Scales and Magick

Chris|male|22|Sagittarius|Celt|young eclectic (nature (forest and storm), energy&spirit, kitchen) witch| I'm just a dragon soul that is doing magick| (if there ever is any) original content is tagged #im-a-dragon-not-a-demon

[breelandwalker]

General Advice for Beginner Witches

A brief masterpost of some of my advice posts for beginner witches and the episodes of my podcast dealing with the same. (There is UPG here, particularly where marked, as I base a good deal of my advice on my own experience and observations of other witches.)

Hex Positive Podcast Episodes

Hex Positive, Ep. 04 - Advice for Beginner Witches (July 2020)

Hex Positive, Eps. 6-7 - Come In For A Spell 1 & 2 (Sept 2020)

Hex Positive, Ep. 12 - Witching From The Broom Closet (Jan 2021)

Hex Positive, Ep. 24 - Warding A Witchy Home (Dec 2021)

Hex Positive, Ep. 27 - When Inspo Takes A Holiday (March 2022)

General Tips & Advice

I Feel Like I Might Be A Witch...But I Don't Know

I Have Mental Health Issues - Can I Still Be A Witch?

Can I Still Be A Witch And Use Magic If I Take Medication?

How Do I Teach Myself To Believe In Magic?

How Does Magic Work? (upg ahoy)

Will I Be Possessed Or Haunted If I Try Witchcraft?

What Are Some Things I Can Do To Get Started?

How Can I Start My Practice If I Don't Have Tools Or Books?

How Do I Organize My Study Materials?

How Do I Contact A Deity?

How Do I Worship My Deity If I Can't Have An Altar?

Tips On Working With Deities And Spirits (here be upg)

My Intuitive Spark Feels Low - How Do I Get It Back?

I'm In A Slump - How Do I Get Out Of It?

I've Reached A Stopping Point - What Do I Do Next?

My Candle Is Flickering - Does It Mean Something Bad?

How Do I Make A Magic Circle For Spellcasting?

What Happens If I Get Interrupted While Casting A Spell?

Do I Need To Maintain Positive Vibes For My Spells To Work?

What Should I Do If I REALLY Want To Hex Someone?

How Do I Know / What Do I Do If I've Been Hexed?

How Do I Become More Skilled And More Powerful?

How Do I Know When I'm Ready For The Next Step In My Practice?

Additional Tips For Developing Your Practice

Witchcraft Exercise - Quantifying Your Craft

Witchcraft Exercise - Dig Through The Ditches

Witchcraft Exercise - The Book of Lessons

Witchcraft Exercise - Home Brews

Tips on How to Visualize and Construct Basic Wards

Practicing Your Warding Technique

Cleansing Before Warding / Warding A Shared Space

Refreshing / Patching Existing Wards

Non-Appropriative Herbs for Smoke-Cleansing

Smokeless Cleansing / Other Methods

Recommended Reading & Book Suggestions

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[triskeleaficionado]

Advice From An Old Farmer:

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.

Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.

Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.

Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.

You cannot unsay a cruel word.

Every path has a few puddles.

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.

Don’t judge folks by their relatives.

Use your head for something besides keepin’ your ears apart.

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.

Don’t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain Dance.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.

Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every mornin’.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.

If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.

Most times, it just boils down to common sense.

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[frachella]

via Rosie Fea

[lollibeepop]

Love Yourself (even if sometimes others have to do it for you)

[franziska-after-success]

It’s not a good thing to try and force someone not to use a healthy coping mechanism. There’s nothing inherently wrong with self-deprecation.

[fernacular]

There is, there very much is. 

Self-deprecation isn’t a healthy coping mechanism. Coping mechanism? Yes. Healthy? Absolutely not. Saying bad things about yourself seems harmless or even good in the moment but if you do it enough you will reinforce negative beliefs about yourself and the world around you. Say “I’m the worst” enough times and you will believe you’re the worst. Say “everything sucks I should just die lol” enough times and you will come to believe that too. 

I’m not pulling this shit out of my ass either, by the way, this is coming direct from when i was an outpatient at a psychiatric hospital, way back when i did this EXACT THING CONSTANTLY and ended up suicidal. This is what I was taught there, and this is how I dragged myself out.

