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[sweetoothgirl]

Strawberry Treats! 🍓🍓🍓

(recipes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

[samwisethewitch]

A Spell to Protect BLM Protesters

Although magic is no substitute for genuine activism, not all of us are able to attend protests, donate money, or even be outspoken about our support. This spell allows you to magically lend your energy to the cause.

What you will need: 

a sheet of white, red, or black paper

a black pen

a protection oil, a protective essential oil like myrrh or rosemary, or salt water

Performing the Ritual:

Write the words “Black Lives Matter” in the center of your paper. As you do so, visualize these words forming a connection between yourself and the protesters who are a part of the movement. 

Draw a circle around the words, moving your pen counterclockwise.

Say: “I cast protection around those protesting on behalf of the Black Lives Matter movement. They are under my protection from anyone who would do them harm or oppose their goals.”

If you work with sigils, runes, or some other kind of magical symbols, feel free to incorporate symbols for protection and power into your circle.

Take a little bit of your oil or salt water on the tip of your index finger and use it to anoint the circle at each of the four cardinal points (north, east, south, west), starting at the top of the circle and moving clockwise.

Say, “May this [oil/salt] protect those protesting on behalf of the Black Lives Matter movement. May it shield them from harm and surround them with a wall of protection and light.”

Focus your energy on the paper, and visualize the protests going on around the country right now. Focus on sending your energy to those protests to protect and support those participating.

I’m a Reiki practitioner, so when I did this spell I also incorporated a distance Reiki session to send Reiki energy to those protesting, and to add an extra layer of protection. If you practice any kind of energy work, that would be a beautiful thing to incorporate into this spell. 

If you worship any deities associated with justice, feel free to call on them during this ritual. 

Finally, if you have an altar, fold up your paper and place it on your altar once you finish the spell. Keeping the paper in a sacred space will allow it to keep receiving energy, and you can come back to pray for/send energy to protesters again in the future. 

What to do next

If you can, donate to organizations that contribute to the cause, like Black Visions Collective, Reclaim the Block, or a similar local organization. 

If you can’t donate, raise awareness on social media and in real life. (For my fellow white folks: try to focus on sharing stories from POC, rather than talking over them. Yes, we should use our privilege to raise awareness, but we should do that in a way that keeps the focus on those who are directly affected by the issue.)

IF YOU ARE ATTENDING A PROTEST, be smart and be safe. Keep your face covered, don’t talk to reporters, don’t take pictures (especially if you use iCloud!), stay the fuck away from anyone with a camera, and don’t post about it on social media. 

[artisticlog-deactivated20231213]

We stand by you. We love you. We will never stop fighting for you. 🌟🔮❤️

[underworldbabywitch]

All proceeds are going to various organizations within the blm movement

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[witchy-little-crafty]

💫The Five Elements💫

When people think of “the elements,” they’re probably thinking of the typical earth, air, water, and fire, but they don’t think of the fifth element, nor do they think about the stats of the elements or even the power behind them. This post is meant to go into detail about the five elements, and I hope that I (and my excessive reasearch, lol) are of use to you! 💛

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🍄🌿Earth🌿🍄

The Earth element is the one most closely linked with our physical world, and the densest of all the elements. It is the foundation on which the other elements, and is a receptive energy, helping us to accept responsibility and bringing to our attention limitations in our makeup. It is represented in the forms of burying objects in the earth, herbalism, and making images out of wood or stone. Spells that benefit from the element are business-related spells, fertility-related spells, prosperity-related spells, and stability-related spells.

🍄Represents: strength, abundance, stability, prosperity, wealth and femininity

🌿Gender: Female

🍄Direction: North

🌿Energy: Receptive

🍄Symbols: Rocks, fields, soil, salt, caves, clay

🌿Pentagram Placement: lower left

🍄Goddesses: Ceres, Demeter, Gaea, Mah, Nephtys, Persephone, Rhea

🌿Gods: Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Mardyk, Pan, Tammuz

🍄Spirits: gnomes, dwarves, trolls

🌿Time: midnight, night

🍄Cycle Of Life: age

🌿Season: winter

🍄Colours: Black, Green, yellow, brown

🌿Zodiac Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

🍄Sense: touch

🌿Stones and Jewels: Rock crystal, emerald, onyx, jasper, salt, azurite, amethyst, quartz

🍄Magick Tools: Pentacle, Pentagram, salt, images, stones, gems, cords

🌿Metals: iron, lead

🍄Herbal: ivy, grains, oats, rice, patchouli, lichens

🌿Trees: Cypress, Honeysuckle, Jasmin, Lilac (some say Lilac is Water)

🍄Animals: cow, bull, dog, horse, ant, bear, wolf

🌿Instruments: drums and percussion

🍄Type Of Magick: Gardening, magnet images, stone (jewel divination, work with crystals), knot, Binding, money spells, grounding, finding treasures, runes

🌿Ritual Action: Burying, making clay effigies, planting trees or herbs

🍄Chant to Invoke:

“Here and now

I invoke the elemental force of earth

I call to the swirling dust

And dawn lit mountains,

To the farmer’s field

and all the swaying trees

You that remains solid

You that teaches of quiet stability

You that holds us firm against your skin.

