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Underworld Ariel’s Guide to…

Reading Pendulums

So, pendulums are a form of divination which many seem to shy away from as they cannot make them work. I won’t claim to know exactly what everyone means by that, because I’ve never really had that problem, but pendulums do take some reasoning with.

Pendulums can work through a variety of sources, again, that’s something you’ll need to ask your own pendulum for yourself, but one thing which applies to all pendulums is that they work via energy. Pendulums will use energy, from you and/or deities or spirits or however your pendulum works, and use this to divine answers. That’s an important note because if you don’t know how your pendulum is working, it may not be able to work to it’s full potential!

The first thing you need to establish is how your pendulum says yes and no because no two pendulums are the same. Simply ask! Do so twice over to really get the idea, then ask test questions. Here’s how my session with a new pendulum usually starts:

Which direction is yes

Which direction is no

Just to clarify, please swing yes

And swing no

So is my middle name G* (will swing yes)

And my dad’s name is F* (will swing no)

Am I X (yes question)

And Y (no question)

Doing a little session like this gives you the chance to see how your pendulum swings. If you use pendulum boards, this won’t be as applicable because it’ll respond via a board, but it’s still good to get an idea of how your pendulum moves freestyle.

One thing you’ll notice right off the bat is the change in direction is not abrupt. After asking a question, wait a few seconds, and you may notice your pendulum begins to swing a circle, before settling in a new direction. A circle can be “Maybe” to some pendulums, or “Can’t answer” and so on, but if it doesn’t settle on a circular motion, it is gaining momentum to swing a new direction.

I quickly made these gifs to give everyone an idea of how your pendulum may move. They’re a bit shaky because nothing was supporting my arm in these, haha!

For my pendulum, the gifs left to right show: yes, changing answer, no

(Full video for example)

In some parts of the gifs, you can see my arm shake a bit. Slight tremors and shakes doesn’t mean you can’t use pendulums, we all get them in some form! If your hand jolts, shakes, or moves, simply steady yourself again (re-ask your question) and wait on a clear answer.

Which brings me onto a big point: wait for an answer. Sometimes my pendulum is swinging a 180 degree answer at me, other times it’s practically non-moving, and some times it just means you need to wait for the energy to move it. You can also take the strength of an answer as part of the answer: mild, certain, strong.

And that basically sums up how to read a pendulum! It’s a lot of asking and checking. You can also make pendulum boards for answers which can’t be answered with just yes or no. Such board ideas include:

Number board

Letter board

Astrology wheel

Seasons wheel

Months wheel

Past, present, future triangle

The next thing is why you’re reading a pendulum. What is it you can ask a pendulum? Well, again, some don’t want to answer certain questions. You know when someone says their pendulum doesn’t like test questions? Just like that, some pendulums won’t be happy to answer certain things. Death questions, fatalistic questions, and invasive questions usually fall into that category. But there’s still so much more to ask! Some ideas include:

What species is your X past life

How many past lives have you had

Is Y a good decision

Will Z happen by H

Whatever your question may be, a pendulum can probably answer it in some way shape or form. Which brings me onto another thing: how can you use a pendulum? Plenty of ways! Here’s some methods I often find myself using:

Interrogative Pendulum

If I think I’ve been lied to or someone is trying to haze me, I grab my pendulum (and perhaps a friend also in that situation with a pendulum), I write out many questions around the topic, and I ask them all. Many will be very similar questions or slightly different wording, so that I can get as close to the truth as possible. This works best with another person also doing so, because when your answers align you know its more valid, and if they don’t, you can work out why. An example of a session may go like this:

Is E hiding something

Has E omitted the truth

Has E told 100% of the truth

Is E telling the truth about B

Is B fully accurate

Is B actually X

Is B actually Y

Is B affected by Z

And so on. Take your situation and tear it into multiple tiny chunks, then ask all your questions. Write down each answer, then once you’re done, you should have a better idea of the full story.

