Little Amethyst Witch

Hi there! My name is Tali and I'm finding my way in my craft. Been collecting gems and stuff for years. This is my side blog to post spells, witch aestetics, sigils, etc. Will be following back with my main blog, PunkGirlAndProud. Pisces/INFP/empath/solitary/secular/eclectic/bi. Feel free to ask questions. I will do my best to answer them

[thefluffywitchling]

Cleansing simmer pot for Imbolc

adjusted from: thewholesomewitch.com

This is the very first actual ritual I did. I have been learning for a good 2 years now but I have never performed magick since it never felt right. But this time it did. I celebrate Imbolc early because I don't have much time during the weekdays, so I had my little celebration the weekend before :)

Materials:

a small pot

3 lemon slices (I didn't want to waste any so I used 4)

for love, purification, longevity, and friendship.

2tbsp lavender (I added some more later for good measure because it just smelled so good)

for happiness, peace, protection, purification, and sleep.

2tbsp chamomile flowers (I used 'expired' calming tea that had chamomile in it)

for sleep, peace, love and purification

1 tbsp rosemary and 1 tbsp vanilla extract

for healing, love, protection and purification

Instructions:

The most important thing is to think about what you want to achieve with this simmer pot. I really wanted to clear the house from any negative energy and entities, to clear the house from any anger or sadness we've had the past year and to fill the house with a clean positive and calming energy. Keep this in your mind.

Fill the pot with water (I just filled it to half because I wasn't sure how long it would take to cook down), and mindfully add your ingredients. Bring it to a boil.

Once boiling, lower the heat to a simmer. Stir clockwise to bring in positive energy (good health, prosperity, love, happiness and peace) and counter clockwise to banish the misunderstandings, miscommunications, arguments etcetera. Recite some words, I just used the ones from thewholesomewitch: ‘I cleanse this place in time and space. Negativity I set you free. As my will, so mote it be.’

Take a deep loving breath in, and another loving breath out. Feel your lungs filling with this new positive energy and visualize the negative going up up and away with the steam. Keep chanting, visualizing and stirring until it feels right to stop.

Leave the pot simmering until there is only a centimeter or so of water left and turn it off. Your ritual is complete.

My results

First of all the smell was absolutely amazing, I am definitely going to be doing more simmer pots. Maybe even instead of incense. We have a small home so incense can get overpowering very easily plus we also have pets, simmer pots are a much safer option for me.

Second, my family was quite stressed and angry this day. Lots of pressure from other family and friends rested on our shoulders but the moment the simmer pot was done it felt so much lighter. We even just fell asleep on the couch so calm and at ease haha

[stagkingswife]

what are the things that you did consistently to build up your spirit work skills? or would advise to beginners to do regularly

I have my three energy work exercises, which are designed as a sort of streamlined version of the process that my teacher lead me through when I was young and learning to sense spirits and energies. Once I was comfortable with the skills taught those exercises she would take me on field trips to spiritually active places and have me practice there, actively trying to sense spirits and reporting what I found to her so she could confirm my findings.

New spirit workers trying to build up their skills on their own can do the same. Go to places where they suspect spiritual activity, sit quietly and see what they can sense. The trick to doing this on your own without someone else to confirm that they also sense what you sense is reproducibility. Feeling something, or thinking you see something, in a graveyard once doesn’t necessarily mean there's a spirit there, but if you go to that graveyard once a week, and feel or see the same thing every time in the same general area there’s probably something there. I want to stress that perfect visual impressions, audio input, or two way communication isn’t required, or even necessarily that helpful for spirit work in my opinion. None of that is what my exercises or these visits are supposed to encourage. The skill that is supposed to be trained here is the ability to sense with some degree of reliability when a spirit is around you and roughly where it is in the space. That sense of "there's something over there" is what I personally value.

Another thing I advise new spirit workers to do is to actively communicate with spirits, using whatever methods they prefer. Whenever you have the time, energy, and inclination to converse with an entity do so. Whether it's a trusted companion or a new acquaintance actually engaging with spirits is how you develop your "social skills." Think of it like learning a new language. You can do vocabulary and grammar exercises every single day, but if you never spend time speaking to people who are fluent in said language you will never become conversational, much less fluent yourself. So actively practicing your communication skills, whatever those skills may be, are how you better and stay sharp.

