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May I say this reblog made my day, it's really incredible to read other's experiences 🧡 so I feel the need to share a little update!

The left pic is more or less the day I collected the small offering from the original post (september 11th 2023).

The right pic is the very same rosemary, today (may 4th 2024), and look how beautifully it has grown every since, it's been strong and healthy and gives me absolute no worries, not to mention its scent is absurdly delicious, it is truly blessed.

And also today, I've decided it was about time to give it a well deserved trim, and of course it was time for a gratitude offering.

First of all I chose a size for the plant to be wholly trimmed, and of course the first branch would be in Her honor. It makes me so happy to see how far both my plant and I have come and to be able to offer a piece of our growth with the one that is always looking out for us, one branch at a time 💚💚💚

And here's the plant after trim, I matched the previous taller branches to the shorter ones that will hopefully grow newer ones soon 🌿

Heya Hekate!

Small offerings are enough ✨

A while ago I got a small to medium rosemary plant, I've been feeling like caring for plants. I have special interest for the ones I can do infusions and curing, prefer aromatic and ornamental plants rather than flowers, but the most important of all, I was trying keep the plant alive because unlike my mom, I do not have that green thumb (and she'd take over in case the plant started getting ill)

The first sprout I harvested would be offered to Hekate, as it was Her the responsible for my awakening, so I left it by my altar to dry.

Once considerably dry I burned it in Her honor, along with music that chanted Her name, expressing my gratitude for so many blessings in a very personal and warm moment.

Where I live, with my parents I'm unable to follow certain traditional rites to their core. The best place to contact Hekate is on crossroads, where people leave their tributes or the leftovers of their crafts (with ecological consciousness). At the moment I can't really go in and out bringing offerings, so I fight with the weapons I have available.

But how do I know the offering was successful, that it was received and pleased Lady Hekate like I intended to?

First of all, putting your intention, wherever you are, will be the fuel the offering needs to achieve its destiny. Second, you will feel that not only said offering completed its course but also that it pleased (or not) the deity you want to contact.

As I've read on an older Hekatean devotee's testimony, Hekate is a subtle Goddess, her signs are deep and not at all noisy.

For me, the message came as an incredible sense of peace, happiness and realization, that small moment of connection made me feel like that's what I was born to do, how I wished to have awakened earlier in life as at the same time I'm grateful for having the opportunity to experience it now.

Rosemary is not Hekate's favorite herb, but it is my favorite, and what feels more special than being offered something that another person loves and desires to share with you? I think the Gods feel the same way, if your offer is filled with gratitude, positiveness, respect and strong intentions, it'll be appreciated.

Heya Hekate!

hello there

I'd love a romantic reading for me and MS?

My emojis: 🦉🥺💪😶‍🌫️😴

Her emojis: 😆🥺🐹🥰🤗

Thank you <3

My initial is N

Your relationship looks very positive!

You're a fierce person, sharp like a cat, yet very open to discussions and solve issues. Like the Queen of Wands, you have a lot of pride, head standing tall, you know how to love yet how to be independent.

MS, similarly, has a great conflict solving ability, he has the same straightforwardness as you, as the VI of Wands aiming to success in every field of their life.

Your mindsets are very similiar, that's why III of Cups fit very well, you're set to be harmonious, carefree and joyful. Both of your are in sync in the relationship, something worth of celebration. Enjoy!

Hope this was helpful, praying for this happiness to last! ✨

I feel Her every call

When I was still young and oblivious about other religions, the name Hekate stood up in a book among many others, I could never forget Her ever since

In 2019 when I hit rock bottom and nothing could offer me the comfort I so desperately needed, She lighted up my way toward the first steps in the Art

In 2020 she gifted my beloved tool with which I'd start gathering courage to make my first spells

In 2021 I knew She was there when I gave up my vicious job to pursue my dream

And this year I can feel Her again, calling for action, it's time to finally chase my purpose, dive into books and officially start my witchcraft journey.

She gave me strength so I could hold others in a difficult time, She offered me opportunities so I could deepen my intuition, Her torches are guiding me towards Her path so She can handcraft my life to Her plan

It was Her, every time the moon would keep me company in the car during any little travel, it was Her keeping my believes in Magic from childhood until now so strong.

