Wiccan Wonderland

Random post about Wicca and nature, spells, quotes and pictures.

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A critical part of witchcraft is belief, but it can be hard to believe in yourself. So this is a reminder:

I believe in you.  I believe in your power.  I believe in your ability to affect change. 

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Disclaimer: I am not an expert, don’t burn your house down please. 

I made this little guide to sigils a few months ago, and now I’m finally posting it. You can still buy the physical zine here if you’d like to toss a couple bucks my way.  

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Wheel of the year Thanks for the help, dear satanuwka

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SUMMER SOLSTICE/ MIDSUMMER

SOURCE, New post on Coven Life®

Summer Solstice/ Midsummer by SunRay Sorceress

20th - 23rd of June

Litha is the Summer Solstice, it is midsummer - the longest day and the shortest night of the year.

Solstice is a time to stand still, to stop and take stock of our lives and what we are doing, to celebrate what we have achieved and to acknowledge our failures, make sense of our actions and learn from them.

The Summer Solstice is a time to count our blessings, to celebrate life and pass on the spirit of generosity and goodwill.

The Earth is pregnant with the coming harvest and the Sun is at His peak.

~SYMBOLS~

Fire, Sun, Oak Trees, Sun Wheels, Flowers, Sunflowers, Fruit, Faeries, Sickles, Seashells and Circles.

~IN THE GARDEN~

The Summer Solstice is an excellent time to harvest herbs for drying, to use in magical works. Herbs collected on the eve of midsummer or early in the morning, have a special kind of energy. Remember to keep dead heading the flowers as this as this will encourage new ones. Save the flower heads and dry them to use the petals for incense and magical workings.

~HERBS~

Chamomile, Rose, Honeysuckle, Oak, Ivy, Lavender, Yarrow, Elder, Thyme, Carnation, Mugwort, Fennel, Ginger, Lemon, Basil and St John’s Wort.

~COLOURS~

Yellow, Gold, Green, Blue, Orange, White and Red.

~SPELL WORKINGS~

Abundance, Wishes, Love, Healing and Prosperity.

This is a small portion from a wise Priestess and I highly recommend this book to all Witches, be they New path or Crone. It is full of meditations, correspondences, magical workings and even a bit of Hoodoo plus so much more.

From: High Priestess Rachel Patterson

Grimoire of a Kitchen Witch

Brightest Blessings Sisters and Brothers,

SunRay Sorceress

Source SunRay Sorceress | June 13, 2016 at 8:22 PM | Tags: Cove COVEN LIFE.COM

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OUR NEXT SABBAT, LITHA, LITHA HISTORY

ABOUT.Com/ Relegion Litha History - Celebrating the Summer Solstice

Source, By Patti Wigington, Paganism/Wicca Expert

Updated June 01, 2016.

An Ancient Solar Celebration

Nearly every agricultural society has marked the high point of summer in some way, shape or form. On this date – usually around June 21 or 22 (or December 21/22 in the southern hemisphere) – the sun reaches its zenith in the sky. It is the longest day of the year, and the point at which the sun seems to just hang there without moving – in fact, the word “solstice” is from the Latin word solstitium, which literally translates to “sun stands still.” The travels of the sun were marked and recorded.

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Stone circles such as Stonehenge were oriented to highlight the rising of the sun on the day of the summer solstice.

Traveling the Heavens

Although few primary sources are available detailing the practices of the ancient Celts, some information can be found in the chronicles kept by early Christian monks. Some of these writings, combined with surviving folklore, indicate that Midsummer was celebrated with hilltop bonfires and that it was a time to honor the space between earth and the heavens.

Fire and Water

In addition to the polarity between land and sky, Litha is a time to find a balance between fire and water.

See Also: Celebrating Litha, the Summer Solstice

According to Ceisiwr Serith, in his book The Pagan Family, European traditions celebrated this time of year by setting large wheels on fire and then rolling them down a hill into a body of water. He suggests that this may be because this is when the sun is at its strongest yet also the day at which it begins to weaken. Another possibility is that the water mitigates the heat of the sun, and subordinating the sun wheel to water may prevent drought.

Saxon Traditions

When they arrived in the British Isles, the Saxon invaders brought with them the tradition of calling the month of June Aerra Litha.

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They marked Midsummer with huge bonfires that celebrated the power of the sun over darkness. For people in Scandinavian countries and in the farther reaches of the Northern hemisphere, Midsummer was very important. The nearly endless hours of light in June are a happy contrast to the constant darkness found six months later in the middle of winter.

