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Ultimate Grimoire or book of shadows checklist✨📓✒️🔮

Hey beautifuls,

I’ve compiled a checklist in booklet format of pretty much anything I could think of or find online that you could include in your Grimoire/book of shadows. Please note that this is a very very broad list and you do not need to include absolutely everything listed. Pick and choose what matches your craft!

also if you would like a non-watermarked PDF print version (digital file) I’m offering this for just $3 AUD. You can direct message me here on tumblr or on my Insta account “@beautifulvalleywitch”.

Otherwise enjoy this free version lovely’s 🥰🥰

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Fruit Correspondences

Apple: spirit work, offerings, love, healing, beauty, wisdom, harvest

Apricot: love, self love

Avocado: beauty, love, lust, fertility, spell work

Banana: wealth, luck, spirituality, religion, masculinity

Blueberry: protection, banishment, curses

Blackberry: protection, fertility, femininity, funerals, afterlife, moving on

Cantaloupe: spell work, protection, grounding, energy work

Cherry: lust, love, fertility

Clementine: childhood, dreams

Coconut: protection, cleansing, femininity

Cranberry: holidays, blood magic, spirit work

Date: fertility, luck, money

Dragon fruit: lust, passion, spell work

Durian: curses, cleansing, protection

Fig: happiness, divination, love

Grapefruit: cleansing

Grape: money, spell work, fertility, offerings

Guava: love, self love, lust

Honeydew: cleansing, energy, love

Jackfruit: divination, spell work, happiness

Kiwifruit: health, love, lust, happiness

Kumquat: luck, health, money

Lemon: cleansing, purification, protection, curse breaking

Lime: cleansing, protection, love

Lychee: love, self love, femininity, beauty

Mango: love, lust, fertility

Nectarine: love, self love, spell work

Orange: cleansing, protection, divination

Papaya: curse breaking, banishing, spirit work, love

Passion fruit: lust, love, passion

Peach: fertility, love, happiness, spirit work

Pear: offerings, happiness, luck, money, confidence

Persimmon: healing, love, luck, protection

Pineapple: protection, health, offerings, money, luck

Plantain: fertility, masculinity, lust, passion

Plum: love, healing, offerings

Pomegranate: offerings, blood magic, fertility, divination, spell work

Prune: cleansing, protection

Raspberry: love, dreams, health

Strawberry: love, wishes, dreams, happiness

Starfruit: lunar/solar magic, spell work, cleansing

Tangerine: solar magic, strength, energy work

Tomato: protection, cleansing, love, passion

Watermelon: healing, femininity, lust, love, spirit work, cleansing

Tip Jar

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Chakra Charts

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Correspondences - Why are they called that?

I'm sure at some point, like me, you were curious as to why we use the word "correspondences" when connecting physical things meant to represent, relate to, to nonphysical things. No? Just me? Well here are my notes about the topic, anyways!

What are correspondences?

In the context of theology, correspondence is "a relationship between two levels of existence".

The use of the term in this way was coined by Emanuel Swedenborg in his works Arcana Cœlestia (1749–1756), Heaven and Hell (1758) and other such works. Here is a quote from Swedenborg himself:

Though this idea wasn’t new, and neither was the word “correspondence”, Swedenborg coined the term to explain the relationship between the spiritual world and the material world.

Nothing can exist anywhere in the material world that does not have a correspondence with the spiritual world—because if it did, it would have no cause that would make it come into being and then allow it to continue in existence. Everything in the material world is an effect. The causes of all effects lie in the spiritual world, and the causes of those causes in turn (which are the purposes those causes serve) lie in a still deeper heaven. (Secrets of Heaven #5711)

The idea that the material world and the spiritual world are linked came along before Swedenborg, however.

Swedenborg’s Law of Correspondence is similar to the “As above, so below” concept that you may see often in spiritual circles, which comes from the Hermetic text The Emerald Tablet; as well as the microcosm–macrocosm analogy; the idea that the human body is a microcosm—a small universe that mimics the macrocosm (or “great universe”).

Similar ideas can be found all throughout the world and in many cultures. (See also Sympathetic Magic, Synchronicity, and the Doctrine of Signatures.)

References and Further Reading

Swedenborg Foundation - Correspondences

Sacred Texts’ collection of Swedenborg’s works

(Please check out the other links throughout the post, too!)

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There’s a reason I tend to avoid working with flame

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What do you routinely do for home blessings?

