joy and mud and magic

Katy | She/Her | Gemini Sun, Cancer Moon, Sagittarius Rising | Main blog: merlypops🌙 "Those who do not believe in magic will never find it."

[hiiighpriestess913]

Y’all I’m being so serious when I say this: go to the library for witchcraft reasons.

You can usually find books on witchcraft, yes, but there’s also field guides on local foraging and wildlife, cookbooks, books that teach you how to craft and DIY, books about environmental protection and stewardship, books on how to use herbs medicinally, books about other religions, cultures, and spiritual practices. My favorite local library even has a seed swapping program and fantastic resources to research your own family history!

Go to the library for witchcraft. Please. :) <3

[geopsych]

From each end of the hill trail

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[mossandfae]

i think my practice evolved when I cut myself off from consumerism, there's too much focus in witch advice (esp for baby witches) about needing to buy stuff, you don't need to buy hundreds of glass jars, you can raid a glass recycling bins. You don't need a whole apothecary of herbs you just need a few basics. You don't need to spend a few days wages on a wand, a stick works fine. You don't need to buy special candle holders, bowls and plates for your altar, you can find them second hand. You don't need to buy a crystal pendulum, a hag stone on a string works better. You don't need crystals, you can forage for rocks and assign spiritual significance based on their attributes. (Ex I use granite as a protective and for strength)

Swapping out buys for finds has made my craft a lot easier and tools found and used from the world around me has grounded my craft a lot more and made my tools carry more meaning and it made my spell work more potent

[thecupidwitch]

Magical Properties of Vegetables

Alfalfa sprouts: prosperity

Asparagus: lust, grounding

Artichoke: lust, protection, personal growth

Beans: grounding, love, lust, prosperity, protection

Beet: beauty, love, passion

Broccoli: strength, leadership, protection

Brussels Sprouts: protection, luck, rebirth, stability, courage

Cabbage: fertility, health, longevity, love, money, protection

Carrot: banish, clarity, fertility, illusions, health

Cauliflower: protection

Celery: grounding, lust, mental powers, peace, psychic powers

Corn: spirituality, protection, abundance

Cucumber: purity, fertility, healing

Eggplant: wealth, prosperity

Endive: love, lust, physical strength

Horseradish: Exorcism, purification, banishing, empowering, warding

Lettuce: stamina, sleep, rest

Leek: love, physical strength, protection

Mushroom: psychic awareness, physical strength, hidden truths, courage, healing, health

Onion: warding, protection, health, banishing, virility, fertility, energy, psychic power

Pea: love, prosperity

Pepper green: growth, prosperity

Pepper red: energy, strength, vitality

Pepper yellow: empowered creativity

Potatoes: Protection, compassion, potency, wishing

Pumpkin: healing, money, prosperity, abundance, divination

Radish: lust, protection

Rhubarb: fertility, love, protection

Spinach: fortitude, physical strength, general physical health, prosperity, money

Sweet Potato: love, lust

Squash: spirituality

Tomatoes: protection, warding, health, money, luck, love

Turnip: warding, banishing

Zucchini: spirituality, protection, prosperity, lust, abundance

*source: Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen*

*source2: Scott Cunningham Encyclopedia Of Magical Herbs*

[delinquentfaith]

happy winter solstice ❄️✨️ brighter days are ahead

[father-moss]

🌞🌞🌞

[jungwildeandfree]

ok northies this is it. these last five days to the solstice are a motherfucker. everything feels dark and hopeless because the sun's fucked off. but you MUST. i cannot stress enough you MUST hang on until the 21st. the light will come back

[madeleinejubileesaito]

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[crispapples]

I baked some beetle bread!! <3

[expressions-of-nature]

Scotland by Gavin Hardcastle (www.fototripper.com)

[julieterbang]

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[merlypops]

I'm Katy, a self-published author from England!

If you'd like to learn more, please follow my Instagram @KatyEAnker 😊

I plan to use the account to promote my books/future projects, video edits of my stories, and anything I find exciting or inspiring!

You can find me on Twitter at @KatyEAnker or on Amazon by following this link.

I'm excited to bring you all along for the ride 😊💜

[stellawitchcraft]

Blessed Imbolc!

[peneigh-dzredfohl]

[merlypops]

My best friend has written the most incredible mystery book: "The 7 Lives Of Milly Gray". It's one of my favourite stories in the world and I'm so in awe of how much work has gone into telling this story. I couldn't be prouder if I tried. You can find Cho's book here: Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/7-Lives-Milly-Gray/dp/1739574311/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WUVOBPQ6XQTY&keywords=the+7+lives+of+milly+gray&qid=1698872515&sprefix=the+7+lives+of+mil%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-7-lives-of-milly-gray-cholena-maurer/1144149167

[thewiccawitchofthewest]

Proud best friend moment!

[debelice]

Autumnal

[ralfmaximus]

“An old god comes.”

“What? No. That’s just a cold front. It’s Autumn.”

“Yes, one of the oldest gods of all.”

[llovinghome]