Roman Festivals

The Romans, who had a festival for anything and everything, celebrated this time as sacred to Juno, the wife of Jupiter and goddess of women and childbirth. She is also called Juno Luna and blesses women with the privilege of menstruation. The month of June was named for her, and because Juno was the patroness of marriage, her month remains an ever-popular time for weddings. This time of year was also sacred to Vesta, goddess of the hearth. The matrons of Rome entered her temple on Midsummer and made offerings of salted meal for eight days, in hopes that she would confer her blessings upon their homes.

Midsummer for Modern Pagans

Litha has often been a source of contention among modern Pagan and Wiccan groups, because there’s always been a question about whether or not Midsummer was truly celebrated by the ancients. While there’s scholarly evidence to indicate that it was indeed observed, there were suggestions made by Gerald Gardner, the founder of modern Wicca, that the solar festivals (the solstices and equinoxes) were actually added later and imported from the Middle East. Regardless of the origins, many modern Wiccans and other Pagans do choose to celebrate Litha every year in June.

In some traditions, Litha is a time at which there is a battle between light and dark. The Oak King is seen as the ruler of the year between winter solstice and summer solstice, and the Holly King from summer to winter. At each solstice they battle for power, and while the Oak King may be in charge of things at the beginning of June, by the end of Midsummer he is defeated by the Holly King.

This is a time of year of brightness and warmth. Crops are growing in their fields with the heat of the sun, but may require water to keep them alive. The power of the sun at Midsummer is at its most potent, and the earth is fertile with the bounty of growing life.

For contemporary Pagans, this is a day of inner power and brightness. Find yourself a quiet spot and meditate on the darkness and the light both in the world and in your personal life. Celebrate the turning of the Wheel of the Year with fire and water, night and day, and other symbols of the opposition of light and dark.

Litha is a great time to celebrate outdoors if you have children. Take them swimming or just turn on the sprinkler to run through, and then have a bonfire or barbeque at the end of the day. Let them stay up late to say goodnight to the sun, and celebrate nightfall with sparklers, storytelling, and music. This is also an ideal Sabbat to do some love magic or celebrate a handfasting, since June is the month of marriages and family.

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Complete list of Magickal uses of Herbs/Plants

A Acacia – Protection, Psychic Powers. Burn with sandalwood to open psychic centers Aconite – *Poison*  Protection, Invisibility African Violet – Spirituality, Protection. Promotes spirituality when grown in the home Agaric – Fertility. Place on the altar or in the bedroom to increase fertility Agrimony – Protection, Sleep Alfalfa – Prosperity, Anti-hunger, Money Allspice – Money, Luck, Healing Almond – Money, Prosperity, Wisdom Aloe – Protection, Luck Aloes, Wood – Love, Spirituality Althea – Protection, Psychic Powers Alyssum – Protection, Moderating Anger Amaranth – Healing, Protection, Invisibility. Used in pagan burial rituals. Mends a broken heart Anemone – Health, Protection, Healing Anemone (Wood) – Healing Angelica – Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions Anise Seed – Protection. Purification. Youth Anise, Star – Used in death and dying rituals Apple – Love, Healing, Garden Magick, Immortality Apricot – Love Arabic Gum – Purifies negativity and evil Arbutus – Exorcism, Protection. Protects little children Arrow Root – Increases one’s good fortune Asafoetida – Exorcism, Purification, Protection. Horrid odor. Use with caution Ash – Protection, Prosperity, Sea Rituals, Health Aspen – Eloquence, Anti-Theft Aster – Use in love sachets, or carry the bloom to win love Avens – Exorcism, Purification, Love. Brings protection to the home, kindred, and self Avocado – Love, Beauty, Lust

