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“The Not So Puppet Show #003: The Broken Book of Beasties, Book One: A Book by Any Other Cover, Part One” by Thomas Typewriter – a new script
-----------<.thom.>----------- THE NOT SO PUPPET SHOW An asymmetry without apologies Episode #3 “The Broken Book of BeastiesBook I: A Book by Any Other CoverPart 1” By Thomas Typewriter (c) 2026 jason arcand -----------<:type:>----------- FADE IN The Not So Puppet Show’s short title sequence plays. FADE OUTFADE IN THE BROKEN BOOK OF BEASTIES TITLE SEQUENCEThe title “The Broken Book of Beasties” appears far off in the dark screen, written in bright red flowing script. The […] -
“The Not So Puppet Show #003: The Broken Book of Beasties, Book One: A Book by Any Other Cover, Part One” by Thomas Typewriter – a new script
-----------<.thom.>----------- THE NOT SO PUPPET SHOW An asymmetry without apologies Episode #3 “The Broken Book of BeastiesBook I: A Book by Any Other CoverPart 1” By Thomas Typewriter (c) 2026 jason arcand -----------<:type:>----------- FADE IN The Not So Puppet Show’s short title sequence plays. FADE OUTFADE IN THE BROKEN BOOK OF BEASTIES TITLE SEQUENCEThe title “The Broken Book of Beasties” appears far off in the dark screen, written in bright red flowing script. The […] -
“The Not So Puppet Show #003: The Broken Book of Beasties, Book One: A Book by Any Other Cover, Part One” by Thomas Typewriter – a new script
-----------<.thom.>----------- THE NOT SO PUPPET SHOW An asymmetry without apologies Episode #3 “The Broken Book of BeastiesBook I: A Book by Any Other CoverPart 1” By Thomas Typewriter (c) 2026 jason arcand -----------<:type:>----------- FADE IN The Not So Puppet Show’s short title sequence plays. FADE OUTFADE IN THE BROKEN BOOK OF BEASTIES TITLE SEQUENCEThe title “The Broken Book of Beasties” appears far off in the dark screen, written in bright red flowing script. The […] -
“The Not So Puppet Show #003: The Broken Book of Beasties, Book One: A Book by Any Other Cover, Part One” by Thomas Typewriter – a new script
-----------<.thom.>----------- THE NOT SO PUPPET SHOW An asymmetry without apologies Episode #3 “The Broken Book of BeastiesBook I: A Book by Any Other CoverPart 1” By Thomas Typewriter (c) 2026 jason arcand -----------<:type:>----------- FADE IN The Not So Puppet Show’s short title sequence plays. FADE OUTFADE IN THE BROKEN BOOK OF BEASTIES TITLE SEQUENCEThe title “The Broken Book of Beasties” appears far off in the dark screen, written in bright red flowing script. The […] -
“The Not So Puppet Show #003: The Broken Book of Beasties, Book One: A Book by Any Other Cover, Part One” by Thomas Typewriter – a new script
-----------<.thom.>----------- THE NOT SO PUPPET SHOW An asymmetry without apologies Episode #3 “The Broken Book of BeastiesBook I: A Book by Any Other CoverPart 1” By Thomas Typewriter (c) 2026 jason arcand -----------<:type:>----------- FADE IN The Not So Puppet Show’s short title sequence plays. FADE OUTFADE IN THE BROKEN BOOK OF BEASTIES TITLE SEQUENCEThe title “The Broken Book of Beasties” appears far off in the dark screen, written in bright red flowing script. The […] -
Golden Dawn vs Grimoire purists—what actually works and why?
Deep dive into Goetic practice, tools, timing, and theory.
Watch now 👇
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Golden Dawn vs Grimoire purists—what actually works and why?
Deep dive into Goetic practice, tools, timing, and theory.
