Okay So Little Witch Tip: Do Not Read Tarot Cards While You Are Upset. Here's Why.

anytime someone from the UK orders a print from me I’m delighted because the addresses tend to be charming and sound completely made-up, I just suspend my disbelief and accept that I’m sending a package someplace with a name like Bristleberry House at Ditchmallow in Brambleford-on-Cotton—incredible lmaooo I bet this gets delivered to you by a badger in a little coat

spell jars 101 ⚱

how to craft a spell jar: 

gather your ingredients

charge & program each ingredient before adding it to the jar (aka, give power & instructions to your ingredients)

add the ingredients to the jar

close the jar

enchant the jar as a whole object (see my post on enchanting items for further guidance)

seal with wax, ribbon, or string to finalize & cast the spell 

optional: decorate your bottle if you wish

what you can use as a jar:

tiny craft store jars

mason jars

pickle / pasta sauce jars

old medication bottles

food storage containers

what you can add to a spell jar: 

dried herbs

dried citrus peels

magickal powders

small crystals

gem chips

essential oils (a drop or two will go a long way)

infused oils (carrier oils such as olive or grapeseed oil that have been infused with herbs)

a few drops of charged water (storm water, war water, sea water, holy water, rain water, moon water, sun water, etc.)

paper (with sigils / symbols / glyphs drawn on it, an incantation, a name, a phrase, etc.)

coins

beads

glitter or confetti 

seashells / shark teeth / beach sand

leaves

DNA (finger nail clippings, a piece of hair, etc. to be used as a taglock)

animal fur, nail clippings, teeth, or whiskers***

nails, glass, pins, needles, thorns, & other sharp objects (great for cursing, binding, banishing, or protection)

vinegar, lemon juice, pickle juice (mostly for “souring” a situation)

honey, sugar, syrup (to “sweeten” a situation or for attraction)

pretty much anything that fits & corresponds to your intent

what you should avoid putting in a spell jar: 

fresh herbs or plant material (this can cause mold to grow inside of the jar)

biological secretions (i mean, you can if you want but it’s not necessarily sanitary & there are cleaner, more easily obtained taglocks to use instead)

what spell jars are good for: 

containing your spell, theoretically making it easier to manipulate & control

manifesting goals/intentions over time

manifesting goals continuously 

passive manifestation that doesn’t require much ongoing participation from the caster

what to do with your spell jar once it’s been crafted:

keep it on your altar

depending on the intent of the spell, keep it in a different area that you frequent (for glamours, keep it in the bathroom; for sleep or dreams, keep it in the bedroom; for safe travels, keep it in your vehicle; for cursing, keep it concealed in a black box; etc.)

wear it around your neck

put it in your pocket, purse, or backpack

bury it in your backyard or within a potted plant outside (for spells you don’t plan to undo or want to last indefinitely)

if burying is not an option, hide it somewhere on your property

leave it at a crossroads

recharging spell jars: 

shake it up

light a candle on top of or next to it

submerge it in a bath of herbs or crystals that are associated with energy

submerge or surround with sea salt (a natural conductor of energy)

anoint with oil / blessed or charged water

pair with a tarot card or rune stone that matches your intent

suffumigate with incense smoke

energy work & visualization

disposing of & reversing spell jars - when you feel like the spell has done its job or you need to undo its effects:

do not throw the entire jar into an open flame - this is incredibly dangerous

remove the contents from the jar & either burn them or bury them

for items you wish to save, cleanse them thoroughly before using them again

take the jar & cleanse it in whatever manner you choose & either save it to be reused; or shatter it & then dispose of it properly

***please practice safe & ethical harvesting when it comes to using parts from a living animal in your craft; don’t ever trim whiskers off of your pet (if they come out naturally then it’s okay to use them); routine grooming is a great way to obtain some of the things i mentioned; you can use the baby teeth that you inevitably find when your puppy or kitten is teething, also! 

Witchcraft is a Skill: Reminders

🔮That means it requires work and effort to get good at it.

🔮Just like you wouldn’t expect yourself to become a master violin player or a master chef in a short period of time, don’t expect to be immediately amazing at witchcraft.

🔮Some people have innate abilities that help them learn skills faster, but that doesn’t make them any better than someone who takes longer to learn. And even those with innate abilities have their weak spots and struggles.

🔮The more you practice and study, the better you will get at it. Just go at your own pace, be proud of your progress, and focus on improving your weak spots.

