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Samhain Ideas

🥀 Write letters to your ancestors. Seal them in envelopes with dried flowers or other small offerings, and burn them.

🥀 In lieu of flowers, delicately cut apple slices, orange peels, or other fruits in floral shapes and leave a bowl of them as an offering.

🥀 Read some books/watch some movies that are popular in your family.

🥀 Write little poems or letters to the Fae, roll them up and put them inside cinnamon sticks with a blob of honey or some milk, then leave them in the woods.

🥀 (Gently!) Put googly eyes and tiny paper hats on your plants to make modern Jack o’ lanterns.

🥀 Wear things from people in your life, family jewelry, clothes that a family member has purchased for you,

🥀 If you can visit the grave of a loved one or someone in your family. Talk to them for a bit.

🥀 Charge candles with crystals Lapis Lazuli, Rhodonite, Citrine, or hematite to burn at your altar.

🥀 Write a list to your deities of the things you are proud of having accomplished together. Bury it with an offering.

heatherwitch

Limited Hand Mobility + Witchcraft

For folks who have limited mobility in their hands due to pain, weakness, shakiness, or anything else. These are a range of ideas, not all of them may work for each person, but hopefully they’ll spark something that will!

Looking for broader low energy, low mobility or bedridden ideas? Check out my bedridden witch series (click here!)

Tarot:

Tarot apps are a great way to pull a card with a tap or two (Labyrinthos and Galaxy tarot have been recommended).

Place your deck in your lap. Feel for any loose cards, then pull them.

Split the deck (doesn’t have to be even). The cards on either end of the split are the cards for your spread.

Spread the deck on a flat surface, and move your hand over to pick (let your hands sense the energy), or pick based on intuition.

If gripping/managing thin paper is tricky, some people use other objects for tarot readings. I’ve seen jewelry charms as a common one, but the possibilities are endless (cardboard, wooden blocks, etc.).

You can do more than readings with your cards. Pick one per day and just spend time with it. Look at the art, pay attention to how it makes you feel. Learn the meanings of the card.

This post may have more ideas: Bedridden witch: Divination edition

Pendulum:

I have had success with using a pendulum while dealing with shaking hands.

Let something else do the work! Hang it by an open window, focus your energy and let the wind move the pendulum for you. Use a pillow to support your arm/hand.

Use a pendulum jar.

Use a shorter pendulum that can be used with one finger. A string with a small crystal bead will do.

Prop you arm/hand on a pillow.

You could also use other parts of your body to hold the pendulum (like your mouth or toes… wouldn’t recommend switching between the two though!)

Bedridden witch: Divination edition

Other Divination:

Runes may be easier to hold/use than tarot cards.

Use rune apps (runic divination was recommended).

Scrying (using a mirror or bowl) is hands-free.

For more ideas: Bedridden witch: Divination edition

Spells and Energy Work:

A lot of witches use their hands to focus energy during spellwork and other magical doings. While this may be helpful, it’s not necessary!

Focusing energy can be helpful. Use a crystal or other object and touch it in some way (with your hand, have it in your lap, whatever works for you). Use the crystal/object to help channel and amplify your energy.

I usually draw energy up from the earth (even while in bed) by placing my palms flat(ish) towards the earth by the sides of my body. So if I was lying down, my arms would be at my sides with my palms facing down.

Use visualization! A LOT of my magic involves visualization.

Candles and Incense:

Himalayan salt lamps are a great way to bring a similar energy that a burning candle would.

I honestly really like electric candles, but I know they’re not everybody’s thing. Plus sides: if you forget about them they simply run out of battery, can be decorated–tape with color correspondences, sigils, spells, etc. (you could even print something and tape it on).

Reed diffusers. Get the yummy smell that candles or incense brings without the flames and smoke. Plus you can ignore it for months!

Essential oil diffusers. Great way to get the correspondences that incense often holds. (please use safely and not around your pets).

Room spray. Store-bought or self-infused natural sprays are a great way to add good smells and/or correspondences.

Recording information:

Voice text or dictation software are often accessible, though not always perfect. It is a great way to get things down that you don’t want to forget/want to reformat later.

Typing can sometimes be easier than writing, and journals/grimoires in documents are easy to organize, and to read.

