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Baked a bit of Lammas Bread, gathered a bit of Lavender, offering a bit of Honey, all together in the lovely warm golden light of my trusty beeswax candle.
Are there any witch/pagan blogs following me that would be able to DM me about some stuff?
Signal Boost: Do I have followers who could answer some questions?
my girl poured her diva cup out into her plant and now the plantās alive again her pussy voodoo
I have questionsā¦
this is green consciousness and ecofeminism
Period blood is full of nutrients and can act as a plant fertilizer. Which isnāt much help if you use disposables like pads and tampons, BUT if you use moon cups you can pour them onto your plant OR if you use reusable pads you can soak/rinse them in warm water before you wash them and pour that water onto your plants.
Stop being scared of ya own blood 2k18. Do magic. Revive plants. Curse enemies.
Woah, plant tip of the year!
Wonderful fuckin post
To clarify
Blood contains nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. All three of these macronutrients are good for plants.
This is a great alternative to blood meal fertilizers. While blood meal contains large quantities of nitrogen, some gardeners do not agree with its use due to potential animal cruelty nuances. For anyone who feels that this is gross, please understand that organic fertilizer is usually full of poo - this is hardly different than period blood. Theyāre both great fertilizers that are produced in different ways.
ok but wonāt it introduce pathogenes to plants and soil?
@thirdfloorgarden Excellent question! The answer in general is no (assuming that the person does not have any type of menstrual disease or a disease like HIV). Menstrual blood also does not contain elements that are necessary for coagulation. Before you decide to use it as a fertilizer for your plants, I recommend understanding it, and if you have a menstrual disease/STD, as a preliminary step.
This is so disgusting
Interesting. But if rather my plant die before my apartment smells like period blood
@fadeinto-gucci You add water to it to. The nutrients is absorbed by your plants anyway. Iād also like to highlight that itās only 2-4 teaspoons of blood in general, which is hardly enough to create any strong odor that lingers.
To anyone who keeps sending me messages about how menstrual blood is not sustainable for farmers
I realize this - this isnāt intended to sustain farmers with acres of crops. A women couldnāt produce that much menstrual blood within a given cycle.
Also, even if there is some sort of pathogen, like some generic bacteria or whatever, this isĀ unlikely to hurt your plant, or you. I mean, assuming youāre not eating the dirt.
Plants arenāt necessarily vulnerable to the same pathogens as humans, and vice versa. Thatās why itās safe to water them with untreated rain or stream water, but not safe to drink it. Giardia is one of the risks of drinking such water, but plants arenāt vulnerable to this bacteria.
As is recommended up-thread, do your research if you have a specific pathogenic concern. But in terms of the risk to plant or household from just generic blood that isnāt carrying any particular blood-borne illness, itās not really anything to worry about.
As far as smell, well⦠if this was an issue, donāt you think your plants would also smell when fertilizing with pre-processed blood meal? You do realize itās pretty much the same thing, just dehydrated, right? So, when you add it to water, it⦠turns back into blood? And can grow bacteria just as readily as menstrual blood does?
The reason our plants donāt smell is because the plants themselves process the stuff we give them. They donāt just sit there festering, like dumping a body in a puddle. The plant ā and the soil itself ā breaks it down and recycles it.
By all means donāt use menstrual blood if you, like, donāt feel like using menstrual blood. But it is unfortunate that even in 2018, we still have this idea that menstrual blood is dirty, unclean, or disgusting, but pulverized fish guts in a bag is āclean and safeā by comparison.
Menstruating bodies are not disgusting. Please educate thyself.
Iāve been successfully doing this for the last few years now - the important think is to water your blood down, a lot. So if your cycle happens to align with your plant watering days, mix some of your blood with at least 3 times the amount of water, the more the better, you donāt wanna burn your plants, and then use it like youād use fertilizer. If you take meds, like antidepressants or even just birth control, donāt use it on plants youāre planning on eating/feeding to someone (or at least not without research).
