Witches Abroad (And Domestic)
*First, yes the title is a Terry Pratchett reference.*
I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately for my job (4 hotels in the last month and a half T_T), and I’ve learned some things about being a traveling witch. So I thought I’d pass on what I’ve learned.
First, get yourself a traveling kit, portable altar, can o’ witchcraft, WHATEVER! Gather a few supplies that are important to your practice, and find a way to carry them with you conveniently! Just because you’re out and about doesn’t mean you can’t do magic, and if you’re away from your regular witchy supplies doesn’t mean you should be caught unprepared in a pinch! (I personally believe a solid 50% of witchcraft is just being prepared and planning ahead!) I would suggest your traveling kit include at least one small candle, a lighter/matchbook, black pepper for banishing, salt for purification/protection, and some string. You can also include herbs, thread for thread-magic, crystals, whatever you use most regularly!
Next, if traveling by car, bless your car with a spell for safe traveling! These can be anything from a sachet spell hanging from your rear-view mirror, to a protective crystal in the glove box, to a full vehicle protection spell.
Once you reach your destination, and gain the privacy of your room, there’s a couple of things you can do. Especially if it’s a hotel, throw out the bad stuff that may be “stuck” to it! Seriously, you have no idea what kind of negative energy or malicious spirits may be lingering there, toss those bitches out on their ears. For me, I tend to just sprinkle some black pepper about while telling ‘em to get out and call it a day. I’m a simple girl.
Once you’ve banished, then it’s time to protect! I like to do a general room/stuff protection (”let no one mess with my shit”) and/or a sweet-dreams spell of some type. The latter is often a tea-spell for me, as I suffer from bad/poor dreams/sleep when I’m in hotels alone it seems.
This is just my universal basics, no matter what sort of trip I’m on. After that, during the course of my stay I may do spells more specific to my day-to-day needs while I’m on my trip.
Stay magical witchlings! ✨