Katlyn

| Katlyn | faerie witch | spirit companion | Cancer sun | Sagittarius moon | Scorpio rising | Main Blog: @yourlemonheart

[hiswitchcraft]

Kitchen Witch Masterpost

General Posts: [The Basics Of Kitchen & Cottage Witchcraft] [Infusing and Charging your Drink] [Basic Ideas For Kitchen Witchery]  [Bedridden Witchcraft: Kitchen Witch Edition] [A Guide (Of Sorts) To Kitchen Witchcraft]  [Ethics of Enchantment of Food and Drink] [Mini Herb Packets] [On Kitchen Magic]

Correspondences:  [Fruit & Veggie Correspondences] [Useful Spices] [Taste Correspondences] [Onions In Witchcraft] [Grocery Store Alternatives for Magical Ingredients] [Food Correspondences]  [Witchcraft For The Home: Herbs & Spices] [Herbs & Witchcraft] [Herbs, Incense, Oils]  [Food Magic Correspondences]  [Magic Pies] [Herbal Correspondences] [Kitchen Magic Altar Herbs] [Cucumbers] [Magical Uses for Kitchen Tool] [Teas For Witches: The Basics] Spells:  [Charmain’s Self Love Mug] [Kitchen Charm Magnet for Fresher Food Longer] [Kitchen Cabnet Abundance Jar] [Protection Powder] [Rotten Apple Banishing]  [Abitwitchy’s Bath Bag] Recipes:  [Soups! Kitchen Witch Masterpost] [3 Spring Witchy Recipes] [Warming Autumn Soup] [Family Good Health Soup] [Honey Lavender Bread] [Pumpkin Pie Happiness Spell] [Grandma’s Pumpkin Bread] [Imbolc Poppy Seed Tea Bread] [Edible Wealth Spell] [Luck & Love Bread]  [Peace Spell] [Feel Better Charmed Soup] [Give Me Sunshine Potion for Happiness] [Healing Tea Recipe] [Soups & Broths In Magick] [Happiness & Luck Smoothie] Herbal Safety (An edit, I thought this would be useful here.) [A Few Guides/Resources Regarding Herbal Safety] [Common Toxic Herbs & Their Effects] [Dangerous Herbs] [Toxic & Poisonous Herbs] [Herbs & Their Side Effects] [Poisonous Herbs & Side Effects]  Tips/Random: [Kitchen Witchcraft Baking Tips]  [Kitchen Witch (#10)] [Honey for sigils] [Storage tip] [Lemon Juice For Invisible Sigils] [Kitchen Witchery Tips] [Cinnamon Stick Runes] [Baby Kitchen Witch Tip]  Thank you for the suggestion @choijiae1893!  I hope this helped you! Enjoy! Have a lovely day 💖

[hiswitchcraft]

✨ All Of My Posts | Baby Witch Masterpost ✨

Basics For Babies [Where To Start] [Advice For Baby Witches] [A Baby Witches Dictionary] [Research/Grimoire Topics] [Common Spell Ingredients]  [Are You A Busy Witch]  Baby Witch Education - A to Z [Altars] [Altar ideas] [Cleansing]  [Circles - Casting & Closing]  [Crystals 101]  [Full Moon] (What to do for it} [Hag Stones]  [How To Identify A Crystal | Common Types Of Crystals] [What To Do With Your Crystals] [What I’ve Learned About Curses]  [Hex & Curse Ideas]  [Faeries]  [Graveyards] (How to behave in one, a guide for witches) [Grimoire] (Tips for making one) [Grounding]  [Moon Water]  [Spell Writing] (How to write a spell)  [Sigils]  [Taglocks]  [Spell Timing/Time Magick] (How to pick timing for a spell) [Warding] [Wheel Of The Year] (How to celebrate it) Divination [Astrology]  [Pendulums]  [How I Interpret My Dreams]  Tarot [How I Got Started In Tarot]  [How I Do A Tarot Reading]  [Tarot/Divination Tips]  [Feeling Stuck/Unsure Spread]  [Were Your Ancestors Witches? Spread]  [New Moon Spread]  [Identifying An Entity Spread]  Spells [My Spells Aren’t Working] [Rain Chant] [About Wish Boxes] [Harvest Moon Spell] [Glamour - Spell jar]  [Protection - Spell jar]  [Simple Banishment Spell]  Types Of Witches [Art Witch Ideas]  Closeted/Secret Witches -  [Closeted Witch Guide]  [Closeted Witch Masterpost]  [Common Spell Ingredients]  [Kitchen Witch Masterpost]  [Spoonie Witch Masterpost]

Personal [Some Sigils I Made] [Meet My Crystals] [Altar Tour]

Random  [Everyday Magick Tips] [Witchcraft Check-In]  [Witchcraft In The Movie Coraline]  [How To Tell The Difference Between Anxiety & Intuition] Always feel free to message me with any questions!  Reorganized & reblogged 7/1/2019  Reorganized & reblogged (again) 10/6/2019 

