The June Witch

I'm just a traveling witch looking to share interests with other witches.

[thejunewitch]

ETSY SHOP HIGHLIGHT

Leatherdust Run by Daiga

I wanted to highlight this shop for three reasons: craftsmanship, affordability, and customization options. The shop features a huge range of options from small $37 journals to huge “I could probably kill someone with this” traditional books. The best part? EVERYTHING can be custom. What finally sold me on featuring the shop, however, was the beautiful craftsmanship. I absolutely love the intricate details and complete variety. Besides, I just know that someone out there has been looking for a hot pink leather BOS/Grimoire.

You can find the shop here.

[thejunewitch]

Shop  Update!

New items in the shop and more to come soon!

Check it out here!

[patrocles]

jkr doesnt understand anything about america if she thinks the northern and southern states will share the same wizarding school lollll. like the south would have formed its own school anyways after, if not before or during the civil war?

hell east coast and west coast magic has got to be different (european settlers on the east, mexican/hispanic in the whole new mexico, arizona, cali area). 

not to mention historically black wizarding schools would have absolutely been a thing bc african magic survived thru slavery hello??? not to mention under slavery and jim crow laws i highly doubt black children would have been allowed to study with white students. you could even make the assumption that white slavers forbade them for using their magic at all (african magic = dark magic and all that Fun Racism)

underdeveloped and struggling to thrive native american reservation schools of magic in the dakotas? 

texas has to have its own school on its own school. like its just a given fact. TEXAS WIZARDING SCHOOL QUDDITCH (like texas high school football #texasforever)

and obviously you have the elitist new england schools which everyone assumes is the pinnacle of american magic education lol

[teddy-stonehill]

The U.S. would have tons of day schools in every region and zero live-in boarding schools.

The U.S. simply doesn’t have the same history of live-in “public schools” that England has and they make no sense at all in an American context.

PLUS all the stuff listed in this post.

J. K. Rowing has zero understanding of American culture or history.

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The thing is, America is so heavily colonized that there’s no way the magic here would look similar at all to a European or British wizard. First off, you’re telling me Aztecs, Hopi, Seminole, and Lakota peoples (to name a few) would all have the same wizarding traditions as each other? No, I do not buy it. There would have been a substantial diversity between larger tribes.

Now we have first contact and you’d have Spanish and Mesoamerican magical traditions interbreeding heavily into probably a pretty solid fusion. The French tended to trade openly in the Northeast, and likely wouldn’t have assimilated as thoroughly as the Spanish but more so than the British who tended to just go “ours now, you leave.”

Then come waves of immigration, including the African Diaspora/the slave trade and focusing heavily in the south and northeast. Alongside that, you have French Canadians (Acadians) moving down the Mississippi into Louisiana and giving it a heavy French and Caribbean influence. You have Scotch and Irish immigrants moving into the Appalachians where (in some places) they’re in close contact with Cherokee and similar tribes, and in others with slaves. We can assume those groups would trade magic thoroughly amongst themselves in the few hundred years of living in close contact. You have Latin American immigration coming up through the south west and bringing their Mesoamerican/Spanish hybrid magic where it would be informed by Creole traditions formed by hybridizing French, African, and Native techniques along with the dominant British traditions. The Midwest tends to be Scandinavian, but again their magic is influenced by people they would have had trade with such as plains Indians and French trappers in the north.

Then, of course, Chinese and Japanese schools of magic coming into California where it blends with traditional Mexican schools. You have Puerto Rican, Italian, and Jewish immigrant communities living in close contact with each other as well as whatever hybrid Dutch-British-African hybrid is going on in NYC. That’s not even getting into more recent waves from Vietnam, Laos, and the Middle East, for example.

What I’m saying here is that not only would American magic look like an unholy hodgepodge to a European wizard, but there would be regional variations within the country that would be almost impossible to even work around.

I mean, say what you will about the French and British, but they’ve spent most of the last thousand years in close contact with each other and you can assume that French and British wizards and witches would probably at least know what their magic looked like. We’re talking now about cultures spread across the entire globe taking up residence in one area where they’re now surrounded by people with entirely different traditions. After a few generations, there’s going to be a lot of adaptation and adoption of techniques to the point that your grandparents wouldn’t recognize your wandwork because you’re now using something adapted from a Hmong style with a distinctly Norwegian flare and youre casting it with Incan words.

