Hazel's Witchcraft

Rune readings: CLOSED. Following from hazelnutshippingco. Finding my way into Norse paganism. Pagan blog: heathenhazel

[anengineersguide]

10. Mindfulness I

I remember hearing several years ago that people were getting burnt out on the overuse of the word “mindfulness”, which is super unfortunate. I hope it doesn’t have too many negative associations for you, because it’s a super practical skill!

[hazelwitchcraft]

I am very new to the craft. I have done a lot of studying and personal research on things that peek my interest and seem to hold onto my spirit. I have a ton of questions, but the first one is that my daughter's puppy decided to dig up one of my cilantro plants in my meditation garden. Is there a spell that I could use to bring it back. The roots still look good, but the leaves are brown. What books would you recommend for me for spell work since I am so new. I have "The Green Witch"

For your cilantro plant, looking into mundane methods are probably going to be more effective than a spell. But you can certainly add ritual to it. An offering to the plant’s spirit may help to bolster it a bit. 

I don’t actually have any books on witchcraft myself, so I’m afraid I can’t help you much there. But whatever you choose, remember to take everything with a grain of salt and use good discernment.

It’s good that you’re going with things that peek your interest. We all have different paths to follow. Personally, I’ve been headed down a Norse pagan path for about a year now.

Best of luck to you!

[hazelwitchcraft]

Is there a spell to banish grasshoppers and locusts from my garden?

This isn't a spell per se, but...

Try researching "companion plants." Certain herbs and flowers are good at deterring certain pests. Find the plants that can help you and try to build a healthy relationship with them so that you and your whole garden can thrive together.

For example, I have little marigolds guarding my pepper plants from rabbits and catnip helping my rosebush. In exchange for their aid I offer them water and nourishment.

[hazelwitchcraft]

Rune Readings for a Cause!

Hey there,

So I have a friend who's struggling with mental health problems and medical bills and I want to help out.

So I'm opening up rune readings!

It'll be $1 per rune drawn.

So depending on your needs, it can be anywhere from $1-7 depending on the spread setup.

Your choice of Elder Futhark or my custom set of Arda-inspired runes (some of you have gotten reading from these before).

Payment will be through PayPal.

Message me if you're interested!

[coastal-witch-deactivated202308]

Yoga witchcraft tips🕉

🌙before you start, spray your yoga mat with essential oils (orange, lavender, grapefruit and mint are great)

☀️put your favorite crystals around your mat, especially any crystals that are good for relaxation or balance

🌙listen to soothing nature sounds (like ocean waves, forest, campfire, thunder, etc.) to help you focus and ground

☀️make yoga spells by combining certain positions with intent (sun salutations and tree pose for confidence and happiness, cobra and warrior for warding and banishment, etc.)

🌙do some tea, infused water, or smoothie magic before you start. This works great in combination with the yoga spells since you can match intent (and strengthen the spell)

☀️you could also make whatever you drink (or eat) before yoga correspond with energy (cinnamon, ginger, strawberry, French lavender, apple, rosemary, and citrus fruits are great energy boosters)

🌙do some yoga with your plant babies! Place your plant near your mat, as you breathe and stretch your plant will absorb the energy. It also will help you ground and meditate. (Just make sure you don’t accidently knock them over)

☀️light some incense or a candle (it can correspond with your yoga spell, cleanse the air, or just relax you)

🌙do some divination! (E.g. a tarot reading in child’s pose, pendulum in lotus position, etc.)

[hazelwitchcraft]

Rune Readings for a Cause!

Hey there,

So I have a friend who's struggling with mental health problems and medical bills and I want to help out.

So I'm opening up rune readings!

It'll be $1 per rune drawn.

So depending on your needs, it can be anywhere from $1-7 depending on the spread setup.

Your choice of Elder Futhark or my custom set of Arda-inspired runes (some of you have gotten reading from these before).

Payment will be through PayPal.

