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Surprising Traits of the Signs
Aries: CARING
Taurus: FOCUSED
Gemini: EMOTIONAL
Cancer: AMBITIOUS
Leo: INSECURE
Virgo: HUMOROUS
Libra: HONEST
Scorpio: KIND
Sagittarius: FAITHFUL
Capricorn: PROCRASTINATOR
Aquarius: PASSIONATE
Pisces: RELIABLE
TYPES OF SPELLWORK
Protection:
Perhaps the most important and most common. We can protect ourselves from invisible forces, spirits, negative energies, psychic attacks...
Warding:
Similar to ptotection, we can think of it as a spiritual "do not disturb".
Purification:
Use to cleanse any energy, spirit, item or person. We often do this before any other spellwork on the tools we are going to use but also after a spell.
Banishing:
Use to get rid of something, person or spirit. This type of spell is used to get rid of something completely and can sometimes manifest physically, so be careful. It is not recommended for beginners.
Glamour spell:
Used in love or beauty spells, it creates an illusion about a person or object. For example, to make someone more attractive. It is not recommended for beginners.
Binding :
This type of spell is used to stop a person from doing something. It is not recommended for beginners.
Prosper:
Used in spells of material or spiritual wealth or prosperity.
Spell for Litha: Burn Your Weeds
Litha, or Midsummer, takes place on the summer solstice. The sabbat welcomes the changing of the season and celebrates the longest day of the year, as the days grow shorter following the solstice.
The wheel of the year has taken us past the spring, in which new life emerges from the dead of winter, bringing in a sense of freshness and renewal. You have bloomed.
However, with the new life of spring comes the life of the weeds. If your weeds have been growing around you this spring, Litha is the time to burn them.
What you will need:
A way to burn something: a bonfire, a candle, a match, etc. (As well as a safe way to contain the fire!)
Some kind of weed–preferably one that is actually harmful/invasive, as opposed to something like dandelions.
When to do it:
Noon or sunset would be powerful, depending on your preference. The sun is at its peak at noon, giving off the most direct light and the most energy. Sunset symbolizes an ending–this specifically being the end of the solstice, as well as an ending to your weeds. However, the spell can be done at any time that works or feels right for you.
What to do
Gather your materials. Find a comfortable place to perform the ritual where you can freely burn something.
Ground yourself. Take a few moment to relax. Imagine how you’ve bloomed throughout the spring. What you have accomplished or hope to accomplish; how you have grown or how you wish to grow. (If you’re using something that doesn’t burn for long, like a match or a lighter, the following two steps can be done during this time).
When you are ready, light your flame. Take a moment to gaze at it, perhaps raise your hand to it (be careful not to burn yourself!). Feel its warmth and cleansing energy.
Take your weed. Envision the weeds that have been choking you–depression, anxiety, pain, outside issues–channel all this negative energy into your weed.
When you are ready, light it or toss it into your fire. As it burns, imagine your weeds burning up around you, releasing their hold on you. Envision all your troubles burning to ashes. Feel the negative energy around you drift away.
Once the ashes have cooled and won’t reignite, scatter them outside. They will help provide new life and growth to the plants around them.
Feel free to change anything to fit your own beliefs, comfort, and available tools.
A Crash Course in Warding
Let’s just start a series of crash courses in witchcraft, since sometimes we need to learn things the quick and dirty way. Today, let’s talk about wards.
What are wards? Wards are protective energy barriers. They keep things out. You can place them around your home, certain rooms, even on certain objects. With practice and clear intentions, you can focus the wards to block out everything or only certain things. We’ll get to that in a bit.
Why should I ward my space and my things? Wards can keep out all sorts of things you don’t want in your home. They can block out negative entities, wayward spirits, mischievous entities, demons, and (if you’re really good at what you’re doing) even gods. Some people ward their divination tools so they know there are no spirits tampering with the results.
So what do I need to do first? Cleanse. This is very important. Wards are kind of like walls, or perhaps more accurately, bubbles. If you don’t clean the space first, you might trap things inside your ward bubble. You do not want that. There are lots of methods of cleansing, from burning sage to spritzing oil-infused water. Find a method you’re comfortable with and cleanse everything you’re going to be warding.
I’ve cleansed my home/item. Now what? Now we ward. I’m going to give you a couple methods. Let’s start with my favorite, incense warding.
