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Caution for your 7th House

Aries in the 7th House: You may attract passionate and confident people, but watch for impulsive, hot-headed, and even dominant company.

Taurus in the 7th House: Watch out for the gold diggers, those who might try to leech stability, and possessive dynamics.

Gemini in the 7th House: Can attract the restless or detached. Always falling victim to the friend zone, their own or others.

Cancer in the 7th House: Attracting co-dependency dynamics left and right. Sometimes too guarded for opportunities in relationships.

Leo in the 7th House: Can attract some impressive peeps but watch for being overshadowed, unfair partners, and even the selfish or egotistical.

Virgo in the 7th House: Humility and devotion can be attracted but also badly placed loyalty or servitude-like dynamics and lack of reassurance from partners.  Can make the individual too practical towards partnerships or have unrealistic standards. May attract those with unfair expectations of them or perfectionists overall.

Libra in the 7th House: Known to attract those “bad for them”. This can come from them not knowing what they want out of partnerships. Might attract those who don’t help them to balance, that don’t meet their mental capacities, or who pressure them.

Scorpio in the 7th House: Oh yes you’ll have intense relationships. Be careful of jealous, controlling, possessive, and obsessive partners.

Sagittarius in the 7th House: Might be cautious to commit themselves, tends to attract those who aren’t ready to commit. Tends to find themselves in risky partnerships, may attract the gamblers, reckless, competitive, or selfish.

Capricorn in the 7th House: Can attract the mature, responsible, and even those physically older. This is fine but watch out for lack of equality,  being extorted or used, and smothered. Can be overly practical or serious in relationships themselves.  With certain influences could end up taking care of others in a union or even “parenting them”. 

Aquarius in the 7th House: All about unconventional partnerships. Be careful of attracting those who want to change you. May attract those who lack reassurance, are detached, also one to fall into or promote the friend zone.

Pisces in the 7th House: Can attract partners or unions involving shame, addiction, those who may use them, manipulation, and emotional drain.

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HEDGE WITCHCRAFT

WHAT IS A HEDGE WITCH?

A hedge witch is a witch who utilizes the practice of hedge riding. This is a magickal practice that involves spirit work and, most notably, spirit flight (astral travel/projection). The history of spirit flight is a long one and one that is found in many cultures throughout the world. The idea of spirit flight is most notably found in folk magick practices from Europe as well as Ireland and Scotland.

The reason this particular practice is called hedge riding, hedgecraft, or hedge witchcraft is due to the symbolic nature of a hedge. A hedge, if you are unware, is generally a border between two different lands. The word hedge comes from the Old English word heċġ meaning fence. The hedge in hedge witchcraft is the border between this world and the spirit world.

The word hedge in hedge witch or hedgecraft indicates a symbolic barrier between this world and the spirit world. The hedge divides the current world from the otherworld, the mundane world from the spiritual one. The hedge is the border between the material and intangible existence.

To put it in simple words, a hedge witch is one who can cross the hedges present in the world through their practices. They are able to move through the veil and interact with the spirit world and then come back to the material world. In fact, this ability of crossing is their most important one. This is often why you will hear the phrase “riding the hedge” or “flying the hedge” which is often shown in images of witches with brooms crossing over the sky.

By riding the hedge, these witches move through the veil between the two worlds. In some practices this is done to attend a great feast with other spirits, deities, familiars, and witches. These journeys to the spirit world involve the use of gateways or doors, trance, and journeying. The reasons a witch might ride the hedge vary greatly. Some employ familiars to act as guards as they cross. Some witches ride the hedge to gain knowledge that is only accessible from the spirit world and the spirits that reside there.

What Sets the Hedge Witch Apart?

People often mistake hedge witches for green witches or kitchen witches. A green or kitchen witch is often known for working with nature, their home, and their surroundings. However, an important distinction is that for a hedge witch, spirit work and work done across the hedge is the main focus of their practice.

Consequently, the hedge witch travels to the other world for their journey and practices. In hedgecraft, the witch leaves the physical world on a spirit flight through a gateway or door into the spirit world. It is highly recommended to travel with a familiar spirit during this process to guide and protect you. By moving to the spirit world, one can seek healing, answers from spirits, protection, knowledge, and even space to rest away from the stresses of the material world. They hold the power to become healers and seers as they work with the astral world to perform their magic.

Dangers

Being a hedge witch can be intense and unpredictable. It is advised for one to be confident in their skills before attempting to practice such witchcraft. It is also heavily advised to contact a familiar spirit that can travel with you. This familiar is then responsible for keeping you safe and guiding you. Just because it is the spirit world doesn’t mean it is free of dangers. One has to have patience as they move through different parts of their learning through trial and error.

On the other hand, being open to experimenting has allowed hedge witches over decades to have their own unique practices to cross realms while staying rooted in the material world. Even more so, with time, one may come to have new favorite spirits, ancestors, or guides that they would want to work with in terms of healing and foresight. There will always be realms that will yet have to be explored!

The journey to becoming a hedge witch is to trust your abilities, your instincts, and to often push your own boundaries to see beyond the veil. The practice of seeing beyond the veil holds the knowledge between the apparent and the unseen, but also all the things in life that are more below the surface. It is embarking on the journey of understanding the layers to the world around us and accessing the knowledge present in our ancestral guides.

HEDGE WITCH PRACTICES

Psychic ability attunement

Spirit communication

Spirit work (deities, ancestors, other spirits or entities)

Astral Travel

Meditation

Herbal work (using herbs and substances for dream/astral work)

Entheogens (mind altering substances to enhance or assist hedge riding - totally optional)

Familiar work

To begin, I recommend working in your home. Invite in a house spirit, cleanse your home, and reinforce your wards weekly. You need to create a safe haven before beginning any type of spirit practice.

Spend time working with the spirits of plants and crystals in your house. If you don’t have any plants, this may be the time to pick out an easy plant to care for in your home as well as some crystals. Speak to the spirit, ask it where it would like to be placed, how much care it wants, etc.

Green witchcraft is a good foundation if you want to be a hedge witch. Do some theoretical study on the properties of different herbs and work practically with the spirits of these plants. Kitchen witchery is also fun and safe to experiment with at home.

It’s also good to infuse a bit of magic into your daily routines. Make cleansing, bathing, warding, and grounding regular activities.

Hedge witches are in-tune with the seasons. Do some research into seasonal holidays and festivals of different traditions and try various activities that correlate to nature.

For example, in the spring, I tend to clean, cleanse, prune my plants, etc. As the natural world wakes up and becomes more active, so do I. In the fall, I do a lot of introspective spirit work that can be a bit darker; I also work with the shadow self and perform rituals.

Many hedge witches like to focus on healing. If you’re interested, you may want to learn about the medicinal properties of herbs as well as the spiritual properties. Start with simple concoctions such as tea or herbs to help you sleep, relax, or ground yourself.

Once you have the basics down pat and are skilled at defensive spells, you can begin attempting to cross into the spirit world. After all, being a hedge witch is all about traveling to other realms!

