Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.— James 5:1-6
At first I thought this was an angry Tumblr post but then it turned out to be the Literal Bible and it got 1000x better
I could use this as a curse. The words of the bible have enough collective force behind them that I can probably get some decent effect from it too.
Honestly probably just saying it out loud will cause ructions of shock and alarm!
2. Listen to or sing hymns or Christian music while working on witchy stuff.
3. If you go to church or another place of worship, you probably get nice community vibes from being there. Channel that sense of community into your tools to charge them. (Though, I still recommend praying before use.)
4. If your place of worship has stained-glass windows, try to sit in the light coming through them. In my experience, it’s a very cleansing and spiritual experience.
5. Create spells based on Bible verses or passages, like a glamour based on Song of Solomon chapter 4, or a spell to be more patient with others based on Matthew 7:5.
6. If you have concerns about whether you can really be both a Christian and a witch, consider the Magi.
This past Christmas season, around the time I was beginning to think about becoming a witch, our interim pastor gave a message discussing the Magi. She pointed out that they were astrologers, and that the word Magic actually comes from the word Magi. They read the stars, and God lead them to His Son. They were shown the way to Jesus through their astrology.
I’m not certain if magic truly exists, though I WANT to believe in it. But I firmly believe, if it DOES exist, it exists because God created it, just as He created the universe and all within it. And I believe that, just like medicinal plants, humans can use magic for good and bad purposes; because that’s how God designed it, giving us the free will to decide how we will use it.
If you’re having a serious issue with debating whether or not you can be a Christian witch, take a break. Pray about it. Maybe God has a plan for you that doesn’t include witchcraft. But, if you’re feeling brief flashes of guilt and wondering if you’re sinning because you have a crystal in your pocket, think about the Magi. God used their astrological practices to lead them to His Son. Who knows what you’ll be led to experience?
Oolong tea – 5 bags – one per element, balance, good health
Green tea – 1 bag – Immortality and wisdom
White quartz – 1 – Enchance energies, amplify intent
Something to burn herbs in (metal tea infuser for me)
Rubbing alchoal / 90 proof alchoal / Florida water – spray into bath water in a cross pattern – cleansing, extinguish flames against you, dispels ill will, destroys malicious intent
Witch hazel – spray 3 over lapping circles in the bath working from head position towards the drain of the tub – Cleansing, extra magical strength, bring in beauty
Holy water – blessings, protection, purity, holy intervention, blessings from heaven
Pslams:
(pray in order)
104 – Bless tools and herbs (before bath)
75 – cleanse away & forgive sins
136- forgiveness of sin
88 – removes evil
89:19-21 – psychic vision (Replace David’s name with yours)
92 – bring good fortune
150 – Thanks to God (say after exiting bath)
♦️Step by Step:
Organize and bless all of the tools and herbs you’ll use before running the bath water.
Clean bathtub with rubbing alchoal / Florida water.
Add herbs to water (save a pinch of each to burn) and Pray psalms while bath is running.
Light candles and burn herbs – smoke cleanse everything at this point
Place saint icons and offering accordingly (this is how I did mine)
North corner – Earth – St Jude
East Corner – Air – Santo Niño
South corner – Fire – Guadalupe
West Corner – Water – White quartz (not a saint but it 2as placed with them to complete the circle)
Step into bath, kneel and greet each saint appropriately, and give offerings, working counter-clockwise starting with the Virgin of Guadalupe (or highest ranked spirit so-to speak. If you’re working with the Oishas or another pantheon that has specific orders for spirits do THAT)
♦️While in the bath:
Meditate on your life and confess the sins that weigh on your soul. Ask for them to be taken and destroyed.(say them out loud and ask for forgiveness and guidence)
Ask for all of the negitive emotions that bind you to be dispelled and removed.
In its place, ask for blessing of good energy (protection, love, compassion, understanding, enlightenment, etc)
You can’t JUST remove bad energy without replacing it with something, in this case some positives.
Splash the water over the top of you head while you ask for these gifts and as it trickles down visualize all of your sins and negitive energy and emotions washing away. What’s left is happiness and blessings in abundance
At this point, meditate in the bath water on any questions or concerns you may have. Focus on your breathing and allow yourself to transcend into a vision – state.
♦️As you Exit the bath:
Thank and dismiss the saints respectfuly starting with St Jude (or the space you ended when greeting them) then working clockwise.
Don’t let these herbs go down the drain just because it’s awful for your plumbing. Fish then out and throw them in the trash, coffee is okay to go down.
Let the water drain and take all your “bad” with it.
Pray Pslam 150 to thank God for the blessing and forgiveness you just received
Wash your face, brush your teeth, comb your hair – do your regular stuff to get ready
Once your done, take 1 drink of Holy water as a seal to the spell. It will be like a cork holding in the good while sealing out the bad. (And if you’re like me and getting ready to pass out by this point it’ll take you off the edge)
Alright kids, that’s it! You’re blessed and cleansed. Your sins have washed away and forgiven. You’re abundantly blessed and protected – pass it on.
I think the vast majority of people understand that skin tone can vary among PoC. People living in Levant can range from dark to light… since it is in a region between Europe, Asia, and Africa.
You are really insistent on the fact Jesus could have possibly been light-skinned. I think the bigger question should be: why do you fear a dark-skinned Jesus?
“The truth is, I’ve yet to find an explanation for the Bible’s war stories that I find completely satisfying. If we…choose the simplest solution to the problem, we might conclude that the ancient Israelites invented a deity to justify their conquests and keep their people in line. As such, then, the Bible isn’t a holy book with human fingerprints; it’s an entirely human construction, responsible for more vice than virtue.
There are days when that’s what I believe, days when I mumble through the hymns and creeds at church because I’m not convinced they say anything true. And then there are days when the Bible pulls me back with a numinous force I can only regard as divine, days when Hagar and Deborah and Rahab reach out from the page, grab me by the face, and say, ‘Pay attention. This is for you.’”
– Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
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