please be respectful of cultural boundaries when working with mermaids from various cultures and traditions, and be mindful not to intrude.
đ Rusalkas – slavic in origin, disturbed spirits of the âunclean deadâ, ghosts of women who died violent deaths, with a penchant for drowning young men. they live only in rivers and lakes, and are known to have green hair like aquatic plants, only appearing in the night.Â
đ Melusina – a mermaid that walks among humans, but returns to their two-tailed form during baths and when they bathe their children. often a water spirit of a nearby lake or river. french origin.Â
đ Siren – greek mythology. servants and companions of persephone, whom searched for her when she was abducted. they are known to sometimes have the body of a bird, and for their song, which lured sailors to their doom. cannibalism implied folklore. have the power of prophecy.Â
đ Merrow – irish mermaid. known to have green hair and webbed fingers. particular noted love of music and their red cap, which when stolen, they will live with the thief until they find it, and then return to the water, leaving even a whole family behind.Â
đ Ben-varrey – from the isle of man, known to bless those that are kind to them with prosperity, gifts, and even the location of treasure.Â
đ Aicaya –Â
Caribbean mermaid, humans who become mermaids when they are shunned from their community and go to live in the sea.Â
đ Amabie – japanese merpeople, with birdlike torsos and three legs and scales. they are gifted with prophecy, usually foretelling abundant harvests or epidemicsÂ
đ Ningyo – âhuman faced fishâ known to have golden scales, that brings bad weather and misfortune when caught, but when their flesh is eaten the consumer is granted youth and beauty, even agelessness.Â
đ Finman / Finwife – magical shapeshifters that disguise themselves as sea creatures or plants to lure humans, unlike most mermaids they kidnap people from the shores to be their spouses or servants. they have a greed for jewelry and coins, particularly silver, and prefer humans over other finfolk.Â
đ Sirena Chilota – considered the more friendly mermaids, caring for all fish life and rescuing drowned sailors to restore life to them. known for their human-like beauty and youth, according to legend they are the child of a human and a âking of seasâ, tears are a powerful substance. from chilote mythology.Â
đ Cecealia – sometimes known as âsea witchesâ, they are half human and half octopus. origins in native american and japanese mythology.Â
đ Sirena / Siyokoy – the philippine version of mermaid and merman respectively. also called âmagindaraâ, they are known to protect the waters from raiders, and protect the boy moon from sea monsters. Siyokoys can sometimes have legs however, covered with scales and webbed feet
đ Sea Mither – scottish/orcadian mythology, a spirit that personifies the sea during spring and summer, battles along scottish isles using storms to bring the summer about. a mother figure to all aquatic life.Â
đ Ceasg – a fresh-water mermaid, specifically half-salmon, said to grant three wishes if captured. sometimes called maighdean na tuinne (maid of the wave) or maighdean mhara (maid of the sea). scottish.Â
đ Selkie – though somewhat different from the typical mermaid, as they are not cold-blooded, have the body of a seal in the water and are human on land. in legends their skins are often stolen and they are kept by fishermen as spouses, or become lovers to fishermenâs wives who shed tears into the sea. Â
Corians are spirits who come from another dimensionâs realm and are the embodiments of ink and color.
Appearance:
Corians look mostly like humans, but colorful.
Each individual can take a specific animal form, as well.
Each individual is a different color, and said color usually manifests in their hair, eyes, and skin. They tend to dress in their color as well.
There is a separate clan of Corians that consists of grey/black shaded individuals, they sometimes are mistaken for shadow people.Â
Characteristics:
Due to being made out of ink, Corans are resistant and do not take physical damage in fights.
However, for the same reason, water is extremely dangerous for them, for they dissolve in contact with it.
Their ink can be toxic if they so desire. Staining can be poisonous, and may or may not be permanent. This only happens when there is intention.
Corians live long lives, being 200 ~ 500 earth years is still a young age for their kind.
They live in society.
The act of âconsumingâ one another is not unusual in their culture, specially as an act of love and devotion. Two or more individuals will become one, mixing their colors together. Separation is possible, although difficult.
That is also a method of domination, and a crime when done against oneâs will.
Offerings:
Corians are quite hard to encounter or bumb into as they prefer not to leave their home realm, but just in case, they might enjoy:
Name: Tarasios Pronunciation: tar-ah-see-os Name Meaning: Tower Nickname: Taras (Tare-as) Species: Fuiron Demon Gender: Non-Binary Pronouns: They, Them Element/Energy: Earth, Shape Shifting, Demon, Hyper Vessel: Blue Howlite (Faux Turquoise) Bracelet
đś Appearance â˝
In their animal form, Taras resembles a mongoose with their markings and coloration, and they are roughly as long as a bus (in their true size, they are capable of reducing their size). In their humanoid form Taras has tanned skin, brown eyes, and short dark brown hair. They stand at 6â˛1 and have a lithe build.