I’m a very tactile person and enjoy writing (even if it hurts/is difficult). My tarot journal is filled with terrible handwriting, random shorthand, and codes I came up with to shorten things (ie. a little symbol for each suit, then the card number). It doesn’t have to be an all-day process.

I’d imagine that some tarot apps record which cards you’ve pulled, or have an option to save it.

Odds and Ends:

Use compression gloves or other gear to support your hands? Add sigils or enchant them!

Same goes for any lotions, creams, balms or medications used to help; sigils, charging, enchanting, etc. are all great ways to incorporate magic.

Teas are an easy way to get multiple herbs + their medicinal values without needing to do anything!

Into kitchen witchcraft? Using electric mixers can be very helpful.

Create sigils using a phone app (touchscreen) and your fingers rather than holding a pen.

Other posts you might like:

Bedridden witch series

Chronically ill witchcraft: For your symptoms

Spoonie witch masterpost

Do none of these posts meet your needs after perusing? Send me an ask, I’m always looking to fill the gaps when it comes to accessibility and witchcraft!

With suggestions and contributions from:

@useless-bisaster, @crowxwitch and anonymous. Thank you!

shysoundofstars

Numerology

If you pay attention on your daily life, you can see and feel the universe giving you signals. This set of numbers are an example. Keep it always with you or take notes of the numbers you see and when.

It’s amazing 🌙

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True Love Tarot Combinations My Grandma Taught Me

Death + Ace of Cups

Love that lasts a day after forever

Six of Pentacles + Five of Pentacles

Love that asks for nothing in return

Knight of Wands + King of Wands

Love that makes a boy into a man

The Tower + Four of Wands

Love that can withstand any earthquake

Seven of Wands + Knight of Swords

Love that will fight and die for you

Six of Wands + The World

Love that puts you on a pedestal

The Moon + The Sun

Love that consumes you night and day

The Devil + Four of Pentacles

Flaming love that engulfs you

Ace of Cups + Ten of Cups

Love you never have to shed tears for

Two of Cups + The High Priestess

Love you recognize at first sight

Six of Cups + Two of Cups

Friendship that blooms into love

The Hermit + The Fool

Love that outlasts time itself

Death + The Wheel of Fortune

Love that can resurrect a dying soul

Ace of Wands + The Sun

Lust that matures into love

The Hermit + Strength

Love that grows stronger each passing day

Five of Pentacles + Ten of Pentacles

Love that makes lords out of beggars

The Hierophant + Four of Wands

Love no storm can conquer

#tarot

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Tasseography

•Tea leaf reading•

You might be wondering where this unusual form of divination came from, so here’s a short history on tasseography. Shortly after tea was introduced to Europe, tea leaf reading, as it’s now recognized, was born. Similar divination tools had been used with an assortment of other materials. The art of tea leaf reading spread through Europe, and is now practiced throughout the world.

Doing a tea leaf reading involves you indulging in a delicious cup of tea and putting your sharp intuitive skills to work. After you enjoy your warm cup of loose leaf tea, you’ll leave the loose tea leaves at the bottom, where some of these leaves will form symbols, each having their own meaning. That’s where your keen intuitive abilities come in! Anyone can see a triangle at the bottom of a teacup, but your job is to intuit what it means for you or the person you’re reading for.

WHAT YOU NEED FOR A TEA LEAF READING

Tea cup with a wide brim that’s light enough to easily see your tea leaves.

Saucer

Loose leaf green or black tea, preferably organic.

Napkins

Pen and paper

Water

HOW TO PERFORM A TEA LEAF READING

1. BREW YOUR TEA

Gather all of your materials. Boil your water. Place about a teaspoon of loose tea in your cup. Pour your water in and steep tea to your preference.

For the next 3 steps, if you’re doing a reading for someone else, have them do the following steps.

2. SIP & SWIRL

Before you take your first sip, gently swirl tea counter clockwise three times. Sip and enjoy your tea, but don’t drink it all! When there’s about 1 tablespoon of tea left in your cup, swirl it again 3 times counter clockwise and think about or speak your query aloud.

3. CREATE YOUR TEA READING CANVAS

Turn your cup upside down onto your saucer to remove the remaining water, allow it a minute or so to drain, then turn it back up right.

