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The moon was so bright as it began to emerge over the trees peaking out at me. CALLING me to come out and be underneath it's brilliant glory. The darkness grew around it quickly as I spun my spell and did the work that a witch does under the glorious milky moon. The wind was still as the smoke from the smudge stick travelled up dancing with the moon as it rose high in the sky. Releasing blocks and sending love energy to some who need it greatly. There is a peace I found in the darkness under the light of this Aquarius moon. I didn't want to leave it. I wanted to just lay on the ground and sleep there. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1NkurNHJNL/?igshid=1fd1502kzqaie

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I sat on the hot cracked ground that desperately needs rain. I performed my ritual then a spell. I felt the energy rising as everything heated up. I called on Hekate to assist me. She never disappoints. The flames swirled and danced as my intentions were set on fire giving them the spark they need to ignite in the spiritual realm. They glowed red hot and then slowly cooled to an almost gray dust instead of just sutty ashes. After they completely cooled I tossed them in the wind and watched them swirl into the night to begin their magick. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0oknzSHsjn/?igshid=9z1k73woaeyt

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I performed a Rite during the full moon and it was exhilarating. While I've performed countless spells, I have never performed a rite before. I feel empowered, changed and ready for new things. It was pouring down rain outside and I didn't have any cover so I ended up doing it inside. It was still very powerful harnessing the full moon energy through my open windows. 🌕 🔮 💜 https://www.instagram.com/p/BxvZAFhHif9/?igshid=oayqkbowi4f7

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Great suggestions! 

6 Alternative Altar Inspirations for Witches that are Bored of Altar Tables

No matter what path you follow as in witchcraft are, chances are you have some sort of sacred space. If you are a witch whose practice is part of your religious beliefs, this might be a place to communicate with your deities. If you work with spirits, this could be a place where honor your ancestors. Non-religious witches like myself often use altars as a space where they can connect with their magical and spiritual sides. Even though we all share this desire to have a place all our own dedicated to our craft. 

That doesn’t mean we all need the same type of space. Whether you are a new witch who can’t show off your craft publicly (we’ve all been there) or just a witch who isn’t really into the more standard altar table setup, there are plenty of options for customizing and creating an altar space that meets your needs.

Window Altars

One easy way to create an altar is to take up a windowsill. Depending on the arrangement of the room you’re using, your personal preference, and the space available, the size of this type of altar varies. 

This generally small altar space can be good for witches in the broom closet and green witches who like to keep their altars populated with plant friends. Because it is literally a window to the outside, these altars are also great places for charging things like crystals, spells, and water under the light of the moon. 

Benefits:

Good for altars that are heavily planted (hello, sunlight!)

Generally discreet

Keeps your altar space contained (for all us witches that do not know when to quit)

Garden Altars

While pretty much any altar can include plants, there is something else to say for an altar that is almost completely plants. If you have some space indoors, why not design a witch’s garden that doubles as an altar space?

A small tray planted with succulents with offering bowls and candle dishes set into the soil and crystals scattered around can be a unique, and even moveable altar! You could also use potted plants so that you can change the arrangement or plants out whenever you need a refresh.

Benefits:

Deeply connected to nature and the earth

Pluck herbs for spells right off your altar

Generally pretty moveable

Bath Altars

If you love bath magic as much as I do, you’re a water witch, or your bathroom is one of your most sacred places (self-care anyone?), a bath altar could be the perfect thing to give your craft a physical home.

We’ve all seen those pictures of wooden tray tables for baths surrounded by eucalyptus and candles. Add a statue of your deity (or a symbol of something important to your craft), some crystals (check how your crystals are affected by water and humidity first!), and some jars of your favorite things to mix into bath spells, and your bath altar is set.

Benefits:

The perfect place to combine witchcraft and self-care

Perfect for witches that incoroporate the water element in their craft a lot

Magic really does belong in every room in the house

Travel Altars

If you tend to practice on a whim rather than waiting to be in a specific place or if you need to be able to stash your altar quickly, a travel altar is perfect. These altars can be fit into matchboxes, Altoids tins, jewelry boxes, and even hollowed out books! If you can carry it with you and find supplies small enough to fit, anything goes. (I’ve even seen locket altars!)

Some witches will create multiple travel altars for different purposes or focuses, but don’t feel like you need to collect them if that’s not your thing.

Benefits:

Small and discreet, it’s hard to make a mess with these

Very customizable (and easy to have multiples of!)

Perfect for witches in the broom closet

Virtual Altars

Tech witches, I haven’t forgotten you. If you’ve been following me for a bit, then you might know that I threw out the idea a while ago about a altar lockscreen/wallpaper for your phone/tablet/etc. Now that I’ve talked to some tech witches, I know this is actually a pretty sound idea! 