Incense warding can also be done with spritzes of water/essential oil blends or herb-infused water if you can’t have smoke in your space. Whichever you’re using, you want to have a blend of protective herbs. Bay leaves, cinnamon, ginger, mustard seed, and salt are some great options that you can find in the grocery store, no fancy witch shop necessary. If you’re using incense, make sure you’re using natural incense and not super cheap stuff that’s artificially scented. The magic is in the herbs, and you won’t get that from fake scents.
How to Incense/Spritz Ward an Item
Smoke or spray item.
Visualize the smoke or spray clinging to the item and wrapping around it like a tight blanket, protecting it from anything that would cause harm (or interference, etc.).
How to Incense/Spritz Ward Your Space
Pick a place to start. I always start at my altar, but it’s up to you. If you’re doing multiple floors, start either at the top or bottom floor.
Moving continuously to your right, smoke or spray along the walls and door frames. As you go, imagine a barrier being formed around the walls, ceiling, and floor, pushing outwards to fill the room. Visualize the smoke or spray forming the barrier to keep out anything that will do you harm. [If you have a hard time with visualization, you can simply focus on the intent of the smoke or spray keeping things out.]
Keep moving right, following the layout of your home, making sure you get all the closet spaces. You basically want to outline the entire area you’re protecting, whether it’s you’re room or your whole house.
For multiple floors, repeat on each level.
For big layouts where there are rooms in the middle, go around those rooms as well.
I like to reinforce the wards over outside doors, windows, and mirrors. These are all passages of sorts, and when I reach them, I use the incense to draw a pentagram in the air over them. This is entirely up to you.
You’re done when you’ve reached the point where you began.
So why do we go to the right? Is that important? Kind of. Going to the right is like going clockwise. It’s about making things and progression, where going to the left or counter-clockwise is about deconstruction or reversal. [I read this idea in a witchy book a long time ago and will try to find a source when I can. If you honestly don’t feel it makes a difference, do whatever you’re comfortable with.]
Can I place wards that keep out certain things but not others? Sure. When you’re going around your space/warding your item, your intent is what’s important. I like to ward out entities that mean harm - it’s nice and general and doesn’t keep the fae out. Some people might want certain spirits and not others. Have your intentions clear in your mind as you place your wards.
That’s neat and all, but what are some other ways to ward? Let’s list a few.
Symbol/Sigil Wards
Choose (or make) a symbol or sigil that has protective properties. I’ve done this with Pluto’s astrological symbol because I worship him and it’s my way of being like, “Hey, Pluto. Please protect me, kthanxbai.” Pentagrams are nice and basic witchy/pagan symbols if you like them.
Draw the symbol over doors and windows. You do not literally have to draw it. It can be in water, incense smoke, or just your finger against the surface if you want.
As you’re drawing, make sure you have your intentions in mind - that nothing harmful can pass through this door, that the windows remain closed against entities, etc.
Energy Bubbles (if you have control over your energy)
Pick an item - any item.
Get your warding intentions in mind.
Channel lots of energy into the item. Visualize it emanating from the item in a bubble to fill your space.
If you’ve got mad skillz, you can form the bubble to the walls and be super exact with where its barriers are.
Vocal Wards
If you like spoken (or thought) spells, come up with a small chant to protect your space.
You can repeat this chant as you focus on your item being protected or as you walk around your home, protecting every room.
This is really great to incorporate into basically any other form of warding and gives your magic an extra bit of oomph.
I’ve heard wards can “fade” over time. True or false? Wards are just energy. Like all energies, they can disperse and weaken over time, or if something particularly nasty puts effort into destroying them. Redo your wards every so often (I do mine every few months, but it’s up to you), and especially before spiritual interactions. I also like to do mine after I’ve had lots of company, to kind of clear out family’s lingering energies and reinforce what I don’t want in my house.
In general, the intent of your wards is the most important part. Know what you want to keep out. This concludes our crash course on warding. Now go forth and protect some stuff!
