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[leoprincess777]

WHY YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO LOVE YOURSELF

Everyone knows spiritualists and psychologists always talk about how loving yourself should come first and you should put yourself first, you should accept yourself the way you are etc. but I never really understood the essence of it until recently and I don’t think a lot of us haven’t really have it a thought to comprehend why it’s so important and what it means exactly. 

If you’ve ever tried to gave this concept a go by repeating or writing down self-love affirmations and quit after the first time, that’s probably because you felt like it didn’t do anything and there was no depth to it. But the truth it, even if you feel NOTHING consciously is changing like you’re suddenly transforming into your ideal self and your life is completely upgrading, you are reprogramming your subconscious into loving yourself which gives incredible results in many facets of your life including having a higher self esteem and self love, which is ultimately what transforms your life. You don’t need a lot of ingredients to live your life to the fullest, the basis of the entire formula is having a strong self love and faith in yourself and everything else follows.

Even if you think you already have a good self esteem and you tell yourself you already love yourself, you should still practice a form of self love whether that is through repeating affirmations, journaling or meditation or whatever because while your conscious mind KNOWS and thinks you deserve everything good in life, your subconscious mind may be disagreeing but you’d have no idea. This and limiting beliefs are the biggest blocks in your way to manifesting your bestest life

[samwisethewitch]

A simple spell to release stress

When we hold on to excess stress, it creates a blockage in our personal energy system. Imagine that your is body filled with tiny, invisible wires that carry energy from one point to the next. When you hold on to stress in a certain area, you tie a knot in the wires that keeps energy from flowing smoothly to the rest of your body. This can manifest as fatigue, lack of motivation, overwhelm, or other mental and physical symptoms. This spell is designed to untie those knots and let the energy flow freely.

This spell is very loosely adapted from the book Light Magic for Dark Times by Lisa Marie Basile, which I highly recommend for anyone looking to bring witchcraft into their self care practice or vice versa.

What you will need:

A piece of white paper

A pen or pencil

A bowl or cup of clean, fresh water (water from the tap is fine!)

(Optional) a few drops of lavender essential oil

Performing the spell:

Set aside some time when you can be alone and won’t be disturbed. If you like, set the mood by lighting candles, burning incense, or playing music. If you chose to include lavender oil, add it to the water now.

On the paper, write a detailed description of the situation that is causing you stress, and of how it makes you feel. Be as specific as possible. What emotions do you feel? Are there physical sensations associated with these emotions? Where in your body do you feel them? (If you are more comfortable drawing than writing, draw a picture that represents your situation and how it makes you feel.)

Keep writing/drawing until you run out of things to say. Get a second piece of paper if you need to. Don’t worry about making it pretty or even legible. What matters is that you get the emotions out and onto the page.

Fold the paper in half, folding it away from yourself; rotate it to the left and fold it again; rotate to the left again and fold one more time for a total of three folds. With each fold, repeat out loud or in your head, “I acknowledge these feelings and I let them go. I release.”

Submerge the folded paper in the bowl of water. Make sure it is completely covered. Watch it soak through, and watch the ink bleed from the paper.

Say, “Spirits of water, keepers of emotion and the subconscious, spirits of healing, help me to cleanse and release. Help me restore my energy.”

Allow the envelope to soak in the water for at least an hour before disposing of it.

[lofeel]

[iamhannalashay]

