(Note: these are my personal correspondences. Feel free to use, but be aware they may not work for you without some tweaking to adjust for your personal practice. Also, a lot of these likely will not apply to the real world counterparts to these items so always do further research.)
Crops
Parsnip- new beginnings, new opportunities, rebirth
Green Bean- patience, investment, recurring opportunities
Cauliflower- beauty, making things more appealing. Useful in glamour magic and spells to be perceived as/feel more feminine.
Potato- grounding, stability, hidden depths, the element of earth.
Kale- bitterness, becoming jaded, cynicism, burnout, the element of fire.
Strawberry- romance, luxury, pampering, indulgence, overindulgence. Useful in spells for self love, to draw love to you, etc.
Tulip- healing, peace, calming, innocence, dreams
Blue Jazz- intelligence, insight, focus, the element of air. Useful in study/focusing spells
Garlic- protection, cleansing, repelling toxicity and negativity
Rice- contentment, satisfaction, fulfillment, the element of water
Foraging
Dandelion- wishes, hope, instinct, intuition
Daffodil- the sun, the sky, optimism. Useful in solar/sun magic.
Leek- nature, the planet, all things are connected
Horseradish- adds extra 'kick' to a spell, banishing
Salmonberry- friendship, sociability, gatherings of loved ones
Spring Onion- aid, assistance, needing support, being supportive
Fish
Anchovy (also found in fall)- cooking, handicraft, creativity
Smallmouth bass (also found in fall)- diminishing returns, to shrink, insecurity, scarcity, anxiety. Useful for cursing and hexing.
Catfish (also found in fall, summer in the secret woods)- storms both literal and emotional, depression, misery, drowning in sorrow. Useful for cursing and storm magic.
Sunfish (also found in summer)- drawing things in, accessibility, easing burdens
Herring (also found in winter)- beginnings and ends, duality, extremes
Eel (also found in fall)- strengthens spells cast at night, protection magic (specifically returning malicious energy/spells to the sender), binding spells
Sardine (also found in fall, winter)- stealth, secrecy, staying hidden
Shad (also found in summer, fall)- changeability, malleability, to manipulate the odds in your favor
Flounder (also found in summer)- unusual solutions, thinking outside the box
Halibut (also found in summer, winter)- to see the truth, to cut through artifice or glamours
Legend- achievement, victory, success after a long struggle
Iâm very disappointed in the severe lack of UndeRune pop culture spells. Time to fix that.
Heart shaped things are easy to get and inconspicuous! Soul traits make for a great pre-made color association system. Try heart necklaces or even frosted heart-shaped cookies to give yourself a boost in different traits! Also note the movements of the different souls and properties of colored magic (green for healing and protection, cyan not moving while orange has to move, etc) Remember white monster souls, too!
Related to the above, factor in the fallen humansâ equipment (frying pan, torn notebook, glasses, bandana, etc) as altar items or tools in spells.
For curses, you can turn soul traits negative. Weâve seen the downside of determination, but what about turning patience to apathy, kindness to submission, bravery to recklessness, or justice to criticism?
In addition to the souls, call on the positive or negative traits of the characters themselves.
Gaster has tons of potential. He can hide things or make people forget they ever existed. He can also reveal things that have been hidden or forgotten. Great for broom-closet witches!
Monsters are beings of pure magic while humans are physical. They can be used to represent the line between the astral plane and the physical one.
As loyal, artificial beings made from common household objects, Darkners work great for babyâs first familiar or house spirit. Their altar items are easy to hide for broom-closet witches, too. You can even make your own custom Darkner!
Darkners are beings of pure darkness, but they arenât scary. So you shouldnât fear the darkness either! Call on a Darkner spirit to help you with shadow work, or just to help you feel safer when you go out at night.
Speaking of which, Undyne is a perfect protective spirit for dangerous situations, or when you just want to intimidate someone.
Flowey. Curses. That is all.
Name the Fallen Human after whatever you want from your spell, and charge it positively or negatively by sparing or killing monsters.
Make a Dark World in a shoe box or closet. Potentially trap someone there, or use it for astral projection and shadow work.
Did you know playing cards can be used as tarot cards? Itâs called cartomancy. Call on card-themed Darkners to help you with it, or to represent certain cards in spells. As a side note, Seam and Jevil represent the Magician and the Fool respectively.
Sans can sleep anytime, anywhere. Use him for sleep spells.
Want to bring consequences to someoneâs actions? Want to have power over fate? The whole game of Undertale is about just that. Want someoneâs choices to not matter at all, leaving them helpless? Just look to Deltarune.
This is a trick I saw in the PokePagan community. Assign meanings to monsters, and try divination based on random encounters. Alternatively, just walk through a small room and interpret being attacked as ânoâ and not being attacked as âyes.â
The songs of both games are both beautiful and meaningful. Try using a fitting song as the background of a spell!
Iâm not quite sure of the practical use, but the concept of timelines in Undertale can be useful for seeing multiple different possibilities in divination. Maybe as a tarot spread?
Jevil has so much curse potential. Want to give someone a shocking revelation of a truth theyâll regret knowing? Want to trap someone alone in the âfreedomâ of exactly what they thought they wanted? Look no further!
Sansâ karma works great for mirror/justice spells. You can inflict exactly as much harm on someone as they inflict on others, or even reflect some good fortune back on the good people in your life!
Thereâs an AU for every aesthetic, every specialization, every situation, every practice, every association. Undersail for ocean witches. Outertale for the zodiac. Underfell for curses and protection. Underswap for seeing other perspectives. Dreamtale for dream and sleep spells. Ink and Error for creation and destruction. Hell, even Undertail for sex magic. Go wild!
(Note: these are my personal correspondences and based off my experiences and personal feelings. Feel free to use, but be aware they may not work for you without some tweaking. Also, this list doesn't contain any 1.5 content, or villagers who can't be given gifts like Marlon.)
I've called this an association list and not a correspondence list because I'm doing this a bit differently. Instead of giving a detailed list of stuff, I'm giving my primary correspondence, an in-game item I associate with the character with, and some magical (or magic-adjacent) things you can do to connect with the character.
Pierre- I associate Pierre with ambition and use a Treasure Chest as his symbol. Suggested activities include magic to help get/ace job interviews, performance assessments, or other things that can help you further your goals and/or career.
Caroline- I associate Caroline with gardening and use a Green Tea Leaf as her symbol. Suggested activities include green magic, specifically gardening spells.
Abigail- I associate Abigail with exploration and use an Ancient Sword as her symbol. Suggested activities include protection magic, spells for courage, death magic, or spells to try and get a smothering parent to back off.
Jodi- I associate Jodi with love of all kinds and use an Ornamental Fan as her symbol. Suggested activities include spells to help strengthen a relationship (with the other person's consent!), spells to help forgive, and hearth magic of all kinds.
Kent- I associate Kent with trauma and use a daffodil for his symbol. Suggested activities include spells for things like anxiety and shadow work. (But don't stop your mental health regimen if you have one without talking to a professional about it, whether that's therapy, medication, etc)
Sam- I associate Sam with music and use an Ancient Drum as his symbol. Suggested activities include experimenting with the effects of music on your spellcasting, writing a chant, or crafting a spell based off of a song you like.
Vincent- I associate Vincent with energy and movement and use Cranberry Candy as his symbol. Suggested activities include energy work and looking into mindful walking or other forms of meditation that don't involve sitting perfectly still.
Emily- I associate Emily with textiles and use a bolt of Cloth as her symbol. Suggested activities include knot and thread magic, embroidering sigils on your stuff, learning how to sew poppets, or astral travel.
Haley- I associate Haley with seeing the true nature of things and use a Pink Cake as her symbol. Suggested activities include revealing spells, happiness spells, and baking bread/sweets and enchanting them for health, happiness, etc.
George- I associate George with the passage of time and use an Ancient Fruit as his symbol. Suggested activities include ancestor veneration (whether that's your actual ancestors or ancestors of choice) or trying something like Write Your Witchcraft once a year to see what's changed in your practice.
Evelyn- I associate Evelyn with flowers, and use a Tulip as her symbol. Suggested activities include planting a garden (either for real or in-game) based on magical correspondences, exploring stuff like flower crown magic, or just learning how to take better care of your plants.
Alex- I associate Alex with effort and practice, and use a Large Egg of either color as his symbol. Suggested activities include practicing areas of your craft you feel need improvement and spells related to athletics.
Pam- I associate Pam with travel and use a Model Ship decoration as her symbol. Suggested activities include making travel altars or shrines, blessing spells for safe travel, and spells to get your bags to the same place you're going.
Penny- I associate Penny with dreams and use a Poppy as her symbol. Suggested activities include astral travel, keeping a dream journal, and dream magic as a whole.
Robin- I associate Robin with building and crafts, and use a piece of Wood or Hardwood as her symbol. Suggested activities include picking up new crafts and seeing how to work them into your practice or doing something like this exercise to get a detailed idea of how your practice has been built.
Demetrius- I associate Demetrius with the mind and use a Purple Mushroom as his symbol. Suggested activities include things like keeping a journal of spells where you record successes/failures/unplanned effects and working on or dusting off your critical thinking/discernment skills.
Sebastian- I associate Sebastian with solitude and use a Yeti's Tear as his symbol. Suggested activities include hexing, banishing, and techno magic.
Maru- I associate Maru with innovation and use a Battery as her symbol. Suggested activities include spellcrafting, cosmic magic, techno magic, and astrology.
Marnie- I associate Marnie with animals and use Apples as her symbol. Suggested activities include things like pet blessings, connecting with your familiar, or communication with an animal guide.
Shane- I associate Shane with recovery and use the Chicken Statue as his symbol. Suggested activities include self love spells and shadow work.
