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Cleansing/Clearing Things to add to your food
Cinnamon: fiery energy, good for productivity, not good for emotional clearing as it is has fiery energy and it may induce stronger emotions. Good for work related issues as well as sickness, it causes one to sweat out a fever.
Garlic: good overall cleanser, good for the immune system, said to be the Incarnation of San Miguel. Protects against evil, is said to ward off mosquitos (and thus my family is a staunch garlic farm whenever summer comes around).
Onion: protective, cleanser against, the above foods cause energy to flow through the body thus they're good for when one has spiritual blockages. They can have the ability to cause fiery energy in the body.
Rosemary: good overall cleanser, less fiery than the above. Good for promoting mental clarity and peace, regarded in grimoires as being able to cast out evil spirits and prevent them from taking hold. A tea of it can be used as a hair wash to prevent hair loss. Don't drink too much of it as a tea, as it can cause vomitting.
Salt: the Solider, it does what you tell it to do. Salt that has been consecrated can literally be added to anything... just literally - have a fucking jar of this stuff because it will save you a lot of damn time. Add it to baths, to food when cooking, mix it with a small bit of water and drink it. Don't use a lot of water or warm water as it will cause dehydration and/or vomiting.
Milk based items - such as yoghurt, or rice pudding, emotional clarity and mental peace, Lunar Quality, just as milk nurtures a calf, so too shall it nurture you.
Oats or other natural grains - earth element, brings the self back to the self, just very good source of energy and peace.
Items with iron content such as broccoli, spinach etc. self explanatory.
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receive the ultimate blessings from the Year of Loong龙( wealth, luck and health) by 爱摆牌的龙龙
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Hope.Love.Magic. Beans. turned 6 today!
Happy Cake Day to my tumblr 🎂
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Blessed New Moon to you 🌚♒️🏺🌱🌲
#pagan#witchcraft#witchblr#plants#roots#balance#self love#mysticism#angel wings#cat clyde#my babies#sunlight#rejuvenateyourself#collective consciousness
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Legend of Zelda Drawings by Willowstration
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You cannot live alone on the fantasies you feed to your mind, eventually you have to touch your life for real, assess and analyze your habits, understand your character, try not to hate yourself for your character as it was shaped when you were very young by circumstances outside of you, and begin learning how to cope with your character, how to build habits that work for you, finish small projects, finish big projects, expose yourself to more uncomfortable situations, assess why you want to leave that friendship before you leave it, raise your anxiety levels on purpose, so that you can grow, raise your work load on purpose, so that you can grow, so that you can build resilience, so that your life expands, and can be experienced by you in full and in reality
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Dinner for the Dead Ritual
We are now in the dark time of the year. From Mabon to Yule, the nights grow longer, nature drifts toward sleep, and it is time for introspection. The veil thins, and it is easier to reach across to spirits and the souls of the dead. This is my favorite time of year, the closest I get to my true nature and to home, so I am going to provide instruction for A Dinner for the Dead, known also as a Dumb Supper. So named because it is conducted entirely in silence. With this ritual, you will be able to call forth departed loved ones and feel their presence, perhaps even hear them. Be advised, this is an intense experience and should not be undertaken lightly. Materials: A dinner Wand or athame One more chair than the number of living people participating Memento Mori, reminders of the dead. Candles, lanterns, or other dim light. Step One: Preparation. Make sure you will be undisturbed for at least a couple of hours. Ideally, this ritual should be performed in a house which is empty of non-participants, or else that everyone else present is respectful, knows what you are doing, and has agreed to remain silent in another room for the duration of the dinner. At the very least, be certain any roommates or family won’t disturb the dinner. The effectiveness of the ritual depends upon silence. Set a table for the number of living people attending dinner, plus at least one additional place setting. This may be as simple or as fancy as you like. Any number of people may participate, or this ritual may be performed alone. At the additional place setting, which should (if you have a rectangular table) be at the head of the table, the seat of honor, place items which remind you of lost loved ones – at least one for each specific person you wish to honor. These may be photographs, belongings, gifts from the person in question, or just something which reminds you of them. Prepare a dinner. This should be the best that you can reasonably put together in terms of personal effort if not expense, but whatever you have available to you is sufficient. If possible prepare favorite foods of the deceased or foods which remind you of them. Foods traditionally associated with the dead are also appropriate. I usually make fried apples and include pomegranates, both fruits associated with the dead. Be sure to consider drinks. Wine or apple cider is traditional. So, in fact, is tequila or rum in some traditions. Pomegranate juice or apple juice is also a good (non-alcoholic) option. Optionally, you may wish to include music for part of the ritual, specifically