let go, and let the universe

gemini sun, pisces moon crystal, herb, and urban witch; tarot reader and astrology hoe trying to find peace and passion at the same damn time (if I follow back it'll be by my main, lorde-gemini) Also, the online coven isn't a thing anymore, please stop asking!!

[vvitchella]

Witch memes

Jars. More jars. Not enough jars.

Salty af tarot decks

The Moon, our collective wife

Never Enough Stones

“hex the fuckboy”

“fuck it I’m leaving the fae can have me”

“all ghosts better SHUT THE HECK UP AT 3 AM IN THIS HERE GODDAMN HOUSE”

Astrology, and just… so much drama around that whole thing

Oddly casual conversations with gods

[restfulraccoon]

House Protection Spell

Use the magic of the Ivy Moon to protect your home from negative influences.

You’ll need:

- A black candle

- Lots of ivy branches

🌙 Light the candle and say “I call upon the spirits of this place, come in peace.”

🌙 Make a circle of ivy on the floor and step into the centre.

🌙 Turn to the north and say, “Spirits of Earth protect me.”

🌙 Turn to the east and say, “Spirits of air protect me.”

🌙 Turn to the south and say, “Spirits of fire protect me.”

🌙 Turn to the west and say, “Spirits of water protect me.”

🌙 Place the ivy branches from the circle around your house.

[xxstargoddessxx]

Selene by Jules Lous Machard

[thewindcarrieswhispers-deactiva]

Neptune Spell

This is created to work with the properties of Neptune. 

Ingredients: 

Poppy, willow, wisteria, hemp* 

Directions: 

In a jar/bottle/sachet place the ingredients as you wish. 

Charge your jar/bottle/sachet with an amethyst (or other crystals related to Neptune) with your set intentions. 

Uses: 

This aids in clairvoyance skills, strengthening your intuition, to understand your emotions, to bring insight within a matter, to be inspired. 

* Hemp is optional, if you cannot use it then substitute it with orange blossom.

NOTE: Make sure the ingredients are safe for your to use.

[blackswampwitch]

