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Witchy Masterpost and How-to

[yourlocalaphrodisian]

Devotion for Crackheads

Some fun and totally harmless ways to worship some of the gods!

Zeus:

Climb a tree and screech like an eagle

Throw a stick at someone you hate

Drink milk from the gallon you coward

Hera:

Point out how your life is going better than that nosy aunt's marriage

Wear ridiculously vibrant dresses and thick eyeliner and only speak in peacock

Make fun of the neighborhood Karen

Poseidon:

Make someone step in water with socks on

Step in water with socks on

There are many benefits to being a marine biologist

Æügh

Hades:

It's time you went through an emo phase

Train your local dogs to bark at the neighborhood Karen

Lose your 50/50 to Qiqi

Hestia:

Cosplay as Guoba

Arson

Eat your teacher's apple, it's probably plastic but eat it anyway

Demeter:

Stalk the vegan teacher

Stalk vegan booty

Learn about the chemical properties of green onions

Athena:

Make Kokomi crit

Arson (2)

Spend money on Ovid's book. Then burn it.

Ares:

Arson (3)

Learn about the properties and history of battle axes

Make Kokomi crit (2)

Artemis:

Buy a shirt saying "MILF, Man I Love Fishing"

Cosplay the Lorax

Become the Lorax

Apollo:

Learn how to use a shotgun, though you probably already know that if you're a white American

Make friends with crows

Become a crow

Hephaestus:

Socialise

Learn how to build a tank

Build a tank

Aphrodite:

Shove sea water down Karen's throat

Be gay do crime

Arson (4)

Dionysus:

Be gay do crime (2)

Get drunk on vodka

Blast Cult of Dionysus on four big speakers at the middle of the night

Hermes:

Commit tax fraud

Commit theft

Be gay do crime (3)

Helios:

Chug a questionable amount of monster down

Stare directly into the sun

Arson (5)

Selene:

Be gay do crime (4)

Sing Bohemian Rhapsody at the top of your lungs every full moon at the middle of the night

So the fandango

Hecate:

Arson (6)

Adopt a dog despite your parents saying no

Adopt a weasel

[kairologia]

Planets in Hellenistic Astrology — Part 2 : the personal & social planets.

Mercury ☿

Mercury represents the exchange and transfer of all things, which includes :

— communication and transferring one’s thoughts to others through speaking or writing.

— mental processes

— money & trade

— traveling

— intelligence

— sleight of hand

— psychopomp

— thievery

↳ trivia :

— Domicile: Gemini, Virgo

— Exaltation: Virgo

— Detriment: Sagittarius, Pisces

— Fall: Pisces

— Mercury is never more than one sign away from the sun (previous and next). For example, an Aries sun person can only have Mercury in Aries, Pisces or Taurus.

— Quality: Cold and Dry (Melancholic).

— Neutral disposition, i.e. neither feminine nor masculine.

— Slightly Diurnal.

— Colors: patterns, multicolour, mixed colors, shades of gray.

— Places: Markets, shops, money-related places, schools.

— Day of the Week: Wednesday.

— Professions: messengers, agents, dealers, astrologers, clerks, accountants, scribes, media, physicians, researchers, scientists, lawyers, orators, musicians, bankers.

— Body Parts: Tongue, brain, arms, hands, fingers, auditory system, shoulders.

— Animals: small or clever animals, animals capable of “speech” (such as parrots).

— Minerals & Stones: Copper, brass, quicksilver.

Venus ♀

Venus represents relationships and social connections of all kinds, not just romantic. She also lords over the arts, beauty, harmony, peace, pleasure, diplomacy, fashion, hygiene & desire.

↳ trivia :

— Domicile: Taurus, Libra

— Exaltation: Pisces

— Detriment: Aries, Scorpio

— Fall: Virgo

— How her nature was perceived varied based on whether she appeared as Morning Star Venus (Phosphorus) or as the Evening Star (Hesperus).

— Quality : Cold and Moist (phlegmatic).

— Nocturnal.

— Feminine.

— Places: places that gives pleasure and entertainment, places depicting arts, fashion halls, gardens.

— Day of the Week: Friday.

— Body Parts: Kidney, smell, neck, hips, genitals.

— Colors: White, Green, Pink, Red.

— Professions: Musicians, artists, players, jewellers, actors, designers, perfumers, inventors, diplomats, cosmetologists.

— Minerals & stones: Copper & Emerald

— Animals: doves, soft & cuddly animals, swans

Mars ♂

Mars is a malefic, and thus represents things that are not pleasant, but usually necessary such as cutting, burning, (literal and metaphorical) severing. It also encompasses anger, aggression, the assertion of will, fire, danger, combat, war, violence, & power.

↳ trivia :

— Domicile: Aries, Scorpio

— Exaltation: Capricorn

— Detriment: Taurus, Libra

— Fall: Cancer

— Quality : Dry and Hot (choleric).

— Nocturnal.

— Masculine.

— Places: smithies, furnaces, slaughterhouses, sources of fire/burning, places of combat, hospitals, places related to the military.

— Colors: Red, vermillion, fiery colors.

— Parts: Head, gallbladder, genitals.

— Professions: professions that involve fire, butchers, conquerors, military professions, blacksmiths, surgeons, physicians, medical workers, chemists, pharmacists & herbalists.

— Day of the Week: Tuesday

— Minerals & stones: iron, sulfur, heliotrope

— Animals: dogs, foxes, canines, panther, tigers, animals that bite or sting

Jupiter ♃

Among its general significations we can list: dignity, abundance, knowledge, justice, high mindedness, expansion, generosity, prosperity, good fortune, and miracles. Jupiter also governs religion & long distance travel (as opposed to Moon & Mercury which rule over short-distance travel).