I mean Jesus, just look at the variations in American food from region to region if you don’t believe me.

[thejunewitch]

SHOP UPDATE

New witchy items have just arrived in my shop! I recently pulled in a HUGE witchy stock from a local estate sale and will be listing a few items every day for the next week or so and updating them here on my blog, so come check it out!

Check it out here.

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Some of you may know I already have a survey running about this witchy box idea… well I just decided to make it more official in a way! By turning it into a give away!! By entering it, you will get a chance to win a FULL WITCHY BOX that I will create for you!

Only a few guidelines:

You must be following me

you must be over 18 or have your parents’ approval on that

reblog the post and tag it #witchybox (so I can count your number of reblogs). You can reblog as many times as you want but don’t spam your followers ;)

don’t tag it as giveaway or it might be taken away…

IMPORTANT: fill this tiny form so I can gather info on what you would like in the witchy box. If you don’t fill the form, you won’t enter the give away.

open to Canada & US, international if you are willing to pay part of the shipping^^

The Giveway will end September 16th!

This follower thank you is not affiliated with Tumblr in any way.

[stuhtistics-blog]

G I V E A W A Y // G I V E A W A Y // G I V E A W A Y // 

hello, @sundaestudies here! I come as a bearer of fortunate news today, as I am hosting a mini giveaway for reaching my 500 followers milestone! I am super excited to share with you all the adorable items I will be giving away (stay tuned for the rules)! 

plush cat pencil case

gudetama notebook 

muji B5 notebook

2 [of my favorite] 0.5 mm ballpoint pens

0.38 mm pink muji pen

tiny & lined memo pad

new pastel set (good for bujos or plain notes, IMO)

a handwritten letter from me (or not)

MAY OR MAY NOT throw in a black kanken w/ tina belcher “butts” pin ($65, mate)

my apologies if these items aren’t as exciting as what other people can offer, but again this is a mini giveaway! 

R U L E S // R U L E S // R U L E S //

mbf me; this is quite obvious as I’m hosting this for my follower milestone (*note: I will check).

reblog/like this post (once is enough!)

if you really care about this giveaway & want a higher chance, you can ask me questions (tell me about yourself or something) and allow me to get to know you better (I need friends LOL)!

GIVEAWAY ENDS ON 08/10/16 (yes, you have a whole month)!

*the chosen winner will not be out of my biased opinion, as I will correspond each reblog/username to a number and if you talk to me I will put in a second number (so the person would have 2/xxx chances rather than 1/xxx); numbers will be generated in an app. 

may the odds be ever in your favor.

[stuhtistics-blog]

date extension (-;

[rad-magick]

Trees and properties

(this is only the first draft)

Alder: Charm, leadership, bravery, blocking unwanted forces, spirituality, divination and healing.  In Ireland, cutting down an Alder tree was once a punishable offense.  Natural Habitat - Western North America

•Apple Wand - Pale wood. Apple symbolizes healing, love, and beauty. suited for opening doors into Faerie, spells regarding travel, illumination, love, harmony, beauty, and detoxification.

•Ash Wand - Fairly heavy, Ash is a traditional wood & represents Ygdrasill, the World Tree and is one of the three of the Fae Triad (Oak, Ash, Thorn). It is especially good for spells of protection (especialy from drowning) holding great sea-power and is excellent for absorbing sickness.

◦Ash. The ash tree is associated with water. Removes blockages that interfere with the flow of words and knowledge. Thus aiding with communication and learning. Ash is the wood of the poet and scholar. Protects against unwanted change. Assists with spiritual love and health.

◦ASH The Ash is sacred to Poseidon and Odin. The Ash is considered to be the father of trees. The Ash is the tree of sea power, or of the power resident in water. Special guardian spirits reside in the Ash; This makes it excellent for absorbing sickness.

•Birch Wand: Birch is considered the first tree, tied to spring and youth & all things new. It also holds great ability to purify & discipline.

◦Birch: Cleansing, healing, rebirth, protection, blocking unwanted forces, creativity, leadership, loyalty, luck, wealth and will power.  The Celts believed that birch was the favourite tree of faeries and other mythical creatures.  Natural Habitat - Eastern North America

•Black Mesquite Wand - Smooth, sturdy wood so named for its unique black on dark brown grain. It is associated with abundance, the feast and healing. Wands of this wood help with strengthening the homestead.

