🌊 Jasmine 🌞

finding my way through life witchcraft || virgo || 19 || australian

[shipwrekked]

home by the sea.. .

[eclectic-earth]

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Cancer Season is Upon Us!

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During this time, our intuition, instincts, and emotions will be heightened… feelings are intense!

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🌙 The summer solstice on June 21st marked the beginning of Cancer season.

♋️ Even on the most sunny, bright of days… we could still find ourselves facing deep emotions.

🌙 Cancer is ruled by the moon… a planet of cycles, change, nurture, feelings, manifestation & release

♋️ We maybe “feeling everything at once”. Water sign seasons can bring overwhelming emotions & deep critical reflections.

🌙 Although emotions are running deep… we may find it easier to give & receive love during this time.

♋️ Daily self-care routines can help us stay on track.

🌙 Protect your energy & what’s important to you!

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Listen to your inner voice, let yourself feel, and take care of you! 🌅

[pretty-weird-witch]

Ways to feel connected to nature in times of quarantine

🌿 spend as much in direct and indirect sunlight as you can

🌿 stay near your window and keep it open as much as possible, breath in the air from outside

🌿 watch nature documentaries and movies that show a lot of nature. If you have Netflix I strongly recommend Arietty (and all other studio ghibli movies)

🌿 drink a lot, always. Try some loose tea if you can - not only will the warmth be good for your mental health, the leaves will give your monkey brain a stronger sense of accomplishment

🌿 look at your houseplants, as weird as that sounds, and eat fresh

🌿 paint or stitch animals, flowers, beaches, whatever you need!

🌿 look around online for natural sounds! Birds singing, waves, leaves rustling

🌿 read physical books, believe me

🌿 change your scenery. Hang pictures of nature, paint or print them out, or hang some leaves 

🌿 meditate on nature and visualze the heck out of it. Try imagining moss growing on your walls and a stream running from your door to the window 

🌿 take a shower imagingin rain or a bath  imagining being in the ocean 

🌿 light some candles and look at the moving flames, esp in the evening

[auricwitch]

🌊 sea witch starter pack 🌊

some resources to get you started with sea witchcraft:

sea witchcraft

sea witch tips

landlocked sea witch tips

water witch travel altar

sea grounding

charging with the sea

simple beauty sea spell

come hell or highwater spell

a wish bracelet spell

‘portable ocean’ spell jar

sea witch’s protection bottle

‘jolly sailor bold’ mermaid love spell

mermaid bath spell for beauty

‘sea foam latte’ bath

mermaid magick spray

beachy keen sea salt spray

diy seashell candles

mermaid runes

mermaid dust

mermaid salts

mermaid’s tears

sea scrying

seashell divination tip

pearl magick

sea witchery

magickal properties of seashells

water correspondences

water masterpost

sea magick and the tides

sea deities:

ægir

amphitrite

lir

mazu

mermaids (not deities, they’re variants of the fae, but they can be worked with in a similar manner)

mizuchi

nayru (zelda pop culture deity)

njord

poseidon

thalassa

crystals:

aquamarine

azurite

blue aragonite

blue lace agate

canvansite

citrine

coral (not a crystal but ya know)

iron pyrite

lapis lazuli

moonstone

moss agate

onyx

skagway jasper

pearl

plants to grow/use in your craft:

chamomile

coconut

cucumber

cypress

grapes

heather

hemp

honeysuckle

jasmine

kelp

lavender

lettuce

lichen

lime

lotus

moss

orange

orris root

sea fern

sea weed

skullcap

watermelon

willow

things to start doing:

research mermaids (x, x, x)

get a himalayan rock salt lamp

watch documentaries on the deep sea

wear seahorse or mermaid jewelry

sing (to connect to mermaids and also warm up your voice)

make sure to take a water bottle with you when you go places to stay hydrated

look into lunar witchcraft (the moon is connected to the sea through its control of the tides)

research sailor’s superstitions and folklore surrounding the ocean

visit the beach more

get beach-scented candles - they’re very popular, so you can find them almost anywhere

take swimming lessons if you’re not a good swimmer

listen to ocean ambience while you work

get pet fish, if you can

good blogs that post about sea witchcraft: @sea-sorceress (hasn’t been active since may so don’t follow but she has a lot of good posts so her blog is worth looking through); @salt-like-wine; @healing-sun-witch

and a sea witchcraft playlist.

