• Aprendiz de Curandera •

Beginner curandera. Herbs. Traditional remedies (mexican). Healing. Culture. Mexicana. 20. Hereditary knowledge. Maya. Azteca. 

[spirits-child]

Ares epithets

Fast comment, thanks for the 1k followers! And as always if I made a mistake please feel free to let me know.

Alloprósallos/ἀλλοπρόσαλλος —>He who leans first to one side, then to the other (the explanation i read, and accidentally lost the source so credits to them however they are, is that he doesn’t lean to any side, he leans to who struggles and the souls engaged to it) 

Álkimos/ἄλκιμος —> Brave

Ænyálios/ἐνυάλιος —> War-god

Areïphilos/ἀρηίφιλος —> Beloved of Ares

Aphneius/Ἀφνειός —>Abundant/Giver of food

Khalkeos/Χαλκεος—>Of the bronze

Khalkokorustês/Χαλκοκορυστης —>Armed with Bronze

Khrysopêlêx/Χρυσοπελεξ —> Of the golden helm

Teikhesiplêtês/Τειχεσιπλητης —>Stormer of cities/walls

Íppios/ἵππιος —> Horsemen 

Adámastos/ἀδάμαστος —> Unconquerable/Indestructible

Omvrimóthymos/ὀμβριμόθυμος —>Doughty/Indomitable

Polæmóklonos/πολεμόκλονος —> He who raises the clamor of combat.

Polemistês talaurinos/Πολεμιστης ταλαυρινος —>He who fights under the shield’s guard

Teikhæsiplítis/τειχεσιπλήτης —> He who storms the cities (in battles)

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Spirit guides --- tarot spread ---

💜Your spirit guides are here, right now. 

They’re an inevitable part of our existence but we might be still learning to be aware of their presence. Wise advice popped up in your mind, sudden turn to the unknown street to bring you to the amazing place, strange butterfly, symbols hidden in bus numbers.

There is an immense dramatic element to be here, on this earth, carrying the grandness of your soul, with all that stories, karma, dimensions, previous lives, and trying to manage in the same time - soul mission, releasing karma, integrating aspects and aspects of self, merging with soulmates, helping humanity, helping Earth and yet not forgetting to take care of yourself. 

💜We’re not supposed to go alone.

Your soul is weaved with all the beings out there - they speak to you, merge with your feelings, guide and bring all of you together, they root for you, love you. They’re your portals and main teachers, your soul family, they can be you.

Put spirit radio on, tune into the vibes you need nowadays.

***Spirit guides tarot spread can be a lot, just a lot of everything***

🔮 know the spirit guides connecting with you at present moment: ancestors and animal spirits, ascendant masters, angels, extraterrestrial beings, your Higher self

🔮 be aware of ways they connect with you, purpose and mystery of your connection - here you can learn about own unique abilities and psychic predispositions + study your personal myth and history 

🔮 find out how you can deepen connection with the spirit guides 

🔮 find out what is blocking you from connecting with the spirit guides and how to work through that

🔮 get messages from the spirit guides, something they’re trying to convey to you at present moment - it can be anything, from very practical things to mysterious revelations 

🔮 if you’ve a question to your guides this spread can be a portal trough which you can try to get an answer 

This spread needs highly intuitive or psychic reading, you’re definitely going to decipher the specific ways the spirit guides use to speak through tarot. 

Some ideas to begin with:

Lay down cards 1-9 first and interpret them. 

1 - basically this is you, your current state in general or in regard to the spirit guides - your feelings, expectations, attitude.

2-9:

Major Arcana or court cards represents the spirit guides

Minor Arcana cards: all about your connection with the spirit guides (if this is what you’re interested in), 

messages for you (especially if you’re asking your guides specific question) 

Depending on 1-9 cards, you can lay down a-p cards. Consider to do that especially when there are no spirit guides among 1-9 cards. 

a-p cards can be interpreted differently from 1-9 cards, as spiritual work need to be done, challenges to overcome, interference to clear away.

