frolic under the moon

//// andrea // bruja // chicago // green, kitchen witch // herbs n plants // crystals ///scorpio sun, taurus moon, libra rising

[orriculum]

jack-o-lantern spells 🎃

when you carve a pumpkin into a lantern this halloween, you can burn different herbs and spices for a spooky candle spell! before you light the inside candle, sprinkle the spice/herb liberally on the inside walls of the pumpkin!

some suggestions:

🕯 allspice -  fortune, healing, and wealth.

🕯 cardamom - love and lust.

🕯 cinnamon -  divination, psychic abilities, spirituality, and wisdom.

🕯 clove -  attraction, exorcism, love, and wealth.

🕯 orange peel -  beauty, divination, fortune, love, and purification.

🕯 ginger -  beauty, love, power, success, and wealth.

🕯 nutmeg -  meditation, divination, clairvoyance.

[leodrune]

a ritual to welcome the dark mother of autumn

the dark mother— also called the crone— is a goddess archetype that represents earth’s decay and darkness. she is the old woman of the woods, slowly withering and waning, somber and pensive. she tells us of death’s inevitability in the falling leaves and long nights of autumn and winter. the dark mother also comforts us, however, and reminds us that while the cycle of seasonal death is unavoidable, there will be new growth and brighter days ahead.

this ritual, to be cast around mabon, incorporates autumnal ingredients to ensure the dark mother feels welcome, and to obtain her wisdom and guidance to overcome our own inner darknesses.

☾ two almonds (overcoming hardships, invoking the divine)

☾ myrrh incense (spiritual strength, healing)

☾ a black candle, to represent darkness and protection

☾ a white candle, to represent lightness and cleansing

sit comfortably in your ritual space. light the myrrh incense and let the smoke curl and dance about. whisper amidst the smoke, “dark mother, i welcome you here and embrace your darkness; i only ask that you guide and protect me in its midst.”

light the black candle and warm your hands over its flame— reflect on the hardships you’re enduring (or the hardships to come), the darkness that settles all around us this time of year, and the earthly death that the dark mother brings with her. allow yourself to feel somber, sad, or mournful over these thoughts.

then, light the white candle, and warm your hands here as well. now, think of the unusual beauty that autumn holds, and remember the necessity of hardship and darkness to birth new opportunities and liveliness. do not forget that there will always be an end to your hardships, and happier times await you.

take each almond and hover them over both candle-flames, then eat one; the other is an offering for the dark mother. blow out your candles, and while the incense still burns, bury the almond outside under shallow soil.

let the incense burn out completely.

{this spell is featured in my new book, the cider moon - purchase here}

[witchtips]

Different Types of Water and Their Magickal Uses

Courtesy of witchesofthecraft.com

Creeks and streams:  Purification, harmony, cleansing

Dew:  General health, eyesight, beauty. Dew is said to be especially powerful if gathered at dawn on Beltane.

Fog and mists:  Creativity, balance, partnerships

Ice:  Transformations, balance, creativity

Pond or lake water:  Peace, contentment, relaxation, self-reflection.

Rain water:  Energy, protection, cleansing.

The first rain that falls in the month of May is considered sacred to

the Water Witch

River water:  Cleansing, moving forward, protection

Seawater:  Health, magickal power,

manifestation of goals. An old Welsh belief states that a spoonful of

sea-water a day will ensure a long and healthy life.

Snow:  Transformations, balance

Spring water:  Growth, holy water, cleansing, protection, prosperity

Swamp and waste water:  Banishing, binding

Waterfalls:  Power, energy, success

Well water:  Healing, wishes, intuition

Beaches:  Rituals, spells, fascinations, meditations

Harbors:  To promote abundance and prosperity; to serve as an aid in banishing things

Riverbanks:  To increase personal power

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Flowers for types of witches🌺🌻🌼🌹🌷🌸

I decided to cataglorize some of my flower correapondeces for different types of witches. Enjoy! 🌼

💧Water/sea/lunar/love witches- lotus, lily, jasmine, gardenia, magnolia, violet, rose, peony, geranium, orchids, hydrangea, lilac, passion flower, petunia

