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SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE WHO STILL TRIES TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS AFTER DEPRESSION HIT THEM HARD. THERE ISN’T ENOUGH RECOGNITION FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO KNOW THAT THEY’RE GOING TO LOSE INTEREST AND MOTIVATION AGAIN BUT PUSH THEMSELVES TO DO STUFF ANYWAYS. YOU ARE FIGHTING A DAILY BATTLE WITH YOUR OWN THOUGHTS AND YOU’RE STILL COMING OUT ON TOP, YOU’RE ALL BRAVE AS FUCK

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If I do music magic, does that make me a bard?

I guess I’m the local bard now

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A good reminder that you don’t have to have an altar to bond to your plants!

How to Communicate with Plant Spirits

1) get a plant…or go find a tree 2) sit near said greenery 3) literally just start talking to it 4) it probably may not talk back this is totally cool 5) come back the next day and repeat 6) make sure it’s healthy 7) sing/play music for it 8) don’t give up 9) share energy with it 10) eventually the cutie will come round and talk back. Most will show you pictures in your head to communicate. Some will even share their energy and aid in your Magick. 11) don’t abuse their friendship 12) protect them

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i swear this plant has the best flowers

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Tarot Cheat Sheet

The Fool: Beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, free spirit.

Reverse: Naivety, foolishness, risk-taking

The Magician: Power, skill, concentration, action, resourcefulness.

Reverse: Manipulation, poor planning, latent talents.

The High Priestess: Intuition, higher powers, mystery, subconscious mind.

Reverse: Hidden agendas, listen to inner voice.

The Empress: fertility, femininity, beauty, nature, abundance.

Reverse: Creative block, dependence.

The Emperor: Authority, father-figure, structure, foundation.

Reverse: Domination, excessive control, rigidity, inflexibility.

The Hierophant: Religion, group identification, conformity, tradition, beliefs.

Reverse: Restriction, something to shake up routine.

The Lovers: Love, union, relationships, aligned values, choices.

Reverse: Disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values.

The Chariot: Control, willpower, victory, assertion, determination.

Reverse: Lack of control and direction, aggression.

Strength: Strength, courage, patience, control, compassion.

Reverse: Weakness, Self-doubt, lack of self-discipline.

The Hermit: Soul-searching, introspection, alone, inner guidance.

Reverse: Isolation, loneliness, withdrawal.

The Wheel of Fortune: Good luck, karma, life cycles, destiny, a turning point.

Reverse: Bad luck, negative external forces, out of control.

Justice: Justice, fairness, truth, cause and effect.

Reverse: Unfairness, dishonesty, unaccountability.

The Hanged Man: Restriction, letting go, sacrifice.

Reverse: Martyr, indecision, delay.

Death: Endings, beginnings, change, transformation, transition.

Reverse: Resistance to change, inability to progress.

Temperance: Balance, moderation, patience, purpose, meaning.

Reverse: Imbalance, excess, short term vision.

The Devil: Addiction, sexuality, materialism.

Reverse: Detachment, breaking free, reclaimed power.

The Tower: Disaster, upheaval, sudden (brutal) change, revelation.

Reverse: Avoidance of disaster, fear of change.

The Star: Hope, spirituality, renewal, inspiration, serenity.

Reverse: Lack of faith, despair, discouragement. 

The Moon: Illusion, vision, dreaming, fear, anxiety, insecurity, subconsciousness.

Reverse: Release of fear, unhappiness, confusion.

The Sun: Fun, warmth, success, positivity, vitality.

Reverse: Temporary depression, lack of success.

Judgement: Judgement, rebirth, inner calling, absolution.

Reverse: Self doubt, self blindness.

World: Completion, integration, accomplishment, travel.

Reverse: Incompletion. Lack of closure.

