Modern Witch's Guide to Life

How to lead a Magical Lifestyle

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I thought we’d play a little Ceromancy Game for those who are up to it, where we pretend we did a candle spell & practice reading the wax. Let me know in the comments if you see any symbols I didn’t read on! ✨🕯️👁️✨

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Remember, witchy babes: the magic is *in you*, the tools just help. But they can be amazing helpers! If you haven’t found your thing yet, you just have to keep experimenting with whatever you feel called to. Listen to your intuition & try things out. Once you find the right witchy tools for you, you’ll know because you’ll feel the connection & with lots of practice you’ll develop a strong relationship/bond with them & they’ll really become an extension of you when you use them for years to come. ✨💎📿🃏 🕯🔮✨

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Introducing my NEW second monthly column I’ll be writing regularly on my substack : Ms.Oracle Barbie’s Witch Tea. My personal Witchy Pop Culture hot takes, reflections & downloads (I do often get the scoop & concluded I should start sharing). I had to start with the new upcoming sequel to Practical Magic simply because I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Go check it out on modernwitchsguidetolife.substack.com & subscribe to get it in your email every month. ✨ 👩🏼‍💻✨

Ms. Oracle Barbie’s Witch Tea: Practical Magic II

The impossible task of making a new every-witch’s-favorite movie

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Since we’ve been talking about Sweetening Jars & Honey I thought it was prime time for us to touch on Sugar: one of the foundational staples of everyday witchcraft across many folk traditions. Although its uses much differ it’s on par with Salt in terms of accessibility, versatility & magical potency. Here’s the basics for anyone not already in the know 💁🏼‍♀️✨🍭💗

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It can be overwhelming at times- like when it’s your Lyft driver on the way to a challenging Drs appointment or an acquaintance casually deciding to share with you the darkest part of their personality hoping for some kind of spiritual absolution 🥴 but overall it is an honor & something to take very seriously in terms of keeping their confidence.

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There are countless ways to read the wax from a spell candle — this is simply the framework I work with. Like using a pendulum, the specific system matters less than the act of choosing one. Once your attention locks onto a symbolic structure, the energy begins organizing itself around it to communicate with you. As explained by Quantum Physics: observation influences outcomes and consciousness shapes how energy behaves and reveals itself to the observer.

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May you all have a very blessed week 💖💁🏼‍♀️👁️🔮📝✨🧿

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Socializing as a psychic, expat, artsy fashionista… easier with the children & dogs ngl 🥴

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Happy New Moon in Taurus, witchy babes! Here’s my read on the energies which I’m totally vibing with btw but I guess that’s to be expected since I’m a Taurus Rising ✨🌚🤸🏼‍♀️♉️✨

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I’m so excited to introduce my NEW Monthly Column: Ms.Estrellas’ Witchy Musings - Notes on Life + Society by yours truly. Go check it out + subscribe to get them every month in your email on my substack modernwitchsguidetolife.substack.com the link is below 👇🏼✨👩🏼‍💻✨

Ms.Estrella’s Witchy Musings

To tell or not to tell: the quintessential witch’s dilemma

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They go by many names because they appear in one form or another across many different traditions. Honey Jar, Sweetening Jar, Sugar Jar are just a few. The basic concept is the same: a container spell meant to bring softer, better energy to a situation over time. They’re not usually fast-working (unless you use maple syrup 😉) but they are known for being deeply effective in subtle, unobtrusive ways. ✨🫙🍯✨

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Tag a Taurus Witch (or a few) you know ✨🌹🐂♉️

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Ceromancy goes hand in hand with Candle Magick and it’s actually an invaluable resource in results driven spellwork. Learning to understand the language of the wax helps you understand how your energy is meshing with your working + the situation itself in real time. It can help you trouble shoot problems, avoid pitfalls & obstacles and most importantly direct your energies efficiently. It’s somewhat of a skill to develop but as with any other divination technique it’s a lot about symbol interpretation. There’s also the flame + smoke to pay attention to ofc but that’s a matter for another post.

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Witches live their lives & make their magic from the understanding that, as humans, we are part of nature - not separate from it. This means we don’t fight our primal instincts or anybody else’s for that matter. We don’t fight life’s cycles & seasons. We let things + people be what they are. We work with nature + the natural flow & timing of things. We also fully engage in the true wildness that is our spirit. We embrace the fact that under all our education + sophistication we are all, at our core, wild animals living in the wild world that is our Mother Earth. ✨🌍✨

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Honey is not just delicious & conceptually magical — it’s also one of the most beloved foundational ingredients in many folk witchcraft traditions. Most commonly used to sweeten situations + boost attraction, honey also carries a surprisingly wide range of powerful magical properties. Here’s the 311 for those not already in the know. 💁🏼‍♀️✨📖✍🏻🍯🐝✨

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