☁️Air/storm/cosmic witches- (any aromatic/light flower) lavender, babys breath, dandelion, daisy, heather, freesia, daffodil, chrysanthemum, forget-me-nots, st John’s wort, primrose, bluebell, linden

🔥Fire/solar/desert witches- sunflower, hibiscus, poppy, chamomile, chrysanthemum, aster, marigold, calendula, snapdragon, cactus flower, prickly pear blossom, carnations, poinsettia, st John’s wort

🌲Green/earth/ forest witches-(any bulb/foraging/herbal flower) tulips, feverfew, echinacea, passionflower, comfrey, amaryllis, hyacinth, dahlia, iris, catnip flower, sage flower, basil flower

🏠Kitchen/cottage witches- (any edible/fruit/vegetable flower) such as elder flower, honeysuckle, passionflower, apple blossom, strawberry blossom, orange blossom, rose, pansy, squash flower, marigold

🌼Healing/garden/tea witches- (any healing/edible/aromatic flower) such as calendula, chamomile, helitrope, lavender, milk thistle, beebalm, yarrow, red clover, rosehip, passionflower, elderflower, lilac, violets, and orchids

**please do research on the flower before you ingest it in any way

[plumfields]

💐Brief Guide to the Seven Classical Planets💐

☀️Sun

rules over Sunday

colors: yellow, gold

herbs: st. johns wort, frankincense

gems: yellow topaz, tigers eye

🌙Moon

rules over Monday

colors: white, silver

herbs: myrrh , lavender

gems: selenite, opalite, pearl

☄️Mars

rules over Tuesday

colors: red

herbs: ginger, nettles

gems: carnelian, ruby, garnet

🍃Mercury

rules over Wednesday

colors: green, blue

herbs: juniper, thyme, cinnamon

gems: green flourite, emerald,lapis lazuli

💧Jupiter

rules over Thursday

colors: blue, purple

herbs: cedar, ginseg

gems: amethyst, saphire

🌹Venus

rules over Friday

colors: green, pink, red

herbs: angelica root, rose

gems: rose quartz, turquoise

☂️Saturn

rules over Saturday

colors: black, dark purple

herbs: poppy seed, comfrey leaf

gems: obsidian, black tourmaline, black agate

[death-witch-envy]

Teas for Witches: the Basics

I can talk about tea literally all day (and I have because I’ve worked in a spice and tea shop for years), and there is SO much to talk about with both health and magical benefits. Teas are made from tea leaves called camellia sinensis, with the exception of herbal teas/infusions. For this, I’m going to list magical and health benefits by type of tea.

Black Tea

Feminine * Earth * Winter * Strength * Stability * Death * Expelling Negativity * Alertness * Energy

Black tea is the most fermented and oxidized of all teas. Its tea leaves look shriveled and black. It combats heart ailments, digestive problems, high cholesterol, asthma, and breast/menstrual problems. Black tea also has a lot of caffeine (47 mg, still less than coffee) and too much of it can cause acidity issues in the stomach.  

Examples: English/Irish Breakfast Tea, Assam, Darjeeling, Lapsung Souchang, Ceylon, Earl Grey

**There is a subset of black tea called Pu-erh, a post-fermented black tea. Some consider this to be the “purest” of all teas and connect it to the aether, as it is rare and valuable.

Green Tea

Masculine * Fire * Summer * Passion * Healing * Conscious Mind * Sexual Health * Love * Energy * Progress * Magic

Green tea is slightly steamed but not fermented, which maintains its green color. It has many health benefits, such as detoxifying, reducing cholesterol and weight, boosting immunity and stamina, and reducing blood glucose. It has less caffeine than black, but still some. 

Examples: Jasmine, Sencha, Matcha, Gyokurocha, Genmaicha, Hojicha, Gunpowder, Dragonwell

Oolong Tea

Feminine * Water * Autumn * Reflection * Meditation * Wisdom * Serenity * Concentration * Romance * Friendship

I always describe Oolong as being between Green and Blacks, since it is half fermented. It can help manage weight and stress, balance blog sugar levels, remove free radicals, and promote healthy skin and bones. HOWEVER, too much can actually speed up bone degradation because it sweeps away excess calcium. And beware of its high caffeine content (I used to drink Raspberry Wulong to pull all-nighters).

