Tarot Bird

Card readings with an astrological flair by a Sagittarius in the desert

[autumnwitchxx]

❤️I’m obsessed with rose water, I recently started using it all the time. In baths, in tea, in spells, etc. So I decided instead of spending more to buy small bottles in store I’d just make my own, if you’ve never done this let me learn you a thing! What you need: 🌹Roses (duh right) 🌹Distilled water 🌹Strainer 🌹Storage container for your water 🌹Something to do for 20 minutes •So, get your roses off the stem and pull those petals apart! Make sure you rinse them in lukewarm water to get any gunk off! •After your petals are rinsed, toss them into your pot and fill it with just enough distilled water to cover the petals! •Turn the heat up and let those babies simmer for about 20 minutes. (I did the dishes while I waited, but you do you). •When the petals look lighter pink and flimsy you’re just about done! Let it cool or keep it hot, either way it’s time to strain them! •Strain right into container or glass bowl to let cool. •Enjoy your rose water! (I got the roses for $8 on Valentines Day clearance - with some discount chocolate because why not - and I used 6 of them to make my water!) (DISCLAIMER: If you ARENT using organic roses it’s not recommended that you ingest or use this on your skin- use organic roses to make that water. This stuff is great for spells though!)

[themanicnami]

Masterpost of Simple Beginner Friendly Potions

Here is a masterpost of a ton of potions I have in my grimoire that are simple and easy to make with simple easy to get ingredients. 

Tea Potions

Headache Relief Potion

Ginger Root

Peppermint

Lemon Wedge

Steps: Add herbs to hot water and let them steep for a few minutes. Squeeze in lemon then let the wedge and skin soak for another 1 or 2 before drinking. 

Sour Tummy Be Gone Potion

Chamomile Tea

Spearmint

Ginger Root

Spoonful of Honey

Steps: Brew tea then add herbs to it, let them steep for 5 minutes before stirring in your honey counter-clockwise to banish the cramps and sourness in your stomach. 

Deep Slumber Potion

Chamomile Tea

Lavender

Dried Rose Petals/Buds

Lemon Balm

Steps: Brew tea then add in herbs to steep for 5 to 6 minutes, add sugar or honey to taste. Drink slowly before bed in a quiet place.

“Bring Me My Own Love” Self Love Potion

Rose Water or Rose Tea

Sugar

Milk or Milk substitute 

Steps: Brew your tea or warm your rose water. Pour in milk and sugar to taste and stir it clockwise to welcome in your own love. Drink while doing something you enjoy.

Release from a Bad Day Potion

Green Tea

Catnip

Lemon Wedge

Steps: Brew and steep your tea and catnip, squeeze in your lemon and stir it counter clockwise to banish the negativity that the day has given you. Add sugar or honey to taste

Give My Heart Strength Potion

Black Tea

Orange Peel

Honey

Steps: Brew tea and let orange peel steep for 5 minutes, stir in your honey clockwise to bring yourself emotional strength.

Open My Mind Awareness Potion

Black Tea

Cinnamon

Milk or Milk substitute

(Optional) pinch of Mugwort (use with caution)

Steps: Brew tea and add ingredients. Sit in a quiet place and drink the tea slowly while centering yourself and if you can meditate.

Cleansing Potion

Moon Water

Rosemary

Thyme

Steps: Heat your moon water and let herbs steep for a minute or two before drinking. You may add sugar if you desire

Protect Me From Parasites Potion

(protects from psychic and energy parasites)

Moon Water

Rosemary 

Mint

Steps: Heat moon water and steep your herbs for 5 minutes. Drink at the start of your day.

Coffee Potions

Strength For a Big Day

Coffee

Cinnamon

Sugar to Taste

Like a Storm Confidence Potion

Coffee

Hazelnut creamer

Cinnamon

Fresh Orange peel

Spark of Creativity Potion

Coffee

2 Drops Vanilla extract

Fresh Orange Peel

Spoonful of Caramel

Romancing Myself Potion for Self Acceptance

Coffee

Hot chocolate mix

Milk

Red rose petal

To Good Friends Friendship Potion

Coffee

Caramel

Sugar

A cherry

A good friend to share it with

Hot Chocolate Potions

Warm My Bones Happiness Potion

Hot chocolate

Marshmallow/Marshmallow fluff

1 drop vanilla extract

Cherry 

To Get Through Hard Days Potion

Hot Chocolate

Cinnamon

Milk

Fresh Mint Leaf

For Enhanced Energy Potion

Hot Chocolate

Orange Peel

Gem Elixir Potions

Note! Unlike the others, these ones are NOT edible nor should they be ingested! These potions are for anointing or bath magic.

