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Everyday Magic 🌻✨

Witchcraft comes in all shapes and sizes, and so do us witches. We can’t all always afford the same items, time, energy, spaces to practice larger bouts of magic, and that can leave us feeling a little lost or sad that we haven’t practiced or performed anything.

But, don’t fear, little birds, because I have a whole list of different types of tiny magic practices and there’s definitely something here for everyone! Whether you don’t have many spoons or can’t scrape much cash together, there’s every day magic for you.

Kitchen Craft:

Sprinkle some dried herbs into your smoothies, pasta sauces, or dips to invoke their correspondences and intents

Stir clockwise to manifest intentions or anticlockwise to banish/let go of thoughts

Drink different herbal teas for different intents, like ginger tea for clarity and grounding

Coloured utensils! Keep different coloured pots, cups, or spoons to use in baking. Pink cups for love drinks, green spoons for money magic, and so on

Keep store bought dried herbs for spells if you struggle with/cannot have real plants

Draw sigils with the sauces you apply to your food

Make your own breads and sauces and turn the recipes into different spells

Home Craft:

Sprinkle a herb onto the floor and leave to sit for a few minutes before you vacuum to bless your home with that intent

Let a black candle burn by the front door to cleanse off negative energies which may have come through it

Light basil incense around the house for new beginnings and cleansing

Keep a money jar, and each time you add to it, make a wish for future prosperity. When you break it, spend the money you need to or give it away to the less fortune/charities to spread the fortune it brought you

Make essential oil sprays to spruce up a room with your intent easily, but be sure to do your research (here’s two to start you off)

Play calming playlists to re-energise your home, I personally like to use forest sounds

Hang herb bundles on doors to invite their intents in, like a bundle of basil and lavender for prosperous and positive new beginnings

Set out diffusers and match the number of sticks to an angel number you wish to invoke, such as four for support and family

Bathroom Craft:

Soaps and shampoos with scents/ingredients/colours matching what you wish to invoke

Add petals or herbs to your bath to bless yourself in their intents

Sing chants, songs and poems in the shower about how you want your day to go

Carve sigils and runes into your bars of soaps

Draw sigils into the smoked up glass and mirrors

Keep a white flannel for cleaning the bathroom, and could even put herbs or magic water onto whilst doing so

Sleep Craft:

You can put any manner of things under your pillow to invoke their intents, from sigils to leaves to crystals to money

Read a story before bed similar to what you want to manifest into your own life, such as a love story or a poem about being courageous

Sleep with a playlist with calms you to ease yourself into rest when you’re struggling

Say goodnight to your guides or ancestors!

If possible and healthy, wake up to an alarm at an angel number to ‘fit’ your day to that energy, for instance, if you have to get up at 6am, try 5:55 instead

Travel Craft:

Pack yourself a mini witch kit if you don’t have access to your things. You can include mini herb hard, micro crystals, a small pen and paper, string, and a small birthday candle, for instance

Talk to your guides and beings in this time in your mind to wish them well and ask them for advice or to accompany you if you wish

Take a moment to listen to the natural bustling world around you between having your headphones on

Say any prayers you wish to give in your mind at this time

Trace sigils on the windows or surfaces around you

Write sigils into your shoes for safe travel and unsore feet

Wear crystal pendants associated with safe travel

You can learn on the go! Whether it’s books, blogs, or podcasts, this would be a good time to dedicate to learning new craft

Work Craft:

A desk plant is still a plant, and you can use it as a spell of growth in your career

Bring lunch with you that you’ve magically prepared at home (kitchen magic above!)

If you’re someone who doodles as they work, but you don’t want to be told off or caught, keep an empty pen for drawing out invisible sigils (but make sure it’s really empty)

Keep spell sachets for success at the bottom of your work bag

Garden/Nature Craft:

Collecting ethically and sustainably can take a lot of research, so when you’re unsure, simply use the ‘discards’ rule. Take only what you see is discarded by nature, such as broken off stems or fallen wilted flower heads, sticks from the ground, or leaves also. Be sure you know if they’re safe to use, touch, or eat though

In your own garden, plant all year round and native plants if you don’t have much time for upkeep

Use food waste as compost for your plants! This is an easy way to recycle otherwise landfilled food waste whilst also giving your plants a nutritional meal for them. Take a read here about composting.

