Trina

Libra sun & moon. Leo rising. 20 year old chaotic baby witch. Been studying for 2 years.

[theoperaticwitch]

“The Things We Do” Book Review

      So, I’ve decided that because I don’t see many resources for Italian folk magic on tumblr, I’d try to start compiling stuff for other witches who may be interested in the subject. My ultimate goal is to eventually create a master post, but for now, let’s start with something simpler: a review of The Things We Do: Ways of the Holy Bendetta by Agostino Taumaturgo.

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[trollkatt]

To divine whether a spell will succeed

To divine whether a spell to help a client have their estranged lover back is working as it should, the fattucchiera or veggente can have them recite this little formula with closed eyes in front of their open window on a Friday night under a crecent moon, while paying close attention to the noises that reach their ears. Afterwards they are to report to the fattucchiera who will then know whether the spell is working or whether they will have to work something more potent - or maybe even drop the case altogether:

Angel of good news, let me know if [name] returns to me!

Some of the noises of the night and their interpretations are these:

Bell ringing - good sign

Woman or man who talks - good sign

Dog barking - good sign

Car or train arriving - good sign

People quarrelling - bad sign

Dog growling or whining - bad sign

Car or train parting - bad sign

Baby crying - spell will be obstructed

[crazycatsiren]

Kind of piggybacking on what @windvexer has jutted down.

As a long time spirit worker, I personally don't recommend having a fair game free for all when it comes to spirit work, especially when you're just starting out.

When it comes to spirits, like with human beings, you've got to have boundaries. You've got to lay down some ground and house rules.

Because there are spirits out there that are, well, sketchy at best. And there are certainly ones out there (such as some of those from my native culture) that you'd want to go out on your way to keep out of your life.

[will-o-the-witch]

Co-signed.

Even if it's not convenient for us, pretty much every single tradition with spirits is going to have harmful and hostile spirits. I can't think of a single cultural tradition with only benevolent spirits.

It's valid to run by your own personal philosophy, but when building that philosophy it's important to note when certain ideas are completely without roots. It's easy to try and rationalize a particular belief like "spirits are real but will never harm you" solely because it's comforting or convenient.

That isn't to say everyone should be afraid all the time, it just means handle yourself responsibly. I think of it like interacting with animals. Some want to cuddle, others will flee on sight, others want to kill you. Pet the kitty but don't touch the belly without permission, only handle animals you know how to handle properly, and don't let wild bears wander into your house.

[witchy-kitchen-craft-deactivate]

💰Abundance Pesto💰

Here is a recipe that is dear to my heart. I’ve been doing it for years and it has always attracted me the liitle extra that I would need in difficult times!

✨Ingredients

75g basil leaves (that’s a lot, be prepared to buy accordingly)

50g pine nuts

2 garlic cloves

50g fresh grated parmesan

100mL extra virgin olive oil

1.5 tsp salt

Pepper to taste

✨Prep time: 10 minutes

✨Equipment

A mixer robot

✨Spell Setting

Usually when I do kitchen witchcraft I like to keep it casual, but this time I feel like I should go the extra mile. Disclaimer, this is the way I do it. If there is things you want to add: prayers to you deities, meditations, crystals, anything that makes sense to you, please do! Magical practices are really personal, and I strongly encourage you to make it this spell setting your own by adapting it tou your needs!

First I burn some incense to purify the space. Then I setup some nice music that makes me feel good and entered. I love to listening to soft happy piano jazz or bossa nova. Here is a youtube channel that I like to listen when I cook. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhjE7wbdYAae1G25m0tHAA

Before I start prepping the food, I like to setup an altar on my windowsill. I am going to bless the food and ask for abundance. To do so I light 2 or 3 tea lights, I nicely arrange all the ingredients around them. If you want to work with tarot cards you can place the cards around too, same for crystals, charms, deities representation. As for myself I like to work with The Queen of Pentacles because I strongly identify with her and she represent abundance in the home.

