~*baby queer witch*~

This blog posts witchcraft tips, spells, and stuff that I find helps with my own craft.

[socialismfortheworld]

Racists Are Threatening to Take Over Paganism

The growing presence of racists in American Pagan communities threatens to tear the faith apart.

This is not news, but it is an important read, especially for people who were previously unaware of the trend of neo-Nazis stealing pagan symbols for their own.

If you are an anti-racist, anti-fascist pagan, keep doing what you are doing, you are keeping the fight alive

If you are an anti-racist, anti-fascist person who is not a pagan, help us spread the word of this, stand in solidarity with us as we kick the fascists out of our communities

If you are a fascist pagan, fuck off, this faith is a peaceful one

No platforms for fascists.

~ Max

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[costumersupportdept]

…and right here is why you see me starting to wear non-viking garb in the SCA. Because I’m really REALLY white and really REALLY not a racist, and I hate that these people have found their way into my weekend nerdery.

[unauthorized-magic-deactivated2]

I would posit that if you feel comfortable doing it, and if you feel supported, you should definitely still wear viking garb and not let fascist nazi bastards appropriate it for their own purpose without opposition. 🖤

[ferallindsay]

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Please, for the love of fuck, do NOT give up on either your religious paraphernalia *or* your hobbyist Viking swag because of this.  Y’know what you ought to do instead?  Be vocally and openly anti-racist.  Make it known that all this bonehead bullshit is not what we stand for.

And how do you make something known?  Well, a man by his speech is known to men.

[nymianlion]

Make fascists afraid to be vocal. Run them out and counteract their evil with overwhelming good. Make donations to charities that help people of colour under the public name and honour of Odin and Freya and Frigg and Thor. Shout louder than they do. I see a lot of fascism and disgusting vitriol in the comments section on videos from wardruna or heidlung - and something I’d like to do is reupload those videos with the express intent of curating the comments section heavily to keep that shit out. Most accounts won’t do that and they don’t notice how much hate is in their fan base. so I get really angry about these people taking music and culture that is expressly open and for everyone to pollute it in this way. If you know anyone personally that uploads videos to YouTube please remind them to curate that shit, report the bastards. Make statements that it’s not okay. Even one small platform is too one too many.

[theladymorganlefay]

**Reminder that "smudging" is part of a closed practice. Please call it smoke cleansing.

[the-hearth-witchery]

Potato Soup for the Healing Heart

One of the things I love most about soup is its ability to heal the heart, body, and soul. A few simple ingredients, no matter how little you may have, can come together to create a whole and satisfying meal. You can dress these creations up or down, add or switch ingredients to suit your own needs. And who doesn’t love tucking into a nice bowl of soup, stew, or chowder?

Ingredients

4-5 slices bacon, diced (optional)

4 tablespoons butter

1/3 onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, diced

¼ cup flour

2 cups beef or vegetable broth

1 ½ cups milk or oatmilk/almond milk

2 cups potatoes, diced (mixed small potatoes or golden)

1 cup shredded cheese (optional)

Allspice (careful! This can easily overpower a dish)

2-3 large Bay leaves

Cayenne

Marjoram

Rosemary

Thyme

Salt and Pepper

Instructions

OPTIONAL. In large pot, cook bacon (if desired) until crispy. Dice and set aside. Leave bacon grease in pot.

Melt butter and saute onions until translucent. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. 

Add flour and cook another minute or so, stirring frequently so it doesn’t burn.

Add broth and simmer another few more minutes. Add milk, potatoes, and half of diced bacon. Add spices. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low. Cook until potatoes are soft.*

Stir in cheese, if desired. Adjust salt/pepper to taste.

Serve warm and with toppings. You can dress it up with bacon, cheese, sour cream, peppers, chives, green onions, etc. It’s up to you!

*Note: Remove some of the potatoes, mash them, and then return to the pot. Cook another few minutes for a heartier, thicker soup.

