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• beginner witch+wiccan • 17 • gemini • tx •

[deerilkka]

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[hiswitchcraft]

A New Witch’s Dictionary 📖

Disclaimer: This is all based on my opinion. It is not perfectly alphabetized. Altar • A place for all of your witch supplies, tools, a place to meditate and worship your deities. It is the center of your practice. Astrology • You’ve probably heard of astrology, in witchcraft it is used as a form of divination.  Astral projection • Astral projection is a purposeful out-of-body experience where you, well, project a version of your consciousness (also known as an astral body) to a location that is separate from your physical body.  Athame • A ritualistic dagger used as a tool in witchcraft. Aura • An energetic field that surrounds a living creature, usually people are referring to humans when this term is used. Baby witch • A witch who is new to the world of witching and the community.  Beltane • A sabbat that celebrates fertility and the coming of summer. Besom • A broom used as a tool in witchcraft to cleanse.  Binding • A type of spell or magick used to bind something, as in keep it from continuing behavior or causing harm. Boline • A dagger or knife used as a tool in witchcraft to cut and harvest herbs. Banishing • A type of spell or magick used to get rid of something or someone. Book of shadows • A book or journal used by a witch to store information.  Candle magick  • The usage of candles in magick, usually in combination with color or sigil magick.  Cartomancy • A type of divination that involves cards (Can be oracle or tarot cards) Cauldron • A metal pot, used to mix herbs, or potions, or really anything you might want to mix in your practice.  Chalice • A fancy cup used to keep water in as a representation of the West when casting circles or to drink from during your practice. It can also be used to give offerings of liquid to any deities you work with. Chant • A type of spell or magick that includes speaking or singing aloud. The words can rhyme and often correspond with your intent. Clairovoyance • A type of divination where you see or perceive events in the future. Cleansing • One of the foundations of witchcraft, it has many methods. It is the act of ridding a space, person, or object of negative, stagnant, or previous energies. Circle • A circle is a type of spell you cast in magick, it enhances your powers and protects you. Closed culture/religion  • A closed culture, or religion is something that is closed off to people outside of it and does not condone taking (appropriating) anything from it. Color magick • A type of magick based around color, the idea is you use certain colors that you associate with certain things to make a spell more powerful. Ex: Using pink in a love spell.  Correspondence • A connection or association with something, you could use the example I stated above. If pink corresponds with love, you use it in a love spell. This usually refers to the usage/picking of ingredients for a spell. Coven • A group of witches that often socialize, or gather. Crystal magick • The usage of crystals for magick. Ex: Using clear quartz to cleanse something. Curse • A negative spell that has permanent, sometimes deadly effects on someone. Divination • Seeking information or guidance by supernatural means. Dream Interpretation • A form of divination where the events/symbols/scenery/actions ect in a dream are interpreted.  Empath • A person with a heightened level of empathy for others mental or emotional state. Enchant • A type of magick or spell that gives something a certain property, typically permanently. Esbat • A gathering of witches that does not take place on a Sabbat. Fae/Fair folk • Another word or term for fairies. These terms are more preferred by them, especially the term “Fair folk.”  Familiar • An animal, sometimes described as possessed by a spirit or entity that assists a witch in their craft. Glamour • A type of magick or spell that changes someones appearance or energy. Grimoire • Another word for a Book Of Shadows, a book or journal used by a witch to store information and experiences. Grounding • Like cleansing, this is a foundation of witchcraft. It is like meditation, the goal is to focus yourself and afterwards to feel more connected to this world and moment. Hellenism • A Pagan religion that worships the Greek deities you most likely know from mythology, such as Zeus, or Aphrodite. It is based around the 12 Olympians.  Hex • A negative spell, like a curse but less powerful, unlike a curse it’s usually not permanent.  Imbolc • One of the sabbats, it celebrates the coming of Spring.  