Tech Witch Grimoire

An Online Grimoire for the Modern Witch 🔮 🃏 ✨

[thesubtlewitch]

Spellcheck Spread- a follow-up spread for magical workings

1: The energy put into the spell 2: How the spell is going to manifest in the physical plane 3: How the spell is going to manifest in the astral plane 4: When went right with the spell 5: What went wrong/ what you could do to improve 6: Short term results 7: Long term results

[thesubtlewitch]

I’m thinking of offering this spread as an option on my tarot storenvy— after all this time, it’s still one of my favorite spreads I’ve ever created.

Would anyone be interested in it?

[techwitchgrimoire]

I've started reading with my cat Mae this weekend. She's been quite good at picking out cards, though this morning after picking two she decided to take a break and flop on top of all of them 😹. The third card she drew she actually pulled out with her teeth (I'm gonna need to get a deck specifically for her since this is my childhood deck/is very special to me) but she was ferocious in making sure I knew the third card was the 3 of Disks.

✨Mind Body Spirit 🃏 8.12.18

[techwitchgrimoire]

I've started reading with my cat Mae this weekend. She's been quite good at picking out cards, though this morning after picking two she decided to take a break and flop on top of all of them 😹. The third card she drew she actually pulled out with her teeth (I'm gonna need to get a deck specifically for her since this is my childhood deck/is very special to me) but she was ferocious in making sure I knew the third card was the 3 of Disks.

✨Mind Body Spirit 🃏 8.12.18

[techwitchgrimoire]

I've started reading with my cat Mae this weekend. She's been quite good at picking out cards, though this morning after picking two she decided to take a break and flop on top of all of them 😹. The third card she drew she actually pulled out with her teeth (I'm gonna need to get a deck specifically for her since this is my childhood deck/is very special to me) but she was ferocious in making sure I knew the third card was the 3 of Disks.

✨Mind Body Spirit 🃏 8.12.18

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this is my favourite spread to use when i’m reading for myself, it’s always very insightful.

[techwitchgrimoire]

“Should I stay or should I go?” Tarot Spread

Source: https://littleredtarot.com/stay-or-go-decision-making-tarot-spread/

**not my own spread, all credit goes to Little Red Tarot**

Should I stay or should I go? A tarot spread for decision-making

Spread positions:

1. You/the querent, in the present moment. This card can highlight the way you are feeling about the situation or dilemma, whether consciously, or beneath the surface (when I used this with a client recently, it very strongly indicated that they were far more confident about their ability to make a good choice than they realised.)

2. Stay. These cards explore the ‘stay’ option. What is the underlying energy of this route? What sacrifices must be made, or what are the potential outcomes, benefits, or issues?

3. Go. These cards explore the ‘go’ option. What sacrifices must be made, or what are the potential outcomes, benefits, or issues?

4. Advice. These last cards – one crossing the other – help to sum up the reading. The bottom card is the ‘action’ card, a practical word of advice for you to work on right away. The crossing card adds a little depth to this advice (it’s especially interesting to take a look at the way this card interacts with others in the spread.)

As a fire sign, I found it quite interesting to get 3 wand cards for my current state/the “go” side of things.  The Ace of Wands represents the new energy I have found within myself at realizing I need a drastic change.  The King of Cups represents the pros of the situation I am currently in, but again as a fire sign water is not my most comfortable environment.  The King of Cups represents a support system here for me that I tend to take for granted - it reminds me the “stay” option is still a good one.  The Ten of Wands description from Psychic Revelations says: “Sometimes the 10 of Wands indicates that you have been too successful and would be well-served by scaling back. You are probably tired, you've been working very hard, personally and professionally, and could use a break. Give yourself one” - which is quite an apt assessment of what the “go” option would give me.  All I can do in the short term is save (Nine of Coins) and in the long term plan a trip (Knight of Wands) to visit where I hope to one day relocate.

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[gel-s-d]

Baby witch here

Can someone explain how you burn an herb? If something calls for mugwort, how do I burn it? Do I need it to be in oil form?

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Let me tell you the best damn way to burn small amounts of herbs for a ritual.