However, hedge jumping can be dangerous. You intrinsically open yourself up to beings that don’t behave in the same ways as those in our physical world.

Therefore, it’s essential that you know how to protect yourself before beginning your journey as a hedge witch. You should learn how to cleanse, ward, and banish. You should also learn how to cast a circle before you start any spell work or spirit work.

Astral travel, dancing, drumming, trance meditation, sigils, and the use of entheogens are all popular methods of hedge jumping.

Once you feel properly protected, experiment with astral travel. You can find great drumming beats on YouTube to help you travel astrally. The goal is to get into a deep enough trance that you can travel to spiritual realms.

Crystals for psychic development can help you on your journey, especially if you work with the spirits of the crystals. You can also use sigils to both ground you and enhance your psychic sight.

When you’re working with spirits, I recommend that you begin with your ancestors. Most ancestral spirits are very safe and will help protect you from beings who could mean you harm.

Once you have been working with your ancestors for some time, you can branch out and begin to contact other types of ghosts or spirits such as deities, angels, demons, etc.

Work with the spirits in your area. The spirits of the trees, flowers, and water right outside your door are available and are great to contact when you’re just beginning your work as a hedge witch.

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Don’t worry about the “rules” of hedge witchcraft. Try all things and experience, but always protect yourself before beginning something new.

Remember that no two hedge witches are alike. What works for others may not work for you, and that’s totally okay.

Do some experimentation and find your own path. After all, hedge witchcraft is about being authentic and connecting with both the physical and spiritual world around you.

For more information about Hedge witchery or about any other types of witchcraft, come check out the Cobalt Athenaeum discord server!

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Shaker Jar Curse

Ever know  so vile you cannot wish more ill will upon them than you already do? Well, this is the one stop, meanest, nastiest, curse I could come up with. Here’s what you are going to need. 

please remember to curse responsibly, this is a VERY powerful curse and really should only be used in a dire situation and for the worst of the worst people. Remember, if someone or yourself is in a terrible situation, please rely on the mundane before consulting magic. 

A medium or large sized jar 

Black thread or twine

A taglock for your target(full name, birthday, picture, the more specific the better)

Sigils with your intention 

Chili pepper

Ground ginger 

Black garlic(regular works fine)

Cheyenne pepper 

Pepper flakes

Cloves

Whole black peppercorns

vinegar( I used red) 

vodka( IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE USING IT OR HAVE ACCESS TO IT) 

Dead bugs( i used a spider and a stink bug) check your musty basements for dead bugs 

Thorns( i used rose thorns)

Rusted nails and screws 

Pins and needles 

Black and red candles

How to: 

Write your taglock and sigils on a piece of paper along with your intentions, what do you want to happen to this person, what are you angry about, how do you want this curse to affect them.

Add your ingredients to the jar, I recommend doing the vinegar last for a lack of mess. Speak your intentions over the jar, ask your deities for help if you so desire

Seal the lid of the jar tightly, take your string, knot it nine times and each time you knot it, speak your intentions and channel your anger and pain. Then knot the string around your jar and tie tightly 

Take your candles and melt the wax on the top and seam of the jar, make sure you do it especially around the lid to prevent leaks and also that negative energy from escaping, do as much wax as you like 

Shake the jar whenever you feel angry or hurt to make the effects of the curse worsen and intensify. 

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categories of offerings within witchcraft

This has been on my mind a little bit and recent magical shenanigans (magnanigans?) have brought it again to mind so here is a concept that you might make sense for your style of practice (using the relationship with the familiar spirit for examples)!

Basically, we might be calling too many things "offerings" when in reality there could be a variety of discrete functions that need to be fulfilled, and doing one doesn't automatically fulfill them all.

Here are some examples of different things that I think are all lumped into the category of "offerings" even though IMO they aren't even that related:

Devotional and relationship-building offerings, offerings meant to provide metaphysical energy, and offerings meant as gifts.

Devotional and relationship-building offerings may be better reframed as acts of connection.

Example: Making art with your familiar. Meditating with your familiar. Going on a long walk and asking your familiar what it thinks about the landscape.

These acts of connection aren't replaced by simply giving gifts (anyone ever had an absent person in their life that replaced real connection with gift-giving?).

The true "exchange" here is not moving around sorcerous energy, but rather the exchange of a healthy interpersonal relationship.

Offerings meant to provide metaphysical energy can be reframed as feeding or charging.

Example: Offering your familiar a delicious sandwich so it gains the dense, earthly energy required to carry out your will.

As opposed to devotional offerings, these offerings need to contain actual metaphysical energy, because if they don't, the function of the offering remains unfulfilled. Here, a long walk with your familiar is not a suitable offering when they require sorcerous energy in order to work on your behalf.

These offerings may not even be considered "gifts," because they are necessary in order to perform various acts of sorcery. Your boss isn't giving you a gift when they sign off on your paychecks.

It's for this reason that we see offerings within spellwork often contain consumable substances like food, water, alcohol, tobacco, incense, and candles, which are often considered to be spiritually consumed by the spiritual forces present for the spell, so that they are empowered to get the work done.

And finally for this short list of examples, there can be offerings which function as gifts.

Such offering often include things which A) aren't spending time with that entity, and B) don't provide the entity with direct energies to consume.

Example: Buying a very fancy, ornate altar cloth for your familiar's shrine. Speaking well of your familiar spirit in public so they gain desired fame. Adding something enjoyable to your familiar's spirit home.

Such gifts certainly show appreciation and gratitude, yet in and of themselves they are neither direct communication and connection, nor feeding that entity.

Even so, such signs of appreciation may be necessary in order to establish and develop important spiritual relationships.

Additional examples can include payment for services rendered, which may include paying an entity with something it may find value in, but does not consume (such as coins or artwork).

Anyway,

This post is not meant to be a guide on how to interact with spirits or dictate how they should be approached, but rather is only trying to demonstrate that "offerings" may be an umbrella term that couches separate acts which may overlap, but are not interchangeable.

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Planning Out Your Apothecary

We've all seen em'. Those beautiful shelves filled to the brim with pretty jars of herbs and essential oils galore. They're gorgeous, and I'm sure those who have them are capable of fully utilizing them, but that isn't true for everyone. First of all, if you're not growing or foraging a good portion of what you use, you will easily break the bank trying to upkeep such a large inventory. Secondly, if you aren't one who uses a lot of herbs and oils in your practice, many things will simply sit and go to waste. As someone who is easily tempted by the idea of a large apothecary, I had to come up with a way of vetting the herbs I wanted. Here's a little guide I put together to help you do the same.

This is a beginner's guide, and over time, your apothecary will grow and change as your craft changes. Do not take this as a set of rules but rather a set of loose guidelines.

What Do You Want?

Avoid writing down specific plants unless they are an absolute must-have. Try writing down what sort of spells you're going to be doing and their intent. Find a few options for plants that match that intent and can fill that role. While you may end up with a bigger list, the goal here is to determine what is most prudent to source for each category and avoid redundancy your apothecary.

