The Dabble Witch

Hello everyone! Call me Iris. I dabble in everything, but I mostly focus on tarot, moon magic, sigils, and elements. Don't be afraid to ask me questions! Virgo sun | Gemini moon | Cancer rising Tag List

[potionslab]

The Ultimate Guide to Potion Bases

We all spend so much time thinking about the correspondences of the actual ingredients that go into our potions that we often forget to think about what the potion base represents! (At least I do.) It would be nice to have a list of all the various liquids that can be used in place of water. Naturally, I can’t think of everything but I think this is a pretty good starting point! What else can be used? Eventually, at some point down the road, I will compile all these thoughts into a book on potion making and want to include this! Keep in mind that these are my own correspondences. Let me know if you disagree or if you’d change anything up! Let’s see how big we can make this list. Also, I should probably note that not all of these liquids can be ingested. (Obviously.)

The List

Vinegar: Used for cleansing and purification potions.  Lemon Juice: Used in hexing, cursing, or revenge potions.  Cranberry Juice: Used in love potions. Apple Juice: Used in healing, knowledge, and youth potions.  Ammonia: Used in banishing, cursing, purification, and protection  Red Wine: Love potions and potions dealing with death and the afterlife.  White Wine: Used in platonic love potions as well as success brews.  Rum: Used in potions involving spirit work.  Whisky: Another good base for potion work.  Vodka: A good base for work involving rapid banishing.  Laundry detergent: Good for cleansing potions.  Oils: Used to speed up a process.  Molasses: Used in potions intended to slow a situation down.  Rubbing Alcohol: Another good base for cleansing and purification. Hydrogen Peroxide: Used in healing potions.  Milk: Used in potions to promote sleep and peace.  Sour Milk: Used to cause nightmares or in potions designed to torment. Orange Juice: For potions of solar importance, healing, success.  Soda Water: Used in potions designed to encourage laughter and giddiness.  Ginger Ale: Used in health or healing potions.  Olive Juice: Used in peace potions.  Honey: Used in potions to sweeten up another’s disposition. Syrup: Used in abundance and prosperity potions.  Beer: Used in potions intended to induce slumber.  Clam Juice: Used in aphrodisiacs.  Cough Syrup: Used in healing potions and to make someone ‘cough it up.’ Soy Sauce: Used in protection potions. (Thanks Lexa Rosean for this one!) Pineapple Juice: Used in abundance potions and fidelity potions.  Coconut Milk: Used in spiritual and magical cleansing potions.  Ice: Solid first, then melted for transformation potions. Coffee: Really, a potion in and of itself in my book. Vanilla Extract: In small amounts, used in passion potions. Witch Hazel: Used in communication and cleansing potions.

What else can you all think of?

[taikavaris-grimoire]

Witch tip: airdry clay

Airqdry clay is your best friend now. You can make basically anything.

Blank flat amulets/talismans to write sigils on. Curved ones (with your fingerprint maybe) where you can seal herbs with wax in for a spell and keep with you. Leaf pedants and things for offerings, spell pods, I even made a pendulum for my mother!

The options are endless! And if you get white clay you can paint it however you want after it's dry!

Go off and create, try stuff, it doesnt have to be perfect! It's made by you and that's the most beautiful thing

[mountain-laurel-hemlock]

Folk beliefs

So earlier I made a post talking about my Papaw and storms which got me thinking about superstitions and folk beliefs I’ve picked up from my family’s Appalachian roots. Here’s a few that I thought of that I’m pretty sure are Appalachian in origin, but then again who knows.

light a candle/lantern in the window in bad weather to act as a guide (I don’t know if this is a widespread one or just my Papaw)

open the window when someone dies so their soul can leave the house

cover mirrors and pictures of the deceased so they don’t see themself and then stay in the house

stop the clocks or else the spirit will stay

ask a daddy long legs where something/someone is and it’ll point the way with one of its legs

windchimes raise the dead

bells ward off spirits and harm

when momma was little, Papaw would always have her wear bells if she wanted to go play in the woods to make sure the spirits wouldn’t steal her away

he did the same thing for me and my siblings

it also serves a practical purpose of scaring off animals and making kids easier to find

don’t talk in a graveyard after dark or you’ll get haunted

it’s fine to sit in the graveyard after dark, the lights you see are the spirits (unless they’re fireflies in which case they’re fireflies)

groups of these lights are the children dancing!

just make sure you don’t speak 

go in the river to wash away sickness

or use dirty dishwater to get rid of sickness (that one’s fun because in one method you get to curse at it a lot)

method one: rub a rag that’s been dipped in dirty dishwater and wrung out onto the sickness, then take it outside and beat it against a large rock to beat away the sickness. repeat a couple times.

