Exploring My Soul

[headlessmage]

The ‘Churning Water’ tarot spread is simple yet helpful for figuring out situations where you feel like you’re stuck in a tough situation, almost like you’re treading water during a storm.

1. Hidden Current - What do you need to know about the situation? What's something 'hidden' or unknown that is affecting it?

2. Life Preserver - What do you need to do in order to stay afloat? What can help with the situation?

3. Wait it Out - What is the outcome of the situation if you do nothing?

[lone-nyctophile]

Phases of the moon & their meanings

🌑New Moon (new beginnings)- it’s time for a clean slate, start to gather your thoughts and plan.

🌒Waxing Crescent Moon (set intentions)- send your hopes and desires into the world.

🌓 First Quarter Moon (take action)- when you face obstacles, do not waver. It’s a time for pushing forward.

🌔 Waxing Gibbous Moon (refine and hone)- observe and align your hopes with the universe. Momentum is building.

🌕 Full Moon (harvest endeavors)- a time to harvest the intentions and wishes of the past moons.

🌖 Waning Gibbous Moon (introspect)- turn inwards, think about your goals and be grateful.

🌗 Third Quarter Moon (release and let go)- let go of the habits that bind you and do you harm.

🌘 Waning Crescent Moon (surrender)- recuperate and rest. It’s okay to feel empty sometimes.

[apaganspantry]

[apaganspantry]

[myeclecticwitchylife]

25 Spell-Casting Tips for Newbie Witches

If you are new to the whole witchcraft thing, don’t fret. You’re in the right place.

I’ve gathered some helpful tips for newbies, which I also had posted on my other site - mywitchylife.com - to help you out.

1. Read the spell or ritual instructions several times over before casting

2. If you mess up, keep going. Don’t try to “go back” to fix it. Sometimes this just messes up the flow.

3. Make sure you have all the required ingredients.

4. If you don’t have all the required ingredients, make sure you have the appropriate substitutes.

5. If you edit the spell, consider charging it.

6. Know that you don’t NEED to memorize the spell, but try not to pause. Read it or memorize it.

7. If you read the spell off of something, try not to read it off a screen - if you aren’t used to tech-magick, especially. Light and technology can sometimes affect your magick.

8. Pay attention to what feels right to you. This may be the timing, movements, etc. Magick is personal.

9. You don’t really need to wait until the full moon, all the time, though sometimes it is necessary.

10. Unless the spell requires it, make sure no one is around. If you are a beginner especially, sometimes the energy can affect the people around you. My friend once did a love spell when I was in the room, and her ex-boyfriend ended up crushing on ME. I have other experiences like this one, too, back when I was a newbie.

11. If you found the spell online, or even in a book, try to charge the spell first. You can do this by visualizing energy entering the spell and charging it, or even with another spell. This is also good if you decide to edit the spell, as well.

12. Cleanse your space, and yourself. You don’t want to work with “tainted energy”, such as working with chaos magick - negative energy, basically. While some people work with chaos magick to get what they want quickly, it harms you and others in the long run and has SERIOUS side effects, and can sometimes make it harder for you to practice magick in the long-run.

13. What is your energy source? Visualize energy. Where is it coming from? The earth? the universe? Yourself? The candle (representing fire, light, darkness, spirit, heat) even heat has its own energy, as well as the astral plane, dreams, people, rocks, flowers, crystals, etc.

14. Pay attention to the elements. If you are casting a sex spell, maybe focus on the element of fire, etc.

15. Pay attention to how you are feeling. Don’t practice magick while you are angry.

16. Clear your mind, meditate, and be visual. Imagine the outcome.

17. Ask for permission if you are casting a spell on someone else, or at least cast a spell that gives the person an “option” to take this gift of energy or not. People “accept” or “reject” this on a subconscious level.

18. Don’t be too specific, or the spell may not work.

19. But also, don’t be too general, either.

20. Don’t be selfish.

21. If necessary, know how to reverse it. Many spells can’t be reversed, so in addition, make sure you can deal with the consequences.

22. Think outside the box. An invisibility spell can have consequences. You can get in a car accident because “Oh my gosh, I didn’t see you there, you came out of nowhere!”. 

23. If this is the first time casting your spell, keep your expectations in check. Some beginners struggle, and that’s OK. Some beginners are surprised by how strong they are - and that’s also OK. Both can have pros and cons.

24. Once you cast the spell, be done with it. Don’t obsess over it.

25. Always record your results in your BoS! And give the spell time - it takes time to see results.

[candles-crystals-cauldrons]

Methods for spells & how they work

[apaganspantry]

The Fool Meaning - Major Arcana Tarot Card Meanings

innocence, new beginnings, free spirit | recklessness, taken advantage of, inconsideration

[apaganspantry]

[moon-lightfaerie]

Crystals for Dream Work

I often use crystals when practising dream work and find them very powerful when used in meditation or under my pillow while I sleep. They can also be used in sachets, elixirs or to hold when recalling dreams.