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RECIPES I KEEP IN MY KITCHEN WITCH JOURNAL

My Original Content:

Soft Buttery Rolls

Healing Tea

Sweet Cream Buns

Witchy Tomato Basil Soup

Birds Of Prey Inspired Spicy Avocado Breakfast Sandwich on Ciabatta Bread

Witchy Thumbprint Cookies

Magick Chocolate Chip Cookies

Imbolc Rosemary Jerk Baked Chicken

Witchy Pot Roast

Other of my favorite recipes:

French Silk Pie

Rosemary, pepper, lavender skillet bread

Creamy summer vegetable soup

Salted Honey Pie 🍯

Love Thyself Brownies

Orange cake recipe

🌿Lavender Tea Infusion🌿

Fresh Apple Autumn Cake with Honey-Cinnamon Glaze

Pretzel buns

Foodie Friday: Acorn Bread!

Cold Season Soup–Vegetable Soup with White Beans, Cauliflower, and Quinoa

Moon Spell Cookies

Perfect lemon meringues

Chocolate muffins 🌙

Foodie Friday: Tiramisu!

100 year old gingerbread recipe

Strawberry juice 🍓

Witches’ Honey Bread

Warming Autumn Soup

Magickal snickerdoodles ☀️💘

Moon Cookies

Earl Grey Shortbread

[criophorus]

50  witchy things to do in quarantine:

cleanse your house thoroughly

banish any unwanted energies

put some time into making solid wards

rearrange/cleanse your altar space and tools

take inventory of your supplies

make new batches of sun and moon waters (and any salts, tinctures, etc. you like to keep on hand)

start a dream journal now that you have the time

find a witchy article or book on somewhere like JSTOR and learn something new (and tell other witches about it)

try kitchen witchcraft if you haven’t already

create a new sigil or charm to display in your house

bless or add a glamor to an item in your home (ex. adding a glamour to a centerpiece so the food always looks good or to the welcome mat so people don’t notice the messes so much)

send a blessing to those who are helping (and donations, if you can)

or perhaps jinx, hex, curse, or bind those doing harm

set aside time each day to meditate– it’s the perfect time to start such a habit!

leave an offering to or commune with a spirit or deity you have not in a while due to time constraints

try a type of magic you are interested in, but struggle with

practice with your divination tools to get better at them

update your grimoire with things you’ve been meaning to write down

make a crystal grid of your own

make your own pendulum and board

make your own oracle deck

using the items you already have, make a new powder, oil, or tincture for an intent you have often

make a sigil and set it as your phone background

paint your phone case with a sigil, a symbol, or a color coordinated with your intention (use acrylic and then coat it in mod podge!)

create a new talisman

write a hymn or incantation

create a playlist to listen to during witchy things

buy a service from a local witch if you can afford to– many are in need of money right now, especially

draw, paint, or sculpt a deity you worship and add it to your altar

use notecards to write down and categorize things you have for each basic intention (ex. write down all of the herbs, crystals, etc. you have for love, for money, etc. so you never have to sit and think hard on what you can use– it’s a quick-reference for yourself)

write down your favorite spells or ones that you want to try

in your school or work space, add a sigil or charm for productivity, focus, or stress-relief

make a new sachet for sleep

contact a witch friend and facetime them to meditate together or do readings for each other. it’s important to stay in touch!

make shoebox, on-the-go, or pocket altars so when quarantine is over you’ll keep your practice up in daily life

write yourself affirmation cards or letters to open in a month/year/whenever you like

make your own runes

enchant a piece of clothing or jewelry for stress-relief or motivation

learn more about your own natal chart

transfer the info you look for in your grimoire most often to make a quick-reference book of the most important pages for yourself

learn about the plants and trees around your house and their properties

sit in your yard for a little while and enjoy nature and it’s sounds

open your curtains and blinds and windows to let in a little fresh air and sun into the house

start journaling– being in-tune with yourself will improve you as a witch

write letters or send care packages to witchy friends with things like bay leaves, sigils, and kind notes

on your next grocery run, grab some seeds or plants and plant whatever is in season where you are. try something that can grow in your windowsill, if you’re new! this is a way to have sustainable ingredients for your witchcraft that has no pesticides and is cultivated with your energy.

