

Iron - Probably the most common metal in Witchcraft, it’s associated with repelling of spirits, demons, Fae, and magick generally. It’s a dousing metal, one that channels magick exceptionally well, and as such will “pull” magick out of the user. Enchantments don’t stick to iron objects, and any spells placed on them will fade almost immediately or simply not stick in the first place. 

Copper - An ancient and useful technology, copper is said to be the second metal ever worked by human hands, and the first to be made into tools. It’s primary associations are with craft and manufacture, especially workings done with one’s own hands or skill. Amulets made from copper are said to enhance skill at creative or inventive endeavours, and altar tools made from copper will work very well for constructive magick or rituals. It’s also strongly associated with harmony and balancing, making it an excellent metal to include in altars focused around balance.

Steel - Whilst technically an alloy, it’s an alloy of iron and a non-metal (carbon) so I’m going to put it in this section. Steel is strongly associated with weapons and armour, and for this reason it works well for defensive magick, destructive magick, and for athames. It retains iron’s strong resistance to magickal enchantment, which for an athame is a good thing - you don’t want the magick “sticking” to your tools, so something like iron or steel is kind of like using a non-stick pan to cook your eggs.

Tin - The working of iron is called “blacksmithing”, and conversely the working of tin is called “whitesmithing”, because whilst iron oxidises black under heat, tin remains quite pale. In the ancient world, this metal was highly sought-after, as it is the crucial ingredient in the manufacture of bronze, an alloy of tin, copper, and occasionally some other metals. As a result, it was highly priced and much haggled-over, and so it’s primary associations are with money, trading, prosperity and success. It’s also very strongly associated with British Witchcraft, because Britain had so much tin that the Romans and Greeks called Britain “the Tin Isles”. 

Gold - The first metal worked by humans, the purity, rarity and unparalleled lustre of gold have made it one of the most sought-after metals of all time. Regarded as one of the “noble metals” by alchemists, and one of the precious metals by almost everyone else, gold is of course strongly associated with money, fortune and trading. However, it’s also associated with intelligence, because of the alchemical pursuits followed to try to transmute things into it; and with purity, because it is biologically so inert that Victorian doctors used to coat pills for rich people in 24k gold leaf to mask the taste without harming the patients. It’s an excellent channelling substance, though I doubt anyone will have enough of it for a whole wand! Perhaps just a tip, then!

Silver - Although less prized than gold, this highly lustrous and workable material is also regarded as a precious metal. Due to its unique atomic structure, silver is the most conductive element in the universe - this makes it an unparalleled channelling metal, and it’s much lower cost than gold makes this a theoretically possible metal to make wands for energy-workers and for ceremonial wands for covens. It’s also a very pure metal, and is strongly associated with healing, growth, and cleansing of disease and impurity from the body. Amulets suspended on a silver chain will be imbued with healing energies, strengthening any enchantments upon them, and assisting in the boosting of the wearer’s natural immune system. 

Lead - Contrary to popular belief, lead is not toxic to hold in your hands any more than nickel, antimony, or other metals that are often toxic by ingestion. Whilst it’s not advised to wear it as an amulet (because prolonged rubbing against the acidic oils in the skin will cause them to react with the metal over time and be absorbed into your body), holding a charm in your hands or wearing one for only a day or so is not dangerous to your health. This metal is associated strongly with travel, adventure, and safe voyages across both space and emotion. It’s also a metal associated with intelligence and academia, and with magick of all kinds. Pendulums made using lead weights or pendants will be unparalleled for divination. In fact, my own original divinatory pendant is made using a lead fishing weight and an old key, and whilst I now have a fancy new one made with rose quartz and pure silver, my old lead pendulum is still my absolute favourite! 

Alloys:

Bronze - An alloy made from the combining of approximately 85% copper and 15% tin. This alloy has many superior qualities compared to both individual metals, and this has made it a first choice metal for a great many people from artists to cooks to metallurgists throughout the ages. Stronger than both tin and copper, and with a higher melting temperature and toughness rating than either, this metal is associated strongly with grand endeavours, imaginative or ambitious projects, and with collaborative enterprises. Bronze would be an excellent component of any spell intended to enhance your performance at your job, in seeking employment, or in advancing your own social or career goals. 

