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[whiteassenby]

What should you put in your bath?

black tea: soothes sunburns [1] [2] and is antimicrobial [3] contains some essential polyphenols and tannin, reduces puffiness/inflammation [4] 

green tea: antioxidant and detoxifier [1] soothes rashes, increases healing rate, softens skin [2] heals sores and wounds, rejuvenates skin cells, improve psoriasis and dandruff [3] anti-aging, mood stabilizing [4]

apple cider vinegar: anti inflammatory and softens skin [1]

ground ginger: increases circulation, promotes sweating, opens pores, relieves pain [1]

lemon: antioxidant (brightens skin) [1] 

olive oil: moisturizes skin [1]

calendula flowers: soothes burns, inflammation, rashes, insect bites, skin disorders [1] useful for small children [2]

elder-flowers: anti-inflammatory and heals rashes cuts and wounds [1]

Himalayan salt: soothes insect bites, heals blisters, relieves arthritis pain [1] softens skin [2]

oatmeal: soothes, anti-inflammatory, calms angry skin [1]

rose petals: relax mind, relieve sleepiness, soothe headaches and stress [1] promote positive feelings [2]

valerian root: relax the mind, relieve sleepiness, soothe headaches and stress [1]

lavender: relax the mind, relieve sleepiness, soothe headaches and stress [1] [2]

mugwort: relax the mind, relieve sleepiness, soothe and headaches and stress [1]

chammomile: soothes nerves [1] good for dry skin [2]

passion flower: soothes nerves [1]

hops: soothes nerves [1]

rosemary: pain relief, soothes headaches and fatigue [1] relaxing, increases alertness and clarity of mind [2] soothes sore throat[3]

thyme: pain relief, soothes headaches and fatigue [1]

devils claw: eases joint pain [1]

juniperberries: soothes muscle aches [1]

peppermint: increase blood flow, relieve congestion [1]

eucalyptus: increase blood flow, relieve congestion [1] increases energy [2]

thyme: increase blood flow, relieve congestion [1]

jasmine: emollient and antiseptic, soothes skin [1] 

organic coconut flakes: nourish the skin [1]

sage: uplifting, good for oily skin and back acne [1] stimulating [2]

marjoram: decongestant, soothes muscle pain [1]

whole cow’s milk: hydrates and mildly exfoliates skin [1]

cow’s buttermilk: hydrates and thoroughly exfoliates skin [1]

goat’s milk: thoroughly hydrates and exfoliates skin, provides nutrients [1]

[artwitchpath]

Combining the energies of shapes and colors is a powerful practice within art witchcraft. You can look for these combinations in your color castings, or other artistic forms of divination, or use them to boost your intent in spells.

Stay tuned for more free resources and information related to art magic and color craft. My inbox is always open!

-LUMI

[eclecticwiccans]

Healing Sore Throat Potion

You will need the following items for this spell:

Small bowl/plate

4 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon lemon juice

sugar

Start by mixing the honey with lemon juice and add sugar. (may need a lot of sugar) Make sure that it is mixed well before taking 1 teaspoon of potion and eat it. Continue for a few days or until sore throat is better.

Note: If the sore throat is from a virus or a bacteria please seek a doctor first, since the sugar might be a bad idea

[hecaatia-deactivated20171026]

What is a thoughform (not looking for a definition so much as a practical meaning)? What distinguishes a thoughtform from a spirit? I can surmise to a degree from yours and others' posts, but a direct question & answer will hopefully prove clarifying.

Definition and practical meaning are the exact same things to me so you’re going to need to be more specific. 

A thoughtform is a being created from the energy of humans, usually through “thoughts” hence the name. On the extremely basic level, it’s literally thinking spirits into existence. Kind of like creating an imaginary friend almost except that in thoughtform creation, you’re making a real being from energy and not a simple hallucination. 

There’s a lot of different types of thoughtforms with varying energy levels and creation methods. Servitors and egregores are probably the most well known types. They can also be created either intentionally or unintentionally. Intentional creation involves giving them a purpose and building up their energy until they are able to function on their own like a regular spirit. They need to be “fed” in order to stay alive and this is accomplished by giving them attention (thinking about them) and giving them energy either through a chargeable object or connecting them to an energy source such as the sun during creation or whatever other methods people come up with. More complex thoughtforms will have different abilities and personalities. 