[vivianthewitch]

Reading tea leaves is one of my favorite ways to know about … well… my life 😅 🌱🌱🌱

From: lottoland.co.uk

[satsebau]

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A little spell sachet I made for good sleep and embroidered with lavender and a pentacle ✨

It contains lavender, dried jasmine flowers, and salt, and I tied it with a green string because I associate green with health and wellness. Sleep with one of these under your pillow to help with insomnia and nightmares!

[satsebau]

Update: it works... too well? I slept 10 hours last night and my sleep cycle has been suspiciously good since I started using this

[aprendizdecurandera]

🌿 GREEN SALT 🌿

INGREDIENTS:

•Sea Salt. •Mejoram. •Fennel.

•Oregano. •Thyme. •Basil.

•Rosemary. •Lavender. •Tarragon.

•Sage. •Chervil. •Savory.

•Laurel. •Glass jar.

•Green food coloring (optional)

PREPARATION:

•Mix each plant/flower with the salt keeping in mind the intention you wish to impregnate the mixture with. (You can do this with a mortar and pestle​ or not)

•Pour the mixture into the glass jar and seal it tightly.

•Let it all seat for a week or until the salt has taken the green color of the plants/flowers. (At this point you still have to have in mind your intentions)

•If you wish to do so, you can use the food coloring to make the color more vibrant.

•Keep the jar in a cold, dry place and keep putting your intentions to it.

USES OF GREEN SALT:

•Green salt can be used in abundance, prosperity, money, and good fortune rituals.

•Used together with Black salt will attract good fortune faster.

•Carried around your neck in a small jar is for help when looking for a new job or a raise.

•Coating your gardening tool with it will attract good harvesting. (Do not put directly on the plants)

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✨ Cleansing Masterpost ✨

🌟 [Visual Cleansing] 🌟 [Easy Cleansing Spray] 🌟 [Hekate Shower Cleansing] 🌟 [Cleansing Methods] 🌟 [When You Should Cleanse Yourself and/or Your Space] 🌟 [Cleansing in Witchcraft] 🌟 [Life Cleanse - What I did] 🌟 [Cleansing Chant] 🌟 [How To Cleanse Your Room of Bad Energy] 🌟 [Wind Cleansing] 🌟 [Energy Clearing and Infusing] 🌟 [Cleansing…] 🌟 [Cleansing Your Space Without Smoke]

Herb Correspondences

sage

lavender

myrrh

dragon’s blood

sandalwood

salt

lemon

rosemary

bay laurel

basil

rue

mugwort 

Crystal Correspondences

Quartz

Selenite

Black Tourmaline

Celestite

Moonstone

Lepidolite

Citrine

Obsidian

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Botanicals for Cleansing 💧

Because sage isn’t the only thing you can use to cleanse your space.

Alkanet

Angelica

Anise

Arrow Root

Bay Laurel

Bay Leaf

Benzoin

Blessed Thistle (Holy Thistle)

Blue Cohosh

Birch

Black Pepper

Bloodroot

Broom

Camphor

Cayenne Pepper

Cedar

Chamomile

Club Moss

Coconut

Copal

Culver’s Root

Dandelion Leaf

Dragon’s Blood

Fennel

Fern

Frankincense

Fumitory (Earth Smoke)

Garlic

Ginger

Grapefruit

Guava

Horehound

Horseradish

Hyssop

Iris

Lavender

Lemon

Lemongrass

Lemon Verbena (Vervain)

Lime

Lovage

Marjoram

Melon

Mesquite

Mimosa

Oak

Palo Santo

Parsley

Peppermint

Pine

Red Willow Bark

Rosemary

Rue

Sage

Sagebrush

Sandalwood

Sea Salt

Snapdragon

Solomon’s Seal Root

Tangerine

Thyme

Turmeric

Vinegar

Wintergreen

Wood Aloe

Wood Betony

Yucca

[noonymoon]

green correspondences

i’ve made a list of all kinds of correspondences you can find in nature and in the supermarket, based on the book The Green Witch ☆

