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megan | 22 | closeted witch & lesbian

[theskepticalwitch]

Practical Things I Think Witches Should Research

Cultural Appropriation

Closed paths and practices

Cult warning signs

Spiritual Discernment

Herb interactions (i.e. how they interact with your medications, if they are poisonous, if you are allergic, can you ingest them, etc.)

Fire safety (for candles, smoke cleansing, incense, etc.)

Crystal Care (learn if your crystals will dissolve in water, if they can be in the sun, if they can be in the cold, etc.)

Pet Care (make sure herbs don't have poor interactions with your pets, make sure you know what to keep away from them, etc.)

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Native vs invasive vs exotic plant species (what’s endangered, legally protected, what should be removed, what should you plant to boost the local population, what’s used in a closed practice, etc.)

General regulations for collecting natural materials in any areas you might collect from

[orriculum]

“to be a witch” falsehoods

there are a lot of misconceptions going around lately on what someone needs to be a witch, i just want to clear some up. 

you do not need:

fancy tools - or any tools at all, really. all you need is yourself and your intent. sure, tools that fit your aesthetic are nice, but you don’t need them. if you have the ability to buy and you want to, there’s no stopping you, but please don’t feel like you have to go out and buy yourself an etsy broom or a cauldron. and don’t stress yourself out over making one either! they are but trappings.

appearance - in witchy aesthetic photos, it’s usually a slim, white girl with long hair. and that lack of a more diverse representation can give the impression that you need to look and be a certain way, but please know it is untrue. it does not matter what your race, weight, hair, or anything looks like. 

aesthetic - you don’t need to dress “like a witch”. a witch can look like anything. if you want to indulge in the black cat, black clothes look, fine, but you don’t need to confine yourself to it if it’s not your thing, you can look like whatever you want to. 

gender - there are some in the community that will fight tooth and nail to make it seem you have to be a cis female to call yourself a witch. don’t listen to those terfs. anyone can be a witch, regardless of gender. male, non-binary, agender, trans, demi, etc. 

black cat - you don’t need a black cat. you don’t need to have a familiar either. those are unique relations that should not be forced to happen

dark, mystical attitude - you don’t need to suddenly start talking like chaucer or put effort into having an air of mystery. you don’t need to be holier than thou, or act like you know it all. witchcraft is a journey that takes time to learn. 

cursing - no, you don’t need to curse. but you don’t need to shame someone for cursing either.

on a spiritual path - witchcraft does not have to be spiritual! you can practice magic without having to worry about being “spiritual enough”, because each craft is unique and deeply personal, you don’t need to force it to be something that you’re not invested in.

religious -  there are many witches that wonder where the power comes from if they don’t call upon a god. the power can come from you. you do not need to devote yourself to a god 

wiccan - wicca is not the only way to do witchcraft, it is only one way of practicing magic. there are many people who think the only way to do witchcraft is to be wiccan, but they are misinformed. if you do not want to work with wiccan influences or traditions, you do not have to. 

initiated - some practices, some traditions, initiation is needed. however, to be a witch in general, you don’t need to go through any ritual to prove yourself one. be wary of those who insist you do, they are often trying to take advantage of new witches. 

straight/cis - some traditions you’ll encounter have homophobic roots/influences. while it is discouraging, you dont have to listen to those, or you can work with others to rework phobic traditions

a “natural” witch -  some people will claim to have “witch’s blood” or “the flame”, meaning witchcraft has been in their families for generations. this does not make them superior or more of a witch than you. anyone who wants to be a witch can, no matter their birth circumstances. 

labelled - a lot of witches label their craft, “herb witch”, “space witch”, “storm witch” etc. you can be as many as you want, or none if it pleases you. you do not need to label your craft however. some people can’t put their craft in a box.

td;lr, you do need:

to want to be a witch

your intent

that’s it! happy casting!

[reachingstardust]

Candle color meanings

The burning of candles for spiritual purposes is a practice that dates back to ancient times. For as long as there have been candles, there were people who believed that a lit candle can connect the physical world with the spiritual realm. To these people, fire and flame are representations of the spark of creation. To light a candle is to illuminate the self.

Individuals accepting these beliefs use the burning light of candles to unfold their divine potential. What follows is an examination of these beliefs and the meaning behind illuminated candles combined with prayer and meditation. This examination will of course include a look into the significance and meaning of candle colors.