What Do You Use?

What plants have you already used and had good experiences with? This question will get you thinking about what it is you do and don't really do in your practice, thus helping narrow your list a little bit.

What Do You Have?

Your spice cabinet has more than you think when it comes to helpful herbs and spices for magick. Cinnamon? Use it to speed up a spell, bring luck, or prosperity. Black Pepper? But in black salt or in protective workings. Salt? You get the point. These things are easy and comparatively cheap to purchase from the store. Sure, the containers don't look #witchyaesthetic, but that isn't the point here. We are going for functionality first. Other things like fruit peels, cores, seeds, and any other organic matter your throw out should at least be considered for witchcraft.

What Can You Find?

Can you can forage safely, ethically, and legally where you live? Then get out into the great outdoors. Buy a foraging guide for your area and learn about the myriad of plants that grow all around you. Though I recommend not foraging for mushrooms unless you absolutely know what you're doing as that can be quite dangerous. And please learn how to clean and preserve what you forage for as it can easily rot if you're not careful. Do not consume anything you forage unless you are absolutely sure it is safe to do so.

What Can You Grow?

Not all of us have access to the garden of our dreams, but there are at least some things one can grow and use. From simple potted herbs to flower beds, if you can grow it, you can use it. It's also a plus if the plants being grown can double as culinary or medicinal herbs.

What Can You Substitute?

Most likely, you're going to have either exotic or difficult to source herbs left over that you'd like to purchase. But if they are expensive and you aren't going to be using them often, then this is a problem. Try to find a more affordable substitute. For example: if a recipe calls for galangal, ginger can be used in its place. Vanilla extract instead of vanilla pods. Things like that.

What Are You Buying?

Hopefully, you've narrowed down your list enough to where you only have a few items on there that are relatively cheap and simple to source. If you use certain ingredients enough, try purchasing them in bulk as it is less expensive in the long run.

Essential Oils

These are tricky as the good ones tend to be expensive, especially for small bottles. A great way I have found to circumvent this is by making my own oils from herbs and a carrier oil rather than resorting to the essential oil. It may not smell as nice, but they do the job just as well. I mostly use any essential oils I have for giving my homemade oils fragrance (thankfully, it doesn't take much) rather than applying them directly to things like tools or spell candles.

Storage

Ideally, you would be able to use cobalt or amber glass jars to prevent uv rays from coming into contact with your herbs or oils, but those are expensive. Your apothecary may look beautiful on that sun-soaked shelf, but if you are using herbs medicinally or as entheogens, they are going to be less potent as a result. You apothecary should be in a cool, dark place in your home, any cabinet will do really. Glass is preferred for storing herbs and such, so keep those jelly jars with good lids when you finish them. Extra things like oxygen absorbers and silica gel packets may be added to keep them extra fresh, but if the ingredient is purely for spell work, then this isn't necessary.

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Blood Rain Curse Jar [REVISED]

This is a revisions of last year’s spell, which can be read here.

What You’ll Need:

1 black candle

1 small or medium jar

1 taglock per target

a marker in black, white, or silver ink

rain/storm water

vinegar

red paper flakes, chili powder, or any other dried/powdered hot pepper you have on hand

clove

cumin

Tabasco or other liquid hot sauce

optional: a piece of paper

Note: Your taglock can be anything - a photograph of the target(s), a slip of paper with their name(s) on it, a piece of their hair, or something small that belongs to them. If you have multiple targets, I suggest trying to get a picture of them all together, making sure to cut out anyone you don’t intend to harm. If you write each target’s name down, use a different slip of paper for each target. When I performed this spell, I attached it to a sigil that I placed somewhere the targets spent a lot of time.

Warning: This spell makes noise depending on the mix of ingredients you have.

Performing the Spell:

Prepare your work space, making sure the candle is safely secured, and then turn out the lights. Light the candle and spend a moment staring at the flame. Meditate on the ways this person or people have harmed you, take some time to re-experience your feelings about their actions. Use this space to ensure that this curse is truly necessary and you’re committed to it.

Take your taglock(s) and with your marker:

for photographs: draw an eye around each face

for written names: draw an eye at the end of each name

for objects: draw an eye on the paper and wrap it around the taglock

for sigils: incorporate an eye into the sigil’s design

While you draw the eye say/think:

“May this eye see all that you have done. May it look into your very core and know your true self. May it understand your motives, may it know your intentions, may it ride your execution, may it fester in your actions. From the pool of suffering you cause may it grow knotted vines and terrible fates. May it trip you, may it stab you, may it choke and hinder you. May it bind you to yourself.”

Place the taglock in the jar and fill the jar with the ingredients in the order they’re listed above. Use as much or as little of each as you can spare, leaving a bit of room at the top of the jar.

Cap the jar and very carefully seal with the black wax. If you want to be the judge of when the curse ends, you can skip the following part and go directly to the end.

But if you’d like the curse to monitor itself, letting the curse decide if it should pull back or get stronger, then while you pour the wax say/think:

“May this eye see your sorrow, may it know your guilt, may it feel your regret, may it understand your understanding, may it ride through your change, may it whither in your growth. In the face of your rebirth may it shrink and die, may it dissolve with your spark of light. And should that spark flicker out, should you raise a hand again despite, may it rebound double fold and sink in deeper than before.”

State any other terms you’d like and then shake the jar a few times to make sure it’s mixed and the taglock is soaked.

Snuff the candle and place the jar somewhere convenient to you but still out of the way. Whenever you want, give the jar another shake to strengthen the curse.

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Object Cursing

The Basics

What is a cursed object?

A cursed object is an object or item that has been enchanted to hold a curse to it. It is similar to the movies where a cursed object may cause bad luck or torment someone. Just like any enchanted object, it is linked to a spell but it instead puts out negative energy.

What objects can be cursed?

Any object or item can be cursed, just like how any object or item can be enchanted. Whether you are cursing jewelry, a crystal, an image, your grimoire, or anything else it doesn’t matter.

Why would one want to curse something?

A witch may wish to curse something for various reasons, just like there are many reasons people put curses on others.

An object may be cursed to prevent others from taking it or if someone does it will bring them misfortune or misery until the object is returned to the owner. Some witches curse their grimoires or other magical books to keep others from snooping in them or stealing their personal secrets, especially if that witch finds their practice very personal and wish not to share it with others. An object may also be cursed if it belongs to another that the witch feels deserves to be punished.

How to Curse an Object

Cleansing:

Before you start your cursing process you need to do cleansing. Cleanse the space you will be working in, cleanse yourself, and cleanse the object you are cursing. You don’t want any extra or residual energy hanging about and affecting your curse.

I often will also set up some self protection, though nothing ever too big. Usually I just put a bowl of salt near me and a few protective crystals. You can put up wards as well if you desire and any other barriers if you feel it is needed.

Preparation:

Once you and your area is cleansed, if needed you should ground and center yourself. Cursing can take a lot of energy so drinking some energizing tea like black teas can help as well as drinking water and eating beforehand.