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Warding Your Electronics

Warding your electronics can be of use, although not all practitioners do it or even deem it necessary. A lot of energy can be received and transmitted via the internet and social media. This is why warding your phone, tablet, or computer can help. Here are some helpful hints to keep yourself energetically protected with your electronics

Put a protection sigil on your Wi-Fi router. This can transmit protection to all electronics connected to the Wi-Fi signal being received by your devices. Instant protection for all devices all at once. Cleanse your router every once in a while too, that may make a difference (not in your internet speed though, unfortunately). You could even place protective or intention-based crystals around your router for added protection/intention/magic.

Place an anti-gossip sigil in your phone case. This would work for a protection sigil, attraction, or anything else. It is directly in contact with your device so it can influence it and your presence on the apps you use. Make sure to make a copy of the sigil and burn it or energetically charge the single one you draw to activate it before use.

Hide runes or sigils in your phone background. I have done this with my tablet and just created a simple sigil for whatever I need and lower the opacity almost all the way down. I resize it and hide it in the image so it's not noticeable. Every time your device is charged, the sigil too will be charged. You can do this with phone backgrounds, laptop wallpapers, even pfp's!!! It's so easy and versatile.

For the love of the gods, please cleanse your devices every once in a while. Energy on your devices can get stagnant and affect you. Just a once over with incense or a bell or even your voice can cleanse it easily enough.

Make Emoji Spells in your Notes App or Twitter. This is much more of a Technomagic practice, but you can make spells with whatever emojis fit your intention. Set one emoji per word in your spell or even two per word, or whatever you want. Type it in the notes app, press save to enact the spell. Easy peasy done. You can even do this with your IG bio! Put an emoji spell in your IG bio or Tweet it to send the spell out and activate it.

Put your screen names in a jar. Not a bad curse jar, a protective jar. Write them on a piece of paper, fold it in towards you, shove it in the jar and put protective herbs and such in your spell jar. It can help keep your online presence protected. You can do this with any intention, obviously, but protection is a big one.

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Cascarilla (Dried Eggshell Powder)

Cascarilla is a powerful tool in witchcraft. It's purifying, protective, and helps prevent non-corporeal entities from entering your path. But how does one make it, Ander? Well, I'm so glad you asked because this post is all about how to make it.

Here's what you'll need.

Eggshells

A pot

A half-gallon of moon water (or a gallon if your pot is really big)

An oven

Paper towels or kitchen towels

baking sheet

Parchment paper or silicone sheet

Spice grinder (or high-powered blender if you absolutely must)

Air-tight container

Here's what you'll do

Peel the membrane off of the eggshells. Trust me, the effort is worth it.

Boil your moon water on high and add in your eggshells. Boil for 10-12 minutes, I usually shoot for 12.

Drain the shells and place them on towels to dry for at least 10-12 hours. The longer, the better.

Once dry, place on the baking sheet with the paper/sheet underneath them and bake at 200F/93C for at least 12-15 minutes, I usually go for 13.

Once they're out of the oven, let them cool for a couple minutes. Once cool enough to handle, grind them in a spice grinder and store the powder in an air-tight container.

Sprinkle across your doorstep to prevent evil from entering, dissolve a teaspoon in a path to purify yourself, or simply sprinkle in your garden to assist your garden magic growth. As always, do your research, be safe, and blessed be!

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Witches Gunpowder

(to boost any spell's speed and efficiency)

Salt cayenne paprika chili powder black salt coffee grounds clove powder dragons blood

Your end result powder should be dark in color.

Use this for when you need to give extra speed, oomph, or power to a spell, but be careful, a little goes a long way. Add too much to a spell and it can prematurely burn out (like a caffeine crash) or just become erratic and not do what it's intended (like overdosing on caffeine).

TL;DR - don't overdose your spell on caffeine.

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Let’s look at the four elements!

This article is the second in a series. The first article discussed the history behind the four elements. It also provided my perspective on how they function in witchcraft. 

In today’s article, we’ll look at each element, one by one! It’s best to read the earlier article first. It covers concepts such as the hot-cold/dry-wet spectrum. These are a bit important!

I’ll be giving a bit of the traditional correspondences. I’ll also be talking about why those associations exist. I hope you find it interesting, and that it helps with your craft. Let’s begin with Fire!

Fire

Fire is a hot and dry element. This means that the forces fire represents are both stable and active.

People wonder why fire is “stable.” Realize that, or centuries, it was the only source of stable light on dark nights!

Fire consumes. It also provides warmth and light. It has a mixed role in human history. Ancient people drove away predators with Fire. So, it’s associated with our ability to defend ourselves against malevolent forces.

