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Witchcraft PSA

If you are a witch, and think you cannot afford herbs, crystals, or essential oils  PLEASE visit these sites!! 

Spirit Apothecary

It is BY FAR the best out of any place I’ve seen! Don’t go on Amazon, don’t go on Etsy.  Those sites are grossly over priced.  I see a lot of people trying to sell stuff for WAY MORE than it’s worth and it really makes me mad.  

I mean, $2.50 for an ounce of Lavender flowers from France! 

OR go to Mountain Rose Herbs. You can save $1.00 by buying lavender there.  (They sell it for $9.00 for 4oz.)  They’re prices for herbs are great, too! 

Spirit Apothecary has better prices for essential oils though- for example: Bergamot Essential Oil is $8.00 @ S.A. for 1/3 oz.  it costs $16.50 @ M.R.H. for ½ oz.  That’s over twice the price, but you don’t get twice as much, so I get all essential Oils at S.A.

MRH doesn’t sell, crystals, but SA does.  They are good quality and by far the most inexpensive.  Also they both have a facebook page.

If you really want to buy herbs, oils, and crystals, but think you can’t afford them, PLEASE, PLEASE check these sites out!!

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Reblogging to add the Monterey Bay Spice Co.

[witchy-woman]

This is amazing!

[sleepy-depressed-and-witchy]

@green-witchcoven

[breelandwalker]

Witchcraft Books by Bree NicGarran

Grovedaugher Witchery: Practical Spellcraft

For the witch whose town is devoid of occult shops and covens, learning the craft can be a daunting task indeed. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways for a budding practitioner to make a start.

Stroll down the forest path with Bree NicGarran, co-author of “The Sisters Grimmoire” and “The Witches’ Cupboard,” and discover the surprising ways you can practice your craft with commonplace items from the supermarket and the craft store. Build a travel kit for on-the-go magic. Create your own spells from scratch with a step-by-step guide. Learn how to make your own witch webs and magical powders. Uncover the secrets of walnut charms and witchballs and much, much more. Every page carries tricks of the trade and homegrown charms from the files of the Grovedaughter herself.

From besoms to banishings to a bit of good advice, Grovedaughter Witchery is the ideal book for any witch with an inclination toward a practical, no-frills approach to witchcraft.

Amazon  /  CreateSpace

The Sisters Grimmoire: Spells & Charms For Your Happily Ever After

Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, Who’s the cleverest witch of them all?

With the spells in this book, it just might be you!

Inspired by the well-known works of The Brothers Grimm, this volume boasts over sixty original spells lovingly crafted from favorite fairy tales, along with helpful spellcrafting instructions and several indices to aid you in your journey. All of this is wrapped up with useful chapter forewords discussing the various themes within the tales, some insight into the creative process, and a bit of discussion on ethics and the usage of magic.

Whether you’re ready to yell “All Heads Off But Mine,” looking to turn your luck around with some Buried Coins, or just wanting to show the world What Big Teeth you have, there is sure to be a spell within these pages that is exactly what you’ve been looking for.

After all, who couldn’t use a bit of Happily Ever After?

Amazon  /  CreateSpace

Pestlework: A Book of Magical Powders & Oils

From the author of Grovedaughter Witchery comes a volume of potions and powders for all occasions, suitable to enhance the craft of any practitioner.

Old standards like Banishing Powder and Blessing Oil meet new classics like Dream Dust and Stargazer Wishing Oil. Need to rid your house of a troublesome spirit? Try a sprinkle of Ghost-Be-Gone Powder. Looking for a way to get your zest back after spellwork? Brim With Vim Vitality Oil might be just the thing. Over 200 original formulae await you within these pages, along with helpful hints, safety tips, and detailed instructions for creating your own magical powders and oils.

Collected for the first time in a single volume, these recipes are the product of twelve years of experience and much experimentation. While magic is never a guarantor of success, the potions within these pages just might give your spells the edge you need.

Amazon  /  CreateSpace

Note: If purchasing my books from Amazon, please be sure to purchase directly from Amazon and not from unverified third party sellers. For the surest guarantee that the author will receive payment, purchase these books from their CreateSpace Direct listings. I am an independent author and royalties put bread on my table.

Thank you for your support! :)

[breelandwalker]

Friendly reminder to those wishing to purchase via Paypal - I offer discounts for individual buyers and package deals for shop owners! :)

[breelandwalker]

Friendly reminder that you can now submit book orders through my Wordpress! :)

[moonmyrrhmaid]

[cosamanda]

Little reminder 🌼

Tumblr makes talking to gods seem really casual and “every day”. Like your gonna be sitting having long talks with Freyja about the current economy.

It can also make you feel like you have to have had all these signs sense you were like 4 years old or something that you should work with a specific deity. Or sings that you should always have been pagan. Or even that you should have only ever been pagan in order to be “valid”.