method two: start the same as method one, but instead of hitting a rock with it, tie it to a tree. as the rag dries and loses the dirty water smell (usually around a week), the sickness will fade too.

mamaw always insisted ghost water lets you talk to the dead

ghost water is water gathered inside a graveyard

it’s bad luck to kill a cricket!

stump water gets rid of freckles and warts

stump water is rainwater that collected in a hollow stump, as you can probably deduce from the name

never take something from the river without leaving something in exchange

[thestrawberrynight]

Today’s mood: live in a forest cottage, make magic potions and grow herbs in the garden

[theladymorganlefay]

Nightmare Magick

To Prevent Nightmares

Wash an egg in cold water and, with a pencil, write the name of the person afflicted with bad dreams.

Put the egg in a dish, then place it on a nightstand close to the sleeping place of the person.

If the egg cracks or breaks, flush it down the toilet. Repeat the spell until the egg stays intact for 7 days. Flush the remaining egg.

Citrine Nightmare Preventative

Before going to sleep, hold a citrine tightly in your dominant hand and chant:

Stone of joyful yellow light

I give my dreams to you tonight

Grab the bad ones, the rest leave free

So that I may dream peacefully

Place the stone under your pillow.

To End Nightmares

To eradicate nightmares, empower three mullein leaves with the following chant, then place them under your mattress.

Herb of mullein, now absorb

Unpleasant dreams before they form

Bring to me a restful sleep

As I will, so mote it be

Found in Everyday Magic by Dorothy Morrison

[hiddenhearthwitch]

Some of y’all are trying to slide by the IRS by selling tarot readings and shit through your personal paypal. I don’t know if you know this but U.S. banks report back to the IRS any new forms of income and PayPal is a sleazy bitch who will also report you(granted I think it’s only after 10k or if it’s obvious you’re selling shit and including notes on the payment like “for tarot reading” etc.) That’s why blackmarket/drug dealers take cash and put into off shore accounts or bitcoin. Just sayin’. The IRS can audit you for up to seven years after the “suspicious date”.  And they will audit you for literally every penny that went into your account that year.

[hiddenhearthwitch]

Additionally, it’s against PayPal(and most payment methods like Square, Venmo, etc.) to sell tarot reading, “psychic” readings, or anything metaphysical through their app. This means if you want to sell spell jars, spell candles, readings, books on witchcraft, etc. you’re breaking their terms of service. Paypal blacklisted me over a year ago and I’m still reaping it. I got maybe $100 back of the $1k they were holding because they’re allowed to keep as much of your money as they want once they realize you broke the terms of service. I mean hardcore blacklisted, my social security number, my bank accounts, all of it. “But Faye, there’s crystal/herb shops that use Paypal” because you can slide that by as holistic care. They’re also under a business Paypal account. Witches ladders? Spell kits? Spell candles? Literally anything that resembles witchcraft? Against the rules. Please do your research. I’ve been fucked by a lot of companies like this for not doing my research and I feel like y’all aren’t learning from my mistakes and you really should be.

[witches-ofcolor]

i’m not in a position to use any other service atm, but i’ll share this regardless just for anyone else. If I upgraded to a business account, could I avoid this in the future? though tbh i’m not trying to slide by the IRS (I don’t think most people are), paypal just happens to be one of the most accessible payment avenues out there. 

[perse-phoneee-deactivated202007]

I’m honestly not finding anything in PayPal’s TOS saying that you can’t sell tarot readings or metaphysical goods. I’m thinking this might be a state law issue rather than an overarching PayPal rule.

[hiddenhearthwitch]

When I called them to ask about the hold on my account + the email I received this is where I fell under according to them. When they email you, it’s just a vague “you broke terms and service”

[fairykukla]

You can also consider rewording your products.

Tarot readings: How about performance art, storytelling, or advice instead? Avoid words like Divination, fortune telling, psychic, or the like.

Spell Jars, etc? Religious art. No different (as a consumer good) than a candle with Jesus on it at the supermarket.

Lean into the Craft part of WitchCRAFT.

[barberwitch]

Witch Tip Wednesday 5.16.18

Tinker with Tinctures

Hey there witches! I’ve covered water infusions aka Hydrosols before, but it’s time to move onto the hard stuff: alcohol

A tincture is an extract which has an alcohol base. Traditionally, these were herbal infusions used for medicine, but for today’s topic, we’ll be talking about tinctures in all forms, but it’s up to you as to what’s for consumption, and what may be used as a perfume, floor wash, or ritual spray etc.

