10 Unique Biodegradable Containers to bury Instead of Spell Jars
Listen, we gotta stop burying jars.
1. For starters, you want your spell to be a secret.
If you put a curse on someone (And you live in a rural town like myself), do you REALLY want someone to find that?
If youâre one of the few witches in the area and everyone knows it, thatâs just asking for trouble.
2. Next, someone finding it and disturbing it can tamper with your entire spell. If someone might be curious, move it or open it and screw up the entire thing. That sucks.
3. Itâs illegal to bury objects on some property whether private, public or government owned.
However, planting is perfectly fine in some areas! Research!
4. Itâs bad for the environment. Glass and plastic containers do not break down!
I know we all like the aesthetic of burying a glass jar because of old ways and the media.
But from a modern standpoint, itâs unrealistic.
Besides, sometimes, your spell will be more powerful being released into the Earth from biodegrading than to be stagnant inside a container.
Itâs the entire ideology behind Candle Magick!
Charge your candle, let the flame burn, once its extinguished your spell is released into the Universe.
Relatively the same concept!
Weâre witches, we like jars! But we also like nature⊠We gotta care about it too.
So in light of the reasons why, hereâs a list of alternatives to use instead.
Yep! Cheap, edible to any animal that gets ahold of them AND biodegradable.
Of course, the only issue is the hole at the top.
Eithier you can use a biodegradable tape such as Nursery Grafting Tape or you could use some rice paper!
Just place the rice paper on top of the whole and wet down the sides to seal it on top of the cone.
Pros: Easy access, edible
Cons: Open top, fragile, small
Another alternative thatâs actually really beneficial to soil!
Just crack the egg open and seal it together with the grafting tape mentioned previously.
Pros: Easy access, good for gardens
Made out of pulverized newspaper and sold with most seed starters at greenhouses and gardening centers.
Just tape the top like before!
Pros: Easy Access, beneficial to soil, variety of sizes
Cons: Can get expensive, open top
This requires a bit of skill but if you can make boxes out of newspaper through origami
Cardboard take out boxes (Or any cardboard box) could also work if you have 0 paper folding skills
Pros: Efficient, Customizable
Cons: Requires some practice
My favorite because of how EASY it is!
Toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls! (The cardboard in the center I mean)
Iâd say you use toilet paper in your home anyways (I hope), so why not make use of the cardboard roll afterwards?
These food containers can come in handy if you need a center correspondent for a spell.
Simply cut a Citrus fruit (Grapefruit, Orange, Lemon, Lime) in half, remove the pulp and tape the leftover rind back together.
Great for energy spells and cleansing
Remove the top from an apple and scrape out the insides like youâre carving a pumpkin.
Make sure to not remove too much as it will make the apple walls thin and you might accidentally break it!
Place the top back on, securing it with tape if you like.
Or, you can even sew it back together with string (See the end for recommendations)
Great for love spells, samhain, spirit work and Fertility
Cons: Time Consuming and or Tedious
Another great alternative are bell peppers! (Or any pepper really)
Just carve out the top⊠Done!
Bell peppers are pretty hollow so not much preparation is required.
Great for hearth/home spells and Prosperity Spells.
You can even use smaller hotter peppers for curses! (JUST WEAR GLOVES!)
Anyone that eats avocados knows you have to scrape the insides out anyways, so why not make use of the leftover shell?
Just tape it back together⊠Gently!
Great for Fertility spells
Take a large coffee filter, twist and tie the top with a jute or cotton string; both completely biodegradable!
Get creative! Color coordinate the string to help benefit your spell.
Some of these options are easier than others, some harder.
But no matter what, its steps all of us witches can take to help the environment and to be more practical and Efficient witches.
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