Rainbow Moonstone- induces lucid dreams, astral travel, activates spiritual awareness.

Labradorite- stone of mysticism, astral travel, enhances clairvoyance, protects aura, past life recall and accessing Akashic records.

Lepidolite- induces prophetic dreams and lucid dreaming, dream recall and improves psychic ability.

Sodilite- prevents nightmares (make grid under bed), opens third eye

Lapis Lazuli- induces dreams of past lives, vivid dreaming and opens third eye.

Blue Kyanite- enhances psychic ability, spiritual awakening, lucid dreaming and astral projection.

Amethyst- induces prophetic dreams, lucid dreams and astral travel. Keep one near your bed to prevent nightmares, cleanse and charge regularly. 

Obsidian- very protective, prevents nightmares and helps one channel their higher selves.

Blue Calcite- calming, helps with anxiety induced insomnia, clairvoyance and induces prophetic dreams.  

Celestite-connects to higher, angelic and celestial realms, clairvoyance and connect with spirit guides.

Selenite- protects from nightmares and negative astral beings, connects to angelic realms and improves psychic ability.

Moldavite-high vibration *be careful when working with it because it is very powerful*, connects to higher realms, spiritual awakening, lucid dreaming and astral travel.

Clear Quartz-opens one up to receiving messages from higher realms, clears the mind during meditation, astral projection.

Apatite-Prophetic dreams, move from dreams to the astral plane, dream of past lives, developing psychic ability.

[locusimperium]

[swan-archive]

locusimperium:

A few years ago, when I was living in the housing co-op and looking for a quick cookie recipe, I came across a blog post for something called “Norwegian Christmas butter squares.” I’d never found anything like it before: it created rich, buttery and chewy cookies, like a vastly superior version of the holiday sugar cookies I’d eaten growing up. About a year ago I went looking for the recipe again, and failed to find it. The blog had been taken down, and it sent me into momentary panic. 

Luckily, I remembered enough to find it on the Wayback Machine, and quickly copied it into a file that I’ve saved ever since. I probably make these cookies about once a month, and they last about five days around my voracious husband - they’re fantastic with a cup of bitter coffee or tea. I’m skeptical that there is something distinctively Norwegian about these cookies, but they do seem like the perfect thing to eat on a cold day. 

Norwegian Christmas Butter Squares

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 egg 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1 tsp vanilla ½ tsp salt Turbinado/ Raw Sugar for dusting

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Chill a 9x13″ baking pan in the freezer. Do not grease the pan.

Using a mixer, blend the butter, egg, sugar, and salt together until it is creamy.  Add the flour and vanilla and mix using your hands until the mixture holds together in large clumps. If it seems overly soft, add a little extra flour. 

Using your hands, press the dough out onto the chilled and ungreased baking sheet until it is even and ¼ inch thick.  Dust the top of the cookies evenly with raw sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees until the edges turn a golden brown, about 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Let cool for about five minutes before cutting the cooked dough into squares. Remove the squares from the warm pan using a spatula.

[brawltogethernow]

So I tried this recipe.

And it is GREAT.

It basically makes the platonic ideal of commercial sugar cookies, only in bar form. When I give them to people (which I do a lot, because this is one of those simple recipes where the results seem very impressive), I just tell them they’re sugar cookie bars.

[davetheshady]

Life hack: add white chocolate chips and sea salt

[mxxnlit-witch]

I made these today for the equinox with sea salt caramel chips and they are simply amazing. Let’s see how long they last with six people in the house!

[dduane]

Noting for later (as we need more butter for this, and probably won’t do a grocery shopping till the weekend).

[amyamychan]

The OP version of this has become my go-to cookie for basically all things and I have a whole cohort of friends and colleagues who would murder each other to get them. Haven’t tried any add ons yet, since the base recipe is SO GOOD.

[apaganspantry]

Gotta try this!

[solarianwitch]

Spell for Relaxing after a Difficult  Day 🌸

When it’s time to wind down…

Materials! 

Hot beverage: (tea, hot chocolate etc, you also probably want this to be non-caffeinated to actually relax). 

Candle: Any color you associate with relaxation, but when in doubt, white is fine for most spells. 

Piece of Paper and Writing Utensil: You probably don’t want too big of a paper for this one. 

Location: Inside with dimmed lights, around the time the sun sets or is gone.  

Spellwork! 

- Take your writing paper and draw meaninglessly on it, using the wordless scribbles to channel your frustration. You can be calm while doing this or as frenzied as you want. 

- Take your paper, representing the stress of the day, and fold it up or crumple it. 

- Burn the paper (safely!) over the candle. 

-Take your hot beverage and take a sip, afterwards, think or chant out loud: 

“Difficult times will come, 

Difficult times will go,  

I understand that things change,

and these feelings will not always be so.” 

