#witch beginner

[fairy-magick]

[themirroredmoon]

Superstitions!

The following list are some of the superstitions that I’ve heard or learned about over the years, in no particular order: • Throw rice in the air to make it rain • Carry a potato during winter to ward against colds • Smell dill to get rid of hiccups • Lay thorn branches by your doorstep to keep evil away • Place chips of cedarwood in a box with coins do draw money to you • Hang seaweed in the kitchen to ward off evil spirits • Burn allspice to draw money, luck, and healing • Place a piece of cotton in a sugar bowl to draw good luck to your home • Scatter chili flakes around your house to break a curse • Scatter salt/sugar to purify a room • Put a pine branch above your bed to ward off illness • Carry a chunk of dried pineapple to draw luck • Ask an orange a question before you eat it, then count the seeds. Even # = no. Odd # = yes • Toss oats outside your back door to ensure beautiful crops/plants • Place lilacs around the house to rid unwanted spirits • Add salt to bath for purification • Write your sigils on stones and carry them with you • Put sigils on medication bottles to help quicken their efficiency or for added healing benefits • When guests come over, light a white candle by the door; it will take their negative energy and purify the home. • To get rid of guests overstaying their welcome, turn any broom in your house upside down (bristles up) • Toss salt on the front porch every Friday for good luck and prosperity • Carry a blade of grass to increase psychic power • If something or someone is bugging you, write it on toilet paper, wipe, and flush it down the toilet

[morrigans-crows]

Beltane has a reputation problem. Not a bad one exactly, but a narrow one. Most of what circulates about this sabbat online leans heavily into the bonfire aesthetic, the flower crowns, the fertility symbolism, and the goddess language. None of that is wrong, but it tends to crowd out the more functional, folk-rooted side of what May 1st has historically meant.

In older practice across Britain and parts of Europe, Beltane was a serious threshold. It marked the beginning of the light half of the year and the shift into the full growing season. Livestock were driven between fires for purification before being moved to summer pastures. Household fires were extinguished and relit, sometimes from communal bonfires, as an act of collective renewal. The maypole wasn't a decorative ritual. It was a community act, people moving together around a shared center, binding themselves to the land and to each other for the season ahead.

What that points to, practically, is that Beltane is a commitment sabbat. The planning that started at Imbolc, the tentative growth of Ostara, it all gets tested here. This is when you stop turning something over in your hands and actually do it.

That has real implications for how you work the sabbat. Some worth considering:

Your kitchen is your hearth. Cleaning and resetting your cooking space with intention at Beltane is a legitimate folk practice, not a stretch. The hearth was the center of the home and its condition mattered.

Braiding is old protective magic. Thread, yarn, fabric strips, it doesn't have to be fancy. Braid in what you want to carry through summer and hang it somewhere it'll stay.

Step outside before you open any correspondence list. What's actually blooming where you live right now? That's your Beltane materia. Folk magic has always started with what's at hand.

Check your wards. If you set protective work at Samhain or Imbolc, it's due for a refresh.

The full breakdown is in the carousel, five practical approaches that don't require anything dramatic or expensive.

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[theantarwitch]

Tarot to find Lost Things

This is a basic dumb idea that I didn't see around a lot: Use the Tarot to find lost objects.

You know, when you are not sure if an object is even in your house, why don't use Tarot?

I personally use my own Oracle but the basic Major Arcana should work fine, still I find important that the cards have a good amount of images, since what you will use to find the object, is based in the images that you see, not in the meaning of the card itself. For this, very minimalist decks, or basic playing cards may not be useful enough.

So, let's say that you are an unmedicated AHDH as me, so you need to find things because your brain just can't cope with basic order. You sits and start to ask. Where is the Thing? Is in this house, outiside, in a specific room? Then the spread can help you.

Usually I find a basic 5 cards spread useful in this case, but is mostly because I use an Oracle. If your deck have tons of images, maybe 5 are too much... Too much info can lead to contradict itself or turn confusing, so start with a basic 3 cards and see if you have to add more. If your deck have little amount of images, it can need 5 cards or more.

Cards where the "ambient" is outisde, probably mean "not in your house/ in other house or lost in the street" (The Fool, The World, The Wheel of the Fortune).

Cards with columns and chairs can mention a "inside the house" (The High Priestess, The Justice, The Hieropanth).

Some cards can point where in reference to other objects. The Magician have stuffs over the table, it can point things over a table or furniture.

