When you’ve covered all the basics, the next step is to pick some topics and study them in-depth. Take notes, whether they are online or by hand, and find creative ways to incorporate what you’ve learned into your practice. With depth of knowledge comes depth of understanding, and that will make you a stronger witch. Here are some ideas/topics to get started:
Mesopotamian magic (especially the role of astrology in Mesopotamia)
Go through each of the Sabbats and write down a summary of how they came about. What is their history, purpose and associated mythology?
Hermeticism and its influence on Western magic
The first recorded spells and incantations (hint: they were in ancient Sumer)
Who was Zoroaster?
John Dee and Enochian magic
Freemasonry
The Golden Dawn
The Salem Witch Trials, and how they affected legislation on, and public perception of, witchcraft
Carl Gustav Jung and his work on the connections between psychology and alchemy
Crystal elixirs
Shadow work
Mythology from a variety of cultures - you’re probably familiar with Zeus and Ra, but how much do you know about Ranginui and Papatuanuku? Knowing a variety of mythologies, whether you follow them or not, can help you better understand the deities you work with.
Other religions! It’s the same as mythologies - the more you know, the better.
Buddhist philosophy
Reiki
The fae
Botany - if you can, try to research the plants in your region, and devise correspondences for plants you can find in your local area based on their physical or medicinal properties. Just make sure to be mindful of local/native cultures if there are any.
Make a dream journal, and write down whatever you can remember about your dreams (don’t worry if it’s hard at first, the more you write them down the better you’ll get at remembering). Research possible dream meanings of any dreams that stand out to you!
Astrology, if you’re not already familiar with it. Astrology originated in ancient Mesopotamia as one of the first forms of divination, and as a result is the basis of a lot of magic today.
The natural world. The metaphysical is important but perhaps more so is the world to which it is attached. I’d recommend watching nature documentaries for this one.
Cover all your bases. If there’s a witchcraft 101 area that you never fully learned, now’s the time. Things like grounding, centering, circle casting, meditation, warding, visualisation… these are all important foundations that you need before you can try to build on your knowledge.
Agrippa
POV : You’re Canthe playing the newest, hottest dating simulator
Canthe is also really good at loving ‘em and leaving ‘em, the seduction skills are on another level
[ID: A digital coloured drawing of Tunuva Melim standing in front of the priory. She says, “Canthe, welcome to the Priory!” Like in a dating simulator /video game, there is a box with a choice, “How do you seduce her?” the options are: “flirt with her”, “compliment her hairstyle” and “send her visions of Esbar killing her”. The last option is selected. /end ID] (thanks to @tragedykery for pointing out the lack of image description!!)
if you don’t reblog in 500 seconds you will never be able to meet your fave band/artist
A bookmark esque Alphonse Mucha inspired piece of Harrow :) my fav little gremlin
So, those posts about 'jagiya' translations into other languages? Yeah, i love them.
Sadly, German has virtually no cute terms of endearment, alas, I put a spin on it: I present to you, Austrian German curse words Jongwoo would use on Moonjo
(Because Austrians looovee swearing and using obscure curse words)
1. Deppata (idiot)
10/10
I feel like it works with the way Jongwoo usually speaks with Moonjo?? I would definitely scream 'deppada' the same way Jongwoo does 'saekkiya', and it can be easily used with other curse words
2. Oaschloch (asshole)
6/10
This is THE word you hear in Vienna lmao, but I think Jongwoo would be too much of a 'countryboy' to actually use that. Plus it doesn't work with the way he yells at Moonjo?? Like I'd use it in a derogatory looking-down-on-someone kind of way
3. Wichsa (literally a man who ejaculates xd)
7/10
Slightly better than 'Oaschloch', but still too calm I think?? Also Moonjo is too elegant for a person I'd typically think to be a 'wichsa'
4. Goschada (annoyingly talkative person)
8.5/10
Moonjo loves annoying Jongwoo with words (and actions, but his creepiness is often conveyed through encouragements and words), and 'Goschada' is PERFECT for that
5. Gfrast (brat)
6/10
Hmmmm not enough anger for me?? I feel like it's used more towards (annoying, malicious) children or younger people, so maybe Jongwoo would use it when Moonjo is really annoying him? Idk
hc that Eddie was totally Steve’s 9th grade crush. Like before Steve got really popular and he’d just watch the weird ass sophomore jump onto tables and give speeches with the biggest heart eyes. He wrote half a love letter, panicked, and scribbled it out with “GET OUT OF MY SCHOOL” written over.
Spot the difference
Spoopy season🍂🍁🎃
what is up with tumblrs weird obsession with halloween?
Trying to be more healthy
Researching for historical fanfictions is definitely one of the best parts of writing. YES I'm going to design a wardrobe for Junghwa and Jieun and YES I want a pinterest board of the architecture and YES I want a list of cultural and socioeconomic facts I can add, but no I don't want to actually write it.
lesbian | stem girlie | 21 | big fan of the locked tomb, roots of chaos, horror stuff, hozier
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