And you might feel like not conforming to this makes you not “a real witch” or that you shouldn’t be on the so called “witchblr”. And gods forbid right that you have a crush on Chris Hemsworth???

Well I’m here to tell as an ex-christan and massive Marvel Cinematic Universe geek that this is not the case.

You do not have to have had any massive signs that you should worship a deity. You do not have to have been a pagan from the start. You are not a bad witch or pagan or worshipper if Sif doesn’t sit down with you and descus hair extensions over your morning coffee.

It doesn’t matter who you are or how you got here. Anyone should be welcome in the witchcraft community on tumblr!

So even if you are just a muslim/catholic/atheist/whatever who loves Marvel or Harry Potter and saw your first witchy/deity worshipping post litterally yesterday and just though “wow this is balls!” then welcome to my blog! 🌼

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A while ago, I offered a pancake to my Goddess [as an offering]. I was delighted to find, the next morning, that the pancake was gone. Which normally means that the offering was accepted.

I’ve told quite a few people about my pancake offering… and almost all of them have a problem with me offering my Goddess a simple thing. They call it silly. They call it flat. They call it absurd. They call it me being mentally ill.

Listen: the gods, unless they have specifically asked for something, do not care what you offer them. It could be a pancake, or water, or milk, or the smoke from your cigarette, or a daily walk, or even an offering of the breath you breathe. What matters is that your offering…. Comes from your heart.

The gods don’t want anything half-assed, this is what I have come to understand. You could offer your goddess or God all the things a recipe for devotion [found online or in a book] says that he/she likes… and your offering not be well-met or accepted.

Believe it or not, I’ve had this happen.

I used to take recipes and make devotions and offerings.. and the next day, I KNEW that they were not accepted, nor appreciated. Why? Because it didn’t come from me.

Sure, I made the items/meals/etc, but there was no personal touch to the offering or devotion. There was no piece of me.

When I threw the recipes away and started offering my goddess what I had, what I could give, of ANYTHING [yes, even a pancake], I found that She almost always accepted the devotion. I had taken the time to decide what to give Her, to prepare it for Her. I put myself into my devotion, no matter what it was.

And THAT’S THE POINT OF AN OFFERING: to give a little bit of yourself [or all of yourself] to the gods. They don’t need money or food or spirits. 1) they aren’t human and their lives don’t depend on what ours do and 2) THEY GAVE ALL OF THIS TO US.

So… next time you make an offering to your gods, try something a little personal, a little mental, a little crazy.

Offer them something from YOU… even if it’s a pancake.

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Stop 👏 Being👏 Gatekeeping👏 Assholes 👏And👏 Support👏Male👏Witches 👏

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PLUS!!:

Toxic for rabbits: Anise, Clove, Oregano, Tea Tree, Wintergreen Safe for rabbits: Lavender, lemon, orange, fennel,  eucalyptus and peppermint, all should be diluted with water!

[queerqueerwitchcraft]

Thought on land spirits

Maybe land spirits are generally suspicious because they don’t trust settlers.  How can settler-witches have a land-based praxis on occupied territory without acknowledging the genocide that has taken place on the soil? I think spirits suffer from colonial trauma as the land does, and has indigenous bodies do.   Perhaps acknowledging traditional territory when you make your offerings to the land would help.  Marcii.

[thelaughingmandrake]

As an animistic witch, I’ve observed instances where spirits are outright hostile due to the fact I’m a settler-born person. Not all, but plenty of instances where they’ve sent things describing their disdain for me. It’s the same reason why folklore has the native European spirits being extremely hostile to Christianity. Trolls hating churches, elves showing dislike for Christians, familiar spirits asking their cunning ones to revoke god. Those spirits equally found themselves in a similar situation, where a group of people or philosophy encroached on their lands and led to them being ignored or demonized, or their people violated or forced to abandon their old covenants with the land. It’s why American witches must be extremely mindful with the land and its history. The land and those wights that occupy it don’t forget.

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Here in Puerto Rico, it’s the same thing. I personally discourage people from trying to make contact with our native spirits without knowing what they’re doing, IF they were native born here. I outright condemn people from outside waters, especially if they’re from the United States. Because the bloodshed, oppression, and silence these spirits have endured for so long has made them pretty damn hostile, especially in the highest peaks and in El Yunque, because now that their original friends have not only died out but their descendants are mostly so diluted that they can’t make that link anymore, they see themselves as the last bastion of this very unique habitat. 

I’ve only barely scratched the surface of helping the island and her spirits heal, because the damage was so severe and so many oral traditions and deistic lore is just gone. We only have the vaguest notions of what the native Tainos worshiped and did in their rituals. It does not help that even the ‘diverging’ of our populace of our mostly indoctrinated island full of Christians still say the same kind of phrases and notions as the most pious of Catholics, in places like crystal shops, new age stores, botanicas and more.