Estimation Pendulum

This is just using a pendulum to arrive at a number. I do this in past life readings. First, I intuitively feel a number, or I am told or see a number or an idea. Let’s say it’s how many lives you’ve had. I then do big grouped numbers, e.g. “Has D had more than 50 lives?” no, and from there I go down “40?” no, “30?” no, “20?” yes. Now I know it is over 20 but below 30. Then, try “more than 25?” no. “Has he had 24 lives?” yes. You get the idea. Big to small, finding the number by shortening the ranges as you get better answers.

Intuitive Direction

This one is very fun to do when you want a new and unique way to pull tarot or oracle cards, pick crystals, or almost anything. Let’s say it’s tarot. Lay out as many cards as you please on your surface, hold your pendulum over them, ask your question, and move your hand with its direction. It’s pulling left? Move your hand left. Follow it’s pull until it circles over a card. Simple, that’s the card answering your question! It’s nothing too serious, just like a physical intuition guide for those who may trust their own intuition a little less. I like to use this method when I’m having doubtful days.

There’s plenty of other wonderful ideas on how to use pendulums out there, like drawing out signs or letters, or carrying them into spiritually charged areas to sense spirit energy. However you wish to use your pendulum, however your pendulum works, there’s steps you can take to help center yourself and find answers more accurately or clearly:

Carry your pendulum around or put it under your pillow to help strengthen your connection

Talk to it as you ask your questions, just as you may do a friend

Take mild answers and ask questions which can clarify off of it, until you’re happy you understand the answer

Meditate and ground before a pendulum session

Draw tarot cards alongside each answer for more clarity

Spend time understanding your pendulum by writing about it in your grimoire

Be open because your energy affects your pendulum

Aaaaand that sums up my advice on reading pendulums! Your answers may not always be strong, but as long as you understand how your pendulum is working and what you can ask, your journey with it should be long and thought provoking.

Love, light, and everything bright 🌻

𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖔𝖓 𝖈𝖔𝖑𝖉 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖌

Colds and illness are widespread during the coming months, especially with the temperature changes and the dampness in the air. Here are some magickal remedies for when you feel under the weather:

𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐒

🍁Ruby, promotes health and wellbeing, and nurtures the heart.

🍁Clear quartz, is considered the “master healer”. Stimulates the immune system and balances the whole body.

🍁Turquoise, holds benefits to our airways, our skeleton, and our immune system.

🍁Amethyst, enhances hormone production, cleanse blood, and relieve pain. It also aids to sleep and insomnia, and during times of sickness, sleep is even more essential.

↟ How do we benefit from these crystals? Well there are many ways. You can surround yourself with them, cleanse them, or carefully place in water for a few hours then take out and rinse yourself in the water. Check the crystal first, water isn’t good for all.

𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐒

🌿Chamomile, reduces headaches, softens the throat, and boosts our immune system.

🌿Eucalyptus, clears our airways and nose, and will also fights respiratory infections.

🌿Peppermint or Mint, cools the body in cases of fever, eases and prevents nausea.

🌿Ginger, prevents heartburn, clears nose, and eases our tummy.

𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑

↟Gargling warm salt water is a very efficient way to soothe the throat, and it’s a method many people use. But what many don’t realize is the connection to magick. Well, whilst salt is mostly used for protection, it can also heal, especially sea salt. By adding some sea salt to a cup of warm water and gargling it, your throat should feel instant relief.

↟You can also fill a small pillow with lavender, or purchase one. Lavender is wonderful for sickness related stress, and has antiseptic properties. You can gently place it on your head to reduce a headache, or on any other irritated areas. You can also either place it in the freezer or warm it up in hot water to help balance your temperature.

↟A trouble-free spell you can cast involves a lone candle (preferably black) and if you’d like to take it as step further, banishing oil of some kind. Burn the candle (anointed with banishing oil or not), concentrate, clear your mind, and proceeded to say aloud (or whisper if your throat is painful) the next chant:

“As this candle burns, so the illness turns. Melted like this wax, cut like with an axe. Remove and banished, all disabilities vanished. As my word you see, radiant health blessed be”

↟And lastly, rest♡

Tarot cards cheat sheet, I found these Tarot stickers online which is what I had been waiting for before I could start on these.

