☽ witchy ○ whiskers ☾

hey there, you can call me kitty 🐾 i'm a mexam cat therian and i practice witchy things (26, she/him)

[witchy-whiskers]

i think i'm gonna repurpose this old blog to have a therian focus (at least for now)

i've been having a lot of big complex species feelings and having an outlet for that sounds really nice

so... askbox is open, i'd love to hear from other feline therians

[witchy-whiskers]

i desperately need someone to tell me what's wrong with me. i need a professional to take my brain out of my head and show me all of the imperfections, explain what went awry and where. i need my own neuroses explained to me in plain terms.

please tell me why there's times where i just can't bring myself to speak. please tell me why my ups are mountains and my downs are ocean trenches trying to pull me under. please tell me why i've never felt like a human before. tell me why my skin doesn't fit on my body. tell me why i think of myself as an animal standing upright and pretending to be a person. tell me why heart-wrenchingly loneliness is the first emotion i can remember feeling, and the most consistent one i've had throughout my life, even when in pleasant company

help me. please help me understand myself so that i can stop feeling fear and disgust towards every fiber of my being

please teach me how to be the comfort that i need

i want to know how to love myself, but 'myself' is a foreign concept

[witchyfashion]

[aroacepagans]

Pagan holiday’s are fun cus no one can figure out if they should preface their holiday greatings with “happy” “merry” or “blessed”

[aroacepagans]

@greed-the-dorkalicious you’re right and you should say it

[when-november-ends]

So true omg

[after-the-raven-deactivated2022]

BITCHIN’ YULE Y'ALL

[mywildattic]

𝕾𝖆𝖇𝖇𝖆𝖙𝖘

{Art by Julia Nikita}

The sabbats are holidays celebrated throughout the year on solstices, equinoxes, and the midpoints between them. These sabbats form the Wheel of the year.

There is a controversy surrounding the dates of these holidays, as people celebrate them all over the earth, not only in the northen hemisphere but in the southern too. 

One viewpoint is that the Sabbats should be celebrated as they were originally created to be… in other words, Samhain is October 31st, regardless of where you live. In the Southern Hemisphere, even though you are just gearing up to summer on October 31st, this perspective says that you celebrate the cleansing and releasing, the honouring of the dead just as you would if you lived in the Northern Hemisphere. The other viewpoint (the one I personally agree with) is that you should celebrate when you feel like the season corresponds with the holiday, in other words, your craft, your rules. So if you live in the southern hemisphere, you have the choice.

I’ll be writing the dates for each holiday starting with the northen hemisphere and then the dates that many people celebrate them in the southern hemisphere

🌲𝐘𝐔𝐋𝐄

{December 21st//June 21st}

Yule focuses on rebirth and renewal as the sun makes its way back to the earth. It’s all about new beginnings, reflection and embracing warmth. Much like Christmas, many celebrate with a feast, gift giving, being cosy and appreciating the good.

↟Nature: cedar, frankincense, myrrh, mistletoe, pine, birch, ivy.

↟Foods//flavours: ginger, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, wintergreen, apple, dried fruit.

↟Stones: citrine, ruby, garnet, alexandrite, green tourmaline.

↟Activities: decorate your altar with incense associated with Yule, burn ash wood for prosperity, bake using Yule flavours like ginger or cinnamon, make wreathes to hang around the house, spend time with loved ones.

🕯️𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐂

{February 1st//August 1st}

Imbolc focuses on celebrating the nature that is preparing to grow and renewal, also known as “candlemas” and the “Feast of Pan”.

↟Nature: basil, blackberry, heather, celandine, iris, wisteria, vanilla, bay, yellow and white flowers.

↟Foods//flavours: pumpkin and sunflower seeds, poppy seeds, peppers, onions, spices, and herbal teas.

↟Stones: amethyst, bloodstone, garnet, ruby, onyx.

↟Activities: decorate with candles and sun decorations, go hiking, have a bonfire, bake foods with poppy seeds, and burn any leftover winter herbs.

🌼𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐀

{March 21st//September 21st}

Ostara focuses on manifesting creativity and love. As the days become longer, energy becomes stronger.

↟Nature: ash, alder, daffodil, honeysuckle, narcissus, primrose, violet, jasmine.

↟Foods//flavours: olives, maple syrup, honey, edible flowers, chocolate, pine nuts, nettle or lavender tea, local fruits and vegetables.

↟Stones: amethyst, rose quartz, moonstone.

↟Activities: gardening and planting seeds, bake breads with olives or honey for example, start new projects, talk to plants, do some painting, decorate with wildflowers.