Jas- I associate Jas with imagination and use a Fairy Rose for her symbol. Suggested activities include visualization exercises and exploring how to safely create servitors.
Elliott- I associate Elliott with literature and writing, and use a Duck Feather as his symbol (since I can't give him a feather pen haha). Suggested activities include reading magical/witchy books with a critical eye, creating spells inspired by your favorite books/stories/folktales, updating your grimoire or book of shadows, or writing letters to entities you work with.
Leah- I associate Leah with the fine arts, and use landscape paintings as her symbol. Suggested activities include incorporating color symbolism into your spells, sigilcraft, and art magic at large.
Harvey- I associate Harvey with healing and use a Dandelion as his symbol. Suggested activities include healing spells (along with seeking physical or mental health care if necessary, because magic is not a substitute for science or help from a professional) and energy work.
Linus- I associate Linus with freedom and use seasonal foraging items as his symbol. Suggested activities include cursebreaking, cord cutting rituals, and learning the magical correspondences of your local plants and flowers.
Clint- I associate Clint with fire and the forge, and use an Iron Bar as his symbol. Suggested activities include candle magic, flame divination, smoke cleansing, enchanting your jewelry, researching the magical uses of various metals, and including the metals in your practice.
Gus- I associate Gus with kitchen magic and use cooked food dishes as his symbol. Suggested activities include practicing kitchen witchcraft, researching/crafting potions that are safe to consume, and making sure you have something to eat or drink on hand after casting a spell.
Lewis- I associate Lewis with power and use the Solid Gold Lewis Statue as his symbol. Suggested activities include volunteering to lead a group ritual or casting political resistance magic.
Krobus- I associate Krobus with the moon and use a Void Essence as his symbol. Suggested activities include using moon phases in your craft, concealment spells, glamours, and spells to help you sleep.
Sandy- I associate Sandy with the sun and use a Solar Essence as her symbol. Suggested activities include spells for happiness, luck, or prosperity and exploring the use of solar energy in your craft.
Willy- I associate Willy with water and I use a Crab as his symbol. Suggested activities include sea magic, mermaid magic, bath/shower spells, and water magic at large.
Rasmodius, the Wizard- I associate the Wizard with magic itself and use a piece of Iridium Ore as his symbol. Suggested activities include scrying, divination, spirit work, or studying an area of magical theory you're curious about.
The Dwarf- I associate the Dwarf with the earth and use an Omni Geode as his symbol. Suggested activities include grounding and rock/fossil/crystal work.
This post is part of a series of animistic, spirit-oriented spellcasting for beginners. Go to the masterpost to see them all.
Terms, definitions, and labels are extremely powerful. They create lines and divisions. This can create blinders which prevent us from seeing the whole picture. But it's also dang useful for navigating a murky informational swamp.
I would like to provide you with a few informational labels to help you sort information into boxes for safekeeping. Do not forget, however, to discard these labels in the future once you've outgrown their use.
I find a very good way to categorize spellwork is based on their longevity and how they are expected to operate. The best way to explain this is to jump right in.
First of all, what's a spell?
For the purposes of this series of posts, a spell is a discrete pool of metaphysical power patterned to achieve a distinct goal or outcome. This combination of power and intent is meant to have a literal effect on the physical world and its inhabitants.
One-shot Spells
Like your favorite fanfic intended to be published in one part without any followups, one-shot spells are spells which are cast once, do something specific, and then that's it.
In my way of working, the major thing that makes it one-shot magic is that either:
The spell was never tied to a physical object (in the case of pure energy work or astral magic), or,
The spell was tied to a physical object (like a candle, paper sigil, or incense), but that object will be destroyed in order to release the spell, and,
The spell is intended to do something specific once and then stop.
One way to envision one-shot magic is like assigning a specific quest to a fairy knight. He gallops out of your castle and across the kingdom to achieve what you desire. When he accomplishes the task (manifests your goal), or when he runs out of his fairy bread (the energy of the spell), he disappears - whichever comes first.
Once the knight has left your castle, it's really hard to get him to change his course of action. If you realized you made a mistake sending him out, you're probably going to have to send another knight to stop him.
Also if you tell him his job and then lock him in a room he will DESTROY it trying to get out and do your bidding. This is a little more like 201 stuff but keep that in mind :)
Pros of one-shot spells:
They come in clutch when you need something specific to happen once, but you don't need it to continue happening on a regular basis. Examples include finding a job, getting Becky fired, getting a lease for an apartment you can afford, or finding the perfect pet for your lifestyle.
They are set-and-forget. Once the initial casting is complete, you do not need to go back to recharge or monitor the spell.
You can pre-cast spells and store them inside of physical vessels (again, that's the candles, incense, paper sigil, etc etc) and wait to release the magic until you're ready.
Cons of one-shot spells:
The initial spellcasting is meant to provide them with enough power to fully complete your goal. This means they can be more draining to cast, especially if you let your personal power charge them (a fix to this, however: pre-cast the spell and continuously charge the disposable vessel over time to slowly boost it).
Because the spell is not tied to any physical vessel once the casting is complete, it can be a little more difficult for beginners or those without strong psychic senses to track, monitor, or modify their spells if they choose to.
It's an ineffective way of approaching magic in your life that needs to be both ongoing and easy to manage.
Continuous Magic
As opposed to one-shot spells, continuous magic is magic which I define as being both:
Bound to a physical vessel (such as a piece of jewelry or a container), and,
Intended to provides the same effect continuously through an extended period of time.
One way to conceptualize continuous magic is like a personal assistant that stands around you at all times. The assistant constantly works to bring you the things you've asked for, or keep away things you don't like. The assistant is also open to input and suggestions, as long as they don't stray too far out of his job description.
However, your assistant will only work if they get their monthly paycheck (that's the recharging!).
Because this assistant is always around, you can put him on unpaid leave at any time or restart his employment. You don't have to send a knight to convince the assistant not to come to work that day, you can just tell the assistant that for the time being his services are no longer necessary.
Pros of continuous magic:
They are ideal when you need a magical effect to constantly work without a set end date. Examples include most protections and general prosperity spells.
Once set up, they are easy to deal with and manage. Recharging is much easier and faster than the initial casting, and often needs to only be done monthly (or less!).
If you need to pause or dismantle the effects of the spell, doing so is relatively easy, and the spell can be started up again later.
Monitoring and modifying the spell is usually a breeze.
Cons of continuous magic:
The magic radiates out of the vessel, so where the vessel is actually matters a lot. Unless you have a taglock that forwards the magic to a different person or address, it's effects will spill out around it.
Searching for, or creating, a suitable vessel is typically more of a hassle and can be more expensive than one-shot magic.
You gotta have a place to store these bad boys. Vessels can be chosen to be very small and discreet, but their density and mass is an inherent and unavoidable factor.
Sometimes you make a continuous magic vessel and forget about it, and 3 months later you're like "why is this HAPPENING" and then 18 months later you find the jar in the back of your closet and you and your brain do this GIF with yourselves:
And boom, yeah, that's it. Two categories of practical magic.
Now I know what you're asking. Are there more categories?
Twist: There's not even these categories. Remember, we must not consider these two categories to be absolute. You cannot find one-shotness or continousness in the DNA of magic.
As varied and infinite as techniques, beliefs, and intents are, there are that many categories of magic.
An astute reader may already be asking, "what about spells meant to do one thing and stop, but you don't destroy the vessel they're in? What about energy work meant to last long-term but it's never tied to anything?"
Valid questions indeed, and worthy of much consideration.
Our purposes here are to not to try and wrangle all of magic into convenient boxes; that is too grand a task for any one blog series.
Even wrangling one little field plot of magic is serious work in and of itself. Our purpose here is instead to provide foundational guidelines and suggestions for those who want to understand practical magic and get to casting it just as soon as possible.
And not even all methodologies of practical magic, either -- just the ones I'm familiar enough with to share.
This post is part of a series of animistic, spirit-oriented spellcasting for beginners. Go to the masterpost to see them all.
I'm having a fun time thinking of a new way to say the same disclaimer for what is now my 13th post in this series: I'm attempting to present one way of working with practical magic. This way is not universal. It's not even particularly helpful for many. If you are already pleased with your magical success, I am not trying to invalidate you by telling you to start doing stuff in a much more formal, ritualistic way. Rather, this series is for people who aren't happy with where they're at and want to try new stuff to troubleshoot their success.
I'm worried that in most of this post my tone is a little more "this is definitely the right way to do things" than my other posts in this series. While I always strive to state and restate that this is really only one way of doing magic, sadly I can't afford to hire a copy editor. Just please be aware that for the whole post I really only am talking about the style of spellcraft described in the overall series.
This post is I think the longest out of any of them, almost all of it is under the cut :)
Yes. Let's get to it.
Stuff needs power to go.
Car needs gas. Lightbulb needs electricity. Spell needs energy.
If you have a car without gas, you'll still have a car. The lights might even turn on and the engine will try to turn over - it's just not going to go, you know?
I have a lightbulb in the lamp. I still have it; it's just not doing anything. If I turn on the flow of electricity, it's going to do it's job - until I turn the flow off again (or it burns out; it happens).
I very commonly see spells that explain how to set up a magical machine, but fail to explain how to actually power it.
"Just leave it in the sun!"
If the sun automatically charged everything in its light with magical power, why aren't my lawn ornaments incredibly powerful sources of magical energy?
"Leave it in the sun with intent!"
Yes, now we're getting somewhere! But this is charging or recharging outside of actual spellwork - taking something out into the sunlight once you're done with a spell really isn't the same thing as raising and directing energy during the course of a spell.