Watch now 👇
https://youtu.be/wxIhSYFKxkc -
The Real Story of the Key of Solomon 🔑 What if the “book” never existed? 122 manuscripts across 700 years reveal the Clavicula as a shifting tradition—not a fixed text.
👉 Watch now: https://youtu.be/gjViTCG9gKQ
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CW: NSFW, GenAI
“Arcana”
#magic #rpg #bigboobs #bigbreasts #boobs #breasts #caption #chastity #cleavage #chastitycage #chastitydevice #chastitycaption #chastityslave #demongirl #demoness #demon #hornedgirl #horneddemon #hornsgirl #horns #arcane #alchemy #alchemist #ritual #grimoire #magicbook #femdom #femaledomination #dominantwoman #mistress
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CW: NSFW, GenAI
“Arcana”
#magic #rpg #bigboobs #bigbreasts #boobs #breasts #caption #chastity #cleavage #chastitycage #chastitydevice #chastitycaption #chastityslave #demongirl #demoness #demon #hornedgirl #horneddemon #hornsgirl #horns #arcane #alchemy #alchemist #ritual #grimoire #magicbook #femdom #femaledomination #dominantwoman #mistress
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CW: NSFW, GenAI
“Arcana”
#magic #rpg #bigboobs #bigbreasts #boobs #breasts #caption #chastity #cleavage #chastitycage #chastitydevice #chastitycaption #chastityslave #demongirl #demoness #demon #hornedgirl #horneddemon #hornsgirl #horns #arcane #alchemy #alchemist #ritual #grimoire #magicbook #femdom #femaledomination #dominantwoman #mistress
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Top ten posts in 2025 https://library.hrmtc.com/2026/01/01/top-ten-posts-in-2025/ #2025 #AA #aeon #aeonOfHorus #AeonOfMaat #AeonOfTruthAndJustice #Aiwass #alanMoore #aleisterCrowley #AlexBhattacharji #amalantrahWorking #antiquity #AntonLaVey #ArthurMoros #asAbove #bbc #bestPosts #bestTen #bibliography #blackCube #cathars #charlatan #CharlesStansfeld #christianSects #ChristianTheosophy #churchOfSatan #cinema #darkArts #DavidBeth #divine #doctrinalFaith #ElizabethMarshall #ElsieGrayParker #encounter #fraterAchad #fraudster #GaryParsons #genius #geraldYorke #gnosis #gnostics #god #grimoire #groundOfBeing #hermeticPhilosophy #hermeticism #hermetics #historicalDevelopment #humanBody #innerEnlightenment #ItalianHumanistRenaissance #Jewish #JewishEsotericism #JewishStudies #JohnCoulthart #johnSymonds #Jones #JudithVonHalle #justice #kabbalah #kabbalisticCosmology #karlGermer #KennethGrant #LeslieOdomJr #Liber31 #LondonUnderground #MaIaon #maat #magic #magicalSon #magick #MarlaSegol #master #medievalKabbalah #MichaelBarnam #michaelStaley #middleAges #modernTimes #mountaineer #myth #newAge #NewAgeMovement #OTO #occult #occultism #occultist #PaulMorley #pervert #poet #poetry #postEnlightenment #poster #presentDay #Promethea #prophet #pureRationality #Radio4 #relationship #religion #religiousTraditions #RenaissanceHermeticists #revelatoryExperience #ritual #ritualPractice #RoelofVanDenBroek #RollingStone #romanticism #rosicrucianism #rudolfSteiner #SammyDavisJr #Saturnian #sexMagic #sexuality #soBelow #spiritualAlchemy #summary #summaryOfTheYear #TheBookOfTheLaw #TheEquinoxOfTheGods #TheGreatBeast #theWickedestManInTheWorld #TomasVincente #topPosts #topTen #treeOfLife #trueSelf #truth #westernEsotericism #WesternSexMagic #WhiteLodge #worldView #WouterJHanegraaff -
Magickal Journaling: Documenting Your Journey and Enhancing Your Practice
Pagan Essentials: The Witch’s Online Resource
Every craftsperson relies on their tools, and for the Witch, there are few tools more crucial than the Magickal Journal. Whether you call it a Grimoire, a Book of Shadows (BoS), or simply your personal journal, this physical or digital space is where your practice lives, breathes, and grows. It is the living archive of your personal relationship with the Divine and the Magickal Arts.
