Whiskey Witch

“You don’t have to believe in witches, in magic, or in witchcraft. You don’t have to believe in tarot, in spirits or in curses. You don’t have to believe in any of it. I do not need you to believe in who I am and who those before me were. I do not need you to accept or understand any of it. A word of caution, likely on deaf ears, it is not wise to antagonize a witch.”

[madamlaydebug]

[im-a-dream-wizard]

I’d wish you a merry Christmas, a happy Yule, and a warm Winter Solstice, but I actually wish you something greater.

May your December be complex. May you enjoy the darkness and relish the cold. May you commune with the spirits of winter. May you lie awake, safe in bed, while the wind howls outside your window. May the gifts you give and receive be thoughtful, not frivolous. May you smell the evergreens on the frigid wind, and the spices from your warm kitchen.

These are sacred nights, unlike any others during the year. I hope we can all see beyond the corporate lights and the plastic of the holidays and seek out the real magic.

[buriedpentacles]

Low-Energy Ways to Work with Nature and her Spirits:

Look outside. That's it - just open the curtains and see the sunlight, find the trees outside your window and watch the birds.

Put on a documentary or youtube video about a cool animal, ecology, the natural world etc

Talk to nature - whisper, talk out loud, say it in your head - just talk. Compliment pretty flowers, chat about how creepy but cool you think spiders are, picture light dancing off morning dew.

Trace the shapes of leaves/flowers/animals etc on your bed sheets or skin - try to see how many different shapes make up the natural world, find the patterns and fractals within them

Learn the name of one new local plant a week! Just one a week! If you have the energy, research a little about their ecology, history or medicinal uses

Make a flower crown/daisy chain/leaf crown

Take up nature photography - you don't need a fancy camera, jsut your phone!

Collect some shells/rocks/bones etc!

Just sit outside! can be just outside your front door, next to an open window, or in the woods (whatever you can manage)

Take your daily activities outside!! Read in the garden, eat your breakfast under the sun etc

Create art from nature - paint rocks, press flowers, create patterns using feathers or leaves as paintbrushes/stamps

Cloud watching!

More High Energy Activities:

Go for a walk or hike outside and take some offerings. Introduce yourself to the trees and plants and streams and leave them a gift.

If there's one nearby, visit a local farmer's market and buy some local produce; honey, meat, vegetables, fruit, etc! Chat to the sellers and talk about their practices and produce

Do a small spell outside! Find a secluded, comfortable spot and invite the spirits to observe your spellwork - let them get used to your energy and way of working

Make a small diary of your time outside! Don't worry about filling it in regularly, just whenever you have the energy! Write down when the bees start coming out or leaves return after winter. What plants stay during the cold season?

Research local plants and come up with your own correspondences based on their ecology/medicinal use/folklore etc

Go on a walk to see what plants and animals exist in your area! Research them - are they native? Invasive? What is their ecology? Medicinal uses? Even the most urban areas tend to have some wildlife!

Join a local facebook group for birdwatching!

Research your area and figure out what plants or animals would be native, or used to live there - create artwork or something to honour and remember them

Research gardening groups nearby - some cities will have volunteer gardening projects or local groups that help maintain natural spaces! See if any would be feasible for you to join and get out there

Join a local allotment or community garden if you have the means - do some weeding, plant some tomatoes, say hello to the coal tits nesting in the old shed!

If you have the means - invest in a hardy houseplant! Name it, research its care and talk to it! Make a ritual out of watering and talking to it.

Take an online ecology course! Free courses exist and can be super interesting!

Watch youtube videos on a favourite taxa and make notes - build your own knowledge at a pace you're comfortable with on the things you're interested in!

Invite some nature spirits in for a meal - cook something you enjoy and set the table (if you can) for the spirits. Enjoy a meal with them.

Please add any suggestions you have below and I can add them! Everyone has unique energy levels and capabilities, but I hope that I've given people a quick idea of things they can do, if they want!

[glitterandwitchcraft]

Some little things I've learned over a decade of witchcraft:

If you are feel called to work but are tired/drained, sit outside. Take in all the energies around you. Nature can help charge you

Every witch does a little bit of a bunch of types of magic but sticks mainly to one or two in general. You usually won't be eclectic forever. You'll find what magics work best with you.

Never be lazy or cut corners with spirits. Always be respectful and always tell them to leave when you're done

When you see a plant or ingredient with a long list of properties, there are different things at play. Season of collection, the part of the plant, the health of the plant, etc all play a role in impacting which properties it will carry.

Don't call on spirits unless you have confidence and control

Be careful with sea/water magic. Get into it gently and slowly until you have the energy figured out because it can get out of hand quickly.

Adding a little pinch of magic into your breakfast can make a major difference in your day.

Your personal emotions/feelings over something will impact a work

Planting some plants is good, not only to have a garden, but the dirt helps cleanse you too. Get all dirty and muddy. It's good for ya

Not all trees are nice

The more you listen to your intuition, the easier it will be to tell it apart from your anxieties and worries

Incense is very easy to make which is why it's usually cheap to buy. But you can find a million tutorials online on how to make your own personal incense which is great if you want a spell to take effect over a while but also want to infuse the fire energy in it.