♡ WOODS

APPLE — life, longevity, fertility, fairies, the otherworld, afterlife, creativity, love, healing, harmony

ASH — water, strength, intellect, willpower, protection, justice, balance, harmony, skill, travel, weather, wisdom

BIRCH — cleansing, protection, purification, associated with children

CEDAR — healing, spirituality, purification, protection, prosperity, harmony

ELDER — protection, prosperity, healing

HAWTHORNE — fertility, harmony, happiness, the otherworld, fairies, protection

HAZEL — luck, fertility, protection, wishes

HONEYSUCKLE — psychic awareness, harmony, healing, prosperity, happiness

MAPLE — love, prosperity, life and health, abundance

OAK — defense, thunder, strength, courage, healing, longevity, protection, good fortune, fertility

PINE — cleansing, purification, healing, clarity of mind, prosperity, protection from evil

POPLAR — prosperity, communication, exorcism, purification

ROWAN — improving psychic powers, divination, healing, protection from evil, peace, creativity, success, change, transformation

WILLOW — moon, water, love, tranquility, harmony, protection, healing

WITCH HAZEL — protection, healing, peace

YEW — death, spirits, the otherworld

♡ FLOWERS 

CARNATION — protection, strength, energy, luck, healing

DAFFODIL — love, fertility, luck

DAISY — love, hope, innocence, associated with children

GARDENIA — love, harmony, healing, peace

GERANIUM — protection, fertility, love, healing, courage

HYACINTH — love, happiness, protection

IRIS — purification, blessing, wisdom, peace, harmony, love

JASMINE — moon, feminine energy, love, meditation, spirituality, harmony, prosperity

LAVENDER — relaxation, sleep, peace, harmony, tranquility, love, purification, healing

LILAC — protection, banishing negative energy

LILY — protection, death and afterlife, rebirth, cycles

LILY OF THE VALLEY — concentration, mental ability, happiness

PANSY — divination, communication, happiness, love

POPPY — tranquility, fertility, prosperity, love, sleep, invisibility

ROSE — healing, divination, tranquility, harmony, love, psychic ability, spirituality, protection

SNAPDRAGON — protection, illusion, deception, reflect negative energy

SUNFLOWER — sun, happiness, success, health, abundance

TULIP — prosperity, abundance, protection, love, happiness

VIOLET —  peace, hope, harmony, protection, luck, love, sleep, tranquility, fertility, abundance

♡ HERBS

ALLSPICE — prosperity, increasing energy, love, healing, luck

ANGELICA —protection, purification

BASIL — prosperity, success, peace, protection, happiness, purification, tranquility, love

BAY — success, wisdom, divination, making a wish

CHAMOMILE — prosperity, peace, healing, harmony, happiness

CALENDULA — happiness, prosperity, love, psychic powers, harmony

CINNAMON — energy (booster), money, success, action, healing, protection, love, prosperity, purification

CARAWAY — anti-theft, health, mental abilities, protection, fidelity

CLOVE — protection, purification, mental abilities, healing

COMFREY — health, healing, protection, travel, prosperity

DILL — good fortune, tranquility, prosperity, lust, protection

GINGER — energy (booster), kick-starter for love, finances, success

MAJORAM — happiness, protection, love, joy, family

MINT — prosperity, joy, fertility, purification, love, success

MUGWORT — prophetic dreams, divination, relaxation, tranquility, protection, banishing, consecration

NUTMEG —psychic abilities, happiness, love, money, health

OREGANO — love, courage, action

PARSLEY — power, strength, lust, purification, prosperity

ROSEMARY —protection, improving memory, wisdom, health, healing

SAGE —purification, protection, anxiety, wisdom, health, long life

VERBENA —divination, protection, inspiration, abundance, love, peace, tranquility, healing, prosperity, artistic skill, reversal of negativity