And, okay, once again, this is just my belief system that I believe in because it's how stuff works for me:
But if no energy was raised during the actual creation of the enchantment, how do you know that the spell actually exists? I mean an enchantment has to exist before you can charge it, according to my linear understanding of time.
"All you need to do is speak or think your intent, and your enchantment is complete."
Well, that's true. I have been practicing magic for a little while now, and I know how to access my personal power, and raise and direct it only through my words. This is a fair bit more tiring for me because it directly drains my personal energy into the spell's battery, so to speak.
But in order for this process to be really successful, I still have to access and raise my personal power.
Consider the differences in these two approaches:
I hold a rose quartz ring and say, "this ring glamours me to look beautiful," with the same state of mind as ordering from Taco Bell. I say it with a ton of intent - I mean I really mean what I say - and that's that.
I hold a rose quartz ring and drop into my magical state of mind that connects me to my personal power. I scoop a ladle of golden energy out of myself, and pour it through the crystalized intent of my words - "this ring glamours me to look beautiful." My words are a hollow structure with specific form, and as I speak them I pour the nectar of my power into them, filling them up as molten metal fills a mold. My intent had structure, but now it is set, permanently - my power has made my words real; my words have given structure to my power. And that's that.
When I do the former, there is still some enchantment. I truly believe that words spoken by humans have incredible power. Truly, just by speaking "this ring glamours me," I have already done an act of magic. It is not psychological - as my word, so shall it be. Not, as my power.
Yet I find that when words are spoken without being filled with power, they are like molds made of sand. Yes, there is structure there for now - yes, you can fill it with power. But if you are not careful, and do not quickly empower the enchantment, the sand will crumble under the pressure of astral winds, and little of the original will be left.
But I kind of feel that raising a lot of power during the initial casting is way more important than raising little/no power and just charging it later.
Let's switch metaphors away from molten metal and sandy molds.
Letâs imagine something a lot more mystical.
Suppose your intent is pencil drawing. During your act of magic, you are literally raising your two-dimensional drawing off the paper and turning it into a living, animated, three-dimensional form.
Once the spell is done, the three-dimensional form is set. Yes, you can go back to your spellspace and modify it later, but unless you do that, the spell is what it is.
The amount of power you raise during the initial casting of the spell is how much of your two-dimensional drawing actually gets converted into its animated, 3D form.
Let's say I cast a spell for *spins wheel*... opening doorways to learn more about witchcraft. My pencil drawing might be books about witchcraft and a teacher willing to mentor me.
If I raise only a little power, maybe only the books pop out of the page and become real. They're small and don't take much energy to raise up, after all. If that's all the power I put in the spell, that's what the spell is going to do for me - it's going to bring interesting and helpful books to my attention. When I recharge the spell later on, it's still just an "interesting books, come hither!" spell. Recharging is not the same as going back to reforge and expand the capacity of the spell.
If I raise a little more power, maybe the head and shoulders of the teacher pop up along with the books. Now, I will not only get lots of books coming my way, but also knowledgeable people start talking to me to give me tips. If I recharge the spell, it's still going to be a "interesting books and helpful advice" spell. Because what the spell is now, and what it does when I recharge it, was set during the initial casting.
What about the initial intent? The initial intent doesn't matter once you actually create something and set it loose.
The initial intent will influence the spell during it's creation.
But if you lacked the resources, energy, etc., to call that intent fully into being during the initial casting, then it's like drawing up the plans for a Ferrari, only having the energy to build the frame, and asking why the battery isn't powering the interior lights. There are no interior lights. There is no interior. You never built it. Putting gas into an engine on a frame can't power features that you never had the energy to build.
I hear you barking big dog - What about people who are really bad at raising energy and have difficulty casting huge whopper spells?
This is why I'm a huge advocate of limited, focused spell intents.
Guess who can't pull of amazing feats of expansive power and build a Ferrari all in one setting?
Remember our spell intent to "open doorways to learn more about witchcraft"? And how some of that energy went to pulling in books, and only after that, the rest of the energy started going towards a teacher?
Well as it turned out, what I really wanted was the teacher. I just had a spell focus too general, and some of that energy went to other places.
If I recast the spell to only say, "connect me with a teacher who will help me improve my craft," the books aren't sucking up my energy any more. And yeah, maybe I can't manifest the whole teacher in a perfect way, but I can at least this manifestation is going way further. At the very least I can pull him out of the page down to like, his knees.
You can also do stuff like, cast one spell to banish blockages, so that your "addition" spell cast next week (when you've had a chance to recharge a bit) has way less resistance, so that energy goes even further.
Or, you can basically keep spells "under construction" (ideally on altar, but we all do what we gotta do) for an extended period of time, returning to work on it and slowly empower it for a period of time before sealing it ("so mote it be," etc.).
And, what the whole point of this whole dang series is about - you can just pay spirits and powers to donate their energy to fill up your spell and really make it pop off the page.
How do you access your personal energy, or tap into external power sources?
Okay! Yes! THIS IS WHAT ALL THOSE SUPER IRRITATING PSYCHIC/MAGICAL EXERCISES ARE FOR!
Have you ever seen someone say, "how can I get started with spells?" and someone else is like "why not try meditating and making energy balls?"
And you were like "how? How does that help? What does that have to do with anything??"
As it turns out, they really help a lot! There's just usually a huge disconnect between explaining techniques that teach accessing and manipulating power, and spellcasting.
So let's plug 'em in together :)
Now y'all might be a bit frustrated because this post is not the place to step out detailed descriptions of various exercises. I'm just going to put some general categories here to provide search terms and such.
Breathing, meditation, visualizing, and altered states of consciousness
Accessing your personal power is something you're going to have to figure out for yourself. Generally, most people find success through breathing techniques, meditative exercises, or any method which provides an altered state of consciousness (ASC).
Entering into an ASC on its own is not likely to automatically connect you with your personal power.
Rather, it can help give you the space to explore yourself, outside of everyday concerns, so you can find the power within.
Visualization is therefore often used to guide yourself through altered states until you find what you're looking for.
Examples include using breathing techniques to reach ASC, then using visualization to develop a connection to your inner power. For example, if I continuously use a visualization that my inner power is located at a very specific lake in my mindscape, that lake will eventually legitimately become connected to my inner source of power.
You could also pathwork to your source of inner power, or use ASC to speak to guiding spirits who explain to you how to access it.
You can experiment with energy body techniques to see if your personal energy is primarily located at a certain point (many people store their energy in their spines, hearts, or solar plexus, for example).
You can also get yourself very worked up into a certain emotional state and drain out that emotional energy to power a spell (useful if you want to be emotionally drained).
I found my inner source of power by fucking around until I figured it out. One day I was trying to send messages out to spirits, but I could intuitively tell they didn't work. Then I figured out if I visualized my inner voice as a certain color, it suddenly... just started working. That was the first building block. Later on, I "spoke" words not from my throat, but from a different place within. That worked even better. Just by a process of experimentation, I discovered how to speak with power, and that led me back to my source of power.
Although practice to reach ASC and/or discovering how to tap your inner power may be frustrating at first, and be time-consuming each time you do it, that practice stacks up. I can slide in and out of my magical awareness now very quickly, not because I am a talented natural witch (HAH), but because I've spend such a long time practicing that it's become easy for me.
Straight up energy work exercises
Practice taking energy from one thing and using it to power another thing, like how this post describes.
Practice energy exercises where you root into the ground and draw power up into yourself.
Practice energy exercises where you call your excess energy back from wherever you left it and into your body.
Practice those elemental energy balls!
Now I want to make a wee note here. I don't practice "energy work" when I cast spells. When I cast a spell I do it Ye Olde Wytche style, with candles and herbs and chanting and stuff. I do not sit down and specifically visualize and direct balls or tendrils of energy myself as one does with energy work techniques. However, because I have a background in energy work, I know how it feels when energy is moving. I can feel the difference between when I'm working with energy, or working with nothing. Because I've sat down and made energy tethers between lots of things, I know what it feels like when an object is properly tied to an energy source that powers it.
You don't need to specifically do energy work to cast spells. But if you are struggling to understand what it feels like to raise, manipulate, and program energy, then energy workers have you covered! They have like a million exercises that's just practice, practice, practice of working with energy.
Just ask. That's what this whole series is about.
Here's a fucked up lil trick that's basically cheating, it's so goddamn easy. It's so wild. You don't have to feel energies or enter ASC or tap into your personal power or any of that shit. It's the best. It goes like this:
*Gather some kitchen basil in a little dish*
*Gentle incense cleansing going on*
*Wash face and hands, prepare to meet important, special guest.*
*Hold basil dish.*
"Basil, hi. My name is Fool Chicken. I've been reading about you and I've been told you're a really powerful, special plant with a lot of uses. I'm actually quite fucked in the finance department lately, if you know what I mean. There's no way I can pay all my bills this month and I need, need, need my phone for work. I'm asking you to please help me out and donate your energy to this money candle I'm making. I know such a spell would be trivial for you to accomplish; I've heard you can make mountains move if you choose to do so. I'm therefore asking you now to apply your great powers to my purpose, that my bills are taken care of this month, or at the very least my phone. As upfront payment to you, I'm dedicating this incense to you, and this glass of water. And once this spell has become manifest I will bring you whatever offering I am able to afford. I trust that in your hands my finances are safe. Thank you."
*Sprinkles basil in a little circle around cleansed, consecrated candle*
*Light candle*
All that being said, talking to spirits like this now automatically sends me to ASC. But your mileage will vary ^-^
Like for example, maybe Basil isn't your BFF right now and doesn't want to hear your life story; maybe he's not going to be keen to sort out your needs and he's only going to help if you give him a clear, direct statement of intent: "Basil, I request your power unto this intent: My bills are taken care of this month. I thank you for undertaking this operation for me." *Lights candle* "Basil, as thanks for assisting me in this spell, I have these offerings for you:..."
