universal harmony.

rowan. xxv. they / them. eclectic witch.

[satsuti]

Land-based ancestors are the ancestors of place, the spirits of those who have lived and died in the same region where you currently live. This could include people who have lived in your actual house or on the land upon which it is built. It could also include, on a larger scale, the people who have lived in your city, state, or even country. These are people whose very bones make up the landscape, whose bodies have decomposed and become one with the natural world. Therefore, their spirits are ever present and act as guardians of land, and it’s vital that you get to know them by learning the history of your home place.

- The Crooked Path, Kelden

[southernmermaidsgrotto]

Herbalism book reccomendations 📚🌿

General herbalism:

The Herbal Medicine-Maker’s Handbook by Green J. (2011)

20,000 Secrets of Tea: The Most Effective Ways to Benefit from Nature’s Healing Herbs by Zak V. (1999)

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guid by Easly T. (2016)

A-Z Guide to Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions by Gaby A.R.

American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook (2013) 

Medical Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine by Hoffman D. (2003)

Herbal Medicine for Beginners: Your Guide to Healing Common Ailments with 35 Medicinal Herbs by Swift K & Midura R (2018)

Today’s Herbal Health: The Essential Reference Guide by Tenney L. (1983)

Today’s Herbal Health for Women: The Modern Woman’s Natural Health Guide by Tenney L (1996)

Today’s Herbal Health for Children: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Nutrition and Herbal Medicine for Children by Tenney L. (1996)

For my black folks!!!

African Medicine: A Complete Guide to Yoruba Healing Science and African Herbal Remedies by Sawandi T.M. (2017)

Handbook of African Medicinal Plants by Iwu M.M. (1993)

Working The Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing by Lee M.E. (2017)

Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies by Mitchell F. (2011)

African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and non-Herbal Treatments by Covey H.C. (2008)

The Art & Practice of Spiritual Herbalism: Transform, Heal, and Remember with the Power of Plants and Ancestral Medicine by Rose K.M. (2022)

Indigenous authors & perspectives!!

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Kimmerer R.W. (2015)

Gathering moss by Kimmerer R.W. (2003)

The Plants Have So Much To Give All We Have To Do Is Ask by Siisip Geniusz M. (2005)

Our Knowledge Is Not Primitive: Decolonizing Botanical Anishinaabe Teachings by Djinn Geniusz W. (2009)

Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge: ethnobotany and ecological wisdom of indigenous peoples of northwestern North America by Turner N. (2014)

A Taste of Heritage: Crow Indian Recipes and Herbal Medicines by Hogan Snell A. (2006)

Medicines to Help Us by Belcourt C. (2007)

After the First Full Moon in April: A Sourcebook of Herbal Medicine from a California Indian Elder by Grant Peters J. (2010)

Latin american herbalism works!!

Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera by Cocotzin Ruiz F. (2021)

Hierbas y plantas curativas by Chiti J.F. (2015)

Del cuerpo a las raíces by San Martín P.P., Cheuquelaf I. & Cerpa C. (2011)

Manual introductorio a la Ginecología Natural by San Martín P.P.

🌿This is what I have for now but I’ll update the post as I find and read new works, so keep coming if you wanna check for updates. Thank you for reading 🌿

[yourebatz]

UNDERSTANDING AFFIRMATIONS

DO NOT COPY OR REWORD THIS POST.

Words are powerful, and because of the world we live in it can be so easy to completely drown in negative self-talk. The first thing to understand is that we are also susceptible to continuing cycles of abuse on ourselves. The most common example of this is Negative Self Talk.

When you constantly tell yourself that you’re worthless and nothing matters then you will truly believe that. Especially if this was the foundation the adults in your life built for you to “thrive” upon. You will then take this belief system and continue to navigate your life under the preconceived notion that you are a failure, can’t accomplish anything, & that you will never heal or find happiness. These ideas keep us boxed in, they keep us from seeing and realizing our full potential. It can feel almost addicting to think in this manner, especially if your problems have never been acknowledged. I think a huge fear among Trauma Survivors is that their pain and suffering will be forgotten & that if they let go there will never be justice or empathy. A lot of people create these horrifying self fulfilled prophecies of their own suffering, pain, and destruction. That they will never be loved, never find friends, never be happy, never find safety, etc.. That’s not to say they’re wrong for feeling these ways. When you go through unstable or traumatic circumstances over and over this is a pretty normal response. It’s the way they choose to cope with the repetitive trauma. However, this type of self talk has deep effects beyond the mind. I’m sure we’ve all heard the cliche line about words being powerful and how it shapes our reality. I know I’ve rolled my eyes at the phrase a few times myself, but if you want to really know the key to affirmations this is your ticket. Your words truly are powerful, if you affirm every single day that you are going to suffer and be sad you will constantly be on edge and seeking out the negative. When we gear our minds towards finding the silver lining & seeking out opportunity and happiness it becomes more apparent.