The final piece of advice on my things to do regularly list is “diversify.” This is kind of a combination of the previous two recommendations, which is what makes it something "repeatable" in my book. I see a fair number of people saying that they “do spirit work” but they have a relationship with one (1) spirit that they talk to sometimes. It’s great to have a really close spirit buddy or companion, but only having a relationship with one singular spirit means you only know how have a relationship with that particular individual. Having a good relationship with Josh the dead guy in your apartment doesn’t necessarily mean you know how to establish a good relationship with Master Swiftgrass of the Birchwood Clan of Wild Folk or Rastoth Servant of the Hells (thank you fantasynamegenerators.com for those names). In my opinion experience is the best teacher. A wide variety of experiences communicating and establishing relationships with a wide variety of entities will set a blossoming spirit worker up with so many intangible skills, memories, and maybe even allies that they can draw on as they develop their practice. It’s not a quantity game, by any means, but just one friend does not a party make.

[birchcraft]

I HIGHLY recommend this book for spirit workers or anyone interested in spirit work!

Here's a few things that the author goes over

Working with local spirits (water spirits, spirits of trees, etc)

Methods of talking to spirits

Spiritual dreams

Manifestation

Prayers and spells

Respecting spirits while also maintaining authority over them

Those are just some of the things I read so far, and I'm only halfway through!

[lailoken]

How would you recommend starting with spirit work?

It may seem like a frustratingly simple answer, but I think the best place to start is meditation, prayer, and offerings. These act as a foundation to Spirit Work, and as such, you need a strong grasp on them before attempting to build further upon that foundation.

Following that, it would probably be a good idea to work on trance induction, basic warding techniques, as well as tracking and interpreting your dreams.

Of course, all of this is assuming you've already managed to get as good an understanding of the entity you hope to work with as you possibly can, through a mix of observation, divination, ans research of the historical record.

[libercoven]

Smells Like Familiar Spirit(s)

Don’t worry, Liber Coven is still very queer, but we’re moving on to a new theme for July and August: haunted. With topics ranging from everyday ghost stories to spirit keeping, we landed on something a bit more active than sitting around the campfire.

In July and August, we are reading Spirit Conjuring for Witches: Magical Evocation Simplfied by Frater Barrabbas.

“The greatest Witches of folklore practiced their craft by conjuring spiirts and employing a familiar spirit.”

If spirits and working with them intrigue you, this might be your new summer adventure (ghosts and batteries not included).

Want to read Spirit Conjuring for Witches with us? Join the conversation here: https://discord.gg/3Vhz8DW

[the-witchyforest]

Bay Leaf Magick

A little of history

Bay leaf, also known as laurel leaf, comes from the Lauraceae family and is indigenous Asia Minor from where it spread to the Mediterranean and other regions with a similar climate.

It’s a tree that has been cultivated for a very long time.

In Mythology:

The laurel plant in ancient Greece was considered a sacred plant to Apollo according to legend, the nymph Daphne was transformed into it to escape the god who chased her and so Apollo himself proclaimed a sacred plant to his cult and a sign of glory to be worn on the head of the winners.

Attributes

Protection

Banishing

Binding

Healing

Wisdom

Inspiration

Illumination

Association

Leo

Sun

Fire

Masculinity

How to use it

Use in potions for visions

Place under your pillow to induce prophetic dreams.

Carry to ward off evil, and scatter or burn for exorcism.

Add to cleansing teas and baths.

Scatter on the floor, and then sweep out for protection.

Burn a bay leaf after write on it your intentions

The priestesses at Delphi are said to have chewed bay leaves to induce their visions and prophesies.

Proprieties

Lowering blood sugar levels

Helping with muscle and joint pain

Aiding digestion issues

[screechingtrashpanda]

A Prayer to Eir for Healing

Companion of Menglöð Allow me your time Into your hands I place my broken wings Chooser of Life May you heal me, or put me out of my misery I know in the moment that This is where I should be So that you may Splint the wing and allow it to regrow Stronger Better Once again may I fly My song of joy and healing Praising your name

[shoshi1967]

Day twenty-one of the Magical Roots Challenge: SYMBOLS. I don't use a lot of symbols in my practice, but I have tried using bind runes for health (on plant pots and dog collars) and protection (in the car and on the door post). Speaking of which... full moon tomorrow night. It's a good time to refresh them.