Get your object ready and then gather your other ingredients.

If you need some help determining what to use in a curse here are some posts of curse correspondences:

Tips for Cursing and Hexing*

Curse Correspondences*

Cursing (ask)

Potential Curse Ingredients*

Cursing:

Once you have gathered your ingredients to cause the effects you desire to whoever ends up with this object surrounded or cover the object with the ingredients, you are going to use their energies to curse your item.

This is when you use your visualization skills, you may visualize the energies physically leaving the ingredients and entering that of the item of you are cursing. You may also use chanting if you desire.

Writing down your intent for the curse and either reciting it outloud or in your head is recommended. It would also be a good idea to state in your curse that this curse only affects those who take this object from you and that it is a curse that is to activate once the item leaves your possession.

It is good to make sure in your written/spoken words of the curse to state that once the item returns to your possession the curse will subside or end. Or to have a small item ‘anchored’ to the curse such as a notecard with words on it “I break the curse” or a sigil, a dried flower or herb, etc that once you do wish to break the curse on the object and you do not have it in your possession any longer you may burn or destroy this “anchor”.

If your item or object has already been taken or stolen and you wish to curse it you can. Perform your curse in the location you normally keep the missing object for it should still have that object’s energy about and if you can have something related to the object about such as wires that were once connected to it, its case/box/bag, a picture or image of it, something that was kept close to it, its instruction manual, etc. Curse the object using these items to connect you to it.

Aftercare:

Once you have finished cursing the object tuck your anchor somewhere safe and easily available for if at any point you need to immediately break the curse. Then re-cleanse yourself and your room but do not cleanse the object you just cursed (it would ruin all of your hard work). Then take a nice well earned rest, cursing can be very exhausting.

Removing a Curse from A Cursed Object

If you wish to remove the curse from your object you may then destroy the “anchor” previously mentioned. Another way, if the item is in your possession, is to do a nice good cleansing of it and while cleansing it stating very clearly that you now end the curse on the object.

Some cleansing methods to remove a curse from an object are: running it through incense or sage smoke, submerging in moon water, washing with soap, resting it in or near salt, moonlight cleansing, sunlight cleansing, wind cleansing, rain cleansing, crystal cleansing, chanting, music and sounds, and cleansing herbs.

It is best to let it rest to cleanse for a few days if you are using a technique such as moonlight cleansing, salt cleansing or herb cleansing.

Once it is well cleansed and the anchor is destroyed it should be curse free.

NOTE: Removing a curse of an object that you did not curse yourself can be much more difficult to do and may take numerous cleansings and banishing spells to remove the curse fully.

*posts that are not mine

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Simple/Low Energy Witchcraft

Look, I'm disabled so I know how frustrating it can be when your body is just not up to the ritual you spent a lot of time planning and tweaking. Or perhaps you are simply a busy person who needs quick, easy workings you can fit into your day.

Here are some suggestions:

Color Magick (Color coordinating outfits is a fun way to do this)

Spell Bottles

Jewelry Enchantment/Charging

Breath Work

Candle Magick

Knot Magick (Try weaving a braided cord or bracelet to wear)

Sound Cleansing/healing

Sigils

Petitions

Manifestation Boxes

Verbal Incantations & Blessings

Affirmations

Anointing (Can be done with a perfume oil blessed by you)

10 minutes meditation

Simple Divination (Tarot/Oracle, Runes, Pendulum)

5 minutes of mindfulness (Take 5 minutes to breathe, think about where you are and appreciate any good happening)

Mending Magick (A little magick in each stitch)

Daily Glamour (To go along with any self-care or beauty ritual)

Daily Intention Setting

[hiswitchcraft]

100+ Grimoire Prompts/Ideas

Disclaimer No single witch knows about all these things or has answers to all these prompts. This is just a reference list. Don’t get overwhelmed and focus on what interests you and relates to your path when making a grimoire or book of shadows. 

The Essentials:

Does your grimoire have an index for organization? Make one! 

Write about the history of witches, the occult, Paganism, ect. 

What is witchcraft?

What is intent? What is your will? How do they work? 

What types of spells are there?

What are some methods for spells? 

What types of witches are there? 

What is cleansing? Why is it important? How is it done? 

What is charging? Why is it important? How is it done? 

What is grounding? Why is it important? How is it done? 

What is shielding & warding? Why is it important? How is it done? 

What are circles? Why are they important? How is it done? 

What is visualization? Why is it important? How is it done? 

What methods are there for divination? How can it be used?

What is consecration? How do you consecrate tools? 

Write about energy, energy work basics, how is energy used? 

What methods of meditation are there? Have any favorites?  

Write about any tips for meditation you know of! 

Other Useful Stuff:

Make a list of terms commonly used in reference to witchcraft

How to write your own spells 

How to make moon water

How to make sigils 

How to dress candles

The wheel of the year. What is it? How do you celebrate it? 

Make a pendulum board

Write the entire Theban Alphabet 

Taglocks. What are they? How do you use them?

The Correspondences of:

The Elements 

The directions - North, South, East, & West 

Moon phases 

Zodiac signs 

Planets 

Days 

Times of day 

Numbers 

Colors

Tarot cards 

Runes 

Herbs & Spices 

Flowers 

Trees/Wood 

Other plants 

Essential Oils 

Incense 

Teas 

Seashells & other things from the sea 

Crystals & Metals 

Gods & goddesses 

Spirits 

Angels 

Fae

Entities:

List pantheons/deities 

Basic spirit work 

How to protect yourself from spirits

How to bind and banish spirits if something goes wrong 

Fae etiquette 

Types of Fae

List ways to communicate with deities/spirits/Fae 

Information on constructs, servitors, tulpas, etc. 

Your Path:

Page of tips/reminders

List practices, topics, deities/spirits of interest

How did you discover witchcraft?

What kind of witch are you, if any labels apply besides witch? 

Why do you do witchcraft?

What inspires your practice?

Is your practice based on any certain culture, religion, etc? 

Is witchcraft spiritual for you? How so? Are you Pagan, Wiccan, etc?  

What is special about your practice? Do you have any unique methods, ideas, systems? 

How do you believe magic works?

What has being a witch taught you? 

Do you have any rules for your path? What are they? Why do you have them? 

Write about your goals relating to witchcraft. 

Do you have any familiars, deities or spirits you work with? Write about them. 

Are there many witches, occultists, Pagans, ect that inspire you? Who? What about them is inspiring? 

Make a correspondence page for you. Your natal chart, birth tarot card, numerology, elements or signature ingredients you connect to, etc. 

Draw a chart of symbols you use in your practice. This could be alchemical symbols, sigils, runes, etc. 

Offering ideas for your deities/spirits

Plants you have and how to care for them 

Do you have any witchy drawings or doodles? Add them! Make some! 

