Witch-in-Training

Hi! I'm just a baby witch named Jordan, looking to improve my craft and learn from others.

[underworldariel-deactivated2021]

I've got a rule for white witches that I want to implement as of 100 years ago:

When a beautiful picture of a black girl goes down your dash or the Asian diviner you follow is advertising readings and you don't reblog, ask yourself if you reblog the same content from a white blog. This content you register as liking from or of a poc, would you also reblog when a white person shared it?

Answer is yes? Reblog! Undo your prejudice! Help someone out!

Answer is no? Fair, but still help someone out!

It isn't always conscious for us as white people to see, but when you begin to make yourself conscious of those bias actions, that's when you start to actively show your allyship. It's not about not being racist anymore, it's about actively supporting poc makers, creators, and people in general.

[lofijazz]

I took this from Twitter because it's no joke. A lot of witches tend to keep these lamps so I felt it would be worth bringing up. Please be careful and safe! Nobody wants to lose a fur baby.

Even if you aren't a witch, still please keep this in mind!!!!!

[feral-crow]

it makes me so mad that people aren’t taught that you can just... clone plants.

[fuzzylizardman]

W h at

[feral-crow]

yeah!! it takes like, five minutes and costs nothing/next to nothing (depending on what plant it is). which is why im especially mad that literally no one talks about it except for like, exclusive gardening circles :/

each plant has different cloning techniques but here are the ones i remember;

basil/peppermint/tomato/most leafy greens with a stem; cut a piece off your main plant about the size of your hand. trim all the bottom leaves, cut stem diagonally, put in jar of water. when roots are about the size of the stem, plant in garden.

onion/garlic; the easiest. just leave whole onion or a garlic clove in a nice sunny area. eventually it will sprout. plant in garden.

pineapple; takes a long time. take spiky leafy part, trim off the bottom leaves, put in water about as deep as the leafless part. wait. a. long. time. (mine took two weeks to root.) when roots are big, plant in garden.

flowers, bushes, trees; get your hands on some rooting hormone (or willow tree branches). cut stems the same way as the leafy greens above, make sure to cut stems diagonally (greater chance of rooting.) dip in water, dip in rooting hormone, shake off excess, and place in water/dirt. these are pretty hard to get to root, especially if you don’t have rooting hormone. 

some plants won’t ever root because of gmos (some companies create sterile plants and when they’re cloned they just die off) but generally any plant you get at a garden store you can clone. 

[roguetatertot]

This is called propagation!!! And it’s awesome!!!

Water propagation comes with some caution tho! While it’s a great way to watch the roots grow and ensure it’s actually propagating, it can shock the plant to remove it from water and suddenly plant it in soil. Water contain no nutrients, so to go from surviving on no nutrients to an abundance of nutrients in soil can potentially shock the wee baby.

Also, unless the water is changed out every day or every other, the oxygen in the water gets used up. Make sure to replace the water often so there’s a constant supply of oxygen.

If you have a fish tank, that is an excellent place to propagate certain plants! The nutrients the fish leave in the water will help the plant thrive, and ensure less shock when transplanting in soil. Fish might nibble on the roots, but probably not enough to cause any issues. Pothos, philodendrons, and monstera adasonii (vining Swiss cheese) are good ones to propagate this way, as they like the humidity from the tank.

Soil propagation has its own downsides, such as not being able to see if the roots are growing, but you can give the cutting a gentle tug in a few weeks, and if it resists, it has roots!!

And with ANY propagation, there is basically a 50/50 chance it will take, no matter which method you use, no matter how careful and attentive you are to technique and care. So don’t be discouraged if your cutting never roots, or dies. Not all plants can be “cloned” either of these ways, as well. Some need grafting from another plant which fruits or flowers! Some can only grow from seeds. Some cuttings need to scab over before propagation.

So if there’s a plant you really love, just Google how to propagate, and then Google some more. And instead of trying to propagate just a single cutting, try a few at a time, just in case some fail.

Happy planting!!!!!

[rob-boss]

It’s true that it’s difficult to get trees/bushes to grow roots with this method, but there is a pretty cool technique to get around this! It’s called air layering and it won’t work for ALL trees but it does work for many.

What you do instead of cutting off an entire limb and hoping it will root is you select the portion of the tree you want to be your new tree, and at the bottom of it, scrape off all of the bark, at least an inch long. Then you need to put your root hormone around the top of the shaved portion on the space where the tree still has bark. After that you’ll need to pack the area you want the roots to grow with sphagnum moss and wrap it in a plastic bag to keep the moss in place.

