Because this year’s Yule fire is a funeral pyre. Burn it down.
This is a bundle of herbs similar to what you’d normally use for smoke cleansing, only instead of lighting the end, this one is tossed into your Yule Fire.
If you don’t have the ability to have a fire large enough to toss herbs into, you can instead make this into and infused oil to anoint a Yule candle with or whatever you may use to represent the burning of the past year. ***
Gather:
🔥 Something that represents what you want to burn down and leave behind in the dark. It could be anything from a piece of paper with things written on it, to a cord with knots tied in it each representing a different thing to burn, or a tarot card that represents what you’re moving on from (though keep in mind, whatever you use will be destroyed in the fire.) 🔥 Pine or fir boughs. Enough to suite the size of your fire. I usually use 6-8" pieces for a campfire. Or, if you’re making this into an anointing oil, enough needles to fill your jar halfway. 🔥 Hawthorn thorns. For heart protection. Any funeral pyre brings grief, regardless of what’s burning down. Protect your heart and keep your boundaries with thorns enough to lay throughout your bundle. 🔥 Rosemary Sprigs. Banishing, cleansing, clearing the mind. 🔥 Cinnamon stick(s) - banishing but also sweetening the energy, softening the blow. 🔥 Black Candle 🔥 Natural cord of some sort, twine, cotton cord or hemp.
- Light your candle and do whatever ritual openings you usually do.
- Lay your thing to burn down, evergreen boughs, rosemary sprigs, and cinnamon stick(s,) out so that they’re in a ‘log’ or bundle shape that you could get your hands around tightly to bind it up with a cord.
- Start by tying the cord around one end and then slowly and snugly wrap the cord around the bundle working from one end to the other and back. You can tie knots along the way to help keep it securely bound together. As you wrap the cord around, every so often lay a hawthorn thorn into the bundle, careful to place them in a way that you won’t prick your hands.
- After it’s all bound and finished, drip wax from the black candle all over the bundle. Caution of the hot wax on your skin though, unless that’s your kind of thing.
- Then at whatever point in your Yule fire ritual it’s appropriate, toss in the bundle and watch it burn.
- Alternatively, if you’re making an infused oil, it’s best to dry your plant material first to avoid mold growth in your finished oil. Cinnamon is a possible skin irritant so if you plan on using this anointing oil on your skin, either do a test patch first, or skip the cinnamon stick. Steep the herbs in enough apricot kernel oil (or other carrier oil) to cover the plant material by an inch or so for 4-6 weeks, then strain out the plant material, and you have a shelf-stable anointing oil for candles or your body (external use only.) Apricot kernel oil will go rancid in about a year, so only make as much as you’ll use up! You can further preserve your oil with vitamin e or other skin-safe preservative. Use this to dress your yule candle and witch it burn all the way down.
- You could also grind the herbal ingredients, along with the ash from burning the ‘something that represents what you want to burn down’ in your yule fire, into a powder and use it as a powder if that suits your needs. Though evergreen needs are /very/ resinous, so if you’re using an herb grinder of any kind, keep in mind it will get sticky and is difficult to clean afterwards. Which is why I have one electric grinder for coffee, and one for medicinal/edible herbs, that way my coffee doesn’t taste like pine in the morning.. though that doesn’t sound terrible in all honesty.
*** Always practice fire safety! Know how to anoint candles with oil /safely/ and have a fire extinguisher near by because oil fires can’t be put out with water. If you’re having an outdoor fire, make sure you’re following your region’s bylaws and have water near by!
Stay Curious, Witches
Even in the best of times, connecting with other people can be difficult. That first electric spark of a true romance is something that many people will only experience a few times during their lives. Even that deep relief and joy that comes when you meet someone who just “gets” you a rarity. If your desire is to expand your world through new relationships, it’s often surprisingly hard to even know where to start.
This sigil is intended to help you focus that connection-making intent, be it romantic love, platonic love, or simply a real connection with others.
Found in Cassandra Eason's book 1001 spells, under Spells for Kids
What you will need: A flashlight
Timing + place: After dark, in your bedroom
The Spell:
With the light on, walk around your bed three times (clockwise if possible) saying, "Boggitis, bogey man, scaries and hairies, you don't worry me; so out of my bedroom, and away with the faeries!"
Open and shut the door three times saying "Out you go!"
Before you get into bed, switch on the flashlight and turn off the bedroom light. Swirling the flashlight all around the room, say "Old moon, New moon, you're not very clear. Buy some new batteries and shine them down here."
Now shut your eyes and imagine the brightest moon possible as you fall asleep.
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“I Recover From Fatigue”
Draw this on a bottle/cup/mug of whatever it is you’re drinking be it coffee, tea, or water
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Every day i stray closer and closer to making a nasty and violent unremoveable curse.
And i mean a brutal one. A one that ruins lives and may take a few, its so fueled with hate. One that fucks you up with the amount of vitrol, bad luck and bad spirits it sends you way. One woth fake outs and dead periods, just return twice as strong. One that just gets stronger the more you try to remove it.
This hex is a long-term one, meant to gradually chip away at your target’s vitality, good fortune and prosperity. And it’s very simple. Feed them to the crows.
If you have a local murder of crows that hang around, you can very easily befriend them with some food. (Try not to do this in an outdoor gathering space, like a park, board walk or a picnic area, where the crows will become a nuisance to the locals, it’s rude).
Take a bag of bird feed, or any bird safe food, such as:
Eggs and their shells
Unsalted nuts
Seeds
Fruits
Vegetables
Chicken
Write the name of your target on the bag, imagine that the food holds the essence of the person you wish to drain. Now, whenever you take food from the bag, visualize yourself taking away the power of your target.
Throw the food to the crows, and ask that they carry your target’s gifts and happiness away as they eat.
Repeat every day or as often as you can until you are satisfied with your target’s demise. And be sure to thank the crows for their service.
before you ask "are the gods mad at me?" THINK:
have you...
1. killed or maimed someone
2. killed or maimed an animal for purposes other than consuming/processing it
3. knowingly and purposefully hurled vile obscenities or insults at any god or gods
4. made it a life goal to be a terrible person
5. been a terf
IF YOU SAID NO TO ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS then girl you're fine go have a dr. pepper
"I Know Myself"
Note: I realize some of my sigils come out quite complex like this and can be intimidating to try and draw. It is perfectly acceptable to print them out and use them that way.
You can use this sigil any way you see fit but here are some methods that come to my mind right off the bat.
If you meditate, then meditate with it. Have this sigil nearby when you sleep. Carry it with you in your pocket or purse or something.
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