In my recent connection with Loki I’ve noticed something about him that I never would’ve guessed. At first I assumed he would be sneaky about me, but when it comes to the stuff I want to do, he’s brutally honest. When I’m not doing something I want to do because I’m afraid or unwilling to put in work he sits down and says “Time to get your shit together. You want to do this so why aren’t you doing it?” And he’s completely right. He puts everything into focus again and empowers me to do what I know will change me, which I now understand is what he’s really about
Here’s an idea for you art witches, Ink Scrying! Use an eyedropper, syringe, paintbrush, or just drop ink (black or colored) into a pool of water and scry the resulting shapes/forms
✨Here’s a few ways to amp this up:
✳ Worship Poseidon? Use a fish bowl
✳ Into Dionysus? Use a wine glass
✳ Have some moon/sun/storm water? Use that for a bit of a magickal boost.
As always, make it your own and focus on your intent. Happy Witching!
fenrir, a monstrous wolf who is tricked into being bound by a forged chain presented to him as a game by troubled gods who deem him a threat, goes on to father skoll and hati, two wolves who continuously chase sol and mani through the sky in hopes of devouring them one day. it is said that they will finally succeed at ragnarok, throwing the world into darkness and disarray.
Some come from large-scale industrial mines owned by companies with poor environmental records and a history of labor violations. These mines don’t exist for the purpose of excavating crystals; usually, they’re gold or copper or cobalt mines. But alongside the gold, miners often find seams of jewelry-grade crystals as they excavate huge swaths of land: profitablemining “byproducts.”
…For example, this large blue chrysocolla—a “supportive goddess energy stone”—is from the Tyrone Copper Mine, and this $48 pyrite stone to “promote positive thinking” is from the Chino Copper Mine. These are the two largest copper mines in New Mexico, and according to the environmental group Earthworks, they “will generate an estimated 2 billion gallons of acid and metals contaminated seepage every year, requiring water treatment in perpetuity.” The mines have also caused “severe surface and groundwater contamination, and the State of New Mexico and U.S. Department of Justice have filed natural resource damage claims against the company for damages to water and wildlife resources.”
At least these U.S. copper mines are subject to environmental and labor regulations. Industrial mines in many other countries are not. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, for example, children as young as sevenworks the mines, and cobalt and copper mines in the country’s Katanga region are rich in minerals like tourmaline, amethyst, citrine, blue and smoky quartz—all coveted by healing crystal sellers. The website Minfind.com has dozens of listings of malachite (for “transformation”), cuprite (for “vitality”), and clear quartz (the “master healer”) from the DRC. This listing for a $150 malachite stone from the DRC promotes it as “one of the most important healing stones of the new millennium.” Another DRC-sourced stone is said to promote “wholeness and peace.”
may the bridges I burn light the way 