Once you have roots growing (could take a couple weeks) you can remove the bag, and cut the limb at the dead barkless section. Now you’ve got a new tree that’s already producing sap and as thick as the limb you’ve chosen! WAY faster than waiting the YEARS it could take to grow a tree to that size from a seed or a sprout.

Planting the new tree in sphagnum moss is a good way to help it grow lots of new roots and make sure it stays healthy before transferring it to a different soil mix or into the ground.

You also want to make sure that you leave probably a couple inches between the part of the branch you shave the bark off of and the main trunk of the tree, because after you cut off the limb, the wood beneath it will die back a bit and you don’t want part of the trunk to start rotting.

[plantanarchy]

This is a good intro post!

It’s a good idea if you want to get propagating to search “[specific plant] propagation”. Every plant has a different method that works best, and there are bound to be loads of articles and videos out there of folks who have propagated that species before. Experimentation can’t hurt either.

Some plants need extra humidity or misting, some do best when trimmed a certain time of year, some grow roots when dry and some need to be wet

The “gmo plants are sterile and don’t root” thing in the OP though is complete horseshit and a misunderstanding of what GMOs are. There are only a handful of approved GMOs in the United States and they are all agricultural crops. I would assume many of them are also not sterile.

However! Many common plants you see in garden centers have either been selectively bred for less seed production because not going to seed = more flowers or they are hybrids (plant mutts) or often both! Hybrid plants CAN produce viable seed but there’s no guarantee that those seeds will “breed true” aka have the same genetics/qualities as the mother plant. If you are looking for veggie plants and see the word, “heirloom”, you know that you can save the seeds from those plants for next year.

Being sterile has NOTHING to do with producing roots or not, it’s about seed production. All sorts of fancy hybrid plants can be propagated via cutting. Fun fact though: many fancy plants are patented so propagation with intent to sell is illegal. Most plant breeders use a method of propagation called tissue culture (test tube babies but for plants) to continue the plant’s genetics into the next generation.

It’s a common misconception that any kind of hybridization or selective breeding = genetic modification, but this isn’t the case in a legal sense. There must be some kind of actual tampering with genes in a labratory, not just old-fashioned plant breeding. A few years ago actually there was a big kerfuffle because a number of fancy petunias were tested and found to have been genetically modified, not registered or labelled as such, and then sold illegally in the US and used in breeding programs. All those petunias had to be pulled and destroyed.

Kinda got off topic here but the illegal gmo petunias story is actually pretty cool. Mostly because it came out because some plant biologist dude saw some orange petunias went “huh petunias don’t come in Orange last time I checked but this reminds me of some GMO plant experiments back in the day” and he tested the plants and discovered they did indeed contain foreign DNA

How the transgenic petunia carnage of 2017 began

Growers destroy plants after biologist spots forgotten flowers

[gahdamnpunk]

It’s also based on a true story! But of course Netflix isn’t promoting it at all 😒😒 Please watch it so we can get another season!

[heatherwitch]

Beltane Resource Masterpost

A collection of categorized links for your Beltane needs! What is Beltane? [X] Beltane is celebrated between April 30th to May 1st (October 31st to November 1st in the S. Hemisphere) and is also called: May Day, Lá Bealtaine, and Beltaine!

The Basics:

Beltane correspondences

More Beltane correspondences!

Tidbits on Beltane / Beltane tips

Things to do on Beltane / Activities and ideas / Celebrate Beltane

Beltane for lazy witches / Beltane on a budget

Urban witch on Beltane

Beltane Crafts:

Fae offerings for Beltane

Beltane crafts

DIY flower pressing

Flower ink (in 3 steps)

Beltane Recipes:

Traditional Beltane foods

Beltane foods

Beltane fried honey cakes

Bealtaine recipe list

Beltane fae tea

Beltane Spells:

Beltane eve fairy spell

Beltane solitary rituals

Beltane life chant

Bealtaine pet protection prayer

Self love bath sachet

Beltane spell jar

Beltane Tarot Spreads:

Beltane growth spread (3 card)

Spring garden tarot spread (3 card)

The Beltane fire tarot spread (6 card)

Beltane tarot spread (6 card)

Spring spread! (6 card)

Beltane blessings (7 card)

Spring tarot spread (16 card)

Other:

What to put on your altar for Beltane!

Beltane masterpost

The witch’s Beltane playlist

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Witch Warning

I don’t like making posts like this. They’re not fun to write, but this is important. 

A friend of mine already made a post on her social media and in several groups about this, and I thought I would mention it here in case this has spread to Tumblr. I’ll also be talking about some related (often offline) problems I’ve seen ongoing over the years.