Unintentional thoughtforms are usually created through subconscious thought. However people also find that they may accidentally create thoughtforms of characters when writing stories. Most of the time, unintentional thoughtforms will latch onto their creator as an energy source and subtly drain them to stay alive since they weren’t given a proper energy source. It can easily be fixed by attaching them to something else though. They can also be developed beyond their initial state and into a more complex being. And there’s many different subtypes of intentional and unintentional thoughtforms so not all of this might apply to every thoughtform.     

They aren’t distinguished from spirits as they are a type of spirit. But I know what you mean and the differences from other kinds of spirits include (UPG):

Initially lack free will and a soul. Not all spirits have free will but thoughtforms definitely don’t at first. Given time and experience, they can develop one but none start with it (well maybe some). As for the soul, they need complete independence and to be created in a certain way in order to obtain it. However, even if they weren’t created “properly” they still have the possibility of gaining one after being given complete independence. 

They are dependent on an energy source. You and I can lose energy and then regenerate it back ourselves over time. Thoughtforms on the other hand need to take from an external source in order to regenerate energy, that source usually being attention from their creator or the source that they’re linked to. Without the external source, they will die.  

They initially lack knowledge beyond what their creator already knows. This is related to the rule of silence and in order for them to learn about things outside of their creators’ knowledge, they’d need the time and strength to grow. 

They lack a history beyond what was given to them. You can’t ask a thoughtform to tell you a story from its childhood unless you wrote them a childhood for example. 

Uhh there’s probably other stuff but that’s all I got right now. Also all of that stuff might not apply to allll thoughtforms and some of it even applies to other kinds of spirits. 

[corypheon]

Ceremonial Candle Magick

Notice that “k” in magick? That means I’m legit.

In all seriousness, at some point when we started, we all have picked a candle, (usually in a colour that mirrors our intent), we held it tight, we wished upon it (or vigorously screamed at it), made our statement towards our Gods and then we lit it. Your most basic candle spell really, you can’t go wrong with that. But what if you want to take it to the next level? What if you want to give your candle spell an oomph? Something more than intent?

Ceremonial magick can seem daunting to the beginner witch or magician; all these rituals and and the LBRPs and the Watchtowers and the Middle Pillars… But we can extract techniques from these complicated rituals and adapt them for a middle ground. Keep a structure, a formula, and complete it. A ritual.

But how would you go about making a candle spell into a ritual, while still keeping it easy to follow?

Your basic candle spell, has one correspondence to your intent. The colour. Red for aggression (or lust), green for money, light blue for healing and so on. What if we incorporated more correspondences to that intent, like Planetary days and hours?

Let’s give it a shot then. For all intents and purposes, I will be “performing” a money candle spell.

Money and business are in the realm of Mercury. The day of Mercury is, ofcourse, Wednesday. An assosiative colour of Mercury is yellow or orange. I will look up on the deities that are associated with Mercury. For my own tradition I will be conferring with the God Hermes. That means I will be using symbols that are associated with Hermes. Like the caduceus staff, the symbol of Mercury, or the winged sandals.

Of course, if you are following a different tradition, you will implement symbols and Deity/Entity names accordingly. Christian witches or magicians for example, can use symbols of Raphael and Godnames, like AGLA, ADONAY and TETRAGRAMMATON.

I will use an app on my phone to check when is the Planetary Hour of Mercury on that Wednesday.

First and foremost, (about 10-15 minutes before the Hour of Mercury) we will banish and cleanse the shit out of our space and altar. Yes we have an altar. A stool, a shelf, anything with a surface big enough to hold a candle. We will banish and cleanse it. That way, the only energies present will be those needed for our spell. Nothing else.

How do we banish? That depends on your practice. Light some incense, walk in circles and pray. Light a small herbal twig, pray and quench it in water. Then sprinkle around with the water to cleanse the room and your altar.

Then we will take a piece of paper and draw a pentagram on it. The pentagram will work as a focus for the energies. Around the pentagram we will draw the symbols that we have researched, along with the Deity’s name.

On that pentagram, we will place our candle, hold it and meditate our intent upon it, for as long as we’d like.