White Candles

The white candle represents the highest level of consciousness. Burning a white candle in conjointment with a meditative state is to seek protection, healing and purification. White represents truth, unity, harmony, and wholeness of spirit. The user who burns a white candle is invoking lunar energy. Since all colors are derived from pure white light, a white candle can be used as replacement for any other candle in many rituals.

Red Candles

The color red is firmly rooted in the physical world. The burning of red candles is said to put one in touch with the power of the flesh. Red represents temporal pleasures. It symbolizes passion and love as well as scorn and courage to stand up to one’s enemies. Red stimulates energy, vitality, fertility and personal power. Those who light a red candle are tapping into Scorpio energy. They seek love, respect, power magnetism and survival.

Yellow Candles

The color yellow exemplifies brainpower and intellect. He or she who lights a yellow candle is seeking to access the wisdom of the ages, and garner control over the full benefit of their own mental powers. Yellow embodies creativity, inspiration, concentration, logic, learning and action. The light of a yellow candle brings one closer to attaining the cheerfulness, endurance, stability and security they crave.

Blue Candles

Made from a primary spiritual color, blue candles are used in the examination of emotions (Saturn energy) and the attainment of calming wisdom and healing sleep. There are many shades of blue. Burning a dark blue candle promotes joy and laughter. Dark blue influences dreams and emotions. Royal blue signifies loyalty and fealty. Royal blue stirs the spiritual self and this color of candle is invoked by seekers of truth. Light blue is another very spiritual color. Light blue candles radiate Aquarian energy (calm waters) and are ideal for pursuing inspirational meditations. Those who light a blue candle are seeking truth, harmony and guidance while amplifying their creativity and perception.

Green Candles

Green is the color of success and abundance. This meaning can be traced back through the ages to when prosperity meant a bountiful harvest. Light a green candle when you want to mediate and reflect on nature, growth, healing and the good luck that makes finding employment or business success possible.

Black Candles

The burning of a black candle is serious business. This is done when one wants to neutralize negative energies. The color black offers protection from illness, evil and the negative energy cast upon you from outside forces. The black candle is also burned to harness the healing energy of the universe.

Pink Candles

The color pink manifests love, devotion, friendship and faith. Putting a flame to a pink candle means that the devotee is interested in forming a partnership or is possibly seeking affection or perhaps emotional healing. The color of universal love, pink represents the purest form of love – unconditional and enduring. Pink candles are used in rituals to attract attention or achieve some other joyful purpose.

Orange Candles

The great portrait artists of the Middle Ages understood well the power of orange. Orange is the color of sudden change. It confers upon those who dare to wear it, a form of super-power. Few people today (including royalty) possess the boldness required to put on orange garments. To this end, the act of burning an orange candle is an aggressive move. One would do so to effect instant and profound change. The lighting of orange candles is suitable for rituals occurring on the eve of weddings or important business meetings.

Purple Candles

Students of esoterism believe that purple candles have the power to cancel out the negative effects of bad karma. Ancient wisdom holds that the color purple is associated with the third eye. Burning a purple candle can enhance psychic powers. The color has a meaning steeped in meditation, divination and hidden knowledge. Those who burn purple candles do so to expand upon what they already have. They may also wish to obtain spiritual protection, find recognition, or seek reconciliation with something that exists in the realm of the spirits.

Brown Candles

Brown is the color of our Earth. This color represents above all things balance and a firm connection to the land. The individual who supplicates in the presence of a burning brown candle is sending a message to the universe that they respect the dignity and solemnity of mother Earth (they are well-grounded), and that they acknowledge the delicate balance of all things living on this Earth. Brown candles are used in rituals to regain balance, seek refuge from chaos, eliminate indecisiveness, find lost items and develop meaningful friendships.

Gray Candles

Gray is a neutral color. It is useful to the practitioner when meditating on complex issues. The gray candle has the power to offset negative influences without repercussions. The gray candle is used in the same manner that charcoal is used to flush poisons from the body.

Gold Candles

The gold candle is burned by the votary to achieve enlightenment. This is because the color gold emblemizes light in its purest form. Gold is the very symbol of good fortune. It represents money, success, protection and victory over our troubles. The burning of a gold candle enhances communication with the universe as it attracts positive cosmic influences. Gold candles are recommended for use in rituals undertaken to gain personal power or fortune.