[offthegridblog]

🔥 Room Healing Spell 🔥

A spell that can be cast at any moon phase or any time of the day to turn your room into a magick-inducive environment. The perfect spell for baby witches who want to start with spellwork. I created this when I was 12 (2006) and it has been 11 years since then and it’s still effective.

Recommended to Cast During: Any moon phase at any time of the day.

Colors: Black and White

Needed: 

🌿 2 Candles (either white or black)

🌙 An Athame (or any pointed object for engraving a candle)

🌿 A Wand (or any stick that is made from any natural material such as twigs, pencils, wooden chopsticks, selenite crystal, clear quartz wand)

To Cast:

🌿 Light one of the candles.

🌙 Start engraving a protection sigil or any symbolism that you dedicate with strength and protection on the unlit candle.

🌿 Twirl your wand around your engraved candle and say,

“Go away negativity and sway away. Positivity, if you wish to enter, you may.”

🌿 Light the engraved candle and carry it.

🌙 Bring the engraved candle with you and light the four corners of your room moving clockwise (start with north)

🌿 Meditate for 5 minutes after (chakra meditation is recommended or plain floor grounding is alright; that is to lie down completely on the floor)

What To Expect:

🌿 Your room will turn into a much more relaxing environment.

🌙 Negative energy that was collected through time will be diminished.

🌿 Better sleep, better naps, better magick.

🌙 Stronger magick especially for healing and love.

[seasigns]

Australia needs your help... again

Hey everyone,

so i’m sure that you’ve all heard about the tragic fires and drought that we’ve suffered from over the past few months. well, our next few weeks (along the east coast) are forecasted with torrential rains and gale force winds which are toppling trees and crushing houses. many streets are flooded (you could swim through them!) and many houses (including my own) have started to leak.

as thankful as we are for the rain, we also need saftey for those who now don’t have homes due to the fires. these complete extremes in weather are not uncommon for australia, but they are becoming worse after each season.

i ask for your thoughts, prayers, etc. to be with aussie families who need safety and comfort during these trying times.

god bless xx

update:

flood warnings have been issued and apparently these are going to be the worst floods since 1992. people are being evacuated from flood zones.

[underworldariel-deactivated2021]

Active Witch Blogs!

Hi, everyone! Yes, this is another 'reblog if...' but this one comes with a twist. Whilst my own dashboard is definitely dry lately, it's also becoming increasingly obvious that the witchblr community in general is beginning to become less active. There are lots of reasons, of course, but rather than focus on the issue, I want to focus on a solution.

If you are an active witch blog, divination blog, religious blog, or anything in between that finds themselves here on witchblr, I have two things I want you to do!

1. Reblog This Post

Reblog this post and maybe say a little about yourself and your blog. But, also tag/mention blogs that you think are really wonderful and active! Again, I want this to branch out to many different kinds of bloggers. New witches, seasoned witches, brujas, european witches, root workers, hoodoo practitioners, you name it. This community is about diversity and personal pathways. It's time to big each other up.

My humble recommendations are: @thepastelpriestess @powerpriestess @shadow-of-wings @will-o-the-witch @nightshadeandroses @witches-ofcolor @ener-chi @luna-di-fuoco @mercury-minded @urbanspellcraft @upthewitchypunx @hermeticimp @divineclecticism @themagickcat @themanicnami @underworldpriestess @ancestralmedicinemagic @she-who-treads-on-water @shintowitchling and probably even more amazing practitioners I have forgotten. Each of these people are so knowledgeable and kind, and often give to our little online community here. I love reading/seeing their content and I know you will too.

2. Write About Your Craft

Not just this month, every month, but I do want to maybe try to encourage February to be a really good month for sharing and creation. It doesn't have to be a long post, it doesn't even have to have a theme. Just share. Tell people what you've been up to, or explain a personal revelation you've had. Ask for tips on a spell you're working on. One thing we've lost on witchblr is a sense of personal identities, probably after months of silly discourse making people shy away. But here's the thing... Witchcraft is personal.