Keep window boxes for your plants if space is an issue, or even a vertical plant holder

Strolling/being in nature, parks, and gardens is a brilliantly way to recharge you and your tools

Art Craft:

Paint your dreams and what you wish to manifest

Sing songs about your desires and wishes

Work with colours reflecting the intentions you wish to invoke

Before using a canvas, lightly wash it down in magic water with any herbs or spices which reflect your intent for the piece you’re making

Weave your crystals into pendulums and jewellery to bond with them

Sew sigils into the inside of your clothing or bags

Sew a dried herb pouch into the inside of a bag or coat to bless it with these things (but be sure to do so properly and not let it get wet to avoid mould)

Write letters and poems to the universe thanking it or asking for blessings

Divination Craft:

A pendulum can be made out of anything and string. Whilst crystals and pure metals and such are nice, don’t overlook a metal key or a beach stone

You can make your own deck, tarot or oracle, and it can be as detailed or not detailed as you like

Homemade runes can be made in an oven! Hunt around for people’s various different methods of home cast runes

Your own body can be a pendulum if you concentrate on the question and allow your sway to take you

If you’re a scryer, you don’t need a crystal ball, a regular mirror can work with your technique, but always do your research on the method nonetheless

Keeping PDFs on meanings is 100% valid, okay, and actually a really wise thing to do! They can help look at your spreads in a way you didn’t initially see

You can pull a card a day without having a set question

Sunlight and moonlight can charge your decks

Selenite is known to be a good charger for any and all tools

[o-grimorio-wicca]

[seabois]

[dearestvita-deactivated20221122]

Sappho, tr. by Anne Carson

[diioonysus]

greek mythology | gods & goddesses | Ἀδρήστεια | goddess of revoult

→ referred to as “she who cannot be escaped,” Adrestia is the daughter of Ares & Aphrodite, and was known to accompany her father to war. she was sometimes portrayed as one of Nemesis’ handmaidens.

[angelwarm]

this is where i was born

[theladymorganlefay]

What is your lineage/tradition?

My great great mother was Strega, which is Italian witchcraft…mainly based around food and the kitchen. She passed away before she could pass down any of her knowledge.

My grandmother is an eclectic witch and has been for over 30 years.

My mothers is an eclectic witch practicing around 20 years.

I am a 3rd generation hereditary eclectic witch, but leaning more towards celtic. I was brought up in the craft and practiced my whole life.

My daughter, now 8, is slowly starting her practice and will be 4th generation!

Does the craft run in your family? Did you find it on your own? With friends? What traditions do you follow?

Reblog or comment and tell me! I’d love to hear your stories!! ❤😊🌹

[shewitcherys-blog]

i'm not a hereditary witch unfortunately but a lot of my craft in influences by my ancestry and origins. two sets of great-grandparents on both sides of my family are directly from appalachia, with my paternal grandma being partially raised there. my paternal family has heavy southern/midwestern roots that i feel free close to, as i was raised in the rural midwest. thus i feel particularly drawn to folk magic. that same grandma that i mentioned is a huge baker and has passed a lot of recipes i want to incorporate in kitchen witchery.

[shewitcherys-blog]

No prob hun happy to help 🌺- PaganTerfs

❤️❤️❤️

[vaaltyrs]

How to Write a Spell

Part of my witchcraft 101 series

Step 1: Decide what you want your spell to do

I’d argue that this is probably one of your most important parts to spell writing. If you don’t really know what kind of spell to cast, you’re not going to cast an effective spell. When I personally started out on my journey, I looked up spells on tumblr tags or Google to get an idea of what I wanted my spell to be and adapted them to fit my vision. You can do it this way, too, but if you want to do it entirely from scratch, decide on what your focus is.

Step 2: Refine your intent.

In online witch communities, you’re going to hear a lot about something called intent. Intent is what makes a spell a spell. It’s what you want your spell to do. For example, let’s say I want to do a love spell. What kind of love spell do I want to create? One to attract a new lover? To make myself more attractive to others? Be careful when thinking about this, though, especially with love magic because certain intentions can breach the whole free will thing and casting a spell on others without their consent is never a good thing. Intent is moving beyond what kind of spell you want to do and moving towards what your spell is. It’s the whole heart of your spell.

Step 3: Decide what kind of spell you want to do.

This can be anything from a baking, cooking, bath, tea, etc. spell. What kind of spell you decide to create will require you to be careful with your components since if you’re going to create a potion that you ingest, you absolutely should not use essential oils in that potion since they are not meant to be consumed. There’s also things like jar spells that are very popular in the witchblr community but they’re not always good for the environment so if your spell is supposed to be buried, you’ll want to perhaps consider a different type of spell. The world is your oyster.