đś Personality â˝
Always the nosy adventurer, Taras is known for their thieving antics and making nests of their goods in various places. They are also known for being extremely good at soccer, track, and climbing things like trees to burn off their extra energy, or exploring new places with their friends on our plane and on the astral. They love hugs and are notoriously soft for big puppy eyes, although if you bring it up they will deny it until you make them say aw, in which case theyâll mumble shut up while flushing pink.
đś Magic â˝
Hexes
Protection
Creativity & Motivation
Grounding
Energy Work
Happiness Spells
Earth Magic
đś Manifestation â˝
Feeling like the air is buzzing with energy
mental imagery
things going missing
something clinging to your legs
giggles and pokes
đś Divination Preferences â˝
Tarot, Oracle, Runes, Pendulum
đś Offerings â˝
Activities: Watching Crime Shows, Working on a Zen Garden
Taras wants to have a friend who can keep up with them and who doesnât mind the occasional prank (like things vanishing) They love pets and would like if their companion had at least one as they are a sucker for fuzzy faces. An interest in soccer is nice but not necessary.
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Hey hey spirit workers out there, anyone know any underground species of spirit that are very large length wise and lanky with long limbs and huge teethless mouths? I ask because Iâve had a spirit hanging around me for some time who loves my fans and dark room and communication has been difficult. I am just curious if anyone may know what he is so I can research more! If not all good, if so feel free to IM me ^0^
Simply put these are rules you put in place as a witch and spirit worker that all spirits working with you and residing around you are expected to follow and obey out of respect. They are like a contract that you have displayed out in the open for spirits to see. It is like posting the rules to the pool up for swimmers to look at, disobeying those rules may get you kicked from the pool and the same goes for your space and your House Rules. Spirits who disobey them are at risk of being asked to leave by you or other occupants of the house or even banished if need be.
Why have House Rules?
House Rules exist to protect you and other occupants of the home safe and make it clear to any spirit guests what is absolutely not allowed. Think of them as the first step of warding out those who you donât want around, sure it may not deter spirits who are seeking to cause you trouble or harm but it can keep away those who you may just not get along with (though let it be noted House Rules are not a replacement for wards).
House Rules are a polite but authoritative way to make it clear your values as well. It is a good way to indirectly tell spirits in the area what you are comfortable with and what you are not comfortable with. This can help prevent poor communication between you and your guests or even companions. You may use these rules to mark what areas of the house spirits are allowed to flock and where they are not welcomed, your personal âcodesâ on behavior, who they may and may not interact with, who they may or may not take/borrow energy from etc.
What are some common House Rules?
There are quite a few common house rules that many witches or spirit workers have (of course not all have the same house rules) which are good ones to look at and take into consideration while making your own:
Where a spirit may NOT go (bathroom, personal bedroom, safe space, etc)
Who a spirit may NOT interact with (children, pets, roommate, grandparent, parent, etc)
Whether the spirit is allowed to touch you and/or others and the specific guidelines on this
If the spirit is or is not allowed to use your energy
Whether sexual advances are welcome or not
Things a spirit is NOT permitted to do (scare individuals, loom over others, harass pets, move or knock over things, etc)
How a spirit may interact with you and how they may NOT
Your needs and expectations (such as you come first with things, the spirit does not)
What are my House Rules?
As a good reference to some of you I thought it would be nice to post what my personal House Rules are currently. Note that they are sometimes flexible depending on what spirit I am working with.
WILLOWâS HOUSE RULES FOR SPIRITS AND COMPANIONS
You are NOT permitted into the bathroom without direct invitation
You are only allowed onto the bed without invitation
You are NOT allowed in (roommateâs name)âs or (sister)âs rooms/on their beds at all
You may interact with pet but only if it is positive interaction, harassing or scaring my pet on purpose is grounds for banishment
You may NEVER harm me, my pets or roommates, this will be taken extremely seriously
You may not touch or attempt sexual things (flirting, touching, seduction) to roommate or sister
You may only touch/flirt with me per spoken permission and on very specific grounds
NEVER make sexual touches or advances to me without FULL SPOKEN PERMISSION
ANY sort of racial slurs, sexual slurs, homophobic/biphobic/acephobic, or sexist behavior will be immediate grounds for banishment
You may not interact with anything burning (candles, incense, paper, etc) without spoken permission due to fire safety
When I or another is sleeping, unless it is an emergency, please do not disturb
Guests in house are to be left alone unless otherwise told via me AND the guest
No fighting, territorial disputes or hunting of others inside or around my home this is to be done elsewhere unless otherwise stated by me or in terms of emergency, self defense, etc
No making threats or insults to each other or other spirits unless otherwise told
Sarcasm is always welcome, but to be funny not to be mean or a bully
I am willing to allow you to feed off of my energy but you MUST ask first
Do NOT drain my energy when I am sleeping, ill or on my period unless I otherwise permit it due to these times being when even I am low on energy or uncomfortable sharing
I will ALWAYS put my health and comfort first, this is my home and so my rules, I will not accept abuse from any spirit towards me or any attempts at making my home life miserable or uncomfortable, you will banished without question
If you invite other spirits over be sure they too read and agree to these rules All who do not obey these rules may and can be asked to leave or banished from my home!