Intent • Another common word that makes up the foundation of witchcraft, intent is that purpose or desire you have when you cast a spell. Ex: My intent is to banish a toxic person from my life with this spell. In other words, you have to really want it to get it.  Intuition • A supernatural or unexplainable feeling that warns, guides, or helps you. Evocation • To call or summon a spirit/entity/deity. Jinx • This falls under the category of curses and hexes, as in it is a negative spell. Jinxes are the least powerful of the three, they usually last a few hours or days and don’t cause any permanent or irreversible harm.  Lammas • Another Sabbat, it is the first harvest, a representation of a time to relax and appreciate your hard work.  Litha • A sabbat that celebrates Summer and the sun.  Mabon • One of the Sabbats, this one celebrates Autumn.  Magick • It’s as you’d imagine, magic. The only difference is the spelling which is used to differentiate between stage magic and what we do.  Medium • A person who has supernatural or clairovoyant abilities that they use to relay information or messages from the spirit world.  Moon (sign) • Your moon sign is the planet in your personal natal chart that represents your innermost emotions.  Moon water • A magickal water this infused with the moons power. Numerology • A type of divination based around numbers. Oracle/oracle cards • Similar to tarot cards but less common, these are a type of cards used for cartomancy or divination. The different between them and tarot cards is they are more modern and do not follow the same major/minor arcana system that tarot does. Often they do not follow any common system at all. Ostara • A Sabbats celebrating spring and the coming of fertility and well being. Rising (sign) • Your rising sign is the planet in your personal natal chart that represents how you appear upon first impressions, your outermost self. Runes • Nordic in origin, runes are symbols used for divination. Sabbat • A neo-pagan holiday. There are 8 Sabbats. They follow the wheel of the year and are based on the changing of the seasons and nature.  Samhain • A Sabbat that celebrates the last harvest, the veil between worlds is thinnest at this time.  Scrying • A form of divination where one peers into a reflective surface. Traditionally a crystal ball is used, but there are many ways of doing it.  Sigil • A type of magick or spell, a sigil is a symbol you create, the intent of the sigil is embedded into the symbol. (If you look into making sigils, it makes a bit more sense.)  Spell jar • Any spell that is made in a jar, usually you’d mix common ingredients like magick waters, oils, and herbs that correspond with your intent. Sun (sign) • Your sun sign is the planet in your personal natal chart that represents your personality as a whole.  Taglock • A representation of someone in magick, it connects your magick and intent to this person. The term and usage of taglocks is typically used when you hex/curse someone. A taglock can be hair, spit, blood, nail clippings, you get the idea. Tarot/tarot cards • A type of cards used for cartomancy, or divination. There are 78 cards in a set, which are categorized as the major and minor arcana. The minor arcana are separated into 4 suits. Tarot spread • A way you lay out tarot cards when you do a reading, each card represents a question. Ex: A tarot spread for love. Tasseomancy • A form of divination where tea leaves are used. Theban Alphabet/Script • An ancient alphabet used by modern witches. It’s Latin based and centuries old. Its origins are unknown. Because of its modern use among witches and Wiccans, it is also known as the witches alphabet.  Paganism • An umbrella term that refers to many religions practiced by witches, including Wicca & Hellenism, the commonality between all Pagan based religions is they are based on nature and or multiple deities. Palmistry • A form of divination where you inspect someones hands and the lines present on them. Pentagram • A symbol that contrary to popular belief is not Satanic in nature, but actually represents the 4 elements and the spirit. Pendulum • A form of divination where a pointed object hung from a chain/string is used. The way the pendulum swings is what determines the results of a reading. Warding • A magickal barrier that protects you from energetic/magickal threats, such as bad spirits or curses even. One such barrier can be formed in many ways. Wicca • A Pagan religion based on nature and the divine Masculine and Feminine. Wheel of the year • A witchy calendar used to track the Sabbats, holidays based on the changing of the seasons.  Yule • One of the sabbats, this one is based on celebrating winter but also the coming of spring. This is also when the dark half of the year ends and the light half begins. Let me know if you have any corrections or additions and I might add them. I hope this helps someone. Enjoy! Have a lovely day 💖