Highly spiritual believers hold that a candle flame can create a passageway that will enable prayers and petitions to be more easily received by such powers from which help is being sought. For these supporters of the faith, the deep meaning of candle color is what enables them to focus and meditate on their goals, objectives, problems and their ultimate solutions.

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Witch Crafts:  Witch Ball

Witch balls have been a part of pagan tradition for many years. Their purpose is to protect the home and its inhabitants from evil and harm.   Traditionally, you made a witch ball every year to seal fortune and protection for the next twelve months.  You can hang this ornament in a window, over a doorway, in a bedroom or even outdoors; wherever you feel it would serve its purpose the best. It would look lovely as a Christmas or Yule decoration as well!

You can purchase empty ornaments and bottles from craft stores, or re-use old light bulbs for this!  Fill it with the following:  

Sprigs of Lavender to encourage a calm, peaceful environment

Chamomile Flowers to aid in relieving anxiety

Yarrow, Roses and Rose Quartz crystals to encourage self-love and love in relationships

Jasmine Flowers to attract wealth  and sweet dreams

Cinnamon to draw happiness and  comfort

You could also include:

A seashell and a shark tooth to incorporate the magic of the sea

Curly pods (because they are so cute!)

Cloves to attract good luck and prosperity

Anise wards off the evil eye

Other tiny crystals for added energy

A bay leaf for protection

[heatherwitch]

Housewarming Magic

For when you’ve moved into a new living situation or are ready for a new start <3

Finding your home/moving:

House hunting crystals

Spell jar to find a house

Spell for your dream house

The witch’s moving checklist

Cleansing:

A deep room cleanse

To absorb negative energy from a room

Doorway cleansing

Summer house cleansing

Herbal wall/floor wash + witchy cleaners

Home cleansing tips

Home cleansing brew

Thoroughly clearing spaces

Crystals to cleanse the home

Cleansing your space without smoke

Cleansing your space: a how-to guide

Energy cleansing

Low energy cleaning + cleansing

Warding + Protection:

A crash course on warding

To ward the home

Threshold magic 101

Protect my home spell

Home protection steam spell

Simple home protection jar spell

“Little lurkers” home protection spell

Room/home protection

Sharehouse peace witch’s ladder

Wall of fire property & house protection spell

Protection (wind) chimes

The Rowan cross

Protecting the property

Check out the sigils below!

Sigils:

For a magical and happy home

Sospidonum

This space is full of life, light, and bright energy

No fighting in this home

My home is safe

This home is safe for all

This home is a safe and healthy environment

My house is protected from unwanted influences

My home is protected

Witchin’ it up:

Happy home spell jar

Home sweet home spell jar

House to home spell

Laundry magic

Pleasing household spirits

When a bad guest leaves

Building a magical home

The magical home

Odds and ends:

Magic, and power, in homemaking

The history and creation of witch bottles

Bringing nature inside

Cottage witch tips

Hearth witch tips

The basics of kitchen and cottage witchcraft

You may also like:

Bedridden witch: garden / stale energy / kitchen edition

Spells for job seekers

Travel witchery

Links updated May, 2021 (please inform me of broken links via askbox)

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Methods of Spiritual Cleansing 🦄🌸🌷

As we (hopefully) cleanse our physical bodies routinely with care, our energetic bodies need just as much attention. According to the first law of thermodynamics, energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but it can be transformed. Cleansing is the act of converting existing stagnant or negative energy into harmonious, good vibes. 

Soul Scrubbing 🧼🧿

Generally, cleansing is recommended at least weekly. Of course, the frequency is flexible and dependent on your spiritual practice. Here’s a list of special circumstances that would benefit from cleansing. 

When you feel unbalanced or “off”

Before and after spell work

After having an argument 

When feeling low vibrational emotions such as sadness, resentment, anger, guilt, or shame

When experiencing a lack of abundance

Before a deep meditation

Now, let’s dive into how exactly to cleanse the energetic bodies!

Body By Spirit 🌍

The first energetic body that needs spiritual cleansing is your physical one. The element of Earth rules this energy field. 