The more you work with something the better feel you get for it. Cinnamon goes in almost everything i cook and most of my spells because me and cinnamon just get right along

Your path is yours and no one else's. It will look like yours and no one else's

[angelbugpuppy]

ive been trying to pick these flowers every day for my collection

[forest-of-aurora]

Connecting With Deities

Say good morning and good night to them

Do research on them (Myths, history etc)

Make an altar/shrine

Pray and talk to them

Give offerings

Write letters and notes to them

Start a hobby associated with them (or just any hobby)

Cook or bake something

Wear colours associated with them

Have symbols their associated with

I might add more later, comment and repost more!!

If you can give offerings or do devotional acts for any reason, the Gods do understand, they know your mortal. Look after yourself.

[mywitchbloodline-deactivated202]

Learning about my inner me still …

[joyousnature]

Color Associations In Magick

Red - love, seduction, passion, strength, courage, charisma, assertiveness, survival, change, power

Blue - peace, communication, expression, forgiveness, traveling, protection, truth, sleep, patience, trust, pregnancy

Yellow - joy, abundance, intelligence, reason, learning, memory, inspiration, imagination, friendships

Green - growth, wealth, fertility, business, healing, nature, balance, luck, longevity

Orange - creativity, justice, ambition, opportunity, attraction, abundance, confidence, energy, celebration, goals, success

Purple - intuition, decadence, authority, wisdom, knowledge, influence, psychic abilities, devotion, enlightenment, overcoming fears, addiction, independence, spirituality

Pink - self-love, companionship, affection, spiritual healing, kindness, beauty, femininity, marriage, sensuality, children, healing abuse

Brown - home, animals, family, stability, endurance, grounding, solidarity, strength, hard work, earth

White - cleansing, purification, spirituality, higher-self, innocence, illumination, balancing, hope

Black - protection, binding, transmutation, banishing negativity, dignity, force, grief, secrets, endings, loss, security

Gray - stability, concentration, neutrality, reserve, balance, adaptability, flexibility

Gold - wealth, inner-strength, understanding, self-realization, sun, masculinity, abundance, happiness, overcoming addiction, luxury

Silver - wisdom, psychic powers, intelligence, memory, moon, healing, divination, money, femininity, fertility, hidden potential, success, awareness

[cajunwitch101]

[a-witch-with-anxiety-deactivate]

Different ways to cleanse your space

sage - now, don't use white sage unless you are indigenous to native america, but if you do use this to cleanse your space, remember this is like bleach.. it gets rid of all the energies, negative AND positive

salt - put a bowl near the front door to stop negative energy entering your home, or put a pinch in each corner of your room

essential oils - put in a humidifier and set it with your intention and leave it to cleanse your space AND smell amazing

Incense - pick a incense that resonates with what you are trying to achieve, and light the end of it letting the flame burn for 10 seconds or so before blowing it out, making sure the end is still hot... volia!

Letting fresh air into your space - open up your windows and doors!

Plants - having living plants in your room is a great way to purify the air as well as the energy in your room.

lemon - place wedges of fresh lemon, or lemon essential oils around the space to cleanse it of negative energy

Selenite - walk around with a piece of selenite or leave it in a room to cleanse the space

just tidy up your room!

[the-clumsywitch]

[le-coffee-witch]

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[pickedmyskin-deactivated2024040]

[spezispud23]

Magical Correspondences of Coffee

I recently accepted the fact that I have a lactose aversion, which saddens me because I slam milk like it's the 90's. The stabbing abdominal pain and jank ass bowel movements outweigh the weird satisfaction I get from cow milk.

On a vaguely related note, milk/cream is something that one might put in coffee, and is associated with nurturing, power and protection. Think of your coffee cup as a cauldron, and the coffee is the base liquid, the things you add to it can be charged with magical intent and that magic will follow you through your whole day.

Here's some popular coffee additives and their correspondences:

Coffee: stimulant, great for energy work and cleansing

Sugar: love, purification, attraction

Honey/Maple/Syrups: binding, attraction, love

Milk/Cream: nurturing, power, protection

Soy Milk: protection, job success

Coconut Milk: protection, cleansing

Oat Milk: grounding, prosperity, wealth

Almond Milk: prosperity, healing, wealth, wisdom

Vanilla: happiness, love, good fortune

Add some of these to your coffee, stir with intent, and watch how it effects your day. Happy casting

[candles-crystals-cauldrons]

What causes damage, to which crystals

[hippiesageofthehimalayas]

Just a couple more posters like the one in my previous post, the original creator has multiple with the same statement that feature different images, but they're just fun & seem trendy, I hope you'll find use for this content that is a benefit to you in some way, shape or form.

I love you with Endless Love, Blessed Be.

[letmebegaytodd]

Couldn't stop thinking about this little man

So i got on ebay and found him

Effervescent

[letmebegaytodd]

[letmebegaytodd]

i see we're all on the same wavelength today