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Basic Homesteading Skills
Crafts
quilting
embroidery
cross-stitch
knitting
crochet
sewing
Cooking and Baking
homemade bread
homemade butter
homemade extracts
dandelion jelly
Canning
26 canning recipes
canning jars 101
60 canning recipes
Gardening
edible trees to plant
what to plant to save the bees
cure and braid garlic
save seeds for next year
braid onions for long term storage
build a greenhouse
Animals
homemade chicken feed
raising mealworms for chickens
why to raise nigerian dwarf goats
Outdoors
starting a fire with sticks
trail signs
knotting
find true north without a compass
Medicine
homemade neosporin
all purpose healing salve
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How can you tell if a "magic" book is full of it? I'm sure with experience you can, but what about beginners?
Reading these books needs a good ‘bullshit detector’. There are a few telling signs:
1) Look at the book’s bibliography. A bibliography can give you, if it’s a good one, the primary sources an author used, and can give you an idea of other books to read. A bad bibliography can save you time - if a book hasn’t got one, or it’s a very short one, or it references only other neo-pagan texts, it’s not going to be long on facts and you might be better off reading something else.
2) Magic and witchcraft aren’t inherently religious. If the book implies or states that a neo-pagan religion is necessary in order to practice witchcraft, it’s probably not worth the read.
3) If the book says it’s about a neo-pagan religion of some kind, but talks endlessly of spells instead, it’s probably a waste of your time if you’re looking for the religious practice first. Some neo-pagan faiths will involve practicing magic, but others don’t.
4) Neo-pagan books that talk about ancient matriarchal religions spanning Europe, a ‘Great Goddess’ and all that jazz, are based in the historical theories of Margaret Murray. They were all fairly thoroughly debunked, but it still lingers in neo-pagan circles.
5) Know that things like the ‘Triple Goddess’ and the Wheel of the Year are modern inventions - they aren’t ancient, and forcing ancient deities or practices into those concepts will not always work or be appropriate.
6) If the deities you’re reading about are described as being very different from their historical selves, it’s probably a good sign that author hasn’t done their home work very well.
7) ‘The Burning Times’ did happen - but it was not a systematic genocide of a pagan religion or practitioners of magic. What you had was a mass hysteria created by the church, and taken advantage of by greedy people. They had no qualms in killing unloved neighbours or relatives for their property, with witchcraft as a scapegoat. Maybe a few witches died - but so did thousands of Christians who were unfortunate enough to be disliked, or without family, or to be a better farmer or gardener. ‘Nine Million’ is certainly hyperbole, and is not factually accurate.
8) Be aware of things that don’t fit: for example, we have what’s called the ‘potato test’. Potatoes are not native to Europe and were not discovered until explorers began invading South America. So an author that talks about an ancient Irish potato deity, for example, is absolutely full of it.
9) Authors who are patronizing and talk down to their readers, no matter the subject, should be tossed on their ears. You’re a beginner, perhaps, but you’re not stupid and you’re not a child. You don’t need the author to coddle you or ‘simplify’ the information - their assumption that you do is just rude. If you wouldn’t let someone talk to you like that in real life, why would you read a book that does the same thing?
10) Whenever you can, space your neo-pagan or magical reading out with primary sources and proper non-fiction history and anthropology texts. A primary source is going to give you the closest thing to being there, at whatever time and place you’re looking at. Academic texts can be a chore to get through, but they’re going to give you the grounding you need to have a detector of your own.
Read what you can get your hands on. At first, like you said, it’s hard to tell the gold from the dross, but you’ll get the hang of it. A couple of really awful books will give you a guideline, and you’ll find authors you can trust vs. authors you can’t.
Read critically. Don’t be afraid to be a skeptic. Similar doesn’t equal same - cultures have similar concepts but it doesn’t make their gods or their practices the same thing with different names. If you think something sounds like horseshit or too good to be true, it probably is.
Good luck, and happy hunting. :>
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Basic Offering Ideas for Spirits
Hello! I will be making a recipe list sometime soon for those of you who want to spice up your offerings or routine, but for now, here are some easy daily offerings with a little correspondence with them, based on my personal experiences.
Apples: Apples represent a full harvest, abundance, and time spent with the ones you love. Perfect for those times when you want to recall memories you’ve had with the spirit.
Oranges: Their vibrancy, attraction, and the smell all come together to represent a life lived to the fullest. I like to think of oranges as an innocent guilty pleasure, and something easy to obtain.
Grapes: elegance, refinement, perfection. I also tend to think of being waited on and treated like royalty. Definitely good for a spirit who needs some extra attention.
Fruit in General: great for sweetening up a spirit, or showing that you find them vibrant and kind. I like to give fruit and eat another piece of fruit with them, make it a little date of sorts.
Honey: another sweetening agent. Good for spirits who are feeling low on energy, as it lasts a while and holds lots of sugar, which I often associate with energy.
Bread: fun to make, and good to customize. Have a spirit who likes a bit of savoury element to their offerings? Try adding spices, maybe make garlic bread. Alternatively, you can bake sourdough, brioche, or even some sort of sweet bread. It’s a fabulous offering for family and household spirits.
Milk and Honey: Definitely something I would offer nature spirits. It’s wholesome, sweet, and very natural. Great for those moments when you want to indulge on them.
Chocolate Milk: An alternative to milk and honey. Something I think children spirits would enjoy.
Milks in General: This includes soy milk, almond milk, etc. I find these to be good offerings you don’t leave out, for obvious reasons. Nice for rituals and for those moments when you want to be able to take it away after a little bit. Very filling and delicious.
Cookies, Cakes, and Sweet treats:
Water: I see this most often with ancestral spirits, or spirits you make offerings to on a daily basis. You can enchant it, charge it, make gem elixir with it. There’s a lot of magic in water anyway, though.
Wine/Alcohol: I find a lot of spirits request this, even though I can’t give it to them. Maybe it’s because it’s a ‘spirit’? *badum tssss* Seriously though, this is a fairly generic offering I see a lot.
Juice/Cider/Lemonade/etc: Similar to wine, but much more friendly to your wallet and to those of you who don’t drink for whatever reason. I associate this with friendship for some reason.
Platters: Grab a couple of items from your fridge or pantry, and offer it together. I most often go for grapes, cheese, crackers, and juice. I just find it to be an easy, hassle free offering that doesn’t cost much. Especially if you don’t give it in large quantities, which is totally okay with this, and any other offering really. I like this one in particular because it offers a variety of tastes and energy sources.
Drawings: Pictures, especially things you’ve made, are awesome offerings. It shows you care and are willing to spend time thinking about them. Just like any other relationship, meaningful gifts are awesome.
Photographs: Whether you see something cool outside or online, bringing them a picture that you think they would like is kind. It also shows that you know them pretty well, or are at least trying to.
Embroidery: I have a friend that makes beautiful embroidery pieces for the Hellenic Theoi, whom I worship in particular. They’re full of energy and patience and time, and I think that makes it a great offering. Not to mention they’re just nice to look at.
Sigils: Make sigils for those special spirits in your life! They can be to promote energy, happiness, peace, etc. Ask them what they would like, and make it for them. Add it to their vessel if they have one, and you got a good start.
Natural Objects: Crystals, flowers, pretty leaves, jars of sand. Glasses of water from a stream, rocks, pieces of wood that fall from trees (ask permission before taking any of these things); all are awesome ideas. They have energy, and make them lasting offerings that you can recharge and fill beck up.
Music or Sound: Play a song for them. Play your own musical instrument. Sing, ring bells, clap around. Sound is vibration, and it is energy. It is also something we like. So why wouldn’t most spirits? Ask them if they would like to hear music, or even a specific song.
Energy: Send them balls of energy, streams of it, etc. Help them connect to the moon or the Earth so they can use that as often as they need to. Basically, provide a source for them to live off of when not using your offerings. I do not recommend having them use you as an energy source, except on occasion and for a short period of time, because they can drain you, even without meaning to.
Trinkets: Find something cool at a store? Maybe you pick up a few bobbles at a thrift store. If you feel like they would want it, offer it! You never know what could make them smile, or keep them busy when you’re not home, and they’re not out and about.
Anything You Think They Would Enjoy: Literally anything could be an offering. Find what works for you and what they like. Make special offerings once in a while, too, if possible. And remember, this is a relationship, not a mandatory thing. You are doing this together, and you chose to be a friend of this spirit, most of the time.
I hope this list will help some of you get started! Feel free to add on to this list, share your experiences, etc. Happy offering!