alternatively, get flower seeds and plant them around your home. this will also give you a reason to step outside to tend to them from time to time.

learn a new song or hymn and perform it as an offering to your deity of choice

make a list of this year’s dates of full and new moons, transits, and holidays and mark them in your calendar or put them in the notes of your phone

take the time to monitor your own energy and take care of yourself <3

[themori-witch]

Divination Drinks: Teas to Aid in Divining

Divination in all of its forms (tarot reading, tasseomancy; palmistry; pendulums, etc,.), can be quite exhausting and require large amounts of energy. These teas and tea blends will aid you in divining by enhancing your psychic power, and/or boosting your energy.

Tea Blends:

Psychic Tea (Scott Cunningham)

3 parts Rose Petals

1 part Cinnamon

2 parts Yarrow

Brew the tea, strain it and drink a cup before performing any form of divination as this tea enhances psychic awareness.

Tea for Divination (Moura)

1 tbsp China black tea

2 tbsp Lemon Balm

1 tbsp Rose Hips

1 tbsp Mugwort*

Brew the tea, strain it and drink either before divination or sip during/throughout.

Teas:

Jasmine Tea

Jasmine is said to induce prophetic dreams, which can aid in the growth of psychic power and psychic awareness making this tea a good choice of drink to be had before divining. 

Drink 1 cup of this naturally sweet and fragrant tea before sleeping the night before you wish to divine.

Vanilla Tea

You can brew your own or buy ready-made Vanilla tea/tea bags. Vanilla enhances psychic ability and allows the benefits of this enhancement to be better felt and absorbed. 

Drink Vanilla tea before and during any divination work to open yourself up and be more receptive.

Peppermint Tea

Peppermint tea heightens your psychic sensitivity, as well as working to clear the mind and sharpen focus. It can also be used to cleanse the mind and body of any negative energies beforehand.

This tea should be consumed before any psychic or divination based activities. 

Some Other Things to Consider:

Some herbal tea blends may not be to your taste but this can be remedied by adding honey to taste. 

Other herbs, such as Cinnamon, are used to add oomph to magick and can be added to tea blends and teas to do just that. If you don’t want to add pre-ground and grainy Cinnamon to your drinks, you can use a Cinnamon stick to stir instead. This will add the oomph you’re after without altering the taste too much.

If you want to make your brew even more potent, stir clockwise. This adds positive energy to your tea.

[* = This herb is harmful to pregnant or nursing women!]

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Aphrodite does not resent you for the insults you throw at yourself, but you must remember that She respectfully disagrees as to their accuracy. She thinks that your soul is beautiful, and hopes that one day you might see yourself as She sees you.

[witchofapollo]

Witches’ Honey Bread

Ingredients:

1½ cups buttermilk

1 cup honey

¼ cup molasses

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1½  cups whole wheat flour

1 cup white flour

¼ cup raisins

Steps:

Combine the buttermilk, honey, molasses, baking soda, and salt.

Mix the 2 flours together in a separate bowl and add to the buttermilk mixture.

Stir in the raisins and pour the batter into a greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Bake the bread for one hour in a 350°F oven.

Turn the loaf out, inverted, on a wire rack to cool.

This is one of my favorite recipes from “Kitchen Witchery, A Compendium of Oils, Unguents, Incense, Tinctures, and Comestibles” written by the talented Marilyn F. Daniel!