I call your body here to infuse my intention

With your boundless gifts.

I call you here to fashion the spirit cavern,

Root my will in your soil,

and ground my purpose in the stones

Boulder and gravel

Redwood and rose

Earth, I call to thee.“

🍄🌿

~

🌬🌪Air🌪🌬

Air governs the realm of the mind and all mental activity, it is the most ethereal of the elements. As it is the element of the wind, it governs all movement. Air is represented in the forms of tossing objects into the wind, aromatherapy, songs, and hiding things in high places. It rules spells involving travels, instruction, freedom, knowledge, discovering lost items, and can also be used to develop psychic faculties. Air also rules the visualization.

🌬Represents: the mind and intelligence, communication, telepathy, psychic powers, inspiration, imagination, ideas, knowledge, dreams and wishes

🌪Gender: Masculine

🌬Direction: east

🌪Energy: projective

🌬Symbols: Sky, wind, breezes, clouds, feathers, breath, vibrations, smoke, plants, herbs, trees, flowers

🌪Pentagram Placement: upper left

🌬Goddesses: Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania

🌪Gods: Enlil, Kheoheva, Merawrim, Shu, Thoth

🌬Spirits: Sylphs, Zephyrs, Fairies of trees, flowers and winds

🌪Time: Dawn

🌬Cycle Of Life: Infancy

🌪Season: Spring

🌬Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

🌪Colors: white, yellow, crimson

🌬Sense: smell, hearing

🌪Stones and Jewels: Topaz, pumice, rainbow stones, crystals, amethyst, alexandrite

🌬Magick Tools: censer, wand, sword

🌪Metals: Tin, copper

🌬Herbal: Clove, myrrh, pansy, primrose, vervain, dill, lavender

🌪Trees: Acacia, Almond, Aspen, Hazel, Linden, Maple, Pine

🌬Animals: Eagle, raven, spider

🌪Instruments: flute, wind instruments

🌬Type Of Magick: Divination, concentration, wind magick, prophecy, Karma work

🌪Ritual Actions: Playing a flute, tossing objects in the air (over the shoulder), burning incense, hanging objects in trees

🌬Chant To Invoke:

"Here and now

I evoke the elemental force of air.

The winds of intellect and imagination,

Satisfying source of flight, breath, and life.

I seek the open sky within myself

That I might breathe deep of freedom, ideas, sounds, and space.

I call you forth to sweep away

All that accumulates in the unseen places and to sing beauty into the world.

Wing and Feather,

Storm and Leaf,

Air, I call thee hence”

🌬🌪

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🔥💥Fire💥🔥

Fire cleanses and purifies, but it is also creative and destructive. It can consume everything in it’s path and it is the only one of the elements that cannot exist without feeding on something else. It offers warmth and cooks food, but can get out of control. It has the power to transform everything it touches. It is positive and lifting, but can be frightening if not controlled. It is the most physical and spiritual of the elements and represents magick itself. Fire is represented in the forms of burning objects, love spells (always preferably self-love spells), baking, and lighting candles and fires.

🔥Represents: energy, inspiration, love, passion, leadership, magick

💥Gender: Masculine

🔥Direction: South

💥Energy: Projective

🔥Symbols: Flame, lightning, heated objects (stones in particular), volcano, rainbow, sun, stars, lava, heat

💥Pentagram Placement: lower right

🔥Goddesses: Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta

💥Gods: Agni, Horus, Prometheus, Vulcan

🔥Spirits: Salamaders, firedrakes

💥Time: Noon

🔥Cycle Of Life: Youth

💥Season: Summer

🔥Zodiac: Leo, Sagittarius, Aries

💥Colors: Red, gold, crimson, orange, white

🔥Sense: Sight

💥Stones and Jewels: Ruby, fire opal, volcanic lava, agathe

🔥Magick Tools: Dagger, sword, athame, censer, lamp, candles, incense, herb burning, paper requests, knife

💥Metals: Gold, brass

🔥Herbal: Garlic, hibiscus, red peppers, cinnamon, coffee, beans, seeds, chili peppers

💥Trees: Alder, Ash, Cashew, Cedar, Chestnut, Fig, Juniper, Mahogany, Oak, Holly, Rowan, Walnut

🔥Animals: Dragon, cat, lion, horse, snake, cricket, mantis, ladybug, bee, scorpion, phoenix, coyote, fox

💥Instruments: Guitar, stringed instruments

🔥Type Of Magick: Candle, healing, love spells, energy work

💥Ritual Action: Burning objects, wood, paper, heating, preparing decoctions, cauldron work

🔥Chant To Invoke:

"Here and now,

I evoke the elemental force of fire.

The flames of creativity and passion,

Dancing source of heat, light, and life.

I seek the glowing force within

That I might warm myself with

Desire, excitement, courage, and inspiration.

I call you forth to burn away

All that impedes my highest vision

And to enact change in the world.

