#shower magic

[space-queen]

cleansing 🛁

[genxrocker]

[infernalwitxhcraft]

All About: Ritual/Magical Baths & Showers

Let's discuss a big topic many new witches encounter early on in their journey - how to take a ritual/magical bath. These wonderful cleansing tools are easy, effective, and are accessible to many witches. They can be utilized by witches both in the broom closet and out of it. While this post is long, it's got lots of information, especially for beginners.

The general idea of water cleansing.

What makes ritual baths so great, you may ask? Well, it's an element you immerse yourself into that is not only associated with cleansing, healing, and rejuvenation, but it is also known to get rid of any negative energy hanging around your energetic field. Another plus is that you can add things to it - oils, herbal bags, moon water, the remainder of your simmer pot, etc. You want to bring money in? Cool, add that money oil. Looking for love? Come-to-me oil. Having a rough time with your health? Healing oils and herbs in a tea bag. The opportunities are endless.

Timing (before ritual vs everyday showers)

The next question people ask is if there is a layout they must follow. And the answer is a solid no. This is your practice. All opinions will differ, and you certainly don't have to agree with mine. Do you need to do it before every ritual? No. If that's what makes you feel better, go for it. But timing and certain life events aren't a guarantee it'll happen every time you cast a spell or ritual. Now, you can also do some of these things as a part of your daily shower routine to help cleanse your energy field on days you're not as focused on magic. It's up to you, but I find many people like to do at least a visualization when it comes to the negativity quite literally going down the drain & applying their bath products.

Creating a peaceful environment.

If you're doing a ritual bath, chances are you'll want to create a relaxing atmosphere where you can focus on what's needed at the moment. Light some candles (no, you do not need to light fifty). Add some crystals around the tub, because fuck it, they look pretty and if you feel they relax you or change your vibration, why not? An aromatherapy diffuser is nice to have in the bathroom. Epsom salts help your body physically speaking to soak in and they purify you. You like relaxing music? Cool, that helps ease your thoughts and bring you into a meditative state faster.

Using your soap/body wash as a cleansing agent.

A way you can utilize your time in the shower is by using your soap as a way to cleanse the negative energy off of your body. If you wash your face in the shower, let it be representative of your emotions being purged. As the soap goes down the drain, it leaves, forever. Making your own body wash or soaps may be a nice hobby that allows you to really integrate magic into your showers. You can put thought into exactly what herbs and scents go in there, some put a quartz crystal in the center to keep it charged!

Washing your hair.

This follows a similar concept as above. Hair, in many cultures, is viewed as an extension of the nervous system, acting like an antenna to the universe. In my culture, we believe our black hair offers us protection and better intuition. It not only is a signifier for beauty when it comes to choosing a partner, but is a sign that the person is connected to the ancestors and our gods. Every culture has different context, stories, and meanings behind theirs. Some people like to use natural hair products for this reason, and you can also make your own if you want to infuse your magic into them. Getting a comb or brush made out of natural material (such as wood) can become a meditative practice. Repeating affirmations with each brush stroke about how you wish for your hair to look, such as it becoming more shiny or long, is a way to implement a routine with it and make it special. Try rinsing with moon water to get a special sheen!

Bath salts.

Bath salts are all the rage for a reason. Buy yourself some epsom salts, in a decent quantity for making medium to big sized batches. And then it's quite simple, you'll mix herbs in there! It's fun to create your own blends, just be certain that these herbs are safe for you to soak with. If you're picking these herbs yourself (and it's not from a home grown garden), check in with what the exact species is as you'd be surprised at how easily a poisonous plant looks like exactly what you are intending to grab. You can add a few drops of essential oils into the bath water before you get in, or add it to the salt blend in small quantities.

Epsom salts are amazing for muscle tension and general aches and pains. Especially if you're active in the gym and trying to speed up your recovery time. Aside from that, if you've got chronic pain they won't take it away by any means, but you may find a little relief from it and you'd be able to do a spiritual cleanse in the meantime.

Herbal tea bags.

These are something you'll see often. You also will see people dump herbs and flowers in their tub, which is aesthetically pleasing, but damn that is one mess to clean up! Easiest way to prevent that is by putting it all in a tea bag and you'll have much less to worry about when you're done, let alone herbs getting in areas you'd rather not have them in.

As far as this goes though, think of it like soaking in a giant tub of tea if you do just herbs. It's wonderful and relaxing, not to mention it smells amazing. As mentioned in the last section, make sure that you are using herbs safe for your body/skin contact. Check for allergies (you could do this with a simple hand or foot soak) to be 100% safe.

A brief note on uncrossing.

Uncrossing baths are not only wonderful ways to remove bad luck, a hex, or curse, but something that should be done once or twice a year. The length depends, but generally it's 3, 7, 9, or 13 days. I do mine 1-2x a year (twice if I detect a hex or curse) and opt for 13 days, as that is the most powerful time frame and I can be sure I've removed anything lingering. This is an entire post that needs to be written and I'll be *eventually* doing one, as I figure it deserves its own in-depth explanation.

Wait, I only have access to a shower!

I get it, genuinely. I've lived in apartments that had tubs and some that didn't. The current house I'm renting has a shower with a tub...but an automatic drain my husband and I can't find a solution for. But hey, at least we're moving soon. On the bright side, that's given me room to experiment and tell you what works.

