gay witch = gaymoire

• grimoire for the modern witch • persephone devotee 🥀 follow from @cuppatardis

[littlecraftylady]

New pages!! I love my new board

[babywitchofthesouth]

What to include in a grimoire

 i believe a grimoire can come in any form; written or typed, images or words, or a mix. personally i have mine typed on my laptop, but you could put yours in an empty book, you could make a pinterest collage, include it in a bullet journal, or ive even seen someone upcycle an old book to hide it in plain site.

remember this is just a rough outline based on my grimoire and you can add to it how you like

some sections overlap so you can choose what to put where

index

if written, leave 2 pages

if typed, add to start of document

about me

my witchy name and the meaning behind it

natal chart

sun, moon and rising

birthtime

patron planet

zodiac symbols

zodiac element

tarot birth cards

birth number

name number

favourite colour/tools/herbs/crystals

witch type

basics

‘what is witchcraft to me’

intent, law of attraction, karma, goals etc.

terminology

visualisation, meditation, grounding

history

salem 

paisley

crowley

specific to my culture/geography

space

wheel of the year

moon phases

constellations

zodiacs

planets

sabbats

pronunciation

dates

how to celebrate

samhain, yule, imbolc, ostara, beltain, litha, lammas, mabon

tools (not correspondents)

how to use

alternatives

diy

broom

wand

athame

pentacle

cauldron

cardinal directions

chalice

bell

candles

incense

candle snuff

crystals 

altar

how to set it up

virtual/drawn altar (optional)

correspondents

lunar phases

months

days of the week

numbers (numerology)

elements

incense/scents

(native) flowers/plants/herbs

fruits/vegetables

charged waters

shells

colours

tea

crystals

perfume

trees/wood

animals

planets

zodiac

gods/goddesses/deities 

who i have a connection to

meanings

symbols

how to bond

culture-specific myths

crystals

crystal grids

crystal care

crystal shapes

my crystals

divination

tarot

get-to-know, spreads, tarot deck care, meanings

shufflemancy

colourmancy

pendulums

palmistry

runes

scrying

black mirror, water, crystal ball, fire

sigils

how to make them

ones ive made

ways to use them

spells

potions

glamour

curses

protection

food

spell pouch

spell jar

rituals

cleansing

smoke, air, dirt, water, crystal grids, full moon

warding

invoking/banishing

circle casting/removing

charging

dressing candles

diy

witch crafts

instructions

[raisingwildrabbitts]

🍊Orange/Tangerine🍊

🍊Use orange peel in spellwork for love, luck, divination, money, house and business blessings

🍊Put orange peel in spellbags to help someone make up their mind.

🍊Use the peel in a bath to help you make up your mind as well as attract luck , money and love.

🍊The peel and seed are also used in love spell bags/spellwork.

🍊Use orange peel in amulets to bring luck to business negotiations.

🍊Oranges carry an uplifting and energizing energy, and can help generate happiness and joy.

🍊They attract abundance and good fortune.

🍊 Oranges can help strengthen friendship bonds and relationships.

🍊Orange is high energy especially Sun energy. Its scent lifts you up when you are sad and helps you find direction when confused or overthinking.

Solar spells: Tangerine may be used in as an ingredient or substitute for magick spells and formulas related to solar matters (healing, illumination, magickal power, physical energy, protection, success, and putting an end to legal matters). 

🍊What you can use them for🍊

🍊 kitchen magick

🍊bath rituals

🍊jar spells

🍊cleaning mundane magick

🍊stove potpurri for the home

🍊luck spray

Etc. Its endless ♡

[growing-yet-into-magic]

Things more witch books need:

Sheet music

Recipes

Interior design advice

Clothing patterns

Yarncraft patterns

Like...give me something to do lol. I can’t sit here and pontificate with rocks for hours on end. Break it up. Gimme something new. 📚

[hiswitchcraft]

If You Don’t Have Witch Ingredients

• Pen & Paper - for sigil writing  • Lighters/Matches - to light said sigils, to do fire magick, or divination with a flame • Salt - to cleanse or protect  • Jars - for jar spells/to keep herbs & spices or stones in, to make moon water •  Notebooks - for any sort of grimoire/BoS  •  Herbs & Spices - for jar spells, sachet spells,  •  Candles - can be used to set a witchy mood, burn sigils also, or for color/scent correspondence, & circle casting  •  String/thread - for binding spells  •  Needles - to make your own pendulum for divination  •  Ribbons - to tie around jar spells for color correspondence, also could be used in binding •  Glitter - used in glamours  • Feathers - air magick, or an offering when casting a circle  • Dandelions, & many common weeds  • Playing cards - to do divination readings, used in place of tarot cards  • Keys & Coins - for symbolic spells  • Nails - for curses, to cause misfortune  • Rubber bands - binding spells  Will probably add more things. Enjoy! Have a lovely day 💖

[lichen-thr0pe]

[lichen-thr0pe]

[nuggy-boy987]

I love dandelions for their beauty,,

Found this post & learned something new abt them :)

[thescarlettbitch]

How witches are portrayed in the media:

Witch 1: come with me to the graveyard at 3am with seven animal bones and together we can banish the negativity *shows up in full black gown and hat with a bubbling cauldron*

What witches are actually like:

Me, lighting a cone of incense in every room, opening every window, looking like a kindergartener dressed me, Brave paused in the backroom: Alright. Listen up. No negative energy allowed in this space. At all. Period. This is a positive vibes only space. If you're a negative bitch, get out.