Apparently, some people on social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) are receiving messages from folks claiming to be “psychic” and saying they can “read their mind.” 

These messages usually end with “I can tell you’ve been cursed; pay me money to remove it!” or get even creepier, depending on what the goal of the creep sending them actually is. 

If you receive a message like this, don’t fall for it. My friend suggested that if someone claims to be able to “read your mind” online), try asking them your PIN number. If they don’t immediately respond with that (and trust me, they won’t), they obviously can’t directly read your mind. 

They may know all kinds of facts about you that you didn’t tell them - but unless they can answer a simple question like that, you don’t need to worry about them being in your head. 

If they do know facts about you (like where you live, your school, etc), it’s probably because they haunt your social media. 

This in and of itself is worrying, but there are steps you can take to remove that information from their reach. Be careful who you add as a friend on social media, and who you give access to information like that. 

Even if the person pulling this isn’t on your friend’s list or whatever, they may have an alternate account that is, and be learning from that. If they claim they’re so psychic they know things like your favorite band or favorite pairing or whatever, you can pretty much assume they’ve just been reading your posts. 

It’s important to realize that, especially if you use the same username or email address everywhere, people can find and connect your accounts, easily. Unless you’re prepared for that, take steps to prevent it.

If someone messages you unsolicited claiming they’ve cursed you, or that they can “sense” you’re cursed or have a “darkness” about you, block them. Chances are, they’re just after your money. 

It’s true that some witches take money in exchange for workings, but in my view, no legitimate practitioner would go out of their way to bully someone into hiring them like that. Besides, the “you’re cursed and I need a million dollars to remove it” thing is a well-known scam.

This brings up a larger issue in the occult community: unsolicited “readings.” Please, I really hope you all don’t do this. It’s extremely rude to read, or attempt to read, someone without their permission. 

If someone pulls it on you, I honestly recommend just ignoring them and reevaluating your relationship with the person. In most cases, consider the context.

Example: If someone who’s obviously (or even just may) have unrequited romantic or sexual interest in you starts telling you they were “your lover in the past life,” and they know this from “reading you,” you can ignore it. They have an ulterior motive, and even if they (think they are) sensing something to that effect, it doesn’t have to matter to you unless you decide it does.

Another example: If someone you’re having a row with locally starts telling everyone (even you) that you’re a “dark soul,” or a “psychic vampire,” ask yourself if you’ve any reason to believe that. In most cases, this sort of thing comes from a place of spite and can be safely ignored. I’ve written about this in the past, and it’s a problem in the community at times.

And, always, just because someone says their empathic and can sense your emotions doesn’t mean it’s really true. Besides, even very adept empaths get confused at times. As well, some people will pretend to be empaths when they’re nothing of the sort. 

If someone’s telling you that they can sense you’re feeling XYZ, and you decidedly aren’t, don’t feel compelled to “play along” to make them feel better or keep the friendship/relationship going. 

If someone says their “healing you” and you don’t feel healed, again, you shouldn’t play along. I’m not saying people making these claims are necessarily scam artists, but even if they aren’t, your feedback is important, and you shouldn’t pretend something is happening when it isn’t.

To return to the original situation - If some person you’ve never met on social media is saying that they themselves have cursed you, disengage immediately. Block them. 

If they keep coming back under alternate names or accounts, keep blocking and reporting them. 

And realize that if this isn’t someone you’ve interacted with extensively in the past, someone you know in real life or a very close internet friend, the chances they’ve managed any kind of curse are very slim. 

Even if they are such a person, you can counter a curse yourself. I’ve written up my own method for doing this, but it won’t suit everyone, and there are plenty of other methods available that you can find easily online. 

I know what it can be like when worries about this kind of thing get out of hand. It can happen to the best of us, so don’t be ashamed if someone makes you feel worried in this fashion. 

The best way to stop that from happening is to act quickly and to also let trusted friends and loved ones know what’s happening. 

Other witches are important in this situation, witches you know well and trust, because they can help avoid paranoia. If you don’t have any other witch-friends, consider talking to someone else you trust. 

Please note that I’m not curse-shaming here, but there’s a big difference between cursing someone who’s abused you and then just letting it happen, and threatening someone randomly (who they don’t even know) on social media to make themselves seem more powerful or score a quick buck. 

In most cases, though, the people who make these threats and claims don’t actually do any cursing. I’ve run into people claiming it over and over to friends, and nothing bad ever happens to them.

[dailywitchlings]

Witchy *Free* PDF book list Masterpost

Hey lovely witches! I wanted to share some of my PDF witchy books I have on my computer. I know it’s hard to find these books and not everyone has money to buy them or easy access. I hope I can help someone with this <3

Most of the books are on my google drive library, you can click on the link and then download if you’d like to.