•BLOODWOOD. Bloodwood is a remarkable wood mainly for its ability to utilize elemental energies. The wood itself can channel and enhance the affect of all elemental energies, but the degree to which it can do so seems to depend upon the person utilizing the wood. This can be determined by your astrologica lsign. Bloodwood would enhance your ability to utilize water energy if you are a Pisces far more greatly than if you were an Aries, for instance. Likewise, a Pisces may find bloodwood nearly useless when working with the element of fire, because that element is the opposite of the primary element of the Pisces.

•Cedar: Protection, cleansing, healing, communication, divination, blocking unwanted forces, knowledge, luck, spirituality, summoning and vitality.  Named for its wonderful scent, this wood is often used to repel insects.  It is also one of the first trees to grow in an area that has been cleared or burnt.  Natural Habitat - Eastern North America

•Cherry Wand - Smooth, light weight, pale wood. Cherry is a very earthy wood, assisting in clear and present thought. This wood is very grounded and helps with keeping a level head.

◦Cherry: Love, divination, healing, focus, amplification, binding, detection and insight.  The leaves and seeds are poisonous if eaten by animals.  Once digested they release a form of cyanide.  Black Cherry is one of the premier woods in American cabinetry.  Natural Habitat - Eastern North America & parts of Mexico

•COCOBOLO. Cocobolo is the wood of passion. Within it courses the energy of the flame, burning hot with desire, sexuality, ambition, adventure, even rage. A purely masculine energy radiates from the wood.

•Ebony Wand - Blackest of the black woods, Ebony is regarded as one of the most powerful and indiscriminate of all magical woods. It channels energy of all types freely, for any purposes. It is often used for potent protection spells or the making of amulets

•Ebony: Power, purity, balance, protection and luck.  Ebony is non-discriminating and channels all types of energy for any purpose.  It is believed to be the most powerful of all magical woods.  African Ebony or Gabon Ebony is the darkest and blackest of all woods.

•Elm: Focus, fertility, rebirth, spirituality, summoning and healing.  Often referred to as one of the ‘home of the faeries’.  Its leaves can be dried, ground, and made into a tea.  The inner bark can be spun into thread, string and rope.  Elm wood is valued for it’s resistance to splitting, and the inner bark was used for cordage and chair caning. Elm adds stability and grounding to a spell.

•Hawthorne Wand: Cream hue, Hawthorne wood is sacred to Aquarius and is a tree of defense with the power of lightning. Some say it has the power to detect magic as well. Attuned to the violet spectrum it is good for strengthening one’s magick powers and spells of warding and control.

◦Hawthorn:  Enchantment, protection, blocking unwanted forces, creativity, charm, purity, love and spirituality.  Hawthorns were once believed to be the transformed bodies of Witches, who had shapeshifted into tree form.  Wands made of this wood are of great power. The blossoms are highly erotic to men. Hawthorn can be used for protection, love and marriage spells.

•Hickory Wand - rather light, extremely durable, Hickory is a popular choice for staves. It represents the power to direct action, presence, discipline and the finding of direction.

•Holly Wand - Holly is one of the whitest woods available, fine-grained & hard. Associated with holiness, protection from evil spirits & poisons, helps with business endeavors and progress, used in consecrations.

•Maple: Spirituality, healing, cleansing, intelligence, knowledge, focus, communication, binding, love and prosperity.  The national symbol of Canada, it is one of the most prominent trees in North America.   Maple is also known as the ‘traveler’s wood’.

◦Maple is a traveler’s wand, helping to focus on the right choices in any situation. A strongly masculine wood, it is tough and well-suited to spells of communication, binding, transmutations & revolution. It eases remorse for past mistakes.

•Myrtlewood This wood is all about balanced energy. Oftentimes, people will focus only on one or two details of their lives, neglecting the rest. This wood’s energy helps us to step back and see the big picture, not getting overwhelmed by the details. It helps to balance the energies within us or a situation. Myrtlewood will aid in decision making, but not luck. This wood is very versatile. It is good for healing, creating abundance, and for nurturing passionate love. However, it has a very honest energy and will not tolerate deception or “creative truth” in any of your workings with it.

