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For my practitioners who sew, knit or crochet: consider incorporating your fiber art into your craft. Handmade clothes can have used in glamor magic. Dolls and plushies can serve a variety of purposes. You can use these things for protection workings, glamor, baneful magic, abundance workings... Your creativity is one of your greatest strengths here.

juniperwildwalk

The Etiquette of Herb-Gathering

As a practicing Witch and small-scale herbalist, I often find that when I’m out and about I’m also absentmindedly on the lookout for any new, interesting or useful herb species that might help me in my practice. I even carry a small clean jam jar and a sharp penknife in my handbag at all times for if I spot a herb I just can’t resist and need to take a cutting of it for my collection back home. However, while I’m avidly seeking out roadside feverfew or happily snipping cuttings of a rare cultivar of lavender or sage, I’m always acutely aware of why I call the etiquette of herb-gathering.

These are a few simple rules by which I suggest all foraging Witches, alchemists and herbalists should abide that dictate the correct course of action for those who seek to collect herbs from places other than their own gardens. They are mostly fairly common-sense, but a few are ones that might be overlooked, but which can actually be of profound importance!

I will list the rules below, but bear in mind that it’s not like this is some onerous obligation that must be fulfilled, and nor is it some sort of “Witchcraft commandment” or infallible and unchanging list of sacred laws. These are a few things that I created for my own usage, and nobody else is under any obligation to use them. If you choose to do so, I’ll be thrilled; if you find a way to improve them, please do reblog this post with your corrections!

The Etiquette of Herb-Gathering

Remember that all plants are living things, and if you harvest them too severely, they will die. This seems obvious, but you’d be shocked how many people forget! This is especially important when what you’re harvesting is the plant’s leaves - always remember that leaves are how plants make their food, so leave enough of them to enable the plant to keep growing strongly.

Never forget that you may not be the only one foraging. Make sure that, when you harvest a wild growth of a herb, there may be others in the area who would also like to harvest that plant. Take only a little from a lot of patches, rather than using only two or three patches, but taking almost all of what is available at each one. This will not only ensure that other foragers can use that patch too, but will mean that when the patch regrows, you’ll know where to go back to in order to find it again instead of needing to hunt down a new patch each time.

When foraging on another’s land, ask their permission first! This seems so straightforward, but sadly people forget that plants growing in other people’s gardens (yes, even their front lawn) are that person’s private property! Taking cuttings or fruits from plants on that property without the owner’s permission is legally theft, and can be punished just like shoplifting or stealing a bike from a railing. It also means that the owner will know that their plant is looking smaller because it’s been harvested, rather than them thinking it’s died or been eaten by some wild herbivore.

Always cut stems at a diagonal angle. Never snip a stem so that it forms a circular, blunted end, because this can allow rainwater to build up on the surface of the cut. This rainwater can trap fungal spores, and cause the plant to get a serious fungal infection that may damage or even kill that whole patch. Instead, cut the stems at a roughly 45° angle, so that water beads up and rolls off more easily.

When collecting flowers, remember that other people like to look at wildflowers. Never take ALL the flowers from any wild plant, both because it prevents that plant from reproducing as it naturally wants to do, and because it means others who walk past the plant don’t get to see it’s beautiful blooms! If you own the plant, that’s another matter - you may WANT to snip off all flowers to prevent it from bolting, like with parsley. However, with wildflowers, always leave at least half the flowers on the plant so that it can continue to reproduce as nature intended.

Never pick a plant you can’t identify with total certainty. Yet another seemingly-obvious one that is nevertheless often ignored. This is often quoted for fungi, because some fungi can be quite poisonous, but if anything it’s even worse for plants. The medicinally fabulous plant known as yarrow, Achillea millefolia, is a very useful plant and a common component of herbal medicines. However, it looks almost identical to spotted water-hemlock, a species of plant so deadly that one bite can kill you in 20 minutes. Make completely certain that all plants you collect are positively identified, and that you flag all plants with commonly-confused poisonous cousins for further identification later if you’re not 100% sure.

Never harvest flowers from plants around beehives. Bees are one of the most important families in the natural world, being responsible for the pollination of tens of thousands of species of flowering plants all over the world and on every forested continent. Whilst most species of bees are solitary, and don’t form the large hives we assume are common to all bees, those that DO form vast colonies need similarly vast numbers of flowers to support themselves. When you come across a beehive, especially a boxed hive that’s clearly domesticated by humans, try to avoid harvesting any flowers from within 500 metres (about a third of a mile) around the hive(s). The hive needs all the nectar and pollen it can get, and due to the rising threat of colony collapse disorder the life of every single hive is a precious thing that must be preserved at all costs. It might be inconvenient for you, but it’s worth it.

