The path of the reborn

Hi everyone, I am a newborn witch. I really don't know exactly when it all started, all I know is that I always felt this strong and powerful connection between me and this beautiful ancient world. I want to learn, to experiment as much as I can. I have this mysterious path in front of me and all I can feel is the calling. I decided that this time I won't ignore it, I won't pretend to be blind and deaf just for fear. I am ready. 

[ilcoloredellamente]

Art by Lucy Campbell

Nel ventre della Terra,

una donna scalza.

Le sue orme

inventano sentieri.

È figlia del lupo e del lampo,

ascolta le ossa,

danza col vento,

nutre il fuoco.

Non è addomesticabile.

Non chiede il permesso.

Ricorda.

Ricorda le antenate che cantavano alla luna,

le mani impastate di erbe e sogni,

gli occhi accesi nel buio della foresta interiore.

A chi ha dimenticato il proprio nome,

sussurra:

Torna alla grotta.

Respira con la lupa.

Raccogli le ossa.

Canta. 🌿🐺

[elina-clevergull-deactivated202]

Beware The Witch Midjourney AI art by Elina Clevergull

[mouse-barnes-laufeyson]

Beginner witch research list

History of witchcraft

Types of witches 

Book of shadows and grimoire and how to make your own

Altars and altar tools

Types of spells

Psychic protection, protections spells, home and house and protection

Shadow work

Banishing

Protective herbs

Grounding, centering and meditation.

Moon phases and how they can be incorporated into spells

magickal/witches tools

Candle colour correlations/ colour correlations in witchcraft

Herbology

Crystals

Types of divination- tarot, pendulum, runes ect

Astrology

Dream interpretation

Reasons why a spell or ritual may fail 

How to fix a spell if it goes wrong or ask a fellow witch for advice

The elements and how to connect to them

Understanding substituting and how to rework rituals and spells

Affirmations

Pentagram, pentacle and the goat of mendes

The laws of magick

The law of attraction

dangerous / poisonous/ toxic herbs!

Crystal care

auras/ aura reading

Folklores,superstitions and wivestales

Different deities in different cultures

Chakras

Alchemy

Seals

Familiars

Sigils and talsimans

energies/ energy work

Solitary vs coven/group witchcraft

sabbats/ esbats- if you’re interested in that.

Faeries

Lucid dreaming/astral projection

Working with spirits, angels, deities and 

Steps to take to make sure you are working with certain angels and deities or spirits.

Methods for opening the third eye and other chakras

Chaos magick

Personal spirit guides

How to find your spirit guides and guardian angels

The higher self

Taglocks and magick links

Lightworkers

Symptoms of being cursed/ hex

How to remove a curse or hex/return to sender

Empaths

Symbols

Types of water(moonwater ect)

Writing your own spells

Cord or knot magick

Ritual structures

How to cleanse your space and cleansing herbs

Do not try hex ,cursing or any type of baneful magic as a beginner witch! It can backfire and go wrong if you’re not prepared! But knowing the symptoms and how to send one back can be very useful

[mausspacearchive]

fuck summer i want it to be dark and misty and frigid and october

[yesterdaysprint]

The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, August 31, 1952

[pvndvwitch]

Writing Your Own Spells

So when I first started my path, I knew I wanted to write my own spells. I got alot of inspiration from other blogs online, but I just felt silly saying things and such that I didn’t feel like was me. It wasn’t personal enough, especially since I was beginning this path on my own. I’ve been practicing for about six months now (by no means very long) but I was having trouble keeping track of all of the components of my spells. So I made a template for myself to keep myself organized when writing my spells, and I thought I’d share it with you all!

1. Spell Name As a beginner, keep it simple. You can number spells that have the same intents.

2. Goal/Intention These will get more specific as you go.

3. Timing Date & Time, Day of the Week, Lunar Phase. Personally, that’s what I follow. But you might want to add astrology aspects as well if you’re into that.

4. Ingredients This is where I was having a hard time of keeping organized. I divided this part into the following sections: - Candles - Incense/Smudge - Oils - Herbs, Flowers, Trees, etc - Crystals - Tarot Cards - Tea - Etc. (any magickal waters, flower essence, tinctures, inks, sigils, basically anything else you are incorporating into the spell)

5. Chants/Words I keep mine as short as possible so they’re easier to memorize.

6. Steps Start with setting up your supplies, casting a circle (if you do that), grounding and centering. Always have a closing (dismissing elements/deities, opening the circle, etc) as to not leave any unwanted energies just floating around.

