The Prairie Witch Vibes @ Batsheva Rtw Spring 2o19

“I Remember Everything I Studied”

I recommend keeping this sigil hidden or visibly hung in the area you normally study in (or you can just draw it on paper and keep it on you while you study).

For good measure keep this sigil with you during tests and exams as well.

Sometimes I wonder if my patrons watch me open a container with my teeth, and then elbow their fellow gods and point going, "look look! That one's mine" 😏

Ritual for Positive Thoughts

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

a bowl

water

salt

lavender oil (optional; be sure it is safe for skin!)

a rag

INTENT: To bring forth positive thoughts and help reduce nightmares.

STEPS:

Gather your water and salt into a bowl; use two drops of lavender oil if using.

Let the tip of your rag soak in the water.

Close your eyes and focus on the water. Charge it with positive energy by holding your hand over it, not touching.

Take your rag and gently dab it from one temple to the other, using 5-7 light dots of the soaked against your forehead while focusing on positive energies.

Save mixture and repeat daily and/or nightly.

Crystals associated with each zodiac sign

♈️ Carnelian, Red Jasper, Bloodstone, Citrine, Garnet, Diamond

♉️ Rose Quartz, Emerald, Green Aventurine, Jade, Lapis Lazuli

♊️ Citrine, Agate, Tiger's Eye, Clear Quartz, Chrysocolla, Pearl

♋️ Moonstone, Rose Quartz, Carnelian, Selenite, Emerald, Ruby

♌️ Sunstone, Carnelian, Tiger's Eye, Pyrite, Citrine, Peridot

♍️ Amazonite, Green Aventurine, Moss Agate, Peridot, Sapphire

♎️ Rose Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Lace Agate, Opal, Jade

♏️ Obsidian, Malachite, Garnet, Labradorite, Amethyst, Topaz

♐️ Turquoise, Sodalite, Amethyst, Blue Topaz, Labradorite

♑️ Garnet, Onyx, Smoky Quartz, Ruby, Black Tourmaline

♒️ Amethyst, Aquamarine, Labradorite, Fluorite, Angelite

♓️ Amethyst, Aquamarine, Moonstone, Labradorite, Fluorite

✧*。Flowers & their charm ✧*。@Cardthartic

Repel Astral Intrusions

using athames // ritual daggers

the athame (typically pronounced ah-tha-mey) is a blade used for ritual purposes both in traditional witchcraft and in neopagan practices like wicca. it is considered one of the four elemental tools in modern occultism, along with the wand, pentacle, and chalice. a typical athame is a small double-edged blade with a black handle (which sometimes features symbolic carvings).

purposes of the athame

contrary to naive assumptions, athames are not traditionally used for sacrifice or blood magick. they are used to direct energy during rituals, to represent the element of fire (though other practices associate it with air), for banishment rituals, and rituals involving fertility when accompanied with the chalice.

some practitioners strongly believe that the athame is not meant for any kind of physical cutting, while others will use its blade to cut plants, fabric, cord, and other things pertinent to a spell or ritual. keep in mind that the athame absorbs and channels the energy of what it interacts with, so avoid letting others use your athame and be mindful of what items you cut with it, if at all.

consecrating and blessing a new athame before use

when you get a new athame, it’s important to cleanse it and properly declare it your own. gather two candles, one white and one black. 

⤏ pass the athame’s blade over the white candleflame, which cleanses it of its previously held energies and purifies its intentions. 

⤏ pass the blade over the black candleflame, to endow it with protective properties.

⤏ finally, stick the blade into rich soil, to bless it with earth magick. wash the blade off with water, and it is ready to use.

ways to incorporate the athame into your craft

⤏ cast a circle by outlining it with the blade, channeling protective energy

⤏ cut open and re-close circles you’ve already cast by slicing and redrawing

⤏ use the blade to cut and harvest herbs for spellwork or kitchen witchcraft

⤏ carve sigils and other symbols into candles for candle magick

⤏ use the blade in banishing rituals to cut negative energy away

⤏ use in place of a wand during house exorcisms/protection spells

⤏ use in place of a wand during rituals involving fire

a few easy rituals you can perform with just an athame

love ritual: hold the athame in your dominant hand and visualize the kind of relationship you want to have, or your ideal partner. trace a large heart in the air in front of you with the athame and walk through the energy-heart.

protection ritual: hold the athame in your dominant hand and say “may your blade protect me from harm and ill will.” hover the blade over your body, starting at the head and moving down to your feet.

banishing ritual: hold the athame in your dominant hand and reflect on what you want to banish, whether it be a person, bad habit, spirit, negative energy, or otherwise. say with confidence “i banish you and cast you away” and extend your arm quickly, sweeping the blade away from you and pointing it outward. do this three times, or until you feel satisfied.

“I Don’t Hesitate When Necessary”

Meditate with this as needed or carry it with you

Different Types of Wood for Wands

Alder - Support, foundation, magical beginnings, fire and water magic 

Apple - An apple wand is used for love magic, for rituals designed to establish contact with the Otherworld, for initiation, and for fertility rituals 

Ash - The ash is a great conductor of magical force, traditionally used for witches’ broomsticks, druids’ wands, and cunning men’s staffs; the use of the ash wand connects the magician to all three realms, and when using an ash wand he or she acts within all three 

Aspen - The aspen is used to invoke magical shields, for protection, and for healing 

Bay - The bay tree is associated with the sun god and his powers of protection, healing, and divination; a bay wand may be used in all these rituals 

Beech - The beech tree is associated with written knowledge; use a beech wand for spells and rituals concerning such knowledge, and in the consecration of written talismans 

Birch - The birch is a tree of fertility, but is also a powerful magical force in rituals of purification and the banishment of negativity

Blackthorn - A blackthorn wand can be used for great good or great ill; it is a powerful magical protection, but also an instrument of cursing, used anciently to invoke the Wild Hunt to carry off the soul of an enemy 

Bramble - Healing 

Buckthorn - Healing Cypress-Rites for the dead, crossing the gates of the underworld 

Elder - Rites of the crone goddess, rites of Samhain and winter, fairy contact, healing, and summoning spirits 

Elm - Rites of the Goddess, feminine magic 

Hawthorn - Protection, invoking a psychic shield, fairy contact, the rite of Beltane, and Goddess magic 

Hazel - A good general-purpose wand, some say this is the most efficacious of all wands; a hazel wand is sometimes called the wishing rod 

Holly - Rites of male magic, warrior magic, protection from negative forces Ivy-Binding magic, protection from psychic attack Juniper-For warding off the evil eye, exorcism 

Linden - Feminine power and rites of the Goddess 

Maple - Handfastings, rituals of celebration 

Mistletoe - Rites of healing, luck, and good fortune 

Oak - Rites of protection, general-purpose magic, Midsummer, divination, fairy contact, Otherworld magic 

Pine - Gaining knowledge, fire magic, illumination 

Poplar - Divination 

Rowan - Protection, divination Service 

Tree - Protection, or as an all-purpose wand

Spindle Tree - Spinning and weaving magic, creating magic, Goddess magic 

Whitebeam - Earth magic 

Willow - Bardic magic, healing, Goddess magic, feminine magic, rebirth, purification 

Yew - Initiation, funeral rites

*Credit to original author - If anyone knows who it is please let me know