DaughterOfIsle

[lesbianlovewitch]

My Favorite Witch Tips

Use concealer/foundation to draw sigils on your face, use beauty blender or brush to blend it in to charge it.

Bay leaves between your bottom sheet & your mattress for good luck while you sleep!

Quartz is sold at hardware stores at the, “Garden Section.”

Make cheap runes with sharpies, clear nail polish, and small smooth rocks.

Incense ashes= black salt

Place a pine needle branch above your bed to keep illnesses away

The # of crows corresponds to the future (look this up, it’s very interesting)

Thrift stores, farmers markets, and dollar stores > metaphysical stores

Pop culture spells are easy to say with pizazz, consider putting song lyrics in your spells.

[magickthyst]

(Some) Ways to celebrate Lughnasadh 🍂✨🌳🍄

🍂 spend some time outdoors while the weather still permits!! we’re officially at the beginning of the harvest season and nature has so much to offer this time of year. take note of all the small changes beginning to happen while we’re slowly transitioning into autumn!!

🍂 decorate your altar!! fall/warm colors such as reds, yellows, oranges, browns and even greens are fantastic to incorporate. and, things such as various plants, candles, fake/real leaves, corn dolls, etc. being the spirit of autumn into your altar!! i love to incorporate some green transitioning into more earthy colors to represent the changing seasons.

🍂 FOOD!! oh, the most glorious part of the sabbats haha. things such as bread, soups, muffins, roasted meats if your diet permits, etc are all fantastic to cook up! incorporating things like pumpkin, cinnamon, nuts and berries, etc are some of my personal abso little favorite ways to feel closer to autumn.

🍂 like i recommend for every sabbat, do some CLEANING!! reorganize your space, cleanse it with sage or incense. we’re transitioning into a new time of the year and now is the perfect opportunity to switch things up and berid of any unwanted energy around your space.

🍂 tend to any of your crops/plants!! this is the beginning of the harvest, darker and colder days are ahead of us while the hustle and bustle of gardening is slowly becoming behind us. now is the time to take some extra care of your gardens to prepare for the harvest of mabon!

🍂 honor the sun!! in whatever way you see fit. the darker months are approaching and it’s so important to appreciate the brightness while it’s still around. light some candles and say a prayer, perform a sun ritual, bask in the daylight. take the opportunity now while it’s still here!

🍂 create a gratitude list. as the darker months approach i find it difficult to adjust. creating a list of things that i’m thankful for, or things that mean a lot to me, truly help me to ground myself and make the transition much easier. i plan on writing them down on small pieces of paper and leaving them on my altar!

🍂 spice up any of your current tools if you find the need!! i find this the perfect time to do so, as we’re at such a transitional part of the year. whether you have tools you’d like to jazz up, or you’re looking into creating/buying your own, this sabbat is a fabulous time to do so!!

🍂 work on your book of shadows/grimoire!! i’m finally starting back up on mine again this lughnasadh and i’m just so excited! i find sabbats one of the absolute best times to learn about my craft because i truly feel at my peak on these days.

🍂 spread the love!! whether it be through text messages to friends and family or creating some baked goods to share, you don’t have to out yourself in any manor! just some kind gestures to spread some light to those around you. im personally baking some pumpkin muffins and will be blessing them + sharing them.

🍂 celebrate with colors!! this is a fabulous way for those of you in the broom closet to have some fun. warm and earthy tones are incredibly welcome, browns and golds, reds and oranges. painting your nails, wearing some makeup or even dressing up in these colors is such a lovely way to honor this sabbat.

🍂 treat yourself!! this holiday is about celebrating the hard work that has come with this past harvest. incorporate some self care into this day by preforming acts that make you happy.

🍂 create a list of your accomplishments of the year and a list of your goals for the future!! i adore doing this, especially around this time of year, just to get a grasp on where i am in my craft.

that’s all i have for today lovelies!! i sincerely hope you all have a blessed lughnasadh 🍂✨🌳🍄

[anachromystique]

Subtle Witch Tips - Lammas / Lughnasadh

Happy Harvest!

I created a list of subtle witch tips for folks who are looking for some low-key harvest celebrations during this busy time.

🌽 Bake a loaf of Quick Bread - Unlike most breads which take hours to prove, quick breads are just that - quick! Have a search around Pinterest or your favorite recipe places and find something that strikes your fancy. I happen to be partial to beer cheese breads with caramelized onions. While mixing your dough be sure to infuse it with thankfulness for all that you have been granted this year.

🌻 Do a ritual centered around your goals for the year - Make a list of everything you hoped to work on this year and evaluate how far you’ve come. Make offerings in celebration of all you’ve accomplished and meditate on what you can best do to manifest everything you’ve hoped for. 

