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Juniper the Joyful

@juniperthejoyful.bsky.social

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Contemplative, cheeky, occasionally calamitous chaote crone... and CATS! Witchician. Sorcerista. Unapologetic neologist. Loving my life in the PNW. Longtime magical practitioner and spiritual seeker. Occulty woo woo is my jam.

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Pandora Darkmoon @pandoradarkmoon.bsky.social · 1d

💫 Growth isn’t always visible. Roots strengthen long before blossoms appear. Trust the unseen work. ✨

#WitchSky

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 1d

Work with, yes. Dedicated to a particular deity or working with one exclusively, no. Some more than others, and it changes over time. I tend to approach deity as I would other spirits, but the respect due someone that has inspired the devotion of countless others over the span of millennia.

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 1d

I once rented a house that had a huge stand of motherwort in the front yard. It was such a magical place, and your post reminded me of it--thank you! ❤️

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Kim Ellis @nomadenchantress.bsky.social · 1d

:For many of us who are Pagan, animist, or simply allergic to traditional, institutional religion, ‘spirit’ isn’t abstract. It’s the breath, the land, the weather, the ancestors, the gods (many, one, or none), and the living web of relationship." - Cosette
#WitchSky #Druid #PaganSky

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 1d

Had a really intense (but amazing!) ritual with my coven on Sunday and have been processing it since then. We're a fairly young group and experiencing some growing pains, but when things come together they *really* come together. I'm so grateful to have them, and our group, in my life. #witchsky

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⚙️🔧⚙️ @grendelmouse.bsky.social · 5d

New pieces, many go out to a show tomorrow, but I am excited to make more tools that will be used in peoples practices

An array of pottery sitting on a wood table starting in the top back, there is a small Lilith offering set in black and red consisting of an offering bowl and small chalice. There is a giant goblet about 10 inches high decorated in a Unicursal hexagram and the symbol of Babylon in gold and black glaze. In front of those is a blue and iridescent candle spell bowl and a mortar and pestle. The final two pieces are part of a black altar set and are a dish with a pentagram and a small chalice

A gigantic or neat goblet in black and gold decorated with the symbol of Babylon on the side sitting on a wooden table

A small offering set to the goddess Lilith consisting of an offering bowl and a small chalice. It is glazed in red and black, and has wax decorations of the sigil of Lilith and is sitting on a wooden table

A four piece altar tool set glazed in a black sparkly glaze, consisting of a small pentacle dish, and incense holder, a candle holder, and a small chalice

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Fleurish Folk @fleurishfolk.bsky.social · 5d

"With Spells & Charms I break the Viper's jaw,
Cleave solid Rocks, Oakes from their seizures draw,
Whole Woods remove, the lofty Mountains shake,
Earth for to groan, and Ghosts from graves awake,
Thee, O Moon, I draw" #Witchsky

🪄 The Wonderful Power of Enchantments
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'The Witches of Warboyse.'
A complete history of magik, sorcery, and witchcraft.

https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/c8/06/549c4b82ac2ccf12d036d492a921.jpg Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0026620.html Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-21): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/cywafkua CC-BY-4.0

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 5d

I just picked that one up too, but haven't started reading it yet. It's such a beautifully bound book! The edges, end papers, cover, dust jacket... so yummy.

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 5d

Mary Magdalene was a necromancer. Whenever someone gets raised from the dead, she's around. She anoints with herbs and oils before and after death, and is the first one to see the risen person.

Not a *great* theory (and a very lightly-held one at that), but as far as I know a unique one. 😉

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 7d

I practice magick, but I don't call myself a witch. Let's talk about it.

What labels do you use to describe yourself and your practice?

youtube.com/shorts/0k2ib...

Why I don't call myself a witch.

YouTube video by Maevius Lynn

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 6d

I pledged to this @kickstarter.com and am so excited for it to ship next year! I love this Scandinavian folk art style so much. #witchsky #tarotsky

ScandiNight & ScandiLight: Two Rider-Waite Tarot Decks

A hand-drawn, folk inspired rider-waite tarot deck in 2 color palettes. Created with love and a touch of scandinavian enchantment!

www.kickstarter.com

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Xiren Opega @xirenopega.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Thursday Witches!
#Witchsky
#Occultsky

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 6d

That's a really good point. I would give myself extra care if I was going through something emotionally difficult in my waking life, it stands to reason that I should for my dreaming self as well. She is me, after all, and the sense of loss is the same.

Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 6d

This is beautiful, and resonates so deeply. Thank you for sharing this idea. ❤️

Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 6d

Sometimes I have dreams that I'm so in love with someone that I wake up heartsick and missing them. Not even people I know. This is a recurring theme that's surfaced many times and I've come to attribute it to my higher self. Anyone else have dreams like this? How do you interpret them? #witchsky

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 6d

This is like the writer version of me walking around the house looking for my phone only to realize it’s in my hand. 😄

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 7d

New book day! (Like so many other days, but still!) I’m impressed by the design on the edges of the pages. So lovely! Looking forward to reading it. #witchsky #booksky

A copy of the book Hekate: The Witch, by Nikita Gill. Book cover design is black with gold and white illustrations of a woman in triple aspect, holding torches

Hard bound book with page edges that are black, illustrated in gold with folkloric dogs

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Thorn Mooney @thornthewitch.bsky.social · 7d

Every time I post videos or am interviewed about witchcraft, people comment that I didn‘t do enough to explain what witches *believe.* Good thing I wrote a short, accessible book all about why that’s sort of a weird question: bookshop.org/p/books/witc...

Witches Among Us: Understanding Contemporary Witchcraft and Wicca

Understanding Contemporary Witchcraft and Wicca

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 8d

Being ready means that I've seen to the mundane things related to preparing for winter and can turn my attention to inner work. I don't have any formal ritual traditions until the solstice, but do more journaling, trance & shadow work from Nov-Feb. Much more interior practices than anything.

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Queer Witch @queerwitch.bsky.social · 9d

This year's astrological date of Samhain is Thursday, November 6, 2025. I prefer to celebrate Sabbats on their fixed date, which is October 31 for Samhain, but it's still good to know alternative days.

#Witchsky

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 8d

Not quite, but I will be after Samhain. After that, it's full-on cozy mode and tucking in for the Big Dark here in the PNW, which really feeds into my spiritual awareness of winter.

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The Lavender Witch @thelavenderwitch.bsky.social · 8d

Let me the first to warn you that sometimes witchcraft looks like cooking meth #witchsky

Or you look like you're on meth.

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Pandora Darkmoon @pandoradarkmoon.bsky.social · 9d

🔥 Some days you’ll spark. Some days you’ll smoulder. Both are sacred forms of keeping the flame alive. ✨

#WitchSky

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 11d

He sounds like a keeper. 😉 Happy anniversary!

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Juniper the Joyful @juniperthejoyful.bsky.social · 11d

Woke up to someone saying my name, then went back to sleep and had misty, nostalgic dreams of people and places from my past. I might need to go walk around in nature for a while today. #witchsky