Path of the White Deer

Christian exploring herbalism, tea, stones/minerals, nature, unconventional Christian practices.

[dareskye]

some incense tips for you all!

incorporating things like incense in your practice may present as a somewhat “safer” (cheaper & smellier) alternative to burning straight up candles in your home. i personally prefer them, as the lack of direct open flame makes me feel more at ease. (however, they still have risks!) 

so i’ve basically thrown together a list of proper safety techniques, meanings and personal experiences with using incense in spell practice. feel free to add any more resources you may find and whatever experiences you have as well! 

types of incense (shapes, strength of scent, ect) 

common uses for incense in magic (linked from eclecticwitcheryafoot) 

here’s another  (linked from singingmountainwitch) 

aaaaand another (linked from maintain-balance) 

tutorial video about incense (contains historical information) 

want to make your own? (1)

important safety tips for burning 

how to start burning

my personal uses of incense & also how to do it on a budget!

[spacefairytales-deactivated2026]

[vvitchella]

Magic without a Formula

This is a guide to help you transition off of relying on written-down magic all the time. Not for the very beginner, but if you’ve done a spell or two in your time you’re likely good to go.

Collecting written spells by others is one of my favorite things about Tumblr, but 90% of the time these days I just do magic as needed. Believe me, once you realize you can do this, it’s so empowering and freeing. 

What do I mean by “just do it as needed” though? What I mean in particular in this case is how to cast spells without sitting down and writing one in long beleaguered detail or spending forever leafing through or searching for the “right spell.” Just do the magic!

How would you do this? Well, first you have to…

Be Familiar with some the Following Magics:

- Sigils

- Poppets

- Jar Spells

- Candle Magic

- Writing chants/words

- Cursing (if you wanna)

- Binding

- Any other favorite form of magic you might have

Have Correspondence Tables to Figure Out:

- Herbs you can include

- Colors you can include

- Runes and sigils

- The moon phase/other timing if that’s your bag

- Symbology general

Have a general supply of:

- Useful herbs

- Useful oils

- Useful incense

- Candles

- Matches

- Paper

- Colored Pens and Pencils

- Fabric and Sewing supplies

- Any other supplies to do the kinds of magic you like to do

How to Do It

1) Come up with the purpose for your spell. Let’s say… money, for example.

2) Look at your supplies and see what kind of magic you can do at the moment. Let’s say my supplies are somewhat limited, so I’ll stick with a classic candle magic money spell. I gather a candle, paper, matches, and some money-related herbs, incense, and oils, that I have marked as safe to inhale.

3) This is where your background knowledge kicks in. Ideally you’ve read about or at least done some of this kind of magic at this point, so you know the drill. It’s helpful if you’ve read others spells before - for any purpose, really, you can adapt anything. For my money spell, what I decide to do is to take my green candle, create a sigil, inscribe it into the side of the candle, anoint the candle while whispering my purpose “Bring money to me!” repeatedly, light the candle, say my little sentence nine times or whatever, raise energy maybe by singing or whatever, release, and I let it burn out while I do the laundry.

Tips & Tricks

- Make sure you label your herbs, etc. beforehand so you’re not just burning junk willy nilly like you can’t get poisoned or some silly stuff like that.

- Don’t get too worried about the strict meanings and correspondences of things. Fudge it a bit, it’s fine.

- Don’t think it has to be complicated. Start with charms, even. Little itty bitty tiny spells for things like protection or something.

- Allow yourself to get creative from the things you have around you.

- Gather knowledge and experiment! Read the spells that others have written. Read books on magic! Having this info allows you to figure out what you’re gonna do.

- Once you can do magic like this, believe me, it is WORTH it not having to leaf through stuff.

- If you are still having a hard time letting go like this, step back and try it again in a few months.

- Yes, your spell is going to be just as effective, if not more. Once you get into the creative process, you’re tapping into you and what you are ready to do as far as magic goes at the moment. That’s powerful.

