Book of Spells

This is a personal spell directory, with either original spells by me or spells and other witchy things created by wonderful fellow witches here on Tumblr.

[broomsick]

My favorite simple wards to guard the home

Hanging rosemary above the doorstep, and/or above doors of the house for protection.

Sprinkling a line of dried red pepper on a windowsill, to counter a curse.

Placing a mix of dried & ground eggshells and black pepper in every corner of a room to keep out unwanted spirits.

Placing a decoration representing a witch in the kitchen, to keep away illness and to favor health.

Crafting an effigie (no matter how crude!) and make it into the guardian of your home by charging it with your intent of protection and placing it near the front door.

Crafting small witch ladders to hang around the house.

[problemglyphs]

[SLEEP ALONE]

10/01/2016 00:06:31

Single for the first time in a long time, and having trouble sleeping alone. Let my own body warm me, and let my light heat up my own bedclothes without addition. Any help would be great, thank you muchly.

[breelandwalker]

Clean House Powder

Intent: To cleanse a dwelling of negativity, “heaviness,” stale energy, bad atmosphere, etc.

Ingredients:

Lemon Peel

Solomon’s Seal Root

Cayenne Pepper

 Arrow Root

Blue Vervain

White Oak

Sage (any color)

Salt (both black & white)

Materials:

Mortar & Pestle (or spice grinder)

Funnel

Mesh Strainer

Collection Dish

Container

Note: Powdered versions of most herbs are available online. I recommend such sites as Starwest Botanicals and Penn Herbs for the quality products at reasonable prices. Also, if you can get your hands on a good spice grinder, you can make your own powder from dried herb products. Grind each ingredient separately to produce fine powder. Sieve the material through the mesh strainer into the collection dish; this removes the larger unground pieces and gives you cleaner powdered herb. (Pro-Tip: Putting a funnel under the mesh strainer reduces lost material and makes collection much easier.) Combine the component powders in the collection dish, mix well, and bottle immediately. For volume, go heavier on the less expensive or more easily available materials like Lemon Peel, Cayenne, and Salt. Otherwise, combine in more or less even amounts. Sprinkle a pinch in the corner of each room to dispel heaviness and clear the air, so to speak. Useful for spring cleaning and touch-up jobs throughout the year. Add to floor washes, incenses, or charms for general cleansing and purification of the home.

[breelandwalker]

(Always use caution when deploying powders in households with children, animals, or persons with allergies or who are pregnant or nursing.)

For more recipes to fill out your potion kit, you can check out Pestlework: A Book of Magical Powders & Oils. (Available on Amazon and in my shop!)

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[qedavathegrey]

Sigil of the Stag

Symbol of the solitary wanderer – the Hermit, the Hanged Man – whose path transcends. The Stag holds the keys to the Gates and it walks in worlds innumerable. It follows the wild path – the crooked path – and beckons for you to follow. 

Could also ~theoretically~ be used in conjunction with Cernunnos, if that’s what you’re into. 

[dumbbbunnnyy-deactivated2021021]

Curse Removing Wash 💧

From an ask I received (here). 

Ingredients:

Basil (protection)

Sage (protection + banishing)

Rosemary (protection + banishing)

Chamomile (banishing + peace)

Sea salt (protection + banishing)

Distilled water (less impurities than tap water; lasts longer if you choose to store it for later use)

Instructions:

Mix ingredients into a bottle and use on yourself in the shower and/or use when cleaning your home as a floor/window wash

After you use the wash on yourself or in your home, proceed to shower or clean up as usual

Store in a cool, dark place for later use

[heximari]

Non-Dairy Milk Correspondences 🌿🥛

Milk corresponds with love, nurturing and spirituality, but what happens when your milk is non-dairy? Here is a list of correspondences for vegan witches, lactose intolerant magic practitioners, and anyone else who doesn’t dig dairy in their craft. Enjoy!

(This is a collection of correspondences I’ve gathered from all over the web. I am not claiming that these are my own original correspondences.)