[chironomy]

chthonic worship tip

In my experience, chthonic (underworld) gods really appreciate hearing “thank you.” (This includes Hades and Persephone as well as Hecate, Hermes in his psychopomp aspect, Hypnos, Thanatos, Morpheus, and others.) They all do incredibly dirty, difficult, and vitally important jobs and rarely get recognition for it.

Things you can thank them for:

Sheltering, protecting, and taking care of the dead

Treating everyone fairly, meting out divine justice to people who escaped it in life

Allowing us to extract precious metals and material resources from the earth (I usually pair this with a commitment to do what I can to be a responsible steward of the earth, and follow the principle of xenia rather than hoarding wealth)

Maintaining the boundaries between this world and the next, and allowing people to pass through when appropriate

Making new growth possible by clearing away that which is no longer useful (this can be both literal and metaphorical)

Guiding and looking after people who are going through grief, depression, or “dark nights of the soul,” enabling personal rebirth and transformation

Protecting and nourishing the roots of plants, making all plant life and agriculture possible

Things that come from or are sheltered in their world include: sleep, dreams, precious metals, plant life, reincarnated or newly incarnated souls, magic, purpose and destiny — and according to interpretation, vaccination, EMDR, anesthesia, X-rays and MRIs, mass social movements, psychology, shadow work**

Also, please do something nice for Charon. I’ve long thought of him as the patron of customer service workers who are frequently yelled at.

*sources: Greek Religion by Walter Burkert, Ancient Greek Cults by Jennifer Larson, The Greek Way of Death by Robert Garland – these three books are my go-to’s for info about the roles the chthonic gods and the underworld played in ancient Greek religion and culture. Add to this the underworld as metaphor in Jungian psychology and archetypes (I’m less well read in this area, but see also The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell)

**I once read a great series of essays on the rivers of the Underworld (which I can not find right now) that posited the principle of vaccination comes from the Styx. According to myth, Achilles was dipped in the river as a baby and this protected his body from injury — just as exposure to a dead pathogen grants our bodies protection from a live version of that same pathogen. Along these lines, things like anesthesia and EMDR would come from the Lethe and/or the Acheron, psychology and self-reflection from the Mnemosyne, and so on. And modern astrology understands Pluto (Hades) as a god of invisible forms of power, which makes him also the ruler of things like X-rays and MRIs, nuclear energy, mass movements, and lots of other things…

[reggo31]

This is a gc for baby witches to bounce ideas off eachother :D

This is a Group Chat on Tumblr that chats about: #witchcraft, #witch, #wicca, #wiccan, #baby witch, #Wicca for Beginners, #beginner witch, #

[dreamyskies82]

Help Me Escape from my Toxic Home Environment

Please don’t scroll past this and read.

I have made this post before but not too many people seen it I’m hoping you could this see one. I’ll post this to the point it’ll probably be all you see.

I’m 22 years old and I’m in a very difficult situation and it’s really hard to stay strong especially it’s been happening for many years. There’s three people in a trailer. Let’s just say this guy is a family friend or bf. Cause idk how to explain this relationship he has with my mom. So there’s me, my mom and the friend.

They both really make my life miserable especially my mom. I live in a small town. No public transportation near. And I can’t drive or have a job currently cause my mom has made me so codependent. I can’t do anything. Her anger issues and confusing changing moods is really hitting me hard. I’m not sure what to do. I feel like there’s no way for me to get out. I’ve been stuck for years and I’m tired of it. My family isn’t really a big help either. They just keep taking her side and even though they know about the whole situation they won’t help me. and I’m sick of it. I have one best friend in my town. And she still lives with her mom. I can’t live with them besides there’s no room anyways. All my other friends are in different states and countries. I honestly hate my state so I rather live in a different state as well. For those who are reading, can you please help by sharing and donating to me? ( My GoFundMe is in a different name for privacy & safety reasons )

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[reggo31]

Omfg i just realized this i think my pull towards physically starting my wicca and witchcraft journey was how charged everything is right now 😳😳 tomorrow is the conjunction AND yule AND the shift of the sun from sag to cap... and i felt so charged today that i started my grimoire.

[the-owls-craft]

Grimoire ideas

About you:

How you got started in the craft

Your spiritual journey

Things you connect to (animals, elements, plants, ect)

Types of magic you do

Your natal chart

Your deities (if you have any)

Correspondences:

Remember, you don't need to write down correspondences you will never need! So instead, write about...

Crystals you have/want

Plants you can grow yourself/already have around you. Check your spice cabinet

And list things to use those for! So that would be herb bundles to burn, salves, recipes, and so on.

Other things you can use in magic that you already have

This would be things like sea shells, snail shells, grass, dirt, candles. Get creative!

Other witchcraft stuff:

Your sigils

Planets

The sun/moon +moon phases

Zodiac signs

The elements

Symbolism (animals, shapes, and whatever else you wish to add)

Spells:

What makes a spell that works!!! This should help with making your own spells

What NOT to do

Different types of spells

Spells you will actually use

Divination:

A section on tarot cards and their meanings

How to use a pendulum

Meanings of oracle cards

Rune meanings and how to cast them

Lesser known forms of divination!!!

