Live Plants and Animals in Magic

So, genuine question here, why does it seem so rare to find magic that utilizes live plants and animals these days? I’m honestly curious and would love to hear your thoughts on the matter!

Is it due to a lack of convenience? A lack of predictability? A fear of offending spirits? Risk vs reward calculations? Something else altogether?

I admit that using live plants and animals in magic is not always the answer but they do seem to have their time and place! Just like bones and dried plants do. Different things for different times and all that.

For example: there’s a particular plant I tie a spell to every year and therefore need to take care of it so it continues to thrive. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship though and we each get something out of it. Yes, there’s a risk that the plant might die but the rewards have outweighed the risk for me.

There are also heaps of folklore around blessing or hexing cows (and by extension the prosperity of the family), especially in the valley near me. I’m sure other areas are the same and yet I only ever hear about it locally and rarely online.

Even creatures as small as spiders can be utilized without killing them so why do I so rarely see anyone talking about it?

Is it happening and I just don’t notice? Is it no longer convenient? Do people not find it effective? Let’s chat!

blackh0rses:

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Instead of casting “tea spells” to calm your anexities and curb your mood swings, cast a real spell to find your purpose and get over yourself. Magic isn’t comfortable and power doesn’t evolve under complicity. You can try to make yourself feel better with tea that effectively equivilates to some shitty blunt of mids or you could physically alter your reality and circumstances to create a life of endless opportunitues and possibilities. Fantasy doesn’t need to be escapism, it can be your life. But only if you grow a pair and seize it.

sounds ableist but ok

What about the original post is albeist?

Having a cup of something like chamomile tea, which acts as a mild natural sedative, to calm you down isn’t magic. It’s science. There’s nothing wrong with it unless you’re trying to do actualmagic.

No one is saying you need a thirteen step fucking process. Simple magic can be effective. But actually do some research and try and fail and try again before just giving up and calling your cup of tea a “spell.”