Moon Light Academy

An unbiased and informative witchcraft blog.

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Behatilife is an amazing witchy youtuber too 😄

I’ll check them out! Thanks for the recommendation!

Moonlight Academy

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Witchy Youtubers

Here’s a list of some of my favorite witchy/spiritual youtubers that I can’t get enough of. This is by no means a complete list, feel free to add onto it!

Anais Alexandre

Annie Tarasova

Ashera Star Goddess

Avalon Cameron

Azura DragonFeather

Broom Closet Artistry

Creosote Coyote

Dewdrop Dwelling

Ember HoneyRaven

Ethony

Harmony Nice

Hibiscus Moon

Jessi Huntenburg

Joanna DeVoe

Joey Morris

Kelly-Ann Maddox

Laura Daligan

Molly Roberts - HerSpeak

new age hipster

Oolong Witch

Orriculum

Owlvine Green

Samantha Valens

Scarlet Ravenswood

Snow Orchid

Sunshine MorningRae

The Sea Priestess 

The White Witch Parlour

The Ladygravedancer

WitchandMoon

WyllowWynd The Thrifty Witch

May the moon light your path.

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Moonlight Academy’s Witchcraft Book PDF Links

Note: I have not been able to read through all of these yet, I am slowly making my way down the list. If there is a book that is offensive or incorrect please send me a message and I will review it and remove it from the list if necessary. 

Modern Magick Second Edition; Eleven Lessons in the High Magickal Arts by Donald Michael Kraig 

The Witch’s Magical Handbook by Gavin Frost and Yvonne Frost

The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft, and Wicca by Rosemary Ellen Guiley 

Nocturnal Witchcraft; Witchcraft After Dark By Konstantinos 

Call of the Horned Piper by Nigel Aldcroft Jackson 

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham

Encyclopedia of Spells by Michael Johnstone 

The Mystical World of Ancient Witchcraft; An easy Insider Guide To the life changing Power of your Magick Energy by Rose Ariadne 

Old World Witchcraft; Ancient Ways for Modern Days by Raven Grimassi  

The Study of Witchcraft; A Guidebook to Advanced Wicca by Deborah Lipp

Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland 

The Witch’s Master Grimoire; An Encyclopedia of Charms, Spells, Formulas, and Magical Rites by Lady Sabrina

Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England; A regional and comparative study guide by Alan Macfarlane 

The Pagan Federation; Witchcraft Information Package

Herbal Magick; A Witch’s Guide to Herbal Enchantments, Folklore, and Divination by Gerina Dunwich

The basics of Magick by K.Amber

The Book of Night Magick by Phillip D. Williams

The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore By Patricia Monaghan 

Celtic Mythology A-Z By Gienna Matson & Jeremy Roberts

Storytelling; An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore 

Norse Mythology; Legends of Gods and Heroes by Peter Andreas Munch

Constellation Legends By Norm McCarter

Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology By Luke Roman and Monica Roman

Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena; Mythical Creatures By Linda S. Godfrey

A Guide to Astrology By Fredrick White

How to Use Astrology; How and Why it Works By Michael Erlewine 

A Manual of Astrology

Astrology for Dummies by Rae Orion

The Astrology Book; The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences By James R. Lewis

Astrology Course

The Cyber Spellbook; Magick in the Virtual World By Sirona Knight and Patricia Telesco 

Herbs in Magick and Alchemy; Techniques from  Ancient Herbal Lore By C.L. Zalewski

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs By Scott Cunningham 

The Magical Household; Spells & Rituals for the Home By Scott Cunningham & David Harrington 

Herbs Magickal and Otherwise 

The Complete Book of Incense, Oils, & Brews By Scott Cunningham 

Plant Powers, Poisons, and Herb Craft By Dale Pendell **

**This book contains information on Poisons and is for informational purposes only, read at your own risk. 

The Magical and Ritual Use of Herbs By Richard Alan Miller

Cunnigham’s Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem, and Metal Magic By Scott Cunningham