WAYS TO CLEANSE YOUR ROOM/SPACE WITHOUT BURNING ANYTHING
Some of us have breathing issues or parents/roommates who canāt be around burning stuff, and some people (like me) just have parents/roommates who donāt like the ashes and such left soā¦
1. Clean! And I mean really clean. Take all those dirty dishes back to the kitchen, take that rotting banana out of your unused backpack (Iām looking at myself there), do your laundry, and then really get in there! Dust, vacuum, do whatever you gotta do.
2. Open your windows during the rain! (Make sure you set up some plastic or such so you donāt get everything wet) I just really love the rain and thereās something so cleansing about it.
3. Get a essential oil diffuser!! I love these, and you can find oils at almost every grocery store just in case you donāt have a local witchy shop. Most of mine are from Wal-mart! (Remember that some oils are not for consumption or skin contact if theyāre cheaper. Always read the backs before using them in those ways).
4. Meditate in the center of your space and really visualize all of the bad leaving and washing away. Use crystals if you like! Leave your room filled with bright, beautiful and uplifting energy :)
5. Perform! Read a piece of poetry or prose you love out loud. Give a little concert in your room for just your dog and stuffed animals! Dance your heart out. Just do something that helps you vent in a creative and constructive way! It leaves you and the space around you feeling lighter.
Feel free to add on!
These are awesome! Here are a few more I know of:
6. Room sprays! I am seeing more and more cleansing sprays pop up in shops, so they are definitely an option. I own a lavender and sage room spray for cleansing. (I imagine you could just use an air freshener too?)
7. BUBBLES!!! My favorite way to cleanse! I learned about it from someone on Tumblr ages ago and I apologize I forget who posted about it, but itās been such an important part of my cleansing rituals. Bubbles are fun, and you can put some essential oils or herbs into the soap mixture for extra boost! (But the soap from the bubbles should be enough.)
8. Crystals. Kinda not my speed, but I know people who will use crystals to absorb energy they donāt want and promote energy they do want. Then cleansing the crystals like once a month or so in a way that is appropriate for the crystal (like leaving them out on the full moon.)
I moved into a new apartment this weekend. Here is a cute spell for new homes. :)
Me, a swamp hag in a kitty cat night gown and rainbow socks: throw water in a jar with nails and a poppet and shake it as a hex. Put a penny above your door to attract money in your house. Use your local herbs and stones to do what ya want. Wind chimes attract spirits and bottles trap in negativity thrown your way. Throw dried chilis in the foot steps of your enemy to make them hotfooted and paranoid. Sigil and emoticon spells are fun and worked for me so eh whatever. Fuck circles, do whatever, folk magic is easy and quick
Elistist ātradā witch: Um ExCuSe Me?!? NO!! you have to have a circle and call the corners and your gods and goddesses! If has to take time, a lot of time!!!! and you have to do it exacyly like this *holds up instructions* and wear certain robes! Use only these crystals and herbs do NOT use or substitute anything else!!! Doing anything different is bad and fake!!!!! You have to only use our type of magic or youre wrong!!
Also me: another fun magic is to get some rocks and throw them to release certain feelings about something
* starts throwing stones and rocks at the elitists*
urban fantasy jobs
an Elf family forcing their reckless elf son to become a human mortician for a time to remember that mortality is still a thing
fairies becoming contract lawyers and big CEOs of tech companies with huge legal agreement clauses
vampires with so many restraining orders on each other (you rack them up after a couple centuries) they have to live in the middle of nowhere, end up becoming lumberjacks
Spinxās who host late night game shows
Werewolves becoming astronomy professors and even astronauts after having to pay so much attention to the moon cycleĀ
Mummies becoming historians to catch up on what they missed while in their tomb
a witch pharmacist who quietly adds a touch of this and that to generic prescriptions for her ailing customers because, really, mass-manufactured medicine is fine but it can never truly compete with that personal touch
merfolk running ocean life exhibits out in carefully-curated natural environments in the actual sea; go diving with them and theyāll show you what life is really like at thirty fathoms
Urban witchcraft?
