Journey of the Fool(ish Witch)

Newbie witch, currently working mainly in sigils and divination. I go by Zero or Z. 22. Blog is a combination of my personal journey and resources.

[spookyscaryspoony]

The four different types of tarot readings

1.) You ask your deck a question. It gives you the complete opposite of what you want.

2.) MTV Roasts: starring you and your tarot deck.

3.) Me: hey tarot, I need to know what steps I should take in order to do the thing.

Tarot: You should do the thing.

4.) You draw five death cards. You only have one deck.

[sigilathenaeum]

“My loved ones and I are safe and protected from hurricanes” Sigil

@netgore

Sigil requests are closed.

[zahrathewitch]

Safety Pin Glamour ✨

*this is my original spell*

Intent: Glamour

Ingredients:

Safety Pins (as many as you like)

Representative of your intent

Taglock

Steps: The idea is to temporarily affix a quality to yourself, using a safety pin. Your representative item can be a sigil. Take your item and use the safety pin to attach it to your taglock. This spell can be used for anything (if you want to blend in with the crowd or stand out or have a certain quality etc.), but remember that it isn’t supposed to last long. To undo the spell unpin the safety pin from your taglock.

[witchsaidwhat-deactivated202012]

I am happy to present my own Wamily’s version of finding your signifier card using a Tarot deck.  (Wamily, just in case you don’t know, is a witch family.)  

Please keep in mind that this is a practice passed down and developed by a handful of witches related to me, and isn’t the process that every cartomancer uses.  I hope this helps you on your witchcraft journey!

My own signifier card was found when I was a wee little witch.  I chose the Chariot (which, if you know me personally, is Salt through and through.)  My strengths and limitations are very much found in this card and I am drawn to its imagery indefinitely.  

Comment with your signifier card once you find it!  I am excited to see what you receive.

[weavethewild-deactivated2022060]

I just did this and got the empress?! In my deck the artwork is a woodland and I feel that that is really fitting for me. Thank you for sharing, this was wonderful!

[quantum-natura]

Witch Tip

Place pendulums, talismans, small crystals, and pentacles in a himalayan salt candle holder for cleansing in between uses. 

[alchinme-deactivated20250822]

Yesss I have one of these up on my etsy for $5,25!

[lavenderwaterwitch]

unfollowed a ton of inactive blogs 🙊

which means i need new/more blogs to follow! like &/or reblog this post & i’ll check out your blog 😇✨

[witchhavencommunity-deactivated]

SPIRIT WORK 101 with Baron-Bones on 8/3 @ 8 PM EST

Our summer series of awesome classes continue this week!  We have already hosted lectures on Tarot, Spirit Work, Linking Sigils, Crystals, Grimoires, Past Lives, and Witchcraft 101. This Thursday, @baron-bones will be giving a recap beginner’s lesson on spirit work!

Class will be held on Thursday, August 3rd, at 8 PM EST.  For those of you planning on attending, we ask that if you are wanting to speak and ask questions on the voice channel, that you have a headset available.

We will be covering a broad range of topics, including the morality and reasoning of spirit work, misconceptions of spirit workers, warding, the different types of spirits, and a guided meditation.

Those that participate on Thursday will receive: a PDF packet itinerary/workbook with loads of information designed specifically for this class AND a participation gift, which you will receive at the end of class.

If you are new and planning on joining us, we have a set of rules we follow on the server, one being that we require you to use a headset/headphones when in the voice channel.  It is simply to ensure that everyone can hear what is going on.  You can read more the full set of Witch Haven rules down below or learn more about the server over here.  

Once again, class starts at 8 PM EST sharp! Make sure to message one of the mods with your Tumblr name and age so we can properly categorize you in chat.  Hope to see everyone there!  Click here to join the server!

[craftwitches]

reblog if it's okay for random people to talk to you about witchcraft

it’s not always safe to be open about our craft and sometimes we all just need someone to gush to about that new crystal we got and that spell that worked surprisingly well

[thefoolishwitch]

Message me any time about anything, especially witchcraft stuff! Sometimes it's just really awesome to have someone you can go to and be like "LOOK AT THIS!!!!! I love it it's great" or the like with the same level of excitement as you instead of "what??" or "haha cool"

[manic-witchbitch]

I attract friends.

