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little witchy idea~

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“I Am Happy, I Am Calm, And I Am Motivated”

Requested by @ugrown​

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“I Am Hired”

Burn this sigil and sprinkle the ashes around a copy of your resume before handing out resumes while job hunting (that aren’t covered in ash)

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life gets so much better when u accept urself for the weird little bitch that u are

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“Beast Be Safe”

A protection sigil for animals. You can have this sigil on your pets/familiars collar, or in their pen/cage.

For strays you can draw/paint/carve this sigil on the outside of a bowl full of water and leave it out for them to drink from.

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How to Predict Timing with Lenormand

While tarot always gives three possibilities, Lenormand provides just one. But in many cases, it will be a date range instead of a specific day like tarot can.

STEP 1: Remember these assigned values.

SEASONS

Winter – Lily

Spring – Bouquet

Summer – Sun

Fall – Scythe

MONTHS

January – Fish

February – Snake

March – Stork

April – Paths

May – Woman

June – Ring

July – Man

August – Child

September – Rod

October – Heart

November – Clouds

December – House

WEEKS

First week of the month – Rider

Second week of the month – Clover

Third week of the month – Ship

Fourth week of the month – House

Fifth week of the month – Tree

DAYS

1st – Rider (could also mean first week)

2nd – Clover (could also mean second week)

3rd – Ship (could also mean third week)

4th – House (could also mean fourth week)

5th – Tree (could also mean fifth week)

6th – Clouds

7th – Snake

8th – Coffin

9th – Bouquet

10th – Scythe… and so on, with each day of the month matching the number of the card, until: 31st – Sun.

STEP 2: Perform a three-card spread.

“When will I meet the one?”

STEP 3: Interpret the answer.

Assign the dates accordingly…

Sun – Summer; Day 31

Lily – Winter; Day 30

Man – July; Day 28

…and combine them sensibly:

You will meet the one between winter (Lily) and summer (Sun) — anytime from the end of February to the end of July (Man).

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COUNTING CROWS & MAGPIES

Crows have always been closely associated with witchcraft and the Otherworld, said to to sit on the Devil’s shoulder as adversaries of God and bringers of death and misfortune. The magpie was a common bird for witches to shapeshift into, it was even rumoured that the soul of a black sorcerer would come back as a magpie in order to guide those new to the Craft.

Here are three versions of the famous rhyme:

I. “One for sorrow. Two for mirth. Three for a wedding. Four for a birth. Five for silver. Six for gold. Seven for a secret never to be told.” 

II. “One for anger. Two for Mirth. Three for a wedding. Four for a birth. Five for rich. Six for poor. Seven for a witch, I can tell you no more!”

III. “One for sorrow. Two for joy. Three for a girl. Four for a boy. Five for silver. Six for gold. Seven for a secret not to be told. Eight for heaven. Nine for hell. And ten is for the Devil’s own sel.”

If someone saw a bad omen there was a couple of things they could do to avert the bad luck that’d otherwise befall them. They could draw a cross on the ground, bow and wish the magpie a good day. Or they could turn around three times and spit over their left shoulder. Another simple method was to cross one’s fingers and say:

I. “I cross the magpie, the magpie crosses me; bad luck to the magpie and good luck to me.”

II. “Magpie, magpie, chatter and flee. Turn up thy tail and good luck fall me.”

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“Peace Of Heart” / “Peace Of Mind”

You can meditate with one or both of these. Sleep with ‘Peace of Mind’ under or in your pillow Draw ‘Peace of Heart’ over your heart

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“Brainfog begone” and “My mind is clear” for anon. Welcome for all!

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Hobbit House, Port Orchard

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Simple Witch Things You Can Do

○ burn your favorite incense or candle

○ walk around barefoot to connect with the earth

○ burn random candles as you please

○ cleanse your crystals

○ thank your crystals, pendulums, tarot cards, and other tools

○ give offerings to forest spirits or animals

○ draw in sand

○ paint your feelings

○ meditate on cleansing your mind

○ use your favorite essential oils !!

○ write down all the things you hate and burn it

○ listen to your favorite song, not caring about how many times it repeats

○ draw or doodle with an intention, similar to sigils, but easer to hide

○ love yourself

        witchcraft is what you make of it, if you make it hard, it will be hard

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2022 Witch's Calendar

For all my witches out there, here's a handy list of the 2022 dates for the major holidays, full and new moons, and special events. I've listed my sources at the bottom. Dates and times for all events are calculated for Eastern Standard Time, USA, Northern Hemisphere. Adjust for your location as needed. Enjoy!

