Nature is Magical

Nature, tarot, pagan, witchcraft, bone collector, and more

[thecupidwitch]

Herb's Properties

Basil:  money, luck, prosperity, happiness

Bay Leaf: energy, cleansing, can be charged with almost any intention

Camomile: Caring, kindness, luck, growth, self-love growth, confidence, avoiding negativity, happiness

Cinnamon: passion, quick success, fire magick

Chia seeds: Growth, health, kindness, Property

Chilli flakes:  Pride, confidence, power, strength, Passion

Cumin: Courage, bravery, protection, loyalty

Dandelion: wishes, charisma, success, good luck

Dill: sexual love, luck, protection

Eucalyptus: cleansing, healing, purifying, relaxing, comfort

Fennel:  hate, anger

Flax seeds: Prosperity, growth, new beginnings

Ginger: fiery passion, success, and personal power

Jasmine: love, dreams, sensuality, luxury and kindness

Lavender: love and attraction, purification, relaxation, restful sleep

Nutmeg: luck, Health, Fidelity, Love, Prosperity, comfort, loyalty

Oregano:  comfort, love, warmth

Paprika:  Pride, confidence, power, strength

Parsley: Cleansing. purification

Peppermint: healing, purification, love and energy, cleansing, prosperity

Poppy seeds: protection, intuition, self-assurance, hexing and cursing

Rose: love, beauty, harmony, romance, attraction

Rosemary: cleansing, purification, wisdom, protection

Sesame seeds: Prosperity, growth, health, nurturing

Spearmint: love, cleansing, renewal, blessing

Sunflower seeds: happiness, growth, joy

Thyme: beauty, strength, courage

Turmeric: confidence, creativity, energy

Vanilla: love and sexuality

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[samwisethewitch]

It’s okay if you don’t feel like doing a big ritual for Samhain this year. 

It’s okay if you don’t feel like celebrating Samhain at all.

It’s okay if a holiday that, among other things, involves meditating on and embracing the reality of death would not be healthy for you right now, given that many of us have lost loved ones due to a global pandemic.

It’s okay if you need to scale back your Samhain celebration to something simpler, less traditional, or less “witchy.” I know that, personally, I’ll be doing a much more lowkey ritual this year.

It’s okay if you need to pivot to a secular Halloween celebration instead. Celebrating the time we have with our loved ones in this life is very much a part of Samhain, and if that means marathoning spooky movies and eating candy with some friends, that’s a totally valid celebration of this holiday.

It’s okay if you don’t feel like celebrating at all. It’s okay if you need a break. It’s okay to take care of yourself rather than reopening recent wounds of grief and loss. 

[sapphic-nature-witch]

Blessed Samhain 💖

[supremeabraxas]

Yule 🎄

[natural-magicks]

Set out and ready for the full moon 🌕

[liliththefirewitch]

Astrology 101

[bbapothecary]

✨🌑🌘🌗🌖🌕🌔🌓🌒🌑✨

[sowilo-hedgewolf]

🔮🔯 Lunar Magic 🔯🔮

[divinitydawning]

[cunning-conjurer]

Binding someone’s mouth.

objective: to make it someone can’t talk about you, too you, or at all depending on what you want. This can be with a real physical poppet, but it can also be done as a quick visualization in your head. It has been effective for me done both ways.

Get a poppet to represent the person you are binding. It’s better to make it yourself and fill it with things that represent/symbolize that person to make it more personal to them.

Put red thread on a sewing needle and start sewing the mouth of a doll. Chant, “Open lips say too much. So i seal your mouth; I bind it shut.”

 Tie off the thread at the end of the mouth. Hide the poppet away somewhere it won’t be bothered or messed with.

To remove the binding cut the thread from the poppet’s mouth.

[blackbackedjackal]

Canid stack! Kit fox, red fox, and coyote. A complete reserve order for a client! I’m working on some more skulls that’ll be listed in the next couple weeks!