None of these potions are made with the crystals in the water! I ALWAYS put my crystals around a jar or cup of water to charge over night. SOME OF THESE CRYSTALS SHOULD NEVER GO IN WATER!!! So please just place them around your jar of water over night, not in it.

I am Beautiful Potion

Water

Angel Aura Quartz

Clear Quartz

Coconut Oil (small amount)

Peaceful Thoughts Potion

Water

Amethyst

Moonstone

Lavender

A Pinch of Luck Potion

Water

Aquamarine

Sunstone

Spearmint

Divination Improvement Potion

Water

Amethyst

Nuummite

Orange Peels

[theoryofmagick]

Quick N’ Dirty Protection Wards for Resisting the Power

All right, fellow Witches. I know things have been tumultuous, and it’s a very scary time to be in the United States. I’m back to being an uninsured American, and am watching my home state fight against a death sentence due to climate change. As a person of color, and a mixed race person, I feel like the need to ward up, protect yourself (no matter who you are), and resisting is of utmost importance. I wanted to share some magical methods of protection you can use.

1. Jar of Security: Create an adapted version of the traditional witch’s bottle. Place traditional ingredients for protection and warding in a bottle or jar - in this case, the nastier the components, the nastier the retribution on the one who crosses it. You’re gonna want nails, you’re gonna want spit (you’re gonna want to be safe about biohazardous ingredients), you’re gonna want irritating peppers and much gnashing of teeth. Finish the spell by putting the cork/lid back on, sealing it with wax (I recommend going with the retribution/fire theme and using red). Place it outside your front door, or near your room door, depending on where you live; hiding it might be a good idea. Bam, you’ve got one more shield up.

2. Ward your Room: Create a quick stone seal for your room by tying a rope or string around a stone for protection. Hematite would be a good choice, or bloodstone, or obsidian. Hold the stone and envision a stone barrier, with a stone gate, protecting your living space. Hang the stone behind your door, and use it to swing the ward open and shut when your door opens and shuts.

3. Sigil Up: Take a white candle and inscribe sigils on doorframes and window frames for reflective magic, protection, warding, and marking your territory using the white wax. It’ll be hard to read, but seals up the entrances and exists to define your space.

4. Purge: Write grievances onto small papers, and burn them in a heatproof container. Works great as a daily purifying ritual, and also has the added bonus of frying your grievance’s subject. 

5. Armor Up: A classic but just as effective as ever. Craft a set of “armor” for yourself by visualizing a set of armor, or outfit, that makes you feel powerful. Now, actually moving your hands, put on the armor when you need it, before you leave the house, or when you need extra support. Crafted “psychic armor” can be taken on or off as you need.

6. Dissuade Idle Gossip: Or, “silence untrue rumors and words”, which is a lot less snappy - this is essentially prevention for slander and mud-raking. Place a single castor bean in a small bottle/jar, and seal. Keep sealed for use. Use a coffee bean instead for the economic witch, use a juniper berry for added protection.

7. Shield of Black Wax: Keeping a black candle burning is a super easy way to put up a shield of absorption while you’re working magic. As far as precautions go, you can just plug in and go.

You now have the tip of the iceberg of an arsenal of protective and reflective methods at your hands - now, work your magic from your vantage point! Get creative! Resist!!

Other non-witchy things you could do from said vantage point include calling your representatives and speaking out on issues, such as Trump’s cabinet appointments or the restart on both pipeline projects, or the silencing of the EPA, or releasing his tax returns… the list is endless! If phone calls aren’t your bag, write postcards to your representatives. Donate to Planned Parenthood! Volunteer your time! Run for local office! Make art, and donate the proceeds! Punch a Nazi in the face!!!

[theoryofmagick]

Happy Anniversary to this post! I can’t believe it’s been a whole year and my Defense Against the Dark Arts post here is still applicable.

Armor up! Resist! Call your congressman! Run for office! Volunteer at a shelter! Stop your local National Park from being sold to an oil company! Encourage your state to start its own Net Neutrality laws! Call out bigots in public!!