Mental health:

Grounding and centering

Burn out care and being energy efficient

A list of what motivates you to do your craft

Small spells for self care

Astral work:

Your astral space (a map, a description, drawings of important locations)

Your astral body, if it's any different than your physical one

A list of spirits and important information about them

Protection, sheilding, banishing, and safety

Manners when interacting with spirits and what NOT to do

Methods of projection/travel that work for you

Post-astral grounding methods

General spirit work:

How to interact with spirits and how NOT to interact with spirits

Protection, banishing, shielding, and other safety things

How to give offerings (there's more than one way!)

Methods of communicating with spirits

Signs of spirits

Ways spirits can send signs and messages (animals, dreams, and so on)

A list of different kinds of spirits you work with/have encountered

A section for research, especially if you're doing deity work.

Grounding, if it helps you afterwards

A log of interaction with spirits. This can be like a divination journal but with spirits, if that's what you do.

[herecomesthewitch]

Tips on Grimoire Organization

Please note that if you are using a hard bound notebook or journal, adding in additional pages will bulk up your book, like so: (these are the exact same journals, btw)

- Envelopes. Let’s say you’re doing a section on Tarot in your Grimoire, and you want to include a few Tarot spreads, but you don’t want to waste two or three pages. Glue an envelope onto one of your pages to make a “pocket” where you can store little cards or papers with the tarot spreads written on them.

- Pockets. Similar to the envelope idea. If you have a page, or section for example, on herbal teas, you can make a pocket out of a piece of paper to keep your current favorite tea recipes in.

- Dividers, Cover Pages and Ribbons. If you’re like me and you like to have “sections” in your grimoire, you can easily make dividers by gluing a sheet of paper in your book (to make it heavier to make the sections stand out more). You can go further by turning your divider into a cover page for that section. And if you don’t like the idea doing that, you can always glue a ribbon, or a string, to the spine of your book to act as a bookmark.

- Double pages. I always had a problem with “wasting” pages in my grimoire. For example, my page on consecrating and charging. These two concepts are very similar to me, and I didn’t want two page stating the same thing. So, what I did was write out all my information on charging on a separate sheet of paper, then glued the top of that page into my grimoire. This way I could flip up the page on charging (as if it were on a clipboard) and have my page on consecrating underneath.

- Extended pages. Similar to the one above. In my Crystal section of my Grimoire, I decided to write out a chart that let me search for crystals by intention. So I drew my chart on a long sheet of paper, then folded it over (side to side) so that it fit comfortably in my book, then I just glued one side down into the book.

- Brochures. In my Elements section, I had a ton of information I wanted to write down, but I didn’t want each element to have more than two pages. So I used a piece of computer paper and folded it into a brochure (or into thirds) and glued it into the book so that the flaps would open and give me double the space to write.

- Clear Tape. There are many times where i finished a page in my grimoire only to find out there was a section that I left out. A simply way to fix this was with clear tape. I would write my forgotten bit of into on a separate piece of paper and then use clear tape to tape one side of the paper to my page. This allows me to flip the paper back and forth without covering up anything that I had written.

Other Resources on Grimoire Organization:

- Witch Tip by @pumpkin-bean - Grimoire Index by @triplevirgo - Witchy-Woman’s Grimoire Organization by @witchy-woman - Altar in a Journal by @thesubtlewitch

I hope this helps everyone with their Grimoire organizing needs! If anyone knows of any other awesome organizing tips, feel free to share!

P.S. Check out my Grimoire Masterpost for more tips on making a grimoire!

~L

[heatherwitch]

Bedridden Witch: Wheel of the Year Edition

These will be a combo of low energy and bedridden activities! Please note that absolutely nothing is required in order to honor the seasons besides witnessing them and trying to admire the things they bring <3

Imbolc:

Purification, spring cleaning, home and hearth. Winter to Spring.

Light a candle or turn on an electric candle.

Open the curtains to let light in. 

Crack open all your windows to let in some fresh air.

Visualize a light cleaning each and every room in your home.

Spray a cleansing spray throughout your bedroom.

Clean an area in your home, big or small. (It could be as simple as making a pile of trash so it’s easier to move later.)

Wash your bedding or rotate your blankets and flip over your pillow.

Change your pajamas.

Bathe yourself (either in the tub or sponge bath style). Infuse some herbs/flowers into the water!

Low energy Imbolc + Imbolc masterpost

Bedridden witch: Cleansing + Bath Magic

Ostara: 

New life, growth, celebration of lusciousness. Spring. 

