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☄️Astrology starter pack - Master post🔱

This post contains useful information about astrology. It can be used for both beginners and more advanced people who wants to look over the basics. This is Astrology 101. It’ll help you get started out with astrology, and will provide you with basic knowledge, tips, pictures, help, and useful links.

If you’re wondering about anything, feel free to ask me, and I’ll answer!

Tip! If you’re wondering about anything, ask an astroblog. I’ll link my favourites down below. Don’t ask them to read your whole birthchart or to explain everything (unless they say they can) but ask them specific questions. And remember to shower them in the love and gratitude they deserve.

Why should you look into astrology?

Astrology can help you through anything in life. It can answer all your questions. It can help guide you. Exactly at the time you were born, all the planets and stars where lined up. And they all sent universal energy to you. Astrology and your birthchart is the blueprints you were born with. Your chart is the pavement, and the ground you stand on. The machine you were built into. It is the potential and the possibilities you have. What you chose to do with it is up to you. Which flowers you plant in the ground is your choice. How you’ll upgrade your machine is up to you.

How to start:

If you’re interested in astrology. First, you need to find out your chart. And for that, you need your birth date, place, and time. If you don’t have the time, you won’t have the possibility to look as deep into it as you might want to, but it’s better than nothing!

Here are some places you can calculate your birth chart. The first one is the most accurate.

The recommended one.

This is another one that works.

What does my chart mean?

Now that you have your chart. Make sure you have your chart drawing, a list of which Signs and degrees your Planets are in, a list of which Houses your Planets and Signs are, and a list of your aspects.

This is a link to where you can put in your birth info, and then click on the symbols in it for an explaination! It is very newbeginner-friendly!

Here is Marilyn Monroe’s chart which I made at astro.com:

Picture 1:

Picture 2:

In picture nr. 1 is her: Natal chart drawing, planets in the signs, degrees (exmample Sun 10 degrees Gemini. The degree is between the Planet and the Sign), the aspects, and the houses. But I reccommend looking for your houses in picture 2 instead with the tables. It’s easier to understand.

In order to recreate picture nr. 2 with all the tabels and details, click on:

This is what the symbols mean:

Connections and similarities:

Aries - Mars - 1st house

Taurus - Venus - 2nd house

Gemini - Mercury - 3rd house

Cancer - Moon - 4th house

Leo - Sun - 5th house

Virgo - Mercury - 6th house

Libra - Venus - 7th house

Scorpio - Pluto - 8th house

Sagittarius - Jupiter - 9th house

Capricorn - Saturn - 10th house

Aquarius - Uranus - 11th house

Pisces - Neptune - 12th house

Planets and Signs:

Planets represents what. Signs are why and who.

This link explains Planets in the Signs, and Planets in the Houses.

Sun is the ego, the pride, the glory.

Moon is the emotions, the feelings, the intuitive.

Mercury the intellect, the communication, and research.

Venus is love, art, beauty, sharing, relationships.

Mars is physical power, strength, aggression, passion, fire.

Jupiter enlarges everything it’s in contact with. Travel, knowledge, library, books, wisdom.

Saturn minimizes everything it’s in contact with. Suppression and control. Authoritive, and leading.

Uranus is rebellion, originality, uniqueness, the genuis, bizarre.

Neptune is the subconsciousness, 6th sense, imagination, fantasy, and dreams.

Pluto is transformation. Being reborn, rising from the ashes. Magnetism. Being obsessive.

Aspects:

The aspects is how the planets interact with each other within you, and how they affect each other. Like a bunch of marbles or dominos. One starts moving, and then all the others starts too!

Click here for a helpful link you can use to understand the aspects.

Houses:

Houses represents where.

Here’s an explaination.

1st house AKA Ascendant is you, self expression.

2nd house is possessions and marriage.

3rd house is connections and communication.

4th house AKA IC is roots, home, and family.

5th house is creativity, beauty, art, and drama.

6th house is the body, health, healing, education, work.

7th house is what you provide and give to others. What you share. And relationships.

8th house is sex, death, money, secrets, and mystery.

9th house is higher education, wisdom, knowledge, exploring, philosophy, travel.

10th house AKA Midheaven is career, social status, image.