The best way to combat this (very unhealthy) coping mechanism is really just to force yourself to say good things about yourself, and shut down the bad ones. It feels stupid, it feels like you’re lying, it feels like it will never work. But over time, if you keep at it, and with the help of friends, the new words will replace the old ones.  If you replace “i’m terrible” with “I’ve made a mistake, but that doesn’t make me a bad person” that is what you will come to believe, and make it 1000% easier to actually fix the problem because you won’t be bogged down with self-hatred. 

It’s annoying, and aggravating, and you don’t want to do it because self-deprecation is how you’ve coped for so long, but I promise you it’s not healthy and will make everything worse in the long term. 

[asperger-nerd]

When I’m overcome with anxiety

Lt. Tuvok comes to me

Speaking words of wisdom

[3rd-moon-curios]

Tips for growing herbs Herbs that like clay soil ★Angelica ★Chives ★Comfrey ★Fennel ★Lemon Balm ★Peppermint Herbs that like dry locations ★Bay ★Garlic ★Lavender ★Oregano ★Rosemary ★Sage ★Thyme Herbs that love shade ★Angelica ★Chervil ★Chives ★Cicely ★Comfrey ★Feverfew ★Ginger ★Horseradish ★Lemon Balm ★Parsley ★Peppermint ★Sweet Woodruff ★Violet Herbs that do well in containers ★Basil ★Bay ★Chives ★Feverfew ★Hyssop ★Lavender ★Lemon Balm ★Oregano ★Parsley ★Peppermint ★Rosemary ★Sage ★Tarragon ★Thyme

[thebibliosphere]

I was at our local bakery recently and came across a loaf of bread quaintly branded as a “Peasant Loaf”. It was selling for over $6—the irony of this was not lost on me. 

In retaliation I have decided to post what I actually think of as a peasant loaf, but with the luxury of finely ground modern flour which is less likely to break your teeth because actual peasant loaf bread is like chewing rocks unless you’re soaking it in soup or stew. 

This is a very simple loaf, it requires no special tools and is a fairly forgiving dough for beginners to work with. Also it has the added bonus of looking like an expensive artisan loaf, but costs literal pennies to make once you invest in the basic ingredients.

So what do you need?

Ingredients:

Plain flour (or wholewheat if you prefer)

One sachet of active dry yeast.

Salt.

Water.

Tools:

Bowl

Mug

Prep and bake time total: 2 hours 45 minutes.

Yep, that’s it. You’ll notice that there’s no quantities listed up there, and that’s because you’ll be using the mug to measure everything. This helps to make sure your quantities are consistent, and means that so long as you have a mug and your ingredients, you can make bread. Heck you don’t even need a bowl, it just makes clean up easier.

Again I had Elusive Tumblr Dad help me take the photos so be warned this is going to be fairly image heavy under the cut :D

Step One: Gather your stuff.

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[servantofthefates]

All About Divination

Thank you for your trust in my guidance. But I have already answered many of your divination questions. Please refer to this list and explore as you wish.

Scrying 101

Runecasting 101

Phyllomancy 101

Charmcasting 101

Cartomancy 101

Recommended Decks (with links to photos)

How many decks should you have?

Lenormand 101

How to Read with Lenormand

Answering Yes or No with Lenormand

How to Predict Timing with Lenormand

How Lenormand Interacts with Tarot

The Twin Cards in Lenormand and Tarot

Lenormand Cards as Feelings and Thoughts

Tarot + Oracle + Lenormand Spreads

Extra Man and Woman Lenormand Cards

The 12-Step Lenormand Grand Tableau

Tarot 101

How to Truly Master Tarot

How Tarot Readings Really Work

Recommended Books

Tarot Meanings

What It Means to Keep Seeing the Same Suit

What It Means to Keep Seeing the Same Number

What It Means to Keep Seeing the Same Card

What It Means to Get Contradictory Cards

What Tarot’s Colors Say About Your Future

The Major Arcana as People

How to Read “Good” Cards as “Bad”