Water your plants and whisper blessings to them.

Plant something new! It can be as simple as a beansprout in a paper cup.

Open the curtains to let light in. 

Crack open all your windows to let in some fresh air.

Spray floral water in the air and on your bedsheets.

Have someone bring you some spring flowers.

Draw flower designs or in pastel colors.

Make some herbal/floral tea or infusions.

Burn incense or smoke cleanse.

Drink lots of water.

Ostara masterpost

Bedridden witch: Garden + Pastel

Beltane: 

Peak of life, renewal, fire. Spring to Summer.

Wake up earlier than usual to enjoy a full day of light.

Make flower crowns with real, fake or paper flowers.

Braid something (your hair, a bracelet, ribbons, etc.)

Make sure sunlight and fresh air can reach you.

Enjoy some fresh fruits, nuts and seeds.

Drink tea or water infused with fruit.

Decorate with/wear/create things with bright colors

Light a candle or turn on an electric candle.

Decorate a new pot for your plants (painting, sharpies, ribbons, etc.)

Write a list of things you would like to release and burn them (alternatively: tear it up and place in a glass of water).

Beltane masterpost

Bedridden witch: Nature + others linked above.

Litha: 

Sunshine, joy, celebration. Summer.

Make sure sunlight and fresh air can reach you.

Try to be awake and witness both the sunrise and sunset.

Pour an offering of water for the plants (indoors, outside or out the window).

Decorate with flowers and crystals.

Have a picnic (outside, on the kitchen floor or in bed).

Enjoy locally grown fruits and veggies.

Find a way to incorporate honey into your day (scrubs, food, tea, etc.)

Burn beeswax candles.

Listen to music that just sounds like summertime.

Make sun water or sun tea.

Bedridden witch: Elements + others linked above.

Lammas:

First harvest, gratitude, abundance. Summer to Autumn.

Eat grains and local veggies.

Eat bread or your closest alternative.

Start a new project like crocheting or knitting. This is also a great time to finish that project you’ve been avoiding.

Read an entire book, start to finish or finish a book you put down and forgot about.

Infuse berries into water.

Wear and decorate and create with browns, golds, dark greens, oranges and yellows.

Drink rich teas.

Decorate with sunflowers.

Make a mug cake (x)

Low Spoon Ways to Celebrate Lammas

Mabon:

Second harvest, balance, abundance. Autumn.

Drink apple cider or juice.

Decorate your home to make it look more like Autumn (fake or real leaves, acorns, paper cutouts, etc.)

Eat things like breads, nuts, grapes, pomegranates, pies, apples and root vegetables.

Wear/decorate/create with oranges, reds, golds and browns.

Write down all of the things you can think of that you’re thankful for.

Apple magic

Drink warm drinks like coffee or cocoa and add warming spices (cloves, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc.)

Create a picnic/feast wherever is reasonable, with a little bit of everything.

Pull up a video of leaves falling or a fire crackling.

Mabon masterpost

Samhain:

Final harvest, honoring ancestors, reflection. Autumn to Winter.

Spiced apple cider

Pumpkin pie, pumpkin spiced-things, pumpkin seeds.

Decorate with small pumpkins, paint them or draw on them if carving is too high-energy.

Create an altar honoring loved ones who have passed on, either a material one or a photo album online.

Pull up a video of a burning fire or light candles.

Turn off all of the lights and sit/lay in darkness.

Visualize your wards and boost your home protection.

Do spirit work/leave offerings for the spirits.

Burn incense/make a spray that smells of spices (cloves, basil, etc.)

Watch spooky/witchy movies.

Yule:

Creating, sharing gifts and feasts, warmth. Winter.

Create an apple pomander with cloves or dried orange slices.

Watch videos of fires burning or snow falling.

Decorate with evergreen boughs, holly, pine cones, etc.

Make rosehip, peppermint, vanilla, rooibos or spiced tea.

Step outside/open a window to feel the cold air (if you live somewhere warm, do this in the early morning/night).

Handcraft gifts for loved ones or write heartfelt cards/letters to the people you care about.

Put birdseed outside/a bird feeder by your window.

Make a simmer pot, or use this idea to create a scented spray.

Wash your face with snow/cold water.

Drink hot or spiced drinks.

Yule masterpost.

Bedridden witch: Winter + others linked above. 