YARROW — courage, healing, love

♡ FRUITS

APPLE — health, longevity, love

CHERRY — love

PEAR — health, properity, love

ORANGE — joy, health, purification

LEMON — purification, protection, health

LIME — happiness, purification, healing

GRAPE — properity, fertility

KIWI — fertility, love

BANANA — fertility, strength

MANGO — spirituality, happiness

PEACH — spirituality, fertility, love, harmony

PINEAPPLE — prosperity, luck, protection

PLUM — love, tranquility

MELONS — love, peace

STRAWBERRY — love, peace, happiness, luck

RASPBERRY — strength, courage, healing

BLUEBERRY — tranquility, peace, protection, prosperity

BLACKBERRY — prosperity, protection, abundance

CRANBERRY — protection, healing

♡ VEGGIES

GARLIC — healing, protection, banishing, purification

ONION — protection, exorcism, healing, prosperity

LETTUCE — fertility, peace, harmony, love, protection

CARROTS — fertility, health

PEAS — love, abundance

CUCUMBER — fertility, healing, harmony

POTATOES — fertility, protection, abundance

CELERY — love, tranquility, concentration

SQUASH — abundance, harmony

MUSHROOM — strength, courage, healing, protection

LEEK — protection, harmony

CAULIFLOWER — protection, prosperity

BROCCOLI — protection, abundance

BEANS — love, family, protection

CABBAGE — protection, prosperity

TOMATO — protection, love

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Domestic Garden Witch: Eternal Plants

So maybe you’re a college witch with limited space and money, limited to the one window in your dorm. Or, maybe you’re a witch without extensive backyard space who wants to start up a magical garden. Perhaps you’re a kitchen witch who wants the freshest herbs right at her fingertips.

For many witches, having a garden seems to be a bit of a no-brainer. After all, plants and magic go hand-in-hand. Plus, when thinking of a witch, it’s hard not to think of a cottage in the woods with a little vegetable garden out front. Unfortunately for the majority of us, our cottage in the woods is a tiny flat, and our garden out front is a windowsill with limited space.

This is when it comes time to embrace your craftiness and bring your garden indoors! Not only does it place your garden in a convenient location, it also allows you to freshen the air, recycle what would otherwise harm the earth, and embrace your witchy green thumb!

The Eternal Rose of Jericho

I have been writing and teaching on this blog for almost a year now, and it honestly surprises me that I haven’t yet written about this inexpensive, easy-to-grow, and magic-laden plant! At roughly $8 US, resurrection plants are virtually incapable of breaking the bank, and so long as there is access to a small amount of water, these plants can easily live forever.

They have earned their name from their ability to survive long droughts by drying out and curling up into tight balls, going into dormancy until their roots are moistened again. There are two species best known - the true rose of Jericho, and resurrection fern. The difference between the two is two-fold: true rose of Jericho is native to Western Asia and requires undisturbed root systems in order to revive itself, while the resurrection fern (pictured above) is native to Southwestern United States and Mexico and has the ability to revive even with disrupted root systems.

Despite being two different plants, they are frequently used interchangeably due to their similarities. Covering all of the lore related to resurrection plants would take quite a long time, as many cultures have developed myths, legends, spells, and rituals related to the plants over the many centuries. So, bear with me and consider this article to be more of a spring board to jump off of in your own exploration regarding these wonderful greens!

Easy Care, Holy Waters

Caring for a resurrection plant is extremely simple. Place the bulb in a shallow dish with water - don’t drown the plant; you only need enough water to cover the roots. Over a period of a few hours to a week, the plant will unfurl its leaves, regain its green color, and grow out to nearly a foot in diameter (depending on the size of the bulb). If the plant is forgotten for a while, and the water evaporates, it will return to its ruddy yellow-brown color and curl up again, to await the return of water.