Write about folklore, especially personally significant or local folklore

Write about any myths or folk tales you like 

Write about local animals, plants, in your area

Make lists of:

Witchy recipes, crafts, projects, ect that you wanna do

Tarot spreads you like

Other spreads you like, oracle, runes, ect

A section or separate book for readings/spells/rituals you do

Witchy places you like, that be it woods, cemeteries, shops, ect

A witchy wishlist, tools, ingredients, etc that you want

Witchy books you have and witchy books you want 

Random topics:

Astrology

Astral projection

Auras

Crystal grids

Dream interpretation

Familiars

Herbalism 

Lenormand 

Runes 

Sacred geometry

Scrying 

Symbols 

Tarot cards

Oracle cards 

Palmistry

Pendulums

[popculture-hag-shit]

What's Draining Me? Litwick Spread

While shining a light and pretending to be a guide, it leeches off the life force of any who follow it.

Goal of the spread: understanding what is draining me and what I can do about it

Initial impression

What's actually going on

Action to take

Let me know if ya use it and how it goes! :D

[breelandwalker]

Dealing With Dead People - Banishing & Exorcism

For those of us who deal with the dead on a semi-regular basis, the phenomenon of being visited or “followed home” is probably not too unfamiliar. For those who don’t engage in spirit work or who aren’t familiar with the paranormal, the experience is a good deal more unsettling. Either way, one of three things usually happens:

The entity is pleasant to have around, causes little to no trouble, and is easy to live with, so the living occupants have no problem with it staying.

There is some conflict, usually in the form of startling apparitions, noises in the night, or objects moving on their own, but nothing is severe enough to cause alarm; or alternatively, the living occupants do not know how to get rid of the entity, so they either grin and bear it or move out.

People or animals are harmed, there is large-scale destruction, verbal or physical threats are made, or possession occurs. When this happens, it’s time to tell the entity to kindly get the fuck out of your home.

There are a number of methods for banishing malevolent spirits from your home. They range from a simple cleansing and reclaiming of territory to a fullblown exorcism.

House cleansings are a simple and easy way to clear the air, so to speak, and regain control of your environment. They are gentler, but no less powerful if you’re willing to really put your foot down and can get your hands on the right supplies. (Don’t worry, the basic ones are pretty inexpensive.)

Exorcism is generally a more ritualized approach to the problem and can (and often does) involve religious rites. This is usually employed in severe cases, or in emergencies. Cleansing is to exorcism as a fistfight is to all-out-war.

If you choose to perform a cleansing or an exorcism, or have one performed on your behalf, you should understand that things can get worse before they get better. The first go-round may not work, repeated sessions may be needed, or the entity may simply be too strong to be expelled. Step One - Prevention “No, You Can’t Come In.” If you find yourself working with spirits often, or you just feel like covering your ass (which is a legitimate concern for more than just ghosty things), a regular warding of your person, property, and house can help keep out those invisible interlopers before they get in to start trouble.

The most common ingredient in many warding mixtures is that darling of the Supernatural fandom, good old SALT. Salt has a purifying and barrier-like effect in protective applications, and is fairly easy and inexpensive to obtain. Oh and don’t fret in the spice aisle over whether to get that grinder of sea salt or the canister of Morton’s. Table salt works just fine.

Other warding and banishing herbs you can find in the spice aisle include:

Anise

Black Pepper

Basil

Bay Leaf

Cayenne Powder

Chili Powder

Cloves

Cumin

Curry Powder

Garlic

Oregano

Rosemary

Sage

Thyme

If you’re willing to pop over to the produce section, there are a few other things you can pick up to help you out.

Apple (the seeds, specifically)

Garlic Cloves

Leek

Orange

Papaya

Peach (you just need the pit)

Plantain

Using these super-simple ingredients, you can put together some pretty badass household protection charms or property wards, whatever suits you best.

For a simple household protection charm, you can put together a charm bag. You can use any of the herbs listed about, but my usual formula is:

Basil

Bay

Rosemary

Salt

Simple, elegant, easy to acquire. Put a spoonful of each into a sachet bag (muslin or cotton works well to keep dust and small particles from falling out) and hang the bag by your bedroom door, front door, kitchen door, wherever you feel it will do the most good.

Salt can also be used to line the thresholds and the windowsills. You don’t need to go overboard; a simple sprinkle will suffice. Rosemary can be added to floor washes to keep things cleansed, not to mention smelling piney-fresh. A string of garlic cloves or bundle of dried herbs hanging in the kitchen pulls double time as an ornament and a protective charm.

In addition, you can try out the following:

Personal Warding Tutorial

Simple Protections for Yourself and Your Home

Wall of Fire Property & House Protection Spell

Of course, no system is foolproof, and sometimes troublesome entities may slip by your defenses. That’s when it might be time for…

Step 2 - Banishing “Get Out…”

About nine times out of ten, a ghost that is firmly shown the door will oblige you by leaving. So long as you’re strong and stand your ground and don’t get hysterical or issue a challenge, you should be fine. Never say “Get out or else” or any permutation thereof. Anything remotely confrontational will see it as a challenge and then shit can get real in a hurry.

Lots of people, pagan and otherwise, will recommend some form of smoke-cleansing. (Smoke-cleansing. Or recaning. Don’t you dare call it smudging. Don’t you DARE call it smudging. I will FIND you.) White sage is the most commonly recommended substance for this, but since white sage can be hella expensive and the New-Age demand for it is starting to threaten wild populations, here are some cheaper, equally effective alternatives:

Rosemary

Basil

Bay Leaf

Thyme

Lavender

Peppermint

Cedar Tips

There are a few more expensive herbs that I recommend for banishing bags or incense blends. These are available online, if you don’t have a specialty shop near you. Here are the online shops I most recommend:

Starwest Botanicals

Ruth Roy’s Well-Cat Herbs

The Magickal Cat

Mountain Rose Herbs

The herbs you’ll want to look for to include in high-powered banishing charms are as follows:

Angelica Root

Cascara Segrada Bark

Dragon’s Blood (resin or oil)

Rowan

Solomon’s Seal Root

Vervain

Keep in mind: these herbs are great if you can get them, but they aren’t necessary.

It’s also a good idea to determine exactly what level of haunting you’re dealing with, in order to determine an appropriate response. I have my own scale, but you should feel free to make your own. The more severe and threatening the activity, the stronger your response needs to be.

Now then, on to the banishing methods.

Make another charm bag with any of the ingredients listed above. Hang it by the front door or wherever you feel it is needed.

Smoke-cleanse with a bundle of dried herbs, fanning the smoke through every room. Open the windows if you need to, but close them directly after you’re done, or line them with salt to keep things from getting back in.

Simmer an herb (basil works best) for a few minutes and use the water to spray the corners of every room. The proverb is “Where basil grows, no evil goes.”

Or you can just walk through the house and metaphysically piss in all the corners if you want.

The most important thing is to OWN the space. This is your home. Defend it. Your wards and banishings are only as strong as your determination to hold them.

If you feel the problem warrants an exorcism instead, you may want to contact someone who has had experience doing them, or a local member of the whichever clergy you prefer. If you feel confident in doing the exorcism yourself, or if you have your own realm of experience to draw from, any of the banishing methods listed above can be altered to include religious rites or activities.