A Manual of Occultism, by Sepharial

Mastering Witchcraft, by Paul Huson

Natural Magic, by Pamela J.Ball

Pagan Spells, Author Unknown

Herbal Magick - Herbal enchantments, folclore and divination by Gerina Dunwich <3

Spell Crafts - Creating magical objects, by, Scott Cunningham and David Harrington <3

The Book of Power, by Idres Shah

The Complete book of Incense, Oils ad Brews, by Scott Cunningham

The Essential Skills of Magick - Benjamim Rowe

The Ultimate Book of Spells - Pamela J. Ball *my favorite spellbook*

50 of The Most Powerful Spells, by unknown author

Witchcraft Today, by Gerald Gardner

The Gardnerian Book of Shadows

The Basics of Magic, by K. Amber

8 Sabbaths of Witchcraft, by Mike Nichols

Witchcraft Today, by Gerald Gardner

Celtic Mythology and Religion, by Alexander Macbain

The Art and meaning of Magic, By Israel Regardie

An Introduction to the Study of Tarot, by Paul Foster Case

The Alchemy of Abundance, by Lisa McSherry

Encyclopedia of Acient Roman and Greek Mythology, by James Belton

Asgard and the Gods, by M. W. MacDowall,

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Spells by, Michael Johnstone

Witches’ Bible by, Janet and Stewart Farrar

The Witch’s Master Grimoire, by Lady Sabrina

The meaning of Witchcraft, by Gerald Gardner

Aleister Crowley book collection (google drive)

Lid Off the Cauldron, by Patricia Crowther

A Grimoire for Modern Cunningfolk, by Peter Paddon

The A to Z of Dream Interpretation, by Pamela J. Ball

The Dream Oracle, by Pamela J. Ball

The Great Book of Spells, by Pamela J. Ball <3

The Techniques of Astral Projection, By Dr. Douglas M. Baker

The Opening of the Third Eye, By Dr. Douglas M. Baker

Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft, By Bailey Michael

The Goddess is in Details, by Deborah Blake <3

Circle, Coven and Grove, by Deborah Blake

A Witch’s Dozen, by Deborah Blake <3

Witchcraft on a Shoestring by Deborah Blake

Egyptian Magic, By Ernest Budge

Advanced Candle Magick, By Raymond Buckley

Amulets and Magic, By Budge Walli

Pen and Ink Witchcrafr , By Collin Calloway

Basic Sigil Magic, By Philip Cooper

The Occult Properties of Herbs , By W.B Crow

Shadow Work Guidebook, by Jessica Cross

Gemstone Sorcery, By Gerina Dunwich <3

Wicca A to Z By  Gerina Dunwich

Every Witch Way By Ellen Dugan <3

Power Of The Witch By Laurie Cabot <3

The Spiral Dance By Starhawk <3

Spiritual Power - Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Book of Shadows By, Phyllis Curott:

Witchcrafting By Phyllis Curott

Spells for the Solitary Witch By Eileen Holland

Wiccan Magick By Raven Grimassi

The Witch’s Familiar By Raven Grimassi

Magical Candle Crafting By Ember Grant

Magical Powder Recipes By Lady Gianne

Wicca For Beginners By Lisa Chamberlain

Scott Cunningham’s Books:

Divination for Beginners

Wicca in the Kitchen <3

Book of Shadows

Living Wicca

Crystal Gem and Metal Magick <3

Wicca

Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs

Magical Household, Rituals and spells for the home <3

D.J Conway’s Books:

Mystical Dragon

Norse Magic

Wicca, The Complete Craft

Falcon, Feather and Valkyrie Sword

Celtic Magic

Christopher Penczak’s Books

Gay Witchcraft - Christopher Penczak

The Living Temple of Witchcraft V. II- Christopher Penczak

The Gates of Witchcraft

The Living Temple of Witchcraft V.II 

Mystic Foundation

The Outer Temple Of Witchcraft

The Inner Temple of Witchcraft

The Witch’s Shield

Cassandra Eason’s Books:

A Practical Guide of Witchcraft and Spells, 

Fabulous Creatures, Mythical Monsters and Animal Power Symbols

Candle Power

The Art of Pendulum

The Complete Guide to Psychic Development

Illes Judika’s Books:

Magic When You Need It - 150 Spells

Pure Magic

The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft

Ellwood Taylor’s Books:

Pop Culture Magic

The Pop Culture Grimoire

Multi-Media Magic

Manifesting Prosperity

For those of you who wish to see my full library on the drive, feel free to send me a message and I will send you the link!