Even so, its destructive power is well-known. Before the modern era, house fires could be particularly devastating. After all, there were no fire trucks in those days! Thus, fire corresponds both to dangerous aggression and necessary self-defense.

Fire was not something humans have known about forever. We had to discover and harness it! Many legends describe fire as gifted by (or stolen from) the gods. It was a revolutionary discovery for our species. It is thus associated with human ingenuity. It can represent our ability to shape natural phenomena in our favor.

For this reason, we associate Fire with the creative spark within each person. It is also associated with the concept of Will. This can mean both our everyday desires, and our deepest goals. It represents our desire and ability to enact change in our reality!

It’s associated with the suit of Wands in Tarot. There, it corresponds to human creativity, will, desire, and our driven activities. For many diviners, the Wands represent new projects and creative energy. The fourteen cards of the suit represent the spectrum of human desire and drive.

Air

Air is a hot and wet element, but this only means that it is active, yet flowing and dynamic.

To understand air’s metaphysical meaning, look at how actual air currents behave. It was easy for our ancestors to notice and observe the weather, wind, and clouds.

Air does nourish human beings. Our ancestors didn’t understand this, though. So, it doesn’t factor into the metaphysical meaning of air. You might have this association, though. As usual, go with what works for you!

Air is very quick! It is also very powerful. Think of a tornado. It represents dynamic changes. The wind, like fire, can destroy even very strong structures. This is why Air and Fire are both seen as active elements.

Air gets associated with the human intellect and communication. These are concepts that are capable of creating rapid change. We associate the idea of communication, in particular, with speed. After all, if you’re going to communicate something, you want to be efficient and quick about it.

In ancient times, reliable and fast communication was paramount. This is often taken for granted now. After all, the Internet made communication much easier! Strong winds bring to mind the speed and power of mass communication. They also represent the powerful, yet capricious nature of human intellect.

We usually associate Air with the Suit of Swords in Tarot. This is one of the more difficult suits, though! It shows a lot of vigorous action. To better understand Air and the Tarot Swords, realize that thoughts become actions. A mere idea can create incredible and swift changes!

Water

Water is the wet and cold element. It is dynamic and ever-changing, yet passive and nourishing to us.

Passive elements, including earth, are those which provide nourishment in some form. All the elements aid humanity in some way. Still, humans are more in touch with the nourishing aspect of Water and Earth in particular. Their importance was obvious to ancient agrarian societies!

When something is active, it changes you without your own initiative. Water is a passive element, though. You draw from water by choice. It is true that floods sometimes force themselves into our lives.

Still, our ancestors were more influenced by the nourishing power of drawing from the sea. Some scientists even believe that  seafood helped humans develop modern brain structures! Water is something you seek out and use for nourishment.

Water is dynamic in nature - think of how capricious the sea and large bodies of water can be. Also, their depths hide dangers and treasures.

Most associate water with human emotions in magical systems. This because emotions tend to embody the same qualities in a metaphorical fashion. Most people have hidden emotional depths. Our emotional landscape ebbs and flows.

The Tarot associates Water with the suit of Cups. These are often very positive cards! They represent the range of human emotional experience. Some of my students have asked why so many Cups are positive cards. 

This might be because it is human nature to emphasize positive emotions. This keeps us from despair. While it is never good to completely ignore bad feelings, positivity does go a long way!

Earth

Earth is the dry and cold element. This means that it is passive, and also less mutable.

The earth under our feet has always been a very stable feature of human experience. Thus, it’s strongly associated with the fixed, unchanging aspects of human existence. This is true of Earth more than any other element!

Without a doubt, even early humans knew how important soil was. They knew that Earth was a source of great physical nourishment for humanity. Like Water, Earth is something humans choose to draw from. Thus, it’s passive.

The Earth abides. We alter it, farming and tilling the soil. This helps sustain and nourish our bodies. For this reason, we associate Earth with the human experience of embodiment. It corresponds to the physical facts of our existence. It also calls to mind the constant, unchanging features of reality.

We associate Earth with prosperity and fate, fertility and growth. These are concepts dependent on nourishment. 

They’re also constant features of life! You might even say that Earth is the “closest” element to humanity. It has a lot of depth, and you can spend much time working with it.

In the Tarot, the suit of Pentacles represents Earth. It displays the range of material conditions of humanity. A trite description might say this suit just refers to finances.

It’s actually more complex than that! Pentacles are actually one of the more difficult suits. This is because so many people try to reduce it to money matters. Really, the Pentacles speak about all physical things. This includes both nourishment and fertility.

Going Further

I mentioned this in the previous article, but I’ll say it again. I think it’s important! The elements are actually arbitrary categories of human existence. They are powerful because as they act as symbols.

