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The Mother of all Masterlists

Feel free to add to the Masterlist, and see the latest version on the Google Document (x).

General

Beginner Witch Tips

Types of Witchcraft (and how to know which one you are)

Simple Exercises for Baby Witches

Advice for Beginner Witches, Spirit Workers, Magickal people, etc.

Covens

Keeping Yourself Protected

Book of Shadows Series

Research Ideas

Research Ideas #2

Textbook Links (PDF)

Broke Witch Hacks

Witch Apps

Witchy Self Care

Uses for Moon Water

Discipline in Witchcraft

The Witches Alphabet

Elements

Know Your Elements!

Charging Sigils with the Elements 

Correspondences

Animal Associations

Beginner Crystals

Candle Scent Correspondences

Incense correspondences

Moon Phases Correspondences

Fruit and Vegetable Associations In Witchcraft

Types of water

The Magick of Rosemary

Colour Correspondences

Candle Magick

Types of Magick

Glamour Magick

Warding Guide

Knot Magick

Auras

Spirit Guides

How to find your Spirit Guides/Guardian Angels

Ways to Use Sigils Masterpost

Tools

Ideas for Cheap Witchcraft Tools

Crystals for Beginners

Altars

Making an Altar Masterpost 

Mabon Altar Tips

Centering yourself and connecting to your divination tools

Altar Ideas

How To Make a Yule Altar

Deities

Guides, Gods, and Guardians

The Morrigan

How to find your Gods/Goddesses

Deity Masterpost

Spells/Potions

Healing Incantation Potion

Spell to Help you Remember Information

Snorlax’s Rest - An incantation spell to help the Caster fall asleep and stay asleep.

A Ritual to Thoroughly Cleanse your Living Space

Heart Healing Bath Spell

Rose Quartz Calming Spell

Single Word Spells

Equalizing Rain Spell

Weight Loss Spell

Protection Ring Enchantment

Aggressive Curse and Banishing Spell

Money Injection Spell

Cloaking Spell for Witches

Beauty Reflection Spell

Geminio Spell (HP Inspired)

Quick Accio Energy Spell (HP Inspired)

Summoning Your Patronus (HP Inspired)

Alohomora Spell to Unlock Your Potential (HP Inspired)

Aguamenti Cleansing Spell (HP Inspired)

Growth Spell for Beltane

Leo Spell for Warmth and Joy

Cancer Spell for Sensitivity and Intuition

Best Friend “Success” Spell(Corpse Bride Inspired)

Pepper and Dish Soap - A Binding and Banishin Spell

Spell to Reduce Cutting Urges

Simple Self-love Bath Ritual

Grounding, Meditation & Gratitude

Thunderstorm Grounding Technique

Gratitude

Alchemy 

The Wiccans Glossary: Alchemy Symbols and Signs

Chakras 

Witchy Knowledge with Waya: Chakras

Energy Work 

Energy Work: Energy Types and Sources

Liminal Spaces

Liminal Spaces in Witchcraft

Herbology

Drying Herbs and Flowers

Herbs Masterpost

Astral Travel

Advanced astral travel masterpost 

Astral Travel Glossary

How to Astral Travel

Astral Parasites

Astral Projection & Exercises

Charms

“Unbreakable” Charm

Charm for Beauty

Working with the Fae

some things you should know before you make a bargain with the fae

How to win a faerie’s favour or avoid their curse

Fairy Lore

Fae Witch Guide

Faeries Sigil

Signs of House Fae

Faerie Gardens

Divination

Divination Intro

Tarot Cards

How to Get Started in Tarot

How to Read Tarot Cards When You Don’t Know Shit

Tips for Interpreting Tarot Cards

Reverse Tarot Cards

Yes/No Tarot Tips

Witches’ Collection — 🌟Tips for interpreting Tarot🌟

Moon Phase Tarot Spread

How to Cleanse your Cards

Cartomancy

Cartomancy ABC Guide

Cartomancy: The Suits

How to Cleanse your Cards

Tasseography

Tasseography Guide

Things you can add to your tea

Lithomancy

Preparing a Lithomancy Set

Scrying

Scrying [Witchcraft 101]

Scrying Tips

Runeology

A Guide to Greek Alphabet Divination (Runes)

An Introduction to Norse Runeology

Elder Futhark Rune Correspondences

Blooding Runes

Candle Work

Reading a Candle

Reading a Candle (Yes/No Questions)

Misc.