Now that you’ve cleared your house, it’s time for…

Step 3 - Post-Op Protection “…And STAY Out!”

Be aware that multiple cleansing may be needed if the first one doesn’t stick or if the entity you’re dealing with is particularly stubborn or malevolent. Don’t be afraid to reach out for help. Sometimes you need a team effort to get the job done.

Warding your house after a cleansing or exorcism is essential. Once you’re done kicking ethereal butts out of your house, you’ll need to lock the doors, in a manner of speaking. Any of the warding methods from Step 1 are acceptable at this juncture.

Refresh your wards and protections regularly, especially if you regularly engage in spirit work, ghost-hunting, divination, that sort of thing. These are not “bad” activities, but they can attract spirits like a freshly-baked pie in an open window. It’s important to maintain the safety of your space and of your person.

If in doubt, my askbox is always open for personalized advice.

[servantofthefates]

THREE SIMPLE & EFFECTIVE SPELLS

Banishing Spell

If there is someone who has been harassing you, ask the powers that be to take them away from your vicinity.

Lock yourself in a bathroom, with a piece of natural paper, a wooden pencil and a black candle in hand.

Light the candle, and write on the paper the name of your villain. Pass the paper over the candle as you recite to the divine the reason you want this person out of your life.

When you are done expressing your worries, burn the paper and stare at it until all of it is ash. Blow out the candle as you thank the higher powers for their assistance. Then throw it away.

The people I have recently given this spell to have seen their abusers getting stuck in faraway places during and even after the lockdown.

Problem Solving Spell

If you are facing a dilemma, be it practical, intellectual or moral, ask your higher self for the best solution.

Acquire a small handful of these herbs: rosemary, lemon balm and peppermint. When combined, they invite clarity of mind.

Create a tiny sack from one of your old clothes. It does not have to look beautiful, but you need to sew it yourself. Put the herbs inside it.

Before you sleep, place the sack beneath your pillow, imploring your higher self to help you arrive at the best approach to your problem.

The solution will come to you in your dreams, as a straightforward answer or as symbols that will have a relevant meaning.

Pain Relieving Spell

If you are suffering from pain —physical, emotional or spiritual, activate the healing powers of salt, light and water to cleanse it all away.

On the witching hour, at three o’clock in the morning, run a hot bath for yourself. Place a cup of bath salt in the water.

Light as many tea light candles as the pains you wish to cure: one for your headache, another for your sore legs, a third one for your heavy heart, and so on. Place these candles on the bathtub ledge by your feet.

As you dive in and soak your body, visualize the heat of the water draining away your pains… the sharpness of the salt dissolving them quickly… and the light of the candles melting away any hurt left.

As the warmth of the water fades away, so will your every pain.

[marigoldwitch]

Get To Know Me | Witch Edition

There’s always these fun tags going around where people answer silly “get to know me” questions, so I thought I’d create one for witches. Especially for witches who are offering their services. You may find that more people will be willing to work with you and purchase from you when they know you a little better, as a witch. Of course though this is for EVERY witch!

So feel free to copy and paste the questions below the line and repost them with your own answers. Then tag 5 other witches you’d like to get to know better.

✨ What name do you prefer?

✨ Please share a photo of yourself, if you feel comfortable.

✨ How long have you been practicing/studying witchcraft?

✨ What kind of witch would you consider yourself to be?

✨ Is your practice devotional or secular?

✨ Do you do any divination? if so what kind?

✨ How do you feel about cursing and hexing?

✨ Is shadow work a part of your daily practice?

✨ How did you first get into witchcraft/occult? How old were you?

✨ What was the first thing you ever bought specifically for your practice?

✨ What’s you current favorite tool in your practice?

✨ Is there somewhere specific that you like to do spells, rituals, divination etc.?

✨ Is astrology something you use in your practice? What’s your sun sign?

✨ What was your first spell? If you haven’t done any yet, what would you like your first spell to be?

✨ Are you solitary or in a coven?

✨ Is meditation a part of your practice?

✨ Do you work with any animals in your practice? Animal spirits? Familiars? Animal bones?

✨ What do you call your journals/notebooks that are specifically for witchcraft?

✨ How often do you actually get to practice your craft?

✨ Do people irl know you’re a witch?

✨ What or who inspired you to get into witchcraft?

🔮 Now tag 5 other witches you would like to get to know better. 🔮

Hope you all like this tag! 

[witchmemes]

I thought I'd share one of my random tarot spreads. If you crate a sim with this in Sims 4 and upload them to the gallery, don't forget to include #tarotsim

If you want to see more of my custom spreads, don't be afraid to say so in the comments.

[alchemagick]

Renew - purification

Crystals:

Amber - warmth, well-being, nurturing

Amethyst - protection, cleansing, intuition

Apatite - intuition, wisdom, communication

Bloodstone - purification, courage, vitality

Fluorite - clarity, focus, order

Golden Obsidian - purification, manifesting, willpower

Howlite - surrender, letting go of attachments

Moldavite - spiritual awakening, visioning

Obsidian - protection, purification, grounding

Opal - releasing attachments, emotional amplification

Quartz - manifesting, amplifying other stones

Rainbow Obsidian - emotional healing, purification

Unakite - releasing toxicity, healing the body, perseverance

Herbs:

Cedar - Confidence, strength, power, money, protection, healing and purification. Used in the consecration of magick wands. Carry a small piece of cedar in wallet or near money to attract wealth. Hang in the home to protect against lightning. Use in sachets to promote calmness.

Copal Resin - Love, purification. Add to love and purification incenses. Use a piece of copal to represent the heart in poppets.

Frankincense Resin - Successful ventures, cleansing, purification. Burn for protective work, consecration, and meditation. Used as an offering at Beltane, Lammas, and Yule. Enhances the power of topaz. Use in rituals and magick associated with self-will, self-control, or the ego. Represents the ability of the divine to move into manifestation. Add to charm bags and sachets to bring success. Mix with Cumin and burn as incense for powerful protection.

Lavender - Magickal uses include love, protection, healing, sleep, purification, and peace. Promotes healing from depression. Great in sleep pillows and bath spells. Believed to preserve chastity when mixed with rosemary. Burn the flowers to induce sleep and rest, then scatter the ashes around the home to bring peace and harmony. Use in love spells and sachets, especially those to attract men.

Rosemary - Carried and used in healing poppets for good health, used in love/lust spells, worn to improve memory, used in dream pillows to prevent nightmares, burned as incense for purification and removing negativity. Wear or carry while reading or completing tasks to improve memory of the material and aid clear thinking (great for students!). Use an infusion of rosemary to wash hands before any healing magick. Use in bath magick for purification. Associated with faeries.