Warding your house from all manner of supernatural things, then being tempted to add in aliens, and not being sure how you feel about that
OH MY GOD HIII! I just saw you on a post about someone saying that most witches are from America and you were asking for europeans and I deliver! Actually, I'm also from Switzerland AND a witch! :D Sorry if this is random, I was just excited to see at least SOME witches still exist in Switzerland :P.
Youāre the second Swiss witch to contact me this week! The other one is
@theveilwitch
*Swiss witching intensifies*
Urban Witchery
1. Timing your banishing spells not with the moon, but with the garbage pick up.
2. Charming your bus/subway pass so that it activate good luck with each swipe.
3. Finding amulets in trash on the sidewalk.
4. Saying a chant with the crosswalk signal to keep you safe as you cross traffic.
5. Keeping a stash of fast food salt packets in your bag for on-the-go cleansing.
Witch Tips for City Witches
City Witch Tips for all of my fellow witches stuck in apartments, dorms or other city areas.
If you canāt burn incense you can make your own sprayable incense by mixing alcohol (usually vodka or rubbing) with essential oils and a bit of oil, spray in the air to act like incense
If you are unable to go outside for whatever reason to get rain water (in my case just no where to collect it safely), fill a jar or glass with regular water and keep it near a cracked window to charge it with the wind, sound and scent of the rain outside. Same goes for storm water
Trapped in city and unable to get ocean water? Sea salt mixed with rain/storm water can be an excellent substitute
To continue on with water substitutes, if you canāt collect snow crushed ice from your fridge will suffice
Low key warding/protection you can use: spray moon water, salt water or sprayable incense about your apartment or dorm, place sigils under doormats, furniture, inside cupboards, etc; place crystals about hidden or out in the open, sweep and dust out the door or towards windows
If you need melted wax to seal a jar or for any other magical purpose, but canāt burn candles, by a wax melter and melt that wax and imagine the light from the burner acting like a flame (plus they are rather cheap, I got mine for 25 bucks)
Need stars in your craft but too much light pollution? Glow in the dark stars on your ceiling or wall can work just as well for visualization. Print out pictures of your favorite constellations or planets and place them up on your walls or on your altar. Live video feed of the night sky can also be easily found on the internet
Bath magic is amazing for low-keyĀ āin the woodsā witches. Use teas, milk, oils, herbs, bath bombs, bubble baths, salts, etc that relate to your intent. It is also a good place to meditate if you have roommates or family around that would disturb you otherwise
If you do for whatever reason need to burn a candle, birthday candles are small, melt fast, and donāt create a lot of smoke or smokey scent
Sigils are another great low-key form of magic. To boost them up, use color magic related to the color you draw them in, write them using quills made of feathers related to your intent, use colored paper, rub a drop of essential oil on them, charge them with crystals or in your windowsill
You donāt have to burn sigils to activate them, which is hardly an option when you are in a dorm or apartment. Other options are: Shredding them, erasing them, soaking them in a bath or shower, using body heat or your own pulse, etc
Miss having the outdoors and plants around? Windowsill gardens can really help. Small plants you can consider keeping in your windowsill or counter-tops: succulents, cacti, bamboo, lemongrass, basic, rosemary, mint, rosemary, mosses, aloe, snake plant, pothos (and other vines), carrots, beets, shallots, lettuce, spinach, garlic, chives, parsley, oregano, thyme, and marigold
Open your window to let the wind and air from outside to help energize you and clear out negative energies inside
Fun places to put sigils: under furniture, carved into soap, onto shampoo/conditioner bottles, on your make up, inside phone cases, in shoes, under bandages, sewn into pillow cases and blankets, behind pictures in frames, underside of nail polish, carved into wax squares for your wax melter, keys and keychains, behind mirrors or in medicine cabinets, on bookmarks, on or in binders and pencil cases, on medicine bottles, and water bottles/travel mugs