How do I come up with my own House Rules?
Well start with what makes you uncomfortable, things that you donât want them doing such as touching you or invading private spaces. Take into consideration those you live with and what they would want, most roommates wouldnât want strangers in their rooms right? So take that into consideration. If you have pets or children, take their safety and needs into consideration as well. Make sure you put your mental and physical health first in all cases. It is your home, so therefore they need to follow your rules. Them being there does not make them the boss, you are the boss.
How to post House Rules for spirits?
There are several ways, I personally post a few printed or written up copies around my personal spaces such as on my bedroom door, near my window, on my wall, in the stairwell and near the front door inside. Posting it nice and big in places for them to see is always a good way, similar to posting signs and rules in public spaces.
Another method is to write it up and burn it to ash and keep the ash in jars or containers near entry points of your property such as windows and doors. Some also bury the notices around their property either whole, folded or as ash so that entering spirits may sense them. Putting up astral rules via energy work onto your wards similar to giant signs placed onto walls is also an option. Really, choose whatever is convenient for you.
In Conclusion
Keeping House Rules for when you work with spirits or invite them into your home is a good way to ensure there is no miscommunication about Doâs and Donâts in your home. Itâs a good start to your own personal protection and the protection of others in your home. Keeping House Rules posted is very important so that all passing spirits can see it. Make sure to make it clear that all that break them will not be taken lightly and will not be welcomed back to your home.
Spirit work is such a fulfilling practice. And yet, as rewarding as it is, it can also be incredibly harmful. We are used to seeing warning posts about entities that do jarringly obvious terrible things. Itâs easy to fall into the trap of thinking this is the only sort of danger that might come from spirit work as a practice. However, emotional/ psychological abuse is also (unfortunately) common and can be deeply damaging.
This is a list of some red-flags to look out for when working with an entity.
1. They tell you power/ success can only be achieved through following them. They reject/ mock/ belittle all other spiritual paths and proclaim their way to be The One True Way.
2. They isolate you and block you from communicating with other entities and/ or people. They might say that âyour path is a lonely oneâ. âYou only need them.â âYour relationship must remain a secret.â âThey are only doing it for your own good.â
3. They discourage you from looking after your mental health, physical health, emotional, and social well-being. They might say that âif you use medications your powers will wane.â Or that âhaving a social life will distract you from your spiritual path.â
4. They do things without your consent, over and over again, regardless of the impact it has on your health and emotional well-being. Discussions on boundaries are ignored.
5. They nurture feelings of codependency and paranoia. They will tell you âyou only need themâ while also belittling all outside sources. They might discourage critical thinking, safe discernment practices, and healthy interactions with other members of the spiritual community.
6. They get angry if you question them. They punish you for attempting to better understand yourself or your own spiritual practice.
7. They claim that your spirituality and intrinsic fulfillment both hinge on working with them.
8. They claim only they can give you what you truly want, or they offer things that sound âtoo good to be trueâ.
9. Interacting with them consistently makes you feel sick, tired, emotionally and physically drained, afraid, etc.
10. You notice yourself losing grip of your âreal lifeâ as they continue to push you to delve deeper into the occult.
11. They encourage unsafe spirit work practices
12. They want you to enter into a contract or to devote yourself without discussion. They also want you to do this very quickly.
13. They place unreasonable boundaries and expectations on your relationship.
14. They gaslight you and/ or do not hold their end of a bargain/ contract.
15. They threaten your safety and well-being or the safety and well-being of your loved ones.
To finish this post, I would like to remind everyone that spirituality should not make you feel broken and miserable. It might be challenging at times, yes, but if it does not bring you happiness and fulfilment at the end of the day, then please take some time to think about your own spirituality. Additionally, if you have been or are currently in a spiritual relationship that checks off many of these red flagsâŚ. it is not your fault.
“Whats it like hearing spirits!?”
I get this question very commonly. People wondering what sage advice they give or great tales they share.
Well, let me offer up this story for you.