I like to sit in front of my window and take a few deep breath, thanking the food for all the good things it will bring to me. I’ll also take this time to visualize what I want as precisely as I can, usually I want financial abundance, but it can work for other things as well!

✨Magical intents

Basil: Protection and Money

Pine nuts: Money

Garlic: Protection

Olive Oil: Protection and Luxury. To me, olive oil represent the abundance, the luxury you want to attract in your life. So I implore you to buy extra virgin olive oil (or the best that you can afford). You will thank me for the the taste and you’ll step up your vinaigrette game!

✨Recipe

Grate the parmesan

Roast the pine nuts in a dry pan (no need to add oil). Be careful they burn quickly

Roughly cut the garlic cloves

In the robot, add the basil leaves with garlic and pine nuts. Blitz for a few seconds until chopped.

Add the parmesan and blitz again

Add the oil and blitz again

Store in the fridge in an air tight container for 2 weeks

✨Tips:

Don’t use dry basil for this recipe

You can use the sauce with pasta, but it’s also good with an omelette, or as a spread on a toast or a focaccia.

Happy witching!

[thevelvetmenace]

Black & White: Banishing

A lot of beginner witches mistakenly believe the color white to be associated with good and the color black to be associated with evil.  This common mistake stems from centuries of racist ideologies that seek to create religious or naturalistic justifications for bigotry and supremacy.  

Even after a witches moves past the false dichotomies that attempt to equivocate black/white with good/evil, it can still be hard to grasp what relationship black and white have with positive and negative energies.  Both of these colors can be used for banishing, but understanding how and why is crucial to the effectiveness of the spell.  

The color black is the absence of all other colors.  It absorbs energy like a sponge.  In a banishing spell, the color black acts like a spiritual vacuum cleaner.  It absorbs the negative energies in a space, swallowing them up so that they can be properly disposed of by the practitioner.  

The color white is the presence of all other colors.  It reflects energy, casting it way from the practitioner.  In banishing spells, it is helpful to think of the color white like a hose, spraying away any negative energies.  

Understanding the nuances of the colors allows you to recognize the way in which energy will flow in your spells, allowing you to better control and influence the effectiveness of the spell.  

[ginger-hex]

How to prep for MABON ‘20 -COVID19 edition

Hey my fellow witches! This year we have to rearrange our Mabon fest according to all the covid19 restrictions. 

I’m going to share some tips and ideas to inspire you guys to prep for this holiday & celebrate in total safety. ♥️ 

First let me tell ya what Google says for us in the Northern hemisphere:

Mabon 2020 will begin on Monday, September 21  and ends on Tuesday, September 29.

Keep in mind that the most important days are Sep 21-23. Witches in the Southern hemisphere will celebrate around March 19-22 & bookmark this post to prep at their best;)) 

SO, let’s start this journey with the right foot IN ADVANCE.  All the late witches out there yeah you heard me: IN ADVANCE. Make yourself ready BEFOREHAND. We’re going thru this together.

1. Thinking of a party? MAKE SURE WHOEVER IS CELEBRATING WITH YOU (except for close people you’ve always shared the same roof with) TESTS NEGATIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. Force them to get tested, ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE ON VACATION. No tests, no invitations. Be firm on this point.  > anti-covid tip: always sanitize your hands and go get tested yourself first!

***I highly recommend to spend most of this sacred time all by yourself to minimize the risk of contracting the virus. We will party together once a good vaccine or an effective cure is out and globally accessible… Let’s wait😉

2. If you have a garden, and had planted some herbs/fruit/veggies before, go pick the results of the 2nd harvest and use them to cook delicious foods during Mabon! (Lammas is the 1st harvest, yep) > anti-covid tip: gardening is an outdoor hobby that allows you to keep social distancing & breathe fresh air 