- Enjoy the rest of your stress-reduced night! 

My other spell guides and solar spell guides are located here and here! 

- ☀️Solarian☀️

P.S. If I accidentally copied your spell process from one of your posts please message me and I will def change it! I don’t want to be that witch.

[apaganspantry]

Love this! Thank you, Solarian.

[asexyfaeriefate]

[the-mykie-show]

I've never hit reblog so fast in my entire life omg

[glendathegoodone]

Reblogging

[apaganspantry]

Exactly!

[apaganspantry]

LOVE this deck!

Finally got it yesterday & the first card I pulled...Queen of Branches!

That is ME! Mature, Empathetic LEO! That is a side I don’t usually show to anyone!

My new favorite deck, I knew this one was special when it spike to me from the website! So happy!

[astro-beauty]

Moon Signs’ Positive and Negative Qualities

Positive Aries Moon: Standing up for others, independent, quickly overcoming negative emotions, honest and straightforward, great leaders, optimistic, courageous and not afraid of anything or anybody

Negative Aries Moon: Impatient, exploding when angry, argumentative, throwing tantrums, easily bored, causing confrontations, immature at times, initiating projects but never finishing them

Positive Taurus Moon: Dependable and trustworthy, affectionate, down to earth souls, always reaching towards their goals, never rushing into emotional situations without a thought-out plan

Negative Taurus Moon: Overindulging in food, too concerned with their material possessions, stubborn, lazy and sometimes unmotivated to get up,

Positive Gemini Moon: Keeping things fun, saying the right things at the right moment, intellectual and curious, sharing their knowledge with others, extremely constructive, boundless active imagination, good sense of humor

Negative Gemini Moon: Talking too much, overanalyzing their emotions, having an urge to create arguments, constantly changing what they want, not listening to what others have to say

Positive Cancer Moon: Psychically gifted, offering tender love and support, close bonds to their mothers, selfless and nurturing, knowing when someone is unreliable, sweet souls

Negative Cancer Moon: Clingy, holding grudges, using emotional blackmail to get their own way, shy and nervous, sensitive to people’s opinions, moods change often

Positive Leo Moon: Loyal friends, easy to reason with, magnificent entertainers, assertive, natural leaders that are able to inspire others, educated about a variety of topics, outgoing and enthusiastic  

Negative Leo Moon: Unwilling to share control, overly dramatic and egoistical, not handling rejection very well, hard time holding onto money, seeing it as a necessity to have the last word

Positive Virgo Moon: Helping out their friends, good memory, very honest and with strong morals, keeping things neat and orderly, grounded and stable, taking care of their health, analytical and practical

Negative Virgo Moon: Critical of others and pointing out their flaws too often, perfectionists, obsessed with details, feeling like they’re not good enough  

Positive Libra Moon: Good at socializing, peaceful and harmonious souls, graceful, never wanting to hurt anyone’s feelings, good manners, excellent planners, getting along well with most people

Negative Libra Moon: Indecisive, seeing flaws in everything around them, obsessed with creating balance, easily influenced, tendency for people-pleasing

Positive Scorpio Moon: Not letting themselves be manipulated, natural psychologists, magnetic personality, passionate and attractive, able to walk away from negative situations

Negative Scorpio Moon: Tendency to become evil, jealous and possessive, deep fear of betrayal, sensitive to criticism, having a hard time opening up to others

Positive Sagittarius Moon: Positive and open-minded, fond of learning, adaptable, happy-go-lucky demeanor, great teachers and mentors, interested in travel to foreign lands, making friends easily

Negative Sagittarius Moon: Pushing people’s buttons for fun, thinking they’re always right, running away from darker emotions, switching plans at the last minute, irresponsible

Positive Capricorn Moon: Responsible and mature from a young age, loyal and generous, taking any kind relationship very seriously, humorous, always working towards a goal, never depending on anyone else

Negative Capricorn Moon: Obsessed with proving themselves, melancholic thoughts, afraid to show emotions, too hard on themselves, having trouble letting people in

Positive Aquarius Moon: Doing well with groups and communities, original turn of mind, friendly towards others, valuing equality, not afraid to be different, well-respected amongst their friends, freedom-loving

Negative Aquarius Moon: Emotions are rarely visible, feeling like no one understands them, overthinking everything, very unpredictable, getting too caught up in their own vision

Positive Pisces Moon: Artistically talented, romantic and highly compassionate, having a sixth sense, knowing what others think and feel, vivid imagination, avoiding conflicts

Negative Pisces Moon: Pushing people away when stressed, forgiving too easily, hard to see a situation for what it really is, tendency to become a martyr, stuck in their own reality

[earthwalkerwiccan]

Witchy Clendar *Northern Hemisphere

[whatareyoureallyafraidof]

[apaganspantry]

Exactly!

[apaganspantry]