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⚠️SAFETY FIRST⚠️

Please remember to:

⚠️Put out your candles

⚠️Do your research

⚠️Have a back up plan/spell

⚠️Take breaks to replenish your energy

⚠️Your personal safety comes first, don’t feel like you have to come out to everyone! Especially if they’re against witchcraft or your religion!

anenglishwitch

When a card falls out the deck and you don’t know whether it’s an important message or you’re just terrible at shuffling

orriculum

⚖ witchcraft and the law ⚖

as we approach the anniversary of “the bone incident” i thought this was important. not an expert in law, but throughout my practice this is a list i have gathered of things that may conflict with things you may want to do in your craft

there are just some things that are straight up against the law. this isn’t aimed at your religious freedoms, this is about following the laws of the land you live in. while your religion/spiritual beliefs may allow and encourage it, that may not be coincide with what is legal in your area.

🐦 bird feathers - some species of birds and animals are endangered and collecting their feathers or remains is against the law. this varies from state to state, so you should check the laws of your area before collecting things you find in the wild. (x)

📩 plants/animal parts in the mail - there are a number of restrictions on what can and cannot be safely mailed in a sanitary method, and they need to be followed. (x)

📖 teaching witchcraft to minors - in many places, it is the parents who get first and only say in what religion is taught to their child, until they reach the age of majority. legal action can often be brought against those who teach a minor witchcraft without the parent’s consent. (x)

💀 digging up bones - just no. collecting bones that somehow come out of the graves is off the table too. the selling and buying and overall collection of human bones is often illegal, if not entirely. (x)

🌍 littering - spells that tell you to bury a glass jar somewhere, or to throw it in the ocean are not only harmful to the environment, they’re illegal, and subject to fines and prison time. you need to find a decompose-able method or a different spell (x)

🍷 tampering with someone’s food or drink - no matter what your intentions are, giving someone a love potion or something for their benefit, this is illegal in every state. not to mention, you don’t know if they’re allergic to what you put in. (x)

🔪 human sacrifice - i’m not even going to source this. you should know better.

💉 improper disposal of spell remains - be very careful on how you dispose of a spell, and make sure you aren’t introducing mercury or other toxic chemicals into the ecosystem. it’s bad for your surroundings, and it’s illegal (x)

🐕 animal abuse - it does not matter how sacred animal sacrifice and abuse it to your craft, if it breaks the laws, you should rethink it. (x)

🚷 trespassing - no matter how much you may want to pick some herbs that grow on someone else’s property, doing so without permission is trespassing and stealing. not to mention dangerous, as there are states with laws that allow the owner to bare arms against trespassers. (x)

🔥 fire safety - so you go out into the woods to set up a ritual, cool. but you dont pay attention to the fire alert that day and a stray spark from your ritual candles could start a forest fire and endanger countless people. it does not matter what stars are in position, if smokey the bear says no, do it a different day. (x)

this is not about dictating your beliefs or repressing your religious freedom. this is about public safety and respecting other people’s rights. practicing magic does not put you above the law, and it does not make your whims more important than the safety and rights of other people. if you do any of these, you’re not expressing your beliefs, you’re putting those around you in danger.

this is based on my experience in america and in reference to american law. if you have any more to add or other countries’ law restrictions, feel free to add.

juniperwildwalk

A Few More Everyday Magick Tips For Witches

Take salt packets from restaurants and fast food places and place them in your bag or pocket. They’ll act as easy and tidy ways to have salt for ritual cleansings when you’re out and about.

Use old pill travel cases or snuff boxes to store small amounts of herbs that are important to you (like sage, rosemary, motherwort, or lavender) to act as a charm and a source of herbs at any time of the day or night.

Enchant your necklaces or rings so that they will guide you safely whenever you wear them.

Place “find me” sigils on your pet’s collar to assist you in finding them when they get lost.

Keep a small jam jar in your bag at all times, so that if you find an interesting stone or a rare herb or something else that would help your Craft, you have somewhere to keep it until you get home.

Keep a notepad in your bag, and use cardboard to cut out a small gingerbread-figure template. Use this template to cut out paper poppets from your notebook, and use them in your Craft when you need a poppet in a hurry.

When you feel powerful emotions, write down the name of that emotion at the time you feel it and pour all your Will and strength into the words as you write them. Use these slips in magick for a lot of extra oomph.

Carry a small book of matches and a tealight candle in a little wax paper packet, and use them for ad hoc spells and summonings when you’re out and about.