B Bachelor’s Buttons – Love. Women wear this flower on their breast to attract love Balm, Lemon – Love. Success. Healing, especially for those with mental or nervous disorders Balm of Gilead – Love, Manifestations, Protection, Healing Bamboo – Protection, Luck, Hex-Breaking, Wishes. Excellent for magick wands, representing all four elements. Banana – Fertility. Cures impotency. Use leaves, flowers, and fruits in prosperity and money spells Banyan – Luck Barley – Love, Healing, Protection. Use the grain or barley water in love spells Basil – Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying, Protection Bay – Protection, Psychic Powers, Healing, Purification, Strength Bean – Protection, Exorcism, Wart Charming, Reconciliations, Potency, Love Bedstraw – Worn or carried to attract love Beech –Wishes Beet – Love. Use as an ink in love magick, also as a blood substitute Belladonna – *Poison* Encourages astral projection and produces visions, but belladonna is best avoided. A primary ingredient in flying ointments Benzoin – Purification, Prosperity. Provides focus. Enhances concentration. Useful in astral travel (protects spirit while travelling). Promotes generosity Bergamot, Orange – Money. Put leaves in wallet or purse to attract money. Be-Still – *Poison* Wear beans as a talisman to attract luck Betony, Wood – Protection, Purification, Love Birch – Protection, Exorcism, Purification Bistort – Psychic Powers, Fertility. Carry bistort if you wish to conceive. Burn with frankincense to increase psychic powers or when using divination. Bittersweet – Protection, Healing Blackberry – Healing, Money, Protection Bladderwrack – Protection, Sea Spells, Wind Spells, Money, Psychic Powers Bleeding Heart – Love Bloodroot –  *Poison* Love, Protection, Purification   Bluebell – Luck, Truth. Blueberry – Protection. Blue Flag – *Poison* Money. Carry the root for financial gain. Place in cash registers to increase business Bodhi – Fertility, Protection, Wisdom, Meditation Boneset – Protection. Exorcism. Borage – Courage. Drink a tea for psychic powers Bracken – Healing, Rain Magick, Prophetic Dreams. If bracken is burned outside, rain will fall Brazil Nut – Carry as a talisman for love Briony – Image Magick, Money, Protection Bromeliad – Protection, Money. Grow in the home for protection, money, and luxuries. Broom – Purification, Protection, Wind Spells, Divination Buchu – Psychic Powers, Prophetic Dreams. Drink to foretell the future Buckthorn – Protection, Exorcism, Wishes, Legal Matters Buckwheat – Money, Protection Burdock – Protection, Healing

C Cactus – Protection, Chastity. Calamus – *POISON* Luck, Healing, Money, Protection Camellia – Brings riches and luxury Camphor – Chastity, Health, Divination Caraway – Protection, Lust, Health, Anti-Theft, Mental Powers Cardamom – Lust, Love Carnation – Protection, Strength, Healing Carob – Protection, Health. Wear or carry Carrot – Fertility, Lust. Eat the seeds to become pregnant Cascara Sagrada – Legal Matters, Money, Protection. Sprinkle infusion around your home before going to court Cashew – Money Castor – Protection Catnip – Cat Magick, Love, Beauty, Happiness Cattail – Lust. Carry if you don’t like sex, but want to Cedar – Healing, Purification, Money, Protection Celandine – Protection, Escape, Happiness, Legal Matters Celery – Mental Powers, Lust, Psychic Powers Centaury – Burn to drive off snakes Chamomile – Money, Sleep, Love, Purification Cherry – Love, Divination. Chestnut – Love. Chickweed – Fertility, Love Chicory – Removing Obstacles, Invisibility, Favors, Frugality Chili Pepper – Fidelity, Hex Breaking, Love. China Berry – *Poison* Carry seeds for luck and to bring change into your life. Chrysanthemum – Protection. Promotes mental health. Use in rituals of death and dying. Cinnamon – Spirituality, Success, Healing, Power, Psychic Powers, Lust, Protection, Love Cinquefoil – The five points of the leaves represent love, money, health, power, and wisdom. Citron – Psychic Powers, Healing. Clove – Protection, Exorcism, Love, Money. Burn as an incense. Clover – Protection, Love, Money, Fidelity, Exorcism, Success. Coconut – Purification, Protection, Chastity Coffee – Ritual stimulant. Cohosh, Black – Love, Courage, Protection, Potency Coltsfoot – Use in love sachets and spells of peace and tranquility. Love, Visions. Columbine – Love, Courage. Comfrey – Good for any magickal healing. Worn or carried, it ensures safety during travel. The root is used in money spells. Copal – Love, Purification Coriander – Love, Health, Healing Corn – Protection, Luck, Divination. Cornflower – Patron herb of herbalists. Blue leaves make a lovely ink for Book of Shadows. Cotton – Luck, Healing, Protection, Rain, Fishing Magick. Cowslip – Healing, Youth, Treasure Finding. Crocus – Burn in a censor with alum to see a vision of the thief who robbed you. Love, Visions. Cucumber – Chastity, Healing, Fertility Cumin – Protection, Fidelity, Exorcism, Anti-theft Curry – Protection. Burn the specific plant, not the mixture of spices, to repel evil at night. Cyclamen – Fertility, Protection, Happiness, Lust. Add to handfasting or wedding cake. Cypress – Longevity, Healing, Comfort, Protection. Wear at time of crisis