HAVE FUN!  :)

[witchy-kitchen-craft-deactivate]

always reblog, this is sooo useful!

[hiddenhearthwitch]

Friendly reminder that books on wicca aren’t books on witchcraft - they’re not interchangeable. Wicca is a religion, witchcraft is a practice.

Raymon Buckland IS A BIG NO.

He is the right hand man of the creator of Wicca and a hard believer(it’s in his big book of witchcraft) that the God & Goddess are the only deities and have been around since the beginning of time. Any deity or religion that came after is essentially the God & Goddess which gives him and anyother Wiccan under his practice the rights to use it. I had a whole a whole post on him and Gardenia Wicca on my old blog@thewitchofthenorse before it was deleted. It’s super gender normative, het-focused, and extremely sexual. /HE IS NOT MINOR OR LGBT FRIENDLY/

I would highly suggest not reading Norse Magic if you’re new to Norse paganism or looking for historically based practices! I honestly just scrolled through it but there’s a bunch of misinformation about the realms, gods and practices in like the… four minutes I looked. D.J Conway has pretty much always been known to be historically inaccurate.

Christopher Penczak is known for using Jewish practices and rituals in his writing despite being raised Catholic(and going to Catholic schools growing up) and never actually being converted or doing any of the process. He also constantly references voodoo and hoodoo to the point of actually having chapters about how readers(White ppl included) can learn to practice(check the Mystic Foundation). Not to mention literally every other culture he appropriates: “…practices witchcraft blended with the wisdom of mystic traditions from across the globe.” <- His about me in his books. I’m happy we have an openly gay witch writing books for us whatever but he constantly promotes other white authors who are making thousands of dollars a year off of black & native magic.

Pagan Spells by “author unknown” is by Al Selden Leif(it says at the bottom of the document. I couldn’t find anything on this author because this is presumably not their actual name & only publish through google docs.

Natural Magic, by Pamela J.Ball is literally spends the first quarter of the book on how to appropriate black & native cultures and the continues to take credit to their magic & rituals later in the book.. so..

Tbh I’m too tired to go through all of these but please do your research friends. I’m sure these aren’t the only problematic books & authors listed. Cunningham & Crowley are both big yikes

[thewitchofthenorsetrilogy]

I’ve been getting some messages about general disdain I have towards Wiccan authors ~ feel free to read any of the above listed books to gain perspective.

[leodrune]

house cleaning magick

a great way for a witch to multitask is to combine house cleaning with house cleansing magick; incorporating green witchcraft into your household cleaning supplies and methods can greatly benefit the energy within the home.

☾ giving the floors an initial sweep with a regular broom can be followed by a final sweep with a besom, to send any mischievous energy out with the dust. if you don’t have a besom, or don’t want to risk dirtying it, you can mark your broom with some sigils for purification and banishing harmful energy.

☾ lavender-lemon-rosemary natural cleaning spray

for surface cleaning, a homemade herbal cleaning spray is a useful option. you can use this to clean surfaces in the kitchen and bathroom, and it has great energy cleansing properties. you will need:

✳ 8 oz. distilled white vinegar (protection and fire magick)

✳ 6 oz. distilled water

✳ 2 oz. rubbing alcohol or vodka

✳ 5 drops lemon essential oil (spiritual opening, purification)

✳ 10 drops lavender essential oil (peace, harmony, happiness)

✳ 5 drops rosemary essential oil (protection and removing negativity)

mix everything together in a spray bottle and get to work!

☾ sadness/stress-be-gone herbal room spray

a homemade herbal room spray is a relatively easy way to incorporate magick into your house cleaning. this particular recipe is also an excellent alternative to smoke cleansing, if you have smoke sensitivities. you will need:

✳ 1 tbsp. witch hazel (relieving sadness, warding off evil)

✳ 1 cup distilled water

✳ 10 drops sage essential oil (powerful cleansing)

✳ 10 drops rose essential oil (domestic peace and happiness)

✳ 10 drops chamomile essential oil (reducing stress, restful sleep, calmness)

mix together and spray for magick aromatherapy on the bed, the dining table, or anywhere that needs an energy lift.

☾ handling mold (and unwanted energy) with homemade clove oil

if mold grows in the kitchen, bathroom or elsewhere, clove will kill the spores and eliminate the health risks associated with mold in the air. in the magickal sense, clove is known for its exorcism and banishment qualities, making it a cleanser in both the physical and metaphysical sense. to make clove-infused oil, you will need:

✳ 1 tbsp whole cloves (exorcism, banishing, cleansing)

✳ 1 cup olive oil

✳ a rolling pin or coffee grinder, and a small spray bottle

either grind the whole cloves in a coffee grinder or roll them out in a ziploc bag with a rolling pin to break them up. place the cloves and olive oil together in the jar, and close it. let it sit in a dark place, like a pantry, for two to three weeks; strain the cloves out and pour the oil into the spray bottle.

spray the oil on mold or mold-prone areas and let it sit for 20 minutes or so before wiping it off.