Smoke Cleansing 🌱💨

This practice involves burning any plant (except sage) via incense sticks, herb bundles, or a censer. In whichever method you choose, after the herbs are well-lit and smoking consistently, envelop the object or person in the smoke. To purify a room or house, walk through the area letting the smoke seep into the air and pour into the space. You can visualize a white light around the object, person, or place transmuting anything dormant into balanced energy. It’s usually a good idea to have a window open during this process. 

Please note that smudging, a ceremonial practice burning sage, is a closed practice reserved for people indigenous to America only. It’s important to help preserve beautiful, unique cultures by respectfully keeping their practices out of our spiritual path if we do not share their cultural background.   

Music 🎶🌈

This method is pretty simple. Use any type of music you like and allow the vibrations to overtake your surroundings! Bonus points for playing an instrument or creating your own music. As long as you have the intention set to cleanse, you can’t really go wrong. While you’re at it, go ahead and dance the bad vibes away. 🩰

Emotion of the Ocean 🌊

This energetic body is known as the emotional, astral, or dream body. It’s the field where we’re able to receive and interpret psychic information and is connected to the element of Water. 

Bathing 🛀🔮

Creating a bath spell or ritual bath is a relaxing and effective method to cleanse the emotional body, not to mention self-care. Run the bath with care and infuse it with the intention to deeply cleanse your astral body. Use any bath bombs, essential oils, crystals, or candles you want! I suggest adding sea salt to draw out and neutralize any negative energy. Apple cider vinegar is recommended for similar properties. The rest is up to you! 

Blessed Water 🧊🙏

Water designated for energetic cleansing has many uses. You can create this by simply mixing sea salt with water and blessing it in whatever way aligns with your spiritual practice. You can add any herbs or crystals to this water, but make sure the crystals aren’t damaged by water or salt before using them. You can use this to brush door frames, touch chakra points, or spray rooms. 

Mellow Mind 🧠

The mental body can be difficult to cleanse, but it can lead to the insight of awareness if we take the time to journey within. What we think creates what we feel which creates what we say and do. The mental body is linked with the element of Air. 

Routine Meditation 👑🌹

Establishing a meditation routine is key to becoming aware of your thoughts and being open to receive Divine Guidance. There are many studies showing the benefits of regular meditation such as decreased blood pressure, improved sleep, increased attention, and decreased symptoms of depression and anxiety. You can start with ten minutes a day and notice any changes you experience. It’s worth it. 

These are just some of the ways you can spiritually cleanse your physical, emotional, and mental energetic bodies. There are many other methods out there if none of these resonated with you. Remember to be creative and have fun with it! 

[celestialrings]

Protection Stone

What You Need:

black candle

a smooth stone, from a source of fresh water preferred

3 blackberries/5 elderberries/2 mulberries

½ teaspoon of olive oil

pepper

a pinch of sage

a few bay leaves

three petals plucked from a geranium 

mortar and pestle (or something else to grind your herbs)

a glass jar with a lid

paintbrush (using your finger can also work!)

Method:

▽ Grind up your herbs and petals with your mortar and pestle, and once thoroughly blended, scrape them into your jar.

▽ Next, grab your berries and either use your mortar and pestle to grind them up, or use your hands to turn them to mush before throwing them into your jar. 

▽ Carefully measure the olive oil with a ½ teaspoon and pour it into your jar, and throw in the amount of (ground) pepper you see fit. Remember that pepper is a powerful substance used in protection spells.

▽ Once all your components are in your jar, blend them all together using a fork, making sure to mix it up until it resembles a paste. If it still looks chunky, try adding a little bit more olive oil.

▽ Lighting your black candle, say an incantation or pray to your deity as you dip your paintbrush (or finger) into your protection paste, and paint a protection sigil/marking onto your stone. Some sigils I recommend can be found here, here, here, and here. An example incantation could go like this:

Blessed Divines, so loving and kind, Watch over me, and all that is mine; Please erase my fears, I will cry no tears; Let no such harm or hurt come to me, This here is my will, so Mote It Be.  ▽ When you finish painting your new protection stone, blow out the black candle and seal your glass jar with the lid. Whenever you feel the need to take extra precautions, just repaint your stone to give it a stronger intent! And there you have it! If you make your intention a lot more specific, (eg: I will feel safe when walking home, or I will be safe from nightmares), keep it in your pocket, or have it under your pillow. 

