Where the moss meets the myth. #FolkWitchFriday is a curated hashtag day for sharing regional folk witchcraft, magic, traditional charms, & the spirits of the soil. Hosted by @theswampwytch.bsky.social
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#FolkWitchFriday
A witch knows her patch as intimately as her lover's skin. Knows where spring lingers late, woodland groves whose green canopy closes last. She knows spots of ultimate bluebells to be weaved between, places the Ghost Bear comes to find final ransoms. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982 #FolkwitchFriday
A piece of twine, a leather thong, or spun wool—folk magic loves a knot to tie a spell or hitch a haint. Today, let’s talk cord magic, technical knotting, and string charms. How do you tie a job of work down or bind an intention in your practice? Share your lore! #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky
I spun this purple yarn specifically for Saturn work, infusing the fiber with the heavy, binding current of the Greater Malefic. Perfect for cord magic that needs to constrain, build boundaries, or hold a tough situation fast.
#FolkWitchFriday #OccultSky #WitchSky #FiberMagic
Tools of the Calling, of the Work. An oak staff, brass bell, and sickle, bound in red cloth. To me, red is lifeblood and fire, the mental spark and sudden awakening. The red layers complex intention onto every working tool. #FolkWitchFriday #FolkWitch #OccultSky #WitchSky #CunningWoman #FiberMagic
Ukrainian folk magic practice (also seen in other Slavic cultures): a red thread knotted around the left wrist (ideally by a loved one) wards off the evil eye and malicious spirits. Red is the colour of life, strength, family, protection, and magic... #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky
Folk witch novel alert! The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
PhD student Connie moves to her grandma's ancient, formerly abandoned cottage in Salem and discovers a mysterious old book. Features folk divination practices (sieve and shears, book and key)! #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky
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I do very simple knot work. Natural cord or yarn. White, red, black, or green. 2 for balance, 3 for flow, 4 for stability/protection, 5 just for any magical working. I want to twist my own cord from dried nettle fiber. #WitchSky
The Dunes have a very specific sand here. We are inland from the sea. This part of the Netherlands was always land. And I find agatized bone fragments here in the softness. It's OLD, deep, ancestral energy. It's wild and free. Not like ocean sand... it's the dance of wind but very human connected.
Tie the knot into the thread
My Will take hold
All doubt to shed
Tie it twice for it has bled
My Will be bold
With black and red
Thrice the bind so it is said
My Will behold
The plea is pled
One
Two
Three
And
It
Will
Be
#FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky
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The Swamp Wytch
The Swamp Wytch
Hagazussa in Glasgow
Hagazussa in Glasgow
The Dunes have a very specific sand here. We are inland from the sea. This part of the Netherlands was always land. And I find agatized bone fragments here in the softness. It's OLD, deep, ancestral energy. It's wild and free. Not like ocean sand... it's the dance of wind but very human connected.
A piece of twine, a leather thong, or spun wool—folk magic loves a knot to tie a spell or hitch a haint. Today, let’s talk cord magic, technical knotting, and string charms. How do you tie a job of work down or bind an intention in your practice? Share your lore! #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky
Colette ~ Golden Web Mystery School
Melissa Love
Melissa Love
Melissa Love
#FolkWitchFriday
A piece of twine, a leather thong, or spun wool—folk magic loves a knot to tie a spell or hitch a haint. Today, let’s talk cord magic, technical knotting, and string charms. How do you tie a job of work down or bind an intention in your practice? Share your lore! #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky
A piece of twine, a leather thong, or spun wool—folk magic loves a knot to tie a spell or hitch a haint. Today, let’s talk cord magic, technical knotting, and string charms. How do you tie a job of work down or bind an intention in your practice? Share your lore! #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky
#FolkWitchFriday
#FolkWitchFriday
From crossroads dirt and graveyard soil to local river sand, traditional folk magic runs on the dust of the earth. Tomorrow, let’s talk about the sands and soils you use to anchor your work. What does the dirt from your neck of the woods bring to a job? Share your lore! #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky
From crossroads dirt and graveyard soil to local river sand, traditional folk magic runs on the dust of the earth. Tomorrow, let’s talk about the sands and soils you use to anchor your work. What does the dirt from your neck of the woods bring to a job? Share your lore! #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky