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Sigil Magick Masterlist
Basic of sigils, and types of sigils:
What Are Sigils
5 Types Of Sigils
Linking sigils
Mixed Sigils
Hypersigils
Sigil Construction, and sigil methods:
The construction, and application of a magickal squares
How to make Sigils
Word Sigil Method
Verbal sigils
Hand Tapping Sigils
Photograph Sigil Method
Automatic Writing Sigil Method
Eyes Closed Sigil Method
How to make Acoustic Sigils
Emoji Spells
Tribal Sigils, And How To Make Them
How I Make My Sigils
Charging:
Ways to charge a sigil
Ways to charge a sigil. 2
Ways To Know If Your Sigil Is Charged
Activating:
Ways to activate a sigil
Active, And Passive Sigil Activation
Walkthrough:
How to use sigils
How exactly do you use a sigil?
Sigil utility:
Body Sigils
Sigil Placement
Sigil Triggers
Inverted Sigils
Forgetting Sigils
Sigil surroundings
Tracing sigils into the air
Advanced sigil magick:
Sigil Altars
Sigil Matrix
Sigil Matrices
Alphabet of Desire
Alphabet Of Binding
Magickal Circles
Runes:
Bind Runes
Bind Runes 2
How to Create a Prosperity Bowl
by Oma, Open Minded Witch of the Valley
What You Need:
7 coins
1 key (at least)
Salt
Bowl
What You Do:
Place the bowl before you and say:
"This bowl is a vessel of prosperity. What I place within its depths shall grow."
Place the coins in the bowl one by one, saying each time:
"By this coin, my prosperity grows."
Sprinkle the salt atop the bowl, including the coins, saying as you do so:
"With this salt, my wealth grows."
Place the key in the bowl and say:
"With this key, my opportunities grow."
Now place the bowl on your altar or on a mantelpiece, somewhere central and important where you will see it often. Periodically toss in loss change, repeating the above blessings every time.
My your prosperity, wealth, and opportunity grow. Blessed be.
Shadow Work Info 🧿🌀🥀
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A Crash Course on Channeling
What is Channeling?
Channeling is allowing a nonphysical entity to use your physical body, in order to accomplish something. If that sounds, vague, it’s because it is. Channeling takes many different forms and intensity levels! Depending on how it’s done, it can be a medium-difficulty task or one of the most advanced things a spirit worker can do.
Types of Channeling
I once heard channeling described as a car ride, and in my experience that’s very accurate. The car is your body, and you’re in it with an entity. Sometimes you’re in the driver’s seat, and the entity is in the back seat giving directions. Sometimes you or the entity is in the passenger’s seat: not calling most of the shots, but able to reach over and grab the wheel if needed. Sometimes you’re in the backseat watching the entity drive, and sometimes you’re in the trunk. In practice, this can take a number of forms.
Speaking on Behalf. This is the kind of channeling people do most often. The entity isn’t controlling you, just feeding you lines which you can then relay to a third party. You’re translating their messages to something other people can comprehend. If you’ve ever answered a question for a spirit in their words, you’ve done this.
Isolated Channeling. The entity takes control of just a part of the body, usually the hands or fingers. This is mostly used for things like automatic writing.
Assuming Form. Also known as consensual possession. The entity is in the driver’s seat, speaking and acting for themselves without your help. Some people will call this “horsing.”
Possession. While the word “possession” could technically cover all of this, within the spirit work community it’s usually reserved for channeling where the human did not consent beforehand. This doesn’t necessarily mean in a violating way- I once had a friend who got possessed just long enough for an entity to yank them out of danger; once I was taken for just a moment to convey a quick (but very direct) message to a devotee, and snapped out of it right after.
Reasons to Channel
Everyone will have a different reason to channel but most of them fall under a few categories:
Helping Someone Else. You’re channeling on behalf of someone who can’t [easily] reach the entity themselves, in order to ease communication between the two parties. This is often seen with mediums contacting spirit guides and Ancestors.
Aid in Other Works. The entity is better suited to accomplish a certain task than you, so you let them take the lead. This is often seen with a familiar or spirit companion, someone the practitioner works with closely enough to know their strengths and trust them.
Easier Communication Overall. Channeling is a way to get really familiar with an entity’s energy. Again, we often see this with spirit companions and is more to bond than to achieve another goal. This would include automatic writing or letting a spirit experience things “through” you.
Ritual Invitation. In some traditions, it’s common to invite deities to ritual events. Often, some type of channeling/possession is expected and is usually reached through ecstatic experiences. It’s taken as a sign the deity has arrived at the party, either a sign the offerings have been received or a time for the deity to convey important messages.
Before-You-Begin Essentials
Know How To Protect Yourself. This is non-negotiable. Is your discernment tuned enough to spot an impostor or malevolent entity? Do you know how to end a session early? Do you know how to banish a spirit in an emergency? If the answer is no, then study up and return to channeling when you’re ready.
Know Your Entity. Channeling, by nature, puts the practitioner in an intimate and vulnerable place, so you don’t want to give that access to an entity who may misuse it. If it’s your first time channeling, make sure you trust this entity with your life.
Don’t Channel Alone. When you channel, you’re in an altered state of consciousness. Having someone grounded near you helps keep the session on track and keep you out of trouble should you need it. (Either by forcing an entity out if needed or just keeping you from climbing that tree.)
Other Notes
It’ll Probably Take a Lot Out of You. Have something ready to ground and rehydrate yourself after a session, and make sure you don’t have anything high-demand planned after.
Start Small. No need to jump head-first into the most advancecd and high-intensity types of channeling! Start with automatic writing or painting and get used to the feeling and work your way up.
Don’t Make It Weird. Basic etiquette still matters. Channeling is not a pass to give unsolicited messages to other practitioners, speak on behalf of their deities to them (unless they’ve specifically asked), or say hurtful things cushioned by: “What? It wasn’t me who said it.”
Messages Are Rarely “Pure.” This means everything is still filtered through you, the practitioner. Your values, morals, biases, and beliefs can inform what messages get through and how they are conveyed. Nobody wants to send out a message they disagree with, after all. This becomes less of an influencing factor with experience as one learns to hone their skill and let go more, but it’s important to always keep in mind. (If a channeling friend says a deity doesn’t accept your gender identity or something, that’s a good sign that really your “friend” doesn’t accept it.)
Energy Work Masterpost
General:
Basic Elements of Energy Work
Choosing Your Energies
Energetic Blockages
Energy Clearing and Infusing
Energy Feeds and Magic Fatigue and A Clarification
Energy for Beginners Part I and Energy for Beginners Part II: Gathering, Raising, Storing, and Casting
Energy Work and the Chakras
Energy Work Masterpost
An Energy Work Primer (You Don’t Have to “Feel” Anything)
Protect Your Energy
Sensation & Direction - A Beginner’s Guide to Energy Work
Tired After Energy Work?
Types of Energy: Air / Airy Correspondences | Earth / Earthy Correspondences | Fire / Fiery Correspondences | Water / Watery Correspondences | Practical Elemental Work
Visualization:
Different Kinds of Visualization
Having Trouble Visualizing?
How to Visualize
Magical Visualization - Some Basics
Mistakes I Made with Visualization
Simple Visualization Exercises
Using Your Intent (an ask)
Charging / Enchanting:
Charging 101: The Quick Basics
Charging an Object
Charging and Dedicating Stones and Crystals
Charging Objects
Enchanting Things with Touch
Witch’s Guide to Charging
Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Charging
Witch’s Guide to Programming
Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Programming
Energy Manipulation / Exercises:
Animist Reset Ritual
Banishing the Energies of Others
Beginner Energy Manipulation Resource List
Channeling Energy to Work Magic
Competitive Magic
Dispelling the Notion of “Bad” Energy and Learning a New Way to Recycle
Energy Manipulation: Aura Shaping
Energy Manipulation: God Energies
Energy Manipulation: People and their Elements Part I and Part II
Energy Manipulation: Polarization Habits (Don’t Make You a Bad Person), and How to Break Them
Energy Manipulation Element Series: Air | Air/Fire | Earth | Earth/Fire | Earth/Water | Fire | Water | Element Posts F.A.Q.s
Energy Practice
Energy Work: Expansion vs. Contraction
Energy Work - Distance Charging
Energy Work - Elemental Nails
Energy Work - Energetic Check
Energy Work - Energy Ball
Energy Work - Energy Cannonball
Energy Work - Texting Predictions
Energy Work - Tree in a Jar
Energy Work and Making Contact
The Fluffy Pillar and the Spheres
Harnessing Sex Energy
How to Energetically Cleanse an Item
How to Send Energy to Other People
Let’s Talk Basics: Directing Energy
Method of Remote Viewing
Personal Energy Cleanse
Reflecting Negativity
Scream Jars
Sensing Energy Exercise
Shielding / Warding:
Altering Shields
Badass Things to Inspire Shields
Checking and Repairing Shields
Energy Warding
Energy Work: Shielding
Forming a Basic Shield - Creation and Sealing
Fun with Auras (aka, Shielding)
How to Undo Shields
Magically Making Friends - Reforging Your Protections
Personal Shielding
Removing and Deactivating Shields
Shielding/Transmuting and the Solar Plexus Chakra
Shielding & Aura Manipulation
Shielding and its Purpose
Shielding for General Protection
Shielding for Specific Protection
Shielding vs Aura Manipulation
Stacking Shields
Stealth Shielding
Transmuting Energy: An Alternative to Shielding
Two-Sided Shielding
Using External Power to Shield
Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Shielding
Grounding:
Airy Grounding Guide
Beach Surf Grounding
Gale Grounding
Grounding
Grounding
Grounding (Energy Work Series Part 1)
Grounding and the Root Chakra
Grounding or ‘Earthing’
Grounding Techniques
Grounding Theory and Application
Grounding via Aura
Grounding with Pasta
How Do I “Ground”?
