There’s more to death than just seeing it. To seek understanding of it, you need to go to the places where it settles. Sit surrounded by the earth, among the bones and among the rot. Slow your breath. Close your eyes. Feel the dirt beneath your palms, between your fingers, underneath your nails.
Let it creep up on you, as it is drawn by life like a moth to a flame. Feel it circling, reaching, and clinging to the air just centimeters from your skin. Do not fear it, as it cannot take what it is not given. Observe it. Feel it in your bones and taste it in the air that you breathe.
(a decoy acts as a “substitute” for you, which the curse will be redirected to instead of harming you; the decoy can then be cleansed or destroyed to remove the curse from it; sometimes you don’t get a choice and the decoy gets destroyed, and you have to make a new one if you still desire its protection)
ingredients: Smoky Quartz stone such as a tumble stone or quartz point, between 3-5 candles for the occasion, ground cinnamon, pencil or pen, slip of paper, fire safe dish, lighter
Steps: Set your 3-5 candles for the occasion up around yourself in a way so its symmetrical and you can sit comfortably in the middle with one candle front of you, (you can have your grimoire or phone with you if you can’t/don’t memorize the spell) ground and center yourself while holding the smoky quartz, light up your candles, perform the spell and after reciting for the third time add a pinch of cinnamon into each candle flame, draw CBC sigil on paper, charging it with energy from the spell and smoky quartz, then burn in a fire safe dish to activate, end spell, practice self care and cleanse the smoky quartz when rested.
CBC
“Let the fire beside me cleanse this space, The room for my spirit be returned to full grace I break these dark chains, lock opened with key Cursed shadows begone! I will my soul to be free! Phase out of my being all unwanted pain Cleansing the spirit and the balance regained The Flames of my spell, break the foundation Of any dark magic back into salvation Burning all evil out, be it energy or curse Filter all that is useful, to return it back worse.” *3 *said three times with ones power cranked up as much as possible, doing it right will result in tiredness.*
Mímisbrunnr, wisdom, teaching, inland body of waters, traditions, and prophecies.
Mimir is the wisest God of the Aesir, he was sent as a hostage during the Aesir/Vanir war; was beheaded by the Vanir. Odin upon learning this embalmed it with herbs so Mimir would forever be able to give him advice and insight.These are ways I personally honor Mimir and my personal associations with offerings. If you have something negative to say keep it to yourself, these are personal and work for me.
Accept that self growth requires introspection and addressing your own flaws and mistakes.
A drop of your blood in exchange for his knowledge.
Have a traditional bowl of wood, ceramic, stone, etc to make offerings into.
Donate books to your local library or children shelter.
Have discussions with those around you, push them to think for themselves.
Have a bowl of water with you when doing ritual work with him.
Vote, a god of wisdom has no room for a person of ignorance and neglect.
Decorate your home or altar in blue or white(I use neutral grays/black as an accent).
Read. Anything and everything.
Light candles or incense of pine, water, rain, any earthy smells that might take him back to his home.
Keep some offerings unspoken.
Tell him of the happenings in the world around you.
When passing a well offer a prayer.
Use the runes in your craft or practice, specifically, Ansuz, Dagaz, Ehwaz, Laguz, Mannaz, and Othala.
Decorate your home or altar in symbolism of water, wells, fountains,
Never assume you are entitled to his knowledge, even Odin had to give him an eye.
Take a break from social media as a devotional act.
Play God of War(2018) his representation is amazing.
If someone calls you out for being problematic take it is an opportunity to learn instead of being offended.
I made a basic spread for getting a new deck! There are plenty of wonderful “getting to know your deck” spreads, but this one is how I typically get to know the new additions to the family! I choose not to ask what the decks limitations are, simply because if I were having a conversation with someone for the first time I don’t think I’d be very open to talk if they asked that!
The First Card: The general personality of your deck. This question will reveal if your deck is painfully truthful, a prankster, a pragmatist, a romantic, etc. This could also symbolize the god if you use the cards to communicate with the divine.
The Second and Third Card: How does the deck feel about you? A simple first impression, how they feel about your energy. Just a brief introduction to you. What’s your first impression of me? Of our energy together?
The Fourth Card: We all have teachers in life and Tarot’s higher purpose is to teach us. To show us our areas of growth and help us improve. What can we learn from building a relationship with our deck?
The Fifth Card: Tarot, like all relationships, is a partnership. This card shows how to best utilize that partnership and shows you the best way to approach your deck.
The Sixth Card: The most likely result of working diligently with your deck.
The Seventh Card: The decks one piece of advice to you.
may the bridges I burn light the way 