Every time, when I was still a toddler questioning my mom about her god and being reprehended, in every nap I took during masses in the church, the books I'd sneak into religious classes to avoid the bible, the feeling that I'd never fit among my people no matter how hard I tried.

It was the things that I bought and never got to use, all ready to go whenever She'd call me. The black notebook that was gathering dust in my drawer that now I'm adorning to be my Shadow Book; the crystals and shells that came to me one way or another and I never had the courage to throw them away; the stack of books I got to download but only read so far.

Everything leading to this moment of awakening, this adrenaline to gather all the knowledge I can, my creativity tingling to come up with tarot reading structures, spells, prayers and even the will to shout to the world about Her and Her power even knowing they will not accept my decision.

My heart's filled to the brim with her light and our journey is still just beginning. ✨

I keep seeing "Signs You're A Witch" type posts popping up in the tags and ohhhh I'm so tempted to start a fight.

For anyone that needs to hear it, there is NO SUCH THING as being a witch without knowing it.

Being a witch is not a birthright or a genetic marker or a secret superpower or some hidden trait that needs discovering. Being a witch is a conscious personal choice that is entirely up to the individual. There is power in walking the path BECAUSE it is a choice.

There is no quiz or infographic or reading that can tell you whether or not you're a witch. It doesn't matter whether you've had an affinity to magic and nature since childhood or are only just discovering the craft later in life. It doesn't matter if you've read every book on magic there is or only theorized about what you might like to do. (And yes, you can learn about witchcraft without ever being a witch.) The only one who can decide whether you're a witch is YOU.

And just to be SUPER clear on the matter, ANYONE can be a witch if they want to. Things like gender, race, religion, and physical ability are not determining factors.

Do you want to be a witch? Are you willing to self-identify as one, even just to yourself, and practice some form of witchcraft?

Congratulations! You can be a witch!

Give it a try if you want to. The path is yours to enter or leave as you will, for as long as you choose to explore it.

hi! i saw that you may be doing free readings and i would like one please and thank you. lately i’ve been experiencing quite a bit of sickness especially at work like i’ll start to feel sick but only at work. i’m wondering if there is someone wishing ill on me in my workplace?

XV - The Devil

This card comes answering a very specific question: Is anybody in your work directing negativity towards you? The Devil represents someone obsessed, it can point towards an ugly relationship of yours. I can tell, yes, there's a certain negativity coming your way.

I admit this was a tricky question for me to get a clear answer, I kept asking as if health was the main issue, but it was not, I tried a lot of times. One card that got my attention was the Star at some point, generally a positive card however, when along with the Devil, it can represent someone who pretends, a fake person, and the Devil was indeed very near the Star.

If you will accept a witch's advice, some amulets great to get rid of negativity and evil eyes are the black tourmaline (absorbs negativity) tiger's eye (like the one above the card, it's protective, breaks hexes), and Greek eye (protection against envious people), any of them in any size will do, keep it with you while you work or on your workspace.

Remember to keep an eye out for your health and visit a doctor regularly if you're not feeling well, I hope you can get rid of those awful energies and prosper 🖤

Heyy guys! Sorry for my formal disappearance, life's been a total rush!

I've been fighting my own crossroad these past weeks in the pursue of achieving my dream job (and getting money to pay the bills).

To those who don't know, outside my witchcraft I'm a full time freelancer illustrator, but freelancing hasn't been working for me anymore so I've been looking for a full time art job. Not an easier quest as I have no experience in a team or in a studio and I hardly come across job opportunities for junior artists that require no experience.

The past month or so I've been working really hard towards building a solid portfolio for character design and property art, my two areas of interest and that's the reason I've been super away lately

I swear at least twice a week I promise myself to draw cards the next day and I just can't because rushing to get stuff done takes all the time, like right now I'm getting some pieces of portfolio done to apply for a great opportunity that I found out about and 24 hours is no longer enough for a day!!