I'm debating on whether I want to put borders at the top of some pages because they seem very plain and need something, any input would be appreciated, even if you think I should keep it plain

THE SABBATS

Alte Feiertage im Oktober

Der Oktober ist der magische Monat des „goldenen Herbstes“, in dem alle Laubbäume in unseren Wäldern durch den Zauber der Natur mit purpurroten und bernsteinfarbenen Gewändern geschmückt sind. Alle warmen Farbtöne – Scharlachrot, Gelb, Braungold – sind in den Wäldern zu sehen!

Vögel versammeln sich in Schwärmen und fliegen nach Süden... Aus diesem Grund nannte man die erste Oktoberhälfte „Kranichflug“ (журавлиный лёт). Es wurde angenommen, dass der Winter früh und streng sein würde, wenn die Kraniche früh wegfliegen.

Ende Oktober beginnt die Natur allmählich ihre Farben zu verlieren und gleichzeitig werden die Grenzen zwischen den Welten dünner. Deshalb sind die Oktoberfeiertage ungewöhnlich: ruhig, heimelig, zum Nachdenken gedacht und nicht laut. Schließlich sind diese Tage mit der schmalen Grenze zwischen Leben und Tod verbunden. Im Oktober ehren wir die Ahnen, feiern den Tag von Makosch und beenden den Monat mit der geheimnisvollen Nacht von Veles.

4. Oktober: Verabschiedung von Wasser- und Waldgeister

An diesem Tag gingen unsere Ahnen nicht in den Wald und ans Wasser, sie hatten Respekt vor Geistern, die vor dem Winter Lärm machen. Aber am Vorabend oder am Tag danach können wir Geschenke und Leckereien für Wasser- und Waldgeister hinterlassen.

14. Oktober: Pokrowa

Das Fest des ersten Schnees, der die Erde bedeckt und vor der Winterkälte schützt. Zeit der Hochzeiten. Dieser Feiertag gibt uns die Möglichkeit, die Beziehungen zu zweit zu verbessern oder die Ursachen von Einsamkeit und bitterem Schicksal zu heilen. Es wird angenommen, dass an diesen Tagen der Pokrowa alle Rituale für die Liebe eine besondere Kraft haben.

22. bis 29. Oktober: Feier der Herbst-Ahnen

Woche der Ahnenehrung. In der Übergangszeit im Herbst, wenn die Grenzen zwischen den Welten dünn sind, kommen die Geister der Ahnen zu uns. Wir laden sie mit Ritualen ein und sie geben uns ihre Kraft und Unterstützung.

27. Oktober: Herbst Makosch – unser Zuhause

Es gibt mehrere Makosch-Freitage im Jahr, und einer der wichtigsten ist der im Oktober. An diesem Tag führen Frauen Rituale für die Göttin Makosch durch und bitten sie um ein sicheres, gemütliches Zuhause voller Liebe und Harmonie.

31. Oktober bis 1. November: Nacht des Gottes Veles

Gott Veles öffnet die Grenze zwischen den Welten und die Zeit ist magisch. Dieser alte Feiertag ist für den modernen Menschen ungewöhnlich. Es wird nicht von fröhlichen und lauten Festlichkeiten begleitet. In der mysteriösen Nacht von Veles versuchten die Menschen, ruhig zu bleiben und das Haus nicht ohne guten Grund zu verlassen. Dieser Feiertag war die Zeit des Übergangs vom Licht zur Dunkelheit, in der sich die Grenzen zwischen den Welten öffnen und die Wege ganz und gar nicht dorthin führen, wo man sie erwartet hat.

https://t.me/rodowesta

Bärentraube.

Aus: Homöotanik.

Farbenprächtiger Herbst. Bd. 3.

Bruno Vonarburg. 2005.

Echte Bärentraube.

★ Blasentee.

★Erste- Hilfe- Elixier aus einer Kräutermischung.

Aus: Kräuter und Heilpflanzen für Frauen: Tees, Tinkturen und Salben aus der Naturmedizin selbst herstellen. L. Lambert. 2021.

