the gray witch

2O | taurus sun | leo moon | saggitarius rising | infj | enneagram type 4 | tarot reader | witch living in the southern USA | pan enby | they/them | lover of cats and glitter

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🌷🌿 spring witchcraft 🌿🌷

a list of things to do through the spring months, as a witch 🌷

🌿 studying flower and herb correspondences for spellwork

🌿 going outside and letting the wind and sun hit you to recharge

🌿 putting your bare feet in grass or soil and imagining being rooted to the earth to help with grounding

🌿 planting wildflowers around your house to save those bees baby

🌿 working with fae and other nature spirits and guardians

🌿 starting an herb or vegetable garden

🌿 spring cleaning to get rid of any old energy and welcome new, clean energy

🌿 opening your windows and letting spring breeze into your home to invigorate you

🌿 harvesting flowers to use for spells (ask nature spirits for permission first and maybe leave a lil somethin in its place as an offering)

🌿 making sunwater/flower teas

🌿 making wishes on dandelions

🌿 spells involving new ideas, growth, and refreshing your mind and body

[adapembroke]

Your Rising Sign is Your Personality

If you want to know what astrology has to say about your personality, you have to look at your rising sign or your ascendant. Your ascendant describes the way of relating to others that will feel the most natural to you and get the best results.

Aries: You will be most comfortable if you are forceful and direct in your interactions with others. Sometimes this might require courage. Sometimes courage isn’t enough, and you have to walk away.

Taurus: You will be most comfortable if you are blunt and practical in your interactions with others. This might mean stepping back and deciding other people being over-complicated and ridiculous isn’t your problem.

Gemini: You will be most comfortable if you are able to talk about your interests with other people. Your growing edge might be shutting your mouth sometimes and listening to what other people have to say.

Cancer: You will be most comfortable if you are able to put yourself in situations that are kind to your sensitive side. You might have a tendency to take care of other people behind the scenes to avoid ending up in the spotlight.

Leo: You will be most comfortable in situations where you are able to express yourself honestly without offending anyone. Making people around you uncomfortable is your worst day ever, so not sacrificing yourself on the altar of popular opinion might be a growing edge for you.

Virgo: You will be most comfortable around people who value your concern for accuracy and attention to detail. Learning to pick your battles and deciding when to make an issue of it when someone else is wrong might be a growing edge for you.

Libra: You will be most comfortable in situations where everyone is at peace and gets along. Creating harmony is a potential strength of yours, but it’s important to make sure you’re not always the one responsible for smoothing things over.

Scorpio: You will be most comfortable with people you can be brutally honest with or with people who respect your need to keep secrets. You have the potential to develop keen insight into how other people work, but being vulnerable with people who are vulnerable with you might be a challenge you need to work on.

Sagittarius: You will be most comfortable around people who are adventurous and willing to try new things. It is in your best interest to associate with people who challenge your beliefs. Though, that might not be easy.

Capricorn: You will be most comfortable if you’re able to focus on social interactions that have to do with work or your goals. Better might be to put yourself in a position where you’re the mastermind behind the scenes.

Aquarius: You will be most comfortable in communities where you can speak your truth and where others respect unorthodox opinions. You have strong ideals. Dealing with individual people might not be your happy place.

Pisces: You will be most comfortable around people with a high vibration. Conflict with others and figuring out details should be someone else’s problem as much as possible.

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Mood for 2020 (read- my whole life)

[thedruidsforest]

How could you NOT fall in love with the glow of the moon and stars, the warmth of the sun, the ancient life within the trees, and the sweet melodies of the winds?

[adapembroke]

Personality Astrology: Beyond Your Rising Sign

Steven Forrest describes personality in astrology as being like a stained glass window. Your rising sign determines the primary color of the window, but other important signs in your chart change the shade of that window’s color.