Unlike what a lot of people will tell you, Affirmations are not a bandaid. You cannot instantly manifest a fucking cadillac with affirmations. However you can create a thoughtform or energy that you are able to ground into the physical realm through positioning yourself and reaching set plans and goals. Action is always going to be a key in affirmations, because it brings you closer to your desired outcome. Affirmations are like the cherry on top almost, but one thing a lot of people don’t realize is that affirmations can even be used magickally. Sometimes you don’t even need a protection spell. A simple ”x no longer has access to my energy, I call back my power and release all emotional ties to x.” or “No weapons formed against me shall form, I am living in alignment with my highest good and no harm will come to me” does the trick. Affirmations are honestly very versatile, they can even assist in mental health. I know I myself have struggled countless times. It doesn’t even necessarily need to be instantly “I love myself so much I’m amazing” If it’s hard for you to believe at the moment. Sometimes what I call Self Neutrality can be a good approach. Especially because it’s somewhat transitional. Before I moved on to self love affirmations I used neutral affirmations. “I’m okay, I’m learning, it’s okay to make mistakes, I don’t feel well right now but I know I’m going to feel better” “I deserve comfort.”

[elminx]

This is a really good write-up - I strongly believe this! I spent most of my life (due to trauma) deeply caught in the belief that my life would never be good - that I was unlovable. That I could not accomplish things. That I was "good enough" for anybody or anything.

Learning to unthink and unravel these patterns was the key that unlocked deep healing for me - I hope that it can do the same for you.

[upthewitchypunx]

Just in case you were wondering why some folks don't want you to say "Blessed Be" to them, it's because the origin is this Wiccan fertility ritual that involves the blessing of genitals.

Some folks find it gross or gender essentialist or don't want a Wiccan blessing, or any blessing at all. Not all witches are religious or pagan or belive in deities so don't be shitty about it.

How fucking hard is it for some of you to respect other people and how they want to be addressed or respected?

[elminx]

^^^^^

Because it's important to know the meaning behind the things that we are often taught to say subconsciously.

[ivy-kissobryos]

Also, I feel like I’m sharing less and less ‘witchy’ content as time goes by. It really is true what people say: once you get deep into it, things become personal. The tricks you discover. The gnosis you make. Certain knowledge is gained through experience, and words alone cannot impart what you have learnt unto others.

[gensgrimoire]

Common Spell Items

Here’s a collection of items you can easily find outside and their correspondences/associations

Grass:  Psychic powers, protection, growth, nature, learning, healing, new beginnings, recovery from loss Pine needles:  Cleansing, healing and strengthening. It also acts as a natural insect repellent Pine cones: Masculinity, fertility Maple Leaves: Feminine, moon magic, travel, learning, dealing with change, decision making, spiritual healing Pennies: Luck, wealth Dandelions: Divination, wishes, calling spirits Dandelion leaves:  Summoning spirits, healing, purification, defeating negativity Red/purple wild clover:  Fidelity, love, money, protection, the blessing of domestic animals White wild clover: Breaking curses Two leaf clover: Love, luck Three leaf clover: protection, luck Four leaf clover: Protection, psychic powers, spirit work, luck, success Oak leaf:  Truth, steadfast knowledge, protection Acorn:  Good luck, protection, wisdom, and personal power Walnut: Healing and protection

Feel free to add any more! 