[chaotic-heathen]

when my family asks what I want for my birthday:

[cottageykid]

Give me more plus sized cottagecore, give me POC cottagecore, give me more trans, non-binary, ace, aro, disabled, neurodivergent, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, give me cottagecore in India, in Africa, in ice and snow, in the desert, give me diverse cottage content PLEASE

[thewitchbangtheory]

Cr: @seraphickalmagick

[punkybooker]

Not mine, unsourced from Instagram

Edit: source in comments

[moonspookies]

lil tarot tip 🔮

contrary to most beliefs, you can pull for yes or no questions! here’s a short cheat sheet for when you have a question on whether you should do something ✨

wands

yes, but you’ll have to work for it!

cups

yes, it’ll come to you naturally!

pentacles

this one means it will come with a price...

swords

absolutely not!

major arcana

“good luck” and be careful

side note

get the details on your answer! pull more cards to see where you could go wrong or how you can improve the situation :) follow your intuition! remember, not everything is set in stone ✨

[my-witchy-journal]

🌼SOME FLOWERS IN WITCHCRAFT🌼

Abundance: Arnica

Balance: Heather

Banishing negative energy: Lilac, Snapdragon

Beauty: Amaryllis, Pentas, Wolf’s Bane

Clairvoyance: Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace

Communication: Datura (with Deities), Foxglove (with Fae), Pansy

Courage: Geranium, King Protea

Creativity: King Protea

Divination: Chicory, Damiana, Datura, Hibiscus, Pansy, Poppy, Rose

Dreams: Calendula (psychic dreams), Dandelion, Datura, Poppy

Energy: Carnation, Sunflower (sun energy)

Exorcism: Angelica, Dandelion, Datura, Henbane, Lilac

Fertility: Daffodil, Damiana, Foxglove, Geranium, Heather, Myrtile, Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace, Sunflower

Friendship: Hydrangea, Passion Flower

Happiness: Calendula, Hyacinth, Lily of the Valley, Pansy, Scarlet Pimpernel, Sunflower, Tulip

Harmony: Gardenia, Iris, Jasmine, Lavender, Poppy, Rose, Violet

Healing: Arnica, Angelica, Calendula, Carnation, Chicory, Gardenia, Geranium, Heather, Lavender, Rose, Scarlet Pimpernel, Vervain

Hope: Daisy, Violet

Innocence: Daisy, Freesia

Invisibility: Poppy, Wolf’s Bane

Joyfulness: Birds of Paradise

Love: Buttercup, Daffodil, Daisy, Damiana, Datura, Foxglove, Gardenia, Geranium, Heather, Hibiscus, Hyachint, Iris, Jasmine, Lavender, Lilac, Orchid, Pansy, Pentas, Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace, Tulip, Vervain, Violet, Yarrow Flower

Luck: Carnation, Chicory, Daffodil, Dandalion, Honeysuckle, Poppy, Violet

Lust: Damiana, Heather, Hibiscus, Queen Anne’s Lace

Marriage: Buttercup, Yarrow Flower

Money: Bergamot, Chamomile, Honeysuckle

Passion: Chamomile, Passion Flower, Rose

Patience: Aster

Peace: Gardenia, Iris, Lavender, Passion Flower, Poppy, Violet

Pleasure: Sweet Pea

Prosperity: Jasmine, Poppy

Protection:  Angelica, Arnica, Carnation, Datura, Dogwood, Foxglove, Geranium, Heather, Holly, Hyacinth, Lilac, Lily, Marigold, Rose, Scarlet Pimpernel, Snapdragon, Tulip, Vervain, Violet, Wolf’s Bane

Psychic Ability: Arnica, Calendula, Damiana, Orchid, Rose, Moonflower

Purification: Chicory, Dandelion, Lavender

Relaxation: Chamomile, Jasmine, Lavender, Poppy, Vervain

Removal of Curses/Breaking Hexes: Chicory, Datura, Hydrangea, Lily

Second sight: Henbane, Queen Anne’s Lace, Scarlet Pimpernel

Sensuality: Heather

Sexuality: Damiana, Foxglove

Sleep: Chamomile, Elderflower, Linden, Poppy, Violet

Spirit: Arnica (keeps unwanted spirits at bay), Bergamot (lifts spirit), Dandelion (summoning spirits), Heather (conjuring spirits), Honeysuckle

