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A meeting place for elderwitches to share their wisdom.

A meeting place for mature witches

Rules 1. Be Polite

Remember the people on the other side of the screen, and treat people well. It's alright to disagree or to debate, but do so with respect. We are all here because we want a place for more mature individuals. Let's all act like it. 2. No Gatekeeping

Gatekeeping is done in person by those that want to be exclusive in some way, for their own reasons. We do not allow it here, as we are merely a place to exchange knowledge. 3. Age

This community is for mature individuals. We won't kick you out if you're young, and respectful, but this is a place for more mature adults to gather and discuss witchcraft. 4. Advertising

If it has to do with witchcraft you are allowed to advertise goods within reason. No advertisements for services. 5. NSFW

As mature adults, some may post NSFW art, pictures, etc. All must be tagged as NSFW, and it must have something to do with witchcraft. 6. Spamming

Please try to make all posts unique. Spamming reddit with the same post on multiple subreddits is frowned upon, and will probably result in pulling your post. Chronic spammers will be kicked from our subreddit. 7. Try to stay on the topic of witchcraft.

We want to stay on the topic of witchcraft. If you can connect your idea to witchcraft, then feel free to post here. We are not a religious sub, and stay out of politics as well. 8. Reddit sitewide rules will be strictly enforced.

As it says, reddit has rules for everybody with regards to behavior. You are expected to follow those rules here. 9. Do not send chat requests to the Mods. Use the Message the Mods button on the sidebar. 10. Misinformation. Opinions stated as fact will be removed at moderators discretion. 11. No Drama. We know it when we see it.

No drama.This should have been Rule 1. It has always been an unspoken rule. Now it is in writing. We are a relaxing place to hang out. So take your drama someplace else. Thank you.

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Mercury is todays planetary reference. In additition to being a messenger and psychopomp, Mercury was the god of merchants and commerce. So lets get those money spells and bowls fired up. You don't need to be elaborate. Just send out that you want more money for your labor and efforts. SMIB.

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2024/12/18
21:42 UTC

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Seeking Guided Meditations

I find YouTube guided meditations and the like extremely helpful. For example, when I’m deep in my grief and unable to find my way through darkness, I listen to this gratitude meditation from Molly Roberts: https://youtu.be/pH6j0z4vz18?si=1_scu9RAz5FfCEcI

And when I’m struggling with Grounding and Centring, I find this one from Magical Crafting helpful: https://youtu.be/-sxHH2TRXOE?si=zntkS8sez52nCWur

I’m still struggling with the daily tasks of living and finding practicing extremely difficult. Do you have any meditations and guidances of this nature that you could recommend? I feel extremely alone and something that might help me connect with Brigit would be appreciated.

I appreciate so much your help and support. I joined the community when my grief became too much for me and have found it a very welcoming space when all has felt hopeless.

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2024/12/18
20:07 UTC

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Giveaways of a scam

I was wondering if it might be a good idea to have some sort of master post that people can be directed to with clear indicators that someone is trying to scam them? I've seen a few posts across subs and in other social media spaces recently, and it being a vulnerable time of year, a lot of people will be at risk for this predatory behaviour.

  • Someone contacting you on social media, saying they felt drawn to you and can see something heavy hanging over you etc. Anytime I get this I respond thanking them for the offer and making it clear no money will be exchanged seeing as they contacted me with the offer of help. This usually disappears them.

  • Someone you've paid for a reading/spellwork giving a vague response to your actual issue, but then saying they picked up on something else that is doing you energetic harm and it needs to be addressed urgently, at a price.

  • The most genuine people I have worked with when I need an extra boost, and who I'll go back to if/when needed, will be conversational, won't push with add ons, have become people I can reach out to for advice in my own working and it will be given without a price tag or they will respond with the most suitable, not most expensive, option when asked what you should go for. The most helpful person I know taught me how to do the spellwork myself when I went back to her a second time for something. People who are genuine in their work will want to stay in good karmic energy.

Any other clear warning signs people can think of?

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2024/12/18
19:49 UTC

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Wednesday Wishes. Please place a wish that you want to be delivered, and who you want it to go out to. This is for smaller stuff than the big Sunday Spell. This will run each Wednesday.