The spirits are so afraid that if they are further ignored and denied, if their land and themselves do not heal from the centuries worth of pain, they may fade, too.

[queerqueerwitchcraft]

I’ve noticed also a tendency for spirits to move in and occupy empty houses, and are very hostile to new owners if the house is sold. I feel like they are trying to reclaim their land. So when settler-witches tell me there’s such-and-such spirit in their house, and that they have the right to evict it because the house belongs to them, I am very suspicious. 

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The land spirit where I live is quite hostile towards people, including myself despite the fact that I’ve made active effort to help improve the state of the land. I’ve definitely attributed this to it reacting to me as descended from settlers.

[north-of-annwn]

This is the most helpful thing ever. I just moved to CO and have tried to make contact with land spirits. They literally wouldn’t talk to me.

I had never even thought of this.

I wonder how to remedy this…

[mossytreeelf-blog]

Herbs you can grow indoors.

Made this list for my fellow witchies who like their kitchen to be full of the green stuff :

Basil : like lots of sun and warmth. More difficult to grow in the winter months

Bay : needs plenty of sun and fresh air.

Chives : needs at least 6 hours of sun and plenty of water.

Dill : prefers slightly acidic soil, needs plenty of sunlight, doesn’t need too much water.

Lemongrass : My personal favorite as you don’t plant it in soil. Grow in a couple of inches of water. Easiest to grow.

Mint : needs plenty of water and needs to be placed in an area with indirect light. Harvest frequently.

Oregano : does not deal well with cold and drastic temperature changes could kill it.

Parsley : Doesn’t require too much light or maintenance, but is a slow grower.

Rosemary : needs 6 - 8 hours of strong, direct sunlight. Only water when the top layer of soil feels dry. Needs good ventilation. A bit trickier to grow.

Sage : Needs plenty of sun. 

Thyme : Needs 6 - 8 hours of sunlight a day and maybe even supplemental light.

[the-witches-tea]

Garden Journal - Ideas

A garden journal is something you can take up to keep track of your garden and current plants. You can have it be a general overview of documentation on all your plants, day-by-day record of things that happen to your garden or a combination of all. 

Some ideas for your garden journal 

-Care notes on all your current plants. Sun, soil and water needs. Common pests and diseases and how to cure and prevent. How often to prune or harvest. 

-Record the date you got a plant and mark significant changes. Day it blooms, day you harvested it, etc 

-Drawings or pressed samples or your current plants 

-Magical uses for your plants 

-Garden based spells

[crystalia-witch]

Know your crystals!

Black and red crystals🖤❤

White and purple crystals 💜

Green crystals💚

Blue crystals💙

All pictures are made by myself and all crystals are from my collection.🎀

Follow my instagram- @candles_witch

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Looking for

Blog has been pretty dead recently. I just unfollowed a bunch of people who weren’t active. So please like and/or reblog if actively blog about:

*Green witchcraft

*Celtic Witchcraft

*Forest Witchcraft

*Garden Witchcraft

*Herbs/herb magick

*Druidry

Thanks everyone. You don’t have to blog just about those, but if it could be a decent chunk of what you blog about I would appreciate it. Baby witches welcome, I will follow you as well. Hoping my blog will get pretty active.

[faeson]

looking for more witchblrs!

my name is James Elliot and I’ve been inactive on here for a rllllyyyyyy long time. so please reblog if you post a good portion of the things on this list and i might give you a follow! bonus points if you follow me too

☁️sleep magick

☁️weather magick

☁️dream magick

☁️astral travel

☁️divination

☁️spirit work

☁️psychic abilities

☁️tarot spreads

☁️lgbt positivity

☁️neurodivergent/spoonie magick

☁️poetry

☁️astrology

☁️sigils

☁️moodboards pertaining to any of the above

and don’t reblog if you aren’t inclusive of poc, lgbt, neurodivergency, etc etc y'all know the drill jus be nice to each other 😚🌼😊

-James Elliot

[crystalia-witch]

Hand made candles 🎀

Hello! Blessed be! I want to show you a new candles.

My shop has an update!

Sage candle

Sage magical properties are cleansing, healing, longevity, passion, money and prosperity.

Candle is made with Lemon grass essential oil.

Cornflower candle

Cornflower magical properties are protection, love and Third eye sight.

Candle is made with Vanilla essential oil.

Lavender Candle

Lavender magical properties are cleaning, healing, protection and peace.

Candle is made with Lavender essential oil.

Thyme Candle

Candle is made with Lemon grass essential oil and Thyme herbs.

Thyme attracts loyalty, affection, and the good opinion of others. Wear a sprig to ward off unbearable grief or provide strength and courage when needed. Burn or hang in the home for banishing, purification, and to attract good health for all occupants. Use in cleansing baths prior to working candle magick. Use in dream pillows to ward off nightmares and ensure restful sleep.