songs which you associate strongly with specific loved ones. This year I intend to play Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, which I first heard when my grandmother played it for me as a child. The music should be soft enough to fade into the background. Some may feel that music disrupts the mood, and the dumb supper has traditionally been held in total silence. Plate your food before moving on to the next step. Step Two: Casting Begin with cleansing yourself of negativity as much as you can. Then, cast a circle. I will not provide instruction here because there are many resources on the subject. How you do this is up to you. The intention is to secure the space so that only spirits of good intent may enter. It is best to “cast to the wall”, which is to say extend your circle casting to the edges of the room so that you may move freely in the space. It doesn’t matter that this will not actually be circular. Facing west, use the athame to trace the shape, and visualize the opening of a door in the west wall of the space. Invite well-intentioned spirits to enter through this door and join you for a meal in their honor. Specifically, name and invite anyone you wish to attend. If you wish, you may only invite specific people. I have a personal preference for open invitations. Optionally, you may also specifically invite the good-intentioned souls of the dead who have been forgotten and have no one else to remember them. This is an aspect which is very important to me personally as a servant of Hekate. If you have multiple participants, you may have each of them speak and invite specific people if they wish, or have one person do so for everyone. You may also wish to invite deities or protective spirits before you invite anyone else. I always ask Hekate to be in attendance. You should write your own evocation, but here is an example: I/we hereby pierce the veil and open the gates. I/we welcome good-intentioned spirits who wish to communicate to enter this space. I/we welcome all whom I/we have loved who have passed on to enter this space. I/we welcome [name of person] to enter this space. [repeat as needed] Join me/us for a dinner in your honor. Join me/us in celebrating the thinning of the veil at this time when the living and the dead may come together. Step Three: The Dinner
From this point forward, remain as silent as possible. If anyone speaks, the energy is disrupted and the tenuous connection to the other side may be easily broken. You may begin playing music now if you wish. Sit and begin your silent meal, contemplating the people who have passed on, and your memories of them. Eat slowly and take your time. Be open to feeling the presences around you and receptive to any messages you may receive. In most cases these will be feelings, sensations, or pure emotion. Articulate messages in the form of sudden thoughts and realizations do occur. One should not expect anything as extreme as audible voices. This is a very intense experience for most people. It is not uncommon for participants to experience the food that they eat as having little or no taste, as the spirits experience the food through us. After the meal, you may sit for as long as you wish before ending the ritual. Step Four: Closing Do Not Forget This Step! If for any reason your ritual is interrupted, you must come back and do this as soon as possible. If this is not done, the gate remains opened and there is a very real possibility of unpleasant consequences in terms of uninvited guests in your space. Bid those in attendance farewell and thank them for spending the evening with you. You may invite specific souls to come and go as they please if you wish. State firmly in whatever way you wish that the ritual is at an end and you are ready to return to your normal routine. With the athame, visualize and announce the closing of the door you opened. Finally, close the circle, and ground yourself. Again, you should write your own, but here is an example:
I/we offer thanks to all who have joined us in my/our feast. It is a joy to be in the presence of the other side But all things must end, and we must return fully to the realm of the living. Go in peace and love, farewell. The ritual is complete, and the gate is closed. Grounding is very important. Enjoy a glass of water, a bite of food which was not part of the ritual, and/or whatever visualization suits you in order to return to a mundane state of mind. Again, there are many other instructions for this, so I will let you do your own research. You may keep leftovers at your discretion, but it is mandatory that you dispose of the food from the place setting for the dead in a respectful and responsible manner. Tradition is usually to bury it, or else to leave it in some wild place for nature to reclaim. The food can also be fed to domestic pets but should not be given to other humans. I hope that this ritual serves you well.
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Litha/Misummer/Summer Solstice Tea!
Picture 1 is from- Wonder How To, by Yumi Sakugawa
Picture 2 is from- Frenchtoastgirl.com
Picture 3 is from- Herbal Academy
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Gardens of the Witches
Already starting to plan this years garden so I thought I should do a post on Witch Gardens
Moonlight Garden
A garden that blooms in the moonlight, a great place to perform night time rituals, meditations, or to just take a midnight stroll. A garden that is full of magick even after the sun sets.
Plants to add in your moonlight garden:
Moonflower: (Ipomoea alba) A nocturnal relative of the morning glory. Has fragrant flowers that open at dusk and close by dawn.
Evening Primrose: (Oenothera biennis) Has beautiful, scented flowers that bloom only at dusk.
Night Flox: (Zaluzianskya capensis) A sweetly fragranced flower that only unfurls its pinwheeled shaped flowers after dusk.