🌰𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐄

{May 1st//November 1st}

Beltane focuses on fertility, love and abundance. Also known as “may day”, on this sabbat many celebrate with dancing, bonfires and many high energy activities, including enjoying themselves sexually with a partner or even conceiving children.

↟Nature: frankincense, lilac, ivy, marigold, woods, rose, thyme, mint, yarrow.

↟Foods//flavours: oats, leafy greens, fruits, breads, honey.

↟Stones: malachite, amber, fire opal, red jasper.

↟Activities: dance, decorate with florals and symbols of the sea, go to the beach, go hiking, have a bonfire, feast on fruits, vegetables and grains, laugh and let your hair down. And if you’re trying to conceive or simply would like to have sex, Beltane is a wonderful time to do so.

🦋𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐀

{June 21st//December 21st}

Litha focuses on growth and celebrating the longest day of the year and the sun, before the shorter days begin.

↟Nature: fern, yarrow, sage, rose, oak, mugwort, lavender, chamomile, myrrh, pine.

↟Foods//flavours: herbed bread, honey, sunflower seeds, iced herbal tea, lemon, vanilla.

↟Stones: lapis lazuli, amethyst, malachite, tiger’s eye.

↟Activities: make or buy a sun catcher, surround yourself with warm tones, watch the sunrise and sunset, make sun water, spend time outdoors, make use of herbs.

🌾𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐒//𝐋𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐇

{August 2nd//February 2nd}

Lammas, or lughnasadh focuses on celebrating the first of the three harvesting sabbats and taking time to really feel the positivity in different aspects of life.

↟Nature: cornstalks, heather, acacia flowers, hollyhock, oak leaves, wheat, myrtle, spices.

↟Food//flavours: grainy bread, corn, potatoes, nuts, blackberries, wine.

↟Stones: amber, agate, citrine, clear quartz, obsidian, tiger’s eye.

↟Activities: bake bread, make corn dolls, visit a sunflower field, spend time in nature, acknowledged what you are grateful for, journal.

🍁𝐌𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐍

{September 21st//March 21st}

Mabon focuses on honouring the change of the seasons, balance and peace.

↟Nature: sage, pine, marigold, thistle, acorns, milkweed, oak leaves, myrrh.

↟Food//flavours: cinnamon, nuts, beans, dark fruits, pies, soup, butterscotch.

↟Stones: citrine, carnelian, clear quartz, sapphire, yellow agate.

↟Activities: collect pine cones, donate food and old clothes, meditate, dry herbs, spend time with loved ones, speak to the nature around you.

🎃𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐍

{October 31st-November 1st//April 30th-May 1st}

Samhain focuses on celebrating life, and honouring those who are no longer with us.

↟Nature: heather, sage, pumpkins, straw, flax, patchouli, myrrh.

↟Foods//flavours: apples, cider, pumpkin, pies, soups, stews, potatoes, ginger.

↟Stones: amber, black obsidian, fossils, onyx, sandstone, bloodstones.

↟Activities: honour the deceased, spend time with family, make a hearty comforting meal, make or buy a scarecrow, spend time practicing divination.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐭

↟Do a tarot reading relevant to that sabbat.

↟Spend time in the moonlight, charging your crystals and tarot cards, as well as meditating.

↟Bake something using at least one traditional food of that sabbat to share with others.

↟Cleanse your living space and any of your magickal items.

↟Write down how you’re feeling and how you’d like to feel in the weeks to come.

[igtv]

[mxbutchtwink]

Absolutely living for the fact that in ancient Greece, it was said that when Apollo was drunk he created people with the “wrong” genitalia,, which, first of all, means that 1. trans people are not a new thing, we’ve always been here and we’ve always found ways to justify and explain our existence, and 2. the way that we chose to explain ourselves at one point was, “Yeah, the sun was wasted as hell when he made me, but it’s cool.” and that is fucking awesome

[transenbyhollis]

christians: god makes no mistakes

ancient greeks: actually sometimes god os just really fucking wasted

[mysticlagom]

Samhain Herbs ; explained.

Here are some of the magickal properties of the herbs mentioned in my last post! I listed the properties that I could find based on the books and sources I have! Feel free to research the herbs not listed on your own ((:

Apple: Healing, fertilty, love, marriage, lust, fidelity, harvest, wisdom, etc.

Aspen: Protection, communicating with spirits, resurrection.

Alder: Used for scrying & divination.

Aconite: Used in black magick, death, Gods & Goddesses f death.

Belladonna: Visions, divination, death, trances, Underworld deities & the underworld.

Calamus: Healing, protection, luck, crystal compelling, money.

Chervil: Clarity, mental activity, connecting with higher self, initiation.