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These are just a few of the major rules that I personally suggest all foragers and herb-gatherers take to heart. Remember that you’re not the only Witch who needs their supplies! Thank you for reading :)

– Juniper

thehoneybeewitch

Very very good advice

hapalopus

Not that I think any of you are gonna buy Gwyneth Paltrow’s shitty water bottle with a rock glued to the bottom, but this is just a reminder that there’s virtually no ethical crystal mining and that even if rocks can hold metaphysical and magical powers, the ones you buy for $1.50 from the New Age shop down the street would probably still be so poisoned from exploited and dying workers that they’d do more harm than good.

Go find some harmless granite or flint, you don’t need to spend money on what’s essentially a bi-product of nickel and copper mining. There’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to find beauty and value in your own native rocks.

hazelthorsdottir

How to find your own energy centers/points

When I first started delving into witchcraft, many of the books and websites I read used the chakra system. Not knowing that these were all a whitewashed version of a highly variable system that is part of closed practices, I adhered to that practice for a while. When I found out the history and relevant cultural limitations of this practice, I put it aside. But I didn’t know what to replace it with, so I decided to find a highly personalized energy center system. Here, I’ll share my process with you.

Note: I’m not judging anyone for using chakras, I think the majority of new pagans (at least white new pagans) have probably used them at some point. However, I found cleansing my personal energy points much more effective than when I was trying to cleanse a “standardized” system that was not specific to me. The first time I did it, I was honestly kind of dizzy, but in a good way. It was powerful.

Here’s the process:

Meditate for a few minutes, focusing on your breath and trying to relax as much as you can.

Next, think about what part of your body is affected when you feel strong emotions. This is probably a center of energy for you. For me, I tend to feel difficult emotions like dread, fear, and anxiety in my solar plexus/stomach area, and things like happiness, love, and excitement in my chest, so I identified both as an energy center.

What about where you feel your pulse when your heart is pounding? Is it in your chest? Your neck? Your temples? For me, I am chronically ill and at the doctor often, so I felt the most connection here to my wrists, where nurses take my pulse. For you it may be different!

Where do you feel you process your thoughts most? Are you a “head” thinker or a “heart” thinker? This is probably going to be your head in most cases, but see if a particular part of your head feels more relevant. Do you do a lot of instinctual or intuitive thinking? Maybe this would come from the back of your head, where the more instinctual parts of the brain are.

Once you start identifying significant points in your body, try to really feel them. See if they feel different than the rest of your body now that you’ve recognized their significance. If you aren’t sensitive to energy, they may not feel different and that’s okay, you’ll just have to experiment with cleansing exercises to see what works and what doesn’t.

Extend your awareness of your body outside of the centers you have identified. Does anything else “feel” significant? For me, my spine at the base of my neck, where my neck meets my shoulders felt like one of these points, even though my analysis didn’t have a real reason why it would be important. Trust this instinct.

I have six energy points in my body, center of my head, center of my chest, my solar plexus, the base of my neck, and each wrist. You might have more or less, it’s really individual. Perhaps if you spend a lot of time on your feet for a job you love, or travel a lot, then maybe your feet would be energy points for you!

Try cleansing these points with your preferred method. Personally, I visualize a moonbeam reaching down to me and helping me cleanse each point individually, until my whole body is “glowing” with moonlight. But that’s just my method that works best for me!

Good luck finding your own energy system! I hope this personalized method is more helpful to you than taking someone else’s word for where your energy lies in your body!

heatherwitch

Witchcraft for the New Year

Correspondences and ideas:

Spells to do

Herbal correspondences

Witchy (and practical) ways to start the new year

Cleansing and preparation for the new year

New Year’s resolution alternatives

New Year’s Traditions (little things to do)

Magical ideas for New Year’s Eve

Spells:

New Year’s Wishing Jar + New Year’s Spell Jar + Goodness in the New Year spell jar

Empowerment Spell Bottle + New Year Good Luck Bottle

A New Year Spell

New Year’s Blessing

New Beginnings Spell

Spell for a New Start/Year

New Year’s Wish Box

My New Year Spell

Shower Spell for the New Year + New Year Bath Ritual

Emoji Spells:

For health and happiness in the new year

New year’s emoji spell

Protect my pets during fireworks

May the new year bring you all good things

To keep the negativity of the previous year from the new one

Sigils:

New year’s

New year sigil set

The upcoming year is peaceful

Peace and blessings come to me in the new year

For entering the New Year with clear mind, soul and general well-being

Tarot:

New Year’s Tarot Spread (3 card)

New Year’s Spread! (3 card)

Seasonal New Year’s Spread (4 card)

Tarot Spread for the New Year! (5 card)

New Year Spread (5 card)

Fear of the New Year (6 card)

New Year Tarot Spread (8 card)

New Year Tarot Spread (11 card)

The Yearly Spread (11 card)

New Year, New You Tarot Spread (12 card)

New Year Tarot Spread (13 card)

The New Year (14 card)

The Forthcoming Year (25 card)

heatherwitch

Chronically ill witchcraft: For your symptoms

Since it’s super hard to find them when you need them! Anyone is welcome to use these, but I don’t want to see “this is great for people who DON’T have chronic illnesses too” (trust us, we know).

These are to be used as a supplement in addition to professional medical care, treatment and medication, not as a sole alternative!

Back + neck issues:

“Ease my neck pain” sigil

“Ease my lower back and hip pain” sigil

“My back is relaxed and free of pain” sigil

“I am free of back pain” sigil

Brainfog:

Brainfog lifting

Brainfog relief spell

Memory masterpost Memory and concentration spell

“Brainfog begone” sigil

Fatigue:

Spell for energy

Energy gain spell

Energy jar

Energy bath

Crystals for fatigue

“No fatigue” sigil

“Energy” sigil

“I am energetic” sigil

“I have the energy to take a shower” sigil

Headaches:

Headache soothing tea spell

Headache healing

To banish a headache

Tea for cluster headaches

Curing a headache

“Ease my morning headaches” sigil

“Headache” sigil

“Against headaches” sigil

“My headache goes away” sigil

Immune system:

Masterpost of sigils to boost your immune system

Joint pain:

Joint pain spell

“Ease my joint pain” sigil

“My arthritis is manageable” sigil

“My joints are stable” sigil

Migraine:

Anti-migraine spell

A spell for migraines

Anti-migraine spell bottle

Migraine relief bath

Migraine magic (herbs and crystals)

Witch tip for migraines

“Ease my migraine” sigil

Muscle pain + spasms:

Crystals for rheumatic and muscular pain

Muscle pain sachet

“Ease my jaw tension” sigil/s

“My muscles are relaxed” sigil

Pain (general):

Chant to ease the pain

Chant for bad pain days

Simple ease the pain spell

Chronic pain relief spell

Release my pain to the wind spell

Bath spell to ease chronic pain

Change the pain spell jar

“I find moments of peace from my pain” sigil

“The pain is gone” sigil

“Relieve chronic pain” sigil

Sleep problems:

Sleep crystal spell

Spell to help you sleep when you’re in pain

Sleep easy spell sachet

Sleepy witch tip

Sleep aid art

“My chronic pain doesn’t affect my sleep” sigil

Stomach issues:

Soothing tummy tea

Anti-nausea bath

“Anti-nausea” sigil

“Find your way out” (constipation) sigil

“My digestive issues are eased” sigil

“I overcome stomach pains” sigil

If anyone knows of additional witchy content for any of these that I missed, or content on a category I wasn’t able to include, feel free to send it my way and I’ll get a part two started for this post!

deadlydop

Types Of Witches series: 🥄Spoonie Witches🥄

Spoonie Witches are witches who use ways of witchcraft that are friendly to their own disabilities and chronic illnesses. They practice things like low-energy spells, self care spells, and overall low-sensitive spells and practices.

Spoonie Witch resources:

🥄 Spoonie Witchraft: What Does It Mean?