[hiswitchcraft]

💀 What I’ve Learned About Curses 💀

As the title states, this is what I’ve learned. It is all based on my experiences, opinions, and personal knowledge. Most of it comes from my grimoire.  What Is A Curse? A curse is a type of spell a person can cast on you. It can cause misfortune, health issues, financial issues, relationship issues, even in some cases death. What About Hexes & Jinxes? I also want to define hexes & jinxes before we get too into this.  • Jinxes • Temporary, can last hours, are just meant to cause a bit of bad lack but nothing too serious, are for a bit of fun or to teach someone a simple lesson.  • Hexes • Also temporary, but have greater effects, they’re a lot more curse like in that they can teach more vital lessons and can cause things like sickness.  • Curses • Permanent, can cause death, they’re for the worst, nastiest people, and the most intense situations.  In other words, they’re all negative spells. Just 3 different levels of them. The main difference is curses are permanent, the others are not, and a jinx certainly wouldn’t cause death or permanently effect someones well-being.  Are They Okay? I used to wonder this myself and have seen TONS of people ask it. It’s a matter of morality. I can’t tell you what to believe or think. It’s about you and your path.  How Do I Know If I’m Cursed? There are symptoms, I’ll go over all the ones I’m aware of. • Bad Luck/Misfortune  • Lack of motivation  • Nightmares • Bad Omens • Personal items going missing  • Plants dying • Fatigue  • Health issues/sickness • Financial issues All and any of these things can happen, they will come along suddenly and have no other explanation other than a curse.  How To Test If You’re Cursed Okay, you’ve identified you’ve got some of the symptoms, you can’t find any other reason or suspect someone specific has cursed you. The next step is testing to be sure. Here are my personal favorite ways to test for curses. The Egg Test  Break an egg, what you find inside will give you insight.  • Blood  • You’re cursed  • • White clots/chunks • There is no curse, but there is something clotting you or your life up • • Broken yolk  • There is no curse, but you have inner turmoil and need to work on it • Divination Test Ask whatever forms of divination you may have if you’re cursed.  Deity Test I don’t do deity work, but I also imagine it’d be an option to ask your deities if you’re cursed.  What To Do Next? Alright, so you’ve looked at the symptoms, they’re unusual for you. You did the tests, you’ve come to conclusion you’re cursed. Now what? • Cleansing  Cleansing is one of the foundations of witchcraft, use your favorite forms of cleansing to cleanse your space. This is a default for many witchy issues or situations anyways. But it’s a good reminder.  • Crystals  Use crystals as sources of positivity, luck, healing. To combat the symptoms of the curse. Also any crystals you can keep near you for protection will help too.  • Salt bath This a method of cleansing yourself, it may get the curse off of you. It may also help if you found something unusual in your egg (that is if you did the egg test).  • Warding  This is another thing that’s very common and simple, but effective, ward yourself and your space to make sure nothing else that’s bad or unwanted gets in. •  Deities  You could ask your deities to help remove the curse or ask them what you should do about it.  • Other witches Ask other more experienced witches what their experiences with curses are and they they recommend, get some feedback. Posts like this are nice but so is talking to someone and hearing their experiences!  Here’s some types of spells you could use to help you! Spells • Return to sender spell • Protection spell • Remove curse spell (of course)  Edited 6/24/2019 I’m sure I’ll add more to this in the future. I hope someone learned something! Enjoy! Have a lovely day (right after I just went on about curses and death for quite a while) 💖

[recreationalwitchcraft]

Top 10 Herbs for the Lazy Witch

Maybe you’re maybe you’re a new witch unsure of what herbs are worth your time as a beginner, maybe money is tight, or maybe you’re just lazy (like us). If we could only choose 10 herbs to use in our craft, these would be our top picks. 

1. Basil – its the witch’s herb, need we say more? Not only do its magical uses span from protection to love to wealth to exorcism, but it is also delicious in mundane recipes as well. If you can only have one herb, basil is the way to go.

2. Rosemary – this herb is also blessed with a wide variety of uses. Excellent for purification, lust and love, good health, preventing nightmares, and all kinds of sea witchery. Bonus: its fragrance is to die for.

3. Lavender – so you might not be able to find this at the grocery store, but its magical uses outweigh the small inconvenience of tracking it down. Most often used for healing, love, protection, peace, purification, and sleep, lavender is a go-to for any mental health needs. 

4. Chamomile – lavender’s luckier, jovial cousin. Primarily used in love, healing, and stress reducing spells, but can also be used for luck and gambling. It is associated with the sun, and makes a great tea infusion for stress relief. 

5. Thyme – the best herb for social situations. It attracts loyalty, affection, and a good reputation, but we most often bathe in an infusion of thyme for constant flow of money. Also good for increasing courage. 

6. Cinnamon – while technically a spice, cinnamon has many magical uses and is also delicious in cooking. Ideal for prosperity and success, protection, love, and all spells related to the spiritual self. 