[birdsoftarot-blog]

Here’s to much growth in the coming year. 🥂✨ #growth #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #dailyoraclecard #birdsoftarot #blackandthemoon #oracleofoddities #firstedition #januarytarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)

[birdsoftarot-blog]

Late last night I asked this bitch of a deck what I could possibly glean from this horrible year. I expected to pull nightmares or anxiety, but hope? Okay. Yes. There is hope. There is always hope, and sometimes it’s like a smack in the face. #hope #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #dailyoraclecard #birdsoftarot #blackandthemoon #oracleofoddities #firstedition #decembertarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)

[birdsoftarot-blog]

🌚♐︎ New moon in Sagittarius; ♑︎ Saturn moves into Capricorn; ♏︎ Mars transiting Scorpio Deception is concerned only with his own deceit and hears nothing, which turns out to be his downfall. #deception #voice #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #dailytarotbird #birdsoftarot #blackandthemoon #oracleofoddities #firstedition #decembertarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)

[birdsoftarot-blog]

Anxiety isn’t always circumstantial. I’m often asked what it is I’m anxious about. What’s going on? What happened? Sometimes I go to sleep anxious and wake up anxious for no particular reason at all. Sometimes it’s a distant worry, sometimes it’s enough to tie my stomach in knots. #anxiety #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #birdsoftarot #blackandthemoon #oracleofoddities #firstedition #decembertarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)

[birdsoftarot-blog]

At some point today I was wondering why the hell I’m not sleeping or remembering anything or coping in general, then I realized tomorrow Mercury, which rules Gemini, is turning retrograde in Sagittarius and oh hey, Saturn, you’re still there. There will also be a full moon in Gemini, the sign of my natal moon! Call me Loony? Tonight before bed I asked the Oracle of Oddities what I need to keep in mind tomorrow: self. I can’t pour from an empty kettle. #self #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #birdsoftarot #oracleofoddities #firstedition #decembertarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)

[birdsoftarot-blog]

The Oracle of Oddities is insistent on showing me fire. After a hectic spell, I need to refocus on funneling passion into my visions. #fire #vision #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #birdsoftarot #blackandthemoon #oracleofoddities #firstedition #novembertarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)

[birdsoftarot-blog]

Push what is inside yourself to the surface, so that it will radiate into the world. #manifest #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #birdsoftarot #blackandthemoon #oracleofoddities #firstedition #novembertarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)

[birdsoftarot-blog]

🌚 New Moon in Scorpio ♏︎ Maybe you’ve noticed that I’ve been seriously neglecting my cards. It felt like an early birthday present to receive this from @blackandthemoon last week. I’ve been studying the images in the Oracle of Oddities and the new moon tonight made it feel right to finally pull a couple cards. Thank you to @helenisthemoon for this little spread; my power and my strength. All my hopes are fulfilled with this eerie first reading; this deck can clearly see my Gemini and Sagittarius influences. Constantly battling different sides of myself doesn’t help me, embracing the duality of myself can be powerful. My strength has always been my fire and passion and spirit, but it can grow unwieldy. Duality will help with balance. #duality #fire #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #dailyoraclecard #birdsoftarot #newmoonspread #scorpionewmoon #tarotcardspread #blackandthemoon #oracleofoddities #firstedition #novembertarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)

[birdsoftarot-blog]

Winter Solstice Spread @kerseykat: “In letting go and losing part of yourself, you will gain something.” I’ve learned about myself this year. I’ve learned I have incredible ability to accomplish anything that I truly want to. I’ve learned that sword-sharp tongues can feel like arrows shot from an emotional distance. Strength is Leo, the Self, and in this spread she opposes the Wheel of Fortune. Somehow, I’m working against myself, and in the new year I plan to figure that out. #tarotspread #wintersolsticetarotspread #wintersolstice #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #birdsoftarot #wildunknowntarot #decembertarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)

[birdsoftarot-blog]

A simple spread from @goldenthreadtarot for the new moon in Sagittarius 🌚✨ What am I searching for? What have I left behind in my search? What am I not committing to? What have I been too careless about? Obviously I want to be progressing towards something (VII of Pentacles), but I’m not moving forward (reversed). Knight of Wands says I’ve lost my passion in this search for progress, and VI of Cups says I don’t even have a goal, anyway. I’ve lost my way, lost my sense of self, and have been careless and haphazard with the recreation of myself (Death reversed). #tarotspread #newmoonspread #sagittariusnewmoon #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #birdsoftarot #universaltarot #decembertarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)

[throughthelenstarot]

When you embrace your passion you see clearly to the big picture.

That vision becomes real and opens up our worlds.

Light the courage within you heart and make your dreams come to life. 

Ostara Tarot by Molly Applejohn, Eden Cooke, Krista Gibbard, and Julia Iredale, published by Red Feather.

[birdsoftarot-blog]

Come spring, I’ll start using my Ostara Tarot. To be honest, it intimidates me a little.

[dappermouth]

Aries: A hundred eyes lie hidden beneath your skull, always searching, gazing, upward and downward but never ahead. Their knowledge comes to you in dreams and fills you with strange power. Try a new restaurant this week.