Non Dairy Milks:

🌿 Soy: Protection, Psychic Awareness, Spirituality

🌿 Almond: Healing, Prosperity, Wisdom, Overcoming Addiction, Abundance, Luck

🌿 Coconut: Allure, Confidence, Diversity, Flexibility, Protection, Psychic Awareness, Purification, Spirituality

🌿 Hemp: Positive Energy, Manifestation, Healing, Protection, Peace, Meditation, Removal of Negative Influences, Love, Binding, Psychic Visions

🌿 Oat: Grounding, Prosperity, Beauty, Healing, Health

🌿 Rice: Fertility, Abundance, Blessings, Protection, Rain, Security, Wealth

🌿 Cashew: Prosperity, Increase Energy, Communication

🌿 Flax: Beauty, Healing, Protection, Money, Psychic Enhancement

🌿 Pea: Love, Prosperity

🌿 Hazelnut: Fertility, Luck, Mental Enhancement, Wisdom, Dreams, Divination, Spirit Work, Wishes

🌿 Macadamia: Prosperity

🌿 Sunflower: Protection, Success, Positive Energy, Confidence, Happiness

🌿 Pistachio: Breaking Hexes/Curses, Breaking Trances, Grounding, Divination

Flavors:

🍫 Chocolate: Love, Romance, Friendship, Grounding, Prosperity, Comfort, Healing

🥛Vanilla: Love, Energy Restoration, Mental Enhancement, Good Fortune, Healing, Joy

🍓 Strawberry: Purification, Fertility, Love, Abundance, Dedication, Inner Vision, Success, Intensity

🍬 Sugar (not a flavor but many milks have added sugars): Love and Protection

[themori-witch]

Mori’s Black Salt

This is my personal go-to recipe for Black Salt. It makes a small/medium sized batch, which is fine for personal use. I find it to be very effective and use it sparingly whenever I do need it, because a pinch is often enough.

INGREDIENTS:

Sea Salt (150g)

Lemon juice.

Activated Charcoal.*

A sigil on a piece of paper (I would recommend a general protection sigil, or one that repels negative energy).

Black pepper.

Myrrh incense ashes (if you make your own incense intended to cleanse, protect, purify or banish, use that).

TOOLS:

Pestle and mortar.

Funnel.

Jar.

Pipette (optional but useful).

METHOD:

Preparation: Safely burn your sigil and keep the ashes aside. Wait for them to cool. 

Put your salt into a pestle and mortar first, followed by the other dry ingredients. 

Use the mortar to grind it down into a finer version of the original mixture (which will have been quite chunky thanks to the sea salt).

Add two or 3 drops of lemon juice, and mix your salt well. It will make the salt a little bit clumpy at first, but after enough mixing it will be fine. 

Let the salt sit for a little while before transferring it into a jar. 

Use a funnel to pour the salt into a jar that has an airtight lid. You need it to be airtight to preserve your salts and stop moisture from getting in.

Store them in a dark, cool, dry place. 

Here is a post that tells you a little about Black Salt and how it can be used. 

*Please take care when handling activated charcoal. It can be very messy and clings to everything. It can also stain.

[themori-witch]

Witch Crafts: Hydrosols

“Herbal distillates, also known as floral waters, hydrosols, hydrolates, herbal waters, and essential waters, are aqueous products of hydrodistillation. They are colloidal suspensions of essential oils as well as water-soluble components obtained by steam distillation or hydrodistillation.” - [source]

Thank you, Wikipedia, for that terminologically complex explanation!

In layman’s terms, a hydrosol is simply the scented aromatic water that is left behind after distillation via steam or water. Rose Water is a common example of a hydrosol.

USES FOR HYDROSOLS:

Hydrosols can be used both externally and internally - the latter provided you are using non-toxic and safe-for-ingestion herbs. 

When it comes to using them externally, I don’t mean that you should tip your head back, yell “bottoms up!” and down it like a shot of vodka. What I mean, is that hydrosols can be worked into food! Their light flavour and aroma work wonderfully with baked goods like cakes, and cookies.

Externally, hydrosols can be worked into homemade skincare items, such as scrubs, moisturizers, creams, and toners. They can also be used to lightly spritz the skin as they tend to be excellent for hydration!

Hydrosols can be used to spritz areas and objects too.

FROM CRAFT, TO WITCHCRAFT:

MAKING YOUR HYDROSOLS MAGIC[K]

You can make a mundane hydrosol or you can make a bitchin’ witchin’ hydrosol. It all depends on you and what you’re looking to achieve with your floral water. 

If you want to add a little magic[k]al oomph to your concoction, you can do so like this:

Pick an intent.

Find herbs and plants that correspond with that intent.

Use them in your hydrosol.

Focus on your intent and what you want to achieve during the creation of your hydrosol.