Lesser known forms of Divination

Seashell Divination

Seashell Divination II

Sigils

ideas about sigils

Some basic ideas on charging sigils with the elements

Ways To Use Sigils Masterpost

Present Tense

Sigils Masterlist

How to use Sigils 

Sigil Magick Masterlist

Sigil Examples

I Channel the Energy from the Constellation ‘Leo’ easily

I Scry Easily and Accurately

I Channel the Power of My Star Sign With Ease

I Stay Alert and Focused Throughout the Day

I Love Deeply

Truth

I Do Not Fear The Future // My Sleep Schedule is Balanced

Spirit Work

Spirit Guides

How to find your Spirit Guides/Guardian Angels

Signs That You Might be Haunted by a Bad Spirit

Some Ways to Bond With a Spirit Companion

Spotting a Malevolent “Guide”

Types of Personal Spirit Guides

How to Bond with a Spirit Companion

Draconic Magic

Draconic Magic Guide

Draconic Magic 101: Part 1 - Drawing and Dismissing Power

Draconic Magic Resource List

Dragon’s Hoard (Spell)

Reading List

The Master Book of Herbalism, by Paul Beyerl

The Modern Guide to Witchcraft: Your Complete Guide to Witches, Covens, and Spells, by Skye Alexander

Out of the Broom Closet, by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

The Tree: The Complete Book of Saxon Witchcraft, by Raymond Buckland

A Witches’ Bible: The Complete Witches’ Handbook, by Janet & Stewart Farrar

The Herb Book, by John Lust

Culpeper’s Complete Herbal, by Nicolas Culpeper

Book of Magical Herbs, by Margaret Picton & Michelle Pickering

The Charge of the Goddess, by Doreen Valiente

Book of Pagan Prayer, by Ceisiwr Serith

The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews, by Scott Cunningham

The Book of Stones, Revised Edition: Who They Are and What They Teach, by Robert Simmons & Naisha Ahsian

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic, by Scott Cunningham

Supermarket Magic: Creating Spells, Brews, Potions & Powders from Everyday Ingredients, by Michael Furie

The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells for Modern Problems, by Lady Passion & Diuvei

Everyday Witchcraft: Making Time for Spirit in a Too-Busy World, by Deborah Blake

Wicca, by Harmony Nice

Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman

The Gospel of Loki, by Joanne M. Harris

The Occult, Witchcraft & Magic, by Christopher Dell

Wicca & Witchcraft For Dummies, by Diane Smith

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, by Scott Cunningham

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem, and Metal Magic, by Scott Cunningham

The Green Witch, by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

The Witch’s Guide to Self-Care, by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

The Modern Guide to Witchcraft, by Skye Alexander

A Practical Guide to the Runes, by Lisa Peschel

Moon Spells, by Diane Ahlquist

Realms of The Earth Angels, by Doreen Virtue

The Black Arts, by Richard Cavendish

Wiccapedia, by Shawn Robbins and Leanna Greenaway

The Crystal Bible, by Judy Hall

Crystal Enlightenment, by Katrina Raphaell

Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece, Gustav, Schwab

The Pocket Book of Stones, by Robert Simmons

The Gods of Greece and Rome, by Talfourd Ely

Wicca Altar and Tools, by Lisa Chamberlain

Wicca Magical Deities, by Lisa Chamberlain

Wicca Crystal Magic, by Lisa Chamberlain

Wicca Wheel of The Year, by Lisa Chamberlain

Wicca Elemental Magic, by Lisa Chamberlain

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MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (1988) ONLY YESTERDAY (1991) KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE (1989) THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY (2010) SPIRITED AWAY (2001) PONYO (2008) HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004)