You may also like:

Bedridden Witch Series

Spoonie Witch Masterpost

Chronically ill witchcraft: For your symptoms

Mentally ill witchcraft: For your symptoms

My resource masterposts: Imbolc / Ostara / Beltane / Litha / Lammas / Mabon / Samhain / Yule

Links updated June, 2020. Please inform me of broken links via askbox!

[reggo31]

I just want to shout out @earthandwicca13 and @dailygrimoire for having so many resources for beginner witches 💕💕 im so glad i have access to yall and i cant wait to dig in even deeper to wicca and general witchcraft 😌😌

[theglassbell]

Some beginner witchcraft posts I’ve curated for a friend:

Some of these posts can be found in the various tags I use on my blog (like my beginner witch tag), but I thought to put a few in one place for easy access. All of these are a good bare bones structure to start building your own individual practice upon.

Cleansing:

Cleansing your space without smoke

cleansing with a glass of water

other cleansing methods

Protection:

ultimate protection masterpost

simple home wards

curse removal

Strengthening Intuition:

ways to enhance your intuition (note: i am iffy on the whole “detoxify your pineal gland” portion of this post, but the exercises are good)

card exercise to enhance psychic skills

just pulling a daily tarot/oracle card will also help strengthen your abilities

Other important posts:

grounding info

some basic witchcraft terms

spell types

resources for writing your own spells

witchy things to do in quarantine

big list of tarot/oracle spreads

release spell (a good spell for beginners to try)

Misc notes about things i think are relevant:

Starting a journal where you keep track of your witchy info is always good to do, whether its a physical journal or one online. I (in my personal opinion) think this is some good info on the basics of witchcraft to keep written down or saved. Also a dream journal.

Journals should also be used for writing down all your spells/experiments. Write down what you did, how you did it, when you did it (day of the week, phase of the moon, time of day, etc), and why you did it (what was the reason for casting the spell). And then later write down the results of the spell. If it worked, you now have an exact method for recreating that spell. If it didn’t work, you know exactly what you did, so it’s easier to figure out where you went wrong and try again.

Correspondence lists already curated are a good place to start, but as you advance and get a feel for the spell components that you work with, your correspondence list should become more personalized, and the ingredients that you use will likely narrow down. This is why it is recommended that you create your own spells, since everyone has assigned their own meaning to the herbs/crystals/etc used in their spells. (However, this is different if you are following a specific tradition).

PS. Here is my book rec tag, to find books that teach these concepts more in depth + other important info on witchcraft)

[thats-howthelightgets-in]

BETTER SHIT TO PUT IN YOUR GRIMOIRES THAN THE BASIC SHIT EVERYONE SAYS:

Maps! Maps! MAPS! If you're a death witch, get one for the cemeteries you visit and mark gravestones/areas you've practiced in! Garden witches! Map out your gardens! Green witches! Map where you find specific herbs in your area! Lunar witches! Mark the best spots to go look at the sky! Make a key! Take notes!

Recipes for COMPONENTS! Write down how to make the mixtures you use in spells often- A special salt mixed with herbs and put under the moon, a mixture of oils for protection, the herb mixes sachets you keep making to add to sachets, whatever!

For green witches- press samples of stuff and glue them in! Go to an arboretum and ask for permission to take leaves to press, they'll usually let you take some- add them in with your notes about trees

Cool ways to make spells! I make spells in envelopes and on empty spools, what are some ways you do?

The local plants in your area and what they do. You're not going to be likely to find chrysanthemums to forage in Missouri, but you will find creeping charlie and prairie plants. What can you do with a thistle?

When you celebrate a sabbat, write down what you did and include samples! Ribbons from your Beltane altar, a pressed sample of your lemmas harvest, a scrap of your Yule decorations. Maybe do a spell and tape the remnants into your grimoire in a plastic baggie

Learn how to make an envelope out of paper just by folding it, how to string seeds, how to dry plants, how to macrame rocks and hang them from your window. Find those little witchy skills and write them down.

How to incorporate your hobby into your magic. Sigiling origami paper, weaving knot magick into your crochet, making blessed bookmarks, etc

Substitutes! Rosemary, rose and clear quartz are good for most things, but there are more substitutes to be used that are more powerful. Roanoke bells are good substitutes for bluebells, apparently.

Correspondences of odd things. Turns out different kinds of cats have different correspondences, huh.

Superstitions and such from where you're from.