Spirituality: Jasmine, Queen Anne’s Lace, Rose

Strength: Carnation, Chicory

Success: Bergamot, Chicory, Sunflower

Tranquility: Lavender, Poppy, Rose, Violet

Transformation: Datura, King Protea, Moonflower, Scarlet Pimpernel

Vision: Angelica, Damiana, Datura

Vitality: Carnation

Wealth: Elderflower, Honeysuckle, Jasmine

Wisdom: Henbane

🌈Flower Colours and Magical Correspondences🌈

BLACK AND DARK BURGUNDY: The Crone,  banishing, breaking hexes, and removing negativity

BLUE: Element of water,  healing, sleep, and peace

BROWN AND  BEIGE:  Home,  stability,  and pets

GREEN: The God, element of earth,   faeries, healing, money, luck and fertility

PINK:  Friendship, children, affection and love

PURPLE: Power, psychic abilities and passion

RED: The Mother, element of fire, lust, love, sex, healing and protection

WHITE: The Maiden,  all  purpose, purification, protection,  and moon magick

YELLOW: Element of air, wisdom, mental powers,and divination 

ORANGE: Energy, vitality, and success

🌻🍂Flowers of the Month🍃❄️

January: carnation (bestows energy, healing), snowdrop (symbolizes new beginnings)

February: violet (love, protection), primrose (protection, love)

March: daffodil (fertility, love)

April: sweet pea (friendship, strength), daisy (love), lily (keeps negative influences away  [White: symbol for the archangel Gabriel])

May: lily of the valley (perks you up, lifts your spirits [all part of the flower are mildly toxic, should not be ingested]), hawthorn (fertility, happiness, good luck in fishing)

June: rose (love), honeysuckle (prosperity)

July: larkspur (health, protection), water lily (healing, emotions, psychic powers [use it in water spells, rituals])

August: gladiola (ending relationships, ending situations,), poppy (luck, prosperity)

September: morning glory (can be used in binding spells, peace, happiness), aster (can be used in love spells)

October: calendula (strength, healing, justice)

November: chrysanthemum (protection, protects you from negativity)

December: holly (protection, male plant), ivy (fidelity, love, female plant)

🔱Goddesses and Associated Plants🔱

APHRODITE: Violet, Morning glory, Rose, Linden, Heather, Queen Anne’s Lace, Daisy and all true blue flowers      

APOLLO: Arnica, Henbane

ARADIA: Rue, Vervain, Verbena

ARIANRHOD: Linden

ARTEMIS: Artemesia, Daisy, Damiana    

ASTRAEA: Aster, Michaelmas daisy

BAST: Catnip

BIL: Henbane

BRIGHID OR BRIDE: Dandelion,  Crocus, Helebores          

CERNUNNOS: Chamomile

CERRIDWEN: Vervain/verbena

CHRONOS: Henbane

CYBELE: Chrysanthemum

DEMETER OR CERES: Red Poppy

DIANA: Rue, Henbane, Rose

DRYADS: Daisy

FAE: Daisy

FREYA:  Maidenhair fern, Daisy, Rose, Primrose and Arnica

GANESHA: Damiana

HADES: Datura

HATHOR: Rose

HECATE: Cyclamen, Lavender, Willow, Hensbane, Datura, Wolf’s Bane and Monkshood (aconite)

HEL: Chrysanthemum

HERA:   Iris, Willow

HESTIA: Passion Flower

HOLDA: Rose in full bloom

HYPNOS: Passion Flower

IRIS: Iris, Rose

ISIS: Rose, Heather and purple  Iris

JUNO: Iris

JUPITER: Carnation

KALO: Hibiscus

LADY OF GUADALUPE:  Red and pink roses, Poinsettias

LILITH:  Lily; Deep-Red, Thorny, Garden-Style Roses

LUNA: Queen Anne’s Lace

MAE LABRAID: Heather

MAIA: Scarlet Pimpernel

MARS: Daffodil

MEDEA: Lavender

MERCURY: Chamomile

MINERVA: Thistle, Olive, and Mulberries              

NATURAJA: Datura

NECHTAN: Heather

NEPHTHYS: Lily

OESTRE: Daisy

OSHUN: Chamomile, Yarrow Flower

PERSEPHONE:   Parsley, Pomegranate, Henbane

RA: Arnica, Chamomile

SATURN: Datura, Lavender

SELENE: Rose, Bluebell, Nicotiana, Queen Anne’s Lace   and all white and night-blooming flowers

SHANGO: Hibiscus

SHAVA: Linden

SHIVA: Datura

ST. ANNE: Chamomile

VENUS: Violet, Morning glory,  Rose, Hibiscus, Queen Anne’s Lace, Heather and all true blue flowers    

YEMAYA: Passion Flower, Yarrow Flower

ZEUS: Damiana

Source: Garden Witchery - Magic from the ground up by Ellen Dugan 

[the-suburban-craft]

[badwitchtips]

the kind of witch i wanna be: mysterious, ethereal, wisdom beyond my years

the kind of witch i really am: forgets that i’m a witch 70% of the time, doesn’t even know what phase of the moon it currently is, has nearly set my house on fire more time than i can remember