[firewithinthewitch]

Yes or No Tarot Spread

I created a spread!!! I’m absolutely in love with it even though it’s a tad bit confusing.

The answer to your question (yes/no/maybe). I used a “will this happen?” type question.

If yes/maybe, when? (Specific timing) you only come to this step if the answer was yes or maybe to your original question.

Is there anything I can do to make this happen/speed this up? (Yes/no/maybe)

If yes/maybe, how? If no, why not?

So to begin, you will need to have a question in mind as you shuffle. It needs to be a yes or a no question! Then, you can proceed with the rest of the cards IF the answer to your questions are positive/undecided. If the answer is no, the reading is over!

For reference to which cards are yes/no/maybe cards, go here. I find this an extremely useful post to refer back to!

For timing with minor arcana cards:

Wands- days

Swords- weeks

Cups- months

Pentacles- a season to a year

For timing with major arcana cards: there are so many different ways to read time with these cards, but I use this method...

I hope you all enjoy this as much as I do! 💕

[thechillwitch]

New Moon*: 0- 2 days after the darkest point of the Moon.

-rises at dawn, sets at sunset.

-new ventures and beginnings.

-use for fresh starts, bindings, focus

Waxing Crescent- 2.5 - 6 days after the darkest point of the Moon.

-rises mid morning, sets in the evening.

-setting intention, hopes and wishes.

-use for constructive magic, self improvement, conjuring inspiration.

First Quarter- 6-9.5 days after the darkest point of the Moon.

-rises at noon, sets at midnight.

-rise to challenges, make decisions, take action.

-use for attracting things to self eg. money, love, success, lost items.

Waxing Gibbous- 9.5 - 13 days after the darkest point of the Moon.

-rises in the afternoon, sets around 3am.

-adjust, refine, edit.

-use for renewing strength, will, determination.

Full Moon- 13-16.5 days after the darkest point of the Moon.

-rises at sunset, sets at dawn.

-climax, peak of energy, celebration.

-use for all purposes, anything that requires a lot of magical energy, prophecy, divination.

Waning Gibbous- 0-3.5 days after the fullest point of the Moon

-rises in the evening, sets mid morning

-gratitude, sharing

-use for protection, looking to the past, the needs of others

Last Quarter- 3.5 - 7 days after the fullest point of the Moon

-rises at midnight, sets at noon

-release, forgiveness, balance 

-use for balancing internal energy, calming emotions

Waning Crescent- 7-10.5 days after the fullest point of the Moon

-rises around 3am, sets in the afternoon

-surrender, rest, recuperate

-use for ending addiction, removing negativity, completion of tasks

Dark Moon*- 10.5-12.5 days after the fullest point of the Moon.

-rises at dawn, sets at sunset

-peace, inner soul, endings

-use for destruction, banishment, bringing justice, understanding self. * The New Moon and Dark Moon are often said to be the same and in many traditions people only recognise 8 phases of the moon. Whilst they both look the same, the Dark Moon is just before and during the darkest point of the moon, whilst the New Moon is during and just after the darkest point.

[profetizamos]

🌙 Moon phases for hedge witches 🌿🌿🌿

According to American tradition

🌗 If you are growing a plant for its parts below ground (root, tuber, peanut, rhizome, bulb), plant during the waning moon.

🌓 If you are growing a plant for its parts that are above ground (stalk, leaves, flowers, fruits, etc.) plant during the waxing moon.

🌒 Plant flowers specifically in the first quarter, unless you are growing them specifically to harvest or plant their seeds (sunflower seeds, etc.), in which case plant in the second quarter.  

🌑 Do not plant on the new moon or on the quarter moon.

🌓 Graft and prune during the waxing moon.

🌗 Harvest all in the waning moon, especially potatoes and fruits on trees (to prevent rot).

🌗 Hunt game and kill chickens during the waning moon.

🌗 Cut firewood in the waning moon.

🌘 Harvest roots specifically in the last quarter.

🌘 Weed, plough, and cut down dead plants in the last quarter.

🌘 Pickle, can, and preserve in the last quarter.