Feel free to use or reblog, but please don’t post it as your own.

[ribbonandthyme]

I’m looking to follow more witches who have a lot of experience working with deities. Please reblog this if you work with a deity and maybe add which deity you work with? Any and all pantheons welcome! Thank you

[gainux]

I’ve worked with both Danu and Crom Cruach extensively 🌿

[thewitchofthenorse]

Frigg, Freyja, Freyr, Thor, and Hel

[thefoolishwitch]

I work with Aphrodite; and less so, but still, with Artemis.

[littledoomwitch]

GIANT WORKING ASTRAL POST

hello, friends and amigos. we’re going to make a big post about how we all get into the astral. if you don’t see your way up here, tell me and I’ll add it to the original. this is an accumulation of all the ways I know, have been told, and make sense to me. SO LET’S HAVE FUN.

there are four main ways to go about entering the astral planes.

Meditation - exactly what it says on the box. the act of sitting down and relaxing yourself to the point where you’re spending long periods of time completely thoughtless. this act is said to calm the physical body to the point where the spiritual one can break free and explore. a really great place to read more into this would be the first section of Liber 4. he talks a lot about meditation, getting yourself into a thoughtless state, and an added mantra.

Visualization - this one can be a bit more loose when it comes to a general definition. this can be the act of anything from just thinking about being someplace else, imagining yourself doing a variety of things to pull yourself away, imagining a place for you to be, but the key is that you’re thinking up something instead of thinking of nothing at all. this can be a bit detrimental to some, as they may not always “believe” themselves since they caused the visualization in the first place.

Dreaming - Ah yes, the dreaded “lucid dreaming”. some are good at it, some can’t stand it, others barely even dream. I’ve only had success with this a total of two times, so I can’t speak a whole lot on it. but, like with meditation, it’s exactly what it says on the box. the act of going to sleep, entering a lucid dream, and taking control of it to explore other planes of existence.

“Splitting” - this is really just what I’ve dubbed those of us who can just be a billion places at once. this is the idea that “splitting” up your soul, energy, what-have-you can allow you to have multiple iterations of yourself in more than one place. so, by just switching to whichever fragment you choose, that is where your awareness goes. this can be the explanation to why some people have completely different and fulfilled lives in other planes of existence. splitting can take place through the first two methods, but people will usually find that once they start doing this, that’s what they stick to.

now, of course there are things that don’t quite fit into those categories. taking things like drugs, spirits, friends pulling you in, trauma, and ritual are also all viable ways to explore other planes, but those would be the most popular. and now this is going to get a heck of a lot more confusing, as I’m going to break them down into subgroups and then just tell you every way I know with a little blurb of information on each one. ready? let’s do this.

Trance - evoking a lulled, thoughtless state through multiple outlets, most notably through dancing, music, drugs, and repetitive motions or sounds.

Meditation

Guided meditation/Hypnosis - this would be having a second person or a group of people who are not in a state of meditation taking your thoughts and manipulating them as they see fit. while this is a useful way of moving to other planes, you are at the mercy of the other person and must be ready to trust them with where they’re taking you.

Binaurial Beats - I’ve heard other people using this with success, but basically you put this on to help you meditate and focus on the noise being made.

Drugs - yes I know I said this doesn’t usually fall into a specific category, but if you’re taking something with the intent of it aiding you in meditation (flying salve/mugwort), then this is definitely a viable way to go. there are other ways to locate some “more legal” substances, but “less legal” substances are perfectly viable as well. I can’t say I have experience in either, but know that they do have their pros and cons. just like everything, be smart with your usage.

Visualization

Sitting Up - this is the most basic form of visualization ever. this is the act of lying down and then imagining yourself sitting up. for some people, this works a lot better once they’ve been able to properly get themselves up and out.

Happy Place - I always recommend this to first-timers. a lot of people have trouble with meditation because they can’t stop themselves from thinking of things and distracting themselves, so I say do the opposite. imagine yourself in a place you’re familiar with and know well, a place that would keep you safe and comfy. and then explore for a while. expand slowly. open a door, walk out, and see what you find. A popular “happy place” among practicing magicians can be the temple made just for you.