If you’ve been hesitant to start one, or if yours has been collecting dust, here are the essential benefits and methods to making magickal journaling a vital part of your path.Why Magickal Journaling is Essential for Your Practice
Keeping a detailed record of your work is far more than just writing down spells. It is a profound act of self-reflection and magical accountability.
1. Tracking and Analyzing Results
Magick is an art and a science. When you cast a spell or perform a ritual, you need a way to measure its effectiveness. A good magickal journal documents the following for every working:
* The Date and Time: Crucial for astrological timing.
* The Lunar Phase: How did the Moon’s energy influence the outcome?
* The Intent: What specifically did you ask for?
* The Tools/Ingredients: List of herbs, candles, colors, and incantations used.
* The Outcome: Did the spell manifest as intended? If so, when? If not, why might it have failed?By analyzing past workings, you quickly learn which ingredients, timings, and techniques yield the best results for your unique energy, helping you refine your practice continuously.
2. Deepening Self-Knowledge and Introspection
Your journey is about personal evolution. Journaling provides a safe, structured space to record:
* Dream Work: Analyzing recurring symbols and messages from your subconscious.
* Divination Results: Recording tarot readings, pendulum sessions, or oracle casts, and tracking how they played out in reality.
* Emotional and Spiritual Shifts: Noting how certain rituals, meditations, or moon cycles affect your inner state. This helps you understand your own energetic flow.3. Preserving Priceless Personal Knowledge
Your tradition is unique. While you may read books and online resources (like this one!), the true power comes from your direct experience. That subtle energy shift during a meditation, the flash of inspiration you received from a deity, or the specific way you adapted a traditional spell—these are the moments that define your path. Your journal ensures this personal, non-transferable wisdom is never lost.Grimoire vs. Book of Shadows: Defining Your Documents
While the terms are often used interchangeably today, traditionally, they refer to two distinct types of books. You can keep one combined book or separate them, depending on your needs.
The Book of Shadows (BoS) – Your Personal Diary
The BoS is historically the personal record of the Witch. It is the repository of your own experience, growth, and practice.
Content – Purpose
Spell Records – Documenting the execution and results of your workings
Personal Rituals – Rites you create, Sabbat celebrations, or dedications
Divination Logs – Tracking the context and outcomes of readings
Meditative/Astral Notes – Records of visions, messages, and spiritual encounters
The Grimoire – Your Encyclopedia of Magick
The Grimoire is typically the knowledge book—a comprehensive reference tool filled with information sourced from external research.
Content – Purpose
Correspondences – Lists of herbs, colors, stones, days of the week, and their magical uses.
Deity Information – Pantheon research, invocations, and history.
Astrology & Phases – Tables for moon phases, planetary hours, and signs.
Ritual Basics – General information on cleansing, grounding, and circle casting.
Practical Steps to Start Your Magickal Journal
Ready to begin? Starting is easier than you think, but consistency is the key to success.
1. Choose Your Medium
* Physical (Notebook/Binder): Many prefer the tactile connection of writing by hand. A binder allows you to re-organize and add pages easily.
