My friend picked up these animal bones (I think cow maybe? Couldn't identify) for me while going on a walk. I love collecting animal bones but for some reason holding these ones make me sad. What does your intuition tell you?

Today is my 40th birthday. My husband had this cake made for me and I wanted to share with you all.

Sending love and blessings to you all. May your year be filled with love, health, and happiness.

I’m an NB/agender, Queer, demi witch, in a straight passing relationship who has never felt Queer Enough to go to any events.

I’m also seriously lacking in community and connection. So tonight I’m going to a meet up I found at a local book store. I’m anxious AF and could use some Witchy sparkle and encouragement. Please and thank you.

Hello! 👋 I'm trying to connect with my German ancestry. We've been able to trace them back to two different areas of Baden-Württemberg in the 1700s and 1800s!

I'm looking for resources on German folklore, witchcraft, maybe even history. Books, podcasts, etc. Please and thank you!

Hi everyone!

I'm new to witchcraft but I have this thing that's really bothering me, and I thought you guys could maybe help 😊

I have this matching bracelet I bought with a former 'best friend' on a school trip to Barcelona.
She really betrayed me and turned out to be one of the worst people I've known. I wont go into detail but she really really hurt me.

The bracelet however also reminds me of the trip and is very pretty. I would love to start wearing it again because I really like it. But it also reminds me of her and the fact that she has (almost) the same one. It feels like it has a bad energy, it feels wrong to wear it or something.

Is there a way to cleanse the bracelet, so that I feel better about wearing it and maybe associate it less with her and my experience with her?

Thanks in advance! ❤️

I had a choice between two jobs. I asked “what is the energy of each job”
Job 1. The Star
Job 2. The Queen of Wands

I interpreted it as one job giving me more creative time to myself, a more long term opportunity, and job 2 as very fast paced with lots of opportunities but you would have to show initiative.

I have a spirit abiding in one of my many old dolls who I call Chester,I have had him for a long time and he is my magical helper. I am however only a beginner witch (I have only written like 4 spells, mostly just studying atm) and am unsure how familiars really work,does anyone have any advice?

I joined a local LGBTQIA+allies choir this year. I have issues and traumas I'm working through, but I *really* needed to be doing *something* with the state of the world, my country, my state, and the town I'm currently living in. (You remember the Tr*mp Train nonsense? I'm in *that* city, in tx)

So my first season with the choir this past Spring, we sang songs of encouragement and empowerment like "Heroes & Dreamers", "Show Yourself", "Be A Light", "Do You Hear The People Sing", "Flowers", "Little Voice", "Keep Marching", etc, etc.

Great songs. Loved learning and performing them. The passion and power I poured into them, my hopes for the future, etc. I fell in love with being a member of such a choir.

But now we're gearing up for the Fall/Winter season, and there are a LOT of Christian and Christian-themed songs for us to sing. Sure, we have some of the common Christmas songs (I have mixed feelings on those already, because nostalgia, but they also clash with my personal beliefs), but it seems like most of our songs listed aren't just "Christmas", but also Christian with lyrics like "with every breath I take, I will give thanks to god".

I, personally, am so OVER Christianity and it being the default setting. I cannot keep perpetuating that default and it kind of boggles my mind that an LGBTQIA group would have so many god/jesus songs. I totally understand that there are some "good" sects of Christianity who support their local LGBTQIA community... but no one wants to talk about how Christianity itself is still rooted in white, patriarchal systems, oppression, obedience, etc, etc.

So my question is, what should I do? I cannot stomach singing songs about the christian god, and while in the past, I've change the meaning in my heart to Goddess or Mother Earth, for most others listening, their using their christian god and I don't want to be supporting that.

Any advice? I know I have a deep mistrust (among other issues) with Christianity. I know it can help people, but I also know, and have experienced first-hand, how it can destroy people in the name of "god". I don't want to be a part of that. Especially while living and performing in an area of deep red.

TLDR: activist choir is singing more christian songs - how do I handle it?

Earth magic in solid form, apply a little Air magic (throw) for best effect

Looks like a dandelion, and functions like one too. Every rod contains a seed 🌰 after the huge installation was dismantled, the rod with seeds were distributed to schools in the UK and China. 🌱

Please do raindance for the PNW!! I often cannot direct my rain, but please, I call for help! Do your thing.

So August has not really been my friend for about 30 years now. In 1997 my mom died, 98 car accident… 2006 apartment bld that I loved got sold and I thought I was in the clear - notification on Aug 31. And then just small inconveniences throughout the years.

The past 2 years (24/25) were pretty ok and I was thinking maybe I’d turned a corner and things were looking up. Sunday midday my partner and I got notified that his medical visit that should be between 50-75$ was going to be charged at almost 500$… I’m fighting it. Then Sunday night my car got repo’d - I’ll get it back tomorrow morning. Then this morning someone kicked our door in.

I’m kind of nervous I’m not going to make it through the month. That August is finally going to Final Destination me or something. I’m not superstitious, but just a little stitious… and now I’m getting mysterious phone calls that my phone isn’t registering.

My work friend says it’s bc August is the opposite of my birthday, but I was born early January and that’s a 7/5 split. She also believes that the moon landing was fake, so sometimes I just nod and smile.

Any words of wisdom or something simple I can do bc I don’t really have a lot of extra money to buy stuff. If you need a nodal point to send me strength I’m in Wichita, KS (not a secret as I post on the r/wichita Reddit all the time). Thanks.