[will-o-the-witch]

Some Stuff My Mom Taught Me

My mom was a Jewish woman raised in West Virginia, and while I don’t think she’s ever been a practitioner she definitely has that Way about her. She taught me a few things I’d call charms and superstitions now, and I figured I’d pass them on. (I don’t know which parts come from where/what’s just her being her, but they’ve all become valuable to me and I’m giving y’all permission to adopt them if you’d like~)

Touch metal when driving over train tracks for good luck, or to avoid bad luck.

If you own or care for a black cat, then black cats are no longer a symbol of bad luck, because you’re “on their side.”

Ask for little signs to practice attracting things/manifesting. (Purple feather and pink elephant are popular ones for her.) You can do one a day if you want.

If you have a nightmare/something else that’s haunting you, write/draw it out on a piece of paper and burn it so it can’t come back.

Garlic tea tastes terrible but will cure most minor throat problems if you can stand it (that’s just some good ol’ science.)

If you keep running into the same song then there’s something about it you need to hear

[owlwomantarot]

This one isnt meant to be an insult, just a reminder that you have to put the work in for your magick to go the way you want it. Real magick isnt Harry Potter and instant gratification. It's a journey and you should enjoy every step of it!

[amandaherzman]

flowers that bloom in the night

[hiswitchcraft]

Kitchen Witch Masterpost

- General Posts: [The Basics Of Kitchen & Cottage Witchcraft] [Infusing and Charging your Drink] [Basic Ideas For Kitchen Witchery]  [Bedridden Witchcraft: Kitchen Witch Edition] [A Guide (Of Sorts) To Kitchen Witchcraft]  [Ethics of Enchantment of Food and Drink] [Mini Herb Packets] [On Kitchen Magic]

Correspondences:  [Fruit & Veggie Correspondences] [Useful Spices] [Taste Correspondences] [Onions In Witchcraft] [Grocery Store Alternatives for Magical Ingredients] [Food Correspondences]  [Witchcraft For The Home: Herbs & Spices] [Herbs & Witchcraft] [Herbs, Incense, Oils]  [Food Magic Correspondences]  [Magic Pies] [Herbal Correspondences] [Kitchen Magic Altar Herbs] [Cucumbers] [Magical Uses for Kitchen Tool] [Teas For Witches: The Basics] Spells:  [Charmain’s Self Love Mug] [Kitchen Charm Magnet for Fresher Food Longer] [Kitchen Cabnet Abundance Jar] [Protection Powder] [Rotten Apple Banishing]  [Abitwitchy’s Bath Bag] Recipes:  [Soups! Kitchen Witch Masterpost] [3 Spring Witchy Recipes] [Warming Autumn Soup] [Family Good Health Soup] [Honey Lavender Bread] [Pumpkin Pie Happiness Spell] [Grandma’s Pumpkin Bread] [Imbolc Poppy Seed Tea Bread] [Edible Wealth Spell] [Luck & Love Bread]  [Peace Spell] [Feel Better Charmed Soup] [Give Me Sunshine Potion for Happiness] [Healing Tea Recipe] [Soups & Broths In Magick] [Happiness & Luck Smoothie] Herbal Safety (An edit, I thought this would be useful here.) [A Few Guides/Resources Regarding Herbal Safety] [Common Toxic Herbs & Their Effects] [Dangerous Herbs] [Toxic & Poisonous Herbs] [Herbs & Their Side Effects] [Poisonous Herbs & Side Effects]  Tips/Random: [Kitchen Witchcraft Baking Tips]  [Kitchen Witch (#10)] [Honey for sigils] [Storage tip] [Lemon Juice For Invisible Sigils] [Kitchen Witchery Tips] [Cinnamon Stick Runes] [Baby Kitchen Witch Tip]  Thank you for the suggestion @choijiae1893!  I hope this helped you! Enjoy! Have a lovely day 💖

[madisonsaferillustration]

A how to for drying herbs. There are tons of methods, as everything in herbalism. This one works well for me!

[kissthegogo-goat-witch]

Once again, white supremacists do not belong in any kind of Paganism. Our religion is not yours to appropriate and steal from us. The gods also do not approve of your bullshit.