•Oak.The most commonly selected wood for wands. The Oak tree has always provided for the people. Things like lumber for homes, weapons, food from the acorn. Oak wands are strong and unbiased in their use,leaning niether to the left nor right. Oak can be used for defense being strong enough to resist most attacks against it. Very close to the Earth and grounded in its being, it is excellent used for healing.

◦Oak: Protection, strength, knowledge, prosperity, truth, bravery, focus, leadership, healing, love, vitality and wisdom.  White oak is the only wood in the world that can hold a liquid.  It has been used for centuries in the making of wine and whiskey barrels.  Oak has been considered sacred by just about every culture that has encountered the tree, but it was held in particular esteem by the Celts because of its size, longevity, and nutritious acorns. The oak was the “King of Trees” in a grove. Magick wands were made of its wood. Oak galls, known as Serpent Eggs, were used in magickal charms.  Acorns gathered at night held the greatest fertility powers.

•Pine: Healing, cleansing, purity, vitality, protection and growth.  The symbolic Iroquois ‘Tree of Peace’ is a Northern White Pine. Needles needles contain 5 times more vitamin C than lemons and can be used in teas.  The cones and nuts can be carried as a fertility charm. A good magickal cleansing and stimulating bath is made by placing pine needles in a loose-woven bag and running bath water over it. To purify and sanctify an outdoor ritual area, brush the ground with a pine branch.

•Popular: Spirituality, blocking unwanted forces, divination, change, rebirth, summoning, wealth, will power and protection.  Wands made of poplar are very diverse and are a good ‘all-purpose’ wand.

•Purpleheart Wand - This wood has a rare, natural purple hue. Purpleheart is great for divination magic and enhancement of creative energy. Superior wood for dealing with spiritual healing and health issues.

◦Purpleheart: Spirituality, divination, knowledge, healing and protection.  Purpleheart trees can reach heights of 150 feet with a diameter of 5 feet.  When first cut Purpleheart is often brown.  It does not achieve its full purple colour until exposed to sunlight.    However, too much exposure darkens the wood and it looses its richness.

•Redbud Wand: Pretty, golden-hazel tint with warm grain design. Redbud is a wonderful wood for promoting new love and relationships. Associated with Spring, it assists with new ventures, especially emotional ones. It is used to bring a bit of lightheartedness and warm nature to people or situations.

•Red Oak Wand - Natural red-ish tint; Red Oak is hard, heavy and very strong. Oak embodies wisdom, strength & represents stability and protection. It teaches persistence and endurance. Noted for enhancing durability against counter-spells and increasing spell longevity. Oak is suited to the magic of kingship, personal sovereignty & authority.

•ROWAN The Rowan is seen as the tree of life. It is also known as Mountain Ash, Quickbeam, The Witch or Witch Wand. In the British Isles, Rowan is used as a protection against lightning and magical charms of all sorts. In ancient Ireland, the Druids of opposing forces would kindle a fire of rowan and say an incantation over it to summon spirits to take part in the battle. The Rowan is also used for many healing purposes. The “Quickbeam” is the tree of quickening. Another use was in metal divining. In Ireland, a Rowan stake was hammered through a corpse to immobilize the spirit. MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Divination, healing, astral work, protection.

◦Rowan: Protection, defense, blocking unwanted forces, divination, clairvoyance, strength, spirituality and healing.  Rowan trees have a long tradition in European mythology and folklore as a very magical tree, with great powers in protection.  Rowan is often called 'Mountain Ash’, however it is not part of the ash family.  Sticks of the Rowan were used to carve Runes on. Rowan spays and crosses were placed over cattle in pens and over homes for protection. Its lovely red berries feed the birds in winter. The berries have a tiny pentagram on them and are especially poisonous. The pentagram is the ancient symbol of protection. The Rowan tree indicates protection and control of the senses from enchanting and beguiling.  It is a very magical tree used for wands, rods, amulets and spells. A forked Rowan branch can help find water. Wands are for knowledge, locating metal and general divination.