Tinctures can be a lot easier to make because they have a cold infusion method, as in no heat source is used to speed the process. Alcohol absorbs plant matter and dissolves quite easily, so heating it is a dangerous step not necessary for the occasional infusion.

What can be made into a tincture?

Flowers

Berries

Leaves

Roots

Stalks and barks

Spas and resins

Seeds

These can be dried or fresh.

Especially for flowers, some fragrance doesn’t carry once the flower withers, so using fresh can be super helpful if the fragrance is important!

What do I do to make one?

Take your container like a mason jar

Fill with plant material about halfway*

Add in your alcohol**

Shake and let infuse***

Strain and decant into its new container

Now it’s simple, but you do have to make some decisions like if you’re making individual tinctures or a blend. Individual tinctures can be blended later of course, but takes more containers and individual checking than throwing it all together. Go by instinct and research until you’ve got the experience.

That sounds simple, but I want some more tips:

Break apart or cut up ingredients so more of the matter gets mixed and infused. It releases fragrance, juices and gives more surfaces for the base to interact.

Shake your tincture while it’s infusing every day. You may want to infuse for a day, a week, or a full cycle of the moon, you do you!

If you’re using a mason jar or other metal lid container, a piece of Saran Wrap/cling plastic can protect the lid from corroding.

You can get a high proof alcohol and dilute it with distilled water.****

If taking internally, do so with care, and dosage is usually only a few drops at a time. Check with your doctor before starting any regiment.

If you want to make a ritual tincture for a salt bonfire, the alcohol has to be minimum 100 proof or it won’t catch fire. Don’t burn yourself.

I have a ginger tincture I use for upset stomachs. Just a few drops in mineral water and it settles right down (think ginger ale).

For tooth aches, I use a few drops of clove tincture in warm water and swish around. Plus my breath smells great afterwards.

Just remember, it’s concentrated, and in a lot of cases may not taste great by itself, just like if you took a spoon full of vanilla extract. Start small, dilute, or use in ritual.

Stay safe my little beasties.

🦇Cheers, Barberwitch

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[thecultoflexithewulf]

Putting things under your pillow

By putting certain things underneath your pillow, you will allow those metaphysical properties to interact with your dreams, and your person all throughout the night, when you sleep upon that pillow. Here is a small list of constructs you can put underneath your pillow, that will provide to you certain energies, minds states, and physical stimulus throughout the night based on what they are:

Lapis lazuli under your pillow for awareness of your dreams, and vividness of those dreams.

Clear quartz under your pillow to wake up with more energy, after you awake from your sleep.

Bayleaf under your pillow in order to have more prophetic dreams.

Chamomile under your pillow in order to promote relaxation, and good  dreams.

Rose petals under your pillow in order to bring love into your waking life.

Peppermint under your pillow in order to promote relaxation, and vivid dreams.

Lavender under your pillow in order to promote calm, and in order for you to sleep well.

Anise under your pillow in order to prevent nightmares.

Rosemary under your pillow in order to prevent nightmares, and to bring deep sleep.

Garlic under your pillow in order to promote sleep well.

You can put a blade of grass, or a leaf underneath your pillow to promote growth, and change in your waking life.

Money under your pillow for wealth, and prosperity in your waking life.

You can put a picture of someone underneath your pillow in order to connect with them better.

You can put the name of someone underneath your pillow in order to connect with them better.

You can put all manner of sigil underneath your pillow in order to get the effect of that Sigil into your dreams, and waking life.

[returntoeden]

Lapis Lazuli seriously works like magic when it comes to dream recall! ✨

[solsken-advina]

Lunar Phases 🌜🌛

New moon:

new beginnings

new endeavors

new relationships

positive changes

hope and faith

planting seeds

optimism

Waxing moon:

growth

learning

accomplishments

creativity

healing

positive transformation

Full moon:

wish fulfillment

spell casting

harvest

protection

achievement

perfect ideas

Waning moon:

letting go

cleansing

breaking habits

release

opening up

making space

[witchikitsch]

🌕✨ moon water correspondences ✨🌕

taken from one of my favourite pages of my grimoire! 

moon water can be used for blessings, enhancing spells or rituals, for promoting clarity or relaxation, in love magic, wealth/prosperity magic, to increase psychic awareness, and many other purposes! but by harnessing your moon water at different times, you can then incorporate the specific traits of that time/phase/zodiac period into your spell work. 