And then we will light it. Once the hour of Mercury is done, we will blow out the candle, and then we will cleanse our space again.

This is a “basic” formula for a more ceremonial candle spell. Depending on your intent youcan adapt the correspondences accordingly. Once you are familiar with this form of candle magick, you can add to it as you see fit. Perhaps you can anoint the candle with an herbal oil that is also associated with the intended planet, or even place crystals around the pentagram. Why not carve symbols on the anointed candle itself? Why not meditate while the candle is burning?

To reiterate:

On the correct Planetary day and hour, we cleanse our space. We cast our spell, and cleanse again.

Obviously this is only a skeleton of what a complete ceremonial ritual could or should be, but its a start. We all start somewhere. And we just have to put one foot after the other…

I hope this is some help to those witches that just want that extra “something” in their spells.

I don’t claim to be an expert. I am but a witch.

[stormwater]

Tarot cards: Oh dear. No, sorry. Everything looks a bit bleak right now, but! You just have to love yourself and learn to help those around you and it'll work out fine! uwu

Runes: You're gonna be hella depressed and life is going to suck. Your crops will suffer and the long winter will come. Prepare for battle.

[aspelladay]

Diagnosis of the Evil Eye

Drip three drops of olive oil on the surface of water in a bowl.

Observe the drops. If the drops remain distinct from each other, there is no evil eye. If they run together, there is. 

Dispose of the oil and water.

Remove the evil eye accordingly.

(via The Ultimate Book of Spells by Pamela J. Ball)

[eclecticwitcheryafoot]

This is an ancient way Italian witches would test to see if someone cast the evil eye on them. It’s fascinating.

[faeriegleam-deactivated20200620]

So I went to a cemetery today. It was really nice, I love walking around cemeteries. But when I got to the back I started to feel.. uncomfortable? I got a migraine. I didn’t feel right so I walked back towards the front of the cemetery and when I left that section it’s like my migraine instantly vanished.

[teawitch]

When visiting a cemetery, it is considered polite witchcraft to ask permission and make an offering to the gatekeeper of the cemetery. The gatekeeper is considered to be the first person laid to rest in the cemetery, so you’d look for the oldest grave. But if that’s not possible, you can also look for the tallest monument. I’ve been told it’s traditional to knock three times and leave an offering of three silver coins (or dimes). Though I have left other offerings over the years and felt welcome in the cemetery.

[iiivixxi-deactivated20180417]

Squares and oppositions and occasionally quincunxes often reveal that you are uncomfortable with the planetary energy (regarding whatever personal planet is aspecting it). You see squares to Uranus having a lot of desire to rebel and be different, but finding it hard because of a simultaneous respect for tradition. Hard Neptune can be super avoidant of anything spiritual or ‘out there’ but then finds it fascinating too. Squares and oppositions to Pluto always hold the planet in some kind of tension and place of suppressed emotions, and have difficulty with intimacy because of a need to control their desires.

[everydayecclecticwitch]

WITCH TIP! Nail polish remover gets that damn glue off glass bottles after you remove the label.

[mahigxn-deactivated20200629]

There’s so much unnecessary tension between all the witchcraft communities on here. Like summon spirits if you like, speak in tongues if you like, heck eat crystal dust if you want. Just shut up and let others do their thing.

[upyrica]

If you fail to see what a card is saying, draw four more: what it does mean, what it does not mean, what helps you understand it, what prevents you from understanding it.

[anothersusurrus]

I use this technique a lot, with typically helpful results. Who better to ask for an explanation than the cards themselves?

[missy-mace]

A ‘Holy Mumbo Jumbo’ List of Color Correspondences (Includes Zodiac Signs)

Black:

Absorbing Energy, Balance, Banishing Negativity, Black Magic, Beginnings, Binding, Civil Servants, Challenges, Creating, Criminals, Death, Debts, Defense, Discoveries, Divination, Elders, Farming, Grounding, Justice, Karma, Law, Learning, Manifestation, Material Gain, Overcoming Obstacles, Patience, Plumbing, Pride, Protection, Real Estate, Rebirth, Release, Repelling, Reversing, Sacrifice, Safety, Scrying, Soothing Anxiety, Tests, Truth, Uncrossing, Understanding Limits, Unhexing, Wills, Wisdom. 

