Witchy Ways

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Sigils

If you, like me, cannot seem to make a sigil your happy with for the life of you, then sigilscribes.me is the perfect, simple way around your perfectionism. You can literally just type in what you want, and it produces a fully formed sigil. Feels like a bit of a cheat, but I’m happier doing it like this than stressing myself trying to make one I like aesthetically 😂.

[scarletravenswood]

The Daemon card from the Supra Oracle Deck reminds me a lot of The Devil card in the Rider Waite Deck. While these cards may feel scary at first, they are essential to our growth as an individual. These cards warn us to not become overly consumed with our passions, interests, and perhaps negative habits. Though at the same time, we are reminded that this very obsessive quality can foster creativity & growth. It’s up to all of us to face our own Daemons and learn how to funnel this energy in order to achieve our goals & a better understanding of self. What words or thoughts come to your mind when viewing this card? 

[bitchinwiccanmama]

ALTAR 101 🔮✨

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Here is a guide to setting up your altar based on common traditions for those new to Wicca or interested in beginning or even those practicing wiccans just looking to shake up your current set up!

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The most important step in setting up your altar is choosing its location; finding a spot where you are comfortable and feel positive energy is SO important! Even small things such as choosing directionality of your altar is important - if you will be using a round table/stand, directionality may not be as important, but if you are using a square set up or intend to always face the same direction when using your altar, choose the directionality which you feel closest to (you can also change directionality with certain spells if you like):

• North: Earth 🌏

• South: Fire🔥

• East: Air 💨

• West: Water💧

It is optimal to purify and cleanse the area you intend to use for your altar as well as the table/stand you choose to use.

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What you choose to set up your altar on is 110% a personal choice. If you don’t want to spend money looking for a specific altar table or building something special to use, simply using something you have laying around already is absolutely fine! For instance, I used an old coffee table that I had laying around not in use. As long as you purify the item with your intent, it can be anything you need. Another consideration is storage - some altars I’ve seen online have drawers and storage beneath which is a great option if space is limited! You will need someplace to store candles, herbs, stones, etc. Also important is deciding how mobile you need your altar to be - if you are a closet witch, mobility is important and a formal set up may not be plausible. Here are some beautiful altar table examples:

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Items of the Altar Include;

⭐️ Athame: A ceremonial blade; primarily this is used as a tool to channel energy through - this is not traditionally used as a cutting tool. Can be used to cast your circle as well as to invoke the elements of the four directions.

⭐️ Bell: Used to open and close rituals - typically associated with banishing of negative influences and energies.

⭐️ Boline: Traditionally used as a cutting tool for herbs, ribbon, flowers, etc.

⭐️ Cauldron: Used for burning of herbs, mixing of herbs, burning of symbols / paper. This should typically be cast iron since it will contain fire often times.

⭐️ Chalice: Used to hold blessed wine or water during rituals or spells.

⭐️ God Candle: Can be yellow or gold in coloration; Used to invoke masculine energies

⭐️ Goddess Candle: Can be white or silver in coloration; Used to invoke feminine energies

⭐️ Pentacle: Used to invoke positive energies into a circle; often times items can be “charged” upon a pentacle

⭐️ Wand: Another tool of invokation used to invoke the gods and sacred energies. Like the athame, this too can be used to cast a circle.

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One option for setting up the altar is a more “traditional” set up dividing the table into feminine and masculine energies. The left side is traditionally meant for femininity with items such as your goddess statue, goddess candle, chalice, bowl of water, cauldron, pentacle, crystals, and bell. The masculine right side includes your god statue, god candle, incense, wand, salt, athame, boline, and matches. The center of the altar is dedicated to ritual and magic set up.

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Another common style is an elemental set up with items representative of water (chalice, bowl of water, cauldron) being set to the west, air (bell, wand, incense) to the east, earth (pentacle, salt, stones) to north, and fire (athame, boline, matches / oils) to the south.