[deathbydevilsweed]

Something I wish someone had told me when I started practicing

You have to find a balance between research and practice.

When I started, all I wanted to do was practice. I was in middle school and hadn’t really learned anything beyond “people post spells online and I know someone who’s Wiccan.” I didn’t know what was possible and what wasn’t, what led to genuine results and what didn’t, and (being only thirteen) I didn’t really want to put time into understanding that. This meant that I wasn’t really practicing, I was just googling spells and doing them for the hell of it, and nothing was happening because I had no idea what I was doing.

It took a little bit to grow out of that phase, which I forgive myself for because I was a kid and a particularly immature one. This led to my research phase.

My research phase was an important step in my practice. It’s when I recognized that in order to develop my path I had to sit down and read things, track down folklore and historical texts, and spend time understanding the environment of my region. The problem is that I never did anything with this information. I kept feeling like I wasn’t ready to do anything with the things I was reading about, and that I needed to prepare more.

Obviously research is a really important part of witchcraft, because jumping into something with no idea what you’re doing is ineffective at best and dangerous at worst. However, there’s also a certain point where you have to learn from practice. Read about the land, and then let the land teach you more. Read about a spirit, and then listen to the spirit to learn what the books couldn’t tell you. The balance between the two is going to be different depending on who you are as an individual and the path you follow, but finding what that balance is is important to applying both research and practice to your craft effectively.

[solsken-advina]

Spell Timing - Weather

⚡️ Lightning Storms - power, manifesting, cursing, protection

🌧 Rainstorms - balance, stillness, purification, transformation, letting go

🌫 Dense Fog - invisibility, mysticism, shielding

🌀 Heavy Wind - travel, study, intellect, breaking bad habits

🌞 Searing Hot Days - courage, protection, energy, strength

☄️ Meteor Showers - power, magical boost, wishes

🌙 Solar/Lunar Eclipse - banishment and destruction

[growing-yet-into-magic]

Alternate meditation ideas:

Car rides

Crafting sessions

Rehearsals, practice sessions (any repetitive discipline)

Needlework/knotwork

Bike rides

Cleaning, chores

Bathing, showering

Makeup application

Drawing

If your hands are moving but your mind is not, it’s an opportunity to meditate.

[hollylovewave]

Early Morning Candle Blessing Spell

This is a spell I created for those who wake up early in the morning and want to cast a positive energy over their day! I work in the morning and always light a candle when I do so, so I started saying this spell and it really improved my morning hours. I hope this can be helpful to you!

You will need:

A candle of your choice 

Matches 

Good intentions!

Steps:

 Charge the candle by holding it into your hands and focusing your positive intentions for the day. You can imagine success during the day, a feeling of peace or comfort, etc. When you feel you’ve thought of all you could, get your match.

You can use your match as a ‘petition paper’ substitute for those who do not want to burn paper or for people who live in a dorm room (like me!). Using a pen or marker to write a word on a match that summarizes the energy you want to bring into your day today. I usually write ‘happiness’ or ‘love’. 

Strike your match and light your candle, visualizing your intent. Say the following spell aloud as you light the candle:

I bless this day ahead  With this fiery candlelight With this flame, my intentions living With this match, they ignite From the moment I wake To the second I sleep May happiness be mine to keep 

 Burn the candle as you normally would and enjoy your day!

[dailygrimoire-deactivated202109]

Ways to Connect to Your Tarot Deck

Think of it this way - you meet a new person and you know without any doubt that they will help you become a better person and will be by your side no matter what. You would, of course, have to get to know them on a deeper level, and so would they with you. The same is for tarot and oracle decks. Some call is connecting with your energy, others call it forming a relationship with the deck - whatever term you use, the idea is the same. Below you will find a list of common ways to connect with a new deck and explanations for each of them. This is not an extensive list, if you are searching for more ways to connect with a deck, you can ask yourself how you would connect with a new friend and form a bond as well, as the same principle still applies. 