Whether you commision an artist or design one yourself, a lock screen wallpaper for an electronic device (you could even go as big as a laptop with a touch screen!) could make the perfect altar for a tech witch. Even if you decide not to use it as a wallpaper, designing an image that serves as an altar and opening it in GIMP or Photoshop where you can create additional layers for placing other virtual elements could be useful.

Benefits:

Travel friendly

Can be synced across devices, so your altar is always with you

Easy to change and “redecorate” throughout the year

Paper Altars

(This incredible paper altar was created by Stella Witchcraft! Please click here to check out their full post and their blog!)

Similar to a virtual altar, a paper altar is a portable, customizable altar. Many witches choose to include paper altar setups in their grimoires, but there’s nothing stopping you from making larger paper altars with poster paper that can be rolled up and stored away.

If paper altars are attractive to you, don’t be deterred if you aren’t an artist! Minimalism in paper altars is perfectly fine. You can always outline your altar with symbols or even words alone. If you’re happy with it, it is perfect. You don’t have to meet any requirements for aesthetic or any other witch’s expectations.

There you have it! Of course, there are so many more types of altars, and even table altars can be created to fit your own personal needs. If you’re attracted to more than one of these, why not try combining the elements that call to you to make something entirely your own? The possibilities are endless.

Looking for more? Check these out: 6 More Alternative Altars for Bored Witches

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At the bottom of our May Pole that stands all year long is a Fairy Garden. The kids and I leave honey & biscuits for them and sometimes a little bit of wine because even the Fae like to have a sip every now and again. Do you work with the fae? https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz09B3RHyBm/?igshid=1rc63fat2nt5i

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All this astral energy from full moon to the partial eclipse and let's not forget the retrogrades, really have the cicadas singing loudly today. They are out singing the doves today. I love the sounds of nature. What's your favorite nature sound? https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Bv2AFnqbp/?igshid=ecj1ii9wwkql

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The moon and I 💜. I love to sit and soak up the milky rays of her majestic brilliance. Quietly contemplating my release with this powerful energy. To finally put some things to rest. I'm so ready for this full moons release to pour out of myself once and for all things my mind and heart have held onto far to long. Time for them to be gone.........permanently....ready....I'm just so ready.... . . . #moonworship #ilovethemoon #themoonandme #authentic self #sweet release https://www.instagram.com/p/B0DGpzbHRR0/?igshid=158vy7ivqb8e0

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This full moon I called on my Goddess to help release everything that just needed to go. I have repeatedly released some of this before but this full moon really had me feeling the readiness inside to just be done. I had not called on Lilith in a long time. I've been working a lot with Kali. Then working with Hakate, as she called to me one night a few months back. Under the full moon as I invited and began to speak the words to request the Goddesses presence Lilith was so sharp in my mind and on my tongue. When I called to her the wind kicked up and flew in chaotic circles around me. I surprised me as I haven't had her show up in that fashion before. When I was ready to release and I spoke my words and then lit my releases on fire they ignited as if I had set a fire cracker on fire. They flamed up quickly and rapidly burning to nothing in a matter of moments. I felt so much leaving me, so much pouring out. Things not meant for me to carry any longer. So I laid them down and now they are gone. I thanked Lilith for her swiftness in assisting me to release under this powerful full moon! What Goddesses do you work with? How do they show up for you? https://www.instagram.com/p/B0E531-HMZu/?igshid=sf1bbcvyyo29</p

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For every physical adventure, Hollie, there's the possibility of loss. That's what makes it an adventure.

For every spiritual adventure, there's only gain. Which totally spoils the adventure, and is why you choose to forget that all physical adventures are really spiritual adventures.

Everything makes you more,

The Universe

P.S. Just like reality TV, Hollie, is anything but. By the way... your ratings here are ASTRONOMICAL!

http://www.tut.com/other/noteshare/id/668

[crystalcauldronwitch]

Taking massive action on massive dreams amidst massive uncertainties, Hollie, is pretty much where anyone who's ever done anything massive had to start.

And then things got way easier.

Massive love,

The Universe

P.S. Besides, massive uncertainties, Hollie, are normal. Whoohoo!

http://www.tut.com/other/noteshare/id/660

[crystalcauldronwitch]

One of abundance's many corollaries, Hollie, is that the brighter your light, the more you attract... everything. Moths and butterflies. At which point you begin learning what to celebrate and what to let fly on by. Or who, The Universe P.S. You're such a flame, Hollie.