3. An Equinox is “equal”: re-establish balance in general. I’m talking about your overall ph, diet, work, feelings, home, social life… Don’t stress over useless activities, limit vices & excess, avoid fights, don’t hustle, don’t splurge, don’t push yourself in the gym, don’t let your home/room look like a junkyard, take good care of yourself, only be there for people who love you… Take this time of the year as a moment to re-gain harmony and equilibrium in all comfort. > anti-covid tip: reducing stress levels can improve your immune system

4. Apples are in season, so be creative with em! Use apples for multiple purposes, even for decorating your altar if you will. Snack on them, offer them, cook them, collect their seeds, whatever comes to your mind… > anti-covid tip: rinse your apples thoroughly, never share your apple while eating one + a healthy diet feat. apples can boost your immune system

5. Work with the element of EARTH. Here comes the spellwork my lovelies… Connect with your crystals, use herbs in your rituals, offer food, sit on the ground if you can, be out in nature, curate your garden, learn to cook, position your altar (or anything else) to the South (*Southern hemi: to the North), enhance your natural beauty, seek beauty in the simple things etc… > anti-covid tip: spending time away from the crowds does actually reduce the chances of getting infected

6. Stay hydrated, drink your water & treat yourself. Drink vegetable milk or tea to pamper yourself a little more than usual whenever you have a break (or a cozy spa night at home). I’m very into herbal teas and lemon/apple water atm, not the spicy ones tho (save them for Samhain & winter!). If you’re fully allowed to drink alcohol, sip a glass of Rosé (loads of good Pinot Noir rosé are out this season, but any rosé will do), Portuguese Tinto, or maybe Pinot Gris. As for beer, just stick to the one that you prefer or try lighter ones! *remember balance is key, drink responsibly or not at all* > anti-covid tip: never share your glass while drinking your beverages, make sure glasses & bottles are sanitized and clean

7. Get comfy within your body: love your figure, feel yourself, train your 5 senses, stretch a lot/practice yoga, look at yourself in the mirror, take selfies or photos of beautiful details, touch/massage yourself, take care of your hair, groom, apply body lotion and enjoy your earthly beauty. Mabon wants you to look bomb hun! > anti-covid tip: getting familiar with your own body can help you recognize any weird symptoms easily, as well as the smallest changes in your system… Be friendly to your body and it will thank you in so many ways later on!

8. Use a big jar to save money. A little sum everyday. Open the jar only after the sabbat of Samhain. Trust me, this month is crucial for saving money. Autumn is coming and we must prepare for all those transitional, unplanned expenses that we will have to face during the colder months. Remember to look at the jar everyday and speak some words of gratitude. Working with money, food and tangible stuff of any sort are also activities that are related to the element of Earth.  > anti-covid tip: always wash your hands after handling money

9. ALWAYS PRIORITIZE YOUR SAFETY WITHOUT FEELING STUPID OR PARANOID. This way you’ll end up saving someone else’s life, believe it or not. Leave the d16Kheads say whatever they want to say & be strong. Clean your disposable/reusable mask with disinfectant, make sure you never forget it and please stay safe… but try to minimize the waste. Avoid crowded places as much as possible, prefer open venues with plenty of room for maintaining social distancing, avoid peak hours in shops/malls/supermarket/whatever, carry hand sanitizer with you, keep your distance especially from people who might show evident covid symptoms and remember to be kind to people! Oh and SMILE a lot: your mouth is hidden but your sweet eyes are OUT! 😉

Hope this post was helpful for all of you lovelies,

xox msmoonfire

[goblinunderthebridge]

𝒮𝓉𝑜𝓅 𝒮𝓅𝑒𝓃𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝒮𝒶𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝐵𝒾𝓃𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒮𝓅𝑒𝓁𝓁

With the holiday season coming up and hours getting increased at work + seasonal jobs opening up, as well as companies screaming at you constantly “BUY, BUY, BUY!”, this is the time of year I feel most inclined to spend. We may even feel inclined to buy the most extravagant presents for our loved ones when we know we can’t afford it. Or maybe you just have a chronic reckless spending problem, and you need to stop buying for now and save for the future. This spell will bind you from reckless spending so you won’t feel caught up in the materialism that is the Christmas season. ✨

Moon phase;

preferably a new moon, but you can perform this on any night of the waning cycle (I’m performing mine this upcoming new moon on November 7).