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Other items you could consider adding to your altar representative of each element:

💧 Water: Seashells, Ace of Cups (Tarot), Rainwater, Mirrors, Driftwood, Seaweed, Crystal Ball, Goblet

🔥 Fire: Cactus, Volcanic Stone, Ash, Ace of Wands (Tarot), Lantern, Dragon Statue, Cinnamon Sticks, Incense

🍃 Earth: Ceramics, Coin, Stones, Soil, Salt, Ace of Pentacles, Seeds, Herbs, Flowers, Bone

💨 Air: Diffuser, Ribbons, Wind Instruments, Fans, Butterfly Imagry, Feathers, Ace of Swords (Tarot)

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I hope this was helpful as a basic guide! As always I encourage everyone to do things along their own personal style and employ things meaningful to you. ♥️

[darkwitcher]

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Magical seals from The Book of Oberon

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The Moon 🌙

Mysterious, secretive, reflective… beautiful.

The next step to learning astrology is, in my opinion, the most fun. The moon sign.

The sun will reveal a brighter, forced part of yourself, but the moon comes naturally. Just like the waves of an ocean, the moon sways our emotions and feelings. The sign your moon is in is also reflective of the you that you were as a child: shy and awkward or bright and talkative? The moon reveals all. Even when the sun does not shine on it, it still lingers there, hiding your secrets but still with a promise that what has been lost will be found.

So now; without further adu, my take on what your moon sign means for you. Heads up: this is gonna be a long one. I have spent YEARS taking note of someone’s birthday (famous people and close friends alike), specifically looking at the moon sign for them.

Moon in Aries

When the moon is in Aries, the emotions are rash, passionate, and childish. This “childish” doesn’t always act as a flaw, as it can sometimes be refreshing with someone who views things innocently and honestly. Despite being inattentive at times, these natives are perceptive to their emotional environments and “feel” things out rather directly. If something is bothering them, they are not shy at all when bringing it up. In fact, these individuals are rather good at talking about their feelings. The only time they falter at being direct is when they feel they’re being threatened emotionally in some way, and even then, subconscious body language is bound to give them away. Moon in Aries can be quite infuriating sometimes, but sometimes the truth they are trying to point out is where the real hurt comes from. These are amazing friends for keeping you in line and also complimenting you on your achievements.

Moon in Taurus

The moon in Taurus is stubborn, unmoving, and powerful. These natives can take a tremendous amount of emotional stress and pressure before they break. Unlike the comparatively easy-going Aries, the moon in Taurus thinks long and hard before expressing their feelings to others. When they finally do, they will stubbornly uphold everything they have and haven’t said. They are also very traditional, and may have conflicting thoughts regarding gender, for example, a born man may have trouble expressing feminine thoughts and vice versa for a born woman. These people also have a strong sense of loyalty. There are very few things which would convince them to betray their companions trust, especially in emotional matters.

Moon in Gemini

The nitty gritty of this sign is hard to pin down. Their emotions flow from one place to the next in a matter of seconds, yet not necessarily like water, the flow is more remiscent of the wind. Unlike Arian moons, these natives lack a hard substance in their emotions. Not to say that they aren’t there, because they certainly are, but they don’t have dramatic, passionate urges. In fact, they’re modes of handling emotion would be to approach it logically. Rarely will these individuals get caught up in the heat of a moment for anything other than sheer curiosity. These natives have a yearning to understand the human psyche and flow of emotion, but when it comes to their own, they have few dramatic instances.

Moon in Cancer

The moon in cancer is quite different from Gemini. It is extremely loyal, shy, and very much tangible. Their energy is like bounds of water held behind a dam. The emotions are not easily shared with others, and when it is, they need to have complete trust and honesty from the other person. Even those who are more open keep their deepest thoughts and feelings in some sort of containment. These individuals are also the first in this list to be the most intuitive. The water signs are much more privy to having an empathetic niche about them. For cancer, however, this empathy is more geared for their loved ones. For anyone else, the cancer native has their emotional curtains closed. In other words, they more easily handle blocking out unwanted energy than Pisces, but not as well as Scorpio.