[witchy-little-fox]

↟Ideas For Representing The Elements↟

🌊Water 🌊 Bottle of water Glitter jar/stim jar Seashells Sea glass Sea salt Drift wood Starfish Mermaids Coral Sand

🍃Air🍃 Bells Feathers Perfume/essential oil Incense/aromatherapy diffuser Dandelions Whistle Butterfly wings Bubbles Wind chimes Fallen leaves

🔥Fire🔥 Matches Candles Lava rocks Ash Charcoal Charred wood Wick Dragons Incense

🌿Earth🌿 Acorns Pinecones Twigs Moss Flowers Crystals Rocks Leaves Snail shells Salt Faeries/gnomes Bones Tree bark Jar of dirt

[dirtshrines]

[necrolentil]

Palm Reading

[roadkillandcrows]

Tanuki skull.

[underworldariel-deactivated2021]

Environmental Witchery

I would truly love to think it’s at the top of our to do lists to be good people. I would love to think that and also see it put into place. We can pray to our gods for others, we can (consensually) do a kind spell or sigil for them too, and it’s all well and good. But what can we do for the environment? I got you covered, let’s take a look at my many ideas on how you can be a conscious witch for nature’s sake!

But, Ariel, don’t you usually use a million links in your posts? This is true, but I’m writing this based on everything my amazing teacher taught me back in my Environmental Science class in college. Except without all the big science words because I didn’t do great at that part, however, I did great at solutions and human theory, which is exactly what we want here. So, I encourage you so much to be inspired by this and look for more sources online! Never stop reading on what you can do to help the environment!

And without further ado, this is a quick stop of A-level Environmental Science by someone who cannot for the life of them remember terminology, woo!

Devote An Activity

Whether this be an organised beach clean up, picking up trash on a footpath, helping a charity store or a petition sign up, or any other environmental activity, devote it to your deity/ies! Just some examples would be going to a beach clean up and praying or just speaking in your mind to, say, Poseidon about how you honour him with this action.

Side note, it’s also a good meditative practice as you clean something up or fulfil a list/sheet.

Pick Organic

You guys thought this was just about shopping, didn’t you? Well, it isn’t, but I do want to say that if you can buy organic you should consider it because it means no artificial chemicals and fertilisers have touched the food. Farmers have to leave previously chemically-touched land to rinse itself and be scientifically declared ‘natural’ again before using it for organics, so when you buy organic, it’s a sign to farmers that it’s worth their time and money!

But no, this is about how you can make sure your plants are organic. Put down the chemical pest control and pick up your phone to research! Something as simple as a two foot board can keep out carrot flies, or planting marigolds and keeping coin or egg shell barriers can stop slugs. There’s alternatives and they’re usually fun to learn about, interesting to undertake, cheaper for your wallet, and better on your little plants and environmental microcosm you have going on there.

Plant Cloning

So plant cloning can be easy or difficult depending on the species at hand, but for the most part all you do is take a cutting, snip it diagonally, and put it in water until it sprouts roots and can be planted. This is called micropropagation, but it’s also some pretty awesome green witchery if you ask me!

You can do this for your herbs so you don’t have to buy more, which is good for your purse, but I also thought that if you consider yourself a good gardener with abundant native wildflowers nearby, or some in your garden, why not try your hand at cloning one? Native wildflowers are the absolute best thing for your native pollinators (did you know some wasp and fly species are also pollinators? It’s not just bees!) Not only that but also native plants are a really good thing to encourage right now because in our current era we’re seeing the negative effects of invasive species. Rhodendrons are a famous invasive plant around the world because it just grows… All year… All the time… Swallowing anything in its path. It also happens with fauna species: Harlequin ladybirds, cane toads, west african giant killer snails (which I’m sure wasn’t the actual name, or was it?), european rabbits, and so on and so forth. Now, we can’t fix the fauna part, but we can do our own little bit for the flora part. Also, if you manage to grow wildflowers, you’ve beat my environmental science professor because he could never get them to survive in his garden, so props to you!

Create Habitats

This is a really great one you probably see people do all the time but never considered to be witchy. Buy birdboxes (or make some!), set up bee-friendly hives (have you see the nests you can get? Google!), but also consider actually leaving dead wood around. I can see the confusion you have right now, but here’s the thing: a fallen tree is an ecosystem for all manners of insects. It creates another level of ecosystem within the bigger environment. For instance, if you go to a nature reserve, ever notice they don’t cut the trees down at the same times? Forgive me, Richard (my enviro teacher), for I have sinned and forgotten the name of the method, but it’s done because it creates different types of environment. Where the trees are pollarded and light hits the floor, flowers may grow and that encourages certain types of fauna. Where the trees create a canopy overhead and the ground is left to be darker and cooler, it again attracts different species. In this same way, a fallen tree is great for certain species. Give it a little research and see what you could attract by leaving that log out a little longer!

