
Just look for witchy pagan stuff in the isles of the local charity shop. You’ll pay it forward someday.Ģ) Thrift shop. And most pagan types who have been doing it longer than you have an old tarot deck and a few beginner books they need to rehome anyways. But interactions with others an be your greatest teacher about who you are and aren’t.
Its easy to get snobby and not want to hang out with the love and light types or to abhor folks who are a bit darker than you on principal. A good deal of my witchy things were gifts or trades with other witches, pagans and new agers from in person and online.
Where does all this stuff come from? How do you get plugged in and develop a great collection?ġ) Befriend other witches and pagans, even if they practice way different than you. But I did learn that I loved grinding herbs in it and I was able to decide what type of mortar and pestle I wanted next and ask for it for yule.īut onto the point. Now of course the thing was crap and bits of black enamel broke off in my herbs. I would not be dissuaded and I bought one from a new age store.
When I decided I wanted to do this witch thing innowen tried to dissuade me from buying a mortar and pestle when a bowl and spoon would do. Wanting some special new supplies isn’t all bad either. In that you will have ample time to become familiar with each object and its inlying spirit. There is a huge advantage to gathering things slowly. If you are just starting out, you don’t need to blow several hundred on supplies. We have been putting our collections together for years.
semper ad meliora - always towards better thingsįirst off, when you see witches like myself that have tons of fabulous witch stuff, do understand we didn’t get it all the week we discovered paganism or witchcraft. quod abundat non obstat - what is abundant does not hinder. ophidia in herba - a snake in the grass. nec spe, nec metu - without hope, without fear. natura non contristatur - nature is not saddened. luctor et emergo - I struggle and emerge. littera scripta manet - the written words endure. in nocte consilium - advice comes over night. hinc itur ad astra - from here the way leads to the stars. hinc illae lacrimae - hence those tears. hic sunt dracones - here there are dragons. hic abundant leones - here lions abound. fortis in arduis - strong in difficulties. faciam ut mei memineris - I’ll make you remember me. faciam quodlibet quod necesse est - I’ll do whatever it takes. fac fortia et patere - do brave deed and endure. ex scientia tridens - from knowledge, sea power. ex luna scientia - from the moon, knowledge. esse quam videri - to be, rather than to seem. esse est percipi - to be is to be perceived. corruptus in extremis - corrupt to the extreme. coniunctis viribus - with connected strength. concordia salus - well-being through harmony. concordia cum veritate - in harmony with truth. concilio et labore - by wisdom and effort. cogito ergo sum - I think, therefor I am. citius, altius, fortius - faster, higher, stronger. ceteris paribus - all other things being equal. bono malum superate - overcome evil with good. audi, vide, tace - hear, see, be silent. audentes fortuna iuvat - fortune favors the bold. a fortiori - from the stronger/from strength. ad altiora tendo - “I strive to higher things”. abyssus abyssum invocat - deep calleth unto deep. ab uno disce omnes - from one, learn all.