[herbwicc]

Cleansing Carpet Refresher Powder

Many witches incorporate physically cleaning their space as part of how they cleanse the energy of their space, but most tips out there involve sweeping or adding ingredients to mop water or to surface cleansers. But I have carpets! (and simply vacuuming just didn’t feel like enough).

So, my ingredients are for cleansing, healing, and peace: 

Rose 

Lavender 

Rosemary 

Pink Salt 

Bay Leaf 

Chamomile 

Eucalyptus 

Cinnamon

Fine Salt 

I ground that up in my food processor, but a mortar and pestle works really well too! I just had too much shoulder pain to mess with that lol 

Then I added that to baking soda and cornstarch, which help to eliminate odors and lift stains/grease/grossness. I wish I had the measurements but I just poured it in until it seemed right… 

Mixed it up really well and ended up with something like that ^ then I added oils with similar properties (here I will specify that the oils I use are herbal infused oils that I get from a small mompop Indian market, not essential oils). Just a couple drops of each, or else the powder will clump up too much: 

Lemon oil 

Peppermint oil  

Rosemary oil 

Lemongrass oil 

Lavender oil 

Eucalyptus oil

Mix all of that up, and then spread it over your carpet. I tried poking holes in the lid of my jar, but that didn’t spread as easily as using my hands. Lightly tossing it to spread it over the carpet also allowed me to be more involved in my intent. Leave the powder on your carpet for about an hour, and then vacuum it up! 

[whitelightguides]

Try this spell jar blessed be

[welshwitchrobyn-deactivated2023]

Healing Spell Jar

You will need:

Lavender oil

Chamomile

Amber or Carnelian crystal

Tumeric

Himalayan salt

Garlic cloves

A jar and Spell scroll

[eclectic-earth]

Witchy Self Care 🧿🔮🌿

[via Pintrest & obscureclouds.com]

[cozycraftcafe]

Healing Honey Elixir

- 🍵🌼🌿☀️🌟 - 

This magical elixir is a soothing combination of spices and sweetness that help along a recovering witch; it helps alleviate symptoms from allergies or colds. The best part? You make the honey mixture ahead of time and can store it until you need it.

{ what you’ll need; }

🍯for the honey mixture🍯

2 to 3 large lemons, sliced

love, happiness, healing, energy,

1 piece of fresh ginger, sliced

energy, healing, prosperity, success, protection

1 piece of fresh turmeric, sliced

healing, cleansing, purification, removing negativity

1 (22-ounce) jar raw honey

healing, happiness, abundance, self love, prosperity

☕️For the tea☕

4 cups of water

4 tablespoons dried chamomile flowers

relaxation, stress relief, healing, calmness

Subsitution tip; There are many herbs besides chamomile with the same properties. Feel free to substitute with marshmallow root, slippery elm, licorice root, or fenugreek.

{ how to make; }

1) Make the honey mixture: In a quart-size glass jar, alternate layers of the lemon, ginger, and turmeric slices until you get to the top of the jar. Pour the honey into the jar to cover the ingredients.

2) Cover with a lid and refrigerate for at least 12 hours. This mixture can stay refrigerated for up to one month.

3) Make the tea: Bring the water to a boil in a teapot or small saucepan. Turn off the heat, add the chamomile flowers, and cover. Steep for about 15 minutes.

4) Strain the liquid into 2 mugs. Add 2 tablespoons of the honey mixture to each mug, stir, and serve hot.

[lunariaa]

Beltane

a.k.a May Day

What is Beltane?

