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the Positive and Negative Qualities of the Four Elements

The Element of Fire (Choleric)

Positive qualities: vigorousness, zeal, enthusiasm, courage, decisiveness, power of creativity, daring, sedulity…

Negative qualities: quarrelsomeness, irritability, urge to destroy everything, passion, immoderacy, jealousy, voraciousness, vindictiveness, violence, hate, anger, sudden ebullition…

The Element of Air (Sanguine)

Positive qualities: vigilance, care-freedom, kind-heartedness, trusting nature, clarity, lightness, independency, dexterity, optimism, diligence, acuity, joy, smiling…

Negative qualities: lack of perseverance, dishonesty, gossipy, cunningness, backbiting, garrulousness, inconstancy, touchiness, prodigality…

The Element of Water (Phlegmatic)

Positive qualities: understanding, placidity, mildness, trusting nature, devotion, mercy, forgiveness, modesty, compassion, fervour, pliancy, meditativeness, internalization…

Negative qualities: indifference, heartlessness, laziness, indolence, rigidity, lack of daring, lack of concern, unstableness, dejection…

The Element of Earth (Melancholic)

Positive qualities: consistency, conscientiousness, perseverance, punctuality, caution, resistance, responsibility, carefulness, firmness, reliability, sobriety, ambition, respectfulness, matter-of-factness…

Negative qualities: stuffiness, superficiality, laziness, indifference, cumbersomeness, touchiness, lack of conscientiousness, irregularity, timidity, scornfulness…

Read on for more information about these correspondences and how they can impact your life and witchcraft practices

Keep reading

mariadragonia

Pentagram Tea Light Candles - Etsy

beatnikdaddio

admiring the stockings. 1940’s.

romanimp

#[40S COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCER VOICE] WHAT’S BETTER THAN THIS? GALS BEING PALS

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Fun fact: Though being gay in the 40s sucked, being gay in the military was easier, and pretty common. There were apparently, at one point in time time so many lesbians in the military that when they tried to crack down on it, the girls wrote back and said “Look I can give you the names, but you’ll lose some of your best officers, and half your nurses and secretaries.” And they pretty much shut up about it unless you were especially bad at subtlety. (Source: Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers. A good source for gay history from 1900s onwards.)

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Sergeant Phelps worked for General Eisenhower. Four decades after Eisenhower had defeated the Axis powers, Phelps recalled an extraordinary event. One day the general told her, “I’m giving you an order to ferret those lesbians out.’ We’re going to get rid of them.”

“I looked at him and then I looked at his secretary. who was standing next to me, and I said, ‘Well, sir, if the general pleases, sir, I’ll be happy to do this investigation for you. But you have to know that the first name on the list will be mine.’

“And he kind of was taken aback a bit. And then this woman standing next to me said, ‘Sir, if the general pleases, you must be aware that Sergeant Phelps’s name may be second, but mine will be first.’

“Then I looked at him, and I said, ‘Sir, you’re right. They’re lesbians in the WAC battalion. And if the general is prepared to replace all the file clerks, all the section commanders, all of the drivers—every woman in the WAC detachment—and there were about nine hundred and eighty something of us—then I’ll be happy to make the list. But I think the general should be aware that among those women are the most highly decorated women in the war. There have been no cases of illegal pregnancies. There have been no cases of AWOL. There have been no cases of misconduct. And as a matter of fact, every six months since we’ve been here, sir, the general has awarded us a commendation for meritorious service.’

“And he said, ‘Forget the order.’

- The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America

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I’ve reblogged this before but it didn’t have these comments and HOLY HOT DAMN DID IT NEED THEM.

#holy fuck i love lesbians so much.#bless them #we are strong #and beautiful #and so very valid

fumbletongue

Shrine Cleaning

In this context shrine is not the same as altar. To me a shrine is not a place of working typically though it can be. More often than not it is an offering to anything you decide to offer to. Many have their altars and shrines in the same place but for the sake of this post I will be talking specifically about shrine cleaning.

