This post will specifically discuss warding and protections, not cleansing, banishing, or grounding, though those are related and important
Sense memory- if you have a strong ability to imagine sensations, imagine things that make you feel safe. This can be the click of locking a door, the feeling of a shield on your arm, the weight of a thick jacket to protect your shoulders
Physical actions- actually lock your door, and put the intention of keeping out what you want kept out. Put on that jacket, imagine it as a barrier against harm.
Objects/correspondences. Put pieces of lodestone at the four corners of your space, carry a smoky quartz in your pocket, put a plant root on your altar/desk, a big round rock in your windowsill.
Black candle- light a black candle, set it in your space. Do not burn your house down.
Make a tea with protection herbs, and drink it before/during your spell or ritual. My suggestions would be anything with licorice, cloves, dandelion root, ginger, or cinnamon, but you can use whatever correspondences that work for you
Play music. Something soft that feels safe, or something fast that puts you in a fighting mood. Music can also be used for cleansing/banishing, if you’re mixing them all together into one ritual
Long term wards can be put in jars or sachets and placed somewhere innocuous. A capsule of black salt next to your door, a jar with a sprinkle of cinnamon and a piece of obsidian in your window.
Imbue your stuff with protective energy. This works well with clothing, crystals, herbs, and handheld objects like pens or water bottles. Make it an anchor for your protective energy.
Sigils. Write a protective sigil on the inside of your phone case, or a paper in your pocket of bag. Embroider a sigil on fabric.
Intention words or phrases work the same, though may take longer to embroider. Write a protective phrase on a paper, keep it in your pocket. Some good ones are- ‘I am safe’ or ‘I am protected from harm’ or ‘evil things stay away from me.’
Actual safety precautions- research the laws in your area. What’s the biggest knife you can carry, and what designs are legal. Walking sticks are always legal and can be used in self defense. Lots of online shops and sporting goods stores sell tactical pens, which are heavy and often have a pointed end.
In the same vein- good sturdy shoes, a thick jacket, a strong belt, a heavy bag.
Happy New Moon! This new moon I wanted to reflect on the Divine Genders and our relationship to them. As this is a model I’m still playing with to see how it fits in my practice I wanted a tarot reading I could use to check in with. Hopefully this spread will serve as inspiration for you too!
A tarot spread to check and see what part of your wards could use some repair. Useful to those who find sensing energy difficult.
Do not repost. Image made using Krita.
ingredients:
- 8 frozen strawberries
- 2 tbsp of honey
- 2 tbsp of lemon juice
- 4 cups of water
- mint leaves
- ice
instructions:
boil the water in a medium pot! when the water starts to boil add six of the frozen strawberries
let them boil for about ten minutes, then remove the strawberries with a fork! add honey to the strawberry water and let it sit for about 2 minutes
strain any strawberry bits out of ur juice (that part is completely optional) and then pour it into a cup/jar! add lemon juice and two frozen strawberries and let it chill in the fridge for a few hours
remove the strawberries, replace them with ice, and garnish with lemon slices and fresh or frozen strawberries and mint leaves!
most important step: take pictures and send them to me or reblog them onto this post!!
🍎 small batch apple butter recipe 🍎
2 lbs of your apple of choice (about 5/6 medium apples; i used gala and they were perfectly soft for this and not too sweet!) 1/3 c. of water juice of one medium lemon (abt 2 tbsp) ½ c. granulated white sugar
2 tbsp (un)salted butter (i dont think salted vs unsalted matters much but i like my sweets a lil less sweet, so i used salted!) 3 cinnamon sticks (or ¼ tsp of ground cinnamon) 1/8 tsp of cardamom (optional; can sub for ground clove at ¼ tsp) 1/3 c. packed brown sugar ¼ c. maple syrup (optional!) a pinch of salt (1/8-¼ tsp) to taste
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New moon affirmations
🌑 I embrace new expansive energies
🌑 I am open to receiving infinite abundance
🌑 I am filled with passion and creativity towards life
🌑 I welcome opportunities for new beginnings
🌑 I am aligned with my soul purpose
House Witch’s Chores and Witchy Home 🏡
🧺 Ward the doors and windows to protect your home and family from negativity.
🧺 Brew and stir intent into your tea and coffee.
🧺Use kitchen witchery when cooking and baking in your home.
🧺Place a glamour spell or enchantment on your make up brushes and hair brushes or combs. Make an herbal hair rinse to use and turn it into a daily glamour ritual for yourself.
🧺Color coordinate your clothes, candles, and furnishings to match your intent.
🧺Place a piece of black obsidian in the left side of your windowsills to banish negativity from your home, and place howlite in the right side of your windowsills to invite positivity and calm. This is great for bedroom windows.
🧺Meditate in the garden in the sunshine and meet the Sun in meditation. Ground yourself too through meditation and feel the earth and grass beneath you.
🧺Put peanut butter on pine cones and dip them into bird seed to create nice treats for the birds and squirrels in your garden.
🧺Take ritual baths and showers to cleanse yourself after a tough day.
🧺Talk to your houseplants, use your pendulum to ask them if they need more sunlight or water, and bless pitchers of water to welcome new houseplants into your home.
🧺If you have dream catchers hung in your home, always remember to cleanse them regularly. Dream catchers can easily become “nightmare catchers” if they are not cleansed and cared for regularly.
🧺When knitting, weave protection charms and protective energy into your projects, especially if your making sweaters, scarves, hats, or gloves for friends and family.
🧺If sewing and repairing stuffed animals like rag dolls and teddy bears, place some lavender or small rose quartz tumbled stones if possible inside the body of the stuffed animal to not only make it smell good, but imbue it with love and soothing energies.
🧺Open the windows when you clean and smoke cleanse with sage to clear out negativity from the home or use rosemary to protect it.
🧺Mop your floors with salt water to cleanse your space.
🧺Sweep dirt and negativity out of your home through the back door.
🧺Place a protective charm on you and your family’s shoes or coats.
🌊Blue Seas
patience & anti- anxiety sachet spell🌊
💙 a sachet spell to encourage communication, increase patience, increase wisdom, and soothe anxiety using sea energy🏝
🌊 a blue sachet
🐟 blue sea glass or a blue crystal
🌀 blue salt (white works as well)
☁️ a seashell
💧 sea water
🐳 a pinch of rosemary and lavender
🌊 put all the ingredients in your sachet, one by one *except the sea water*, focusing on the intent and imagining a calm ocean
**try listening to ocean sounds or light a blue candle to help you focus on intent if you need to
🌊 once the sachet is together, sprinkle some sea water on it to cleanse and charge it
🌊 carry the sachet with you as needed for soothing anxiety, communication, wisdom, memory, patience, calm, meditation, and understanding
The Wild Called Me Back.
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