The Afro Fairy Goddess

Manifesting More Magick

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May we venerate our Dead and lead with them. May we pick up where they left off.

May we carry the mantles they fought to preserve. May we reconnect with the Hoodoo Spirits of this land.

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Today we venerate Hoodoo Saint Harriet Ross Tubman aka Black Moses on the 110th anniversary of her passing🕊

Whew! A legendary Freedom Fighter, Mama Moses wore many decorated crowns as a mammoth Abolitionist, chief Conductor on the Underground Railroad, an expert Hunte and Lumberjack, a Nurse, an armed scout & spy for the Union Army during the Civil War - becoming the 1st Woman to ever spearhead an armed military assault. Later, she opened her door to the elderly, sick, & disabled, and advocated for them until her death.

Born Araminta "Minty" Ross as the middle child of 9 siblings to enslaved parents on a plantation in Dorchester County, MD, she suffered a massive blow to the head that would spur a lifetime of seizures, headaches, deep slumbers, & visions. She went on to marry a "Free" man by the surname of Tubman & took on her mother's first given name, "Harriet". In 1849, her husband, parents, & siblings were set to be split up & sold off. Under the cover of darkness, she fled the plantation solo on foot and followed the North Star to escape the jaws of slavery by way of Philadelphia, PA. She'd survive13-19 rescue missions back into the Antebellum South, liberating over 300 souls, as the most infamous Conductor on the Underground Railroad who, over the span of a decade, had "never lost a single passenger", which dubbed her the nickname, "Moses". The bounty for her life maxed out at $40K. Freedom wasn't free & Mama Moses never hesitated to remind her passengers of that. She carried herbs to silence a crying baby and pulled a gun on any cowardly man who might give away their position.

"You'll be Free or Die. " - Mama Moses to her passengers on the Underground Railroad.

Venerated as a Hoodoo Saint to many, Mama Moses was a Seer, a Clairvoyant Dreamer, Dream Interpreter, a Revolutionary Conjurer Woman & Rootworker - born to parents of the same cloth. She received Divine messages & Ancestral knowledge/wisedom through prophetic visions & dreams. Mama Moses proudly attributed her unparalleled death defying success to her Divine guidance, Conjure, Rootwork, intuitive gifts & her faithful willingness to trust/follow them.

Folks have a tendency to grossly undermine, if not outright ignore, the significant pillars that Hoodoo Cosmology, Religion, & Tradition played in her life and in her fight for freedom. Recently, archeologists uncovered her "spirit cache" at her family's home in Maryland; these were some of the Blackbelt Hoodoo staples of her time including: glass bottles - for protection against evil spirits, a figurine made it iron nails - possibly a something akin to an Nkisi, a copper button, perfume bottle topper, and other red & blue items.

Mama Moses transitioned peaceful & free at her home/on her land in Auburn, NY where she is rests at the cemetery in Auburn, NY. She is still expected to be immortalized on the $20 bill USD, however that promise has yet to be met.

We pour libations & give Mama Moses her 💐 for her bravery & selfless service. May she bless the elderly, disabled, young, women, & Workers who seek/fight for freedom.

Offering suggestions: Milk, Apples, & Orange flowers

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How to Write Your Own Spells

There are lots of ways to create spells, from planning everything to the minutest detail ahead of time to absolutely flying by the seat of your pants in the moment. If you'd like to write your own spells, either for use in your craft or as a creative exercise, here are some suggested steps that I use in my own practice:

1) Determine the intent or goal of your spell. Decide, first and foremost, what you want the spell to do. Refine your goal if necessary and try not to be too nebulous. Your intent tells the spell what it's meant to do. A more focused goal may increase the chances of success.

2) Determine how you want the spell to manifest. Decide how the spell should work and what the result should look like. This is a good time to build in a sign of success, especially for spells that may not work in an obvious or visible way.

3) Determine what or whom the spell will affect. If the spell is to have a target, be it a person or a place or an animal or an object, decide what that should be and how they or it will be represented in the casting.

4) Determine how long the spell is meant to work. If your spell is timebound or has a deadline, decide what that will be. If the spell is meant to work long-term, you may want to check in and refresh it from time to time. (Not every spell will be timebound. Many spells will simply expire when they have fulfilled their purpose or if they are blocked or circumstances are not favorable.)

