The Strange & Unusual
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all things occult and horror
October 31, 2023 at 2:14 PM
I will not spend all my money
I will not spend all my money
I will not spend all my money
#witchsky #occultsky #halloween
I will not spend all my money
I will not spend all my money
#witchsky #occultsky #halloween
October 30, 2023 at 10:21 PM
I will not spend all my money
I will not spend all my money
I will not spend all my money
#witchsky #occultsky #halloween
I will not spend all my money
I will not spend all my money
#witchsky #occultsky #halloween
October 29, 2023 at 5:06 PM
When a dandelion sets seeds, its yellow flower turns into a nimbus of fluff. Pick a dandelion, make a wish, and give it a good puff — the seeds will scatter, carrying your wish with them. Dandelions also have many other properties within history, folklore, myth, and magic.
#witchsky #occultsky 📸
#witchsky #occultsky 📸
October 28, 2023 at 7:16 PM
When a dandelion sets seeds, its yellow flower turns into a nimbus of fluff. Pick a dandelion, make a wish, and give it a good puff — the seeds will scatter, carrying your wish with them. Dandelions also have many other properties within history, folklore, myth, and magic.
#witchsky #occultsky 📸
#witchsky #occultsky 📸
October 28, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Five Nights at Freddy’s was an absolute delight to watch
October 28, 2023 at 3:49 PM
Five Nights at Freddy’s was an absolute delight to watch
Missing Sierra Vista. It was one of the most peaceful places I’ve lived
October 28, 2023 at 2:10 PM
Missing Sierra Vista. It was one of the most peaceful places I’ve lived
Legend says if the Tower of London’s ravens were ever to desert the stronghold the building would disintegrate into dust. Not only that, but the ominous departure of these mystical birds would herald the collapse of England’s monarchy and even the destruction of England itself.
#witchsky #occultsky
#witchsky #occultsky
October 27, 2023 at 1:14 PM
Legend says if the Tower of London’s ravens were ever to desert the stronghold the building would disintegrate into dust. Not only that, but the ominous departure of these mystical birds would herald the collapse of England’s monarchy and even the destruction of England itself.
#witchsky #occultsky
#witchsky #occultsky
Snail shells in ritual and spellwork is fairly common across magical traditions, as well as in the creation of charms, hex bags, and other curios. Shells are used in protective magic and in the creation of protective charms (like bags, bottles, and Witch’s Ladders).
📸 by me
#witchsky #occultsky
📸 by me
#witchsky #occultsky
October 24, 2023 at 10:04 PM
Snail shells in ritual and spellwork is fairly common across magical traditions, as well as in the creation of charms, hex bags, and other curios. Shells are used in protective magic and in the creation of protective charms (like bags, bottles, and Witch’s Ladders).
📸 by me
#witchsky #occultsky
📸 by me
#witchsky #occultsky
St. Roch’s Chapel is a 19th century shrine in New Orleans built during the yellow fever epidemic. It’s covered with prosthetic body parts left behind as offerings to the saint for healing. There have been many tales of paranormal activity occurring on the grounds.
#witchsky #occultsky
#witchsky #occultsky
October 24, 2023 at 2:05 PM
St. Roch’s Chapel is a 19th century shrine in New Orleans built during the yellow fever epidemic. It’s covered with prosthetic body parts left behind as offerings to the saint for healing. There have been many tales of paranormal activity occurring on the grounds.
#witchsky #occultsky
#witchsky #occultsky
Sipping tea, reading, and enjoying this beautiful sunset
October 23, 2023 at 11:38 PM
Sipping tea, reading, and enjoying this beautiful sunset
October 23, 2023 at 3:09 PM
A Celtic tradition dating back to the 19th and early 20th centuries, jack-o'-lanterns first started when people carved grotesque and monstrous faces into turnips, potatoes, and beets) and placed them on windows and doorsteps to ward off unwanted visitors and evil spirits.
#witchsky #Halloween
#witchsky #Halloween
October 23, 2023 at 12:48 AM
A Celtic tradition dating back to the 19th and early 20th centuries, jack-o'-lanterns first started when people carved grotesque and monstrous faces into turnips, potatoes, and beets) and placed them on windows and doorsteps to ward off unwanted visitors and evil spirits.
#witchsky #Halloween
#witchsky #Halloween
October 22, 2023 at 11:47 PM
A witch’s ladder is a practice in witchcraft made from cock’s feathers and knotted cord or hair that normally constitutes a spell. Charms are knotted or braided with specific magical intention into the cords. The number of knots and nature of charms varies with the spell.
#witchsky
#witchsky
October 21, 2023 at 11:26 PM
A witch’s ladder is a practice in witchcraft made from cock’s feathers and knotted cord or hair that normally constitutes a spell. Charms are knotted or braided with specific magical intention into the cords. The number of knots and nature of charms varies with the spell.
#witchsky
#witchsky
October 20, 2023 at 11:38 PM
October 19, 2023 at 7:17 PM
I came across this pretty green lynx spider on my walk through the woods this afternoon 📸
October 18, 2023 at 11:02 PM
I came across this pretty green lynx spider on my walk through the woods this afternoon 📸
If you’re ever in New Orleans, make sure to stop by the Vampire Café and don’t leave without asking for the speakeasy password. First bag’s on me 🧛🏻♂️
#witchsky #occultsky
#witchsky #occultsky
October 18, 2023 at 9:48 PM
If you’re ever in New Orleans, make sure to stop by the Vampire Café and don’t leave without asking for the speakeasy password. First bag’s on me 🧛🏻♂️
#witchsky #occultsky
#witchsky #occultsky
October 18, 2023 at 3:54 PM
The witching hour or devil's hour is a time of night associated with supernatural events, whereby witches, demons and ghosts are thought to appear and be at their most powerful. Definitions vary, and include the hour immediately after midnight, and the time between 3:00 am and 4:00 am.
#witchsky
#witchsky
October 18, 2023 at 2:16 PM
The witching hour or devil's hour is a time of night associated with supernatural events, whereby witches, demons and ghosts are thought to appear and be at their most powerful. Definitions vary, and include the hour immediately after midnight, and the time between 3:00 am and 4:00 am.
#witchsky
#witchsky
Marie Laveau was a practitioner of Voodoo, healer, herbalist, and entrepreneur. If you want Laveau to grant a wish, draw three X's on her tomb, turn around three times, knock on the tomb, yell out your wish, and if granted, come back, circle the X, and leave Laveau an offering.
#witchsky #occultsky
#witchsky #occultsky
October 18, 2023 at 12:45 AM
Marie Laveau was a practitioner of Voodoo, healer, herbalist, and entrepreneur. If you want Laveau to grant a wish, draw three X's on her tomb, turn around three times, knock on the tomb, yell out your wish, and if granted, come back, circle the X, and leave Laveau an offering.
#witchsky #occultsky
#witchsky #occultsky
October 17, 2023 at 2:05 AM
October 15, 2023 at 4:53 PM
Tarot cards came to Europe from Egypt, but while they are certainly ancient and mysterious, it was only in the 18th century that they gained popularity as a form of divination. The most familiar version of the Tarot, the Rider-Waite deck, was designed by Pamela Colman-Smith in 1910.
#witchsky
#witchsky
October 14, 2023 at 8:04 PM
Tarot cards came to Europe from Egypt, but while they are certainly ancient and mysterious, it was only in the 18th century that they gained popularity as a form of divination. The most familiar version of the Tarot, the Rider-Waite deck, was designed by Pamela Colman-Smith in 1910.
#witchsky
#witchsky