As A Tarot Reader….

How I do Crystal Grids

So I got an ask a while back about how I do crystal grids and if I could share that information, so here goes!

Let’s start off with some general knowledge of what a grid is, what it can be used for, and what different parts make up the grid. 

What is a crystal grid?

-Simply put, a crystal grid is an arrangement of crystals that helps set, focus, and amplify intentions 

What can a grid be used for?

-There are several things you can use a crystal grid for

1. To increase the power of your crystals

2. To cleanse and/or charge your crystals

3. Create protective boundaries

4. Raise the vibration of your space (good for work flow or meditation) 

5. To bring in luck, happiness, wealth, love etc. (any intention you can put into a spell, you can put into a crystal grid) 

Different Parts of a grid 

The Perimeter

–an optional outer ring of stones that are used to protect your grid. 

The Desire Stones

–Gather the energy of your stones and send it out into your space

The Way Stones

–Organizes and modifies the energy set by the focus stone

The Focus Stone

–Usually the stone in the center of the grid, sets your intentions

Grid Layouts

-There are books that tell you the ‘typical’ layouts but honestly I say do whatever feels right for you and fits your purpose! 

Now that the technical stuff is out of the way, lets move on to how I personally create my crystal grids!

I like to keep my process pretty intuitive. There are lots of resources that will give you specific steps to follow, and even tell you which types of crystals to use in what part of the grid based on the crystal structure or color. I tend to throw all of that out the window. 

Step 1: I pick my intention. This can be anything I would do a spell for, healing, self-love, binding, banishing, bringing in money or luck, and so on. 

Step 2: Pick my crystals. I actually pick the crystals before I pick the layout. Sometimes I select crystals based on which properties match with my intention (rose quartz for self love, aventurine for money). Sometimes I just go through my collection and pick the ones that are calling me. 

Step 3: Pick my layout. I tend to do a traditional bullseye type layout (Focus stone in the very center, way stones as the middle ring, desire stones as the outer ring). Sometimes I use a spiral method. Those are probably my top two layouts. 

Step 4: Place the stones. Again, this is a very intuitive process. I tend to use a point for the focus stone, and then lay way stones in a cross like shape around it (i.e. one directly above, one directly below, one to the right, one to the left) filling in with a few other way stones if I feel like it. I then place the desire stones in a circle around the whole thing, alternating stones (If I have multiple types of stone for the desire stones). If I put up a barrier it also goes in a circle around the whole thing. 

Step 5: In my process, the grid is activated once the stones are all in place. Sometimes I’ll fuss and shift stones around until they make a pleasing design, so once I’m done, the grid is activated. I then leave it up as long as I please!

📅🕯️Busy Witch Routine🕯️📅

Hello Witches,

Now, I know as much as we’d prefer to spend our days riding broomsticks and brewing our potions in the big ol’ cauldron.

We still have responsibilities * shudders*, some of us are mothers, students, workers, or just people with a hectic schedule.

These are ways to get some witchy practice without completely throwing off our daily routines.

                                  🌅 Waking Up 🌅

Do some Yoga poses for 2 minutes.

Brush your teeth counter-clockwise to banish negativity from your day.

Stir your Coffee/Tea in a clockwise motion to invoke positivity to you and your day.

On your way to work, whisper a silent greeting to the sun. Enjoy its warm rays on your commute.

If you’re willing, try to pack or purchase a healthy snack like fruit and veggie bowls.

                                  🌤️Afternoon🌤️

Ditch the soda! Try rejuvenating yourself with water instead, maybe add some lemon, cucumbers, or even fruits to your water to detoxify your body.

Meditate for 2 minutes, but don’t forget to eat and energize your body again.

Carry crystals with healing and or corresponding energies pertaining to your work, school or plans for that day.

                                   🌕Evening🌑

When cooking/ cleaning, take a moment to play some of your favorite music to invoke spiritual energy.

Take a few minutes to google something you’ like to know! Crystals? Candle colors? Moon phases? Research and learn something new!

Mediate! Even if it’s for another 2 minutes. Anything counts! Clear your mind and relax.

Whisper a “Goodnight” to the moon, enjoy its glow for a few seconds.

