Witch Hovel

Digital grimoire under construction

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Incense burning with my tea cup and gentle Mabon planning.

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“We cannot live in a world that is interpreted for us by others. An interpreted world is not a home. Part of the terror is to take back our own listening. To use our own voice. To see our own light.”

— Hildegard von Bingen, from ‘Selected Writings’

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Talismans are items that help to ground you, by helping you focus on the present, through a psychological process called Mindfulness.

A talisman can be anything, but items that utilize your senses are especially helpful

When you need to ground yourself, interact with your talisman using as many of your senses as possible. How does it feel in your hand? Is it heavy, cold, textured? If there are parts that move, follow it intently with your eyes. Slow, repetitive and rhythmic movement is best to calm you.

If you suffer from night terrors or nightmares, having a talisman that is always in the same place and readily visible from your bed can help. Make a habit of looking for your talisman each time you wake up. Seeing it will help to confirm you are in a safe place. If you need to use lighting, consider non-blue-based lights so as to not disrupt your sleep.

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“Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greening. Now, think.”

St. Hildegard of Bingen, 1148 AD.

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Calming Potion to Pair with Compline

Compline is a centuries old practice and can be found in the book of common prayer.

It’s a beautiful and ancient liturgy that prepares the soul for a restful night and sparks communion between you and all those who have prayed it in the past.

Potion Recipe:

Warmed milk of your choice. I prefer oat

Honey

Cinnamon

Warm and froth the milk then stir clockwise to mix in your desired amount of honey. Breathe deeply and sprinkle the cinnamon across the top to seal.

Drink as you prepare and perform the service of Compline. (BCP page 127)

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🌒 Signs I’ve always been a Witch 🌘

In college I would walk from my dorm to a local cemetery to meditate under a large stone cross and listen and reflect on the dead

In high school I added chamomile to the family vegetable garden and grew and brewed my own tea

Throughout elementary and middle school the majority of my play was outside. We didn’t have cable and only got two channels. I built natural shelters to “live” in outside. Always featured wreaths of gathered plants and rock formations.

In middles school I found a wooden box and kept my most precious collection of rocks in it and placed it in a hollow tree overnight because I imagined leaving them alone in the woods would make them special somehow

Wherever I’ve lived, I’ve always found certain trees that I thought of a individuals and feel drawn to spend time with. In my current city, I have several trees I visit regularly for different purposes.

I’ve always had a deep bond with animals. I’ve bottlefed/cared for many injured woodland creatures including baby skunks, a flying squirrel, a fawn, and a hummingbird.

My three favorite animals are cats, rats, and bats.

For my fifth birthday I begged for a Snow White cake but I only wanted the witch on it. Not the princess or the dwarves.

I’ve always collected interesting bottles, leaves, sticks, rocks, etc.

I’ve always felt safe outside, nighttime in the Forest is something I seek out.

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To Protect the Home

Take out a compass and locate the North, South, West and East of your home. Go to each point, start from the North, touch the wall or floor and say these words:

Brick and earth,

Wood and stone,

Guard my hearth,

Guard my home.

Move to the center of your home and speak:

Protect my center,

Protect my home;

Ill shall not enter,

Ill shall not roam.

Then, hold your hand to the main entrance of your home and speak:

No ill shall pass,

beyond this door,

This house is safe,

From roof to floor.

You may scatter some salt and protective herbs, burn incense, bringing its smoke to each four corners and then at the center.

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Grimoire Idea

Devote a page to listing and/or mapping all the important trees in your life. List them by type, estimated age, location, or the name you’ve given them. Paste in fallen leaves from each tree. Example from my own book of shadows:

Red Bud tree in the SE corner of M. Park. learning and rest. (I usually hammock here after work and read)

The Dove Tree on the riverbank in F. Park. Community and family. (I made friends with the doves who built their nest in this tree two years in a row)

The Hut near the pavilion in TG. Park. Sanctuary and secrecy. (This tree has branches that bend down to create a dome. Once inside you’re hidden from the outside world by its thick leaves.)

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The much anticipated “Aphotic Sequence”. This is a sigil method that I designed myself, and if you look in the tag “Aphotic Sequence” on my blog, you can see some of the sigils I’ve bad with it.

How to use: Instead of crossing out vowels and double letters, write out your intent and use all the letters present.

The lines represent the letters. If you have a repeating letter, place a small circle at the end of the preexisting line. You don’t need to be exact with all the angles of you the lines.