☾ grounding magick: mopping with basil

basil is perhaps the most historically significant herb in the realm of witchcraft, as witches were said to drink basil juice before flying on their brooms (or astral projecting) to strengthen their magic. magickally, it can help with protection, prosperity, dispelling fear and weakness, psychic power, and promoting emotional awareness and mindfulness. as a result, it makes an excellent addition to mop water when cleansing the floors, which offer the vital grounding and stability of your space.

boil some basil in water and add to the mop bucket, or use a few drops of basil essential oil. to make a ritual out of it, mop in order of cardinal direction, north-east-south-west.

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Tips for writing spells:

If you want to keep something close, bury it in your back yard. If you want to attract something, bury it under the front door step If you want to destroy its influence, burn it. If you want it to move away and sink, throw it in running water If you want to disperse it to a distance, throw it into a crossroads If you want to fix its influence, inter it in a five-spot pattern If you want it to work by means of spirits, bury it in a graveyard If you want to hide its point of origin, conceal it in a tree If you want it to work in secret, give it in food or drink If you want it to work by stealth, hide it in clothing or on objects If you want its influence to begin or strengthen, throw it East If you want its influence to end or weaken, throw it West If you want its influence to rise and fall cyclicly, float it in a tidal estuary

[theleveretpath]

Oh, guys. Oh. Guys. This, if you’re ever stuck on how to perform a spell! Handy little guide of awesome.

[greysorcery-deactivated20200709]

If you want to work with ancestors or guardian spirits, put it to the North. If you want to work from a place of innocence, put it to the South. If you want its effect to be strong and quick, burn it. If you want it to curse- burn it then bury in the West of a crossroads. If you want to break curses, soak it in water in the West.  If you want to add extra power to your spell, dance before dealing with the incantation. If you want it to work by means of spirits, call to the directions If you want it to work by demons, put it in the forever-dark place If you want it to work by angels, burn then put ashes into sanctified water. If you want it to cleanse, shred it and bind in a bundle of sage. If you desire freedom from a situation- do it behind your back.

[angelophany]

I’ve become obsessed with pocket/travel altars lately so decided to start one of my own. There’s still a few more things I need but I’m really happy with how it is so far! The case is an old cigarette case I got at a boot sale a couple of years ago just because I thought it was pretty! Inside I have a tea light candle, a little notepad with useful sigils, a rose quartz heart, a clear quartz pendant, a little vial of lavender for peace, a sun and moon representation as well as a pentacle and a dried white flower and four leaf clover for purity and luck. Lastly is a black velvet pouch to keep everything protected in the case.

If you have one of your own I’d love to see it!

[norindoeswitchcraft]

Pocket Animal/ Familiar Witch Kit with

Animal Charms

Wand

Snake Ring

2 White Birthday Candles

2 Green and White Birthday Candles

1 Green Tea Candle

Cat Necklace

Pet Remembrance Bottle (Catnip, shed fur, and shed whiskers)

Catnip

Matches

Empty Tea Bag for a tiny sachet

“Animals are drawn to me” sigil from Sigil Athenaeum

[heatherwitch]

Travel Witchery

Because why not incorporate witchcraft into every aspect of your life, amiright or amiright?

What to bring…

Pocket/Travel altars! [X] [X] [X] [X]

Travel talisman

Small crystals/Crystal jewelry.

A pendulum.

Your tarot cards/playing cards for the intent of divination.

A witchy journal, or books on witchcraft!

Something to *legally* collect soil, water, plants, and other things from where you travel.

A locket with items/ingredients within it inspired by the spell bottles/jars below:

To aid in safe travels…

Spell for safe travels

Safe travels chant

Travel safely spell

Protection for travellers spell

Safe travels: A magical powder

Safe travels sachet / Safe travels sachet

Spell and charm bag for safe travels

Safe travels spell bottle

Safe travels spell bottle necklace

Safe travels mini spell jar

Safe travels spell jar

Other handy spells…

Spell bottle for good travels

Your own highway spell

Time passing powder

10 magical ways to spruce up your car

Car safety tips

Improvised charms for the travelling witch

Cute travel witch idea

Sigils…

The traveler’s sigil

Safe travels [X] [X] [X] [X]

I am safe while traveling

I am safe when I drive / Safe driving

I experience luck on my travels

To have an awesome adventure

There and back again

[norindoeswitchcraft]

Basic Divination Travel Altar/ Witch Kit

Includes:

Wand

Glass “Crystal Ball”

2 White Birthday Candles

Basic Elemental Runes

Matches

Mirror

Mood Ring

Small Bottle of Black Tea

Small Black “Cauldron” for holding water for scrying

Made out of the plastic holder for a tea candle painted black

I am admittedly not a witchcraft expert, especially not in relation to divination, so if anyone has any suggestions I would gladly make an updated version in the future!