Notes on Being Grounded
Release Grounding
Sea Witchcraft: “Sinking”
Witch’s Guide to Grounding
Witch’s Guide to Grounding - Sturdy as Stone
Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Grounding
Centering:
Centering and Grounding
Energy Manipulation 101: Grounding and Centering, or That Thing Everyone/Book Says to Do But Never Really Explains Why…
Grounding and Centering
Witch’s Guide to Centering
Witch’s Guide to Centering - Crystal Gem Fusion Dance
Witch’s tl;dr Guide to Centering
Thoughtforms:
A Bit on Entities and Thoughtforms
Creating a Physical Vessel for Your Thoughtform to Live In
Creating a Thoughtform
Creating Positive Thought Forms
Destroying Your Thoughtform
An Exercise to Help with Creating Mental Spaces for Thoughtforms
An Exercise to Help with Creating Thoughtforms
Have Your Thoughtform Go to Work
Keeping Track of Your Thought-Forms
Letting Your Thoughtform Die, Dealing with Thoughtform Injuries
Projecting Your Thoughtform
A Short Guide to Thouhtforms
Technowitchcraft - Thoughtforms
Thoughs on Thoughtforms
Watching Your Thoughtform Grow
What is a Thoughtform?
What is a Thought Form?
12 Random Farm Hauntings
Roll 1d12 for a paranormal event at a farm:
As a low wind blows, a sickle falls from the rafters of the barn and lands between your feet or inches from your face. Inspection of where it came from shows no sign of any tools, and when you look back the sickle is gone.
In the corner of your eye you see corn in the field move as if something is running through it towards you, but when you look the corn stalks are deathly still. Later you hear strange noises from the cornfield, such as giggling or sobbing.
Cattle in the field drop on their sides, dead. When turned over, it’s revealed that their sides that were touching the ground look as though they’ve been dead and decaying for days.
In the middle of the night you hear a man’s laughter at the edge of the property. Minutes later it appears halfway up the drive. Then it’s heard at the front door. Next you hear it at the closest window. Finally, as soon as you try to sleep, you hear the man laugh as if he was standing over your bed.
You hear a door slam in the cellar. When you investigate, a door is there that never existed before. It is jammed and won’t open. As you try and try to pull it open, it finally gives to reveal a blank wall on the other side.
The livestock around the farmhouse seem to keep their backs to you, but otherwise are behaving normally. When you try to look at their faces, you find that they’re missing and exposed bone with empty sockets stares back at you before going back to grazing.
In the middle of the night the barn doors start slamming open and shut. When you investigate, the doors slam shut behind you. Nothing is out of place in the barn, but outside you hear screams of torment and horror. After a few moments the screaming stops and the barn doors slowly creak open. As you step out of the barn the screaming starts again, but this time right behind you.
The outhouse begins shaking violently. When you open the door it stops. When you investigate inside you realize there’s sobs coming from the toilet.
A heavy rain begins and the land around becomes muddy. It’s then that you notice that something that looks like bone can be seen in the dirt below the crops. When you investigate you start to hear low moaning and what sounds like a heartbeat. If you start to uncover the bone, a skeletal hand shoots out of the mud and grabs you.
From the well outside the farm house you think you hear shouts. It sounds like a young girl has fallen and gotten trapped. You approach to the sound of the girl’s sobs, but you find that the well is filled to the top with murky water. As you examine it’s surface you see a water logged hand quickly raise from the depths to claw at you. The arm retreats into the well and the water begins to turn a dark red. The next time you look into the well you see that it is filled with dirt and looks as though it has been for years.
You realize that the scarecrow in the field looks like it’s staring at you. When you move around you feel like it’s following your movements. Before you stare at it too long, a murder of crows flies in your face, obstructing your view. When the birds have passed, the cross that held the scarecrow up is now empty.
While out in the field or in the barn you hear a dinner bell ring at the house. As far as you know, no one is at the house at this time, but as you approach it appears as though lights are on and the chimney is blowing smoke. The lights are dimly lit in the house, but the dining room is laid out with enough places for everyone examining the house. There are covered dinner platters in the middle of the table. A name tag labels each seat with the name of everyone who entered the house. If the platters are uncovered, they reveal a harvest feast. There are pies and roasts, a plethora of cooked vegetables and fruits. You feel the urge to devour the meal as it’s delicious scent fills the air. Moments after you either begin or refuse to eat the lights suddenly blow out, leaving you in darkness. When you light the area again, you realize that the room is in shambles, the dishes are rusty, and the food is molded, maggoty remains of something humanoid.
Art: RadoJavor
Ways To Use Sigils Masterpost
Incorporating the elements
Air
Draw the sigil in the air using incense
Draw the sigil on your body and go for a walk
Energetically trace sigils in the air and let the wind carry and charge them
Draw the sigil on paper, rip it up, and let the wind blow it away
Draw the sigil onto a flag, let it blow in the wind
Trace the sigil in the air with your hand, push it away
Draw or attach the sigil to a windchime
Leave the sigil outside during a windstorm
Water
Draw the sigil on your body and take a shower
Draw the sigil on a piece of paper, submerge the paper in water, let the water evaporate
Carve the sigil into a bar of soap and wash yourself with it
When taking a bath, draw the sigil in the bottom of the tub with soap/bath salts/baking soda
Draw the sigil on a stone with water and wait for it to evaporate
Draw the sigil on you hand, then wash it away
Breathe on your window so that it fogs up, then draw the sigil on it
Draw the sigil on any surface using water
Sew the sigil into your clothes, wash them
Draw the sigil on paper and put it under running water
Draw the sigil on a beach, let the ocean wash it away
Draw the sigil on a rock and throw it in a river/ocean
Flush the sigil down the toilet (make sure it’s on biodegradable paper)
Draw the sigil on paper and place in in a jar, add salt and water, then shake it up (Optional: add a drop or two of essential oil matching intent)
Leave the sigil outside during a rainstorm
Put the sigil in a pot of boiling water
Draw the sigil onto a coin and toss it into a fountain
Earth
Draw the sigil on a piece of paper and surround it with crystals that match the intent
Draw the sigil on a piece of paper and bury it in the ground
Place the sigil with a plant
Draw the sigil on the ground
Draw the sigil on a rock and leave it somewhere that makes you happy
Draw the sigil on paper and put it in a jar of salt
Put a crystal that matches the intent on top of the sigil
Trace the sigil with a crystal matching the intent
Tape the sigil onto a window during a full moon
Trace the sigil in dust/dirt, then blow it away
Use herbs matching the intent of the sigil, draw the sigil on paper and mix everything together, paper included
Burn herbs matching the sigils intent, pass the sigil through the smoke
Fire
Draw the sigil on a piece of paper and burn it
Carve the sigil into a candle and burn with intent
Draw the sigil on the bottom of a tea light candle, let it burn out
Pass the sigil through smoke (any smoke works, but incense is best)
Draw the sigil on paper, leave it in sunlight
Carve the sigil into a candle, let it melt away
Sigils In everyday life
Eating and Drinking
Carve the sigil into your food before eating it
Draw the sigil under your kitchen table
When drinking tea, draw the sigil in the bottom of your mug with honey
Trace the sigil on the bottom of a pot before cooking with it
Draw the sigil on the bottom of your favorite cup
If you’re at a bonfire/cooking over a flame, carve the sigil into your food with a toothpick before you roast it (Hotdog, mashmallow, etc.)