✨new moon water ✨

the new moon is associated with new beginnings, so use new moon water in spells or rituals focusing on things like new employment, new relationships, or new homes. 

e.g. when moving into a new home, add a couple of tablespoons of new moon water to the water you would normally use to cleanse your house with!

✨waxing moon water ✨

the waxing moon is the period in which the moon is growing in size, so use waxing moon water as a way to grow the strength of your spells. waxing moon water is also beneficial in spells to promote growth (of abilities, skill, or knowledge). the power of the waxing moon also increases the potency of fertility spells, wealth, luck, business and relationship spells  

✨full moon water ✨

the full moon is the point at which the moon is at its peak, so use full moon water for spells that require an extra push of energy. also use full moon water in spells to promote strength, love, protection, health, or use in spells to strengthen spiritual gifts and achieve your dreams 

✨waning moon water ✨

the waning moon is the period in which the moon is decreasing in size, so use waning moon water for all magic intended to remove things from your life; banishing spells to rid yourself of bad habits, toxic relationships, lingering diseases, weight loss, stress, addictions and negativity 

✨dark moon water ✨

when justice is required and is not obtainable outside of your spell work, casting in the dark of the moon and adding dark moon water will help with any crosses, hexes or binding spells

✨super moon water ✨

think of full moon water x1000000…… when you need an EXTRA BIG KICK OF ENERGY for your spells, this guy has you covered 

✨lunar eclipse moon water ✨

the lunar eclipse signifies change, so when drastic change is required, the addition of lunar eclipse water draws on the phenomenal change shown during an eclipse, as the moon cycles through all of its stages in a single instance

✨zodiac* moon water ✨

full moon water also takes on the energies of the zodiac sign the full moon is in. here’s a brief rundown of those properties and/or what they can be used for:

1) full moon water in aries = couragous, positive energy; charging tools 2) full moon water in taurus = stable, earth, fertile energy 3) full moon water in gemini = positive charge, overcoming obstacles 4) full moon water in cancer = loving, maternal, protective energies 5) full moon water in leo = lucky, creative, successful energy; arts, politics 6) full moon water in virgo = practical energy; facilitates planning 7) full moon water in libra = persuasive, balancing energies; legal matters 8) full moon water in scorpio = psychic, spiritual, banishing energy  9) full moon water in sagittarius = transforming, spiritual energy; meditation 10) full moon water in capricorn = careers, politics, attaining material goods 11) full moon water in aquarius = innovative, inventive energies 12) full moon water in pisces = dreamy, psychic energy; astral projection

[themori-witch]

“Sephora will start selling entry-level witch kits in October.”

All right witches, listen up.

Sephora is to begin selling a “witch kit” next month featuring a tarot deck, fragrances, a sage bundle, and a rose quartz crystal for $42.

I think it’s wonderful that witchcraft is making a resurgence, but what I don’t think is wonderful, is that a huge corporation like Sephora is trying to tap into this market.

Why don’t I like it?

Because Sephora has their fingers in enough pies and generates over $4 billion in revenue per year.

Because witchcraft produce and supplies should be provided by people with knowledge on the practise(s) and who care enough to make sure their products are ethical, of a high quality, and non-appropriative.

Because Sephora will be stealing business from actual witchcraft and occult centric shops who likely don’t make huge sums of money anyway due to the niche nature of the market.

Because Sephora doesn’t need the fucking money!

So, I urge you to share this post and refrain from purchasing this “entry-level” witch kit (and any future witchcraft related product) from Sephora. Instead, support small, witch-owned businesses. We need you and we’ve got your backs.

Here is a list of shops owned by witches. Check it out!

[boundlessbruja-deactivated20200]

Also they’re selling the sage for “smudging” which, as we all should know, is a Native American specific practice. Seeing sage (white sage at that considering it’s fucking endangered) marketed by a big corporation is especially unsettling.

If you’re looking you get intro witchcraft, don’t buy from a huge money mongerer looking to be “trendy.” Support a small witchy business! Check out the many shops here on witchblr. Especially consider buying from witches of color!

[bonepriestess]

As a witch and cosmetician, this post needs more attention because every point made here is 100% accurate and important.

[aspelladay]

Blessing Incense

Not all incenses are dry. This is a liquid, steam-based incense formula from Yemen.

Gently warm rose water or hydrosol.

Add sugar, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Add some or all of the following: aloes wood, rose petals, sandalwood powder, black tea leaves, attars of jasmine, rose, sandalwood, and henna.

Simmer, until steam rises.

Use the steam to bless and cleanse an area, people, and/or objects.