7.  Peppermint – a favorite in herbalism for treatment of digestive issues, this herb ideal for cleansing and protecting. Peppermint is also widely available, makes for lovely tea, and is a great addition to any luck spell.

8. Rose – is any love spell complete without rose petals? This flower is the symbol for beauty, marriage, sexuality, divine love, and all kinds of relationships. A larger list of uses for roses can be found here. 

9. Cayenne Pepper – every witch needs something with a bit of a bite. This spice does wonders as cursing or banishing agent, or even just as an addition to any spell to speed up results. 

10. Mugwort – if we recommend any specialty herb, this is the one. Mugwort is used in spells for divination, astral travel, working within the spiritual realm, and receiving prophetic dreams. (Note: this herb should not be ingested by people who are pregnant)  

[myeclecticism]

Myeclecticism’s Witch Supplies Masterpost

A very short masterpost of the uses/meanings of different herbs, crystals, runes, and wood

EDIT: it was pointed out to me by wickedvolva that the original runes were wrong, and they have graciously helped me fixed them. The runes below are provided by wickedvolva!

Herbs

rosemary: healing, protection, purification, love, strength, memory, stress relief, mental clarity

thyme: healing, love, psychic knowledge, purification

lavender:  happiness, love, beauty, protection, purification, relaxation, sleep, psychic knowledge

chamomile: sleep, good luck

cinnamon: money, success, healing

cloves: banishing evil, clearing your head, protection, love, money

eucalyptus: healing, protection

frankincense: protection, exorcism, spirituality

myrrh: spirituality, protection, healing, exorcism

peppermint: purification, sleep, love, healing, psychic powers

rose: love

sage: protection, healing, wealth, fulfilling wishes, spells to increase longevity

sandalwood: protection, spirituality, exorcism, healing, wish fulfillment

violet flowers: good fortune

yarrow: love, courage, purification

Crystals

Garnet- health; protects from negative energy; aids commitment; attracts devotion and understanding;calming; order

Amethyst- spirituality and happiness; stabilizes the physical, mental, emotional and intellectual being; strength; peace; calming; helps come up with new ideas

Iolite- lessening discord; aids in achieving perfection; responsibility; aids inner compass

Moonstone- fertility; perception; creativity; confidence and composure; reaching one’s potential

Peridot- stabilizes the physical, mental, emotional and intellectual being; protection; lessening anger; personal happiness

Citrine- confidence and power; protection from negativity; problem solving; wealth; smooths problems with family or companions

Carnelian-perceptiveness; awakening talents; protection against envy, fear, rage, and sadness; inspiration; spirituality

Runes

Fehu- wealth, potential

Uruz: strength, courage, challenge

Thurisaz:  defense, protection, warning

Ansuz:  communication, creative

Radio:Travel, crossroads, control of journey

Kenaz: Torch, purfiys, shows whats going on in the shadows

Gebo: gift, agreements, contracts

Wunjo: Joy, victory, Perfect

Hagalaz: disruption, like a hail storm is going to hit, ride the storm out

Nauthiz: need, want, friction

Isa, Blocks, frozen, restricted

Jera: Year, harvests,karmic returns

Eihwaz: outgoing, shamanic travelling (this one i’m still working on)

Pertho some see it as birth, I like the dice cup symbol, its like the blank rune, its a game of chance, the game is already being played as cup is on its side.

Algiz: Protection other than that still a rune i’m learning

Sowulo: The sun, clarity, still a rune i’m unsure on.

Tiwaz: justice, order, meetings

Berkano: Nurturing, new beginnings

Ehwaz: movement, travel - maybe not in control

Mannaz- partnerships

Laguz: Intuition, feelings, emotions

Inguz: peace, plenty, fruitful

Dagaz, its Day, has a beginning and an end, still a rune I need to work with

Othala is Home, Ancestors, Culture.

Wood

Wild Cherry: Reconciliation, tranquility

Acacia: Clairvoyance, protection

Apple: Fertility, optimism, honor, health, love

Ash: Courage, reverence, confidence, broaden perspectives, protection, healing, induce prophetic dreams

Aspen: Protection, healing, purification, trustworthiness, female fertility, wishes, stress relief

Beech: Wisdom, healing, determination, nature and earth magick, organizational skills

Bamboo: protection, luck, hex-breaking, wishes

Birch: Fresh starts, protection for children

Cypress: Protection, consecration

Elder: Working with the fey, healing

Eucalyptus: Healing

Fig : Creativity, fertility, health

Hawthorn: Beauty, protection

Hazel: Protection, leadership, mental acuity, fertility, insight

Hickory: Endurance

Juniper: Protection, love

Magnolia: Loyalty, love, strength

Maple: Animal and nature magicks, family bonds, healthy relationships

Mimosa: Comfort, calms anxiety, lift spirits, relieve nightmares

Myrtle: Fertility, love, strength, stability

Oak: Protection, increase intuition, physical and emotional strength, working with fey, shifting consciousness