Draw the sigil on a piece of bread, toast it
Draw the sigil in a pan with cooking oil, then cook
Draw the sigil out of ketchup on your food
Put pancake batter in a squeeze bottle, draw your sigil in the frying pan with the batter
In Art and Music
Incorporate the sigil into an art piece that has to do with the intent
Paint the sigil over a picture that didn’t turn out the way you wanted
Draw the sigil anywhere on your body and draw a pattern around it, don’t wash it off, let it fade on its own
Trace the sigil onto a pair of headphones/speaker with your finger, listen to music that matches your intent
Draw the sigil on the inside of your sketchbook cover
Draw the sigil and scribble it out
Draw the sigil on paper and tape it to the bottom of your laptop/tablet/phone if you write, draw, or make music digitally
Place the sigil in front of music speakers
Draw the sigil onto a CD that you love, and play it
Imagine the sigil in your mind while dancing
Draw the sigil on a dry erase board and erase it
Draw your sigil on the ground with chalk
To Keep it With You
Draw the sigil on a piece of paper and put it in your purse
Draw the sigil on the bottom of your shoe
Sew the sigil into your clothing
Draw the sigil on paper and keep it in your wallet
Draw the sigil on your skin with water/oil/marker/etc. depending on intent
Tattoo the sigil onto your body (This only applies to certain sigils)
Draw the sigil on the back of a necklace you always wear
Draw the sigil on your nail, then paint over it with nail polish
Draw the sigil on your car steering wheel
Draw the sigil on your face with concealer, then blend it in
Put the sigil in a locket and wear it
Technology
Take a photo of your sigil, then delete the picture
Draw the sigil on paper and place it under a charging device
Draw the sigil inside your phone case
Set the sigil as your phone lockscreen, charge the phone
Draw the sigil on paper and tape it to the bottom of your laptop/tablet/phone
Download a sigil app
Directing Your Own Energy
Body Energy and Visualization
Visualize the sigil in your mind, think about the intent of your sigil
Draw the sigil on the ground/write it on a piece of paper and sit on it while meditating
Exercise while visualizing the sigil and your intent
Leave the sigil under your pillow during acts of passion
Masturbate while thinking about the sigil
Draw the sigil on a vein (wrist works well)
Recite a chant that goes with the sigil’s intent
Draw the sigil on paper and rub it between your hands
Draw the sigil somewhere on your body, tap it when you think about it
Draw the sigil on paper and stab it
Draw the sigil with blood as ink (controversial, not recommended)
Draw the sigil on your palm and clap your hands
Other
Draw a sigil on the corner of your homework assignments
Gather static electricity and touch the sigil
tarot spread for a soul who feels lost:
feel free to save, share (please tag me), and to use this for your own purposes 🖤 i used this spread with a client today and it was a beautiful and insightful message.
Witchcraft for the grieving
To anyone who needs this post, I am sending gentle and loving energy your way. Know that grief is meant to hurt, and with time it WILL get easier (but may not go away, and that’s okay). Please utilize this post only as a supplement, and talk to a therapist or loved ones if you need to.
Spells/Rituals:
Grief powder
Sage drops spell
Relieving grief
Jar of grief spell
Ease the grief spell jar
Honoring the dead
Ritual of grief
A remembrance spell
Remembrance spell/ritual
A spell for grief and moving on
A spell for passing and mourning
“Grief seed” pop culture spell
Sigils:
Grief over death is easier for me and effects me less
My grief does not control me
I grieve in peace
To bring aid in times of crisis and grief
Loss of pets:
Funerary spell
Animal Release Spell
Pet Farewell Ritual
Pet Funerary Spell
Other:
Emoji spell to bring comfort to those who are grieving
Tarot spread to ease grief
Norse spells/prayers for grief and death
Crystals in death magic (includes some for grief)
Crystals for PTSD (includes some for grief)
Helpful posts:
Masterpost for overcoming heartbreak
Rejuvenating witchcraft
Magic to replenish energy
Recommended tags to utilize when you’re ready:
#Moving on spell + #Moving forward spell + #Letting go spell
#Mental health sigils + #Mental health spell
#Self love magic + #Self care magic
#Release spell
Witchcraft is to be used in addition to proper medical care, treatment and medication, not as a sole alternative.
Links updated May of 2020, please inform me of broken links via askbox!
🧚🏻♀️Protection From The Fae🧚🏻♀️
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Iron
Iron in any form or shape has always been considered the very best protection against fae – in almost all legends, the metal is like kryptonite to Superman. If you kept an iron nail in your pocket, you couldn’t be carried away by them. Sometimes iron nails were sewn into the hems of children’s clothing for that reason. A pair of iron shears hung on the wall near a baby’s bed was said to prevent the child from being swapped for an ugly fae baby.
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Steel
Steel is also effective against the faeries because it is created from processed iron. If a faery is cut by a steel or iron blade, the wound will not heal or will take a very long time. In some stories, the Fae is slowly poisoned by such a wound. Steel or iron weapons are among the few things that can actually kill a Fae being.
However, unless it was plainly self-defense (and sometimes even that wouldn’t help your case), you could expect the rest of the faeries to exact a terrible retribution!
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Horseshoes
You can put one above the main entrance of your house and it will help protect the entire home. For added protection, put iron near any opening a person could go through. If you have large windows, you may want to place some nails near it to make a barrier. You can do the same with your dog’s house to keep the fairies out.
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Bells & Chimes
Bells were also said to have frightened off evil faeries in Medieval Ireland and elsewhere in Europe. Specifically the big, deep-sounding Church bells that would ring to draw the people to Church. So this theory can be applied to your home by hanging deep-toned chimes on your front or back porch or by using deep sounding bells during magickal ritual.
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Food
Traditionally, bread and salt provided protection from the Fae. Carrying yeast-risen bread with you had a two-fold effect. It would repel some faeries. Other faeries would accept it as an offering and leave you alone.
My gramma taught me a Welsh tradition of leaving a saucer of milk and a slice of bread or some bread crusts on the back porch as an offering to the faeries, so they wouldn’t play pranks on the family or trouble the livestock. Sometimes, if you were seeking the faeries’ aid, you might add berries, honey, or cheese.
Even humble oatmeal was believed to be a fairy repellent. You could carry a handful of dry oatmeal in your pocket or sprinkle it on your clothes. As long as you didn’t mind looking flaky, you’d be safe.
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Salt
Salt’s association with purity made it an excellent tool against otherworldly beings. Spreading salt across the threshold and along the windowsills has long been the primary method of keeping faeries, demons, and spirits out of houses. If you had to carry food to the farmhands in the fields, sprinkling it with salt was said to keep the faeries from taking it – or from extracting the nourishment from it unseen!
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Offerings
Leave a pail of fresh milk, butter, or cream outside of your front door on the eight holy days to appease the fae and keep them from wreaking havoc on garden and home. Leaving faery offerings and libations dates back hundreds of years, and if you have any Celtic ancestors, you probably have ancestors who partook in this tradition. Some people in Europe still do! This is a preventative method of protection from trickster and evil fairies. Make them happy at the back door so they don’t intrude.
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Plants
Historically, garlands were often made of marsh marigolds and hung over the barn doors to protect the horses from being ridden to exhaustion by faeries in the night. Flowers, especially primroses, were spread over windowsills and hung above the door-posts of the house for safety. Your best bet, however, was a plant called St. John’s Wort. Wearing it was said to provide strong protection from fairy magic and mischief.
Fairies could vanish at will and remain invisible to mortal eyes for as long as they pleased. Carrying a four-leafed clover would allow you to see the faeries – but only once. A Celtic tradition was to sew several of the clovers into a tiny bag to be worn around the neck. You could then discern the faeries once for each clover in the bag. In some legends, the clover was said to allow you to see through fairy glamors and magical disguises.
Red berries were believed to keep fae at bay, especially if they were from rowan trees, mountain ash or holly. So did red verbena (a flower). Daisies were often tucked into children’s pockets or woven into fanciful chains to wear around their necks to prevent them from being taken away by the fae. And if you were walking through the woods, it was best to carry a walking stick or staff made of ash or rowan wood.
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Protection Charm
At this season, the Winter Court is in rule and you will want to look out for malicious, harmful beings in your interactions with the fae. You can make yourself a protection charm using:
St. John’s Wort
Sea Salt
Lemon Zest
Rosemary
Eggshells
An Iron Nail
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Ancestral & Deity Protection
One of the MOST effective forms of protection against evil faeries (and other spirits in general) is to invite your ancestors and gods into your home. Once your guides and guardians take up residence in your home, they do most of the work of keeping out negative forces like evil fairies and the like. In fact, my ancestors are SO good at protection, I have to ask their permission to allow any other spirits inside the home!
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Faery Box
Decorate a small box by painting it and gluing on glitter or plastic gems. Inside place leaves, pinecones, crystals, and plants. Add a piece of felt or fleece in the centre as a soft bed you can add essential oil to. Draw a sigil on it that will protect you from harmful fae. At night, light a fake candle by the box, and leave out some food.