Hope this helps you in your journey! We actually do things on this list and it’s been easy to manage! 

~Kinara and Nessa

Simple Binding Spell (knot magic)

Posting this separately from my tutorial on knot magic for easier access <3

Purpose: The function of this spell is to take someone who is generally a shitty person and bind their negative energy and actions to themselves. It will encourage them to learn from their poor behavior by getting a little taste of their own medicine.

Materials: black twine

Process:

Step 1: Cleanse your space, cast a circle, whatever you normally do at the beginning of a spell to get all situated and protect yourself

Step 2: Take your twine and cut about a 6 inch length.

Step 3: Put knots of your choosing into the twine and repeat the following as you do (feel free to add more knots and rules or whatever as you see fit):

Knot One: “If X is as wicked as I have seen, then let this spell bind them to these rules three” 

Knot Two:“May your wicked words burn only your own tongue” 

Knot Three: “May your hateful works find no traction”

Knot Four: “May you feel the pain of your own misdeeds in proportion to the degree that you aimed to harm others”

Knot Five: “On the day, if such a day comes, that X finds themselves looking toward the light I release this spell and these rules three so that they may continue to learn to do right”

Step 4: Bury the twine far from your home and forget about it. The spell should take care of itself.

Happy binding!

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“The Path Less Traveled” Tarot Spread. For when you’re facing a new and unknown path, or you’re feeling unsure of where your current path will lead you.

1. What does my current (or future) path look like?

2. How will I know when I’ve found the correct path?

3. Where will my current path take me next?

4. What is the major lesson I will learn from walking this path?

5 & 6: Two obstacles I must overcome on my current (or future) path

7 & 8: Two new skills I will acquire from overcoming these obstacles

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Please do not repost. Feel free to reblog/use in your personal readings! This spread is available for paid readings in my Etsy shop

Love and Light,

Stella Rose

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Tarot:Major Arcana

(Simplified, pt. 1)

