#paganism tips

[strattisphere]

Does anyone have any altar tips? I'm an ex-christian who has recently came to paganism and I'm not sure how to go about making altars. I come from a very spiritual household. We embrace our heritage and spirituality as much as possible. My home has many different incense (I might do an incense holder tour because we've got some pretty ones) and herbs and I myself enjoy collecting rocks and such.

[eclectic-witch-boy]

Time to play the century old game

IS THIS A SIGN FROM THE GODS OR AM I JUST HIGH

[psychicbitchwitch]

GRIMOIRE TIP!

I always see so many witches longing for those aesthetically pleasing, highly rebloggable grimoires. I was one of those people, but my grimoire just wasn’t like that. If this doesn’t bother you, great! You don’t even need this tip! But to those of us who are, by nature, a messy person, but who want their things to be objectively pretty out of perfectionism (like me), here is what i did to solve that problem:

I keep 2 grimoires.

The first one is the one with the messy handwriting and the scratched-out scrawls where I ‘first draft’ my entries. It’s a hardcover spiral notebook I got at a discount for maybe €0,50. I love it with all of my heart, because it allows me to be messy and still perfect my craft into the way i want it to look.

The second one is a very pretty hardcover bullet journal with a purple-pink galaxy and holographic stars and constellations on it. I also got this one at a discount, but this one was €3,- (I think) because it’s more pages and a better quality.

When I’m doing the entries in my second grimoire, I keep my first grimoire and my laptop near for reference and write out everything in pencil before actually going in with a black fineliner. I then erase the pencil underneath, and repeat the process for my doodles and drawings corresponding with the entry (for example, a little pendulum doodle on the pendulum page).

I hope this helps all of my fellow messy-but-perfectionistic witches out there.

Blessed day!!

[to-lugh-devoted]

Offerings/Devotions to Lugh/Lugos

Some good offerings and devotional activities I’ve learned while working with Him for the past four years! Reconstructionist & UPG mix.  

Associations: - spears & swords - harps - the sun - water/rivers  - lightning/storms - golden hair - poets & artisans - healing - revenge - prophecy

Fruit: - oranges - apples - blackberries/raspberries

Vegetables: - corn - potatoes 

Tea: - thyme & cinnamon tea (healing, immune boosting tea) - green tea - ginger - roobis

Herbs: - garlic - thyme - cinnamon

Flowers: - poppies -  red corn cockles - daisies

Time of Day for Offerings: - sunrise - noon

Animals: - ravens - lynx - hawks

Colours: - gold - red - dark green

Meats: - venison - fish - lamb  - pork

Drinks: - plain water - coffee - fire whiskey - sun water - ale - milk

Incense: - cinnamon - sandalwood - sage - sun incense

Crystals: - citrine - river rocks - tiger’s eye - carnelian

Candles: - any harvest colours/harvest themed candles - fall candles 

Devotional Acts: - celebrate Lughnasadh (August 1st) by celebrating your own skills and crafts, and make offerings to Lugh to honor Him {x} - write poetry - research ancient Druids - Devote your DIY or arts and crafts projects to Him - learn smithing, masonry, or woodwork - devote your work out to Him - physical training or physical therapy can be devoted to Him as well! - learn to wield a spear - learn to play harp

Other: - devote the pens/pencils/tools you draw or write with in His honor - wheat crackers and bread are good general offerings - coins are good general offerings - Lugh enjoys nuts, from cashews to pecans! - rain and storm water make good offerings - The general offering of milk, butter, bread, and other grains on your windowsill or hearth is a simple and traditional option.

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[eclectic-witch-boy]

Things to research if your a new witch

Spirit guides (its verry easy to look up)

Astral projection (again, simple concept)

The wheel of the year (If not to participate in them, than just to know them)

Your specific practice (eclectic, dark, white, sea, green etc)

Basic astrology

[eclectic-witch-boy]

Witch tips n0.2

Book of shadows and grimoire idea

Personal information (zodiac [sun, moon and rising], personal interests, reasons for your craft, special abilities [empath, can see spirits or chakras], interests in deitys)

Definitions of curses, hexes, jynx, spells, charms, sachets, blessings, rites, banishing, binding and rituals

The significance of insence and herbs, Crystal's or flowers.

Moon water specifics

The elements, get familiar with them, try your best to memorize basic characteristics

Divination types and ones that would interest you personally

Alter set ups

Casting a circle

Alchemy

Words in other languages you might want to use in spells (latin, norse, Egyptian)

Ansestors

Flames/smoke meanings

Spirit guides

Astral projection and astral plane

Local myths in your area

Fae

Crows and their meanings

Dreams and their meanings

History of witchcraft

Moon phases and their significance