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🌙Witchy phrases☀

Chase the hare around the blackberry bush- this won't end well and you know it won't end well so don't even try it.

Tell the bees - notifying the insects of a good news or bad new in the family so that the bees could share in the joy or mourning.

Acting a fawn - being shy.

lil imp - when someone is being mischievous.

Trust the trees - have faith.

Bees in the brain - you're being dumb.

Run the rabbit round the rose bush - if it sounds to good to be true then it is.

All bone and brimstone - very bad news

Knock on wood - hope the good spirits in trees keep you safe.

A cat may look a king - a person is not what they seem.

The vixen's bite is always right - always trust your instincts.

Don't be a dillweed - don't be a jerk.

A watched pot never boils - take your mind off things, time will pass anyway.

Don't be a honey badger - don't be badger/bug others.

Sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - beware that person might seem sweet but they aren't.

As fit as a butcher's dog - doing very well.

Wise as a witch's cat - very smart.

That's a rat king if I ever saw one - that person is no good.

Don't sell me the devil's dog - don't lie to me.

Seeing snakes - being in extreme fear.

By hook or by crook - any means necessary.

Like a bluebells kiss - something or someone who is good or sweet.

Did you kindle the brindle cat? - did you do something foolish?

Oh my stars - another form of " oh my "

May the bees bless - wish us luck

You worry me like a wasp - you worry me a lot.

Ask the angels - I don't have your answers.

Only the green knows - only the earth divine know.

The grims growling - something bad is happening.

Even good seeds can make deadly weeds - even good intentions can end badly.

Best be a rabbit - be humble and kind hearted.

Screwed the redcap - you really messed up.

Muttering/mutter to the moths - being very quiet.

Humble bumbles never fumble - best to be humble instead of prideful.

Jump the candle/sun - being foolish

Tell it to the crickets - I don't wanna hear it.

Red ring promise - keep your promises.

Cry to the moon - it's okay to be upset.

Head in the hollows - overthinking

When it's written in a web - I don't believe you.

themirroredmoon

Methods of Spell Work

To Banish: • Burning to ashes and sweeping away the ashes • Cast out a window, down a cliffside, etc • Bury it and spit on the spot

To Bind: • Wrap in black thread • Cover in wax or other material • Seal in jar and hide in dark spot

To Hide: • Wrap in ribbon • Place in a (painted) black jar or other container • Cover in cloth or other material and bury

To Encourage: • Plant or bury near the front door/steps • Plant or bury near a window • Place near a window

To Communicate*: • Anoint a candle • Leave out an offering • Meditate • Open the front door and/or windows

To Glamour: • Leave under the full moon • Work with its reflection

To Cleanse: • Bury in salt • Burn herbs and pass through the smoke • Let it bathe in the moonlight

To Protect: • Leave sigils/wards on doors and windows • Carry sigils/wards on every day items (keys, phone case, etc) • Enchant jewelry with protection spells

*: Communication with deities, spirit guides, etc

breelandwalker

Witchcraft Exercises

Just a quick compilation of the posts I've made about exercises to help improve your craft. These can be used as journaling prompts, inspiration for activities, or as methods for pulling yourself out of a slump and recharging your witchy inspiration.

Witchcraft Exercise - Quantifying Your Craft

Witchcraft Exercise - Dig Through The Ditches

Witchcraft Exercise - The Book of Lessons

Witchcraft Exercise - Home Brews

Prompt - Music to Witch By

Most of these are also available in the May 2021 bonus episode of Hex Positive (check your favorite podcatcher).

Happy Witching!

friend-crow

I feel like the word "visualize" is commonly used in spells and exercises instead of "imagine," because it feels more authentic and like you're not just playing make-believe, but I've got this theory that it really isn't any better, and could actually be holding a lot of people back.

As we know, some people think more in words, and some people think more in images. Some people have a hard time visualizing, or straight up can't do it.

Personally, I think in some words and some images, but mostly in a big abstract cloud of ideas and feelings which I have to translate into images or words in order to communicate. It's easier for me to translate ideas into words than images. When I do think in images they kind of just happen without me consciously creating them. To make them on purpose is a lot harder.

So, when you tell me to visualize a protective bubble (to use a recently mentioned example), I can do it, but it's not super solid. However, if you tell me to imagine a protective bubble, I can feel it and know it's there. I can know what color it is without having to see it. This is a much stronger bubble than the one I visualized.

Since I decided to quit trying to visualize and start imagining, things have become a lot easier for me, and have felt more solid. I'm also spending less time being distracted by the effort of maintaining a visualization.

Again, this is a theory, and of course your mileage may vary, but if you're someone for whom imagining is not an entirely visual process, it might be worth giving it a try.

witches-ofcolor

I've been reading a witch book that emphasizes the power of imagination is the craft, and that we need to actually approach our craft with a childlike mind. I'm learning to reprogram my thoughts and attitudes towards imagination in witchcraft. It doesn't make our work not real.

friend-crow

Ooh, may I ask what book it is?

That makes a lot of sense to me, because imagination is generally the first step of creation. Like if you write a novel, the novel exists despite being something you imagined. The line between what's imaginary and what's real is more permeable than I think a lot of us realize.

witches-ofcolor

The book is called Psychic Witch :D