The Rope -  imagining your spirit attached to a rope, chain, etc and pulling yourself out of your body.

The Hole - imagining your spirit falling from your body and down into a hole. where this hole spits you out may be decided by you or not.

Falling - a subset of The Hole, but the feeling or idea of falling can cause some people to want to leave their body, usually due to traumatic experience. this can be created in a visualization, and is aided also by holding your breath.

Water - this seems to be a pretty popular visualization technique. this can range from the very typical “training warrior” who sits under the waterfall to achieve some sort of oneness from nature to imagining yourself in the shallow end of a pool and walking out someplace new and deeper than you expected. not for people who don’t feel safe in water.

Doors - another popular technique, mentally placing yourself with a room that has a door in it and opening the door, allowing it to lead to any possibility of things.

Dreaming (These will be different techniques to achieve a Lucid Dreaming status, not different ways to dream.)

Affirmation - the easiest way to, at the very least, start remembering your dreams. this can just be the act of, before going to bed, saying aloud to yourself “I will remember this dream tonight” or “I will dream tonight”. this can be further assisted with cataloging/writing down your dreams as soon as you wake up. yes, as soon as possible so you remember everything.

Time Check - making sure you check the time in dreams, along with in real life. in dreams, time can end up being randomized or out of place.

Dreaming? - take the time in normal, day to day life to sit down and ask yourself if you’re dreaming. the more you do this and the more you leave notes to yourself telling yourself that you’re not dreaming, the more you’ll end up doing it in an actual dream. so, if you end up asking yourself “am I in a dream?” and you say yes, then you may have sleuthed it, friend.

Returning to the Dream - this is pretty much the only way I can lucid dream. I find that if you are woken up from a deep sleep or a vivid dream and go back to sleep to “return” to it, it’s significantly easier to manipulate and be in charge of it.

Kitchen Timer - this can also work with setting an alarm at a certain time. but this is a bit of a more stimulated “Return to the Dream” method. you set an alarm/timer for a time in the middle of the night when you expect to be sleeping, and allow it to wake you up. hit snooze or reset the timer every time. keep doing this until your sleep is so light, you’re aware of the dream you enter.

*Personally, I do not suggest the sleep paralysis route. some people find it helpful, but I’ve found that it leads mostly to frustration or OBEs (out of body experiences) that are forced through fear and trauma. you’ll also find that people tend to get pretty spooked through initiating sleep paralysis, be it from seeing figures at night or hearing weird things.

[strangesigils]

“I Have A Safe Journey In The Astral Realm”

To keep you in your astral travels relatively safe. Keep this on your person when you lay down to go for astral travel. Remember to take all other necessary precautions along with this sigil and do your research.

[orriculum]

New Job Protection Pouch 🎑

a requested spell, a pouch to protect you while you start a new job

🎑 gather: mint, two pennies, and coffee beans. 

🎑 rub the two pennies together three times

🎑 collect everything into a small sachet

🎑 leave out in the moonlight overnight

🎑 take it with you and keep in your pocket on your first few days

[seashells-and-bats]

New Baby Witch!

Please reblog if you post about any of the following. -Crystals -Fae/Fairies -Dragons -Sea Witchcraft -Tips/Basics -Divination -Spells Thank you so much! :)

[sopherielspeaks]

A Long List of Ways to Spiritually Protect Yourself

(Updated from this old list here.)

Shielding is a practice entirely built on your intention–if you want an eternal shield, you can have it. If you believe in your shield, it will be there. There are many ways that are incredibly powerful with just the slightest trust and a little bit of practice. As soon as possible, start to practice shielding and methods of spiritual protection, since practice, along with your intention, will create the most powerful shields. 

Also, you can never shield to much. It’s amazing and very empowering to have layer upon layer of shielding, and the energy and time you put into shielding will really save you a lot of energy and time in the future. Even just walking around, through crowds, cities, etc, drains your energy–negative energy is everywhere, and consciously seeking only the energy for your best and highest good will really, truly, and completely empower you. 