A metal tea strainer just like the one above.

Put just a pinch of herbs inside. Hold the mesh over a candle for several moments. You will be able to see the herbs begin to burn. If you just need a little smoke, they will smoke immediately and go out quickly when removed from the flame.

If you need a lot of smoke, let the herbs turn in to embers (they will not really catch fire). In this form you can carry the tea strainer all around a room to smoke it out, or place it on a fire-safe surface such as a baking dish or pan so it can smolder safely.

Really only use a small amount of dried herbs! 

When experimenting with burning herbs, I advise you to open a window. Rooms can get smokey really quickly and it isn’t mystical, it’s uncomfortable. Also try not to set off any smoke alarms.

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If you do not have a strainer like this at home, they can be got for just a couple of dollars at any store with a kitchen section.

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yes this is it

the post. So beautiful 

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All the yes!

[witch-pois0n]

Kitchen Witchcraft Items For Beginners

Here is a list of some of things you should consider getting if you are starting out with kitchen witchcraft:

salt - for cleansing, protection, blessings cinnamon - success, healing, power, lust, protection, love sage - cleansing, protection, wisdom chilli powder - hex breaking, love nutmeg - luck, money, health cloves - protection, love, money basil - love, wealth, protection thyme - for health, healing, sleep, love, purification, courage rosemary - protection, love, lust, purification, healing, sleep, youth egg shells - egg shells your can turn into a powder to use instead of salt lavender buds - love, protection, sleep, chastity, purification, happiness, peace rose petals - love, peace, mend the pain of a loss

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Void Salts

A magic idea inspired by Skyrim!

Ingredients:

Container of somesort

Black Ritual Salt OR Black Lava Salt

Crushed Poppy Seeds

Window Sill 

New Moon

IMPORTANT!  PLEASE READ: Poppy seeds can potentially put your pets (like cats or dogs) into a coma.  Please ensure that your furry child cannot get to your poppy seeds and consume this salt mixture.

Uses:

In Skyrim the two things that I was pulling from that Void Salt have health damaging properties or magicka fortifying properties.  That in mind, this mixture can be used in spells to weaken enemies and spirits.  This could also help in settling an agitated mind and help fortify it due to the sedative properties of poppy.  On that you could also add this to a dream satchet for dream work, use to inflict confusion and even illusions.

Directions:

If you plan on using this in kitchen magic or consuming it some how, use the Black Lava Salt and NOT the Black Ritual Salt.  Black Ritual Salt is not for consumption.

Grind up your poppy seeds and then mix it in with your salt.  Depending on the effect you are going for, you will need to modify the amount of poppy used.  A small amount will be best for magic fortifying and calming an agitated mind.  A moderate amount would be ideal for dream work.  And a large amount for inflicting confusion, illusions and damage.  Be sure to mix it all together thinking on your intent and channeling that energy into the mixture.

After you have made your mixture, set in a window to charge up on the night of the New Moon.  This will help enhance the properties of the mixture, especially the confusion aspect.  Keep your Void Salts stored in a dark place after you have charged it!

Safe Travels

[techwitchgrimoire]

Tarot - The Fountain Tarot

The Fountain Tarot is a contemporary tarot deck Created by Jonathan Saiz, Written by Jason Gruhl, Designed by Andi Todaro, 2013/14

I picked up this deck recently at the Crystal Matrix and am in love with the artwork.  The sides of each card are gilded silver, so when you stack the whole deck together it shines back at you like the closed pages of a hymn book.  &bonus the box it comes in is both practical and beautiful.

To be honest, I’m not sure how I feel about the 79th card yet, so I took it out for the moment.  I’ve also found the pocket guide that comes with it to be a little vague, so I’ve been relying on Psychic Revelation for interpretation guidance.  I am finally allowing my deck to freely deal reversals now, too, which is a first for me.  (The backs of the Crowley Thoth deck are not symmetrical, so you can tell when you’re shuffling etc. which cards would be reversed and it affects the reading).