Unsurprisingly, waters collected from the bowls of resurrection plants are often considered to be blessed simply by contact with the plant. These blessed waters can be used in the same function as holy water or other blessed waters, and some witches encourage using moon water to hydrate resurrection plants so as to have blessed moon water.

A Spirit in the Home, Protection For Rent

While this subtitle is somewhat in jest, it has merit. In some traditions, resurrection plants are believed to contain a spirit or fey. In these traditions, offering water is done as a petition and as a way of welcoming the spirit into your home. So long as the plant is hydrated and open, the spirit will invite prosperity and happiness into the home, while banishing negativity and protecting your space. As such, it acts as a natural, living space cleanser and ward. As with any other spirit, it’s recommended to provide offerings of fresh water regularly and to thank the spirit for its help and presence in your home.

Ongoing Money Spell

One of the more creative uses for resurrection plants is as a continuous money spell. Place silver coins either in the water being offered, or place coins in the center of the plant when it is open in order to invite money into the home. This type of spell can be done as needed, allowing the plant to dry when coffers are full, and rehydrating it and making offerings when funds are low.

Collecting some of the leaves or debris from the plant and using them in sachets or other money spells is not an uncommon practice, and is believed to add an extra punch to the spell!

Spiritual Meditations

Easily one of the best ways in which the Rose of Jericho can help in witchcraft is in reminding us of the cyclical nature of the world. Before our very eyes, a resurrection plant can grow, flourish, die, and be reborn again. For this reason, it is often associated with life and healing. However, it can also be meditated upon, helping us consider and discover ways in which we are also like the plant, experiencing our moments of growth and happiness before withering and going through our turmoils before being reborn stronger and more vibrant again.

Disposal of the Rose

Many witches abhor disposing of the resurrection plant for varying reasons. The first is that it is a self-reviving plant - disposing of it sometimes seems to be a bit of a disservice. Another is that, being a spirit helping in the home, disposing of it would seem ungrateful. However, not all traditions follow these viewpoints. In such cases, when a spell is done and the rose is no longer needed, it can either be saved or buried, where it can ground and decompose, nourishing the earth.

In conclusion, the resurrection plant is useful and beautiful. For the budding garden witch, it is an exceptionally easy plant to start with, and for those who are limited on space, they make a great addition to the home without taking up much space! In terms of magic, resurrection plants are versatile, their energies being great for cleansing space and being a natural and low-effort way of creating blessed waters. Whether a garden witch or not, consider the usefulness of having one of these plants in your home!

May all your harvests be bountiful! )O(

[irisdoesmagic]

Days of the Week and Witchcraft ✨

A good way to plan when to do your spells

Sunday - The Sun - Solar power, success, personal empowerment, material wealth, health, beginning anew. 

Monday - The Moon - Lunar power, purity, spiritual cleansing, astral work, divination, psychic ability.

Tuesday - Mars - Physical power, passion, sexuality, drive, ambition, achievement, masculine power, activate protective talismans, reverse hexes and psychic attacks.

Wednesday - Mercury - Knowledge, money, communication, the arts, change, acceptance, adaptability.

Thursday - Jupiter - Luck, growth, fulfillment, worldly power, justice, authority, health, and prosperity. (Mercury brings quick cash, but Jupiter governs the long term accumulation and preservation of wealth.)

Friday - Venus - Fertility, love, money, prosperity, healing, charm, goodness, blocking, glamour, self-care, feminine power.

Saturday - Saturn - Binding, banishing, stopping, ending, loss, renewing, transforming, protection.

— Just a thing from my grimoire

[voulair]

me @ the stars: help me

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A MESSAGE FROM THE FAE/ pick-a-card reading.

This is my first pick-a-card reading so I trust you’ll excuse the quality of the pictures, I hope I can do better next time. 

I guess you all know how this goes, you pick one deck and scroll down to the option you choose. 