Remove everything - Take down all the trinkets, the bones, the dried leaves and seeds. Decide if you want to keep any in their dried out state and save them. All others may be burned, buried, or discarded depending on your preference. Note that burying things that aren’t from the earth can be considered insulting to some and littering by others. It is up to you.

Wipe every surface down - Whether its salt water, sage, rosemary and thyme, or just water you yourself have blessed makes little difference. Maybe you’ve take those dried out leaves and seeds and are using them. Keep the cloth damp and if you can charge it while you clean. Ingrain yourself into the surface you are cleansing.

Wipe down objects - The same goes for the objects you are going to place back on the shrine. wipe the dust and dirt from them before placing them back. Be cautious, some stones and bones and other trinkets cannot be wet. If that’s the case consider cleansing by sunlight, smoke, or chanting.

Decide - What will go and what will stay? This is up to you of course. Take time in your selection but don’t stress or fuss. If you find that your arrangement isn’t to your liking later you can always rearrange everything.

Refresh - Use new materials as well as old. Find new offerings to place on the shrine. Some people like to use the seasons or holidays. You can also use elemental themes, divination themes, moon phases, and so on.

Rebuild - Make new pockets, new shelves new setups. Should some things be hidden or concealed? Should you stack or lean books and stones? What if you went out and gathered some fresh flowers and herbs from the woods behind the house or the store down the street to build small wreaths? The possibilities are really endless.

Some Themes to Start If you’re unsure of how or what to decorate a shrine with here are some ideas:

When you think of who or what the shrine is for what do you imagine they:

Smell like?

Sound like?

Where do they thrive?

What would you like them to feel when they see your shrine?

What brings you joy, what brings you joy about them?

Historically what are common offerings?

In a community what do some offer?

Do they prefer things bold or secret?

Bright colors or muted?

Are they a loud song in a drum circle or a light whisper in starlight?

What items from the current season do you think they’d appreciate?

What items from the current season make you think of them?

Is there any lore about them that suggests symbols you can represent?

Remember a shrine is ultimately between you and what or whoever you are building the shrine for. Some have things they’d never consider placing on it and others have no rules. Some leave shrines for spirits and some for gods. Some leave shrines for fae and some for beings that don’t exist on this plane.

Who and what your shrine is made of and represents is yours. Utilize that to make it something you are proud of.

therootwitch

Izetta-Inspired WLW Love Spell

Take two lumps of clay: one pink, one red.

Mix them into a big pink ball, focusing your intent.

Knead dried violets into the clay.

Mold it into a heart.

Bake per instructions on the package.

Watch it carefully. I’ve baked herbs in clay before with no adverse effects, but you never know.

Keep the heart with you to attract wlw love!

Please watch this anime.

It’s beautiful and gay and witchy and free on Crunchyroll.

parliamentrook

the money skull, reblog for money and or skulls

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Just an introduction to shufflemancy by our wonderful moderator, @little-mahika ! Check out her blog and be sure to follow us here on Witch Haven!

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🚨 The internet needs you 🚨

You’re up again, Tumblr.

Back in 2015 you demanded that the FCC adopt strict net neutrality rules and establish a free and open internet. And you won.

That should’ve been the end of it. But apparently not.

The new head of the FCC wants to undo the net neutrality protections you fought so hard for.

His proposed changes open the door to your web traffic being slowed down, or even blocked altogether. You could be forced to pay extra to use your favorite apps. You could even be prevented from getting news from the sources you trust.

Title II protects consumers and democracy by ensuring all voices can be heard.

You know the drill. Here’s what to do:

The FCC is taking comments from the public, and dearfcc.org is making it as simple as possible for you to make your voice heard.

Go there now 👉 dearfcc.org ✌️

You’ll just need to provide a name, an address, and then say a little bit about why rolling back Title II protections is a bad idea. If you’re not quite sure what to write, here’s something to get you started:

I’m writing to urge you to keep our Open Internet rules based on Title II in place. Without them, we could lose the internet as we know it.

