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Ways To Use Each Element In Spells

Fire:

Candles

Burning Herbs

Using Ashes

Bonfires to Raise Energy

Burning Petitions

Melting Things

Water:

Water Bowl Spells

Enchanting Water

Using Spiritual Waters + Colognes

Sprays

Soaking Items

River Magic

Air:

Verbal Spells

Blowing Air / Smoke

Incense

Bells

Sound Bowls

Wind Cleansing

Storm magic

Earth:

Salt Bowls

Burring Items

Plants + Herbs

Crystals

Dirt Spell Jars

Making Terrariums

Plant Wards

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Ostara Altar Ideas & Correspondences

Ostara, also known as the Vernal Equinox, marks the balance between light and dark, symbolizing renewal, fertility, and the awakening of the Earth from its winter slumber.

Ostara Correspondences

Symbols: Eggs, rabbits, spring flowers, seeds, and chicks.

Colors: Pastel shades such as green, yellow, pink, and light blue.

Crystals: Aquamarine, rose quartz, moonstone, and clear quartz.

Plants: Daffodils, tulips, crocuses, and other early spring ephemerals.

Herbs: Jasmine, honeysuckle, and vervain.

Foods: Fresh fruits, leafy greens, eggs, honey, and sprouts.

Altar Decorations

Spring Flowers: Adorn your altar with fresh flowers like daffodils, tulips, or cherry blossoms to symbolize the awakening of nature.

Eggs: Decorate eggs with natural dyes or paint them with symbols of fertility and growth. Arrange them in a nest or basket on your altar.

Rabbits and Chicks: Incorporate small figurines or images of rabbits and chicks to represent the fertility of the season.

Symbols of Balance: Place representations of balance, such as scales or yin-yang symbols, to honor the equilibrium of light and dark during the equinox.

Spring Incense: Burn incense blends featuring floral scents like jasmine or lavender to evoke the essence of spring.

Altar Cloth: Use a pastel-colored cloth as the base for your altar to reflect the hues of the season.

Candles: Light candles in colors associated with Ostara, such as yellow or light green, to welcome the return of the sun.

Seeds and Soil: Display small pots of soil or bowls of seeds to symbolize the potential for growth and new beginnings.

Divination Tools: Incorporate divination tools like tarot cards or runes to seek guidance and insight for the season of growth ahead.

Offerings: Leave offerings of fresh fruits, flowers, honey, or bread as a gesture of gratitude to the Earth for its abundance.

As you prepare your altar for Ostara, infuse it with your intentions for renewal, growth, and the blossoming of new opportunities. May you find warmth in the returning sun. <3

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Go hiking. Fake your death. Become one with the forest. Elevate to forest god. The simple things.

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I used to think that being a witch was making it an every day thing, with intense memorization and studying all at once... It isn't like that though, witch craft in it's core is about intention and magic and simply seeing the world around you can be just as good as going out of the way to spend money.

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Cozy Witchcraft: Spells + Witch Tips For Your Bed

Spray your bed with a spellcrafted sleep spray, chamomile spray or lavender spray.

Enchant your blankets

Place sleep wards nearby for protective your during sleep

Keep charm bags near by for restful sleep

Wash your bedding with Florida Water

Put holly under your bed for vivid dreams

Place howlite on your nightstand for deep sleep

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To those of you who worship obscure divinities: there are no rule that bind you except your own. Go worship that obscure deity. Go invent that festival from scratch. Go make that offering even if it’s unusual. Go write that prayer even if you’re the only one who gets it. Go play around with your freedom as a practitioner and explore! Even in a spiritual context, creativity is a gift.

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One thing I've been working on is doing things I loved to do as a kid. And the thing I absolutely loved most as a kid was reading.

I've not been an avid reader in the last years, I've been reading 1 maybe 2 books a year because I just couldn't be bothered to make time for it or put energy into it. However, lately I've been getting back into it as an offer to Athena and to heal my inner child.

I mostly read YA novels as that is where my interest mostly lies. And I've learned that it's okay not to be reading only books that are deemed 'worthy' asif YA books are not worthy. I read what I want to read, and they don't have to be super informative books, just fun is enough.