1.The Magician

Seeing the path ahead

Taking action & making decisions

Stop overthinking

Reversed

Blocked flow

Projects aren’t going ideally

2.The High Priestess

Appreciate the feminine in the world

Value in depth, sensitivity, contemplation

Reversed

Tone down & refocus your energy

3. The Empress

Something of abundance is headed your way

Reversed

Suggests a time of struggling with not having enough of something

4.The Emperor

Divine Masculine

Protection, Order, Power

Reversed

Tyranny

Lack of focus

5.The Hierophant

Learning, Routine, Tradition

Take counsel of trusted ones

Reversed

Rebellion, Chaos, Rejection

Shift in values

6.The Lovers

Love coming your way

Love yourself first

Reversed

Jealousy, separation, indecision

Struggles in love ahead

7.The Chariot

Issues will be resolved soon

Development & growth: not without struggle

Reversed

Upcoming danger

Failures standing in the way

8.Strength

Compassion, charisma, patience

Reversed

Lack of courage

Hopelessness

9.The Hermit

Intense transformation

Spend time alone

Reverse

Too much isolation

10. Wheel Of Fortune

Abundance

Beginning of a new season

Reversed

Change is being ignored

11. Justice

Clear path to success

Balance

Important choice

Reversed

Imbalance, dishonesty, unfairness

12.The Hanged Man

Experience is deepened, refocused, or intensified

Change in perspective

Positive change

Reversed

Trouble adjusting to change

Fighting progress

Wrong level of self-awareness

13.Death

Positive

New Beginnings

Passion

Reversed

Pessimism, Fear

14.Temperance

Magic

Potential pain

Reversed

Imbalanced, Argumentative

Feeling of being fragmented

15.The Devil

Someone in your life is controlling

Potential addiction

Reversed

Unhappiness

Lack of self control

16. The Tower

Imprisoned, Conflict

Fighting for beliefs

Reversed

Avoidance of responsibility

17. The Star

Transcendent openness

Healing & wholeness

Reversed

Wasting time

Loss of self-respect

18.The Moon

Divine Feminine

Truth

Reversed

Confusion

19. The Sun

Expansiveness & success

Clarity & focus

Reversed

Arrogance, self-doubt

Refusal to share knowledge

20. Judgement

Rebirth

Decision making

Changes ahead

Reversed

Ignoring change

21. The World

Completion

Celebrating accomplishments

Reversed

Delay in success

22. The Fool

Innocence, openness, playfulness

Reversed

Irrational, Naive

Never progressing

🌸✨🤍🖤

Pt. 2 is out on my page 💜💙

Talk to your house

Your house is a sentient being with it’s own spirit and soul. Some people identify this spirit as their household deities or friendly house spirits. But some people have altogether forgotten how important the spirit of their house is. Talk to your house. Houses that have been ignored tend to be dull, tired and susceptible to hauntings and negative energies.  So talk to your house, listen to its aches and pains, say hello. Tell it that you come in peace, tell it that you are there to listen to it speak. Be grateful to your house. And watch the energies of your home transform themselves into joy. 

Witchy Self Care & Mindfulness🌻🌿

Artwork by @CraftingWitch on Instagram

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HELLO OLD FRIEND - A DEITY SPREAD

For understanding new or existing deities that have presented themselves in your life. It invokes an understanding that the relationship flows both ways, hence the focus not only on them but you. This can equally be used for spirit communication/angel communication/etc. 

Crystals to use: 

Amethyst 

Clear Quartz

Black Tourmaline 

Lapis Lazuli 

**When contacting spirits/deities, please take the necessary precautions (cleanse the room, salt circles, ground yourself.) At ANY time where you feel like the reading is out of your control or that you are in danger, politely end the reading and cleanse your space once again. Be safe, know your limits, and don’t feel bad for politely declining a deity/spirit in which you feel like you can’t serve with where you are at this point in your life. 

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Altar Ideas

Hades - Cornucopia  - Silver/Gold dollars - Raw Gems/Minerals - Skulls/Bones - Mint - Daffodils - Poplar  - Screech Owls - Black Ram - Pomegranate - Asphodel Flower - Photos of passed loved ones - Pendulum (or preferred method of spirit communication) - Seeds - Candles (Black, silver, gold, red) Altar Ideas Amphitrite - Aphrodite - Apollo - Ares - Artemis - Asteria - Athena - Demeter - Dionysus - Hades - Hebe - Hekate - Hemera - Hephaestus - Hera - Hermes - Hestia - Khione - Nyx - Persephone - Poseidon - Selene - Zeus

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BEST WITCHY BOOKS FOR THE BEGINNER WITCH

Buckland’s Complete Book Of Witchcraft - This book is a most have in every Wiccan’s (If you are) collection because of how informative it is. I highly recommend this book to really every witch who hasn’t read it yet.

The Modern Guide to Witchcraft: Your Complete Guide to Witches, Covens, and Spells - This book is a nice add to a baby witches collection, for how simple of a read it is. Not to mention how aesthetically pleasing it is.

Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner - This book is also a very nice read, it has a perfect amount of information where you wont get information overload too quickly. Its unbiased and offers a great first start to starting the craft.

Wicca: by Harmony Nice - If you are a complete newbie to Wicca or the craft, then this is the book for you. This book is easy to swallow, and offers easy to understand information for newbies without being too difficult to process. 

Of Witchcraft and whimsy - I think this is the book for newbies who want to seek the more modern practices of witchcraft. This is a book that focuses more on the craft than Wicca itself. It is also complete with plenty of unique and fun spells perfect for beginner level.

Pastel Spells - A perfect book for newbies looking to try out spells of all types at a beginner level.

The Green Witch - Perfect for a beginning green witch, this book is complete with all the basics of Green magick complete with the correspondences of herbs and food, recipes, and basic practices and morals of a green witch.

Spellcrafting: Strengthen the Power of Your Craft by Creating and Casting Your Own Unique Spells - Perfect for a new witch looking to formulate their own unique spells.

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide - Perfect for new witches looking to expand their knowledge on herbalism.

The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Magickal Herbs: Your Complete Guide to the Hidden Powers of Herbs - Beautifully illustrated guide to herbs and their magickal properties.

The Witch’s Herbal Apothecary:Rituals & Recipes for a Year of Earth Magick and Sacred Medicine Making - Perfect for the beginning witch interested in herbalism, ands its all around a pretty little book.

I love you all! My DMs, mail, and comments are always open! 

xoxo, Angel

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