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My life has changed rather dramatically over the last 4 months. I am working but have yet to get any income in and things have been hard. I have enough to cloth and feed me and my three children. I’m not wanting for anything serious. But it has been a lot of work.
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For this full moon I am making moon water for the very first time! I have also placed my crystals and deer antler in the windowsill, and have done a spread for myself as well. Clearly the universe sees and feels my internal conflicts. I only hope I can guide myself the right direction.
Pictured above in order from top to bottom (left to right) is a 5 of wands in reverse, a Queen of wands in reverse, and a knight of wands in reverse.
Things have been really hard for me in my life lately and it has made a really large impact on my ability to connect with the universe and, most importantly, my inner self. I have gone through enormous ups and ridiculous downs over the last year. I went from bare bones scrapping for witch crafting supplies, to having all the crystals and books and tarot decks I could ever want, to now starting again with absolutely nothing. While this has been a pain for me, a deep traumatic emotional pain, I find it humbling. A real way to force myself to become connected with the world around me without focusing on material things. For this I must be grateful, and I’m finally ready to pick up my feet and move on.
Cleansing my new tools
Pictured above is my new set of crystals, as well as some elder futhark runecasting dice I made myself (thank you dollar tree). I also have two of the four crystals I was able to salvage from my previous life. I’m really hoping this new start will make my emotions easier to understand and control.
My wild chive harvest made for a beautifully thick and warm chive and potato soup, flavored heavily with black pepper and a bit of Greek seasoning. On top is a dollop of sour cream and some fresh wild chives to garnish.
This beautifully colored jelly is made from boiled corn cobs!!! I found it in my aunts pantry and she said it was made after the sweet corn was shucked and preserved. I am so excited to have such smart people to learn from.
I went out and celebrated Spring today by harvesting some wild chives from the land next to my grandmothers house. I am planning on using them to make some delicious soup!
It was a whole lot of work cleaning the chives up, but I’ve got them sitting in the fridge in a bowl of cold water and ready to be turned into a delicious chive and potato soup tomorrow. I haven’t been feeling super connected to the world lately, so I’m really hoping this helps.
I thank the universe for allowing me to enjoy some of the peace this place has to offer. I wish I could have been here under better circumstances, but either way it is beautiful and calm.
The wild greens of April (wintercress or yellow rocket) and the wild greens of May
known locally as lambsquarter.
The unopened flower buds of wintercress look a lot like broccoli and with good reason; it is also in the brassica family. It has to be harvested while it’s still very cool out and the buds and about 6 inches of stem boiled in two or three ‘waters’ to take away the bitter flavor. If you can get the bitter out, though, it is a delicious, savory veg. Butter it! More butter!
Lambsquarter is easier because it can simply be boiled for a short time, just until it’s tender. Drain the water off and - yeh, butter it. Or you can stir in bacon grease for that authentic Appalachian flavor. Either plant can be found in gardens as a weed. The lambsquarter above is growing in my last-year’s compost heap, because they love rich soil. Lambsquarter subs perfectly for spinach in any recipe that uses cooked spinach, like pasta florentine.
If you’re not familiar with them already, double check what you find against a good plant guide, or ask a foraging friend!
As the Summer heat swealters I’ve noticed of all the chanterelle species, these Cinnabar Chanterelles (Cantharellus Cinnibarinus) have been the most persistent fruiting bodies!
Typically Chanterelles come out around the beginning of summer, depending on the region you’re foraging. As with all mushrooms, they love a good series of rain storms, but as the heat comes to a peak toward the end of the summer they begin to fizzle out as Boletes and Amanitas stake their claim on the forest floor. To this day I’m still finding some beautiful chanterelles of all species but with a more keen eye and in less quantities. BUT, like I said, these Cinnabar Chanterelles don’t quit!
I’ve also found that as Chanterelles (Cantharellus Cibarius), Smooth Chanterelles (Cantharellus Lateritius), and Appalachian Chanterelles (Cantharellus Appalachiensis) tend to spread across different regions of the forests during the season, these Cinnabar Chanterelles like to stand their ground and reproduce right where they started when the season began. Though they’re small in stature they continue to fruit in great numbers throughout the entirety of the season. Their sweet flavor will have you coming back for more, and luckily, they’ll be there!
Suggested Cinnabar Chanterelle Recipe:
Summer Pesto Pasta with Chanterelle Mushrooms
This dish is the perfect mix of sweet and savory!
