[wild-e-eep]

Some brilliant matchstick lichen shining through the November gloaming

[theyoungwaldschrat]

Holy days at the Sacred Mountain Imbolg / Ostara / Beltane / Litha / Lughnasadh / Mabon / Samhain / Yule

[dankmemes]

[wrathfulclam]

Wrath's I'm Confident and Don't Fuck With Me Spell

salt

piece of jewelry

ground cinnamon

candle

bowl

The piece of jewelry you will want for this spell is preferably one you or the intended wear often. It should be your favorite to wear. If you don’t often wear jewelry you can substitute with something else you might have on you daily.

Make sure the jewelry is clean. Set yourself up with your candle lit and have a bowl ready for catching the salt and cinnamon. Taking the jewelry in hand, sprinkle salt over it, reciting: I cleanse you of past negatives. I cleanse away the fears. A fresh slate for you and for me.

Now take the cinnamon and sprinkle it over the jewelry, reciting: I am strong. I am confident. In my strength, I will not be bothered, I will not be taken lightly. I am fierce as a lion and others will notice.

Brush off any remaining salt or cinnamon and pass the jewelry through the flame quickly, and safely. If it’s something that should not be burned….just hold it over the flame. Be smart. Recite this: Fire seals the deal. Seals the wishes, seals the strength. With me always, the confidence will show, the power within me. I will be treated like a lion.

Recharge the item whenever you see fit to, or at least every six months. Enjoy.

[adana-washington]

I feel like substituting the cinnamon for clove. It’s good for: 

balances chakras

business success

courage

divination

exorcism

healing

heart chakra

love

money and prosperity

protection

psychic awareness

I guess I would be turning this into a “I’m a Boss and I Do/Get What I Want” spell. 

[wrathfulclam]

Substitution is fine, I tend to work off my own correspondences at times. For me, cinnamon is the thing to use. 

[andallshallbewell]

[herbwicc]

Success & Prosperity Cinnamon Poppet

Specifically made this for a new job I’m starting soon! 

What You Need: 

Yellow or gold candle- money 

Green candle- good luck, money   

Black candle- protection (from negative thoughts of failing or self-doubt in this case)  

Any crystals that you associate with protection, courage, money, and intuition 

½ cup all purpose flour- abundance, rebirth/new opportunity, harvesting rewards  

¼ cup salt- purification, protection 

6 tablespoons cinnamon- luck, money, success, awareness, protection, love (who knows who you’ll meet at this new job..)  

6 tablespoons water- great chance to use moon water, preferable charged in phases leading up/close to the full moon  

Basil- luck, money  

Some of your hair or other taglock of yourself 

Coins 

Instructions: 

Set up the space by gathering your ingredients, cleansing in your preferred way, lighting your candles, and setting your crystals as preferred. 

In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients first, then the water and mix again:

Mix counterclockwise while focusing on dispelling your fears of not succeeding, self-doubts, imposter syndrome, and any other negative thoughts that others may have sent your way that could block your success.

Then mix clockwise while envisioning your success, attracting money, confidence, quality of life, luck, maybe love, and a smooth transition to the newness of it all.

Knead the dough until it feels closer to play-dough. Imagine your intent is pouring out from your hands into the dough.

Cut your dough into a person shape, and add the hair/taglock (I personally actually only used half of the dough and saved the other half)   

Preheat the oven to 300, then bake for around 30 minutes (flip it over in the last 5 minutes)- it’s done when it’s practically rock solid 

Lay it to cool, you can put wax and sprinkle the basil on top, and/or inscribe a success sigil on the back. Surround it with the coins and crystals.  

Allow it to charge in the candle light and crystals, and recharge it daily by adding coins or relighting the candles.