[theblessedbee]

🌈 How to: Pocket Altar Kit 🐚

Hey witchblr, I just thought I would share a bit about my pocket altar that I spontaneously put together so I can take my craft with me wherever I go. I think this is an awesome idea, and If you can find ways to maximize space, you can actually take a great deal of stuff with you. Tins are very cheap, and you might already have exactly what you need at home to make this kit. This may be a great idea for you if you don’t want or can’t have a big elaborate altar in your home. It can be packed up and put away at any time.

🌼 My “Eclectic Seawitch” Altar Kit includes the following: 🌼

⚈ Pouch to hold contents of kit

⚈ Pouch for crystals & seashells

⚈ Homemade rose quartz pendulum

⚈ Various crystals: clear quartz, pyrite, opal, rose quartz

⚈ Various seashells: mini conch, mini nautilus, mini scallops

⚈ Ankh/ Cross

⚈ Spellbook and gold pen

⚈ Rose quartz worry stone

⚈ Bowl-shaped shells for burning incense and sage

⚈ Matchbook including incense cones, matches

⚈ Birthday candles

⚈ Vile of shasta sage, himalayan salt and cilantro seeds

⚈ Small mermaid statue

⚈ Seashell lipgloss

⚈ Lace altar cloth

⚈ Mini alchemy cards

⚈ Mini Log

⚈ Ohana Mirror

🌼 Top 10 Tips for an Alotid Tin Altar 🌼

🌱Use a tin, box or pouch! Anything you feel suitable to hold your kit.

🌱Choose a theme for your kit if you like! Model it after what kind of Witch you are classified by if you wish. Or it can be a bit eclectic like mine, try to be as creative as you can!

🌱Avoid painting the inside of the tin and glue some cardstock only instead to maintain magnetics, that way you can use anything with a magnet on the inside of your tin. Get chalkboard labels and a piece of chalk for your tin, write things all over!

🌱Use various mediums hot glue, rubber cement, modge podge, paints, glitters, textures, moss, petals, twigs, feathers, ect.

🌱Decorate the inside with some fun pattern papers, laces, anything pretty. Tear open some magazines!! use stickers, beads, crystals and other decorative items, glue them on!

🌱Personalize your kit! Include pendulums, worry stones, crystal grids, mirrors, oils, sage bundles, anything you would like to include for yourself. Switch out things that dont work for you. If a tealight is better for you than birthday candles, switch it out. Include wildflower or herb seeds to grow outside on your journeys!

🌱Decorate matchbooks! Stick pictures to them, inspirational words and paint them or add some glitter. Maximize your creative space. If you dont have room for a matchbook, cut the match stip off of the box and glue it into your tin.

🌱You can use the mini jars as candle holders if the opening is small enough to keep it sturdy. Bring an empty jar and other jars with ingredients in them to make spell jars on the go.

🌱Include pictures of people you care about, dieties, spiritual symbols and sigils. Anything meaningful for you. You can design it so you can lay it on its side to turn into a shrine for a diety.

🌱Keep a log book and get your friends to sign it if they participate for memories sake.

🌼 My Process 🌼

It’s made out of an old Altoid tin I had laying around. Intially I had the urge to paint it blue and turquoise on the outside and white on the inside.

After drying, I got my glue gun out and glued various laces to the outside and I took apart an old pair of costume earings that I never wear. I glued the jewels to the top of the tin. I also used a 3d butterfly sticker as the main focal point. To make sure it sticks well I put a dab of glue from the glue gun in the middle. I painted around everything with gold glitter paint to accent the gold parts. I was really happy with the outcome, and not having to spend any money.

I included my favorite crystals, shells, especially my rose quartz pendulum and worry stone. My favourite is my heart-shaped rose quartz I recieved as a gift from my Boyfriend.

I decorated my viles with some old looking medicine labels I got from Michaels as well as some letter stickers to label them. It made it gave them a fancy apothecary look.