For kitchen witches: easy to alter recipes. An egg noodle recipe that takes herbs really well, a simple bread recipe that can be dressed up for spells or rituals, how to make a good pie crust that you can sprinkle nutmeg in or whatever you desire.

Or: What foods go good with what herbs. You'll make a better apple pie (and get the benefits of apples, nutmeg, and cinnamon together!) If you know how your herbs taste together with your cooking. (Most kitchen witches know this stuff, but for a green witch who likes to make teas or a sea witch that likes to make soup, etc, this is important)

[earthandwicca13]

people always think of witchcraft as evil and satanic. my own mom thinks i have ill intent.

but my path is not existent because i want to harm and hurt. my path is not existent because i want to envy and ambush. my path is existent because i want to make the world a better place; i want to connect to the earth and the divine. i want to benefit my family, my friends and myself.

so to the people who think we are negative souls

wicca and witchcraft is meant to change peoples lives for the better. even hexing, jinxing, and cursing can be used as a defense. there are so many people who just want to straighten their vibes and live their lives happily and spiritually. please stop using the first article you see about people you don’t know. please stop assuming we sacrifice animals and steal bones. we do not. 

[ladykalila]

🌟 Reblog if You Practice Magic 🌟

I'm looking to follow more active magical blogs, and not just witchblr this time! So do reblog if you post about any of the following:

💫 Magick

💫 Tarot

💫 Mysticism

💫 Witchcraft

💫 Spirituality

💫 Supernatural and Occultism

💫 Spirit work

💫 Deity work

💫 Ancestral veneration

💫 Paganism

💫 Shamanism

💫 Divination

Do share a bit of your path and your blog if you'd like!

I'll start! I'm Kalila, and I'm an islamic mysticist. I mainly work with spirits and I incorporate traditional Indonesian shamanism into my craft. Other than that, I enjoy spellwork the most. All my posts are informative ones regarding magic, mysticism, and witchcraft, all of which are properly tagged. My ask box and DMs are always open !

[hiswitchcraft]

Secret Witch Masterpost

- My Posts [A Guide To Being A Closeted Witch] [Common Witch Ingredients]

General Guides [Secret Witches Guide To Concealing Your Craft] [Broom Closet Solutions] [Broom Closet Witchery] [If You’re A Secret Witch] [Big Broom Closet Post - Part 1] [Big Broom Closet Post - Part 2] [How To Hide Your Witchy Ways] [Thriving In The Broom Closet] [Little Things For Witches Who Keep Quiet About Their Craft] Specific Stuff [Secret Witch Ideas For Moving] [Warding While Watched - A Secret Witch’s Guide] [Sigil Charging For Secret Witches] Tips [Secret Witch Tip] [Secret Witch Tip] [Secret Witch Tips] [Secret Witch Tips] (Different post)  [Subtle Witch Tips] [Tips For Discreet College Witches] [Tips For Life In The Broom Closet] Spells [Low-key Spells] [Enchantments For The Subtle Witch] Sabbats [Subtle Yule Witching - 1] [Subtle Yule Witching - 2] [Subtle Yule Witching - 3] [Subtle Witch Tips - Lammas] [Subtle Witch Tips - Last New Moon Before Samhain] [Subtle Witch Tips - Samhain] Altars [Secret & Covert Altars] [Tip For Closeted Witches Who Can’t Use A Dedication Altar] [Altar Ideas For Secret Witches] [Altars on a budget] Divination [Playing Card Divination] [An Introduction To Divination With Playing Cards] [Playing Card Fortune Telling - Card Meanings] Supplies    (Some of these are for witches on a budget, still useful) [Acquiring Discreet Supplies] [Inexpensive items for you craft] [Common spell items] [Witch on a budget] Other [Apps For Witches] [Witchy iOS Apps] [Witchy Uses For Your Phone For The Frugal Or Secret Witch] [Jar Alternatives]

[thelittlefaery]

I could not appreciate this more THANK YOU FOR THIS

[hiswitchcraft]

So glad you liked it! It took hours to compile it all…. Thank you for reblogging it. 

[lizardywitch]

masterlist for closeted witches with many helpful tips!

[reggo31]

For the holidays i asked for some resources to start practicing :)) im getting some crystals and some books and possibly some herbs, cant wait to get even more into this

[reggo31]

Ive been researching for a while and i started my own book of shadows / grimoire today!! Ive already got a few entries. The more i research and learn about wicca and witchcraft the more connected i feel 🥺 im really excited to follow this journey so feel free to join me :))