D Daffodil – Love, Fertility, Luck Daisy – Lust, Luck Damiana – Lust, Love, Visions Dandelion – Divination, Wishes, Calling Spirits Deerstongue – Lust, Psychic Powers Dill – Protection, Money, Lust, Luck Dock – Healing, Fertility, Money Dogbane – Use the flowers in magickal love mixtures Dogwood – Wishes, Protection. Dragon’s Blood – Love, Protection, Exorcism, Potency Dulse – Lust, Harmony Dutchman’s Britches – Love

E Ebony – Protection, Power Echinacea – Strengthening Spells Edelwiess – Invisibility, Bullet-Proofing Elder – Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Peace Elecampane – Love, Protection, Psychic Powers Elm – Love Endive – Love, Lust Eucalyptu – Healing, Protection Eyebright – Mental Powers, Psychic Powers

F Fennel – Protection, Healing, Purification Fenugreek - Money Fern – Rain Making, Protection, Luck, Riches, Health, Exorcism Feverfew – Protection Fig – Divination, Fertility, Love Figwort – Health, Protection Flax – Money, Protection, Beauty, Psychic Powers, Healing Fleabane – Exorcism, Protection, Chastity Foxglove – *Poison* Protection Frankincense – Protection, Exorcism, Spirituality

G Gardenia – Love, Peace, Healing, Spirituality Garlic – Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Lust, Anti-Theft Gentian – Love, Power Geranium – Fertility, Love, Health, Protection Ginger – Love, Money, Success, Power Ginseng – Love, Wishes, Healing, Beauty, Protection, Lust Goats Rue – Healing, Health Goldenrod – Money, Divination Goldenseal – Healing, Money Gorse – Protection, Money Gotu Kola – Meditation Gourd – Protection Grain – Protection Grape – Fertility, Garden Magick, Mental Powers, Money Grass – Psychic Powers, Protection Ground Ivy – Divination Groundsel – Health, Healing

H Hawthorn – Fertility, Chastity, Fishing Magick, Happiness Hazel – Luck, Fertility, Anti-Lightning, Protection, Wishes Heather – Protection, Rain Making, Luck. Heliotrope – Exorcism, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Wealth, Invisibility Hellebore, Black – *Poison* Protection. Provides an aura or mantle of invisibility. Hemlock – *Poison* Destroys sexual drive. Induces astral projection. Hemp – Healing, Love, Vision, Meditation Henbane – *Poison* A love-bringing herb when worn. Henna – Healing. Hibiscus – Lust, Love, Divination Hickory – Legal Matters High John the Conqueror– Money, Love, Success, Happiness Holly – Protection, Anti-Lightning, Luck, Dream Magick Honesty – Money, Repelling Monsters Honeysuckle – Money, Psychic Powers, Protection. Hops – Healing, Sleep Horehound – Protection, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Healing Horse Chestnut – Money, Healing Horseradish – Purification, Exorcism Horsetail – Snake Charming, Fertility Houseleek – Luck, Protection, Love Huckleberry – Luck, Protection, Dream Magick, Hex Breaking Hyacinth – Love, Protection, Happiness Hydrangea – Hex Breaking Hyssop – Purification, Protection

I Indian Paint Brush – Love Iris – Purification, Wisdom Irish Moss – Money, Luck, Protection Ivy – Protection, Healing

J Jasmine – Love, Money, Prophetic Dreams Jobs Tears – Healing, Wishes, Luck Joe Pye Weed – Love, Respect Juniper – Protection, Anti-Theft, Love, Exorcism, Health

K Kava-Kava – Visions, Protection, Luck Knotweed – Binding, Health

L Lady’s Mantle – Love Lady’s Slipper – Protection Larch – Protection, Anti-Theft Larkspur – Health, Protection Lavender – Love, Protection, Sleep, Chastity (with rosemary), Longevity, Purification, Happiness, Peace Leek – Love, Protection, Exorcism Lemon – Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship Lemongrass – Repel Snakes, Lust, Psychic Powers Lemon Verbena– Purification, Love Lettuce – Chastity, Protection, Love, Divination, Sleep Licorice – Love, Lust, Fidelity Life Everlasting - Longevity, Health, Healing Lilac - Exorcism, Protection Lily - Protection, Breaking Love Spells Lily of the Valley – **Poison to cats** Mental Powers, Happiness Lime – Healing, Love, Protection Linden – Protection, Immortality, Luck, Love, Sleep Liverwort – Protection, Love Loosestrife – Peace, Protection Lotus – Protection, Lock-Opening Lovage – Love Love Seed – Friendship, Love Lucky Hand – Employment, Luck, Protection, Money, Travel