The goal for this is to reduce the load on The Sunday Spell. Please try to put minor wishes here, and then, don't put minor requests in Sundays working.This is done on Wednesday so that Mercury can assist in getting your message delivered. It does not have to be only a minor wish, I just want simple stuff to not be clogging The Sunday Spell. Be sure to mention who/what you want your message delivered to. Mercury needs an address for where to go with it. Thank you!

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2024/12/18
14:26 UTC

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World of Witchcraft. Asking for names/photos of brick and mortar local stores that sell witchy supplies that you have shopped at. Big bonus if they have a website to order from. But people have asked for stores in various cities before, so how about we fill this thread with recommendations to try.

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2024/12/18
14:24 UTC

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A little positivity

Just wanted to wish you all a wonderful day filled with abundance and blessings!

May your day be amazing!

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2024/12/18
13:28 UTC

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Mars is todays planetary reference. In astrology, Mars is associated with aggression, confrontation, energy, strength, ambition and impulsiveness and governs sports, competitions and physical activities in general. God of war, guardian of agriculture, assist me in my battles with pests of all kinds.

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2024/12/17
21:52 UTC

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Tarot Twofer Tuesday. One Major and one Minor arcana post each Tuesday. I will provide an interpretation, and links to a few Tarot sites. Now doing reversals of Major Arcana. The Lovers.

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2024/12/17
13:42 UTC

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I humbly ask for a little help

I'm a day early for Wednesday Wishes and never can time the Sunday one right lately. However, my unsafe living condition has gotten much worse in a short period.

I am actively looking but they just announced a huge tech company is building near by, so rents have went through the roof.

Also, at the advice of my attorney, I obtained a civil protection order against the perpetrator.

Additionally, I have a friend that has very strong dreams, often times very foretelling. She was unaware at all this situation was going on at all, but left me a voice text yesterday that she had seen people matching these people's descriptions luring me outside, attacking, and dragging me across the field (which I do have) and into the woods (also have). She went on to further describe what happened and I was absolutely shook.

I've done a freezer spell and using my sigils, is there anything else you great friends could suggest?

I'm up for a team effort too, so anyone with some spare attention, send me all your protective and good energy. I need a bubble around me until I get moved out.

Thanks, much love. Special thanks to Kai for having this very special place we can share and learn from one another.

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2024/12/17
11:58 UTC

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I need help and protection from a love spell?

My boyfriend s been having this repetitive weird dreams for some time. In the first dream, this girl that kind of resembles me, comes to him to confess her feelings. He said that, despite finding her extremely beautiful, he rejects her because it just doesn’t feel right. (Me and my boyfriends did not know each other at that point) In the second dream, she comes again to him trying to convince him to be together. He rejects her telling her he has a girlfriend now. She stars screaming really loudly and this is when he wakes up. He had the third dream last night and this is when he firs mentioned it to me. In the third dream, we and some family friends were at a ski trip. We rented a cabin and the dream girl was somehow around too. None of us besides my boyfriend really noticed her, but he was scared of her. He was seeing the dream girl only at night wondering around the cabin and telling him she is going to hurt the ones he cares about until he finally gives in. The morning after he finds me and some other friend’s girlfriend with our toes and nails stitched together by a black putrid thread. My bf proceeds to ask the girl what she did to us and she said she cursed us so that the next time we suffer from love we will die. Some writing starts appearing on hands. My bf tries to talk to her and understand her, while she tries talking sweet to him to convince him to give in. This is when I wake him up. Now to mention he plays in a band we immediately assumed it might have been some fan. He said the girl felt really familiar although he doesn’t feel like he knows her personally. Any thoughts on this?

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2024/12/17
11:41 UTC

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Magic Music Monday. This weeks offering. Please add music links to this thread as you see fit. Magical, witchy, whatever you have. This week we have a re-telling(sort of) of the tale of Persephone.

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2024/12/17
02:43 UTC

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Advice on extra protection.

Hello, I was wondering on anyone's advice on added protection. I finally got the Jason Miller book that people recommended last time I asked for advice. I am going to start doing some spells and a freezer spell.

Someone told me that in confidence today that I needed to watch my back because the bad neighbors is going to start problems again but they are going to get help from others. So that's why I want extra protection.