11th house is hopes, wishes, friends, and community.

12th house is the realm between our world and the other. The doorway. What is hidden. Psychic abilities.

Links to check out:

http://astromatrix.org/

https://cafeastrology.com/

http://www.astro.com/index.htm

http://members.wizzards.net/~magyan/aspects.htm

https://www.sunsigns.org/

https://jessicadavidson.co.uk/astrology-posts/

What to do next:

If you’ve done all this now, I recommend looking into your minor aspects too.

Find out if there’s anything unusual about your chart. Any stelliums or interceptions. Stelliums are when there are 3-4 or more Planets in a House or Sign. Interceptions are when a Sign is enclosed within a house. When it jumps over that Sign at the list of Signs in the Houses.

Now that you know the basics, you can go ahead and continue to explore the astro-world! Find out more about your chart, look at other peoples’ charts, try synastry, vedic, vertex, draconic, persona charts, etc. Now that you have a solid footing, the rest is a lot easier. Let the inner curiousity for knowledge lead you into new areas of deeper and more interesting astrology!

Amazing and talented astro-blogs to follow:

@wizkhalibra @ayyries @astrolocherry @astrocelestial @astrollusion @ayat-the-aquarius @venusianvirgo @cutestrology @lilmajorshawty @leoasf @astrognossienne @shycancer @airmom @frozen-lunar @lulucute @sagpluto @eighthousesun @twelvehousemoon @ninthhousemoon @libraloving @coldbloodcapricorn @mars5th @sunin4th @astrologyputa @astrologymarina @yikes-cancer @aquariusqueen @aquarian-madness @typicalaquariusposts @glossoiogy @venusbased @curvestrology @capvenus @glassy-star @venusian5 @astrolofae @voguestrology @fauxastrology @deepstrology @venusians @jupiterswhore @zodiacale @zodiacharem @astro-hotline @tauro-la-sol @solilunar @astroloshy @astrawrlogy @aesthetics-astro @astrodickology

I wish I could add more, but I could only add 50! Check them out! These are some of the blogs I follow + some of my mutuals. They all post creative and helpful content, and they all are talented and astonishing people. They are all angels so give them a follow and some love!

leoasf

Great post!! And thanks for the tag☺️❤️

spockfan

The way Kirk holds Spock's hand while carrying him and how he never lets go until he has to...

For contrast, this is how he carries others (one is technically a Spock but not his Spock though). The hand stays above the wrist.

The tenderness just gets to me. 🥺

euripideez-nuts

a study of the moon

deadpoet-skull

"i'm fine" *disappears in the fog and is never found again*

deviika

Alain de Botton // Jon Kabat-Zinn // unknown

amargedom

“There is nothing more beautiful than nature early in the morning.”

—

sorry that i was gone for so long

i was very busy with my finals

but i’m back now and i took a lot of great pictures

i also got accepted into a design school so that’s really swag

anyway

#witchcraft #dark academia #academia #dark academia aesthetic #witchy #arcitecture

a-pagan-path

now that i’ve begun working more with energy, i wanted to share my methods of casting circles! when i first started working with energy, it was really hard to find references for casting circles, especially ones not dealing with the traditional Wiccan god/goddess. here are some methods and uses of casting circles!

Why Cast a Circle?

the primary reason i cast circles is to protect me from outside energy influences. most people associate circles to protection from ‘malevolent’ spirits, however, it’s just a great barrier in general!

here are some following scenarios i cast circles:

divination- to protect me from energies that might influence my cards or my interpretation o the cards

spellwork- pretty self-explanatory. i cast circles to protect from energies i don’t want in my spells, or from potential spirit attraction.

meditation- again, for energy use and to also not be disturbed from anything spiritual.

Methods of Casting

1 - Invoking Elements

a very basic way, if not the go-to way, of casting is to place each of the four elements at each of the cardinal directions. Earth at the north, Air in the east, Fire at the south, and Water in the west.

fire

Candles (color them for intent if used in a spell! alternatively, electric tea lights work fine.)

here is a post about color associations for candles!