Easy to make and dispose of poppets: carrot sticks (one of my personal favorites), apples or other fruit, clothe, paper, popsicle sticks, paper towels/napkins, toilet paper rolls, eggs, celery stocks, and cotton balls
The internet is an amazing thing. Need some sounds to help you focus or meditate? Easily look up the sounds of rain, storms, wind, ocean waves, jungles, forests, etc
Christmas lights are fun and great way to use discrete witchcraft. Select ones in the colors you wish for them to bring ie green for growth, yellow for inspiration, white for protection, purple for psychic abilities, etc.Ā
Some everyday things you can use for discrete witchcraft that donāt cost much at all or that you most likely already have: water, table salt, black pepper, paper, crayons/pencils/pens/markers, vinegar, milk, tea, highlighters, make up and beauty supplies, shampoo and conditioner, rubber bands, paperclips, thumbtacks, computer/phone/tablet, music/music player, playing cards, dice, air freshener, perfumes, toothpaste, rice, flour, sugar, honey, and all kitchen herbs and seasonings.
Canāt afford gemstones or crystals on college budget? Crackle and dyed quartz you can find super cheap at craftstores and online. I bought a whole bag for 4 bucks. Use them based on their colors and shapes. Canāt afford that but still want to use rocks in your craft? Find some rocks you like outside, again use their colors and shapes to determine their correspondences. Want to use them for a specific purpose? Paint sigils on them in the color that corresponds with what you want! Charge them in your windowsill or with your own energy and intent. There you go!
Pocket mirrors are cheap, easy to carry around and great for glamours and on the go magic.Ā
Seriously though, glamour spells are going to be a good option for you. use your make up, skin products, hair care products, brushes/combs, perfume, mirrors, toothbrush/toothepaste and intent. Good to do while you are getting ready for your day
Dream magic is another friend of the city witch! Use crystals, sigils, herbs, etc near your bed before you go to sleep, drink some chamomile, get yourself a dream journal (mine is literally a notebook with construction paper on it), keep it and a pen near you. In the morning write down your dreams, your thoughts, how you feel (tired, refreshed, groggy, etc), and interpret them.Ā
Canāt afford tarot cards? Print out some, you can usually find them online and they wonāt last as long as a real deck but it is a good temporary solution. Want a Ouija board but canāt keep one or need it to be easily hidden? Print one out, draw on one on paper or cardboard, fold it up and store it once you are done. Want a pendulum but canāt afford one? Use your favorite necklace, bracelet or keychain!
Tea and coffee magic is great, make your own tea blends with the herbs you like. Or just buy simple green or black tea and add sugar, milk, etc depending on your intentions
As I said before, crock pot magic. The Modern Cauldron: brew and cook all day with it, fill your apartment with the scent of the herbs and food to fill it with the energies they correspond with and you get a delicious meal to come home to! Most dorms allow them. Rice cookers also work well.
Canāt afford fresh food? Have to survive on ramen, canned soup, and microwaved meals? That is okay! They even correspond with things! Tomato soup for love, beauty and passion. Beef ramen noodles for strength, courage and longevity. Microwave mac n cheese for beauty and feminity. Look at their ingredients and what they correspond with. Sure its not as glamorous as a making a huge made by scratch traditional meal but its kitchen magic none the less. Stir it with your intent while you cook. It isnāt fancy but it works just as well!
Use a notebook or binder for a nice grimoire, decorate it as much as you want on the inside. Print out pictures of nature, animals, planets, stars, places, crystals, etc that you cantā access/afford and use them in your craft. Spell books and grimoires are powerful tools
Donāt have a wand? Use a wooden spoon. Tie a colored string or ribbon to it to correspond with what energy you want it to have and move and flick it as you would a wand.Ā
Knitting, crocheting, and knot magic is very apartment friendly. As well as sewing and embroidering plus it is super calming.