M Mace – Psychic Powers, Mental Powers Magnolia – Fidelity Maidenhair – Beauty, Love Male Fern – Luck, Love Mallow – Love, Protection, Exorcism Mandrake – *Poison* Protection, Love, Money, Fertility, Health. Maple – Love, Longevity, Money Marigold – Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Legal Matters, Psychic Powers Marjoram – Protection, Love, Happiness, Health, Money Mastic – Psychic Powers, Manifestations, Lust May Apple – *Poison* Money. Meadow Rue – Divination Meadowsweet – Love, Divination, Peace, Happiness Mesquite – Healing Mimosa – Protection, Love, Prophetic Dreams, Purification Mint – Money, Love, Lust, Healing, Exorcism, Travel, Protection Mistletoe – Protection, Love, Hunting, Fertility, Health, Exorcism. Moonwort– Money, Love Moss – Luck, Money Mugwort – Strength, Psychic Powers, Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Astral Projection. Mulberry – Protection, Strength Mullein – Courage, Protection, Health, Love, Divination, Exorcism Mustard – Fertility, Protection, Mental Powers Myrrh – Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Spirituality Myrtle – Love, Fertility, Youth, Peace, Money

N Nettle – Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Lust Norfolk Island Pine – Protection, Anti-Hunger Nuts – Fertility, Prosperity, Love, Luck

O Oak – Protection, Health, Money, Healing, Potency, Fertility, Luck Oats – Money Olive – Healing, Peace, Fertility, Potency, Protection, Lust Onion – Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Money, Prophetic Dreams, Lust Orange – Love, Divination, Luck, Money Orchid – Love Oregon Grape – Money, Prosperity Orris – Love, Protection, Divination. The root is used to find and hold love P Palm, Date – Fertility, Potency Pansy – Love, Rain Magick, Love, Divination Papaya – Love, Protection Parsley – Love, Protection, Purification Passion Flower – Peace, Sleep, Friendship Patchouly – Money, Fertility, Lust Pea – Money, Love Peach – Love, Exorcism, Longevity, Fertility, Wishes Pear – Lust, Love Pecan – Money, Employment Pennyroyal – Strength, Protection, Peace Peony – Protection, Exorcism Pepper – Protection, Exorcism Peppermint – Purification, Sleep, Love, Healing, Psychic Powers Periwinkle – *POISON* Patron herb of Wiccans. Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Money, Protection Persimmon – Healing, Lust Pimento – Love Pine – Healing, Fertility, Protection, Exorcism, Money Pineapple – Luck, Money, Chastity Pistachio – Breaking Love Spells Plum – Healing Poke – Courage, Hex Breaking Pomegranate – Divination, Luck, Wishes, Wealth, Fertility Poplar – Money, Flying Poppy – Fertility, Love, Sleep, Money, Luck, Invisibility Potato – Image Magick, Healing Prickly Ash – Love Primrose – Protection, Love Purslane – Sleep, Love, Luck, Protection, Happiness

Q Quince – Protection, Love, Happiness

R Radish – Protection, Lust Ragweed – Courage Raspberry – Protection, Love Rattlesnake Root – Protection, Money Rhubarb – Protection, Fidelity Rice – Protection, Fidelity Roots – Protection, Power, Divination Rose – Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Love, Divination, Luck, Protection Rosemary – Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth Rowan – Psychic Powers, Healing, Protection, Success Rue – Healing, Health, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Love Rye – Love, Fertility

S Saffron – Love, Healing, Happiness, Wind Raising, Lust, Strength, Psychic Powers Sage – Immortality, Longevity, Wisdom, Protection, Wishes Sagebrush – Purification, Exorcism St. John’s Wort – Health, Power, Protection, Strength, Love, Divination, Happiness Sandalwood – Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Spirituality Sarsaparilla – Love, Money Sassafras – Health, Money Savory, Summer – Mental Powers Skullcap – Love, Fidelity, Peace Senna – Love Sesame – Money, Lust Shallot – Purification Skunk Cabbage – Legal Matters Slippery Elm – Halts Gossip Snakeroot – Luck, Money Snakeroot, Black – Love, Lust, Money Snapdragon – Protection Solomon’s Seal – Protection, Exorcism Sorrel Wood – Healing, Health Southern Wood – Love, Lust, Protection Spanish Moss – Protection Spearmint – Healing, Love, Mental Powers Spiderwort – Love Spikenard – Love Star Anise – Psychic Powers, Luck Strawberry – Love, Luck Sugar Cane – Love, Lust Sunflower – Fertility, Wishes, Health, Wisdom Sweetgrass – Calling Spirits Sweetpea – Friendship, Chastity, Courage, Strength