I’m standing bored at work not doing much and staring into oblivion. I feel a spirit brush up behind me and in a deep serious voice whispers “cheese wheels”. That was several days ago and I still have no idea why they said that. But that is basically what hearing spirits is like.
-Some demons are really cool and make awesome friends!
-Some demons want to kill you and do bad things to you
-Along the same lines, hellbeings can be very nice or very mean
-Some spirits look scary but are actually very kind
-Some spirits look sweet/cute but actually want to hurt you in the worst ways
-Not everything is black or white, evil or good, apples or bananas. Sometimes spirits can be in between, or off the charts completely.
-(The previous statement applies to their moral alignment, their ethics, their friendliness, their desire to hurt humans, and pretty much anything else)
-Spirit work is really fucking dangerous, but there are ways to be safe.
-Yes, spirits can affect your physical body. It happens, good or bad.
-Wards. Look up warding. Get a good handle on warding before you start practicing spirit work.
-Spirits are actual beings, which means that they have thoughts, feelings, and lives outside of you and yours.
-Safety should probably be your #1 priority in spirit work, unless you really have a death wish for yourself (or enjoy being in immense pain⌠Iâm not going to judge)
-Spirits and spirit work are probably going to be different than your expectations.
-The spirit world is much different than ours, but can also be quite similar!
-Once you start working with spirits, more tend to show up. You kind of send out a signal that attracts other spirits once you flip that spirit working switch to the on position. Not all of them are going to be friendly.
-Spirits can be dirty lying decievers, but they can also be your best and closest friend, depending on which ones you meet. And sometimes youâll think a spirit is ur best friend just to find out, days/months/years later, that theyâre actually a dirty lying deciever! Donât trust them right away!
It used to be fully understood that the same rules to do not apply to every species of spirit. Of course they wouldnât. it would be ignorant to think that right? Yet spirit workers do it everyday and harass those who donât fall in line with their misguided rules. You saw the title of this post, you know what this is about, spirits and the topic of names. Everyone knows the faerie rule that you donât tell faeries your name and you donât ask for theirs, instead you ask what you may call them and tell them what they may call you. This way you are not lying by saying âmy name is -insert false nameâ and you arenât giving them you real name. Now not all fae will use your name against you somehow, some donât care, but it is always better to be safe then sorry. This is all understandable and reasonable. This is something people have said about faeries for a long, long time, yet this is where the lines start to get blurred and people loose their heads. Faeries rules only apply to faeries.Â
Itâs what makes it a faeries rule. You wouldnât assume an angelâs culture, rules, and the way you work with them is the same as a vampires, so why is this the exception? When did it stop becoming a faerie rule are start becoming a spirit work rule that causes you to get attacked if you donât follow it. I will be honest with you, I donât know. I think it may have something to do with the topic of summoning and spirit stealing. While it isnât as big of a problem as people like to act like it is there are those small few assholes that can and will steal people companions. Why? Usually out of some misguided sense of justice. We all know the type, the spirit worker who acts like their life is a YA novel and that they have to save spirits from the evil clutched of tumblr usesr faeriewhispers33 (i donât know if thatâs an actual user i just made it up). Anyway, it leads to people being paranoid. More and more you see posts along the lines of âNEVER POST YOUR SPIRIT COMPANIONS NAMEâ and âDONT TELL SPIRITS YOUR NAMEâ and they always use the faerie rule to back up their argument, suddenly itâs no longer out of fear that someone will use your companions name as a way to summon them and steal them from you now itâs for your safety.Â
Here the thing, itâs almost impossible to keep a spirit from learning your name if you work with them outside of the astral. Most spirit workers love to work with their companion in their home, itâs easier then astral travel. Yet there are dozens of people in your life that could metaphorically âspill the beansâ just by greeting you or calling you for dinner. It is impossible to keep something as simple as your name a secret. This may shock you a bit but, most spirits donât care what your name is. Why? because they arenât faeries and these rules donât apply to them.Â
Now on the topic of your companions names. Some people donât say their companions names publicly because that is the spirits preference, most people have a nickname for their companion in these cases but let me share a secret with you. The chance that your companions name is a name that exists in the human language is slim and 50% of the time the name you are given is a nickname. Not because the spirit doesnât trust you with their name, but because their name is not translatable or pronounceable in our language. This is also why a lot of people who attempt to use a Ouija board to get a spirits name get a button mashed fuckery of random letters that make no sense. I can guarantee your companions name isnt KXGJA. Now there are a few times where the name can be translated and it does manage to match up with a human name or just something pronounceable. So while you should respect your companions wishes and keep their name a secret if they want, even if itâs a nickname, donât jump to conclusions and attack those whose companions couldnât care less.Â
I am not threatening my companions by using their ânamesâ on the internet, they donât care. If they did care, I wouldnât do it. In case it wasnât clear enough.
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