Blue (Virgo, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces):

Astral Projection, Communication, Calming, Doctors, Domestic Harmony, Elevation, Fidelity, Focus, Forgiveness, Foreign Countries/Cultures, Good Fortune, Growth, Happiness, Higher Education, Horses, Increase Wisdom, Insight, Introspection, Joy, Long Distance Travel, Loyalty, Luck, Meditation, Oceans, Opportunity, Organization, Patience, Peace, Philosophy, Political Power, Reading, Religion, Remove Confusion, Removing Bad Energy, Sincerity, Social Standings, Sports, Truth, Water, Wealth, Willpower

Brown (Scorpio, Capricorn):

Animal/Pet Magick, Animals, Concentration, Construction, Decision Making, Earth, Earth Magick, Endurance, Financial Crisis, Finding Lost Things, Focus, Food, Fruitfulness, Generosity, Goods, Grounding, Harvest, Health Of Pets and Livestock, House Blessing, Improve Concentration, Material Goods, New Beginnings, Real Estate, Security, Sound, Stability, Telepathy 

Copper: 

Business Success, Career Growth, Fertility, Money, Passion 

Gold:

Divination, Divinity, Fast Luck, Great Fortune, Health, Justice, Luxury, Male Energy, Masculinity, Positive Attitude, Prosperity, Understanding, Solar/Sun Energy 

Gray:

Contemplation, Glamour, Loneliness, Removing Negative Influence 

Green (Aquarius, Cancer):

Abundance, Acceptance, Affection, Alliances, Artistic Ability, Beauty, Beginnings, Change, Cosmetics, Counteract, Courage, Decorating, Employment, Emotion Health, Envy, Fertility, Fae, Gardening, Garden Magick, Gifts, Grace, Greed, Growth, Harmony, Healing, Herbal Magick, Hope, Immortality, Income, Increased Love, Increased Trust, Jealousy, Jobs, Luck, Luxury, Marriage, Money, Partnerships, Peace, Physical Health, Plant Magick, Prosperity, Rebirth, Relationships, Social Activity, Success, Soulmates, Trees, Weather 

Indigo: 

Ambition, Dignity, Divination, Meditation, Psychic Ability, Spiritual Guidance, Stop Gossip/Lies, Overcome Depression 

Lavender: 

Intuition, Knowledge 

Light Blue:

Peace, Protection, Spirituality, Tranquility 

Orange (Leo, Sagittarius):

Abandonment, Action, Ambition, Breaking Down Barriers, Business Success, Celebration, Creativity, Dominance, Fun, Harvest, Intellectual Matters, Investments, Joy, Justice, Kindness, Legal Matters, Material Gain, Mental Alertness, Opportunity, Overcoming Addiction, Sealing a Spell, Self Expression, Strength, Releaving Depression, Vitality 

Pink:

Calming, Compassion, Domestic Harmony, Emotional Healing, Emotions, Femininity, Friendship, Gardening, Getting a Move on, Harmony, Healing, Homosexuality, Honor, Infants, Love, Maturity, New Beginnings, Nurturing, Partnership, Personal Success, Physical Energy, Protection of Children, Relaxation, Romance, Self Improvement, Self Love, Spiritual Healing, Woodworking

Purple:

Breaking a Habit, Contact with Spirits, Change Luck, Drive away Evil, Government, Independence, Influence, Spiritual Power, Wisdom  

Red (Scorpio, Aries):

Ambition, Action, Assertiveness, Business Deals, Combat, Competition, Conflict, Confrontation, Courage, Danger, Desire, Energy, Fertility, Fire Element, Health, Hunting, Independence, Mechanical Things, Mercury, Motivation, Passion, Renewal, Repairs, Self-Esteem, Sexual Potency, Sports, Strength, Vitality, War 

Silver: Communication, Divination, Dreams, Feminine Divinity, Gambling, Luck, Intuition, Medication, Moon Magick, Psychic Awareness, Victory

Violet (Capricorn, Gemini, Sagittarius):

Astrology, Clairvoyance, Clarity, Connection to Higher Self, Correspondences, Education, Forgiveness, Goddess, Heal Wounded Pride, Hidden Forces, Humility, Insight, Intelligence, Justice, Meditation, Memory, Messages, Occult, Psychic Power, Relief Of Emotional Hurt