Materials;

1 blue candle for willpower, patience, and focus.

1 piece of green aventurine (or any crystal that represents money for you)

1 receipt from something you bought but didn’t need (I had a few in the bottom of my purse, but if you can’t find any, you could even print out your bank statement, cut out a transaction of something you didn’t need, & wrap it in that)

1 black ribbon

Incantation;

“My need to recklessly spend money is tightly bound

And I bury those urges deep into the ground.

I want and am able to save money.

I am financially responsible so my future can be comfy.

This is my will, so mote it be.”

Directions;

As you say the incantation, wrap the crystal in the receipt and then bind it together with the black ribbon. When finished, circle it around the flame of the candle counter clockwise before blowing it out. Then bury it outside so you will never see it again.

Happy casting! 🌙✨

[orriculum]

glow like the moon 🌙

a spell to recapture youth and beauty with the gentleness of the moon’s glow. 

🌙 gather: a white or pink candle, full moon water, cosmetics or face lotion. 

🌙 light your candle, a plain one or a pink one.

🌙 do at night, look up at the mostly full moon.

🌙 annoint the cosmetics or face lotion with the full moon water

🌙 apply the cosmetics or face lotion, then speak:

“moon, bright and full, grant me your glow bring back the beauty, that i used to know”

🌙 bask in the moonlight for a little while, until you feel it is done.

🌙 blow out your candle.

[snootyfoxfashion]

Witchcraft Books from GirlLoveLuna

[magickjustice]

moon phases.

new moon: setting intentions. active energy.

waxing crescent moon: resting, focusing. passive energy.

first quarter moon: taking action. active energy.

waxing gibbous moon: trusting, holding faith. passive energy.

full moon: acknowledging. active energy.

waning gibbous moon/disseminating moon:  receiving, expressing gratitude. passive energy.

last quarter moon: returning, giving thanks. active energy.

waning crescent moon/balsamic moon: reflecting, resting, restoring. passive energy.

new moon: the moon is literally new. a rebirth. use this moon for intentions to do with fresh beginnings, starting again, cleansing. 

waxing moons: the moon is increasing its size, it is opening; use these moons for intentions about gaining, growing or expanding.

full moon: the moon is at full charge, and can be the most powerful phase in the moon cycle. use this moon for intentions to do with power, clarity, or psychic ability.

waning moons: the moon is decreasing its size, it is closing; use these moons for intentions about ridding yourself of something (or someone), or purging.

application to the craft:

focus is the most important aspect of bringing an intent to manifest itself. focusing your energy can be made simpler by working with a compatible energy in the world as you focus that intent. 

if the world around you is releasing an energy complementary to yours, it can be easier for that energy to find its way into reality; as opposed to facing any natural adversity.

cast passive energy intents in passive phases of the moon. (tranquility, creativity)

cast active energy intents in active phases of the moon. (strength, control)

this, in my opinion, is the concept of “the power of thought.” when more than one person thinks a thought, that thought holds more weight. this could explain why people practicing or praying together can often yield stronger, or more immediate results. it is a similar reasoning as incorporating tools and ritual into magick, as well.

your energy is a power in itself. but using the power of the elements, the environments, and the world can serve to add to that power. 

[its-clove]

A self reflection spread for figuring out what you’re doing well and where you’re making mistakes. Feel free to use this spread for non- commercial uses, I would love to know how helpful it was!

If you would like to commission me for a tarot reading, please stay tuned for my paid readings post! ^^ <3

[pinkfemme-deactivated20210608]

a reminder to all lesbians out there.

