Witches Are. Witches Do.

Cree/Ute. Knitter. Witch. Reluctant cat lady. Montana baby. Goth. Witchy Things. Strega Fashion. Knitting Things. Dark Mori. Nature. Wolves. Wolves. Wolves.

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I want to live simply. I want to sit by the window when it rains and read books I’ll never be tested on. I want to paint because I want to, not because I’ve got something to prove. I want to listen to my body, fall asleep when the moon is high and wake up slowly, with no place to rush off to. I want not to be governed by money or clocks or any of the artificial restraints that humanity imposes on itself. I just want to be, boundless and infinite.

[egberts]

why do so many people refuse to believe that cats love so pure and deeply and they're not always just self serving little heat creatures. when a cat loves you, when a cat looks at you with love in their eyes... my god

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Mermaid’s Song Tarot Spread

This is a spread that can be used in a variety of situations, so get creative! The idea for this spread was given to me by starry-eyed-cinammon-child with an idea that I also think would make a wonderful story idea. 

“What about that story idea that mermaids are the women who were drowned because the sailors thought women on a ship was bad luck?”

The Sailor - Who/what is pulling you down. The negative influence.

The Sinking - Where you are now, and what to learn or take away from the situation.

The Transformation - What you need to change.

The Tail - Who or what helps you.

The Song - Your strength, or where you can draw your strength from.

The Story - The outcome.

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As requested by @tarotprose, a spread to rekindle hope.

To Move Forward I Must - One thing you can do to improve your own situation, a positive thought or action.

The Lesson -  This is what you can learn from your current situation, a piece of wisdom that can only be gained through experience.

What I Need To Remember - A story, lesson, proverb, or similar that applies to your current situation. If you connect your cards to specific life events/memories, this may come into play.

What I Gain From This - Something that will improve for you as a result of getting through this situation.

Who Will Support Me - The person, deity, or even artist who can help you through this time. You’re never quite as alone as you think.

A Message of Hope - A card to help put your heart back on track, the thing that will keep you looking to the future.

[asoulajar]

A new spread for unclear situations.

This could be used for specific situations: (i.e. a failing relationship, family problems) or in a more general reading for self-healing. 

[fluoritechild]

Inspired by The Tower and what it represents. This is a spread for dealing with sudden change or loss.

[byegods-blog]

Advice to the witch children: 1. Step softly. 2. Coat your words in honey, but keep your nails as claws. 3. Listen to the ghosts. 4. Carry always a bird in your chest and a lion in your head. 5. Know that age is not wisdom, and there is as much to be learned from trees as from the books they become. 6. You are not born with a family. Make one. 7. Remember that a thing does not need purpose to have beauty. 8. Do not allow yourself to become chained to logic and order. 9. Revel in chaos, then bend it to your will. 10. Use your wide eyes for watching, your rabbit feet for running, your small size for slipping away unseen. 11. Let them underestimate you. 12. When you open your mouth and frogs leap out, do not be ashamed. 13. You are the changeling children, magic born into small bodies with untried hearts. Do not waste them.

kem (via punkgods)

bewitched forest 

(via witchedways)

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Tea (and such)

MAKE YOUR OWN TEA

Design and order your own tea 

52 herbal tea recipes 

Happy hippie tea creator

My tea blending room

Starbucks Chai Tea Recipe

Copycat Starbucks Passion Lemon Tea

52 DIY herbal tea recipes (list of links from a blog)

Bubble/Boba Tea Recipes

Healthy Matcha Green Tea Milkshake

treehugger-8 ways to spice up tea/coffee

youtube diy blooming tea

Using Wild/Local Herbs

(please don’t go eating/drinking random things you’ve found in your yard or park, do the research and save yourself a hospital trip; a lot of these require special preparation so please look into that before potentially harming yourself)

offthegridnews- tea from you backyard

eattheweeds- edible flowers

Walkingtimes- 52 wild plants you can eat

Freebies

Freeleaf

Fitness And Freebies

Herbal roots zine

80 natural/organic companies that send free coupons

Tea Supplies

Set of 50 muslin reusable bags $8

Strawberry tea infuser $1

Deep sea diver infuser $7,50

Buddha elephant tea pot

Abundant Health (not much to do with tea but they’re all about essential oils, and their bottles and containers are a steal)

Tips for buying thrifted china

Strawsome BPA-free Straws

Lolli Cup Store (also Teas, Boba, Flavorings, ect)

Cuppow!-Turn canning jar into Mug/Lunchbox/Pour-Over-Brewer

DiY and Upcycling

Make TeaBags out of Recycled Fabric

Turn Mason Jar Into Spill Proof Cup

Buy Herbs/Tea/Dried Flowers/Ect

Mountain Maus Remedies Easy Store

Herbs, Spices, Teas, in Bulk

Dried fruit in bulk

Edible flower shop UK

Mountain Rose Herbs

Spirit Apothecary Botanicals & Findings (sold for magic mainly)

Bulk Apothecary

Iherb trials (not really tea but supplements, soaps, ect)

yunomi (Japanese, also sells tea ware)

golden tips tea (indian)

Tea box (all over world)

Spiritual

Magickal Properties of herbs and flowers

A-Z Herb use

Health

Herbs and Health Benefits

Web MD teas and their health benefits

150 herbs uses and health benefits

Dandelion Benefits-roots greens teas

ASASP Thought Coffee vs Tea

12 Green Tea Recipes For Weight Loss

Water

Wiki how to make cucumber water

The yummy life naturally flavored water (tips&recipes)

4 ways to make drinking water even healthier

Add fruit/herbs/flowers to ice!