What has helped me getting out of my reading slump has been keeping a reading journal! And to keep on motivating myself I started a bookstagram. If you want to follow me, its 'BookshelfSanctuary'. Just be mindful, its not an aesthetically pleasing account, its just books I'm currently reading featuring some cameos of my cat 🥰

https://instagram.com/bookshelfsanctuary?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==

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Crystal Shops & Occult Stores🌙

Why go to Crystal Shops or Occult Stores?

Crystal shops and occult store often sell more than just crystals. Many times we can find artisan candles, amulets, books and other tools which can be beneficial in our practice. Many people go to crystal shops to seek guidance from professionals since many shops may employ tarot readers or reiki experts who provide those services. Often times, the people who visit these types of stores are going there to find a solution to a problem so not only do shop owners sell their products but they also provide guidance and support to their customers.

Crystal shops are a convenient place to find all sorts of goods which may be expensive or difficult to find reliably online.

How to Know What's Worth Buying (Crystal Edition):

When buying crystals, it's super easily to see the big, beautiful crystal points and immediately drop $50-60 to get one. As much as I know it's hard (trust me), doing that won't actually benefit your practice. Although having a huge crystal collection is super aesthetic and crystal can be beneficial tools in your practice, they mostly just take up space. So don't feel bad if you can't afford to fund a crystal shop addiction, it's more embarrassing to admit that I probably keep most crystal shops in my area in business single handedly.

If you see a super beautiful crystal but find that it's super expensive and you're on the fence about purchasing, I recommend this. Find the same type of crystal in a small size for cheaper (most shops have super small tumble of all their crystals for a few bucks per stone. Carrying that crystal around with you for at least a week and if you vibe with the crystal/notice a significant positive difference then I would go back and purchase the expensive crystal. Most of the time, expensive crystals will sit on the shelves for a long time because they are so pricey but if you're really worried about it, talk to the shop owner and ask them to put it aside for you. They may only be able to put it aside for a day or two but you never know.

In spell, having small pieces are often more helpful because they can easily fit into spell jar or sachets so don't discount the cheaper pieces.

Do's & Don't of Witchy Shopping:

Do

Visit multiple shops in your area- if you are able to, try finding more than one shop to go to. Prices (for crystals especially) vary between shops. I know one shop that sells crystal for nearly $10 cheaper than the one that is more locally to me but their candles are almost double the price.

Look online- for anything other than crystals, it is good to do a quick search online. Sometimes we can find the same items for much cheaper. Shops can sometimes increase the prices of the items they sell in order to turn a profit (which is just a part of business!) but that isn't always beneficial to a customer's wallet.

Ask questions- if a shop is reliable, they will be willing and even excited to talk about their products and where they are sourcing their items. If you're worried about a crystal being fake or about the quality of the items you're buying then a shop owner should be able to help. If they get mad, get out of there!

Don't

Feel pressured to buy- if you are spending your hard earned money then you should feel confident in the purchase you are making. If a seller tells you things like "oh these go really quick" or "you should grab that before they're all gone" as a way to pressure you into making a purchase then they likely on commission and will benefit from your purchase.

Buy things that are culturally appropriative- many of these shops sell things like palo santo or white sage and both of these plants are a part of closed practices. Please don't purchase these items!

Buy jewellery- this is not a hard rule, it's actually more of a personal preference. I will support small businesses who sell wire wrapped crystals but for the most part, simple wire wrapped necklaces are pretty easy to make. Unless I'm paying for the artistry (ie. a complex design or a specific style) then I will just purchase a small tumble of the crystal I want and wrap it myself.

*All images are from Pinterest*

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Shadow Work Prompts

With my last post being about shadow work, I thought I’d give y’all some prompts to use.

How does the feeling of envy show up in your life?

What do you need more of in your life?

What do you love most about yourself?

If you could get rid of one bad memory, what would it be and why?

In what ways are you inauthentic?

What irrational fears do you have and how do they hold you back?

Do you hold grudges against others that could be let go? What’s your motive for holding onto them?

What do you hate about others? Why? What might that say about yourself?

What do you need to stop running away from?

What do you need to let go of?

What should you attract into your life?

How do you feel about “love”?

Why do you think you don’t deserve love?

What do you minimize about yourself? What do you flaunt?

How do you deal with criticism?

How do you perceive pain?

Why haven’t you dealt with your past before?

What don’t you like about your life? Why? How can you change it?

How often do you lie to yourself and what about?

What emotion(s) do you try to avoid? Why don’t you want to feel those ways?