If anyone more media savvy has any great ideas for this, please add on. All I can think is to share, and maybe ask some interesting questions to blogs you admire! I don't mean the usual stuff, but maybe ask 'What is something you always put into your spells?' or 'What's your personal take on how magic works?' - something which is interesting and allows us all to find our places again.

I am really interested in seeing what we all end up making or writing, so if you want to share some personal ideas, or find others wanting to create a more active witchblr again, we can use the tag #WakingWitchblr. Talk about your blog on it, write 'reblog if' posts to find likewise people, ask an interesting questions. Let's just... Be again, people!

Much love, stay blessed. ✨

[seasigns]

so, someone decided to be a bit extra and handmake their book of shadows entirely from scratch...

update!

finished two books! one will contain spells and sigils and practical stuff, while the larger will contain research and personal info.

tea stained paper, and hand woven.

[seasigns]

Just a rant... help is appreciated

I started getting into witchcraft about a year ago now, and I have always been a Christian. However, recently I have started to feel that I am somewhat losing my connection with that faith. Most of my church life, I struggled to make friends just because I didn’t click with anyone, and so going to church was a chore and was the week's burden, and it still is to an extent. I have been getting work shifts on Sunday’s too which means I can’t attend church, and I find that I’m too busy to sit and study the bible like I used to. And I guess that ‘straying from the path’ is starting to scare me a bit.

From a young age, we’re taught that witchcraft is bad and that if you participate in it, you’ll go to hell and be in eternal suffering. And, I don’t know about anyone else, but that is so extreme and scary. And it makes me question so much about Christianity. It comes across to me that God is throwing a tantrum because you don’t love him. Like, for me, witchcraft has helped me so much with my anxiety and stress, and even my short self-harming episode. I feel so connected with my spirit and soul and mind, and I feel that the universe just seems to nod with understanding when I ask it questions in my mind. Where-as, Christianity is so strict, and that stresses me out because if I do one thing wrong, I’m going to hell forever. But witchcraft is so un-restricting and it allows you to connect with your inner self and energy and potential.

Another thing is that being a Christian and a witch is a sort of social suicide. Being a witch immediately rejects you from the Christian community and being a Christian is mostly frowned upon in the witch community. But, in my experience, Christians are so uptight and it always seems to be a competition about who is the most ‘faithful’ and the ‘best’ Christian. They frown upon everything that isn’t ‘holy’ and ‘right’ and ‘Gods will’. But the witchcraft community is so full of love and mate-ship, and everyone helps each other and it's beautiful. I have met a few Christians who are willing to help, but so many that I have encountered are snobbish and uptight... and I hope I’m wrong in saying that because I so want to believe that the Christian community is just as beautiful.

The whole ‘you are going to hell if you stray from the right path’ has sort of turned me away from Christianity to be frank. I guess I have just never truly experienced that overwhelming love that so many Christians do towards God. But I’ve found that love within myself, and I think I’m alright with that.

Idk, it’s just super scary and worrying and all the ‘what ifs’ just keep circling in my mind.

If anyone has any thoughts or advice, I’d love to hear it.

Also, I’m sorry if this post has offended anyone, that really wasn’t my intention. I am just confused and worried, so maybe your advice is also helpful for me to hear.

xx 🌞

[seasigns]

Budget/Broom Closet Witch

As a relatively new witch, budgeting my craft and keeping it on the down-low is super important, and I thought I would share some tips and tricks I have come across that have helped me. A lot of these tips are central to colour and scents/fragrances, as I have found that these are the easiest ways to subtly practice your craft right in front of people without them being none the wiser.

Scented and coloured soaps This is a really good way to implement fragrances into your day-to-day life. It’s super discreet and no one is going to question your lavender-scented soap. Some soaps are super low-budget friendly and also come in such a wide range of fragrances. This is a cool alternative for those who have asthma or are unable to burn incenses or candles.

