Tag: Bitter
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Witchcraft: moon phases…
Oh the moon. Probably the most popular celestial body. (unlike the sun, which can’t catch a damn break). She controls the seas, protects us from asteroids, and illuminates the nights. What would we do without the moon? For witches in almost every domain of practice, the moon is a sacred…
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Witchcraft: intention…
Intention is everything. No matter what you start in witchcraft, you read ‘intention this’ and ‘intention that’ or even just ‘setting intention’. What is intention? It’s exactly like what it sounds like. Intention, or intent, is what you want the spell to do for you. Each spell requires an intention…
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Witchcraft: horticulture for the black thumb…
Are you like me and kill every plant you come in contact with? Tried literally everything from fake plants to cacti? I am honestly the worst at plants. I think it’s because for most of us that grew up with pets of some sort, it’s easier to care for pets…
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Tarot: Questions to ask at a reading…
This is probably the most important step when consulting a deck. What the hell do I ask? First things first, are you asking for yourself, or are you reading for someone? I think the easiest way to determine what questions you can or cannot (more like shouldn’t) ask is based…
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Tarot 101: Two of Swords…
The Two of Swords is an interesting card. In Tarot, twos are used to represent choices and decisions. Swords, for me, represent fire and thoughts. So what can we see in the Two of Swords? A woman sits on a bench, blindfolded. Behind her is a sea or a very…
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Witchcraft: learning about the zodiac…
The zodiac has been really popular in meme culture of late. So your friends probably already forced you into looking into your sun sign. But now you’re getting deeper down the witchcraft rabbit-hole, and you are getting left, right, and center about rising signs, your venus, houses, mars, ascendant… Honestly,…
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Witchcraft: 5 things every new witch needs…
As a new witch, sometimes called a witchling or in the new hip kid phrases, a noob, I get to ingest all the good advice I get from everyone who’s been doing this a whole lot longer than me. But if I had to give some advice myself? There’s seriously…
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Tarot 101: Ace of Swords…
The Ace of Swords start the last suit of the Tarot. Coinciding with spades, Swords represent thought and wind in Tarot. Connecting back to my previous post Ace of Wands, there’s a bit of confusion about common school of thought and some of the newer interpretations regarding how Wands and…
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Tarot 101: Ace of Wands…
The Ace of Wands is the start of the third suit of the Tarot. Wands coincide with clubs. Wands represent action. But… Swords and Wands have a bit of a contradiction. It is commonly accepted that Wands coincide with fire and action and that Swords coincide with wind and thought.…
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Tarot 101: Ace of Pentacles…
The Ace of Pentacles starts off the second suit of Tarot. It coincides with diamonds in a regular deck. Pentacles represent the opposite of Cups. So where Cups represents emotions, Pentacles represents materialism. The tangible and the intangible. Below the Ace of Pentacles is pictured. When I see the Ace…
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Tarot 101: Reversed Cards…
What are reversed cards in Tarot? It’s when the cards are upside down in a reading. Seems pretty easy right. You just interpret the cards as the opposite of the regular meanings right? Let me stop you right there. Reversed cards can present as many problems as Court cards. Unlike…
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Intro to witchcraft: Wiccan and paganism…
One of the core media beliefs of witchcraft is the infamous ‘devil worship’. Of course, this is a product of Christianity demonizing (ha, see what I did there) witchcraft, Wiccan, and pagan beliefs. So what does Wicca and paganism have to with witchcraft? To begin with, it revolves around the…
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Tarot 101: Tarot Journal…
When you first start reading Tarot cards, many people recommend starting a Tarot Journal. So what is a Tarot Journal? A Tarot Journal is basically exactly what is sounds like. It’s a journal where you write out things you learn about Tarot. Many use it as a daily journal, where…
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Tarot 101: How to Read the Cards…
Reading the cards is the most daunting part of the Tarot. You can buy deck after deck and read book after blog after forum, but you have to actually pick up the cards to learn it. Tarot is as much about feeling than it is memorizing the cards. I like…
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Tarot 101: Court Cards…
The Courts have special properties in Tarot. While every other Minor Arcana card does depict people, the Court cards depict one particular person. The Court cars refer to the monarchy within each Suit. Each Suit has 4 court cards; page, knight, queen, and king. Each card rules over a different…