- Just because you’re making it up as you go along doesn’t mean you can’t record it for future verification.

Good luck!!

[queerleigh]

Introducing the prayer room

This past week an idea popped in my head but due to an unfortunate situation I couldn’t properly introduce it. But now I feel that I can.

Back in college, the dorm I lived in had a small cozy room in the basement. It was called the sanctuary. People would gather there for bible studies or have group prayer, or sometimes you could go alone and meditate in the quiet. On all the walls of the sanctuary there were prayer requests that people had written on sticky notes, that way when someone came in they might be compelled to pray for one of them (or all of them).

Something that I like about tumblr is that when a person is going through a hard time most of us are right at their virtual door, sending positive energies, saying prayers, lighting a candle, etc. Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could have a specific blog where we could ask for support? Maybe there’s something that’s troubling you, or perhaps you’re just having a bad day and you need a little pick-me-up?

That’s when I thought- this should be a thing. So I made one. This site is a place for anyone of any religious or non-religious background who may have a need for prayer or positive energies. It is available for ANYONE to send in a request regardless of religion. You cand send in your requests via the site’s askbox. I will have a link at the top of my page or you can click through the above link on this post.

[harpxlulu]

*me in a mirror*: 9/10 *me in a selfie*: 6.3/10 *me in a pic someone else takes*: -2/10 *me*: ??????????

[cunningcelt]

do you have anything on forgetting or letting go of super embarrassing moments? im desperate

Oh honey, if we could erase memories of embarrassing moments all our lives would be so much easier. No, I’m sorry, there’s no spell that will do that.

All you can do is accept what happened, and move forward. I find that laughing about it helps.

[ailbhe-fia]

Truthfully, these embarrassing moments help define who we are to become. Sometimes we learn from them and become sage adults with wisdom to share later. Sometimes, it makes us rethink our choices now and later in life. To be cliche, we are the sum of our experiences. While that might sit like heartburn for you now, living through this will change you--it’s up to you to choose to let it make you stronger, wiser, more merciful and gracious, and empathetic or choose to let it force you to be withdrawn, self-conscious, and affect you negatively.

We’ve all had our respective embarrassing moments. And while my most embarrassing moment may not compare to yours, you shouldn’t compare embarrassing moments because they are subjective to each persons experience. Just know that you are human... and for that, you are beautiful and worthy of respect! Peace and blessings to all.

[monstrum-madness]

Marshmallow Kisses & Campfire Dreams.

[wrathfulclam]

Fresh reminder that St. Patrick did not bring violence to Ireland, and did not exterminate any pagans. Ireland was already being converted (peacefully compared to other locations in Europe) to Christianity, and it’s actually believed St. Patrick was sadly not that successful in his lifetime. He could have no more posed a physical threat to the Irish than a gnat, and indeed, he himself was attacked, but was determined to convert his former slavers to the religion that had given him peace. (other myths debunked)

I hope that we pagans can be better than to smear a saint based on misinformation.

[prancingpixie]

[sylvaetria]

Spells and Sigils for Energy

Spells

[Blood Magic- More/Extra Energy]

[Dance Magic Dance Jar]

[Electric Charge Spell]

[Energizer Candle]

[Energy Bath]

[Energy Boost Spell]

[Energy Charm]

[Energy Drink Overcharge “Can o’ Whoopass” Spell]

[Energy Gain Spell]

[Energy Sachet]

[The Extra Spoon Spell]

[Flames Within]

[Full Moon Milk Bath Ritual for Recharging Your Energy]

[“Have Some Chocolate- It’ll Help” Spell]

[The “I’m Tired, I’m Dying” Spell]

[The Lemon Cayenne Wakefulness Potion]

[Morning Coffee Spell]

[Overworked Pick Me Up Spell]

[Pick Me Up Potion]

[Quartz Energy Bank]

[“Radioactive” Spell]