Perfume Choices Choosing nice perfumes is a thing I love doing, and is also a great way to be super discreet. You can co-ordinate your perfumes to tailor to a specific need for the day ahead. For example, musk perfume is quite popular, and it promotes courage and vitality.  I know perfumes can be quite costly, but chances are you can grab samples from the boutique for, if not free, then a low price.

Scented Lotions Again, this is similar to the soaps and perfumes. The Body Shop has an incredible range of scented body lotions, and if they are too pricy, hand creams can be a great alternative.

Houseplants Certain houseplants can be placed in certain rooms to promote particular energy or magick. For example, Jasmine is good for wealth and love and may be placed in the heart of a home to promote these attributes. Similarly, Lavender is good for peace and happiness and might like to be planted near the entrance to your home or space. Buying matured plants can be pricey, but seeds can be bought from a nearby gardening store, and watering these seeds with moon/sun water, as well as dousing them with love, can help enhance their qualities.

Bells and Ornaments Hanging up near the front door, I have a few old keys which attract positive energy and deflect the negative simultaneously. On my bedroom door, I have small bells hanging from its handle which both cleanses my space and also provides protection through an enchantment I placed on them.  Using small decorative items around the home and enchanting them is a great way to be discreet about your craft and is also fabulous when on a tight budget.

Decorative Candles  My mum is just a huge lover of candles, so we naturally have many candles lying around the house. If your parents or roommates are similar, buying coloured candles and placing them in certain rooms is great when dealing with colour magick. This way, you can promote certain energies without causing too much of a commotion. For example, having a pink candle burning around the lounge room can enhance the qualities of love, friendship and affection, while a green candle (growth, luck, money and success) can be burnt in a place where you work or study or pay bills. Candles of varying sizes can be bought from dollar stores or even in Coles or Woolies down in the homewares aisle. Many are budget-friendly, but if all else fails: birthday candles.

Phone/Computer Cases and Wallpapers Again, colour magick is super lowkey and budget-friendly, especially when it can be as simple and inconspicuous as changing your phone case or wallpaper. If you’re low on creativity, change your wallpaper to a nice orange, or if you’re suffering from lots of negative energy, a black wallpaper can help. It’s super quick and easy and doesn’t cost an arm or a leg. Setting your wallpaper with a sigil is also another great way to implement magick into your day whilst also keeping it lowkey.

Bedding and Towels Washing your sheets and towels in certain scents is another easy way to keep your craft on the down-low. Washing your sheets in Lavender scented soap will promote peace for troubled sleepers. The same can be said about towels; winding down for the night. Again, this is very subtle and is also budget-friendly. After all, washing liquids are a common household need.

This post was a lot longer than I had anticipated but I really hope it helps. As I am still new to witchcraft, some of the things I have said may be wrong, so please let me know if they are and I can fix them up for the benefit of others. 

xx

[seasigns]

does anyone know of any helpful witchy books that are a pdf? as a broom closet witch, having books on my shelf is going to raise some eyebrows.

all help is very much appreciated.

thanks x

[the-witches-glossary]

Empath Protection

This is a masterpost with resources for empaths. First off, are you an empath*?

An empath is someone who deeply feels and connects to the emotions, feelings, and energies of other people. This can cause anxiety, depression, fatigue, exhaustion, headaches, stomach aches, and/or severe stress. There are varying degrees of empathy one can feel, and for some this gift/burden is heavier than for others. See also, 30 Common Traits of an Empath, More Information about Empaths. Signs which are most commonly empaths: Aquarius, Cancer, Pisces. Here is a resource of tips and tricks for the empath.

♦ Empath Bath Salts - Use this after being around people’s energies for too long and are needing to be cleansed of them. ♢ Empath Protection Sigil - Put on your person, a charm, in your grimoire, or on your clothing. ♦ Empath Protection Jar - Protect yourself from others negative energies. This is a preventative. ♢ Empath Bath Spell - This spell is for balancing your own energy and grounding yourself. ♦ Crystals for Empaths -  Put on your person, beside your bed, under your pillow, in rooms you frequent, or on your clothing. ♢ The Veil Method - How to block out other people’s emotions. ♦ Treatment for the ‘Empath Hangover’ - How to deal with things after ebing emotionally drained. ♢ Negative energy protection sigil -  Put on your person, a charm, in your grimoire, or on your clothing. ♦ “I Am Warded and Safe from External Feelings” Sigil -  Put on your person, a charm, in your grimoire, or on your clothing.