How to Tell Physical Appearance

How to Determine Locations

How to Read Pentacles for Love

How to Decide Which Meaning to Use

How Context Dictates Meaning

The Soulmate Cards

The Forever Alone Cards

The Polar Opposite Cards

The Major and Minor Twins

The “Bad” Cards as Advice

The Cards as Yes or No

The Cards as Someone’s Feelings

The Cards as Advice vs. Outcome

The Court Cards as Thoughts or Intentions

Tarot’s Extreme Meanings

Tarot’s Twins in Lenormand

Literal Card Meanings

Career and Finances Meanings

Meanings for Timing

When Reversed is Better than Upright

The Kings in Real Life

The Queens in Real Life

How the Men in Tarot Will Treat You

The Court Cards and Gender

Physical Attractiveness of the Court Cards

The Real Deal with Tarot’s Pages

The Knights in Fiction

The Queen of Cups in Fiction

The Best Couples in Tarot

The Emperor’s Love Compatibility

The Tower’s Duality

Christian Symbology in Tarot

Tarot and Sexual Behavior

True Love Combinations

Old-time Tarot Meanings

The Past and Future Cards in Tarot

Tarot Meanings for Different Decks

Why We Read Tarot Symbolically

How to Read Reversals

Tarot Combinations for Health Issues

Tarot Combinations for Mental Illness

Tarot and Astrology

The Kinds of Wedding in Tarot

The Hierophant is Forever

The Lovers is Not About Choices

The Hermit in Love

The Spokes of the Wheel of Fortune

The Moon is Not Your Friend

The Star is the Trickiest Card in Tarot

The World is Overrated

My Favorite Card and My Least Favorite

The Three Most Misunderstood Tarot Cards

The Three Best Cards in Tarot

The 12 Most Underwhelming Tarot Cards

Tarot Spreads

Past Life Spread

Life Purpose Spread

General Life Prediction Spread

Soulmate Spread

Sex Life Spread

Future Children Spread

Death Prediction Spread

Dream Interpretation Spread

High Priestess Spread (For Quick Predictions)

True Colors Spread (For Questions of Intentions)

Two Paths Spread (For Making a Difficult Decision)

Combined Spreads (Tarot, Oracle, Lenormand)

Ancestors Spread (For Speaking with the Dead)

When Spread (Timing with the Celtic Cross)

Major Arcana Grand Tableau (Yearly Reading Spread)

The What If Spread

The Three Wishes Tarot Spread

The Storyboard Tarot Spread

Using Tarot to Find Your True Gods

Tarot Tips

How to Achieve Truthful Tarot Readings

How to Be the Best Tarot Reader You Can Be

Never Pull Clarifiers

Never Use Significators

Never Hold Back Truths

Never Read for Someone You Dislike

The Perfect Deck for Everyone

Reasons to Have Multiple Tarot Decks

Where to Buy Tarot Cloths

Do Not Worry About Mercury Retrograde

How to Enchant Your Tarot Decks

How to Use Tarot to Protect Someone

How to Use Tarot to Control Another Soul

How to Use Tarot for Vengeance

How a Tarot Reader Influences Readings

What to Do with Rogue Tarot Cards

You are Not Cursed

The Importance of Reading Reversals

The Language of Tarot

Tarot Needs All of its Cards

Who to Invoke During a Reading

How to Stay Safe During a Reading

Do Not Confuse Honesty with Hate

On Using Playing Cards Instead

Tarot Etiquette

Formally introduce yourself

Use it often

Acknowledge the card that it assigns to you

Respect its identity

Do not cleanse it

Never ask it the same question twice

When You Can Ask the Same Question Again

Do not ask it basic questions

Do not use it for spying

Never dismiss its predictions

Never use another deck to confirm its answers

Read with it when you are emotional

Do not talk about it negatively

Do not blame it for your own mistakes

Do not pull away from it

Do not think of it as evil

Do not anger it

Deal your cards the right way

Shuffle your cards correctly

Respect tradition

Practice etiquette, conduct and decorum

Tarot is easily offended

On Charging Your Tarot Decks

On Modifying Your Tarot Decks

On Not Using the Whole Deck

Pirated Decks Also Deserve Respect

How to Store Tarot Decks

How to Greet and Thank Your Tarot Deck

Keep your tinctures away from it

Spend time with it

Never discard it

Use a cloth with it

Trust it

Sibilla 101

Sibilla Starter Kit

How to Predict Timing with Sibilla

Oracle Cards 101

How Oracle Cards Complement Tarot

Tarot + Oracle + Lenormand Spreads

Other Divination Systems

Alternatives to Tarot

[routavirta]

Finally finished this R’lyeahan Rapier. Ia Ia lets poke something for the glory of the Ancient Ones! 

