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idrk what to put here but I'm elaina and I think energy binds us all together

[cowboy-coven]

i tried making bluebell flower crowns for beltane last night, but the stems were too hard, so most of them snapped, and im very sad. does anyone have flower suggestions?

[kvroi]

I know I’m a bit late, but I can suggest floral wire!

I work in a flower shop, and floral wire is a lifesaver. If you’re going to be using flowers for anything where they won’t be in water (flower crowns, corsages,etc) and a stem breaks, you can rewire it back together due to the thin-but-strong nature of them.

I suggest ones that are long and flat rather than ones wrapped around a coil. You can cut them to any length you need, and when you twist it around a stem or the base of a flower, you don’t have to worry about it falling off. I use this stuff for everything. One of my necklaces is held together with a small piece of floral wire right now because I lost the clasp and I trust it completely.

I hope I could help!

[cowboy-coven]

ill definitely use this tip in the future thank you so much!!

[intothewordless-blog]

[cowboy-coven]

my mom and her partner said "wiccanoid" and all the people in her pagan studies class are so offended but i think its hilarious

[cowboy-coven]

i tried making bluebell flower crowns for beltane last night, but the stems were too hard, so most of them snapped, and im very sad. does anyone have flower suggestions?

[therestlesswitch]

Sometimes really succulent new stems are too brittle when they’re super fresh. If that’s the problem you’re having then letting the stems get a teensy but dryer can help :) you can put them in the fridge, but not in water, very briefly. Or if the flowers will hold, just let them sit for a bit before trying to weave them :) ✨

[cowboy-coven]

thank you! idk why i didnt think of that

[cowboy-coven]

has anyone thought of bee pollen as an ingredient? i wonder what uses it could have in magic, if anything comes to mind please add on!

[crystallinecrow]

I’ve used bees wax before. I find that the correspondence is closely tied to work, and industry. Bee ingredients are helpful when you need a spell that is long lasting or working. They’re also helpful for spells that need pieces to come together in harmony, or you need it to work harmoniously. You can also use bee related ingredients for spells that need help with precession or finesse. Bees are the hardest workers in the animal kingdom, and are a feminist co-op essentially.

If you want to curse with bee ingredients, you can make a stinging or swarming hex. A sting hex would be more of a retribution. Someone fucked with you? You go gung-ho and sting them! It will itch, and hurt, and swell.  

A swarming hex is for someone who has trespassed on you. Be it in your space, physically, or emotionally. A swarming hex is like setting off the klaxons and asking for other outside forces to come and chase and sting someone. This would be a BIG CURSE for the gravest of offenses.

[cowboy-coven]

thank you so much

[cowboy-coven]

so apparently someone decided beltane and the esbat are of the same day this year but theyre NOT and its making me kind of angry most dates dont really matter imo but celebrating something within the same week the actual day falls on and pretending the moon is in a phase its not are different things

[artisticlog-deactivated20231213]

Imagine the dreams you’d have sleeping in this space!! 💜😍

[your-future-author-in-law]

Rune Stones

Runes and their meanings; a discussion.

So I’m working on a project, and I’m talking about rune Stones. Now, runes are my preferred method of divination. They always called out to me, so when I got the chance I ordered a beautiful set, and got to work on looking up what each one meant.

I did a lot of looking at sites and cross checking what each one said, looked in every book I could find– but here’s the kicker. I really only wrote down the correspondences that FELT right to me. I would read it, and felt as though the rune itself told me, “yes that’s what I am. This is what I mean.” As well, many runes have a couple different potential meanings, and in individual readings I follow my intuition on which meaning the rune means to take. (Of course I take into account the runes that fall around it.)

How controversial would it be for me to give the advice to a novice rune user, to do some research on their meanings and follow their intuition in making a list of meanings for their own personal use?