SOME INTENT(S) & COMMON HERBS/PLANTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM:

Love:

Rose.

Patchouli.

Lavender.

Carnation.

Forget-me-not.

Luck & Prosperity:

Cinnamon.

Basil.

Mint.

Clove.

Sweet Pea.

Sunflower.

Beauty:

Lavender.

Aloe Vera.

Marigold.

Chamomile.

Rose.

Confidence:

Peppermint.

Lemon Balm.

Valerian.

Gladiolus.

Cleansing:

Sage.

Sweet Grass.

Cedar.

Daisy.

Lily (white).

MAKING HYDROSOLS AT HOME:

Hydrosols are typically made using specialised equipment, but trust me when I tell you that that particular equipment is quite expensive and you can in fact make hydrosols at home with items you likely have in your kitchen!

EQUIPMENT/ITEMS YOU WILL NEED:

A pressure cooker or stock pot that is enameled or made from non-reactive metal.

A lid without a steam release hole.

A heat safe glass bowl that is small enough to sit in the centre of the bottom of your pot.

A bowl.

3 liters of spring water.

280g/10oz of fresh herbs.

Ice.

PRODUCTION METHOD:

Make sure all of your equipment is clean.

Place your small glass bowl into the centre of the base of your pot.

Pour the 3 liters of spring water into your pressure cooker/stock pot.

Add your herbs/plants and let it sit for about 4 hours.

Bring your water and herb/plant mixture to the boil.

Once the mixture begins to simmer, put your second bowl on top of the one sitting in the centre of the pot, then put the lid on the pot upside down.

Put your ice into a bag and place it onto the upside down lid.

Keep the water simmering on a medium heat and watch as the vapour from the boiling mixture condenses onto the lid and drip into the bowl.

Let the distillation happen for a few more hours or until you have the amount of hydrosol that you want.

Let the hydrosol cool and once it has, pour it into glass bottles. You can use light or dark glass bottles for this - it’s more of an aesthetic preference.

Keep your hydrosols capped tightly to prevent them from expiring and remember that they last a lot longer if kept refridgerated.

*Label your bottles with the name of the hydrosol and the date it was made.

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[the-witch-of-egypt-deactivated2]

Witch craft 101: Making throwing bones.

Alright alright alright my witches!! Todays post is a basic way to make throwing bones for a rune set!! Fair warning this does take a couple days so ya gotta have patience.

Okay first thing ya wanna do is get yo self some bones (I used chicken bones) , a spoon to scoop them out and a pot of water!!

Then next yer gonna set that shit on high and wait for it to boil. And once it starts boiling your gonna put all of your bones that you collected into the pot and let them boil for an hour or so. This helps loosen the remaining meat as well as get rid of lingering bacteria.

Next after there done boiling your going to take them out and your going to gently scrape the rest of the remaining meat of the bones. It usually helps to get the majority of the meat off beforehand though.

Once you've removed the rest of the meat your going to soak them in a bowl with warm water and Dawn soap. The Dawn soap acts as a degreasing agent so that it removes the rest of the grease. And your going to soak them over night.

After you've soaked them over night your going to rinse off the bones and pat them dry and then you going to get a huge ass bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide. Pour just enough to cover the bones. Your going to soak the bones for several hours to achieve the shade of white you want them to look like.

After your done soaking the bones your going to rinse them off and let them dry for about 2 days. Once they're completely dry you can design them using whatever you'd like ( I used sharpie) and you can seal them using a Matte or Gloss varnish.

Enjoy your new casting bones!!!!

[orriculum]

🌟 sweet thoughts ritual jar 🌹

gather rose petals, rose quartz, and crumple bay leaf into a jar. cover partially and fill with incense smoke. release the smoke when it’s charged with the intent you want to put out into the world

i’ve seen a few posts involving incense smoke with spell jars and i just had to give it a try

[lunarwitch2000]

Self Love Spell Jar💗

What I used:

Natural Honey

Sugar

Cinnamon

Chili flakes

Ylang ylang essential oil

Rose quartz and clear quartz

Pink wax to seal the jar

You don’t have to use these exact ingredients - you could also add rose petals - fresh or dried. Just use whatever herbs, crystals and/or oils that represents happiness or love in some way 😊

I also created my own personal sigil and put that on the bottom 🌛

Blessed Be🌸

[wood-fires-archive]

Simple Imbolc Cleansing Chant

Light a few candles and prepare some Sage. Hold the burning Sage in your hands for a few minutes while you meditate. Breathe in the smoke and imagine it clearing out your body; imagine the black tar dissolving away out of your veins, the pores of your spirit, out of your mind’s gears, out from between your chakras, etc..