[moonlite-mania]

Reblog if you love Haides!

So I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately of Hellenic polytheist books. And basically, most of them say how Haides isn’t to be worshipped outside of respecting him and honoring the dead. Many are superstitious even still that inviting Haides into your life in any way will bring death into it, which I find ridiculous. He is not a god of death; he is the god of THE dead. He is the one who takes care of our loved ones when they pass on; it is he who makes sure they are at peace.

Shortly after I started down the Hellenic path, I had a terrible night where I was in need of help. I don’t want to get too personal, but just to say that Haides saved me. Without me asking, he just did it. And he has taught me so much already about the preciousness of life and mortality, and he’s taught me to notice the small beautiful things in life and to be grateful for those things.

If you love Haides as well, reblog to show him the love he deserves!

[youresafenow]

sometimes the only witchcraft you can do is some breathing exercises for grounding,

or tracing a sigil on yourself,

or wearing something matching with colour magick

or drinking more water than you normally would

or cleansing yourself by brushing your hair

and thats ok

doing ‘less’ witchcraft does not make you less of a witch

no matter how little or how much you practice it, magick runs through you

you are a witch

[woodnymphwitch]

Mabon🍂🥧☕

If you’re like me, you’ve been spending these last days of summer dreaming of fall. Its closer than ever, with the Fall Equinox on September 23rd this year! I like to plan my sabbats ahead of time, so I’ve begun to plan for Mabon.

Here is a compilation of info on Mabon from my Book of Shadows!

🍂Date: Mabon falls in between September 21-23. 

🍂Basics: Mabon celebrates the beginning of Autumn, the Second Harvest, and the Fruit Harvest. Physically and metaphorically, it is a time to reap what you sow and give thanks to the Earth for the abundance of Summer. The Autumn Equinox is a time of equal light in dark in the day, bringing forth themes of equality and balance. 

🍂Reflect on: The Summer, and the blessings that came with it. Think of the ever-turning Wheel of the Year, and the changes that Fall and Winter will bring. Begin to change your mindset to the darker side of the year, a time for comfort, rest, and thanksgiving. Use this time to give thanks and count your blessings. 

🍂Corresponding herbs: Sage, pine, cinnamon, rosemary, thyme. Smells and spices that make you feel at home. 

🍂What to do: There’s so many things to do to celebrate the coming of Autumn! If you are a Kitchen Witch, or just enjoy cooking, this is your time! 

     Use your dried herbs from the Summer, if you have any. Make pie, bread, herbed butter, and fall vegetables like squash and pumpkin. 

     Drink apple cider and spiced coffee and teas. 

     Watch a fall movie/tv show. I’d recommend Over the Garden Wall, Gravity Falls (even though it takes place in Summer), and Fantastic Mr. Fox. Save the spooky movies for as it gets closer to Samhain.  

     Do Fall crafts

     As always, spend time outdoors! Go on a hike in the woods, collecting fallen leaves and acorns for your altar. Responsibly harvest some of last flowers of the year before it gets too cold!

🍂What I’m doing: This Mabon, I am planning quite a lot to welcome Autumn! The day before, I have plans to go apple picking. I’ll definitely pick up lots of apples, cider, and more to enjoy the next day, and in the coming weeks! The day of, I want to make an apple crumble, bread, a vegan roast, and some other things to enjoy with my family! I’ll do some fall crafts (currently undecided) and post them when I do! I’ll go on a little walk in the woods by my house, collecting things for my altar. To finish off the day I’ll watch something that makes me really feel like its Autumn. The whole day I’ll give thanks for the Summer and reflect on the coming months. As Mabon nears, I’ll think of some tarot spreads, prayers, and rituals to do during the day. 

Thank you for reading, I’m so excited for Mabon and Autumn! I hope I didn’t leave out anything too important, I’ll be making more Mabon/Autumn posts soon!