Or maybe, you've not got the strongest spirit voice yet, and you need a couple extra little steps like casting a circle, or opening the roads, to help you. Or maybe your spells are only really thriving when you call on Hekate ahead of time, or pray to your ancestors first.
There's a lot of troubleshooting that sometimes needs to go down. But actually stopping to either personally raise power, or invoke spiritual powers, is going to go a long, long, long ways towards powering your spells.
Powering them to such an extent that you make yourself scared about the power of witchcraft ^-^
This post is part of a series of animistic, spirit-oriented spellcasting for beginners. Go to the masterpost to see them all.
This is a 101 theory post. Go to the masterpost to find actionable steps for altar building and consecration.
Loosely defined (remember, we aren't trying to label everyone, we just want to clear the weeds in our corner of the magical universe), an altar is a sacred space used to facilitate two-way communication and movement with the unseen worlds.
Altars are often built to house and honor gods and spirits. There is a fairly significant difference between someone building an altar or shrine to honor their god(s), and a spellcasting altar for witchcraft.
Our goal with a spellcasting altar is not really to honor anything. We can build a separate altar or shrine to honor a god if we would like to do so.
Instead, for the purposes of this series, a spellcasting altar is:
A hardwired connection to the otherworld,
Which makes gathering metaphysical energy easier, and
Drawing power out of the ethereal and grounding it into physical objects is easier, which means
Successful manifestation is easier.
Delivering targeted spells is easier.
Also, it's beacon that naturally accumulates and collects spiritual power (this is why people can put things on their altars to automatically charge them).
And it's powerful method of classical conditioning.
Classical Conditioning: It's Hella Useful
If you use a spellcasting altar for most of your spellwork, after a little while just being in its presence is going to click you into a magical headspace.
Yes, spellcasting altars are imbued with actual magical power and have very useful metaphysical properties. But their utility extends beyond the metaphysical.
Also they're a great place to store all your spellcasting stuff.
(By the way: try using a specific stimulus, such as an earthy grounding scent or wearing a headband, every time you practice grounding, centering, and exiting a magical headspace. It's a really really helpful tool)
Does it need to be a physical altar?
No. A physical altar is only one piece of spellcasting "tech". If that tech is not viable for you, you have many other techs to draw upon.
Digital altars can also hold metaphysical energy. True magic can be done through web pages. Ask anyone who's been in an occult server on the rough side of the web.
All that being said, you don't necessarily need any altar. They're a handy tool but no one tool is everything.
Let your path serve you, not the other way around.
What about size? What about shoebox or mint tin altars?
Oh boy, get ready for my favorite hill to die on!:
Spellcasting altars are nothing more than container spells.
In a jar spell you take, idk, some rosemary for sleep protection, some iron nails against nightmares, and some lavender for sweet dreams. You put them all together in a jar and consecrate them to your intent and those independent components come together to create something greater than the sum of their parts in order to effect magical change.
In a spellcasting altar, maybe you take a candle for connection to the otherworld, a crystal to accumulate energies, and little colorful stones to represent the Western buildingblock elements (fire, earth, air, water). You put them all together on a specially marked flat surface and consecrate them to your intent and those independent components come together to create something greater than the sum of their parts in order to effect magical change.
When you cast a container spell, you are linking up a variety of powers to work together in the long term. And nobody is out there telling you to get a gallon-sized glass jar. In fact it's popular to use the teeniest little jars possible.
Get yourself a mint tin if that's what you prefer. Hell, a matchbook with a sigil drawn inside. Make your altar into a notebook or a tumblr blog. All that is necessary is that you find it to be useful; that it gives you more back than what it takes to use it.
But I do have one thing to say in support of the classic on a shelf/flat surface altar: They're kind of like hypersigils, and that's really handy
What if you made a container spell for general prosperity, and then put that container spell inside a bigger container spell for general empowerment of everything placed inside of it?
That's what a spellcasting altar is!
It's a big cauldron of power designed to help you manifest your desires and link power to objects in the way that you choose. Start adding other finished spells back into it, and it's like a magical combo move that multiplies power and makes it easier for you to manage everything there.
Too much volatility and movement in your financial life? Take some of the prosperity stuff off of your altar - and just like that, the magic in your life has shifted.
All your spells are lagging and there's not much motion? Light a spicy, fiery candle on your altar to give everything there a tangy boost.
Feeling irritated by someone? Print out a picture of them and place it on your altar, facing away from you. No spellcasting, chanting, or ritual required - an act of magic was done because an action was taken in a magical place designed to manifest every intent you put within it.
The real benefit of spellcasting altars is that they do a lot of the heavy lifting for you.
You're probably not interested in practical magic because your life is great and you already have enough time, energy, interest, or ability to manage everything in a mundane way agreed upon by Society.
I actually think there's a pretty good chance that you're interested in practical magic because there's not enough of you to go around to deal with things in a mundane way.
Magic is real, and real things tend to take real work.
So how is it helpful to turn to a new methodology of managing your life, when it takes just as much time and energy as you were spending before?
Spellcasting altars, even small ones, even digital ones, help us out. They automatically collect power for us to use later on, so we don't have to drink our precious Get Stuff Done juice. They house doors to the otherworld you can just open and close, instead of having to create the door every time you need it. They help us automatically get into the spellcasting mindset through a hardwire connection to the otherworld and the magic of classical conditioning.
Spellcasting altars do specific things and fill specific needs. Therefore, they're not going to be necessary or even useful for everybody. Try them out and see if they're useful for you. If so; a tool has been added to your toolbox. If not; you have considered and discounted something unhelpful, and now you can move on to better things.
This post is part of a series of animistic, spirit-oriented spellcasting for beginners. Go to the masterpost to see them all.
Willowâs Masterpost of Witchcraft Information and Masterposts!!!
All of these links will direct you to posts I made and worked hard on for the witchcraft community! Many of these are for beginners or people still finding their footing in magic. I hope this is of some use for someone out there!
Updated as of: 4/9/2020
Posts for Beginners Finding Their Way
đź Willowâs Beginner Guide: Where to Begin? - a guide on how to start witchcraft and step into the world of using magic
đź What is Visualization and How Do I Do It? - a guide for new witches struggling to visualize when doing spell work or energy work and how to help strengthen visualization skills
đź âWhat is My Path and How Do I Find it?â - an explanation of Paths in witchcraft and how to help find your own path at the start of your witchcraft journeyÂ
đź Advice to Beginners (ask) - my personal advice to beginners and how they should start researching
Tools, Correspondences, Associations
đź Air Witchcraft: Tools and Associations - a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in air magic
đź Cosmic Witchcraft: Tools and Associations - a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in cosmic magic
đź Earth Witchcraft: Tools and Associations -Â a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in earth magic
đź Fire Witchcraft: Tools and Associations -Â a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in fire magic
đź Storm Witchcraft: Tools and Associations -Â a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in storm magic
đź Water Witchcraft: Tools and Associations - Â a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in water magic
đź Fog in Witchcraft - a masterpost about the histories, modern use, associations and spell work using fog
đź Love Magick Masterpost - the ultimate masterpost about love magic, tips and correspondences, types of love magic and much more (intended for mature adult audiences due to topics discussed)
đź Pokemon Offerings Masterpost - a simple masterpost for offerings, altar pieces, associations and pop culture tips for witches new to pop culture magic who wish to incorporate pokemon into it
đź House Hunting Crystals - a list of crystals and their associations that may be helpful when moving or looking for a new home
đź Crystals for Artsy Witches - a list of crystals and their associations that may be helpful to witches looking for inspiration, creativity and getting over artistâs and/or writerâs block
đź Crystals for Overcoming Fears - a list of crystals to help oneself face and overcome their fears
đź Insect (and Non-Insect) Correspondences - a list of insects and other critters and their correspondences for spell work
đź Carnivorous Plant Correspondences - a list of carnivorous plants and their correspondences for spell work
đź Unconventional and Affordable Ingredients for Spells - a long list for spell ingredients and their correspondences for witches on a tight budget as well as some budgeting tips
đź Nebula Correspondences - a list of nebulas and their correspondences for cosmic witchcraft and spell work
đź Autumn Leaf Magic - a list of correspondences and suggestions for using leaves and autumn for witchcraft and magic
đź Bubbles In Magick - a masterpost about incorporating bubbles into spell work and their correspondences
đź Soups and Broths in Magick - a masterpost of correspondences and uses of soups and broths in magic, also my very first post
đź Witch Tips: Peacock Feathers - a little post about the correspondences and uses of peacock feathers in magic
Urban Witchcraft and Indoor Magic
đź Stuck in the City: Forest Witch Edition - a masterpost of altar ideas, spells, correspondences and tips for witches who are stuck in urban environments or spoonie witches unable to travel to be forest witchesÂ
đź Stuck in the City: Landlocked Sea Witches -Â a masterpost of altar ideas, spells, correspondences and tips for witches who are stuck in urban environments, landlocked witches or spoonie witches unable to travel to be ocean witches
đź Witch Tips for City Witches - a list of tips and advice for witches who live in cities or urban areas without access to nature or rural spaces
đź Sigil Baths - a small information post about sigil baths and working them into your magical routine
đź Stimmy Witch Tips - a list of tips for people who stim for numerous reasons and how to incorporate it into your craft
đź Witchy Sleep Over Ideas - a fun list of things to do with other witches when hanging out or during sleepovers
đź Artsy Witch Tips and Ideas - a masterpost style list of suggestions, tips and ideas for witches who want to incorporate art and art supplies into their craft
Spell Casting, Spells and Cursing
đź Substitutions, Reworking and Personalizing Spells - a long guide on how to adjust spells to work better for you or how to change ingredients for spells for ones you prefer or have available.Â
đź Intent and Spell Writing - a guide to writing spells and how to work intent into them
đź Object Cursing - a masterpost and informational post about cursing objects and how to maintain them and even remove curses from specific objects