[Rain Energy Spell]

[Ridiculously Easy Energy Tea Spell]

[Simple Energy Spells]

[Unleash Your Power Potion]

[Wake]

Sigils

[“Energy”]

[“Energy”]

[“I am energetic and productive”]

[“I am energized”]

[“I am focused” / “I am full of energy”]

[“I have energy and motivation”]

[“I have more energy in my every day life”]

[“I have the energy and motivation to complete the tasks at hand”]

[furiousgoldfish]

If you don’t like my boundaries, it’s not my problem. My boundaries are there for me, not for you. I’m not stretching them out for your comfort. My safety is more important than your satisfaction.

(via furiousgoldfish)

[ailbhe-fia]

Methods of Cleansing

fire: heat, smoke, and ashes

smoke: pass objects through smoke

heat: rubbing with hands, fire, or sunlight

ashes: sprinkle or blow ashes

water: passing, and submerging

passing: running water either streams or sinks

submerging: cover with water or salt water

earth: bury, crystals, minerals, or stones

bury: cover with earth, return to earth if it came from

crystals: crystal grids or passing over

minerals: cover, sprinkle, or rub

stones: place on top of or under, mark with sigils

air: wind, or breath

wind: place in windy area to blow clean

breath: warm and blow clean with your own energy

light: both moon and sunlight can be used

physical: moving with object in your hands or pockets

herbs: burning, rubbing, or covering with herbs

talking: singing, talking, or reciting can cleanse

oil: rubbing oils or dropping them on

[toomanyfeelings]

You can be depressed and not feel sad or blue. Depression can also be a haze of sleepiness, distractedness/obsessiveness cycles, and a twinge of irritability that can be hard to recognize because you might already be a “fiery” person. It can feel like a lazy Sunday that keeps imposing itself for weeks or months.

[amethystnightsgarden]

Full Moon Oils

Full Moon Oil 8 drops jasmine 8 drops sandalwood

Prepare this blend by pouring the oils in a 10-oz bottle and then adding organic vegetable oil to fill. Anoint the third eye, sacrum and solar plexus. Pour a few drops into the palm of your hands and inhale deeply, may use in the bath as well.

Full Moon Oil II 13 drops of sandalwood essential oil 9 drops of vanilla essential oil or extract 3 drops of jasmine essential oil 1 drop of rose essential oil

Mix prior to a full moon. Charge in a clear container or vial in the light of the full moon. Use to anoint candles or yourself for full moon rituals or just when you feel like you need the moons energy.

Full Moon Oil III 3 parts sandalwood 2 parts lemon 1 part rose

[templeofapelles]

Eugen Krüger

[thesigilwitch]

Energy Work Masterpost

General:

Basic Elements of Energy Work

Choosing Your Energies

Energetic Blockages

Energy Clearing and Infusing

Energy Feeds and Magic Fatigue and A Clarification

Energy for Beginners Part I and Energy for Beginners Part II: Gathering, Raising, Storing, and Casting

Energy Work and the Chakras

Energy Work Masterpost

An Energy Work Primer (You Don’t Have to “Feel” Anything)

Protect Your Energy

Sensation & Direction - A Beginner’s Guide to Energy Work

Tired After Energy Work?

Types of Energy: Air / Airy Correspondences | Earth / Earthy Correspondences | Fire / Fiery Correspondences | Water / Watery Correspondences | Practical Elemental Work

Visualization:

Different Kinds of Visualization

Having Trouble Visualizing?