Lightning and heart,

Heart and force

Fire, I call thee hence”

🔥💥

~

💧🌊Water🌊💧

It is the element of love and emotions, constantly active beneath the surface, influencing our moods and emotional responses. It purifies, heals, offers emotional release, and removes all that is stagnant. It is represented in the forms of pouring water over objects, brew making, healing spells, ritual bathing, and tossing objects into of water. Spells that benefit from this element are friendship spells, fertility spells, happiness spells, and relationship spells.

💧Represents: emotions, absorption, subconscious, purification, eternal movement, wisdom, the soul, emotional aspects of love and femininity

🌊Gender: Feminine

💧Direction: West

🌊Energy: Receptive

💧Symbols: Ocean, river, shell, spring, lake, well, rain, fog, cup

🌊Pentagram Placement: Upper right

💧Goddesses: Aphrodite, Isis, Marianne, Mari, Tiamat, Yemaha

🌊Gods: Dylan, Ea, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon

💧Spirits: Undines, Nymphs, Mermaids, Fairies of ponds, lakes or streams

🌊Time: Twilight, dusk

💧Cycle Of Life: Maturity

🌊Season: Autumn

💧Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

🌊Colors: Blue, turqoise, green, grey, indigo, black

💧Sense: Taste

🌊Stones and Jewels: Aquamarine, amethyst, blue tourmaline, pearl, coral, blue topaz, fluorite

💧Magick Tools: cup, cauldron, goblet, mirror

🌊Metals: Mercury, silver, copper

💧Herbal: Ferns, lotus, mosses, bushes, water lilies, gardenia

🌊Trees: Apple, Apricot, Birch, Cherry, Elder, Elm, Rose, Willow

💧Animals: Dragon, water snakes, dolphin, fish, cat, frog, turtle, swan, crab, sea mammals, sea birds

🌊Instruments: Anything resonant, harmonica, cymbals, a flute made from real reed or willow bark

💧Type Of Magick: Mirror divinations, magnet work, love magick, lucid dreaming, cleansing, protection spells

🌊Ritual Actions: Bathing, dilution, washing, sprinkling, preparing cold herbal infusions

💧Chant To Invoke:

"Here and now,

I evoke the elemental force of water

The fluid of infinite shapes and forms

Flowing source of adaptability, emotion, and life

I seek the pure spring

Within that I might drink deep of

Change, relationship, nourishment, and grace.

I call you forth to wash away

All that needlessly binds

And to move fluidly in this world.

Ocean and river

Ripple and rain

Water, I call thee hence.”

💧🌊

~

✨🌌Spirit🌌✨

Spirit (also known as Ether/Aether) is, by far, the most complex and complicated element to explain. It is what unites all things, anywhere and everywhere, and is our connection to the otherworld in rituals. The spirit element transports us beyond any narrow confines and allows us to open up to something much bigger, it is present in all aspects of life, and goes beyond thought and emotion. Unlike the other four elements it has no defined place or location, even though we cannot specifically place it, we know it is there. It provides the space, connection, and balance for the other elements to exist. All spells benefit from this element.

✨Represents: the sense of joy and union

🌌Gender: none

✨Direction: everywhere

🌌Energy: universal

✨Symbols: cord, rope

🌌Pentagram Placement: upper

✨Goddesses: The Lady

🌌Gods: The Horner God

✨Spirits: —

🌌Time: always

✨Cycle Of Life: eternity

🌌Season: year cycle (all seasons)

✨Zodiac: —

🌌Colors: white

✨Sense: higher receptions

🌌Stones and Jewels: —

✨Magick Tools: —

🌌Metals: —

✨Herbal: —

🌌Trees: —

✨Animals: dove

🌌Instruments: —

✨Type Of Magick: —

🌌Ritual Action: —

✨Chant To Invoke:

“Here and now,

I reach deep within myself.

Here and now,

I invoke spirit.

I call on the force connecting me

To the whole of existence

The thread running back through my blood,

And the ripples spreading over from my actions

I call on the visions that have inspired me, the kindness that has lifted me,

and the love I have given and received.

Life and song

Home and road,

Spirit, I call to thee”

✨🌌

[thewitchbangtheory]

Thanks for all the support.

Cr: @wolfieoffline

[moonspookies]

how to deal with a witchy burnout

most of us have been there. we lose our touch with the craft and don’t feel like doing much. we feel too tired and exhausted to put effort in it and sometimes we feels like there’s no point.