Orange: Happiness, fertility, calmness, change, peacefulness, relieve nightmares, relieve insomnia

Peach: Abundance, happiness, fertility, mental and emotional peacefulness

Pine: Protection, fertility, purification, new beginnings

Rowan: Protection, healing, divination, luck, moon magick, transition

Walnut: Prosperity, abundance, fertility, healing

White Willow: Protection, healing, harmony, draw down blessings from the moon, wishes

(disclaimer: I did not write all of these! Some are my own writing, while I found others from various resources)

[witchcraftmadesimple]

Top Ten Magical Herbs

1. Rosemary: 

Anti-depressive

Protection

Purification

Exorcism

Magic Defense

Banishing

2. Sage:

Aphrodisiac

Protection

Divination

Longevity

Clairvoyance

Prosperity

Passion

3. Basil

House protection

Purification

Prosperity

Spell breaker

Strenght and Courage

Harmony and peace

Psychic Development

Exorcism

Against evil eye

Business Blessings

4. Bay leaf

Consecration

Divination

Dreams

Healing

Protection

Purification

Wisdom

Wishes

Love

5. Cinnamon

Protection

Money

Business

Success

Promotion

Against Disagreement

6. Lavander

Clairvoyance

Cleansing

Consecration

Hapiness

Healing

Love

Headache

Anti- Stress

Anti- Anxiety

Relaxing

Anti-Depressive

7. Lemon Balm

Interaction

Fellowship

Family

Relaxing

Calming

Sleep

Sedative

Love

Bath

Anti- Stress

8. Thyme

Healing

Love

Purification

Psychic Powers

Sleep

Courage

Attract Fairies

9. Mint

Money

Prosperity

Travel (protection)

Exorcism

Calming

Justice

Protection

10. Mugwort

Sedative

Lucid Dreams

Keep away bad spirits

Protection

Astral Projection

Divination

Prophetic Dreams

[circeknox]

Witches Guide for 2018! ✨📅

Stay Positive - Stay Powerful 

Happy New Year my lovelies!

  ✨📅 Sabbats  📅 ✨

The 8 Sabbats

Solstice, Equinox, and Sabbats.

Sabbat Altar and Celebration Ideas for the Solitary Witch

Holidays - Spring 2017 to Spring 2018

Laurel’s Easy Sabbat Planning Guide

cheap, easy ways to decorate your altar for the sabbats

Moons and Holidays 2018

Seasonal Herbs for Pagan Sabbats

Yule  & The Winter Solstice 101

Yule Resource Masterpost

🕯️Ways to Celebrate Imbolc 💐

Celebrating Imbolc! 🌿 💐

✨🌿Imbolc Tarot Spread for Goal Setting🌿🕯

Imbolc Practices

💖🥚Ostara Tips!🥚💖

Setting Up Your Altar: Ostara

CELEBRATE BELTANE

Beltane Correspondences

🌞 Ideas for Litha 🌞

Litha Practices

Celebrate Lammas

Lammas Masterpost

🥐Ways to Celebrate Mabon🍂

✨ Mabon Altar Tips ✨

Sabbat: Samhain

Samhain

✨📅 Astronomy / Astrology  📅 ✨

Moon Phases Chart 2018

2018 MAGICAL ASTRONOMY MASTERPOST FOR WITCHES

2018 Retrogrades

Full & New Moons for 2018

Blue Moon’s in 2018

🌑 New Moon Ritual 🌑

Simple Full Moon Ritual!

🌟planetary sign meanings

Celestial Bodies/Zodiacs Crash Course

Full Moons in a Year - By Hemispheres 🌜

🌛🌕full moons of the year🌕🌜

Lunar Phase Correspondences

✨📅 Witch Tips / Challenges / Spells  📅 ✨

2018 witch tip

A 2018 Witch Challenge

28 Day Witchy Challenge

New Year, New Year…

Beginner Witch Tips

100 Tips for the Secret Witch!

Witchcraft Challenge!

50 Simple Charms

20 Days of Back to School Magic Challenge

Witchy Reminder 💖

✨📅 Reference 📅 ✨

When Writing Spells

Myths, Creatures, and Folklore 

Beginner Witchery

Witch Bullet Journal Collection Ideas

Beginner masterlist 

Methods to Bond with Deities 

57 ways to use candle magick

witch self care masterpost!✌️🌿 

Marisol’s Magickal PDF Library Master Post(holy sh!t this is awesome)

10 Terms Every New Witch Should Know

Correspondences for Trees

🌟27 Ways to Develop Your Psychic Abilities🌟 

Long List of Ways to Spiritually Protect Yourself

Color Magick

Correspondence Masterpost

When to Cast a Spell - By Time of Day 

When to Cast a Spell - By Weekdays 

orriculum’s witchcraft masterpost ✨ 

✨ beginner polytheist tips✨ 

Book Recommendations for Witches, Spellcasters, and the Curious

Tarot Masterpost! 🃏✨ 

I will be updating this whenever I find anything new!