Examples: Milk Oolong, Formosa, Wulongs

White Tea

Masculine * Air * Spring * Happiness * Wisdom * Moon * Purification * Protection * Clarity * Cleansing * Beginnings

White tea is a little harder to find. Either the tea leaves are plucked as immature leaves and steamed, or the leaves have not been processed (there seems to be little consensus across cultures). Some have a small amount of caffeine. It’s a great antibacterial and antioxidant, and it improves the heart, oral health, and skin. Drinking a couple cups works better than one, and you can reuse the tea leaves, granted that the second cup will brew longer.

Examples: White teas come in many flavors and are usually labeled as white tea. You may need to seek out a tea shop to find some.

Herbal Tea

Magical properties depend on which herbs are used

This tea seems to be the most popular for witches on tumblr, because it is composed of dry, unprocessed herbs, seeds, fruits, or roots, and has no caffeine (as long as the herb doesn’t!). There are many recipes online as herbals are easy to make. In general, herbal tea promotes calm, reduces cholesterol and risk of heart conditions, cancers, and diabetes. Due to its lack of actual tea leaves it has less antioxidants than other teas. Some don’t even call it a tea, but dub it Herbal Infusion.

Examples: Rooibos, most Chais, Ginseng, Chamomile, Peppermint, Spearmint, Hibiscus

**Yerba Mate is an herbal tea that is notorious for its high caffeine levels (you’ve probably seen the energy drink). It also zaps one’s appetite and can become addictive, so be careful around this tea!

As always, feel free to add/message me of any corrections, and I hope you find your cup of tea!

[windsweptquestant]

This post is a spell.

It makes your loved ones feel your love, and in turn, love themselves.

It works with Romantic love, Platonic love, or any other type of love.

It’s charged by notes and intention, so remember to think about why you love them as you Like/Reblog.

Optional: tag your loved ones, and/or put why you love them in the tags!

[faesoteric]

London has such an abundance of adorable metaphysical stores!

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Apple: spirit work, offerings, love, healing, beauty, wisdom, harvest

Apricot: love, self love

Avocado: beauty, love, lust, fertility, spell work

Banana: wealth, luck, spirituality, religion, masculinity

Blueberry: protection, banishment, curses

Blackberry: protection, fertility, femininity, funerals, afterlife, moving on

Cantaloupe: spell work, protection, grounding, energy work

Cherry: lust, love, fertility

Clementine: childhood, dreams

Coconut: protection, cleansing, femininity

Cranberry: holidays, blood magic, spirit work

Date: fertility, luck, money

Dragon fruit: lust, passion, spell work

Durian: curses, cleansing, protection

Fig: happiness, divination, love

Grapefruit: cleansing

Grape: money, spell work, fertility, offerings

Guava: love, self love, lust

Honeydew: cleansing, energy, love

Jackfruit: divination, spell work, happiness

Kiwifruit: health, love, lust, happiness

Kumquat: luck, health, money

Lemon: cleansing, purification, protection, curse breaking

Lime: cleansing, protection, love

Lychee: love, self love, femininity, beauty

Mango: love, lust, fertility

Nectarine: love, self love, spell work

Orange: cleansing, protection, divination

Papaya: curse breaking, banishing, spirit work, love

Passion fruit: lust, love, passion

Peach: fertility, love, happiness, spirit work

Pear: offerings, happiness, luck, money, confidence

Persimmon: healing, love, luck, protection

Pineapple: protection, health, offerings, money, luck

Plantain: fertility, masculinity, lust, passion

Plum: love, healing, offerings

Pomegranate: offerings, blood magic, fertility, divination, spell work

Prune: cleansing, protection

Raspberry: love, dreams, health

Strawberry: love, wishes, dreams, happiness

Starfruit: lunar/solar magic, spell work, cleansing

Tangerine: solar magic, strength, energy work

Tomato: protection, cleansing, love, passion

Watermelon: healing, femininity, lust, love, spirit work, cleansing

[luminatress]

Moon Phases & Symbolism

🌑 New Moon: beginnings,changes, hope, renewal, setting intentions (perfect for spells, fresh starts, new relationships and projects) 🌘 Crescent Moon: transitions, momentum, taking actions, setting goals 🌗 First Quarter Moon: growth, effort, self-expression, manifestation 🌖 Gibbous Moon: evaluation, observance, meditation 🌕 Full Moon: clarity, intuition, insight, wisdom 🌔 Disseminating Moon: peak of intentions, reaping what you sow, the climax 🌓 Last Quarter Moon: release, letting go, eliminating bad habits and toxic people, destruction 🌘 Balsamic Moon: reflection, relaxation, meditation, recovery

[witches-ofcolor]

Its fine to be upset about Sephora. But have this same energy when it comes to white witches appropriating cultures.