Sage - Used for self purification and dealing with grief and loss. Carried to improve mental ability and bring wisdom. Used in healing sachets & incense. Promotes spiritual, mental, emotional & physical health and longevity. Removes negative energy. Place near a personal object of a person who is ailing when performing healing spells or rituals. Write a wish on a sage leaf and place it under your pillow for 3 nights – if you dream of your wish, it will come true; if not, bury the leaf in the ground so that no bad will come to you.

Sea Salt - Uses include cleansing crystals, purification, grounding, protection magick and ritual. Used on the altar to represent the Earth. Used with water for asperging, sea spells, consecration and casting circles. Used with garlic and rosemary to banish evil.

White Sage - Use as an incense, for smudging or for purification.

Oils:

Cedarwood

Cypress

Hyssop

Juniper Berry

Lemon

Lime

Myrrh

Palo Santo

Peppermint

Sage

Spearmint

Reassess - clarity

Crystals:

Azurite - vision, insight, learning

Citrine - imagination, clarity, manifestation

Diamond - initiation, purpose, clarity

Fluorite - clarity, focus, order

Golden Obsidian - purification, manifesting, willpower

Hematite - grounding, clarity, manifestation

Lapis Lazuli - vision, truth, awareness

Moldavite - spiritual awakening, visioning

Morganite - divine love, emotional healing

Prehnite - alignment, clarity, peace

Rhodonite - purpose, generosity, contribution

Sapphire - focus, discipline, inner vision

Snowflake Obsidian - persistence, overcoming difficulties

Sodalite - insight, clarity, intuition

Tiger Eye - balance, grounding, discernment

Topaz - manifesting, clarity, magnification

Herbs:

Amber - Protection from harm, outside influences, and psychic attacks. Mental clarity & focus. Transforming negative energy to positive energy.

Basil - Love, exorcism, wealth, sympathy, and protection. Dispels confusion, fears & weakness. Drives off hostile spirits. Associated with Candlemas. Carry to move forward in a positive manner despite perilous danger. Strewn on floors to provide protection from evil. Sprinkle an infusion of basil outside of the building where you hope to be employed for luck in a job interview (be careful not to be seen!) or in your business to attract money and success. Wear or carry to aid in attracting money and prosperity.

Citronella - Draws friends to the home, customers to the business. Promotes eloquence, persuasiveness, and prosperity. Protects and cleanses the aura. Encourages self-expression and creativity (great for writers & actors!) and brings clarity to the mind. Repels insects and deodorizes.

Cloves - Magickal uses include protection, banishing hostile/negative forces, and gaining what is sought. Cloves are burned to stop gossip as well as to purify & raise the spiritual vibrations of an area. Use to bring a sense of kinship to a social gathering. Wear for protection and mental clarity. Said to protect babies in their cribs if strung together and hung over the crib (being sure that the strand can’t fall into the crib, of course!). Burn to attract riches, drive away hostile forces, and stop any gossip about you. Carry to attract the opposite sex or bring comfort during bereavement. Cleanses the aura.

Fern - Mental clarity, cleansing, purification, and dispelling negativity. Keep in room where studying is done to help concentration. Burn a sprig of fern before an exam. Use in sachets and amulets for powerful auric protection.

Gotu Kola - Burn prior to (but not during) meditation.

Rosemary - Carried and used in healing poppets for good health, used in love/lust spells, worn to improve memory, used in dream pillows to prevent nightmares, burned as incense for purification and removing negativity. Wear or carry while reading or completing tasks to improve memory of the material and aid clear thinking (great for students!). Use an infusion of rosemary to wash hands before any healing magick. Use in bath magick for purification. Associated with faeries.

Oils:

Basil

Juniper Berry

Peppermint

Rosemary

Sage

Realign - grounding

Crystals:

Agate - grounding, nourishment, stability

Apache Tears - healing grief, grounding, protection

Bloodstone - purification, courage, vitality

Hematite - grounding, clarity, manifestation

Jade - abundance, nature energy, well-being

Jasper - grounding, earth energy

Obsidian - protection, purification, grounding

Onyx - focus, discipline, self-mastery

Ruby - life force, courage, passion

Smoky Quartz - grounding, clearing, practical action

Tiger Eye - balance, grounding, discernment

Zircon - grounding, making ideas real

Herbs:

Carnation - Protection, strength, healing, enhancing magickal powers, and achieving balance. Burn to enhance creativity. Use in bath spells.

Coffee - Helps to dispel nightmares and negative thoughts and to overcome internal blockages. Provides peace of mind and grounding.

Geranium - Overcoming negative thoughts & attitudes, lifting spirits, promoting protection & happiness. Repels insects. Balances mind and body.

Horehound - Sacred to Horus. Protective; helps with mental clarity during ritual; stimulates creativity/inspiration; balances personal energies. Excellent for use in home blessings. Place near doorways to keep trouble away.

Pine - Promotes clean breaks, new beginnings, prosperity, success, strength, grounding, and growth; Also used for cleansing, purification, and repelling negativity. Great for house and business blessing.

Sea Salt - Uses include cleansing crystals, purification, grounding, protection magick and ritual. Used on the altar to represent the Earth. Used with water for asperging, sea spells, consecration and casting circles. Used with garlic and rosemary to banish evil.

Oils:

Angelica

Cedarwood

Juniper

Pine

Spruce

Ylang Ylang

White fir

Reflect - healing

Crystals:

Apache Tears - healing grief, grounding, protection

Aragonite - emotional strength and healing

Chrysoprase - love, healing, joy

Garnet - manifesting, self-worth, healing

Howlite - surrender, letting go of attachments

Morganite - divine love, emotional healing

Opal - releasing attachments, emotional amplification

Pearl - self-care, nurturing, emotional healing

Rainbow Obsidian - emotional healing, purification

Rhodochrosite - emotional healing, nurturing, joy

Rose Quartz - love, trust, emotional healing

Tourmaline - joy, emotional healing, love

Turquoise - wholeness, truth, communication

Unakite - releasing toxicity, healing the body, perseverance

Herbs:

Chamomile - Love, healing, and reducing stress. Add to a sachet or spell to increase the chances of its success. Sprinkle an infusion of chamomile around the house to remove hexes, curses and spells. Burn or add to prosperity bags to increase money. Burn as incense for de-stressing, meditation, and restful sleep. Wash hands in an infusion of chamomile for luck before gambling or playing cards. Use in bath magick to attract love. Keep a packet of the herb with lottery tickets for luck.

Hibiscus - Attracting love and lust, divination, and dreams. Carry in a sachet or burn as incense to attract love.

Kava Kava - Uses include aphrodisiac; potent sacramental drink; potions; induces visions; astral work; travel protection. Carry for success and job promotion.

Lavender - Magickal uses include love, protection, healing, sleep, purification, and peace. Promotes healing from depression. Great in sleep pillows and bath spells. Believed to preserve chastity when mixed with rosemary. Burn the flowers to induce sleep and rest, then scatter the ashes around the home to bring peace and harmony. Use in love spells and sachets, especially those to attract men.

Lemon Balm - Love, success, healing, and psychic/spiritual development. Use in love charms & spells to attract a partner. Use in healing spells & rituals for those suffering from mental or nervous disorders.

