Requested by the lovely @thildia, who wanted more elements to accompany my Fire Witch post. I hope it’s as good as that one :)
🌊 Represents: Emotions, Absorption, Subconscious, Purification, Eternal Movement, Wisdom, The Soul and the Emotional Aspects of Love and Fertility
🌊 Colors: Blue, Turquoise, Green, Grey, Indigo, Black and Silver
🌊 Pentagram Placement: Upper Right
🌊 Zodiac Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
🌊 Major Arcana: The High Priestess, The Hanged Man, Death, The Moon
🌊 Incense: Jasmine, Sea-scented, Aloe, Apple, Chamomile, Cherry
🌊 Stones: Aquamarine, Amethyst, Blue Tourmaline, Pearl, Coral, Blue Topaz, Fluorite, Beryl, Lapis Lazuli, Opal and Sodalite
🌊 Metals: Mercury, Silver, Copper, Platinum
🌊 Plants: Ferns, Lotus, Mosses, Bushes, Water Lilies, Gardenia, Apple, Apricot, Birch, Cherry, Elder, Elm, Rose, Willow, Chamomile, Jasmine, Lemon, Lilac, Passion Flower, Rose, Seaweed and Thyme (research plants, herbs and trees before burning, ingesting or using on skin for some are toxic and even lethal)
🌊 Animals: Water Snakes, Dolphins, Fish, Cat, Frog, Turtle, Swan, Crab, Sea Mammals, Sea Birds and Otters
🌊 Mythical Creatures and Spirits: Dragons,Undines, Nymphs, Mermaids, Water Fairies, and Spirits that inhabit bodies of Water
🌊 Instruments: Anything Resonant, Harmonica, Cymbals, Gongs, a Flute made from reed or willow bark
🌊 Ritual Tools: Cups, Cauldrons, Goblets, Mirrors, Sea Shells, Ocean Water, Moon Water, Rain Water, Seaweed, Hag Stones, Chalice, Various magical types of water (Moon Water, River water, etc.), Ammonites, Bowls, Combs, Crab shells and claws, Driftwood, Fishing Nets, Pearls, Sand dollars, Sea Glass, Seaweed, Shark teeth, Starfish
🌊 The Body: Tears, Saliva, Perspiration, Bladder, Brain, Spinal Cord, Bones, Teeth, Hair, Inner Ear, Anus, Reproductive System and Bodily Fluids
🌊 Water-related Magic: Mirror Divinations, Magnet Work, Love Magic, Lucid Dreaming, Cleansing, Protection Spells, Bath Spells, Dilution, Washing, Sprinkling, Preparing Cold Herbal Infusions
Types of Water and their Ritual Uses
🌊 Black Water: Unsafe to consume due to various minerals found in it. Use for banishment, shadow work, honoring winter or the dark half of the year, hexes, curses, death magic, and any other “dark” or nocturnal magic
🌊 Brackish Water: A mix of salt and freshwater, usually found where rivers meet the sea. Use for hedge riding, astral travel, spirit work and other liminal magic. Can also be used to substitute both fresh and saltwater.
🌊 Dew: Use for healing and beauty spells, fairy magic and health magic (especially involving eyesight). Especially powerful when collected on Beltane.
🌊 Floral Water: Made when combining water with different herbs and flowers. Correspondences can vary depending on the herbs or flowers used, as well as the type of water.
🌊 Fog / Mist: Use for liminal magic, hedge riding, astral travel, divination, spirit work, death work, creativity, balance and partnership spells. Especially powerful when collected near dawn or dusk.
🌊 Fountain Water: Use for healing, cleansing, purification, wishing and prosperity spells.
🌊 Hail: Use for curses and storm magic.
🌊 Holy Water: Use for cleansing, purification, exorcisms and banishments.
🌊 Ice: Use to undo binding spells, transformation, balance and creativity magic.
🌊 Lake / Pond Water: Use for scrying, as a portal to the otherworld, in healing spells, cleansing, purification, self reflection, peace, relaxation and revitalizing spells.
🌊 Marsh Water: Use for hexes and curses, to stagnate a situation, to keep a secret, or for ancestral or death work.
🌊 Moon Water: Water that has been charged under the moon. Correspondences can vary depending on what moon phase it was charged under, but it can usually be used for healing magic, prosperity spells and even curses or hexes.
🌊 Mud: Use for grounding, burying objects and cleansing.
🌊 Rain Water: Rainwater takes on the properties of the storm you got it from. Sun showers are used for solar magic, nourishment and healing. Dreary rain is used for resting, rejuvenation, protection, shadow work and invisibility. And stormwater is used for more aggressive spells like curses and hexes.
🌊 River Water: Use in spells for speeding things up, cleansing and purifying both yourself and objects, and banishment spells.
🌊 Sea Water: Use for cleansing, protection, healing, charming, banishment and as a representative of ocean spirits and gods.