The front cards are not going to be read, they’re just to identify the decks. 

;) I hope you like it. 

TEN OF SPADES

I feel like maybe you haven’t always been a believer but you’re trying and the Fae around you notice this. They are watching your progress closely and they are ready to welcome you. You’re very smart and knowledgeable in “conventional” matters which might be why is being a little hard for you to really get out there and talk to the Fae that is around you but they’ll wait until you’re ready, so be patient with yourself and get closer, they don’t bite. And don’t be scared of change, not for being curious about a world like that of Fae and Magik it means you’ll become another person. Be open and flexible, don’t judge yourself with someone else’s perspective, you are allowed to be yourself and have your own beliefs.

SIX OF CLUBS

For you, I feel like you’ve tried connecting with the Fae before, maybe when you were really little. Maybe you tried talking to animals or flowers but they didn’t answer and you felt confused or maybe even disappointed by this and I think it’s possible you were told by someone that doing those things was wrong and you shouldn’t do it so you became very quiet about it. The Fae wants you to know that it’s okay, they like you a lot but you were a little scary at first (maybe you were screaming because you wanted them to answer and they wouldn’t so you thought if you screamed it would be better.) If you try now they most likely will answer. ;) 

TEN OF DIAMONDS

The Fae love the people who chose this option. They almost worship your energy and they would do anything for you. If you ask them for favors they’ll comply but be very careful with this ability because as much as your not fully aware of this power you have, they won’t be there as your servants, they’ll want payment and sometimes you will not like what they’ll ask in return. Learn to weigh your options and your needs, don’t ask for things you don’t really want. Be benevolent, they’re not slaves and remember that nothing comes for free. Be smart when communicating with the Fae. They are not always what they seem.

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The Elements and their correspondences

E A R T H

Earth represents strength, grounding, prosperity, the material, wealth, success, foundations, death and rebirth. Focus on this element if the goal of your spell is about fertility, prosperity, business or stability. Earth spells may take longer to work, but they’re also more firm and are good if you’re looking for long-term solutions.

GENDER: Feminine SEASON: Winter DIRECTION: North HOUR: Night

COLOURS: Green, Brown, Black ANIMALS: Bears, Deers, Wolves, Badgers HERBS/PLANTS: Ivy, Ash, Vetiver, Wheats, Oats INSTRUMENTS: Drums (Percussion instruments)

STAR SIGNS: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn STONES/GEMS: Jade, Onyx, Emerald, Salt RITUAL TOOLS: Stones, Dirt, Bones, Pentacle, Salt, Crystals  RITUAL FORMS: Burying, Planting, Imprinting to soil or sand TAROT SUIT: Pentacles

A I R

Air represents intellect and the mind, wisdom, knowledge; logic as well as abstract thought, intuition and higher consciousness. If you’re seeking freedom, travels, or to enhance your memory and focus - focus on Air spells! Air is whimsical and amiable, personally I haven’t found it useful for more serious spells, but it does wonders for my studies. 

GENDER: Masculine SEASON: Spring DIRECTION: East HOUR: Dawn

COLOURS: Yellow, White, Sky Blue, Pastels ANIMALS: Birds, Spiders, Butterflies HERBS/PLANTS: Lavender, Birch, Vervain, Dill, Aspen INSTRUMENTS: Flute (Wind instruments)

STAR SIGNS: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius STONES/GEMS: Amethyst, Opal, Alexandrite, Beryl RITUAL TOOLS: Incense, Wand RITUAL FORMS: Fanning, Tossing into air, Suspending in a high place  TAROT SUIT: Swords

F I R E

Fire represents energy, passion, purification, love, inspiration, desire, will, courage, power, leadership, sexuality. In spellcraft, focusing on Fire is good for purification, healing and love spells; it’s the best element for quick, strong spells. Although, Fire is fierce in essence, and Fire spells are susceptible - they should be well thought out.