•Sweet Chestnut: Love, clarity, meditation, focus, healing and justice.  Chestnuts have been a staple in many European and East Asian countries for millennia, each having their own variation on how to roast and cook them.  It is believed that the Greeks survived their retreat from Asia Minor in 400 BC due to their large reserves of chestnuts.

•Sycamore: Divination, harmony, prosperity, strength and love.  Sycamores are one of the oldest species of tree on earth.  They once made up a large part of the forests of Greenland and Northern Canada during the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods.  They are easily distinguished from other trees by their 'patchwork’ bark.

•Walnut Wand - Smooth, light-weight, dark brown-grey wood Walnut is a thoughtful and serious wood, geared toward introspection & assists with inner clarity.

•White Ash: Protection, healing, communication, intelligence, knowledge, focus, spirituality, love, justice and wisdom.  In Norse mythology Yggdrasil, the father of all trees was an ash.  The Druids considered ash the most ‘magical’ of all trees.  Natural Habitat - Eastern North America

•Willow:  Divination, change, rebirth, healing, enchantments, enlightenment, love and spirituality. Willow is believed to be one of the only woods perfectly aligned for magical use.  Bark of the willow tree contains salicylic acid, a precursor to Aspirin.

•Yellow Poplar are the tallest trees that grow in Eastern North America. Heracles wore a crown of poplar leaves when he retrieved Cerberus from Hades, and the upper surface of the leaves was thus darkened from Hades’ smokey fumes.

•Yew: Focus, knowledge, protection, blocking unwanted forces, love and spirituality.  The hardest 'Softwood’ in the world, it is harder than Ash, Maple and Oak.  Yew is also known as the 'Tree of Death’ and the 'Witches Wood’ in Europe.  Another important tree to the Winter Solstice and the deities of death and rebirth.  The wood or leaves were laid on graves as a reminder to the departed spirit that death was only a pause in life before rebirth. All parts of the tree are poisonous except the fleshy covering of the berry.  The yew may be the oldest-lived tree in the world. Ancient yews can be found in churchyards all over Britain, where they often pre-date even the oldest churches. There are some convincing arguments for it being the original 'World-tree’ of Scandinavian mythology. The Yew may be used to enhance magical and psychic abilities, and to induce visions.

◦Yew. A nice light wood, somewhat golden in color. Frequently the grain creates a movement similar to that of galaxies. Yew has been associated with death by many cultures. The wood of the Yew has been used for bows in Europe and by the American indians of the Norhwest. Wands of Yew have been used to travel between the levels of corporeal and non-corporeal. This beautiful tree and its wood are sacred to Hecate, and is a very appropriate wood to use in any workings regarding Her. Its use in England is recalled in Macbeth where Hecate’s cauldron contained:“… Slips of Yew, slivered in the moon eclipse.” The Silver Fir of birth and the Yew of death are sisters. They stand next to each other in the circle of the year and their foliage is almost identical. MAGICKAL ASPECTS: Destructive workings concerning death. Not recommended for magical tools “…for I am the tomb to every hope.” As in all things the individual determines the final use and acceptance.

◦Yew Wand Peachy colored hue; powerful wood of death, orientating toward thought, communication, travel & bridging the gap between worlds. Willow Wand: Pale, genial wood. Willow is light as air to hold & sensitive to emotion, intuition & associated with inspiration.

•Zebrawood: Creativity, wisdom, divination, love and luck. Zebrawood is named for its contrasting light and dark striped pattern  It is also one of the few woods NOT recommended for healing. Found only in West African Tropics

-Nick

[arsghostia]

One of the hardest lessons to learn when it comes to altars.

If there is any object,substance,idol etc on that thing that doesn’t make you overcome with joy that its there. Then it doesn’t belong there. Keeping things on YOUR altar simply because “that’s the way its done” is a dangerous mindset in magic. You’re basically putting it out there that you don’t trust yourself to make your own choices, that instead you need to hold on to something that you feel no connection to simply for the sake of tradition.

When making an altar. There are three important questions to ask when building.

1. Does this item serve the purpose I want it to? 2,Is this purpose something I actually want/need? 3. Does this item empower me?

Its your space, its your choice. Not Raymond Buckland’s, not your coven’s, not your family’s and certainly not stuck up diva witches on tumblr.