Please don’t promote yourself on my post ✨

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🔮🔮 Today’s post are about tarot cards

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Allium - banishing, pyromancy, cursing, poppet work, protection, good luck, strengthening energy

Anemone - protection, health, healing

Artemisia - healing, comfort from grief, divination, lucid dreaming, dreams, protection, cleansing

Alyssum - protection, glamour spells,  peace, fae

Aster - love, healing

Astilbe - lunar work

Baby’s Breath - love, fae, self love

Bellflower - love, beauty, goddess work

Butterfly Bush - hope, love, fae

Cornflower - femininity, fae, acceptance, health, beauty, protection

Catmint - healing, animal magic, relaxation, calmness, happiness, psychic ability, love, wishes, meditation

Chrysanthemum - healing, samhain, ancestral work

Chamomile -  calmness, money, love, peace, cleansing, love, meditation

Columbine - love, self love, beauty

Cosmo - spirit work, fae, harmony, confidence

Crocus - goddess work, Imbolc, Ostara, new beginnings

Dahlia - friendship, dreams, femininity, change

Daisy (general) - divination, femininity, goddess work

Foxglove - fae

Geranium - breaking love spells, happiness, prosperity

Honeysuckle - sexuality, fertility, love, luck, prosperity, sweetness

Hiyacinth - goddess work, love, self love, astrology

Hydrangea - lunar work, femininity, breaking curses, love, binding

Iris - creativity, balance, divinity, love, protection, cleansing

Lantana - harmony, emotional stability, banishment of sadness, clairvoyance

Lavender - calmness, cleansing, love, happiness, fertility

Lilac - love, protection, fortune, new love, banishing

Lily of the Valley - peace, mental health, tranquility, purification, longevity, marriage

Lobelia - weather magic, love, divination, fae

Marigold - healing, energy, sun work

Morning Glory - spirit work, travelling, binding, luck, confidence, strength

Moon Flower - lunar work, spell breaking

Pansy - femininity, longevity, protection, purification

Peony - healing, good luck, fortune, prosperity, success

Petunia - beauty, joy, inspiration, new beginnings

Poppy - sleep, healing

Primrose - healing, altars, glamour work, cleansing, inner beauty, love, success

Rose (general) - love, beauty, attraction, fertility

Snap Dragon - draconic work, warding, banishing, spirit work

Snowdrops - shyness, hope, winter, blessings

Sweet Pea - loyalty, affection, love

Tulip (general) - love, self love, lunar work, banishing, affection

Wisteria - femininity, psychic ability, meditation, love, healing from grief, beauty

Yarrow - love, divination, dreams, psychic ability, marriage, courage, communication, focus

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Common Animal Associations in Witchcraft

Ants - Patience, stamina, planning, perseverance, organization, self-discipline, teamwork, energy, and patience.

Bats - Rebirth, accessing past lives, new ideas, transition, initiation, changes for the better, moon magic, understanding grief, and the ability to observe unseen.

Bears - Introspection, healing and inner knowledge, wisdom, defense, revenge, change, death and rebirth, communication with spirit, solitude, power, mother cunning, healer, gentle strength, transformation, astral travel, strength, unconscious mind, grounding, inner energy of the soul, earth magic, and facing fears.

Beavers - Building, gathering, persistence, shaping, and structure. Bees - Female warrior energy, reincarnation, communication with the dead, service, gathering, community, connection to the Goddess Diana, helping earth-bound spirits move on to their proper place, concentration, and prosperity.

Birds - Associated with death and transitions, unity, freedom, and individuality.

Butterflies/Caterpillars - Transformation, reincarnation, balance, grace.

Cats - Wholeness, guardians, independence, seeing the unseen, cleverness, a balancing of energies, moon magic, mystic powers, grace, understanding mystery, cleansing, and purification.

Chickens - Power of voice, language, seeking answers, sunrise magick, Protection of family and community, Hearing your inner voice.

Chipmunks - Gathering, mobility, frugal living, and the ability to see both light and shadow.

Cows - Economy, connection to the earth, wealth and prosperity, and patience.

Deer - Gentleness, body awareness, kindness, gracefulness, sensitivity, peace, unconditional love, alertness, recognition of outside influences, innocence and earth magic.