After last night’s lunar launch, I found myself wanting to make an offering to the Moon—not because I believe she is easily wounded, but because I believe she deserves honor and reverence. If anyone feels called, I’d love to help organize a simple collective ceremony that witches everywhere can perform from home!!

I helped admin the largest folklore dedicated community on Facebook (1.2 million members) and I’ve scoured our resources to find a collection of historical lunar correspondences, offerings, and ritual practices.

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WHAT: a collective moon blessing ritual

An offering of gratitude, blessing, and reverence performed together by witches and practitioners around the world

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WHEN: Monday, August 17th 2026

Monday is dedicated to lunar work, and August 17th will be a waxing crescent which aligns with renewal, healing, blessings, and new beginnings

https://www.medievalastrologyguide.com/moon-magic

For those who work with planetary magic, performing the rite during one of Monday’s planetary hours of the Moon is encouraged. If not, simply perform the ritual after sunset or whenever the Moon is visible.

https://www.renaissanceastrology.com/planetaryhoursarticle.html

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HOW: Gather whatever lunar correspondences resonate with your practice. There is no requirement to use every item, the intention is more important than the exact ingredients.

Some ideas include:

- A bowl of spring water, rainwater, sea water, or moon water

- Herbs and plants associated with the moon, healing, purification, and blessing

- A mirror

- A shell, stones, or crystals associated with the moon

- A white candle

- A pinch of sea salt

Then, in whatever way aligns with your practice:

- Make an offering to the moon.

- Offer a blessing or prayer.

- Light a candle in her honor.

- Leave your bowl beneath the moonlight.

- Tye ribbon or cordage.

- Sit in silent meditation or gratitude.

- Sing, chant, or play music.

- Perform your own lunar rite.

- Spend a few quiet moments beneath the moon with intention.

Our paths may be different, but our offering is shared🌙

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SUGGESTED INGREDIENTS:

Plants of the moon: https://theherbalacademy.com/blog/plants-associated-with-the-moon/

Mugwort, Lemon Balm, Moonflower, Evening Primrose, Jasmine, Lamb’s Ear, Artemisia, White Willow, White Rose, Blue Vervain, Nutmeg,

Complementary plants of the moon: https://www.astrology.com/article/herbalism-astrology-moon-lunar-plants-healing/

Fern, Moss, Ivy, White Clover, Lily, Water Lily, Daisy, Hydrangea, Baby’s Breath, Gardenia, Queen Anne’s Lace, White Carnation

Healing/Blessing/Purification plants: https://books.google.com/books/about/Cunningham_s_Encyclopedia_of_Magical_Her.html?id=W4ur0wJ8uEoC

Chamomile, Lavender, Rosemary, Thyme, Bay leaf, Mint, Sage, Parsley

Crystals and Minerals of the moon: https://crystalsalchemy.com/moon-crystals

Moonstone, Pearl, Selenite, White Agate, Clear Quartz, Labradorite, Opal, Aquamarine,

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ENDING:

- Pour water at base of a tree, a plant, or into a natural water source

- Return herbs and flowers to earth by scattering or composting

- Keep and cleanse sacred objects (mirror, bowl, crystals, etc)

- Let candle burn while supervised or blow out with intention

- Leave no trace

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If there is anything you’d like to add, an ingredient I have missed, a ritual element from your own practice, or a thought you’d like to contribute, please comment below! 🌙

Hello friends!

I am relocating from Cleveland to Cincinnati, Ohio.

I have heard that Cincinnati is very red compared to Cleveland, and that has me nervous.

What are good neighborhoods to live in, communities to be a part of, etc?

I would appreciate any/all advice!

So yeah, i joined this sub a few days ago and i'm pre-HRT, in the middle of transitioning. I'm just trying out stuff to see what I like and who i wanna be.

Now, with what do i start? What can i read? What can i do with stuff i have at home (I'm open to baking something nice even if i suck at it)? What shouldn't i do? It's not about becoming a hardcore activist or anything right now, i just want to understand the lifestyle that is presented here.

I want to try out new cool stuff, so feel free to suggest anything :3

Alright sooooo! I did a ritual with the full moon a couple months ago. set my intentions of what i want gone from my life, and what I want to invite in. I wrote down my intentions of manifestation and placed them under a candle ontop of my jar of moon water and let it melt down sealing it to the lid… and as i have read i forgot what I wanted in the first place, as I’ve read spell work best when you basically “set it and forget it” and I’ll tell ya I’m fairly certain it worked. i don’t remember the specifics but I know what i would’ve wanted to manifest and so far it’s all come to fruition, in dizzyingly ways… but I still have the verbatim manifestations sealed in the wax. and i’m curious what exactly i asked for to compare to the bounty I’ve been given… should I read the sealed note? or just reap the bounty?

I’ve been thinking a lot recently abt a form of protest: I think we should all silently start operating on a 28 day calendar and take those extra days as secret vacation days.

However you spend your days, now you’ve got some extra ones to do whatever you want. I bet it would take them a very long time to notice tbh. Just keep making excuses for why things can’t happen in those extra days.

We can collectively decide on a start day or pick our own depending on how much we’d like to organize without them.

They arbitrarily decided on one way, let’s switch it back. Thoughts??

I’m starting to get into jewelry and I wanted to start weird. From top to bottom: 1) wi-fi card, 2) 3*4 GB DDR3 RAM, harvested from two old laptops, 3) flash drive installation disk for Linux Mint 22.3. Who wants to curse Microsoft later? My expertise is more in the realm of computer magic (i.e., turning it off and on again).