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs; Their Medicinal and Culinary Uses

Spiritual Alchemy; The Inner Path

Practical Handbook of Plant Alchemy By Manfred M.Junius 

Real Alchemy; A Primer of Practical Alchemy By Robert Allen Bartlett

An Illustrated History of Alchemy and Early Chemistry 

Alchemy Unveiled By Johannes Helmond 

Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition; An Ethnobotany of Britain & Ireland By David E. Allen & Gabrielle Hatfield

Slavic Pagan World

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen By Scott Cunningham

Cunningham’s Book of Shadows By Scott Cunningham

Learning Tarot

The Pictorial Key to the Tarot By A.E Waite

Tarot Symbolism & Divination 

Tarot; Mirror of the Soul By Gerd Ziegler 

Tarot Keys By Andrea Green 

The Symbolism of the Tarot by P. D. Ouspensky

Healing Crystals; The A-Z Guide to 430 gemstones By Michael Geinger 

Dooney’s Crystal Database

An Introduction Guide to Crystals and Healing Stones By Ron & Sue Windred

The Healing Crystal First Aid Manuel By Michael Geinger

Practical Crystal Healing By Nicole Lanning 

Divination Systems by Nicole Yalsovac

How Divination Systems Work

The Path of the witch

The Weiser Field Guide to Witches

Practicing the Witch’s Craft By Douglas Ezzy

Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart

Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to add to the list!

Moonlight Academy

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Spring Time Legends & Lore

Hare

The Easter Bunny is of German origin. He shows up in 16th century literature as a deliverer of eggs, in his own way a springtime St. Nicholas bent on rewarding the good.

In Celtic mythology and folklore the hare has links to the mysterious Otherworld of the supernatural.

The Celts believed that the goddess Eostre's favourite animal and attendant spirit was the hare.

Many Buddhist and Hindu texts describe the hare as a creature of fire, but not just any fire, the same consuming sacrificial fire of the phoenix, then to rise again out of the ashes.

To the Romans, the hare is an emblem of fertility, abundance, sexuality, lust, rampant growth and excess.

Eggs

Eggs have forever been associated with spring time. Ancient Egyptians, Persians, Romans, Gauls, and Chinese all embraced the egg as a symbol of the universe. 

Druids buried eggs dyed red, the color of menstrual blood, in freshly plowed fields to draw the goddess of spring from her slumber and to ensure abundance and fertility for the year.  

In Egypt and Persia eggs were decorated at the beginning of the year. The decorated eggs were exchanged at the equinox, the eggs symbolizing creation and fertility. 

Early humans thought the return of the sun from winter darkness was an annual miracle, and saw the egg as a natural wonder and proof of the renewal of life.

As Christianity spread, the egg was adopted as a symbol of Christ’s resurrection from the tomb. Hardboiled eggs were dyed red in memory of Christ’s blood, then given to children as a talisman to preserve their health over the ensuing twelve months.  

Pace eggs are kept year-round in British households for luck.

The protective qualities of the scarlet-dyed egg are still invoked in parts of Europe to guard fields and vineyards from lightning and hail, one is usually buried on the property for that purpose

According to European superstition, once an egg is consumed, its shell must be broken up lest a witch use it to gain power over the person who ate from it. A witch might also make a boat from an intact shell, then set sail in it and wreck ships at sea. Discarded eggshells should never be burned because doing so will cause the hens to cease to lay. 

Spring Deities

Anglo-Saxons worshiped Eostre, the moon Goddess of spring and fertility. 

The Druids worshiped Blodeuwedd, the Goddess of fertility, magick, and dawn.

In Roman mythology, Flora is the goddess of flowers and of the season of spring.

The Ancient Greek goddess Persephone is associated with spring.  

The celtic Goddess Brigit is honored at the festival of Imbolc which celebrates the first stirrings of Spring.

Freya is the Nordic fertility Goddess associated with spring growth and flowers. 

