Venusian spring bath for renewal, prosperity and love 💐
I love a spiritual bath to press a reset button physically, emotionally and energetically. Spring is the perfect time to do it, as well, to bring in new things and grow the good in your life.
When to use this ?
Use this to cleanse yourself of a bad time, before an outing or social event to increase fun and merriment, if you need a better financial environment, good favors, and overall it is good for witches wanting a Venusian pick-me-up.
This bath recipe does not require you to have a bath tub : a small, hot water-safe dish of glass or metal in which you can infuse your bath recipe is enough. You’ll pour it over you.
You will need :
a vessel to infuse your bath it (either a dedicated pot, or what I use is a bowl and a dedicated metal tea steeper)
rose water
Water from a spring, spring rain shower or river (some moving water to move out the old and bring something new in). I’m also a modern witch so sparkling water also works.
Flower petals, fresh or dried. Aim for 6 if you can, as this is the number of Venus. Rose is mandatory to me but this is at your discretion. If you wish for romance : rose, jasmine, cornflower. If you wish for friendliness or just a pick-me-up: lavender, buttercup, daisies, dandelions, chamomille, calendula.
A sweetener of your choice: my picks are honey or brown sugar, especially if you’re Black from a former sugarcane plantation region like I am.
Cinnamon (especially for money matters). Use a small amount to avoid irritations.
Optional : rosemary. For friendliness, cleansing, blessing purposes (opt out if you brew this for seduction).
Salt
Optional : Any blessed oil(s) or blend(s) of your choosing, especially for practitioners Afro diasporic practices.
Boil some water and pour it on your ingredients. Stir 6 times clockwise and ask your plant allies, Venus, your Venusian deities or the relevant spirits/deities of your practice to cleanse you then imbue you with the pleasantness, concord, charm, love, wealth, growth, and any Venusian matter you’re seeking.
Let it infuse until it’s room temperature or at least cool enough to pour on you. Pour the mixture on your whole body. Rub it in your feet, heart space and hands.
Comforting hot chocolate recipe to bring in good (Venusian) things
Image courtesy of Elena Leya on Unsplash.
After the debacle of yesterday, and throughout many negative moments, I use kitchen witchcraft to soothe myself and change my luck and my mood in one fell swoop. This is a staple in my house and I’ve decided to share it with you!
When to use this recipe ?
For a pick-me-up at any time, after a stressful event, to invite prosperity - especially in the form of small windfalls, good times, small gifts, good relations and overall positivity. To magically power up this recipe, I used astrological correspondences of ingredients linked to Venus. Thus, substitutes might not work as well, but I’ll put the best in the recipe. If you’d like a Venusian drink, other Venusian herbs lend themselves to great tea recipes. This might call for another post.
You will need :
- a milk of choice (I like whole milk, or milk+cream. Any plant based one is fine, but I will recommend almond milk as it’s ruled by Venus too)
- cocoa powder
- a sweetener of choice (I like honey or brown sugar)
For the spices, I’d omit all 3 if you’re lacking one, but 6 ingredients or a multiple of 3 is ideal.
- cinnamon
- vanilla (extract, seeds, or a small chunk of pod infused in your hot milk).
- tonka bean
- optional ingredient : marshmallows
- optional tool : a milk frother
I’ll leave the exact measurements to your personal taste.
Steps to follow
Optional : heat up a pot with your vanilla pod or seeds and milk. Real seeds or vanilla pods release their aromatic compounds when heated.
Mix in your ingredients together well, stirring clockwise, 6 times (number of Venus). During this time, imagine the comfort and goodness that you’d like this hot chocolate to bring you, as well as specific Venusian outcomes you’d like to get into your life.
Optional : Use your milk frother to bring a bubbly foam to lift your spirits and even more decadence to this simple drink. I visualise the bubbles chasing whatever negativity is there away.
✨ Astro magic tip : Whip this up on Venus day (Friday), Venus night (Monday after sunset), or during Venus hour (you can track it via the app Time Nomad on iOS) for extra potency.
applicable for those seeking and those providing them.
Those tips apply for spiritual practices in general too!
Greetings !