The proposed changes to FCC rules would allow fast lanes for sites that pay, and force everyone else into slow lanes. We’ve already seen access to streaming services like Netflix, popular games like League of Legends, and communication platforms like FaceTime slowed down, or even blocked. Conditions like this hurt businesses large and small, and penalize the users who patronize them.

The changes also open the door to unfair taxes on internet users, and could also make it harder for blogs, nonprofits, artists, and others who can’t pay up to have their voices heard.

Please leave the existing net neutrality rules based on Title II in place.

Thank you!

If you need more ammo, feel free to quote these experts from our net neutrality Issue Time. TechCrunch and Battle for the Net also have some good starters.

Everyone is counting on everyone else here. Do your part and tell the FCC to keep a free and open internet under Title II.

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Recreational Witchcraft’s Sabbats Masterpost

I thought linking all of these in one post would be very useful for those of us who are stuck for ideas on celebrating the sabbats. Celebrate Yule

Celebrate Imbolc

Celebrate Ostara

Celebrate Beltane

Celebrate Midsummer

Celebrate Lammas

Celebrate Mabon

Celebrate Samhain

artwitchpath

Visualization 101

Within our brains we hold the power to create experiences. Not just daydreaming or fantasizing but manifesting our desires in the real world. Scientists have discovered that our brains activate many of the same neural networks- pathways for nerve cells to control our physical bodies- when we visualize something and when we actually experience it. Mental exercises stimulate our sympathetic nervous system which governs things like breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate.

When we are able to control our thoughts in this way amazing things can happen. a 2007 study performed by the North American Journal of Psychology found that athletes who mentally practiced a hip-flexor exercise had strength gains comparable to those who actually performed the exercise! Visualization has been proven to aid in self-confidence, anxiety, depression, social skills, weight control and boosts creativity and problem solving skills.This is the fundamental principle which explains the law of attraction and the law of correspondence. How do you do it and get good at it? I’m going to tell you…

2D- Start simple. Look at a two dimensional, easily recognizable, geometric shape. You can draw it, look at a picture on your phone or computer, create a paper cutout or whatever is convenient. Study the shape for 30 seconds. Now close your eyes and imagine the shape. Glance back at it if you have to and don’t get down on yourself if this step is challenging. Every skill starts with practice. When you can imagine the shape try maintaining that mental image for longer and longer periods of time. If you can hold that mental picture for 20-30 seconds you are doing GREAT! Move on to the next step.

3D- We’re going to up the ante a little bit. Find a three dimensional object. Could be your favorite crystal, a piece of fruit, your toothbrush etc. Study the object like we did before and begin visualizing it. Fidget with it, look at it from all angles, feel it’s texture, interact with it.

Real World Inclusion- Next we’re going to start allowing our visualizations to become real. Imagine there’s a cup on your desk, pick it up. How heavy is it? What temperature is it? What material is it made of? What color is it? Begin incorporating these mental fabrications whenever you get a chance. This morning i made my coffee cup grow a fish tail and flop around on my banister!

Mindscapes- Now you’re ready to start creating mindscapes. These are entire environments in your mind. Start with the familiar (your house or your car) and work your way up. Find yourself in a peaceful forest glen or sitting on the beach or hiking a trail. Try to keep a mental map of your explorations as a way to expand your abilities.

There is no time limit to this practice and some will be able to do the first few steps more easily than others. The most important part to practice is REALISM. Don’t just fantasize, actually see and feel your visualizations. Remember to use all of your senses and to stomp your feet or wiggle your toes when you’re finished in order to ground yourself back in reality. Good luck and make magic happen!!

thesigilwitch

Energy Work Masterpost

General:

Basic Elements of Energy Work

Choosing Your Energies

Energetic Blockages

Energy Clearing and Infusing

Energy Feeds and Magic Fatigue and A Clarification

Energy for Beginners Part I and Energy for Beginners Part II: Gathering, Raising, Storing, and Casting

Energy Work and the Chakras

Energy Work Masterpost

An Energy Work Primer (You Don’t Have to “Feel” Anything)

Protect Your Energy

Sensation & Direction - A Beginner’s Guide to Energy Work

Tired After Energy Work?