↳ trivia :

— Domicile: Sagittarius, Pisces

— Exaltation: Cancer

— Detriment: Gemini, Virgo

— Fall: Capricorn

— Quality : Warm and Moist (sanguine).

— Diurnal.

— Masculine.

— Colors: Blue, blue-greens, purple, light gray.

— Profession: Judges, professions relating to government, profession relating to religion (i.e. priests), lawyers, professors, teachers, gurus.

— Places: courts, colleges & universities, observatories, religious sites & places of prayer, altars, places that gathers large group of people.

— Day of the Week: Thursday.

— Minerals & Stones: sapphire, citrine, amethyst.

— Body Parts: Thighs, feet, liver, blood, semen.

— Animals: stag, ox, bees, eagle, dolphin, whale, sheep, deer.

Saturn ♄

Saturn embodies a sense of restriction, solitude, decay, and the passage of time. It brings with it a mix of constructive (or not) challenges and somber reflections. It's a planet that evokes emotions of sorrow, misery, and grief, and is thus often associated with death. Symbolically linked to the land and the elderly, it represents things that are enduring and long-lasting. It's also associated with locks, suggesting a sense of confinement or constraint.

↳ trivia :

— Domicile: Capricorn, Aquarius

— Exaltation: Libra

— Detriment: Cancer, Leo

— Fall: Aries

— Quality: Cold and Dry (melancholic).

— Diurnal.

— Colors: dark colors, shades of brown, nudes.

— Profession: farmers, laborers, miners, professions of construction, professions related to the dead.

— Places: deserts, prisons, ruins, graveyards, fields, abandoned places, mines, anything underground,

— Day of the Week: Saturday

— Body Parts: Bones, teeth, skin, joints

— Animals: Cats, scavengers, adders, asps, serpents, and cockatrices

— Minerals & stones: metal, lead, lapis lazuli.

PART 1 : sun/moon/rising.

[whencyclopedia]

Who’s Who in a Pirate Crew

It was all very well pocketing other people’s valuables and roistering at rum parties, but life on a pirate ship involved a surprising amount of hard work. Pirates were first and foremost sailors and in the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730), a pirate ship required a great deal of skill to operate and constant maintenance to keep afloat. Indeed, pirates had to be remarkably good seamen if they were to ever catch fleeing merchant vessels and escape the unwanted attentions of heavily-armed naval vessels. From captain to rigger, each crew member played their part in the complex performance of tasks that kept a 17/18th-century sailing ship in trim.

Continue reading…

[geopsych]

One to use for breathing today.

[drxgonfly]

Milky Way (by Willa Wei) New Mexico, Joshua Tree, Death Valley, Kenya, Bristlecone Forest & Yosemite

[sosuperawesome]

Mushroom Nightlights

The Snowmade on Etsy

[bareboneswitch]

@pleiadic-magic I don’t even know if you still go here anymore but LOOK AT THIS

[theartofanimation]

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[hereticalheraldry]

Greek Gods You’ve Never Heard Of, Part VI

The Titans’ Siblings: the Earthborn

Kouretes/Korybantes, armed and crested dancers who worshiped Cybele, offspring of Thalia and Apollo, or result of rainwater falling on the earth (Uranus fertilizing Gaia)

the Telchines, original inhabitants of Rhodes. had flippers for hands, dog heads, known as “fish children”. excellent metalworkers (HOW DO YOU WORK METAL WHEN YOU HAVE FLIPPERS FOR HANDS???), made Poseidon’s trident and Cronus’s sickle. Brought hailstorms, snow, rain. shapeshifters (ohhh never mind). produced a substance poisonous to all living things. the gods eventually killed them because they used magic for malignant purposes, especially poison. List of names on Wikipedia, including women.

Echidna (f) “she-viper,” half-woman, half-snake

Typhon/Typhoeus/Typhaeon/Typhos (m) monstrous serpentine giant, most deadly creature in Greek mythology. son of Gaia and Tartarus. he and his mate Echidna were parents of many famous monsters. attempted to overthrow Zeus in a cataclysmic battle but was defeated and cast into Tartarus (or buried under Mt Etna). connected with Python. offspring include:

Orthrus, the two-headed dog that guarded cattle of Geryon

Cerberus, Hades’s guard dog

Hydra

Chimera

Caucasian Eagle (ate Prometheus’s liver)

Ladon (dragon of the Hesperides)

Sphinx

Nemean Lion

Crommyonian Sow

Gorgon (mother of Medusa)

Colchian Dragon (guarded the golden fleece)

Scylla

Harpies

Serpent of Lacoon

the Hecatoncheires (m, plural. singular: Hecatoncheir) “hundred-handed ones”. three giants of incredible strength and ferocity that surpassed all of the Titans, whom they helped overthrow. Each with a hundred hands and five heads, now guard the gates of Tartarus. giants of great storms and hurricanes.

Briareos “strong”/Aegaeon

Kottos “strike/punch”

Gyges/Gyes “limb” or “curved”

the Cyclopes (m, plural. singular: cyclops) “round-eyed/circle-eyed”. builders, blacksmiths, craftsmen. Brontes “thunder”, Steropes “flash of lightning”, and Arges/Acmonidea/Pyraemon “bright” were sons of Uranus and Gaia and brothers of the Titans. Zeus releases them from Tartarus and they provide his thunderbolt, Hades’ helmet of darkness, and Poseidon’s trident, with which they defeat the Titans.

the Meliae (f, plural). tree nymphs or nymphs of the ash tree. born from the drops of blood that fell on Gaia when Cronus castrated Uranus. the ash tree/Melian nymphs were the progenitors of the race of men of the Bronze Age (according to Hesiod). nurses of infant Zeus.