Beginner Garden Witch: Regrowing Crops from Table Scraps

Want to get started on some green witchery? Great! Growing your own crops can be super fulfilling and is an extremely valuable skill that you’ll be able to use for the rest of your life. (And is super handy when you can’t make it to the store.) But growing and taking care of a full garden is a lot of work and can be overwhelming at first, so let’s work on taking some baby steps in the right direction.  Regrowing Crops from your Scraps This is such an overlooked skill and is perfect for those of us who can’t afford or who don’t have space for a traditional garden. You don’t need to put the money down right away on expensive containers, you can get started with some glass jars and your everyday table scraps!  Below are some quick instructables to give you a basic idea, but if you want in-depth details I would suggest checking out youtube and doing your own research before committing! Plants are living things, so be respectful in taking care of them! Green Onion Chives. This is my favorite kitchen scrap plant for beginners. It’s incredibly easy to take care of and grows very quickly. So when you buy your typical green onions at the grocery store, just stop cutting them right above where the plant turns from green to white. Find a clean glass jar and fill it about an inch or two of water, or just enough to cover slightly higher than the roots. Dump out the water and put in new, fresh water every day. In a few days your green onions will grow tall enough that  you can clip them again. I like having several cups of these and rotate them as needed. I keep mine in the window and that is plenty enough sun for them. You can keep them in the glass jars indefinitely if you desire, but some people claim that they lose flavor without soil. Personally, I still keep mine in water out of convenience and lack of space for a lot of container plants.  Correspondence for Green Onions:  protection against evil spirits and diseases Celery. Another one of the easiest foods to grow from leftover scraps. Just cut off the bottom or base of your celery and lay it in a bowl with just a bit of water in the bottom. Keep the bowl in direct sunlight as long as possible each day and after about a week, you will begin to see the leaves thickening and growing along the base. When this happens, you can transplant your celery in soil and wait for it to grow to full length. Correspondence for Celery:  peace, soothing, relaxation, calming, grounding Lettuce, Bok Choy, & Cabbage. All of these are relatively easy to grow from scraps. Instead of throwing out those leftover hearts, simply place them in a bowl with just a bit of water in the bottom. Keep the bowl somewhere that gets good sunlight and mist the leaves with water a couple of times each week. After 3 or 4 days, you will notice roots beginning to appear along with new leaves. When this happens you can transplant your lettuce or cabbage in soil.  Correspondence for Lettuce: Sexual stamina, fulfillment, satisfaction, sleep, rest Correspondence for Bok Choy:  Healing, prosperity, abundance, fertility  Correspondence for Cabbage: Wealth, protection, longevity, health, good luck Lemongrass. Will grow just like regular grass. You just place the root that is leftover in a glass bowl or jar with enough water to cover it and leave it in the sunlight. After about a week, you will notice new growth and when this happens you can transplant your lemongrass in a pot or in your herb garden. Correspondence for Lemongrass: Cleansing, protection, grounding Basil. Relatively easy to regrow. You just have to have a stem about four inches high. Place this stem in a glass of water with the leaves well above the water line. Leave the glass sitting in a bright area but not in direct sunlight. Roots should begin to form in a few days and when those roots reach a couple of inches long, you can transplant them in soil. Correspondence for Basil:  Love, protection, harmony, wealth Cilantro (Coriander). Similar to Basil, it can be grown from scraps as well. Just place the bottom of the stem in a glass of water and leave in a bright area, near a windowsill perhaps. When the roots grow a couple of inches long, you can transplant the cilantro into a pot and you will notice new sprigs in just a few weeks. Correspondence for Cilantro:  Love, health, healing, clairvoyance, divination Onions.  Super valuable to witchcract, though is often overlooked. Very easy to grow indoors or out. You just have to cut the root of the onion off and make sure that you leave about a half an inch of onion when you do. Cover lightly with potting soil and keep in a sunny area.  Correspondence for Onions:  oaths, promises, warding, protection, health, banishing, virility, potency, fertility Peppers.  You can grow a number of hot peppers from the seeds that are leftover. Just collect the seeds from your habaneros, jalapenos or any other peppers that you have on hand. Plant them in potting soil and keep in direct sunlight unless it is warm outside and then you can just plant them in your garden area. Peppers grow relatively fast and don’t require a lot of care. Once you get a new crop, just save some of the seeds for replanting again. Correspondence for Peppers:  prosperity, strength, energy, comfort, sexuality, weight loss Root Vegetables. Root plants such as beets, turnips and even parsnips grow well from clippings or leftover scraps. You just need to salvage the tops of the turnip and place in a container of water. You should notice new green tops growing in just a few days after you begin. Just allow the root to continue growing until it’s ready to be transplanted in the ground.  Correspondence for Beets: Clarity in love, grounding  Correspondence for Turnips:  Banishment, protection, ending relationships Correspondence for Parsnips: Sex drive, energy, love  Potatoes. Virtually everyone knows that potatoes can be grown from potato peelings. You need peelings that have eyes on them. Cut those peelings into two inch pieces, ensuring that there are at least two or three eyes on each piece. Allow them to dry out overnight and then simply plant them about four inches deep in your soil. Make sure that the eyes are facing up when planting. It will take a few weeks before you see the potato plant begin to grow. Correspondence for Potatoes: Money, luck, stability Garlic. A little bit trickier than the above plants and can be done from just one clove, though I would suggest using more than one. When you buy garlic, you get several cloves so just pull one off and plant it with the roots facing down (and the pointy part facing up) in a cup. This is why I would suggest using more than one clove, they can lean on each other and keep each other upright. Fill the cup up with a little bit of water, not even halfway up the clove, just enough to cover the roots. Garlic likes plenty of direct sunlight so in warmer weather, keep it outdoors in the sun during the day. Once you notice that new shoots have established (in about seven days), you can move them into a container. Bury them about two inches deep. They garlic needs to be about six inches apart from each other, so you either need individual containers or a large one.  Correspondence for Garlic: health, strength, endurance, courage, exorcism, spell-breaking Mushrooms. These little guys are a bit more difficult than many other vegetables. You will need a warm area with a lot of humidity and soil that is rich in nutrients. It is much better to grow your mushrooms in a pot as opposed to in the ground because you have a better shot at controlling the temperature and the humidity. You just have to cut away the head of the mushroom and plant the stalk or stem in the soil. Leave the very top exposed and this base will begin to grow a new head. Correspondence for Mushrooms:  Psychic enhancement

[asynchronic-witch]

I’ve been gone/lazy by reblogging witch shit on my main but IM BACK WITCHES

I should start posting regularly again 👍🌾🌚🌝

[awakenedchaos]

Dream Message Spell

A while ago, I saw a spell similar to this somewhere on the internet and I could never find it again, but I still remembered it, thankfully. So I thought I’d post it! I’ve used this so many times and it’s been successful 100% of the time.

This spell is to answer questions you have inside of a dream.