Write a letter to someone who hurt you and then burn it.

How does your inner child see you?

How are you deceiving yourself?

What does success mean to you? How are you standing in your own way?

What is going on in your life that you are actively ignoring?

What keeps you motivated?

What inspires you?

Who or what is making your life difficult? How can you deal with it constructively?

How have you been betrayed in your life? What did it teach you?

How has your voice been stifled in the past?

What areas of your life do you excel in?

What are the most important/integral things you have learned over the past few years?

In what ways are you too defensive? Why?

How are you pessimistic in your own life?

Why do you not trust others?

What hardships have you overcome? How has it changed you?

What are you doing to pursue your dreams?

What do you still need to forgive yourself for?

What did that relationship teach you? (you know the one… that one)

How can you maintain your individuality?

In what ways can you be more true to yourself?

In what ways are you lying to yourself? Why?

How can you lead with your heart in your life?

How have your dreams fallen short of reality?

What is your relationship with your mother like?

What is your relationship with your father like?

Write a letter to your inner child. Maybe apologize for what has happened to them and that you couldn’t protect them, tell them how far you have come and how much you have done. Say whatever comes to mind.

How have you been a martyr/victim in your own life?

I’ll keep this post updated with more prompts when I find them

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Something I struggle with is finding offers for my guides and deities. I used to think these offers were supposed to be some grandiose token of appreciation but I've learned that it doesn't have to be.

My guides want what's best for me, to help me grow in specific areas. Athena is helping me stand up for myself, therefore, any boundary (especially at work) I dedicate to her. As well as the responsibilities I've recently gained at work. Circe is helping me learn that growth isn't lineair and that it's okay to allow myself to take breaks. My selfcare nights are dedicated to her, I braid my hair with oils and practice some sort of creative craft. Lately, I have started to pick up painting. I am no good at it, but that is absolutely okay. It's impossible to immediately master any craft and that is something that I have to come to terms with and this is the right step towards that.

Your offerings don't have to be grande, expensive tokens. They have to be genuine.

So here are the paintings I made, dedicated to my deities. Studio Ghibli movies have always comforted me and were therefore my inspiration. They are not perfect, but they are mine, selfmade with selflove. I am proud of that, and so are my guides.

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Herbal teas for stress

Here are some herbal teas that are known for their stress-reducing properties:

Chamomile tea: Chamomile is a popular herb known for its calming effects. Drinking chamomile tea can help relax the body and mind, reducing stress and promoting a sense of tranquility.

Lavender tea: Lavender has soothing properties and a pleasant aroma. Lavender tea can help alleviate anxiety, promote relaxation, and reduce stress levels.

Lemon balm tea: Lemon balm is a member of the mint family and has been used for centuries to promote relaxation and reduce stress. Drinking lemon balm tea can help calm the nervous system and uplift the mood.

Passionflower tea: Passionflower has long been used as a natural remedy for anxiety and stress. Drinking passionflower tea can have a calming effect and help relieve tension.

Ashwagandha tea: Ashwagandha is an adaptogenic herb that helps the body adapt to stress and promotes a sense of calm. Consuming ashwagandha tea can help reduce stress levels and promote overall well-being.

Holy basil tea: Holy basil, also known as Tulsi, is a herb with adaptogenic properties. Drinking holy basil tea can help reduce stress, promote relaxation, and enhance mental clarity.

Remember, while herbal teas can be beneficial for stress reduction, it's important to address the underlying causes of stress and practice healthy coping mechanisms.

If you're experiencing chronic stress or anxiety, it's recommended to consult with a healthcare professional for proper guidance and support.

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The Ultimate Grimoire Guide

So! I have been seeing a ton of grimoire ideas and thought I’d stuff them all together. A lot of ideas are from @manifestationsofasort, @banebite, and @pigeonflavouredcake. Check them out! They have a ton of cool stuff there.

What Do I Use For My Grimoire?

You can use anything for a grimoire! For a physical one, journals, binders, and notebooks are good. For digital ones, Notion, Tumblr, Docs, and even just your file folder are great.

Introduction

A Book Blessing

Table of Contents

About Me

Your Current Path

Your Personal Beliefs

Your Spiritual Journey

Superstitions

Past lives

Favorite Herbs/Crystals/Animals/Etc.

Natal Chart

Craft Name

How You Entered The Craft

Astrology Signs

Birthday Correspondences (birth tarot card, birth stone, etc.)