Python. the serpent living at the center of the earth, at Delphi

the Gigantes/Giants (plural. singular: Gigas), race of great strength and aggression (though not necessarily great size!). Engaged in a battle with the Olympian gods called Gigantomachia. offspring of Uranus’s blood that fell on Gaia. in the Archaic and Classical periods, were depicted as man-sized hoplites. After 380 CE, were shown with snakes for legs, which must’ve been awkward. were buried under volcanoes, where they became the causes of eruptions and earthquakes.

the Erinyes (f, plural. singular Erinys)/Furies, deities of vengeance, infernal goddesses. an embodiment of the act of self-cursing contained in an oath. also emerged from Uranus’s blood on Gaia. live in Erebus, hear complaints of mortals against the insolence of the young to the aged, children to parents, hosts to guests, householders or city councils to suppliants, and punish them by relentless hounding. Depicted as crones with snakes for hair, dogs’ heads, coal-black bodies, bat wings, and bloodshot eyes. carry brass-studded scourges. their number is indeterminate; Virgil recognizes 3:

Alecto/Alekto “endless”, punishes moral crimes (anger, etc)

Megaera “jealous rage”, punishes infidelity, oath-breakers, theft

Tisiphone/Tilphousia “vengeful destruction,” also a by-name of Demeter. punishes murderers

Cybele/Kybelis. Phyrgian: Mater Kubileya/Kubeleye. “Kubeleya Mother” or “Mountain Mother”. Lydian: Kuvava. An Anatolian mother goddess, Phyrgia’s only known goddess, adopted by Greek colonists of Asia Minor. Partially assimilated into aspects of Gaia, Minoan equivalent Rhea, and Demeter. seen as a foreign, exotic mystery-goddess, arrives in a lion-drawn chariot to the accompaniment of wild music, wine, and a disorderly ecstatic following. uniquely in Greek religion, had a eunuch mendicant priesthood. Phrygian castrated shepherd-consort Attis. Associated with mountains, town and city walls, fertile nature and wild animals, especially lions. Roman: Magna Mater.

Second-Generation Titans

Children of Hyperion and Theia:

Helios (m) “sun” young man crowned with the shining aureole of the sun, drove the chariot of the sun across the sky each day to Oceanus, and returned through the world-ocean to the east at night. later, his horses were named Pyrois, Aeos, Aethon, and Phlegon. AKA Panoptes, “all-seeing”. his son Phaeton stole his chariot and set the world on fire, and Zeus killed him with a lightning bolt to stop him. associated with Apollo and Zeus. The Colossus at Rhodes was a statue of Helios. parented many children by man mothers. Roman: Sol. Etruscan: Usil. 

Selene (f) “moon”. drives the moon chariot across heaven. later associated with Artemis and Hecate. Selene was specifically the personification of the moon. AKA Mene. Mother of Ersa “dew”, Pandia “all-brightness”. 2 horses on chariot, snow-white (sometimes oxen or bulls). Selene has lovely hair and is benevolent. Sometimes rides sidesaddle on a horse, ox, mule, or ram. Roman: Luna

Eos (f) “dawn”, arose each morning from her home at the edge of Oceanus. rosy fingers/forearms as she opens the gates of heaven for the sun to rise. Saffron/colored robe embroidered with flowers, golden arms, crowned with a tiara or diadem, large white-feathered wings. exulting in her heart over the radiant horses, Lampus and Phaeton, that draw her chariot, scattering sparks of fire. preceded by the morning star. she is the genetrix of all the stars and planets; her tears are the morning dew. AKA Ersa/Herse. mother of the winds (Zephyrus, Boreas, Notus) and the morning star Eosphoros by father Astraeus. mother of Memnon by Tithonus. Roman: Aurora. Vedic: Ushas.

Children of Coeus and Phoebe:

Asteria/Asterie (f) “of the stars, starry one”. goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars. mother of Hecate. Zeus pursued her as an eagle, so as a quail she threw herself into the sea and became the island of Delos.

Leto (f) with Zeus, bore twins Apollo and Artemis, AKA the Letoides. In Pindar, she is Leto Chryselakatos, “Leto of the golden spindle”, shown enthroned (mixed with Cybele). Roman: Latona

Lelantos/Lelantus (m) with oceanid Periboia, father of the nymph Aura “breeze”

Children of Iapetus and Clymene or Asia (Oceanids):

Atlas (m) with brother Menoetius, sided with the Titans against the Olympians. condemned to hold up the earth in the west: Atlantic ocean means “sea of Atlas”’ Atlantis means “island of Atlas”. many daughters: 

the Hesperides/Atlantides, nymphs of evening and golden light of sunsets. “daughters of the evening”, “nymphs of the west”. 3, 4, or 7 of them. guarded the golden apples beyond the western ocean, in a blissful garden near the Atlas Mountains in North Africa by the ocean

The Hyades “rainy ones”, nymphs who bring rain, also a cluster of stars in Taurus

Hyas (m) an archer killed by his prey

the Pleiades, companions of Artemis, associated with rain; the 7 sisters constellation

Calypso (f) a nymph who trapped Odysseus

Dione (f) “she-Zeus, divine one”, a Hyade, married King Tantalus, their daughter is Niobe

Epimetheus (m) “after-thinker,” representation of mankind with Promethus, but he’s the stupid one

Prometheus (m) “fore-thought”, trickster, created man from clay, stole fire from the gods and gave it to men. champion of mankind, punished by gods

Menoetius/Menoetes (m) “doomed might,” killed by Zeus’s lightning in the Titanomachy (war between the Olympians and the Titans) and banished to Tartarus. symbol of Hubris. Maybe god of violent anger and rash action

Children of Mnemosyne and Zeus, the Mousai (Boetian muses):

Aoide: voice and song

Melete “contemplation” thought and meditation

Mneme: memory.