If you have Sagittarius rising, the default is being very extroverted. If you also have a Cancer moon, that dials down the extroversion in Sagittarius significantly. You might be more comfortable reading about adventures in the arctic than you are visiting a foreign country yourself. If you also have a Cancer sun, going to a new part of town to eat at a restaurant with unfamiliar food might be a challenge.

Here are some ways other planets in your chart might be influencing how you express your rising sign…

If you have a lot of planets in earth or water signs, you might be more introverted than your rising sign suggests.

If you have a lot of planets in air or fire signs, you might be more extroverted than your rising sign suggests.

Any planet you have in the first house will influence how your rising sign presents itself. You might be a more fiery person with Mars in the first house. Or, you might be more dreamy with Neptune in the first.

If your sun, moon, and rising sign are in the same element, you will tend to be especially emotional (water), practical (earth), fiery (fire), or brainy (air). Or, you may find those areas of life particularly challenging, and that emphasis in your chart is a bright arrow telling you to work on this.

[thoradvice]

tips to get your life back on track after a breakdown™

sleep. your body needs to rest. the average panic attack takes as much energy as running a half-marathon. let yourself rest. take a 20 minute nap. any longer and you’ll hit your REM cycle, and you’ll wake up worse off. after, you’ll feel so much better.

clean something. literally anything. a plate, a drawer, the whole mf bathroom. it doesn’t matter how much or how little. it’ll make you feel more in control, and it’ll make your surroundings more appropriate for recovery.

get some fresh air. even just opening your window for a few hours will help. if you feel up to it, take a walk. take your dog. pick some flowers. cloudgaze. even just sit in your garden for a bit. your body will thrive off of non-stale air. 

eat and drink. I know for some people, myself included, this is Hard. it’s alright if all you can manage is a granola bar, or some cereal. anything is progress and will fuel your body. drink water if you can, but anything apart from alcohol will hydrate you.

take a shower. I have clinical depression. have done since I was 12. I know how hard it is to take a shower. but it fucking helps. if you don’t do anything else off this list, do this. it’ll help more than you know.

talk to someone. I can’t stress this enough. humans are social creatures! we crave interaction. even the most introverted introvert needs to talk to someone. call your mom. text a buddy. skype your brother. chat to your local cashier. anything !! you’ll feel less alone, and hopefully get some good serotontitty flowing.

do something fun! same as above, it’ll make u feel so much bette, and provide a distraction. some good options are writing, drawing, watching a movie, dancing - anything you enjoy!

be kind to yourself. it’s okay if you relapsed, or if you had a bad day, or anything else. treat yourself gently. you wouldn’t so harsh to a friend in your situation. it’s gonna be okay.

if you can’t do all of these, it’s okay. there are better days ahead. this, too, will pass.

[greekwitchchild]

BELTANE

when it is, ideas to do, the hellenic version and how to celebrate whilst in lockdown

When does it occur?

In the Northern Hemisphere on April 30st to May 1st

In the Southern Hemisphere on October 31st to November 1st

What does it celebrate ?

The peak of spring and the fact that summer is coming

Honours the earth

Fertility, Sexuality and love

Light, life and growth for the coming summer

For Wiccans is the night of the sacred greenwood marriage

What crystals are important ?

rose quartz

emerald

sunstone

What to decorate your alter with?

flowers (daisies and roses in particular)

green cloth or ribbons

hanging or sprinkling seasonal herbs (thyme, rose , fern)

using candles or incense with earthy scents such as wood or rose or jasmine

hawthorn branches

red, green and yellow candles to represent love, fertility, growth and summer

What activities can I do in lockdown?