Types of Energy: Air / Airy Correspondences | Earth / Earthy Correspondences | Fire / Fiery Correspondences | Water / Watery Correspondences | Practical Elemental Work

Visualization:

Different Kinds of Visualization

Having Trouble Visualizing?

How to Visualize

Magical Visualization - Some Basics

Mistakes I Made with Visualization

Simple Visualization Exercises

Using Your Intent (an ask)

Charging / Enchanting:

Charging 101: The Quick Basics

Charging an Object

Charging and Dedicating Stones and Crystals

Charging Objects

Enchanting Things with Touch

Witch’s Guide to Charging

Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Charging

Witch’s Guide to Programming

Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Programming

Energy Manipulation / Exercises:

Animist Reset Ritual

Banishing the Energies of Others

Beginner Energy Manipulation Resource List

Channeling Energy to Work Magic

Competitive Magic

Dispelling the Notion of “Bad” Energy and Learning a New Way to Recycle

Energy Manipulation: Aura Shaping

Energy Manipulation: God Energies

Energy Manipulation: People and their Elements Part I and Part II

Energy Manipulation: Polarization Habits (Don’t Make You a Bad Person), and How to Break Them

Energy Practice

Energy Work: Expansion vs. Contraction

Energy Work - Distance Charging

Energy Work - Elemental Nails

Energy Work - Energetic Check

Energy Work - Energy Ball

Energy Work - Energy Cannonball

Energy Work - Texting Predictions

Energy Work - Tree in a Jar

Energy Work and Making Contact

The Fluffy Pillar and the Spheres

Harnessing Sex Energy

How to Energetically Cleanse an Item

How to Send Energy to Other People

Let’s Talk Basics: Directing Energy

Method of Remote Viewing

Personal Energy Cleanse

Reflecting Negativity

Scream Jars

Sensing Energy Exercise

Shielding / Warding:

Altering Shields

Badass Things to Inspire Shields

Checking and Repairing Shields

Energy Warding

Energy Work: Shielding

Forming a Basic Shield - Creation and Sealing

Fun with Auras (aka, Shielding)

How to Undo Shields

Magically Making Friends - Reforging Your Protections

Personal Shielding

Removing and Deactivating Shields

Shielding/Transmuting and the Solar Plexus Chakra

Shielding & Aura Manipulation

Shielding and its Purpose

Shielding for General Protection

Shielding for Specific Protection

Shielding vs Aura Manipulation

Stacking Shields

Stealth Shielding

Transmuting Energy: An Alternative to Shielding

Two-Sided Shielding

Using External Power to Shield

Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Shielding

Grounding:

Airy Grounding Guide

Beach Surf Grounding

Gale Grounding

Grounding

Grounding (Energy Work Series Part 1)

Grounding and the Root Chakra

Grounding or ‘Earthing’

Grounding Techniques

Grounding Theory and Application

Grounding via Aura

Grounding with Pasta

How Do I “Ground”?

Notes on Being Grounded

Release Grounding

Sea Witchcraft: “Sinking”

Witch’s Guide to Grounding

Witch’s Guide to Grounding - Sturdy as Stone

Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Grounding

Centering:

Centering and Grounding

Energy Manipulation 101: Grounding and Centering, or That Thing Everyone/Book Says to Do But Never Really Explains Why…

Grounding and Centering

Witch’s Guide to Centering

Witch’s Guide to Centering - Crystal Gem Fusion Dance

Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Centering

Thoughtforms:

A Bit on Entities and Thoughtforms

Creating a Physical Vessel for Your Thoughtform to Live In

Creating a Thoughtform

Creating Positive Thought Forms

Destroying Your Thoughtform

An Exercise to Help with Creating Mental Spaces for Thoughtforms

An Exercise to Help with Creating Thoughtforms

Have Your Thoughtform Go to Work

Keeping Track of Your Thought-Forms

Letting Your Thoughtform Die, Dealing with Thoughtform Injuries

Projecting Your Thoughtform

A Short Guide to Thouhtforms

Technowitchcraft - Thoughtforms

Thoughs on Thoughtforms

Watching Your Thoughtform Grow

What is a Thoughtform?

