Blood Magic

[TeaDidikai]

BlueRoseTorn

Neko_Bast

I have never used blood in any of my spells/rituals. I just havn't found a need for it yet I guess. I think the only problem I would have is that I don't think I could cut myself for it, and I don't hunt. If I really needed it I would find a way though, probably use menstral.

TeaDidikai

I'm not a fan of the substitution of menstral blood for real blood as some women do.

What is wrong with it? I mean its still blood, still the stuff of life. If you didn't have your period that blood would be creating life would it not?

Not to speak for Tea, but from what I got out of her post: I think she meant that menstrual blood isn't really a sacrifice. It takes no effort on one's part to cause the blood to flow--all one has to do is collect it.

That's one major issue. The other would be endometrial lining != Blood.

Lesson for today kiddies: Just because it's red, doesn't mean it is the plasma, platelets and cells that make up the blood within your veins.  

[Neko_Bast]

TeaDidikai

BlueRoseTorn

Neko_Bast

I have never used blood in any of my spells/rituals. I just havn't found a need for it yet I guess. I think the only problem I would have is that I don't think I could cut myself for it, and I don't hunt. If I really needed it I would find a way though, probably use menstral.

TeaDidikai

I'm not a fan of the substitution of menstral blood for real blood as some women do.

What is wrong with it? I mean its still blood, still the stuff of life. If you didn't have your period that blood would be creating life would it not?

Not to speak for Tea, but from what I got out of her post: I think she meant that menstrual blood isn't really a sacrifice. It takes no effort on one's part to cause the blood to flow--all one has to do is collect it.

That's one major issue. The other would be endometrial lining != Blood.

Lesson for today kiddies: Just because it's red, doesn't mean it is the plasma, platelets and cells that make up the blood within your veins.

I tryed to find info on what was in menstrual blood but i couldn't.....all I could find is that there is blood in it, but also other stuff too. So I can see your point. I guess if the spell/ritual dosn't call specificly for mensrual blood then don't use it as it has stuff in it that might ruin your spell/ritual.  

[queertastrophy]

TeaDidikai

BlueRoseTorn

Neko_Bast

I have never used blood in any of my spells/rituals. I just havn't found a need for it yet I guess. I think the only problem I would have is that I don't think I could cut myself for it, and I don't hunt. If I really needed it I would find a way though, probably use menstral.

TeaDidikai

I'm not a fan of the substitution of menstral blood for real blood as some women do.

What is wrong with it? I mean its still blood, still the stuff of life. If you didn't have your period that blood would be creating life would it not?

Not to speak for Tea, but from what I got out of her post: I think she meant that menstrual blood isn't really a sacrifice. It takes no effort on one's part to cause the blood to flow--all one has to do is collect it.

That's one major issue. The other would be endometrial lining != Blood.

Lesson for today kiddies: Just because it's red, doesn't mean it is the plasma, platelets and cells that make up the blood within your veins.

Bah, you have to go and get all technical on me.

I actually forgot all about that. sweatdrop The phisiological happenings of the reproductive organs aren't my strong points--I'm more of a nervous system girl. whee  

[TeaDidikai]

BlueRoseTorn

Bah, you have to go and get all technical on me.

I actually forgot all about that. sweatdrop The phisiological happenings of the reproductive organs aren't my strong points--I'm more of a nervous system girl. whee

I'm also just damn picky. Menstrual blood is at the heart of many traditional taboos for me.  

[tanwyn_llewellyn]

I have used blood in the past, particularly in worship to my specific diety. Always my own blood, and I've never had trouble getting blood flow.  

[TeaDidikai]

tanwyn_llewellyn

I have used blood in the past, particularly in worship to my specific diety. Always my own blood, and I've never had trouble getting blood flow.

Those diabetic prickers are a pretty good way to go- especially if quanity isn't an issue- even more so if you are getting over a cutting habit.  