Moon in Leo

The moon in Leo is dramatic, boisterous, and self-orientated. No matter how self-absorbed these natives may seem sometimes, they are perhaps one of the most self-aware of their emotions. They see their own energy clearly. Sometimes, this supposed self-absorption is just them trying to relate to the emotions of others. This self-awareness oft can turn into problems of self-consciousness. After all, seeing their flaws is just as easy, if not more, as seeing their best features. Leo doesn’t do well in the moon; it wants to shine, but only at the mercy of the sun. A Leo moon with a critical sun, like a Capricorn sun, is bound to have plenty of blockages of energy, especially around their sense of self. Nonetheless, the sunshine is STILL there, that fun and cool person, they just need to feel emotionally safe.

Moon in Virgo

The moon in Virgo is very particular, critical, and intelligent. For the Virgo moon native, their emotions may appear to them as different pieces of a puzzle they have yet to finish, or something that needs to be logically understood. While mutable like Gemini, the Virgo has more deep and sensual emotions. But similar to Leo, the only person the Virgo feels they have to prove themselves to is themselves. They fight their negative emotions more than others, and their perceptive nature lets them see every single flaw. The challenge for this native is to accept their imperfections, and find peace with the craziness of the world and their own psyche. This moon is less focused on the emotional nature of the world and more so with the emotional nature of themselves and those closest to them.

Moon in Libra

The moon in libra is flighty, sociable, and naturally shying away from conflict. The lunar Libran will find themselves fighting many emotions in the name of keeping the peace, even if it means their own unhappiness with the matter. Sometimes, they will even shy away from the conflict in their own mind, preferring to focus on more positive and “pretty” emotions rather than dealing with more darker matters. These natives are still intelligent and have an eye for beauty, but this part of them is subject to the scrutiny of their sun. This may make them more or less likeable. The biggest challenge for the moon in libra is find a way to express their true feelings without filtering or putting on a facade.

Moon in Scorpio

It is not clear whether Scorpio does or doesn’t thrive in the moon. Here, it is secretive, passionate, and intense. The natives have deep wells of emotions inside them, and they are only unleashed once in a blue moon. This sign is one of the most distrustful, with emotions this strong and powerful, those who are smart take care not to let them flow regularly all the time. This moon does not flow well with a sun that is boisterous and expressive, like a fire sign, because it draws upon a well that has long since been holed up. Lunar scorpios are transformative in nature. Their energy has the power to make or ruin someone else’s day. These are the people who, when angry, leave a scalding energy everywhere they walk. But when you befriend them, it can be very rewarding.

Moon in Sagittarius

The moon in Sagittarius is light-hearted, fleeting, and intelligent. These natives are one of the most adept at handling their feelings. Although they do have some yearning to make logic and sense of their emotions, their exploration of the mind is more so for the sake of curiosity than scrutiny. They have a need to have some sort of self-understanding and usually work well with others because their emotions just kind of “make sense” to them naturally. The Sagittarius moon is also somewhat optimistic when it comes to their emotions. They can easily approach their darker emotions with a sense of humor and live comfortably with their secrets. Their biggest challenge is probably this need for self-exploration, which can lead them to a sort of restlessness. They may feel trapped if circumstances do not allow for emotional freedom and exploration that they desire.

Moon in Capricorn

The moon in Capricorn is critical, practical, and punctual. These individuals experience emotion with a sense of apprehensiveness, because unlike other areas of life, emotions are not so easy to categorize and explain. Just like the Virgo moon, the lunar Capricorn can have a hard time because of their own critical nature. Self-consciousness is not unheard of with these individuals, and they may also have a hard time sharing and exploring their emotions. On the other hand, they are unlikely to have passionate and quickly passing emotions. While not as slow to anger as a Taurus, they also do take some time to break down because of their own determination to stay sane. As companions, the lunar Capricorn is also emotionally dependable and welcomes the energy of a loved one. They are the ultimate caregiver.

Moon in Aquarius

The moon in Aquarius is also another difficult one to pin down. In my experience, the lunar Aquarian has experienced something in their childhood that has stripped them of their ability to explore and express their own feelings. Emotion is stale and dry in the fixed wind sign, and while they do indeed have real and valid emotions, they are buried and encrypted deep within the logical and impersonal heart of the Aquarius. As a lunar Pisces, the lunar Aquarians I’ve been friends with have never failed to perplex me. At the end of the day it’s very difficult to find out what they really feel because that is hard to pinpoint for themselves. They might view their own feelings as “different” and quirky from those of others out of sheer will to not confront their feelings.

