#witch's salt

[searedwithwitchyscars]

topping up my black salt (or witch's salt)

first, separate the unburnt from the burnt

throw the unburnt outside into the universe to carry out the spell

then grind the burnt remnants to powder

pile the grinded remnants into my black salt jar, adding charcoal and incense ash and white salt. shake. and there's my topped up black salt

[themori-witch]

BLACK SALT (also known as WITCH'S SALT) is used primarily for protection, banishing, and repelling.

Those uses aren't exclusive—it has also been known to feature in baneful magics, and can be used in uncrossing rituals.

WAYS TO UTILISE BLACK SALT

To protect your property from negative spirits, people with ill-intent, unwanted visitors, and negative energy: sprinkle black salt around the perimeter of your property.

To both banish any residual icky energy that a person may have left in your home, and prevent them from returning: sprinkle black salt on the front step and sweep it away. If you're feeling more traditional (and brave!) you can throw black salt at the back of someone that is leaving your home also.

To prevent nightmares: use in a sachet and keep beneath your pillow.

To repel negativity, unwanted visitors, and rumours/gossip: sprinkle generously across windowsills and doorways.

To cleanse your home and keep nasties from entering: add black salt to a floor wash and go ham on your floor. Focus especially on high traffic areas.

To undo a curse, hex, or other form of malignant magic that has been cast upon you: use in an uncrossing oil or powder. Learn more about uncrossing [here].

To alleviate any negative thoughts and feelings that you are carrying: add a pinch of black salt to your bath, or to an oil with a similar purpose that you anoint yourself with.

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[lets-go-every-witchway]

Made a teeny stash of black salt (witch's salt) specifically for mental health protection. Mostly used this method outlined by @eclectic-faith , tweaked for my purposes:

- Sea Salt - purification

- Charcoal - banishing

- Basil - peace, drives away evil

- Ginger - boosts the power of the other ingredients

- Incense Ash - specifically jasmine and amber incense ashes, for purification, comfort, happiness & healing

And all ingredients correspond to protection. Look out for my next post where this gets a practical application (along with the ingredients in the background!).

[ami-incants]

Black Salt AKA Witch’s Salt

So firstly, to be clear, we’re not talking about the black salt used in Indian cuisine, which is volcanic rock salt and found in some supermarkets. The Black Salt we’re talking about here is generally homemade. I’ve seen various ‘recipes’, with increasing numbers of ingredients so I’m going to outline the basics for you.

Why use Black Salt?

Black Salt is used for banishments, removal of negative energies and protection. It can be sprinkled around doorways and windows to protect the home, left in a dish under the bed to protect from nightmares or added to baths after a stressful day. It can also be used in jinxes, hexes and curses. Used for protection, it should be swept away/disposed of regularly (anything from once a week to once a month, depending on the degree/frequency of negativity it’s dealing with). Black things in witchcraft (salt, crystals, candles) are used to absorb and dispell negativity, and so need cleansing/recharging/renewing regularly in order to keep doing their job. Unused Black Salt can be kept for future use, preferably in an airtight container made of natural materials.

How do I make Black Salt?

Black Salt can be as coarse or as fine as you would like. You could mix together the ingredients as they come to you, or grind them yourself and then combine. In it’s purest form, Black Salt is made up of just two ingredients, in roughly equal measures:

Salt Ash

Easy. Sea salt or Kosher salt are prefered. For the ash, any source is fine but sources linked to magic are best. Some possible sources are:  Incense ash (cone or stick) Herb bundle ash Paper ashes (from burning lists etc)* Charcoal disc ash (used for burning loose incense) Fireplace ash Barbeque ash

*It is not recommended to keep ash for future use if it was created during banishing, letting go, jinxing, hexing or cursing. These should be disposed of immediately after the ritual/spell is complete. Depending on the ash used you may find your Black Salt doesn’t actually look particularly black. The colour black adds power, as it absorbs negativity and banishes ill-meaning spirits. There are a couple of ways you can remedy that if you wish to, just gradually add as much as you need to get the desired colour: Activated charcoal Food colouring

One more common ingredient used to strengthen Black Salt is black pepper. Fresh ground is slightly more potent but powdered will work fine. A little goes a long way.

TL;DR - This is what you need to make Black Salt:

Salt Ash Activated charcoal or food colouring (optional) Black pepper (optional)

However you choose to make your Black Salt, remember that intention is key. As long as you are clear about what you want the product to achieve, you can get results with even the simplest of ingredients.

[feathers-and-face]

Black Salt (or Witch's Salt if you're nasty) is a great tool to have on hand. I learned this recipe from Avery, The Travelling Witch : Sea Salt Charcoal (from a fire is best but in a pinch you can just as easily use activated charcoal powder)

A pinch of black pepper

Incense ashes (cone incense works well)

With a mortar and pestle grind the charcoal and pepper into a fine powder, and the salt and mix evenly. This would be great time to really layer your intentions into the mixture. Now you can either mix your incense ashes into the mix if you have been collecting them over time, or burn your cone incense over the mixture if you are using fresh cones. One it is all in one accord, store in an airtight container.

[newbie-norse-pagan]

When you're witchy AF but have seasonal allergies??

[searedwithwitchyscars]

burning the sunflower and rose for repurpise into my witch's salt

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definitely be careful. if trying this at home, do it outside or open the window wide. dried flowers tend to not burn normally and smoke a lot. if you have pets, make sure they are not in the room at all. firesafety first!

as you can see, i struggled to really light it while lying on the tray. ended up (safely) picking up the flowers with tweezers and burning it that way. managed to burn it all, pile it into the bowl for grinding, and topped up my witch's salt. something about pouding and grinding remnants is so calming and meditative.

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[searedwithwitchyscars]

love topping up my black/witch's salt