Pewter - This alloy has become rarer in these more modern times, but in the Medieval and Renaissance periods pewter was one of the most commonly used metals available. It’s main component is tin, and whilst most pewter is about 92% tin you can get pewter with as little as 80% tin and as much as 99%! The remaining ~8% is usually copper, antimony, and in old alloys lead is often a component (lead is almost always absent in modern pewter for safety reasons). This alloy is the metal that’s most strongly connected to kitchen witchery, followed by cast iron and copper, because it has been used for over a thousand years to make everything from cutlery to plates to flagons. It’s also associated with “common” magick, the magick of everyday people (as opposed to what were traditionally called the “higher” magicks like alchemy and energy-working). So long as your pewter is free of lead, it’s safe to keep it near your skin, or to eat or drink from it. Potions are more powerful when brewed in cauldrons made of pewter, and your kitchen spells will work more effectively when you use pewter in the working somewhere.

Electrum - One of my favourite metals of all time, electrum is a naturally-occurring alloy of gold and silver, often with trace quantities of copper, platinum and palladium in the alloy too. Natural electrum comes in two common varieties; 10-30% silver, which is found mostly in the regions of Western Anatolia; and 50%-60% silver, which is found in the regions around Ancient Lydia (a large empire stretching across much of Asia Minor). However, most modern electrum is alloyed artificially, allowing finer control over the quality of the alloy and making it easier to work with artistically. Electrum is very much a metal associated with commerce - many regions such as the Lydian empire used electrum as a basis for their coins, as opposed to pure gold or pure silver, and it has always been a highly valued commodity. It’s also a very strongly artistic metal, as electrum has been used to make everything from the capstone of the Great Pyramid of Giza (sadly, this has long since been stolen by looters over the centuries), to wedding bands for pagan marriages. Electrum is a metal of love and emotion, and in its alloying of two precious and beautiful metals to make a product greater than the sum of its parts, it represents the joining of two lives together into a single whole to produce a love that will last across all time. Personally, I’d like my wedding band to be made of electrum!

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Metals are a much overlooked, but incredibly useful addition to any Witch’s arsenal of magick tools, and I hope most sincerely that this has been useful for all of you wonderful Witches out there looking to expand your collection of Witchery supplies beyond common items like crystals and tarot cards. Remember that Witchcraft isn’t about doing what everyone else does, but rather it’s about doing what only you’ve ever done! As always everyone, Witchcraft is not a thing you do, it’s a thing you ARE - Witchcraft is in the mind, and so be sure to practice your Craft exactly how YOU know it should be practiced.

Blessed be~! – Juniper WildWalk

Carpe Fucking Diem Powder

A spell powder for when you don’t want to seize the day, but you fucking have to anyway 🙄

Use a mortar and pestle to grind the following dried herbs. Channel all your frustration into the action until it’s a fine powder. (If you aren’t able to grind by hand, using a coffee grinder or pre-ground herbs is totally fine!)

➜ Rosemary (for protection)

➜ Sage (for cleansing)

➜ Cinnamon (for luck and prosperity)

➜ Rose petals (for attracting your desires)

➜ Black pepper (to repel negative energy)

➜ Cayenne (so everyone will fuck off)

Use any ratio you’d like. Whatever feels good, or whatever feels vindictive. I personally add them in the order listed above— using the most amount of rosemary, and only a pinch of cayenne.

Add it to a jar with one whole dried bay leaf. Keep it by your front door. Every time you need a little extra boost to help you seize the fucking day, grab a little palmful of the powder and throw it on the ground (outside) as hard as you can.

Shake the jar to recharge.

Be careful not to touch your eyes or any sensitive skin after handling the powder— the cayenne may burn.

“I am above negative self talk.”