✨disclaimer // none of these belong to me! all credit goes to the creators! never listen to just one source, do you own research! ✨

[moonlightacademy]

Protection Correspodences

Herbs/Plants for Protection:

Aloe Vera

Basil

Bay leaves

Cactus

Caraway

Carnation

Cedar Wood

Cinnamon

Cloves

Curry

Dill

Dragons Blood

Echinacea

Eucalyptus

Frankincense

Garlic

Ginseng

Holly

Lavender

Marjoram

Mugwort

Myrrh

Rose

Rosemary

Sage

Sandalwood

Violets

Wintergreen

Witch Hazel

Stones for Protection:

Agate

Aquamarine (Provides protection on water)

Carenelian

Citrine

Coral (Protects children from evil influences)

Emerald

Garnet

Jade

Lapis Lazuli

Malachite

Obsidian (Protects people from abuse)

Onyx

Peridot

Pyrite

Sunstone

Tiger eye (Protects against external stresses)

Topaz (Protects against insomnia and depression)

Turquoise (Protects against environmental pollutions)

Candle Colors for Protection:

Orange

Red

Brown

Grey

Black

White

Purple

Incenses and Oils for Protection:

Frankincense

Pine

Sage

Metals for Protection:

Iron

Silver

Gold

Symbols for protection:

Hamsa (the Hamsa should not be used unless you’re Jewish, Middle Eastern or North African -Thank’s Anon!) 

The Helm of Awe

Witches Knot/Charm

Dragon

Sources: prairiemoon.tripod.com, thortrains.com, a-rainbow-of-spirituality.com.

==Moonlight Academy==

[witchtips]

Fruit and Vegetable Associations In Witchcraft

Apples

Associations: Samhain, the deceased, immortality, love

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Uses: Heals love-related matters and brings prosperity.

Apricots

Associations: Love, relaxation

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Uses: Love rituals, soothing anxiety and tension

Avocados

Associations: Beauty, love, lust

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Uses: Beauty glamours and spells, increases lustful feelings

Bananas

Associations: Fertility, potency, prosperity

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Uses: Fertility spells, spells relating to marriage, money spells, employment spells.

Beans

Associations: Protection, reconciliations, and potency

Planet: Mercury

Element: Air

Uses: Charms/spells to banish negativity and unwanted spirits, natural wort cure

Beats

Associations: Love

Planet: Saturn

Element: Earth

Uses: Spells pertaining to love, beet juice can be used as a substitute for blood.

Blackberries

Associations: Healing, love, protection, death, prosperity

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Uses: Offerings to certain Gods and Goddesses, protection of the home, wealth spells, healing burns

Blueberries

Associations: Protection, psychic strength

Uses: Ward against psychic attacks, protection of the home

Keep reading

[w1tchyw1tch]

Still trying to rememorize the basics before my new deck gets here

[lepuslunamgrimoire]

From Scott Cunningham’s The Complete Book of Incense, Oils, and Brews

original image here

[witchy-business]

I’ve tried most (but not all) of these, and there’s a lot of spot-on suggestions here from crystal guidance

If you’re new to crystals, hopefully seeing how the same stones can be used to affect different, though similar, states will help you understand them better! For example: rose quartz promotes love, so it makes sense that it’s good for both emotional balance and grief; amethyst is calming and cools anger and eases meditation (it and howlite can also relieve insomnia); carnelian can fire up energy and, thus, the ability to focus.

[lepuslunamgrimoire]

From Scott Cunningham’s Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen

original image here

[rainy-day-witchcraft]

Properties of Sands

By Rainy-Day-Witchcraft

⌲ Beach Sand: Use for calming or anxiety spells to gradually wash away and smooth out fear/negativity, for spells of change, or in magick for motivation or strength

⌲ Desert Sand: Use for cursing to “dry out” your target of wealth/luck/happiness/etc, or add to a resilience spell for the capability to grow through hard times or situations

⌲ River Sand: Use for spells that are focused on moving on physically or mentally, or for change and/or healing magick - Can also serve as an elemental water offering

⌲ Volcanic Sand: Use for destructive spells or curses, in magick to reveal deeper or hidden meanings/feelings, or for banishing magick - Can also serve as an elemental fire offering

⌲ Heavy Mineral/Crystal Sand: (Sands with significant presence of Quartz, Garnet, Olivine, Hematite, etc.) Use in magick for personal growth, focus, or motivation. If you have a sand heavily composed of a specific gemstone (quartz, for example) usable as a substitute for that gemstone in spellwork.

