#witchcraft 101

[herme-kate]

Told my husband I wanted to create a blog with him so that we could post about our practices and philosophies, and he said “hold on.”

Walked out of the room.

Came back in.

Said, “I’m going to code you a website.”

If that isn’t love than idk what is.

So blog coming soon, we’re going to spend some time the rest of this weekend building it, then we’ll start posting :)

[herme-kate]

Going to be a bit MIA today! Celebrating a friends achievements :)

Hope everyone has a great day! And don’t forget your witchy chores!!!!

[herme-kate]

Smokeless ways I use to cleanse my apartment

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Because my alter is right underneath my fire alarm, and I also have cats and rats, I tend to use smokeless ways of cleansing.

🎶 Bells!

- I personally have this little bell shaped like a clown that was thrifted some time ago. I use it to cleanse my alter when I need to cleanse quickly.

👃 Smokeless Scents

- Because I can’t use smoke or incense in my apartment (for previous reasons), I often set out incense unused as an offering, or use it similarly to the bell, waving it around, imagining it cleansing.

- I also use a candle burner or wax burner. Wax burners are self explanatory, but nice smelling wax (or safe waxes without toxins) can be annoying to buy (atleast personally). With a candle burner I use a heat safe glass dish and add herbs/spices depending on intention.

🪨 Crystals

- This can also depend on intention, but using specific crystals (themselves cleaned by water/moon/light/or smoke if you so wish). I typically use a clear quartz or a herkimer diamond for cleansing, but feel free to use what works for you.

😀 Shear Willpower

- Yelling at your alter with pure love and reminding it to be cleansed. Bonus points if imagine it being cleaned with light and love :)

💧Water or specially made concoctions

- You can use sun/or moon water depends on your tastes. You can also mix oils or cooked spices and combine them in a water mix and spray it.

At the end of the day, it’s all about intention. Do a lot, or do the smallest amount, it’s up to you. I was inspired to make this post after seeing many others post similar ideas, I just wanted to add what I do!

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[herme-kate]

Would any of you be interested in book recommendations at all? I have a list I started awhile back, but I think I’m gonna rehaul it.

I wanted to make a list for

Hellenism/Kermeticism

Gnosticism

Occultism/Hermeticism

Witchcraft/Paganism

And more I suppose!

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[herme-kate]

I know I’ve been practicing for a million years, BUT I still don’t have like an actual Grimoire.

Anyone else have this issue? I have a bunch of notebooks and books teeming with info but no coherence (not that that’s necessary but I digress)

Anyone have any tips on how to put one together? I feel like I want to have a pretty one but I feel like I’ll have to make like a 3-ringed binder one😂 (again, not like that’s wrong or anything).

[femmagick]

returning to my craft

Anyone that takes one quick glance at my blog can see that I’ve been incredibly inactive on here for a few years.

When I first discovered Paganism and Witchcraft I was a little 13 year old trying to make sense of this big world. I was in an abusive household struggling with severe mental illness (which has recently been diagnosed and I’ve finally begun treatment). I found comfort in this lifestyle and instantly knew that this is what I needed. I was right and that sentiment still stands! But as any adult knows, life has its ways of kicking you while you’re down and unfortunately I lost touch with my spirituality.

I couldn’t focus on my spirituality when I was too focused on my survival.

I’m 22 now and while life still has its struggles, I’m safer and more stable than ever. Not yet perfect but I’ll take what I can get. My beliefs never changed and my heart has been with Paganism this whole time, but now I have the right space to pick up where I left off and continue my spiritual journey.

I’m hoping to be significantly more active on here, documenting my craft and sharing my witchy thoughts.

So here’s to new beginnings!!

Blessed Be <3

[this-is-me19]

Witchy things are changing…

My lovely over 2,200 followers,

I wanted to let you know:

That I will no longer be posting witchcraft related posts on this blog.

If you’d like to continue following for witchcraft related posts, please follow my new blog, @commonplace-book-magics

It will remain as my personal blog.

If you have shy questions or concerns, please feel free to comment or send me an ask from the top of my blog. Thank you for understanding.

Always,

Elle

[pagan-essentials]

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