* Digital (App/Document): Perfect for portability, search functions, and security. Use apps that allow password protection to keep your secrets safe.2. Dedication and Protection
Before you begin using your new journal, perform a simple dedication and blessing ritual. This transforms it from a simple book into a sacred tool. You might use smudge, anoint it with protective oil, or cast a brief circle, stating your intent for the book to hold only truth, wisdom, and positive energy.3. Organize with Intent
Don’t wait until you have a perfect system. Start with simple sections. If you’re using a binder or a digital format, organization is fluid. For a fixed notebook, start pages with a clear title and plenty of space for future notes and results.4. Commit to Consistency
The best way to fail at journaling is to treat it as a chore. Try to record something once a week, even if it’s just a quick note about a successful meditation or a strange encounter. The more consistent you are, the faster your knowledge base—and your practice—will grow.Embrace your magickal journal today. It is your most honest teacher, your most loyal historian, and the undeniable proof of the power within you.
(Stay tuned to Pagan Essentials for more tips on using your magickal tools!)
#bookOfShadows #grimoire #magickalTools #witchTools #witchcraft
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Heads up: In our next episode we will teach you how to build your magick circle according to the #Heptameron #Solomonic #grimoire https://youtube.com/shorts/nLkh7mSVWKE?feature=share
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From the Inked Grimoire:
The Magick of Junk JournalingEvery witch knows that magick lives in the liminal, those spaces between intention and action, word and world. A junk journal is one of those portals.
https://www.inkedgoddesscreations.com/blogs/the-inked-grimoire/the-magick-of-junk-journaling
#Journaling #JunkJournaling #Journal #Grimoire #BookOfShadows #Planner #VisionaryMagick #Memories #Mementos #Magick -
From the Inked Grimoire:
The Magick of Junk JournalingEvery witch knows that magick lives in the liminal, those spaces between intention and action, word and world. A junk journal is one of those portals.
https://www.inkedgoddesscreations.com/blogs/the-inked-grimoire/the-magick-of-junk-journaling
#Journaling #JunkJournaling #Journal #Grimoire #BookOfShadows #Planner #VisionaryMagick #Memories #Mementos #Magick -
From the Inked Grimoire:
The Magick of Junk JournalingEvery witch knows that magick lives in the liminal, those spaces between intention and action, word and world. A junk journal is one of those portals.
https://www.inkedgoddesscreations.com/blogs/the-inked-grimoire/the-magick-of-junk-journaling
#Journaling #JunkJournaling #Journal #Grimoire #BookOfShadows #Planner #VisionaryMagick #Memories #Mementos #Magick -
Start off on the right foot with our exclusive Essential Witchcraft Starter Kit. It contains 28 magickal items to help you begin or supplement your practice, including herbs, altar items, gemstones and more. A must-have for any aspiring witch!
https://www.inkedgoddesscreations.com/products/witchcraft-starter-kit
#Witchcraft #StarterKit #Herbs #Candles #Altar #Gemstones #Grimoire #BabyWitch #Beginner #Magick -
Start off on the right foot with our exclusive Essential Witchcraft Starter Kit. It contains 28 magickal items to help you begin or supplement your practice, including herbs, altar items, gemstones and more. A must-have for any aspiring witch!
https://www.inkedgoddesscreations.com/products/witchcraft-starter-kit
#Witchcraft #StarterKit #Herbs #Candles #Altar #Gemstones #Grimoire #BabyWitch #Beginner #Magick -
Start off on the right foot with our exclusive Essential Witchcraft Starter Kit. It contains 28 magickal items to help you begin or supplement your practice, including herbs, altar items, gemstones and more. A must-have for any aspiring witch!