Once calm and focused chant:

Like a flower pushing through the snow, May I push through the stress, negativity, and doubt; May my hard work enable me to  grow into the person I want to be.

Wave the Sage around your body to make sure you’re clean inside and out.

Snuff everything out.

[malachitelibrary]

Ward Types and Components

For the purpose of this article, “ward” is defined as: a wall of energy with a purpose. These are different types of protective wards and components. 

Anti-Detection: Prevents you/your area from being sensed by hostile forces in the first place. 

Reflection Ward: Repels any outside magical attacks.

Wall Ward: Simply prevents entry/provides a barrier, just like a regular physical wall does. 

Offensive Ward: Damages the intruder upon entry/touch. 

Redirect portal: Entering this ward will teleport the intruder to another place. 

Illusion Wards: Mess up the intruder’s senses in some way. Can make the ward much thicker than it seems to be, or even cast the illusion of being somewhere else. 

Binding Wards: Condense into a binding that will limit the intruder’s ability in some way. 

Minor Hex/Debuff: Cast a curse on the intruder. This can be temporary, wearing off as soon as the intruder leaves or a short time afterwards, or permanent (as can be). 

Sensor:  This component senses anything and feeds that information to the other wards/to other security systems in place. 

Warnings: A ward component whose only purpose is to warn the intruder. This component contains a prerecorded message. Usually of impending doom if the intruder proceeds. 

Energy Drainer: A component that drains the energy of the intruder, so as to tire them out. Can also be used to redirect hostile energies elsewhere, where it cannot harm you. 

The more detailed and aggressive portions, and the portion on recommended ward layers, have been cut out for the safety of the community. To see the complete version of this and other articles on advanced magic, please join my Patreon here. 

[themanicnami]

Soups and Broths in Magick

I am rather new to the witch community on tumblr but I have been interested in witchcraft for years. I have come upon a reoccurring thing, many of my friends I wish to magically aid through teas and herbal brews, do not like the taste of tea. I have found that mixing herbal blends or herbs representing what you wish to occur into soups and broths work just as well! In fact if you choose the right soup you can get sometimes better results I have found. Soup mimics tea by being easily drank and can be served warm and hot, which I find very comforting.

First it is important to choose a soup or broth that goes well taste wise with the herbs you wish to use. You want it to taste pleasant for yourself or the one you are providing it to. Though, try to find a soup or stock or broth that corresponds with what you wish to achieve with the herbs to further strengthen and increase the outcome you wish. 

A short list of correspondences:

Chicken Broth/Stock: Uncrossing, new growth, fertility, sacrifice, New beginnings, rebirth

Turkey Broth/Stock: Close connections to Earth, generosity, inspiration, bounty, blessings

Beef Broth/Stock: New beginnings, femininity/female power, fertility, strength, balance

Pork Broth/Stock or Bacon: Intelligence, good luck, prosperity, curiousity, discovering new things

Fish Broth/Stock: Close connections to Water, health, improving oneself, the unconcious mind, awareness, fertility, good luck, wishes, change

Shellfish/Clam/Mussel Broth/Stock/Soup/Chowder: Protection, stopping lies/gossip/rumors, removal or treatment of stubbornness, honesty, truth, close connections to both Water and Earth, living a natural life

Shrimp Broth/Stock: love, abundance, fertility, trying new things, moving forward

Cheese base/Milk base soup/Chowder: Beauty, femininity, love, self-love, purification, rebirth

Tomato Soup: Protection, prosperity, love, uncrossing, femininity, romance and passion, negation of negativity and evil

Pumpkin Soup: Healing, prosperity, love, protection, granting wishes

Squash Soup: Psychic awareness, spiritual enlightenment

Corn Chowder: connections to the sun, luck, prosperity, abundance

Onion Soup: protection, keep evil away, healing, banishing, stability, exorcism, money, lust, and ends bad habits

Pea Soup: Kindness, connections with Air

Mushroom Soup: psychic enhancement, connections to Earth, longevity, strength, immortality

Curry/Curry Soups: banishing, healing, prosperity, protection from negativity

Soups with Noodles: Longevity, uncrossing

Soups with Rice: prosperity, blessing, money and wealth, security, good fortune to come

Soups with Barley: Love, Healing, Protection Hopefully this will be helpful for any witches who are not very big fans of the taste of teas or for anyone else for that matter. I would love to hear or see any other suggestions for tea replacements or other soups that could be used. This came straight out of my Grimoire and I hope to add more of it to this site soon. Blessed be everyone!