Spring Flora

Clover and other three-leaved plants were once considered spring gifts from the fairies to protect us and bring us luck.

Easter Lilies symbolize purity and spring time.

Other Wives tales

An old wives tale says  a wind that blows on Easter Day will continue to blow throughout the year, and that a shower of rain promises a good crop of grass but little hay. 

Children born on Easter Day are deemed especially fortunate. Those born on Good Friday, however, are doomed to be unlucky. 

References: motherearthliving.com, snopes.com, irishabroad.com, druidicdawn.org

May the moon light your path!

Moonlight Academy

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I'm a new little witchy baby, so by chance would you be able to give me the dates of all the sabbats and esbatts??

Hello!

           Sabbats

Samhain: October 31

Yule: December 21 - January 1

Imbolc: February 2

Ostara: March 20 - 23

Beltane: May 1

Summer Solstice (Litha): June 20 - 22

Lammas (Lughnasadh): August 1

Mabon: September 21 - 23

          Esbats - 2017

May 10: Flower Moon

June 9: Strawberry Moon

July 9: Thunder Moon or Buck Moon

August 7: Sturgeon Moon

September 6: Harvest Moon

October 5: Hunter’s Moon

November 4: Beaver Moon

December 3: Cold Moon

Hope this helps!

Moonlight Academy

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Magick for Spring Time

❁ Do a ‘spring cleaning’ by cleaning and cleansing your whole house.  

❁ Do a ritual to welcome spring. 

❁ Begin devoting your time to learning, reading, and writing about your craft.  

❁ Use divination to determine your goals and outcomes for the year. 

❁ Start your seeds inside.

❁ Spoil your houseplants by watering them, fertilizing them, and talking to             them. Add crystals to their pots. 

❁ Spend time outside noticing signs of springs return. 

❁ Change your altar to correspond with spring. 

❁ Collect rain water from spring showers.

❁ Collect flower blossoms to dry and press for your spells and grimoire.

❁ Collect spring stream water.

❁ Meditate in the greening grass.

❁ De-clutter your home to bring forth fresh, new energies.

❁ Plant wild flowers for the bees.

I meant to post this sooner but life seems to have gotten in the way. 

May the moon light your path! Moonlight Academy

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“My Week of Witchcrafting” This is one of my weekly planner spreads. I plan my week from Monday through Friday leaving my Weekend free of any burdens. On my weekly planner I include all of my magickal workings that I have planned for the week.

Things I include: ∆Moon Phases ∆Rituals ∆Spell Casting ∆Cleansings and Cleanings {home Magick} ∆Protection renewal ∆Daily Study Topics ∆Grimoire Pages I need to write ∆Reminders for my daily journal entries ∆Witchy Meetings with Friends ∆Any Magickal Workings {ie. Spells} ∆When to cleanse my crystals ∆Plant Care {ie. Watering, fertilizing} ∆Self Care {ie. Meditation, Self Cleansing} ∆Tumblr Post making ∆Nature Walks ∆Esabats and Sabbats ∆Days sacred to my deities ∆Plant drying, pressing, and processing ∆Gardening ∆Divination practises ∆Retrogrades and other astrological phenomenons ∆Meal Making and planning {kitchen Magick} ∆Tarot practise ∆Anything that applies to my magickal workings!

Planning and scheduling my craft studies has proved to be very beneficial. I am able to set and complete the tasks for myself, which increases my ability of furthering myself and my craft. It is excellent way to track your crafts progress and spell casting dates.

Happy Planning! -A Studious Witch

[moonlightacademy]

I love this idea, will definitely try it out!

Does anyone else track their practice like this? If you do I would love to see it. 

Moonlight Academy 

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Ostara and The Spring Equinox

March 10th 2016

     Ostara is coming up! It is on March 20th 2016 this year. Spring is a time of rebirth, regrowth, and renewal. Ostara was essentially named after the German spring Goddess, Eostre. Ostara is a time of fertility and and sowing seeds.   

