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rose tea 🌹 an updated version!
"Never cry for a magpie is always your guide "
There are many cultures that believe magpie and other corvids are guides, helpers, messages and always a friend.
I was raised no different. I was raised with the same beliefs, the same old superstitions that a magpie or well any corvids { most of them } are always a guide and friend.
Yes, they're grand tricksters of course but always a friend, always there to guide you down the right path.
They bring luck, mirth, tales of the future, protection and a sign from the divine that you're not alone.
I was never told crows, magpies and such were signs of death or illness but instead bluebirds/bluejays were signs of death and bad things on the horizon.
Maybe some demonic seals/sigils?? :D
Merry meet, darlings! I just wanted to go ahead and put myself out there for those who may not be aware, but I officially moved from Etsy to my own website last year and started publishing a ton of free, thorough information through articles and a growing online grimoire. If you're feeling overwhelmed by AI content and exorbitant pricing in the metaphysical community, please consider having a look. I have a bunch to offer with more on the way, and I run all of it myself. 💜
Since moving away from Etsy and upgrading, I've also started offering metaphysical supplies, decor, and more sourced from other manufacturers to sell alongside my handmade goods at affordable prices. If there's anything that you feel runs a bit on the expensive side elsewhere, I'll see what similar items I can find on the market or craft myself to stock for you. I've also got some reworked handmade items of mine and some new ones on the way for those who have been around since the Etsy days. I also plan to start recording my articles soon for those who prefer audio. Updates to come.
My inbox is always open for questions, guidance, and suggestions! Thank you for reading! Love and blessings! TheWitchyHousewife.com Metaphysical Shop & Library
YALL. Holly Black has a list of resources she's used for writing her books on the fair folk. I'm OBSESSED. I love her work and world building. it's so true to the heart of faeries
Some other resources that might be worth checking out (not strictly about faeries but related):
The Corpus of Electronic Texts, or CELT, a collection of Irish cultural materials. This includes English translations of Irish myths.
Mary Jones - similar to CELT, and a resource we used for translations in the Irish mythology class I took in undergrad.
An Encyclopedia of Fairies by Katherine Mary Briggs, a British folklorist.
The Folklore of Cornwall by Ronald M. James. Unfortunately this book is harder to access and is often only in university libraries, but if you're interested in piskies it's a potentially very helpful read.
Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall by William Bottrell.
Introduction to Shielding
If you haven’t already, check out my lessons on visualisation for the basic knowledge you’ll need to begin practicing shielding.
So what is shielding?
Shielding is a manipulation of energy, used to create a barrier between yourself and unwanted, usually negative or malicious energies. It’s a basic aspect of spellwork that everyone, beginner or experienced, should use to keep themselves safe.
What can I use shielding for?
Some beginner-level uses for shielding are drawing a circle, or casting a spell. A more experienced individual might use shielding in astral travel or spirit work, where there are a lot more malicious energies involved. Personally, I use shielding as often as possible, for instance when I do tarot readings, spells, spirit work, shadow work, and especially cursing. It gives that extra guarantee that you won't flood your personal space with unwanted energies.
Other uses include shielding against real-life dangers, to a certain degree. I often shield when I am walking through town at night for extra protection. But please remember to take other measures too! Call someone, pretend to be on the phone, plan your route, and even carry pepper spray if it's legal where you are.
An easy shielding method:
The easiest way to explain this is to think of your energy as a physical manifestation. Think how power attacks are shown in anime or cartoons - a streak of colour or light, or an element. Make it personable to you: fire signs (Leo/Aries/Sagittarius) might visualise fire, or a red energy or light etc.
Firstly, some people prefer to cleanse before shielding. I don't think its all that necessary but the choice is yours.
Begin by easing yourself into meditation. Get comfortable, and use whichever technique works for you. I have various methods for this in my visualisation lessons if you are struggling.
Attempt to visualise the energies surrounding you in your mind. It might be a swirling colour of light, almost like a cloud of dust. It could be flames, it could be water. Maybe try to see it held within your hand.
Now, attempt to shape this energy around your entire body. You might want to start with a bubble or a cube surrounding you. Feel this shape surrounding and protecting you. Visualise negative and unwanted energies being held back by it.