Motherwort - Magickal uses include bolstering ego, building confidence, success and counter magick. Keep in a jar by family pictures to keep the family safe.

Rose - Magickal uses include divine love, close friendships, domestic peace/happiness, and lasting relationships. Great for use in incense, potpourri or bath magick. Place around sprains and dark bruises to help them heal faster.

Rosemary - Carried and used in healing poppets for good health, used in love/lust spells, worn to improve memory, used in dream pillows to prevent nightmares, burned as incense for purification and removing negativity. Wear or carry while reading or completing tasks to improve memory of the material and aid clear thinking (great for students!). Use an infusion of rosemary to wash hands before any healing magick. Use in bath magick for purification. Associated with faeries.

Valerian - Dream magick, reconciliation, love, and harmony. Placed in sachets for love & protection and used in sleep pillows. It is said that having Valerian Root nearby will settle an argument between a couple. Used to purify sacred space. Used as a substitution for graveyard dirt/dust in spells. Use in protection baths. Burn for reconciliation in ailing relationships, but only with the permission of all parties involved in the relationship. Wear to calm the emotions.

Oils:

Clove

Eucalyptus

Frankincense

Lavender

Lemon

Oregano

Peppermint

Rosemary

Sandalwood

Tea Tree

Reinvigorate - communication

Crystals:

Amazonite - truth, harmony, peace

Aquamarine - peace, communication, empowerment

Chrysocolla - wisdom, communication, gentle power

Kyanite - psychic abilities, communication, lucid dreaming

Larimar - peace, relaxation, communication

Sapphire - focus, discipline, inner vision

Tanzanite - integrating heart and mind, wholeness

Turquoise - wholeness, truth, communication

Herbs:

Caraway - Health, love, protection, mental powers, memory, passion, and anti-theft. Prevents lover from straying when used in love spells & potions. Ideal for consecrating ritual tools. Carry to improve memory or use in dream pillows to help you to remember your dreams. Sew caraway seed into a small white bag with white thread and hide it under the mattress of a child’s crib or bed to keep the child free of illness.

Clove - Magickal uses include protection, banishing hostile/negative forces, and gaining what is sought. Cloves are burned to stop gossip as well as to purify & raise the spiritual vibrations of an area. Use to bring a sense of kinship to a social gathering. Wear for protection and mental clarity. Said to protect babies in their cribs if strung together and hung over the crib (being sure that the strand can’t fall into the crib, of course!). Burn to attract riches, drive away hostile forces, and stop any gossip about you. Carry to attract the opposite sex or bring comfort during bereavement. Cleanses the aura.

Club Moss - Protection and power. Use in bath magick for purification. Burn as incense as an offering to the deities and to open channels of communication with them. Use in amulets and charms for power and protection.

Dill - Money, protection, luck and lust. Used in love & protection charms. Effective at keeping away dark forces, useful for house blessing. Keeps the mind cognizant of the line between superstition and the realities of magick. Place seeds in muslin and hang in the shower to attract women. Use dill seeds in money spells. The scent of dill is said to stimulate lust. Add grains of dill seed to a bath before going on a date to make yourself irresistible.

Foxglove - Protection of home & garden, vision, and immortality. Used to commune with those of the Underworld.

Ginseng - Magickal uses include love, beauty, protection, healing and lust. Carry to draw love, health, money, and sexual potency. Carve a wish into a whole root and throw it into water to make the wish come true.

Mint - Promotes energy, communication and vitality. Draws customers to a business. Use dried leaves to stuff a green poppet for healing. Place in wallet or purse or rub on money to bring wealth and prosperity. Use on the altar to draw good spirits to assist in your magick. Place in the home for protection.

Oregano - Joy, strength, vitality, and added energy.

Oils:

Basil

Bergamot

Chamomile

Cypress

Peppermint

Spearmint

NOTICE: Please do your research before ingesting or coming into contact with any herbs/oils! Some of them are dangerous!

[withcraftandwitches]

Tv shows about witches and/or witchcraft?

I’ve already seen Witches of East end, The originals, Nowhere boys and AHS Coven.

Thanks :)

[heatherwitch]

Witchcraft in the Hospital

For my witchy friends who spend varying amounts of time in the ER, urgent care or the hospital. May you find something helpful or inspiring!

Note: This is the second edition of this post because a lot of flaws/misinformation had been pointed out to me over the years and I wasn’t able to edit the original! 

Another note: Rules, regulations and restrictions can vary based on which hospital you’re in and/or what area/region/country you’re in. When in doubt, ask the staff. For example: some places won’t allow any scents, or let you wear jewelry, etc. 

Part One: What to bring.

Bring an Altoids tin with things for “on-the-go” witchcraft, or create a travel altar. Keep it in your bag, just in case.

Keep mint gum with you - both for freshening up and for its magical properties.

Bring an electric candle for spells and a touch of witchiness. Do NOT bring a real candle.

A light-blocking eye mask with a sigil embroidered or painted on it to help with sleep/soothing headaches.

Make a little sachet with items that remind you of home/something nice. Add crystals, pieces of home, etc.

Moon water for cleansing yourself.

Scented wipes for a bit of glamour magic/staying hygienic.

Enchant fuzzy socks, earplugs, stuffed animals, anything really! Or enchant things for others in the hospital, with their permission. 

Poetry books, witchcraft books, etc.

Wear crystal jewelry specifically for helping with communication and getting the point across (fluorite, agate, lapis lazuli), clear quartz) or to help in healing, etc. If you can’t wear it, have it nearby!

A list of symptoms and current medications (not witchy but helpful!)

Part Two: General stuff to do for longer visits.

Bless/enchant your meds or IV drip.

Incorporate the compounds and minerals in your meds into your craft.

Place intent into the color of your scrubs/outfits. Use color correspondences.

Get different types of teas from the cafeteria.

Use playing cards (or tarot cards) for divination.

Grab some sugar packets from the cafeteria for a little glamour magic if you need a pick me up.

Ground yourself regularly.

Do a bit of energy work.

Meditate, try dream magic or astral travel (if you can do it safely).

Say prayers to your deities to connect with them/to have them aide you through your stay.

Add sigils to the band aids they give you after poking around.

Braid your hair and use braid/knot magic for a speedy recovery.

Create sigils!

Send positive energy to others. The man who is coughing in the other room. Whisper a blessing to the babies in the neonatal ward, etc.

Cleanse yourself while you’re then and when you get home to dispel the negative energies and spirits from the hospital.

Part Three: Things to take for witchcraft at home.

Alcohol wipes. Use them to remove old hexes/curses, wipe things away symbolically, gets rid of energies and brings them back to ‘neutral’.

Test tubes = storage and spell bottles.

Those little plastic baggies they have, perfect for small amounts of herbs or other random witchy things you find.

Take the scrubs home if you can (some places let you keep them). Cut them into bath bags or spell bags.

Swipe some salt or sugar packets from the cafeteria.

Gloves. They’ll always come in handy.

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