Step 4: Decide on your components.

Components are the parts that make up your spell. So things like herbs, crystals, vinegars, oils, essential oils, etc. Each component will have different associations so if you’re wanting to create a spell for waking up, you won’t want to put lavender in it since lavender is often used for sleeping spells. Witchipedia I find has a good comprehensive list of correspondences but for more obscure herbs, I find just a rudimentary Google search often does the trick. If you find a correspondence that doesn’t feel right in your gut, then you don’t have to use that correspondence for the herb or you can just find a different herb altogether. For example. when I was creating a protection spell bag last summer, I used mistletoe in my bag and mistletoe is often associated with sexual love, fertility, male potency etc., but I find it has more protective qualities because it is a poisonous herb. This is also where I’ll remind you to be mindful of what kind of spell you’re making. If you’re making protection muffins, you’re not going to want to throw mistletoe into that bad boy since it is poisonous.

Step 4a: Research your components.

This! Is! Important! Especially for herbs that you use. Be extra careful with ingesting herbs, especially ones like St. John’s Wort, since SJW does interact with a lot of medicines, like beta blockers, and it can reduce the effectiveness. tl;dr just be careful of what you’re putting in your body and if Google isn’t giving you a solid answer, always talk to your doctor beforehand.

Step 4b: Taglocks

Taglocks are things that tie your spell to a target. For example, in my protection spells, I tend to put my hair in it. You can also use a personal sigil, a bindrune that represents you, a photo, blood/other bodily fluids, etc. to represent your target. If your target is not yourself, ensure that you get bodily fluids from the third party ethically. Basically, don’t go around cutting people’s hair off or sticking them with a needle to get their blood. Just … be considerate and also get individuals’ consent.

Step 5: Put your spell together!

This is the fun part! This is where you get to throw all your ingredients together! I find that listening to music when I curate my spells helps me focus my intent. This is where you’ll do the actual baking part of your spell if you’re doing a baking spell or putting components into the spell bag and so forth.

Step 6: Seal your spell.

I often seal my spell with wax, if it’s a jar spell, or runes, if it’s a baking spell, or stirring clockwise if it’s a cooking spell. With bag spells, I tend to just sew the bag up and hang it where the intent will be magnified. For example, my protection spell last summer was to protect me at school so I hung it in my locker. If your protection spell is for your home, you’re going to want to have your spell somewhere near your home, and so forth. You can also seal your spells with a kiss.

Step 7: Charging your spell.

Charging your spell isn’t always necessary. With protection spells, I tend to let them just do their thing but if your spell isn’t really manifesting, I’d go back and recharge it with some intent. To do that, you can use crystals (pyramid stones I find are really good generator stones. So is selenite), or you can charge your spell in the moonlight or sunlight, with an orgasm, etc.

Optional: Incantations.

A lot of people opt to use incantations in their spell work. That’s not something that I really tend to do unless I’m casting a circle, but if it’s something you’re interested in doing, have at it! A lot of people say that your incantations need to rhyme, but I find that’s not really true since when you’re creating your incantation, you’re carefully selecting the words and imbuing them with your own power.

Optional: Casting circles.

A lot of sources will also state that in order to “properly” cast a spell, you’ll need to cast a circle. The way I cast my circles is like this:

1) Face the North and point or hold your wand or a crystal etc.. “Hail to the watchtower of the North, the element of Earth. I call upon you to watch over and protect this space.”

2) Face the East. “Hail to the watchtower of the East, the element of Air. I call upon you to watch over and protect this space.”

3) Face the South. “Hail to the watchtower of the South, the element of Fire. I call upon you to watch over and protect this space.”

4) Face the West. “Hail to the watchtower of the West, the element of Water. I call upon you to watch over and protect this space.”

I then turn in a circle clockwise three times (not too quickly). To uncast the circle, go the opposite of what I’ve written and thank the watchtowers for protecting your space.

There you go! Your spell is set. You can dispose of your spell however you feel is right (i.e. curses tend to get buried away from your home, protection jar spells will stay in a dark corner, etc.) but congratulations! You’ve created a spell! Write it down in your grimoire! Be proud of your spell! You did amazing work! If you still have any questions or need me to clarify things, my ask box is open! 🍑

Beginners Tag

[shewitcherys-blog]

since i've gotten a few new followers (thank you @paganterfs!!) and i am Bored, feel free to send in asks & ask me anything!!!! nothing is off limits

[shewitcherys-blog]

i really really love folk magic. folk practices really get to the root of magic and the earth (imo). i'm so tired of traditionalists (is that the word?) and egotistical neopagan witches acting like witchcraft always has to be this grand, complicated ritual. it doesn't! (but it can be if you want it to!!)

also, most folk traditions are usually tied to a region and/or ethnic group and can really educate yourself on your familial past & origins.