[Jade_elf]

Neko_Bast

TeaDidikai

BlueRoseTorn

Neko_Bast

I have never used blood in any of my spells/rituals. I just havn't found a need for it yet I guess. I think the only problem I would have is that I don't think I could cut myself for it, and I don't hunt. If I really needed it I would find a way though, probably use menstral.

TeaDidikai

I'm not a fan of the substitution of menstral blood for real blood as some women do.

What is wrong with it? I mean its still blood, still the stuff of life. If you didn't have your period that blood would be creating life would it not?

Not to speak for Tea, but from what I got out of her post: I think she meant that menstrual blood isn't really a sacrifice. It takes no effort on one's part to cause the blood to flow--all one has to do is collect it.

That's one major issue. The other would be endometrial lining != Blood.

Lesson for today kiddies: Just because it's red, doesn't mean it is the plasma, platelets and cells that make up the blood within your veins.

I tryed to find info on what was in menstrual blood but i couldn't.....all I could find is that there is blood in it, but also other stuff too. So I can see your point. I guess if the spell/ritual dosn't call specificly for mensrual blood then don't use it as it has stuff in it that might ruin your spell/ritual.

I know a while ago (dont ask me where because I am that ditzy that I forgot) I was reading a book of spells that called specificle for mestrual blood as the binding part of a protection spell.  

[TeaDidikai]

Jade_elf

I know a while ago (dont ask me where because I am that ditzy that I forgot) I was reading a book of spells that called specificle for mestrual blood as the binding part of a protection spell.

Without context, I suspect historical revisionism- it's popular for modern pagans to rewrite older spells to make them "less offensive to the 20th century sensabilities".  

[Kahri]

Hmm, I've never actually used menstrual blood in a ritual persay, but I've used it to psychically mark things as mine and link them to me. I don't think I'd ever use any sort of blood as an offering or as a power source.  

[TeaDidikai]

Kahri

Hmm, I've never actually used menstrual blood in a ritual persay, but I've used it to psychically mark things as mine and link them to me. I don't think I'd ever use any sort of blood as an offering or as a power source.

On that note- why is it that one would use refuse- that which your body is rejecting and saying "this is not part of me" for sympathetic magic?  

[Framed in Fire]

I don't use blood in rituals.
The main reason for that however is simply because I don't do well with blood.
Blood + Me = bad
If i tried using blood in a ritual, I'd be likely to faint before being able to complete the ritual - not a good thing  

[TeaDidikai]

Framed in Fire

I don't use blood in rituals.
The main reason for that however is simply because I don't do well with blood.
Blood + Me = bad
If i tried using blood in a ritual, I'd be likely to faint before being able to complete the ritual - not a good thing

Just human blood or all blood?  

[TheDisreputableDog]

TeaDidikai

Kahri

Hmm, I've never actually used menstrual blood in a ritual persay, but I've used it to psychically mark things as mine and link them to me. I don't think I'd ever use any sort of blood as an offering or as a power source.

On that note- why is it that one would use refuse- that which your body is rejecting and saying "this is not part of me" for sympathetic magic?

Maybe it would be better to use it for "I want to get rid of this" sympathetic magic instead of "this is mine" sympathetic magic, using that line of reasoning.  

[TeaDidikai]

TheDisreputableDog

TeaDidikai

Kahri

Hmm, I've never actually used menstrual blood in a ritual persay, but I've used it to psychically mark things as mine and link them to me. I don't think I'd ever use any sort of blood as an offering or as a power source.

On that note- why is it that one would use refuse- that which your body is rejecting and saying "this is not part of me" for sympathetic magic?

Maybe it would be better to use it for "I want to get rid of this" sympathetic magic instead of "this is mine" sympathetic magic, using that line of reasoning.

Could be. That's not the usual expression bloodmagic takes in my experience. But why not use something like urine for that?  

[TheDisreputableDog]

TeaDidikai

Could be. That's not the usual expression bloodmagic takes in my experience. But why not use something like urine for that?

Sure. //Shrug.// I know nothing about bloodmagic, I was just throwing that out there.