How to Visualize

Magical Visualization - Some Basics

Mistakes I Made with Visualization

Simple Visualization Exercises

Using Your Intent (an ask)

Charging / Enchanting:

Charging 101: The Quick Basics

Charging an Object

Charging and Dedicating Stones and Crystals

Charging Objects

Enchanting Things with Touch

Witch’s Guide to Charging

Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Charging

Witch’s Guide to Programming

Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Programming

Energy Manipulation / Exercises:

Animist Reset Ritual

Banishing the Energies of Others

Beginner Energy Manipulation Resource List

Channeling Energy to Work Magic

Competitive Magic

Dispelling the Notion of “Bad” Energy and Learning a New Way to Recycle

Energy Manipulation: Aura Shaping

Energy Manipulation: God Energies

Energy Manipulation: People and their Elements Part I and Part II

Energy Manipulation: Polarization Habits (Don’t Make You a Bad Person), and How to Break Them

Energy Manipulation Element Series: Air | Air/Fire | Earth | Earth/Fire | Earth/Water | Fire | Water | Element Posts F.A.Q.s

Energy Practice

Energy Work: Expansion vs. Contraction

Energy Work - Distance Charging

Energy Work - Elemental Nails

Energy Work - Energetic Check

Energy Work - Energy Ball

Energy Work - Energy Cannonball

Energy Work - Texting Predictions

Energy Work - Tree in a Jar

Energy Work and Making Contact

The Fluffy Pillar and the Spheres

Harnessing Sex Energy

How to Energetically Cleanse an Item

How to Send Energy to Other People

Let’s Talk Basics: Directing Energy

Method of Remote Viewing

Personal Energy Cleanse

Reflecting Negativity

Scream Jars

Sensing Energy Exercise 

Shielding / Warding:

Altering Shields

Badass Things to Inspire Shields

Checking and Repairing Shields

Energy Warding

Energy Work: Shielding

Forming a Basic Shield - Creation and Sealing

Fun with Auras (aka, Shielding)

How to Undo Shields

Magically Making Friends - Reforging Your Protections

Personal Shielding

Removing and Deactivating Shields

Shielding/Transmuting and the Solar Plexus Chakra

Shielding & Aura Manipulation

Shielding and its Purpose

Shielding for General Protection

Shielding for Specific Protection

Shielding vs Aura Manipulation

Stacking Shields

Stealth Shielding

Transmuting Energy: An Alternative to Shielding

Two-Sided Shielding

Using External Power to Shield

Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Shielding

Grounding:

Airy Grounding Guide

Beach Surf Grounding

Gale Grounding

Grounding

Grounding

Grounding (Energy Work Series Part 1)

Grounding and the Root Chakra

Grounding or ‘Earthing’

Grounding Techniques

Grounding Theory and Application

Grounding via Aura

Grounding with Pasta

How Do I “Ground”?

Notes on Being Grounded

Release Grounding

Sea Witchcraft: “Sinking”

Witch’s Guide to Grounding

Witch’s Guide to Grounding - Sturdy as Stone

Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Grounding

Centering:

Centering and Grounding

Energy Manipulation 101: Grounding and Centering, or That Thing Everyone/Book Says to Do But Never Really Explains Why…

Grounding and Centering

Witch’s Guide to Centering

Witch’s Guide to Centering - Crystal Gem Fusion Dance

Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Centering

Thoughtforms:

A Bit on Entities and Thoughtforms

Creating a Physical Vessel for Your Thoughtform to Live In

Creating a Thoughtform

Creating Positive Thought Forms

Destroying Your Thoughtform

An Exercise to Help with Creating Mental Spaces for Thoughtforms

An Exercise to Help with Creating Thoughtforms

Have Your Thoughtform Go to Work

Keeping Track of Your Thought-Forms

Letting Your Thoughtform Die, Dealing with Thoughtform Injuries

Projecting Your Thoughtform

A Short Guide to Thouhtforms

Technowitchcraft - Thoughtforms

Thoughs on Thoughtforms

Watching Your Thoughtform Grow

What is a Thoughtform?

What is a Thought Form?

[notyourmothersspellbook]

Domestic Witch Tip

Write sigils on the bottom of your doormat so that whenever guests wipe their feet or step over the threshold the magic takes effect. A protection sigil or even one for a clean and happy home would be great here.