You have pets? Maybe is close your pet, and for that, cards with animals can give a hint (The Strenght, The Chariot).

The cards with suns can hint that is "at sight" (The Sun).

Cards with moons and stars can point the Bedroom (The Moon, The Star).

Card with little light? Inside a closet! It have water? Maybe in the bathroom! Have plants? The garden! Chairs? Check close a chair or the kitchen! Fruits? Maybe close the fridge! Have clothes? Maybe on your bed!

What's matter, is that you focus in the objects that you see, and specially based on YOUR DECK. Since not all the decks are the same, it can have a lot of variations that you need to consider. Example, The Hermit have a light in his hand, which can point to be close a lamp, but if your card is an Hermit Crab, of course it will not mean the same. Be smart, be creative.

[belovedapollo]

sending positive vibes to everyone and don’t forget to manifest something good as today (8/8) the Lions Gates are the most powerful ⭐️ blessed be ⭐️ reblog ok,don’t repost

[the-pact-diaries]

Living with Spirits: A Safe & Soul-Twisting Guide

by D.

Since I’ve already shared a fair bit about what it’s like to live with spirits, in a house that sighs and whispers not only when the moon’s full, I figured - why not write a guide?

So here it is: not your usual handbook, but a safe, deeply introspective, and occasionally unsettling guide to working and living with spirits. Think of it less as an instruction manual and more as a mirror.

Step One: Who Are You, Really?

Yes, you. Not your job title, not your birth name, not even your star sign (though we do love a good Pisces moon breakdown at midnight). I mean - who are you really? Why do certain spirits linger near you, follow your footsteps, sit silently in the corners of rooms you’ve never told anyone feel… too cold?

Not all of us started off human. Shocking? Maybe. True? Often.

Step one is uncovering your origin. Where were you before this skin? And most importantly, why are you here again? You're not reincarnated for fun, it's usually messy. Set a box of tissues nearby. Trust me.

If you’re not clairvoyant, clairaudient, or just very good at staring into voids until they blink back - find a real psychic. Emphasis on real. A true one can describe you before you say a word, maybe even tell you what’s in that one drawer you keep locked. If they can't, they shouldn't be charging you.

Step Two: Meeting Your Spirit Crew

Once you’ve unlocked you, it’s time to meet them. Spirits don’t just wander into your life for aesthetics (although some do have flair). Maybe they know you from before. Maybe they’re tied to your land. Or maybe they were simply watching and thought: “Yes, this chaotic soul, this is where I want to stay.”

Can’t see or hear them clearly yet? Again, call in that verified psychic and equally a non judgemental one, not the one who screams: “Demons are evil, cleanse your space with white sage!” Get names. Faces. Maybe even a few stories from their side. You’ll be surprised who remembers you, even when you’ve forgotten everything.

Step Three: To Keep or Not to Keep

Here’s the thing: just because a spirit is near, doesn’t mean they should stay. But don’t be too quick to exile. You’ve been taught demons are bad, angels are your saviours and aliens are fake, again maybe told by the judgemental psychic, who knows or wants to know half of the truth we definitely don't want. Let's gently set all that dusty programming aside. Judge based on connection, not stereotype. I had to unlearn a lot, too.

Step Four: Feeding the Friendship

Got your new (or very old) spirit companion? Great. Time to feed them.

Yes, literally. Spirits draw the essence from food, so share your meals. They won't eat with you literally, but that the essence of it. Talk to them. Light a candle. Offer them what they crave, whether that’s jasmine tea, candlelight, or the feeling of velvet against skin. You’ll know. Or they’ll tell you.

Step Five: Beyond the Veil (Just a Bit)

If they’re strong, or you’re bonded, they might begin influencing the physical world. A moved trinket here, a flickered light there. We love a classic haunting, don’t we? The kind that sends your guests running and leaves you smugly sipping tea.

Eventually, you’ll need to decide something bigger:

Do you want to fully live in the spiritual world while staying embodied?

Or are you here for a final act - to finish this reincarnation and move on?

Some spirits will bind themselves to you. Some will follow you into the next life.

But remember: memories fade. Even soul bonds get lost in time.

Will they wait forever?

…Will you?

- D.

Witty Last Word:

"If they vow to find you in every life - make sure you’re worth the haunting."

- B.

Much success, dear colleague.

May your shadows whisper sweet secrets.

- D. & B.

[poisonnxkki]

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