đź Advice on Cursing (ask) - an ask reply with advice on cursing, cleansing afterwards, preparation and some suggested ingredients
Mysticism, Spirit Work and Divination
đź Guide to Crystal Throwing and Crystal Divination - a guide on how to use crystal throwing for divination purposes and general associations and meanings behind crystals that can be used
đź Guide to Colormancy - a masterpost style guide to using colormancy for divination, suggested methods/tools and correspondences of colorsÂ
đź âGet to Know Your Deckâ Tarot Spread - a tarot spread for beginners to help them get to know their tarot cards better and how to improve working with them
đź Questions for Tarot Reading - a little guide to help those new to tarot to help better ask questions to their own cards and to other readers to get the best and most helpful answers they can
đź Divination Tips for Beginners - a list of tips and advice for those who are new and starting any type of divination
đź Guide for Cleansing Tarot and Oracle Cards - a simple guide for cleansing and taking care of cards you use in divination
đź Spirit House Rules - a guide on how to write and maintain rules for spirits you are working with for your own personal protection and comfort
đź Crystals for Divination - a list for crystals commonly used in divination and psychic practices
Dream Work and Dream Interpretations
đź Dream Journals and Dream Work - an advice guide on how to use dream journals and how to incorporate them into witchcraft
đź Lucid Dreaming Masterpost - a masterpost about lucid dreaming, how to lucid dream and how to use it in witchcraft and magic
đź Nightmare Prevention Masterpost - a masterpost going over a list of herbs, crystals, tips for preventing and handling the aftermath and more for those who suffer from nightmares
đź Dream Work Masterpost - a large masterpost of correspondences and ingredients specified for Dream Work
đź Dream Interpretations: Snakes in Dreams - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature snakes
đź Dream Interpretations: Mermaids and Mermen - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature mermaids and/or mermen
đź Dream Interpretations: Vampires - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature vampiresÂ
đź Dream Interpretations: Teeth - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature teeth
đź Dream Interpretations: The Planets - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature the planets of our solar system
đź Dream Interpretations: The Sea - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature the sea and ocean
đź Dream Interpretations: Amusement Parks - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature amusement parks, carnivals and ridesÂ
đź Dream Interpretations: Tornadoes - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature tornadoes and their destruction
đź Dream Interpretations: The Weather - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature different types of weather
***all of these posts are from my personal Grimoire and are all from my personal blog over the years. Please do not repost these on this platform or others without my permission. These posts are from years of work and research and a lot of love and effort were put into them
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Cartomancy After 101: Developing your own sets of card meanings that you swap out depending on your needs [concepts & tips]
My hypothesis for this post is that most forms of cartomancy heavily rely on the context of the question or situation being read on.
As context shifts, so do the specific interpretations that readers pluck out of a pool of general meaning.
By leaning into the idea of context and building extremely contextual meaning sets, readers can elevate their skills and more reliably produce very specific readings within contexts they have studied and prepared for.
This is going to be a long one, so I'm making sections for readability.
1. Cartomancy Relies On Context
Most "little white books" that come with tarot and oracle decks, and cartomancy websites and published resources, divide card meanings into the general and contextual.
E.g., a tarot card's general meaning usually includes key words such as heartbreak, betrayal, and backstabbing. Then, contextual meanings might be provided:
Interpersonal relationships: Is a relationship about to end?
Business: Make sure any new business deals won't screw you over.
Spiritual: How can you use your spirituality to help with heartbreak?
While these contextual meanings stem from the base source of the card, they aren't interchangeable. Imagine if a querent asks you about their small business, and you reply, "well, have you tried using your spirituality to deal with interpersonal heartbreak?"
Therefore, a major role of the reader is defining the appropriate context of a question.
In order to practice their skills, many diviners offer to do "blind" readings for others. This means that the reader doesn't want any background information about the question at all - but even so, a reader may still ask for the context of a question.
E.g., a reader may say, "don't even tell me your actual question, but just tell me what kind of question it is - if it's about employment, a relationship, etc. Otherwise I won't know how to frame the answer."
[I don't mean to say that all readers always require context in this manner. Many readers do not, especially very practiced ones. But I don't think that means that context is irrelevant, even to very experienced readers who can obtain context on their own.]
2. Developing Meanings for a Specific Context Results in More Specific Readings
The Complete Lenormand Oracle Handbook by CaitlĂn Matthews begins by introducing the typical meanings of Lenormand cards. Later, she provides a custom set of meanings she personally developed related to her years spent in live theater.
Because of her time spent performing readings for theater workers, and about theater, she had developed a complex and unique system of meaning for Lenormand which, for the purposes of reading about live theater, was immensely more accurate and specific than the general Lenormand system.
While the general meanings of Lenormand informed her custom system, the custom system was not interchangeable with general meanings and was only applicable to a specific context and its related themes.
I discovered the same phenomenon by accident years ago, when I was frustrated with how general and nonspecific my readings had become.
I wanted to be able to use tarot to read accurately for everyday situations. So, over the course of several months, I worked with my primary divinatory ally to develop my own set of notes for the tarot, specifically for reading everyday, mundane situations.
The meanings given for the cards don't work very well at all for mystical, spiritual, or meditative self-exploratory readings. The meanings are things like, "you're the only one putting energy into this relationship," or, "don't go to the party if you didn't receive an invitation."
I use this set of meanings when I want very plain and straightforward readings on everyday situations, which it's very good at. I got what I wanted: accurate and specific readings on day-to-day questions with the tarot.
The meaning set fails at every other kind of question.
Recently, in my ongoing experiments with a custom oracle mashup of playing cards and tarot, I decided I wanted a meaning set that was useful for troubleshooting creative writing projects.
This deck has general meanings like, air/movement/exchange, water/observation/stagnant, and earth/categories/planning.
I developed contextual meanings like, "the dialogue in this scene is doing what it needs to do," "the character's motivations aren't clearly explained," and "the external goals of the character don't match what's already been explained about them."
By focusing on a specific context, readers can get very good at reading certain types of questions.
3. Exploring Specific Contexts Improves Overall Reading Ability in Any Context
By taking the general meanings of a card and developing them in new, unique ways that are still true to that card's roots, you create a huge learning opportunity to connect more deeply with that card.
Not only can you explore the unique evolutions of each card as it intersects with your interests and life, but your understanding of the deck as a whole can evolve.
When I was working with my original set of "everyday" meanings for the tarot, I discovered that many times I developed card meanings that really overlapped each other, making some cards redundant. When I decided to sort this out, my understanding of - and relationship to - tarot rapidly changed. I'm at a new level of understanding that I hadn't been able to achieve just by using general meanings for the 15 or so years of reading I had been doing before that.
The elements are currently a major part in my practice of witchcraft. As silly or abstract as it may seem, exploring how an oracle card that generally means water/observation/stagnant could apply to a specific type of fiction writing deepened my relationship not only with that experimental deck, but also to my craft as a whole.
As I've explored custom meaning sets in general, my ability to rapidly link abstract symbols has improved. Even if a specific meaning set doesn't apply, just having explored that makes my readings stronger.
For example, if I draw a card and I don't know how to apply it to a certain situation, having different sets of meaning floating around in my head is a little like having three or four helpful aunties shouting suggestions. None of them may be completely accurate, but it's a far better starting place than having no aunties at all.
By investing in very specific sets of meaning that only apply to certain contexts, readers can gain insight and skills that assist them in all types of readings throughout all contexts.
4. Sundry Suggestions for Those Convinced
Here are a handful of tips and tricks I've collected throughout the years. Take or leave them as you desire.
Choose very specific contexts. The more specific, the better!
Well, I'm sure this one is more down to personal preference, but don't be afraid to choose extremely specific contexts.
In my examples above about the creative fiction meaning set, the context wasn't "literary analysis" or "creative writing." The context was, "troubleshooting commercial fiction manuscripts and outlines to be more in line with modern commercial standards."
That isn't great at brainstorming, coming up with story ideas, dealing with literary fiction, grappling with major artistic themes, etc. It does one thing great: helping you workshop a commercial manuscript that you'd like to send to a publisher.
Put thought into what deck(s) you're using.
Even when using general meanings, many readers identify that certain decks are just better at certain kinds of readings. If you have multiple decks, try swapping them out as you experiment and see which ones work best.
Develop not only individual cards, but the deck as a whole.
Depending on your preferences, you may find value in not only developing individual cards, but also groupings of cards.
By taking entire sections of cards (say, all of the wands cards) and linking them to an important concept within your context (say, the behaviors of all the dogs you train), you can make large leaps of progress.
The same could be done for all the kings cards (your mentors in the dog training world), all the #3 cards (they're all going to relate to, say, small change or progress), and you can end up quickly mashing up new meaning sets:
Today's dog training business reading suggests that a Youtuber who's information you rely on is going to release a video about the importance of small behavioral changes.
Assigning broad meanings to different sections of cards is a good way to start exploring specific contexts.
Let card meanings evolve as you explore.
As you take notes, there's no need to settle one one meaning for the card as it is and then avoid changing it.
If your original idea for a card is "stubborn dogs who are not motivated by treats," and you perform multiple readings on it where the card only really makes sense if it means, "this dog will show up super tired and just want to nap," then it's fine to modify notes as you go.