Later added:

Arche “origin”

Thelxinoe “the heart delighting”

the three Delphic muses were Nete, Mese, and Hypate, names of the 3 chords of the lyre

the three Apollonian muses (daughters of Apollo) were

Cephisso/Kephiso

Apollonis “of Apollo”

Borysthenis

There was also the muse Polymatheia, “much knowledge”, accumulation and preservation of knowledge.

(See the rest of the series)

[samwisethewitch]

Baby Witch Bootcamp Masterlist

Baby Witch Bootcamp began as a series of informational videos on my YouTube channel. This series is my attempt to meet a need for free, accessible, and well-researched information about witchcraft and other forms of magic. My background is in journalism, and this is the approach that I take with this series – I try to be as transparent as possible about where I get my information, which means including lots of quotes and sources. I also try to keep this series as objective as possible – my goal is not to convince you to practice witchcraft a certain way, but to provide you with the tools and resources you need to create a magical practice that fits your own beliefs, values, and spiritual needs.

Part 1: Basics of Magic and Energy

Chapter One: What Is Magic? Why Does It Work? [Video version on YouTube]

Chapter Two: Meditation for Witches [Video version on YouTube]

Chapter Three: How to Ground Yourself [Video version on YouTube]

Chapter Four: How to Find Good Witchcraft Books

Chapter Five: The Ethics of Witchcraft [Video version on YouTube]

Part 2: Spellcasting

Chapter Six: How to Cast Spells That Work [Video version on YouTube]

Chapter Seven: What Are Correspondences and How Do I Use Them in Spells?

Chapter Eight: Using the Elements in Your Spells

Chapter Nine: Magic Herbs You Can Find at the Grocery Store

Chapter Ten: Add Some Oomph to Your Spells with Magical Timing

Part 3: Divination and Psychic Abilities

Chapter Eleven: Tapping into Your Psychic Senses

Chapter Twelve: Divination Basics

Chapter Thirteen: So You Want to Learn Tarot

Chapter Fourteen: Psychic Protection

Chapter Fifteen: When NOT To Trust Your Intuition

Part 4: Engaging with the Spirit World

Chapter Sixteen: Intro to Spirit Work

Chapter Seventeen: Working with Spirits

Chapter Eighteen: Communicating with Spirits

Chapter Nineteen: Banishing Nasty Spirits

Chapter Twenty: Pathworking and Astral Travel

Part 5: Incorporating Witchcraft into Your Everyday Life

Chapter Twenty-One: Little Acts of Everyday Magic

Chapter Twenty-Two: Building a Magical Home

Chapter Twenty-Three: Magical Journaling

Chapter Twenty-Four: Kitchen Witchin’  

Chapter Twenty-Five: Practicing in Secret

Part 6: Controversial Magic

Chapter Twenty-Six: Using Human Body Parts in Spells

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Blood Magic

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Curses and Hexes

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Conjuring Dark Spirits

Chapter Thirty: Sex Magic

Part 7: Social Issues

Chapter Thirty-One: Cultural Appropriation

Chapter Thirty-Two: Magic vs Medicine?

Chapter Thirty-Three: Keeping Consumerism out of Your Craft

Chapter Thirty-Four: Earth-Friendly Witchcraft 

Chapter Thirty-Five: Witchcraft and Activism

Other Helpful Links for New Witches

Why the Law of Attraction Is an Unhealthy Mindset

How to Recognize a Cult or Cult-like Group

How To Find a Safe Witchy/Pagan Teacher or Group

Why Spells Don’t Work

[decklove]

Blossom & Thorn Spread 🛣️

The blossom: What should I allow to blossom?

The thorn: How can I better protect myself in the process?

The sap: Why does it need to blossom?

The blood: Why do I need to be protected?

I have greatly enjoyed designing and using this spread. I hope you do, too.

[deactivated-blog]

Hey all. I wanted to make a short masterpost cataloguing all the articles I’ve written on what I’ve been calling celestial magick. 

Many witches consider much of this to be cosmic witchcraft or space witchcraft, to use other terms, but whichever term you use, it’s a pretty rad form of magick, in my opinion!

For me, my main focus is on the seven classical planets, so most of these articles focus on that. 

There are other posts that talk about working with the zodiac and other celestial forces, and I might someday write some on that, as well,  but for now, I tend towards the seven celestial powers.

An Introduction to the Classical Planets introduces the basic concept of the Seven and descibes how they came to be considered important astrologically and magically.

Simple Planetary Magick for All Purposes is an infographic describing a quick and easy way to dip into the forces of the Seven and get in touch with them.

The Planetary Symbols describes how the commonly-used glyphs for the planets are actually sigils of a sort, and each is not without purpose and rationale.

Classical Correspondences for the Planets shows some of the early classical correspondences for the seven planets, as well as the signs they rule and other matters.

Timing in Planetary Workings discusses the Chaldean Order and how to use something as simple as timing of spells to give your workings a celestial edge.

Using Planetary Squares to Create Sigils talks about planetary squares (known in some cultures as kameas), and how to create sigils based on them.

Using Planetary Glyphs in Magick focuses on using the simple everyday glyphs associated with each planet in sigil-making and on their own as sigil-like devices.