Act Consciously

I’m not even kidding with you: trampling is actually a really serious issue with environmental protection and reserves. It straight up makes it onto the Legal Quantative Sheet Thing that people have to fill out when trying to assess if the plans for the land are going to be a gain or loss. It’s why you see designated footpaths and raised walkboards in SSSIs (Sites of Special Scientific Interest) and various other areas of designated protection. It’s really important we think more about how our visit reflects the visit of many. To throw some Kantian Ethics in here, using one of the three maxims, we should think universally. This means we should assume when we do an action, it permits everyone else in the world to do it and they have also done it. When you walk off the boards which are clearly labelled not to, so does everyone else. When you litter, so does everyone else. Honestly Kant’s maxims are a really good way to encourage yourself to be a more ethical person. Just don’t read too much into his whole ethical theory. It’ll hurt your brain. Anyway! Here’s things to try to be more conscious of actively doing:

Pick up litter

Stay on designated paths

Use walkboards when provided

Step around flora where possible

If it says keep your dog on a lead it’ll be because of the wildlife there - usually for safety both ways - so do so until you get to the lead-free zone

Visit the visitors centre to learn more about helping the site or what native plants they have

Don’t practice activities banned in the area, as in fires or driving, because it’s probably because the environment can’t take it

Just don’t invade nature’s space, friendsssss

Donate A Little

Sometimes, nature runs low on funds. If you’ve got £2 for the charity bin to help your local reserve build a visitors centre, why not chip in? Visitors centres allow for education of the public and also visiting school groups. It’s places like that that teach you information like this.

Pray

Simple one here, folks. In between the prayers to deities and thanks and wants or whatever you happen to pray for, pray for the environment. Yours or globally. Also pray for general world atrocities, but that’s another post.

Compost

Literally everything made of some natural material is compostable somehow if you do your research on what conditions and so on, but at the very least all your vegetable peels and fruit slices can be left to one side to decompose into dead organic matter. Dead organic matter is like gold to plants because its natural nutrients which seep back into the soil which originated from the earth anyway! You get to decrease what you send to landfill whilst also giving a little home brewed offering to your plant babies.

Reuse and Recycle

Collect your candle wax to fashion into new candles, collect the ash when you burn things to put into your soil, when you’re done working with magic water, pour it into your plants, turn an old shirt into a braided witches ladder, and so on and so on. There is magic in putting time into fashioning a disused item into something entirely new, or in giving away what you no longer need. I’m going to start calling this The Phoenix Rule and it’s going to be my new witch code as of now (15th June 2019, you read it here first, folks). This is about doing what you can to grow from your own ashes or plant something good out of something old.

Paper? Leaves

Do you find yourself using a silly amount of brand new paper for sigils or intent in spells? Start collecting leaves (or old newspapers and things!) and use these instead of brand new paper. In fact, you could match the folklore of the plant to your spell and sigil. Bay leaves for accomplishing dreams, oak leaves for wisdom and knowledge, there is endless possibilities. Start picking up those fallen leaves! They’re free and they’re not using lots of water and chemicals to make them. Okay water, but water from the sky and ground that isn’t excessively farmed and pumped from nature for the paper bleaching industry.

And I think that’s where I’ll stop for now, but this is definitely not the end of all the things you could do to incorporate environmentalism into your witchcraft. And also, since it wouldn’t be written by me without them, I found some articles to get you started on researching this all further if (hopefully) the eco flame burns on in you~

None of them are witchy because when you Google ‘Environmental Witchcraft’ it’s all some very angry blog posts about who even knows what. Zealots in one. Such strange people. Anyway:

Organic Gardening Tips

82 Tips for Sustainable Gardening

10 Organic Gardening Tips

10 Reasons People Buy Organic

23 Ways to Reuse Plastic Bottles

51 Ways to Reuse your Waste

Why Is It Important to Preserve Nature

Composting Tips

How to Reuse your Candle Wax

How to Reuse your Candle Jars and Wax

Creating a Wildlife Friendly Garden

Creating Habitats in your Garden

How to Grow a Wildflower Garden

Growing Wildflowers

[tattooed-alchemist]

Hex a'Gone : Six Ways to Break Old Spells and Be Part of a New Solution — GODS & RADICALS PRESS

Dress for battle, even if all you carry is the sword of your spirit.

