Tag: self-care

Sigils Witchcraft

Transfer of Energy Sigil

This sigil is designed to gently imbue other spells, sigils, objects, places, people, etc. with energy, but never to the point of being overfull or overcharged. It does nothing independently, but instead requires a focus to work upon. The energy imbued comes naturally from excess energy in the world, and transforms to be perfectly compatible with the focus. When the focus is a person, it can help offset fatigue, even chronic fatigue.

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The Balancing Path (prose) Witchcraft

Speak Honestly of the Dead Even if it Means Speaking Ill of Them

How the concept of “don’t speak ill of the dead” is typically utilized is fraught with dismissal and erasure. Every time someone problematic dies, it is nearly inevitable to hear statements of “don’t speak ill of the dead,” but who does that idea serve? What benefit does it have? Certainly, if we want to learn from the past and honor those who have been harmed by people now deceased, we must speak honestly of the dead, even if being honest means speaking ill.

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The Balancing Path (prose) Witchcraft

Trauma Response and Trying to Find Joy

I am in a weird place emotionally right now, and in many ways I am struggling. I am wrestling with the demons of old trauma response as I try to find joy, hope, and brevity in my life. Like any time I struggle with trauma response, it is ugly, painful, messy, and difficult. There is no one answer to the problem of finding joy and alleviating the trauma, especially right now.

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The Balancing Path (prose) Witchcraft

Winter Solstice and Finding Balance in Extremes

The winter solstice is the longest night of the year, the night when, courtesy of the earth’s axial tilt, the light will start to return. It is one of the two extremes we experience very year as a part of the solar cycle. As an extreme, the solstices are a vital component of celestial and personal balance, and can teach us a great deal about how to move through life even in the most trying of times.

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