I find that over time, modifications actually end up being multiple possible interpretations, once again deepening my understanding of the card as a whole (this card refers to difficulty inspiring action and engagement).
Often, card meanings come to me very vaguely and are practically stand-ins until I can figure something out for them.
Be mindful of spreads.
I can apply some meaning sets to literally any spread and it'll come out just fine.
Other meaning sets I have don't play great with tons of spreads, and may only work well with small spreads, using signifiers, and so forth.
There's no need to avoid highly contradictory meanings.
If you've got two ideas for a card (the dog is well-adjusted and friendly, or, he's very reactive and dangerous) and you aren't sure which fits, keep both meanings and use a combination of readings and real-world verification to experiment.
Your unique context sets don't need to be congruent with each other.
While I believe it's a good idea to seek fidelity to the original/general meanings of a card, this doesn't imply that the unique contexts you develop have to coincide with each other.
Maybe you have a meaning set specifically for energy work, and a separate one for religious spirit work.
In your energy working set, the wands cards could always relate to fire energy and only ever refer to a spirit if drawn in conjunction with a court card.
But, in your religious spirit work set, the 4/wands might always refer to the spirit of a home, regardless of elemental alignment.
The meanings you develop for one context don't need to adhere to the rules you create for other contexts.
Playing card decks can really simplify the process.
Tarot cards, with their intrusive little pictures, can often impose their own meanings on a context whether you like it or not. Even if horrendous betrayal makes zero sense for your context, sometimes it's impossible to get those ideas of the 3/Swords out of our heads.
If you're finding tarot to be too confining, try experimenting with playing card decks. They're smaller, draw less attention, and most importantly, do away with the art that can anchor our minds to the wrong concepts.
(Split the difference by working with a tarot deck that just uses suit symbols for the pips, but has full art for the major arcana.)
Divination can be hard and draining, it takes up a lot of energy. For those who are still new to it, it can really drain you and result in headaches and frustrations. Here are some tips to help all you beginners out with divination and how draining it can be.
Drink plenty of water, being dehydrated is not fun and especially not when you are using so much energy
Take a shower or bath before any divination work to help cleanse yourselfÂ
Meditate before big divination work to help center and ground yourself
Crystals good for divination and psychic work: nuummite, amethyst, amazonite, fluorite, and aqua aura quartz
Clear Quartz is a good energy booster and can help you feel less drained after divination
Drink some black tea to help ground yourself and give yourself extra energy for divination work
If you are starting to feel tired during divination, that is okay, take a break or take a nap. Forcing yourself to keep going will only exhaust you further and make everything more difficult. You deserve breaks
It is okay to use notes during divination, donât worry what others say. Its not âunprofessionalâ, even veterans in divination use notes. Keep a notebook with you full of different meanings of cards or stones or runes, take notes as you go, write down your thoughts and keep it near you every time you practice.
Yellow is the color of divination, keep yellow things around you to help. Yellow blanket(s), yellow pillows, yellow candles, yellow pieces of paper; anything you can find. Purple is also another color good to help with psychic abilities and awareness
Herbs good for divination and psychic work: cinnamon, lemon, cherry, lettuce, grapes, orange (orange peel), mint, pumpkin, celery, lemon balm, catnip, thyme, rose, seaweed, star anise, mullein, mugwort and rosemary can all help you. Bake with them, eat them, use them in teas or keep them near you in a sachet or jar
Stretch and take little walks. Sitting for a long time can be killer and make you sore. Stretch your legs and take little five or ten minute walks during long readings and psychic work. Muscle and joint stiffness is never fun
Rather than trying to tackle large readings every day, do small ones. Like a few questions to your pendulum, pull a single card, draw a crystal from a bag, etc. Small daily practices can help you in the long run without exhausting you.Â
Open a window and let some fresh air in while you work, it will do wonders, especially since air is the element associated with divination work.
Keep a small bowl or cup of salt near you, it will absorb the negative energy about you especially if you are feeling frustrated
Moon water is great for divination: drink it, make tea with it, spray the room with it, anoint yourself with it, keep it near you, etc
Cleanse your space before divination work, again it will keep negativity away from youÂ
Cleanse and charge your divination tools regularly, it really helps in the long run. Put them in the moonlight at night (especially during full moons), keep salt near them, smoke cleanse them if you can, burn white candles, use crystals/gems, etc
Its okay if you get confused and donât know how to interpret something. Take notes on it and with time it may become more clear to you. Donât force yourself to try to understand
Mistakes happen, you wonât always be 100% right on things. No one is, divination is not a certain thing. Things change all the time, its okay. Donât let it get you down.
If you are tired, sick, stressed, or anything else and donât feel like doing divination work that is fine. Its okay, you donât have to do it all the time. Especially not if you are feeling unwell and tired. Rest and take care of yourself, you can continue practice another time
If you use tools in your work like mirrors, tea cups/mugs, cards, crystals, etc try to bond with them. Creating a bond with your tools can improve your divination quite a bit
You donât have to practice on other people, you can do it for yourself and your own questions. Its an old wiveâs tale that you canât use tarot or divination on yourself, you definitely can
Try to get a good nights sleep before and after divination
Once you finish, treat yourself. Get something to eat, watch a movie or show you like, curl up with a book, snuggle into a blanket, play with your pets, take a nap; do whatever makes you happy. You did a good job and deserve some time to rest and recharge afterwards
Sometimes it is very difficult to come up with questions for tarot readings on the spot, whether you are giving the reading to yourself or if you are getting it done by another. Here is a small guide to hopefully help you with better wording your questions.
What shouldnât you ask?
A good place to start is with what you probably should avoid. This does change reader to reader so this is not always true, but some typical things are:
Avoid Yes/No questions, these may be fine for pendulum readings but they are very difficult for tarot reading which gives you more details than a simple yes or no. Limiting yourself to yes/no questions can make the reading more difficult to interpret and even in my case when I get yes/no questions I am sometimes left baffled at what the card could mean.
Avoid questions that dig into anotherâs life. This could vary between readers, though such questions can be rather rude such as asking how two other peopleâs relationship is going or asking about a personâs secret life like âwhat is K keeping from me?â. these are generally avoided because well, they are rude and can make readers uncomfortable. Instead try to reword these questions such as âHow could I improve my relationship with K, i feel like we are distant?â It is much more proper and involves you showing more appropriate interest in this personâs life
 Try not to ask outrageous questions. This should be a bit obvious but asking a tarot reader âhow will the world endâ or âwhen will WW3 happenâ etc may seem funny but again, it is a bit rude. It is very mocking to us, try to ask questions we can actual try to answer.Â
Donât ask about your own death or when/how you will die. Though this is not agreed on by every reader, I know myself and many are uncomfortable with this question and will not answer for numerous reasons, including that we donât want to scare or panic someone.
Health and Medical Advice. many tarot readers are not comfortable answering questions about your health or the health of others. We are not doctors or medical professionals, go and ask these questions to someone with knowledge in the subject, not us
Mental Health/Illness questions. Many tarot readers will not answer these questions because again, we are not professionals. Please seek professional help about your mental illnesses.
Always ask the tarot reader what questions they are not comfortable answering. This varies so much between person to person, so if they are doing free readings or event readers, check their FAQ if they have one or ask them what questions they are uncomfortable in asking. They will appreciate your courtesy and it can also ensure you donât end up asking things that they wonât want to answer.
How can I come up with good Questions to ask?
This is a bit more difficult than what you canât ask for it, again varies person to person. But as a general list of suggestions, here are some common questions that many donât mind answering and can be nice for you too:
How will my week/month/year go? Simple but good for a general overall reading
How can I improve my relationship with _____? Not too nosy into the other personâs life and also gives you some information you can work with
How will my schoolwork/career go this month/term?Â
I feel distant from _____ how can we best approach this problem?
What should I focus on this month?
What is holding me back? What can I do to improve myself?
What energies are around me today/this week/month?
What should I be more aware of in my life?
What is something i have been blind to recently?
I want to improve my ____, how can I approach this?
What are some good things coming my way?
What are some bad things coming my way?
There are many other questions you can ask but these ones above are some good general ones to start with.
When asking questions, try to make them about you rather than others. This is because you are the one getting the reading, not the other person. Plus, again some tarot readers may have personal preferences not to answer questions relating to another personâs life without their permission.
Remember not all tarot readers will do the same things! Always ask, if they donât mention it in their FAQ if they are comfortable answering the following:
Love/Romantic Readings: I know other tarot readers who will not answer questions related to whether your crush likes you or how another personâs relationship is going. It makes some people uncomfortable due to lack of consent in some forms of these.
Communicating with Spirits or the Dead: not all tarot readers work with spirits so they may not wish to try to communicate with them
Questions about the Deceased or Death: again, some people are really uncomfortable with these types of questions
Deities: not all tarot readers are willing to communicate with your deity for you or see how your deity feels, especially when they are not connected to that deity or have a very different religious standing. Please respect that
Past Life Readings: not all tarot readers believe in past lives so not all will be willing to do a past life reading
Spreads: Not all tarot readers if they are offering you free readings will be using spreads. Spreads take time and a lot more energyÂ
Entity Communication: these would include communication with fae, merfolk, dragons, angels, demons, guides/guardians, and many other things. Not all tarot readers are willing to interact with these entities for you, especially if they are inexperienced with them or uncomfortable.
Revenge Readings: these would include questions related to how you can get someone back for something they did, if they will get punished for it, etc. Again, many readers may not be comfortable with these types of readings due to how aggressive and the wish of harm to come onto another can put people off.