Yall say support your local etsy witches, but this doesn’t change the fact that alot of these local witches are white and appropriating cultures.

You cant be pissed at sephora, but refuse to call out white, racist etsy shops.

Like lets start calling out racist etsy shops. And by racist i mean those that sell items from closed practices, call themselves ‘g*psy’, sell native American and African traditional things, etc.

[theautumndarling]

🍂✨☕️💌🍂✨☕️💌HAPPY SEPTEMBER!!! TIME FOR CHILLY MORNINGS, SCARVES, ENDLESS AMOUNTS OF COFFEE, PUMPKIN-EVERYTHING, AND SPOOKY STORIES🍂✨☕️💌🍂✨☕️💌

[theashcraftcoven-blog]

50 Magickal Charms

1. Lay thorny branches on your doorstep to keep evil from your dwelling.

2. Eat a pinch of thyme before bed and you will have sweet dreams.

3. Place chips of cedar wood in a box with some coins to draw money toward you.

4. Carry an anemone flower with you to ward against illness.

5. Hang a bit of seaweed in the kitchen to ward off evil spirits

6. Keep a jar of alfalfa in your cupboards to ensure the prosperity of your house.

7. Burn allspice as an incense to draw money or luck to you.

8. Cut an apple in half and give one half to your lover to ensure a prosperous relationship.

9. Carry an avocado pit with you to let your inner beauty shine.

10. Avocados are an aphrodisiac.

11. Strawberries are an aphrodisiac.

12. Place a piece of cotton in your sugar bowl to draw good luck to your house.

13. Celery is an aphrodisiac.

14. Place almonds in your pocket when you need to find something.

15. Scatter chili peppers around your house to break a curse.

16. Carrying a packet of strawberry leaves will help ease the pains of pregnancy.

17. Scatter some sugar to purify a room.

18. Throw rice into the air to make rain.

19. Carry a small potato in your pocket all winter to ward against colds.

20. Eat five almonds before consuming alcohol to lighten the effects of intoxication.

21. Place a pine branch above your bed to keep illness away.

22. Chew celery seeds to help you concentrate.

23. Ask an orange a yes or no question before you eat it, then count the seeds. If the seeds are an even number, the answer is no. If the seeds are an odd number, the answer is yes.

24. Carry a chunk of dry pineapple in a bag to draw luck to you.

25. Eat olives to ensure fertility.

26. Toss oats out your back door to ensure that your garden will be bountiful.

27. Eat mustard seeds to ensure fertility.

28. Place lilacs around your house to rid yourself of unwanted spirits.

29. Eat lettuce to drive lustful thoughts from your mind.

30. Rub a lettuce leaf over your forehead to help you sleep.

31. Add lemon juice to your bathwater for purification.

32. Eat grapes to increase psychic powers.

33. Carry a blade of grass to increase your psychic powers.

34. Smell dill to get rid of hiccups.

35. If you place a dill sachet over your door, those who wish you ill cannot enter your home.

36. Buy cotton to cause rain.

37. Place pepper inside a piece of cotton and sew it shut to bring back a lost love.

38. Place cotton on an aching tooth and the pain will ease.

39. Carry a small onion to protect against venomous animals.

40. Eat grapes to increase fertility.

41. Place a sliced onion in the room of an ill person to draw out the sickness.

42. Place an onion underneath your pillow to have prophetic dreams.

43. Place morning glory seeds under your bed to cure nightmares.

44. Walk through the branches of a maple tree to ensure that you will have a long life.

45. Mix salt and pepper together and scatter it around your house to dispel evil.

46. Smell peppermint to help you sleep.

47. Hang a pea pod containing nine peas above your door to draw your future mate toward you.

48. Eat a peach to assist in making a tough decision.

49. Carry peach wood to lengthen your lifespan.

50. Carry a walnut to strengthen your heart muscle.

[elaenchantress]

Index of Magical uses of Incense A - F

ACACIA:

Burned with sandalwood to stimulate the psychic powers.