I am tired of half ass weak relationships. I’m not looking to get into a “non-relationship” relationship. I want a real, genuine, raw, love. I want consistency and commitment not someone who’s gonna keep up a routine for about a month and afterwards let it die down, I want to be able go about my day carefree and not have to worry if you’re entertaining someone in a way you know damn well you’d get upset if I did the same. I want consideration. I want you to think about me throughout the day, respect me and keep in mind how your actions might affect me, and us as a whole. If you’re busy all day that’s fine, but just try and let me know so i’m not sitting up having my mind travel to unconventional places. I want growth. The point of a relationship is to learn, expand and grow from it so you can create a true bond with each other. I want to be able to build something great that’s not all just for show. I want communication and maturity. I want us to feel comfortable talking to eachother so that if there is an issue or problem there won’t be any hesitance to open up with eachother. I want us to be able to confide in each other and say things that we’ve never admitted out loud. I want to have a strong level of trust and honesty. I don’t want to have to doubt your intentions or your motives, I want to be able to tell and show you things that others don’t have access to without regret. I want to be comfortable to my core with you. I want us to work our asses off, get this money and go on vacation together. I want laughter, effort, and unforgettable times, phenomenal sex and even better conversation. I want to be claimed and shown off, not by social media but from you. I want to be appreciated and celebrated. I want thoughtfulness and passion. I want the love between us to beam and radiate so strong that it’s undeniable. I want this to be mutual. I want love. not lust, not a situationship, not “idk what we are but your mines”. I want love. So if you cannot and are not willing to put in the work to create that with me, then leave me the fuck alone.

[sylvancreature]

cats,

cats,

cats!!!

👒🐱🌱🍓✨

[psychedelicfae]

[psychedelicfae]

[elhoimleafar]

Protect your energy like what really is, a honest Manifestation of your presence 💥💫✨ #Healerstribe #Magestribe

[peonies-and-honeybees]

Things you can do to cleanse that dont involve white sage

Sage scented candles are the closest and work just as well

Any potent herb when burned will cleanse properly (lavender, rosemary, basil)

Black salt can be dissolved slightly with water and painted on the skin as a form of protection

High, sharp frequencies can cleanse the room fairly well, though i find the other methods more effective

Protect the plant and leave it be! There are many ways to cleanse that are just as effective!!

[themanicnami]

Substitutions, Reworking & Personalizing Spells

Substitutions

Substitutions in magick and spellwork is where you replace an ingredient for a spell with another due to lack of the listed ingredient. This is often done when a witch does not have specific plants, herbs or crystals on hand for when working a spell. This is a very common practice especially when individuals are on a budget or are still “in the forest” so unable to get specific ingredients. This is also done when a spell calls for an obscure or hard to find or even endangered herb/plant such as white sage, mugwort, nightshade, wormwood, wolfsbane and other harder to come by plants that one could not normally find in a store or local gardens.

General Substitution:

White Candles for any candle color

Rosemary for any herb/plant

Table Salt for any salt

Tap Water for any water

Clear Quartz for any crystal

Black Tea for any tea

Rose for any flower

Tobacco for any toxic herb/plant

Sage Incense for any incense

Olive Oil for any oil/carrier oil

Frankincense for any gum resin

Lemon for any citrus

Apple for any fruit

There are things in each “category” of ingredients for spells that are used for general over all substitution. Though these ingredients below can substitute for anything in their given category it does not mean that they are the best items to use for substitution in every spell. Why is that? Simply because each ingredient has different correspondences and though these items are “general” they have their own correspondences which can very much be different from what the spell is corresponding to.

An Example: Rosemary corresponds with protection, love, lust, mental powers, exorcism, purification, healing, sleep, youth. If you are using it in a spell for money it may not work as well as it would to substitute the missing herb with another herb that corresponds with money, wealth and prosperity. This is why the list above is simply for if you are in a pinch and you have absolutely nothing else to substitute in for it.

This is why it is better to go with intent based substitutions, for they tend to correspond better with the spell and are more likely to be successful. It is very easy to figure out other ingredients that work with a spell by seeing if the ingredient corresponds with the intent, such as does this crystal correspond with love in anyway? If so it is a good substitute for a love spell, if it doesn’t then it is a poor choice. This part is where you need to research yourself to ensure you are substituting things properly. Research the correspondences of what you have and see if they match with the spell you wish to find a substitute for.