Using Planetary Septagrams and Hexagrams describes using sketched or gesticulated septagrams and hexagrams to invoke or banish planetary forces as needed.

Magical Materials of the Seven Planets is a look at not only what material (be it herbs, stones, or something else) is associated with each planet, but also why, and gives a foundation for classifying other things you might encounter.

The Outer Planets provides a bit of information about the extra-Saturnian planets and the forces they govern.

Spells and Workings

Making Moon Water 

Gray Salt of Mars

Solar Positivity Charm

Celestial Grimoire Blessing

Venus Charm Bottle

Lunar Charm Bottle

Saturn Charm Bottle

I hope you found these links useful! The seven classical planets still play a big role in my practices, and I have plans to write more about them, including finishing out the series of recipes for planetary charm bottles. I’ve already made (and have notes on) all of those - I just need to type them up. So, if there’s a particular planet you want to see next definitely, let me know and I can give that one priority! Have a good one!

[the-wolf-and-moon]

Valley of Orion, By NASA

[mikkeneko]

concept: a death god that is actually surprisingly supportive and on the side of the good guys, supporting actions and promoting policies that will lead to the kingdom growing and thriving instead of being destroyed, because the more the kingdom grows, the more people there are, and the more people there are the more people will eventually  die, and when you’re an immortal god of death, you know there’s no need to rush. you’ll get them all in the end

[mikkeneko]

i like how the responses on this post are cleanly split between “hey this is a great story idea i love it” and “this is absolutely terrifying”

[honourablejester]

Yes. A Death that is kind, and patient, and inevitable.

A Death that need not fight against you, that will often fight for you, because why not? It will gather you home eventually. Why not enjoy you first?

A Death that treasures those who fight it most ardently. That loves healers and defenders and survivalists and necromancers and mad scientists and immortal gods. That lets them pour everything they are into fighting it, denying it, adoring every desperate scrap of strength and will and brilliance and raw determination poured out against it. That catches you when your strength is done and all your will and brilliance run out, that gathers you close beneath a warm, dark cloak, and whispers well done, oh child, you were magnificent, well done.

A Death who will not seek to hasten an inevitable end, who will chastise those who seek to hasten it for others in Death’s stead, who will slowly and patiently plot and sow and siphon away from the great monsters of the world. Because who are they to hasten Death’s domain, who are they to deny Death its time and its place, who are they to cut short these vital glories that illuminate it so? Who are they to presume upon its will, that is so much larger and so much longer than theirs?

Who are they to call, and presume that Death, of all beings, should obey?

A Death that is not a hunter but a gatherer, who is always and eternal, who loves you, and can afford to wait. A Death who will fight for you and defend you, who will place its hand upon those who would speed you to its embrace, who has no need to rush you, only to greet you when you call.

A Death who is kind.

And patient.

And, before all and above all,

inevitable.

[bella-gunn]

Beautiful

[flying-butter]

There is a reason they wield a scythe, not a sword. They harvest what is ripe, not take what is still strong.

[lokeanrampant]

I think I have reblogged this before, but that last comment makes it worth reblogging again.

[findingfeather]

NO CROWN. NO CROWN. ONLY THE HARVEST.

[okolnir]

You’re breathtaking 

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My characters Blackbird and Veloce  

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[spellweavstress]

Healing with Herbs

How to make a tincture

Making a tincture involves steeping the herb or root in alcohol, extracting its oils, minerals, alkaloids, and glycosides so that it is in its purest form. You can use vegetable glycerin or apple cider vinegar instead, particularly in tinctures intended for children, but they aren’t quite as effective at pulling out the good stuff. You’ll need strong alcohol, at least 80 proof. Everclear works well, as does vodka or brandy. You’ll also need a pint jar to fill with the herb or plant you want—any of the herbs listed above will work here. 

Chop the herb up a bit or bash it around with a mortar and pestle to help it break down. You’ll want the jar to be full, but not pack your herbs in too tightly. Then fill the jar completely with the alcohol. (If you’re using dried herbs or roots, you need only put in enough to reach halfway, and then add the alcohol up to the top.)

Seal the jar tightly. Label and date it, and let it rest in a cool, dark place.

For the first week, shake it once a day, then let it rest for five more weeks. At the end of the resting period, use a layer of muslin or cheesecloth held tightly over the jar to strain out the liquid. Decant the tincture into one of those small, dark glass bottles, preferably one with a dropper, and keep it stored away from direct sunlight. It should last for five to ten years.

How to make herbal oil

It’s more trouble than it’s worth to make your own essential oils. A true essential oil is extracted by boiling the herb in question and skimming the oil off the top—that’s a task best left to the professionals. But you can make your own herbal oil. It may not be quite as distilled, but it can still be effective, and it’s a great way to preserve herbs for use long into the winter. The nice thing about creating your own oils is that you can use any combination of herbs that you desire. You might mix calendula, catnip, lemon balm, marshmallow, mullein, plantain leaf, and yarrow for an oil that is particularly effective for skin care, or lavender, vervain, lemon balm, and yarrow for a soothing oil to rub on the temples. Chop or bruise your chosen herbs and place them in a jar. Fill the jar with the carrier oil of your choice (olive or almond oil works well), covering the herbs by one inch, and leaving one inch of space at the top. Close the jar tightly, and allow it to sit in as much sunshine as possible for a month. Strain the oil through a cheesecloth on an as-needed basis, leaving the rest to continue steeping.