https://www.inkedgoddesscreations.com/products/witchcraft-starter-kit
#Witchcraft #StarterKit #Herbs #Candles #Altar #Gemstones #Grimoire #BabyWitch #Beginner #Magick -
Top ten posts in September 2025
https://library.hrmtc.com/2025/10/01/top-ten-posts-in-september-2025/
#93 #aleisterCrowley #AlejandroJordorowsky #alexandria #alienIdeals #alive #ancientMesopotamia #AndrewChumbley #Anhiliantion #antiquity #AntoineFaivre #arthurVersluis #Aye #babalon #balance #becoming #bestPosts #bestTen #Blondie #brainWorm #BrendanWalls #calendar #CeesLeijenhorst #children #ChrisCarr #ChristianGnosticText #ChristianTheosophicLiterature #ChristopherChungWaiWong #circle #Codex #concept #conquest #cripple #cryptid #cyprianTheMagician #DaniëlVanEgmond #Darkly #deform #demonicDeity #dinosaurs #discourse #DonnerstagAusLicht #EarlyRosicrucianism #EarlyTwentiethCentury #eclipse #education #EighteenthCentury #ElsieGrayParker #Ennead #EsotericConnection #esotericTradition #feast #FivePointedStar #FrancescoPatrizi #FraterYechidah #GaryLachman #glass #gnosis #GnosticEthics #GnosticMyths #Gnosticism #gods #goldenDawn #goldenToad #gospel #GreekEucharist #grimoire #healing #HeartOfDarkness #hermes #HermeticEthics #HermeticLodge #hermeticOrderOfTheGoldenDawn #hermeticPhilosophy #HermeticSpirituality #hermeticTradition #hermeticism #hermetism #hidden #HiroyukiTakeuchi #HistoricalImagination #holyMountain #HRT #IanDrummond #images #influences #Interpreting #JRBobDobbs #JanHelderman #JeanPierreMahé #jesus #JohannesVanOort #JosVanMeurs #JoscelynGodwin #KarenClaireVoss #kundalini #laborDay #LateNineteenthCentury #LesGoldman #liberLegis #liberXxxi #magic #Manichaeism #manuscript #mayDay #MedievalGnostics #MelaniaTrump #meme #Merlin #MettenerArmenbibel #MichaelOLeary #middle #modernTimes #money #moon #music #NagHammadi #NewAgeMovement #Nibbāṇa #nimüe #ninetyThree #occult #Ogdoad #Olla #OnTheEducationOfChildren #one #opposites #panacea #parasiticPerversions #path #Pazuzu #poetry #presence #propaganda #pythagoras #reading #red #rejoice #RenaissanceHermeticism #RepresentativeTexts #return #reverence #right #RockAndRoll #RoelofVanDenBroek #RoelofvanDenBroek #RolandEdighoffer #RomanMassGillesQuispel #romanticism #salvation #SecondForm #sendMoney #September2025 #sevenDeadlySins #SeventeenthCentury #ShawnGray #SigilsOfTheScales #solidarity #soul #Source #sources #spiritualAlchemy #standards #Stockhausen #summary #summaryOfTheMonth #sun #Tenchijin #TheAsclepius #TheBeast #TheBookOfTheLaw #TheBookOfTheSubGenius #TheCathars #theEast #theEyeInTheTriangle #TheGoddessAndTheSerpent #TheRevivalOfMagick #thelema #time #topPosts #topTen #touched #truth #twinPillars #TwoRoads #tylenol #VarjaMath #vase #wallet #westernChristianity #WesternEsotericSchools #WesternEsotericTraditions #westernEsotericism #WilfriedSätty #WilliamBlake #WishFulfilling #wormhole #WouterJHanegraaff #wrong #天地人
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Maybe this is the last time I'll use recycled paper for something big. I want to take this more seriously and I guess that implies more self-respect :p
if I use it again, its because its an old thing or a little doodle.
