Feathers of a witch

🔮Witchcraft • She/Her •Dutch •Virgo • 21🔮 Just a small witch trying to get by. Lots of nature, lots of spells and rituals and the occasional art posting.

[lsleofskye]

Veins of life

[tarot-dreams]

The Fire. a tarot spread for beltane.

1. The Shadow.

An ever present darkness looms over your shoulder. What is hiding within your shadow? What challenge do you need to face?

2. The Fire.

The Beltane fire glows brightly. What does it want you to see? What is the source of your strength?

3. The Path.

You can endure the darkness and overcome your fear. What do you need to remember as you move forward? Where should you focus your energy?

[ghostlywriterr]

[sheet-masks]

Nature

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

[mossandphrogs]

This makes me unbelievably happy

[vurtual]

Wild Garlic (by Mark Andreas Jones)

[trulyvincent]

Blue Gandalas

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Daily Spell: May 2nd

Violet Long-Distance Healing Spell

You’ll need:

Blue paper and a pen

Violets with stems

A white vase filled with water

By spring, violets are usually in bloom. This flower appears delicate but is actually fairly hardy, which makes it perfect for healing magic, especially when you have a friend or family member far away. You can do this any time, or when the need is greatest.

Write the name of the person who is ill nine times, and then wrap the paper snugly around the stems of the flowers. As you do, say “Healing and love from far away, I send you this magical blessing. Healing and love to your body, your mind, your soul. Healing and love from me to you across the miles.”

Slide the paper and the flowers into the vase and place it in a sunny window. Don’t forget to replenish the water as it evaporates.

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“Daily Spellbook for the Good Witch: Quick, Simple, and Practical Magic for Every Day of the Year,” by Patti Wigington

[thats-howthelightgets-in]

BETTER SHIT TO PUT IN YOUR GRIMOIRES THAN THE BASIC SHIT EVERYONE SAYS:

Maps! Maps! MAPS! If you're a death witch, get one for the cemeteries you visit and mark gravestones/areas you've practiced in! Garden witches! Map out your gardens! Green witches! Map where you find specific herbs in your area! Lunar witches! Mark the best spots to go look at the sky! Make a key! Take notes!

Recipes for COMPONENTS! Write down how to make the mixtures you use in spells often- A special salt mixed with herbs and put under the moon, a mixture of oils for protection, the herb mixes sachets you keep making to add to sachets, whatever!

For green witches- press samples of stuff and glue them in! Go to an arboretum and ask for permission to take leaves to press, they'll usually let you take some- add them in with your notes about trees

Cool ways to make spells! I make spells in envelopes and on empty spools, what are some ways you do?

The local plants in your area and what they do. You're not going to be likely to find chrysanthemums to forage in Missouri, but you will find creeping charlie and prairie plants. What can you do with a thistle?

When you celebrate a sabbat, write down what you did and include samples! Ribbons from your Beltane altar, a pressed sample of your lemmas harvest, a scrap of your Yule decorations. Maybe do a spell and tape the remnants into your grimoire in a plastic baggie

Learn how to make an envelope out of paper just by folding it, how to string seeds, how to dry plants, how to macrame rocks and hang them from your window. Find those little witchy skills and write them down.

How to incorporate your hobby into your magic. Sigiling origami paper, weaving knot magick into your crochet, making blessed bookmarks, etc

Substitutes! Rosemary, rose and clear quartz are good for most things, but there are more substitutes to be used that are more powerful. Roanoke bells are good substitutes for bluebells, apparently.

Correspondences of odd things. Turns out different kinds of cats have different correspondences, huh.

Superstitions and such from where you're from.

For kitchen witches: easy to alter recipes. An egg noodle recipe that takes herbs really well, a simple bread recipe that can be dressed up for spells or rituals, how to make a good pie crust that you can sprinkle nutmeg in or whatever you desire.

Or: What foods go good with what herbs. You'll make a better apple pie (and get the benefits of apples, nutmeg, and cinnamon together!) If you know how your herbs taste together with your cooking. (Most kitchen witches know this stuff, but for a green witch who likes to make teas or a sea witch that likes to make soup, etc, this is important)

[pagewoman]

Thorncombe Woods, Puddletown, Dorset, England.

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A Traditional Protective Spell for all Pets, from Horses to Hamsters

You will need:

A small bell to attach to a collar, bridle, or cage

A small dish of soil

A bowl of water

Timing:

As darkness falls, late in the moon cycle, after dark

The Spell:

Dip the bell lightly in the soil three times, saying each time: “Do not stray, keep away from malice and stranger, accident and danger. As this bell rings so it brings security, safety, and harmony to [pet’s name].”

Shake off the soil and ring the bell, repeating the spell words.

Sprinkle just a few drops of water over the bell, repeating the spell words three times.

Shake it dry and ring the bell once more, saying just once, “As this bell rings so it brings security, safety, and harmony to [pet’s name].”

Suspend the bell from the collar, bridle, or in the animal’s cage or sleeping quarters.

Repeat the spell monthly.

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“1001 Spells: The Complete Book of Spells for Every Purpose,” by Cassandra Eason

* @awsten–we-have-a-problem

[rivermusic]

Desert Beauty: Penstemon 

photo by rivermusic, May 2015

[maruti-bitamin]

sun cracker firebird lava fish 

[maureen2musings]

Blossom in the mountains

tomashavel

[tarotartemisia]

Four shells protection spell

Hellooo everyone! I did a lil something to celebrate summer since I’m finally officially on holiday! ♡

Materials:

• salt

•black pepper

•rose thorns (pins will work as well)

•sea water (you’ll need just a few drops)

•rosemary

•sage

•lavender

•seaglass

•basil

•4 candles (one for each element- I used blue for water, red for fire, black for earth and white for air.)

•marker

•4 sea shells (like these ☟)

☾1☽ Draw on the inside of the shells the symbols of the elements (one on each)

☾2☽ Light the candles, then place the herbs, salt and seaglass inside of each shell (the order does not matter). Sprinkle the sea water on the shells; while you do so visualize your goal, for example protecting your house from thunderstorms, from burglars… whatever you need

☾3☽ When you’re done, pour the wax of each candle on the corresponding shell to seal it.

☾4☽ Once the wax has cooled down, place the water seashell west, the air one east, the earth one north and the fire one south. 

You can bury them in the garden or if you don’t have one you can bury them in small jars. You can also keep them on the floor or forniture inside your house! ♡

∼Blue

[stillhand]

the moon & venus

[mynameisvernal]

Mental clarity bottle

Salt - cleansing

Mint - refreshing

Ginkgo - memory

Lotus incense ash - purity

Sage - cleansing

Juniper - rejuvenating

Clear quartz - clarity

White candle - purity

Cleanse your space well and layer the ingredients in the bottle, focusing on the intent of each one. Now some of these are more personal and can vary for different people, e.g. I used desert sage because it grows wild here. Maybe you hate mint, if so then don't use it. Etc. Put the candle in the bottle and light it any time you need to clear your brain fog or make a tough decision.

I don't have an incantation for this one because I typically don't use them. Instead I use bells (pictured) or some other instrument to raise the energy and bring everything together. In this case I rang the bells over the bottle, focused on their ring, and let the sound gradually fade, then focused on the silence.

I feel like selenite works be a good addition, I just didn't have any extra on hand.

[milknhoneyvalley]