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A bit late this year but people seemed to love last year’s so here’s one updated for 2021. Again, this is free for personal use!
EDIT: ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE YEAR OF THE BULL IN JAN, IT’S IN FEB
On any given night…
Midnight blooms 🌙🌹
Shoutout to everybody who understand that kind of spirituality 💯
Book of Shadows Ideas that Aren’t Basic
sacred geometry
what damages crystals
what is a crystal grid and how do i make one?
candle flame reading
bone correspondences
what is a poppet? how do i use it?
basic alchemical symbols
ways to break a hex
favorite cryptids and their lore
what is your philosophy on witchcraft?
what is a liminal space?
scrying
how to trap a spirit in a jar or mirror
ghost hunting
species of demons
witchy books you’ve read, and a review or rating of the book (go to archive.org for free pdfs for books)
🌙 Moon Phases Masterpost 🌙
Following the moon phases and adapting my magic to their power and correspondences has been crucial to my practice. If you’re interested in connecting to the lunar cycle, here are the links to my previous posts on each moon phase.
🌑 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
New Moon Ritual.
1 Sage
2 Take a ritual bath
3 Make a list of wishes
4 Set intentions and goals
5 Burn candles
6 Ground yourself
7 Practice Gratitude
8 CHARGE YOUR CRYSTALS
9 Set up/ Rearrange your altar
10 Organize
Witchy Things You Probably Did Before Learning/Realizing You Were A Witch:
Talk to trees or animals/Connect with nature and/or animals as if they were your friends🌿🐾
Use leaves to make "potions" and magical concoctions🍵
Make wishes with candles and/or above mentioned potions🕯
Pretend that your food or drink was a magic potion of power or whatever you had wished for, lol 🥘🧃
Pretend to be a witch, goddess, powerful being, forest/water nymph, mermaid, or some celestial/"mythical" being🧚♀️🧜🏻♀️🧞♂️🧝🏽♂️
Try to see if you could control the weather with your emotions ⛈
Try to move things with your mind or read other peoples 🧠
Talk to the sun, moons, stars, etc. ⭐🌙☀️
Write spells, chants, or incantations in your notebook or on paper (or napkins, lol) 📜
Notice things you have spent time thinking about seem to happen the way you thought it would or wished it would (maybe sometimes how you wished it wouldnt have turn out *unconsciously manifesting the negative*) 💭
Experience dream deja vu and/or dream messages 🛌
Believed in ghosts and spirits or had some sort of supernatural experience(s) 👻
Collected Rocks, seashells, twigs, etc🐚
Looked for or was more frequently drawn to supernatural/mystical/mythical based books 🔮
Had memories that you couldnt explain or were too young to have and/or had *visions that were true or came true 👁
There are plenty more examples, these are just a few that I could think of on the spot 🤓, please reblog or comment with your own 😬🦋🧿🔮🌙🍃
You have always been a witch, you just didn't know it yet. ☽🧿☾
Dream on. 🌙
Saturn, The Moon, Jupiter and it's Moons all in 1 capture.
A Once in a lifetime photo by Scot Wilson
Just small things you can use to incorporate a little magick into your day 🥰🧿
Household Spells
Here are a few of the spells/rituals I use for cleansing, household harmony, etc! :)
Cleansing Simmer Pot/Floor Wash:
- Rosemary, to clear out and ward off negative or stale energy.
- Garden sage (if you need a particularly strong cleansing. Sage does clear all energies, not just negative, so be aware)
- Mint, to purify and rejuvenate the space.
- Rainwater to wash away old energy.
- Some butterfly pea blossoms if you’re wanting to really transform the energy of the house, since transformation is a strong property of butterfly pea.
- I sometimes add a bit of vanilla to add peace and calm to the house as it is cleansed.
Put all of the above ingredients either into a tea strainer/coffee filter, or just straight into a pot of water, depending on how you intend to use it. If you just intent to make a simmer pot, you can just put the herbs in as they are, but if you intend to add them to water to mop, or intend to use it to wipe down surfaces, I recommend putting them in something to strain them so loose herbs don’t end up on your surfaces.