#furry #furryart #anthro #anthroart #rabbit #bunny #lagomorph #androgynous #androgyny #intersex #hermaphrodite #oc #cat #feline #wizard #mage #magic #book #grimoire #spellbook #sword #blade #staff #wand #traditionalart #イラスト #アナログ #落書き #ケモノ #獣人 #亜人 #兎 -
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Discover Solomonic Magick: High Magick practices are opening the gates to a new season, with a renewed focus on Renaissance grimoires. #grimoire #solomon #solomonicmagick #ceremonialmagic https://youtu.be/C3CvKgWpvdQ
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The summer heat has made it tough to spend time editing and producing #podcast episodes, but you can see what I've got for my Arbatel series so far, and enjoy listening! More episodes are coming soon. #occult #grimoire #history https://arnemancy.com/arbatel
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Top ten posts in July 2025
https://library.hrmtc.com/2025/08/01/top-ten-posts-in-july-2025/
#aMatterOfConvenience #aleisterCrowley #angelMagicJohnDee #ArthurMoros #awakening #baby #bes #bestPosts #bestTen #Bible #blackCube #book #casual #christians #ChristopherSHyatt #cippus #ClavisSaturni #conqueror #countess #court #crocodiles #darcyKuntz #DavidBeth #DavidRakine #detachment #elAquelarre #Enochian #externalHierarchy #FraterYechidah #Goya #grimoire #hadit #heretic #hermeticOrderOfTheGoldenDawn #hierarchy #higherSelf #horus #husk #idea #independent #inherentStrangeness #initiation #initiationRituals #israelRegardie #JMarvinSpiegelman #JeanLéonGerome #JohnColleton #journey #July2025 #KristinSwenson #kundaliniOldComment #LaVéritéSortantDuPuits #liberLegis #Liechtenstein #lightBringers #love #loveUnderFear #loveUnderWill #lucifer #magicallyDirected #meme #mostPeculiar #naked #normie #ofCourse #onePointedness #OttoRahn #paganLove #peace #practical #propaganda #quote #sabbaticGoat #saturn #Saturnian #seach #serpentLove #spiritualFormula #Star #stephenSkinner #sublime #summary #summaryOfTheMonth #TPolyphilus #TheBookOfTheLaw #TomasVincente #TonyFuller #topPosts #topTen #trueSelf #truth #Unicursal #unique #virtue
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#Paganism #Witchcraft. Do you have a #grimoire
Mine is digital, because arthritis in my hands makes handwriting impossible and my low-profile keyboard is a good tool. It started as a record of my journeying in the Irish Otherworld, but grew to include my interactions with The Morrigan and my studies in ancient Irish lore and Rosc poetry. I'll delete the file when my end time approaches. It's a working document, not something that will need to hang around when I've moved on.
What's yours like?
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I have been making zines about the eight #sabbats and 4 #equinoxes in the #WheeloftheYear
In this #grimoire we look at #SpringEquinox #Ostara
Info
each zine is 4 £/$/€ + shipping
if you would like to make a purchase, contact me at: [email protected]I regularly attend zine festivals and will always make sure to announce when I will be tabling at the next event!
#darkhabits #darkhabitszines #queerwitch #queerwitches #queerwitchcraft
link:
https://www.darkhabits.net/post/spring-equinox-ostara-grimoire-zine
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I have been making zines about the eight #sabbats and 4 #equinoxes in the #WheeloftheYear
In this #grimoire we look at #Imbolc
Info
each zine is 4 £/$/€ + shipping
if you would like to make a purchase, contact me at: [email protected]I regularly attend zine festivals and will always make sure to announce when I will be tabling at the next event!
#darkhabits #darkhabitszines #queerwitch #queerwitches #queerwitchcraft
link:
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I've spent the last two days editing, improving and creating new patterns so I don't have many "finished" products to show you. However, I've just added a few small keychain grimoires to my website !
Yes, you can write in them (but not for long^^) and yes, they're sturdy (see mine on my keychain for over a year).Want to have your own? https://www.inkdustrielle.fr/en/products/mini-grimoire-1
#fantasy #cute #witch #handmade #FediGiftShop #GiftIdeas #Leathercraft #fantasyart #craft #artisanat #grimoire #bookstodon #MastoArt
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i am working on a traditional commission for a friend atm. It's a grimoire for a LARP event, containing all the spells in the game. Can't wait to see it finished, it's gonna be such a cool object both in game and out of game!