Misc. Tips for Empaths:

Wear silk; silk neutralises other people’s energies. Perform grounding and self love spells often. All yourself designated quiet time. Cleanse your space, aura, and chakras of negative energy often.

[the-witches-glossary]

If you are am empath, you might be drained by...

1. Crowds

2. Unauthentic people; people with secret motivations, liars, manipulative people.

3. Feeling rushed

4. Loud noise

5. Being bombarded by more than one conversation at a time

6. Being used (People seemed to be especially attracted to empaths for this. It’s obvious why.)

7. Arguing or fighting, even if they’re not involved.

These are just a few of the lesser known examples I wanted to list; feel free to add anything. If you experience any of this, you may be an empath. Check the “empaths” tag on my blog for information and tips… Practice self care. 

[hestiaswitch-blog]

How to cleanse your room of bad energy

- Open the window and let fresh air and sunlight flow through the room. Also keep the door open if you can.

- Since your bed is a huge part of the bedroom, strip your bedding and throw it in the wash.

- Quickly tidy up any clutter. This doesn’t need to be a huge job. Just tackle the main things like dirty laundry and dirty dishes.

- Light an incense and walk around the room with it. Hold the incense for a while in each corner, behind furniture, and around any new items you have brought into your room that need to be cleansed. 

- Fill a spray bottle with water, salt, and your favourite essential oil (I recommend lavender for the bedroom) and spray it around your room in any spots you still feel negative energy. 

- An alternative to spraying salt water is you can sprinkle salt around your room and then vacuum it up.

- Still feel negative energy? Walk around your room and clap! This works wonders.

- Once your bedding is clean and dry, make your bed with it. 

You’re done! You will probably feel a lot better. You don’t have to do all of these things at once. If you don’t have much time or energy but need to cleanse, just try doing one of these things.

[coastal-witch-deactivated202308]

🌼Healing Tea Recipes🌿

🌼Headache tea

-½ tablespoon of mint leaves

-½ tablespoon of lavender

-½ tablespoon of chamomile

🌼Nausea tea (not acid reflux)

-fresh sliced ginger root or candied/minced ginger

-1 tablespoon of mint leaves

-1 tablespoon of lemon balm

-½ tablespoon of chamomile

🌼Immune Boost tea

-1 tablespoon (or 10-20) of elder berries

-½ tablespoon of calendula

-½ tablespoon of echinacea

-a squeeze of fresh orange juice

🌼Menstrual Relief tea

-½ tablespoon of raspberry leaf

-½ tablespoon of chamomile

-½ tablespoon of hops

-ginger slices

🌼Acid Reflux tea

-½ tablespoon of fennel

-½ tablespoon of chamomile

-½ tablespoon of licorice or 1 stick

🌼Anti-Anxiety/Insomnia tea

-½ tablespoon of lavender

-½ tablespoon of chamomile

-½ tablespoon of passionflower

-½ tablespoon of lemonbalm

🌼Cold & Flu / Allergy tea

-½ tablespoon of nettle

-½ tablespoon of peppermint

-½ tablespoon cinnamon bark or lavender

-1 teaspoon of lemon juice & raw local honey

-fresh ginger slices

*these do not replace medications and aren’t meant to treat an issue alone. If you think anything’s wrong please see a doctor. Please do research on interactions before you use herbs if you’re on medication.

[wiitch-craft]

Anti-anxiety Herbs

A list of herbs that help reduce stress & anxiety & how to use them. 

Chamomile: Top of the list because it’s my personal favourite. Chamomile is very calming, & also helps calm the nervous system, reducing physical & emotional tensions & helping to soothe, & calm the mind. Chamomile tea is very effective in relieving anxiety, & can also be used in combination with other herbs as an edible oil to take internally for an instant relief. The smell of Chamomile alone is very calming & for these reasons it can also be used in aromatherapy remedies as incense or facial mists. 