T Tansy – Health, Longevity Tea – Riches, Courage, Strength Thistle – Strength, Protection, Hex Breaking, Healing Thistle, Holy – Purification, Hex Breaking Thistle, Milk – Snake enraging Thyme – Health, Healing, Sleep, Psychic Powers, Love, Purification, Courage Toadflax – Protection, Hex Breaking Toadstool – Rain Making Tobacco – Healing, Purification Tonka Bean – *DO NOT CONSUME. BELIEVED TO CAUSE CANCER* Love. Money. Courage. Wishes Turmeric – Purification Turnip – Protection, Ending Relationships

U Uva Ursa – Psychic Workings

V Valerian – Love, Sleep, Purification, Protection Vanilla – Love, Lust, Mental Powers Venus Flytrap – Protection, Love Vervain – The Witches Herb. Love, Protection, Purification, Peace, Money, Youth, Chastity, Sleep. Healing. Vetch, Giant – Fidelity Vetivert – Love, Hex Breaking, Luck, Money, Anti-Theft Violet – Protection, Love, Lust, Luck, Wishes, Peace, Healing

W Walnut – Health, Mental Powers, Infertility, Wishes Wheat – Fertility, Money Willow – Love, Divination, Protection, Healing Wintergreen – Protection, Healing, Hex Breaking Witch Hazel – Protection, Chastity Wolf’s Bane – see Aconite Wood Rose – Luck Woodruff – Victory, Protection, Money Wormwood – Psychic Powers, Protection, Love, Calling Spirits

Y Yarrow – Courage, Love, Psychic Powers, Exorcism Yellow Evening Primrose – Hunting Yerba Mate – Fidelity, Love, Lust Yerba Santa – Beauty, Healing, Psychic Powers, Protection Yucca – Transmutation, Protection, Purification

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31 WITCH MOVIES

to lead up to halloween here are all kinds of movies all about witchcraft. funny movies, sad movies, scary movies, vaguely historically inaccurate movies. movies that are not explicitly about witches (this isn’t a very large genre ok)

häxan: witchcraft through the ages (1922)

i married a witch (1942)

black sunday (1960)

horror hotel (1960)

witchfinder general (1968)

bedknobs and broomsticks (1971)

the devils (1971)

simon, king of the witches (1971)

suspiria (1977)

inferno (1980)

return to oz (1985)

the witches of eastwick (1987)

kiki’s delivery service (1989)

teen witch (1989)

warlock (1989)

the witches (1990)

death becomes her (1992)

hocus pocus (1993)

the bride with white hair (1993)

witch hunt (1994)

lord of illusions (1995)

the craft (1996)

practical magic (1998)

ginger snaps (2000)

bewitched (2005)

the woods (2006)

solstice (2008)

the house of the devil (2009)

beautiful creatures (2013)

hansel & gretel: witch hunters (2013)

ek thi daayan (2013)

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Yes! Yes yes yes! I have been waiting for this list my whole life.

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Well I know what I’m doing tonight ♡

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1. Feeling Isolated from Others

Undergoing change at a deep and personal level is a lonely task. It’s something you must go through on your own. As a result, it is normal to feel isolated from others, and as if they couldn’t possibly understand what you are going through.

2. Having Difficulty Focusing on Tasks

Life change requires a lot of involvement and engagement on the part of your right brain. That doesn’t leave much energy left for your left brain. The left hemisphere is the side of your brain you use to perform practical tasks. The fact that you forget phone numbers and names, misplace things, or feel as if you must do everything twice to get it right is perfectly normal. It is a sign that the changes you are undergoing are deep and meaningful.

3. Feeling Restless and Anxious

Whether you are making a job change, a spiritual change, a relationship change, or something else, your emotions are in a continually stimulated sense. In addition to this, there is a good chance that your brain, including your imagination, is constantly in high gear. This can result in stress, which can lead to feelings of restlessness and anxiety.