Reworking

Reworking is the process of changing the actions, procedures and steps of a spell to cater to either one’s own situation or to work with ingredients that have been substituted or are missing. Reworking works hand and hand with substitution. The reason this is, is because sometimes when we substitute ingredients we can no longer use the same processes done in the spell. This is common when we substitute something such as a water safe crystal with a non-water safe crystal for a potion or substituting an edible plant with a toxic one in an edible spell.

Here is an example scenario that will show us both the process of standard substitution and reworking.

A Spell for Protection requires you to have a bowl of water and some aloe. The process of the spell is soaking the aloe in the water for a short time then rubbing the herb on your wrists and forehead. You wish to do this spell but you have come across the problem of having no aloe. Below are some examples of how to substitute with this spell and how to rework it when necessary.

Solution Example: You happen to have mint which also corresponds with protection. Mint is a non-toxic plant and it is good for your skin as well as smells quite nicely. So you easily replace the aloe leaves with mint leaves instead and go about the spell as the steps instructs. This is an example of substitution that does not require any sort of reworking.

Solution Example: You have blueberries which correspond with protection that you can use though you would rather not rub blueberries onto your skin leaving a sticky stained mess. This is where reworking is required. Blueberries are edible so instead you soak the blueberries in the water and instead eat the blueberries and then use the water to anoint yourself.

Solution Example: You have wolfsbane but it’s highly toxic and should definitely not be soaked in water, rubbed on your skin or ingested. This is a prime example of absolutely having to rework the spell for safety reasons. In this case it would perhaps be best to have the wolfsbane in a bowl and use its energy to mentally anoint yourself. This requires most likely reworking most if not all of the spell.

Reworking actions in witchcraft without substituting ingredients. This is most common due to a person’s situation or location making certain spells difficult to do. A very common example of this type of reworking would be reworking a spell to not have a burning process due to the witch being unable to use fire or burn objects due to their situation such as apartment or dorm living, lung sensitivity to smoke or having their own doubts about being able to work safely with fire due to one reason or another. Below are some suggested reworking actions for common things that some people are unable to do for one reason or another.

Substitutes for Burning: tearing/shredding, soaking in water (if safe), burying (if safe), pouring ink onto, scribbling out, erasing, crumpling or crushing, painting over, pouring wax over, cutting up via scissors, taping up

Substitutes for Ingestion: water soaking, meditation with item nearby, energy work via harnessing the item’s energy, burning (if safe), touch/holding (if safe)

Substitutes for Speaking/Chanting: thought/mental chanting, written word, gesture/sign language, listening to music with lyrics that correspond with spell/intent, air writing with finger

Reworking for Spoonies

Often spells can be too draining for those with “limited spoons” to use. In these cases, reworking a spell may often become necessary to make it easier on the witch casting it. In cases of this, certain gestures or steps may be too draining or difficult for the witch to perform due to physical or mental health. First off, this is nothing to be ashamed of, it’s okay if some things make you too uncomfortable or are just too difficult for you to do. There’s no reason to feel like you can’t do spellwork because of it. You can still do the spell by reworking the areas that you have difficulty in.

An example of this could be that a spell requires a lot of movement, gestures and chanting to do. As someone with limited energy you may not be able to exhaust so much of it by moving around like that. Instead you could examine the spell and see why that part may be required, if it is a spell to bring energy or motivation it may be added as a step to help encourage and invigorate the caster but making it difficult for you. Instead you can in this case find something that you find gives you a bit of a “pep in your step” that won’t exhaust you as much. An example may be music, listening to exhilarating and upbeat music can get the energy flowing instead so removing the chanting and dancing with loud energy filled music playing as you cast the spell is an excellent solution.

Another example may be that a witch has some lung and breathing difficulties making it very difficult for them to burn things or use incense due to it affecting their airways. In this case, the witch can examine what the spell is having them burn such as a spell for money having them burn basil and chamomile. Instead this witch can choose to soak the herbs into water or place them in a bowl near an open window to let the breeze spread their energy. Or even simply turning the spell into a sachet or jar spell instead of a burning one.