B O N U S:

[kaijuno]

Springtime moss

[iamwherethepinesgrow]

Wild Greens and Lentil Soup

5 to 6 cups loosely-packed, rough chopped wild weeds and seasonal greens 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 pound lentils 3 bay leaves 8 to 10 cups warm vegetable stock or water 6 cloves garlic or 10 garlic scapes, minced 2 to 3 teaspoons dried oregano 1 teaspoon paprika Few pinches cayenne pepper Salt and freshly ground pepper Lemon juice or sumac, optional

Wash the greens, remove the stems if big or tough, stack the leaves and cut them crosswise into chiffonade (wide shreds) or rough chop wild weeds. In a heavy-bottomed soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the lentils and bay leaves and stir for a minute. Carefully add 1 cup of stock and stir, then add another 7 cups of stock. Cover the pot and bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the garlic, oregano, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper, stir to combine and simmer for another 15 to 20 minutes until lentils are tender. Add the heartier greens like kale, dandelion, primrose, henbit at this time as they take longer to cook than spinach or chickweed leaves; they will need a good 15 minutes. Or, add the milder shredded greens, stir, cover and cook 5 minutes more.

Taste for seasoning and adjust with more salt, pepper, or cayenne. Add another cup or two of stock if need be. Just before serving, add a generous squeeze of lemon or about 1/2 teaspoon of sumac, if desired. Serve hot; the soup can be made ahead and gently reheated. Garnish with grated parmesan if desired; or sometimes I stir in a spoonful of Greek yogurt.

Serves 6 to 8.

[bexintheliminal]

Blessed Ostara 🌿

https://www.instagram.com/bexintheliminal

[welshwitchrobyn-deactivated2023]

Lemon Bread

Recipe

Ready in 45 mins + cooling, making 1 loaf (12 slices)

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs, room temperature

1 tablespoon grated lemon zest

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup 2% milk

For the glaze: 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bow, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 mins.

Beat eggs, lemon zest, and juice. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into creamed mixture alternately with milk, heating well after each addition.

Pour into greased 8x4 inch loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, 40-45 minutes.

Cool in pan 15 mins before removing to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; immediately drizzle over bread. Serve warm.

[fullcravings]

Pumpkin Spice Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

[cajunwitch101]

Sacred Oak Oil

We are about a month away from Samhain so I figured I'd share a few suggestions of my favorite Samhain blends.These are merely my suggestions so don't be afraid to add a little bit more or less of this or come up with some terrific concoctions of your own.The first one is a sacred oak oil.I remember when I was a child my granny would take us kids to gather oak leaves and acorns for this oil.We always had so much fun foraging with her.She would explain what everything was and why she used it.I sure do miss her .Anyways here's the recipe..

Sacred Oak Oil

1 cup broken up oak leaves

1 cup grape oil (sunflower oil will do also)

2 pinches of salt

A couple of acorns

Blend ingredients and simmer on low heat for about 15 mins.Remove from heat and let it cool down.You can strain it or leave it as it is.Put in container.To charge the oil bring it into your sacred space or your method of choice charging items.Now the oil can be used to charge and anoint items such as candle..etc..

Samhain Incense

Blend 1 tablespoon of each of the following..

Nettle

Bayleaf

Tarragon

Sage

Calendula

Crush oak leaves

2 drops of frankincense or myrrh

[cavorta]