Rose candle

Rose magical properties are love, sexuality and beauty.

Candle is made Rose essential oil.

Calendula candle

Calendula magical properties are protection and spiritual powers.

Candle is made with orange essential oil.

Chamomile candle

Chamomile magical properties are love, healing and reducing sress.

Candle is made with Vanilla essential oil.

Visit my etsy to get it:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/levandercandles

Orders are possible; you only need to choose herbs, color, essential oil and how many candles you want.

Herbs: lavender, thyme, marigold, chamomile, sage, cornflower, mint, balm, oregano, immortelle, Saint-John’s-wort, rose, raspberry leaves, blackberries leaves, bay leaves, birch leaves,

Colors: orange red, peach red, yellow, transparent white, orange, black, fluorescence blue, violet, lake blue, grass green, dark purple, watermelon red, fluorescent green, royal blue, big red, brown.

Essential oils: lavender, mint, orange, vanilla, eucalyptus, lemon, blackberry, cinnamon, lemongrass.

Candles are in 150ml glass jar.

Every candle costs 11€.

Worldwide shipping- 6€

Shipping to Germany - 3€.

I ship every candle from Germany.

My instagram - @candles_witch

My shop instagram - @lavaender_candles

Thank you!

Blessed be!

Agata🎀

[creature-witch]

Witch Tip: Chalk

🖱 Chalk is made out of calcium and limestone, stones which have grounding and fortifying properties, and is easily wiped away at the end of your ritual or spell. It has many uses such as:

🖱 Casting a circle

🖱 Writing sigils

🖱 Listing and drawing other correspondences for your items to charge on

🖱 Creating a space to work on (like making a chalk pentagram to place your objects on, or drawing out a chalk crystal grid) and anything else you can think of!

[strangesigils]

I don’t really know what people generally call this method of sigil making, so I’m just calling it “Letter Shaping” because you’re using the basic shapes from certain letters. This is the most common form of sigil making, and it allows the most creative influence. As you see above the sigils are for nearly the same thing, yet the sigils came out completely different. Not because the purpose was different, but because I approached them both a different creative way, and that’s what I like so much about this method. There’s a lot of freedom and personalization involved.

(UPDATE: Here’s a link to a guide on how to deconstruct letters down to basic shapes)

[hillbillyoracle]

Stop Learning Tarot Cards Like Flash Cards (You’re Better Than That)

One thing I’ve noticed as I’ve started teaching tarot cards to other people is that they have a tendency to think that every card has an individual meaning and it is their duty to memorize 78 complex sets of meanings before they can begin reading for others. 

That’s simply not true. 

It’s also incredibly inefficient and totally kneecaps you when you move on to learn another deck (and try memorizing ANOTHER 78 complex sets of meanings). Cards exist in relation to one another. Understanding those relationships lets you remember meanings quicker, better understand how cards in a spread might be connected, and give much smoother readings. 

If you’re learning Tarot for the first time or looking to bush up, here’s my advice after reading cards for 10 years. Please, learn from my mistakes.  Tarot is a language

In the same way you learn letters and string them into words and then string words into sentences to communicate, tarot is a language you learn so your intuition can communicate more fully with you and others. And like a language, it’s often best to start with the phrases that you’ll use the most. 

Practice: Go through your deck and pick out no more than 12 cards that are really calling to you and look up those meanings. Write them down if you’re up for it. Go through your deck and pick out no more than 12 cards that give you a feeling of unease and do the same. Notice any reoccurring symbols?

  Tarot is a story

How you understand that story may vary on your tradition, your experience level, your aims. Most standard Tarot decks follow the Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana as he becomes more skilled and then more enlightened. A similar pattern can be seen in each of the suits. The Court Cards are less narrative in my opinion but a similar progression can be seen. 

Practice: Take out each of the suits one at a time and lay them out in a row. Read the meanings of each card and see how the story progresses. Write down a summary. Do the same with each of other suits’ courts and the major arcana.

Tarot is a system

You aren’t fluent until you know the language well enough to speak smoothly and in most situations. Similarly, it takes understanding Tarot at a high level to give the best quality readings and read without a book. No card exists in isolation and just like when they show up in a reading, you must read them in relation to the rest of the spread - it helps a lot to know them in relation to the rest of the deck. 

Practice: Lay every card in your deck out like this (pardon my bad MSPaint job). Major Arcana up top and Court Cards off to the right and all the numbers lined up with the Fool and World left hanging. Pick one of the cards that resonated with you in the first exercise and look at how it relates to all the other cards in the deck. If it’s the 8 of Pentacles, what do the other 8′s look like and speak to? What do 8 (Strength) and 18 (the Moon) in the Major Arcana connect to it (if at all)? How does it relate to the rest of the story of the Pentacles?  Hope this helps! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!