⌲ Black Sand: Use for protection, banishing, or negativity-based spells

⌲ Biogenic Sand: (Sand composed majorly of bioorganisms - shells, skeletons, bones, corals, etc.) Use in magick for healing or protection

[thecuriousviolet-deactivated201]

Green Witch's Guide to Easy to Find Plants and Stones and Their Basic Uses

Psychicism//

Plants:

•dandelion •willow •peppermint •jasmine

•cinnamon •ivy •fern •blueberry •carrot

Stones:

•amethyst •aventurine •citrine •fluorite

•labradorite •moonstone •calcite •pyrite

Protection//

Plants:

•basil •bay leaf •parsley

•cayenne pepper •lavender •sage

•bamboo •garlic •onion

Stones:

•agate •carnelian •citrine

•Jade •Jasper •jet •moonstone

•obsidian •onyx •sunstone •tigers eye •tourmaline

Sleeping and Dreaming//

Plants:

•peppermint •thyme •jasmine •lavender •chamomile

Stones:

•amethyst •citrine •jet •labradorite (recalling dreams) •moonstone

Purification//

Plants:

•lavender •parsley •sage •bamboo

•peppermint •grapefruit

Stones:

•Amethyst •Calcite •Citrine

Love//

Plants:

•ginger •ginseng •lavender •parsley

•spearmint •peppermint •strawberry •catnip

Stones:

•agate •rose quartz •jade •moonstone •tourmaline

Good Luck//

Plants:

•daisy •bamboo •strawberry

Stones:

•aventurine •jet •tigers eye

Gardening//

•moss agate •jade •moonstone •malachite

Grounding//

•hematite •obsidian •tigers eye •tourmaline

Healing//

Plants:

•ginseng •onion •thyme •peppermint

Stones:

•agate •amethyst •aventurine •carnelian

•hematite •jade •jasper •quartz •sodalite •tourmaline

Divination//

Plants:

•bay leaf •dandelion •willow

Stones:

•hematite •jet •obsidian

Peace//

Plants:

•chamomile •lavender

Stones:

•amethyst •labradorite •agate

Wishes//

Plants:

•bay leaf •dandelion •ginseng •sage •bamboo

Stones:

•tigers eye •quartz •obsidian •onyx •jasper

Stormcraft//

Plants:

•heather •pansy •saffron

Stones:

•pietersite •azurite •blue lace agate •labradorite

[eclecticwitcheryafoot]

ELEMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE INCENSE AND FRAGRANCE

Air-

Ambergris (love, lust): Wear ambergris to attract love. Mix Ambergris with a small amount of vanilla, burn on the night of the full moon to increase passion.

Benzoin (purification, prosperity): Burn benzoin to clear a room of unwanted vibrations. Mix benzoin with frankincense and burn during the new moon to clear confusion, and increase psychic powers.

Lavender (love, protection): Wear lavender oil to soothe the mind and body, and bring visions of love. Mix lavender with sage and burn during the waning moon to purify and protect home.

Pine (healing, money): Burn to clear air and help with breathing problems. Mix pine with eucalyptus and burn to enhance life and bring money.

Sage (wisdom, protection): Wear sage oil to clear confusion. Place sage leaves under a door mat to protect the home from negativity.  Burn sage during the waning moon for protection and to clear confusion.

Star Anise (psychic power, luck:) Burn or wear the seeds to increase psychic power. On a windy day scatter the seeds in the wind to bring luck.

Sweetgrass (spiritual attunement): Burn sweetgrass to call in the spirits. Mix sweetgrass with lavender and burn to protect the home from unwanted spirits

Earth-

Honeysuckle (money, protection): Wear honeysuckle oil to attract money. Mix honeysuckle oil with a bit of vervain for protection. Burn honeysuckle incense on the night of the new moon to attract money.

Magnolia (fidelity): Wear magnolia oil to keep loved ones faithful. Burn magnolia incense in the bedroom to maintain a faithful relationship.

Patchouli (money, lust): Wear patchouli oil to entice passion in the one you love or desire.

Vervain (protection, purification, youth): Mix vervain and patchouli oil together and wear as a veil of powerful protection. Mix vervain with sage to cleanse and protect your home from negative influences. A drop of vervain oil on a cloth placed inside your bed pillow will keep you feeling young.

Vetivert (love, luck, money): Wear a drop of vetivert to attract both love and money. Gamblers rub vetivert oil on their hands before playing cards for good luck.

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Allspice (money, luck): Wear allspice oil to increase luck, especially when gambling.  Allspice is added to incense to attract money.

Basil (love, wealth, protection): Add basil to food, or sprinkle around the house to attract love. Carry basil in a pouch to attract money and wealth. Make a wreath of basil tied with red and black ribbon for protection.

Carnation (strength, healing): Wear carnation oil to promote physical strength. Add carnation oil to frankincense resin and burn to promote healing.

Frankincense (spirituality): Burn Frankincense to consecrate ritual space. Anoint candles to be used on the altar for ritual with frankincense oil.

Galangal (money, lust, protection, psychic power): Powdered galangal is sprinkled on the ground to bring good luck and money.  Pieces of galangal are carried to attract money. Galangal is burned as an incense to increase psychic powers. The powder is sprinkled under the bed to promote lustful feelings.