DISCLAIMER: *As with all wild foraged edible mushrooms, be sure to have a 100% positive ID before consuming & be sure to always cook your mushrooms throughly, sautéing them for at least 10 minutes on medium heat before consuming. Never consume wild edible mushrooms raw.*
What you’ll need:
~2 cups Foraged Chanterelle mushrooms, 2 table spoons butter, 2 cloves garlic, pesto, grape tomatoes, pasta of your choice
*optional +sriracha, + parmesan cheese (or nutritional yeast to keep it vegan)
1. Clean your chanterelle mushrooms - either blow off dirt, wipe off dirt with a damp cloth, or if they’re too dirty, rinse them & if this step is necessary - be sure to take this extra step before proceeding:
If Chanterelles have been wet or submerged in water, be sure to saute without fat (butter/oil) to allow the water to steam out of the mushrooms BEFORE you move on to step 3.
2. Boil salted water for your pasta of choice.
3. Saute your chanterelle mushrooms in a medium pan (cast iron preferred) on a medium heat, adding butter + garlic, stirring here & there for at least 10 minutes. Add sliced grape tomatoes after mushrooms are thoroughly cooked.
4. Add pasta to water and cook for 6-8 minutes - strain.
5. Add cooked pasta to veggie pan and add preferred amount of pesto sauce. Stir & add any additional toppings before serving.
Hey everyone. It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Life was really good, and then really really bad. I should have known better. I was warned. But here I am. Anyway I hope you guys are doing well!
Ambergris: Lust, sex Anemone - health, protection, healing
Angelica: Protection, exorcism, remove curses and hexes, healing, visions, wards off negativity when sprinkled around the house, increases life energy bringing warmth of Fire element, wards off negativity when sprinkled around the house
Anise: Divination, psychic awareness, joy, dreams, luck, love, enthusiasm, Winter Solstice, entices the spirits to aid in spells
Apple: Love, healing, garden blessing, buried in the garden on Samhain as food for the departing spirits, to be shared with one you love, immortality, happiness, luck, broken heart, spirit food, the goddess
Betony: Love, healing, burn at Litha for purification, protection; place under pillow to be rid of nightmares; sprinkle around doors to ward off despair, psychic awareness
Burdock: Protection, healing, wards off negativity, purifies, protects (washing floors or dried root on red string around the neck), happy home, clears space & holds the space safe, spirit of north
Comfrey: (TOXIC) Money, root or leaves for healing, carry for safe travel, protection, stress management, safe Journeys (Worldly or through Meditation) , Winter Solstice
Copal: Love, purification, exorcism, protection, spirituality, earth element, sets sacred space, allows guides and guidance to come
Dill: Love, lust, seeds draw money, leaves for protection, flowers for love
Dittany of Crete: Manifestations, astral projection
Dock: Money, healing, fertility
Dodder: Love divination, knot magic
Dogbane: Love
Dogwood: Protection, wishes
Dong Quai, Slices: Health, vitality, fire element rituals
Dragons Blood: Power, protection, exorcism, potency, love, courage, fortune, catalyst, magick power, strength, purification, stimulates action of other herbs in incense blend, stimulates movement of energy
Dulse: Harmony, lust
Dutchman's Breeches: Love
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Ebony: Protection, power
Echinacea: Strengthening spells, health, strength, wards off negativity or undesirable energies
Edelweiss: Invisibility, bullet-proofing
Elder: (CAUTION: SEEDS ARE POISONOUS, TOXIC) Money, wishes, theft protection, exorcism, healing, prosperity, sleep, wards negative thoughts when used as wind chimes, blessings, do not burn the wood of elder for it is sacred to Hecate, see fairies in the trees at Litha, flowers used as an alter offering, berries for esbat wine, flowers added to candle spells directed at hecate during the new moon, cleansing, offering
Foxglove: (CAUTION: POISONOUS, TOXIC) Faeries and elves, lust, grow in garden for protection of the house and yard
Fragrant Bedstraw: Love
Frankincense: Exorcism, purification, protection, spirituality, power, meditation, blessing, concentration, banishing, courage, divination, healing, love, purification, consecration, sets sacred space, sets safe space for guides to come in, spirit of east or north
Fumitory: Money, exorcism
Furz/egorse: Burn at Ostara for protection and as a preparation for any conflict
Ginger: Love, money, success, power, aphrodisiac, psychic ability, apathy, lust, good health, magickal power, fire element rituals, brings into existence, bringer of the manifestation, 3rd chakra vitality, inner strength, stimulates flow of energy, spirit of south
Ginseng: Longevity, sexual potency, protection, healing, love, lust, wishes, beauty, vitality, fertility, desire, encourages a long lasting affect, strength