Anything symbolic of fire colors (red or warm-colored cloth, figures/statues,etc.)

water

moon/sun water (in a jar works really well, or in an open container if being used for blessing anything)

blessed water, or water related to whatever you’re working with (storm water, diluted essential oils, etc).

here is a good source of different kinds of water and how to cleanse them!

blue or purple colored items

earth

stones or crystals (this is what i love to use! just be wary that some stones are aligned with other elements. clear quartz is a go-to.)

salt

dirt (from your backyard or specific, such as hospital or graveyard. make sure to cleanse it.)

herbs (especially roots)

brown or black colored items

air

incense (different scents have uses as well!)

here is a post with scent correspondences!

steam

yellow or white colored items

alternatively, any of these could be replaced with a tarot card of the corresponding suit! (wands for fire, cups for water, pentacles for earth, and swords for air).

to close the circle, walk clockwise starting in the east (air) and complete a full walk around the circle. do this as many times as you feel needed to envision a complete circle! after your use for it is done, unwind it by walking the same number of times counter-clockwise.

note: if you live in the southern hemisphere, you may want to reverse fire and earth in your directions and walk counter-clockwise to close the circle, and clockwise to end it.

2 - Envisioning

this is a very, very simple way to cast a circle! if you have very little time, simply imagine a ring of light around your workspace. you could align color to purpose as well.

the only downsides to this method include the fact that it may not be as strong as a physical circle for beginners especially, as i have learned many times over as i find energy that i don’t want in the circle. on top of this, to make it very successful, you may have to keep this image in your head throughout your spell or energy work, which may distract or hurt your concentration.

however, like i said before, it’s very easy, discreet, and requires no clean up! with practice, it could be very easy to maintain.

3 - Salt Circle

by simply spreading salt in a circle clockwise (or counter-clockwise depending on your location), you can create a strong barrier. as you walk around, envision your purpose of protection and safety.

if you are working outside, do not use salt. it will kill plant life! instead, consider alternatives such as: egg shells, diluted salt water, crushed herbs, flower petals, etc.

if working inside, consider setting out foil, cloth, or a tarp for easy cleanup.

4 - Cleansing the Room Itself

if you find that you for some reason cannot cast a circle, or maybe are just starting out, consider cleansing the entire room instead!

some methods include:

smoke cleansing (NOT smudging. please do not call this action smudging unless it is part of YOUR culture.)

salt or protective mixture

dance/song

salt/water spray

incense and candles

for smoke cleansing, light your bundle and start facing eastward, spreading the smoke and asking for protection from either the corresponding element or any deities/spirits/etc. you worship. move clockwise or counterclockwise.

for salt or protection mixtures, simply place a small pile in each corner of the room or at the cardinal directions.

dance and song can celanse the room when accompanied with smoke especially.

the salt water spray can be used similar to the protection mixture – spray a little in each corner or at the cardinal directions.

incense and candles can be placed in corners, the directions, or just throughout the room to act as protective energy.

Final Notes

make sure to remove your circle after you’re done!! leaving it up isn’t safe and could be draining on your energy or health.

try not to leave the circle in the middle of your work, if it can be avoided. ive had to do it before and nothing bad happened, but sometimes it ocould break the circle, or bring unwanted energy or precense in.

do your absolute best to have all your materials in the circle before you cast it. bringing items that were not in the circle before could carry energy that you just do not want in your circle. i’ve messed up plenty spells because of it already. if it is really necessary, cleanse the item as thoroughly as you can (quickly if you need to), and enter the circle from the east.

if these methods don’t work right away, don’t worry! these take lots of practice. some easy ways to try casting daily include:

cast a circle before you meditate

cleanse your room before you do homework for a safe space to work

if you have a form of divination, cast a circle before drawing a daily reading (i do this in the morning to see how the day will go or seek advice for the day!).

good luck!

heatherwitch

Magic to Replenish Energy

(Had to make a new version because tumblr messed with the gif on the original and won’t let me edit my own posts…)

As a spoonie witch, using magic to help regain my mental and physical energy has been extremely helpful. I decided to compile some resources to make life easier!

Tea/Drinks:

Mental reboost tea spell

Easy energy tea spell

Energy boost tea

Energy spell

Rejuvenating tea

Morning coffee spell

Lemon cayenne wakefulness potion

*resources for herbal interactions*

Spells:

Spoonie spell for energy + Spoons spell

Rain energy spell