The thing about modern life is that it takes place almost entirely in the 4F Zone: fight, flight, freeze or faun. These terms are certainly not my idea, but correct as observed in my experience. In the presence of stress, now virtually constant, we have an alarm system that turns us into survival robots until we can evade perceived threats (and thanks to always-on “news" there are no shortage of those). Fighting we usually reserve for each other, a condition that is no doubt abused by those who know how. Flight keeps us from facing what we know is stealing our vitality. Freezing keeps us working in loops, unable to pursue alternatives that would liberate. Fauning keeps us bowing down to the darkness that eats our young. Stockholm syndrome reigns. Scared people cower and obey, spend when they’re broke, and don’t make trouble. Scared people grease the cogs of the arcane device we call regular life. All this misery to fill a stranger’s coffers.

Take this literally or as a metaphor at your whim, but one way or another the structures we’re born into feed like ticks to blood off the group trauma we are encouraged to perpetuate as “how things are.“ A lot of people want a violent revolution, but the Champagne Club will always have bigger guns on the payroll. Your local police department has picked up a lot of new toys that they’re dying to try out on you, and like the Dead Kennedys warned you once upon a time, “their trigger finger wants an excuse.” You fight, they jail or maim or kill you, they go to their friends in the legislature and make it harder and harder to fight back. The PATRIOT Act was a first draft. It goes on until the dead strip malls become gulags if we allow it. Why help them get the dystopia they’ve been salivating over for 70 years?

I propose instead that we drown out the 4F with 6D, or what I’m calling The Hex a'Gone. The six d’s, by the way, are disrupt, disturb, discharge, divest, decolonize, diversify, and deprogram. Let’s unpack these together.

[lunerbean]

A knot spell to sever ties

Or a longer, less concise but more specific title: A knot spell to sever ties when you feel like someone you used to be close with but then had a bad falling out with might still be holding onto something of yours or holding some kind of connection to you in order to do magic against you.

I did this spell a few months ago & checked in with my pendulum today. My pendulum confirmed that the person I did the spell against, my evil ex who I unfortunately taught a lot of witchcraft to, no longer has a connection to me so I wanted to share it.

Materials needed:

A black string (black because the color corresponds with hex breaking, banishing, & warding off negativity)

A white candle (to enhance the spell. You could also use black for the same reasons listed in the previous item. Or another color that you feel best resembles your needs.)

A bowl of water (for safety)

A fire-safe bowl (for fire)

Protection incense (optional. Future optional steps will be in italics)

Instructions:

After casting your circle & putting up your necessary wards, meditate on your intention & light the candle.

Use the light of the candle to ignite the incense.

Hold the string in a way that suits you best to prepare for knotting.

As you begin to knot the thread, say allowed "Here is bound" followed by anything you wish to tie into the spell. For example: "Here is bound our every touch." "Here is bound my old white shirt" anything you want. You can say as many or as few things as you feel fit. Just be sure to be thorough. You can be as vague or as specific as you wish. I recommend a mixture of both.

When you feel as though you've covered all of your bases when it comes to binding things to the string, place the bowl of water between yourself and the candle. This is a precautionary act to ensure you don't hurt yourself.

Place the fire-safe bowl next to it.

At this point, hold the string over the flame of the candle and say, "With this, I burn the threads that hold you to me."

Carefully, light the end of the thread on fire. If you feel unsafe holding it, you can set it in the fire-safe bowl. If you feel the flame is overwhelming, drop it in the bowl of water. Try to get as much of the string burned as possible.

If there are any pieces left over that can't/won't burn, dispose of them somewhere they can never return to you.

Thanks for reading! Have a magical day!

[ijustdragon]

Aromatherapy (Part One)

WARNING: This post addresses Aromatherapy as a healing assistant, you cannot compromise vaccines with scents.

Today we will be looking at Aromatherapy and the magick of scents.

