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Oh to write spells or letters to friends and family with this ink imbued with good anf healthy intentions

Knopper Gall Ink

There are a huge number of galls that can form on Oak trees and I’ve come across a few.

The ones I’m interested in are the large ones, the Marble Gall, Oak Apple Gall and Knopper Gall.

All of which are reportedly high in tannins and can be used to create a black ink that I feel would make a wonderful addition to my spell work.

As I don’t have enough of the more traditionally used Marble Galls I thought I would try it with Knoppers which have been plentiful enough last year that I could give it a good try and not have to worry if I had to start over as I’ve picked up more this year to dry.

The method of creating the ink comes in stages so I’ve started with the longest process.

You will need…

- Rain Water

- Oak Knopper Galls (Dried for 6-12 months)

- Pestle & Mortar

- Jars with lids

- Vinegar

- Steel wool

- Gum Arabic

- Coffee filter or cheesecloth

- Glass pen or brush (not fountain/nibbed)

Extracting the Tannins

🌳 Remove the galls from the acorn host and clean off any dirt or debris especially if they have been collected from the muddy ground.

🌳 Using a pestle and mortar or bag and mallet, crush the galls. They do not have to be ground up but chunky pieces.

🌳 Remove any unwanted materials including any remaining larvae.

🌳 Put the crushed galls into a jar and add enough rainwater to cover them. Tannins will begin to leach out into the water almost immediately.

🌳 Place the jar in a sunny spot and leave for 10 days, shake occasionally if you feel like it.

Making the Iron Sulphate

🌳 Add a good lump of steel wool onto a jar and pour in the vinegar (this can be a cheap malt vinegar)

🌳 Place the lid on lightly and set aside with the gall solution.

…WAIT 10 DAYS…

Making the Ink

🌳You should now have a dark brown solution in the jar with the galls.

🌳 Strain the solution using a filter into another clean jar.

🌳 Repeat this process again with the steel wool/vinegar solution but make sure it’s into a clean jar and use a new filter!

🌳 Take the jar which you would like to hold your ink and add in equal measures the two solutions before adding in a small amount of the Gum Arabic and stir to help it dissolve, more can be added if required.

You should be left with a dark brown to black solution that you can now use as ink!

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Sigil by @french-baby-witch

We are entering the “back to school” time of the year, so here is a little help for everything you want to learn.

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Offerings Masterpost:

(Last updated: 9/7/2020)

Major Hellenic Deities:

Apollo

Ares

Artemis

Athena

Dionysus

Hades

Hephaestus

Hera

Hermes

Hestia

Persephone

Poseidon

Zeus

Minor Hellenic Deities:

Hecate

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✨ Subtle Deity Worship Master List ✨

Greek Deities:

Subtle Aphrodite Worship

Subtle Ares Worship

Subtle Apollo Worship

Subtle Artemis Worship

Subtle Athena Worship

Subtle Dionysus Worship

Subtle Eros Worship

Subtle Hephaestus Worship

Subtle Hermes Worship

Subtle Demeter Worship

Subtle Hera Worship

Subtle Zeus Worship

Subtle Circe Worship

Subtle Hestia Worship

Subtle Helios Worship

Subtle Persephone Worship

Subtle Poseidon Worship

Subtle Hekate Worship

Subtle Nemesis Worship

Subtle Psyche Worship

Subtle Asklepios Worship

Subtle Haides Worship

Subtle Harpocrates Worship

Subtle Medea Worship

Subtle Lethe Worship

Subtle Selene Worship

Subtle Thanatos Worship

Subtle Nyx Worship

Subtle Hypnos Worship

Norse Deities:

Subtle Sigyn Worship

Subtle Loki Worship

Subtle Baldr Worship

Subtle Freyr Worship

Subtle Odin Worship

Subtle Freyja Worship

Subtle Thorr Worship

Subtle Jormungandr Worship

Subtle Hel Worship

Subtle Idunna Worship - created by @soil-and-stanzas :)

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This list will be updated as I make more posts!