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i never talk about these things but i can’t remain silent.

i know tumblr doesn’t give a SHIT when things happen in countries outside the “most popular ones” (such as the usa & england). it’s true, don’t lie to me. y’all don’t give A FUCK. not every issue and problem in said countries gets the appropriate exposure but in general shit shows up on the news WORLD FREAKING  WIDE. you set up donations, you help out, your spread the word, you say “pray for x”……

southern europe is burning. 

my country is burning.

people are dying - at home, on the road, trying to run away, in their cars.

yesterday my country had 300 active fires.

people are losing EVERYTHING they own.

i have a friend that is on a train right now passing through places that have been burnt to the ground and she says the smoke is so intense it’s getting inside the train and she can barely breathe.

and yet, even though several people (myself included) have been trying to bring awareness to what has been happening in southern europe… what we get from most of you, those not part of the countries suffering, is silence. we don’t ask for money, we don’t ask for shit other than a reblog to spread awareness… something you can delete in 24/48hrs if you wish. 

i don’t know what to tell you. i’m angry. i’m frustrated. i’m disappointed. i feel like i’m screaming into the void. “a reblog does nothing” - you know that’s a damn lie, you know exposure always helps, you know people start paying attention when posts on social media become popular. my country in particular is a small one, we get ZERO exposure. y’all are only starting to figure out we even fucking exist bc of the shit we’ve been winning lately. 

but hell, if the EU doesn’t give a shit, why should some user on tumblr dot com?

again, i don’t know what to tell you so i’ll let the images speak for themselves: 

An image captured by a Nasa satellite shows a thick plume of smoke blowing southward from the Greek island of Chios over the island of Crete

Torneros de Jamuz, Spain

Duca, Croatia

A helicopter from Italy’s civil protection service drops water on a fire near the railway between Venice and Trieste

Residents take refuge on the beach as a wildfire burns on the mountain next to the village of Lithi, on the Greek island of Chios

Men gather cattle during a forest fire in Vieira de Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal.

Charred trees are seen on the hills above the Cloister of Thivaidas on Mount Athos, a World Heritage Site in Greece

Portugal

[crystalcauldronwitch]

Lilac pandas, dancing flowers, sugar mountains, and rainbow houses, Hollie, don't even hint at the splendor of where you came from. But then, your friends back "home" can't imagine crimson sunrises, falling snow in moonlight, twirling dolphins, wagging tails, purring hearts, ocean mists, or bare feet in grass. You've so impressed the Joneses. Another day in paradise, The Universe P.S. Not to mention s'mores over a campfire, in the woods, surrounded by spying deer, squirrels, and beavers, Hollie, listening to harp music... or whatever.

[crystalcauldronwitch]

I still don't get why people are so surprised that the turtle beat the rabbit over the long run. Consistent effort, Hollie, no matter how small, sparks magic, fills sails, butters bread, turns tides, instills faith, summons friends, improves health, burns calories, creates abundance, yields clarity, builds courage, spins planets, and rewrites destinies. No matter how small, The Universe P.S. All in favor of rewriting destiny, or buttering bread, Hollie, say, "Whoohooooo!"

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100 Witch Tips

Listening to your own intuition will always be useful. Learn to trust it.

Put almonds in your pockets for good luck.

Lemongrass essential oil kills fruit flies.

Use a charged crystal on top of your Wifi router, or anything that needs a boost.

Salt in a hula hoop for casting circles.

Evernote and Google docs are amazing for online Grimoires.

Snow-globes can be used in place of crystal balls.

Don’t leave any naturally coloured quartz (amethyst, rose) in the sun, it’ll fade. Unless you want it to fade.

You can use crayons in place of candles.

Meditation!

Be careful of setting stuff on fire, move all flammable objects before lighting something.

Clear quartz can absorb negativity.

Be specific when asking questions/doing spells.

You can turn songs into spells, it helps a lot when you’re just starting.

You can make cheap runes with a sharpie, clear nail polish, and rocks.

Thrift stores ARE YOUR FRIEND!

Rosemary can be used in place of any herb.

Clear Quartz can be used in place of any stone.

http://biddytarot.com is a good place to read in-depth Tarot meanings, really helps if you’re starting out.

Suck on a peppermint when you’re studying something you need to remember, then again when you need to remember the thing.

Incense ashes = black salt.

Cleanse by moon, charge by sun.

Wear colours that correspond to your intent for that day, subtle and effective.

Got a needle and thread? You got a pendulum.

Just about any cards can be used for divination. Playing cards, pokemon cards, etc.

You can find images of the Rider-Waite deck online and print them onto cardstock.

Craft stores usually have REALLY CHEAP jars.

Music is magical, use that to your advantage.

LOCKETS!

Just about any mirror/reflective surface can be used for scrying, don’t let Etsy fool you with those 50$ mirrors.

White candles can be used in place of any candle.

There are also candle apps!

Birthday candles!

CANDLES!

If you bake, draw sigils in the batter/dough before baking.

Stir liquids clockwise for a luck/health boost, and counter-clockwise for banishing and ridding of negativity.

If you need to subtly cleanse, sage and saltwater in a spray bottle. Be mindful of plants and pets.