4. LOOK FOR SYMBOLS

Look over your loose leaf tea pieces and see if any symbols or shapes jump out to you immediately. Don’t fret if you don’t see anything immediately, similar to scrying with a crystal ball, it can take some time for imagery to form for you. Try looking at the inside of the cup from different directions to see shapes. Keep in mind the images formed are formed from tea leaves, so you will really need to use your imagination.

5. RECORD & DECIPHER YOUR FINDINGS

If you do start to see some shapes, begin writing them down on your piece of paper so you can decipher them later, note where in the cup they are too. Now you’re ready to decipher your findings! Here’s a guide for the most common symbols found during tea leaf readings:

6. UNDERSTAND THE TIMELINE

Where your tea leaves are situated in your cup relate to when they will happen. This is why some of the tea leaf reading cups you find have circles inside of them. Timing is broken into thirds as follows:

Bottom third: farthest away from happening, think 3-5 years out.

Top third: will be happening in the near future, think within the next few weeks.

Middle third: will happen in about a year from now.

7. FORM YOUR READING

Like most divination tools, a honed intuition is key for success, so be sure to lean on any gut instincts as you form the story for your reading. Once you understand the meaning behind the symbols it’s time to put all of the information into a story that makes sense for you or the person you’re doing a reading for.

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Aura colors and their meanings

Reds; hearts and blood circulation

Dark red: Usually indicates someone who is centered and grounded, with a strong sense of self-preservation.

Muddy red: Indicates anger.

Bright red: Passionate, competitive, sensual, and energetic.

Pink: Artistic and loving. If this is not the person’s usual aural color, it may have turned pink because they have recently fallen in love or are feeling love more profoundly at that moment. It may also indicate that the person possesses psychic abilities.

Muddy pink: Indicates deceit and emotional immaturity—which is frequently the cause of deceit.

Oranges; healthy and full of vitality - reproductive system

Red orange: Indicates confidence.

Yellow orange: This person is creative, intelligent, and a perfectionist.

Muddy Orange: This person is feeling laziness or a lack of ambition. They may also be emotionally clogged and unable move forward.

Yellow; optimistic and full of life. Or liver/spleen malfunction. Either or.

Pastel yellow: Optimism and spiritual awareness.

Bright yellow: Struggle for personal power.

Muddy yellow: Indicative of fatigue, from trying to do too much all at once.

Green; health of the heart/lungs. Someone with a green aura wants to help the world however they can. Think teachers and healers.

Yellow green: Excellent communicator.

Bright green: Natural healer.

Muddy green: Jealousy, insecurity. This person has trouble taking responsibility for their actions.

Blue; state of the thyroid. Someone who is calm, compassionate, sensitive, and intuitive.

Turquoise: Powerful healer, particularly in the realm of emotional and mental health.

Light blue: Truthful and peaceful.

Bright blue: A spiritual intuitive. May be able to read other’s thoughts or futures.

Muddy blue: Deceitful, though not out of malice, but instead out of fear.

Purple; something may be wrong with the nervous system. Often people who are deeply spiritual and posses extraordinary gifts.

Indigo: A daydreamer, but in the best possible way. This person can make the world the way they wish it to be.

Violet: Psychically powerful and wise.

Lavender: Imaginative and creative.

Muddy violet: This person’s psychic gifts are being blocked by some internal force.

Misc Colors

Silver: Abundance, either spiritually or monetarily.

Grey: Filled with fear to the point of physical suffering.

Gold: Someone in direct communication with the Divine.

Black: This individual is pulling all energy towards themselves, sort of like a black hole. They are psychically or physically wounded, and attempting to (inefficiently) heal themselves in some way.

White: Newness and purity. Children, celestial beings, and the enlightened.

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Wearable Spell Jars

Deity Jars

The idea of spell jars is no new concept, and this may be an idea done before, but I wanted to spread it out there for the new witchlings who would like to find another way to be with their deities!

Now why the loop in these jars? This is so you can wear the jar as a necklace, attach as a keychain, or hang up somewhere! These small jars are easy to hide for witches that are still in secret, and portable! I recommend wearing them when asking for a deity’s help, as well as when you are performing actions you want to dedicate to the deity! For example, when I am gardening, I would wear or keep close my Gaea jar to dedicate it to her. This can also be applied to spirit companions!