I decorated my matchbook as much as I could! I wanted to use up all my creative space including the inside of the tin. I utilized colored paper, stickers, jewels, beads, lace and ribbon, paint and glitter. Anything within your reach can be used if you use your own personal magick.

My kit includes a set of Mini Alchemy cards. I made them by glueing them to a pattern cardstock. I have a bigger version with the writings on the side but they were quite big and didn’t fit right in the tin, so I decided to make mini ones with the mini card stickers. The mini versions dont have writings on the side, so I have a full guide in my spellbook.

With the same card stock I lined my tin so they match. I also made a Log and Diary Card out of some fancy paper I had. I have “Adventure Awaits” both on the inside of my tin and on the card, I thought it was cute they matched.

I included whatever I personally thought I would want when I’m out and about. You can tweak yours however you like! You may want to bless your tin and cleanse it if you wish, enchant it so that way it stays safe, and doesn’t break as easily.

I hope this inspires you! Now go forth and make a kit for yourself!

𝐵𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝑒!

[eilonwe]

♡ mini altar witch kit for a friend ♡ 

[lesbianoscarwilde]

Dorm-friendly offerings & altars

I don’t know about y'all, but I’m BIG on using candles and burning incense as offerings for my deities. I love asking them to help me pick out a candle or incense scent that they would like, and burning it in their honor. That’s my standard go-to when I’m at home. But when I move back on campus this fall, I’m going to have to get a bit more creative for the no-burning-things rule and so as not to alert my already suspicious roommate, lol. I thought I’d compile a list of ideas for dorm and roommate-friendly offerings and altars. 

Obvs, this can be useful in any situation in which you can’t practice openly for whatever reason. PLEASE, feel free to add your own ideas & your own examples from your practice. I want this to be an interactive list!

Offerings

Make them a drink (coffee and tea seem to be popular, but anything can work)

Cut out a portion of your lunch to share with them

Draw them (they’ll love it!)

WAX WARMERS!! If you can have them. Closest alternative to a candle

Oil diffusers

Collect pretty things you find outside that remind you of them. Rocks, feathers, flowers, etc.

Dedicate your work in their domain to them (ex. dedicating your study time to Odin)

If you have kitchen access, bake things for them

Altars

Pocket altars are always a good idea (check out the pocket altar and altoid altar tags for ideas)

E-shrines

If you can do it discreetly, you can set up your altar on a windowsill or in a corner of your desk. 

[moderndiviner]

Pocket Altars- What to make them out of

For those who don’t have the time, money, or space, to make a larger altar, a pocket altar is a great alternative. They’re also far easier to take with you if you travel a lot, or if you always want to be able to carry your altar.

What to make a pocket altar out of:

-Altoid or mint containers. This is the most common one I see, and it’s effective. The containers can be painted, and are fairly light on their own.

-Jewelry boxes. This will limit your amount of room, since most jewelry boxes are rather small. They’re easy to carry around, though.

-Wooden craft boxes. Fairly inexpensive and in nice sizes at most craft and art stores.

-Sewing kits. Small, on-the-go sewing kits are about the same size as a mint container. They’re easy to decorate, but most have pegs for spools, so it may not have as much space as it seems to.

-Nail kits. At least I think that’s what they’re called. They’re pretty flat so it isn’t easy to keep anything bulky in them.

-Wallet. You can have a separate wallet for your alter, or keep it in your regular one.

-Glasses case. Fairly inconspicuous and has a decent amount of room.

-Hollowed out book. A lot more work and quite a bit larger, but has a lot of charm.

-Hollowed soda can. I’ve actually made on of these, but it took a lot of work and it’s a bit too bulky to carry around. (https://imgur.com/gallery/RYJTn)

-Old medicine bottles. Be sure that you don’t still need these, and you would probably want to repaint them. They don have a ton of room, so they’re best for really small travel altars.

-USB bracelet or USB. If you have a digital altar, you can upload it to a USB and carry it with you as a travel altar.

-Card boxes. The boxes for playing cards make for small but easy pocket altars.

-Hollowed out chapstick container. Like the soda can, this one is a lot of work and I recommend looking into exactly how to do it. It’s very small and light, and can fit in almost any pocket.

-Tiny glass jars. I tend not to recommend these because glass carries the risk of shattering, but if you’re careful they should be fine.

-Shells. Not really all that efficient, but great as a pocket piece of an altar.

-Satchet bags and jewelry bags. Nice and small little drawstring bags.

-Dice boxes. I’m really into tabletop gaming, and so I have a few little plastic boxes that some of my polyhedral dice have come in. They make great small altars.

This list is by no means comprehensive, I’m just giving ideas as I think of them. Thank you for reading.