If you don’t like the dual gendered aspects found in many traditions, then don’t include them. If athame make you uncomfortable, then don’t use them. If you find that a WWE wrestling action figure somehow adds to your space in a manner you enjoy. Then put it on there. If that angel figurine your grandma gave you makes you feel happy even though you don’t work with angels, then put it on your altar. You don’t answer to anyone but the person in the mirror. Your space, Your rules.

[kadabura]

Little purse essentials ★

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~*~ “Bring Me Home” Spell Buddy (Similar to plushie, spirit doll, poppet, pillow spell, stuffed familiar etc)

–sew up a basic shape– –turn inside out– Stuff with things you personally associate with coziness & home: - fabric scrap stuffing - dried marigold - pennies - basil - feathers - buttons - moss –finish sewing– –have fun painting a face and details–

I’m going house hunting today! Wish me luck!! ~ This is one for the bigger spells. The ones you’re willing to pour hours of heart and soul into and keep tending until they manifest. Once your spell buddy is done, treat it like you used to treat your favorite stuffed animal! Use it as a pillow, let it chill on your couch, come with you in the car, hide in your garden, or just give it a hug now and then. As you care for it, you care for the spell. Plus they’re adorable 🌱🌼.

[xx-thespiderqueen-xx]

13 Easy Ways To Infuse Your Home With Magic

As summer ebbs away, and fall flows towards us, we release the things we were holding onto, and make room for new opportunities. October is a special month. The Equinox marks the beginning of the rest of the year: three months to hunker down, focus on what you want to create, make and do, and start to see the results.

I like to do a so-called spring cleaning at the start of every season. Your home, after all, is the place where you spend the majority of your time: it’s where you create and dream. It makes sense to spend a day getting your home ready for the next few months.

Start by cleaning your home in the conventional sense: vacuum, dust, clean your mirrors, and do a couple of loads of laundry. Once you’ve cleared all the muck, emptied your garbage bins, and cleaned out your fridge, it’s time to move onto cleaning in a more metaphysical way. Here are some of my favourite ways to do just that!

Decorate Your Altar - This is the perfect time to give your altar a super-clean, as well as a bit of a makeover. When you do this, it allows you to refocus on your dreams. Take everything off your altar, clean it up, and then be selective about what you put back. Choose candles which reflect your hopes and desires, burn some fresh incense, and place your favourite crystals just so.

Open The Windows - It may be getting colder, but keeping the windows open – as well as turning on a fan or two – is a great way to keep the energy in your house nice and buoyant. Fresh air is refreshing and cleansing, and it gets the energy moving. If the air in your home is stagnant, that will affect how you feel.

Get a Salt Lamp - You can buy salt lamps on Amazon for under $20, and they’re wonderful. They purify the air, emit negative ions, and naturally clear the air of allergens, so they’re great for people with asthma or allergies. I’m obsessed with mine, plus, the glow is so soft and relaxing!

Bring Nature Indoors - Few things will make you feel as good as walking into a house full of fresh flowers! They really brighten up a space, and if your budget can swing it, a fresh bunch of blooms every week is a fantastic gift to yourself. If arranging flowers isn’t your strongest area, Real Simple has got your back. Alternatively, you could buy some plants and station them all around your home. They increase the vibration of a space, and look beautiful, too.

Use a Space Cleansing Spray - You can easily make your own (all you need is a selection of essential oils and a bottle of vodka!), or if you’d prefer, you can buy one. The Australian Bush Flower Essences Space Clearing Mist is super-potent, and it contains angelsword, boab, fringed violet, lichen, red lily, calendula, echinacea, chamomile, aloe, arnica, sandalwood, cedar wood, eucalyptus, and lavender. Bad vibes begone!

Light Candles -  As soon as I wake up in the morning, I light the candles on my altar, meditate, and then start working. The simple act of lighting a match and sparking a candle reminds me of my intentions for the day, and sets an atmosphere of happiness and calm. You can use any kind of candle you like, but I recommend choosing a candle in a colour (or scent) that reminds you of your intentions.

Put Down The Seat! In Feng Shui it’s believed that if you don’t close the toilet lid, you’re flushing away all the good energy. The same concept applies to dripping or leaky taps: always make sure they’re fixed or turned off, because a dripping faucet signifies financial drain, or that your money is literally running out!