Personalization of Spells

To personalize a spell is to put your own personal touch onto it. This may include adding an additional step, adding ingredients or substituting ingredients not out of necessity but out of personal preference.

Examples of personalizing spells:

Adding the extra ingredient of rice to a money spell because you see rice as very closely related to money in your own personal practice

Adding a chant to a silent spell because you prefer chanting to get into the “witchy spirit” of the spell

Changing the spell’s written language because it is not your native one/you prefer using a different language for witchcraft

Changing the sigil in the spell to one of your personal sigils that you have a better association to the intent with

Replacing clear quartz with citrine for an energy spell because you prefer the energy of citrine over clear quartz

There are many ways to customize and personalize a spell to make it so it works better for you on a personal level. It is something that you will find easier to do with time once you have discovered the ingredients and methods of witchcraft that you prefer doing.

*note: reworking/personalizing a spell does not make it fully yours. If you wish to post this reworked/personalized spell please link it to the original or source the original seeing it was someone else’s work that you modified here and there for your own needs. It’s just polite to credit people for their work.

[will-o-the-witch]

Things to Consider in a Tarot Reading (Other Than Card Meanings)

It’s important to look at the meanings of tarot cards, but it’s very possible to pull even more out of a reading that individual card meanings. Here’s some other stuff you might consider bringing into your interpretation when it feels right:

🍄The position of the cards. This is why spread design can be so important! I’ve had instances where all the cards, in their positions, had the subjects looking or pointing towards one specific card. It was wild. What did it mean? Maybe nothing, but maybe something very significant, depending on the question!

🍄The visual element of the cards. Sometimes what’s depicted on the card can give more specific insight than the actual book meanings. The pictures were done that way for a reason, so don’t be afraid to give them their own weight! Also, sometimes the spread as a whole will have a flow of design (like when one half is much brighter than the other) or a specific card is WAY more colorful than the other cards on the table. Any of these could potentially carry meaning.

🍄Jumper cards. This is when a card pops out while you’re shuffling! I usually just put them back… UNLESS the question has already been presented, and I’m shuffling with that question in mind. Then, I keep them as extra advice, bonus cards.

🍄Reoccurring numbers. Maybe you do a four card spread for a friend, and you get the four of cups, four of swords, four of wands, and the Emperor! (IV.) What does that mean? What does the number four symbolize? Well, a lot of things, potentially, depending on what you study. Some tarot designs incorporate the Kabbalah’s numbered paths in the tree of life, others go with numerology. Maybe, the number four just means something special to you or the querent in particular.

🍄A bunch of cards in order. I’m not talking about when you forget to shuffle. I’m talking about when you give it a really good shuffle and you still get the ace, two, and three of Pentacles all in a row. This can be seen as a sign of progression, or that the events are all much more closely connected than anticipated. It can also mean it happens over a shorter period of time than normal. It’s up to you, your cards, and the contexts.

🍄Proportions of different features. Maybe you’re doing an obstacle spread, and your obstacle is something like the nine of swords. That’s pretty nasty, but if all the other cards in the spread are Major Arcana, then it’s probably not going to be that difficult to surmount. The reverse can also be true. Additionally, a high number of reversed cards in a spread typically signifies a lot of confusion, conflict, and turmoil.

🍄Reoccurring symbols. Beyond just the four suits, because that’s a given! But maybe your spread shows a lot of cards with images of fire, people dancing, or birds. Do these mean anything to you or the querent? What do they typically symbolize?

🍄Any hiccups or unusual events during the reading. Once I had a querent pick up a card to examine it, drop it, then pick it up and put it back reversed. Since it was the overall outcome card, I interpreted that as a heightened ability to change her own fate in this given situation, since she had turned the card from quite a bad omen to a good one. Sometimes little accidents like dropping cards, accidentally shifting them, or laying out the spread wrong are meant to be there and add to the meaning!