(German below/Deutsch unten) Some kitchen witchcraft: One of my favorite drinks in Winter Mulled juice (alcohol-free alternative to mulled wine) For four mugs: 500 ml apple juice 500 ml red grape juice add a pinch of some grounded spices: cinnamon cardamom star anise clove nutmeg You can also use a spice blend, e.g. for gingerbread or pumpkin pie spice Mix the spices with the juices and heat (do not boil). Serve warm in mugs. As the spices and juice have magical properties, you can also use this drink for spells or rituals. I can recommend "A Kitchen Witch's World of Magical Foods" by Rachel Patterson to look up the magical properties. Or take a look at this blog of hers: https://www.rachelpatterson.co.uk/single-post/spice-up-your-life-working-magic-with-spices --- Ein bisschen Küchenmagie: Eines meiner Lieblingsgetränke im Winter Glühsaft (alkoholfreie Alternative zu Glühwein) Für vier Becher: 500 ml Apfelsaft 500 ml roter Traubensaft jeweils eine Prise einiger gemahlener Gewürze hinzufügen: Zimt Kardamom Sternanis Nelke Muskatnuss Du kannst auch eine Gewürzmischung verwenden, z. B. Lebkuchengewürz. Die Gewürze mit den Säften mischen und erhitzen (nicht kochen). Warm in Bechern servieren. Da die Gewürze und der Saft magische Eigenschaften haben, kannst du dieses Getränk auch für Zaubersprüche oder Rituale verwenden. Ich kann "A Kitchen Witch's World of Magical Foods" von Rachel Patterson empfehlen, um die magischen Eigenschaften nachzuschlagen. Oder schau dir diesen Blogbeitrag von ihr an: https://www.rachelpatterson.co.uk/single-post/spice-up-your-life-working-magic-with-spices (photo: Lovini, Pixabay)

[petriquartz-spiritual]

Homemade Lavender Syrup

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup filtered water

3 tbsp dried ultra blue lavender (make sure it is food grade!!!)

- Mix together all ingredients in a pot and boil until all sugar is dissolved.

- Remove from heat and steep for 10 minutes.

- Transfer to an air tight container, let cool and keep in fridge for up to 7 days

Perfect for tea, coffee, lattes, oatmeal, or anything else for which you’d like to use it! Lavender is used for bringing peace and calmness, healing, meditation, and protection from negative energy. It also tastes absolutely incredible.

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[warmth-and-wonder]

FISHERMAN’S CHARM

[Image ID: a spool of fishing line on which is tied a nail, a dragon necklace charm with a blue stone, a black seashell, and a metal weight against a white wooden background. End ID]

This is a charm for prosperity and protection while fishing, so one may catch their fish and return safely to shore. This one is aimed toward specifically salt water bodies. If I wanted the same sense of luck while fishing at a lake, I’d need a new charm.

I made my charm out of salvaged fishing line, a black seashell for the ocean and protection, a symbol of a water dragon to represent predation/hunting and eating what you catch, and a nail to represent piercing.

This charm is meant to be put in my pocket. If you plan to hang yours somewhere, perhaps on your boat, the nail can be replaced with a fishing hook.

If anyone has similar charms, or examples of folkloric fisherman’s charms, feel free to share them on this post!

[delacoeur]

[iamwherethepinesgrow]

And inbetween them: The Hanged Man. The answers to why I’m lost and how to find myself again.

[kitchenwitchtingss-deactivated2]

A WITCH’S COZY BUTTERNUT WINTER SOUP

This soup is sooooo good! It really puts me in the spirit for yule, and the ending of fall, into the transition of winter. Stir in a clockwise motion to bring cozy vibes into your houses atmosphere and dance to some winter songs to release stagnate energy from a days hard work! P.S. Yule Log Cake recipe coming up in a few day so look out for that !

Ingredients:

1 large butternut squash

1 large yellow onion

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 red pepper

2 cloves garlic

Salt and Pepper

1 tbsp tomato paste

1 sweet potato

3 cups chicken stock 

Sprigs of thyme and rosemary

2 (28 oz) cans whole tomatoes 

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp cinnamon

½ tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp ground cloves

½ tsp cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 375 F. Cut your butternut squash in half and scoop out the seeded part. Do the same for your red pepper and sweet potato. Brush with olive oil and season with the spices listed above. Bake for 1 ½ hours. 

2. In a deep large pot, cook your onions and garlic until fragrant and translucent. Transfer that into a large food blender and add your tomatoes, pepper, flesh of your butternut squash and the insides of your sweet potato. Blend until very smooth and transfer back into the pot.

3. Add more seasoning to taste, chicken stock, and your sprigs of thyme and rosemary. Bring to a boil over high heat. Then turn it down to a lower heat, cover, and let simmer for at least 30 minutes. 

4. Serve with grated parmesan, toasted bread, and laddle into bowls. Enjoy!