mediate with the crystals mentioned

make daisy or flower chains and crowns for good luck

braid flowers into your hair

make mayday masks from items in your garden or draw them from paper

make a small mayday pole and dance around it by yourself or with people your isolating with

if in isolation with them, have sex with your partner : it’s a traditional aciticity done today because of the sacred wedding but it’s also a celebration of love and fertility (only if legal and you feel comfortable ofc)

spend time with loved ones you’re in lockdown with or via ft

make baked goods and give them to friends, family and neighbours

create a wish box and put inside all your hopes and wishes for summer

cleanse your tools

wear red,green and pink and get dressed up even if you can’t go anywhere

practise self love

have a milk bath

make amulets for yourself and people you love

give rose quartz as gifts to those you love

send your loved ones handwritten letters

make sigils and herb pouches for a good summer

Be with nature : go for a walk if safe

Learn about herbs or nature if you are unable to be with it

masturbate and perform sex magic

make fresh juice from summer fruits

leave offerings of milk,honey, oats, lavender and rose for the fae: it’s their day too!

make oat based products : they’re sacred to beltane and are good for luck,hope, safety and love

What spells and rituals should i perform?

fertility

growth

love

safety

good luck

protection of the home

What Hellenic Gods are sacred today?

The day honours Lady Maia as it’s about summer and the earth growing

Apollo as it’s the beginning of summer and the days will start to become longer and sunnier

Dionysus as it’s the coming summer and beauty of nature is about to hit its peak : also the rising of Dionysus

Demeter was traditionally worshiped on this day

Aphrodite due to her being a fertility and love goddess

Hestia for cleansing the home and protection

What are some Hellenic things to do?

Do something to take care of the earth

give offerings to Apollo : traditionally fruit and cypress branches decorated with flowers were used or put on temples

cleanse the home : thank Hestia for keeping you safe

Look into all the gods and goddesses celebrated and connect with them

Learn about the rising of Dionysus or even reanact it

Give offerings to Demeter and perform a ritual for banishing poverty in her name

Traditionally there is a greek blessing that says “May you have all the goods of May” along with a curse that says “ May all the hours of may find you” : say these to people with the intention linked to it

I hope you find this helpful! What are your plans for this Beltane in lockdown?

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Iron and Cone Mtn, Oregon by Thom I

[rodrickheffeley]

tbh don’t even know who i was before hozier said "imagine being loved by me"

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[mywildattic]

𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆 𝕲𝖗𝖎𝖒𝖔𝖎𝖗𝖊

𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐒:

🌿A page about you, your birthstone, birth chart…

🌿Types of Magick

🌿The wheel of the year

🌿The Sabbats and how to celebrate them

🌿Types of witches

🌿The history of magick/witchcraft in your countries/cultures

🌿All about the deities you worship, if any

🌿Local myths/legends of interest

🌿Herbs and their magickal properties

🌿Candles and their magickal properties

🌿Crystals and their magickal properties

🌿Essential oils and their magickal properties

🌿Chakras

🌿Gemstones

🌿Tarots

🌿Runes

🌿Sigils

🌿How to cast a circle

🌿Spells and how to cast them

🌿What days/times are best for spell casting

🌿Wandwoods

🌿Astrology

🌿The moon, and its different phases

🌿Altars, what they are and how you could set up yours

🌿Moonwater/sunwater

🌿Banishing

🌿Binding

🌿Cleansing

🌿Grounding

🌿Spirit work and how to do it safely

🌿Witch terminology

🌿Potions

🌿Safe herbs for potion making

🌿Best witchy books

🌿Ritual music/songs to listen to

𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐈𝐑𝐄:

🍁A table of contents is a wonderful idea and can be a great help, but it really is up to you.

🍁Try and plan what you’re going to write down and when.

🍁You can write down every idea you have in a notebook aside first to organise and plan if you want (this is what I do but I do consider myself a little bit of a perfecionist haha)

🍁You can print out photos, dry out flowers and herbs, add stickers, doodle and more to decorate your Grimoire if you’d like. It makes it more personal, but in the end the most important thing is that you understand it.

🍁And remember that it is your Grimoire, try not to compare it to anyone else’s and remember that witchcraft is all about personalization. If you do not have a Grimoire that’s okay too, this is your craft and your rules♡

[brighidsember]

Witch Tip #1

Accidentally stir counter-clockwise? Just tap your spoon on the edge of the pan nine times. Nine is the number of completion, and this will sort of reset the pan if you meant to manifest rather than banish.