🥄 Low Spoons Witch Tip

🥄 Witchy Ideas For Those With Low Energy

🥄 Spoonie Witch Tip

🥄 One-Worded Spells

🥄 Spoonie Acts Of Witchery

🥄 Autistic Witch Tips

🥄 “Peaceful Atmosphere” Sigil

🥄 Spoonie Witch Tip

🥄 Witchy Things To Do When You’re Low On Spoons [Part 1]

🥄 Witchy Things To Do When You’re Low On Spoons [Part 2]

🥄 Spoonie Cleansing

🥄 Herbal Tea For Anxiety And Depression

🥄 Low Spoons Spells

🥄 Spoonie Self-Care Tips

🥄 Spoonie Magic Tips

🥄 Anti-Anxiety Tarot Spread

🥄 Witchcraft And Meds

🥄 Witchy Positivity Journal

🥄 Quick Magic Tips For Fatigue

🥄 Spoonie Sigils List

🥄 Spoonie Witch Reminder

🥄 Tips For Witches With Anxiety

🥄 Intrusive Thoughts Witch Tip

🥄 Meditation For The Wild-Minded Witch

🥄 Bed Magic

🥄 Healing Tea Recipes

🥄 Spoonie Devotional Tips

🥄 Charging A Stuffed Animal For Comfort

🥄 Magical Batteries

🥄 Witch Tip

Bedridden Witch Series:

🥄 Nature Edition

🥄 Worship Edition

🥄 Divination Edition

🥄 Stale Energy Edition

🥄 Elements Edition

🥄 Pastel Edition

🥄 Kitchen Edition

🥄 Winter Edition

🥄 Ocean Edition

🥄 Love Edition

🥄 Weather Edition

hazelwitchcraft

Elder Futhark Runes from gathered acorn caps.

artwitchpath

This is a great way to connect to the season and work some artsy magic!! Maybe gift them to someone for the upcoming equinox!

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being a witch and feeling the pain of a dying earth is terrifying

rainbowitchcraft

And the rage

luminatress

Black Hole Spell: Banish & Protect

Purpose of the Spell / Outcome: banishment, protection, cleansing, destruction, putting things to an end, removing negativity and toxicity How does this spell work?

A black hole is a place in our universe where gravity pulls so much, that even light cannot get out. Black holes pull in matter, energy, and light. In astronomy, astrology, and in cosmic or space related witchcraft, black holes are thought to represent banishing, protecting, and destroying people or things. This spell will remove anything from your life that you need gone.

When is the best time to do this spell? The best time to do this spell and to gain the best outcome is to do this during a new moon or last quarter moon phase. The new moon is perfect for spells and for setting intentions whereas the last quarter moon is perfect for eliminating toxicity and negativity.

What You Will Need: 2 blank sheets of paper, black marker or ink pen, crystals relating to protection, banishment, and absorption of negativity (obsidian, apache tears, jet, tiger’s eye, clear quartz, etc.), 1 black candle, 1 white candle

Directions:

1. Wait for a night when the moon is in its new or last quarter phase. It’s okay if you cannot directly see the moon, it is still out there glowing and sharing its energy!

2. On a sheet of paper, draw a large circle in the center of the paper and fill it in until it is completely black. Around the circle, draw rays or lines. These will act as indicators for the third step.

3. For each line or ray pointing to the circle, write down what you would like to be banished and what you would look to see removed from your life. These intentions will be pointing directly into the “black hole” to be absorbed and destroyed.

4. Place your clear quartz or another crystal that absorbs energies in the center of the circle.

5. On another sheet of paper, draw a circle and do NOT fill it in. This circle will represent things that you want to protect.

6. Inside the circle, write down a list of people or things you want to protect and keep safe.

7. Place your crystals that deal with protection inside this circle once you have written down everything.

8. To really channel into the moon’s energies for help, light one black candle for protection and banishment and one white candle for cleansing and purity. Place these candles outside by the light of the moon or close to a window where the candles can meet the moon’s glow.

9. To protect yourself and cleanse yourself, soak in a bath or wash your hands after the spell is done!

dumbbbunnnyy-deactivated2021021

i need to add this to my masterpost

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haremask

one of the most affirming statements about the practice of magic ive ever read was from some random ritual on chaosmatrix which at one point said: “nobody’s watching. there’s no reason to pretend you’re no good at this kind of thing anymore.” i think about it & repeat it to myself a lot, both in regards to magic and to other things.

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wolfteacreations

Toilet paper pill box.

Another small fun project for recycling! These are perfect for little gifts and a cute way to send your jewelry to customers… it not only give a nice shell of protection to the treasures you put inside, its cost free, customizable and keeps recycling on the mind <3

All you need are - toilet paper rolls - decor ( i used stamps) - Tape or glue

Step one: decorate your roll. I used some of my stamps, but don’t limit yourself to just that… you can use old paper, photographs, tissue paper, paint,sharpie and whatever else you have laying around to decorate. Mod podge and some pattered paper would be fun!