How to make a poultice

A poultice is a soft, moist mass of herbs, cloth, and other ingredients, and it’s an excellent tool for treating topical infirmities. A hot poultice is excellent for drawing out infection, as with bee stings or draining abscesses, while a cold poultice will help reduce inflammation. Gather the herbs you want to use, either fresh or dried. If they’re fresh, you may want to mash the herbs up in a mortar and pestle (the traditional way) or blitz them through a food processor (the modern way). Even if you’re planning on making a cold poultice, add a couple of tablespoons of hot water to your herbs to awaken them, before letting them cool. You can add medicinal clay powder, Epsom salts, or baking soda and combine with water until the mixture becomes a thick paste. For ailments like congestion or insect bites, you can place the poultice directly on the skin, making sure, of course, that it isn’t too hot. To treat a burn or something that could easily become infected, place a clean cotton cloth between the skin and the poultice.

Common herbs and their uses

Ashwagandha: The name translates to “smell of horse.” This herb is hard to find fresh, but powders, pills, teas, and extracts are available. Benefits: Increases energy, boosts the immune system, antiinflammatory, reduces anxiety. Suggested use: Stir ¼-½ tsp. powder into warm milk and honey before bed. Concerns: May increase thyroid hormone levels and lower blood sugar.

Black cohosh: This member of the buttercup family could be grown in a garden. Dried roots, capsules, teas, and extracts are also available. Benefits: Relieves menstrual cramps and arthritic pain. Eases symptoms of menopause. Suggested use: Drink as a tea or mix with honey as a syrup. Concerns: May cause upset stomach, so consider taking with food.

Calendula: Also known as marigold, this herb could be grown in a garden, but is also available as teas, oils, and creams. Useful for dyeing and food coloring as well. Benefits: Helps heal cuts. Good for diaper rash or other skin irritations. Calms an upset stomach. Suggested use: Steep petals in just below boiling water for ten minutes, then drink as a tea. Add dried flowers to coconut, almond, or olive oil as a salve. Concerns: None known.

Catnip: It’s not just for cats! Catnip is easily grown and also available as a capsule, tea, extract, and essential oil. It is also handy as an insect repellent. Benefits: Anti-inflammatory. Good for insomnia, upset stomach, menstrual cramps, headache, and treating the common cold. Suggested uses: Steep for tea, sprinkle essential oil into the bath or rub it on the temples, use in cooking (it’s a member of the mint family, so its flavor is better than some). Concerns: None known.

Cranberry: Easily obtained fresh or frozen and also available in pill form, this herb is a great source of vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin E. Benefits: Most frequently used to treat and prevent urinary tract infections. Also shown to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, slow tumor progression in cancer, and help prevent gum disease. Suggested uses: Because they’re so tart, cranberries often come with a lot of sugar. Try to buy reduced-sugar dried cranberries and stay away from most cranberry juices. If you can manage it, drink the unsweetened juice to relieve a UTI, and certainly try making your own cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving. Concerns: None known.

Dittany: This is one of those herbs with a long history. It is also known as “burning bush.” Easily grown, it is hard to find in dried or tea form. Benefits: Antibacterial, antifungal, and antimicrobial. Good for the skin and the intestines, and is thought to be an aphrodisiac. Suggested uses: Steep in hot water for tea, but use sparingly. Use as an antibacterial balm or poultice. Concerns: If you’ve put some on your skin, stay out of the sun, as it can increase the risk of sunburn.

Elderberry: This herb has been used to battle a flu epidemic in Panama as recently as 1995. It can be grown, but is also available as a pill or an extract. For your personal garden, look specifically for Sambucus nigra, as other elderberry varieties can be toxic. Benefits: Boosts the immune system, treats sinus infections, lowers blood sugar, acts as a diuretic and a laxative, good for skin health and allergies. Suggested uses: They’re delicious! Can be made into a syrup, jams, or jellies—even wine. Concerns: Don’t pick and use wild elderberry unless you’re absolutely certain the plant is Sambucus nigra. Always cook the berries to remove any toxicity.

Feverfew: This is another herb with a long history. Easily grown and available dried, it is most frequently found in capsule form. Benefits: For centuries, it was used to relieve fever, to assist with childbirth, and for fertility. Now it is most frequently used to prevent migraines. It can also help with tinnitus, nausea, dizziness, asthma, and allergies. Suggested uses: It doesn’t taste good, so not recommended even as a tea. Instead, make a tincture or purchase capsules. Concerns: If you do drink it, feverfew can cause irritation in the mouth. If taken in large quantities on a regular basis, stopping can cause withdrawal symptoms, so use only as needed. May cause the uterus to contract, so don’t take while pregnant.

Horse chestnut: This is not the kind of chestnut you’d want to roast on a fire, but it is still useful. It is not recommended for personal processing, as the seed contains esculin, a poisonous substance. Purchase an extract or pill instead. Benefits: Shown to be extremely effective against varicose veins. Also good for hemorrhoids and frostbite. Suggested uses: 300 milligrams of horse chestnut seed extract twice daily. Concerns: Don’t consume raw horse chestnut seeds, bark, or leaves.

Lemon Balm: This member of the mint family has a distinct lemony scent. It is also known as “melissa.” It is easily grown, but also available in tea, extract, and essential oil forms. Benefits: Calms anxiety, encourages restful sleep. Good for the skin, improves mood and mental clarity. Suggested uses: Steep fresh or dried to make tea, use in cooking, use to flavor honey or vinegar, use in a hot bath. Concerns: None known.

Marshmallow: Sadly, these are not the things we put in hot chocolate. The root is available dried, as well as in powder, extract, capsule, and tea form. Benefits: Aids with dry cough, represses inflammation in the lining of the stomach, good for chilblains and sunburn. Suggested uses: Drink as a tea, add to a base oil for a salve. Concerns: May cause low blood sugar.