🌽 Go for an early evening walk - Bask in the warmth and light that continues to suffuse the later hours of the day. As the days grow darker, you will come to miss the greenery and easy evening productivity. There’s no easier way to be grateful for something than to acknowledge it in the moment and be fully present in the world.

🌻 Let go of regrets with a burning spell - Lughnasadh is also a period of reflection as with the bounty of life comes the memory that death is not far behind. Sit quietly and meditate on what plans you had that are not working out, or what endeavors you should be letting go of. Write all your regrets and what you want to rid yourself of on pieces of paper or corn husks if you’re feeling particularly seasonal. Gather all of them up and burn them one by one to release yourself from such burdens as we go into the tail end of the year. 

🌽 Tidy Up - While we usually think of harvest time as a period of abundance, for farmers it is also a time of cleaning. Once the bounty of the fields is collected, work begins to prepare the ground for more crops, or for the soil to sit under a sleepy blanket of snow until spring. Take some time out of your Lughnasadh celebrations to clean your space - your altar, your home, or even just your bed or desk. Evaluate that which is no longer serving you and consider donating unwanted items so that others may benefit from your abundance!

Wishing you all a very happy first harvest! ☀️

[cottage-witch-wifey]

The Color Black

Element: Air or Earth

Planet: Saturn

Symbolizes: Grounding, Protection, Safety, Death, Underworld, Restriction, Night

Magical Uses: Reversing, Uncrossing, Unhexing, Banishing, Black magic repelling, Banishing negative energy, Releasing, Defense, Scrying, Hexing, Cursing, Protection, Warding off negativity, Contacting spirits, Binding

[daughterofisle]

Cheap, Healthy Veggie-People Eats

It's hard to maintain a healthy vegan or vegetarian lifestyle when the price of food is rising and minimum wage is not. As a recent uni grad, here are some helpful tips that I have gathered from being an absolutely broke college student.

1.) Budget, budget, budget! If your budget is $30 a week then make it $30 a week. Think ahead of what bigger items you may need to buy later down the road and save parts of your weekly budget to buy a staple item in bulk.

2.) Stay away from prepackaged meals and meat replacements. Vegan doggies and beyond burgers taste divine but they aren't so good for your wallet. Instead of of buying a hamburger replacement find a way to use what you have already.

3.) In keeping with number 2, an easy recipe for vegan nuggets is to buy a block of firm tofu and create your own breaded coating. These are significantly cheaper than buying nuggets from Yves or anything vegan company. My favourite is dipping the nuggets in ketchup and soya sauce (a lot of recipes call for bbq sauce but I usually don't have bbq sauce lying around) and then dipping them in either quinoa or panko.

4.) Another easy and cheap meal replacement hack is using red lentils in the place of ground hamburger. I do this to make a sloppy joe (usually by adding leftover jarred pasta sauce because food waste sucks and I'm not buying a tiny can of tomato paste for the same price as a can of pasta sauce.) This lentil hack can also be used to make shepard's pie, bolognese sauce, and even lentil burgers.

5.) In keeping with the magic of lentils. Another great cheap meal hack is a can of soup plus a cup of cooked lentils! My favourites are tomato based soups like vegetable and tomato. Cook the lentils first, then once you've drained them cook the soup by following the directions and adding the lentils. It takes a thin, measly Campbell's tomato soup to a cafe worthy lentil soup!

6.) Make your own bread. I asked for a bread machine for Christmas three years ago and very rarely have bought sliced bread since. I also use my bread machine to make pizza dough when I'm craving greasy pizza. AND homemade bread makes great gifts to people because who doesn't love bread!

7.) Spice it up! Add spices and herbs to all of your dishes. Only have rice in the cupboard? Well, add some dill or curry to that shit and it will taste a thousand times better than plain old rice.

Let me know in the comments if you have any other helpful tips!

[brmafkn]

🌙✨ Low-Energy Every-Day Magic for the Lazy Witch ✨🌙

Get a crystal keychain to carry around with your house keys

Hang a tiger’s eye from your rear view mirror

Light a candle and set an intention (even if that intention is just to get through the day, or to be thankful, or to get something done, or to relax)

Tidy up a room

Go for a walk

Make a cup of tea or coffee and stir an intention into it (clockwise to summon something, counterclockwise to banish it)

Put out an offering for the fae (honey, nuts, and berries is a favorite of mine)

Open a window

Do a one- or three-card personal tarot spread

Take a bath (it’s really easy to light some candles and include a spell bomb or bath salts and make it a spell or ritual bath!)

Hang wind chimes outside your home

Meditate

Water your plants

Research a new herb or crystal

Hold your hands under cold running water, close your eyes, and connect with the water for a moment (it’s also easy to do this outside in the dirt for earth, or to put your hand outside your car window for air)

Love on your pets

Listen to music that makes you feel witchy (Stevie Nicks is a favorite of mine)