Dogs - Family, wisdom, loyalty, protection, companionship, faithfulness, warnings, and earth and moon magic.

Donkeys - Stubbornness, ability to make decisions, intuition.

Ducks - Water energy and logic.

Elks - Stamina, strength, pride, power, majesty, agility, freedom, and nobility.

Ferrets - Information, seeing truth behind the facade.

Fish - Abundance, fertility, children, harmony, regeneration, love, and mind/emotion balance.

Foxes - Elusiveness, cleverness, feminine courage, subtlety, discretion, agility, cunning, slyness, fire magic, and intelligence.

Frogs - Healing, transformation, cleansing, understanding emotions, and connection with water element.

Goats - Independence, confidence, tenacity, diligence, flexibility, healing and sun magic, abundance, and agility.

Horses - Power, stability and courage, Astral travel, protection, freedom, power, travel, and earth and moon magic.

Mice - Scrutiny, innocence, faith, trust, shyness, quietness, details, and earth magic.

Owls - Deception, wisdom, truth, patience, insight, darkness, and air magic.

Pigs - Truth, earth magick, past life knowledge, intelligence, and cunning.

Rabbits - Fear, faith, alertness, nurturing, conquering fear, safety, innocence, fertility, movement, sensitivity, luck, and moon magic.

Rats - Abundant reproduction, shrewdness, adaptability, success, social, restlessness, earth magic, stealth, and defense.

Sheep - Balance, confidence, fertility, courage, new beginnings, abundance, and assurance.

Snails - Perseverance and Determination.

Snakes - Transmutation, primitive or elemental energy, power, sexual potency. sensuality, shrewdness, and transformation.

Spiders - Shape-shifting, wisdom, creativity, divine inspiration, fate, illusion, feminine energy, and industry.

Squirrels - Discovery, change, trust, resourcefulness, balance in giving and receiving, awareness, sociability, playfulness, preparation, activity, energy, and earth magic.

Wolves - Wisdom, protection, shadow work, guidance, instinct, intelligence, success, perseverance, stability, loyalty, independence, spirit, freedom, guardianship, and earth and moon magic.

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I made myself some runestones. I wanted them to look as though they’d sprung from the woods. They’re made from polymer clay, and fake moss. I’ve always believed that tools you make yourself work better because they already know you, because they came from you.

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Word Magick

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My Magick Items

(I might actually be a contender for most unorganized witch ever tbh)

Necromancy:

The Backbone of a blue whale

Shells older than recorded history

Antlers of a crippled deet

The Bleached skull of an Impala

Various skeletons and skulls of birds and mice

Two bear skulls

The skin of a mountain lion that tried to attack me

Bullets made of silver

Charged arrows

Antlers of an elk

A talisman made from the first deer I harvested

Graveyard dirt (obtained legally)

Oak seeds that never sprout

Teeth of Gray Wolf

A whelk shell

Natura:

Shells older than recorded history, found in a desert

Driftwood broken by a hurricane

Homemade beeswax candles

Homemade Dyes (also for color magick)

Succulents

2 Bonsai trees, Mirror Opposites of each other

Stones from Dry Riverbeds

Shells infused with the power of the hurricane that gave them to me

Arid plants

Living moss balls

Silver Dragon Betta Fish

(In a separage tank) Black Dragon Betta Fish

Falcon feathers

Several crystals, mined myself

Pages Made by hand

My wand is made from the center of a living ash tree that was hit by lightning and split in two. Many arborealists told me it would die, but I ignored them, took some metal plates, some old railroad pins, some cable, and screwed it back together, but before I did, I cut a wand from the enter.  The tree remains alive today.

(please note that I hunt for my food as I don’t have access to a grocery store, and I have been doing taxidermy for years.  Do not just pick up skulls and bones, have a taxidermist or professional hunter bleach and clean them for you. It’s a safety matter.)

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Watching ANTM and charging my skulls and plants in my pajama pants

Now that’s what I call Witch Aesthetic.