Catnip: shape-shifting workings & trance.

Cypress: Calming, funerals, death, fire worshipping, & mourning.

Damania: Lust, aphrodisiac, visions, love.

Galangal: Energy & visions.

Ivy: Visions, prophecy, rebirth, regeneration, changing consciousness.

Juniper: Healing, justice, truth, driving out the old year.

Mullein: Protection, attraction, contacting ancestors, courage.

Honeysuckle: Harvest, dreams, love, divination. 

Myrrh: Death, regeneration, fertility, love, spiritual awareness, memorials, weddings, and handfasting.

Parsley: Ancestral knowledge, the dead & the underworld.

Wormwood: Scrying, divination, banishing.

Valerian: Love, healing, protection.

[octoberwitch]

[theliminalpath]

[herbwicc]

Lavender Syrup!

I know there are a ton of recipes out there, but this one's mine. I put in a lot more lavender personally.

- 2 cups sugar

- 1 1/2 cup water (here's an opportunity to use moon water for extra energy. Full moon water can boost the lavender correspondences for psychic awareness and love, while water charged in phases leading up to the new moon can boost lavender's ability to banish/protect from depression and anxiety)

- 4 tablespoons lavender- Peace/anti-anxiety, happiness, love, sleep, psychic awareness/ability, creativity, protection from ill treatment.

- purple food coloring (optional)

Instructions:

Warm the water and sugar, mixing till it dissolves, then add the lavender and mix well. When the water is boiling, lower it to simmer, cover, and let it simmer for about 10-15 minutes. If you leave it for longer, it will become bitter. Then strain into a bottle, and THEN add the food coloring if you want. This syrup is not meant to be very thick, so that it mixes easily with cold drinks just as well as warm. If you want it to be thicker, add more sugar.

[larkspurlucy]

5-Card Nature-based Tarot Spreads

Feel free to use ✨ I really enjoy and advise doing these in a forest / by a body of water respectively ✨  Blessings be upon you!

Lucy

[tea-and-tarot-with-allie]

Buck Moon 🦌🌿✨

Affirmation: “I release what no longer serves me. I am not afraid to let go. And in their place I receive love, joy, strength, and abundance.”

[lunariagold-deactivated20230802]

Been wanted to do a trees set from day one. I’m rather happy with the stone choices too because so many overdue personal faves in there…

Oak with andalusite/chiastolite, cherry with rhodochrosite, willow with spodumene, maple with zoisite/ruby, pine with dioptase, birch with howlite.

[pale-and-poetic]

To my very few followers:

I am starting a YouTube channel to talk about the things no one wants to.

I.e.

♡The civil rights movement that's happening now GLOBALLY.

♡"Conspiracy" Theories like P!zz@ G@t3 and the g0v.

♡LGBTQ news, rights, etc.

♡Murder mysteries, serial killers, and the like.

♡History, Science, Psychology, etc.

♡Makeup, hair, and lifestyle videos.

♡Music, covers of songs, and spoken word poems.

♡Witchcraft, occult, and spiritual things.

♡Anything else you guys would be interested in.

Please reblog and heart this if you want to subscribe, or if you have a friend that might want to subscribe.

I have not made the channel yet so any awareness you can bring will help me a lot. Thanks lovely sunflowers. ✌🌻

[heatherwitch]

Witchcraft for the grieving

To anyone who needs this post, I am sending gentle and loving energy your way. Know that grief is meant to hurt, and with time it WILL get easier (but may not go away, and that’s okay). Please utilize this post only as a supplement, and talk to a therapist or loved ones if you need to.

Spells/Rituals:

Grief powder

Sage drops spell

Relieving grief

Jar of grief spell

Honoring the dead

Ritual of grief

A remembrance spell

A spell for passing and mourning

Sigils:

Grief over death is easier for me and effects me less

My grief does not control me

To bring aid in times of crisis and grief

Loss of pets:

Funerary spell

Animal Release Spell

Pet Farewell Ritual

Pet Funerary Spell

Other:

Emoji spell to bring comfort to those who are grieving

“I’ll be alright” spell jar (for grief)

Tarot spread to ease grief

Crystals in death magic (include some for grief)

Crystals for PTSD (include some for grief)

Similar posts:

Masterpost for grief 

Masterpost for overcoming heartbreak

This post by @thewitchofthenorse

Recommended tags to utilize when you’re ready:

Moving on spell + Moving forward spell + Letting go spell

Mental health sigils + Mental health spell

Self love magic + Self care magic

Release spell

[witchesjourney8]

A little thing I drew that looks a bit childish but I still like, and the full image of my avatar! Both are by me :)