Message me if you're interested!

[systlin]

I’ve got…like…four or five people in my inbox going “I want to curse someone but don’t know how”

Ok children, Auntie Witch is in, pull up a chair and get out a pen. This is how Auntie Systlin curses a bitch who needs cursing. 

TOOLS NEEDED; A stick, some red makeup, a knife

(For the red paint, I use red ochre and my own spit, but anything will work. Red invokes the color of blood.)

STEP 1

Protect yourself. I paint the rune Algiz on myself; on my forehead and on the back of each hand, and invoke its aspects of protection, to protect me from any kickback. 

(that’s this rune right here. Algiz, the elk, the rune of protection and defense)

STEP 2; cast a circle or prepare a ritual space however you prefer. 

STEP 3; Carve the curse on the stick, while invoking the name of the person you wish to curse, the runes you are carving and what you wish to invoke from them, and the effect you wish to have. Hold your target’s face in your mind as you do this, and pour all your intent and will into it. 

RUNES I USE;

Isa, the rune of ice, to freeze whatever fuckshit actions are warranting the curse in place, and to cause the target nothing but delay and frustration. 

Thurisaz, the rune of Thor’s Hammer, reversed. To bring down destruction and ruin on your target, and to harness the sheer (and serious) elemental power this rune can bring to the party. 

Haigall, the rune of hail, to bring chaos, radical change, and catastrophe to your target. 

And finally Nied, the need-fire, to teach them a bitter and painful lesson drawn from their own deepest folly. 

Carve these, speak their names, invoke the aspects you want. Speak the name of your target, speak why you cast this curse and what you wish the curse to do. MEAN IT, EVERY WORD, and drive all of your emotion and intent into those runes. 

You can carve them separately or make them a bindrune. Caster’s choice. 

Ask for the aid of any gods you wish to involve (optional)

Step 4; Say, “By my will, so let it be” and break the stave to send the power. 

[systlin]

A stick taken from a standing dead oak is ideal for this, by the way, but anything will do. 

[hazelwitchcraft]

This evening I set up a ward around my new home by taking four quartz pieces and pounding them into the four corners of the yard with my hammer whilst asking Thor to guard and protect my home.

Might have been spotted by one of the neighbors... But he just said hi and I said hi back and he went inside and I continued my process (this was just as I had finished the second stone).

Been thinking it might be nice to be known as the neighborhood witch, though, so, it's all good.

[north-of-annwn]

Affirmations =/= The Law of Attraction

Just to be clear, affirmations are healthy tools used by therapists and psychologists to encourage self-love, self-acceptance, and self-confidence.

The Law of Attraction is a toxic concept that is rooted in prosperity gospel and thought control that reaffirms shame/guilt cycles. 

You can have affirmations and use them in a healthy way without even touching the toxic beliefs in LoA that teach you’re responsible for any and all hardship in your life due to your “vibrations.”

I am making this post because the LoA does a great job of confusing these concepts in the metaphysical community and convince you that their principle is healthy just because they utilize one healthy practice. As soon as you include the wider Law of Attraction principles, it’s unhealthy.

[north-of-annwn]

If you are feeling like you can’t function, can’t worship deities, can’t do spells, can’t do anything that is a part of your normal practice during this pandemic… 

You are not alone.

I haven’t been able to bring myself to observe holidays, blot, or even engage on a metaphysical level with anything. If I sit down to pray or talk to my deities, I’m lost for words lately. I feel them there in silent understanding, but it seems that words often fail them too. That or I’m having trouble discerning what they’re saying as effortlessly as I normally do.

A crisis is not the time you’ve been waiting for to read all those witchy books, start shadow work, or work on your grimoire. If you can do these things and they’re helping, great! (Although I don’t recommend shadow work in a time that we’re going through a collective cultural trauma). But no one is expecting you to use this time as some kind of spiritual retreat. It isn’t one. We’re standing on the deck of the Titanic either listening to the mistrals play or being one of those playing the violin. It’s not the time to pull up a chair and learn to play the violin. Just like now is not the needed time you’ve been waiting for to advance in magic or your spiritual journey. 