SUPPLIES:

A blue or black pen

A small piece of paper

STEPS

I. First, write down a question you have on the piece of paper. It can be about anything.

II. Fold the piece of paper and hold it in your hand. You can whisper to yourself out loud or say in your head:

“Oh as I travel into the astral I wish to know [question]. This is my will, so mote it be.”

III. From here, all you have to do is put the piece of paper under your pillow and go right to sleep. You’ll dream of the answer that night!

I hope this was helpful, if anyone has any feedback to give or needs any help with interpreting the dreams they get, feel free to send me an ask!

~ Eris

[90377]

Sequoia Nation Park by Coldy Bank

[sherlockedrose]

Tea Facts

Black tea

Think black tea makes you feel good? You’re right. It’s been proven to help you de-stress fast. It also helps eliminate bad breath. Plus medical research indicates that it lowers the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and reduces bad cholesterol.

Green tea

Want to stay slim, trim and beautiful? The antioxidants in green tea just might slow signs of aging, prevent the flu and raise your metabolism. More dramatically, it’s being shown to prevent and slow cancer, and help with arthritis and bad cholesterol too.

Oolong tea

This one’s known as a fat-buster in China, and science is indicating that it does indeed speed up your metabolism, burn fat and block fat absorption! Use it to fight expanding waistlines, high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.

White tea

Science is saying that white tea might be more effective than even green tea at preventing cell damage, shrinking cancerous tumours and stopping the growth of cancer cells. Plus it’s becoming the new cosmetic fix for aging skin. Beautiful!

Pu’erh tea

Traditional Chinese medicine prizes Pu’erh as a wonder tea. It’s said to aid digestion, cleanse the blood and help with weight loss. Studies in Europe are also saying it busts cholesterol as effectively as some medications.

Rooibos tea

It’s said that rooibos helps you recover from hangovers, and that it could slow dementia. Plus there’s evidence that it fights skin cancer and boosts the immune system. And it’s supposed to help with insomnia!

Yerba tea

Yerba mate is a fabulous stimulant, without the jitters. It’s also full of antioxidants, so there’s scientific speculation that it could have anti-cancer properties, help stimulate the immune system and protect against disease.

Herbal tea

Herbs, spices, fruits and flowers have long been used in traditional medicine to cure everything from headaches, stomach bugs and colds to stress and insomnia. The power of the tea depends on its ingredients.

[dianasson]

For Pleasing Household Spirits

“From a golden broom pluck five long straws, Light them as tapers at the fire; Carry them through the house, and cause Their subtle smoke to thicken the air– Then summon good fortune with this spell: Wraiths of the house, Take heart and live: To every chamber This light I give, To every corner This breath I send– Approve and favor My willing hand If you would please them doubly well, Sprinkle the floor with leaves of tea And orris powder and grains of salt– Then sweep with the broom, until you are free Each crack and crevice from speck or fault.” – From Crone’s Book of Magical Words by Valerie Worth

[imaginaryfriendly]

♡ BRAVERY - PROTECTION SPELL ♡ Intent: to strengthen feelings of courage and general protection against negativity Ingredients: ♡ dried calendula (ward off negativity), ♡ marshmallow root (protection, cleansing, guiding), ♡ black salt (soak up and trap negative energy), ♡ lavender (soothing, purification, protection), ♡ amethyst (cleansing, purification, healing) Instructions: First make black salt; I made mine by mixing ashes and coarse sea salt with my mortar and pestle. While grinding it visualize what challenges you are facing. Pour the black salt into the bottom of the container. Take a pinch of lavender and add on top of the black salt. I used this primarily to calm any negative feelings brought out in the first step. Next take the calendula and marshmallow root and burn it until charred. Waft the smoke and think about specific insecurities and weaknesses burning with the herbs. Once charred add them to the container. Lastly add amethyst (I used small pieces) to the top before sealing it to purify the spell. When sealing it, think the phrase “MY COURAGE IS ARMOR.” Optional: incorporate the sigil I created (I wrote it before the preparation, charged it with clear quartz during the preparation, then cut and tucked it in to the bottle), seal with wax, whisper the chant, incorporate hand motions with the wafting. This is my first time posting a spell to tumblr; I hope you like it ♡

[hoodooyousee]

Using Glitter In Spells

Glitter makes everything better, including your spells. 

Using glitter when dressing your candles can add an extra kick to all of your spells. It is also a cheap alternative when all you have are white candles and still want to use corresponding colors in your work.