Echte Bärentraube, Bärentraubenblätter.

Aus: Faszination Kräuter - Die wichtigsten Heilpflanzen aus der heimischen Natur.

Maria Riegler. 2021.

Travel Witchery

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

What to bring…

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

Travel talisman

Small crystals/Crystal jewelry.

A pendulum.

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

A witchy journal, or books on witchcraft!

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

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

To aid in safe travels…

Spell for safe travels

Safe travels chant

Travel safely spell

Protection for travellers spell

Safe travels: A magical powder

Safe travels sachet / Safe travels sachet

Spell and charm bag for safe travels

Safe travels spell bottle

Safe travels spell bottle necklace

Safe travels mini spell jar

Safe travels spell jar

Other handy spells…

Spell bottle for good travels

Your own highway spell

Time passing powder

10 magical ways to spruce up your car

Car safety tips

Improvised charms for the travelling witch

Cute travel witch idea

Sigils…

The traveler’s sigil

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

I am safe while traveling

I am safe when I drive / Safe driving

I experience luck on my travels

To have an awesome adventure

There and back again

I've redone my palmistry page to include more information on the major & minor lines as well as hand shape.

Again please don't re-upload this to other sites like pinterest

✨ 2020 Witch Tips Masterpost ✨

Blessed Yule and Happy New Year 2021! 

I’m so happy to have so many new followers, so here’s a summary of all the posts I have written this year. Feel free to use all of theses resources for your grimoire or book of shadows 😊

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Witchcraft 101

🔮 13 goals of a witch

❌ Closed practices & cultural appropriation

✨ Daily rituals using the 4 elements

🧹 Home cleansing using the 4 elements 

🃏 Tarot practice for beginners

✨ Tips for stressed witches

📚 Witchy Study Tips

📅 Weekly Rituals

🧼 Witchy Reset Day

🎧 Witchy Podcasts  

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Witches Sabbats

📜 Sabbats journal prompts

💀 Celebrating Samhain

🎬 Movies, podcasts and TV shows for Samhain

🃏 Samhain Tarot Spread

✨ Samhain Ritual: Dumb Supper 

☁️ After Samhain: November 1st

❄️ Celebrating Yule

🌨️ Winter Spells & Rituals

🎁 Festive Gifts for Witches

🍷 Witchy Mulled Wine Potion 

🎄 Practicing Witchcraft during Christmas

🃏 Yule Tarot Spread

🎅 Celebrating Yule and Christmas alone

🎆 Celebrating New Year’s Eve as a witch

🕯️ Celebrating Imbolc

🐣 Celebrating Ostara

🌸 Celebrating Beltane 

☀️ Celebrating Litha 

🌽 Celebrating Lammas

🍂 Celebrating Mabon 

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Types of Magic 

🕯️ Candle Magic

🔞 Sex Magic

🌿 Tea Magic

🩸 Period Magic

🌊 Water Magic 

💻 Tech Witchcraft

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Moon Magic

🌙 Full Moons of the Year 

🌑 New Moon Magic 

🌒 Waxing Crescent Moon Magic 

🌓 First Quarter Moon Magic 

🌔 Waxing Gibbous Moon Magic

🌕 Full Moon Magic

🌖 Waning Gibbous Moon Magic

🌗 Last Quarter Moon Magic

🌘 Waning Crescent Moon Magic

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Let me know your posts requests for 2021, I would be happy to share the knowledge I have as a practicing witch for almost 6 years! Love you all ❤️

Magickal Research List

Written by your Coven Leader, Chance

ASTROLOGY ~Houses ~Signs ~Planets ~Aspects ~Constellation Shapes ~Natal Chart

CRYSTALS ~Crystal Uses ~Crystal history/origins

HERBS ~Medicinal Uses ~Spiritual Uses ~Poisonous Herbs ~Edible Herbs ~Local Natural Herbs ~Pollinator Plants

TAROT ~Meanings & Associations ~Reversed Meanings ~Spreads ~Playing Card Meanings ~How to use Tarot in Spells ~Color and Number Symbolism

PART TWO COMING SOON! Happy Witching!