Heliotrope (wishes, money, healing): Wear heliotrope oil to attract money. Burn heliotrope incense to attract money and make wishes come true.

Orange (divination, love, luck, prosperity): Mix dried orange peel, rose petals, and lavender buds to make a love drawing sachet. Anoint forehead with orange oil before doing divination. Mix orange and allspice oil together and wear for good luck.

Rosemary (love, lust, healing, protection): Burn Rosemary and Lavender for protection and healing.  Place a sprig of rosemary under your loved one’s pillow so he or she will dream of you.  Anoint green candles with rosemary oil to attract love and lust.

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Aloes Wood (love, strength): Burn aloes wood to attract love and good fortune. Very high spiritual vibrations, will attract love if carried or worn.

Cherry (love, divination): Mix one drop cherry oil with three drops Orchid oil, and three drops violet oil, wear to attract love. Add a tiny bit of cherry oil to vanilla and myrrh crystals, burn during divination to reveal your true love.

Gardenia (love, peace, healing): Burn gardenia incense to create a peaceful and loving atmosphere. Use gardenia petals to attract good spirits and love.

Jasmine (love, money, prophetic dreams): Wear jasmine oil to attract spiritual love. Mix three drops jasmine oil with sandalwood chips and frankincense and burn for prophetic dreams.

Lilac (protection): Plant lilacs in window boxes or around the outside of the house for protection. Mix lilac oil with sandalwood chips and burn for protection.

Rose (love, luck, psychic power): Bathe with rosewater to attract love. String rose hips together to make a love-drawing necklace.  Rose petals sprinkled around the bedroom and home will bring peace and harmony.

Source: The Witch’s Master Grimoire: An Encyclopedia of Charms, Spells, Formulas, and Magical Rites by Lady Sabrina