Just use this picture as reference or, I would be happy to teach you how to make it. Feel free to ask me about it if you don’t understand and want to learn. Please, if you decide to use this method and post it, tag me, I’d love to see.

I’d love to see this post make its way through the community as an alternative for new and old member alike.

credit:@wolfofantimonyoccultism for helping me get everything laid out. You should check out their blog

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How to use a sigil wheel.

A tutorial. 

I rarely use this method myself, but I know people are always looking for tutorials on different methods of sigil making and not finding any. I’ve had a few different people asking for more graph based sigil making techniques, and this is a fairly well known one that fits that category. I hope this tutorial is coherent and answers questions instead of making things more confusing. If you have any questions, however, never be afraid to ask.

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now thats nifty, but how do u make them? fear not, ur witchy friend is here w a tutorial ❤︎

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My First Jar

Crafted to combat deep spiritual trauma from growing up an evangelical Christian. I was welcomed into a coven who helped me to craft this jar and place it in the Episcopal Church I’m attending now to help me overcome the block I was feeling from panic attacks and anxiety around being in a place of worship. I’ve had traumatic experiences in such places in the past. I’ve joined a new church and was struggling to feel safe in the physical place. My body would react to the old hurt even when my head knew I was safe and welcomed in this space. Using the hidden jar as a mental touchstone for me has made relaxing and feeling part of the community possible.

Contents 🖤

Piece of a Palm Sunday frond

Black Peppercorn

Sage

Cinnamon Bark

Thyme

Rosemary

Salt

Frankincense

A bay leaf with the word “Sanctuary” written on it

Piece of clear quartz

Cloves

Sealed with water I took from a natural spring near a cabin in the woods where I’ve always found a safe place to escape

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Sigil to protect a grimoire 

This book is protected 

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Worldy Witchcraft Ideas

Take care of your mother.

🌱 Green Witch: volunteering at community gardens, planting trees, recycling garbage into pots

🐚 Sea Witch: trash pickups, guiding sea turtles, raising awareness for over fishing

☀ Solar Witch: turning off the lights during the day and letting the sun in, supporting solar energy, growing sunflowers and leaving their seeds for birds

☕ Kitchen Witch: cooking vegan/plant based meals, buying local ingredients, remembering reusable grocery bags and travel mugs

🎐 Hedge Witch: cleaning up trash in graveyards, growing plants that attract spirits, making your own candles from leftover wax and clementine caps

⚡ Storm Witch: using rainwater for plants, appreciating electricity keeping it off during the day and admiring it at night, supporting wind power

🌆 Urban Witch: guerilla gardening, walking/biking instead of driving (or carpool), supporting eco friendly buisnesses

🌙 Lunar Witch: recycling to make decor for a nocturnal garden (ft. moonflowers and silvery things), leaving out bird baths that make reflective pools at night, turning the lights off at night to let her shine

🔮 Crystal Witch: collecting your own stones & tumbling them at home, advocating against damaging mining projects

🌸 Fae Witch: starting a butterfly garden, leaving out bee rest stops, building bird houses from recyled goods

I know I’m leaving out some stuff so feel free to add on with your own ideas, tips, types, and how to’s!

~ That Witch

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Witchery for the hearth.

Lay thorny branches on your doorstep to drive away evil.

Put thyme in your last meal of the day to have pleasant dreams.

Place coins and cedar chips in a box for an easy money spell.

The bark of the willow tree is a natural painkiller.

Put almonds in your pocket to recover a lost object.

Light candles throughout the house regularly.

Sprinkle oats over your garden (especially herbs) to ensure good growth.

Honey is a natural antibiotic and antibacterial. Got a cold sore? Put that stuff all over that. Got a cold? Eat a tablespoon every few hours.

Place lilacs all over the house to get rid of unwanted spirits.

Drink cranberry juice to get a good detox when in need of grounding.

Hang dill over your door to keep people who wish ill on you out.

Place half an onion in the room with someone who is sick to draw out disease.

Place morning glory seeds inside your pillow to get rid of bad dreams.

Pour salt in your bath (or shower floor if you don’t have a bath) to cleanse and ground yourself.

Use chili peppers to break a curse.

Plant rosemary next to your front gate or door for a little good luck.

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Here is the first full set of “Birds & Herbs”. 

Prints can be purchased here. I will also be looking into creating canvas prints to sell on my Etsy page.