Ways to celebrate:

Take a walk through a local park.

Lay in the grass.

Press some flowers. (Note: Be mindful, take only what you need.)

Take some pictures of spring. Make a collage with them or place some pictures on your Altar.

Plant a tree, Give back to nature.

Go for a walk and bask in nature.

Collect stones, feathers, leaves.

Celebrate in you coven. (If you have one.)  

Decorate your altar according to Ostara.

If you are a solitary witch do your own ritual.

Send a prayer to thank nature.

Pray to the Spring/Nature God or Goddess. 

Pay attention to the birds, the blooming flowers, the leaves growing on trees.

Stare up at the sky.

Meditate in Nature.

Paint Ostara eggs in bright spring colours.

Incense:

Jasmine

Rose

Frankincense

Myrrh

Sage

Symbols:

Rabbits

Eggs

Spring flowers (Snowdrops, Crocuses)

Butterflies

Colours:

Pale Green

Yellow

Light Pink

White

Light Blue

Ostara Deities

Persephone

Blodeuwedd

Eostre

Aphrodite

Athena

Cybele

Gaia

Hera

Isis

Ishtar

Minerva

Venus

the Green Man

Cernunnos

The Dagda

Attis

The Great Horned God

Mithras

Odin

Thoth

Osiris

Pan

Artemis

Plants and Herbs:

crocus flowers

daffodils

jasmine

Irish moss

snowdrops

ginger

Sources: thewhitegoddess.co.uk, 13 moons.com, paganwiccan.about.com.

Have a Happy Ostara!

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Re-blogging for Ostara of March 20, 2017. 

What are your plans for Ostara this year?

Moonlight

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if you coated a hula hoop with glue and applied salt to the glue, would/could that work in the same way as pouring a salt circle? (for protection)

Sure! What a neat idea!

Moonlight 

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A Witch’s Journal

Although I do have a grimoire, I use a journal to track my day-to-day practices that I do not usually include in my grimoire. A witch’s journal is a great place to record your feelings and discover any repeating symbols that you may not have noticed if you hadn’t written them down.  It is a great way to look through and see how much your craft has grown.

Things you could include: 

Dreams and visions with any interpretations you have

Day-to-day magickal practice 

Symbols that may seem important

Astral protection experiences

Meditation  journeys

 A list of books you read and any important magickal teachings you learned from them

Progress of any castings or “spell tracking”

Magick Workings

Events and decisions in your life that affect your magickal workings

Magickal goals and plans

Maintenance and home cleaning/cleansing

Daily rituals or habits 

Astrological events and any symbols or visions you may have received that are connect to the event

Things to include in each entry:

The moon phases

Weather

Date

Emotion

Position of the moon in the zodiac

Season

Time

Another short post but I hope it may inspire some people.

May the moon light your path

Moonlight Academy 

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Astral Projection

What is astral projection?

Astral projection is also known as an out of body experience. Astral projection can take place whether you are sleeping or awake. It is done when your conscious mind leaves your physical body on earth to a different dimension while staying connected by a silver cord. The cord makes it possible to come back to your earthly self. It enables your spirit body to explore the astral realm.  It is said that Astral Projection helps you become your truest and highest self. Astral Projecting is the floating and lifting of your physical being through the use of your astral body. 

Practices to Help with Astral Travel

Relax and Practice Proper Breathing techniques

Spiritually cleanse

Practice visualization 

Counting up or down while focusing your breathing

Improve your concentration 

Deep breathing exercises 

Become Aware and Mindful

Grounding

Shielding and Protection 

Intent

Spiritual and Physical Protection

Work on your inner energies 

Meditate 

Astral Plane

A place where angels, spirits, deities, and other cosmic beings reside. It is a place where ones astral body travels through. It may also be recognized as the “emotional plane,” because the astral plane reacts to our emotions, thoughts, and desires. 