Sleep or meditate with your deck: Sleeping with or meditating with another human would be quite intimate and bond forming, not to mention it benefits both people. The same applies to decks very heavily, in my opinion. In my personal experience with sleeping with and meditating with any deck, new or old, I have had the most vivid, realistic and healing and/or eye opening dreams while sleeping next to a deck. I have not quite figured it out in definite terms yet, but by using my best intuition and logical judgement, I believe this is the case for one or all of these reasons - reason #1 being that you are allowing the deck into your subconscious mind as you are in a trance or sleep-like state, reason #2 being that the deck is close to your energy while you have an empty mind, therefore making it easier for the energy of the deck to fuse with or send things through the energetic field to you, and reason #3 being the ideas that are on every card in the artwork are being awoken while your energy lays stagnant and calm, allowing them to take a manifested form in your thoughts and dreams. Since the majority of decks I have experience with have the ability to get into your subconscious (that’s a lot of the point of tarot), I think all of these theories could be true, and therefore love this method for how quick it forms a bond.

Keep your deck with you: This is the same theory as treating your deck like a new friend. To get to know someone new, you usually go places with them or have them around for a good amount of time. This allows both people to study each other’s quirks, expressions, routines, behaviors, emotions and everything else, forming a bond of understanding. If a brand new friend comes to you for advice, and you don’t know any of their behaviors, emotions or triggers, how can you give them sound and helpful advice? It would be very hard, and it’s hard for a lot of decks as well. You can put the cards, safely, in your purse or bag, in your car while you’re driving, on your desk while you’re working…. anywhere, as long as the cards won’t get bent or damaged and the deck is on or near you. 

Study the art and symbolism: Everybody will say this, and I know a lot of people hate this tip (at least I did for a long time). Every deck is different and has different artwork, meaning that while every deck and individual card is tied to the same ideas, the idea or outcome may differ in polarity than others. One deck’s Tower might mean a sudden breakthrough or transformation, while another deck’s Tower might have a massive destruction, downfall, the end of all things type of energy - the same idea, different intensities. I do not advise actually studying each individual card in a textbook manner, this will be very stressful for many and will no doubt cause a headache if you are doing it for an extended period. If you have the capacity to study every card in a day, I say that’s awesome and you should go for it. However, I found the easiest way to do this is to begin doing daily one, two, three or five card pulls, even if you aren’t asking a question, get come cards out - clear your mind, look at each card one by one and listen to your abrupt inner thoughts and what they tell you (write them down no matter how crazy they sound) Once you have an intuitive idea about the card, use your logical mind to assess the symbolisms and things going on in the card.

Cleanse, bless, consecrate: Cleansing is easy enough, there’s so many resources on how to cleanse. My favorite method of cleansing a deck is to first go through and briefly glance at each card, make sure they’re in order, fan them out and smoke cleanse. You can also rub your hands together until they’re warm and move them in a hovering motion above the cards. I have also drawn a sigil meaning ‘to cleanse negative and stagnant energy,’ placed the deck on top of the sigil, smoke cleansed, placed them in a natural salt, let the sit in the sun/moon light, near a flame or placed a candle (a glass candle) on top of the deck and let the magic to its thing. You can bless the deck by saying a prayer, song or anything that thanks/communicates with a divine force (gods, goddesses, nature, whatever you see as divine) for or over the deck, or even writing a blessing and keeping it near the deck. This step can be skipped if you don’t see anything as divine, or you can substitute the term ‘divine’ for your higher self, subconscious power if you wanted. This will also consecrate the deck if you ‘declare it as sacred’ in the process. 

The deck interview: This is the same as asking a new friend questions to get to know them. There are many deck interview spreads out there, but I say to ask questions that are respectful and that you would ask a new friend. This can also tie in with having your deck around you - you can have it sitting on your desk and ask a random question as if it were a person who was in the same room as you at the time, like a conversation, in a way. 

Daily readings: This would be a step to begin once you have began doing above mentioned things. As I mentioned, a friend cannot give a friend advice if they don’t know the other persons attitude. A daily reading can be as simple as asking the deck if it has any messages or advice for the day, writing down the answer and revisiting it that night to assess the accuracy and progress. This can advance to asking “how am I doing today,” getting an answer, and asking another question “what advice or energy will help me further my soul purpose today,” and placing the second card on top of the first, leaving them out and assessing the outcome once the day is done. 

Here is a sample deck interview spread that I have always found helpful - remember that you can pull clarification cards or, “this answer in regards to what?” cards for more information. 

