#mirror book

[localweedwitch]

I will make of this page my mirror book, when I'll post and update any new discoveries i make, nem sensations, how i felt and what I've done.

I'll try to make daily logs, but I'll at leats make a weekly log.

[priestessdandelion]

Madison VanDerLinde on TikTok

Some #witches have beautiful mirror books... I am not one of them #mirrorbook #chickenscratch #witchesoftiktok #witchtok #wiccan #pagan

Check out my tiktok, been posting some witchy tips and spells 🙌🏻✨

[book-of-mirrors]

So I just lost my job. I’m going to start my own business but wanted to make some prosperity bottles to nudge me along my way! I whipped up three, a big one I’m going to bury beside the rosemary bush next to my front gate - to welcome in good fortune. A smaller one for next to my bed, and a tiny baby one for in my wallet.

Prosperity Spell Bottle

Sunday - Health, prosperity and overall success.

Midday - Health, money and success (using the sun’s full energy)

Waxing Moon - growth, creation, attraction, production, power

Ingredients:

Rosemary - success

Basil - money and good business

Cinnamon - prosperity and success

Ginger - prosperity, money and a catalyst

Egg shells - prosperity and fortune

Salt - cleansing negative energy

Pyrite - financial growth

Citrine - abundance and manifestation

Moss agate - abundance and wealth

Snowflake obsidian - fulfilment and manifestation

[book-of-mirrors]

I’m spending some time and trying to memorise the cards. When I do a reading I still rely on my mirror book that has some of the meanings listed. I’m starting with the major arcana and testing myself before bed.

[book-of-mirrors]

Spent some time updating the Sabbat pages in my mirror book. Originally I’d done some crappy illustrations and had written some of the story of the birth and rebirth of the God / Goddess. I do believe in the gods but in a much more vague and universal sense, so the old myths just didn’t sit with my practice any more. Replaced them with some matter of fact statements about what is celebrated on each day. Dates are Southern Hemisphere.

Also added an envelope for my leftover stickers, ribbons and feathers and added an index so I can find stuff a little faster. I’m blown away that I have written almost 120 pages.

[darthemed]

Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977)

[spiritual-sanctuary]

Mirror Book Entry Which spirit animal do you resonate with or invoke in your work? I was reading about animal symbolism the other day. We all take those “which is your spirit animal” or “which animal would be your patronus” quiz, but animal symbolism is an old tradition. We are, of course, complex and can pick and choose different elements from many animals that might speak to us, but I was particularly drawn to the deer and the owl which is why I included them in my crest design (see my profile picture) There are certain elements of the deer that I do not have and might invoke during spell work. Grace through transitions in life is a huge part of the deer. I like to think that I can navigate my way through my obstacles, but I hardly do it with gentleness and grace. I was without a doubt the worse ballet dancer in my class although my poor mother never gave up hope! In Celtic traditions, the deer represents feminine beauty which is also something that I struggle with. I’ve never been very comfortable in my own skin. It seems almost laughable that I would turn to witchcraft when I have so much doubt in my own feminine power, but I like the deer to help me believe more in myself There are just as many elements where the deer and I do resonate in perfect harmony. On the outside, we are resolute during our transitions and regenerations. As the deer sheds and grows its antlers, I fluctuate during the transitions of my life. They symbolize creativity and intuition, something that also thrives within me. She is inspiration The deer is the perfect guide for me. She thrives in family and solidarity, and imbues love and grace and will hopefully lead me in light and dark and through the changing of the seasons

[talesofatwentysomethingwitch]

twenty eighteen

im not one for making resolutions. just because when i find myself slipping or if i feel like i havent stuck to one, its very easy for me to be hard on myself, no matter how small the goal was/is. so here is a small list of things ive been thinking about as the year comes to a close, of things i want to achieve, minus the pressure of labeling them ‘resolutions’. 

learn tarot with confidence

ive really clicked with tarot, but i wanna take it even further!! like researching different decks and starting to do readings for other people, i tend to do readings for myself during rituals or right before a pick-me-up kid of spell just to put me in the right frame of mind, and its been working well so far! i used to worry that i was mixing too many things up, but doing a tarot before a spell or a ritual really helps me channel whatever energy im bringing into said spell or ritual. 

for example, my first tarot spread and ritual was during samhain, and the cards may as well have been beating me over the head and screaming; ‘TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BEFORE OTHERS, YOU MORTAL FOOL.’ the spread was a samhain ‘new years’ one and it really helped me figure out what i wanted from the rest of the year, and looking back i think having that outlook really helped. ive definitely started to be more focused on myself, and im hoping to take that into 2018. 

i did a couple of other rituals with a tarot spread as well with varying results. i still need to look into the concept of ‘upside down’ tarot because that confuses me a little. really i should be using my book of shadows here to document this stuff aha but i just dont have the time. it does get documented! just in my physical grimoire, but at some point it’d be nice to compile everything together. but more on that later. 

as an actual ‘goal’ i think i’d like to do a ritual/reading every lunar cycle. or at least, every new moon, because new beginnings and stuff. thats gonna be difficult still being at home, but fingers crossed im moving out next year with a friend who doesnt mind witchcraft so it should be easier!!

learn astrology with confidence

im literally at the baby stages of this aha. i have my star chart, and ive bought a book on it and read the intro, but as a part of this i wanna get more involved with zodiac also, i know enough about the signs to hold a conversation but i really want to learn as much about astrology as i can. retrogades, rising houses, rising signs and stuff like that. i think its really cool and something i can get friends involved with too!!

‘complete’ a grimoire

ive recently started using my ipad to create a grimoire because i am such a control freak its not even funny. as much as i love the idea of having a physical copy, adding things to pages and not being able to pencil certain sections cause i dont know how long they’ll be and stuff like that is stressful aha. its a lot easier to do on my ipad, i can just add to the contents and write down new things i wanna add and subsections and stuff. its slow going at the moment which is why ive put quotation marks over ‘complete’ cause i dont think i will, but i wanna make as much progress as i can. 

keep writing and practicing spells

spells ive created and tried i always keep a copy of in a physical book. i dont know if youd call this a grimoire or a book of shadow though aha, the two do confuse me a bit. 

i think i need to get in the habit of trying the same ones twice and documenting the results. said results have been really varied, although enchanting items has worked for the most part. i think this is where i really need to refine myself cause its the most all-over-the-place aspect of witchcraft for me at the moment. 

become more confident doing rituals

i wrote this down a wile ago, but looking at it now i think the confidence part comes from the fact that i still live at home. when i move out, i’m sure i’ll be able to do them more often. doesnt mean i cant still build up my knowledge whilst im at home!!