7. Results Obviously you’re going to have to come back to this one after some time. 

A few other things: - Read over your template a few times before performing the spell to avoid any loop holes or things you may have missed. - The ingredients section is where you’ll have the most freedom. You do you. Use things you have, don’t worry if you’re not incorporating Tarot or tea into your spells. Work with what is important in your craft. - Have fun! Hopefully this helps!

[sunbathe]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BToFVZRFgoA/

[ladykerosene]

The Funeral of Shelley (1889) - Louis Édouard Fournier

[madamerowina]

To live in a small cottage with the smell of freshly baked bread and coffee in the morning as soft music plays in the background while you look at your garden from inside

[understands]

[octoberwitch]

[angelsdream]

[glittertomb]

bring this back

[english-idylls]

The first verse of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (1845).

[artfest]

Pʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ ʙʏ Nᴏɴᴀ Lɪᴍᴍᴇɴ.

[mountrainiernps]

Landscape Language

Pinna (noun, plural pinnae) – a leaflet

Many plants have pinnate compound leaves, or leaves made up of smaller leaflets, called pinnae. In Latin, “pinna” means feather (bird feathers are called pinions from the same root word). Fern fronds can be divided into pinnae, and individual pinna can be further divided into pinnules. The amount of division is one of the ways to identify different fern species. What fern species have you observed in the park?

(top) NPS Photo of oak fern (Gymnocarpium Dryopteris), with 2-pinnate fronds. (bottom) NPS/S.Redman Photo of deer fern (Blechnum spicant) with pinnatifid (pinna attached at base) fronds. ~kl

[grimoirebabylon]

Moon Glossary

Some words related to the moon-- apolune: The point in an orbit around the moon where the orbiting body is farthest from the moon.

blue moon: The third full moon in a three-month calendrical season that has four full moons.

earthshine: The sunlight reflected from the earth's surface that illuminates part of the moon not directly lighted by the sun.

geoselenic: Relating to the earth and the moon, or to their joint action or mutual relations: as, geoselenic phenomena.

gibbous moon: A lunar phase either side of the full moon when the moon's disc as seen from the Earth is larger than a semicircle.

increscent: Showing a progressively larger lighted surface, as of a planet or the moon; waxing.

lunicurrent: Changing periodically with the position of the moon.

luniolatry: Moon-worship.

lunisolar: Of or caused by both the sun and the moon.

lunistice: In astronomy, the moment of the moon's greatest northing and southing in her monthly revolution.

lunitidal: Of or relating to tidal phenomena caused by the moon.

moon illusion: The optical illusion whereby the moon looks larger when it is low in the sky than otherwise.

moon-dial: A dial for showing the hours by the moon.

moonblind: Affected with moon blindness.

moonblink: A temporary evening blindness said to be occasioned by sleeping in the moonshine in tropical climates.

moonbow: A meteorological phenomenon also known as a lunar rainbow or white rainbow, well documented at Cumberland Falls near Corbin, Kentucky, Victoria Falls in Africa as well as other places such as Yosemite National Park.

moonchild: One who is born under the sign of Cancer.

moonglade: The track of moonlight on water.

moonrise: The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the moon as it rises above the horizon.

moonset: The event or time of the disappearance of the moon's upper circumferential edge as it sets below the horizon.

moonwake: The reflection of moonlight on a body of water.

neomenia: The time of new moon; the beginning of the month.

new moon: The phase of the moon at which the moon, as viewed from Earth, does not appear to be illuminated by the sun. The new phase marks the beginning of a single revolution of the moon around the earth.

novilunar: Pertaining to the new moon.

old moon: The waning moon.

paraselene: A luminous spot on a lunar halo.

perilune: The point in an orbit around the moon where the orbiting body is closest to the moon.

plenilunar: Pertaining to the full moon.

plenilune: The full moon.

saros: The period of time, just under 19 years, between successive lunar or solar eclipses occurring when the sun, earth, and moon are in the same positions relative to one another.

selenography: The study of the physical features of the moon.

supermoon: a full moon or new moon, when the Earth-Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range

[theskepticalwitch]

The moon is beautiful and I love her so much.