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Fucking crystals...

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Same! I don’t even know how to describe it! This is by far my favorite holiday AND it’s my wedding anniversary... I don’t want to do anything, and we’re not. There is nothing exciting about today and my anxiety has been through the roof over the last week. I’m not sure what this is about, but I don’t like it one bit!

Is anyone else getting really bad vibes about this Samhain/Halloween? Or is it just me? I’ve been getting bad vibes all day and woke up in the middle of the night with a bad feeling.

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🍁 🍂 💕  monalogue 🍁 🍂 💕

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🌙Magic Black Forest Brownie Cheesecake Sundae

1½ cups Cashews (prosperity, love, communication) 1 Tablespoon Coconut Cream (confidence, strength, glamour) 1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil (protection, purification, love) juice of ½ Lemon (warding, purifying, cleansing, healing) 1 cup Cherries (love, psychic strength, longevity) 1 teaspoon Vanilla (serenity, love, mental clarity) 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup (spiritual healing, fortune, longevity) 150g Dark Chocolate (grounding, balance, love, attraction) 1 cup Flour (abundance, prosperity, grounding) 1 tsp Baking Powder (protection, growth, purification) ½ cup Cocoa Powder (love, grounding, balance) ½ cup Brown Sugar (attraction, grounding) ¾ cup Almond Milk (mental clarity, abundance, protection)

(vegetarian.vegan)🥄🥄

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Earth: Capricorn

Air: Gemini

Fire: Leo

Water: Cancer

reblog this with your most dominant sign for each element

i’m curious! 

ex: air // aquarius, water // pisces, fire // sagittarius, earth // virgo

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Hey babes! My valentine for you this year is a simple Self-Love tarot spread.

1. Something to love about myself. What’s so great about me? What am I getting right in life? What makes me special? What can I love about myself right now?

2. Where in life can I be more patient with myself? What am rushing myself to do? Where am I in such a hurry to grow that I need to take a breath and slow down? In what areas of life am I too much of a perfectionist?

3. Where in life can I be kinder to myself? Do I treat myself the same way I treat others? What unimportant stuff have I been beating myself up about? How can I treat myself better?

4. Energies and strategies to draw on. What energies can I bring in, and what strategies can I use to foster a better relationship with myself?

This spread can also be used to review and improve relationships with others. Just ask all the same questions about your relationship.

Wishing you all a happy Valentine’s Day! Much love!

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Fire witch aesthetic requested by @samwinchesterfanfic

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Celestial ✨

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🌸 Edible Flowers & Witchery 🌸

As a chef-in-training I love to use flowers in my cooking so why not witchcraft too! Flowers add a splash of colour, taste, and a little bit of whimsy. People have been using flowers in cooking all the way back to the Romans and ancient Greeks. Many cultures today still use them too; Indians use roses and Italians use artichoke flowers. The tastes also vary! Some add spice and others a sweetness.

Eating Flowers Safely

Eat flowers you know are definitely edible - if you’re uncertain look in a reference book.

Eat flowers you have grown your self or are consumption grade. Nurseries and florists commonly use pesticides on the flowers.

Do not use flowers you have found at a park or near the edge of a road as they may be contaminated by car pollution and pesticides.

Only eat the petals and remove the pistols and stamens before eating.

To keep the flowers fresh place them on a wet paper towel and keep them in the fridge for up to 10 days.

If your flowers wilt put in some ice water.

Flowers and Their Properties

Allium - Depends on which variety but means the same as the herb- All the flowers in the allium family (leeks, chives, garlic, garlic chives) are edible. Flavours go from leek to garlic. All parts of these plants are edible.

Angelica - Inspiration/protection - The colours of the flowers range from lavender all the way to a deep rose and have a licorice flavour.

Bachelor’s button -  Love - Grassy flavour. Dont eat calyx as it is very bitter.

Basil - Success/banishing - Very similar in taste to the basil leaf but milder in taste.

Borage - Courage - flowers are a lovely blue colour and they taste like cucumber.

Calendula - Love/joy - They taste spicy and have a vibrant golden colour.

Carnations - depends on colour but usually healing - Petals taste sweet but the base is very bitter.

Chamomile -  Peace - They have a sweet flavour much like the tea.

Chervil - Joy - The flowers are very delicate and have a slight anise flavour.

Chicory - Success - Slightly bitter and good for pickling.

Chrysanthemum - Relaxation - Come in a variety of colours and flavours which range from peppery to pungent. Use fresh.

Citrus - Depends which type of citrus but generally joy - Some of the flowers in the citrus family are edible (orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, kumquat). They have a sweet flavour and have a very strong taste.

Clove - Protection/Manifestation - They are sweet with a touch of licorice.

Dill - Protection -  The lovely yellow flowers taste like the leaves.

English daisy - Luck - They are very bitter.

Fennel - Confidence/Protection - Beautiful yellow flowers with a licorice taste much like the herb.

Fuchsia - Love - They have a lovely tangy taste.

Gladiolus -  Strength/Beauty - Quite bland actually.

Hibiscus - Beauty -  Tastes like the tea with an interesting tart cranberry flavour.

Hollyhock - Ambition - Bland but are very pretty.

Impatiens - Motherly love - Dont have much flavour but are nice for decoration.

Jasmine - Romance - Have a nice sweet taste so they’re nice in sweet dishes.

Lavender - Relaxation - They are sweet and spicy and are great for both sweet and savoury dishes.

Lemon verbena - Beauty - The small white flowers taste like lemon.

Lilac - Beauty - They have a strong citrus flavour.

Mint - Protection - They taste minty.

Nasturtium - Victory - Very popular in cusine. They have a sweet, floral flavour and are also spicy.

Oregano - Protection - Same taste as the leaves but more subtle.

Pansy - Joy - Bland.

Radish - Protection - Very peppery.

Rose - Love - Very floral in taste which gets stronger the darker the flower is.

Rosemary - Memory - Milder rosemary taste.

Sage - Clearing - Taste similar to leaves.

Sunflower - Happiness - Dont really have a taste.

Violets - Happiness/Love - Floral taste.

As I am a baby witch all the correspondences might be wrong so please tell me if you would change anything.

I use flowers in salads, on cakes, in cakes, and I sometimes pickle them too so the options are endless!

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I’ve got another quick and easy tarot trick for y’all! The featured card for this one is The Hermit because I always associate it with taking time to care for yourself. 1. Find The Hermit in your deck. 2. The card below is what’s stressing or draining you. 3. The card above is something you can do for yourself.

hope it helps make somebody’s day a bit better!

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🔮 This is my all time favorite craft for my book of shadows

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Quick type for drying herbs (especially things that can take a little longer than leaves, like seeds, peels, and fruit) put them on your car dashboard on a sunny day and just leave them there. Nice plus: your car will smell like that herb for a day or two 😉 depending on the herb, it can take from just an hour or two, to a day. Faster than a lot of methods!

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