Visualize Your Home Filled With Light - While you may not have sunshine streaming into your home, you can easily fill your home with divine white light by simply visualising it. It’s easy: see your home filling up with a bright white light, expanding and filling every corner, every dark space. When your home is saturated with this divine light, it will provide energetic healing for everything and everyone who enter. Another beautiful option is to literally bring more light into your home by hanging rainbow makers or prisms in your windows. They cast beautiful rainbows on the wall, floor, and ceiling. Such a treat!

Change Up Your Art - When you look at the photos, paintings, and objects hung on your wall, ask yourself: does this make me feel good or bad? Is it enhancing my energy or draining it? Surround yourself with positive artwork, and be ruthless!

Clean Your Front Door - If your front door is looking grubby or missing its number, do something about it! For easy house-witchery, make sure your entrance-way is clean and clear. Wipe down your door, including the number, the bell, and the door handle. This isn’t just about being hygienic (although, of course, it’s a nice bonus!): when your door is clean and clear, love, money, and other good things will be able to find their way to you.

Make Some Noise! In ritual, sound – whether it be chanting, the ringing of bells, or the beating of drums – is used to clear and change the energy of a space. You can do this in your home, too, by clapping your hands. All you need to do is walk around the house, clap, and listen to how it sounds. If a clap sounds heavy or flat, the energy in that area is stagnant and stuck, but if it sounds crisp and clear, this indicates that the energy is flowing well. In the area where a clap sounds heavy, stay in that spot a little longer, and keep clapping until the sound becomes clear. You can do the same thing with bells, singing bowls, drums, or even a tambourine.

Sage - Burning sage in your home is a fantastic way to clear out stale energy. You can buy sage sticks all over the place, but I recommend using Etsy and supporting an independent business owner! Another great option is to burn Palo Santo, which smells amazing!

Take A Salt Bath - Your house might be clean, but that doesn’t mean much if you’re frazzled on the inside! One of my favourite ways to relax and change my energy is to have an Epsom salt bath. You absorb the salt through your skin, increasing your levels of magnesium (which calms you down, increases your energy, reduces irritability, and even aids concentration and sleep). It’s marvellous stuff. I buy huge bags of lavender Epsom salts and pour ample amounts into the tub every week, and it really helps make me feel happy again. P.S. If you don’t have a tub, I love these tips for turning your shower into a sanctuary.

I hope these tips help you to transform your home into an enchanting and wonderful place this season!

*Source.

[purplebuddhaproject]

Today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others, I am going to benefit others as much as I can.‘

Leo Babauta (via purplebuddhaproject)

[imkindof]

[thejunewitch]

TAROT HIGHLIGHT

Ethereal Visions by Matt Hughes

“An Illuminated Art Nouveau Tarot Deck” So what does that mean exactly? Well that statement pretty much sums up one of the biggest selling points of this deck. The incredibly beautiful Art Nouveau artwork in this deck is enough to make me swoon on sight, but what really makes this deck unique is that it features gold and silver leafing on every card. EVERY CARD. EVERY DECK. The way the leafing makes the images pop is absolutely stunning. This deck is currently campaigning on Kickstarter and I’m having a hard time believing that it only has 6 days left and is falling so short of it’s goal. You can back this deck here.

EDIT: Come on people! LESS THAN 3 DAYS LEFT and it’s still pretty short of it’s goal! If the campaign doesn’t reach it’s goal, the artist will be abandoning the project and this deck will NEVER EXIST! So go support it!

Here is a link to my signal boost post with more info.

Here is a link to an interview with the artist/creator.

[thejunewitch]

THIS DECK IS OFFICIALLY FUNDED! WOOO! Thanks to all the people following me that put up with the barrage of posts about the deck in my attempt to get it funded. So if you did back it up, BE HAPPY AND HAVE A LOVELY SATURDAY!

[cruciatus-animus]

This is why I don’t tell 99% people im bisexual

[nudeparrot-deactivated20161109]

I love how gay people do it too. Just… really? You’re literally saying the same shit to bisexuals that straight people say to you, and you don’t see the hypocrisy? 

[asking-ask-deactivated20171227]

If youre biphobic or hate bisexuals, fucking unfollow me, for serious.

[cutestwarlord]

^^^

[sciencemyfiction]

If youre biphobic or hate bisexuals, fucking unfollow me, for serious.