This sigil is to help break the bad habit of harmful self speech - like putting yourself down, insults, belittlement, etc. As the statement of intent says, you are better than that, you are above that. It can be hard to get rid of something so deeply ingrained, I know, but with this sigil and a little willpower, you can see yourself in a better light, the way you really are, and the way you deserve to be seen.

Here’s most of my sigils that I have crafted over my time of actively practicing sigil craft! I am aware that there are multiples of some intentions, but that just makes them stronger to me! I’m currently open for sigil requests, as well! Brightest Blessings~ (do not remove caption)

Types of Water and how to use them:

Sea Water:

Water collected from the seas, I prefer from rough waters. That’s where the sea gets her energy. This water can be used to cleanse and heal, great for cleaning non-water soluble crystals. It can also be used for banishing and protection.  

Storm Water:

This is different than Rain water. It’s when the air changes. When the clouds are dark and you feel your power grow. This water is great for emotional strength and confidence spells. It can charge, motivate and add force to any spells. If you are into dark magick, storm water is great for curses

River Water: 

River water, that which is also moving, always flowing. This water is good for moving on, as the water in the river does. It’s helps with focusing your energy, or breaking through rough times. This can also be used to power your tools in anointment. 

Rain Water:

This water can almost completely universal. Anything you could need water for, rain water can do in a pinch. It’s also especially good for growth, and rebirth. 

Snow Water:

This can be hard to come across depending on where you live. Water gathered from melting snow. If you do have it where you live, this water can be used fro purity spells, and change. As well as slow working spells, or spells you want to lay dormant for a little while. 

Dew Water: 

The water that gathered on the grass in the morning, that makes your feet shiver when your barefoot. This water is great to use for love and fertility. It helps with any delicate workings that need a gentle touch. As well as working with the Fae. 

Moon Water:

This is perfect for cleansing, for purifying tools and spaces. It can also help ad energy to a spell, and help you manifest things into your life. Find out more about moon water Here! 

mutual 1: i’m soooo sleepy i’m such a #tiredgirl

mutual 2: heads up i found black mold in my bedroom yesterday so posting frequency may decrease

mutual 3: who up for the witching hour

mutual 4: wyd in this situation 🤣🤣 [photo of actively burning building, reverse image search: no results]

mutual 5: the moment you die will feel exactly the same as this one

mutual 6: i need to quit my job

mutual 7: THE WORLD IS ALWAYS ENDING

mutual 8: should i eat pork chops for dinner yes/no

mutual 9: just drove 150 miles for something i bought on facebook marketplace

mutual 10: day 177 since he ghosted me

mutual 11: buy my new album for pay what you want on bandcamp

mutual 12: just got my risperadone refilled 👍🏻

mutual 13: i need to look like [attractive male celebrity] i wonder if i could steal his skin

mutual 14: nothing matters in the world i hope i fall off a building tomorrow

mutual 15: me and who [saw bathroom screenshot]

Tumblr having a normal one about Luke Black

FELIX: Initiating transport in three…two…one…

TY: Allons-y!

[ TIME TRAVEL NOISES ]

y'know, i don’t ask for much, renfield. only a couple dozen innocent people

instagram: soapteeth 🧼 ko-fi: soapteeth 🧼 twt: soapguts

new alignment chart just dropped

Renfield? More like Benfield!

Here’s an extended cut of Ben Schwartz’s (@rejectedjokes) Renfield (@i-am-renfield) Answer Time interview with Tumblr’s head of entertainment, Cherokee McAnelly (@overchers).

made a flowchart for some of the most underrated podcasts in my favorites list (you want to listen to all of these you want to listen to all of them sooo bad)

(Mike’s voice):

Ty Betteridge?