WOTY Holidays and Solstices

February 1-2 - Imbolc

March 20 - Spring Equinox / Ostara

May 1 - Beltane

June 21 - Summer Solstice / Midsummer

August 1 - Lughnasadh

September 22 - Autumn Equinox / Mabon

October 31 - Samhain

December 21 - Winter Solstice / Yule

Full Moons

January 17 - Wolf Moon ♋️

February 16 - Snow Moon ♌️

March 18 - Worm Moon ♍️

April 16 - Pink Moon ♎️

May 16 - Flower Moon ♏️

June 14 - Strawberry Moon ♐️

July 13 - Thunder Moon (aka Buck Moon) ♑️

August 11 - Sturgeon Moon ♒️

September 10 - Harvest Moon ♓️

October 9 - Hunter's Moon (aka Blood Moon) ♈️

November 8 - Frost Moon ♉️

December 7 - Cold Moon ♊️

Fun Fact: The title of Harvest Moon is given to either the September or October full moon, whichever falls closest to the autumn equinox. In 2022, that month will be September.

New Moons

January 2 ♑️

February 1 ♒️

March 2 ♓️

April 1 ♈️

April 30 ♉️

May 30 ♊️

June 29 ♋️

July 28 ♌️

August 27 ♍️

September 25 ♎️

October 25 ♏️

November 23 ♐️

December 23 ♑️

Special Events

April 30 - Black Moon & Partial Solar Eclipse (10:42pm EST)

May 16 - Total Lunar Eclipe (12:11am EST, coinciding with zenith)

June 14 - Supermoon

July 13 - Supermoon

October 25 - Partial Solar Eclipe (11:01am EST)

November 8 - Total Lunar Eclipse (5:59am EST, coinciding with zenith)

SOURCES:

Inverse - Full Moon 2022 calendar: Dates, times, schedule, and names for the brightest nights all year

Astroseek - Full Moons 2022 & New Moons

The Pagan Grimoire - The Wheel of the Year: The 8 Festivals in the Wiccan Calendar

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Shortbread

It is a custom in Scotland and Northern England to offer shortbread to “first-footers” - those who are first to enter your house after midnight on New Year’s Day.

Ingredients:

1 ¾ cups flour

4 tbsp sugar

Pinch of salt, or to taste

1 stick of butter

1 tsp farina (cream of wheat)

1 egg yolk, beaten

2 tsp milk

Sugar for topping.

Sift together the flour, sugar, and salt. Cut the butter into cubes and rub it in with your fingers until the mixture is crumbly. Make a well in the center of the bowl and pour in the egg yolk and milk. Work into a smooth dough.

Transfer the dough to an 8" cake pan and spread it evenly out to the sides. Crimp the edges with a fork and mark into slices. Prick with a fork. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Heat the oven to 400 F and bake the shortbread for 5 minutes. Turn down the heat to 300 F and bake for an additional 30 minutes. The shortbread should be a pale golden color.

Remove from the oven and cut into slices while it is still warm. Do not attempt to remove from pan until it has cooled. Sprinkle with sugar before serving.

Variation: Replace ¼ cup of flour with ground almonds for a wonderfully nutty flavor. Other old cookbooks recommend lemon peel and caraway seeds.

[Recipe Source: Celtic Folklore Cooking, Joanne Asala, Llewellyn Publications, 1998.]

[Photo Source: Wikipedia]

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Yule Bannocks - A Scottish folk tradition

Yule bannock were cooked during the Winter Solstice in Scotland. They were shortbreads made in the shape that reminded the sun. We use to eat them during the shortest day of the year to celebrate the return of the Sun and that from that day the days are growing longer again! I discovered this recipe in a very old book "Scot's Kitchen by F McNeil" and I took the liberty to adapt it to make it magical as well. I added orange zest for joy and love, whisky to help banish negative energies for the upcoming new year and oats for money and prosperity!

For 8 persons

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 50 minutes

Ingredients

200g room temperature butter

100g sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

200g flour

50g rice flour

50g oatmeal

Zest of 1 orange finely grated

1 tablespoon of single malt whisky (works with brandy or rhum as well)

Recipe

Pre-heat oven 160°C/ 320°F

In a big bowl mix flour, rice flour salt, orange zest and oatmeal together.

In an other bowl mix the sugar and the butter together until well combined. Then, add the mix to the flour and add the whisky. Mix everything quickly with your hands until roughly combined in a ball.

Line a baking tray with baking sheet (or just use butter) then with your hands make a disc of roughly 20cm diameter and 2cm height. I like to use a tart cercle as guide but it's not mandatory. Then I pinch the edge between my thumb and index to make some imprints.

Cook in the oven for 10 minutes at 160°C/ 320°F then 50 minutes at 140°C/ 280°F

As soon as the shortbread is out of the oven, use a ruler and divide it in 8 with a knife but don't cut through it to keep the bannock round.

Let it cool on a rack and eat it!

Notes

These Yule Bannock were done for a very long time. Originally they had more flour and less butter. I also changed the flavour by adding a dash of whisky. You can keep them in a tin for about a week (honestly they don't last a day at my home!)

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Yule art that put me in the holiday spirit!

Michael Kerbow, Esther Remmington

Renae Taylor art, Margaret Ellis

Renae Taylor arts, L. Helje

Julien Hatswell, Briar

Wendy Andrews, Lynn Bywaters art