EDIT: Since I already received some inquires regarding its material, practicality and whether this sword was available for purchase I’ve added it into my etsy shop for those who might be interested in obtaining it for their collection or rituals for the glory of the Great Cthulhu!

So head out to  https://www.etsy.com/shop/FrostFerrumForge 

Grand thanks and keep up the mayhem!

-Anssi Routavirta

[iamemeraldfox]

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[systlin]

Holy shit

[alittlespicygay]

@dovewithscales

@alittleballoffire

Hnnnnnnnnnnnnmnnmmmmmngggggggg sword

[dovewithscales]

Yes. Want.

[making-a-ru]

Reblog for Protection

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[gqa1]

Reblog In 5 seconds for good luck

[nullelemental]

​this worked last night lets go for round two

[helloitsbreeisnotonline]

I really need some good luck rn

[skyliting]

I need to start 2020 off with better luck than it began.

[my-witchy-journal]

✿CHAMOMILE✿

NAMES: Camomile, Earth Apple, English/Roman Chamomile, Garden Chamomile, German Chamomile, Hungarian Chamomile, Matricaria Chamomilla, Scented Mayweed

GENDER: Masculine

ELEMENT: Water

PLANET: Sun

DEIRIES: Cernunnos, Mercury, Oshun, Ra, St. Anne

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

Anti-inflammatory

Calm anxiety

Can reduce swelling

Help combat stress

Help control blood sugar

Help promote digestive health

Help reduce negative feelings

Improve heart rate

Improve sleep quality

With Milk: soothe a stomach ache, treat insomnia, and reduce anxiety

MAGICAL PROPERTIES: 

Attract a lover

Attract happyness and well-being

Attract money

Banish negativity

Bring pleasant dreams

Get rid of negative energies

Get yourself calm and centered

Heal and regenerate the Spirit within

Love

Promotes peace and tranquility

Prosperty

Purification

Relaxation

Useful in breaking curses

Wealth

MAGICAL USES: 

A bath with just chamomile and lavender will send you into a deep sleep.

Burn chamomile as an incense for calming meditation and sleep.

Good for protection, self-love, and beauty spells.

Place a full dried chamomile flower in your wallet / with your financial papers to have balance between in-comings and outgoings.

Place fresh or dried flowers in the bedroom for protection and to promote sweet dreams.

Sprinkle strong chamomile tea around your house to remove negative energy or curses.

Use in a pre-ritual bath (with lavender, mugwort, and catnip) for protection, purification, to induce visions.

Use it in the bath / as a face wash to increase self-love. 

Used in spells to call down the sun / charge magical items with the sun’s energy.

Wash your hands with chamomile infusion to attract luck.

SPELLS WITH CHAMOMILE:

Curse removal

Dream Magic

Induce sleep and Meditaton

Love spell

Money spell

Prosperty spell

Protection Spell

[beginningwitchyshit]

If you are looking to start your Herb Cabinet…

You HAVE to check out:

Lisa’s Creations, Inc.

This is a small independent seller on Amazon that sells huge kits of large bundles of spell ingredients!

There are five different assortments to choose from. (P. S when they say “herb” they mean ingredient, not all are “herbs”)

1.) 60 Herbs

➡ $37.99

2.) 60 Herbs & five Muslin Bags

➡ $39.99

3.) 70 Herbs, one Muslin bag & charm

➡ $43.99

4.) 50 Herbs, Charcoal & White Sage Wand

➡ $44.99

5.) 85 Herbs & Charcoal

➡ $62.99

Each ingredient has its name on the bag and it’s main correspondences. The bags are about 3 by 2in. and are full!