You can shield from anything and everything, just make sure to allow in things for your “best and highest interest/good.” ShCast every shield with this affirmation. This allows what people would consider “negative” emotions to still come through, so you can live a balanced life, since not all emotions that are considered negative actually are. This affirmation effectively only allows things that raise or balance your vibration, and help you to spiritually evolve. It won’t cut you off from anything necessary. Shields themselves will never overwhelm or smother you, since they are meant solely for your needs and will always let in positive energy. Here are some simple methods to begin shielding, but you can always adopt them with your own needs and intentions! Do what works for you, just make sure to shield when practicing spirit or energy work of any sort. 

Robe of White Light:

Focus for a moment on calming yourself, and once you have a clear mind, imagine a nice fluffy robe around you (I always imagine one like in the game Journey) made of white and protective light. This is the universe’s energy, and nothing ill can penetrate it once it is surrounding you.

It is recommended to repeat once or twice a day to maintain the shielding.

You can also use the affirmation of “I call upon a robe of loving and protective white light, knowing that it will protect me from all energy not in my highest interest. This robe protects me with the power of the Universe/Source/God.”

Guardian Protection:

Ask your guardian spirits (either aloud or through your mind) to protect you.

Always command that the guardians who help that they “come in light.” And if not, say they must leave. You don’t even have to know their name, but if they aren’t here to help, then they shouldn’t be around you. So just command this and all with ill intentions will be forced to leave.

Call on them for a need by need basis.

Auric Hardening:

Imagine your aura (trust whatever color you see in your mind’s eye), and then imagine it hardening, like it’s calcifying around you. It can get as hard as a rock, or like armor.

This can sometimes push away any energy exchanges, so you could feel more distant from positive interactions too. So, it’s best used when a threat is around

Usually lasts between 4 hours-2 days, depending on the strength of your intention.

Sigil warding:

Draw with a pen, marker, or with the tip of your finger (if you don’t need visible lines) a sigil with the intention of protecting yourself. A sigil is most basically an energetic line (or series of them) with an intention. The lines hold the energy and magnify the intention.

Here are examples

A post on sigil crafting

Shielding with Intention and the Universe:

Calm yourself with a short breathing meditation, then focus on what you intend to shield-yourself, another, or a place.

Imagine casting a ball of light towards the designated target, with the intention of allowing the Universe/Source to channel through you and shield whatever you intend to.

Just watch and observe as the shield is built, knowing that it is fully fueled by the energy of the Universe and will stay there, and stay strong, until the shield is released consciously by you.

You can specify this shield for certain purposes, like to only keep a spirit out, or to keep all negative spirits out.

Reiki Shielding and Protection:

In Usui Reiki, there is a technique your Reiki Masters should have taught you about warding and cleansing the room in white light. Channel Reiki energy to do this.

If you are attuned to Reiki II, you should know the 1st symbol and that it can be used to stop all energy that is not in your highest good from coming towards you, working as an effective shield when the symbol is called on.

You need to be properly attuned to Reiki for this.

Bubble shielding:

Similar to the white light or shielding with intention, but focusing on making and empowering a bubble around you.

Replenish this as often as possible, since this is dependent on your own care.

Can be in an oval or a sphere shape. If this is hard to get a hang of, then try just fitting it a couple inches away from your body, similar to auric hardening.

Waterfall shielding:

A bubble shield with the intention of existing on top of an underneath bubble shield. 

Focus on this shield and set the intention of having it move around like a waterfall. This way, someone sending negative energy has a very small chance of hitting the same place twice.

Elemental shielding:

All of these are built with a specific intention and visualization of the shield. Time around such element used will strengthen the shield, or a conscious meditation to draw the energy towards you and the shield.

Fire shield: Envision burning fire, that will destroy all negative energy/energy not for your highest good, when it tries to enter your energetic space.

Water shield: Similar to the waterfall shield, but with the visual of actual water flowing that can wash away all negative debris or toxicity clinging to any form of bubble shield underneath it. 