I have cameras inside and outside for protection.

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2024/12/17
02:18 UTC

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Cleansing Prayers

I was wondering about the consequences if using a prayer like (John 14:13-14), but editing the references to "Jesus" and replacing them with an ambiguous title like "lord", or "god", etc. I know of a few people that would benefit from using certain prayers, but have apprehension towards any biblical reference.

Any insight is greatly appreciated, thank you!

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2024/12/17
02:05 UTC

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This reminds me of a group of witches dancing in circle together. "The Awakening Of The Poet" (1899) by Gabriel Ferrier.

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2024/12/16
23:27 UTC

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Urgent help for a friend

Hi everyone

Found out my friend JW and her cat need all the support they can get. They need protection from haters, help getting out of trumped up trouble and an ability to relocate somewhere safer.

I have petitioned for her and cat to be safe, together and able to get somewhere safer asap.

Would any of you be willing to support her with positive energy for the very best possible outcomes for the two of them? Thank you for reading.

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2024/12/16
18:26 UTC

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Thank you for the Wednesday Wishes and the Sunday Spells

Thanks to Kai and to all of you!

I wish I had kept a list in my journal of all the things I've wished for in here, because I'm now seeing them come true. My cat, who has a health problem, is doing so well, and I know I've asked for help with him on more than one occasion.

I also know that I asked for help with my university assignment that I was so worried about. I asked for help putting it together, and I asked for a good grade. Grades came in today and I did really, really well! Better than any of my classmates who shared their grades.

Thank you all for adding your energy to my wishes and thank you to Kai for creating this space and running the Sunday Spells.

I am so grateful for you all!

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2024/12/16
17:54 UTC

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elders, i need your help.

i keep missing the sunday spell threads, but i really need some positive unblocking energy sent my way. i'm dealing with a super stressful situation for the past couple of months that is giving me extreme anxiety, upset stomach, inability to sleep, you name it. every time i move closer to the finish line, the goal posts move further away. hopefully this doesn't sound too crazy, please be kind.

i truly believe my house has some kind of curse on it, and thusly i'm in the process of selling it. it was always a challenge the entire time i lived there, and at one point i had this dream/vision of (what i later learned was) local folklore of a Witch of the Woods. it's hard to explain, but i got the feeling she was angry at me. i didn't think anything of this dream until i saw a local artist paint the same figure over a year later and learned about the lore and how she kept watch over the woods.

i am in contract to sell, but the house keeps 'fighting' back every possible thing imaginable is happening to potentially disrupt the sale - we're over a month delayed on closing and were set to close this week, but now due to unforeseen circumstances it will be pushed back indefinitely. systems that worked perfectly are suddenly failing. winter storms keep happening that threaten to damage the home. financially, living in two places is ruining me (i moved out on our original closing date, only for that to not happen) and now i need to pay rent in addition to the mortgage on the home.

can you please send me all the good wishes and maybe a spell to lift this curse? words of comfort are welcome too. thanks so much in advance.

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2024/12/16
17:32 UTC

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Why Do We Kiss Under the Mistletoe? Link to an article about the pagan roots of this and more info in the Comments.

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2024/12/16
16:42 UTC

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Merry Moonday. Time to surf that full Moon energy wave. I can feel the push already. I hope for a good start to your week. And I will ask that age old question. What did you do for the full Moon?

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2024/12/16
13:33 UTC

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A great week for you ahead 🙏🏼

Best wishes and blessing in abundance for this amazing group, in this last week before all the holiday celebrations start.

Lots of good blessings, vibes and positivity send your way 🙏🏼

Thank you for being such an amazing and inspiring community that helps one and another out 🪻

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2024/12/16
10:22 UTC

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Being respected as an Elder requires being the kind of person that is worthy of that respect. And that means only that you behave in a mature fashion. You people make me proud, even though I didn't do anything except give you all a safe place to hang out. The rest was done by all of you here. BB.

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2024/12/16
00:19 UTC

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Sadly it didn’t happen

I’ve been in the Sunday and Wednesday threads regarding a new job for a while now and was especially hoping for one that was exactly what I had been dreaming of but didn’t know it. Emails were supposed to go out for further advancement and it didn’t happen. It’s been a year and I’m pretty hopeless at this point. Nothing has worked.