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Everything You Need to Know About Crystals: Black Obsidian

Black Obsidian (The Regal Warrior of Stones)

Color: Black, Dark Brown

Hardness: 5-5.5 (softer than quartz)

Rarity: Easy to Acquire

Type: Igneous Rock (Comes from a Volcano)

Chakra Association: Root

Angel: Uriel

Deities: Pele, Tezcatlipoca, Itzpapalotl and Sekhmet

Element: Fire, Earth

Astrological Signs: Sagittarius, Scorpio, Aries

Planet: Saturn, Pluto

Powers: Protection, Grounding, Clarity, Releasing Blockage, Drawing out Stress, Creativity, Divination and Scrying, Negativity Banishment, Transformation and Absorption

Crystals It Works Well With: Howlite, Malachite

How is it Created: Obsidian is a black volcanic glass, formed when molten lava hits cold water or air and solidifies. It is composed of silicon dioxide (quartz) and many impurities which allows it to take different shapes and colors. Black obsidian gets it coloring from iron and magnesium.

History: The earliest obsidian tools can be dated back to the Oldowan, at the dawn of the Paleolithic/Stone Age (2.6 million- 10,000 BCE). Different origins of this rock can be found in Britain, Italy, Mexico, and the USA. In Egypt, obsidian knives were used in ceremonial circumcisions, as well as making mirrors (scrying mirrors for most) and other decorations in tombs. The word “Obsidian” was first used by a Roman explorer, Obsius, who “discovered” it in Ethiopia. In the Americas, Obsidian was used as a symbol of Tezcatlipoca, the chief god of the Aztec religion. Tezcatlipoca means “smoking mirror” which is why a lot of the Mayan priest used the glass rock for scrying mirrors like the Egyptians did. On the Eastern Islands, obsidian was used to make the eyes of the Moai statues before they were lost. The indigenous tribes of North America used pieces of obsidian to make arrowheads, spears and even knives by using an antler in order to carefully form different shapes.

What It Can Do:

Grounds the soul and spiritual forces into the physical plane, making it possible to manifest more spiritual energy

Increases one’s self control

Forces you to face your true self

Brings imbalance and shadow qualities to the surface to release them

Repels negativity and disperses self-hating thoughts

Powerful meditation aid

Great for scrying and divination as the glass allows you to look to see the “clear truth”

Can heal you after a spiritual or mental attack

Was used in the past during ritual for healing physical disorders

How to Charge:

Sit with the stone in the palm of your hand and enter a light meditation. Use your thoughts to charge the stones with desires of protection and make sure the thoughts are clear and concise.

Use high vibration to amplify the crystal

Use a singing bowl to send sound energy into it

Place it in a bed of Himalayan salt and let it sit for 48 hours

If you work with a sun or moon deity, I have noticed charging it in the sun or moonlight with the idea of protection helps to charge it as well

How to Cleanse:

Run under water (not hot just lukewarm) for a minute

Create a saltwater solution and submerge it for up to 24 hours

Burn herbs or incense over the obsidian with the intention of cleansing (I personally use sandalwood incense for this)

Leave your stone under the full moon to cleanse and retrieve in the morning

Bury your obsidian in your garden for 48 hours

How to Get the Best Out of It:

Wear a black obsidian bracelet. The wrist area is a highly energetic zone because it has nearly direct access to the bloodstream. This (in my opinion) is the best place to have obsidian to create a powerful shield and help with manifestation.

For lighter dosage, use an obsidian ring.

Crystal Grid:

Letting Go (Triangle Grid)

Mantra: “I release everything that no longer serves me”

Center Stone: Smokey Quartz Tower

Secondary Stones: Obsidian, Malachite, Rhodonite, Citrine

Best Moon Phase: Waning or Dark Moon

Best Day: Saturday

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Hi! I'm in love with your recipes and spells, and I was wondering if you had anything for success, specifically when it comes to jobs and job hunting? I've been doing small spells, but they've mostly been luck spells, just using moon salt to season my dishes and a couple other spices and herbs. My supplies and wallet are running low, and I've got what's potentially the most important interview in my career coming up.

The weather did not feel like being favorable when I asked for fair weather so there's that unfortunate already rip the universe decided to punish me for all my storm spells earlier in the month

Hi! Thank you so much! I wish you the best luck for your job interview ^_^

And I totally understand the weather thing, I live in a place that's always raining and storming haha.