Step two: Once your roll is decorated to your liking, fold down the corners on one end, making it look like little cat ears. Make sure they fold over each other so there is no open gap, and tape down ( you can also glue the end down) * side note… if you dont like the look of regular tape, they sell something called washi tape? that comes in all sorts of amazing patterns!

-Step three: When you have some side sealed and taped down, wrap and place your item/treasures inside the box ( i wrapped up some earrings) and seal the other end, again making sure they fold over one another so there are no gaps.

- Step four… your done!

Again these are wonderful for gift giving and product packaging. Small, sturdy, cheap, recycled pill boxes…. you can use old paper towel rolls too! those are larger and can fit a bit more than TP rolls.

desertdaydreamer-deactivated202

Holy crap I wanna do this.

spiritofally

This is actually great if you have a jar spell that gets buried! It’ll decompose rather than glass that will just take up space and turn into trash overtime. :)

grimoire-of-geekery

OMG THIS IS EXCELLENT

farmwitchqueen

Witch Crafting

sabertoothwalrus

also it’s a great way to make cat toys. put some treats in there and you’re good to go

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heatherwitch

Bedridden witch: Discreet edition

I realize not every witch has the luxury of being open about their craft, and this can be doubly hard when you’re restricted to your bed and often reliant on others. Not all of these may work for you, but may they inspire you all the same!

*If you are reliant on a caregiver who may not approve of witchcraft, please be extra cautious.* There are plenty of ways to practice that don’t put your care and health in jeopardy, and some of the things listed may put you at risk. Please use common sense! <3

Online:

Keep your grimoire in a document or on the notes in your phone.

Make an altar on Pinterest, a tumblr sideblog, in a video game, etc.

Apps! Keep track of the lunar cycle, look at the night sky, use a candle app, pull some tarot cards, draw some sigils.

Emoji spells.

Witchy playlists.

Cleansing:

Open your window

Let the sun or moon wash over you

Manipulate the energy with your hands

Burn incense (or a scented candle), as the smoke wafts around the room let it push away any unwanted energy.

Visualization.

Listen to music that makes you feel calm, channel that.

Lots of ideas on this post (Bedridden witch: Stale energy edition)

Warding:

Draw sigils using water

VISUALIZATION + energy manipulation

Make a witches bottle that looks like something else

Make/enchant a room spray that boosts protection (and smells good!)

Keeping magic items nearby:

Slowly changing your interests can allow you to have many things without raising suspicion. (Herbal remedies/tea blending = access to herbs, geology + the love of pretty rocks = access to crystals, jars of dirt, etc.). Additionally, the New Age/witchcraft aesthetic seems to be all the rage these days, which normalizes it as a thing many people just incorporate into their interior design!

Keep sigils in your pillowcase or under your mattress

Keep crystals in your pillowcase or nearby (crystals are becoming a common thing to just have/decorate with)

Herb/spell sachets under your pillow/nearby. I used to have one that was stuffed full of lavender but had crystals and sigils hidden in the center.

Make and keep sun/moon water in a waterbottle.

Ways to connect to the elements (often through decorating/mundane objects) can be found in this post!

Candles are great, real or fake! I like the fake ones because if I forget about it/don’t have the energy to access it, the worst thing that happens is the battery dies.

EO diffusers and Himalayan salt lamps.

Plants!!

Performing magic and the like:

Meditation, dream magic, astral projection.

Energy manipulation: Keep an energy source nearby and draw from it when you need it/to cast small spells, enchantments, blessings, etc. Manipulate the energy in the air.

Visualization can be a powerful thing.

Enchant items in your room.

Plant magic! Bedridden ideas in this post.

Drink magic and enchantments are great, and teas often have correspondences already based on their blends!

Divination:

Tarot: use a mini deck, an app, playing cards or small two card spread that are easy to conceal under a blanket.

Scrying: use a small picture frame with a black background, a small bowl of water or your phone screen.

Pendulum: they can be pretty easy to conceal! But you could also use one that doesn’t look like a pendulum, a necklace, or anything tied to a string.

You could also do automatic writing, shufflemancy, dice divination or stitchomancy.

Lots of ideas for bedridden divination in this post!

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