GENDER: Masculine SEASON: Summer DIRECTION: South HOUR: Noon

COLOURS: Red, Orange, Gold ANIMALS: Snakes, Lions, Horses HERBS/PLANTS: Cacti, Cinnamon, Pepper, Basil INSTRUMENTS: Guitar (Stringed instruments)

STAR SIGNS: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius STONES/GEMS: Amber, Citrine, Ruby, Tiger’s Eye RITUAL TOOLS: Athame, Candles RITUAL FORMS: Burning, Smouldering, Heating TAROT SUIT: Wands

W A T E R

Water represents purification as well; though it’s focused more on the soul and the subconscious rather than the physical, material world. Water stands for emotion, intuition, wisdom, eternal movement, reflection, lunar energy. Focusing on the Water element is good for psychic abilities, getting in tune with your inner self, mysteries, friendships, love, dreams and sleep.

GENDER: Feminine SEASON: Autumn DIRECTION: West HOUR: Dusk

COLOURS: Blue, Indigo, Silver ANIMALS: Otters, Fish, Sea Mammals, Frogs HERBS/PLANTS: Lotus, Water Lilies, Aloe, Gardenia INSTRUMENTS: Cymbal, Bell (Resonant instruments)

STAR SIGNS: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces STONES/GEMS: Moonstone, Aquamarine, Pearl RITUAL TOOLS: Cauldrons, Chalices, Seashells RITUAL FORMS: Diluting, Placing into water, washing away, bathing TAROT SUIT: Cups

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my grimoire is probably the most organized part of my life tbh

[ccballard]

Things my Granny taught me.

Sometimes I will say or do something and my husband will give me the strangest looks. Over the years I think he’s come to accept my quirks without question, but I wonder if any of y'all have any traditions/superstitions that were passed down through your family. Here are some of mine:

Never sweep after the moon has risen. If your nose is itching, you’ll soon have good company. If a broom falls over on its own, you’ll have unwanted company. Never say thank you for plants given or they will die. If you drop a pair of scissors and they stick into the floor, don’t pick them up until they fall over. (I don’t know what would happen if you did.) Never lend a needle or salt… charge a penny each. Keep an amethyst by your bed to ward off bad dreams. If you tell your dreams before breakfast, they won’t come true. If the stuffing of your pillow forms a ring, a death is near. Put a piece of wedding cake under your pillow and you’ll dream of your future spouse. A mirror laying flat under a full moon will show you what you need to see. Prick the corners of your bread dough to “let the fairies out” so that the bread will rise high. Bad luck comes in threes. Paint your window sills blue to keep bad spirits away. They can’t cross water, so the color tricks them. Alternately, you can keep a bottle tree in your yard to capture them. When the sun rises, they’ll be banished. Copper by your door will keep insects away. Rain on a wedding day is good luck. If it rains while the sun is shining, the devil is beating his wife. Red sunrise means rain is on the way. Cows lying down means bad weather is coming. You can find clean water by looking for crawdads. Carved wooden spoons given to a new bride ensures a happy marriage. Bread, candles, and salt are traditional housewarming gifts. Hang a horseshoe over the door with the open side up to catch good luck. Rainwater caught during a full moon will cure warts. (among other things) Keep rosemary in the garden to ensure a thrifty home.

The rational part of me knows that most of these are just superstitions. Still, that doesn’t stop me from grabbing an umbrella when the cows are laying down, and making sure my floors are clean before dark. I know I’m not alone, either, because my aunt gives me clippings from her garden all the time and always says “you know what not to say” and I always assure her that I do! :)

[appalachianfolkwitch-blog]

Definitely heard a handful of these from older family members.  And Haint Blue is totally a thing.  It’s a specific color spectrum of blue painted on your porch ceiling to keep away maleficent spirits.  Not just any blue will do, either.  Here’s a few examples:

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The Seven Wonders