Milk thistle: This herb is easily grown, as it’s pretty much a weed. It’s available as an extract, pill, or tea. Benefits: Milk thistle can protect your liver from toxins—say, for instance, alcohol. It can even be used to treat cirrhosis and jaundice and helps with environmental toxin damage. Suggested uses: Steep in hot water or make a tincture. Not recommended for use in cooking. Concerns: May cause diarrhea.

Mullein: This is the clear quartz of herbal healing. It is easily found and grown and available both dried and in capsule form. Benefits: Known particularly for respiratory relief, including cough, bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia, it’s also good for earache, fever, sore throat, migraine, and to heal the skin. Suggested uses: Apply a tincture to relieve ear infection, drink as a tea, use as a salve to heal wounds and bruises. Concerns: None known.

Plantain leaf: Pretty hip these days, as herbal remedies go, plantain leaf is easily grown and available dried or in capsule form. Benefits: Great for the skin, particularly in relieving insect bites, poison ivy, and sunburn. Lowers cholesterol, helps clear up bladder infections, relieves constipation or diarrhea. Suggested uses: Make poultice with clay and water or make a salve with a base oil. Infuse vinegar to spray on the skin to provide pain relief. Drink as a tea. Concerns: None known.

Rue: This herb is also known as “herb of grace.” Easily grown, it is also available dried, in capsule form, or as an essential oil. Benefits: Used to promote menstruation, it provides a sense of calm and well-being and is good for relieving gas, mucus, and arthritis. Suggested uses: As an oil or poultice it can relieve croup or chest congestion. Drink as a tea to ease anxiety. Concerns: This one is serious—it can cause a miscarriage. Use in small amounts, regardless of whether or not you’re pregnant.

Valerian: This is an attractive addition to any garden, with a pleasing scent, but it is the root which holds the good stuff and that does not smell good. Easily grown, this herb is also available in tea, capsule, and extract forms. Benefits: Valerian is very effective against insomnia. It also calms anxiety and depression, and helps with ADHD and headache. Suggested uses: Drink a tea made from the leaves for a mild sedative, or steep the roots for something stronger. Add a tincture to a bath for a gentler, child-friendly alternative. Concerns: None known, but obviously don’t operate heavy machinery.

Vervain: Usually blue vervain is used, but other types seem to work just as well. Easily grown, vervain is also available dried or as an extract. Benefits: Helps with anxiety and sleeplessness. Also provides pain relief, eases tense muscles, and promotes an overall sense of wellbeing. Suggested uses: Steep in hot water as a tea. Not recommended in cooking, though it smells nice, so add a little to a bath. Concerns: May cause nausea.

Yarrow: This member of the sunflower family is easily grown—and quite lovely— and available dried or as an essential oil. Benefits: Relieves fever, as well as cold and flu symptoms. Relieves cramps, provides a sense of calm and relaxation, and aids in restful sleep. Suppresses the urge to urinate (say, during a UTI). Use topically for a rash or small cuts. Suggested uses: Drink as a tea in the evening to induce sleepiness or relieve cold and flu symptoms, or make into a salve for external use. Concerns: None known.

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Rotting/Decaying Herbs Correspondence

After seeing numerous masterposts about herbs, I noticed there wasn’t any mention of the correspondences when it comes to rotted or decaying herbs.  Here’s my take on this.

Anise- Use to cause a person to have nightmares, misfortune and/or relationship issues.

Apples- Use to cause turmoil between romantic partners.

Barley- Use to direct negativity and misfortune towards a person.

Basil- Use to cause fights, arguments, etc. between two lovers, two friends, two family members. Used to deter love from developing between 2 people. Use to deter customers from shopping at a business.  Use to attract negativity (place in rooms of a house for protection from negativity).

Bay- Use to cause a person to experience nightmares. Use to direct negativity and misfortune towards a person.

Birch- Use weaken protection of a person.

Blackberry- Use leaves in spells to cause for wealth to be drained or mismanaged.

Blueberry- Use to cause for a person to experience negativity and unwanted guests at their home.

Cabbage- Use to cause for fighting and arguing between a married couple.

Cactus- Use to weaken the protection of the home or other properties.

Camellia- Use to cause a person financial difficulties.

Carnation- Use to weaken a person’s leadership skills, commemoration and self-esteem.

Carrot- Use to cause for a person to lose sexual desire.

Catnip- Use to direct misfortune and unwanted spirits towards a person.  Use to cause for a person to feel confused or unwanted.

Celery- Use to cause a person to have difficulty concentrating during tasks.  Use to cause a person to have difficulty falling asleep.  Use to cause for sexual desire of a person to decrease.

Chamomile- Use to cause for financial difficulties. Use to heighten curse effects.

Cherry- Use to cause a person to feel undesired or loved.

Chicory- Use to heighten and strengthen obstacles in a person’s life.

Cinnamon- Use to cause for setbacks in business or a person’s goals in career.  Use to decrease a person’s protection.

Clove- Use cause for financial hardships.

Cucumber- Use to hinder fertility.

Cumin- Use to cause a person to argue with their significant other and to cause for a person who’s been unfaithful to feel overwhelming guilt.

Cypress- Use to slow down emotional healing process.

Daffodil- Use to cause a person misfortune and to have difficulties in love.  Use to cause a person to feel isolated.

Daisy- Use to deflect unwanted attention from potential romantic partners.

Dandelion- Burn to block unwanted thoughts about a person.

Dill- Use to weaken protection of a person.  Use to cause a person to be unnoticeable and avoidable.