(from The Element Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells by Judika Illes)

[thiskitchenwitch]

Whew, finally back from school! Now that I’m free, it’s time to reassemble one of my best school essentials for next quarter—tiny, reusable packets of herbs that are perfect for spells on the go (or spicing up a dull meal…what’s the difference, really?). 

While I love the look of tiny bottles for portable ingredients, they’re not as space-saving as these repurposed straws. So though my best staples get bottled for easiest refills, I like to keep the odd ingredient (or extra backups of the classics) rattling around in my pockets like this! Some things to keep in mind:

Only melt the ends as they’re separated from the herbs by the pliers/tweezers—food safe plastic or not, you still don’t want that melting on your ingredients!

Most straws work for this, but thin plastic straws may warp and bubble further up the tube before the ends seal shut; try a few tests, and heat with care.

While I always carry around a pen knife, if you don’t, consider keeping these in a little pocket tin with a razor blade for easy opening. Cutting the small notch in the end is pretty effective for fingers-only opening, but may cause leaks in fluid-filled packets and should be avoided in those cases. Small, neat incisions with a knife also make for easier sealing for reuse! 

EDIT: while I didn’t touch on it too much here, I also use these to prepare ready-made spells. If you’re doing this, consider matching the color of the candle and straw to the spell intent!

[cladinscarlet]

This is genius

[saltysigils]

Boost Your Love Spell Jar

Hello witches! This is a simple spell jar I made for my boyfriend to enrich and boost our love. It’ll work best when there’s already an existing, affectionate, romantic relationship between the spell’s subjects, and it’s intended to be a gift to someone else. Remember, never use love spells to force love onto someone that doesn’t want it! ❤️

Ingredients

A bottle (I used a small one, but any size will do!)

Rose quartz (for love and trust)

Red jasper (optional, for protection, passion, and sexuality)

Clear quartz (optional, for amplifying the other crystals)

Red, pink, white candle (for passion and charging)

Venus symbol (I drew mine on pink paper to boost affection)

Vanilla (for love, lust, calming, and luck)

Lavender (for happiness, love, passion, and protection)

Ginger (for energy and passion) 

Cinnamon (for love, warmth, and passion) 

Garlic (for passion, energy, protection, and libido) 

Himalayan pink salt (for love, friendship, and romance)

Rosemary (for loyalty, support, and dispelling jealousy)

Bay leaf (for protection, good luck, and fidelity) 

Red rose petals (for love)

White rose petals (for security)

Allspice (for increased energy and attraction)

Something that represents you so that the spell jar’s recipient will always have you near (I chose iris petals) 

Not all of these ingredients are required, and some serve different purposes, so mix and match them depending on what you want boosted in your relationship!

Spell

Light the candle and place it above the sigil. If you want to amplify your crystals, put the clear quartz on the cross and your rose quartz and red jasper in/on the circle (I only had rose quartz, so that’s what’s pictured above). If not, simply place the crystals on the cross section.

Look into the candle flame and think of the loved one that will receive the jar. This will charge your crystals. If you wish to speak a mantra here, that’s also great!

Pour all the dry ingredients (herbs, spices, flower petals) into the jar. Cork it and shake until the ingredients are mixed. Then set the bottle down on the sigil and arrange the crystals as above (bottle in circle, crystal(s) on cross). Uncork the bottle. 

Rub the wet ingredients (for me it was vanilla extract and lavender oil) into the bottom of the cork. Dip the cork bottom into the red wax of the candle and then re-cork the bottle, sealing it

Charge your spell bottle with intent by staring into the candle flame again and thinking of your romantic partner. You may repeat the mantra here as well. The crystals will help amplify your intent into the jar.

Blow out the candle and shake the jar once more. 

Congrats! You now have a personalized, love-boosting spell jar to gift to your significant other! To activate it, simply shake the jar gently a few times.

[spookymulde-r]

I don’t know how many tumblr witches know, this could be old news, but I found that this is the best place to get jars/bottles to feed my obsession! They have a bunch of different colors, but most of them are clear. They have different shapes and such, and they’re very very cheap, even the jugs !! In their FAQ they said it’s fine to even order just 1 bottle at a time, even though most people order a bunch at once. It’s honestly the best deal on high quality bottles and jars that I’ve found so far! I would honestly skip Amazon and go straight here. 10/10!

https://www.specialtybottle.com

[witch-yy]

So here are the witchy apps that I use! Most of them are free which is awesome!

[saltysigils]

guys help I am slowly but surely becoming a crystal witch I have SO MANY BABIES NOW AND I STILL WANT MORE AAAAAAAA