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Bringing forth magick through the colors of Viadescioism:

All you need to do to call upon the kna of a specific color is to allow them to be in your proximity so that the kna emanating from them can commune with you. This can be done in many different ways, and one way would be to get specific colored candles or other forms of tools so that when they are being used, they will also emit that certain color kna along with the other kna that they usually produce. Another way that you could bring colored kna into your practice would be to wear a specific color of clothing that is the color that you wish to invoke the kna of. You could also visualize that color to bring that kna to you, allowing it to be used in situations where you might not have a physical representation of it. The basic idea of all of this is for you to find a way in which you will interact with the color so that that color kna can interact with you in your daily life. This will allow you to benefit from the kna that it produces and use it in your magickal practice. Below is a list of different colors and their metaphysical correspondences that can be invoked by bringing that color into your routine.

These colors align themselves well with Viadescioism and act as symbols for it. These colors have an aesthetic purpose and a metaphysical one and are color schemes used in specific places within the practice. Below is a list of different colors and their metaphysical correspondences that can be invoked by bringing that color into your routine.

The neutral colors:

The neutral colors are brown, tan, and gray and can be used as a foundation for other colors and sacred colors in Viadescioism.

Balance

Neutral

Stillness

Grounding

Stability

Nature

Colors of enlightenment: 

Yamasa of the Colors of enlightenment: Damakna, and Madaqa

White Base: 

Yamasa of the White Base: Naknayamasa

Purity

Unity

Cleansing

Balance

Innocence

Truth

Wisdom

Protection

Unconditional Love

Freedom

Healing

Enlightenment

Exorcism

Learning

Travel

Inspiration

Happiness

Knowledge

Focus

Blue Trim: 

Yamasa of the Blue Trim: Shaknayamasa

Communication

Power

Guidance

Protection

Justice

Loyalty

Tranquility

Peace

Understanding

Patience

Order

Colors of the Divine:

Yamasa of the Colors of the Divine: Skadayamasa

Purple Base: 

Yamasa of the Purple Base: Ladaqa

Honor

Respect

Royalty

Security

Sensitivity

Spiritual Awareness

Tranquility

Wisdom

Intuition

Spirituality

Knowledge

Creativity

Self-Expression

Vitality

Sociable 

Gold Trim:

Yamasa of the Gold Trim: Oxakna

Wealth

Beauty

Ambition

Divinity

Manipulation

Greed

Spiritual Attainment

Wisdom

Ward Off Negativity

Dreams

Purification

Intuition

Stability

Healing

Nature

Growth

Rejuvenation

Nurturing

Luck

Prosperity

Harmony

Abundance

Beginings

Change

Success

Colors of the Unseen:

Yamasa of the Colors of the Unseen: Dasakna, and Sadaqa

Black Base: 

Yamasa of the Black Base: Daknayamasa

Grounding

Protection

Banishing

Binding

Releasing

Cursing

Darkness

Unknown

Death

Depression

Fear

Rebirth

Endings

Pride

Red Trim:

Yamasa of the Red Trim: Uknayamasa

Passion

Vitality

Strength

Survival

Action

Sexuality

Aggression

Anger

Determination

Desire

Courage

Homemaking, gardening, and self-sufficiency resources that won’t radicalize you into a hate group

It seems like self-sufficiency and homemaking skills are blowing up right now. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the current economic crisis, a lot of folks, especially young people, are looking to develop skills that will help them be a little bit less dependent on our consumerist economy. And I think that’s generally a good thing. I think more of us should know how to cook a meal from scratch, grow our own vegetables, and mend our own clothes. Those are good skills to have.

Unfortunately, these “self-sufficiency” skills are often used as a recruiting tactic by white supremacists, TERFs, and other hate groups. They become a way to reconnect to or relive the “good old days,” a romanticized (false) past before modern society and civil rights. And for a lot of people, these skills are inseparably connected to their politics and may even be used as a tool to indoctrinate new people.

In the spirit of building safe communities, here’s a complete list of the safe resources I’ve found for learning homemaking, gardening, and related skills. Safe for me means queer- and trans-friendly, inclusive of different races and cultures, does not contain Christian preaching, and does not contain white supremacist or TERF dog whistles.