Add a few drops of essential oil to the shower floor when taking a warm/hot one. It's aroma will carry up with the steam. Of course, there's also the solution of buying a small diffuser for the bathroom itself. Secondly if you like the whole tea bag idea, tie it to your showerhead! The heat will do the same thing. While it's not as powerful, it works. It's still something, which is better than not being able to do it at all. If you want to use epsom salts, do a foot soak. Or some people pour it over their body and head before taking the rest of their shower.

Visualizations.

Oftentimes, you'll hear of people that do meditations and visualizations to cleanse their energy field. They are very simple, which increases its popularity. Taking the pointers from above, add these tricks in. For a bath, after you are done scrubbing your body of negative energy, when it is time to drain the water visualize all of the negative energy going down the drain and no longer being a part of you. For the shower, same concept but more instantaneous. You could even do it periodically, after each step of your shower routine if you wanted.

My friends and fellow witches, I hope that this is able to help you! If you read this far thank you and I hope that you'll be able to find ways to incorpate this into your life.

[aesethewitch]

New magic tool:

Bathtub crayons.

[wanderingwitchofthewood]

I made an amazing coffee scrub today. To fit the jar I was going to store it in, I mixed;

1 & 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil (Melted & Warm)

1 & 1/2 Cup Coffee Grounds (Honestly, I did this with unused Dunkin Donuts)

1 & 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

2 Teaspoons of Vanilla Extract

A few things though; FIRST, if you’re adding the vanilla for the smell, don’t bother because I cannot smell the vanilla over the coffee. However, if you’re just like me and enjoy the properties that Vanilla brings (Love, Lust, Improvement of the Mind), then hell yeah, throw that shit in there. SECOND, this shit is messy as hell but there’s something about the way my skin feels afterwards where I don’t even care. THIRD, this is a ritual in itself because of how goddamn sexy it feels.

ps. set the mood for this one with candles ;)

[lothlorien-elf]

Witch Tip🌙 for this Friday evening :)

I do this every time I shower and I would recommend it. It allows me to feel closer to the elements.

Have a great Friday night everyone 🌙

[lets-go-every-witchway]

Made a purification & protection body scrub for my shower today :)

Ingredients

- 1 tbsp coffee grounds (for keeping yourself grounded)

- 1/2 tbsp sea salt (for purification)

- approx. 1/4 stick of cinnamon or 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon (for protection; cinnamon also boosts the power of whatever its used with)

- 1/2 tbsp dried chamomile flowers (for purification & protection)

- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (for protection; it’s also lovely and moisturising!)

- 1/4 tsp brown mica powder [optional] (brown for grounding, balance, protection and hard work. I added it hoping for a bit of leftover shimmer, but I actually used too little, about 1/8 tsp! The little scoop pictured came with a pack of mixed mica powder, and I didn’t want to get shimmer all over my kitchen measuring spoons!)

Method

- Add all dry ingredients, except the mica powder, to a pestle & mortar.

- Grind until the chamomile flowers are simply fine flecks in the powder (you may need some elbow grease if you’re using whole cinnamon like me - I had to be content with larger flakes of the cinnamon!) Try to grind only in a clockwise motion if you can to attract luck and give power to your scrub.

- Transfer the powder to a plastic bowl (you don’t want it slipping and breaking in the shower).

- Add the olive oil and mix well with a spoon (again, mix clockwise!). Check the consistency - it should form a coarse paste with no excess oil pooling in the bottom of the bowl. Add some more sea salt a pinch at a time if your mixture is too oily, mixing in between each pinch until all the oil is just absorbed.

- Now carefully add your mica powder (if using). Stir gently - it will get everywhere!

In the shower

- You can do this at any stage of your shower, but make sure your skin is wet all over. I did it whilst my conditioner was in, as I have to leave it to sit anyway. Turn off your water before you start so you don’t wash the scrub away too quickly, and so you don’t waste water!

- Scoop some scrub from the bowl and begin to massage in clockwise circles over your body. Visualise negative energy being scrubbed away as you gently massage it into your skin (you should have enough to cover your torso, arms and legs. AVOID YOUR FACE - the skin there is very delicate and this may be too irritating).

- Let the scrub sit on your skin for a minute or two, and continue visualising the negative energy being pulled from you.

- Rinse off the scrub (be careful - the oil could make your bath/shower slippery!), visualising the negative energy being washed away with it. 

- You’ll be able to feel the olive oil still on your skin and see the way it repels water - visualise this as a protective layer that will prevent negativity from entering your body.

And that’s it!

[cavorta]

About ritual baths and showers 🚿🛀🚿🛀 I keep reading in "Witchcraft 101" books, blogs etc. that in order to prepare for a ritual, you might take a ritual bath before it. Of course, taking a bath can be great for this, also for cleansing yourself and for self-care in general, but from an ecological point of view, a shower is much better. 🚿 Here is why: For a full bath, you need approx. 150 litres of water, for a five-minute shower only ca. 50 litres. So a shower saves a lot of water. 🚿 And of course you can have ritual showers, for instance with an organic shower gel or soap containing sea salt and/or essential oils which match your intentions. There are also recipes online for making shower gel or soap on your own (I'd recommend organic and vegan) and you can add your magical intent to that. 🚿 Here are some ideas by The Traveling Witch about "How You Can Do Magic in the Shower": https://thetravelingwitch.com/blog/how-you-can-do-magic-in-the-shower

Here are some vegan DIY recipes for body washes, salt scrubs and more:

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/vegan-lifestyle/bathroom-alchemy-how-to-make-your-own-eco-friendly-vegan-beauty-products/

https://vegans-have-superpowers.blogspot.com/p/diy-beauty.html