What you need

Miniature jar with metal loop in the cork (you can put in the metal loop yourself if need be)

Objects associated with the deity

Candle (optional)- color depends on the deity; if no candle, use hot glue to seal the jar

Incense/scented spray associated with the deity (optional)

Chain/cord/thick string to thread the loop

How to make the jars

While working on the jar, light a candle in honor of the deity you are making the jar for. If you can’t, that’s ok- incense or a spray works or you can even ignore this step. Pray to your deity to let them know what you are doing. These miniature jars can be found in craft stores, with the loop already in, in the jewelry-making section. If you have trouble finding them, you can stick a thicker wire in the cork of a miniature jar and use jewelry pliers to create the loop yourself! If you do so, I do recommend bending the other end to secure the wire in. Put the anything you associate your deity with into the jar. You can put little charms, miniature objects, herbs, gem chips, and so forth! I will list a few examples/recipes of my own. What’s important is that these are items that made you think of them- found or bought doesn’t matter. When you have finished putting in the objects, put on the cork and seal the jar with the candle wax from the candle you lit. If you were unable to light a candle, some hot glue will work just fine. Let the wax/glue cool. If you lit a candle, let it burn down with the jar placed near it. Thread the jar with some thick string, chain, or leather cord. There you go, all done!

Here are a few of my own recipes:

Aphrodite Jar

1 seashell

2 apple seeds

1 rose quartz bead/chip

2 myrrh pieces

2 small jasmine flowers

A pinch of lavender

Sealed with pink candle wax

Hestia Jar

Pinch of ash (mine came from a campfire I dedicated to her)

Pinch of lavender

Magic purple basil

2 dragon’s blood resin pieces

1 jasmine blossom

2 amethyst beads

1 garnet bead

Sealed with purple candle wax

Gaea Jar

1 rose quartz bead

1 green fluorite bead

1 sandalwood bead

2 pieces myrrh resin

Lavender pinch and sprig

Magic purple basil leaves

Pinch of dirt from my garden

Sealed with green candle wax

Note: Many ways to substitute. Any crystals or stones will do. I decided to represent nature in different forms: leaves, resin, wood, flower. You can also include a root of some sort. Gaea is nature all around us, so representing her in a bottle can be very diverse.

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Protection Bottle Charm

You’ll need:

1 glass jar

½ to 1 cup salt

3 cloves garlic

9 dry bay leaves (crumbled)

7 tsp. dried Basil

4 tsp. dill seeds

1tsp sage

1tsp anise

1tsp black pepper

1tsp fennel

1 bowl

In the morning ideally on a bright sunny day assemble the items. Place in the bowl and say: “Salt that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the cloves of garlic: “Garlic that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the bay leaves:“Bay that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the basil and say: “Basil that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the dill and say: “Dill that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the sage and say: “Sage that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the anise and say: “Anise that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the fennel and say: “Fennel that protects, protect my home and all within.”

Mix together the salt and the herbs with your hands, throughout the movement of your hands and fingers lend energy to the potent protective items, visualize your home safe and as a shining secure place. Pour the mixture in the jar and cap tightly.

Place it in your home with these words:

“Salt and herbs, nine times nine Guard now this home of mine”

-Berk

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Recharging Post-Divination

Whatever form of divination you choose to practise, you will likely find that you feel tired once it’s over. This is normal and not something you need to worry about, but the fact it’s normal doesn’t mean that it is particularly nice! Aftercare is important.

Here are some easy ways to help yourself feel more relaxed and rested and even invigorated post-divination!

REHYDRATE! This might seem like more of a general life tip, but if you feel drained, you need to make sure you’re hydrated. Dehydration causes exhaustion, clouded thought, bad moods and, in more severe cases, can make you very sick. DRINK YA’ WATER, WITCH.

NAP TIME! There’s no magical goodness in this, other than the magic that is sleep. If you need to sleep, then do it. Sleep is the body’s way of getting true rest, and during sleep the body recharges, recovers, and heals.