Do what you can. Don’t push yourself. And remember, even us more experienced witches are having a hard time getting off the couch, keeping a sleep schedule, and practicing our work. 

[north-of-annwn]

[growing-yet-into-magic]

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[will-o-the-witch]

Someone could write a whole essay on this and it would still not hit as hard as this meme, damn 😂

[fayzaundevon]

Placebo effect fits here too

[north-of-annwn]

Actually it doesn’t. Placebo effects cannot be compared to ‘the power of positive thinking’, prosperity gospel, or thought control. It’s a proven scientific theory.

For those criticizing witchcraft as the placebo effect, I don’t think you quite understand the Placebo Effect theory. The theory states that we are capable of duplicating results despite not being given real treatment - Scientists still don’t fully understand the Placebo effect or WHY it works but it does. Placebo Effect actually confirms that we have far more control over our own body and our life than we may think we do. 

If magic is just the placebo effect, then magic is working the way that metaphysics is intended to work. There’s no brainwashing going on with a placebo… there’s no agenda… there’s nothing harmful taking place. The placebo effect literally means you believed in something so hard that created the results it was supposed to despite not having a scientific reason to have caused them. This isn’t happening through trauma, community policing, or anything else. There is nothing unhealthy about the placebo effect.

Sources:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect

https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/what-is-the-placebo-effect#2

[hazelwitchcraft]

is there any way to use tears with magic? i feel like thatd be kinda meaningful

Certainly! Just off the top of my head, tears could be used for: - taglocks (an ingredient that ties the spell to a certain person, in this case whoever’s tears you’re using) - cleansing (since they are both salty and can be emotionally cathartic)

Really, anything can be used for magic. Yes, there are lots of lists out there (heck, I reblogged a ton of them when I was starting out), and they can be great as a jumping off point. But when considering something as a spell or ritual component, pay attention to your intuition. Spend some time thinking about the item/ingredient/whatever. Hold it in your hands if safe/possible and contemplate it. See how it resonates with you personally. That’ll always get your farther than just relying on others’ correspondences. 

[hazelwitchcraft]

I’m rather new to actually utilizing my abilities and practicing the craft. I have a couple of new plants and want to aid them in their growth. I read your suggestions on adding sun water but I want to do it right so I was hoping you could give me additional instruction. Thank you in advance 🙏

My best advice on this is don’t worry too much about doing it “right”. Spells like this one are easy to adapt to whatever works best for you. This is a very safe spell to experiment with. Short of mundane things like over-watering, there’s really no way to mess it up. Try it out. If it doesn’t work for you, tweak it a bit and try again!

Best of luck to you and your new plants! ~ Hazel

[hazelwitchcraft]

Experiencing a lot of bad energies from my stress and mental illnesses lately.

Wondering if I might bundle them up and transfer them unto my enemies.

Kill two birds with one stone, as the saying goes.

[kissthegogo-goat-witch]

Okay but y'all stop cramming herbs ontop of your candles because you will burn your house down if you're not careful. Yes I made that dumb mistake not to long ago- and I was lucky I had something to smother it before it got out of the candle jar. I'm saying this now because I'm still seeing these aesthetic posts with candles crammed with flammable material.

[hazelwitchcraft]

I have found the perfect setup for me to burn herbs! It holds them at just the right distance from the flame that they smoke but don't light. No need to buy charcoal disks.

[hazelwitchcraft]

hey i want to learn some spells to grow plants of my own choice like banana tree ,rose plant, flowers and fruit but not like too much , within hours

Spells can help a plant grow, but fruit and flowers aren’t going to spring out of nothing but magic. You have to put in the mundane work as well. Learning proper care of your chosen plant(s) is a great first step.