The great thing about luck spells is they are very versatile, and heavily intention based. So whether you use a bunch of herbs and crystals or only a little. It usually has similar effects.

Here's a recipe!

LUCKY LENTIL SOUP

This recipe helps in a change of luck, or gives you that boost you need! Whether it be a job interview, a new work environment, an exam, or if you feel like you've been having terrible luck recently. Give this a try!

Ingredients

Olive Oil

1 yellow onion

1 cup chopped carrots

4 cloves garlic ~ Remove Negative Energy

1 lemon

Salt and pepper

Fresh chopped Dill ~ luck, abundance, success

1 potato, cubed

1 1/2 cup lentils, soaked

2 boxes of chicken stock/vegetable stock

Shredded Kale

Grated Ginger ~ luck, healing, protection, prosperity

Basil flakes or fresh basil ~ prosperity, money, protection, success

1 red bell pepper

One bay leaf ~ luck, protection, wisdom, strength

1 tsp turmeric ~ vitality

1/2 teaspoon ground coriander ~ longevity, prosperity

1 tsp cumin ~ protection

Directions:

On medium heat, cook onion, garlic, red bell pepper, and carrots until fragrant and soft. Add broth, juice of half a lemon, potato, grated ginger (as much as you'd like), basil flakes, bay leaf, turmeric, coriander, salt, pepper, and cumin, along with your lentils. Let it come up to a slow boil, and then simmer for a little over half an hour on a lower heat with a lid on, or until lentils are cooked tender. You can add lemon slices to the top if desired.

Add in shredded kale, and cook until soft. About 3-5 minutes. Add more seasoning and lemon juice if desired.

Top with fresh dill. Enjoy!

Here are a bunch of little tips + a recipe that are pretty cheap to do:

Drinking Chai tea.

Draw some sigils of luck and success onto the fruit or food you are about to eat.

you can sew little sigils on the inside lining of your clothes (that way they stay hidden)

If you drink coffee, you could add a little cinnamon for good luck!

You can make makeshift spell jars with old empty jars, spice bottles, pencil lead containers, or empty mint boxes with anything that is green, a little bit of cinnamon, bay leaf, intention written down on paper, and your favorite crystal. Keep it in a pocket.

Ring magic is pretty nifty if it's subtle for a job interview. Simple things like wearing a ring on your middle(association with intelligence, rationality, and quick thinking), or thumb(Creativity, and inspiration). Bonus points if you give it an intention!

You could burn a green candle while thinking of your intentions.

Saturdays are the best day to cast luck spells

The afternoon is also a really good time for luck and career spells

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I'm new to learning sigils and I was wondering if you shared how you make your sigils more personal to you!

I haven’t made a post about my method yet, so here it is ! :)

My method has three different steps :

1 - Defining what will be the effect of the sigil

2 - Finding/choosing symbols and/or letters

3 - Designing the sigil

I took some pictures of my sketches for the “I meet/find my familiar” sigil.

Since I wanted it to be about familiars, I tried to make simplified shapes of animals’ paws or bodies. Also, I often include stars, crescent moon or leaves to my sigils because I consider them as symbols of magic.

Then, there is the “designing” part :

I sketch until I’m totally satisfied with the design.

Then, I redraw the final version in my grimoire and I make a digital version for my Tumblr blog.

A good example of how I include letters is my sigil for plants :

The G became the spiral, H and W are fused and so stylized that they are hard to find.

Well, that is a quick overview of how I make my sigils, maybe I’ll do a better tutorial one day. The most important thing about a sigil is that it feels right to you. Plus, like several other witches have written : “don’t underestimate the power of aesthetic”. If you like your design, chances are your sigil is powerful.

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Just want to say it's been so helpful in the past, especially during math lessons

air cloaking glamour

a cloaking glamour that will allow to slip by undetected and unnoticed, and keep the stares and attention of others off of you.

Personally, I use this glamour a lot in a school or group or crowd setting to draw the eyes of someone else off of me. Using the fluid and fleeting properties of air, I am able to almost erase their gaze, and remove my face and voice and name from their current focus.