🔮Don’t beat yourself up if you can’t practice as frequently as you’d like. Do what you can and do your best.

🔮Sometimes witchcraft is difficult. That’s normal. Overcoming these challenges instead of quitting will improve your craft. Embrace challenges.

🔮If something in your craft isn’t working, try something new.

🔮There is always, always something new to learn. Never lose that initial spark or excitement that made you practice witchcraft in the first place. If you find yourself getting bored, try to specialize in a certain area. Research lore. Develop your own UPG.

Sun Correspondences:

Herbs/Plants: Sunflowers, Mistletoe, Rosemary, Cedar, Marigold, St. Jhon’s Wart, Bay, Walnuts, Chamomile, Oak, Frankincense, Saffron, and Buttercups. 

Crystals: Diamonds, Red Agate, Citrine, Amber, Topaz, 

Spellworkings and Intentions: Generosity, Enlightenment, Happiness, Power, Creativity, Independence, Good Health, Wealth, Friendship, and Confidence. 

Colors: Yellow, Gold, Red, and Amber.   

The Best Day to Work With the Sun: Sunday  

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Spirit Working Powder

“For all rites and workings of spirit communication and communion:

Copal- 1 tsp

Juniper berries- 3 tsp

Myrrh- 3 tsp

Patchouli oil- 2 drops

Poplar buds- x3

Sloeberries- 1 tsp

Ash of crow feathers- ½ tsp

Vervain- 1 tsp

Yew- 2 tsp”

-Traditional Witchcraft | Gemma Gary

Moon Calendar 2020 Patch // CloudsCrow 

This is literally the last month you can reblog this joke

Witch Alphabet 🖋️

Recently, I created my own alphabet to use in my practice. It was an interesting exercice, and I would like to share my process.

I think most witches already saw at one point or another the Theban alphabet :

I planned to use it at first, but found out it didn’t really fit what I needed : I’m a slow writer by hand, and the letters are pretty complex, so much that they’re more drawn than written.

Why make your own alphabet?

It depends on what you need, but there can be multiple reasons. You might want to have a way to make your craft more personal by having a writing only you understand. You might use it for your coven, so you can write things only for your group. You can use it to obfuscate the contents of your grimoire to anyone else reading it.

How do you do that?

There is more than one way to do that, but here is how I proceeded :

• Decide which language you want to base it on (if you speak more than one). This is an important step, because then it might work for that one language only, depending on how you make your alphabet. (On a side note, you can also make your own language, but I absolutely do not have the time nor the skill to explain that)

• Choose what you want to base it on. The first system you can think of is simply basing it on the alphabet of your first language, but it’s not the only option : you can also base it on sounds, concepts, or syllables depending on how complex you want it to be. For example, I based mine on french sounds, with the main letters being the consonnants and the vowels being accents. That makes a bit more letters than if I based it on the alphabet, but on the other side it feels more personal (and makes much more sense in my opinion. If I don’t want any exceptions then I don’t have to put any exceptions! Looking at you, french language!).

• Make a reference. Usually, that will be a table which you can fill with your letters. For example, I made a table with the consonants as rows and the vowels as columns, but it can be as simple as having a list of letters and writing the corresponding symbol next to it.

• Choose your symbols. That’s the trickiest part. For each letter you want to have, you need to come up with a symbol. I suggest to make them simple, with only a few lines, so they are quick to write. Just keep in mind that you might end up writing it fast when you know it by heart, so make sure the symbols are different enough from each other, but don’t hesitate to base some of them on each other (for example, since the sounds /p/, /t/, and /k/ are similar, I based their symbols on the same shape, and since they’re also similar to the group /b/, /d/ and /g/, I made those the same symbols but mirrored.) Also, don’t forget about punctuation!

• Optional : You might want to ask yourself if you really want it to be written from left to right then top to bottom. Maybe it would look better in another direction! For example, I noticed that mine could look nice if it was written from bottom to top first then from left to right.

• Test it out. Take a chunk of text, and write it with your alphabet. You will have to peak often at your letters at first, but it will come more and more naturally the more you write.

• Repeat the last two steps over if you notice there are things you should change (if a letter is too hard to write, if it clashes with the rest, …)

And that’s it! The key after that is to keep using it regularly so you don’t lose it, and to make sur to also reread what you write to train yourself to read fast.