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CW: NSFW, GenAI
“Moon Witch Chapters 50 - 53: The Library”
Table of Content: https://t.co/3gQIQwSC59
#magic #witch #novel #bigboobs #bigbreasts #boobs #breasts #caption #demon #demongirl #succubus #succubusgirl #succubusdemon #library #austen #jane_austen #latex #latexdress #highheels #lesbiancouple #lesbianromance #transformation #transformationspell #librarybooks #librarygirl #books #spellbook #magicbook #tome #grimoire
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CW: NSFW, GenAI
“Moon Witch Chapters 50 - 53: The Library”
Table of Content: https://t.co/3gQIQwSC59
#magic #witch #novel #bigboobs #bigbreasts #boobs #breasts #caption #demon #demongirl #succubus #succubusgirl #succubusdemon #library #austen #jane_austen #latex #latexdress #highheels #lesbiancouple #lesbianromance #transformation #transformationspell #librarybooks #librarygirl #books #spellbook #magicbook #tome #grimoire
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CW: NSFW, GenAI
“Moon Witch Chapters 50 - 53: The Library”
Table of Content: https://t.co/3gQIQwSC59
#magic #witch #novel #bigboobs #bigbreasts #boobs #breasts #caption #demon #demongirl #succubus #succubusgirl #succubusdemon #library #austen #jane_austen #latex #latexdress #highheels #lesbiancouple #lesbianromance #transformation #transformationspell #librarybooks #librarygirl #books #spellbook #magicbook #tome #grimoire
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Most Online Chaos Magick Is Naming Mnemonic Variables
No matter how intricate your sigil is, it’s still just a semiotic identifier—a signifier. You could call it x, and it would carry the same ontological weight. Sigils point to concepts, entities, or they act as a signature. At the end of the day, you’ve just created a decorative label. Sigils are glyphs, not alphabets or languages like Theban, Celestial, Enochian, or the Alphabet of Daggers.
Sigils made using Austin Spare’s method aren’t languages—they’re stylized abstractions. You’re not writing a sentence in some hidden tongue; you’re making a visual variable. A graphic tag with no linguistic scaffolding. There’s nothing to “read” in it—no syntax, no grammar, no pronunciation. Just an intentional scribble pointing toward a thought.
Compare that to Theban, Celestial, Enochian, or the Alphabet of Daggers. Those are actual alphabets. Magical languages. They follow consistent letter-for-letter substitutions. They can obscure meaning—because there’s real meaning to obscure. You can encode texts, chants, names. They operate like ciphers, because that’s exactly what they are.
Spare-style sigils don’t encrypt—they erase. When you compress a phrase into a symbol, you’re not hiding language, you’re letting it go. You’re collapsing intention into a single mark that doesn’t depend on literacy, just mental association.
Magical languages at least do something. They obscure. They encode. Run a sentence through Theban or Celestial, and you get something arcane-looking and unreadable—because it is, unless you know the key. That’s the point: symbolic misdirection. Encryption with intent.
Sigils, especially the Spare-style ones, don’t do that. You’re not concealing a message; you’re flattening it into a shape. It’s not code—it’s a label. A name tag. You take a phrase, compress it into a glyph, and suddenly it’s a “magickal symbol.” But it’s really just a symbolic pointer—a variable, like in programming. And just like with variables, the more convoluted the name, the more annoying it is to use. If your sigil looks like a spiky eldritch mandala, congrats: you’ve made a beautiful, unreadable label.
Honestly, watching people crank these out like they’re reinventing the arcane wheel—when they’re just decorating the same psychological placeholder—it’s almost a relief. The more time someone spends designing a stylized faux ceremonial symbol symbol for “money now please,” the less likely they are to be doing anything dangerously effective. A lot of what gets called “chaos magick” online is really just overdesigned variable naming by people who think the aesthetic is the spell.
Sure, sigils, metaphors, and myths all operate symbolically—but they don’t hit the same. A sigil is a symbol boiled down to a label. A shortcut. It points to something. A mythology doesn’t just point—it breathes. It moves through story, layers, archetypes. That’s why mythic metaphors and ritual drama land harder: they’re not just signs, they’re immersive systems of meaning.