I purchased #3 and the ingredients I received were:

Peppermint

Medowsweet

Fennel seed

Mustard seed

Celery seeds

Sesame seed

Poppy seeds

Anise seed

Lemon peel

Orange peel

Alfalfa leaf

Bay leaf

Thyme leaf

Olive leaf

Coltsfoot leaf

Raspberry leaf

Spearmint leaf

Strawberry leaf

Senna leaf

Nettle leaf/root mix

Yellow dock root

Ginger root

Poke root

Licorice root

Angelica root

Elder flower

Lavender flower

Rice

Sea salt

Himalayan pink salt

Shepherds purse

Allspice

Gotu kola

Cedar

White willow bark

Blue vervain

Lemon balm

Chaparral

St. Johns wort

Fenugreek

Oats

Uva ursi

Hibiscus

Hyssop

Chickweed

Dandelion

Egyptian basil

Valerian

Elderberry

Anise stars

Mugwort

Frankincense

Shavegrass

Black tea

Pine

Coriander seed

Rose hips

Sage

Arabic gum

Passion flower

Blessed thistle

Copal oro

Pennyroyal

Bladderwrack

Wormwood

Red clover

Agrumony

Marjoram

Cinnamon stick

Rosemary

Calendula powder (Marigold)

Chamomile flower

Catnip

A Muslin bag

Pentacle charm

ITS SUCH A GOOD START UP FOR YOUR WITCHY CUBBOARD.

The only thing on Amazon that even is closely like it is one kit by Sacred Tiger that has 35 herbs for $41.99, no bags or correspondences ect.

✳ I am NOT being paid to promote this, i’m purely telling you guys about a cool find.✳

Happy witching!

- @beginningwitchyshit 🌿

[grimoire101]

Yes! I have also purchased from Lisa’s Creations; a pack of 50 herbs, and it was awesome, Definitely Recommended!🍃🌙🙌🏼

[ener-chi]

Beginner Technique For Feeling Your Energy

Hi guys!

So i recently remembered that this technique exists, and i wanted to share it. It was the first time that i experienced the sensation of energy/chi, and it's super simple.

This should work for you, even if you've never done a single thing of energy work! It helps you experience the sensation of your energy/chi, and can lay a fantastic groundwork for energy work.

Step 1: Rub your hands together quickly about 10-15 seconds, then stop. Your palms should feel warm/tingly.

Step 2: Hold out one of your hands flat, palm up. I use my left hand, but it's really up to you.

Step 3: Take the index finger of your other hand, and with gentle pressure, trace a spiral on the palm of your other hand, starting on the outside of your hand, the spiral getting smaller and ending in the center of your palm.

Step 4: Repeat this movement 15, 20, 25 times. As you do this, focus on how every aspect of how the sensation feels as your finger spirals into your palm. The pressure that your finger has on your skin, the feeling of the skin of your palm on your finger, the feeling of the skin of your finger on your palm. Is it a warm touch? Cold? Does it feel tingly? Scratchy? Take in and notice everything.

Step 5: When you feel that you've captured the sensation in your mind, give yourself 5 repetitions, each time focusing on the sensation and the movement of your finger spiraling on your palm.

Step 6: After the 5th repetition, lift your finger from your palm, but continue to do the movement of the spiral on your palm with your mind, imagining an invisible finger spiraling across your palm, producing the same sensation.

You should feel a tingly warm sensation as you move this imginary finger on your palm, this tingly warmth following your mind via this visualized finger.

Did you feel it? Did you feel something? Odd, right?? Well that sensation that you are moving into your palm, that is your energy, or your chi!

Your energy follows the intention that you give it; in other words, where you tell it to go with your mind, it will go.

Once you get good at this with a spiral, you can start extending this and further developing it. Try moving the energy in different shapes across your palm. Then try moving it up your fingers, filling the tips of your fingers with warmth.

From there you can try and move it up your arms, and then you can extend this very technique to all over your body!

When i started out moved from my hand to my abdomen, tracing a spiral on my belly, and then emulating that sensation.

This technique is huge, and I'm sorry that i had completely forgotten about it until recently!

I really hope that you guys find results from this. Give it a try, and drop me a reply on this post if it worked for you!

Blessings!

[valtsv]

yknow what i absolutely love... those trees with cavities full of water and dead leaves

[valtsv]

faerie soup

[mugswort]

this is called stumpwater! used in folk remedies in ozark and appalachian lore, supposedly helps to heal skin conditions like warts, acne, rashes

[valtsv]

fuck yeah love me a nice refreshing mug of stumpwater