There’s has been an explosion of online readings in the past years, including many free divination services and games. I'm talking about tarot and all cartomancy instruments, cowrie readings, intuitive readings, astrology, runes, oneiromancy, etc. It’s awesome, truly ! Best time to be a psychic 😂
But there are a couple rules you can apply to get a good experience out of this.
I want to give some spiritual hygiene advice in order for you to protect yourself and get the most out of any reading, if you wanna partake.
The post has general advice, a section for querents/clients that seek (free) readings. But there's one for readers looking to offer said services, and that want to protect themselves and minimise undesirable side effects of providing readings for other people.
CLEANSE AND BLESS YOUR DEVICES (and you)!
I have to credit @manynamedshe for this, with this post.
Cleanse and anoint your technology.
That includes phone, laptop, tablet, consoles, etc. You can simply bless your screen cleaning solution, to start.
Removing physical dirt is the first step to removing unwanted spiritual gross stuff, and this reasoning applies to everything: your person (!), your house, car, closet, office, what have you. Just be careful to avoid microphones, and any water sensitive part of them, if you choose to use a liquid to clean(se).
Cleansing can also apply to the contents of your devices: delete old texts, especially if you’re they’re negative, random or tie you in the past. Same with screenshots, old files, notes or even apps. You’re making space for something new and more in tune with your current needs and desires.
You can also change your protective sleeve or case if they’re old and damaged.
Then, you can apply/use any blessing or protective powder, liquid, spell, plant, sigils, charms, etc. to protect yourself against any unwanted energy, evil eye, energy vampires, any stagnancy, spiritual attacks or even from scrolling endlessly ! Be creative, but be precise with what you ask for, if you can. You can also use reversal spells, if applicable. Blessings and spells need a good cleanse first to work effectively.
Cleanse yourself (and do some self-care).
I think this one is a little bit less forgotten than the former part. You're about to read or be read. You want the best connection and clarity possible. This is for both parties.
Start with the physical stuff. Take a shower. BRUSH YOUR TEETH. (I swear this really takes you far). Be in a clean space. Make your bed. Open the window. I could go on. Try to tie or cover your hair/head if you can. Wash your hands if you do the readings.
Be in a good mood (if you can)! Be well-rested, eat something and drink water. Those are the most important. For Black people especially…Avoid dressing in black: white is the best color for that, but blue and purple work very well. Black can be a protective color but it also absorbs energy. So ditch it and you won’t keep too much extra energy on you. You can spray some good-smelling house spray or incense too. Light a candle, put relaxing music.
Ask/pray/do rituals for your head to be clear, for your words to ring true, for the energy to flow. For the exchange to go smoothly. Anything relevant to you and your practices, you say.
The more you prepare and take this seriously, the better your experience it will be. You're showing to the universe/your guides/your ancestors, etc. your willingness to hear about the future or access sensitive information that is practically impossible to get outside divination. You're gazing into the future. You put in the effort, okay ? So they need to deliver!
I'll give some more advice below, to correspond on your side of the fence (reader or querent).
FOR CLIENTS: Finding the best reader and/or service.
salespersons in a store.
There is an endless offer of services. Some will be more or less fitting for your needs, wants, budget, personality, current issues. You might have to browse a bit to find what you exactly want. But not too much or you'll get carried away.
But regardless of that, the common sense of shopping somewhere apply. Greet the person in front of you. Thank them for their time once you're done. Discuss and ask questions so you can both narrow down what you're getting. This will reduce unnecessary frustration born of miscommunication.
How to narrow down my choice ?
Here, the 1st most helpful thing is your INTUITION/GUT FEELING. The world's best reader won't help you if you don't vibe with them, and subconsciously are closed off from them, energetically.
And then, the 2nd thing to use: your reading comprehension and communication skills. Really !
3rd best thing is reading the rules, services of your reader, and the former querents' testimonials.
The first and second ones will help you see if there's what you seek, if there's something more fitting offered by the reader, or if you should do business elsewhere. The latter is more of a sample of their services. Especially for games that happen in asks/reblogs.
Is the reading style okay with you ? Are you okay with brutally honest readers? With those that will provide what you need to hear and not want ? (that's most good readers, and ideally most readers period). But they mustn't bypass/dodge your question. Or they should tell you they won't answer that.