[drudragonrose]

Why is this a thing like really? Homosextual people of ALL beings should understand that you like what you like and if the answer multiple choice then that’s just more love to go around non?

[simlyliving-deactivated20170518]

BY REBLOGGING THIS YOU ARE SAYING THAT YOUR BLOG IS COMPLETELY ACCEPTING OF BI FOLKS!!! BISEXUAL PEOPLE ARE PART OF THE LGBT+ COMMUNITY AND IF YOU DISAGREE, PLEASE UNFOLLOW ME

[its-perpetual-bliss-deactivated]

Yuhp and this is why I don’t tell people…

[thejunewitch]

This is why I never tell people that I am a bisexual woman married to a heterosexual man. Because either I won’t be taken seriously, I will be shunned, or I will be insulted. It’s not a “phase” and it’s not a “cry for attention”. Hell, if it was, I wouldn’t be keeping it a secret. And just because the amazing, loving, and supportive person that I fell head over heels for is a heterosexual man, doesn’t make me any less valid and it sure as hell doesn’t make me any less attracted to females. The whole part where they say “I miss girls so I’m leaving you” is bullshit. That’s like someone in a straight relationship saying “I miss being with a blonde so I’m leaving”. It’s not about the parts, it’s about the person. This is the sad truth: there is absolutely an “in-between” space for bisexuals. There is hatred on both sides. And it’s not going away any time soon because most people just don’t care.

[mossofthewoodsjewelry]

Moss of the Woods Herbal Pendant Giveaway!

July 24-July 31

In lieu of a proper shop update today, I’ve decided to do a small giveaway to mark the introduction of my new Herbal Pendants! Featuring small sprigs of real, locally harvested herbs and plants preserved in crystal clear resin, these pendants are intended not only as a statement piece for my fellow plant obsessives, but also as wearable charms and botanical allies for those so inclined.

Rules:

One winner will be chosen and given their choice of an herbal pendant (or something else if they prefer)

Enter by reblogging. One reblog=one entry.

Likes are appreciated, but do not count towards an entry

Please do not spam your followers; be considerate. If I see too many reblogs from you in a row I will only count them as one or two.

Must be 18 years or older to enter (US law, I’m sorry)

Winner will be chosen on the evening of Sunday, July 31 via a random number generator

Please do not enter via a giveaway blog; please be considerate of my time, I only ask for a little publicity from you as a small business.

[thejunewitch]

Spell Jar for a Pet Reptile

I recently had a request for a spell jar recipe to help a pet bearded dragon with some skin irritation. The owner was using prescribed ointment, but the bearded dragon wasn’t very receptive and they wanted something to help it along. This was a nice exercise for me because I’ve never had any pet reptiles, but I think it turned out well anyway. The idea was to go from “heat” to “cool and soothing” starting at the base with an adjustment to the fire salt I use, blending “hot” and “cold” herbs in the middle, and ending with ingredients used to naturally sooth irritation at the top. This was to represent the healing and soothing of the skin. So here it is, in case anyone else could use it. This recipe can easily be adjusted for any person/animal that is in need of soothing and healing an irritation.

1. Base: -Salt (Purification) -Onion Powder (Healing) -Cinnamon (Healing) -Cayenne  (Healing) (Blend together)

2. Layer of bay leaves. (For Healing and Well Wishes) -Write your pet's name on one of the leaves.

3. Personal Touch -Add in something personal from your pet, i.e. some shedded skin, favorite treats, or clean bedding from habitat (especially good if you use sand)

4. Herb Blend -Basil  (Purification) -Peppermint (Healing) -Sage (Healing) -Cloves  (Healing and Pain/Irritation Relief)

5. Stones Any of the following can apply although using a stone at all is optional. -Blue Agate -Amethyst -Aventurine -Quartz -Bloodstone

6.Healing/Soothing Plant These are also optional, but must be changed out if they begin to decay. -Chunk of Aloe -Slice of Cucumber -Slice of Apple

7. Seal I recommend wax if you do not plan to open it again, but if the top layer needs to be changed out, use ribbon. Colors: White, Blue or Green

P.S. Obviously spells can never replace actual medical attention from a licensed professional. This spell is only meant to aid alongside proper medication.