[cowboy-coven]

i will be your novice rune user lol

[montanawitch]

Witchcraft is about intent and the wording of a spell is often the product of the vernacular at the time therefore using “yeet” in a banishing spell is perfectly acceptable thanks for coming to my ted talk

[dailywitchlings]

Witchy *Free* PDF book list Masterpost

Hey lovely witches! I wanted to share some of my PDF witchy books I have on my computer. I know it’s hard to find these books and not everyone has money to buy them or easy access. I hope I can help someone with this <3

Most of the books are on my google drive library, you can click on the link and then download if you’d like to.

A Manual of Occultism, by Sepharial

Mastering Witchcraft, by Paul Huson

Natural Magic, by Pamela J.Ball

Pagan Spells, Author Unknown

Herbal Magick - Herbal enchantments, folclore and divination by Gerina Dunwich <3

Spell Crafts - Creating magical objects, by, Scott Cunningham and David Harrington <3

The Book of Power, by Idres Shah

The Complete book of Incense, Oils ad Brews, by Scott Cunningham

The Essential Skills of Magick - Benjamim Rowe

The Ultimate Book of Spells - Pamela J. Ball *my favorite spellbook*

50 of The Most Powerful Spells, by unknown author

Witchcraft Today, by Gerald Gardner

The Gardnerian Book of Shadows

The Basics of Magic, by K. Amber

8 Sabbaths of Witchcraft, by Mike Nichols

Witchcraft Today, by Gerald Gardner

Celtic Mythology and Religion, by Alexander Macbain

The Art and meaning of Magic, By Israel Regardie

An Introduction to the Study of Tarot, by Paul Foster Case

The Alchemy of Abundance, by Lisa McSherry

Encyclopedia of Acient Roman and Greek Mythology, by James Belton

Asgard and the Gods, by M. W. MacDowall,

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Spells by, Michael Johnstone

Witches’ Bible by, Janet and Stewart Farrar

The Witch’s Master Grimoire, by Lady Sabrina

The meaning of Witchcraft, by Gerald Gardner

Aleister Crowley book collection (google drive)

Lid Off the Cauldron, by Patricia Crowther

A Grimoire for Modern Cunningfolk, by Peter Paddon

The A to Z of Dream Interpretation, by Pamela J. Ball

The Dream Oracle, by Pamela J. Ball

The Great Book of Spells, by Pamela J. Ball <3

The Techniques of Astral Projection, By Dr. Douglas M. Baker

The Opening of the Third Eye, By Dr. Douglas M. Baker

Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft, By Bailey Michael

The Goddess is in Details, by Deborah Blake <3

Circle, Coven and Grove, by Deborah Blake

A Witch’s Dozen, by Deborah Blake <3

Witchcraft on a Shoestring by Deborah Blake

Egyptian Magic, By Ernest Budge

Advanced Candle Magick, By Raymond Buckley

Amulets and Magic, By Budge Walli

Pen and Ink Witchcrafr , By Collin Calloway

Basic Sigil Magic, By Philip Cooper

The Occult Properties of Herbs , By W.B Crow

Shadow Work Guidebook, by Jessica Cross

Gemstone Sorcery, By Gerina Dunwich <3

Wicca A to Z By  Gerina Dunwich

Every Witch Way By Ellen Dugan <3

Power Of The Witch By Laurie Cabot <3

The Spiral Dance By Starhawk <3

Spiritual Power - Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Book of Shadows By, Phyllis Curott:

Witchcrafting By Phyllis Curott

Spells for the Solitary Witch By Eileen Holland

Wiccan Magick By Raven Grimassi

The Witch’s Familiar By Raven Grimassi

Magical Candle Crafting By Ember Grant

Magical Powder Recipes By Lady Gianne

Wicca For Beginners By Lisa Chamberlain

Scott Cunningham’s Books:

Divination for Beginners

Wicca in the Kitchen <3

Book of Shadows

Living Wicca

Crystal Gem and Metal Magick <3

Wicca

Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs

Magical Household, Rituals and spells for the home <3

D.J Conway’s Books:

Mystical Dragon

Norse Magic

Wicca, The Complete Craft

Falcon, Feather and Valkyrie Sword

Celtic Magic

Christopher Penczak’s Books

Gay Witchcraft - Christopher Penczak

The Living Temple of Witchcraft V. II- Christopher Penczak

The Gates of Witchcraft

The Living Temple of Witchcraft V.II 

Mystic Foundation

The Outer Temple Of Witchcraft

The Inner Temple of Witchcraft

The Witch’s Shield

Cassandra Eason’s Books:

A Practical Guide of Witchcraft and Spells, 

Fabulous Creatures, Mythical Monsters and Animal Power Symbols

Candle Power

The Art of Pendulum

The Complete Guide to Psychic Development

Illes Judika’s Books:

Magic When You Need It - 150 Spells

Pure Magic

The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft

Ellwood Taylor’s Books:

Pop Culture Magic

The Pop Culture Grimoire

Multi-Media Magic

Manifesting Prosperity

For those of you who wish to see my full library on the drive, feel free to send me a message and I will send you the link!

HAVE FUN!  :)

[witchy-kitchen-craft-deactivate]

always reblog, this is sooo useful!

[hiddenhearthwitch]

Friendly reminder that books on wicca aren’t books on witchcraft - they’re not interchangeable. Wicca is a religion, witchcraft is a practice.

Raymon Buckland IS A BIG NO.

He is the right hand man of the creator of Wicca and a hard believer(it’s in his big book of witchcraft) that the God & Goddess are the only deities and have been around since the beginning of time. Any deity or religion that came after is essentially the God & Goddess which gives him and anyother Wiccan under his practice the rights to use it. I had a whole a whole post on him and Gardenia Wicca on my old blog@thewitchofthenorse before it was deleted. It’s super gender normative, het-focused, and extremely sexual. /HE IS NOT MINOR OR LGBT FRIENDLY/

I would highly suggest not reading Norse Magic if you’re new to Norse paganism or looking for historically based practices! I honestly just scrolled through it but there’s a bunch of misinformation about the realms, gods and practices in like the… four minutes I looked. D.J Conway has pretty much always been known to be historically inaccurate.

Christopher Penczak is known for using Jewish practices and rituals in his writing despite being raised Catholic(and going to Catholic schools growing up) and never actually being converted or doing any of the process. He also constantly references voodoo and hoodoo to the point of actually having chapters about how readers(White ppl included) can learn to practice(check the Mystic Foundation). Not to mention literally every other culture he appropriates: “…practices witchcraft blended with the wisdom of mystic traditions from across the globe.” <- His about me in his books. I’m happy we have an openly gay witch writing books for us whatever but he constantly promotes other white authors who are making thousands of dollars a year off of black & native magic.

Pagan Spells by “author unknown” is by Al Selden Leif(it says at the bottom of the document. I couldn’t find anything on this author because this is presumably not their actual name & only publish through google docs.

Natural Magic, by Pamela J.Ball is literally spends the first quarter of the book on how to appropriate black & native cultures and the continues to take credit to their magic & rituals later in the book.. so..

Tbh I’m too tired to go through all of these but please do your research friends. I’m sure these aren’t the only problematic books & authors listed. Cunningham & Crowley are both big yikes

[ashbur-deactivated20250915]

Y'all white bitches really don’t seem to get that smudging belongs to Native American culture.

It’s a tradition that’s been used by the First People of Turtle Island for centuries, and if y'all non-natives want to use it, there’s some guidelines that you gotta follow.

•buy smudge wands and materials from tribal members. We’re sharing this gift with you, be respectful. It’s like legitimately purchasing a song vs ripping it from the internet. But instead of pirating Rihanna it’s Culture Appropriation.

•remember that YOU’RE BORROWING FROM A CLOSED CULTURE. It’s not yours, we’re letting you use it.

•it’s not a toy, or a game, or something to toss in with your own spiritual expression. Be mindful of the fact that smudging isn’t yours, and it’s a gift that’s being shared with you from a culture that, let’s be real, was probably oppressed/genocided by yours, in the name of education and solidarity.