Do you want readers that provide advice/"homework"? (that's mostly paid readings).
Are the topics mentioned okay for you? Is the reader providing what you need ? For example: you may be wanting a 18+ relationship reading (with some graphic elements) and the reader may not offer them.
If the answer is "no" to those questions, just consider not getting a reading, or seeking another reader. When in doubt, you can just ask politely though.
Which questions will help me get the best answer possible?
I'll make a post for good questions to ask, but there are lots of good ones on Tumblr already. I'll link my own tag here.
Don't forget to adapt this to the rules of your readers !
General rules: asking about yourself/your POV/your shortcomings/qualities/etc. and being willing to hear hard things will help. Nothing is set in stone in your life so you can change the icky stuff for the better.
And the more you'll know about yourself, the more in charge of your destiny you'll be.
Open questions for in-depth topics work well.
Asking about someone else may not work if they’re closed off to you, have protection up etc. moreover, they have free will and you can’t make them do what you want.
Here is also a good post about what red flags in readings (thank you @immortalink).
IMPORTANT PSA ABOUT ENERGY EXCHANGE:
Especially for free readings.
Do not engage in any reading if you have a bad feeling. If your intuition tells you "no", or hesitate a lot.
Do not hesitate to bypass getting a reading if you're just extremely skeptical or didn't engage in basic steps to make the experience good.
Saying bye or thank you, washing your face, or sweeping the floors can be good ways to close a reading and get rid of some energy you don’t like. Take extra steps only if it lingers.
FOR READERS: ATTRACTING THE RIGHT CROWD (and having a good time)!
Getting your client base (without a headache).
Readers: you can pray or use spells to attract clients that fit your services or match your energy, or make undesirable people leave (see section above). By that I mean rude people, people who never read rules or people who want readings you’re not providing, anons that harass you.
This method works especially well with conjured items, but any magic is suitable (Black folks only). Feel free to HMU if you’re Black and you’d like some combos and rituals that work well !
However, start with stating your rules and boundaries clearly. And over and over (and over!) again. Save your energy for actual readings. Have them in your bio and your pinned post. Have a carrd if you want. Regularly reblog posts with your rules in it. Indicate the form of payment again. Also say clearly what sort of business you WON’T do/will ignore.
List: your tools/services, what you need to perform the service (a name? initials? an emoji ? an email address? just payment? Tumblr handle?). You can also give length of the readings and the contents (that's more for paid readings).
Many people don’t do health matters, legal issue or readings involving death. Or 3rd party readings. Or 18+ readings. Or love readings. That's fine, but state it clearly and someplace visible.
But, also indicate everywhere if you have a dedicated service that covers a certain topic and you won’t mention it elsewhere.
I took inspiration from @clairdevenus on Twitter, a traditional astrologer and tarot reader. (her service page especially inspired me. Find it here)
For example: you offer tarot, playing cards and oracle cards readings. Say in the description of all 3 that you will only cover [past life] readings in tarot. Especially if you’re popular for past life readings. Some people will only read until they find the service they’d like. Or won’t read past asks saying “I only read past life readings with tarot”.
Spiritual hygiene tips
Bless your instruments always. Tie your hair or cover it with a scarf if you can, especially if you're prone to spiritual headaches. Wash your hands.
Anoint yourself with oils/concoctions of your practices for clarity, but also for protection. Especially your hands and forehead.
If you do back-to-back readings, change clothes when you're done for the day. Take a shower and ask for it to be cleansing, or use conjured/magickal baths, oils or soap to cleanse things away the energy if it was taxing.
Have a dedicated space that is enclosed to put your instruments away and out of sight (if you don't have one already), especially if you did exhausting readings. Cleanse your instruments before.
Bless the food and/or drinks you'll consume after readings, so that you may get energy back. Or your good mood, or whatever you feel necessary.
Sweep the floors, shake your tarot mat (outside), do some cleansing in your space regularly.
PSA FOR FREE READINGS
From @manynamedshe again ! She’s a well of wisdom.
Please ask your divination instruments if you can even do free readings ! And ask them (especially your tarot cards) if they’re fine with reading for strangers in general.