Make sure to protect yourself from negative influence. Then invite those of good intention to see the place you’ve prepared for them to rest in, and stay with you through the night if they wish to. Leave the candle on, as long as it’s a fake one, and then go to bed.
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The Circle Of Light
Another effective yet simple technique of faery protection consists of using one’s mind and energy. If you are used to using visualization in your meditations, rituals, and spells, this method of fae protection should be familiar to you. It’s what I like to call the Circle of Light.
You can do this visualization exercise any time of the day, any day of the week and as often as you’d like. For me particularly, I do it every night as I’m lying in bed and before I go to sleep to continue to build the circle’s strength around my home
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Running Water
Fae folk are unable to cross streams and rivers, so in any pursuit leaping from bank to bank will be a sure escape for the hunted human. Water courses running south are said to be especially efficacious.
Oddly, nevertheless, fae seem to have no objection to still water. They actively seek it out for washing themselves and they are from time to time associated with wells. For example John Rhys in Celtic folklore (1901, p.147 & chapter 6) notes the existence of several ‘faery wells’ in Wales which demanded attention from local people, in the absence of which they would overflow or flood.
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Hag Stones
According to John Aubrey, if a person could locate stones through which natural erosion had created a hole, they could protect their horses from night-riding by fae by hanging the stones over each horse’s manger in the stables- or by tying the stone to the stable key. The fairies would not then be able to pass underneath.
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Sources : http://aminoapps.com/p/4sn2it
Spell Timing - Weather
⛈Lightning Storms - power, manifestation, cursing, protection 🌧Rainstorms - purification, cleansing, healing, compassion, release ❄Snowstorms - balance, stillness, purification, transformation, letting go ☁Dense Fog - invisibility, stasis, mysticism, shielding 🌀Heavy Wind - travel, study, intellect, breaking bad habits ☀Searing Hot Days - courage, protection, strength, energy 🌠Meteor Showers - power, magickal boost, wishes 🌘Solar & Lunar Eclipses - banishing, destruction
some correspondences taken from Scott Cunningham’s “Earth, Air, Fire & Water” along with my own personal correspondences
Witch Tip
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Witchcraft for the Chronically Fatigued
Fatigue looks at things such as tiredness, drowsiness, exhaustion, weakness, lethargy and memory issues and says “I can do all that and more!”. It leaves you feeling utterly trapped in your own body; unable to move, or even think at times. It fluctuates, but is always looming.
While this post is open for all, it is written for those who truly relate to this all-consuming feeling (due to ME/CFS, other chronic illnesses, mental illness, or undiagnosed causes). Not all of these may work for you, but hopefully they inspire something that will. For general low energy witchcraft, check out my Bedridden Witch Series!
As always: witchcraft is to be used in addition to proper medical care, treatment and medication; not as a sole alternative.
To draw energy:
If you cannot produce your own, magically created will be just fine!
Crystals.
I tend to use clear quartz for an energy boost, but trust your intuition; if something calls to you, it’s for a reason.
Keep it near your bedside table, under your pillow, hold it in your hand or place it on your body where you feel the fatigue most strongly centered.
When on the go, carry it in your pocket or wear as jewelry. If it is larger, carry in a bag and hold it when you need it.
Charge using a charging board or the elements.
Crystals for fatigue
Waters.
Physically touching water brings me energy. I keep jars of snow, rain, storm, river, stream (etc, etc.) water and will dip my fingers in it and mark that parts of my body where the fatigue feels strongest. Be aware of pollutants and do not ingest!
The same method can be done with tap water (or water charged under the sun or moon)
Drink sun water or sun tea (start with drinking safe water and let it absorb the energies of the sun).
Some people find moon water to be energizing (same process as above, just with the moon).
See also: Bedridden witch: Bath edition.
Other elements.
Note what is energizing to you and what is draining to you. Consider: the sun, moon (and it’s phases), weather (rain, overcast, snow, storm, wind), cold vs. hot, the earth, fire, air, etc.
Once you find which elements are energizing to you, find ways to incorporate them into your life. Examples: jars of different waters or soils, rocks collected from places, candles, and more.
I usually draw energy up from the earth by placing my palms flat towards the earth by the sides of my body. So if I was lying down, my arms would be at my sides with my palms facing down.
Expose yourself or protect yourself. I’ll use my personal experiences as an example here… Rain often energizes me. When it rains, I’ll open my windows, and if I’m able I’ll step outside or collect some water. On the flipside, full moons often drain me. I’ll close my windows and curtains, hang an extra blanket over my bedroom window, use water to paint protective sigils on the window and increase my wards.
See also: Bedridden witch: Elements edition and Bedridden witch: Weather edition
To manage symptoms:
Brain fog:
Brainfog lifting
“Brainfog begone” sigil
Fatigue:
Spoonie spell for energy
Energy gain spell
Energy boost spell
Energy bath
Fatigue recovery spell jar
Headaches (and migraines):
Headache healing
To banish a headache
Anti-migraine spell
Anti-migraine spell bottle
Migraine relief bath
Joint pain:
Arthritis pain relief oil
Joint pain spell
Healing spell for joints
Memory:
Memory masterpost
Memory and concentration spell
Mental reboost tea spell
Muscle pain:
Muscle pain sachet
Warming salve for sore muscles
Crystals for muscle pain (external site)
For more categories of symptoms please see my posts for symptoms relating to chronic illness and mental illness!
Practicing the craft with energy limitations:
Tips and tricks:
I highly recommend preparing things when your energy allows, so it’s always ready to go when you need it (and isn’t dependent on current energy levels).
Cleansing: Let other things do your work for you. Open your windows/get fresh air, steam or smoke, sound, etc. Bedridden energy cleansing.
Divination: Use apps when physical movement is hard. One card spreads, shorten your pendulum so you don’t need to lift your arm, divine using the elements, etc. Bedridden divination.
Spells: Make your own spell kits. Spell jars and sachets are also an excellent way to already have the spell prepared, set it up so you can simply shake it to re/activate the spell.
Warding: Create physical ties for your wards that aren’t reliant on consistent upkeep (as a failsafe), and reinforce your other ward layers when you have the energy. I create far more layers than I need so when I am unable to reinforce them, they still protect me.
Worship: Compile prayers and devotions somewhere you can easily find and read them, have a wall altar for easy maintenance, keep offerings simple (a glass of water, for example). Bedridden worship.
Many more tips and tricks in these posts:
Bedridden witch series (masterpost of all my current bedridden witch posts, including some that weren’t linked here!)
Limited hand mobility + witchcraft (divination, spells, working with flames, recording information and more)
Nonverbal witchcraft
You may also like:
Magic to replenish energy
Spoonie witch masterpost
Chronically ill witchcraft: For your symptoms
Mentally ill witchcraft: For your symptoms
Witchcraft & Meds
Sigils: (pain + symptoms) (mental illness + energy) (healing + misc.)
Drink magic masterpost
Rejuvenating witchcraft
Do none of these posts fit your needs? Let me know, I’m always looking for more ways to make witchcraft accessible!
**Do not repost or share on other platforms - reblogging is okay!**
Last updated May of 2020. Please check for updates and inform me of broken links via askbox!
All About Divination
Thank you for your trust in my guidance. But I have already answered many of your divination questions. Please refer to this list and explore as you wish.
Scrying 101
Runecasting 101
Runecasting vs. Tarot
Phyllomancy 101
Oneiromancy 101
Charmcasting 101
Cartomancy 101
Recommended Decks (with links to photos and a video)
How many decks should you have?
Who is better at which system?