Moon in Pisces

The moon in Pisces is easily swayed, empathetic, and psychic. While the other signs are rather adept at hiding emotions if they want to, a lunar Pisces practically drips with emotions at all points. There are few walls to contain their feelings and it flows continuously from all points. Even a lunar Pisces who is rather quiet about their personal feelings will express subconscious body language that will give them away. Other moons knows they can easily trust or distrust this person from the moment they meet them. This sign is also bound to have problems creating boundaries. With their heart continuously on their sleeve, there is not a single one without a single story that has taught them to be more careful with their relationships and what they allow.

Hope you guys enjoyed! All of these positions can be found on cafeastrology.com for free, along with their own interpretations.

[saadwiccan-blog]

Me: *finds new spell*

Me: oh I’m gonna put that in my Book Of Shadows

Me: *lights all my candles and plays my witchy playlist and meditating JUST to put one spell in my BoS*

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What to do if witchcraft suddenly gets way too intense

1. FINISH WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

► DO NOT walk away from an uncompleted ritual

► DO NOT walk away in the middle of a spell

Grab your notes and close everything down. Dismiss any spirits or entities you are working with. Close down the circle. End the ritual. Diffuse the energy of the spell and close it down. If you were enchanting an item, announce over it that it is closed and nothing more may come in or out.

Spells and rituals are little portals of power; if you leave one open without closing it, all sorts of things could get screwy and come through.

2. End any spooky/witchy atmosphere immediately.

Blow out all the candles.

Put out all the incense.

Turn on all the lights.

Turn off spooky chanting music. Turn on some happy music or better yet, a non-supernatural television show or movie you love.

If you were enchanting an item, immediately put it in salt.

3. Don’t destroy the items/notes you will need later.

Trust me, do not throw away the spell you wrote or the objects you were working on. If things go wrong in the future you will need these to fix the problem.

► Immediately write down exactly what happened. Write down every deviation from the spell that you did. Write down exactly what you said and saw during any visualizations. Write down exactly when things started to get freaky.

► If you were enchanting an item, keep it in a black bag filled with salt until you are ready to deal with it.

4. Cleanse.

Use an energy cannonball to purify the space you were working in. Burn rosemary and bay leaves to fumigate the area, or spritz a premade water solution if you can’t have smoke. Pay special attention to all ritual tools.

If you feel the need to, cleanse yourself by visualizing the power of the smoke enveloping you and driving away any bad vibes; or take a shower if you really feel something has gone wrong.

5. Get out of the area you were working in.

Go to another room. Leave the house if possible. Seek the company of others or turn on the television if you are alone.

6. Do mundane things for a while.

Eat a nice meal. Drink a big glass of water. Go for a jog. Do some chores. Put anything magical totally out of your head. Absolutely do not focus on how weird things just got.

7. When you are ready, return to the area you were working in.

Relax yourself and judge the energies within the room. Are things still ‘creepy’? A heavy-duty cleansing is in order. Do you feel as if someone else is there? Open a window and command it to leave - if it does not, more fumigation or a banishing is required.

Judge your ritual tools and determine if they will need additional cleansing. If you were working on an object, determine if it has been corrupted or if anything is wrong with it. If so, put it back in the salt and deal with it as soon as you can.

8. Take a break from witchcraft for a couple of days.

9. Figure out what went wrong.

Fear is never a good thing. There is a difference between embracing the darkness and being afraid.

► Fear can be caused if an entity showed up you were unprepared to deal with.

► Fear can be caused if your intuition (or perhaps a spirit ally) was warning you that what you were about to do was a really bad idea.

► Fear can be caused if you tap in to powers that overwhelm you.

You need to figure out what went wrong. It isn’t a situation where you can say “oh well” and try something else later - because you screwed up, and next time you may not get an adequate warning before things go to hell.

[broomsick]

Important!

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Fire Salts 🔥

Inspired by the recipe from Skyrim.

Ingredients:

Cayenne pepper

Cinnamon

Chili powder

Sea salt

Instructions:

Combine ingredients and grind together until you have a fine powder

Uses: 

Use in spells for protection, defense, energy, manifestation, and power.