here are some tips on how to get out of this sticky situation! 🌙

drink tea ✨

yes, you heard me! drinking teas with specific herbs (like chamomile for sleep, lavender for anxiety, etc.) will help you get in tune with herbal magick. you can also stir your tea clockwise to bring forward something (like good energy or calmness) or add a sigil on the bottom with some honey (doesn’t have to be perfect). 🍵✨🌸

nature walk ✨

get in tune with those energies outside! i always find a walk on the grass helps pick up my mood (especially barefoot!!). envision the energies from the earth flowing into your body 🌱🌎🍃

witchy movie ✨

sometimes, we just need a little inspo to bring us back to our craft. watching witchy movies can bring back that spark into us! some great movies i recommend are:

the craft

hocus pocus

the love witch

practical magic

charmed (a show)

carrie

the vampire diaries (a show)

tarot ✨

start off with one card if more than that feels like it would tire you. it’s ok! you can do one in the morning by asking a simple question like “what should i focus on today?” 🔮✨💜

food ✨

incorporate some magick into the food you eat! this isn’t hard at all, especially since we all eat food everyday. simply add an intent to an herb or spice and then add it into your food. for example, add cinnamon onto your oatmeal, with your intent being that you will have abundance 🥐🍦🍩

songs ✨

songs are great to get you back into magick! listen to pagan music, celtic songs, or just look up “witchcraft songs,” “wiccan songs,” or “pagan songs” on spotify🌛🤍🌜

gratitude ✨

this one’s real simple! when you wake up, thank the universe that you got to live to see another day. you can even journal it. breathe in the air and think of how grateful you are that you’re able to do that. soak in the sun’s rays and feel the heat. 🌞🌼💛

final words...

it’s ok to take breaks! nothing wrong with that. it’s human. appreciate yourself as a person. remember, you are magickal and divine no matter how many burnouts you have. burnouts happen to nearly everyone and it’s completely normal! 🍄🐥🌈

sendin good vibez 💜

[sappylittlebitch]

How To Taste Divinity

Light candles and sit with them in the dark. You are light upon light.

Wear silk and lace and fall into bed

Wear whatever makes you feel connected and at ease

Talk to the stars, read them poetry, tell them how much you’ll miss them in the morning.

Make tea with some milk and honey and breathe in the steam curling up to your face

Take a bath and sink so the water is up to your neck. Feel the air struggle to slowly fill your lungs and come back up, breathe deeply (you don’t need fancy bath bombs/salts/flowers but if you have them then great)

Feel your heartbeat at the pulse points: wrist and neck. Then press your hand against your chest and feel your heart beating again and again.

Imagine the blood rush with each pump and acknowledge that it’s not in your control and that’s ok. Someone’s looking out for you.

Make eye contact often. Even if it’s for a split second.

Talk to a plant, give it water, nature is always there for you, waiting.

Try to feel moonlight. Bathe in it and feel it’s power to wash over you.

Reach out to graze rays of sunlight with your fingertips and slowly sink your body into sunshine as it seeps into your bones and reminds you of your own warmth

Drive down an empty highway with the windows down and imagine you’re the music being whisked away on the wind

Let yourself feel the love you have for everyone in the world. Drown in it. When you feel alone remember this abundance and know it’s reciprocated by someone somewhere. <3

[barberwitch]

So, in honor of midsummer and the summer solstice I’ve teamed up with @witches-of-ouroboros and will be posting some seasonal witchy libations! First off is the most time consuming component of one of my cocktails, an infusion for summer vodka. Really it can be made or drank anytime if you have the ingredients and the time.

Supplies: rose petals and buds, chamomile, and elderflower, vodka, and a Mason jar. The amount of each varies depending on the size of the Mason jar, but for the purpose of my example, I will be using an 8oz Mason jar.

Clean the jar well, even if it’s new. Hot water, soap, more hot water until all the soap is gone, and because I’m me, I pour a little vodka, and a splash of absinthe and swirl this all through the jar an lid both to give a final disinfection and, the absinthe adds a little more magical oomph. But absinthe is a topic for another day;)

I measured my dried* roses about a third if the way in the jar. Next a heaping tablespoon of chamomile, and another of elderflower. I added another few rose buds so it was just below the halfway point. Top with vodka until you get a little bit below the rim! Close tightly and shake once a day for the next 5-7 *dried flowers and herbs infuse faster and use up less space than fresh. If you have access to a large amount of fresh, food safe flowers and herbs for your infusions, have at it!

Almost forgot, taste it after five days and see if you want it stronger. It should have a delicate but noticeable flavor. Strain and store in a clean jar.

Roses have had their fair share in the histories and cultures. Used in love spells, prosperity and other rituals, the focus and intent of roses actually comes from a Greek legend concerning Aphrodite, the rose was created when the foam of the sea fell off her naked form, and her tears dyed the roses red. The rose represents a duality in love. Love of self, and love of another. New love and lost love.

Elderflowers are used to relieve emotional burdens and that feeling of being stuck, creating joy, and inviting prosperity and health into your life.

Chamomile is added for purification, prosperity and tranquility.

Roses are associated with water, vodka with earth, elderflower with the sun, and chamomile with fire.

[kaamosnoita]

Midsummer Ritual

a ritual for the midnight sun, observing the summer solstice, and celebrating the new growing life around you and the growth you have made yourself.

🌿 perform ritual at midnight preferably on a full moon

☀️ make a campfire in a safe area (check the weather broadcast!), or alternatively light a white candle. have a bucket of water nearby just in case.

🌿 leave out an offering (food, drink, flowers) for the local spirits near the fire.

☀️ play music or sing and dance around the fire (naked is good). empty your mind and let there only be music.