Symbols allow witches and magicians to make connections. They allow us to tap into larger forces at work in the universe!

These connections allow us to create change in conformity with our individual Wills. In other words, they make magick possible! I hope this article gave you a good foundation for studying the elements.

In reality, you could spend your entire life focusing on their magick. Many witches even spend a long time focused on a single one! There is a lot of complexity here!

The elements can interact in interesting ways. There’s also tons of ways to connect with them for spellwork! 

I hope you all have a wonderful day, and that your lives are full of wonderful magick!

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Taglocks

What is a taglock?:

An object or item that represents a person, group, or business. Essentially it's an item that's used to tie spell work, ritual or other magickal practice to a target. They're often used for positive and negative magick.

Why are taglocks used?:

Not all workings need a taglock. They're often used by practitioners who are doing their spell casting remotely, often for people who aren't present for their workings. They're often used for people who want remote spells done for them. For example you're doing a spell for a friend who lives in a different country, you'll often use a taglock to attach them to that working because they aren't present. This also applies to spell work and ritual who's aimed at a particular person that aren't present for that working because they can't be there or they don't want to be there. It can also be used for those who don't want to carry around those spell items, the spell will still influence them though they don't have the physical objects on them.

If you're doing a long term spell for yourself and you don't want to carry around those spell objects or item 24/7 then you'd want to add a taglock to attach the energy of that working onto you. This is often used in bags or jars that are quite bulky or difficult to carry around, but you want it to still continue to affect you though you aren't in it's energetic space. If you're doing a remote healing spell for someone who lives in a different country, and so if you're using a doll you'd want to add something into that doll that represents the person as a taglock so that working will manifest in their life.

What classes as a taglock?

They're an item that represents the intended target weather it's a person, group, business or company. They're an object that represents them so closely that you can use that as a replacement for their own presence for that working. In other words it's apart of them that is also separate from them. This can be anything from the mundane to the gruesome.

Types of taglocks:

There are two types of taglocks. For example the bodily objects that can be taken from someone, that's hair, nail clippings, saliva, urine or the very gruesome. The items are a representation of that person and are often given freely.

Other types are items used to represent a person that's not directly from them. That's full names, photos, signatures, and date of birth. You can also use items that belong to them. That's something of significance, pieces of clothing, or scraps of clothing, typically unwashed. You can also go for business cards, or logos that represent that company or business. The more personal you can get the more closely that working can attach to the person or the target. If you can use more then one taglock that's even better.

How to use a taglock:

Witch's bottles are one of the the oldest forms of taglock that's found in the UK or Europe, they are objects that are designed to act as protection for an individual or a home. They are seen as a scapegoat, they contain objects or items that represent you so closely that any spirits or spell work or negative energies that are aimed at you will instead be directed at the witch's bottle. They are an energetic duplicate of you. Traditionally what is used in a witch's bottle is urine, this goes back to hundreds of years, and are still often found today. You may also find hair, nail clippings, blood, saliva, red wine, vinegar, urine, pins or nails, and shards of glass. They're designed to attract the energy by using a taglock and then contain it and make it very rancid and horrible. Then once it's filled to compacity it will then break, which is a sign you need to make a new replacement. They are often used for a year.

Poppets or puppet are representational tool, it is designed to represent you or a target. It's very useful if you have a taglock of that person. It's either added inside the doll, such as hair, nail clippings, a photograph, signature, date of birth. The clothes of the poppet are often made out of the scrap of the persons clothes. Which is often unwashed and gifted to you. You can place items outside of the poppet as well. Often hair is added onto poppets of the actual person that it's aimed at. Some people will even stitch the photograph of the person on the outside of the poppet as well to represent that person. You can either put the taglocks on the outside or the inside of the poppet. Your personal choice. They're often kept for years and years. When not in use they are commonly wrapped in a black cloth and stored in a safe place, so they can be drawn out again if workings need to made again in the future. Often used in long distance workings.

Candle spells are a little different, you need to find something that isn't going to burn that isn't going to go rancid and is appropriate for that working. So you'll want to use a business card for example, by placing it under the plate or a candle holder. You can also use photos, full names, date of birth, or signatures. As always the more taglocks the better. It's worth playing around with them, but be sure to be safe about doing it.

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What’s a taglock?

This is sort of a complicated answer.

(Most of the time) A taglock is a signifier part of a spell that shows what the spell is supposed to affect. This is often used to "lock" a spell to a target person but it can be used to target other things.