To those who submitted questions for the tarot, I read them and I'm sorry I cannot give you the attention you deserve like I used to bc capitalism is after my very ass, but I do want to be more active here again as well as start practicing with Minor Arcana cards (literally shaffled my deck yesterday trying to come out with something but my brain is literally acting like an old laptop trying to run a game on ultra graphics)

I hope you guys can be patient with me and also maybe send some positive vibes, I really want that job, and if you want to check out my art is over at @undinoble (my main blog)

May the Gods bless the rest of your week 💜✨

Hi, I see you said you’ve made a comeback to your blog. Welcome back, I hope you enjoy your time here. We appreciate you for returning💛. Can I have a tarot reading? So, I applied for a job as a server at my local casino for one of the restaurants they have inside. I originally applied for their other restaurant that’s a steakhouse, but was rejected. I didn’t even get an interview. So, now I’m applying to their other restaurant that sells wine and small plates. I wanted to ask if it’ll get hired there, and if so how will my experience be? (It’s ok, if the answer is no, it’s no need to sugar coat, I’ve been dealing with a lot of job rejection lately. I’m still hopeful, and I know it’s part of the process) -kg♑️🦋🎄

First of all thank you so much! It's my pleasure to be back 💜

For your first question, yes! The VI of Pentacles gives a positive answer, it's very likely that you'll be accepted!

For your experience, you'll experiment a range of them. The VII of Swords alerts that you might come across swindlers, people who will try to put work by, make drama or dodge responsibilities. Keep your guard up to avoid being harmed.

On the other hand, Page of Wands opens your path, you'll cross ways with opportunities, great responsibilities that will have equal rewards, promotions might await for you. Grow your way up, don't be afraid to take the tasks life will throw your way, handle with grace and confidence.

May the Gods bless your path and grant you plenty blessings ✨

I'm so happy to see my blog hasn't been lost due to my absence and asks keep coming in! I think it's good to also let you know how to ask (specifically if you request readings from me)!

• First, if you're a minor please signalize so i can have an idea for how to interpret the cards (if there's no signal I'll consider you/people you ask about are over age)

• For a witch, I'm kinda skeptical on zodiac, I also haven't gotten to the astrological matters of tarot yet, so telling me your sign/moon/asc or not doesn't make any difference

• I also don't understand how emojis could help me know any better, if they're some kind of info I'd rather you write a short description on the matter instead

• Lots of requests are for love readings, it'd help a lot if you could tell me if your love interest is a crush, a friend, a stranger, a boyfriend, a fling, etc, so it gives me an idea of your intention and can make readings more accurate

• Do not put any personal/sensitive information into the asks, don't need to go into detail if you don't want to either, remember to tell only what you judge a stranger can know, your intention is enough

But you can also ignore everything above, the downside is you'll be trusting my intuition to know better and read the spread according to my own ideas.

If you'd like tarot readings focused on astrological signs unfortunately this is not the place yet, but I'm sure there are plenty of awesome tarot readers around tumblr you can ask!

Either way, you are more than welcome to give me feedback after you read your answers. I want to get better at this Art and I know I won't be right every single time, so if you can give me any light, even if it's small, I'd be incredibly grateful.

Feedback on Xournal++: I love the customizable pages, the handwriting is super comfortable and the ability to save in pdf is super handy, the file is quite light too

i had some trouble setting up the plugins to make up the keybinds, and the pen display is a little buggy, but i think the final result is quite worth the tiny struggles.

This will be specially useful with to the image insert tool, i can import tarot card images for my studies, create hand drawn mood boards and import some little arts to decor each book!

I'll for sure have one file for my grimoire and one shadow book for devotion work, but there are infinite possibilities: dream journal, tarot notebook, recipes book, herb notes, spellcraft, and each can have their own covers!

If any Witch out there wants the plugins I'm using for xournal++ just DM me and I'll send your way, this tool has a lot of potential for people like us!

Posted in a community but wanted to ask my followers as well:

I feel like keeping a digital Grimoire would be easier for me than a traditional, physical one (which i own, but i rarely feel the desire/patience/comfort to write on it)

My computer is my safe nobody else has access to, plus i own a display tablet that makes it easy to handwrite, so would anyone out there have journal app recommendations?

What I'm looking for is a Windows app, stylus compatible, that has handwriting/doodling features and AI free if possible!

Atm I'm testing xournal++ but i find the user experience a little bad (a shame, bc it checks all my boxes above in terms of journalling)

If you have an app/know of something interesting please comment or reblog, I'd love to know!

May the Gods bless you day/night! ✨

Having Hades 2 be themed around the moon and witchcraft and how they historically relate to womanhood and sisterhood and having the main "boss" character be a loving mother figure instead of an antagonistic father.... This one really is for the girls thank you supergiant