(I’m looking at you, non-native witches, Wiccans, and Pagans. Being spiritual isn’t an excuse to appropriate.)

[boouija]

I want to back up OP here by saying that no, smudging is not universal. It is an indigenous practice (by some specific indigenous people - no such thing as a universal band of indigenous people, folks) that involves more than just burning herbs. There is ceremony involved. There are traditions and customs to be observed. It is so much more than waving a bundle of herbs around and calling it a day.

Do other cultures have the concept of burning herbs/incense/etc for religious and ceremonial rites? Absolutely! That does not make it smudging though. They have their own ideas about how such things are done, what herbs/etc are used and why, and what they call their practice.

There are other, alternative words you can use to better describe what your practice consists of when you refer to burning things for specific results, ie: smoke cleansing, censing, thurifying, and much more!

[panenbywitch]

I need more witches & witchcraft blogs to follow!

If you are/post any of these give me a follow, shoot me a message, let’s be friends:

LGBTQ+

chronic illness/pain witch/craft (i have chronic fatigue)

green witch/craft

aphrodite devotee

crystal witch/craft

cats !! love me some cats !!

mental health (advice, spells, etc. i have depression, anxiety, derealization disorder)

earth witch/craft

water witch/craft (it would be cool if someone could show me river based witchcraft!!)

lunar witch/craft

plants !!! love me some plants !!!

plant-based witchcraft

you are a witch ?? like idk i just want more witches to follow

Anyone can follow me, these are just some things that pertain to me or that i’m interested in!

[cowboy-coven]

I need more non wiccans to follow no offense I'm just not into Wicca so if you are literally anything other than wiccan reblog this to your witchy blog so I can find yall!

[cowboy-coven]

has anyone thought of bee pollen as an ingredient? i wonder what uses it could have in magic, if anything comes to mind please add on!

[cowboy-coven]

i tried making bluebell flower crowns for beltane last night, but the stems were too hard, so most of them snapped, and im very sad. does anyone have flower suggestions?

[blacksapphrodite]

An interesting series of photos: the evolution of my altar to Lady Aphrodite! It shrunk for a while because my wife and I made a big move, lol. <3 

[orriculum]

🗡️ Jinxes, Hexes, & Curses 🗡️

🗡️  JINXES -  quick-lasting, harmless but mean-spirited.

nox - a spell to end a source of light or positivity

your heart in my hand -  to send someone nightmares and to feel a general sense of being lost in life

burn your wishes - a simple curse to destroy someone’s wishes

spell of shattered sight -  a spell that makes a person only see the most ugly aspects of themselves and others around them

🗡️ HEXES - mal-intended spells with temporary effects. 

burst your bubble -  a simple curse to destroy someone’s ego/hope

hex for a player -  a curse from scorned lovers to the one breaking hearts, to give them difficulty finding anyone to be with romantically/sexually

cerberus hex - attacks what hurts things under plutonic protection spell

breezeblocks curse -  to affect someone you resent for leaving

pumpkin head - seasonal hex to “burn” those who wrong you

bad moon rising - a revenge curse, general misfortune for a month

🗡️ CURSES - intense, powerful and long lasting.  

to sink a sailor -  to symbolically drown someone 

marooned sailor curse -  a curse to strand them alone in life. 

avada kedavra - a curse not to kill, but to make the target feel death’s presence in their life. 

imperius curse -  to make the intended feel helpless, that things in their life are out of their power and control

cruciatus curse  - to create pain in the life of the intended, whether physical or emotional

seven devils curse -  a curse to burn the kingdom of and haunt the target

thorn in my side - a curse for abusers

red in your ledger - to return the hurt someone has done

if you take issue with cursing, jinxing, or hexing, that is your craft, but please do not add onto this post telling witches not to curse because “karma”, “the three fold law” or whatever.  mind your own craft.