“The sense of smell is arguably the most underestimated sense we have, as it can actually be one of our most powerful healing allies. Aromas can trigger pleasant memories - from the smell of cookies baking in the oven to the scent of a loved one’s perfume to the fragrance of a flower - as well as unpleasant reminiscences. Aromatherapy is the art of using the power of scent to heal the body, mind, and spirit.

Aromatherapy and the use of scent in healing rituals, magick, and spirituality is not a new thing. Humans have always enjoyed the scent of flowers and have long observed the different effects plant odors have on the human mind and body. In the ancient world, the use of the aromatic properties of herbs in healing, magick, and ritual was well known. The ancients understood the connection between the mind and body in health, happiness, and well-being. The ancient Egyptians honored their gods using a variety of incenses and oils, the preparations of which were very ritualized and held deep spiritual meaning. Native American peoples used herbs for spiritual purposes as well as for healing and health. Many cultures still use fragrant herbs in healing rituals and to honor the dead, the spirits of nature, and the divine.

Today, the practice of aromatherapy is once again widespread, and the use of scented candles, bath salts, and potpourris have become particularly popular. Health-food stores carry lines of essential oils and oil blends. Even department stores carry synthetic oils and scented candles. Aromatherapy is accessible to everyone, and it is an effective and simple way to make positive changes to your health in mind, body, and spirit” -The Good Witch’s Guide by Shawn Robbins and Charity Bedell

Essential Oils

The simplest way to work with aromatherapy is by using individual essential oils. The oils are unique, and many of them have multiple uses. By learning the different uses of essential oil, you can focus your work on the oils that have the most beneficial effect on your health. While working with individual essential oils, you will discover that some are too strong for you, and others may even produce a negative reaction.

Essential Oil Associations;

Allspice - Reduces stress, calms, relaxes tight muscles, uplifts mood, improves digestion, naturally disinfects

Basil - Calms, relieves pain, relieves fatigue, improves mental clarity, purifies the body

Cardamom - Relieves pain, uplifts mood, improves digestion, improves mental clarity and memory

Catnip - Anti-dirrheal, relieves indigestion, relieves anxiety, uplifts mood

Chamomile - Reduces anxiety, promotes restful sleep and relaxation, relieves pain

Cinnamon - Relieves pain, uplifts mood, relieves fatigue, naturally disinfects, improves digestion, increases appetite

Clove - Relieves pain, uplifts mood, improves mental clarity, improves digestion, naturally disinfects

Coriander - Relieves pain, relieves fatigue, improves digestion, improves mental clarity and memory

Eucalyptus - Breaks up congestion, relieves pain, naturally disinfects, vapors help with breathing

Frankincense - Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, diuretic, improves digestion, expectorant, sedative

Geranium - Relieves stress and tension, uplifts mood, anti-inflammatory, soothes itchy skin

Ginger - Relieves pain, uplifts mood, relieves fatigue, improves digestion, increases appetite

Juniper Berries - Relieve pain, energize, improve mental clarity and memory, anti-inflammatory, repel insects, soothe insect bites

Lavender - Relieves stress and anxiety, promotes restful sleep, uplifts mood, balances mood swings, vapors help with breathing, improves digestion, naturally disinfects, breaks up congestion

Lemon - Balances the nervous system, uplifts mood, relieves fatigue, improves mental clarity and memory, naturally disinfects

Lemon Balm - Relieves anxiety and stress, promotes restful sleep

Lemongrass - Calms, balances nervous system, uplifts mood, anti-inflammatory, vapors help with breathing, improves digestion, naturally disinfects, repels insects

Lime - Relieves fatigue, uplifts mood, naturally disinfects, improves mental clarity and memory

Mandarin - Reduces stress and tension, calms, uplifts mood

Myrrh - Helpful in meditation, uplifts mood, anti-inflammatory, aids in healing skin

Neroli and Orange Blossom (both come from blossoms of the bitter orange tree) - Remove nervous tension, promotes restful sleep

Nutmeg - Relaxes tight muscles, relieves pain, improves digestion

Palmarosa (a lemon grass genus) - Relaxes tight muscles, relieves pain, uplifts mood, helps regenerate skin, anti-inflammatory

Peppermint - Relieves pain, uplifts mood, relieves fatigue, breaks up congestion, anti-inflammatory, vapors help with breathing, improves digestion, increases appetite, soothes itchy skin, improves mental clarity and memory