I hope this gives you some ideas! Feel free to add more. What do you interpret alongside the cards in a reading?

[thescarlettbitch]

Welcome to Quarantine with thescarlettbitch

How I have stayed sane during quarantine, and been witchy at the same time!

Cleansing and Cleaning - boring, I know. But I've always been violently depressed, seriously always, it started when I was about nine (tragic, yea shut up) and obviously that reflects itself in many aspects of life, I've always had a super messy room and occasionally I'd be motivated (*cough* manipulated *cough*) into cleaning it, but recently I've been telling better mentally and since I've got a lot of time on my hands I got my room done in about 20 hours, an evening and most of the next day. The entire time I was cleaning, I had my good vibes playlist going, my window open, incense or a candle burning. I also had to wash down the walls (it used to be my mom and step dad's room, she smokes like a pack and a half a day) and put moon water in with the soapy bleach water. Let me tell you it feels great having a clean room, especially if you did it yourself. I still get depressed, but that's water under the bridge for me. (Can't afford therapy at the moment but as soon as I can I'm getting a psychiatrist).

Rearranging furniture - basic, but hey. My room, like mentioned previously, used to be my mom and step dad's room, so my bed used to be on the wall to the left as soon as you walked in, in the center. I am NOT a center bed person, and this left very little room in my room, which only made the above mentioned mess worse. So I moved everything. My bed is now against the far wall and now I have so much floor space it's jarring. I also took this time to cleanse, as I rearranged while I was cleaning, it started as I was trying to vacuum behind my dressers and my mom was like "might as well do it all now" So yea.

Purging - go through EVERYTHING. I've gone through my closet and drawers like twelve times, moved some stuff to my dad's house, some to thrift stores, and I went from having so much shit I couldn't wear, to only having clothes I wear. I have so much more space now. I also went through all of the useless items and honestly half of it is in the trash and the other half is in a tote at my dad's house to be dealt with later, but I've still got a lot of space.

Redecorating - I have, at this point in time, painted: my bedroom door (a rainy creek with mushrooms), my closet doors (a cherry tree in front of a sunset), and part of the rest of the wall my closet is on (bunches of flowers). I also redid my altar completely, but I already have a post on that. These three things are very positive images for me, and I painted them with an intention. Some of the flowers on my flower wall are representative of my deities (roses for Aphrodite, asphodel for Hades, hyacinths for Apollo, mayweed for Athena, etc). And under the flowers I sketched sigils for a positive space, a good time to do warding.

Cooking - my family is southern and Italian. We cook. A lot. I've gotten to cook a lot of different stuff so far, from my Beltane Honey Cake to the guacamole I will be making probably Wednesday. And of course, cooking is magic. Herb correspondences, intention, it's awesome.

General crafting - I got to go to Walmart today, and they were almost completely out of paint, canvases, art supplies, etc. It was hilarious and also frustrating because we went so I could get more paint, but I still made out with black. I just wish they had white lmao. I'm getting paid soon for being my cousins math tutor (her teachers refuse to help her) and I'm going to be making my niece a dreamcatcher (per her request). Obviously crafting is already super witchy (intent, color correspondences, sigils, binding, etc) but it definitely deserves to be put here.

Self care - self care is SUPER witchy and SUPER important. Use this time to really indulge, if possible. Take a two hour milk bath, do seven face masks, make your own scrubs or buy them, be absolutely lavish in what you do, go extra. Think that's enough bubble bath? Do more.

Try something new - yea yea basic advice, but I mean make it a new witchy thing. I've started experimenting with astral projection and lucid dreaming and manifestation. I haven't had any luck (except with manifestation) that I can remember, I'll still keep trying, and if it doesn't work out, okay! Time to try something else!

Do something nice for someone - I'm working on my nieces dreamcatcher, and then my other four nieces and nephews are getting paintings for their birthdays. If you are comfortable making spell bottles or satchets or whatever for people, make one for a good friend or family member (with their consent (? Some people think you should never do a spell for someone with out their knowledge)).