5) Determine the timing of the spell, if applicable. Not everyone uses celestial or astrological timing for their spells, but if you do, look into the prevailing conditions and decide on an advantageous time for your casting. (Please note that magical timing can only enhance your spell and casting something on the "wrong" day will not necessarily cause it to fail.)

6) Determine what methods and materials you want to use to cast the spell. Decide how you're going to go about performing the casting, whether you're doing a ritual or making a charm or just using energy. If you're going to need a ritual space or physical components, plan that out and make sure it fits with what you want to do.

7) Determine the words, if any, which will empower the spell. If you want to include a prayer or a petition or a song or an incantation with your spell, decide what that should be. This is not strictly necessary and the words need not be spoken aloud. (Rhyming incantations are not required, but if you prefer them that way, you can certainly do so.)

8) Prepare the materials for casting the spell. Get all your necessaries together ahead of time. Make sure you have everything you need, that tools and components are in good and useable condition, prepare your workspace, and make sure everything is within easy reach so you don't have to stop and search for things in the middle of your casting. (And for goodness sake, if you're working with open flame, observe fire safety and tie your hair and sleeves back.)

9) Finalize details and perform the casting. When you're ready to begin, try to eliminate as many possibilities for distraction or interruption as possible. Go over your spell and components one more time, then proceed with casting the spell.

10) Record the particulars for future reference and to determine how well the spell worked. Make a record of the spell, including your goal, how it should manifest, the words and components used, the date of the casting, the casting method and procedure, and how the casting went. If there are any additional details or observations that seem important, include those as well. This will serve as a useful learning tool in the future and will allow you to check your work if the results make themselves known.

It's useful to write spells from time to time if the inspiration strikes you, in order to better understand how they fit together and how they work. Plus it's a fun and creative journaling exercise and recording the spells you cast a great way to measure your progress later on.

For additional tips on writing your own spells and helpful tricks for using timing and available materials to your advantage, check out my podcast, Hex Positive, Eps. 006-007, "Come In For A Spell, pt 1 & 2."

(And if you’re enjoying my content, please feel free to drop a little something in the tip jar or check out my published works on Amazon or in the Willow Wings Witch Shop. 😊)

Happy Witching! 🔮✨

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Castor (ricinus communis)POISON 

Folk names: Palma Christi, Palms Christi Root

Power: Protection

Magical uses: Castor beans are good protection against the evil eye, as well as all negativity. They absorb evil. 

(Source: Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs)

(Photo source: www.learn2grow.com/plants/ricinus-communis-sanguineus/)

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Law Keep Away Oil (1)

Place a High John the Conqueror root, a Courtcase root*, a tablespoon of dried hydrangea blossoms, and a teaspoon of asafetida powder in a jar.

Cover the ingredients with a blend of two parts olive oil and one part each castor and jojoba oils.

Allow them to soak overnight, preferably exposed to moonbeams, then strain out the solids and bottle the liquid.

(from The Element Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells by Judika Illes)

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How to make Rose Water

Rose water has many magical properties, The most common being for Love, And attraction spells. But different colored roses have different uses.

White Roses- Peace, Protection,

Yellow Roses- Harmony

Blue Roses- Friendship

Pink/Red Roses- Love, Attraction

What you will need

Rubbing Alcohol, Or 100 proof Vodka 

Clean glass Mason Jar 

Rose Petals

Rose Oil (For added scent) (Optional)

Fill your clean Mason Jar about ¼ of the way with Rose Petals. (Measurements do not have to be exact) And top that off with 2/4 of your alcohol solution. Leave room for your Rose Water to move around.

Let it sit for 2-5 days (Depending on how rich you want the color to be)

shake daily, And Strain

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Identifying Crystal Properties By Color

We’ve all been there. You walk into a crystal shop and there they are. Dozens of unfamiliar crystals just waiting for you to ask a million questions about. Rather then waste the time over analyzing, Remember the Rule of the Color. The rule of colors work not just with Candles, but also crystals. Of course each is unique and holds a special energy but the nature of the color is always the same. Do the next time you’re in a pinch, And your like “Woah, What does this do?” Remember the rule of color! 

Pink (Example: Rose Quartz) Femininity, Self love, Acceptance, Compassion, Romance, Friendship, Spiritual healing, Nurturing.