Goat's Rue: Healing, health
Goldenrod: Prosperity, money, divination, luck
Goldenseal: Money, healing
Gorse: Protection, money
Gotu Kola: Meditation
Gourd: Protection
Grain: Protection
Grains of Paradise: Love, lust, luck, money, wishes
Hawthorne Berries: 4th chakra strength and vitality, love, contentment
Hazel: Luck, fertility, protection, wishes, nuts strung on cord in house or ritual room to invite the help of plant fairies, used for wands, healing, anti-lightning, love, aphrodisiac, wisdom, divination, mental powers, intelligence, inspiration
Heather: Luck, protection, red to start or end an affair, white for protection, purple for spiritual development, use at samhain to invite spirits to visit, rain making, spirituality
Hops: Healing, sleep, stress management, opens the channel in and out of the body in relationship with the universe
Horehound: Exorcism, healing, purification, protection, mental clarity, balance, banishing, opens air element within body & in the world, opens channel for clear communication
Juniper: Protection, love, exorcism, health, anti-theft, banishing, peace, wishes, aphrodisiacs, sets sacred space, spirit of north
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Kava Kava: Lust, protection while traveling, astral projection, visions, luck, visions, protection, love, opens one to receiving guidance and guides
Kelp: Wind spells, psychic powers, protection, connection to divine source through the physical and spiritual, unity, life-force strengthening, spirit of center
Knotweed: Health, binding spells, protection
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Lady's Mantle: Love, self control
Lady's Slipper: Protection
Larch: Protection, anti-theft
Larkspur: Protection, health
Lavender: Protection, call in good spirits, love, sleep, longevity, happiness, peace, healing, burn for purification, peace, use in bath for purification, burn at Litha as an offering, psychic awareness, chastity, liberation, menopause, childbirth, grief or loss, youthful vigor, stress management, travel, anger management, attracts elves
Magnolia: Fidelity, past lives, peace, sex, broken heart, beauty, wisdom
Mahogany, Mountain: Anti-lightning
Maidenhair: Beauty, love
Male Fern: Luck, love
Mallow: Love, protection, exorcism
Mandrake: (TOXIC) potency, exorcism, protection, fertility, money, love, health, protection, catalyst, prosperity, divination, increase psychic powers, aphrodisiacs, cursing enemies, building, banishing, protection in the subconscious, unconscious and underworld,
Maple: Money, longevity, love
Marigold: Prophetic dreams, protection, legal matters, marriage spells, enhanced psychic powers, pick in full sun, business and legal matters, clairvoyant dreams, mixed with water and rubbed on the eyelids to see fairies
Motherwort: Balances within, self empowerment, 2nd chakra
Mugwort: Astral projection, strength, psychic powers, protection, prophetic dreams, healing, divination, rub fresh herb on crystal balls and magick mirrors to increase their strength, pick on full moon night, clairvoyance, purification, sex, renewal, fertility, clearing, sleep, visions, opens one to the teachings of the subconscious and unconscious self, 6th and 7th chakras
Mulberry: Protection, strength
Mullein: Exorcism, health, protection, courage, love divination, calling spirits, dreams, opens life energy flow through the body
Persimmon: Healing, luck, changing sex, insight into others
Petitgrain: Protection
Pilot Weed: Protection
Pimento: Love
Pimpernel: Protection, health
Pine: (TOXIC) Protection, exorcism, money, healing, fertility, brush outdoor ritual area with a branch to purify and sanctify, burn for cleansing, needles in money spells, spirituality, gambling, dreams, cleansing, banishing, purification, prosperity, employment, birth, rebirth, strength, life and immortality
Rowan: Protection, success, psychic powers, healing, power, wands and amulets for knowledge, incense of leaves and berries for divination, fires to call upon spirits for help, grow for protection of the home, inspiration, wisdom, enhances magic, attracts faeries
Rue: Exorcism, protection, purification, break hexes, health, mental clarity, healing, blessing, consecration, use in altar oil, love, money and wealth, gossip management
St. John's Wort: (TOXIC) Exorcism, protection, courage, strength, happiness, health, love divination, burn at Litha to send away negativity, wear for invincibility, willpower, gathered at Litha, power, stress management
Star Anise: Psychic powers, luck, good fortune, spiritual powers
Stephanotis: Lust
Stillengia: Psychic powers
Straw: Luck, attracts fairies, do not burn magik infused straw, it will bring ill-fortune, used as an image to protect an area, image magick, fertility
Strawberry: Love, luck, joy, broken heart
Sugar Cane: Love, lust, prosperity, sympathy
Sumbul: Psychic powers, love, luck, health
Summer Savory: Mental clarity and strength, mental powers