[gingersguide]

Easy Tarot spread for Imbolc

[heatherwitch]

Bedridden Witch: The Setup

A revamp of my very first bedridden witch post, which now pales in comparison to all my themed ones! This post is all about setting up your bedroom/space to aid in witchcraft while bedbound. See my other bedridden posts for ideas on performing witchcraft while bedridden (click here!).

The Bed:

Pillow:

Pillowcase color correspondences

Sigils in pillowcase

Scented (or not) sachet under pillow

Crystals under pillow or (small ones) in pillowcase

Tarot cards under pillow

Mattress:

Sheets/bedding color correspondences

Sigils under mattress

Spray with scented mist (I have one from a local lavender farm)

Wash with scented (or not) detergent that has specific correspondences/components

Under the bed:

Tie a sachet underneath the bed

Place/secure a physical tie for your wards under each corner–if you spend a lot of time in bed, reinforcing the wards specifically on your bed can be helpful

Keep a crate/drawer of frequently used witchy supplies you can easily access; crystals, herbs, divination tools, spell components, etc. 

Keep a stack of witchcraft books you want to read

Bedside table:

Store supplies: crystals, books, sprays, etc. 

A surface for candles; flame or electric, or a Himalayan salt lamp. Wax melters are also fantastic.

A surface for a EO or reed diffuser

Keep a charging board there for the crystals you use

Keep your favorite divination tools nearby

A nice spot to keep your grimoire/journal

Create a small altar

Spell jars

Walls:

Hang….

Herb and/or spell sachets

Artwork that relates to your craft

Devotional work/prayers

Star and moon phase charts

Witches ladder

Herb/flower/plant garlands

Plants to dry

Fairy/twinkle lights along the top of the walls

Physical tie for your wards in each corner

A hanging altar

Window/Windowsill:

Curtain color correspondences

Hang a rainbow prism to let the sunlight scatter through your space

Place some houseplants or herbs on the windowsill

Hang windchimes outside

Hang bird feeders outside

Place a rain gauge outside 

Other: 

Decorate with seasonal things (flowers, leaves, paper snowflakes, etc.)

Keep jars of the different elements and/or their correspondences (water, earth, air, fire)

Keep spell bottles nearby. 

Having a bed tray (typically used for food) can make a great working surface

Technology can also help tie everything together: ambiance tracks, videos of things like a fire crackling, snow falling, a stream, a forest, etc. 

This post remains fairly neutral/vague, but designing your space with a certain theme can influence your craft!

You May Also Like:

Bedridden witch series (all of my bedridden witch posts)

Bedridden witch: Stale energy edition

Bedridden witch: Discreet edition

Spoonie witch masterpost

Housewarming magic

[chubmackerel-deactivated2021030]

Tea to Dispel Negativity

Ingredients 🌿

Mug (preferably black, purple, or white)

Empty Tea Bag, or Tea Infuser

New Moon Water 

Black Tea Bag, or Loose Leaf Black Tea

Dried Lavender

Dried Rosemary

Slice of Lemon, or Lemon Juice

Honey (optional)

Any type of milk (optional)

Directions 🔮

Combine dried rosemary and lavender.  Place this herb mixture in an empty tea bag or in the tea infuser along with the black tea.

Heat the new moon water to the optimal temperature to brew the black tea.

Place the tea bags (one with black tea, the other with the herbs) or the tea infuser (with the combined black tea leaves, lavender, and rosemary) in the mug with the heated moon water.  Steep for a desired amount of time.

Remove the tea bag or infuser and add the lemon.

Sweeten with honey to taste, and add milk to taste (optional).

Tips and Additions ✨

Perform this spell on a new moon or lunar eclipse, on a Saturday or Monday, or during a rainy night.

Before the first step, light a black candle and/or burn a purifying incense (such as myrrh, frankincense, or lavender).  Practice fire safety if adding this additional step to the spell.

Add coconut milk to the tea, as it is associated with protection.

Add black pepper or cayenne pepper to the tea for additional banishing properties.