Keep a pair of compasses and a protractor in your bag, and you’ll always be able to make a perfect pentacle at any time. Remember that the internal angle of the points is 36° and the internal angle of the pentagon in the middle is 108°. Put some blutack on the compass’ spike to prevent it stabbing your bag.

Line any small fabric bag with wax paper or greaseproof paper, and it can be used to hold dried herbs, gem fragments, and many other small objects or substances. They make excellent spell pouches.

Keep a small amount of dried fruit, nuts, and dried mushrooms (and dried meat if that’s appropriate for you) in a sealed bag for usage as offerings if you go to a new location and want to introduce yourself to the local spirits and wights. They’ll appreciate the gift, but make sure you change it regularly to prevent rotting.

Bless your spices so that everything you cook with them is infused with a little healing magick. A great way to maintain your health and help avoid colds and flu.

I hope these help some lovely Witches!

– Juniper

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for when I can start a grimoire

stellawitchcraft

I’ve been meaning to make some kind of portable altar for a while, figuring I’d just put together some kind of tiny kit for travel or something. Then I was like HEY WAIT, I COULD JUST DRAW ONE IN MY GRIMOIRE, and voila :D

stormwaterwitch

This is gorgeous *A*

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SUPER CLEVER!!!

Giving people a tour of my house:

Me: and here's the kitchen! This is where the magic happens.

Me: *winks conspiratorially into the camera*

mahythealien-blog

🌸👽

frodo-sam

floralwaterwitch

Instagram @angelinnapit

hiadammarshall

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How to Make Your Own Rosewater (the easy way!)

Collect rose petals, enough to fill a large pot.

Place petals in pot, fill water just over petals, simmer on LOW, do not let the water boil. When the water turns redish and the petals wither and float to the top it’s done.

Strain water into jar. If necessary, place a bowl under jar to save water.

There you are! Homemade rosewater. Add oil or anything you desire, I added vanilla to my rosewater. Refrigerate until cool, then you can pour rosewater into smaller bottles for spritzers :)

(Optional) I saved the petals to grind in my motar, and poured the water into my jar as well as squeezing out any excess water in the petals.

thetipsywitch

eclecticwitcheryafoot

Witch Tip

Try not to compare yourself with others when it comes to your magickal journey. Witchcraft isn’t a competition for the best altar, who’s been practicing the longest, or who has the most knowledge. Each person started their journey down the magickal path at various points in their lives for different reasons. No 2 situations are the same, so comparing yourself to others may distract from your own development.

ashenmori

How to Interpret the Candle Flame

A Strong Flame: This indicates that power and energy are going into your desire for manifestation. When a figure candle is used, a strong flame generally means that the person represented is winning or angry or using authority over another. When two figure candles are present, the higher and stronger flame represents authority over the other.

A Weak Flame: This can show that you are facing heavy opposition and must redo the magick several times in order to overcome the power you are facing. The weak flame can also indicate, on a figure candle, that the subject is losing the battle. The weak flame that goes out means that you’ve missed your target altogether, start over.

A Jumping Flame: This is an attention getter. It can indicate raw emotions along with explosions of energy.

Rainbow Flame: If your flame is composed of various colours this indicates that there are outside influences at work that may be beyond the power of the questioner. Colours can also show that the question may be best answered at a later date. The factors involved may need a change to develop and evolve for a clearer view of what may occur

Direction of Flame Movement NORTH: On a waxing moon, something physical is manifesting.

EAST: something mental is manifesting.

SOUTH: in love matters, you can expect a steamy love affair that doesn’t last too long.

WEST: emotional aspects. A good sign of success and love.

Direction of Smoke

Northern Movement: Something physical is manifesting. You will have to work for what you wish to achieve.

Eastern Movement: Something mental is manifesting. Think things through and have patience in situations.

Southern Movement: Something intense and shortlived is manifesting. Success comes rapidly and with intensity.

Western Movement: The manifestation of strong Magick intervention. The issue is too emotional. You are too involved-step away for a time. Clear your thoughts.

Infrequent Noise(Soft): Pure thoughts, intimate conversation.

Frequent Noise(Mild): An authority figure giving orders or directions.

Frequent Chatter(Strong): Arguments, quarrels or loud disagreements.

deuognatos

Reblogging this for reference! Thus far I have only tried fire scrying, but this is extremely useful.

duskenpath

>filed away for testing