[venusian5]

a list of [just a few] different types of astrology

Astrocartography – The astrology of place. It examines how people respond to the various energies available to them across the globe. Astrologers that practice this type of astrology help others find spots where they can better engage with specific themes in their lives by examining a special type of astrological map.

Chinese Astrology – A group of traditions that arose independent of those in the west with their own mythos, techniques, and philosophy that bloomed throughout the long history of Chinese cultures.

Cosmobiology – A school of astrology credited with popularization by German astrologer Reinhold Ebertin that is related to the Hamburg School of Astrology. There is a primary emphasis on mid-points and 8th Harmonic aspects, and the significant expansion of medical astrological principals.

Egyptian Astrology – A retrospective school of astrology that uses the rich Egyptian mythos to examine Zodiacal relationships. This should not be confused with the type of astrology practiced in ancient Egypt from roughly 2000BC-100BC that served as a foundational precursor to the Hellenistic tradition, since the concept of the Zodiac was developed elsewhere.

Electional Astrology – Also known as Inceptional Astrology, this branch of the tradition is focused on finding the best time to start new projects so that they meet with the greatest success and abundance. 

Esoteric Astrology – The types of astrology that examine spiritual principals and seek to build corpus knowledge of esoteric ideologies by examining the mundane motion of the planets and stars as well as their hidden relationships.

Evolutionary Astrology – Astrology that focuses on the supposed evolutionary path of the soul. It is used to foster individual growth and spiritual expansion in accordance with many new age principals. 

Financial Astrology – Astrology that examines financial markets and their timing according to transits in order to forecast market changes. This branch of astrology also examines natal potential for money making, as well as uses astrology as a tool for discourse about global economic trends.

Hellenistic Astrology – The type of astrology practiced in the Mediterranean from roughly 100BC to 600BC that reached its height during the Roman Empire. It is the first western system to incorporate the 4 fold system of astrology that became the foundation of all later practices.

Horary Astrology – Divinatory astrology that examines the moment in which a question is understood by an astrologer in order to find an answer for the querent.

Jyotish – Commonly conflated with Vedic Astrology, Jyotish is the main form of astrology practiced in the Indian subcontinent in the modern era. It represents a hybrid of indigenous Indian astrology with Hellenistic techniques. This type of astrology is sidereal, or constellation based.

Magi Astrology – A secretive form of astrology that examines relationships and their timing according to a different set of astrological standards.

Mayan Astrology – The tradition of astrology practiced in the Mayan culture that arose independently of western influence and ideology.

Medical Astrology – Astrology that examines the relationship of the human body with the alignment of the cosmos. Used to forecast and diagnose predispositions to certain health issues, as well as provide recommendations for greater over all health and wellness according to the natal potential.

Modern Astrology – The various forms of astrology that have been practiced since its revival in the late 1800’s. There has been a marked increase in the importance placed on the Sun sign, and a focus on the psychological potentials indicated by the natal chart.

Mundane Astrology – The astrology of large groups of people and their interactions. Transits are examined in order to explain and forecast global trends and events.

Natal Astrology – Astrology centered on the natal chart of individuals. In the modern era this is the most widely used form of astrology.

Psychological Astrology – The examination of the natal chart as a set of psychological predispositions. Based on this foundational premise the astrologer can help guide and counsel the native with traditional psychological techniques.

Rectification – An extraordinarily advanced astrological technique that examines the events of a native’s life and works backward in order to produce a time of birth for those that do not possess it. A time consuming and expensive process that is a necessary precursor for all advanced forms of astrological work.

Relocational Astrology – The supposition that natal capabilities are amenable to the influences of locality. Examines the shift of potential that a native faces when living in different areas.

Synastry – The astrology of relationships. Two charts are examined concurrently in order to reveal themes and potentials that may be present as the relationship progresses.

Traditional Astrology – The various forms and traditions of astrology that were practiced during the almost 3000 years of its history prior to astrology’s revival in the late 1800’s. There is a marked focus on mundane astrology and examining the lives of natives from a deterministic standpoint.

Transit Astrology – The examination of the current or future positions of the planets in relation to a natal chart order to see the themes that are currently active in a native’s life, as well as forecast future trends and events.