Use to represent the element of Fire.

[rowanthewizard]

Converging Paths Tarot Spread

A spread for when your path crosses with another’s

1: You before meeting them

2: Them before meeting you

3: What good you bring

4: What good they bring

5: Your flaw

6: Their flaw

7: How they see you

8: How you see them

9: The Meeting, Where you two cross over, Shared Trait, Common Ground

10: What you come away with

11: What they come away with

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Witch Tip

Don’t forget to record your spells in a journal/book of shadows/grimoire! Details like the date, astrological phenomena, physical and emotional status, and environmental factors can often be forgotten long after a spell is cast but could have a major influence over your spell. Having those details written down can help you isolate what caused a spell to go awry or favorable conditions that led to a spell’s success that can then be repeated.

[thewitchesspellbook]

A Spell To Revive Magical Powers

On the night of the full or Waxing Moon, anoint a purple candle with Vanilla Oil, While anointing it, raise energy and focus it into the candle. See it glow with magick, Light the candle and go outside or open a window where you can see the moon ( i prefer to do this in the nude). Place the candle on the ground or windowsill. Reach your arms out to the moon and say. 

“Oh dear Goddess of Love & Light, I ask for your power on this night, By the powers of the stars above me. So shall it be” 

Visualize your arms and hands soaking up the powers of the moon, and into your body put out the candle and leave it on your altar overnight, The next morning, repeat the spell to the sun with this chant.

“Oh dear Lord of the sky and sea, Lend you magick to me. By soil, wind and flame, and sea, This is my will so mote it. be” 

Soak up the powers of the sun, Go to your altar, light the candle from the night before, and meditate on it until it burns out. 

Blessed It Be. 

[rowanthewizard]

Past Life Tarot Spread

Just in case you have a few hours free, here's a spread that will take all of them up. Have fun with your afternoon.

1: Birth

2: Parents

3: Life

4: Childhood

5: Passion

6: Friends

7: Responsibility

8: Partner

9: Work

10: Success

11: Shortcoming/Failure

12: Death

13: Children

14: Legacy

15: What I Brought To This Life

[thewitchesspellbook]

The Witches Chant

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Essential oil blends for witches

*please remember to dilute properly with a carrier oil

Sea witch blend🌊

-rosemary, lemon, jasmine

Air witch blend☁️

-lavender, sage, lemongrass

Fire witch blend🔥

-cinnamon, clove, ginger

Water witch blend💧

-geranium, bergamot, eucalyptus

Earth/green witch blend🌳

-cederwood, patchouli, tea tree

Floral witch blend🌹

-ylang-ylang, lavender, chamomile

Herbal witch blend🌿

-sage, oregano, basil

Kitchen/hearth witch blend🏠

-rosemary, black pepper, cinnamon

Lunar witch blend🌙

-lemon, sandalwood, lavender

Solar witch blend☀️

-grapefruit, orange, frankincense

Love witch blend💖

-geranium, cinnamon, rose

Ice Witch blend❄

-pine, peppermint, eucalyptus

Cosmic witch blend🌟

-lemongrass, bergamot, thyme

Storm witch blend☔

- tea tree, lavender, black pepper

[thewitchesspellbook]

Bring Back My Love Spell

You will need. 

2 White Candles,

A Photo of your lover or friend

A Photo of yourself smiling 

A Chamomile Tea bag 

A Piece of Blue Material 

To bring back an ex-lover or end an argument between friends, Perform this spell at 8′ 0 clock in the evening. At exactly 8 O’clock light the candle and take a few deep breaths, Visualize a peaceful scene, Now hold in your hand the picture of your ex lover or friend and repeat this chant. 

“With light of the flame, I’ll light your desire, When I speak your name, You’ll feel the glow from my fire, The spell has been cast so be it”

Say his or her name 3 slowly 3  times and then put your picture face down on top of theirs so that the 2 images are together. Wrap the photos and the Chamomile tea bag up in the blue cloth. Put the package in a safe place. To make sure your Ex lover or friends guest the message, Light the candles and repeat his or her name 3 times each evening at 8 o’clock.

The spell is done 

Blessed Be.