[orriculum]

simple fresh start spells ♡

♡ write a list of things to leave behind, burn it to banish them.

♡ burn a white candle all the way through, and whisper a wish as it died out.

♡ cleanse with lemon water and rosemary on all windows and doors.

♡ rub one side of a coin with ash and the other with moon water, place above your door.

[saintacephale]

easy witchy tips i have learnt through my craft

writing a protective sigil inside your door to avoid bad energies to enter your room

making sigils by yourself works better because you pour your intention into it and can be a great way to manifest

white candles can replace any candle when doing candle magick

clear quartz can replace any crystal

when drinking your daily coffee/tea, stir clockwise to manifest something and anti-clockwise to let go of something. repeat your affirmations as you stir

salt baths absorb bad energies so having a salt bath once in a while helps with having your energies balanced

write an affirmation in a bay leaf and burn it to manifest it

always keep iron on you for protection

work with the moon phases and transits to make your spells more powerful

keep a sigil in your phone case for protection/manifestation

after giving an offering to a deity, return it to the earth

drink mugwort tea for lucid dreaming/astral projection (don’t drink it if you are pregnant!!)

before you put a crystal under water or in the sun, research about it

keep a dream journal. it helps for lucid dreaming.

put an amethyst under your pillow to sleep better and to recall your dreams

charge your tarot/oracle cards by putting a crystal on top of them while you are not usinf them

mix moon or sun water with your cosmetics for a quick beauty spell

try to do an activity to connect yourself with each element everyday. (ex: a bath for water, walking barefoot for earth, lighting a candle for fire, singing for air)

make an habit of meditating everyday

[therestlesswitch]

Subtle Yule Witching - 2 - Candles ✨🕯✨

The Holiday season is one of those magical times of year where witches can go about their witching and go unnoticed if they wish to since many modern Christmas traditions either have Pagan/witchy roots or can easily be made magical simply by doing things with purpose and intention.

I’ll be posting a series of posts on Subtle Yule Witching throughout the season and I’ll be making a master post that links to them all. If you have any suggestions for other areas of the season that could be made witchy, feel free to suggest them! 

*links to the other posts in this series at the bottom, updating as they’re posted*

During the holidays, candles are /everywhere/ at this time of year, which is great news for us witches! No one will question at all why your home is covered in flaming beauties. Since colour correspondence charts are everywhere and easy to find, I thought I’d talk about candle placement. Candles give off energy and can charge a space but they aren’t great absorbers of energy (at least for me,) So placing them in areas with an excess of hot energy can be too much. 

Some places I love to place candles: 

- By the front door -  you know how big stores have those massive heat or cooling vents right at the front door to regulate temperature? Candles in the entrance way can do the same thing with energies. If you enchant your candles, you can create wards to only allow positive energies and spirits to enter, or you can enchant them cleans any energies that come through to keep your home in balance with your own energies instead of getting all messed up with the stuff that your guests all bring in. 

- In the kitchen - I feel like you wouldn’t even need to enchant kitchen candles specifically in order for them to put good energies into any meals you prepare. You could enchant them if you’re having other people bring meals or pot-luck style gatherings to add positivity (or anything else you want to add) to the food others bring in as well. 

 - On dining room tables - this sort of has the same effect as candles in the kitchen, but since it’s a very social setting, it can have a great effect on the mood of the room and if your family tends to have tense holiday meals together, you can enchant them to bring harmony and understanding to the space. 

- In guest rooms - If any room in the house has stagnant energy followed by a whirlwind of strange energies when people come through to stay for the holidays. Before your guests come, light some candles and maybe some smoke cleansing to get that stagnation away and then have them lit in there at least once a day to keep it moving and positive. 

 - Near decorations that have a specific intent (like greenery etc) - The candles being near (but at a safe distance from) your purposeful decorations will help amplify and spread those item’s intention.

 - Outside - Having candles in hurricane candle holders might not be the most common thing, but it certainly won’t raise any unwanted eyebrows. It can do similar things to having candles in an entrance way, but any wards you have will have a much larger radius and your positivity will spread to more people and anyone who passes your property.

Scented candles are really not talked about much in the witchy community and I have no clue why! The scent notes that a candle has can be used as correspondences to your intent, and then the flame can work to activate, amplify and spread your enchantments/intentions/spells.