What is a Thought Form?

aphroditiful

As requested!

✨A N G E L Self Care ✨

Feeling in touch with the divine and angels can help you find energy and creativity once more!

🌸 wear white or pale clothing and feel clean and fresh

🌸 play atmospheric music in your space at all times to create an atmosphere of meditation

🌸 pray and believe that you are watched over

🌸 wear gold jewelry, adorn yourself

🌸 have a set of bells you tinkle to lift your spirits

🌸 leave your face makeup free and fresh

🌸 go barefoot or wear silky socks

🌸 do good things for others- be a blessing

🌸 take time to listen to the birds outside

🌸 gaze or divinate by the clouds

🌸 write inspirational and caring messages to yourself and post the around the house

🌸 forgive those who have wronged you

🌸 put clean white sheets on your bed and take naps to recharge

🌸 bask in the sunshine, relish it on your skin

🌸 always extend a helping hand- through serving others you become more fulfilled

🌸 write notes of thanks to your loved ones and friends

🌸 only speak words of beauty and love

🌸 light candles around your workspace

🌸 collect feathers and put them in a pretty box

🌸 do all things with love and wisdom

🦋💧Aphroditiful💧🦋

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This literally sounds so peaceful its almost unreal

moonlightacademy

Winter Witchcraft

❄ Gather pine cones

❄ Collect feathers from winter fowl. Do not collect feathers if you live in the US!

❄ Collect snow and melt it. Charge the water under the December full moon to create a powerful snow water to use in your winter spells. Use snow water to protect your house and hearth, to charge your magick tools, and to purify your amulets. Snow water possesses healing powers.

❄ Have a winter bonfire to celebrate winter solstice.

❄ Set yourself goals for the new year.

❄ Take a walk under the full moon when the snow is reflecting its light. This is a time for reflection and visions. Record you experience and any important thoughts or visions you receive.

❄Stand outside in a blizzard and feel your energy restoring.

❄ Brew yourself a cider. Add herbs and fruits with certain correspondences for December such as joy, peace, family happiness, etc.

❄ December is a time for reflection of the passing year.

❄ Do Yule baking and incorporate kitchen witchcraft.

❄ Weave a wreath with holly and plants that correspond with protection and yule.

❄ Burn incense of cinnamon, patchouli, frankincense, orange, and myrrh.

❄ December is a time for hearth and home magick.

❄ Burn candles throughout your home to invite positive energies, coziness, and peace.

❄ Collect evergreen, holly, cedar and pine clippings.

❄ Forage for rose hips.

❄ Tie up any loose ends you have in your life.

❄ Finish this years grimoire and add any last minute touch ups.

❄ Collect dried leaves. Define their properties and put them in your herbal grimoire.

❄ Brew yourself new tea combinations to start off the new year with.

❄ Make witch balls and other magickal decorations to hang on your yule tree and decorate your house with.

❄ Make winter solstice lanterns.

❄ Throw a sprig of holly into a yule fire to burn away your troubles from the past year. A large amount or if thrown into an indoor fireplace may be poisonous, use with caution!

❄ Make a yule log.

❄ Throw a ritual or celebration to welcome back the sun.

❄ Use elements from nature to decorate your home.

❄ At the end of the month do a deep house cleansing to remove all negative energy and to give the new year a fresh start.

Have a happy Yule!

==Moonlight Mystics==

aphroditiful

Want to attract Love your way? I have just the thing…🌸

💕PERFUME: LOVE SPELL'01 💕

1) In a small container, add your pure vodka. Then add add the essential oils in a 3:2:1 ratio, depending on the size of your spray bottle or perfume bottle you want to decant into. Go easy on the Lime oil, and please check for sensitivity to all the oils beforehand. Lime can burn in the sun so when adding, dilute in a teaspoon of olive oil first if needed.