Uranian Astrology – Another branch that is related to the Hamburg School of Astrology that focuses on midpoints and uses theoretical planets as part of it’s arsenal of techniques. It is sometimes said to be the true successor of the Hamburg legacy.

Vedic Astrology – The indigenous forms of astrology of the Indian subcontinent that arose independent of those of the west. There is a distinct lunar focus (as there are with many of the oldest forms of astrology). This system was eventually merged with ancient Hellenistic techniques in order to form what is now known as Jyotish.

Vocational Astrology – A specialized form of astrology that examines the inherent potential within a natal chart in order to recommend potential career paths for a native and help them navigate their professional life.

Weather Forecasting Astrology – The type of astrology that is most popularly used in almanacs. More advanced techniques and philosophies in use by astrologers range from every day forecasting to major climate prediction.

[silkfaun]

Artemis - lady of wild things, huntress, protectress of animals, guardian of the young.

[mshrooms]

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[mandragoraphoria]

- “County Folklore”, Vol. V and VI, pg. 113 and 72, respectively.

[hiswitchcraft]

💀What I’ve Learned About Curses💀

As the title states, this is what I’ve learned. It is all based on my experiences, opinions, and personal knowledge. Most of it comes from my grimoire.  What Is A Curse?: A curse is a type of spell a person can cast on you. It can cause misfortune, health issues, financial issues, relationship issues, even in some cases death. What About Hexes & Jinxes?: I also want to define hexes & jinxes before we get too into this.  • Jinxes • Temporary, can last hours, are just meant to cause a bit of bad lack but nothing too serious, are for a bit of fun or to teach someone a simple lesson.  • Hexes • Also temporary, but have greater effects, they’re a lot more curse like in that they can teach more vital lessons and can cause things like sickness.  • Curses • Permanent, can cause death, they’re for the worst, nastiest people, and the most intense situations.  In other words, they’re all negative spells. Just 3 different levels of them. The main difference is curses are permanent, the others are not, and a jinx certainly wouldn’t cause death or permanently effect someones well-being.  Are They Okay?: I used to wonder this myself and have seen TONS of people ask it. It’s a matter of morality. I can’t tell you what to believe or think. It’s about you and your path.  How Do I Know If I’m Cursed?: There are symptoms, I’ll go over all the ones I’m aware of. • Bad Luck/Misfortune  • Lack of motivation  • Nightmares • Bad Omens • Personal items going missing  • Plants dying • Fatigue  • Health issues/sickness • Financial issues All and any of these things can happen, they will come along suddenly and have no other explanation other than a curse.  How To Test If You’re Cursed: Okay, you’ve identified you’ve got some of the symptoms, you can’t find any other reason or suspect someone specific has cursed you. The next step is testing to be sure. Here are my personal favorite ways to test for curses. The Egg Test:  Break an egg, what you find inside will give you insight.  • Blood  • You’re cursed  • • White clots/chunks • There is no curse, but there is something clotting you or your life up • • Broken yolk  • There is no curse, but you have inner turmoil and need to work on it • The Oil Test: Get a bowl of water and some oil, (I used olive oil because I had it and it is what is traditionally used) drop the oil into the bowl of water. If it all clumps together, you’re cursed.  Divination Test: Ask whatever forms of divination you may have if you’re cursed.  Deity Test: I don’t do deity work, but I also imagine it’d be an option to ask your deities if you’re cursed.  What To Do Next?: Alright, so you’ve looked at the symptoms, they’re unusual for you. You did the tests, you’ve come to conclusion you’re cursed. Now what? • Cleansing  Cleansing is one of the foundations of witchcraft, use your favorite forms of cleansing to cleanse your space. This is a default for many witchy issues or situations anyways. But it’s a good reminder.  • Salt bath This a method of cleansing yourself, it may get the curse off of you. It may also help if you found something unusual in your egg (that is if you did the egg test).  • Warding  This is another thing that’s very common and simple, but effective, ward yourself and your space to make sure nothing else that’s bad or unwanted gets in. • Deities  You could ask your deities to help remove the curse or ask them what you should do about it.  • Other witches Ask other more experienced witches what their experiences with curses are and they they recommend, get some feedback. Posts like this are nice but so is talking to someone and hearing their experiences!  Here’s some types of spells you could use to help you! Spells: • Return to sender spell • Protection spell • Remove curse spell (of course)  I’m sure I’ll add more to this in the future. I hope someone learned something! Enjoy! Have a lovely day (right after I just went on about curses and death for quite a while) 💖