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The Vulgar Witch rejects this sterilization. The vulgar witch knows that magic is not a lifestyle brand; it is a visceral technology. The Vulgar Witch
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Sage-scented dish soap, coffee grounds, or cheap incense sticks Beeswax pillars color-coded to exact astrological hours Leftover birthday candles or plain white emergency candles Crystals Expensive, ethically sourced raw minerals Pocket stones, sidewalk pebbles, or broken glass shards ** Herbs** Hard-to-find roots like Mandrake or Mugwort
One of the most fascinating early appearances of the term is in The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue , a lexicon of cant and slang. Here, we find the entry for defined simply as the four of clubs. The entry explains that the name comes from a James Wibling, who grew rich by private gaming during the reign of King James I and was "commonly observed to have that card, and never to lose a game but when he had it not". This is a fascinating example of how language among the common folk could transform a playing card into a symbol of occult power and luck, albeit a vulgar one.