AFRICAN VIOLET:

Burned for protection and to promote spirituality within the home.

ALLSPICE:

Burned to attract both good luck and money.

ALOE:

Burned to attract good fortune, love, spiritual vibrations, and strength.

ALTHEA:

Burned for protection and to stimulate the psychic powers.

AMBER: 

Burned for love, comfort, happiness and healing

AMBERGRIS:

Burn for dreams and aphrodisiac

ANGELICA:

Burn for protection, harmony, integration, insight and understanding, stability and meditation

ANISE SEEDS:

Burned as a meditation and emotional balance incense.

BASIL:

Burned to exorcise and protect against evil entities such as demons and unfriendly ghosts, and to attract fidelity, love, good luck, sympathy, and wealth. This is also an excellent incense to use when performing love divinations.  Also burn for concentration, assertiveness, decisiveness, trust, integrity, enthusiasm, mental clarity, cheerfulness, confidence and courage

BAY:

Burned to facilitate the psychic powers, and to induce prophectic dream-visions.

BAYBERRY:

Burned mainly to attract money and also burned for protection, happiness and control

BENZOIN:

Burned for purification, astral projection, clears negative energy, emotional balance, eases sadness, depression, weariness, grief, anger, anxiety and to attract prosperity.

BERGAMONT:

Burn for money, prosperity, uplifting of spirits, joy, protection, concentration, alertness, confidence, balance, strength, courage, motivation and assertiveness

BISTORT:

Burned often with frankincense as a powerful incense to aid divination.

BRACKEN:

Burned in outdoor fires to magickally produce rain.

CARDAMOM:

Burn for mental clarity, concentration, confidence, courage, enthusiasm and motivation

CARNATION:

Burn for protection, strength, healing, love and lust 

CEDAR:

Burned for purification, to stimulate or strengthen the psychic powers, attract love, prevent nightmares, and heal various ailments, including head colds.

CEDARWOOD:

Burn for healing, purification, protection, money, balance, grounding, clarity, insight and wisdom

CHAMOMILE:

Burn for harmony, peace, calm, spiritual and inner peace

CINNAMON:

Burned for protection and to attract money, wealth, prosperity, business success, stimulate or strengthen the psychic powers, and aid in healing.  Also burned for stimulation, strength and lust 

CITRON:

Burned in rituals to aid healing and also to strengthen the psychic powers.

CITRONELLA:

Burn for cleansing, warding off, healing and exorcism

CLOVE:

Burned to dispel negativity, purify sacred and magickal spaces, attract money, and stop or prevent the spread of gossip. Also burn for pain relief, intellectual stimulation, business success, wealth, prosperity, divination, exorcism, protection, eases fears, improves memory and focus

COCONUT:

Burned for protection.

COPAL:

Burned for purification, uplifting spirits, protection, exorcism, spirituality and to attract love.

CYPRESS:

Burn for strength, comfort, healing, eases anxiety, stress, self-assurance, confidence, physical vitality, willpower and concentration

DAMIANA:

Burned to facilitate psychic visions.

DITTANY OF CRETE:

Burned to conjure spirits and to aid in divination, astral projection, especially when mixed with equal parts of benzoin, sandalwood, and vanilla. 

DRAGONS BLOOD:

Burned to dispel negativity, exorcise evil supernatural entities, courage, purification, attract love, and restore male potency. Many Witches also burn dragon’s blood for protection when spell casting and invoking. When added to other incenses, dragon’s blood makes their magickal powers all the stronger.

ELECAMPANE:

Burned to strengthen the clairvoyant powers and scrying abilities-divination by gazing.

EUCALYPTUS:

Burn for healing, purification and protection

FERN:

Burned in outdoor fires to magickally produce rain. Also used to exorcise evil supernatural entities.

FRANKINCENSE:

Burned to dispel negativity, spirituality, purify magickal spaces, consecration, protect against evil, exorcism, aid meditation, astral strength, induce psychic visions, courage, protection, attract good luck, and honor Pagan deities.