🌿 speak a prayer to your ancestors. ask, if you have questions.

☀️ Listen to the sounds of nature in silence.

🌿 put off the fire before leaving the spot.

[samwisethewitch]

Add Some Oomph to Your Spells with Magical Timing

Like herbs, oils, and crystals, you don’t need to work with magical timing for your spell to be successful. You can cast a spell at any time, no matter your intention, and get your desired results. However, working with the energy of the sun, moon, and days of the week can add an extra power boost to your magic.

Think of it this way: certain energies are dominant at certain times. Those energies are easier to connect with because they are closer at hand, so to speak, so you can bring them into your life and your spells more easily and in a more powerful way. That doesn’t mean you can’t call on other energies during these times — it just means that you may not connect to them quite so easily.

If you choose to work with magical timing in your spells, there are several yearly, monthly, weekly, and even daily cycles you can align your spells with.

The Cycle of the Sun: Solstices and Equinoxes

These are the turning points that mark the solar year, and are associated with the relationships between day and night, light and dark, summer and winter. Each solstice or equinox marks the end of one season and the beginning for the next. Because they are so rare and so potent, these days are a great time for your “big picture” spells or for spells that need a big power boost.

Winter Solstice. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, and falls between December 20 and December 23, depending on the year. In some pagan traditions the winter solstice, or Yule, marks the beginning of the new year — you may choose to set intentions for the coming year on this solstice. After the winter solstice, the nights start getting shorter and the days start getting longer — so spells related to healing and bringing things into the light are especially effective at this time of year. The winter solstice marks the end of the “dark half” of the year and beginning of the “light half” of the year; at this point, our focus turns from inward reflection to outward manifestation. You may choose to think of the time between the winter solstice and spring equinox as a “planning phase,” where you examine yourself and your desires, decide what you want to work on in the next year, and make plans for manifesting what you want.

Spring Equinox. An equinox occurs when the day and the night are exactly the same length, representing a perfect balance between light and dark. The spring equinox marks the beginning of spring and occurs between March 19 and March 22. The Christian holiday of Easter and the pagan holiday of Ostara are both related to the energy of this equinox. At this time of year, the natural world is coming back to life as winter begins to fade. Plants are beginning to grow, and baby animals are being born. This is a powerful time of year for fertility magic and any magic related to new beginnings. You may choose to think of the time between the spring equinox and the summer solstice as a “planting phase,” where you “plant the seed” of the things you want to manifest and begin doing the work to make it happen.

Summer Solstice. This solstice marks the longest day and shortest night of the year. It occurs between June 19 and June 23. As I am writing this post, we are coming up on the summer solstice (June 20, 2020). Life, fertility, and growth are at their peak during this time of year, which makes this solstice a perfect time for big manifestation spells. At the same time, this marks the end of the “light half” and beginning of the “dark half” of the year, so after the summer solstice our energy shifts from outward manifestation to inward contemplation. You may choose to think of the time between the summer solstice and fall equinox as the “harvest phase,” where you reap the results of your hard work and manifest your desires in the physical world.

Autumn Equinox. This is the other time of year when the day and night are perfectly balanced. The autumn equinox occurs between September 19 and September 23 and marks the beginning of autumn. This is traditionally the time of year when crops are harvested, and many pagan groups celebrate harvest festivals around this time. Nature is beginning to die or go into hibernation in preparation for the coming winter. This is an especially powerful time of year for shadow work or for magic related to endings and transitions. You may choose to think of the time between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice as the “reflection phase,” when you retreat from the outside world to rest, focus on yourself, and do your inner work and self-healing.

Important Note: This post lists dates for the solstices and equinoxes in the Northern hemisphere. In the Southern hemisphere, the seasons are reversed. If you live in the Southern hemisphere, you would observe the winter solstice in June, the spring equinox in September, the summer solstice in December, and the fall equinox in March.

The Cycle of the Moon: Lunar Phases

If you don’t have time to wait for the appropriate solstice or equinox, you can still connect with the cosmos in your magic. One of the biggest pros of the lunar cycle is that it happens roughly every month — so you never have to wait very long for the next full moon. The moon is also associated with magic and spirituality in several traditions, which makes it an especially powerful astral ally for witches.

New Moon. The new moon is when the moon is completely invisible in the night sky, and is the phase opposite the full moon. The new moon is a powerful time for shadow work (because it deals with things that are hidden) and for magic related to new beginnings.

Waxing Moon. The moon is waxing when it appears to be growing in the night sky; this is the phase between the new moon and full moon. This is a powerful time for any magic that deals with drawing something in, building something up, or strengthening something that already exists.

Full Moon. Many witches believe that the full moon is the most powerful time of month for any kind of magic. This is a good time to cast any spell that needs a serious power boost. The full moon is also an especially powerful time to release what no longer serves you or to work healing magic.

Waning Moon. The moon is waning when it appears to be shrinking in the night sky; this is the phase between the full moon and new moon. This is a powerful time for any magic that deals with sending something away, banishing negative energy, or bringing something to an end.