Sources:

“Planting by the Signs.” The Foxfire Book, edited by Eliot Wigginton, New York, Anchor Books, 1972, pp. 212-27. 

Seward, A. F. Planting, Harvest, and Surgical Operations, Etc., According to the Signs of the Zodiac. E-book, A. F. Seward, 1920.

[witcheshaven]

[natural-magicks]

Saged my cards today and let them charge up with my chakra crystals

(Cards are the Marigold Tarot by Amrit Brar)

[eliss-ey]

🌞Litha beverages🌞

Litha is the celebration of sun, it is the longest day in the year afterall. Some traditional drinks to make and enjoy during the summer solstice are lemonades, herbal teas, sun teas and wine. Since I am not 18 yet, here are some refreshing non-alcohol drinks!

Dried herbal sun tea

since sun teas are not very healthy, (bacteria creates in them) this will be a slighter one. It contains herbs associated with the sun and summer. 

red clover blossoms

orange peel

raspberry leaf

chamomile

½ teaspoon of cinnamon

rosehip / hibiscus

honey or lemon to taste

Boil the water and pour it over the herbs. You can make the tea in a glass jar for a better sunlight access to it. I put it on a windowsill, covered it with something to protect the tea from dust or anything that could fly into it. Let the sun charge it for 15 minutes, place some citrine, clearquartz, tiger’s eye, jade, amber or any sun associated gemstones around the jar/mug. Steep and enjoy! 

alternative way: Let the tea sit inside, steep it and THEN set it to charge in the sun.

Solstice Fruit Fizz

400g cherries

4 nectarines

250g strawberries

300ml lemonade/sparkling water

6 lemon balm leaves/mint leaves

A few cherries and strawberries, to serve

Ice cubes

Cut the nectarines and cherries in half and remove the pits. Cut any leaves and stalks off the strawberries, and wash all fruit thoroughly. Push through a juicer, then top with sparkling water or lemonade, and pour into a jug. Add a few ice cubes, the lemon balm leaves, and extra fresh fruits.

Citrus and cinnamon iced tea

3 cups | 750 ml.  water

1 tbsp organic black tea (or a teabag)

juice of 1 lemon

half an orange, sliced

3 tbsp maple syrup (I added elderflower syrup since I have it)

1 cinnamon stick (or ground cinnamon)

lots of ice

Boil the water and pour it into a bigger mug or a pot over the black tea. Steep it for 5-6 minutes. Pour it into a glass jar, let it cool down for 20 minutes. After it has cooled, add in lemon juice, sliced oranges and cinnamon. Place the jar into the fridge for 30 minutes to cool down, add ice and serve!

Elderflower syrup and lemonade

Now is the perfect time to go out and collect elderflower if you haven’t done it yet. My mom already made some syrup, and it is great! 

Syrup:

40 pieces of elderflower

3 lemons

1 kg of sugar (2 ib)

2,5 liters of water

Squeeze one lemon and cut the rest into circles, get rid of the peel. Boil the water and let it cool. Into a bigger pot we add the water, elderflower, lemon juice and the lemon circles. Let it sit covered in shadow or fridge for 24 hours. Steep the liquid into a pot, bring it to simmer and add sugar and lemon juice.  Stir it until the sugar dissolves and it gets a syrup like consistency. Store the hot syrup in cleaned jars in places without direct sun. 

Lemonade:

if you have the syrup already, just add some water (or sparkling water) honey and lemon juice to taste :)

If you don’t have the elderflower syrup, here is another recipe for a great lemonade:

8 bigger elderflower flowers

fresh lemon balm or mint (optional)

lemon and orange

2 tbs of honey

filtered or pre-boiled cooled water

Add unwashed elderflower into a bigger jar, add mint or lemon balm leaves. Wash the lemon and orange and cut them into circles, add them in. Add 2 tbs of honey. Fill it with pre-boiled cooled water or filtered one. Cover it with a cloth, set in the sun for 8 hours and steep. Enjoy!