This works for me so well during lessons when I just don’t know the answer or need to space out a bit but don’t want a teacher calling me out for it, and I am proud to say that this is tried, tested, and true.

step 1. feel the air around you and will it to start moving. there is air everywhere, this glamour can work with all kinds of states of air (stagnant, moving, freaking hurricane) but a sort of ventilation device like ceiling fans or air-conditioner would give it a boost.

step 2. start pulling the air into a casing around yourself, focus especially on your face. visualize the air moving against your skin and covering your face and tighten into a layer around you. here’s where handless energy work really comes into its own.

step 3. visualize your face, your name, your voice disappearing from their focus. visualize a blurry form every time they look at you, a muddled mess of words every time they try to say your name, and a static gurgle of noise when they you don’t want them to hear your voice and look your way.

step 4. maintain the glamour. the one thing about glamour magic is that it requires quite a feat to be able to maintain the illusion of it. the more you’re aware of it, the more you’re willing for it to happen, the more it will. however, obsessing and stressing over it is not the way to go. with practice, you’ll be able to find the right balance between the two, and eventually be able to keep it at the back of your mind while maintaining the cloaking.

remember to break the layer of air afterwards because it can accumulate and get icky or may cause you to feel ignored.

and that’s all I have for this cloaking glamour. I’ll definitely try to be writing up more on glamour and illusion magic as I go along. 

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Whimsigoth: Celestial | Camille Chew

Two color version of this pattern. Available on Society6 and Redbubble

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POTS magic masterpost

(Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)

A collection of tips and suggestions from and for magic practitioners who have POTS!

*To be used in addition to proper medical care, medication and mundane efforts, not as a sole alternative.*

Salt + electrolytes:

As you take salt pills, say a spell or blessing.

Incorporate salt into general health, wellness, and energy spells.

Draw sigils on your salt shakers.

“I drink a lot of electrolytes, and Pedialyte to help with orthostatic issues, and I will cast over my drink much the same as I do for tea, coffee, water, etc. So any spellwork for drinks could easily apply to one's electrolytes or water.” (x)

Tips and tricks:

Ask for specific strength to your blood vessels and brain.

Draw sigils on your medication bottles and mobility devices.

Carry around a resilience sigil or a sigil to keep your heart rate and blood pressure at a more average level.

Do little enchantments on your compression stockings and put them on a windowsill to charge with solar energy.

“Keeping all of my ingredients in easy to reach spots has also been a big help, specifically places that are low to the ground and don't require me to do much standing or walking around.” (x)

“When using counter maneuvers for POTS, visualize yourself being grounded & connected to the earth.” (x)

“I find time in nature also tends to ground me better, which can help if stress is a trigger for POTS.” (x)

“Pray to Apollon and Artemis for help at the start and end of the day. Again, this doesn't replace medical treatment, but it can certainly offer a lot of comfort, especially in the middle of a flare-up. For me, stress is a major trigger of my POTS, and I find that praying to my deities makes me calm down much faster, thereby allowing the flare-up to be a bit shorter.” (x)

Correspondences:

“Keeping a lot of bloodstone and rose quartz around has been helpful to me.” (x)

“As far as wandwork correspondences go, I like to use my mangrove wand for POTS-related work, bc of its unique adaptations to a salty environment. (Mangrove has a lot of health correspondences for me, but POTS and menstruation related issues are the two biggest.) Aspen, bloodwood, ebony, lignum vitae, redheart, and willow also have various health-related meanings for me, so I sometimes use those too.” (x)

Sigils:

Balance my blood pressure

My blood pressure is a healthy level

My heart rate stays average

Ease my dizziness

Ease my lightheadedness

I remain conscious

People respect my diagnosis

Other posts:

Suggestions from @khaire-traveler

The post asking for contributions

Spoonie witch masterpost

Bedridden witch series

Witchcraft for the chronically fatigued

Spoonie sigils (pain + symptoms) (energy + mental illness) (healing + other)

With contributions from:

@moonshoesmoonshoes, @zazathehousewitch, @khaire-traveler, @templemarker, and @the-witch-of-wands thank you!