I had my last deck since my tenth birthday.  It grew up in the same bizarrely dysfunctional house I did and holds all that energy inside of it.  That deck has lived almost everywhere I’ve lived and sometimes can be a little insensitive for it.  I’m excited to read with a new deck; to have an unbiased fresh perspective into myself.

[techwitchgrimoire]

hello witchlings ✨

I am so sorry I’ve been away for so long!  This past year has been difficult for me, and I spent the first eight months of 2016 in a deep depression.  I was working a job that brought me no joy, endless stress, and not quite enough money to make ends meet.  Luckily, I’ve recently been blessed with a career opportunity that makes me feel fulfilled and alive again!  I’m excited to dig back into my witchcraft studies and keep my favorite finds organized here.  

Thank you for following 💖

[techwitchgrimoire]

cheap, easy ways to decorate your altar for the sabbats

Imbolc/Candlemas: seeds or bulbs, candles, red and white

Ostara: flowers, eggs, milk, honey

Beltane: flowers, ribbons, acorns

Litha: oak leaves, sun symbols, sunflowers

Lammas: bread, wheat, beer, honey, corn dolls, iron

Mabon: fall leaves, cornstalks, grapes and grape vines, pomegranates, apples

Samhain: tarot cards, mirror, food offerings, mulled wine, dark bread

Yule: holly, pine cones, mistletoe, fruits, nuts, bells

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So we all have intuition, but it often manifests a bit differently for each element.

Fire tend to just know, from gut instinct and butterflies in their bellies, like a compass is pointing them in the right direction, almost effortlessly.

Earth tend to sense something, or receive physical sensations like temperature changes, a prickling feeling on their skin, scents and sounds.

Air tend to receive mental messages and ideas, concepts often incredibly other worldly and imaginative.

And Water tend to feel their way through life, where emotional changes and the way their soul feels guides them on their way.

[thesubtlewitch]

Solitary Beltane Ideas

Wear a flower crown

Dress in red and white

Bake some Beltane recipes 

Light a bonfire or candles

Do some divination

Take a ritual bath

Do some beauty/sex/love spells

Leave out offerings for the fae

Do some gardening

Have a picnic

Put on some music and dance

Meditate or astral travel

Make a mini maypole for your altar

Roast marshmellows 

Take a hike

Start on a new creative project

Do “fertility” spells for things other than sex (creativity, energy, ect.) 

Pick flowers

Feel free to add your own! 

[techwitchgrimoire]

Methods of Cleansing

fire: heat, smoke, and ashes

smoke: pass objects through smoke

heat: rubbing with hands, fire, or sunlight

ashes: sprinkle or blow ashes

water: passing, and submerging

passing: running water either streams or sinks

submerging: cover with water or salt water

earth: bury, crystals, minerals, or stones

bury: cover with earth, return to earth if it came from

crystals: crystal grids or passing over

minerals: cover, sprinkle, or rub

stones: place on top of or under, mark with sigils

air: wind, or breath

wind: place in windy area to blow clean

breath: warm and blow clean with your own energy

light: both moon and sunlight can be used

physical: moving with object in your hands or pockets

herbs: burning, rubbing, or covering with herbs

talking: singing, talking, or reciting can cleanse

oil: rubbing oils or dropping them on

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Ideas for Celebrating Beltane

Beltane is usually celebrated from the evening of April 31 into May 1 and the day that ensues, so it’s coming up! I’ve never celebrated Beltane before, but I think I’m going to plan something…here’s some ideas I’ve rounded up:

Redecorate Your Altar

- Revamp your altar with objects that exude light, spring, and fertility; flowers like lilac, hawthorn, and apple blossom, images of animals like robins and calves, and spring colors like green, yellow, sky blue, lavender, or light pink. Here’s a short post with some suggestions on how to set up your altar in general if you don’t know where to start 

Spring Cleansing 

- Beltane is also a good time for cleansing and purification to welcome in the light good energy of oncoming season. Clean out, clean up, and re-organize your room, your workspace, your yard your altar, or any other space you like. This is generally a good time to tie up loose ends and do any little chores you’ve been meaning to do. You can also revitalize yourself by taking a cleansing bath or shower.

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