4. Irritability at Those You Are Close To

If you are making or undergoing positive changes, why do you feel so irritated at the people you love? There’s a reason for these uncomfortable feelings. The people that you care about are often the reasons why you don’t change. They may unconsciously discourage you from changing out of fear of losing you, or they may simply follow the same behavior patterns that you are trying to break, e.g., financial irresponsibility. This can result in subtle resentments that can really come to the surface during this time.

5. Feeling Gripping Fear at Times

Change is frightening. Big change is terrifying. This is so true that you may find yourself in a near state of panic at times. This just means that the change you are undergoing is very real, very meaningful, and very permanent.

6. A New Tendency to Be Confrontational

Chances are, if you are taking action to grow and change, you were really dissatisfied with many aspects of your life. Now, you have decided you deserve better, not just from yourself, but also from others. Because of this, you may find yourself ‘calling people out’ in situations where you would normally let things go.

7. Becoming More Dissatisfied

Just like you may find yourself becoming more confrontational with people, you may also experience and act on dissatisfaction in other ways. This too is a result of wanting better things for yourself and being more and more willing to demand them.

8. Feeling Lost

If you feel lost in the midst of making a change or growing, it doesn’t mean that you are on the wrong path. What it means is that you are dealing with new experiences, new emotions, new expectations, and ultimately a new reality. That’s a lot to deal with. It should come as no surprise that you find yourself questioning whether or not you know what to do next or even know who you are anymore.

9. Feeling a Strong Desire to Be Alone More Often

This one is especially true for introverts who are making life changes and taking action to grow. You are spending so much emotional energy on the changes you are making that human interaction can be a major drain. You may also have an increasing desire to spend more time in solitude meditating, writing in a journal, doing yoga, or engaging in other solitary activities to help yourself get centered.

10. Beginning to Question Your Friendships

When you make changes, you are essentially questioning your life. This includes your relationships with your friends. You may find yourself questioning whether or not you are still compatible with your friends, and whether or not your relationships with your friends are healthy ones. It may be that your changed self just needs time to adjust before you can renew old friendships, or it could be that you will see that you have friendships that are no longer sustainable. The latter can be difficult to accept, but it is still a sign that you are on the right track.

11. Feeling Intense Sadness

No major change or growth happens without loss. Sometimes the loss is more tangible, such as the loss of a job or the ending of a relationship. Other times the loss is less tangible. For example, you may have decided to drop some negative habits and behaviors, and while you know making the change is for the best, you are still sad at the loss.

12. Dreading the Future

It is completely normal to dread the future. After all, you have taken what was a known, good or bad, and turned it into an unknown. You have no idea where your new path will eventually lead. That can make the future feel like a scary place. If you feel dread, that is perfectly normal.

13. Desiring for Things to Be Like They Used to Be

Familiarity is one of the safest feelings that they are. Even negative familiarity can temporarily feel better than change. There will be points in your journey where all you want is for things to be the way they were. In addition to this, when life becomes complex and difficult, it is perfectly normal to regress a bit and seek past comforts, people, and simplicity.

14. Having Strange and Intense Dreams

Strange and intense dreams, even negative ones, are the cumulative result of new experiences, new emotions, and internal and external conflicts. They are your subconscious mind’s way of working out a lot of heavy stuff while you sleep.

15. Desiring to Cut off Romantic Relationships

Emotionally, while you are making a change, you may begin to doubt your ability to give the time and emotional effort needed to keep romantic relationships going. You may feel as if your partner deserves more, or you may also feel as if it is you that deserves more. The important thing is to not make these kinds of decisions prematurely.

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“Water Fay” by Brian Froud

Fays are the guardians of nature secrets and other hidden knowledge. They rise from the murky depths of water to inspire, enchant, and guide us in the ways of the Faery Queen. As the spirits of waterfalls and springs, they pour out healing water to refresh us, body and spirit. Water is the source of our existence, nurtured as we were in our mothers’ amniotic fluid. The faeries’ gift of pure water is thus a potent one, cleansing and purifying the soul. It is the gift of life. 

In times past, the water of faery springs was sought as a cure for infertility. Fertility faeries, or Green Ladies, could become overenthusiastic in their work, however, enticing men into the woods, leading them on a merry dance, and leaving them exhausted…or worse.

The water this faery holds out to you contains the gift of fertility. It may induce fecundity of the spirit rather than of the body, a fecundity of creative and new ideas.