Homemaking/Housekeeping/Caring for your home:

Making It by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen [book] (The big crunchy household DIY book; includes every level of self-sufficiency from making your own toothpaste and laundry soap to setting up raised beds to butchering a chicken. Authors are explicitly left-leaning.)

Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust [book] (A guide to simple home repair tasks, written with rentals in mind; very compassionate and accessible language.)

How To Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis [book] (The book about cleaning and housework for people who get overwhelmed by cleaning and housework, based on the premise that messiness is not a moral failing; disability and neurodivergence friendly; genuinely changed how I approach cleaning tasks.)

Gardening

Rebel Gardening by Alessandro Vitale [book] (Really great introduction to urban gardening; explicitly discusses renter-friendly garden designs in small spaces; lots of DIY solutions using recycled materials; note that the author lives in England, so check if plants are invasive in your area before putting them in the ground.)

Country/Rural Living:

Woodsqueer by Gretchen Legler [book] (Memoir of a lesbian who lives and works on a rural farm in Maine with her wife; does a good job of showing what it’s like to be queer in a rural space; CW for mentions of domestic violence, infidelity/cheating, and internalized homophobia)

“Debunking the Off-Grid Fantasy” by Maggie Mae Fish [video essay] (Deconstructs the off-grid lifestyle and the myth of self-reliance)

Sewing/Mending:

Annika Victoria [YouTube channel] (No longer active, but their videos are still a great resource for anyone learning to sew; check out the beginner project playlist to start. This is where I learned a lot of what I know about sewing.)

Make, Sew, and Mend by Bernadette Banner [book] (A very thorough written introduction to hand-sewing, written by a clothing historian; lots of fun garment history facts; explicitly inclusive of BIPOC, queer, and trans sewists.)

Sustainability/Land Stewardship

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer [book] (Most of you have probably already read this one or had it recommended to you, but it really is that good; excellent example of how traditional animist beliefs – in this case, indigenous American beliefs – can exist in healthy symbiosis with science; more philosophy than how-to, but a great foundational resource.)

Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer [book] (This one is for my fellow witches; one of my favorite witchcraft books, and an excellent example of a place-based practice deeply rooted in the land.)

Avoiding the “Crunchy to Alt Right Pipeline”

Note: the “crunchy to alt-right pipeline” is a term used to describe how white supremacists and other far right groups use “crunchy” spaces (i.e., spaces dedicated to farming, homemaking, alternative medicine, simple living/slow living, etc.) to recruit and indoctrinate people into their movements. Knowing how this recruitment works can help you recognize it when you do encounter it and avoid being influenced by it.

“The Crunchy-to-Alt-Right Pipeline” by Kathleen Belew [magazine article] (Good, short introduction to this issue and its history.)

Sisters in Hate by Seyward Darby (I feel like I need to give a content warning: this book contains explicit descriptions of racism, white supremacy, and Neo Nazis, and it’s a very difficult read, but it really is a great, in-depth breakdown of the role women play in the alt-right; also explicitly addresses the crunchy to alt-right pipeline.)

These are just the resources I’ve personally found helpful, so if anyone else has any they want to add, please, please do!

Tip for new witches:

Stop asking other witches and magic practitioners what you should believe; instead research, read, gather information, form your own beliefs. Ask other practitioners what they believe sure, but stop asking them what you should believe.

“I Grow Into A Supernatural Beauty”

This is a metamorphosis type sigil. How this sigil works is explained here.

Pink Cult.

Moon Phases

There are 12 Full and New Moons a year (13 every now and then due to calendar synchronisation - called a Blue Moon) this means there is no need to rush intentions and manifestations, spend time practicing, learning and getting things wrong.

New Moon

→ setting intentions and plans

Waxing Crescent Moon

→ relaxing into and accepting intention

First Quarter Moon

→ take action and push forward

Waxing Gibbous Moon

→ observe, align and trust your intention will form

Full Moon

→ harvest intention, reap rewards or accept intention was not the best for this time, take in the new energy

Waning Gibbous Moon

→ turn inwards and reflect on your intention, or be grateful for the outcome

Last Quarter Moon

→ release old or harmful energy holding you back and give back from your abundance

Waning Crescent Moon

→ reflect with thanks, rest mind body and soul, take peace in the emptiness

Merry meet,

Atti <3

“I Recover From Fatigue”

Draw this on a bottle/cup/mug of whatever it is you’re drinking be it coffee, tea, or water