Dark Moon. The dark moon is the three day period immediately before the new moon. In some traditions, it is believed to be bad luck to cast spells during the dark moon. Other traditions hold that the dark moon is the best point in the lunar cycle for destructive magic, such as curses and hexes. Many modern witches don’t recognize the dark moon as a separate moon phase at all. I personally like to use the dark moon as a time for self reflection, and may focus on shadow work during this time.

Magical Correspondences for the Days of the Week

The days of the week also have their own unique magical energies, and each day is linked to a certain planet and to certain deities.

Sunday. Sunday is, of course, connected to the Sun and solar deities. Sunday is the best day of the week for any manifestation magic that needs an extra boost. Its energy is also associated with healing, personal growth, power, and success.

Monday. Monday is associated with the Moon and lunar deities. Monday is a quiet, introspective day, and can feel very ethereal. It’s the best day for magic related to intuition, nurturing, and shadow work.

Tuesday. Tuesday is associated with Mars and with gods and goddesses of war and action. (It is named for the Norse/Germanic god Tyr/Tiw.) Tuesday is a very “active” day, and is good for magic related to action, activism, victory, or finding courage.

Wednesday. Wednesday is associated with Mercury and with gods and goddesses of wisdom, learning, and communication. (It is named for the Norse/Germanic god Odin/Wodan.) Wednesday is all about mental activity. It’s the best day of the week for magic related to thought, travel, communication (written, spoken, or digital), and learning/study.

Thursday. Thursday is associated with Jupiter and with gods and goddesses of prosperity, wealth, and protection. (It is named after the Norse/Germanic god Thor.) Thursday, like Jupiter in astrology, is all about outward expansion. It’s the best day of the week for magic related to career, prosperity, and wealth.

Friday. Friday is associated with Venus and with gods and goddesses of love, fertility, and sensuality. (It is named after the Norse goddess Freyja, or perhaps the goddess Frigg.) The energy of Friday is fun, lighthearted, and sexy. It’s the best day of the week for magic related to love, beauty, and sex/sexuality.

Saturday. Saturday is associated with Saturn and with time and wisdom. (The day and the planet are both named after the Roman god Saturn.) Saturday is practical and wise, but it does have a little bit of a dark side. It’s the best day of the week for magic related to banishing and protection.

Magical Times of Day

Okay, so you’d like to start working with magical timing, but what about emergency magic and last-minute spells? What if you don’t have time to wait for the next full moon, or even the next Sunday? You can still align your spell with magical timing! There are several moments of power each day, and each has its own magical associations.

Sunrise. Sunrise is, of course, the birth of the new day. This makes it the perfect time for spells related to new beginnings or expanded possibilities.

Noon. This is the peak or high point of the day. This is a powerful time for healing magic.

Sunset. Sunset is the end of the day, and forms a gateway between light and dark. This is a great time for spells related to accepting endings, releasing that which does not serve, and moving on from the past.

Midnight. If noon is the peak of the day, then midnight is the peak of the night. Midnight has a very ethereal, transformational energy. Like with the full moon, some witches believe that any spell will be more powerful if cast at midnight. This is a powerful time for both banishing and attraction magic.

Resources:

You Are Magical by Tess Whitehurst

Green Witchcraft by Paige Vanderbeck

Wicca for Beginners by Thea Sabin [specifically the chapter on the sabbats]

Qabalah Made Easy by David Wells [Note: Qabalah is based on an appropriation of Jewish mysticism, and I am NOT endorsing its practice. However, much of the magical timing associations used in modern witchcraft is shared with Qabalah and other forms of ceremonial magic, which is why it’s referenced here.]

[starcrystal-healing]

A few simple recipes for the summer solstice!

You can just follow the directions below or work with each ingredient carefully with magic intention to really boost the energies.

Give Me Money! Sun Tea

Ingredients

Sun tea for promoting financial wealth and abundance.

Mint ice cubes (optional, freeze whole mint leaves into ice)

1 part Mint

1 part Chamomile 

½ part Basil

Place your herbs in a jar and then steep in the sun. Add sweetener if desired and strain when you are ready to enjoy! Garnish with lemon.

Magic Psychic Sun Tea

Steep some dandelion and lemongrass for some psychic energy!

Ingredients:

1 part Lemongrass

1 part Dandelion flowers 

Pineapple juice

Follow the same basic steps for making a sun tea with lemongrass and dandelion flowers. Chill the tea and then add ½ part pineapple juice and garnish with pineapple.

Yummy Sunny Smoothie

Approx 5 lemon balm tea ice cubes ( if you can’t find this, sub basil)*

1.5 cups frozen Strawberry

2 cups watermelon 

1 frozen banana (more banana =thicker smoothie)

Sweetener, if desired, I personally used 3 small packs of stevia in the raw

*Lemon balm notes:If you have a super fancy blender that will totally blend the lemon balm then you can add a few leaves in with everything else. You could also make lemon balm tea and freeze them into ice cubes for your smoothie.