Meditation - kinda self explanatory. Sit with a candle or incense or music or a window open or whatever and just ground yourself. Take deep breaths. It'll all work out in the end.

Read a book, witchy or otherwise - start a new series out of curiosity or start a book to learn something. Audiobooks are great resources, and if your local library has an app, you can use that and you don't have to pay!

That's all I've got for now, but enjoy! Feel free to add on!

[beetlejuicesuglycousin]

Jar Spell for Productivity and Motivation

I totally need a kick in the ass as this week come to an end so I showered, lit some candles, and whipped up this lil jar to give me a boost 

Sage - to push aside what’s not important and allow productivity to take hold

Kosher Salt - to absorb residual negativity

Black Pepper - to banish bad habits and emotions that hinder me

Peppermint - for energy

Coffee - for motivation

Cinnamon - for success and prosperity

Rosemary - to aid in the completion of tasks

Cloves - to take hold of my action and clear my mind

Quartz - to amplify spell and energy

Sigil “I am productive and get things done” 

Cord

Pink - self-improvement

Blue - will power, focus

White - consecration

[thecrowtarot]

Tarot Reading

For @witchym3l

The Hermit

This card decides if the universe is trying to tell you something

Which it is.

Ace of Pentacles Reversed

This card tells you if you should try speaking to your spirit guides

Yes you should. As you do, or even after you have, move with caution and plan carefully.

Message me if you would like to go deeper into your reading!

If you would like a free tarot reading, feel free to message me!

Until next time my lovelies~

[hekatesoasis]

CIRCLE CASTING 101

A magickal circle is an energetic construct that you build or envision around yourself before working magick, doing a ritual, some like to cast a circle before meditating or reading tarots. For a solitary practitioner the circle is typically 5-6 ft in diameter, but the size expands based on the size of the group. It can be defined physically, energetically, or both.

Circles provide protection and serves as a container for your personal energy as well as the energy you conjure.

Please remember that this is just what i personally like to do when casting a circle, but that there are many methods.

Preparation for circle casting

1. Determine how much space you will need.

2. Cleanse your area. Vacuum, sweep, throw away any trash in the area.

3.Make sure you have everything you need for your ritual! Theres nothing more frustrating than having your circle casted and realizing you’ve forgotten an herb or any supplies you need for the work you’re about to do.

4. Purify your area. Light purifying incense, sage, sprinkle salt and holy 💧. Most importantly, Visualize the negative energy dispersing. If you don’t focus & visualize, your physical actions will have little effect. Visualization is hands down one of the most important things in any and all magickal workings!

5. Now its time to cast your circle!

Visualize protective energy coming from within you and direct it towards your casting arm. Focus it through a casting tool (Athame, wand, or ✋)  and visualize a beam of energy coming from it and settling on the ground. Trace your circle with this energy, 3 times in a clockwise direction. Once for protection, once for focus, and once for power.

Call the 4 quarters

Face North and say “I call to the North, to the element of Earth. Grant me (us if not practicing alone) your endurance, your strength.”                                  Sprinkle salt onto your altar or crumble soil into a bowl on your altar.

Face East and say “I call to the East, to the element of Air. Grant me your creativity and your intuition.”                                                                             Light incense, wave a fan,or drop feathers onto your altar.

Face south and say “I call to the South, to the element of Fire. Grant me your passion and your energy.”                                                                                 Light candles.

Face west and say “I call to the West, to the element of Water. Grant me your empathy and your emotion.”                                                                              Pour blessed/storm/moon/natural water into a bowl or into your chalice.

Now would be the time to call on any deities you’d wish to work with. You can call any Goddess or Angel by personalizing this to them. I typically do not personally work with deities, but if you were to want to, Call to them similar to how the Elements are called. Ex. “I call to Gaia, Mother Goddess, Spirit of Earth.” and then place an offering symbolizing them, so for Gaia you might place  grain on your altar as an offering.