Taglocks can be weak - for instance, saying somebody's first name could direct the spell to them, but...will it? Saying somebody's whole name - first, middle, and last - would be a much stronger tag lock to that person. But just a name is still considered by many people to be a fairly weak taglock. For instance, John Jacob Smith - there could be a LOT of John Jacob Smiths in the world - how does the spell know which John Jacob Smith is the right target?

There are a lot of things that people use to create a stronger link to their intended target. A photograph is a decent link. A signature by your target would be even better. The person's name plus their birth date is considered to be a reasonably good link. DNA is considered even better though can be hard to come by. The more of these things combined together, the stronger the taglock.

If, rather than a person, your target is a business - a business card would be a good link to your target business. If you were trying to target a particular property, dirt from that property would be a good taglock.

The idea is to use some of the essence of the target - preferably something that is unique to that target - to make your spell find the target and stick to them.

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[themirroredmoon]

Wine in Witchcraft - Meanings and Associations

Wine is generally associated with Happiness, Success, Love, Relationships, and Offerings. However, specific types can be broken down further and have more associations.

RED WINE (In General) Element: Earth Season: Winter Associations: Love, Warmth, Contemplation, Happiness, Success, Money, Passion, Health, Lust

[Cabernet Sauvignon] Tastes Like: Full-bodied, dark fruit flavors of blackcurrant (cassis), black cherry, blackberry with notes of green bell pepper, spice, tobacco, wood, and vanilla Element: Earth Associations: Grounding, Protection, Banishing, Strength, Energy, Lust, Fertility, Ancestors, Written Magic (Sigils)

[Merlot] Tastes Like: Soft/round, dark fruit flavors of black cherry, blackberry, plum, and raspberry layered with herbal notes and undertones of vanilla and mocha Element: Water, Fire Associations: Unity, Love, Passion, Self-Care, Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Sexuality, Sea Witchcraft, Water Magic

[Pinot Noir] Tastes Like: Delicate and fresh, complex flavors that include cherry, raspberry, mushroom and forest floor, plus vanilla and baking spice when aged in French oak Element: Earth, Air Associations:  Prosperity, Protection, Wealth, Success, Beauty, Passion, Glamours

[Shiraz] Tastes Like: Hearty, spicy, black pepper, black currant, clove, blackberry, plum, leather, tar Element: Fire, Earth Associations: Wealth, Banishing, Divination, Tech Witchcraft, Comfort, Mystery, Secrets, Endings

[Zinfandel] Tastes Like: Rich, zesty, raspberry, raisin, black cherry, blackberry, pepper Element: Earth Associations: Growth, Wealth, Plant Magic, Vigor, Stamina, Happiness, Love, Healing, Versatility 

WHITE WINE (In General) Element: Air Season: Summer Associations: Joy, Happiness, Love, Relationships, Friendships, Endings, Success, Energy, Purification

[Chardonnay] Tastes Like: Wider-bodied, light, velvety, apricot, mango, green apple, citrus, melon, vanilla Element: Water Associations: Peace, Emotions, Safety, Success, Happiness, Balance, Polarity, Purification, Mental Power/Abilities

[Moscato] Tastes Like: Sweet, acidic, fruity, grapefruit, musk, citrus, apricot, rose, caramel Element: Air Associations: Love, Mystery, Lust, Relationships, Fertility, Purity, Cleansing, Healing, Love Magic

[Pinot Grigio] Tastes Like: Crisp, dry, fruity, peach, pear, acidic Element: Air Associations: Rebirth, Endings, New Beginnings, Happiness, Reality, Creativity, Longevity, Divination (especially open-ended, like tarot)

[Riesling] Tastes Like: Steely, crisp, fresh, slightly sweet, pear, apple, peach, petrol, honey Element: Fire, Water Associations:  Energy, Movement, Growth, Rebirth, Love, Friendship, Attraction, Activity/Movement (dance, preparation, cleansing, etc)

[Sauvignon Blanc] Tastes Like: Herbal, grass, bell pepper, green apple, lime, gooseberry, jalapeno, melon, mango, black currant, passionfruit, peach Element: Air, Earth Associations: Love, Peace, Friendship, Companionship, Arts, Healing, Happiness, Joy, Spirit Work

ROSÉ WINE (In General) Element: Air Season: Spring Associations: Beginnings, Happiness, Excitement, friendship, New Romance, Love, passion, Playfulness, Relaxation, Luck

SPARKLING WINE Element: Fire Season: Summer Associations: Success, Completion, Celebration, Wealth, Opportunity, Setting Things in Motion, prosperity, space Witchcraft, Weather Magic, Adding a “Spark”