Red (Example: Ruby) Strength, Power, Health, Power, Love, Sex, Energy, Vibrancy, Vitality. Protection.

Orange (Example: Topaz) Encouragement, Fortune, Success, Taking Action 

Yellow (Example: Citrine) Happiness, Joy, Creativity, Imagination, Comfort, Charm, Confidence.

Green- (Example: Jade) Growth Fertility. Grounding, Money, Fortune, Luck, Prosperity. 

Blue (Example: Aquamarine) Wisdom, Understanding, Calmness, Inner peace, health, Cleansing, 

Purple (Example: Amethyst) Psychic Ability, Power, Protection, Tranquility, Prosperity. 

Black (Example Tourmaline) Deep Cleansing, Protection from negativity,  Banishment, Binding.

White (Example: White Jade) Purification, Spiritual strength, Serenity. 

Clear (Example- Quartz) Amplification, Understanding.

Mixed Colors / Spots (Example: Snow Flake Obsidian) Mixed properties based off colors 

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How To Dry Herbs

Work best for:

Air drying works best for low-moisture like marjoram, oregano, rosemary and dill.

What to do:

Trim fresh herbs at an angle to protect the rest of the plant. Put the bundle of herbs, stem-side up.

Hang or over a week, ideally in a cool, dark place.

Storage:

Herbs are best stored in airtight glass containers. They're uses range from cooking, tea, tincture, even decoration.

Drying:

Gather 5-10 branches together and tie with string or a rubber band. The smaller the bundle, the easier and faster they will dry.

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Types Of Divination That Aren’t Tarot:

I’m tired of tarot cards and tarot readers everywhere…it’s awesome but there’s just too many of ya’ll. I just want my friends list to be more diverse. If I am gonna be honest, tarot isn’t most of your forte. Most of you just aren’t good at it. And further, you set yourself up for failure doing the job that 1000 other blitches are already doing and excelling at! But the good news is there are other options!

TYPES OF DIVINATION THAT AREN’T TAROT:

☕🍷Tasseomancy: Divination from tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediment. Put that drinking or herb habit to good use!

🔮🍶🕯️ Scrying: Divination using a crystal ball (gastromancy), mirror/black mirror (catoptromancy), bowl of water (hydromancy) or other reflective surface. Can also use a flame or ashes from a spell (cineromancy/ceneromancy). Go get some full moon water and Git it.

📖 Stichomancy/Bibliomancy/Rhapsodomancy: Divination from sacred and spiritual texts. Yes, we have sacred and spiritual books that aren’t the Bible. Yes much of our oral tradition has been written down. No excuses.

✋🏾Chiromancy: Palmistry, divination through the study of the hand. There are hands all around you! You have two! Grab and go, fam, grab and go!

🌬️Capnomancy/Libanomancy: Divination through reading smoke. COME ON where my potheads at this isn’t hard. Where my cigar smokers, pipe smokers, roll a bleezy and let’s get to it!

💃🏾Pendulum Reading: Energy reading using an object or your body as the pendulum.

☠️ Osteomancy: Divination with bones, shells, and other parts of nature.

🗿💎Lithomancy: Divination with stones that have symbols drawn on them (runes, a popular British Isles practice but I’m down if you want to drawn indigenous symbols from your culture)

💰I Ching Divination: Utilizes coins and yarrow stalks. You should probably only bust out Chinese coins with holes if you are in some way Chinese FYI. But why not use coins from your hometown? We all have coins laying in the sofa cushions! We all have native twigs in the grass outside!

🏚️🔠 Spirit Boards: Divination with a talking board–the most commonly called a Ouija board. Used since Ancient times (China, Africa, Greece) and for much more than talking to demons. Like please just stop obsessing with the devil lmao.

⚕️Dowsing Rod: A spiritual stick used for fortelling and finding. I’ve seen a million crystal “wands” being sold by blitches, go get one and do this thing!

☁️🌨️Nephomancy: Divination of the clouds. They are beautiful. Best of all…they are free and you don’t have to store them. My husband just reminded me that an episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender was based on a woman who read the clouds ⛅

🌌✨Sortilege: Also called casting lots, ancient form of divination that is quite mysterious and open for interpretation. Found in the Bible 70+ times (most notably to throw Jonah to the whale) it involves taking a group of relevant objects and casting them for the truth. The objects can range from items to paper with words or symbols written on them. Typically all items are placed in a bag and you draw them out one at a time.