Lavender: Lavender is also very soothing & has a slight sedative effect. Use Lavender alone, or in combination with other herbs to place inside a pillow to aid in a restful sleep. Lavender can also be drunk as a tea to provide relief from emotional tensions & anxieties, & aid in soothing the nervous system, relieving physical stress as well. 

Green Tea: Helps by relieving heart rate, & blood pressure, & cleans & detoxifies the blood at the same time. Provides mental clarity & reduces anxiety whilst improving focus, preventing one from becoming lethargic. Note that green tea does contain small amounts of caffeine so it may not work for everyone in the same way. 

Hops: Used in sleep pillows, & edible anti-anxiety oils & tinctures. Hops has mild sedative effects.

Valerian: Valerian is a strong sedative herb & can help promote a deep, restful sleep. It produces an unpleasant smell, so is usually taken as a supplement or tincture, but can also be used in combination with other fragrant herbs to drink as tea.Valerian has such strong sedative effects that it is advised only taking this herb in the evening, before bed. A good aid for insomniacs. 

Lemon Balm: Lemon Balm has been used since the middle ages to help reduce stress & anxiety. It is useful in promoting both a calm, & more alert state of mind. Commonly taken as a tea, tincture, or capsule supplement. 

Passionflower: Passionflower has mild sedative properties & helps soothe & calm the nervous system & relieve anxiety. It is also a great aid for insomnia. 

Licorice Root: Helps by stimulating relaxing chemicals in the brain, it helps one in dealing with general stress. Soothes & calms the nervous system. Most commonly drunk in combination with other herbs as a tea, & used in sleep pillows. 

Note: All of these herbs can be used in herbal sachets & other magickal charms to relieve stress & anxiety. 

Remember these are only herbal suggestions, NOT prescribed medicine, if you are already on medication, ask your doctor if it’s ok to use some of these herbs internally as some come can react with medication. Do not take too many sedative supplements at once & consult your doctor before internal use of any herbal supplements if you are pregnant. 

[lady-boa]

Herbs, Incense and Oils

Chamomile- healing, babies, children, animals, reversing bad luck, attracts money, helpful in family matters 

Basil- fidelity, prosperity, protection, fear of flying 

Cedar/Cedarwood- healing, cleansing bad influences, negative thoughts, harmony 

Allspice- money, passion, swift moving or urgent matters

Cinnamon- passion, regaining money after loss, urgently needing money, psychic awareness 

Dragon’s Blood- fierce protection, anti-curse, any major enterprise, male potency

Fennel- travel, house sales, moves , banish/keep harm away 

Frankincense- wealth, courage, joy, career, success, travel

Hyssop- love commitment, healing, spirituality, protection, (infusion of hyssop) cleansing artefacts 

Juniper- purifies homes; protects against accidents, thieves and illness; and male potency 

Lemongrass/Lemon- repels spite, malice and gossip; helps with psychic awareness and travel

Lemon verbena- breaking bad luck; protection against negativity, Evil eye and ill-wishing 

Mint/Peppermint- drives negativity from objects and places; brings money, health, love and success 

Myrtle- lasting marriage, mature love, domestic happiness, property and security

Myrrh- healing, peace, purification, overcoming grief, protection against evil

Pine- drives away harm from home and family, cleansing negativity and malice, guarding property and premises, Immortality

Rosemary- Learning, love, fidelity, prosperity, banish malevolence 

Sage- longevity, good health, examinations, interviews, tests, protection of the home and family, slow growing prosperity and wisdom 

Sandalwood- spiritual awareness and healing, leadership, justice, compensation, sexuality

Tarragon- courage, anti-bullying; shedding of old burdens, guilt, fears and destructive relationships 

Thyme- psychic cleansing of land and possessions, health, memories of past worlds, drives away night terrors

Vetivert- love, breaking bad luck, protect against theft and negativity 

Vanilla- calming, soothing, vitalises energy, happy/healthy environment, good fortune, enhances physical energy and mental stimulation