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Alfalfa: protection, money, happiness, grounding, fertility

Anise: dreams, youth, lust, blessing, cleansing, divination, offerings, protection, spirit protection

Allspice: energy, money, luck, healing

Aspen: protection, healing, performing arts, spirit work

Aloe: femininity, healing, protection, beauty, love

Basil: protection, grounding, happiness, peace, money, love, luck

Bay Leaf: wishes, dreams, psychic ability, cleansing, healing, curse breaking, banishing

Catmint: healing, animal magic, relaxation, calmness, happiness, psychic ability, love, wishes, meditation

Clove: healing, prosperity, friendships, money 

Clover: money, prosperity, luck, happiness, spirit work, fae, protection, healing

Chamomile: calmness, money, love, peace, cleansing, love, meditation

Chives: protection, balance, divination

Coriander/Cilantro: love, protection, divination, fertility, psychic ability, peace

Cinnamon: safety, calmness, love, happiness, money, blessing, protection, healing

Cardamom: femininity, love, charm, performing arts, relaxation, calmness

Cumin: protection, love, fertility, banishing

Cayenne: strength, curses, protection, heartbreak, curse breaking, love

Dandelion: wishes, dreams, psychic ability, lunar magic

Dill: dreams, money, protection, luck, love

Eucalyptus: energy, healing, cleansing, protection

Elderberry: healing, protection, blessing, banishing, cursing, cleansing

Fennel: divination, concentration, energy, meditation, fertility, confidence

Ginseng: love, fertility, beauty, healing, strength

Ginger: energy, speeding things along, passion, travel, healing

Garlic: healing, curses, curse breaking, lunar magic, protection, energy, protection, luck

Holly: dreams, luck, banishing, spirit work, protection, beauty

Juniper: cleansing, fertility, curse breaking, psychic ability, protection

Lavender: calmness, cleansing, love, happiness, fertility

Lemon Balm: cleansing, confidence, overcoming challenges, relaxation

Lemongrass: psychic ability, divination, cleansing, communication, protection, love, luck, jobs

Magnolia: love, fertility, meditation, psychic ability, healing, strength

Mint: communication, energy, money, spirit work, cleansing

Marjoram: protection, happiness, banishing, cleansing

Marigold: love, protection, peace, femininity, comfort

Mugwort: healing, divination, astral projection, dreams, psychic ability, cleansing, protection

Nettle: spirit work, protection, curse breaking

Nutmeg: luck, travel, love, meditation, psychic ability, money

Olive leaf: healing, luck, protection, cleansing, fertility, offerings, blessings

Oregano: happiness, peace, luck, protection, healing, general health, letting go of the past

Peppermint: healing, cleansing, sleep, love, money

Parsley: protection, communication, spirit work, passion

Paprika: spell work, energy, psychic ability, curses, creativity

Pepper (Black): curses, curse breaking, banishing, spirit work, jealousy, absorption of negativity

Raspberry leaf: fertility, femininity, menstrual cycle, lunar magic, love, creativity, protection

Rosemary: cleansing, curse breaking, blessing, healing, fertility, psychic ability, past lives, dreams, marriage

Rose: love, fertility, femininity, protection, marriage, self love

Sage: cleansing, protection, spirit work, smoke cleansing, wisdom, wishes, funerals

Saffron: healing, offerings, wealth, strength, blessing, cleansing, psychic ability, sleep

Spirulina: power, strength, health, luck

St. John’s Wort: cleansing, blessing, offerings, spirit work

Thyme: dreams, sleep, strength, confidence, leaving the past behind you, moving forward, health, healing, fae

Tarragon: luck, calmness, secrets, peace, love, protection, meditation, spirit work

Valerian: spirit work, absorption of negativity, protection, self acceptance

Wheatgrass: cleansing, protection, blessing

Ylang Ylang: beauty, love, luck, happiness, relationships

Yarrow: love, divination, dreams, psychic ability, marriage, courage, communication, focus

Not all of these herbs are edible or safe in some/all circumstances, please do research before eating/using any of the plants listed here!

[luneash]

Hello i’m new on the tumblr witchy community

could you like or reblog this if you belong on here so i can follow you please ?

[aestheticalspace]