☀️🌅🌦️Heliomancy/Solaromancy : Divination of the rays and movement of the sun. We can all see the sun, really this one sounds easy. Why is none of you with Rah on your name jumped on this?

🌓🌔🌕 Selenomancy: Step 1, go outside and look at the moon. Step 2, ______. Step 3, profit. But for real ya’ll love the moon, go read her!

👨🏾👩🏿Physiognomy: Divination through facial reading. You seen faces before! Read them!

😪😴Narcomancy: Divination while sleeping /dreaming.

🌿🍃Phylomancy: Divination of leaves. Your divination pics will never look the same twice! Plus this is another free one!

🛣️Symbolomancy: Divination of things found on the road. I’d follow an IG of someone who did THAT in a meaningful way!

I hope this list inspires you to just jump in and try something new. Stop waiting for a teacher and just PRACTICE. The same way you all are doing with tarot. Feel bold and like you can practice something else…hell make up your own pieces and ways. Blaze a goddamn trail.

Signed,

Tahtahme

A Blitch Who Wants Some Options Damnit

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🍃🌺Tropical/Uncommon Fruits & Veggies Correspondences🌺🍃

🍃 A list of fruits, veggies, and herbs with their various uses in brujeria and/or hoodoo that I haven’t seen in other correspondence lists. This will be updated as time goes on! 

🍃 Avocado: Love and beauty. Ruled by Venus, it enhances sexuality in sexual spells. It can also be used for good luck spells, especially when gambling.

🌸 Apricot: Ruled by Venus. Protects against false friends. Attracts Love.

🍃 Bamboo: Protection, luck, curse breaking.

🌸 Cactus: Absorbs negative energies, protection, chastity.

🍃 Carrot: Ruled by Mars, brings love, fertility, lust, and power.

🌸 Chillis: Hex breaking, used in “shut your mouth” spells, used in banishing people, fidelity, love

🍃 Citronella: Cleansing. Eliminates obstacles when it comes to business, money, and sales.

🌸 Cilantro/Coriander: Ruled by Mars. Lust and love, health, healing.

🍃 Cocoa: Love, power, fertility

🌸 Coconut: Fertility, fidelity, good luck. Used as well for protection, prosperity and protective rituals. Leave a coconut in the home to absorb negative energies, and leave it at a 4 way crossroad.

🍃 Corn: Ruled by Venus. Protection, luck, divination, fertility. 

🌸 Eucalyptus: Against sadness and protects against negative spirits. Healing and protection.

🍃 Fig: Used to attract good luck, increase money. Fertility, love and divination.

🌸 Lemon: A powerful cleanser of negative vibrations. Used in love charms and friendship spells.

🍃 Lime:  Healing, love, protection.

🌸 Mango: Love, romance, fertility, 

🍃 Majoram: Protects against negative energies. Associated with Venus, helps women find a husband when hidden around the home. Love, happiness, health and money.

🌸 Oats: Protection, prosperity, vitality and strength

🍃 Orange Blossom: Love, marriage. High vibrational.

🌸 Sweet Orange: Attracts desired people and marriage.

🍃 Bitter Orange: Repels unwanted love

🌸 Oranges in general are good for divination, happiness, luck and money.

🍃 Papaya: Love, protection

🌸 Parsley: For love and sex rituals. Attracts money. Protection, purification.

🍃 Pineapple: Luck and abundance, chastity, money

🌸 Plantain: Hidden in the home, they protect against unwanted visitors. Happiness, gets rid of bad moods.

🍃 Potato: Image magick, healing

🌸 Tamarind: Prosperity, very good for protection as well.

🍃 Tangerine: Improves social relationships. 

🌸 Tumeric: Protection, eliminates bad visions

🍃 Rice: Fertility, good fortune. Protection.

🌸 White pepper: Eliminates obstacles. Protects from enemies. Speeds up workings.

🍃 Black pepper: Rejects attacks from enemies. Speeds up workings.

I hope this helps some of you out! Much love to all of you!

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Flower Water (Florida Water)

So right off the bat lets settle something. Flower water is Water (Or alcohol - we’ll get into that in a bit) that is infused with flower essence. Florida Water, Is the same thing. Aqua de Florida. Florida means Flower. Yes? Great. 