Kipper vs. Tarot, Lenormand and Sibilla
Lenormand 101
How to Read with Lenormand
Answering Yes or No with Lenormand
How to Predict Timing with Lenormand
How Mirroring is Done
How Lenormand Interacts with Tarot
The Twin Cards in Lenormand and Tarot
Lenormand Cards as Feelings and Thoughts
Tarot + Oracle + Lenormand Spreads
Extra Man and Woman Lenormand Cards
The 12-Step Lenormand Grand Tableau
Lenormand vs. Tarot
Tarot 101
How to Truly Master Tarot
How Tarot Readings Really Work
Recommended Books
Tarot Meanings
What It Means to Keep Seeing the Same Suit
What It Means to Keep Seeing the Same Number
What It Means to Keep Seeing the Same Card
What It Means to Get Contradictory Cards
What Tarot’s Colors Say About Your Future
The Major Arcana as People
How to Remember the Major Arcana
How to Read “Good” Cards as “Bad”
How to Tell Physical Appearance
How to Determine Locations
How to Read Pentacles for Love
How to Decide Which Meaning to Use
How Context Dictates Meaning
The Soulmate Cards
The Forever Alone Cards
The Polar Opposite Cards
The Major and Minor Twins
The “Bad” Cards as Advice
The Cards as Yes or No
The Cards as Someone’s Feelings
The Cards as Advice vs. Outcome
The Court Cards as Thoughts or Intentions
Tarot’s Extreme Meanings
Tarot’s Twins in Lenormand
Literal Card Meanings
Career and Finances Meanings
Meanings for Timing
When Reversed is Better than Upright
The Kings in Real Life
The Queens in Real Life
How the Men in Tarot Will Treat You
The Court Cards and Gender
Physical Attractiveness of the Court Cards
The Real Deal with Tarot’s Pages
The Knights in Fiction
The Queen of Cups in Fiction
When the Court Cards Refer to You
The Best Couples in Tarot
The Emperor’s Love Compatibility
Christian Symbology in Tarot
Tarot and Sexual Behavior
True Love Combinations
Old-time Tarot Meanings
The Past and Future Cards in Tarot
Tarot Meanings for Different Decks
Why We Read Tarot Symbolically
How to Read Reversals
Tarot Combinations for Health Issues
Tarot Combinations for Mental Illness
Tarot Combinations for Cheating
Tarot and Astrology
Tarot and Countries
The Kinds of Wedding in Tarot
The Hierophant is Forever
The Lovers is Not About Choices
The Hermit in Love
The Spokes of the Wheel of Fortune
The Tower’s Duality
The Moon is Not Your Friend
The Star is the Trickiest Card in Tarot
The World is Overrated
The Greco-Roman Gods in Tarot
My Favorite Card and My Least Favorite
The Three Most Misunderstood Tarot Cards
The Three Best Cards in Tarot
The 12 Most Underwhelming Tarot Cards
Tarot Spreads
Past Life Spread
Life Purpose Spread
General Life Prediction Spread
Soulmate Spread
Sex Life Spread
Future Children Spread
Death Prediction Spread
Dream Interpretation Spread
High Priestess Spread (For Quick Predictions)
True Colors Spread (For Questions of Intentions)
Two Paths Spread (For Making a Difficult Decision)
Combined Spreads (Tarot, Oracle, Lenormand)
Ancestors Spread (For Speaking with the Dead)
When Spread (Timing with the Celtic Cross)
Major Arcana Grand Tableau (Yearly Reading Spread)
The What If Spread
The Three Wishes Tarot Spread
The Storyboard Tarot Spread
Using Tarot to Find Your True Gods
Using Tarot to Find Your Rising Sign
How to Perform the Celtic Cross Spread
Tarot Tips
How to Achieve Truthful Tarot Readings
How to Be the Best Tarot Reader You Can Be
Never Pull Clarifiers
Never Use Significators
Never Hold Back Truths
Never Read for Someone You Dislike
The Perfect Deck for Everyone
Reasons to Have Multiple Tarot Decks
Where to Buy Tarot Cloths
Do Not Worry About Mercury Retrograde
How to Enchant Your Tarot Decks
How to Use Tarot to Protect Someone
How to Use Tarot to Control Another Soul
How to Use Tarot for Vengeance
How to Predict Sports Matches with Tarot
How a Tarot Reader Influences Readings
How to Use Tarot to Confirm Your Gifts
How the Rider-Waite Can Help You
What to Do with Rogue Tarot Cards
What to Do When Tarot Scares You
You are Not Cursed
The Importance of Reading Reversals
The Language of Tarot
Tarot Needs All of its Cards
Who to Invoke During a Reading
How to Stay Safe During a Reading
Do Not Confuse Honesty with Hate
On Using Playing Cards Instead
The Right and Wrong Ways of Mixing Decks
The Most Common Tarot Reader Mistakes
The Myth of Not Reading Tarot for Yourself
Tarot Rules and Superstitions
How to Close a Tarot Reading
Tarot Etiquette
Formally introduce yourself
Use it often
Acknowledge the card that it assigns to you
Respect its identity
Do not cleanse it
Never ask it the same question twice
When You Can Ask the Same Question Again
Do not ask it basic questions
Do not use it for spying
Never dismiss its predictions
Never use another deck to confirm its answers
Read with it when you are emotional
Do not talk about it negatively
Do not blame it for your own mistakes
Do not pull away from it
Do not think of it as evil
Do not anger it
Deal your cards the right way
Shuffle your cards correctly
Respect tradition
Practice etiquette, conduct and decorum
Tarot is easily offended
On Charging Your Tarot Decks
On Modifying Your Tarot Decks
On Not Using the Whole Deck
On Secondhand Tarot Decks
Pirated Decks Also Deserve Respect
How to Store Tarot Decks
How to Greet and Thank Your Tarot Deck
How to Make Amends with Tarot
Keep your tinctures away from it
Spend time with it
Never discard it
Use a cloth with it
Trust it
Sibilla 101
Sibilla Starter Kit
How to Predict Timing with Sibilla
Oracle Cards 101
How Oracle Cards Complement Tarot
Tarot + Oracle + Lenormand Spreads
Other Divination Systems
Alternatives to Tarot
How to Really Learn Palmistry
All About Spells | All About Astrology
Things to Research Before Working with the Fae
Research is the most important thing to do before heading into Faery work and witchcraft. You want to have a lot of in depth and versatile knowledge covering many areas of the topic so you’ll be able to understand and interact with the Fair Folk! If you don’t want to work with the Fair Folk you can use this list to help yourself understand them and take the proper measure if you ever stumble upon them. I know the list could go on forever but I’m compiling the topics I find build a good foundation of understanding. I have compiled this list to give those interested guidance and a push in the right direction, it is best you do your own research before asking other’s personal knowledge and opinions!!
The Basics
Terminology ( Fae, faery, fairy, changeling, seelie, unseelie, sidhe, etc)
The Origins of the Fae (Tuatha de Dannan, Aos Sí, Tylwyth Teg)
Faeries in Different Cultures: Celtic (Irish, Scottish, Gaulish, French), Norse, Influences from Greek and Roman culture.
Folklore & Myths!! ex. Oisin and Tír na nÓg , Fenian Cycle, Arthurian Legend.
Celtic Gods, Goddesses & Heroes- strong influences and connections to the Fae
Types of Faeries (study diverse types from pixies,brownies, pooka to Kelpies, Bwbach and Red caps) *Make sure you can at least answer who, what and where about them.
The Otherworlds (Tir na Nog, Caer Arianrhod, Annwn, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, etc.)
Faery Landmarks (fairy tree, fairy ring, fairy hill)
Signs of the Fae
Sacred Trees and Plants (Hawthorn)
Protection!! very important
*Bonus if you learn Celtic Culture
Getting into Working with Them
Connecting to Nature and the Land
How to Banish Faeries & Protect yourself, house, family, etc.
Faery Behaviour and Proper Etiquette
Proper Offerings, How to give an Offering
Animals associated with the Fair Folk and Why? (raven, deer, etc)
Faery Festivals and Holidays (Samhain, Midsummer, Beltane)
Why certain things offend them- iron, saying “thank you”,etc.
The Courts (Seelie, Unseelie, trooping fairies, solitary)
Setting up a Faery Altar
How to work with them in Rituals
Faery Flowers, herbs and crystals
A proper and personal way to communicate with them!!this means developing psychic ability, tarot, meditation, signs, etc.
Hagstones, heptagram/faery star
Some Good Books :)
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries, by W. Y. Evans Wentz
Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika Illes
Enchantment of the Faerie Realm by Ted Andrews
Faery Craft by Morgan Daimler
Celtic Mythology: Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes by Phillip Freeman
**if you have more topics, books or anything else feel free to add some!
Add Some Oomph to Your Spells with Magical Timing
Like herbs, oils, and crystals, you don’t need to work with magical timing for your spell to be successful. You can cast a spell at any time, no matter your intention, and get your desired results. However, working with the energy of the sun, moon, and days of the week can add an extra power boost to your magic.
Think of it this way: certain energies are dominant at certain times. Those energies are easier to connect with because they are closer at hand, so to speak, so you can bring them into your life and your spells more easily and in a more powerful way. That doesn’t mean you can’t call on other energies during these times — it just means that you may not connect to them quite so easily.
If you choose to work with magical timing in your spells, there are several yearly, monthly, weekly, and even daily cycles you can align your spells with.
The Cycle of the Sun: Solstices and Equinoxes
These are the turning points that mark the solar year, and are associated with the relationships between day and night, light and dark, summer and winter. Each solstice or equinox marks the end of one season and the beginning for the next. Because they are so rare and so potent, these days are a great time for your “big picture” spells or for spells that need a big power boost.