Woodruff: Protection, money, victory, add to Beltane wine to clear away barriers, success, changes, psychic awareness, prosperity
Wormwood: (CAUTION: POISONOUS, BURN IN WELL VENTILATED AREA, PREFERABLY OUTDOORS TOXIC) Exorcism, protection, love, psychic powers, calling spirits, protection while traveling, evocation, divination, scrying (stronger when combined with Mugwort) at Samhain, sacred to the moon, good luck, clairvoyance, divination, safety in cars
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Yarrow: Hhealing, divination, exorcism, protection, courage, love, psychic powers, happy marriage (wedding bouquet), wards negativity, defense, protection, gather at Litha, happiness, fidelity, broken heart, prophetic dreams, spirit of south, clears, stimulates movement
Get a protective plant, get a plant that has thorns or spikes, get a plant that represents protection in general (like rosemary, African Violets, Lavender, Basil etc.) and on the first of every month, hold a ritual where you water it, give it offerings of fruits, cakes, wine or blessed water - so that it can protect your home for the coming month. If it dies, or a leaf or section of it dies, that means it prevented something from coming in. You know what you do? You thank the plant, pinch that part off and go and burn it outside of your house (that plant spent its life keeping some bad stuff out your house and now you're going to bring it in) or bury it somewhere off your property. Give thanks again by blessed water. Say a charm while watering it in the beginning of every month, and then every other day just water it normally wit thanks. There you go, green witchcraft sorted.
Acacia: Burned with sandalwood to stimulate the psychic powers.
African Violet: Protection and to promote spirituality within the home.
Allspice: Attract both good luck and money.
Aloes: Attract good fortune, love, spiritual vibrations, and strength.
Althea: Protection and to stimulate the psychic powers.
Amber: Love, comfort, happiness and healing
Ambergris: Burn for dreams and aphrodisiac
Angelica: Protection, harmony, integration, insight and understanding, stability and meditation
Anise seeds: Meditation and emotional balance incense.
Basil: exorcise and protect against evil entities such as demons and unfriendly ghosts, and to attract fidelity, love, good luck, sympathy, and wealth. This is also an excellent incense to use when performing love divinations. Also burn for concentration, assertiveness, decisiveness, trust, integrity, enthusiasm, mental clarity, cheerfulness, confidence and courage
Bay: Facilitate the psychic powers, and to induce prophetic dream-visions.
Bayberry: Attract money and also burned for protection, happiness and control
Benzoin: Purification, astral projection, clears negative energy, emotional balance, eases sadness, depression, weariness, grief, anger, anxiety and to attract prosperity
Bergamot: Money, prosperity, uplifting of spirits, joy, protection, concentration, alertness, confidence, balance, strength, courage, motivation and assertiveness
Bistort: Burned often with frankincense as a powerful incense to aid divination.
Bracken: Burned in outdoor fires to magickally produce rain.
Cardamom: Mental clarity, concentration, confidence, courage, enthusiasm and motivation
Carnation: protection, strength, healing, love and lust
Cedar: Purification, to stimulate or strengthen the psychic powers, attract love, prevent nightmares, and heal various ailments, including head colds.
Chamomile: Harmony, peace, calm, spiritual and inner peace
Cinnamon: Protection and to attract money, wealth, prosperity, business success, stimulate or strengthen the psychic
powers, and aid in healing. Also burned for stimulation, strength and lust
Citron: Burned in rituals to aid healing and also to strengthen the psychic powers.
Citronella: Cleansing, warding off, healing and exorcism
Clove: Dispel negativity, purify sacred and magickal spaces, attract money, and stop or prevent the spread of gossip. Also burn for pain relief, intellectual stimulation, business success, wealth, prosperity, divination, exorcism, protection, eases fears, improves memory and focus
Coconut: Protection
Copal: Purification, uplifting spirits, protection, exorcism, spirituality and to attract love.
Dittany of Crete: Conjure spirits and to aid in divination, astral projection, especially when mixed with equal parts of benzoin, sandalwood, and vanilla.
Dragon's Blood: Dispel negativity, exorcise evil supernatural entities, courage, purification, attract love, and restore male potency. Many Witches also burn dragon's blood for protection when spell casting and invoking. When added to other incenses, dragon's blood makes their magickal powers all the stronger.
Elecampane: Strengthen the clairvoyant powers and scrying abilities-divination by gazing.
Eucalyptus: Healing, purification and protection
Fern: Burned in outdoor fires to magickally produce rain. Also used to exorcise evil supernatural entities.