What is the purpose of this water you ask. Well in (Mostly) Santeria, Hoodoo, Or other Spanish magic practices Flower Water is used for a number of things. Blessing, Consecrating, Cleansing, Banishing, even spiritual offerings. Practitioners also use it as an ingredient in ritual baths.  You can switch it up depending on your flowers. 

As we all know Flowers hold energies that we harvest and use in magic. We can preserve these energies by infusing them into water. Wahhhla. Flower Water. We do this with Rose Water, Lavender Water, Rue Water. Kananga Water. If there is a Flower, you can flower water it. You can choose to use water, Or alcohol for the carrier. Both have their own magical properties.

 Personally I lean more towards alcohol because 1.) It’s harsh. Strong. It burns. It has that KICK. Ya know? And 2.) You can keep it for longer. Also. It’s traditional to use alcohol. 

But hey, Water is also great its all about personal preference. What ever you choose to infuse your water with is your decision. The carrier does not influence the energy as much as YOUR intentions will. 

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Majick through ancestry.

I will say through my experience that it is terrifying how real this shit is. My mother discredited it though it affected her greatly. She let family die though her premonitions showed her how to let them live just because she found the gift demonic. Learn. I learned. I regret what she regretted. Generational curses are real just as the ancestors tapping through us is real. Don’t fight your gift. Don’t take it for granted. FInd strength. Then strengthen your will and your might. Don’t let what they fought for be in vain. They believed in their blood line. So do I. So should you.

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BOOK REQUEST THREAD : for your spiritual journey

Current requests:

Stolen Women: Reclaiming Our Sexuality, Taking Back Our Lives - Gail Wyatt (on scribd)

Coming Home to Myself: Reflections for Nurturing a Woman's Body and Soul - Marion Woodman (on scribd)

The crystal bible 1, 2, and 3 (on scribd)

the herb book - john lust (on scribd)

Woman Most Wild by Danielle Dolski (on scribd)

sixteen cowries - william bascom (on scribd)

Crystal Muse - Heather Askinosie and Timmi Jandro

Blue Roots: African-American Folk Magic of the Gullah People - Roger Pinckney

the plants of santeria - jose carlos diaz

Sacred Space by Denise Linn

Water Magic by Mary Muryn

Osho- The book of understanding

Hoodoo Return and Reconciliation Spells by Deacon Millet, Catherine Yronwode

Tarot Spellcaster by Terry Donaldson

Sergio Magana - 2012-2021: The Dawn of the Sixth

Finding Soul on the Path of Orisa: A West African Spiritual Tradition - Tobe Melora Correal

The Cult of the Black Virgin by Ean Begg

Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomblé by Stefania Capone Laffitte

Dick Gregory's Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin' With Mother Nature

Chakra Healing and Karmic Awareness by Keith Sherwood

Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma - Staci Hines

Voodoo: secrets of voodoo by Issendai Bechau

Sextrology by Starsky and Cox

The Devil's Dozen: Thirteen Craft Rites of the Old One

Jinn Sorcery - Rain Al-Alim

Serpent Songs - nicholaj de mattos frisvold

change your energy - krista mitchell

The book of destinies : discover the life you were born to live - Chetan Parkyn

Men Don't Love Women Like You' by G.L. Lambert

source of our pride garret neely and sullivan families

1001 Spells by Cassandra Eason

Violent Prayer - engaging your emotions against evil by Chris Tiegreen

The 72 Angels of Magic by Damon Brand

The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic by Cat Yronwode

Speak Things Into Existence by James Finbarr

Paper in My Shoe: Name Papers, Petition Papers, and Prayer Papers in Hoodoo, Rootwork, and Conjure - catherine yronwode

Woman Who Glows in the Dark: A Curandera Reveals Traditional Aztec Secrets of Physical and Spiritual Health - Elena Avila

Whitney Young Jr.

Asenath Mason

A WITCH'S BOOK OF SPELLS, RITUALS AND SEX MAGICK - Diana Dagon

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As the holidays approach, I wish anyone in the “broom closet”/“spiritual closet” a peaceful holiday season.

May your nosy ass relatives shut up this year and worry about their own beliefs instead of trying to disrespect yours.