Even more if you’re prone to entities spiritually latching onto you, or to being victim of energy vampires (physical or spiritual!), if your birth chart or any divination performed on you asked you not to provide such work for free.
In my culture, we say that working for any stranger for free, especially without vetting them (as one can in-person) will make you lose your luck and blessings in a permanent manner. Especially when performed repeatedly. I’m pretty sure this is something from African diasporas.
I hope you enjoyed this post! Lemme know if you have any questions or additions.
A big part of healing and restoration is actually sending the ugly mfers that wish you harm straight back to hell ! Especially when those are in your daily environment and in your immediate vicinity !
The person with the best looking feet I know has Pisces Venus in the 12H
The person most likely to BS their ways into a good job/getting well-paid and hitting a lick have strong Gemini placements (Gemini Moon in the 2nd, Gemini Sun, Gemini 1H)
The best huggers I know are Taurus moon but they also kind of hate hugging if they did not initiate
Aquariuses expect you to be kind readers about their needs and wants
They also want you to subscribe to their unwritten, non-conventional and elaborate sets of personal rules which organise their worlds (ah, the Saturn influence)
Capricorns might talk the most about money but with a sort of carelessness that is contradictory: it’s both the thing they spend the most time chasing or achieving through any means but it’s also something that’s more of a means to an end so they might treat it a lot more casually than you’d expect.
Tauruses will raise hell on you but you’ll come back to them <3
Familial astrology might help you see “generational curses” by narrowing down some identical placements or similar ones. It also helps Eg. or everyone has a Virgo personal placements, or many people have a [given house] stellium, or patriarchs must have a yod, etc.
Comparing friends and lovers chart vs family placements might help you understand what you seek in them vs. What you were given/deprived of in your family
My pretty people with Saturn-Venus aspects, afflicted Venus, Venus out of sect,Venus in detriment, Venus aspected by Malefics, Venus with tons of hard aspects:
1) Do people tell you that you’re pretty ?
2) Do people that fixate on your appearance only bring it up with criticism, sneer, mockery or doubt ?
3) Do you feel weird, alienated or skeptical when people say you’re pretty, admit their crush on you, or just act like you’re pretty ?
4) Do you think people are nice and helpful to you and that it has nothing to do with your beauty ?
You can speak of people you know or give your testimonial !
(Traditional) meditation IS hard. And the classic meditation style you’re shown is advanced level.
✦ TIPS TO MAKE MEDITATION EASIER ✦
I’m talking about seated, eyes closed, silent meditation, for long duration of times.
Meditation is, above all, about removing the noise in your mind to get some answers and insight.
If you haven’t had much success with the aforementioned method, try meditating in the following ways:
Try lying down. Yes, it might make you fall asleep or be more acutely aware of some somewhat hidden issues (like pain, discomfort, shortness of breath etc.).
But meditation is also about bringing those issues to attention to fix them. Meditation is also getting insight on your physical well-being. Then you can work on fixing it 🤍
guided meditation
Meditating in small increments of time. Do it several times a day instead of in one stretch.
cleaning the house with no music
Stimming/doing a repetitive task (braiding, crocheting, painting, embroidering)
Taking a bath
Asking yourself questions first thing in the morning (credit to @VOIDCURATOR on Twitter).
It looks like shadow work tbh, but asking unfiltered Q&A to really better your reality is SO good, and the most useful thing you can do for yourself.
Dancing
Removing the weeds in your potted plants, cleaning the leaves (if they’re indoors plants especially)
Petting or brushing your cats/pets
Just…Sitting by your altar (@VOIDCURATOR again)
Watching a candle burn
contemplating nature (sky, rivers, plants, etc.)
any activity that you can do in silence and put you "within yourself", into your body.
Plain old journaling
Jump rope, glutes bridges or any exercise or stretch that is repetitive like that
It’s Leo season and nothing angers me from people undermining others or all the times my integrity or personhood has been questioned, denied or under attack in any way and I have that deep desire for people to have their comeuppance. I’m cutting off the people that disrespected me and then come back around to take advantage of my generosity. A relationship is a two way street.
At the same time, I’m more than eager to pour love into all the people around me that I cherish. And those who have supported me, get royal treatment.