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THINGS YOU NEED TO BE A WITCH
a desire to learn
an oddly strong love for the moon, the sun, or both
an open mind
time
a little humility
salt, probably
THINGS YOU DON’T NEED TO BE A WITCH
a vagina
nor a uterus
fancy tools
money
formal training
a fancy witch name
a neurotypical brain
major talent right off the bat (this is a SKILL, you learn it, not everything will just come naturally)
cleansing my house used to mean gently asking the negative entities to leave and has turned into me walking around my house screaming “PAY RENT OR FUCK OFF” and that seems to be more effective
There’s a concept of sovereignty that comes into play here. You’ve established the undeniable right to determine who can and cannot be in your space. Once you’ve done that, just about any technique works because it’s not about the technique anymore, it’s about holding the power in yourself.
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THIS. I’m so glad a more experienced witch than I is lending validity to this concept. Sovereignty is one of the most potent powers in existence in my opinion. It allows us to end curses, banish spirits, and banish anything metaphysical from our space and our person.
Ultimately this only requires that you CLAIM that sovereignty that is already yours. No fancy spells, no fancy banishing required. Just your will and your acknowledgement of your own sovereignty.
Witch tip
If you burn incence on charcoal, try using salt instead of sand in the container.
You can then mix the ashes with the salt and you’ll always have powerful “black" salt at hand.
I use it for purification, protection and especially for cleansing my home with.
Please don’t do this.
You can create chlorine gas by burning charcoal on salt, which is super-dangerous. In small amounts, it can cause severe respiratory distress. In anything larger than a tiny amount, it can kill you.
Try burning the charcoal on ceramic dishes instead. You can scrape the ashes off of them AND they’re reusable.
*Safety Tip from rootandrock.
🌹Persephone Correspondents, Worship, and Things I Do For Her Personally 🍵
hello! these are some things ive picked from the internet, things i do, ideas, and more! some ideas are mine, some are not.
things to correspond with her
general: spring, wreaths of flowers in hair, torch, reeds, waterfalls, rivers, and springs, skulls, flowers, blood, plants, shadows, dogs, crowns, flower crowns
colors: purple (esp dark purple and brighter purples like lilac, lavender and pastel), black, blood red, dark red, pastel blue, burgundy, grey, yellow and magenta
favorite people: widows
astrology sign: virgo
trees: willow, black poplar, pomegranate
plants: parsley, narcissus, lily, ivy, lily of the valley, oriental lily, maidenhair fern, daisy and lavender
perfumes/scents: floral scents, especially narcissus, hyacinth, and almonds, vanilla and bergamot
animals: bats, ram, parrots and all talking birds, monkeys, rabbits, cats, lions
gems and metals: crystal, quartz, agate, black onyx, pink tourmaline, sapphire, obsidian, mercury, coral, and jasper
Offerings, Devotions, And Other Things
(these are based off of MY personal relationship with her. yours may be different than mine.)
offerings to make to her:
skulls/bones, grain or wheat, black crystals, flowers i picked, anything pomegranate, fruit, flower or plant related, candles or FAKE candles, sweet things, comfort foods (soups, teas)
altar decorations:
flowers/flower petals, (snow/water) globes, music boxes, flower crowns, crystals, stones, feathers, bones, candles or FAKE candles, knick knacks
ways to bond with her:
meditate with her
write her love notes (only if you plan on being romantic with her), letters, poetry, songs
sing to her music that she likes
making flower crowns/wreaths, giving them to her or wearing them in her honor
taking walks
being barefoot more often (especially outside (please be careful!!))
flower picking
taking baths
spending time with animals
singing
dancing
dressing up (especially in leather, lace, flowy clothes or anything in her color correspondents)
sharing food or drinks with her
having personal moments
opening up to her, pour out your feelings!
devotional acts:
honor the dead
walking barefoor through grass/fields (be careful!!!!!)
leave flowers at graves
wearing floral or fruity scented perfumes/sprays
practing self love
buy roses or grow a rose bush
pick flowers
spells that correlate with her:
love
comfort
peace
relationships
relaxtion
family
self care
self love
confidence
strength
beauty/glamours
passionate or emotional spells in general
(& many, many, many more unlisted things!!)
tarot spread for a soul who feels lost:
feel free to save, share (please tag me), and to use this for your own purposes 🖤 i used this spread with a client today and it was a beautiful and insightful message.
