๐ป๐Skyeโs Landlocked Sea Witch Tips๐๐ป
Iโve seen a lot of aspiring sea witches being discouraged due to not living anywhere near the ocean. And Iโm here to tell you that you can still be a sea witch and be landlocked! Being landlocked will only hinder you if you let it.
๐Making Your Own Sea Water๐
๐A jar/air tight bottle. I find a swing cap bottle works best
๐Sea salt, eyeball amount depending on jar size
Ground and centre. Listen to ocean sounds and visualise and feel the power of the sea. Connect with the ocean by doing a Sinking/sea centering.
Pour the water into the jar. Add the sea salt. Mix until the salt has dissolved.
Hold the jar in both hands in front of your heart, saying:
โ๐ Mother ocean, from whom life flows, Bless this water with your love and nurturing power, your endless beauty and strength, For this I am grateful. So mote it be ๐โ
(Feel free to replace mother ocean with the name of your sea deity, if you have one)
Close your eyes. Continue to hold the jar at your heart and visualise the ocean. With your hands, feel the seaโs energy emanating from the jar. When the feeling is strong, open your eyes. Your sea water is ready to use.
๐๐Sea Sound Scapes๐๐
Your sea water can be placed in a bowl and you have the ocean right there. Combine that with the sound scape, listening to the waves coming in and going out. Synch that with any spell work you want to do regarding waves, tides, giving things to mother ocean etc. With me, I place things in the bowl and then pour the water and item (if itโs eco friendly) in the stream near my house.
I also use this technique to place myself at the beach through the senses. Hold a seashell or touch some sand, taste some salt, listen to ocean sounds, have an image or video of the sea, and if you can (I struggle with this) have a scent thatโs ocean themed. Iโve struggled to find one as most scented candles labelled sea breeze smell like soapโฆ And with this, you can perform rituals and workings centered around that water you made. Through your visualisation skills you can be by the sea, even when you physically arenโt. Cool, huh?!
The ocean is within you. Itโs your blood, the sweat, your tears, your breath, your pulse. The ocean has a rhythm, so does the human body. Weโre 65% water. And whatโs even cooler is we also have a tide. The moon affects the bodyโs fluids, just like it affects the ocean. These ideas have really helped me with my craft because being landlocked, Iโm sometimes like โhow can I connect with the sea?โ So knowing I have a tide and the rhythm of the sea, which is like the rhythm of pulse, just totally blows my mind and amazes me!
๐ง๐ฆInland Water๐ฆ๐ง
Now this is something that kinda quenches my sea thirst. If you can, travel to a nearby lake, river, stream etc. Sit near it. Connect with it. Follow your intuition and connect with its energy. Ask Mother Ocean/Your water deity to help you.
Honestly, Iโve been in meditation near freshwater and the smell, if I focus enough, reminds me of the sea air and it literally transports me in my mind and senses to the beach. And thatโs one of my vital tools in my craft. (talk about water being adaptable and water witches doing the same, eh?!)
๐๐ฟBath & Shower Magic๐ฟ๐
๐Bath bombs. Look up their ingredients to know the correspondences, or, just make up your own. Lush are honestly amazing and their products have been used a lot in my bath rituals
๐Sallllttssss! You can make a saltwater bath, meditate and relax and really tap into that ocean energy
๐Bath tub altar. Have a little altar going on when you take a bath. Shells, candles, incense, trinkets youโve collected or purchased, statues. Anything you have that makes you feel connected with the sea
๐ You can use crystals that correspond to water if you like. Aquamarine, moonstone, fluorite, amethyst, labradorite, selenite and rose quartz are just a few examples. If youโre putting crystals in your tub please research which ones are water safe!
๐Herbs and oils. You can add these to your bathtub. Please research again. Some herbs are toxic and some you may be allergic to. The same with oils, as some people have allergic reactions to them! I donโt often use herbs and oils for this reason. I get irritated skin very easily. I use coconut oil in my bath for purification and I just looooove coconut oil and the scent. Also its amazing for your skin! I use lavender oil and thatโs literally it. I use oils outside of the tub, though. For candle dressing and other spell work.
๐And if you donโt have a bathtub, all of those above ingredients and can be made into shower scrubs! Theyโre super easy to make and thereโs a tonne of amazing tutorials around online!
๐Meditate or work in the shower. Feel that water flowing down and through you, allow it to cleanse and charge you. Go with your intuition and explore the possibilities
๐ฉ๐ช๏ธโ๏ธWeatherโ๏ธ๐ช๏ธ๐ฉ๏ธ
Weather. It all begins at sea. Snow, rain, thunder storms, winds, hail. Its all from the sea. The water is ocean water thatโs traveled to the land. Weather magic is just a more expanded form of sea magic. Go out and let the rain cleanse you, collect weather water of any kind and make your sea water with it! Feel the power of a storm and focus on how much energy the sea has during that time. Feel her with you when you are on land! Remember to stay safe when practising weather magic, too.
๐โจSeashell Magicโจ๐
And if you have seashells, they have amazing uses and correspondences. Offering bowls, amulets, charms, talismans, runes, charging items and so on. I highly recommend the book Sea Magic by Sandra Kynes as a lot of the tips Iโve given you were inspired or taken from that book :)
A quick PSA regarding seashells:
If your shells are store bought, they may not be ethically sourced. Some craft stores sell them by the many so try to be wary of this. Itโs down to your moral compass whether or not you decide to use them in your craft. And if you do choose to use them, I advise cleansing them before any magical use. Furthermore, do not purchase nautilus shells, starfish or seahorses. Nautilus shells are endangered. Star fish and sea horses are taken alive, then killed to be sold in stores.
I really hope this helped! Have a swishy day! ๐๐And if you have any questions, feel free to ask :)