Beltane, May 1st is the beginning of the “light half” on the wheel of the year. Like many sabbats on the wheel of the year, Beltane is Celtic in origin. Etymologically, “bel” means “to flash, shine, or burn”, while “tane” means “fire”. It is also thought that Bel was a Celtic sun god. Regardless, Beltane is viewed primarily as a fertility festival. Traditionally, bonfires are held on this day. May Day is also the time where faeries ride out into the mortal world. Faeries are very powerful during this time, so it is considered unsafe to sit in circles of yellow and white flowers, as well as sleep out in the open air on May Day (May 1st) and May Eve (April 30th)

Correspondences

Colours: Green, yellow, orange, red, pink

Food: Bread, dairy, cake, Bannock (Scottish oat cake), honey, spice, aphrodisiacs

Herbs: Hawthorn, mugwort, ivy, woodruff, meadowsweet, frankincense, cinquefoil

Flowers: Marigold, rose, foxglove, lily of the valley, blooming flowers

Crystals: Amber, emerald, aventurine, malachite, rhodonite, rose quartz

Incense and Oil: Rose, frankincense, lilac, vanilla, passionflower

Animals: Cattle, bees, rabbits, goats, butterflies, frogs, swans

God(desse)s: Green man, maiden, Brigid, Cernunnos, Flora, Hera, Bes, Freya, Aphrodite, Pan, Dionysus

Tarot: The Lovers

Spells: Fertility, abundance, love, relationships, happiness

Activities

Put up a maypole and dance around it

Put a plate of moss out for the faeries on the night of May Eve

Have a bonfire

Sex/Fertility acts

Have a picnic

Make a flower crown

Bake bread/Make infused butter

Deliver May Baskets to your loved ones

Decorate your home/backyard with ribbons

Altar Ideas

Mini maypole

Ribbons

Flowers

Bread/Dairy

Seeds

Moss

May Baskets

The concept of a May Basket is relatively simple and flexible. It is simply a basket of homemade treats and flowers that you can leave at the doors of your loved ones. This is a fun tradition that is sure to make people happy

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[hochgouez-nerzhus]

The Sacred Trees of Beltane

Three links :

- Hawthorn (Lore, medicine, magic, and mystery)

- Magickal properties of Birch

- How to make a Rowan Necklace for protection

Hawthorn

Hawthorn (Lore, medicine, magic, and mystery)

Hawthorn is a deeply magical tree and is one of the three trees at the heart of the Celtic Tree Alphabet, the Faery Triad, 'by Oak, Ash and Thorn'. Traditionally Beltane began when the Hawthorn, the May, blossomed. It is the tree of sexuality and fertility and is the classic flower to decorate a Maypole with. It was both worn and used to decorate the home at Beltane.

Birch

Magickal properties of Birch

Birch is regarded as a feminine tree and Deities associated with Birch are mostly love and fertility goddesses. 

It is one of the first trees to show its leaf in Spring. Eostre/Ostara, the Celtic goddess of Spring was celebrated in festivities and dancing around and through the birch tree between the Spring Equinox and Beltane.

Birch twigs were traditionally used to make besoms (a new broom sweeps clean). Maypoles were often made from birch and birch wreaths were given as lover's gifts.

Rowan

A tree of protection and healing. Branches of Rowan were placed as protection over the doors of houses and barns at Beltane to protect from increased Faery activity as they woke from their winter slumber. 

Sprigs were worn for protection also. Rowan berries have a tiny five-pointed star on the bottom reminiscent of the pentagram.

Protective rowan berry charm necklace, at the Boscastle Museum of Witchcraft in Cornwall.

Image by Thorskegga Thorn via Flickr

How to make a Rowan Necklace for protection

[callmeizukunotdeku]

Beltane

Activities

Dance around a maypole (a tree works too)

Create flower crowns

Meditate or astral travel

Wear flowers on your body

Leave offerings for the Fair Folk

Make promises or commitments to loved ones (friends, lovers, family)

Create daisy chains

Go for a walk and wish on a hawthorn tree

Decorate your altar

Bell

Besom

Wand

Seasonal spring flowers

Mini maypole

Green alter cloth, ribbons, beads, etc. 