If not solitary, now would be the time to invite others to the circle. The group leader typically invites others in by a series of phrases, although i know every coven has their own method fine tuned for themselves, This is just the method i’ve seen used and am familiar with.                                                                    Group leader:”Children of the Goddess, I now invite you to enter our circle.” Each member will be asked “How do you enter this circle?” The response should be “In perfect love and perfect trust.”

Now its time to raise energy. This is the most important part of this process. It is so important because when you open your circle at the end of spellwork, You release all of your energy you have filled with intent out into the universe to go manifest whatever it may be you have called to. You want as much energy as possible to be released carrying your intent!

Here are a few ways! There is no wrong way to do this part, and there are SO MANY ways. You can fine tune this all to you. Remember that this is your ritual, and you want your energy fully behind everything you are doing. This is all customizable, most of all the energy raising.

-Witches Rune Chant

“Darksome night and shining Moon,

East, then South, then West, then North,

Hearken to the witches’ rune;

Here i come to call thee forth.

Earth and Water, Air and Fire.

Wand and pentacle and sword,

Work ye unto my desire,

Hearken ye into my word.

Cords and censer, scourge and knife,

Power of the witches blade waken all ye unto life,

Come ye as the charm is made.

Queen of Heaven, Queen of Hell, Lend your power unto my spell,

and work my will by magic rite.

By all the power of Land and Sea, By all the might of Moon and Sun,

As I do will, So mote it be;

Chant the spell, and be it done.

Eko, Eko Azarak

Eko, Eko Zamilak

Eko, Eko Karnayna

Eko, Eko Aradia”

-Meditating to raise energy. Visualize energy building and building by visualizing warm, yellow light fill your body until its expanding out of your body and filling the dome above your circle. visualize it filling with energy until you are content.

-Music or Drumming, Dancing and Chanting.

Once you reach your desired energy level, it is time to get into whatever spellwork or ritual you desire to preform!

After your spellwork, its time for Cakes and Ale. I like to make little spirit cakes and have some red wine after a ritual. Expelling all of that energy from your body is draining, and you should take your time to enjoy this part of the ritual. Set a cake and some wine aside for the entities who have lent you their energy as thanks. Cakes can be anything, from saltine crackers to cupcakes. Ale can be water. Anything that works for you is ok. For my cakes, i bake a shortbread and mix whatever ingredients i want into the dough. This way, I can craft them with the intent for whatever ritual i may be doing.

ONCE YOU FINISH YOUR WORK SAY GOODBYE TO THE ELEMENTS AND THANK THEM FOR THE POWER THEY BROUGHT. ALWAYS SAY GOODBYE AND THANK ANY DEITIES CALLED ON. 

HERE IS HOW I DO IT:

-Farewell to Goddess. ex. “I thank you, Gaia, for gracing me with your glory. Farewell and Merry met.”

-Farewell to Quarters (Counterclockwise). 

“My thanks to the element of Water, Your compassion was a gift. Farewell & Blessed be.” Now cover your dish of water or pour it out, Physically say goodbye as well.

“My thanks to the element of Fire, Your fierceness was a gift. Farewell & Blessed be.” Douse your candle. 

“My thanks to the element of Air, Your wisdom was a gift. Farewell & Blessed be.” Douse incense/flip fan/turn over feather.

“My thanks to the element of Earth, Your protection was a gift. Farewell & Blessed be.” Cover earth with a cloth, or return it to ground.

I like to walk the circle the opposite way of its casting three times, and voila!

Keep in mind that this is just my method! There are many methods and this is just one of them.

I hope this is helpful to you! 

-Love and light, @lapiscat

[runeymoon]

Devotional Walks 📿🍃

Right now for many of us, walking outside is one of the few things that we are allowed to do outside of our homes (justifiably - stay safe, stay home, please 💚). Because of this, I thought it would be a great time to write about one of my favorite devotional activities: walking!