The Silver Cord

The silver cord anchor's ones astral body to their physical body. The silver cord allows you to find your way back to the physical realm. It is described as being strong, almost indestructible, yet soft and elastic that can stretch and flex to make sure that the astral body is truly tethered to the physical one.

Risks of Astral Projection

Exhaustion 

Obscuring your focus causing obsession with the astral plane

Demonic Possession - A greatly debated topic, the truth of which is unknown.

You may become lost or disconnected from the cord - Some argue that you cannot severe the cord, some believe that becoming disconnected from the cord will cause death. 

Conclusion: The dangers of astral projection are extremely controversial, be sure to do proper research and follow your gut! 

Astral Travel Tips

Look after your mental and physical health.

Only travel when you have peace of mind, never when anxious or angry. 

Release all fear, do not project if you are fearful of the astral plane.

STUDY

Record your experiences

Protect yourself by a visualization of pure white light

Wear loose fitting clothing and project in a warm room. 

PRACTICE

Experiment with different methods

Signs you are astral projecting

You're feeling a sort of numbness or buzzing in your skin

You're hearing all sorts of strange sounds, like going through all sorts of random radio stations really fast

Your body is frozen and you can only move your eyes ("sleep paralysis")

You're feeling or hearing other people or animals in your room

Your body turns all liquidy like water and parts of you start floating

Your mind is spacing in and out of sleep

Sources: operationmeditation.com, howtolucid.com, wudzink.com, felipephotons.com 

This is a basic guide to astral travel, do your own research before attempting astral travel! Be safe!

Moonlight Academy

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Color Magick

Ways you can use Color Magick

When choosing your outfit for the day

When picking out a candle for your spell and ritual

Candle Magick

Painting or Drawing

To add intention to your writing

Black

Symbolizes:

Grounding

Protection

Safety

Death

Underworld

Restriction 

Night

Magickal Uses:

Reversing

Uncrossing

Unhexing

Banishing 

Black Magick Repelling

Banishing negative energy

Releasing

Defense

Scrying

Hexing

Cursing

Protection

Wards off negativity

Spirit Contact

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

Death

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Saturn

Week Day correspondence: Tuesday + Saturday

Direction: North

Brown

Symbolizes:

Earth

Concentration

Construction

Stability

Animal

Magickal Uses:

House Blessing

Animal Magick

Pet Magick

Earth Magick

To influence Friendships

Element: Earth 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Scorpio

Capricorn

Direction: North 

Copper

Symbolizes:

Money

Fertility

Magickal Uses:

Business and financial success 

Money Drawing

Fertility 

Career Growth

Gold

Symbolizes:

Fortune

Abundance

Prosperity

Positivity  

Luxury

Health

Justice

Magickal Uses

Luck

Wealth

Good Health

Healing Spells

Solar Magick

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Sun

Week Day correspondence: Sunday

Direction: South

Grey

Symbolizes:

Loneliness

Lore

Knowledge

Wisdom

Transformation

Magickal Uses

Removes negative influences

Increases Knowledge

Inspires Transformation

Communication with the faerie realm

Vision Quests

Planet: Moon

Direction: West

White

Symbolizes:

Purity

Unity

Cleansing

Peace

Balance

Spirituality

Innocence

Truth

Divinity

Love

Calm

Unbiased Opinion

Forgiveness

Acceptance                                                                      

Magickal Uses:

Eliminates negative energy

Creates inner peace

Uncrossing

Consecration

Moon Magick

Protection

Cleanses

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Fool

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Moon

Pisces 

Associated Chakra: Crown 

Week Day correspondence: Monday

Direction: East

Silver

Symbolizes:

Stability

Intuition

Dreams

Communication

Magickal Uses:

Moon Magick

Astral Energy

Telepathy

Clairvoyance

Psychic Awareness

Meditation

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Moon

Week Day correspondence: Monday

Direction: East 

Green

Symbolizes:

Prosperity

Money

Abundance

Healing

Growth

Luck

Faeries

Hope

Rebirth

Youth

Intuition

Nature

Magickal Uses:

Money Spells

Herbal Magick

Garden Magick

Luck drawing

Faerie magick

Plant magick

Money drawing

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Empress

The Lovers

The Hermit 

Justice 

Death

Element: Earth

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Venus

Mercury

Aquarius

Cancer

Associated Chakra: Heart

Week Day correspondence: Thursday

Direction: North 

Blue

Symbolizes:

Communication

Focus

Forgiveness

Truth

Patience 

Harmony

Wisdom

Thoughtfulness 

Youthfulness

Creativity

Healing

Organization

Peace

Justice

Tranquility

Magickal uses:

Removing Bad Vibrations

Astral projection

Water element

Emotional Work

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The High Priestess

The Emperor 

The Hanged Man

Death

Temperance 

Element: Water 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Jupiter

Moon

Virgo

Capricorn

Aquarius 

Pisces 

Associated Chakra: Throat 

Week Day correspondence: Thursday 

Direction: West 

Purple

Symbolizes:

Wisdom

Power

Wealth

Prophecy 

Magickal Uses:

Contact with spirits

Good fortune

Prophetic visions

Meditation

Divination

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Heirophant 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Mercury 

Saturn

Capricorn 

Jupiter

Gemini

Sagittarius 

Associated Chakra: Brow

Week Day correspondence: Wednesday + Thursday

Direction: East

Pink

Symbolizes:

Love

Compassion

Friendship

Romance

Intimacy 

Emotions

Self Love

Calming

Harmony

New Beginnings

Honor

Magical Uses:

Brings forth new beginnings

Attracts romance

Attracts new friendship

Encourages self love

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Empress

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Venus influencing Mars

Week Day correspondence: Friday 

Direction: South

Red

Symbolizes:

Passion

Anger

War

Strength

Conflict

Fire element

Healing

Inspiration

Bravery

Courage

Strength

Ambition

Leadership

Confrontation

Combat

Mercy

Magickal Uses:

Helps find love

Fire Element Work

Purification

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Emperor 

The Tower

Judgement 

Element: Fire 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Aries

Scorpio

Mars influencing Saturn

Associated Chakra: Root

Week Day correspondence: Tuesday 

Direction: South

Orange

Symbolizes:

Creativity

Intellect

Justice

Kindness

Harvest

Strength

Joy

Ambition

Pride

Courage

Prosperity

Attraction

Kinship

Spirit

Abundance

Magickal Uses:

Business success

Spirit communication

Relieves Depression

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Lovers 

The Wheel of Fortune

The Sun

Element: Fire

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Sun

Leo

Sagittarius 

Associated Chakra: Sacral 

Week Day correspondence: Tuesday + Wednesday

Direction: South 

Yellow

Symbolizes:

Happiness

Success

Learning

Memory

Concentration

Inspiration

Imagination

Charm

Confidence

Air element

Will

Trust

Creativity

Communication

Summer

Improves balance

Friendship

Self-Esteem

Vitality

Beauty

Power

Learning

Magickal Uses: 

Sun Magick

Increases productivity

Heightens Self-Esteem

Psychic Endeavors

Correspondences to the Major Arcana:

The Fool

The Magician 

Strength

The Sun

Element: Air

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Mercury 

Taurus

Libra

Associated Chakra: Solar-Plexus 

Week Day correspondence: Sunday

Direction: East

Sources: Witchipedia.com, spiritenterprise.com

May the Moon Light your path!

Moonlight Academy  

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tbh i highkey want to be a witch but i don’t even know where to start

[maybe-its-witchcraft]

Hi there!! I recommend doing as much research as possible! Tumblr is a great resource to start on, though I recommend trying to find other resources as well! Many witchy blogs (including me!) have entire tags devoted to helping people start out. Mine is Babyresources (id link but I’m on mobile) but there are many other ones. I highly recommend giving @moonlightacademy, @witchy-woman, @orriculum, @witchtips, and @witchella a check out! Im sorry if that’s a little overwhelming, but there is tonnes of information out there and tonnes of people ready and eager to start.