[bijoubratt]

Magickal Ideas for Samhain

Carve a pumpkin and empower it to repel negativity or to protect the home

Build a shrine to your ancestors

Add divination to your ritual

Drink apple cider warmed and spiced with cinnamon to honor the dead

Research your family history and write a tribute to them to include in your ritual

Set a place at the dinner table for the recently deceased

Place small carved pumpkins at the four quarters

Visit cemetery and place flowers on the graves of your loved ones

Make a spirit candle.(White candle anointed with patchouli oil. Say:”with this candle and by its light, I welcome you spirits this Samhain night.” Place it inside jack o’lantern. This may be included in Ritual, or done separately.)

Make resolutions and burn in a candle flame. This is not the same as ridding yourself of bad habits, but is more like New Years resolutions, as for many Samhain is the New Year.

[windybeginnings]

Bipolar Witch Tips

🔮-charge your meds with crystals: Charge your antipsychotics with celestite for a clear head and high vibrational energy. Charge your antidepressants with citrine for happiness and a positive outlook on life. Charge your mood stabilizers with clear quartz for balance and harmony.

🔮-practice meditation: It’s one of the best tools for bipolar, and it’s an intrinsic part of a spiritual practice. If you have ADHD, as a lot of Bipolar people do, practice taking walks or doing something physical while you meditate. If you have problems with dissociation, practice counting your breaths and grounding instead of meditating.

🔮-having delusions or hallucinations? Having someone you trust to talk to about it can help a lot. Making a clear-communication glamor spell can help you explain what you’re going through clearly and concisely. Mix together dill, oregano, caraway and olive oil. Drop in a few drops of moon water. Shake it all together while focusing your energy into the bottle. Dab it onto your lips and go talk to your trusted loved one. You will be okay. You are cared about. You are loved.

🔮-when having a depressive episode, one of the best things you can do for yourself is cleaning and cleansing. Take five minutes to clean one thing in the room you’re in. While you clean, focus on energetically cleaning your environment, from the floor to the roof. You’ll feel a lot better and you may even be more motivated to clean and cleanse some more!

🔮-Another helpful cleansing tip is to draw an eye and put a few drops of moon water on the paper, then sprinkle some pepper on top. Put the paper up where it can see you and don’t take it down until you’ve cleaned what you want to clean.

🔮-one thing I like to do when having a hypomanic episode is to charge my crystals with my excess energy. It keeps me balanced and fills my crystals with my own happy, giddy energy that really gives them a strong kick.

🔮-Being a witch while being bipolar (or mentally ill in general) can be really hard. It can be difficult to find the time and energy to devote to your craft, so please be patient with yourself. I’ve had to go for months without practicing simply because I was learning to survive with the symptoms of my illness. Don’t be hard on yourself. You’re doing your best and I’m so so proud of you!

[minecraft-magus]

Babywitch mentoring

Let me introduce myself. I'm slavic witch who specialises in symbols, divination, spirits and tulpamancy.

What can i offer?

I'll teach you witchcraft basics or more advanced witchcraft, it depends on what level are you on. I can teach advanced witches, who wants to learn new things.

I'll talk to you twice a week and show you how to get better at intuition, visualisation, projection and of course protection.

Also I work with crystals, tarot cards and I'm passionate about norse mythology.

What i need from you

To adleast try to do your assignments (meditation, few easy things)

educate yourself adleast a bit outside our "meetings"

Disclaimer

I wont pressure you about anything you aren't comfortable about

I wont pressure you to start a religion or change yours

i wont judge you about your gender, sexuality, race, grandma anything

i make wierd jokes sometimes and i will want to have mentor/student-ish relationship with you but still will be here for you if you need me for anything inside or outside witchcraft

but dw, I'll teach you as mentor and treat you like friend

I'm not here all the time so we might talk through other social media

[tequilabrujx-deactivated2025070]

Moon Phase spreads from my Moon Calendar app.

[clarawws]

new witchy box and altar!!