Elder-Use to direct negativity and misfortune.  Use to cause a person to experience a restless night’s sleep.

Fern- Use to weaken a person or location’s protective energy.

Fig- Use to cause a person to experience decreasing sexual desire and decrease protective energy of a home.

Flax- Use to cause a person to experience financial difficulties.

Foxglove- Use to cause for a person’s garden to rot.

Frankincense- Use to weaken protection and stunt spiritual growth of a person.

Gardenia- Use to cause a person’s illness to be slow and difficult.  Use to cause for a person to to feel unwanted.

Garlic- Use to weaken a person’s protective energy and to cause for a restless night’s sleep. Use to cause a person to experience a stroke of bad luck.

Geranium- Use to cause a person to experience weakened protection, romantic desire, and confusion.

Ginger- Use to cause a person financial and love life difficulties.  Use to undermine another person’s magickal workings.

Ginseng- Use to repel love and cause for a person to feel unwanted. Use to cause financial difficulties.  Use to weaken a person’s glamour magick and promote back luck.

Grape- Use to decrease fertility and to weaken mental powers. Use to cause a person to experience financial hardships.

Hazel- Use to cause a person confusion and forgetfulness.

Holly- Use to cause for a person to experience bad luck.

Honeysuckle- Bury near a home to cause for the residents to experience financial difficulties and a stroke of bad luck.

Iris- Use to weaken protection around a person or location. Use to cause a person confusion.

Ivy- Bury near home to cause for it to experience chaos and disarray.

Jasmine- Use to cause a person to experience financial difficulties. Use to cause a person nightmares and a restless night’s sleep.attract money.

Juniper- Use to weaken protective energy around a person or location.

Lavender- Use to cause a person to experience difficulties with love. Use to cause a person to experience nightmares and a restless night’s sleep.  Bury near a person’s home to cause the home to become restless and chaotic. 

Lemon- Use to cause a person to question their romantic partner’s faithfulness. Use to cause a strain between friends.

Lemon Grass- Use to cause a person’s psychic powers to weaken.

Lettuce- Use to cause a person to experience a restless night’s sleep.

Lilac- Use to cause a person to experience bad luck.

Lily- Use to cause for a person to have unwanted visitors to the home.

Liverwort- Use to drive an emotional wedge between romantic partners.  use to cause a romantic partner to doubt their lover’s dedication.

Magnolia- Use to expose a unfaithful romantic partner.

Maple- Use to repel unwanted romantic partners.  Use to cause a person financial difficulty.

Marigold- Use to weaken a person’s protective energy and to cause for a restless night’s sleep and/or nightmares.  use to cause a person to become less influential and respected and respected by peers, colleagues,etc.  Use to cause a person to experience difficulty in handling legal matters.

Mint- Use to repel unwanted sexual urges.  Use to cause a person to experience financial difficulty.

Mistletoe-Use to cause a person to experience misfortune, nightmares while sleeping and weakened protection. Use to cause for couples to fight.

Mulberry- Use to cause for a person’s magickal work to backfire or be negated.

Oak- Use an acorn from an oak tree to cause for a person to experience a deduction in sexual desire.  Use to cause for a person to physically and mentally “feel their age”.

Orange- Use to cause for a person to come across as being bland and dull.

Orchid- Use to cause a person financial and social/interpersonal difficulties.

Pansy- Use to repel unwanted feelings associated with love.

Parsley- Use to repel unwanted sexual desire.  Use to cause a person to experience a decrease in lustful thinking.

Peach- Use to cause a person confusion and forgetfulness.  Use to prevent emotional attachment.

Peppermint- (See Mint).

Pine- Use to weaken defenses against negativity.

Raspberry- Use to decrease protective energies around a home or person.

Rice- Use to cause for a married couple to argue.

Rose- Use to repel an unwanted lover or romantic partner.  Use to cause a couple to argue and fight.

Rosemary- Use to cause a person to experience a restless night’s sleep and nightmares. Use to cause a person to experience difficulty in learning new information and become confused.

Rowan- Use to cause a person’s divination skills to become weak and confusing.  Use to cause for a person to become weak, unlucky, and experience misfortune. Use to increase spirit communication.

Rue- Use to cause a person to become love-struck and confused. Aids in curses.

Saffron- Use to repel lustful feelings.

Sage- Use to cause a person confusion and misfortune.

St. John’s Wort- Use to cause a person to feel unwanted.  Use to repel unwanted romantic partners.

Sassafras- Use to cause a person to experience financial difficulties.

Spearmint- Use to deter lust.

Strawberries- Use to cause a person to feel unwanted or unloved.

Sugar Cane- Use to deter unwanted love and attention.

Sunflower- Use to hide the truth from a person or within a situation.  Use to cause a person misfortune.

Thyme- Use to cause a person to experience nightmares. Use to cause a person to be avoidable and unnoticeable or to cause a person to receive overwhelming amounts of unwanted attention.  Use to decrease energy level and cause for a person to become fearful and afraid.

Vanilla- Use to decrease lust. Carry a vanilla bean to cause a person difficulty in maintaining energy and memory.

Vervain- Use to cause a person to experience chaos and instability.  Use to cause for wishes made to be unheard.  Use to cause friends to become enemies.  Use to repel unwanted lovers.

Violet- Mix with lavender to repel unwanted lovers and sexual partners. Use to cause a person to have difficulty sleeping and have an increase in their anger.

Willow- Use to repel love. Use to cause healing of a person to be slow.

Wintergreen- Use to cause healing of a person to be slow.

Wormwood- Use to cause a person to experience mechanical difficulties. Use to repel an unwanted romantic partner.

Source: My personal grimoire

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