🌊 Snow: Use for transformation, balance and calming spells.
🌊 Waterfall: Use to remove obstacles, purify, cleanse and bring movement to a spell or your life. Often used in beauty spells or birth rites and rituals.
🌊 Well Water: Use for healing, purification, astral travel, hedge riding, connecting with the Otherworld, wishing spells, intuition, scrying and removing curses.
Deities for Water Witches
God/Goddess of: Love, Beauty, Sex, Fertility
Offerings: Wine, Roses, Seashells, Maraschino Cherry Cookies, Chocolate, Pearls, Cherries, Honey, Baked Goods (sweets), Things that make you feel beautiful, Anything Heart-shaped, Self-Love, Compliments, Glitter, Honey Cakes, Apples, Flower Crowns, Olive Oil
God/Goddess of: The Sea, Waters, Horses, Earthquakes
Offerings: Ocean Water, Honey, Olive Oil, White Wine poured into water, Seaweed, Wild Celery, Seafood, Conch Shells, Tridents, Cloaks
God/Goddess of: The Sea, Protector of the Otherworld (where the Fairies and Tuathe de Dannan live)
Offerings: Cat Tails, Local Plants, Drawings, Ale, Blackberries, Yellow Flowers, A bundle of Rushes, Apples, Apple blossoms, Oatmeal, Grain, Pork, Seafood, Items from the beach
God/Goddess of: Life-giving, Women, Women’s work, Destiny, Moisture, Fertility, Fate, Harvest, Sexuality, Children, Childbirth, Home, Weaving
Offerings: Personal Needlework, Wool and Flax, Bread, Salt, Grains, Oilseeds, Dairy, Eggs (especially Pisanki), Berries, Groats, Porridge, Honey, Milk, A lock of your hair, Local seasonal crops
God/Goddess of: The Underworld, Water, Earth, Magic, Music, Trickery, Cattle, Wealth, Snakes, Bears, Wolves
Offerings: Wine, Wheat, Chicken, Chicken Hearts, Cooked Corn, Basil, Barley, Wheat, Bread, Mistletoe, Mead, Music
God/Goddess of: Earth-Mother, Fertility, Wisdom, Wind and Water
Offerings: Wine, Mead, Ale, Freshwater, Watering plants
God/Goddess of: Personification of the Sea, Brewing Ale
Offerings: Objects related to the Sea, Old Coins, Mead and Ale (though specify that this ale is nowhere as good as his)
God/Goddess of: Peace, Fertility, Rain, Sunshine, Kingship, Prosperity, Harvest
Offerings: Honey, Grains, Gold, Phallic Things, Antlers (ethically-sourced), Pork, Venison, Apples, Bread, Barley, Nuts and Seeds
God/Goddess of: The Sea, Seafaring, Wind, Fishing, Wealth, Crops
Offerings: Gold, Beads, Seashells, Seafood, Pork, Dark Beer, Gin, Vodka, Spices, Tobacco, Fishing Gear
Offerings: Give condolences to those who have drowned, Swimming, Clean up the ocean as much as you can, Seafood, Gold, Coins, Seashells, Sea rocks, Flowers, Sand, Sea water, Mead
God/Goddess of: The Sea, Storms
Offerings: Rainwater, Chocolate, Crackers, Sea Salt, Noodles and Ramen, Rain scented Candles, Sea water, Fish and Sushi
God/Goddess of: Dragon Goddess of Water, Literature, Music, Wealth, Femininity, Fertility, Dance, Love
Offerings: Money, Water, Rice, Sake, Gemstones, Music and other creative arts, Raw eggs, Yellow flowers, Blessed Water, Bath rituals, Seashells
God/Goddess of: The Underworld, Fertility, Agriculture, Resurrection, The Dead, Life, Water
Offerings: White cloth bandages, Art, Anything death-related, Live plants, Pumpernickel Bread, Dark Beer, Wine, Brandy, Seeds, Oatmeal-raisin Cookies, Dark Chocolate (orange flavored)
Common Signs of a Water Witch
🌊 You’re very gentle, smart, competent, intelligent, blunt, quick-witted and have a good memory
🌊 You’re a natural swimmer
🌊 You’ve always felt particularly drawn to water
🌊 You have a slow metabolism
🌊 You suffer from: Isolation, Absentmindedness, Detachment, Maladaptive Daydreaming, Fear, Rigid Joints, Weak Knees, Back pain, Dryness, Frequent or Infrequent Urination
🌊 Spend more time in or around water
🌊 Get a mini waterfall or fountain for your living space
🌊 Get a essential oil diffuser
🌊 Keep plants that grow in water
🌊 Open windows when it rains
🌊 Take walks in rainy (but not stormy) weather
🌊 Use water in spells more often
🌊 Watch videos and documentaries about marine/aquatic life
🌊 Listen to rain or water ambiance
🌊 Keep jars of water from your favorite places