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Magickal Uses of Woods

Magickal Uses of Woods Taken from the ancient Celtic tree alphabet.  Individual trees of particular species have been revered, the kind varying with the divine force represented. The symbolism of the woods are very important in the construction of any magical tool.  OAK  The oak tree is the tree of Zeus, Jupiter, Hercules, The Dagda (The Chief of the Elder Irish gods), Thor, and all other Thunder Gods.  The royalty of the Oak needs no enlarging upon.  The Oak is the tree of endurance and triumph, and like the Ash, is said to count the lightning’s flash.  The Oak is a male wood which is ideal for the construction of any tool that needs the male influence such as Athames, certain wands, and staffs.  The midsummer fire is always Oak and the need fire is always kindled in an Oak log.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Endurance, triumph, strength, power, dominion, prosperity, sacrifice, guardian, liberator.  BIRCH  With the exception of the mysterious elder, the Birch is the earliest of the forest trees.  The Birch is used extensively in cleansing rituals.  Throughout Europe, Birch twigs are used to expel evil spirits.  Birch rods are also used in rustic rituals to drive out the spirits of the old year.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Controlled by the Lunar influences. Birth, healing, Lunar workings, and protection.  HAZEL  The Hazel is a tree of wisdom.  In England, all the knowledge of the arts and sciences were bound to the eating of Hazel nuts.  Until the seventeenth century, a forked Hazelstick was used to divine the guilt of persons in cases of murder and theft.  We have retained the practice of divining for water and buried treasure.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Wisdom, intelligence, inspiration, wrath.  ALDER  The Alder is the tree of fire.  In the battle of the trees, the Alder fought in the very front line.  It is described as the very “battle witch” of all woods, the tree that is hottest in the fight.  From the alder, you can make three different dyes, red from its bark, green from its flowers, and brown from its twigs; this symbolizes the elements of fire, water, and earth.  The Alder wood is the wood of the witches.  Whistles may be made of this wood to summon and control the four winds.  It is also the ideal wood for making magical pipes and flutes.  To prepare the wood for use, beat the bark away with a willow stick while projecting your wishes into it.  The Alder is a token of resurrection.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Controlling the four winds, banishing and controlling elementals, resurrection. Making magical dyes.  IVY / VINE  The Ivy was sacred to Osiris as well as to Dionysus.  Vine and Ivy come next to each other at the turn of the year, and are jointly dedicated to resurrection.  Presumably, this is because they are the only two trees that grow spirally.  The Vine also symbolizes resurrection because its strength is preserved in the wine.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: (VINE) Faerie work, Joy, Exhilaration, Wrath, Rebirth. (IVY) Fidelity, Constancy, Love, Intoxication.  YEW  The Yew is known as the death tree in all european countries.  Sacred to Hecate in Greece and Italy.  Yew wood makes excellent bows, as the Romans learned from the Greeks.  This strengthened the belief that Yew was connected with death.  Its use in England is recalled in Macbeth where Hecate’s cauldron contained: ”… Slips of Yew, slivered in the moon eclipse.”  The Silver Fir of birth and the Yew of death are sisters.  They stand next to each other in the circle of the year and their foliage is almost identical.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Destructive workings concerning death. Not recommended for magical tools “…for I am the tomb to every hope.”  ROWAN  The Rowan is seen as the tree of life.  It is also known as Mountain Ash, Quickbeam, The Witch, or Witch Wand.  In the British Isles, Rowan is used as a protection against lightning and magical charms of all sorts.  In ancient Ireland, the Druids of opposing forces would kindle a fire of rowan and say an incantation over it to summon spirits to take part in the battle.  The Rowan is also used for many healing purposes.  The “Quickbeam” is the tree of quickening.  Another use was in metal divining.  In Ireland, a Rowan stake was hammered through a corpse to immobilize the spirit.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Divination, healing, astral work, protection.  ASH  The Ash is sacred to Poseidon and Woden.  The Ash is considered to be the father of trees.  The Ash is the tree of sea power, or of the power resident in water. Special guardian spirits reside in the Ash; This makes it excellent for absorbing sickness.  The spirally carved druidical wand was made of Ash for this purpose.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Sea power, karmic laws, magical potency, healing, protection from drowning.  PINE  External symbol of life and immortality.  It is one of the few trees that are androgynous.  It was also worshiped by the ancients as a symbol of fire because of its resemblance to a spiral of flame.  It is regarded as a very soothing tree to be near.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Strength, life and immortality, rejuvenation. WILLOW  The Willow was sacred to Hecate, Circe, Hera, and Persephone, all death aspects of the Triple Moon Goddess, and was often used by the Witches in Greece.  The moon owns it.  Female symbol.  It is the tree that loves water most and is sacred to the Moon Goddess who is the giver of dew and moisture, generally.  The Willow is the tree of enchantment.  Can be made into a tool to make wishes come true.  - MAGICKAL PURPOSES: Moon magic, psychic energy, healing, inspiration, and fertility. ELDER  A waterside tree, the Elder has white flowers that bloom to their peak in midsummer (as is also true for the Rowan) thus making the Elder another aspect of the White Goddess.  The Elder is also said to be the crucifixion tree.  The inner bark and the flowers have long been famous for their therapeutic qualities.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Witchcraft, banishment, magical art, waters of life.  HAWTHORN  The Whitethorn or Hawthorn or May Witch takes its name from the May.  It is a generally unlucky tree and its name, translated from the Irish Brehon Laws, had the meaning “harm”.  The Goddess, under the name Cardea, cast spells with the Hawthorn.  In many cultures, the month of the Hawthorn (May) is a month of bad luck for marriages.  The Hawthorn blossom, for many men, has the strong scent of female sexuality and was used by the Turks as an erotic symbol.  The monks of Glastonbury perpetuated it and sanctified it with an approving tale that the staff of Joseph and the Crown of thorns were made of Hawthorn.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Purification, enforced chastity, male potency, and cleansing.  HOLLY  Holly means “holy”.  The identification of the pacific Christ with the Holly is poetically inept as it is the Oak king, not the Holly king that is crucified on a T shaped cross.  The Holly has many uses, from making a dye from its berries to being used as an aphrodisiac.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Holiness, consecration, material gain, physical revenge, beauty. WHITE POPLAR  The tree of the Autumn Equinox and of old age is the shifting leaved  White Poplar, or Aspen, The shield makers tree.  Heracles bound his head in triumph with popular after killing the giant Cacus (the evil one).  The Black poplar was a funeral tree sacred to the Mother Earth.  Plato makes a reference to the use of Black popular and Silver Fir as an aid in divination.  The Silver Fir standing for hope assured and the Black Poplar for loss of hope.  In ancient Ireland, the coffin makers measuring rod was made of Aspen, apparently to remind the dead that this was not the end.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Hope, rebirth, divinations.  ALMOND  Almond has a very sweet natural being. Aids in self protection.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Fruitfulness, virginity. APPLE  It is an old English custom to drink to the health of the  Apple tree with a good glass of cider all in hopes of encouraging the tree to produce a good crop next year.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Fertility. COCONUT  The Coconut is feminine and very fertile.  The shell represents the womb, and the milk, fertility.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Protection from negative psychic forces.  FIG  The Fig is androgynous. The fruit representing the feminine and the triple lobed leaves suggest the masculine force.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Balance. MISTLETOE  The mistletoe was sacred to the Druids and to the Norse.  It was considered to be the great healer and has both male and female qualities.  It was so well regarded by the Norse (because it was sacred to Freya) that they refused to fight in the vicinity of Mistletoe.  The custom of hanging Mistletoe in the house to promote peace comes from this. Generally regarded today as a symbol of love and purity.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Love, fertility, sexual potency.  PALM  Is regarded as particularly powerful because of its incredible durability and because it is self renewing, never changing its leaves. Aids in rejuvenation.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Resurrection, and the cycle and matrix of life. PEACH  The Peach is an emblem of marriage.  - MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Abundance, fruitfulness, happiness. 

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