Earth shielding: This one can block off positive energy too, since it works more like a layer of earth around the person. Though, it can also be envisioned to only grow/manifest around you in times of need or when you’re being attacked or faced with negative energy. It can also block your third eye from seeing outside. Earth shielding can also work as a means of grounding you, which doesn’t have negative effects (as long as you don’t neglect your upper chakras). If you ground yourself to the earth, and your are harmed or shaken by negative energy, you can replenish your energy from the earth.

Air shielding: Envision a fast current of air around you that sweeps away all negative energy or malevolent beings.

Light shielding: A bright white light that totally purifies all energy that contacts it, similar to the robe of white light. Different colored lights can work too, but they all have specific purposes that you should research first.

Ether shielding: Sometimes this works like a portal, transporting all malevolent energy to another place in the universe. Just make sure to set the intention that things in your best and highest interest aren’t affected, and that the travel won’t severely harm anyone who is transported by the portal (since sometimes negative energy can come from just someone in a bad mood). 

Chaos shielding: Not always considered an element, but with the idea of scattering any negative energy–the sudden increase in entropy raises the vibration to something more positive.

Shadow and smoke shielding: Imagining either element around you, mostly for cloaking and making your energy less obvious. This is great for astral projection and spiritual travel when you don’t want to be noticed. You can infuse the energy with an intention of how you want to be perceived, like if a threat comes, then you can suddenly raise this shield and make the smoke cause you to seem dangerous, scaring off the opponent. 

Halo shielding:

Imagine a series of halos that spin quickly around you, moving to knock away negative energy if it approaches your space. This can be inside or outside of a bubble or light based shield.

Protection charms and enchanted objects:

Work made by you, when you have a lot of experience, in creating a sigil charm or enchanted object meant for protection. This can also be from someone who has passed down a family protection amulet (just research it and bathe it in light to clear any possible negative energy on it), or from an experienced energy worker making protection amulets, charms, or objects. 

Some are religiously charged, like crosses, pentagrams, etc. If this matches your belief, your belief will empower it. 

[thefoolishwitch]

Witch Safety Masterpost

When starting out in witchcraft, most newbies go browsing for more info, and many ask more experienced witches what to do - in which case, the answer is almost invariably, “Research research RESEARCH!!!!”

Personally, this prompted me to go running off in whatever directions I wanted, without really knowing the possible problems or dangers I could be facing. But in retrospect, I think practicing witchcraft safely should be your top priority and the first research destination for new witches. So, I curated this masterpost of witch safety resources. Hopefully this is helpful to brand new witches as well as witches who might be looking to branch into more areas of witchcraft. I’ve tried to keep this as concise as possible by choosing only a few select, hopefully thorough, posts. I’ve also tried my best to verify the info from each one that I’m not familiar with. Of course, it’s not exhaustive - but hopefully it will at least help you start. PLEASE send me an ask, message, add in the reblogs, etc, if you think something should be added!  General Witch Safety & Tips

The #1 thing to remember

Quick-start Witch Safety

Fire/Burning, Consumption, & Working with Bodily Fluids

Herb Work Safety & Tips

9 Important Safety Tips

Harvesting

Herbs to Avoid During Pregnancy

Poisonous Herbs (1) & (2)

Cat Toxic Plants

I highly recommend, if you’re going to work often with herbs, to purchase a book on them - especially one that tells you about interactions with each other and other substances like medication. Will add recommendations soon!

Crystal Work Safety & Tips - This post covers pretty much everything, I think

Essential Oils - (1) & (2)

Astral Travel

Staying Safe

Warding Your Astral Space 

Energy Work

NOTE: Cleansing, centering, grounding, and shielding/warding are typically done together, one after the other (you might hear of “center-ground-shield” or CGS a lot in the witch community). Cleansing is technically “optional” in that sequence, but it’s usually good practice to cleanse before you put up shields/wards - lest you trap anything in those shields with you! 

 Cleansing

Cleansing 101

(NOTE: Blog linked plays music) Cleansing sigil

There are tons out there! This is just my favourite because the circular shape makes it easy to carve onto candles

Simple cleansing spray recipe

Crystal cleansing methods (make SURE you check the crystal safety post above to know if your cleansing method is safe for you and your crystals!)