Here are some popular seasonal candle scent notes correspondences:

* Remember that correspondences are a rather personal thing. While historical uses are important, I mainly write correspondence lists based on the energies I feel and medicinal uses of the item. You may not get the same feeling as I do from an item, and that’s totally okay.

Almond - love, fertility, money drawing, wisdom

Apple - love, fertility, abundance, marriage, wisdom, afterlife/immortality, healing, beauty, cleansing, protection, banishing

Candy Cane - nostalgia, childlike wonder, innocence, peace, settling nervous energies, sweetness, cleansing

Cedar - comfort, cleansing, longevity, preservation, protection, growth, summoning spirits. (one of my favourite scents)

Cinnamon - Warmth, energy, circulating/moving energies, sweetness

Clementine - Joy, sweetness, refreshment, attracting positivity, good compartmentalizing in life

Cloves - pain relief (physical and emotional,) high energy, moving energies,

Cranberry - perseverance, action, healing

Fir (balsam) - clarity, sealing/binding, cleansing, protection, warding, longevity

Juniper - cleansing, motivation, health, energy, protection, prosperity (another of my favourites)

Lavender - calm, peace, sleep, healing, cleansing, mood boosting/banish depression and anxiety

Nutmeg - luck, love drawing, psychic energy, money drawing

Mint - cooling hot energies, settling nervous energies, peace, settling stomach health issues, refreshing energy, cleansing

Orange - Joy, abundance, health, refreshment, attracting positivity, good compartmentalizing in life

Pine - protection, cleansing, new beginnings, clean breaks, grounding, growth

Plum - fertility, love, protection, cleansing

Pomegranate - fertility, abundance, wishes, attraction

Rosemary - improving memory, studying, cleansing, healing, banish nightmares, past lives, banishing, faerie work

Vanilla - Harmony, peace, innocence, childlike wonder/sweetness

Subtle Yule Witching - 1- Decorating with Plants ✨🌲🌱🌿🌾🌹🍊✨

Subtle Yule Witching - 3 - Tree Ornaments ✨🎄✨

[raveninnight]

Witch’s Ladder

As yall know, ive been having a rough week. So i decided this morning that it was time to make a witch’s ladder and get my shit back together.

For those who are new to the craft, a witch’s ladder is a braided group of strings with items placed in it at regular intervals. It can be used to help meditate or to cast a spell.

When you’re making a witch’s ladder (or doing really any kind of magic) it’s important to think about correspondences! I picked these colors because they correspond with my intent. Earlier this week i disappointed my Sisters and i want to cast a spell to heal the rift that i created. Purple was chosen because it signifies familial love, the thing i want to preserve. Black signifies protection, in this case protecting our relationship. Blue signifies peace and healing, both things i want to bring to our relationship.

Numbers matter too! I cut each strand of yarn to be 3ft long. 3 is my number, and if youre familiar with numerology you probably have one too.

Make sure to cleanse and consecrate all your materials before you begin the braiding process!

When you have your strands, pull them together into a knot and visualize binding your intent to that knot. Visualization is KEY to getting your spells to be effective. Visualize yourself as already having what you want. In this case, i visualized becoming closer to my Sisters.

Find some items that you want to tie into your ladder. Numerology is important here too. I chose 27 items because 3x3x3 is 27 (or three, three times). That gives this number extra power.

The items can be pretty much anything. Organic things are especially powerful, which is why feathers, plants and seashells are often used. You cant find real feathers where im from so i got some fake ones in colors that correspond to my intent. Symbols are important, so it works pretty much the same. 

If you’re having trouble getting beads onto a larger string like yarn use a needle to pull the yarn through. Even in doing that i couldnt get the pendant to go on so i traded it out for a pearl.

When you’re braiding the strands together, raise power. You can do this by chanting or humming or reciting something, but i find that singing works better for me. Just stay in the moment and visualize your intent. When you finish braiding, shout or say something final when you tie the last knot to truly bind your intent into the braid and keep it there.

When you’re done, hang your ladder somewhere that youll see it often. I might move mine to my Book of Shadows when i finish it.

Have a great weekend ✌️ Stay witchy y’all and hmu if you have questions or want more tutorials like this

[thewitchystuff]

Have you tried reading tea leaves? Give it a try ! You may get surprised ;)