Light red, pink, and green candles

Feel free to get creative with the rest of the information you gather and make it your own- it’s your practice, do your thing

Spend time with those you love

Give rose quartz to your loved ones

Wear red and white

Light candles

Divination

Ritual bath

Colors

dark green

light blue

lavender

pink

yellow

white

purple 

brown

Animals

swallows

bees

swans

butterflies

goats 

doves

frogs

cats

rabits

lynxes

Crystals and stones

rose quartz

sunstone

amber

beryl

pink tourmaline

pink angel aura quartz

emerald

cardelian

garnet

malachite

Herbs and Flowers

elderflower

mint

lilac

thistle

ferns

dandilion

tulips

flaxseed

paprika

rosemarry

hawthorn

rowan

daffodil

honeysuckle

angelica

bluebells

daisy

ivy

rose

almond

Foods

oats

lemonaid

fresh salads

honey

cereals

almonds

dairy

sweetbread

vanilla flavored foods

red fruits

spicy food

Deities

Bacchus

Cernunnos

Pan

Aphrodite

Artemis

Apollo

Bast

Flora

Spells

fertility

sexuality

passion

beauty

energy

new life

love

vitality

protection 

purification

Beltane fire

sun magick

Other names

May day

Roodmas

Walpurgisnacht

Incense/EOs

peach

rose

vanila

jasmin

frankenscence

Reminder: Just like Samhain, the veil is the thinnest on this day. Take advantage of that and remember to protect and keep up your wards. 

[themori-witch]

Bealtaine (Beltane)

"Bealtaine" is the Irish spelling and is pronounced as "byal-tin-ah".

"Beltane" is the Anglicised and is pronounced phonetically.

When is Bealtaine? 1st of May.

What is Bealtaine? It is a Celtic fire and fertility festival that is also known as “May Day”, “Samradh”, and “May Eve”. It marks the coming of Summer.

Traditionally, jumping over a balefire during this festival is said to ensure protection over the forthcoming year - this may be where the “naked-pagans-jumping-bonfires” stereotype comes from.

Bealtaine is opposite Samhain in the Wheel of the Year, and just as they are opposed in position, they are opposed in celebration. Samhain is a festival that in many ways, celebrates death, whereas Beltane is a celebration of life.

• BEALTAINE CORRESPONDENCES •

There are many traditional activities associated with Bealtaine, such as bonfires, Maypoles and feasts, but if we’re going to be realistic, many of us can’t weave flowers into our hair and raise a Maypole in our village square.

Here’s some correspondences and associations that we can realistically work with:

• COLOURS:

Green.

Pink.

Yellow.

Red.

Brown.

Light Blue.

Lavender.

• FOOD:

Seasonal spring vegetables, such as cabbage, asparagus, radishes, onions, and potatoes (UK).

Sweets, such as chocolate, pastries and honey.

Spiced foods, such as ginger and peppers, incorporate the fire element of the festival into celebrations.

Aphrodisiacs, such as oysters, asparagus, nutmeg, and vanilla, incorporate the sensuality and fertility aspect of the festival.

Maybowl (a.k.a., May Wine), is a beverage that is typically made specifically for Beltane. Alcoholic versions of this beverage usually use honey mead or a sweet wine for a base, and non-alcoholic versions may use ginger ale. [Wine & Champagne based Maybowl Recipe]

• INCENSE:

Scents associated with Bealtaine are usually wild, earthy, and are often considered to be sensual.

Vanilla.

Cinnamon.

Patchouli.

Rose.

Lilac.

Oakmoss.

Sandalwood.

• FLORA:

Traditional flowers include: Hawthron, Rose, Sweet Woodruff, and Pansy. Others may include: Bluebell, Marigold, Primrose, and Daisy.

• OTHER TOOLS:

Other tools may include candles, an athame (ritual knife), a brazier or cauldron.

• DEITIES & ENTITIES:

Bast.

Artemis.

Diana.

Flora.

Faunus.

Pan.

Bacchus.

Hera.

Óengus.

Cernunnos.

Herne.

Rhiannon.

Eros.

Aos Sidhe.

• OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Flower Crowns: Flower crowns are a discreet, pretty and very fitting way of celebrating Bealtaine. If you make your own, use flowers that symbolise the festival - if you can. If you are using artificial flowers, focus on the colour correspondences instead. Red is a biggie as it can represent the fire and/or fertility element.

May Baskets: Traditionally, May Baskets were given to women from men (every woman in a household would get one), and they would be filled with sweets and flowers.

Bonfires: **Only if you have a safe outside space.** Bonfires are a simple way to honour this sabbat. They represent fire (you know, because they are fire), they cleanse and they bring protection. They also bring people together, and it is common to accompany the bonfire with a feast of seasonal foods.