I probably won’t be around much anymore because I just can’t keep believing in this since it won’t happen for me no matter what I do, and it’s been a year of trying. I’m completely tapped out and probably won’t be around here much anymore but I wanted to say THANK YOU especially to Kai for doing the spells ♥️ and all of the rest of you who participate and root people on. This is a very nice community and I am rooting you all on in spirit, for whatever that’s worth. For me it hasn’t been worth much of anything for the last three years, especially the last year, but I know so many of you have had wonderful things happen and I’m genuinely happy for you.

Thanks and take care. ♥️♥️♥️

ETA: adding insult to injury I got yet another rejection today. That’s it. That was the last real chance I had and even that was like no 😂

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2024/12/15
21:29 UTC

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Mercury retrograde ends today, as Mercury is now stationary.

When Mercury’s Retrograde ends, some astrologers believe there is a short “shadow period” of adjustment of a couple of weeks as Mercury moves forward again. Don’t rush. Let any miscommunication work itself out. Be prepared for electronic kinks to get resolved.

Stay calm, but start planning to move forward as well. Move into your routine and rhythm. Put the touches on that trip you want to take. Get the paperwork ready to sign contracts or sell your house. Use your energy towards intelligent changes.

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2024/12/15
19:09 UTC

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Are Cats Gods?

Pretty much what the title says. I have observed I feel immense peace and calm when I pet a cat. Cats are always happy to accept pets. Time stops when I touch a cat.

I know people say they feel at peace when they pray or practice their faith, i feel it most when a cat purrs.

I know the Egyptians believed them to be sacred too. I dont own any pet cats but feel this every time I play with a stray.

Some folks say cats are inter dimensional. Could we be momentarily transported when petting them?

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2024/12/15
18:33 UTC

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How to re-spark when life/practice stagnates?

I am new to practicing -- I mostly ground, do shadow work, connect to my higher self or whatever is out there, receive wisdom/inspiration. I started this year, and found it life changing.

A few months ago my town was half destroyed by a hurricane, and after a month with no power, water, internet, etc., we've all been slowly crawling back toward normal. Except I can't seem to reconnect to whatever I was doing that was so helpful before the storm.

In my rituals/meditations, I don't seem to reach that energetic flow state no matter how long I work at it. No automatic writing, no feelings of being with other energies, no flashes of clairvoyance, no moments of creative inspiration, nothing. I can benefit from the time spent meditating, in the sense that it's good for my nervous system and I can get in better touch with my body and so on, but anything beyond that... it's just gone.

To a certain extent, I know my general health is part of it -- I'm slowly getting back to the routines that support me, but I am tired a lot of the time and far less productive with my time than I want to be. It makes sense that my practice feels as stagnant as my life at the moment, and I think it's all part of a complex, interconnected system. But I miss my practice feeling like I was part of something.

Given that this is a community of folks who've been practicing for many years, if not decades, I feel certain that some of you have gone through periods of stagnation with your practice. I'm hoping that you might have some advice for me!

Thank you in advance -- hoping you all find light and love around you today. 💚

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2024/12/15
16:42 UTC

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At a crossroads. How do I decide?

I am trying to figure out what to do about my work situation. The only thing I am certain about is that I will be resigning my current position in January. Long story short, I have been out on FMLA caretaking my mother. I received tremendous hostility from my HR and my supervisor during this process and I won’t be returning.

I have been assessing my finances and interviewing. I believe there are at least two potential job offers on my horizon. I have had multiple interviews with each position. I have several other potentially viable applications out there. Meanwhile, I have gone through my retirement portfolio and realized that I can retire right now if I want to. I am 61.

So how do I decide which path I am to pursue? I feel equally driven towards both paths and I am running out of time. My FMLA is nearly up and I am in the final interview processes. If I decide on retirement then there are other processes to set into place.

I have been asking for guidance but I am not receiving any particular impressions one way or the other. I do feel compelled to complete the interview process but that may simply be my insecurity about leaving the work force. Are there suggestions for ways to reach this important decision?

15 Comments
2024/12/15
15:49 UTC

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