#protective circle

[dvoeverie-stitches]

Lady Day Protection Ritual

I used my spring equinox eggs in one last ritual on Lady Day/Zvěstováni Panny Marie and then it was time to use them in a recipe before they went bad.

I put the shells in a ziploc bag and then crushed them as much as I could. In Granny Hazel’s tea cup I combined them with a little St. Agatha salt and a little Annunciation salt.

I used the tea cup in this ritual for two reasons. One to have Granny Hazel present to aid me and second because of the pattern within the cup. The pattern is Homer Laughlin’s “Ferndale”—if you look closely some of the leaves are actually ferns, which are associated with Mary, especially in the French tradition (Granny Hazel was half québécois). The predominant flower is the rose which, of course, is also associated with Mary. The pale blue flowers, besides being an appropriate Marian color, reminded me of periwinkle with the five blue petals and yellow center—periwinkle is also one of Mary’s symbols.

I took the mixture outside and wearing Granny Lorraine’s rosary for a physical reminder of her presence, walked around the house sprinkling it. I stopped at each corner and recited a Hail Mary before returning to the house to make our Lady Day waffles.

Note: I did check and onion dyed egg shells aren’t only safe for animals, but the calcium is good for them.

[zoomar]

Magicians of the Middle Ages Bringing Forth the Spirits of the Dead.

[arcane-offerings]

Illustration from Cyprianus, Clavis Inferni, 18th century, The Wellcome Library, London.

[witch-of-the-mountain]

Hula-Hoop Portable Protective/Magic Circle Idea!

Now I have not tried this myself (yet) and I have no idea if it would actually work. But, I thought it would be a decent idea to share! Maybe it could help someone or someone could improve it! I would love to hear any and all opinions or ideas! Please let me know what you think of it!

But again, bear in mind, I have no clue if this could actually work. It could be entirely useless for some reason, and I wouldn't have a clue about it. I'm just a newbie witchling with weird ideas, don't take my word as Gospel.

But here goes!

The other night I was think about how sometimes, you want to do a spell or ritual or something involving a protective circle in a place where A) you don't really want evidence of having done something there, or B) you want to use salt, but it kills grass/plants!

Then I had an idea!

What's perfectly round, comes in a fair amount of different sizes(and colors! Color magic?) and is super easy to carry around/very inconspicuous??

HULA HOOPS!

Now you probably see how this works as a... circle, but not a magical one, and probably wondering how this could help with the salt thing.

This is where it gets a tad bit crafty.

Most hula hoops are hollow, and some actually are made in a way that one end of the circle is stuck into the opposing hole-like a cork, kind of. Found this out when I was little & my cousins & I thought we'd broke our hula hoop, but no! Just shove it back in snugly, and you're good to go 👍

But! Hula hoops are hollow! So even if it doesn't stick in that way, you could cut one.

Then, you could tape one side closed for the time being so things don't spill out(and I imagine there will be a lot of shaking/stuffing things through the tube), and fill the other end with whatever you need-salt, herbs, if it fits in the hole, go for it. I'd use a funnel to fill it(funnels are a life saver)

When you're done filling it, you could either tape the ends back together, get a pipe fitting from a home repair store & put both ends of the hoop in it. Glue one end into it, so it would be more sturdy but still allow an opening, this could make it refillable to change the salts and herbs out after each use, or you could glue both ends so it wouldn't ever come loose, up to you! Do whatever works best.

This way you could take this circle with you wherever you want, and A) no one would realize what it is B) if you need to end your spell/ritual quickly for some reason or for fear of being caught, you have one less thing to clean up/explain about, C) it could bring extra oomp depending on how you've personalized the hoop.

Also if you were feeling especially crafty you could definitely tie some yarn or ribbon across to make a pentacle within the hoop! Or paint the thing. Glue shinies on it. Tie crystals to it. Glue bones on it. The hoop is your oyster.

Anyway, I hope this does work and helps some people out! Let me know what you think! ✨

[mypovidlo]

[sawyer-nw]

@sixfingersixtails

Please don’t overdo it. I’m just as worried as you but what if you hurt yourself trying to handle all that at once?

Really, if there’s any way I can help, please tell me. I mean. I felt that spell go up all the way into the trees outside.

[pet-diary]

11.22.17. // Protective circle after a bad night.

[witchinthenight]

I was casting a spur-of-the-moment spell when all of the sudden...

a red tailed hawk landed on my kitchen widow seal. I hadn’t bothered to cast a protective circle before hand, and I guess someone got curious. The bird surprised me, I’ll admit. I wasn’t expecting a bird of prey to pop in and be like “Hi! Whatcha casting’?” I squeaked out a small hello and she flew off. I finished my spell and wondered if it would work since I was so distracted. I did. Now I wonder if the hawk helped out...I just don’t know. Probably never will.