Winter Solstice. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, and falls between December 20 and December 23, depending on the year. In some pagan traditions the winter solstice, or Yule, marks the beginning of the new year — you may choose to set intentions for the coming year on this solstice. After the winter solstice, the nights start getting shorter and the days start getting longer — so spells related to healing and bringing things into the light are especially effective at this time of year. The winter solstice marks the end of the “dark half” of the year and beginning of the “light half” of the year; at this point, our focus turns from inward reflection to outward manifestation. You may choose to think of the time between the winter solstice and spring equinox as a “planning phase,” where you examine yourself and your desires, decide what you want to work on in the next year, and make plans for manifesting what you want.
Spring Equinox. An equinox occurs when the day and the night are exactly the same length, representing a perfect balance between light and dark. The spring equinox marks the beginning of spring and occurs between March 19 and March 22. The Christian holiday of Easter and the pagan holiday of Ostara are both related to the energy of this equinox. At this time of year, the natural world is coming back to life as winter begins to fade. Plants are beginning to grow, and baby animals are being born. This is a powerful time of year for fertility magic and any magic related to new beginnings. You may choose to think of the time between the spring equinox and the summer solstice as a “planting phase,” where you “plant the seed” of the things you want to manifest and begin doing the work to make it happen.
Summer Solstice. This solstice marks the longest day and shortest night of the year. It occurs between June 19 and June 23. As I am writing this post, we are coming up on the summer solstice (June 20, 2020). Life, fertility, and growth are at their peak during this time of year, which makes this solstice a perfect time for big manifestation spells. At the same time, this marks the end of the “light half” and beginning of the “dark half” of the year, so after the summer solstice our energy shifts from outward manifestation to inward contemplation. You may choose to think of the time between the summer solstice and fall equinox as the “harvest phase,” where you reap the results of your hard work and manifest your desires in the physical world.
Autumn Equinox. This is the other time of year when the day and night are perfectly balanced. The autumn equinox occurs between September 19 and September 23 and marks the beginning of autumn. This is traditionally the time of year when crops are harvested, and many pagan groups celebrate harvest festivals around this time. Nature is beginning to die or go into hibernation in preparation for the coming winter. This is an especially powerful time of year for shadow work or for magic related to endings and transitions. You may choose to think of the time between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice as the “reflection phase,” when you retreat from the outside world to rest, focus on yourself, and do your inner work and self-healing.
Important Note: This post lists dates for the solstices and equinoxes in the Northern hemisphere. In the Southern hemisphere, the seasons are reversed. If you live in the Southern hemisphere, you would observe the winter solstice in June, the spring equinox in September, the summer solstice in December, and the fall equinox in March.
The Cycle of the Moon: Lunar Phases
If you don’t have time to wait for the appropriate solstice or equinox, you can still connect with the cosmos in your magic. One of the biggest pros of the lunar cycle is that it happens roughly every month — so you never have to wait very long for the next full moon. The moon is also associated with magic and spirituality in several traditions, which makes it an especially powerful astral ally for witches.
New Moon. The new moon is when the moon is completely invisible in the night sky, and is the phase opposite the full moon. The new moon is a powerful time for shadow work (because it deals with things that are hidden) and for magic related to new beginnings.
Waxing Moon. The moon is waxing when it appears to be growing in the night sky; this is the phase between the new moon and full moon. This is a powerful time for any magic that deals with drawing something in, building something up, or strengthening something that already exists.
Full Moon. Many witches believe that the full moon is the most powerful time of month for any kind of magic. This is a good time to cast any spell that needs a serious power boost. The full moon is also an especially powerful time to release what no longer serves you or to work healing magic.
Waning Moon. The moon is waning when it appears to be shrinking in the night sky; this is the phase between the full moon and new moon. This is a powerful time for any magic that deals with sending something away, banishing negative energy, or bringing something to an end.
Dark Moon. The dark moon is the three day period immediately before the new moon. In some traditions, it is believed to be bad luck to cast spells during the dark moon. Other traditions hold that the dark moon is the best point in the lunar cycle for destructive magic, such as curses and hexes. Many modern witches don’t recognize the dark moon as a separate moon phase at all. I personally like to use the dark moon as a time for self reflection, and may focus on shadow work during this time.
Magical Correspondences for the Days of the Week
The days of the week also have their own unique magical energies, and each day is linked to a certain planet and to certain deities.
Sunday. Sunday is, of course, connected to the Sun and solar deities. Sunday is the best day of the week for any manifestation magic that needs an extra boost. Its energy is also associated with healing, personal growth, power, and success.
Monday. Monday is associated with the Moon and lunar deities. Monday is a quiet, introspective day, and can feel very ethereal. It’s the best day for magic related to intuition, nurturing, and shadow work.
Tuesday. Tuesday is associated with Mars and with gods and goddesses of war and action. (It is named for the Norse/Germanic god Tyr/Tiw.) Tuesday is a very “active” day, and is good for magic related to action, activism, victory, or finding courage.
Wednesday. Wednesday is associated with Mercury and with gods and goddesses of wisdom, learning, and communication. (It is named for the Norse/Germanic god Odin/Wodan.) Wednesday is all about mental activity. It’s the best day of the week for magic related to thought, travel, communication (written, spoken, or digital), and learning/study.
Thursday. Thursday is associated with Jupiter and with gods and goddesses of prosperity, wealth, and protection. (It is named after the Norse/Germanic god Thor.) Thursday, like Jupiter in astrology, is all about outward expansion. It’s the best day of the week for magic related to career, prosperity, and wealth.
Friday. Friday is associated with Venus and with gods and goddesses of love, fertility, and sensuality. (It is named after the Norse goddess Freyja, or perhaps the goddess Frigg.) The energy of Friday is fun, lighthearted, and sexy. It’s the best day of the week for magic related to love, beauty, and sex/sexuality.
Saturday. Saturday is associated with Saturn and with time and wisdom. (The day and the planet are both named after the Roman god Saturn.) Saturday is practical and wise, but it does have a little bit of a dark side. It’s the best day of the week for magic related to banishing and protection.
Magical Times of Day
Okay, so you’d like to start working with magical timing, but what about emergency magic and last-minute spells? What if you don’t have time to wait for the next full moon, or even the next Sunday? You can still align your spell with magical timing! There are several moments of power each day, and each has its own magical associations.
Sunrise. Sunrise is, of course, the birth of the new day. This makes it the perfect time for spells related to new beginnings or expanded possibilities.
Noon. This is the peak or high point of the day. This is a powerful time for healing magic.
Sunset. Sunset is the end of the day, and forms a gateway between light and dark. This is a great time for spells related to accepting endings, releasing that which does not serve, and moving on from the past.
Midnight. If noon is the peak of the day, then midnight is the peak of the night. Midnight has a very ethereal, transformational energy. Like with the full moon, some witches believe that any spell will be more powerful if cast at midnight. This is a powerful time for both banishing and attraction magic.
Resources:
You Are Magical by Tess Whitehurst
Green Witchcraft by Paige Vanderbeck
Wicca for Beginners by Thea Sabin [specifically the chapter on the sabbats]
Qabalah Made Easy by David Wells [Note: Qabalah is based on an appropriation of Jewish mysticism, and I am NOT endorsing its practice. However, much of the magical timing associations used in modern witchcraft is shared with Qabalah and other forms of ceremonial magic, which is why it’s referenced here.]
beginner witch etiquette guide
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with the rise of chatter about whatever the hell is going on over there on tik-tok, i figured it might help to throw together an etiquette list for baby witches who may be struggling to navigate through deities/energies/spirits/etc
[ spirit work ]
- ouija boards are only dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing! and they’re very dangerous if you don’t. these can safely be used for divination after you’ve properly cleansed your space and board & warded yourself up good; and just source a good board. make sure you say goodbye, cleanse and banish when you’re done, be respectful, don’t press their boundaries. i mean really spirit work is so tricky just you really need to do your own research here i could just keep going on and on. there’s so much that goes into spirit work so please read up plenty on it before trying to talk to anything in any way. really really heavily recommend picking up a mentor here before getting into spirit work.
- graveyard visits. honestly as a baby witch i used to walk along the paths in graveyards and leave trinkets and little flowers for headstones that felt particularly ‘heavy’ to me, i don’t know why after a while that started not to sit right with me but.. if anyone has input on that comment below. anyway, don’t step over graves, always be respectful, don’t be loud and don’t f*ck in here, don’t get drunk and litter your f*cking cigarette butts or whatever, this is a resting place. i’m personally a magnet for spirits and have a tendency to take things home with me so i always cleanse after a visit, i strongly advise the same! when collecting graveyard dirt always always always ALWAYS stay away from the actual. grave. sites. let me say this one more time. do not. ever take dirt from above someone’s resting place. under any circumstances. not even for a hex/curse. this isn’t something to debate, it’s disrespectful, it’s distasteful, and it’s gonna bite you in the ass. take from the sides areas or just wherever there isn’t a grave right there. still ask permission, and always give thanks & leave something behind. remember to still be mindful of c*ps, please don’t get arrested or worse for your craft.