Frankincense: Dispel negativity, spirituality, purify magickal spaces, consecration, protect against evil, exorcism, aid meditation, astral strength, induce psychic visions, courage, protection, attract good luck, and honor Pagan deities.
Fumitory: Exorcise demons, poltergeists, and evil supernatural entities.
Galangal: Break the curses cast by sorcerers.
Gardenia: Peace, love and healing
Ginger: Wealth, lust, love and magical power
Ginseng root: keep wicked spirits at bay, and for protection against all forms of evil.
Gotu Kola: Burned to aid meditation.
Heather: Conjure beneficial spirits, and to magickally produce rain.
Hibiscus Flowers: Attract love, lust and also for divination.
Honey Suckle: Attract money, happiness, friendship and healing
Horehound: Burned as an offertory incense to the ancient Egyptian god Horus.
Hyacinth: Happiness and protection
Jasmine: Attract love and money, and also to induce dreams of a prophectic nature, purification, wisdom and astral projection
Juniper: stimulate or increase the psychic powers, and also to break curses, exorcism and hexes cast by evil sorcerers. It is also burned for calming, protection and healing.
Lavender: Induce rest and sleep, and to attract love-especially of a man. Also burned for cleansing, healing, happiness and relaxation
Lemon: Healing, love and purification
Lemongrass: Mental clarity
Lilac: Stimulate or increase the psychic powers, and to attract harmony into ones life.
Lotus: Elevate mood, protection, spirituality, healing and meditation
Mace: Stimulate or increase the psychic powers.
Mastic: Conjure beneficial spirits, stimulate or increase the psychic powers, and intensify sexual desires. The magickal powers of other incenses are greatly increased when a bit of mastic is added.
Mesquite: Magickal powers of all healing incenses are greatly increased when mesquite is added
Mint: Increase sexual desire, exorcise evil supernatural entities, conjure beneficial spirits, and attract money. Mint incense also possesses strong healing vibrations and protective powers.
Musk: Aphrodisiac, prosperity, courage
Myrrh: Burned (often with frankincense) for purification, consecration, healing, exorcism, and banishing evil. Myrrh is also aids meditation rituals, and was commonly burned on alters in ancient Egypt as an offering to deities Isis and Ra.
Nutmeg: Aid meditation, stimulate or increase the psychic powers, and to attract prosperity.
Oakmoss: Money and attraction
Orange: Divination, love, luck and money
Patchouli: Attract money, love, growth, mastery, sensuality and also to promote fertility.
Peppermint: Energy, mental stimulant, exorcism and healing
Pine: Purification, and to banish negative energies, exorcise evil supernatural entities, and attract money, as well as to break hexes and return them to their senders. Also burned for grounding, strength, cleansing and healing
Poppy seeds: Promote female fertility, and to attract love, good luck, and money.
Rose: Increase courage, induce prophetic dreams, house blessing, fertility, healing and attract love. Rose incense is used in all forms of love enchantment and possesses the strongest love vibration of any magickal incense.
Rose Geranium: Courage and protection
Rosemary: Purify, aid in healing, prevent nightmares, preserve youthfulness, dispel depression, attract fairy folk, and promote restful sleep and pleasant dreams.
Rue: Help restore health.
Sage: Protection against all forms of evil. It is also burned to purify sacred spaces and ritual tools. Plus it is great for promoting wisdom, clarity, attract money, and aid in the healing the body, mind, and soul.
Sage Brush: Aid healing, and to banish negative energies and evil supernatural entities.
Sandalwood: Exorcise demons and evil ghosts, conjure beneficial spirits, and promote spiritual awareness. Sandalwood incense is also used by many Witches for protection, astral projection, healing rituals and in wish-magick.
Solomon's Seal: Mainly as an offertory incense to ancient Pagan deities
Star Anise Seeds: Stimulate or increase the psychic powers
Strawberry: Attract love and for luck.
Sweetgrass: Conjure beneficial spirits prior to spell casting.
Sweet pea: Friendship, love and courage
Thyme: Purification of magickal spaces prior to rituals, to aid in healing, and to attract good health.
Vanilla: Attract love, increase sexual desire, and improve the powers of the mind.
Vervain: Exorcise evil supernatural entities.
Vetivert: Break curses, exorcism, for protection against black magick and thieves, money, peace and love.
Violet: Break curses, exorcism, for protection against black magick and thieves, money, peace and love.
Willow: Avert evil, attract love, and promote healing. It is also used by many Witches as an offertory incense for Pagan lunar deities.
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