Glitter, sequins, and beads are great in witchcraft! Use their colors to determine their correspondences. Put them in spell jars, sachets, bottles, etc. Glitter tip: if you spill any donāt fret, get some packing tape, wrap it around your hand with the sticky part outwards and dab at that glitter spill. You will literally pick up all of the glitter in seconds!
Enchant and charge your pots, pans, skillets, and other cookware to make every meal magical
Make moonwater in your windowsills. Use it for cleansing, beauty, divination, clarity, protection and purification
Take walks. Even if it is a city there is still nature about. Pigeons flying about, potted flowers outside of stores, grass growing in front lawns, etc. Enjoy yourself, even if it is not some wild, vast forest you can still connect with your local nature.
Pick up litter or garbage you see outside, being in the city we all see it. The natural world around you will appreciate you helping out. Bring a bag with you when you take your walks or travel and fill it with wrappers you see on the ground.
I hope this was helpful to all of my fellow city and dorm witches!
Small altar setup for Ostara: - Flowers from my garden - A small crystal wheel made of amethyst, quartz and a rose quartz egg - Fire and water to symbolize the counterparts of an equinox - Fresh spring water for the gods and ancestors
casual crystal grid for yesterdayās full moon šš®š
I would like to propose a toast
this is to the kids with dirt under their nails and smog in their lungs the city street magicians with sidewalk crack weeds tucked in their hair
this is to the ones who grew up fey and wildĀ in a place where we are taught magic dies
the ones who wear shoes to avoid broken glass but can still feel their cities heartbeat as plainly as their own
this is to the kids of a different era who see satellites instead of stars but love them just as dearly
this is to everyone keeping the old alive without leaving the newĀ
Growing window boxes in concrete jungles and bending reality to suit their needs
City witches, hereās to you.Ā
okay is it just me or
are 90% of the witchy bloggers here from VA (or, east coast in general)
(then like⦠5% southern states, 4% midwest, 1% misc locations, I think I saw someone from the uk onceā¦)
I must be that 0.0000000005% thatās in the Pacific Northwest, then.
Iām from the UK! *flails*
Lol what about west coast/Nevada? Prolly the worst place for a green witch
Colorado witch!!!
Half of my family is in Colorado! Haha
Australia, anyone?
Australian here!
California over here!
Nevada!Ā *waves at the other Nevada witch*
Iowa! (Midwest)
Michigan!
I think Iāve met a few from VA, but trust me, not all of them are. u.u Or I would have way more friends, lol
Switzerland here! Any more Europeans?
Witch Tip:
Ā Donāt have access or canāt burn candles?Ā Here is a site that allows you to burn a virtual candleĀ for a couple days that will burn down! Great for college students and āBroom Closetā Witches!
i love modern witch aus
i love them - because they make me seem so much more magical and impressive than i actually am.
how about lazy modern witches au.
- could do a banishing spell to get rid of bad vibes, watching netflix in pajamas instead.
- charges coke with energy spell to keep awake, stays up all night writing in book of shadows.
- needs a sigil for love and attraction⦠uses a heart with some extra flourishes thrown in.
- could make charms from craft materials around the house, just enchants old jewellery instead.
- needs various herbs for a spell - this perfume has some of the ingredients in it, itāll do.
- friend asks for spell at short notice⦠a candle spell it is, then.
- wants to curse someone with an elaborately planned curse, just shoots them a dirty look for a curse instead because they arenāt worth the effort.
- finds out its a full moon tonight, shoves all their crystals on the window sill, puts out a bowl of water and some charms that need charging. Feels extemely powerful and witchy.
-Ā āshit its beltane⦠um⦠Iāll light some candles and grab some roses from the shop up the road.ā