HAVE A BATH OR SHOWER! Baths and showers are known to be relaxing, but for me I find that showers are more invigorating, whereas baths are relaxing and chill me out more. It’s likely different for different people. The heat of baths/showers will warm you and release any tension you’re holding. You can draw energy from the heat and cleanse yourself (physically and spiritually!) in the water.

GET COMFORTABLE AND LISTEN TO MUSIC THAT LIFTS YOUR MOOD! Music does have some magical uses and connotations—such as the vibrations raising the energy of a space—but the main use of it here, is just to lift your spirits and make you happy. Sometimes, divination can be tough and music often has a way of helping us to unwind and feel better.

HOT BEVERAGES! Not everyone likes hot beverages, so this isn’t for everyone (if you are one of those people, don’t worry)! I often find that tea blends are best when it comes to post-divination stuff. Tea in itself is known to make people feel relaxed and more chilled out—I think hot drinks have that affect because they make us feel more comfortable and cosy. However! Tea is amazing because you can make your own blend and tailor it to whatever you need. Want to relax? Chamomile and Lavender! Want to feel more energised? Peppermint! Green! Ginger!

MEDITATE/GROUND! Not everyone meditates, but for those who do, this can be a nice way to release any tension, ground yourself [click here for more information on grounding] after divining. Meditation and grounding can be particularly useful after intense sessions.

EAT SOME GOOD FOOD! Get yourself some good, filling food! I find that my go-to post-divination food is usually something that is both fresh and filling, like a carb/veg/salad mix. It really is that simple! If your energy has been sapped by divining, you’re going to need to refuel.

DO SOMETHING THAT YOU ENJOY, THAT YOU CAN DO WITHOUT FEELING DRAINED! Some people may binge watch their favourite TV show. Some people may read a book. Some people may knit. Some people may go for a walk. Whatever activity you can enjoy without feeling as though it drains you and tires you out, do it. It’ll make you happy, feel energised, and shake everything off that needs to be YEETed away.

INCENSE AND OIL DIFFUSERS! Want to relax? Burn/diffuse some Lavender. Want to raise your energy? Burn/diffuse some citrus!

OPEN A WINDOW! Fresh air can be one of the most refreshing and calming things in the world. Crack open a window. It’ll help. I promise.

The common theme here, is do things that make you happy and keep you well. Rest when you need to, eat and drink, and do what makes you feel happy.

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Tell Me Something I Don’t Know: A Tarot Spread for New Insight

Beyond its usefulness as a divination tool, tarot can also be a good way to organize your thoughts and better understand yourself—your subconscious interprets the meaning of the cards according to what you think and feel, and the symbols on the cards give you a way to visualize these thoughts and feelings more objectively, outside of your mind. If I ask the cards a question about myself, a lot of the time they respond by knocking me upside the head and telling me I already know the answer.

Sometimes, though, I’m not looking to the cards for answers about what I feel or for what’s buried in my subconscious. I want new information, knowledge that I can use to improve my life and move forward. For that, I’ve devised this spread, a simple way to learn something new from the cards.

1. Describes the querent.

2. A power they don’t realize they have.

3. A pleasant surprise soon to come into their life.

4. Something they are doing that they don’t realize is setting them back.

5. Negative energy or intent that is following them in secret.

When I last read this spread, the Two of Pentacles in position two told me that I’d be coming across an opportunity to combine my interests, furthering both my education and my career, and I was recently offered an internship in the field I want to find a job in once I graduate!

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Crystal Prescriptions

via crystalguidance.com (Not a substitute for proper medical attention!)