Misc.

Preserving pumpkin

Wikihow to Dry Flowers

7 Basic Recipes For Preserving Edible Flowers

Wild herbs

Waterbath Canning

TEA BEER!?

youtube- how to make tea the British way

Tea-rriffic: tea infused ice cream

This is what has come out of saving websites to my drafts for later use. 

A masterpost based off of tea.

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Protect a room cheat sheet for broke witches

1) place clear quartz chips in each corner of the room, quartz chips retail for 10cents each rather than $3-$4 per whole crystal. They’re just as effective.

2) Rosemary- it’s great for protection and acts as a memory booster as well. It’s very cheap all you have to do is sprinkle it in a sachet and rest it under your pillow for nightmares, or hang it in your doorway as a protection charm. Don’t have any sachets? Use a ziplock bag.

3) use your mind- when I still followed the Wiccan path a fellow sister taught me a visualisation technique to cleanse myself, and my surroundings. All I do is visualise strong misty waterfalls washing everything clean, some people may feel more comfortable visualising a wind storm or fire burning away negativity. Point is spend time perfecting this technique, it’s relaxing, it works and it’s free.

I was in the broom closet for five years, and I can tell you I got very crafty at practicing my craft. Nearly a decade later I still use some of these techniques, because they’re cost effective and they work even if it’s not necessarily pretty.

[witchoncampus]

‘Give me Sunshine’ Potion for Happiness

I think I have a new favorite beverage! This potion is quick and easy to make – ideal for college witches, new witches, and even children! The recipe itself can be enjoyed as a non-witch beverage too. 

Ingredients:

- milk - vanilla or honey - cinnamon, cloves, or nutmeg

Process:

1. Pour a glass of milk. Add vanilla or honey, depending on what you have. I used ¼ tsp of vanilla in mine. Using either a spoon or your finger, stir the glass counter-clockwise to banish negativity. Put the glass in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds. 

2. Add cinnamon, cloves, or nutmeg as desired. I used both cloves and cinnamon in mine. 

nutmeg - luck, love, clairvoyance

cinnamon - happiness, luck, wealth

cloves - luck, protection, love

3. Stir the beverage clockwise to promote positivity and activate your ingredients. 

Enjoy!

[hedgewitchway]

I'm the kind of Witch

That rushes into spells and modifies them to my budget

Makes spells on the spot

Walks barefoot EVERYWHERE

Carries my travel altar, a handful of charms, and my tarot deck everywhere

Doesn’t do anything witchy for a week and then dedicates the weekend to intense magickal work

Spends spare change on incense

Spends paycheck on crystals and books

Hordes jars

Buys packets of seeds every time I’m at the store

Talks to the trees and the wind and the water

Talks to her house plants

Dances to thank the gods and spirits

Has casual conversations with the gods and spirits

Constantly tries to validate myself and my practice even though I know I’m doing right by me because I’m happy

Meditates every other day

Kisses her tools to thank them

[recreationalwitchcraft]

5 Super Easy Tarot Tricks Anyone Can Do

1. For a situation that is not going your way

Find the Wheel of Fortune in your deck, the two cards on either side are the solutions to your problem

2. To bring money to you

Pull out the 1st, 5th, 10th, 20th and 50th card in your deck. These cards will tell you how to bring amounts of money your way.

3. To find the root of a romantic conflict

Find The Lovers. The cards on either side are conflicts surrounding the relationship.

4. To Leave behind sadness

Find The Moon and The Sun. The cards in between them are the order of steps you must take to move forward.

5. To look into your near future

Find your nearest Birth Card, the first card beneath it is what is approaching soonest.

[mxmaebie]

I have too many candles.

No witch ever. (via broomcorner)

[wolveswolves]

Three Hudson bay wolves were born at Artis Zoo Amsterdam! The pups are now finally getting out of the den to explore their habitat.

Source

[moonstonebeginning]

Quick Protection Spell

Add garlic, basil, and salt into a square of foil.

Fold the square into a small envelope. 

Use a pencil to write the name of the person you are protecting onto the envelope (gently to not tear)

To speed the spell along, place in a heated oven until the herbs become fragrant

Carefully removed and set aside in a safe place

[witchy-woman]

Hi sweeties! I hope you are having a beautiful day!

This is a jar that has been requested multiple times, and like always, if you ask for it, I will make it! I find this to be more of a mental protection bottle! (This is not going to put a force field up and protect you from gun shots or anything, okay) So let’s get started!

cinnamon - for protection

dill - for protection 

sea salt - for purification

basil - for protection

black pepper - dispels evil 

dried onion - for protection

This is a pretty straight forward jar, so protection, protection, protection should be all your thoughts are about while making this. Also envisioning this jar keeping a protective energy barrier around you while you have it with you. While making this bottle and corking it, you can say something along the line of this –

“May safety come, May safety stay. May this bottle keep  all negativity away.”

After you are finished, you can seal up your bottle with wax, I use colors in correspondence with my intent, this one being dark purple (I would have used black but I can’t find black candles at the moment!) I have a tutorial for how to seal bottles like this here.

Feel free to tag me in your recreations! I love to see them! You can also find my other bottles here.

I hope this was helpful! I’m open for questions if you have any!

xoxo.

[skcgsra]

herbalist aesthetic (requested)

more here // request here