Add all ingredients to blender and sweeten to taste. Enjoy! You could probably make some yummy popsicles if you mix the smoothie with some coconut milk yogurt.

Red Fire Litha Sun Tea

Hibiscus flowers (check international markets to buy local)

Cherry juice

Orange slices 

Make sun tea with hibiscus. You will know its ready when you have a beautiful deep red color! You could just drink the hibiscus plain, or follow the next steps.

Chill the hibiscus tea

Add cherry juice! Use a 2:1 ratio of hibiscus tea to cherry juice, or 2 parts hibiscus to 1 part cherry. You don’t have to follow this ratio exactly! 

Garnish with orange slices

Safety considerations: The herbs in this post (basil, lemonbalm, lemongrass,dandelion, and chamomile are all pretty safe food-grade herbs when used in small, reasonable amounts. Hibiscus is generally safe as well, but avoid it if you are on HRT or pregnant, or with high or low blood pressure. As always consult with your doctor before consuming any herbal medicines.

[sleepyhighgothgf]

Soft and wholesome Litha activities:

make flower crowns

dance with bare feet in the grass

go swimming while the sun rises

make honey cakes

eat a lot of fresh fruits

lay in the sun(with sunblock)

make smores over a bonfire

pick wildflowers

run and dance with the wind

take a nap in the fresh air

open your windows if it’s not too hot

sing with the birds

play with the bees

embrace nature as freely as you please

[boneprinces]

Litha! June 21st

Hi everyone! Here are some very EASY ways to celebrate midsummer!

Open up the curtains and let some good sunlight cleanse your room.

Open up the window.

Clean cobwebs from the ceiling and other places.

Go on a picnic!

Eat some berries.

Pick flowers.

Light a candle that reminds you of summer or of the sun.

Wear a floral print.

Make a honey and sugar face scrub.

Make a flower crown.

Garden, or water your plants.

Just sit in the sun, relax for once and soak in new beginnings :) -Freya

[kaamosnoita]

🌿✨Juhannus spells ✨🌿

Juhannus was originally a celebration for Ukko the supreme god of weather and harvest. It was also a time for making magic since the spirit world was more active at the time of the white nights. A loud feasting and drinking brought luck in love as well as a good harvest and kept the evil spirits at bay.

1. Roll in dew

If you roll around naked in a field, your future spouse will appear in your life within a year. Dew was believed to have a healing effect and rolling in it was supposed to make you beautiful and healthy. Earlier, dew was even collected in cloths and pressed into bottles for the year to come.

2. Put a spell on a field

Find a four-leafed clover from the yard in the evening. Hide the clover under your shirt, next to your bosom. When the clock strikes midnight, let your hair loose and run to the field. Go around the field three times. When the person of your fancy will eat bread made out of the wheat from that specific field, they will fall in love with you.

3. Collect seven flowers

Collect seven different types of flowers from as many meadows. When going to bed, put the bouquet underneath your pillow. You will see “the one” in your dream. Flowers and plants have an important role in Midsummer celebrations. Previously, it was common to scatter tree leaves on the floors and build tree houses in the yards. Even cows were decorated with garlands, so as to secure a good year for the cattle and milk production.

4. Sweep naked

Sweep your bedroom floor naked, just a red thread tied around your waist, and the ghost of your love will greet you.

5. Tie a sauna whisk, vihta

Vihtas are always made for the Midsummer sauna. They are usually made out of birch as its fresh leaves are soft and have a lovely fragrance. For your magic spell, the Midsummer bath whisk should be made out of eight different tree and flower types. After the sauna, throw the whisk on the roof of the sauna. Climb up after it and see whereto the stem of the whisk points. That is the direction from which your future spouse will come.

6. Make a bonfire

The smoke of the bonfire will turn to the person who will find their spouse next. When the flames start to go out, jump over the bonfire to bring luck in love.

7. Look into a mirror

When you put two mirrors opposite each other on a midsummer night, you can see your future spouse in the reflection of the other.

8. Listen to the first sound

In the wee hours of the night, climb up somewhere high – on a hill, on top of a fell or a big rock. To a place where it is easy to hear surrounding sounds. Your future spouse will come from the same direction as the first sound of the morning. If you hear music, it means an approaching wedding. If you hear a child crying, it is a sign of birth. The number of cuckoo sounds tells how many years you have to wait until you find love.

[sage-babe]

☀️🔥Litha☀️🔥

Litha is right around the corner, and here are some ways I will be celebrating. It is limited since I am in self-isolation right now after traveling, but we will be making it work! 

WHAT TO WEAR

Reds, oranges, yellows, golds, greens! I will be wearing all my gold jewelry and dressing up in my flowy red floral dress or my bright green dress to celebrate. 

FOOD/DRINK

Grill out! Grilling a steak, delicious summer squash, corn, and sliced peaches for a kale salad. Peaches, lemons, oranges, yellow vegetables are all typical to celebrate Litha. 

Although I do not have any lavender or other herbs, I will be using lots of lemon and honey in all my beverages to celebrate. Thinking of making a honey lemon peach sangria to celebrate! 