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STFU Powder

Intent: To bind tongues, silence gossip, and get loud-mouthed jerks to SHUT THE FUCK UP. Ingredients:

Slippery Elm

Deerstongue

Nettle

Sassafras

Bloodroot

Materials:

Mortar & Pestle (or spice grinder)

Funnel

Mesh Strainer

Collection Dish

Container

Grind each ingredient separately for several minutes to produce fine powder. Sieve the material through the mesh strainer into the collection dish; this removes the larger ungrindable pieces and gives you cleaner powdered herb. (Pro-Tip: Putting a funnel under the strainer helps reduce lost material.) Combine the component powders in the collection dish, mix well, and bottle immediately. Sprinkle where you know the target will be, particularly in meeting places where you know the target will be tempted to ramble on. Add to any spellwork with similar intent.

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Moonphas.es dot com or simply known as Moon when in app form, and StarTracker are two apps I keep around

Star Tracker allows you to watch the night sky, however not to the most accurate extent but really pretty and fun to scroll around.

Moon shows and predicts moon phases.

Witches' Calendar and Guide has a calendar of the sabbath and you can switch from southern hemisphere to northern hemisphere depending on your preferences. And many more functions

What are your favorite witchcraft/paganism/spirituality etc mobile apps?

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🍽️Spell of Motivation to do the Dishes🍽️

Spell Components Needed: +Sink full of Dishes +Incense & Lighter +Apron +Music playlist of your choosing

Steps: +See all the dishes in the dishwasher +Take the incense and light it +Put on the Apron and give the dishes in the sink a hard stare down and say:

“This is my gettin’ shit done Apron and you shits are getting done today.”

+Set up the tunes and show those dishes which witch is boss.

+Once the dishes are washed/rinsed and in the dish washer take your incense and perform a banishing, hereby banishing any further dishes from appearing in your sink.* (Note if your incense has run out while you’re doing the dishes you have my permission to light up another one.)

*This enchantment lasts until your next meal or until you remember you left pans on the stove and reluctantly leave them in the sink to “Soak” for a while.

Optional Steps: +Swear off dishes forever and eat directly from the pan +Use paper plates

2-2-2022 Please stay tuned for How to Enchant your Apron

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Table of Plenty - A Spell of Providence

Then the wise woman said, “Wipe away thy tears, Two-eyes, and I will tell thee something to stop thee ever suffering from hunger again. Just say to thy goat “Bleat, my little goat, bleat. Cover the table with something to eat!” and then a clean well-spread little table will stand before thee, with the most delicious food upon it of which thou mayst eat as much as thou art inclined for. And when thou hast had enough, and hast no more need of the little table, just say “Bleat, bleat, my little goat, I pray, And take the table quite away. Then it will vanish again from thy sight.” Hereupon the wise woman departed.

- One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes

Intent: To obtain needed money or provisions.

Materials:

Paper and a writing utensil

A pinch or two of rice

A white candle (a taper or chime candle is best)

Ideal Timing: Waxing or Full Moon

This spell is not meant to bring great wealth or fancy possessions to the caster. It is to be used only to bring yourself or another something that is badly needed, particularly if unfortunate financial circumstances are making paying the bills or buying necessities difficult. It is meant to tide you over until your situation improves, and can be combined with or cast in addition to other money-drawing or prosperity spells where needed. As such, the materials are as simple as possible.

Write what you need on the paper. The list can be as long or as short as you need it to be, but the more specific you are, the better the spell will work. Be sure that you only ask for what you really need. A little excess is fine, in case of something unexpected, but don’t go overboard.

Fold the paper into a small packet with the rice inside and place it in a fire-safe dish. Light the white candle and carefully drip wax onto the packet, turning it until it is completely covered on all sides. (I suggest using tweezers or a pencil to turn the packet so you don’t burn your fingers.)

As you drip the wax onto the packet, chant seven times:

Blesséd rice and words of power, Aid me in my needful hour. Hear my cry, I pray you heed, The help I ask comes not from greed.

Hide the packet away somewhere it won’t be disturbed. If you have a few coins to hide with it in a jar or crock, so much the better.

Once your circumstances have improved and you are once more back on your feet, retrieve the packet and burn it in a fire-safe dish. Recite over the flames:

You gave me help when I had none; You have my thanks, your work is done.

The spell may be repeated as often as you have need.

- From The Sisters Grimmoire: Spells and Charms for Your Happily Ever After, © 2017 Bree NicGarran

(Thought everyone could use a little extra magical help these days. Hope it helps!)