[moonlightacademy]

Thanks for the mention @maybe-its-witchcraft :)

[mehrunes-razor]

Do you have any resources you'd recommend to a baby witch who doesn't even know where to start? Blogs, books, articles, masterposts, anything? Cheers <3

I know lots of good blogs that post about witchcraft, and maybe by reading through their posts you can get an idea of how to start?

@cosmic-witch 

@orriculum

@witchy-woman

@breelandwalker

@moonlightacademy

@modernwitchesdaily

There are tons more as well, this is by no means a comprehensive list haha. I also suggest that if you use any witchcraft websites, be very careful as there can be lots of misinformation online (same with blogs of course)

Anyways, sorry if this wasn’t very helpful 😅

[moonlightacademy]

Thanks for the mention :)

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Grimoire Challenge - Week 3

19.02.17

Monday: Altars

Does your practice incorporate the use of altars?

Are altars imperative to have for casting?

What are pros and cons of altars?

Do you prefer casting at your altar or is your place of magick not set or permanent?

What entity (if any) is your altar dedicated to?

What objects do you keep permanently on your altar? What purpose or personal meaning does it have?

Do you change your altar to correspond with the sabbats? 

Draw and label a diagram of your altar. Include an explanation of their meaning to you.

Tuesday: Sigils

Are sigils something you use through out your practice?

Choose your three favorite sigils. Include their meanings as well as any personal interpretations. Why are they your favorites? What is the most common place that you add sigils too? 

Research and write down the steps to take in order to create a sigil. Use these steps to create your own sigil.

Wednesday: Local Fauna

Create a list of your local animals.

For each profile be sure to include the following: Any lore, superstitions, their meanings to you, their magickal and spiritual meanings, and ways they can be incorporated into your craft.

Thursday: Seven Planes of Existence

What are the planes of existence?

How can they be incorporated into your craft?

Do they seem believable to you?

Draw and label the seven planes of existence. 

Friday: Lightning

Is lightning a form of energy you incorporate into your craft?

How could you incorporate lightning into your practice?

Create correspondences for lightning. 

Plan and write a spell that incorporates lightning. 

Saturday: Quote Interpretation

Choose a quote that speaks to you on a spiritual level and expresses your path. 

Do a deep meditation with the quote in mind.

Write down all the thoughts and visions you have about the quote. Go into as much detail as possible.

Sunday: Amethyst

Sketch a picture of Amethyst.

Create it’s correspondence that includes its magickal and healing properties.

Is amethyst a crystal you use lots in your practice?

Include any amethyst lore or superstitions.

What effects does amethyst have on your emotions? 

Moonlight Grimoire Challenge 

[koekjesdeeg]

Witchy Recs

So @annaveth was talking about wanting to learn more about witchcraft and since I’m a baby witch who has to keep their practice pretty lowkey and study mostly from reliable tumblr blogs I offered to make a rec list for them. Sorry it’s so long but all of these blogs are amazing and super helpful. Even if it seems like a ridiculous question that you should know the answer to, they’re more than happy to help. So enjoy!! *=personal favorites +=fellow baby witches @broke-witches @eclecticwitcheryafoot * @insertcheesywitchypunhere * @lavenderspells @lepuslunamgrimoire * @lowspoonswitchcraft @magic-for-the-masses @moonlightacademy @orriculum * @recreationalwitchcraft * @selfcarespells @sigilathenaeum * @spellbookofwitches @spellbookbitch @spiritvexer @teapartyforthewitches * @theitsybitsywitchling *+ @trans-galaxy-witch *+ @urbanspellcraft * @witchtips * @witchy-woman *

[moonlightacademy]

Thanks for the mention :)

[moonlightacademy]

How many asks do you have?

Too many :D I really am trying to get through all of them.

Moonlight