If you’re dressing a taper or coach candle you can simply put the oil on first and roll in the desired glitter. If you’re dressing a novena candle (glass encased) you can sprinkle a bit on top just be careful not to use too much since the top can catch on fire. Glitter and glitter glue can also be used to decorate engraved sigils/words carved onto your candles. Some ideas include:

Gold/Silver: Money work, luck, gambling, job searching

Green: Money, luck, growth in any aspect

Orange: Attraction, opening roads, success

Pink: Happiness, Love (best for new love and spells not focused on sex), friendship

Red: Lust, Passionate love, Courage, Strength 

Yellow: Communication, mental energy, Happiness

Blue: Healing, Water spells

Purple: Power, domination work, crown of success

Black: Substitute for any color, binding, hexing

If these correspondences don’t resonate with you that’s 100% okay and feel free to use what calls to you for your own practice. Happy Glittering!

[astrolopology]

Flora for the Zodiac

The signs as various myths and legends surrounding the origin/creation of certain flowers (not the flowers directly associated with each zodiac sign).

ARIES // Amaryllis (Greek) – A love struck maiden longed for the handsome Alteo, but he was cold to her. In a desperate gesture, she pierced her heart with a golden arrow and walked to visit him every day. On the thirteenth day, beautiful scarlet flowers bloomed along the path from every drop of her blood. Alteo fell in love with her, and her heart was healed.

TAURUS // Rose (Greek) – Chloris, the goddess of flowers, found one of her beautiful nymphs dead in the woods. She cried, and turned body into a flower. She asked her husband Zephyr, the wind, to blow the clouds away so Apollo could shower her in sunlight. Dionysus added nectar for fragrance, and Aphrodite added pure beauty, then named it for her son, Eros, and hailed her the “Queen of Flowers”.

GEMINI // Foxglove (Celtic) – Foxgloves from “Folks Glove”, as in fairy folk. Fairies would hide in the bell blossoms and wear them as petticoats, caps and gloves. If you pluck the foxglove, it angered them and they may play tricks in revenge! Fairies would give the flowers to foxes so they wouldn’t get caught raiding chicken coupes. With the magic gloves on, they could steal eggs without making a sound.

CANCER // Pārijāta (Hindu) – Pārijāta was a princess who fell in love with the sun god, Surya. However, he left her for another. When he deserted her, the princess became hopeless and committed suicide. From her ashes grew a tree. Unable to stand the sight of the lover who broke her heart, the flowers only bloom at night under the eyes of the moon, and she sheds them like tear-drops before the sun rises.

LEO // Sunflower (Greek) – The nymph Clythia was in love with the God of the Sun, Apollo, but he shunned her and courted a princess. Jealous Clythia told the king who, furious at the princess, buried her alive. Saddened, Apollo went back to heavens without a word. She lay on the ground distraught for nine days, watching him, hoping for a single glance. Clythia wasted away and became a flower, whose petals still follow his chariot across the sky each day, waiting for forgiveness.

VIRGO // Aster (Greek) – When the god Jupiter decided to flood the earth to destroy the men constantly at war, the goddess Astraea was so upset she asked to be turned into a star. Her wish was granted, but when the flood waters receded she wept for the loss of lives. As her tears turned to stardust and fell to earth, the beautiful aster flower sprung wherever they landed.

LIBRA // Anemone (Greek) – Chloris, the goddess of flowers, was married to Zephyr, the god of the west wind. Zephyr fell in love with a beautiful nymph that served Chloris named Anemone. Jealous and angry, the goddess banished her to keep them apart, and Anemone died of a broken heart. Zephyr resurrected her as a flower. She withers every winter but returns every spring to greet Zephyr with open petals.

SCORPIO // Peony (Chinese) – Queen Wu was disheartened to see only winter jasmine in her garden. She wrote a poem to the goddess of flowers asking her to make everything bloom that night instead of waiting for spring. The next morning, all flowers flourished except the peony, which refused to bloom out of season. She was offended and banished it. Once gone, it bloomed beautifully. Furious, she ordered it to be burned – however the next year, the burnt peony grew back. With black petals.

SAGITTARIUS // Pa'u-o-Hi'iaka (Hawaiian) – When Hi'iaka, the goddess of island nature, was a baby her older sister, the Volcano goddess Pele, left her on the beach while she went fishing. Due to a storm, Pele was gone for a very long time. When she returned, she found flowering vines had grown over the baby to shield her from the sun. Hi'iaka now wears them as a skirt to protect her on adventures and in the forests.

