Irish folklore, divination, & chaos magic JuniperDivination.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.com/post/3mlrjcxn7s22uIn Irish folk practice, whatever a person was holding when they first saw the new moon, they'd have more of by the next one. Viewing it through glass was unlucky. Through the right shoulder was bad; the left was fine. #WitchSky #IrishFolklore https://juniperdivination.com/new-moon-in-irish-folklore14 May 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:4gnw67kvyy2mdeszyfce25b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrjcxn7s22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.com/post/3mlp4szifn72hReally interesting article on occult correspondence courses. I normally think of the commercialization of the occult and witchcraft as a new-ish phenomenon, but there really is nothing new under the sun. #OccultSky #WitchSky https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/magic-by-return-of-post/13 May 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:4gnw67kvyy2mdeszyfce25b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp4szifn72hhttps://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.com/post/3mljzltw5i32iDivination doesn't need to be expensive or complicated. This article covers some beginner friendly divination practices using things most people already own. #WitchSky #TarotSky https://juniperdivination.com/divination-without-buying-anything11 May 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:4gnw67kvyy2mdeszyfce25b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljzltw5i32ihttps://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.com/post/3mlcmtidgoa24Chaos magic identifies four magical models: spirit, energy, psychological, and information. Paradigm shifting means going fully into one framework, working within its logic, then stepping fully back out. #OccultSky #ChaosMagic https://juniperdivination.com/chaos-magic-paradigm-shifting08 May 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:4gnw67kvyy2mdeszyfce25b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcmtidgoa24https://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.com/post/3ml7w2jd4rc2h'How do I know when I've achieved gnosis?' is something I've seen a lot of chaos magic beginners ask. Here are three practical methods for entering altered state, starting with the least dramatic. #OccultSky #ChaosMagic https://juniperdivination.com/gnosis-techniques-chaos-magic07 May 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:4gnw67kvyy2mdeszyfce25b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7w2jd4rc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.com/post/3ml5jkk7nvp2sTemporarily adopting a belief system has to be genuine to work. The practitioner operates within the tradition's own logic for the duration. The spirits are real, the reciprocity matters. Then the working ends and it gets set down. #OccultSky #ChaosMagic https://juniperdivination.com/chaos-magic-belief-as-tool06 May 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:4gnw67kvyy2mdeszyfce25b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5jkk7nvp2shttps://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.com/post/3mkygdezt2e2sPeter Carroll (who passed just last week) published Liber Null in 1978 a short, practical guide, stripped of the verbose style common in occult writing. He and Ray Sherwin presented techniques directly and encouraged practitioners to test them. #OccultSky #chaosmagic https://juniperdivination.com/history-of-chaos-magic04 May 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:4gnw67kvyy2mdeszyfce25b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkygdezt2e2shttps://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.com/post/3mkvyvv4n5s23Happy belated #Beltane / #Bealtaine to all those who celebrate!03 May 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:4gnw67kvyy2mdeszyfce25b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvyvv4n5s23https://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.com/post/3mkqzl2akya2cIn Irish folk tradition, the evil eye was something people were born with. It could be tied to surname, birth on Whit Sunday, or being the seventh child. Most who had it didn't know. It was called 'overlooking' or 'blinking.' #WitchSky https://juniperdivination.com/the-evil-eye-in-irish-folklore01 May 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:4gnw67kvyy2mdeszyfce25b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqzl2akya2chttps://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.com/post/3mkocs6b7mw2cSome Bealtaine customs trace to the 9th-century Irish record. Some came from English May Day traditions absorbed over centuries. The article traces each one using Sanas Cormaic, Kevin Danaher, and Ronald Hutton. #WitchSky https://juniperdivination.com/history-of-modern-beltane-traditions30 Apr 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:4gnw67kvyy2mdeszyfce25b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkocs6b7mw2chttps://bsky.app/profile/juniperdivination.com/post/3mkm32pw4vs2kOn Bealtaine eve in Ireland, primrose was scattered across doorways because fairies couldn't cross it. It helped protect the butter, the milk, the luck of the house; all of it was at risk that night. #WitchSky #IrishFolklore https://juniperdivination.com/irish-bealtaine-traditions29 Apr 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:4gnw67kvyy2mdeszyfce25b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkm32pw4vs2k