Acceptance

Addictions

ADHD and ADD

Allergies

Anemia

Angelic Communication

Anger

Anxiety

Arthritis

Asthma

Astral Travel

Autism

Autoimmune Diseases

Back Pain

Bi-Polar

Birthstones

Bleeding - To Stop

Blood Pressure - To Lower

Bronchitis

Bruises

Burns

Calming

Cancer - General

Carpel Tunnel

Chakras

Chakras - Align All

Cholesterol

Colds

Communication

Concentration

Confidence

COPD

Courage

Cramps / Cramping

Creativity

Crohn’s Disease

Dementia

Depression

Diabetes

Dieting

Digestion

Dreams - Enhance & Recall

Dyslexia

Eczema and Dry Skin

Edema and Water Retention

EMF Protection

Emotional Balance

Empath

Emphysema

Eyes

Faith

Fatigue

Fear

Fertility

Fevers

Fibroids

Fibromyalgia

Forgiveness

Good Luck

Grief

Grounding

Happiness and Joy

Headaches

Health and General Healing

Heartache

Hormone Balance

House Protection

Inflammation

Immune System

Insomnia

Intuition

Irritability

Irritated Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Job Interview

Kidney Stones

Loneliness

Love for Self

Love - To Attract

Lupus

Meditation

Memory

Menopause

Mental Focus & Clarity

Metabolism

Migraines

Mind Chatter

Motion Sickness

Motivation

MS - Multiple Sclerosis

Muscle Pain

Nausea

Nerve Damage

Nervousness

Nightmares

Nose Bleeds

OCD

Over Thinking

Overwhelmed

Pain Relief

Pancreas

Panic Attack

Paralysis

Parkinsons

Passion

Past - Letting Go

Past Life Recall

Patience

PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)

Peace

Phobias

Pineal Gland

PMS

Positivity / Positive Thinking

Pregnancy

Procrastination

Prosperity

Prostate

Protection - General

Protection - Psychic

Psychic Abilities

PTSD

Relaxation

Sadness

Sciatica

Self Worth

Sensitive Emotionally

Sensory Processing Disorder

Shyness

Sinus

Sleep

Sleep Walking

Smoking - Quitting

Spirit Guides

STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease)

Stomach - Upset

Stress

Students

Swelling

Teething

Thyroid

Throat - Sore

Tinnitus

Trust

Vampires (Energy and Psychic) - Protection from

Vertigo

Visualization

Weight Loss

Will Power

Worry

Zodiac and Birthstones

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🌷Ostara Egg Offerings🌷

With Ostara approaching and the world literally having come to a stop, I decided I'd use the time to go forth and finally actually do something for this Sabbath - in this case, filled quail eggs, sealed with beewax!

Not only are they super fun to craft, they're also pretty easy to make and safe to leave out in the wild as offerings (as long as you fill them with things that are not harmful to fauna and flora, of course.) Here's what you need and how to make them:

🌷What you'll need🌷:

🔮Blown eggs (I used quail eggs since we have them in stock in the flower shop I work at, but you can use any egg of your choice!) Use as many as you see fit. I took 6, for My Lady, Persephone, as she ate 6 pomegranate seeds in the Underworld. If your deity/entity has a similar "special number", you might want to go with that!

🔮Herbs of your choice (I used lavender, chamomile, rosemary and green sage)

🔮Seeds/nuts (optional)

🔮Honey

🔮Beewax (preferably in sheet-form, but since it can be formed nicely when heated a little, it doesn't really matter!)

🔮A lighter

🌷What to do🌷:

🔮[Optional] Bless your ingredients and your workspace.

🔮Carefully fill the egg with the fillings of your choice - if you want to leave them out in nature, I advice you from keeping away from salt, anything that won't rot or is poisonous to wildlife and/or plants.

🔮Next, take a small piece of beewax - shape it into a small bowl that fits over the hole you filled your egg up through, like so:

🔮Put the tiny bowl over the hole like a little hat - adjust the curve of the wax so it fits neatly around the shell, like this:

🔮Take your lighter and carefully melt down the edges of the wax so it is adhered to the shell. Use your finger or the back of a spoon's handle to smoothen them down. (I sadly don't have a picture for that, since I needed both hands for this)

🔮Enjoy your cute Ostara offerings! I dedicated mine to My Lady, Persephone, since she is ascending from the Underworld tomorrow.

Remember to be safe, especially in times like these. Take care of yourself, those close to you, and if you have the means, those in need.

Fair winds!

~G.