CAPRICORN // Aconite (Greek) – As one of his twelve labors, the hero Hercules was sent to fetch the three-headed dog Cerberus from the underworld. With the help of Persephone, he was successful. The spittle of the beast dripped upon the rocky earth, and from it sprang the first aconite plant. The purple wolfsbane flowers are elegant, but it’s leaves and roots are deathly poisonous.

AQUARIUS // Iris (Greek) – The goddess Iris would bring messages to the gods across the sky, appearing to mortals as a rainbow. She acted as the link between the heavens and earth, where she left irises of many colors, the three upright petals symbolizing hope, valor, and wisdom. If purple Irises were planted over the graves of women, it would summon the Goddess, who would guide the dead in their journey.

PISCES // Water Lily (Brazilian) – When the moon goddess, Jaci, hid behind the mountains, she’d take beautiful girls with her and turn them into stars. Naiá, a girl who loved the goddess, dreamt of becoming a star, so she roamed the mountains every night. While resting by the lake, she saw the moon’s reflection, dove into the water and drowned. To reward Naiá for her sacrifice, Jaci turned her into a star different from all the others – the star of the waters.

[verybitchywitch-blog]

The most important witch tip you will ever read

NEVER abandon professional medical advice and help in favour of witchcraft methods.

[poetryandarete]

Hymn to Hermes the Night Before a Roadtrip

Hail Hermes Who flits along pathways Oh lord of travellers, I look at you amongst the thieves and passerbys You gaze upon everyone with a kindly eye They are headed in the same The opposite The right the wrong direction As you Isn’t everyone brethren on the road? Shoulder to shoulder in lonely gas stations Filling tanks in companionable silence Eating food that’s passable in a Passable space Hummingbird of my heart I feel you Amidst every row of gas station snacks In every ticking measure of my odometer If you’re in my tires, in my cabin, in the thrum That hisses in my elbow joints when I ride the rumble strips… Messenger, let me ride the rumble strips if I must But never over, never dangerous Til I’m safe on solid carpet ground Of the liminal destination Hail to you, Hermes

[deltafawn]

'Seasonal Employment Spell'

I just did a deliciously simple little spell for my upcoming job interview. Very few ingredients and simple to do. I’m gonna call it the ‘Seasonal Employment Spell’ just ‘cause the mixture of spices smells like fall 💛 

 My intent with this spell is to ace an interview that I have coming up this week. I want to stand out from other applicants and communicate easily with the interviewer. Also to enjoy working at the new spot and be successful! Here is what I used… 

Pinch of allspice for good fortune, especially with money. 

Pinch of cinnamon for money as well. 

Turmeric to add a beautiful yellow hue to aid in communication and good, happy feelings. 

Pyrite for confidence and business success. Alternatively you can use 3 pennies!

A tea light candle. 

Olive oil. 

Mix the spices in a small bowl and add just a couple of drops of olive oil. I used my fingers to mix the spices and the oil in a clockwise motions focusing on my intent while imagining a glowing golden light around my ‘altar’. 

 I took the candle out of its little metal holder and rubbed the oil all over it. The spices combined together with the oil make the candle look coppery like a little penny! Return the candle to its holder. I place 3 small pieces of pyrite (or pennies) around my candle and light that baby up while really focusing, meditating, and visualizing my intent. I continue focusing until I felt happy, successful, like I got the job already! I visualized enjoying work too. Let it burn until it’s done. 

I plan on carrying the pyrite with me to the interview :) I will let you all know how it goes!

[viaggiatricecompulsiva]

Honeysuckle Iced Tea

Honeysuckle tea is made with the delicate white and yellow flowers of the Japanese Honeysuckle vine.  It’s considered an invasive species, so gardeners and conservationists don’t like it, but it is pretty common, so chances are there’s a vine or two near you.  The flowers come in pairs, and you’ll want to pluck them right at their base, where the nectar is.  Look for freshly opened flowers, and avoid or pick out the leaves, stems, and berries.

Ingredients:

about 2 cups honeysuckle blossoms;

garnish;

fresh mint sprigs;

a few honeysuckle blossoms.

Process:

Pluck the blossoms from the honeysuckle vine. Discard any leaves or green parts. Try to take the freshly opened flowers, and even the buds that are about to open. Put them in a pitcher or mason jar. Cover with about 2 ½ cups water that has been heated to just boiling. Give it a good stir and let steep at room temperature for several hours. Then refrigerate overnight. Strain the tea through a fine mesh strainer, cheesecloth, or a coffee filter. The coffee filter will yield a crystal clear tea. Serve cold over ice with a mint sprig and a few blossoms for garnish.