Please always remember that tarot readers will be doing the absolute best to give you a clear, accurate reading. But, take readings with a grain of salt, things change all the time, so the reading may not always be 100% accurate. Donât attack the reader for this, for they are trying their hardest to give you a good reading. Things arenât always accurate, though we all try to be as accurate as possible to give you good advice. Sometimes the reading may seem like one thing will happen but something else happens, we readers make mistakes too. We are human. And the future is ever changing. Just remember that a reading you are given is never carved in stone.
I hope this has been helpful to you all and has aided you in understanding what questions to ask when getting a reading done. Have a wonderful day all of you!
Disclaimer:
This is all based on my experiences/path/preferences. Itâs just a bit of inspiration for you baby witches!Â
Selecting The DeckÂ
Typically I use my Rider-Waite deck as many witches do, but on occasion I use one of my other decks. You might ask yourself when you consider tarot how I know which one to use. Usually when I pick another deck itâs because of one of two things, either the deck offers something the Rider-Waite deck does not or I want to challenge myself. A Rider-Waite deck is much easier to use and connect to than other decks, so when I want to challenge myself or am feeling particularly confident in my divination.Â
Cleansing The DeckÂ
I typically do this by knocking on the cards with my dominant hand or holding them above a candle flame (Obviously not too close.) But you could use whatever method of cleansing things you prefer. You also donât have to cleanse your deck before every reading and itâs really only necessary you do it regularly, whatever that means for you. I just prefer to be safe so I always cleanse it.Â
Shuffling
Iâm terrible at shuffling I will admit, but I shuffle until I feel Iâm finished. Sometimes itâs once or twice, sometimes I do it a few minutes.Â
Laying out the cardsÂ
I usually slide the cards at an angle across a flat surface so I am in view of all of them.Â
Selecting the cardsÂ
Usually I stare at the cards, and using my intuition/ability to see energy I pick out the ones with the most intense energy. The cards I pick usually look very black, or dark blue. I pick out however many I need, without flipping them up until I have the total amount of cards I need. Then I flip them up and interpret them one at a time. Then all together, at the end in their final context.Â
Tips for interpretationÂ
Practice lotsÂ
As with anything, practice helps. Maybe pick one card every morning to get practice in.Â
Rely on only youÂ
I have said this before and Iâll say it again, with witchcraft at the end of the day you can rely on only yourself. Your morals, ideas, likes, dislikes, and of course intuition. This applies to tarot too.
Pay attentionÂ
If a card falls out of the deck, pick it up. If you see the same card again and again, look into why. Maybe even ask the deck why that card always appears, or ask another form of divination.Â
Be specific, and realisticÂ
Instead of âWill I fall in love?â Ask the tarot things like:
âWill I fall in love in the next (Insert amount of time)
âHow will I know I am falling in love?â
âWhat should I look for in a partner?â
âHow will I meet a partner?â
Those may not be perfect examples but you get the idea.Â
In addition, do not ask the tarot things like âWill I die in 2 years?â Instead ask:
âIs there any harm coming to me I should be warned of?â
âIs there anything I can do to improve my health?â
Ect.
Try different methods/spreadsÂ
If you experiment with different methods youâll be more confident in the ways you approach tarot. This can be applied to most things in witchcraft. Also, have a few basic spreads you turn to depending on your needs and what you use divination for. Try different spreads, or make your own.Â
What about reversed cards?Â
I personally use reversed cards, but I donât think you have to. I usually look at reversed cards as a sister to the original card. For example, the opposite of love isnât hate itâs indifference. I see the cards as love and hate. Not quite opposite, but almost, the negative side of something without direct opposition. People approach this different ways though.
I hope this helped you or you learned something!
Enjoy!
Happy divining! đ
Heyy! If itâs not too much of a hassle what are some divination tips for tarot? Sometimes it feels like I am really good and than other times itâs like ehh
Sure, I could use a break before I start crocheting again đ
I want to emphasize that tarot is one of those things where people really build up personal beliefs around it, so the following is in no way universal. It's all just what I currently feel and believe, heavily influenced by my beliefs as a spirit-working witch.
Most of the actual tips are at the end. I hope this helps!
Structures and Methodology
Tarot can't "magically" come up with valid answers no matter how it's put into use. It's a hammer and a screw situation; sometimes, using the tool incorrectly is less than useless.
Not all tarot spreads are very useful. The type of spread can have a huge influence on success. Try setting aside 'one question per card' spreads and see if that helps improve consistency in your results.
Not all tarot meanings are very useful. Tarot card meanings evolve and change over time. Modern meanings tend to be much more heavily skewed towards topics of introspection and self-help. Try reading books about the history and interpretations of tarot cards themselves to expand your understanding of each card. I recommend The Mystical Origins of the Tarot by Paul Huson for a strictly historical look.
Not all tarot questions are very useful. Learning how to phrase and frame questions, along with how to select a spread to place them in, are vital skills for the reader. Try focusing on strictly defined, open-ended questions.
Not every tarot deck is useful for every reader. It can come down to art and author meanings, but it can also come down to personal connection: a deck may work great for you for reading some types of questions, but fall flat on other types; or be more hit-or-miss. If you have multiple decks, try rotating between them or doing deck interviews to discover what types of questions they best address.
Memorizing the cards is not necessarily useful. It's not just that there are 78 cards, with 78 potential reversed meanings, each card in and of itself potentially having multiple meanings; it's also that depending on context, the core meaning can entirely change. Professional readers at events will pull out the guidebook and look up card meanings. There is no actual reason to try and memorize the cards unless you really just want to.
It's useful to have a map that helps navigate the cards. By adopting simple structures that paint large parts of the deck with broad meaning, interpretations can be easier to tackle. Another popular 'map' is the Fool's Journey.
You don't have to use the entire deck for every reading. Only using some parts of a deck to read is called reading with a restricted deck, and I really recommend practicing it as a way to develop a relationship with the deck structure. It can also be a very useful way to focus readings on one area of life (e.g., a new business venture reading may be read using only Wands and Pentacles).
That being said,
Check to see if cards are accidentally missing. Reading with a restricted deck is one thing, but I find my readings go weird if a card accidentally fell out and is lost.
You should take notes on your readings. I know it's a hassle, but the information you can glean and analyze from your own work is invaluable to figuring a lot of stuff out, like, what kinds of spreads work best for me? And what kinds of questions do I excel or fail at? Because next comes...
Energy and Individuality
Some questions are more draining or difficult to read than other questions. Here are my illustrated beliefs on the matter, explaining why some questions that seem straightforward can be nigh impossible to grasp. Try taking notes on the scope of the questions you can answer well.
Not all diviners are equally skilled at reading on all things. A diviner may have a special talent for certain types of questions (such as the outcomes of new ventures, or navigating the inner landscape), yet may fall flat when it comes to other questions (relationships or social intent, for example).
Any specific situation may have barriers to being read clearly. This is true even of mundane situations not expected to have magical influence. Sometimes, a certain situation, person, or concept will be shielded from view - and that can have nothing to do with the reader or querent.
Celestial timing may be a factor. Things like moon phase, time of year, or time of day can sometimes influence people's abilities to easily connect or easily interpret cards. Try paying attention to timing as part of note-taking and see if that's a factor.
Caffeine, drugs, alcohol, and rest can be a factor. Once I reach a certain level of fatigue (usually before bedtime) I can't read at all. Caffeine can sometimes also "close the veil" for me and limit me from being able to interpret readings. It might not be a factor for everyone, but it's something to pay attention to!
For practitioners, metaphysical workings can use up all available energy for divination. I find that my "pool" of magical energy feeds both my divination and my spellwork. Exhausting myself in one area (such as doing lots of energy work exercises) means I have exhausted myself in another area (no juice left for readings).
Witchcraft and Magic
Spells and wards can affect your ability to perform divination, sometimes in weird and unexpected ways. Go through spell notes to see if there is a chance prior, ongoing spells may be messing with your ability to read on certain questions. A big giveaway is when divination doesn't seem to work well specifically within a warded area, but this isn't a strict rule.
Prepare a place of reading, or reading cloth, enchanted to assist with finding answers. By consecrating and tending to such a place, such as a divinatory altar or divinatory reading mat, powers of far seeing, truth, and accuracy can be accumulated and much more easily raised. For those that have the space, a full divinatory altar can be an extraordinary tool. For such places, especially consider the power of symbols which open roads and gates.
Prepare a Charm of True Reading. Find, or develop, a small rhyme, charm, or prayer that calls on powers which support you and requests that your upcoming reading be clear and true. Repeat this before each reading, as desired.
Prepare an oil. A skin-safe carrier oil steeped with bay laurel, star anise, and lavender; or just bay leaf if the grocery store fails you, can be enchanted (especially under the full moon) to assist with opening the second sight and securing more accurate readings. Dab some on your forehead, ideally along with the Charm of True Reading.
Prepare a head covering. For some people, covering the head and/or partially blocking vision, can assist with entering divinatory headspace and with the receipt of visions and intuitive connections. As much as I like fancy things, I often end up using sunglasses and a hat. Being in a dark room might help as well, especially if you can get a candle in there.
Prepare incense. Here again bay laurel, star anise, and lavender can serve if you're able to powder and burn your own blends (remember to enchant them); but an enchanted stick of commercial incense will be fine (in any scent). Enchant the incense for the purpose of casting away doubt and influences that cause ill-sight, and to create an energetic haven where answers readily arrive to be interpreted by you, the reader.
Cast a circle. If you like to write your own rituals, especially focus on the concept of the circle being a liminal space between time that connects the worlds, almost like Grand Central Station where many threads of fate (and information) meet.
Consecrate your deck. Use any consecration ritual you like, but especially one that employs powers supportive of divination, true seeing, and psychism. This is almost certainly best done on a full moon. Consecrate your deck to be a tool which can peer into the threads of fate on your behalf, and then only reflect absolute truth back to you.