Sage can smell like weed sometimes, keep that in mind.

Peach and Avocado pits ward off negativity.

If you don’t like working with blood, Halloween blood and pomegranate/cherry juices are great.

LIBRARIES!!!!!!

Keep a notebook with you constantly in case you need to write something down.

Write wishes on bay leaves, then burn them to make them come true.

Cleanse yourself in the wind.

To get candle wax out of a jar, pour some boiling water in it then leave it for a while, the wax should be floating on top. Be careful!

Selenite and Amethyst are good for dreams.

Pressing flowers really is useful.

You can make your own tea blends pretty easily, just be careful about knowing what is/isn’t edible.

Set a sigil as your phone background, then plug it in to charge it.

Write sigils with makeup while you’re doing it.

Warding will be your best friend.

Use common sense!

If you want to grow herbs out of cans be sure you poke holes in the bottom so excess water can run out.

If you can’t throw salt everywhere, make a salt water spray instead.

You can draw over sigils with glow in the dark paint to see charging effects.

Use plastic ziploc bags in place of jars; cheaper!

Coffee filters can be used as herb bags.

If a spell calls for an ingredient that happens to be in a tea you own, cut open your own tea bags.

You can make altar/shrine books.

Colour correspondences for sigils.

You can do virtual altars via pinterest, video games, etc.

You can glue envelopes into your BOS to hold things like sigils, recipes, etc.

Brick dust works the same as black salt.

Make a google doc/keep a notepad with you for ideas throughout your day.

Instead of burying jars in the ground, use non-bleached toilet paper tubes.

You can buy one big pot and plant many herbs in it.

Chew mint gum during money spells.

Write sigils on your nails using nail polsh pens

Rice water is used for prosperity and success spells.

If you have a computer, you can make your background your altar.

Have an altar by a window, so your items are always cleansed/charged.

Uncooked spaghetti makes lighting candles a lot easier.

Use oil diffusers if you can’t burn incense.

Wicca is NOT the only path!

Glass can be substituted for quartz.

Dedicate a stuffed animal to your deity to bond with them.

A good blood substitute = crushed iron tablets.

Attach crystals to the cork tops of your jars as an energy channel to charge jar spells.

You do NOT have to do magic everyday, it shouldn’t be a chore or something you dread doing.

Brackish water (salt and fresh water) is good for cursing.

Don’t eat things that aren’t edible, and don’t sniff things that aren’t sniffable.

When enchanting your car, draw sigils on the wheels so they charge when they turn.

Don’t make offerings that degrade the environment!

More jar alternatives: bowls of ice, unbleached paper, bell peppers.

Don’t bury jars, please.

Just don’t do it.

White sage is endangered in America, grow your own.

Breathe.

Compile a list of songs that have names corresponding to herbs and ingredients to put in a spell playlist.

Do not substitute fantasy for fact.

Don’t do spells on someone that goes against their free will.

Empath tip: Carry blue goldstone.

Salt cleanse yourself with any salty snack, crisps, pretzels, etc.

Frankincense is an insect repellent

Put mint in shoes for luck (and an air freshener!)

Garage sales are amazing.

Place a candle in the window to welcome sunlight.

Bells can be used for cleansing, too.

Witch Hazel is a natural toner, good for your skin, and is used for protection!

Rain washes away bad vibes, negativity, and cleanses.

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Love this! 

Infused Water Magic

perhaps it’s a bit too warm for coffee potions, or hot chocolate magic, or even tea spells, but you still want to work a little magic into your day. infused waters! here’s just a couple of suggestions with fruit and even herbs, and their correspondences.

for all recipes, chop, cube, or slice all fresh ingredients. let them sit in a bottle of cool water for a few hours. the longer it waits, the more flavor infuses. afterwards, you can eat the fruit or infuse it again!

Honeydew Melon and Raspberry   🍈 🍇

for fertility, love, beauty, protection, abundance, and lunar magic

Strawberry, Lime, and Cucumber  🍓 🍊  🍠

for love, chastity, fertility, healing, fortune, peace and protection.

Raspberry, Rose Petal, and Vanilla  🍇  🌹  🍃

for love, protection, divination, healing, psychic abilities. happiness, and lust.

Citrus and Cucumber 🍊  🍠

for purification, protection, beauty, divination, purification, and wealth.

Rosemary and Grapefruit 🍃 🍈

for exorcism, healing, love, lust, protection, purification, spirituality and energy

Watermelon and Mint  🍉  🍃

for purification, new beginnings, exorcism, healing, protection, and wealth.

Strawberry, Lemon, and Basil  🍓 🍊  🍃

for courage, exorcism, protection, friendship, purification and love.

Orange and Blueberry  🍊  🍇

for protection, beauty, divination, fortune, love, purification, and wealth