STUPID IDIOT MOTHERFUCKING TY BETTERIDGE GOD DAMN FOOL MIKE COLLECTING DUST EATING RAT OLD BASTARD SHITHEAD IDIOT FLINCHITE OF THE WHORE BIGGEST CLOWN IN THE COMPOUND LAUGHED OUT OF TOWN COWBOY MOTHERFUCKING TY BETTERIDGE

STOP PINNING ME WHEN I TALK ABOUT TY BETTERIDGE I HATE HIM SO MUCH WHY DOES HE HAVE SO MANY FUCKED UP EXPERIMENTS WHY DID HE DECIDE TO FUCK AROUND AND FIND OUT JUST SET THEM LOOSE IS HE DEAD IS HE A BASTARD MAN HAS SUCH A VISCERAL AFFECT ON ME NOT EVEN IN THE ROOM NEVER SEEN THIS MANS FACE AND I KNOW HE HAS THE WORLDS SHITTIEST GRIN GET AWAY FROM ME

if i wanted to get into heaven and god said ty betteridges waiting inside i would piss on gods feet for the sole purpose of getting sent back down

if i have to deal with ty betteridge speaking one word in person on voice in podcast not only will i close the tab i will delete my bookmark out of spite and have to rewatch the entire series again for the experience of being able to skip all the times when he is mentioned or alive

i dont even know why i hate him so much. he collects mikes but i am just mad because i am angy

he better have some fucked up backstory to explain this if hes just some rich shithead whos a fan of timetravel and wanted the irl version ill go ham

BETTER have had a correction make him kill a man cuz if he didnt Im going to make him

paypal.com/IFuckingHateTyBetteridge

episodes not even about him. vaguely mentioned what is supposed to maybe be the compound and I lost it

where the fuck is ty betteridge if hes still alive im going to so deeply wish he wasnt

crusty tall man

ill punch betteridge and his sad frail british man twig bones will simply flake apart under my epic huge meat fist and he will disintegrate until all thats left is one final book he kept on him at all times simply titled Now You Fucked Up in ancient yiddish

im not breathing im hyperventilating at this point

i hope theres a date given for when ty died or will die so i can make it a reminder on my phone

everyday once a year i will see it and do anything but pay respects to the man who made so many fucked up if true experiments

obsessed with SAYER's main reason for using Hale basically just being "this is the luckiest idiot on this entire rock. if anyone has a chance of survival, it's him"

Arthur explicitly asks a passenger if the seat next to her is taken, sits down in it, argues conspicuously with John for five minutes, and then asks him “Is it safe to talk here? Are we alone?” and has the gall to get huffy when John says they’re obviously not. This boy’s brain can only work when he’s being hunted for sport

Arthur: *doesn't let John see the movie on the poster he saw*

John, his eyes enormous: you BRUSH AWAY John Doe? you treat him like a passenger? oh! oh! in the pit for the husband! pit for the husband for One Thousand Years!

The crossover we deserve.

They were so insane and silly this episode <33

You are such an autumn, Arthur.

(I actually do not know exactly what the hell that means, but I remember my sister's face when she told me to never, ever use lime colored things. It was like I was going to die for sure if I were to use something lime)

oh baby the way John talks ? It’s different it’s SOOOO different and that’s present by the way he was whining over not being taken to see a film. S1 John would look down on him so hard but s4 ? He wants to see a movie !! let him see a movie !!! He talks with such different weight like

HOW DO I PHRASE THIS.

s1 i always imagine him standing behind arthur like a shadow, arms crossed over his chest

s4 he still has his arms crossed but instead of boredom and irritation he’s pouting and he’s leaning on Arthur’s side. He’s cheering for the guy !! he jumped and he went YEAHH and that was SO fun. i could hear his awkward face when he went “okay youre overselling it.”

Mr Harlan Guthrie you are an incredible actor .

Back on track

malevolent is a comedy

my favorite podcast genre? oh it's "pathetic person tells eldritch horror to go fuck themselves"

the devil works hard but I work harder (Vote here!!)

i finally started reading murderbot and i am hooked. do you know where i can find the short stories?

yep! Compulsory, the prequel short, is on Wired Magazine

and Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory, which takes place after Exit Strategy, is on Tor.com

enjoy!