Four O’Clock: (Mirabilis jalapa) Its scented flowers bloom at around 4:00pm (hence its name) and do not close up until morning.
Queen of the Night: (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) A species of cactus whose flowers only open at night. Attracts moths and bats!!!
Night Blooming Jessamine: (Cestrum nocturnum) Strong, sweet scented star shaped flowers that only bloom at night. Attracts moths and bats!!! All parts are toxic, do not ingest!
Angel’s Trumpet: (Brugmansia) Produces a strong scent on warm summer evenings. All parts are toxic, do not ingest!
Evening Stock: (Matthiola longipetala) Produces lots of small blossoms that produce a perfume described as a mix of vanilla, rose, spice, and cloves only after the sun sets.
Ever-Flowering Gladiolus: (Gladiolus tristis) Release a strong almond fragrance after dusk.
Lilac: (Syringa vulgaris) Although has a perfume during the day, it is said to be a lot stronger after dark.
Flowering Tobacco: (Nicotiana) Open in the late afternoon and have a fragrance that smells of jasmine. All parts are toxic if ingested!
Summer Snapdragon: (Angelonia angustifolia) Preferably in white, to reflect the moonlight. Has a scent apple-scented foliage.
Silvermound: (Artemisia schmidtiana) Has thick foliage that will shimmer under the moonlight.
Jack Frost: (Brunnera macrophylla) Hdeart shaped leaves of silver and green, perfect to add more highlights of silver to your moon lit garden.
Any plant that blooms after dark or has white, lavender, pale pink, pale yellow on it is a perfect addition to your moonlight garden.
Things to add:
Stepping stones that have the phases of the moon.
Fairy lights
A place to sit
Candles
A small fountain to sing along with the insects and birds of the night
String charms and bells on tree branches for a soft jingling every time a gentle breeze passes.
Herb Garden
For witches who need a more practical garden for uses of healing, tea crafting, drying, and growing plants used in their practices.
Plants to add to your herb garden:
Anise: Helps to ward of the evil eye, find happiness, and stimulates psychic abilities.
Basil: Use for anything pertaining with love, exorcism, wealth, sympathy, and protection. Dispels confusion, fears & weakness. Drives off hostile spirits.
Bergamont: Corresponds with money and prosperity. Provides with protection from evil and illness, improves memory, stops interference, and promotes restful sleep.
Borage: Corresponds with courage and psychic powers.
Cat Nip: Is sacred to the Goddess Bast. Brings forth beauty, happiness, good luck, and good spirits.
Chamomile: Corresponds with love, healing, and sleep. Is known to reduce stress.
Chervil: Brings a sense of the higher self, placing you in touch with your divine, immortal spirit.
Coriander: Corresponds with love, health, immortality, and protection.
Dill: Corresponds with money, protection, luck and lust.
Lemon Balm: Corresponds with love, success, healing, and psychic/spiritual development.
Marjoram: Used to cleanse, purify, and to dispel negative energy.
Mint: Promotes energy, communication and vitality.
Oregano: Corresponds with joy, strength, vitality, and added energy
Parsley: Calms and protects the home.
Rosemary: Protects, cleanses, purifies, and aids memory.
Sage: Used for self purification and dealing with grief and loss.
Thyme: Attracts loyalty, affection, and the good opinion of others.
Things to add:
A place to dry herbs
A place to compost any herb scraps
Rocks
A place to leave offerings before you harvest
Bee Garden
Make yourself a sanctuary to watch bees frolic and thrive
Plants to add to your bee garden:
Bee balm
Lavender
Crocus
Snow Drop
Wildflowers/Any native species
Catmint
Borage
Anise hyssop
Heliotrope
Sunflower
Oregano
Yarrow
Coneflower
Black eyed susan
Asters
Goldenrod
Foxglove
Marigold
Pansies
Sweet peas
Nasturtiums
Things to add:
Bee houses
Bee waterers/bee baths
Bee feeders
A place for offerings to the bees
Some other ideas for your garden:
Hummingbird garden
Medicinal garden
A garden whose plants and decorations represent/correspond with your practice.
Butterfly Garden
Faerie Garden
The options are endless! I hope this gives you some ideas for this years garden.
Happy planting!
==Moonlight Academy==
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having a big cottage in the small town, spending time on the kitchen, cooking dishes from the products which you have bought in the morning on the local market, the smell of the fresh bread, listening to the Rolling Stones after waking up in the morning, having a bedroom with big windows, laying on the big bed and reading books, decorating a house with flowers and cozy things
p.s. all the photos were taken from sites "Westwing Home & Living Italia" and "Condé Nast Traveller Magazine"
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