A myth doesn’t just say “this is like that.” It binds symbols into patterns. It creates tension, resonance, transformation. Allegory can carry cosmology. Sigils don’t do that. They’re more like programming variables—arbitrary labels you assign meaning to. Useful? Sure. But flat. A box with a name. Writing “dragon” on the lid doesn’t conjure the force of a real dragon narrative.
That’s why stories, dreams, and rituals move people—and sigils usually don’t, unless you’ve already decided they will. Metaphor speaks to the deep mind. It speaks with symbols, not just about them. Sigils? They’re like filing tabs. Metaphors are the stories inside the folders.
So yeah—they’re both symbols. But one is a placeholder. The other is a living structure.
Exactly—whether you sketch a swirling, ornate sigil or just scrawl an x, you’re still tagging the same conceptual box. The content doesn’t change just because the outside is fancier. That’s the point: the sigil isn’t the thing. It’s the pointer. It’s the tag that says, “this is where I stored that intention,” or “this represents that entity.” It doesn’t gain power because it looks more esoteric.
People get caught up in the design and forget the purpose. A sigil doesn’t summon anything by itself—it’s a reference. It’s not the payload. You’re not conjuring a spirit with the shape; you’re doing it with the meaning you’ve assigned. The symbol just helps you focus—like putting a label on a folder.
This is why making the sigil “look magickal” is mostly cosmetic. Dress up the label all you want—it still opens the same box. The real work isn’t in the glyph; it’s in what the glyph means and how your mind interacts with that meaning. So yes, swap the sigil for an x—the box still holds the demon. All you’ve changed is the font.
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I added 5 new notebooks to my shop! I already shared a few of them here, but here's a sneak peek.
I had a lot of fun making these, and two more are currently drying in my book press! 😊
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I am very pleased to announce that _The Black Raven: A Study in the Folk Necromancy of Early Modern Germany_ is now available to pre-order from Hadean Press!
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Je reviens d'une soirée comptabilité associative. Comme dirait Coluche, aaaah on s'est marrés !
En fait, c'est pas si terrible, tous ces codes, ces écritures, ces... logiques contre-intuitives, parfois ^^'
En contrepartie, on s'était préparé une fondue et une tarte aux pommes. Il faut toujours récompenser ses efforts, après tout.
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cool idea for my witch/magic followers
get a map of your *immediate* area or the area you go to normally to commune
not a country or a state map, *maybe* a detailed county map. something in your area.
print it off google if you need, but print it. if it's an area with little to no roads, get a topographic map. these are available here: https://topobuilder.nationalmap.gov/
it's a little more advanced, but google has ways you can create your own maps of points.
take the map with you everywhere you go. make notes on it of things you notice. use cute planner/kids stickers to make it more fun
examples:
- does one area feel different to you? how? where are the boundaries?
- does a tree live among many dead ones?
- do you see the same animal in an area?
- where do bees live?
- where do crows gather?
- what crossroads catch your eye?
- is there a cemetery?
- notice areas with unusual plant growth, like clusters of herbs, poisonous plants, or unusually thriving flora.
- any abandoned buildings, ruins, or old wells?
- do people avoid or gravitate toward certain areas naturally?
- hidden pathways: Little-known trails, shortcuts, or secluded places that seem to call to you
- a few good spots that fit various spells more aesthetically
- witch signs? like little offeringsonce you've filled the map with your observations, keep it in your grimoire for reference.
refresh it yearly, keeping only the things that have served you well.
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Any suggestion for tools worth a try for maintaining a digital grimoire/book of shadows, possibly not involving big shitty tech (Google, Microsoft and the likes)?
I've been fool enough to use Zoho Notebook so far and *of course* it is now paywalling previously free features and going down the enshittification route.
Send help.