#ostara #ostara offering #persephone deity #persephone devotion #persephone devotee #persephone #wicca witch #eclectic wicca #wicca #wiccan #wiccablr #witchy diy #pagan sabbats #ostara sabbat

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Pendulum 101

Alright, pals! Time to learn all about pendulum divination! Strengths: -Pendulums are best known for their ability to give quick yes/no answers! -Pendulums are don’t cost a lot of money and are easy to make. -Pendulums are very easy to pick up and learn quickly… no extensive training needed! Weaknesses: -Pendulums require a steady hand, which some people struggle with. -Pendulums don’t provide in-depth information, just surface-level answers. How To Do It: -First, set up a pendulum board. This can be a set board or cloth, or you can scribble it down on an index card. It’s traditionally two perpendicular lines, one for yes and one for no. Other things can be added as well! (Many people include a “Maybe,” “Rephrase the question,” add a circle of numbers or letters, even zodiac signs!) -Grab your pendulum and “set” it to the board. (I usually do this by tapping each point on the board with the pendulum and saying, “yes, no, one, two,” whatever is appropriate. -Give it a test run before asking the big questions. Ask it questions you already know, to make sure there isn’t anything interfering with the pendulum. Try to ask at least one yes and one no question! -Ask your question out loud. Then wait. Eventually the pendulum will start swinging towards your answer! How It Works: There are a few different schools of thought, here. Some say your Higher Self guides the pendulum, others say that spirits do. Some say the pendulum itself has a consciousness! Other people attribute its movements to the ideomotor effect. Many skeptics will try to discredit it this way. My personal response? So what if it uses the effect? We all know your subconscious is wayyy smarter than your conscious, so you probably know the answer to your question deep in your gut, somewhere and just need to bring it to the surface. This idea only increases the validity of pendulum divination, in my eyes. Tips: -You don’t need a fancy crystal pendulum. Any weighted object on a string will do! This includes necklaces, keys on lanyards, a needle and thread, you get the idea. -Pendulums are best used indoors in areas without drafts. These air movements could interfere with your reading! -I find it better to weigh my yes/no questions as a positive affirmation. For example, “Jenny likes me.” The yes/no response here would be very clear, where as “Jenny doesn’t like me” raises questions. Is a “No” because the statement is incorrect, or no because she doesn’t like you? Affirmations also give you the added help of gut feeling. If you say, “Jenny likes me,” and your gut feeling makes it feel like a lie, that’s important information. (Remember your subconscious is smart!) - If your pendulum is acting weird, try giving it a good cleanse! Sometimes they pick up “gunk” from extended use and get bogged down. -Pendulums are very useful for contacting spirits! If you hold your pendulum still and call for a spirit, they can signal their presence by moving it. I prefer this over tarot because tarot always guarantees a response, whether a spirit is there or not. Pendulum, meanwhile, is better for confirming your answers are genuine. If you’d like to see me do any other posts like this one, let me know! :)

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To Aid in Job Hunting

I was asked for one of these earlier today and I knew I had written one (in one of those notebooks or google files lol) so here we go! This can be made into either a spell jar or a charm bag, whichever you feel more comfortable with!

bay leaf – prosperity

cedar chips – success

caraway seed – luck

sunflower seeds – power & manifestation

ginger – confidence

Just like any other jar or bag, intent is the key ingredient. If you’re making a jar you can light the candle to seal it now (bonus – feel free to carve sigils or words on intent into the wax if this is the only thing you will use this candle for – tea lights are perfect for this!)

Go ahead and add those ingredients one at at time. Think about what you want to get from this, imagine yourself working, nailing an interview, etc. If you aren’t great at meditating or focusing, I find that saying them out loud, or writing out the things you want to manifest help tremendously, fold it up and put it in the bag!

Seal up the jar or tie up the bag. Bring it with you when you look for jobs, apply for jobs, have interviews, etc.

Remember– magic will NEVER take the place of hard work, you can’t get a job if you don’t put in the effort to get a job, this is just to help you along the way!

Best of luck, my loves!!

Also if you have trouble sealing jars, I have a tutorial here. And all of my other spell jars, tutorials, grimoire stuff, etc can be found here.

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witches weeds - jimsonweed datura stramonium, hemlock conium maculatum, enchanter’s nightshade circaea lutetiana, deadly nightshade atropa belladona, henbane hyoscyamus niger, moonflower datura innoxia, wolsfbane aconitum napellus

i’ve come across the concept of witches weeds a few times in my botanical wanderings, above are a few of my favorites. a word of warning - every plant above except for enchanter’s nightshade are poisonous plants. please do not go foraging for these plants, some of them can even create symptoms just by touching or breathing in near the plant.

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