You can also layer shields, so if you are working with a particularly malicious energy you might want to have multiple shapes surrounding you, all within each other. You can also work with deities or spirits to ask them to shield you too.
Shielding Incantation
When I am shielding, I recite a spell as well as using visualisation techniques.
The shield of protection, I carry it strong, No ill wishes or trouble shall come along, You cannot harm me, or weaken my soul, My light is my weapon, and peace is my goal.
Try it out for yourself and let me know in the comments how it went! Thank you as always for reading. Please message for requests.
Property Protection Ritual
Components:
Railroad spikes
Compass (optional)
Mallet/hammer
Anointing oil (for the spikes)
Protective smoke blend
Cast iron cauldron (or other high heat resistant vessel)
Charcoal tablet
Matches/lighter
Timing: New Moon - secrecy, renewal
On the eve of the new moon, unbind the spikes and anoint them with the pre-prepared oil.
Take up the compass and mallet, and strike the spikes into the ground at the cardinal directions (alternatively you can do the four corners of the property).
Prepare the cauldron with charcoal, light the tablet and as you burn the loose incense, walk the boundary between the spikes.
Continue walking as many laps as you see fit.*
Once finished, extinguish the charcoal tablet.
*For additional help, you may call upon your gods, spirits, ancestors, energies, etc to strengthen the protection. Or perhaps you can chant, ring bells, sing, or recite poetry to add a verbal component to this spell.
Gearing up to make another batch of pendants and I'm gonna make some new stamps. What tracks would y'all like me to make? Werewolf?? Wolverine?? Let me know!
This is the only tiktok you’ll ever need, I’ve made about 13 of these and I’m not stopping anytime soon
I’m reblogging again because I did it myself and added pictures for those who have trouble learning from the video.
First take a standard rectangular piece of paper (I used one from a small notebook which I ripped out then cut the holes off)
Then fold in half touching the shorter side to the opposite shorter side.
Fold again making the new shorter side touch the other new shorter side
I did this one more time, but this time I unfolded it right after to get back to where it was only folded twice. It should have left a crease in the paper.
Using this crease, fold the corners up alongside it to look like this
This are also going to be unfolded, but this time you’re going to push in alongside the triangular folds you just made and undid.
Doing this once will result in this
Hold tight because tumblr won’t let me add more pictures. I’ll reblog will the rest of the instructions
Continuing on,
Do the other side of you haven’t already to get this
You’ll open these newly created flap to change which parts are touching
Leaving you with this
Then you start pulling the top “tabs” down
Do both sides to get the final folded form
Decorate as desired.
Hope this helps!
Ratio for the rectangle size is 2:3
So 6 cm by 9cm
I uh, lost an evening:
Thanatos knows that I hecking love cute origami, and moths, so really, what was I supposed to do, scroll past and not take the opportunity to make butterfly and moth page markers???
Diagrams from a thirteenth-century version of the Ars Notoria.
Before there was AI to complete all your work for you. There was the Ars Notoria.
If you're looking for additional information on working with the weather as part of your practise, I recommend having a look at Debra L. Burris' 'Weather Magic: Witchery, Science, Lore'
You can read a bit of it for free on Google Books to see if you're interested but it covers how to work with:
Whistling Up a Wind
Ocean Currents
Weather Fronts
Clouds
Rain
Snow / Sleet / Hail
Thunderstorms
Lightning
Tornadoes
Hurricanes / Cyclones
And a whole bunch of exercises and activities to do to build your understanding and confidence in doing weather related witchcraft.
I have made a perpetual calendar I still need to add an arrow at the top to point at the current moon phase, there are days for the days of the week as well as days for when the moon phases are
Because lots of people have asked I’m planning on doing a tutorial on how to make one, it won’t look as fancy as I’ll probably just use scrap paper but it’s to get the idea across; if you do end up making one please tag me so I can see 😊
Diagrams from a thirteenth-century version of the Ars Notoria.
pick a stone, and may its meanings accompany you well
⚠️tw flashing images edit; got a suggestion that i should upload the still images!
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Diagrams from a thirteenth-century version of the Ars Notoria.