Petitgrain (from leaves and twigs of the bitter orange tree) - Reduces anxiety and stress, promotes restful sleep, uplifts mood, improves mental clarity and memory

Pine - Lessens pain, uplifts mood, relieves fatigue, breaks up congestion, naturally disinfects, improves mental clarity and memory

Rose - Relieves pain, uplifts mood, anti-inflammatory, aids in healing skin

Rosemary - Relieves pain, stimulates nerves, relieves fatigue, vapors help with breathing, improves digestion, improves mental clarity and memory, naturally disinfects, repels insects

Spearmint - Relieves pain, uplifts mood, relieves fatigue, breaks up congestion, anti-inflammatory, vapors help with breathing, improves digestion, improves appetite, improves mental clarity and memory, soothes itchy skin

Tea Tree - Relieves pain, naturally disinfects, aids in healing skin, vapors help with breathing

Thyme - Relaxes tight muscles, relieves pain, uplifts mood, breaks up congestion, anti-inflammatory, improves digestion, increases appetite, improves mental clarity and memory, naturally disinfects

Ylang-Ylang - Relaxes tight muscles, relieves pain, promotes restful sleep, uplifts mood, naturally disinfects

Keep reading

[floralwaterwitch]

I’m so proud of this shelf we built together 😍

Instagram angelinnapit / floralsgifts.com

[haunthearted]

How To Visit A Graveyard

I have at long last found an amazing local graveyard, and as I walked around it, I wanted to write some encouragement for you to go graveyard hunting!

It’s one of my fave hobbies. Its not only a great way to feel ghosty, but also to connect with your local area, learn some history, get out doors, and be immanent. I especially want to encourage my copingkin followers, or ghosts with mental health troubles, to go visit your local graveyard. They are such peaceful places, and a great excuse to go for a walk.

1. Respect the living The dead don’t care, as far as I can tell. Graveyards are for the living, and the living get pissed. Dress down - leave the black lace parasol at home. No pagan stuff or rituals unless what you are doing is indistinguishable from “a nice walk”. No make-outs. If you see another person - or as often happens, a funeral - simply make yourself scarce. Finally, if you are taking photos, avoid any graves from the 1940s or later - as they may have living relatives.

2. Good things to bring: good shoes, graveyards can be uneven to walk on. A camera. I like to bring plastic bags and gardening gloves. Appropriate weather gear. Some tissues - many yards will have toilets, but they aren’t always kept regularly.

3. Take care of your graveyard, and it will take care of you. I like to litter-pick as I go, as a way of saying thank you; I often stand planters back upright or clear away stones and debris obscuring a name (never do this at Jewish cemetaries, as leaving a rock each time you visit is a custom - it’s normal to see small piles of stones on their flat stones)

4. Photos look best with high contrast between light and shade. Overcast days and midday sun are only really good if you want a personal record of a cool stone you’ve found. For the dramatic, I-can’t-believe-how-easy-this-is photography, the long magic hours as the sun comes up and down gift you gold light, intense contrasts and deep black shadows. Even if you plan to make finished stills B&W, they will look better taken on a sun&shade day.

5. Cool things to look out for: * People from different eras. * People from different cultures, representing waves of immigration to your area. * terrible poems * symbols on gravestones, such as the anchor or Mason’s compass * people who died in unusual ways, including War graves * new features such as crematoria, ash gardens, children’s areas, chapels of memory, crypts etc * nature - trees, birds, etc. Yew trees are traditional.

Every graveyard I go to now, I spot something new. Last week, I found a graveyard with a sign up about their “grave reclaimation” program, the rules they follow to reuse old graves for new people. You can see as you walk around graves with “chosen for reclamation” signs on them; if no family member challenges them in over a year, the graves will be taken down.

There is always something new to discover.

[afronerdism]

White women on tumblr claiming that men cannot be witches because of historical persecution without addressing the ways in which white People have systemically persecuted and destroyed the pagan practices of people of color for centuries proping up their own narrow view of white paganism as the face of modern witchcraft is peak white feminism.

You don’t make the rules. Not this or any other day.

[afronerdism]

I remember this post. Radfems harrassded me over this. Who knew there was a big interaction of white radical feminists and white paganism.