Enchant a tool to nurture and safeguard your decks. A lovely amethyst stone or clear quartz (or any variety of stone, bought or found), maybe one marked as special by putting it in a handy net, can be enchanted to be a protector of any deck it sits on. The value of this is to keep the deck enthroned in an additional layer of protection against untruth, but also to keep it bathed in energy related to divination and psychism. For those worried about decks getting magically "dirty," this is a good solution.
Also, cleansing decks sometimes is necessary, but it can be an easy operation. I find that spreading the entire deck face-down and mixing up all the cards in a big pile provides an adequate cleansing much of the time.
Spirit Work
Show your deck some love by providing it with offerings and a shrine, just as you would for an honored spirit. If the shrine isn't possible, an offering is excellent - maybe once weekly or monthly (depending on how often you use it), and even a small offering before each reading is useful. In my beliefs, this action goes far beyond making a deck happy with you - it can provide real, tangible effects on energy drain and the 'power' of your readings.
Petition gods, ancestors, or helper spirits. Beyond a Charm of True Reading, simply praying to helpful and benevolent powers to provide an assist can be really helpful. This is also an important way to develop a relationship with a guiding divinatory power. Speaking of which,
Get in good with a god or spirit who is associated with divination, psychism, etc. The Moon itself is a very solid choice. Apollo can see the future, and his buddy Bay Laurel (whom itself can be worked with as a divinatory spirit) can pack quite the punch. The dead are often said to be very good at helping with divination, but necromancy isn't for everyone. A witch who wants to become powerful in the ways of divination is wise to seek out helper spirits who are very good at this task.
Don't forget the gods and spirits of the thing you want to read on. If I wanted to know whether or not selling something online is worth the trouble, I might not just ask a far-seeing spirit to help me. I might also petition Hermes to grant me special insight into his domain. You can even use other spells you've cast (such as a prosperity spell) as a "foothold" into a certain area, but that's a whole topic in and of itself.
From time to time, a spirit may cause trouble. Divination can sometimes be interfered with by spirits who are upset with us. General offerings to appease offended spirits, or to make nice with the spiritual neighborhood around you, are well undertaken. They can be done even if you don't know that you've actually upset anyone.
Theme and Action: a tarot method for brainstorming plots, setting, and characters
I find a lot of story brainstorming spreads to be clunky and rigid, so I did a little experimenting and came up with a method I like a lot. I haven't done a ton of testing yet but I thought I'd share what I have.
Basically, it's a two card draw from a deck split into majors and minors. Each draw always has one major card (theme) and one minor card (action).
When you have a question, like:
What are some ideas for the next scene?
Why would that character behave that way?
What's the defining characteristic of this vampire clan?
What do the people in this society fear most?
Why is this scene dragging?
What does this character need to feel more real?
You would draw one major card and one minor card!
Themes and Action; what it's about vs how it manifests
We could call these cards a bunch of different things depending on exactly how the question is framed, but Themes and Action are good enough.
Basically, the major arcana card gives subtext or context, and the minor arcana card provides specific incidents. Like this!:
"In my vampire setting, what is the most important thing in vampire culture?"
Theme: Death
Action: 10/Pentacles
Interpretation: (Theme) The most important thing in vampire culture is the process of dying and the equalizer of death itself. (Action) This has resulted in cultural rituals where death is treated as a sacred adoption or initiation into a new family/estate.
(I really drew this test spread and it really was death lol)
We can swap out the Action card to see a different outcome:
Theme: Death
Action: 5/Swords
Interpretation: (Theme) the most important thing in vampire culture is the process of dying and the equalizer of death itself. (Action) the horror of death and loss has never been overcome in this society, and it must be dealt with as an individual - because vampires process the pain of their own deaths by taking it out on each other.
Here's a different example. In an urban fantasy book where a witch solves ghost mysteries, pacing is dragging and we need our next scene to be exciting. But despite a foot chase after a suspected ghost poacher, the scene doesn't feel fast paced or exciting. The question is, "how do we spice this up?"
Theme: Hermit
Action: King of Cups
Interpretation: (Theme) instead of a crowded street, the character will be isolated and without normal support. (Action) she'll be trapped in a closed space with the story's main villain, who most closely connects with the King of Cups
Another swap, this time switching out the theme card:
Theme: Empress
Action: King of Cups
Interpretation: (Theme) the scene feels boring because it's action without development. Show the main character's personal development and give her a 'level up' moment. (Action) have the ghost poacher lead her to a premature showdown with the main villain, whom she faces bravely for the first time.
This is already long so I'm not going to go on and on with examples but so far I've found this method to be pretty versatile.
Try interpreting Theme and Action as literally as you can within the context of the story!
If you're writing a story about a flower princess who sleeps on a dewdrop in the mystical Gnarlwood Forest, the Sun card will mean one thing.
If you're writing a story about vampires, the Sun card probably means something very different.
Major arcanas can be literary themes, like the moon representing deceit within society, but they can also be literal; in a werewolf story, the Moon card might represent the celestial body that controls the lives of certain people.
The most important thing for me is to avoid interpreting the cards in a general self-help sense.
The cheerful villagers of prosperous Splitsky Castle are waiting for you to invent a festival so a mysterious stranger can come to town and get the plot going.
The question is, "what kind of festival gives me the right setup to pull off the plot point I want?"
The theme card is the Magician, so ideas for the festival could be:
A festival honoring magic users (if they exist in your setting)
A festival honoring the resourcefulness of the villagers
A festival of stage magic and trickery
The action card is the 6/Cups.
Probably, the festival is not about healing your inner child with Jungian shadow work. More contextual ideas might include:
A festival where children are chosen to be trained in magic
A festival celebrating teaching the next generation important skills
A festival meant to delight and entertain children with stage magic
Developing related factions or foils
Draw a major arcana card to identify a certain Theme, maybe along the lines of:
What do they hold to be sacred?
What do they not care about, or hate?
What is their most cherished virtue?
What is the defining feature of leadership?
When they sing about home, what is in their songs?
This theme will be the same for both entities.
Draw different minor arcana cards to show how each entity expresses that theme.
Conversely, work in the opposite direction: keep the minor arcana card for both entities, and swap out the theme card.
Finding Action cards when you know the Theme
Holding the deck so that it's facing you, thumb through the cards until you find the major arcana card that describes your theme. The most recent minor arcana card that was on top of it, even if separated by other majors, is the action card.
Reversals
I tend to read both cards as upright and reversed, and just apply whatever meanings are most relevant. In my experiments using reversals ended up being too finicky and specific, and limited my creativity.
Complex Concepts and Plots
For a complex reading, like plotting an entire novel or building an entire character, I have found more utility in doing many pair readings rather than doing one large spread with many pairs.
My tests so far have suggested that the most creative freedom is found in asking specific questions, like "what is this character's driving motivation," and "what is her quirky hobby," and "what makes her put up with her annoying best friend," rather than trying to build a giant spread that includes all of these things at once.
As a caveat, in plot spreads, I will sometimes put pairs down without returning them to the deck, and then connect Theme/Action pairs with single action cards to suggest events that connect the dots.
All of my spoonie, disabled, chronically ill, mentally ill, accessible and low-energy witch posts!
These are meant to supplement medication, medical care, and professional treatment. You do not have my permission to use these as a sole alternative for those methods. Please be responsible with your health.
âWhatâs a Spoonie Witch?â
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~Updated July, 2020~
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Bedridden witch:
Bedridden witch - Original edition
Bedridden witch - Nature edition
Bedridden witch - Worship edition
Bedridden witch - Divination edition
Bedridden witch - Stale energy edition
Bedridden witch - Elements edition
Bedridden witch - Pastel edition
Bedridden witch - Kitchen edition
Bedridden witch - Winter edition
Bedridden witch - Ocean edition
Bedridden witch - Love edition
Bedridden witch - Weather edition
Bedridden witch - Garden edition
Bedridden witch - Bath edition
Bedridden witch - Wheel of the Year edition
Bedridden witch - Discreet edition
Bedridden witch - The setup
Bedridden witch series (all linked in separate post)
Tips and tricks:
Witchcraft in the Hospital
Witchcraft & Meds
Tips for taking meds
Low energy devotional tip
Bath magic made easy
Witchy things for spoonie students
Cleansing (via your phone)
Charging crystals: My version [X] Simple version [X]
For when you canât sleep
My daily routine
A tip for using salves
Chronic migraine relief
Brainfog lifting
Limited hand mobility + witchcraft
Witchcraft + Aphantasia
Nonverbal witchcraft
Witchcraft for the Chronically Fatigued
Low energy cleaning + cleansing
Other:
Chronically ill witchcraft: For your symptoms
Mentally ill witchcraft: For your symptoms
Spoonie sigils:Â (Pain and Symptoms) / (Energy/Motivation and Mental Illness) / (Healing and Misc.)
Spoonie sigils: previous version
Small devotional acts (for the Greek + Roman pantheon)
Some gentle reminders [X] [X]
How I recovered from depression influenced by chronic illness
Dealing with the emotions that come with a diagnosis and some advice I wish Iâd gotten
Just a quick compilation of the posts I've made about exercises to help improve your craft. These can be used as journaling prompts, inspiration for activities, or as methods for pulling yourself out of a slump and recharging your witchy inspiration.
Witchcraft Exercise - Quantifying Your Craft
Witchcraft Exercise - Dig Through The Ditches
Witchcraft Exercise - The Book of Lessons
Witchcraft Exercise - Home Brews
Prompt - Music to Witch By
Most of these are also available in the May 2021 bonus episode of Hex Positive (check your favorite podcatcher).
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