White (Pisces):

Confidence, Connection to  Higher Self, Connection to Spirits, Cycle of Life, Enlightenment, Endings, Freedom, Goddesses, Health, Imitation, Inspiration Mental Clarity, New Beginnings, Outgoingness, Poise, Protection, Purification, Shyness, Transformation 

Yellow (Taurus Libra):

Astral Projection, Clarity, Communication, Constancy, Faith, Flexibility, Friendship, Happiness, Harmony, Healing, Humility, Imagination, Inspiration, Intellect, Inventiveness, Knowledge, Learning, Life, Memory, Optimism, Persuasion, Pleasure, Productivity, Protection, Self-esteem, Spirit Communication, Solar Magick, Success, Telepathy, Travel, Understanding 

[vvitchella]

Witch memes

Jars. More jars. Not enough jars.

Salty af tarot decks

The Moon, our collective wife

Never Enough Stones

“hex the fuckboy”

“fuck it I’m leaving the fae can have me”

“all ghosts better SHUT THE HECK UP AT 3 AM IN THIS HERE GODDAMN HOUSE”

Astrology, and just… so much drama around that whole thing

Oddly casual conversations with gods

[amethystlibra]

Alternatives to “Blessed be”

Not every witch is comfortable with the phrase “blessed be” being used towards them for a number of reasons, the most common ones being that they don’t wish to have your specific deity’s attention drawn towards them, and they’re not following the same religion as you or even a religion at all. It’s a polite thing to avoid doing in general, but especially if the other person has voiced their discomfort with it. Instead you can use:

“Farewell”

“To your health” 

“Merry met”

“Until we meet again”

“Until then”

“Pleasant travels”

“Merry journey”

“Good health to you”

“Good fortune to you”

“Love and light”

“Until our paths cross again”

“Happiness to you and yours”

“Fair winds”

“May your journey be swift”

“Well met”

“May the winds carry you safely”

“May your forge burn bright”

“Go with peace and love”

“Guidance and clarity find you”

“Sweet water and light laughter till we next meet” 

[wiccanmermaid-deactivated201509]

PSA

Reading up on sea witch spells and seeing people suggest putting offerings in bottles and letting the sea carry then away.

This upsets me.

It’s littering. Please leave your offerings on something that’s not harmful to the environment. A sea shell, rock or even just on the beach. Please don’t use anything that could cause harm to the ocean or its inhabitants. Thank you!

[phillypagan]

Not to hijack, but all offerings in natural spaces should be planned to be safe for the environment it’s going into. This is why I’m partial to offerings of water or other consumable fluids–if it’s safe to go in my belly, it’s probably safe to pour over some plants. 

[felis-praecantrix]

Yes. Stop telling people to bury things in jars, particularly . Bury things in (unbleached) paper towels, or the insides of bell peppers. And don’t bury things that won’t degrade. There are so many ways to do witchcraft that doesn’t involve burying things that won’t decompose!! If you can, opt to recycle the item, or better yet, just change out all your spell ingredients for stuff that is eco-friendly and able to rot if buried. Srsly.

[angeluslorelei-deactivated20181]

THANK YOU!

[xtrapockets-deactivated20171024]

to add: making bowls or balls of ice to bury or to be carried awayby the sea. Use unbleached paper towels or banana peels(if it’s safe) to write your spell on, etc. There are many safe ways to do magic without littering.

[polar-solstice]

You can also use cabbage leaves and cotton kitchen string in place of a jar, or write your spell on a piece of un-coated (like not metallic, etc.) paper and fold it into an origami creature because the paper will degrade

[lowspoonswitchcraft]

Eco friendly witchery tips. :)

[brujxanimist]

*GESTICULATES LOUDLY AT THIS ENTIRE POST*

[the-seedling-witch]

Always reblog eco friendly witch tips and tricks

[orriculum]

witchy affirmations

❥ not all my spells will succeed, but each one will teach me something new

❥ i do not need to know everything at once, witchcraft is a journey and there is no flaw in learning at my own pace

❥ other’s crafts don’t have to make me feel inadequate or not witchy enough, rather i can find inspiration in them

❥ every day i learn more and have more faith in my abilities

❥ my craft is a part of me and i will treat it gently