[ fae ]
- to touch on.. hexing.. the fae. i don’t. i don’t really know what to say here. if you hex the fae you’re going to d*e or literally be cursed the rest of your life i mean you’re just asking to be screwed over in the most dangerous and ruthless way possible i don’t understand the purpose i don’t understand the motivation or mindset behind this but please for the love of everything do not? do not f*cking do this. don’t hex the fae, don’t cross the fae, don’t neglect the fae if you choose to work with them, it’s not hard to understand a basic level of respect and give/take to be able to create a safe and enjoyable relationship with the fae. ofc there’s plenty of other research to be had before working with fae but, anyways
- commanding fae? again, these beautiful beings are so.. so much stronger than us? they’re not of this realm, you trying to ‘command’ fae will get you into deep sh*t and again just don’t be a j*ckass why do i even have to make this post right now. they’re not your pets or playthings to toss and boss around, wtf? there’s no ‘leashing’ fae and while i’m here; you can’t f*ck fae either??? i’ve seen two posts saying tik-tok witches claim to, and no. you cannot. no.
[ taglocks ]
- burning taglocks, and burning your own.. taglocks. so, understand that burning a photo/chunk of hair/whatever of someone’s is a big deal, it’s serious juice so really make sure you know what you’re up to and that this person deserves what’s coming to them. that being said it’s also the perfect explanation why you should absolutely never ever burn your own f*cking taglocks. i think i saw that this was recommended for dysphoria and growth spells or something? whatever, it doesn’t matter just please don’t burn your own taglocks. it’s only outcome will be destruction and chaos.
- know that what i’m about to say absolutely doesn’t apply if you’re hexing/cursing an abuser or something along these lines; always get consent before collecting and using a taglock for the subject at hand, nothing really more to add here just don’t cast non-consent love spells for example or whatever else you’re using the taglock for, let them know what’s up and make sure they’re cool with it.
[ deities ]
- deities can call upon you and show interest in working with you- absolutely! what they will absolutely never do is scoop you up and force you into offerings and devotion. they don’t choose you and suddenly you have to do “x, y, x” and certainly if these instructions are coming to you “through another witch”. they’re scamming you, or it’s a demon. get out.
- you don’t have to do an offering every single day to work with deities, communicate well however you can, leave what you can when you can and just do your best, they see your intentions and as long as youre not greedy, hold your own, and you’re respectful, you’ll have a great relationship with really any deities youre working with :) closed practice deities are ofc off limits so please make sure you’re researching well before trying to delve into something that isn’t yours to reach out to!
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i’m sure there’s so much more to say but this is just off the top of my head here, please stay safe witches, always do research on new areas of your craft!
Numbers and their Meanings
0 - the void. infinite possibilities. eternity. cycle. circle of life.
1- independent. will. beginnings. pioneering. individuality.
2 - balance. partnership. diplomacy. contrast. polarity. connection.
3 - creativity. joy. communication. self expression. groups. fun.
4 - foundations. pragmatism. material reality. problem solving.
5 - adventure. change. innovation. risk. freedom. challenge. conflict.
6 - harmony. community. domestic. love. healing. service.
7 - spirituality. truth. intellect. personal growth. solitude. metaphysical.
8 - authority. manifestation. business. leadership. abundance. goals.
9 - wisdom. closure. completion. serice to humanity.
🔥🌱Brigid Devotional Tips🌱🔥
Brigid (”The Fiery Arrow”, “The Ash-less Flame”, “The Moon Crowned Lady of the Undying Flame”) is the Celtic goddess of fertility, healing, music, poetry and smith craft. She´s the daughter of The Dagda and is incredibly loving and nourishing.
Celebrate Imbolc.
Cleanse yourself and your space calling upon her to purify you.
Whenever you need her help, light a yellow candle and tell her why you´re invoking her. She´s very loving and will help you.
Offer her your creative projects (a drawing, a song, etc)
Offer her blackberries.
Practice grounding yourself.
Ask her for help whenever you start a new project/adventure.
Give eco-friendly offerings to Birch trees.
Connect with the element of fire.
When life´s difficult, find your inner fire and strength.
Cleanse your second chakra for it is the center of creativity and is theme of the divine mother.
Light candles around your house (if it is safe)
Find love and beauty in all you sense.
Become acquainted with your own cycles.
Recognize whenever you need a fresh start.
Practice not being scared of changes and new beginnings.
Start the morning telling her your intentions of the day.
Contemplate what needs to heal within you and ask her for help.
If you or one of your loved ones is sick, ask for her healing powers.
Create or buy an iron amulet.
The Dagda // The Morrigan // Aine
Actually useful shit to have as a witch
You really don't need all the fancy bullshit every tumblr influencer will ever tell you to use. Here's my countdown ofaxtually useful shit.
A pocket knife, preferably with a wood handle. Use that bitch for everything, enchant it, carve symbols in it. It will absolutely be your best friend.
A good bag or backpack with a couple of plastic or ziploc bags in it. If you ever run off into the woods to find minerals, bones, plants, etc. A set aside bag and some things to store your treasures in becomes a necessity.
Basic divinatory sets. You don't have to buy fancy shit, learn to divine with playing cards and dice, or learn geomancy, lithomancy, or rune casting with homemade sets. A tarot deck is nice, but it isn't necessary when you've got so many other divinatory aids available.
A nice sized chunk of scrap cloth. When you process dried plants or sort new ones, that shit can and will get everywhere. A scrap piece of muslin or linen can help contain all of that mess and make clean up way easier.
A stash of good rocks. Draw sigils or symbols on those babies and leave them in the garden, the windowsill,property boundaries, under the stoop, etc. You can never have too many good rocks.
A pendulum, for fucks sake. The cards are going to be vague as hell when you're trying to figure out yes or no questions, and using a candle to communicate with spirits is really fucking hard outside. If you can't afford one, find a nice chunk of pointy quartz and learn to macrame.
A workspace. Everyone talks about having big fancy altars, but no one mentions that you need a good surface to do all your work on.
Storage, so much storage. I'm not talking about mason jars and pill bottles, I'm talking about where you put all the things you put in those jars. Having a workspace with drawers is immeasurably helpful.
A broom and water source. You're going to be cleaning up after yourself a lot, it's helpful to have a jug of water and a broom that stays by your workspace.
A mode of cleansing. I make a salt concoction to scatter around my workspace on short notice and store it close by.
On that note: SOMETHING TO CANCEL SPELLS WITH. Eventually, something will go wrong. You'll want to end that spell immediately. Have something to do it with.
A strainer. If you don't have a blender, rub dried plants across it to get a powder. If you do have a blender, you can strain that powder with it. Either way, if you intend to powder shit, get a strainer.
Small trays. It makes drying flowers so much easier if you have a small metal surface to contain them with- then just stick those suckers in a southern window and let em go.
Yarn/string scraps. Having a box or drawer of scraps makes trying this up to dry easier and a bit less wasteful.
A stash of offerings for whatever you work with. Honey for fae, coins for graveyard gatekeepers, alcohol for ancestors, etc.
Protective talismans or charms. Once you're into all of this stuff, you'll likely stick your nose in something you shouldn't. Having basic protection with you or in your workspace is incredibly important. A key and hagstone with red string is simple and effective.
A lighter- so many people forget the most basic shit. You're going to want to light shit on fire if you're a witch.
And a last tip- if something is too hard for a mortar and pestle, a plastic bag and hammer works too.
General Etiquette for Working with the Dead
These are some of the guidelines I follow when working with the dead:
When entering a graveyard, be sure to greet and leave something for the guardian of the graveyard.
Never walk on the graves of the deceased.
Never take anything out of the graveyard without permission of the guardian or a specific grave’s resident.
Never take items people have left for their loved ones off the graves.
Only gather graveyard dirt from the perimeter of the graveyard, never from the graves themselves.
Upon leaving the graveyard, say farewell to the dead you encountered, and the guardian.
Never force the dead to work for you, if they are unwilling or unable to aid you try again later or try another spirit.
Be mindful of the dead’s beliefs in life, not all will be friendly to those who practice magic.
Give the dead the same respect and thought that you yourself would wish to be given.
Obey your local laws and ordinances regarding the dead and graveyards/burial sites.