When bringing new crystals in your life, it’s important to cleanse them. They can pick up a lot of excess energy from other people who may have handled them and the atmosphere itself, which can bring negative energy into your home, interfere with the crystal’s energy, and your work. It’s also important to cleanse them every once in a while of the energy you’ve been putting into them. Finally, some of these methods are also good for other witch tools, such as tarot decks, which should also be cleansed when first brought into your space

Good reminders and other ideas for easy/fun cleansing

Centering

 I honestly couldn’t find a great post on centering? I’ll keep looking or write one myself, but in the mean time, here’s the breakdown:

Centering is the act of collecting your scattered energies and bringing them back to you. When you do magic, and even just going about your daily life, your energy gets spread out and sometimes left behind. Centering is the act of bringing all that back in, and regaining your focus.

If you don’t center you can feel weak and unfocused; both not ideal for witchcraft.

The easiest and most common way to center is just to sit comfortably, close your eyes, and visualize your energy coming back to you. I like to sit in the center of my house. Typically I imagine a little energy ball at my center (my center is in my abdomen, but you might feel it elsewhere, like your heart), and then I imagine other little energy balls or tendrils coming back to me from other places in my house. Sometimes I sit still; sometimes I kind of wave my arms slowly like I’m bringing them in, kind of like a hugging motion.

On those notes:

Visualization Basics & Practice

Grounding

Basics of Grounding

NOTE: This is the most common method of grounding, but there are many more! As long as you keep the basic concept, you can do this any way you want.

Grounding sigil

Grounding crystals

Not connecting to the idea of CGS? “Do I seriously have to do this every time I do any magic?” You’re not alone. It’s perhaps a controversial opinion, but I’d suggest reading this.

Shielding/Warding

Basics of Warding (1) & (2)

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them (1) & (2)

Wi-Fi Ward

Other Safety/Protection Things

These are some sigils I really like - you can find plenty of different designs for the same concept if you don’t connect with them, or ideally, create your own!

Protect Your Grimoire

Nullify The Sigils in Your Grimoire (so they’re just a resource and not a scary magic soup)

Reflect Mal-intent Back to the Caster/Source

Protection Against All Forms of Magical Attack sigil - (Since it’s fairly elaborate, I like to keep this one on my phone and have it displayed whenever I’m doing something that I expect might make me a target for magical attack)

Protection sigil - (1) & (2) 

Protection Correspondences

Remember that your personal correspondences > everything else. Correspondences lists are great when starting out with unfamiliar stuff, but over time you’ll start to build your own associations - and if they’re different from the ones you’ve learned/seen, that’s fine! For example, this post lists night as a time correspondence for protection - personally, daytime has a much stronger connection with protection. 

[flowercrownwitch]

20 Household Herbs and their Magical Uses

Sea Salt: purification and cleansing

Sage: sacred purification herb, used to banish negative energies, and consecrate magical tools and spaces

Black Pepper: banishing negativity, warding off evil, and protection

Thyme: invigorates the user and inspires them to move on to new things- good for getting over losses

Rosemary: cleansing, purifying, and matters of the heart

Chamomile: money and luck, reversing hexes, and representing masculine energy

Bay Leaves: psychic powers and divination, success, money, and granting wishes

Basil: domestic harmony, home protection, purifying, and warding off negative influences

Parsley: divination, and psychic advancement, protection

Cinnamon: high levels of spirituality and psychic ability, lust and love

Cloves: drive away negativity, cleansing, and bringing prosperity

Ginger: adds strength to any working, and draws new experiences

Oregano: joy, strength, vitality, and energy

Peppermint: cleansing, peaceful sleep, bringing change, abundance, and wishes

Spearmint: healing, sleep protection, wishes, and vitality

Vanilla Bean: love, lust, passion, and restoring energy

Poppy Seeds: pleasure, heightened awareness, luck, and relief from insomnia

Cayenne Pepper: dealing with separation, speeds the effect of magical workings

Orange Peel: love, divination, money, luck, and emotional peace

Paprika: adds an extra boost to any magical working