[chocopoo]

[occultophiliac]

[sabrinasgrimoire]

Beltane Series: Beltane Activities

“Bringing in the May”: this is a tradition where foliage is brought to the house and placed inside and out the night before. The foliage is traditionally in place by the time the sun rises on Beltane to welcome in the month of May and begin the Sabbat celebrations.

Decorating a May Bush or a May Tree: this is a tradition often associated with Yule, but was also a way to pay homage to the foliage that blooms around this time. Hawthorn was the traditional plant to use for the May Tree.

Decorating and Distributing May Baskets: typically, children would go to the fields and gather wild flowers and place them in baskets. They were then put on neighbors’ porches as signs of the season.

Fertility Rites: in the Wiccan tradition, Beltane is often associated with sex and fertility, and is when the Great Rite occurs. This is the symbolic union of the Goddess and God at the pagan Sabbat Beltane, which takes place in May. Some pagan and Wiccan traditions use ritual sex as a celebration of the Goddess and God. Gerald Gardner, the father of Wicca, considered his religion to be a fertility and nature religion. Ritual sex in theses religions can either be literal or implied. Implied meaning the symbolic union of a chalice and athame, or other symbols of the Goddess and God. The Great Rite is the most common of these sex rituals, and is not only symbolic of the union of the Goddess and God, but symbolic of the creation of the universe through their union.

Handfasting: this is a neopagan tradition where two people make a commitment for a year and a day to be together. This is usually seen as a temporary thing so the two people can figure out if they want to actually be married after a year and a day. This is a commitment, and Beltane is a traditional time for handfastings. This is because Beltane is associated with fertility and love through the story of the Goddess and God.

Bonfires and Balefires: like I mentioned before, Beltane is one of the major fire festivals. Like the name would suggest, Beltane is a time when huge balefires are built to honor the God Bel, and to represent the fire of passion between the Goddess and God. Oftentimes people jump over the fires.

Offerings to Ancestors: Beltane is at the exact opposite of Samhain. That means that the veil between this world and the Otherworld is very thin like at Samhain. Because of this, honoring and venerating ancestors is a traditional way to celebrate this Sabbat.

Maypole Dancing: the maypole is a traditional symbol of Beltane, and has been brought into modern culture on May Day. This is a fertility symbol, and represents the phallus of the God during the Great Rite. Different ribbons on the maypole may represent different purposes. Dancing around the maypole is a way to honor the Sabbat, and braids the ribbons in a lovely way.

[crystalherbalist]

Beltane Breakfast 🌿☀️

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this spell might seem a little daunting or complicated but it’s super approachable and the payoff is amazing! 💛

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crepes 🍴

1/2 cup flour

1 egg

spring, fae, protection

1/2 cup milk (add more tsp at a time if batter is too thick)

2-4 tsp cinnamon

protection, strength

** to test your batter consistency, try drizzling a figure 8 into your batter, if it ‘paints’ fluidly then you’re good!

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berry compote 🌸

6 blackberries & raspberries

fae, healing, love, happiness, growth

2-3 tsp honey

healing, purity, love

1 tsp cinnamon

protection, strength

** be sure to smoosh the berries with a fork or something to get them to a saucey consistency

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scrambled eggs 🍳

2 eggs

spring, fae, protection

1-3 tsp milk

1/4 tsp parsley

kindness, healing, strength, courage

salt/pepper

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salad 🥗

greens of choice

grounding, healing

carrot

strength, vitality, grounding, healing

fruit vinaigrette of choice (i chose apple for protection, abundance, and strength)

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recommended on a sunny day, but totally optional! charge up with rose/smokey/clear quartz, amber, or citrine, whatever you’ve got! this breakfast is also paired with this tea potion that uses any extra berry juice you have from your crepe compote!