ACTIVITIES

Pick wildflowers, make a flower crown, meditate in the sun and soak it up, have an outdoor picnic, take a nature walk, try cloud divination, grill out, make a bonfire, leave sweet offerings for the fae. 

ALTAR

There are a bunch of beautiful tiny white wildflowers blooming around me, and while I would love to get a variety to dress my altar, since I am working with so little it will be primarily decorated with these flowers, dandelions, and the only two candles I could find in the house! Mirrors are great for this as well. 

SPELLS/RITUALS

Write down problems on paper and burn it in the fire - Litha is a fire sabbat!

When taking sips of summer wine/beer/sangria, dedicate the first and last sip to nature and the sun. We are celebrating it all today! 

Midsummer Manifestation Ritual

Make a list of everything you wish to manifest during the next six months.

Be complete – include things related to career, personal issues, and other factors like clarity, confidence, and fun. After sunset, light a candle of your choice. Place a vase of flowers you like next to the candle.

Say aloud:

“I gather in the power of this day of greatest light and call in the guardians of fire, earth, air, and water to bring the last grace of power in light to manifest my desires in the coming harvest. I ask that this be

Read aloud your list

"I affirm that I am able and willing to allow these wishes to manifest and I participate in the miracle of creation and with faith. So mote it be.”

Allow the candle to burn until you go to sleep. Celebrate the energy of the evening in some way –play music, raise a glass, allow yourself some indulgence.   From Hearth and Home Witchery”

LITHA PRAYERS

Garden Prayer for Litha- @one-of-the-birds 

Small plants, leaves and buds, growing in the soil. O fiery sun, may your rays of light and warmth bless us with abundance, and allow these plants to blossom with life.

Litha Prayer to the Sun - @one-of-the-birds

The sun is high above us shining down upon the land and sea, making things grow and bloom. Great and powerful sun, we honor you this day and thank you for your gifts. Ra, Helios, Sol Invictus, Aten, Svarog, you are known by many names. You are the light over the crops, the heat that warms the earth, the hope that springs eternal, the bringer of life. We welcome you, and we honor you this day, celebrating your light, as we begin our journey once more into the darkness.

Hope this helps! Blessed be! 

[servantofthefates]

Hello my lovely Diana! What do u think about lucky or bad-luck numbers? For Example > Someone once mentioned to me that the best numbers for riffles were the ones with a lot of 9's. But to me on the 9, it's like super unlucky... Xample2> in 2007 (if you add their numbers it ends up being 9) It was a freaking horror, my parent's divorce, we almost lost our house, we had to move and rent, etc. And let's not talk about this year that I turned 27 (again, 9) LOL! Still what do you think, my love? ^^

How to Find Your Lucky Numbers with Tarot

Auspicious numbers are not assigned. Rather, they are found. And it takes at least half a year for them to reveal themselves. But when they do, you can trust that they are true.

STEP 1: Perform weekly readings.

At the beginning of every week, ask tarot what lies ahead. A spread with at least 10 cards is recommended.

STEP 2: Look for the dominant number.

For every reading, find the number that dominates your spread.

Did you get three 9s this week, with all the other numbers appearing less than thrice? Then 9 is the dominant number in that reading.

For the majority of tarot cards, this should be obvious. The Magician and the Ace of Cups are 1… The Emperor and the Four of Wands are 4… The Chariot and the Seven of Pentacles are 7… and so on.

For the cards that are numbered beyond 9, add their two digits together. The sum is your answer:

Justice = 11 =  1 +  1 =  2

Death = 13 = 1 + 3 =  4

Judgement = 20 = 2 + 0 = 2

Ten of Cups = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1

Pages = 11 = 1 + 1 = 2

Knights = 12 = 1 + 2 = 3

Queens = 13 = 1 + 3 = 4

Kings = 14 = 1 + 4 =  5

STEP 3: Evaluate your readings.

At the end of every week, record whether the reading was positive or negative, that is, whether your week went well or not.

STEP 4: Tally the scores.

If Week 1 went well, and its dominant number was 6, then give 6 one point.

If Week 2 went badly, and its dominant number was 8, then give 8 a negative point.

If Week 3 turned out to be neutral, and its dominant number was 4, then do not give any number a score.

After six months have passed, and you have the data for approximately 26 weekly readings, look for the two digits with the highest points. They are your lucky numbers.

STEP 5: Use your lucky numbers.

If 5 and 7 turn out to be the most auspicious for you, then maximize their benefit.

Schedule job interviews, contract signings and romantic dates on the 5th or 7th day of the month. Plan your trips to be 5 or 7 days long. May 7th and July 5th will be especially lucky for you.

Your fifth relationship could be your soulmate. Your seventh job could be the one you retire in. Apartment No. 75 on the corner of 5th and 7th Avenue could be the home that is meant for you.

When choosing numbers for the lottery or other raffles, pick combinations that end or begin with 5 and 7.

And when making important decisions, such as whether to go ahead with a risky surgery, and you end up seeing 5 and 7 everywhere on that day, then that is your promise that the procedure will be flawless.