Witchcraft Links Master Post
Flowers:
Flower symbolism
History of plant symbolism and a list
13 lesser known flowers and their negative symbols
All about floriography
A good list of flower meanings and a place where you can buy them too
Lots of informative articles about flowers
Herbalism/herbs:
A long and detailed list of magical and medical uses of many plants
Herbalism courses and workshops
Metaphysical uses and meanings of 500 plants
A giant list of over 400 medicinal herbs
One of the first websites I went to for herbalism. Informative and short
Fun theories about how herbalism works
Herb correspondence list with links to articles about certain ones
Spell crafting tips, meanings, and a place to buy herbs and things
A pdf book about herbalism
Another long correspondence list
31 very common herbs and their associations
List of herbs and links to lore
“Herbal and Magical Medicine” ebook
“Mother Nature’s Herbal: a Complete Guide"
Crystals:
A list of healing crystals
An encyclopedia essentially where I think you can buy crystals as well
A brief description of the impact of color on properties
Tons of information. Pretty neat site
Religion and books:
Theoi texts library
A ton of legends, myths, and folklore from all over the world
A large selection of books pertaining to mythology and ancient religions
The poetic Edda online as an e-book
Goodreads always has tons of fun and informative books
Social media:
A list of 75 witch blogs from 2020
One of my favorite podcasts
My Twitter (shameless self plug)
Fae:
A small introduction to fae
More fae stuff
A list of fae and their origins Use a popup blocker
Fae in Norse mythology
Divination:
Some dream symbols
A ton of different methods of divination along with descriptions
More in depth descriptions of some divination methods
Spells:
A favorite potion for growth and change
A list of spell types
Misc.:
How to use witchcraft to help mourn
A really cool site with lots of information and a store
Water witches 💧🌊🌧
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Herbs better NOT to mess with:
Datura Stramonium: one of the ingredients for the flying ointment used in European witchcraft. It causes hallucinations and visions. Datura metel, an Indian variety, is widely used in traditional medicine and called “devil’s trumpet”.
Mandragora: its aphrodisiac, hypnotic, painkiller and hallucinogenic effects have been largely used. It contains many different alkaloids. In spring the roots take anthropomorphic form and its cry is said to kill a man on the spot. It was considered between plant and animal.
Belladonna: or deadly nightshade, it has a long history of use as a medicine, cosmetic, and poison. Before the Middle Ages, it was used as an anesthetic for surgery; the ancient Romans used it as a poison. The name belladonna is derived from Italian for “beautiful woman”, as during the Renaissance, the herb was used in eyedrops by women to dilate the pupils of the eyes to make them appear seductive. Bukovinian girls enhance their attractiveness by making an offering to deadly nightshade.
Henbane: or stinking nightshade, used in magic brews for its psychoactive properties which include visual hallucinations and a sensation of flight and to invoke demons and the souls of the dead.
Parsley: it was used, especially in medieval times, for abortion thanks to apiole. This component induces contractions in the uterus smooth muscle causing strong internal bleeding.
Aconitum: or devil’s helmet, created by the goddess Hecate, it’s a strong poison associated with the power of the divine.
“The dose makes the poison” and for them the dose is much less than what you’ll think.
Yes, for some I just pasted from the Wikipedia page because English doesn’t come easy to me
Offering: Leaf Envelopes
Recently I saw a very cute post about using leaf envelopes as a vessel for offerings and prayer. So in honor of Lughnasadh, I decided to try a few!
I started with large leaves (elephant ear) cut into 10cm x 10cm squares, and folded two corners inward like so:
Then fold the bottom corner up as well, and glue in place.
For one I made it to help with my Mental Health.
Inside: Rosemary (healing)
Ginger (success)
Sage (wisdom)
Blessed Thistle (purification)
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(stability)
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(clarity)
This was charged with Abalone, Bloodstone and pink, blue and white candles.
Another I made for devotion to Arianrhod.
Inside: Lavendar (healing)
Sage (prosperity)
Bay leaf (protection)
Rose Petals (love, luck)
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(rebirth)
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(growth)
This was charged with Moonstone, Selenite, Smoky Quartz and purple and white candles.
Last step is to fold down the top corner, and seal with wax. To add to the wax I used a seed on silver wax for Arianrhod and part of a pinecone on blue wax for Mental Health.
These are very customizable and pretty easy to put together! I love the way they look on my altar, and I have two more planned that I'll add when I make them.