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What to do if witchcraft suddenly gets way too intense

1. FINISH WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

► DO NOT walk away from an uncompleted ritual

► DO NOT walk away in the middle of a spell

Grab your notes and close everything down. Dismiss any spirits or entities you are working with. Close down the circle. End the ritual. Diffuse the energy of the spell and close it down. If you were enchanting an item, announce over it that it is closed and nothing more may come in or out.

Spells and rituals are little portals of power; if you leave one open without closing it, all sorts of things could get screwy and come through.

2. End any spooky/witchy atmosphere immediately.

Blow out all the candles.

Put out all the incense.

Turn on all the lights.

Turn off spooky chanting music. Turn on some happy music or better yet, a non-supernatural television show or movie you love.

If you were enchanting an item, immediately put it in salt.

3. Don’t destroy the items/notes you will need later.

Trust me, do not throw away the spell you wrote or the objects you were working on. If things go wrong in the future you will need these to fix the problem.

► Immediately write down exactly what happened. Write down every deviation from the spell that you did. Write down exactly what you said and saw during any visualizations. Write down exactly when things started to get freaky.

► If you were enchanting an item, keep it in a black bag filled with salt until you are ready to deal with it.

4. Cleanse.

Use an energy cannonball to purify the space you were working in. Burn rosemary and bay leaves to fumigate the area, or spritz a premade water solution if you can’t have smoke. Pay special attention to all ritual tools.

If you feel the need to, cleanse yourself by visualizing the power of the smoke enveloping you and driving away any bad vibes; or take a shower if you really feel something has gone wrong.

5. Get out of the area you were working in.

Go to another room. Leave the house if possible. Seek the company of others or turn on the television if you are alone.

6. Do mundane things for a while.

Eat a nice meal. Drink a big glass of water. Go for a jog. Do some chores. Put anything magical totally out of your head. Absolutely do not focus on how weird things just got.

7. When you are ready, return to the area you were working in.

Relax yourself and judge the energies within the room. Are things still ‘creepy’? A heavy-duty cleansing is in order. Do you feel as if someone else is there? Open a window and command it to leave - if it does not, more fumigation or a banishing is required.

Judge your ritual tools and determine if they will need additional cleansing. If you were working on an object, determine if it has been corrupted or if anything is wrong with it. If so, put it back in the salt and deal with it as soon as you can.

8. Take a break from witchcraft for a couple of days.

9. Figure out what went wrong.

Fear is never a good thing. There is a difference between embracing the darkness and being afraid.

► Fear can be caused if an entity showed up you were unprepared to deal with.

► Fear can be caused if your intuition (or perhaps a spirit ally) was warning you that what you were about to do was a really bad idea.

► Fear can be caused if you tap in to powers that overwhelm you.

You need to figure out what went wrong. It isn’t a situation where you can say “oh well” and try something else later - because you screwed up, and next time you may not get an adequate warning before things go to hell.

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this can be very good for those of you dealing with anxiety or paranoia!!

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This is really helpful, and take every word to heart. Fear is never good, and if you feel it while practicing, that’s a good sign that something is going or about to go wrong. 

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Most importantly if YOU feel that something isn’t right with the working do NOT let anyone try to talk you out of it or tell you that your feelings are wrong. I went to an open ritual once and got a bad feeling about what was being done and rather than leave I let a friend convince me to stay. Things went downhill after that until I had stripped down everything magical in my home and cleansed myself.

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Herbs, Trees and Plants Used in Weather Magic

Below is a list of herbs, trees and plants used in weather witching. I’m sure there are plants and herbs that are missing from this list. However the herbs on this list were corroborated by multiple sources which confirmed their use in weather magic. If you know of any other plants, trees or herbs used in weather magic please feel free to add them to this list.

Alder – Raises winds: Turned into whistles to ‘whistle up a wind’

Broom – Thrown into fire to calm winds or thrown into air to raise winds

Cotton – Thrown into fire to bring rain

Ferns – Thrown into fire to bring rain

Garlic – Worn on person to ward off bad weather

Heather – Thrown into fire to bring rain

Henbane – Thrown into water to bring rain

Oak/Acorn – Protects against lightning strikes and bad weather

Pansy – Brings rain and storms: If picked on a sunny day it will bring storms but if picked in early morning while covered in dew it will bring rain.

Rice/Grains/Wheat – Thrown into the air to bring rain

Saffron – Raises winds, Assists with control of the weather

Thistle – Thrown into fire to redirect lightning

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