a compilation of quasi-essays on the paranormal

f.a.q.

• cleansing negative energy
  • specters + demons + bad juju
• q: exodus 22:18
  • a: medicine in the middle ages (among other trash)

introduction

• differences between voodoo + hoodoo + witchcraft + native american practices w/sources
  • cliffords oral account of "voodons" as necromancers and an offshoot of hoodoo practitioners and how they renamed their own gods as christian saints to disguise their practice
  • plus, a nod to the commonly appropriated romani culture of which i know less than jon snow
• magic according to aggie cromwell + my mother
• spellcraft + intuition
  • INT: "was that a ghost, or did i do the thing?"
• post-modern magic

truth is subjective

• personal belief through personal practice
  • deities, divine oneness, law of three + karma + do unto others, or whatev. you may (not) believe
• kitchen magic (or a selection of oral traditions)
• things my mother says (or old wives' tales)
• rituals + items for purpose
• crystals + your energy
  • INT: chakra beliefs from hinduism + buddhism

true wisdom (is knowing what you don't know)

• necromancy, defined as "communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future"
• out of body experiences: dreamwalking + prophecy
  • plus, in "things i don't know:" the astral plane
• tarot + other forms of divination
  • plus, why i don't include palmistry
  • also, in "things i don't know:" oracle decks

some outside inspo

• blackandthemoon: 1, 2
• tarotmama: 1, 2
• mint: Both spearmint and peppermint literally grow like weeds. They’re both very hearty and very invasive, meaning that they can quickly choke out other herbs. Keep in mind that a lot of spearmint is required to produce the same minty effect as peppermint, so if you’re growing it indoors, where space is limited and harvesting is frequent, peppermint is the better option. Start your peppermint plant with seeds—not root or leaf cuttings—in a small pot full of potting soil. Peppermint will thrive in shade, but make sure it’s in a spot where it gets at least a little bit of light each day.
• Rosemary: Start with a cutting of rosemary and keep it in a moist soilless mix until it roots. It grows best in a south-facing window. Expect your kitchen to smell fresh throughout the cooler seasons thanks to the pungent scent of this herb—it acts like a natural air freshener!
• Sage: Take a tip that has been cut from an outdoor plant to start an indoor sage plant. It tolerates dry, indoor air well—but it needs the strong sun that it will get from a south-facing window.