Here are some things I have done to make a simple activity into a sacred one:

Cleansing ✨ : If you plan on doing an outdoor ritual, before you head out for your walk, cleanse yourself. As a Hellenic witch, for me this could be as simple as washing my hands with khernips. Alternatively, if you're walking because you feel pent up with stagnant indoor energy, visualize the wind, rain, or even snow as cleansing you as you walk, blowing or washing it away. If you walk by a sanitary body of water, stop to rinse your hands or feet, or even a crystal.

Prayer 🙏 : If you have some, bring prayer beads in your jacket pocket, and work them as you go. Silently repeating a short prayer as you walk is great with or without them. You can bring a notebook with you, stop at a park bench, and write your deity a letter. Or snap a photo on your phone, print it out, and include it in your devotional journal. Even just tell them things you saw that made you think of them, or whatever else is on your mind!

Offerings 🎁 : Firstly, the walk itself could be considered an offering, if you dedicate it to a deity! (Especially for a travel deity such as Hermes.) However, it is nice sometimes to bring something more. This could be as simple as a bottle of water or juice to pour out as a libation someplace secluded, or something more elaborate, like bringing a small bag of barley to sprinkle at crossroads you pass in honor of Hekate. Fruit is a great offering, and can be enjoyed by local fauna as well. Be creative - just make sure you don't offer anything that will damage the Earth or animals, and don't litter! Another free idea is to bring a bag with you, and pick up any garbage you may find. (Just be careful - garden gloves are helpful for this.) Finally, you can also pick up a trinket of your walk, such as a rock or feather, and bring it home as an offering for your altar.

Location 🌎 : Depending on what you have access to, you can choose the location of your walk to correspond to a particular deity. Walk along a beach in honor of Aphrodite, through a flower garden to honor Persephone and the nymphs, through the woods for Artemis. I love to walk the river trail by my home in honor of Hekate, especially at night, considering it is a very liminal space, both natural and urban, land and sea and sky. However, if you have few options, anywhere you can walk is just fine! You'll be surprised what you might see, even in the heart of a city. No matter where you walk, prioritize your safety. The Gods would want you to, I think :)

Timing ⏰ : Walk before a ritual and treat it as your procession. Walk in the morning to think on your intentions for the day. Walk before bed to bring good dreams, since walking at dusk helps your circadian rhythm and will conk you right out. Do a quick walk on your lunchbreak, bringing a piece of your food along to offer to the Gods. Honestly... walk anytime!

These are just my ideas. I'm sure there are tons more! Since I'm of a Hellenic path, my examples are informed by this, but really these tips would work for any path. Just stay safe, and hit the road 👣

[irisedwhisperer]

Gentle witch little things

Simple things you can do to bring more love and positivity into the world:

enchant the bus or train you’re on, so that everybody has a pleasant day or a safe travel home

paint protective sigils in the misty windows of buses or shops when it rains, and leave words of encouragement and praise on public bathrooms’ mirrors

bless passing ambulances and firefighter trucks with speed and safety for their patients/destination

wear an enchanted lipstick/gloss for your smile to brighten the day of everybody you meet

enchant your spare change so that it gives luck to the beggars you donate it to; they need it, don’t they?

actually, just enchant your money, so that retail and low-wage workers can have a better day when they serve you

leave blessed acorns and harmless trinkets in various places like buses or waiting rooms; give other people something to wonder about and make their day, and kids an item to roll in their hands mindlessly

bless food and leave it for stray animals; let birds be messangers of hope and miraclous event for everybody that sees them

whisper encouragement to trees and grass you pass by; let them know someone cares, someone sees their beauty, and awaits their bloom

smile at children and pets; provide them with the positive energy that the world is trying to kill in them

leave motivational notes, praise and silly drawings charged with love and hope on post-it notes as you go; they can brighten the day of those that find them