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Feeling a little nostalgic this morning!
mood spell jars
hey yâall, your resident eclectic with here with a quick tip on easy-to-do spell jars!
I personally live in a dorm situation nine months out of the and try to keep my shit pretty lowkey for my roommates sake, so I keep four elemental mood jars in little mason jars in one of my drawers. Whenever I feel funky, out of alignment, off-mood, or just need a little pep, I mix the corresponding jar and say a little prayer and thank you before I start my day. The contents of these jars were inspired by an elemental post made by stargvsm! Please see their post for more ideas, as my jars really contain the bare minimum to convey intent.
   Earth- For grounding, strength, healing
   Contents: dried moss, crushed pine cone, wheat, crushed lead, salt, patchouli essential oil, jar is decorated with sigils for Venus and Saturn
   Air- For clarity, inspiration, intuition, memory
   Contents: feathers, lavender, lemon peel, clover, yellow fabric, soda can tabs, incense ashes, jar is decorates with sigils for Mercury and Uranus
   Water- For emotion, release, reflection, growth
  Contents: silver coins, sand, chamomile, mint, river stones, sea glass, jar is decorated with sigils of Neptune and Pluto
   Fire- For energy, courage, passion, confidence
   Contents: candle wax, basil, cinnamon, red pepper flakes, garnet necklace, gold coin, jar is decorated with sigils for Mars and Jupiter
My planet associations are based on the zodiac, go with whatever works best for you! I put soda can tabs in my air jar because I associate aluminum with air, but I know some people prefer tin. Itâs all about what you feel best represents the relationship you have with worship- thereâs no right or wrong contents.
For prayer, honestly, sometimes I just put my head on my desk and swirl the jar and talk out loud like Iâm asking an old friend for advice. I talk abut my day, why I feel the way I do, and what I want to change about how I feel, and ask my patrons for their guidance. Blessed be, yâall have fun and stay safe
PSA:
Tackle boxes make great storage options for spices, herbs, and small stones and candles. Theyâre way cheaper and easier to find than a solid mahogany box with built in shelves and all the works. I find that they get less attention from nosy folks, and they usually have handles and are pretty easy to travel with.
Other ideas could include old sewing kits, toolboxes, or jewelry boxes. The tackle box is my personal favorite because theyâre usually larger and have more compartments, but thatâs just me. Blessed be.
Jewelry Blessings
Alright, so my relationship with my patron gods is pretty fluid- I typically burn a few things as an offering to the god that I need strength from most with a sigil that represents them. To my fellow broke bitch witches, your god knows youâre working with what youâve got. Donât sweat it.
Aphrodite, for example-
I mix vanilla extract and cinnamon and throw in a few rose petals, mix it all together, and throw in a ring and my earrings. I burn the sigil and let the ashes fall into the mix, say my prayer, and thank her for her time and patience.
I treat this as a glamour of sorts, and I notice my confidence is always boosted over the next few days when I wear this jewelry (after rinsing it).
Hereâs the way Iâve done my worships, as someone who canât risk having altars and a lot of wiccan material in my home-
Ares- red fabric, matches, pepper
Athena- olive leaves (or oil, but that shit is FLAMMABLE) and citrus peel (orange, tangerine, lemon, etc. )
Dionysus- dried grape peels/raisins, bread crumbs/crusts
Poseidon- salt, shells*, ginger
*just a note: in my offerings, some things donât actually burn down to ash. Some things are just there as spiritual offerings. I typically have my offering stash in a tall bowl of some kind and toss in my burning sigil, and whatever burns, burns. Always be prepared for everything to catch fire, though.
i made an anglerfish sculpture for school it took a few weeks of me working on it for a few hours everyday but holy heck i actually finished it it also serves as a semi-functional mask
the process involved trecking through a hell made of paper-mache while sacrificing many packets of air-dry clay and half a bottle of black paint and i'm not entirely sure that it was worth it but i'm still proud.
i made a therian necklace :D
i've never done anything like this before, so i'm pretty happy with how it turned out
process below cut:
The first thing I did was trace a circle on some cardboard. I then cut out that circle and coloured it black with a marker, then I drew the therian symbol on top with a white gel marker. Once that was dry, I painted over top of it on both sides with modge podge (a sealant/glue). I used several coats of modge podge on it in order to give it durability. Then, using a safety pin, I poked a tiny hole at the top of the charm. I used wire to make a support for the charm: I made a support in the back by criss-crossing it over the charm many times, then bending it over the edges slightly in the front. To finish it off, I twisted the wires together at the top to form a loop. I had to use pliers for that. I hope this helps :D
My mother had the idea of painting Christmas scenes, scanning the image, and transferring them onto shirts for Christmas this year. This will be my shirt. Iâm starting to learn to leave my paintings alone when I get them to a passable state, as continuing often leads to me liking it less.
How-To: DIY Paper Root Veggies
{via Anthropologie}
Embroidery and bookmark of Tomie.
Ghost picnic
Blue butterfly
the taste for photography and urban landscapes