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The Oceans Are A Melting Pot Of Microbes

https://sciencespies.com/news/the-oceans-are-a-melting-pot-of-microbes/

The Oceans Are A Melting Pot Of Microbes

Diatoms are photosynthesising algae, they have a siliceous skeleton (frustule) and are found in … [+] almost every aquatic environment including fresh and marine waters, soils, in fact almost anywhere moist.

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Within every drop of seawater lives a mixture of teeny-tiny organisms, like bacteria and viruses, collectively known as ‘microbes’.

According to new research published in Cell by scientists at Maine’s Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, the degree of microbial diversity within the ocean is perhaps more staggering than originally thought. In the largest study ever conducted on individual cells, over 12,000 microbial genomes were analyzed to build a massive database, dubbed the Global Ocean Reference Genomes Tropics (GORG-Tropics).

The samples were collected from the tropics and subtropics, representing about two-thirds of the world’s ocean. To the researcher’s surprise, every one of the 12,000 cells they analyzed had a unique genome – no two cells were identical. What’s more, most of the microbes were so dissimilar from all the other microbes analyzed that they were considered to be different species altogether.

A summary of the new study published in Cell by researchers from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean … [+] Sciences.

Pachiadaki et al., Cell

The researchers also analyzed the microbial diversity within a single teaspoon of water from the Sargasso Sea. An astonishing 6,000 cells were captured, analyzed, and added to the growing database.

Of all the genes discovered within the Sargasso Sea sample, at least one-fifth were genes also found in the tropics and subtropics. According to these microbial experts, these large portion of shared genes between the Sargasso Sea and the tropics despite immense microbial diversity indicates how effective ocean currents are at mixing microbial life around the globe.

“In the same way that we think of New York City as a melting pot, every teaspoon of the ocean is a microbial melting pot,” said Ramunas Stepanauskas, Senior Research Scientist at Bigelow. “The ocean is huge, and it’s amazing how complex ecological and evolutionary processes take place in each tiny drop.”

Map of the Sargasso Sea.

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With the help of cutting-edge genome analysis technology, this study sequenced more microbes than all studies prior to 2013, combined. With an abundance of information, new discoveries have followed. For example, Stepanauskas’ team discovered a group of bacteria, known as proteobacteria, previously not known to have photosynthetic, or light harnessing, capabilities.

“Genetic information can teach us a lot about ecology, and these may be photosynthetic organisms that were unnoticed before,” said Maria Pachiadaki, a former Bigelow Laboratory postdoctoral researcher and lead author of this study. “If experiments confirm what the genes suggest, this is an important microbial group to consider in ocean carbon studies.”

With less than 1% of marine microorganisms proving possible to grow and study in a laboratory setting, databases like GORG-Tropics are essential for advancing our understanding of microbial capabilities.

Senior Research Scientist Ramunas Stepanauskas holds a sample of Sargasso Sea water before analysis … [+] in Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’ Single Cell Genomics Center.

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

In collaboration with researchers at the University of California San Diego, this research team also identified microbes that could fuel novel biotechnology applications. By tracking which microbes are able to produce certain chemicals, the GORG-Tropics database may help fast-track future discoveries of new antibiotics or cancer-fighting medicines.

With a database of this size, the potential for discovery continues. Stepanauskas and his team of researchers will continue to search for more discoveries to further reveal the hidden microbial diversity of the ocean, and in turn, the intricacies of how the ocean functions.

“One of our main goals with the GORG initiative was to produce a powerful resource for the marine microbiology research community,” said Julia Brown, a bioinformatician at Bigelow Laboratory and a study author. “We hope that scientists will be able to use this dataset in follow-up studies to answer questions no one has even thought of yet.”

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