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Retiring my very first Tarot deck today. The Green Witch Tarot. It's not a deck you're supposed to learn on at all but I did. Have loved working with her, but now I want to spend some time learning a more traditional deck, so she's getting a special place on my altar to represent air.

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Spellwork takes a lot of energy, and the more powerful the spell the more I tend to feel it, so it has to be someone who deserves that energy.

Anyway, these are just my thoughts and I wondered if anyone else had any ideas for a real Witches' Road.

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Alternatively, I could start the challenge on new years, a month before Imbolc and then follow it until next year's Imbolc - 13 months in all which is a nice witchy number.

Either way, I would also want to begin with the tarot spread from the show.

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I thought I might start the whole thing with a bath ritual for the winter solstice = winter/water/potions, a bath is a good place for cleansing and dedication, I could meditate on the song, choose specific herbs and oils (I'm thinking protection, road opening, and magical power).

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Ideally, by the end of the "road" I will have studied at least five branches of witchcraft much more in depth, and performed several powerful spells or rituals, probably on the sabbats.

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There are different opinions on which season is most strongly associated with which element, but I like spring=air, summer=fire, autumn=earth, and winter=water. This would make Midsummer/Litha, for example, a perfect time for a fire/protection spell/challenge.

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According to the solar seasons, spring begins 1st of February (so, Imbolc), summer 1st of May (Beltane), autumn the 1st of August (Lughnasadh), and winter 1 of November (so day after Samhain). The other four solstices are equinoxes or solstices, so the midpoints of those seasons.

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And I don't intend to drink poisoned wine any time soon but I like the idea of element-themed challenges. The path also fits nicely into the concept of the wheel of the year - I'm not Wiccan but I do find the wheel of the year really elegant and well structured so I like to follow it

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So as part of "walking the witches' road", pay extra attention to studying witchcraft associated with the elements. It's an invitation to go more in depth on different branches of magic. For example, in the show, the water/potions witch is also a glamour witch, which makes so much sense

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Here's what I've got so far:

The Witches' Road places emphasis on the elemental pentagram & the way it categorizes different branches of magic. Five witches - the divination witch (air), the potions witch (water), the protection witch (fire), the green witch (earth), and Agatha (spirit)

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Just finished Agatha All Along and I am absolutely designing a Witches' Road spell/ritual/challenge to follow in 2025

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I had a bottle of almond oil for anointing candles. A few days ago, I noticed it was empty. Could not find spilled oil anywhere and I looked for ages, underneath things, behind things. Every now and then I smell almond oil. Excited to one day discover the mess.

May Lord Dionysos bless all of your endeavours! May you be prosperous in his holy name! #Dionysos #Dionysus #Hellenism #witchtok #witchsky

@botbpodcast.bsky.social I know you like to stay away from politics in general, so thank you so much for the latest episode.

An open yellow box with a crossroads surrounded by yellow and green crystals, a yellow candle burning in the center, on top of an orange cloth. Around the box are some bay leaves, a small stick, burned leaves in a black dish, and a deck of tarot cards. A box with cat tarot on the front is to the side. Above are several cat tarot cards - the high priestess and ten of wands together, the empress, the knight of wands

The kitties are helping

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Image of an orange candle in an open yellow box, the candle is at the center of a crossroads lined with cinnamon sticks and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, surrounded by green and yellow crystals. The box sits on top of an orange cloth

The roads are open to me

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Describe yourself with 5 items that you have on your altar.

1. A jar of dried orchid flowers
2. A picture of my grandmother standing in front of our ancestral home
3. A candle scented with bergamot, thyme, and olive oil
4. A gold spell box
5. Loose tarot cards

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How I arrived on BlueSky

It's so nice to open an app that doesn't piss me off within 30 seconds of opening.

Ok I am very excited about charm divination because what do you mean I have an excuse now to have all those little trinkets I've collected over the years just because they're shiny little sentimental things AND I have a use for them.

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I use tarot and playing cards, but I have so many little charms I've collected over the years that are actually perfect. I'm gonna do it!

Do you use charm divination? Back on the Broomstick's latest episode is making me very tempted to make my own set. #witchsky

I disagree, and I think a lot of witches have experience that has shown them that's simply not true. But I also don't think that anyone should do something they're not comfortable with. I think there's a lot you can do politically with magic even following those restrictions.

That's really not a universally agreed on belief, and it's also a fairly new one. I understand the reasoning, and it's up to the individual to decide on what's ethical, but personally I think it's more unethical to just watch the rise of fascism go unchecked when you have ways to counter it

Magick is a 2-way street. We also have to put in the work in the physical realm. Witches are political by nature, as we often rebel against puritan standards that are oppressive. If ever there was a time to use our magick, it is now. Love the thread.

And if you're a right-wing witch and this thread offends you, frankly I've read the phrase "your body, my choice" too many times today to care.

But you have to approach it realistically, locally, personally, and with real effort in the physical world as well - the same as all magic.

The idea that witchcraft should not be used for politics because it should only be used for important personal things offends me, because politics are deeply personal and important.