Taurus: A goat’s jawbone will surface from your carpet, and the floor around it will blacken slowly. Let it cool for eight hours, then wear it on a string—against your skin, close to the heart. It is a gift and you must accept it.

Gemini: Your soul is split between your body, and the body of a lean wild dog. You know where to find it, but do not go there. You will not recognize yourself, and one part of you may destroy the other.

Cancer: The quiet tapping at your window means someone is coming, or has already arrived. Leave a lawn chair on the ground outside tonight—they will be weary and smeared with a pungent tar, and have much to tell you.

Leo: A hot soup with squash and rosemary will soothe the aching in your chest, and your teeth will finally stop growing. Breathe. Sleep deeply if you can. This stage is over, but another will begin soon.

Virgo: Black shrouds float at the corner of your eye, and flicker away when you turn to look at them. These are old friends, and with careful blurring of your vision, you will come to see their faces—bone-white and smiling through the dark cloth.

Libra: At the stroke of midnight a lamb will stand, bleating, beside your bed. Reach out and tangle your fingers in its wild wool, let it pull you from your sheets, slip into its trembling chest and sleep there as it paces the halls in the dark. When you wake up, you’ll be well-rested and ready to face the day.

Scorpio: Seventeen blackbirds and one robin will appear at dusk. Chase the robin away—invite the blackbirds inside. Make peppermint tea and sing to them in a foreign tongue. They’ll vanish at dawn and take your fears with them.

Sagittarius: Wait at your open door at 11pm and stare into the night. The distant sound of wind chimes and tires turning on wet gravel will transform you. Leap into the dark. Run for hours on your long limbs, and chase whatever moves—but don’t forget the way back home.

Capricorn: You will awake at 3am atop an unfamiliar roof. The moon is hot-white in the sky, but the yard below is shrouded in darkness. Something waits for you there. Do not climb down before the sun rises.

Aquarius: Your eyes are like searchlights in a murky sea, and passersby will notice this rare quality in the gloom. New friends will come easily to you—enchanted, terrified, helpless in your blinding gaze.

Pisces: When you cup water in your hands, its surface vibrates with an unearthly song. Some days its beauty will make you weep—on others it will wail with an ancient grief that only you can understand. Be careful when washing your face.

[birdsoftarot-blog]

A Celtic Cross spread for a dear friend ✨ You’re in a good place right now, but your own anxieties are keeping you from seeing it. Ten of Cups and the Star shine with hope and comfort and love and caring; it’s like all the ingredients are in the pot, but that Nine of Swords is keeping you from being able to turn the stove on. Maybe an actual lack of sleep is having an affect on your physical body, or you’re afraid of something. We can get caught up on this card as full of stress and nightmares, but it’s still numbered nine, still nearing the end of its cycle. You’re coming from a place of hard work- Nine of Wands indicates that you’ve been through some shit, but you’ve stood your ground and have a lot to say for it, bumps and bruises included. Ahead of you I see potential for a great revival, but if that’s going to happen, there needs to be an intense passion behind it. It won’t just happen, it’ll have to come from within you. The combination of Nines and Aces to me feels stressful. Give things the time they need to culminate before you get caught up in something new. You may be reminiscing about times before, maybe feeling nostalgic as many people can this time of year, but reversed Two of Pentacles tells me you already know this isn’t serving you. It’s weighing you down and you know balance needs to be found here. The High Priestess in her reversed position implies that you may be hiding something from yourself about what you really want. Be true to your desires, your hopes and wishes, because they’re attainable. Once you know, the Knave of Swords will be there to carry you through with his efficiency and determination. #tarotspread #celticcross #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #birdsoftarot #universaltarot #decembertarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)

[birdsoftarot-blog]

A timeline spread for Lydia, our mysterious stray cat 🖤 Since her very beginning, fate was never in her favor. The Wheel of Fortune reversed suggests bad luck and plans broken by uncontrollable negative forces; there may have been initial good intentions with her, but nothing went the way it was supposed to go. She’s clearly been through tumultuous situations. Maybe people fought over her, maybe she was the victim of a torn family, but it caused her to become defensive. The Ace of Wands suggests a new beginning for her, however the reversed position can indicate being burdened by a lack of direction or delays, a missing spark; homelessness? The Moon may be a luminary but it’s always reflected light; it does not produce its own. Shadows cast by this reflected light are undefined and hazy, and what the light does show us is often unclear, clouded, and often still too dark to make out completely. Reversing this card implies that things will start to become sharper and more defined for her. #timelinespread #tarotstorytelling #cardoftheday #dailytarotcard #birdsoftarot #universaltarot #decembertarot #tarotreadersofinstagram (at Tucson, Arizona)