Cleansing Powder to Absorb Negative Energy:
- Salt, to clear and absorb negative energy
- Black pepper, also to cleanse/banish negativity.
- garden sage, if you want to add extra punch
- Baking soda, to absorb negativity. (I don’t have any real source for baking soda being used for that besides it’s physical properties of being useful for absorbing spills and cat puke, so I figure magickally it could work similarly).
Mix these ingredients in a bowl, and sprinkle over an area you intend to sweep or vacuum with the intention that it will absorb any of the negativity lingering in the space. Then sweep or vacuum the space, and throw out the powder and with it, the negativity.
Household Harmony Simmer Pot/Floor Wash:
- Vanilla, for peace and happiness.
- Cinnamon, for communication and harmony.
- Apple peel, for prosperity in the home.
- Coffee, to remove obstacles to family harmony, and for communication.
- Rosemary, to protect the home from negativity.
- Lavender, for peace and harmony.
- Blackberry, for improved communication
Same as with the cleansing spell, this can be made into a simmer pot or sometime to wash surfaces with. If you use it to wash surfaces, I recommend you water it down quite a bit with some water and vinegar, or remove the blackberries so that the fruit doesn’t make the floor sticky or attract bugs.
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Basics
Samhain Herb Bundle
Hello!
I've become very interested in foraging and growing my own herbs. As Samhain approaches (Oct. 31st), I hang these herbs and flowers to dry. Over this next month, I will focus my intention on reconnecting with myself and my ancestors before me.
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This herb bundle will have:
Cedar leaves and bark - cleansing, healing, protecting
Marigolds (Calendula) - prophecy and rebirth
Rosemary - connection to ancestors
Sage (grown in my garden) - protecting and cleansing
Cinnamon sticks - prosperity
Dried orange slices - divination and luck
Once dry, tie together with cotton or other natural string.
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As Samhain approached, the veil thins and our connection to the other side becomes clearer. Now is the time to celebrate our roots, connect with our ancestors, and celebrate the Witch's new year.
As we move into the final season, the life around us begins to die, awaiting rebirth next spring. We have much to learn from this cycle of death and birth. In this time I attract peace and prosperity, while paying respects to those I have lost. I set intentions for the new year, and prepare to rest as the weather grows cold.
Deception Pass, WA.
The lucky acorn of October 2021
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Acorns are symbolic of luck, growth, unlimited potential, youth, perseverance and hard work, strength, power, prosperity, and achievement. It signals a time where we can appreciate the beauty and abundance that we have been nurturing.
after a day of thunderstorm
📷 from notghxst
Happy October Meow! 🍁🎃🍂
🥚🥚Uncle Alabaster's Guide to Eggs and Cottage Magic 🥚🥚
Keeping eggshells may sound gross or a waste of space, but believe me when I say they can be useful to a hearth or cottage witch, and even to a green witch!
COOKING - As you might expect eggs are used in plenty of dishes when it comes to cooking. From dinner to dessert, Meatloaf to Cake, and even cooking them as a stand alone item! In cooking magic, and most magics revolving around the use of eggs and their shells ; eggs correspond with fertility, protection, spirituality, and strength.
EGGSHELL POWDER - Powder made of eggshell is just as good as, if not better than, salt for protective circles. This sentiment doubles especially outside. YOU SHOULD NEVER PUT SALT IN THE EARTH. You can make egg powder by washing the eggs and letting them dry, before grinding the shell to literal dust. You want to make sure to wash it thoroughly so any yolk or white is gone. Otherwise you'll find yourself in a smelly situation.
EGGSHELL POWDER 2 : ELECTRIC BOOGALOO - Not only does this powder make a great replacement for salts, but it can be used to fertilize your houseplants, and even your outside plants. Though when using eggshells for outside you may consider NOT washing them, as that will give the plant an extra boost.
EGGSHELL PLANTERS - And last on the list is a nifty DIY flower pot. When starting herbs you can plant them inside of your old eggshells. As the plan grows you may consider planting the shell itself into a larger pot, but when first starting out this serves as a good nursery for germinating seeds.
Hopefully this gives you ideas on how you can do more with your eggshells than toss them!
Happy Witching!