💧(Please be responsible, and do a patch test with this spell first before spraying on yourself, I don’t want anyone getting a rash) 💧

2) add to your bottle and drop in a small Rose Quartz crystal that fits. Add your crushed Rose Petals, and herb sprigs and seal.

Spray on clothes, air or bedding whenever you need some sweet lovin’… 💕

🦋💧Aphroditiful💧🦋

elementenchanter

💅 Nail Polish & Witchery 💅

For the witches that totally wear nail polish or do their nails frequent enough.

Enchanting your nail polish is a great way to do discreet magick on the go while doing something you enjoy, like painting your nails. For the purposes of this, working magick into your polish would be best effective if you have done your nails yourself vs. getting them done at a salon.

So, what will you need?

- Your preferred nail color.

- Top coat (preferred to have the color last long but not required.

- Any other tools you use to do your nails: setting spray, special brushes, etc.

Now how does one work magick into their polish? There are several ways you can do this. You can enchant your bottle to suit the purpose of the color’s correspondence or as you paint your nails, you may begin to focus intent.

What about fake nails?

Fake nails [that you’ll probably buy from a beauty supply place or similar] can be used as long as it suits what you want them for. Be sure to place them on your nails carefully and take them off safely (don’t just pull them off if you don’t like them anymore). If you want, when you buy the nails, you can paint them with your favorite polish instead.

Color Correspondences:

Note that these are for solid colors, but you can combine colors if you want to.

Red:

Fire

Power

Strength

Passion

Energy

Motivation

Love

Wear primarily to show strength, passion, and power. Use to give yourself a much needed boost. A great color to represent Fire.

Pink:

Innocent Love

Romance

Self Love

Calm

Harmony

Gardenings

Femininity

Wear & use primarily to show yourself some love.

Yellow:

Air

Healing

Friendship

Removing Negative Thinking

Intellect

Beauty

Productivity/Creativity

Inventiveness

Wear for a great boost in productivity & to encourage yourself to pursue your talent. A great colour to represent Air.

Orange:

Material Gain

Kindness

Dominance

Energy

Wear as a conductor of energy and to attract kindness around you. Orange Essential Oil is known for it’s revitalizing effects and the same can be said for the color as well.

Green:

Earth

Trust

Stability

Luck

Prosperity

Money

Luxury

Music

Your go to polish for money drawing. A great color to represent Earth, Kitchen, Herb & Garden Magick.

Blue:

Water

Joy

Peace

Truth

Ocean

Patience

Blessing

Wear to attract personal peace and to grow your patience. A great color to represent Water.

Purple/Violet:

Psychic Powers

Memory

Spiritual Protection

Cosmos

Use to help aid in divination process. Layer with white sparkles to represent cosmic witchery and/or the Spirit Element.

White:

Safety

Protection

Health

Freedom

Use for a conductor of protection, combine to help aid in balancing yourself.

Black:

Banishing

Binding

Energy absorbtion

Protection

Use primarily for ridding yourself or guarding yourself from excess energy.

Brown:

Grounding

Security

Nature

Earth

Harvest

Endurance

Use to be more ‘down to Earth’, or connect to nature more. Another great color to represent Earth.

Compiled from personal grimore.

witcheon

Headache Soothing Tea Spell

A tea spell for headaches. (Requested by anon)

Gather: Mint, chamomile, amethyst.

Make your chamomile and mint tea.

Charge your tea with the amethyst.

Stir it clockwise to bring peace/calming energy and counterclockwise to banish your headache.

Sit down with your tea.

Inhale the steam from the tea.

Visualize the steam cleansing you of your headache (and negative vibes/any other pain you have).

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geekandmisandry

Wow, I had no idea Satan was so knowledgeable and generous with his time.

#TeamSatan

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Can satan come teach a class at my school

prokopetz

Amusingly, among the Western European demon-conjuring cults of the 16th Century, many demons were greatly valued for their skill as teachers, often to the point that grimoires would place greater emphasis on the subjects each demon was qualified to teach than on their supernatural powers.

For example, this guy?