Goals

Safety

Fire Safety

What Not to Burn

Toxic Plants & Oils (to humans, plants, animals)

Crystals That Shouldn’t Be Put… (in sun, in water, etc.)

Things That Shouldn’t Be In Nature (glass, salt, etc.)

Potion Safety

How to Incorporate Blood in Spells

Smoke Safety

Wound Care

Biohazards

Core Concepts

Intention & How It Works

Directing Energy

Protection

Banishing

Cleansing

Binding

Charging

Shielding

Grounding

Centering

Visualization

Consecration/Blessing

Warding

Enchanting

Manifestation

Meditation

What Makes A Spell Work

Basic Spell Structure

What Not To Do In Spells

Disposing Spell Ingredients

Revitalizing Long Term Spells

How To Cast Spells

What To Put In Spells

Spell Mediums (jars, spoken, candle, sigils)

Spell Timing

Potion Bases

Differentiating Between Magick and Mundane

Common Terms

Common Symbols

Intuition

Elements

Basic Alchemy and Symbols

Ways To Break Spells

Laws and Philosophies

Correspondences

Herbs & Spices

Crystals & Rocks

Colors

Liquids & Drinks

Metals

Numbers

Tarot Cards

Elements

Trees & Woods

Flowers

Days

Months

Seasons

Moon Phases

Zodiacs

Planets

Incense

Teas

Essential Oils

Directions

Animals

Symbology

Bone Correspondences

Different Types of Water

Common Plants

Entities

Deities You Worship

Pantheons

Pantheons & Deities Closed to You

Common Offerings

Epithets

Mythos

Family

Worship vs Work

Prayers & Prayer Template

Altars

Deity Comms

Devotional Acts

Angels

Demons

Ancestors

Spirit Guides

Fae

Familiars

House, Animal, Plant, Etc. Spirits

Folklore Entities

Spirit Etiquette

Graveyard Etiquette

Boundaries

Communication Guide & Etiquette

Spirit Work Safety Guide

How Entities Appear To You

Circle Casting

Common Offerings

Altars

Servitors

Mythological Creatures (dragons, gorgons, etc.)

Utility Pages

Gazing Pages

Sigil Charging Station

Altar Pages

Intent Pages

Getaway Pages

Vision Boards

Dream Pages

Binding Page

Pendulum Board

Crystal Grid

Throwing Bones Page

Divination Pages

Mirror Gazing Page

Invocation Pages

Affirmation/Manifestation Pages

Spirit Board Page

Other Practices

Practices That Are Closed to You (Voodoo, Hoodoo, Santeria, Brujeria, Shamanism, Native Practices)

Wicca and Wiccan Paths

Satanism, Both Theistic and Non-Theistic

Deity Work

Religious Paths (Hellenism, Christianity, Kemeticism, etc.)

Animism

Types of Magick/Spells

Pop Culture Paganism/Magick

Tech Magick

Chaos Magick

Green Magick

Lunar Magick

Solar Magick

Sea Magick

Kitchen Magick

Ceremonial Magick

Hedge Magick

Death Magick

Gray Magick

Eclectic Magick

Elemental Magick

Fae Magick

Spirit Magick

Candle Magick

Crystal Magick

Herbalism

Glamours

Hexes

Jinxes

Curses

Weather Magick

Astral Magick

Shadow Work

Energy Work

Sigils

Art Magick

Knot Magick

Music Magick

Blood Magick

Bath magic

Affirmations

Divination

Tarot Cards

Oracle Cards

Playing Cards

Card Spreads

Pendulum

Numerology

Scrying

Palmistry

Tasseography

Runes

Shufflemancy

Dice

Bibliomancy

Carromancy

Pyromancy

Psychic Abilities

Astrology

Auras

Lenormand

Sacred Geometry

Angel Numbers

Ornithomancy

Aeromancy

Aleuromancy

Axinomancy

Belomancy

Hydromancy

Lecanomancy

Necromancy

Oneiromancy

Onomancy

Oomancy

Phyllomancy

Psephomancy

Rhabdomancy

Xylomancy

Tools

Crystal grid

Candle grid

Charms

Talismans

Amulets

Taglocks

Wand

Broom

Athame

Boline

Cingulum

Stang

Bells

Drums

Staffs

Chalices

Cauldrons

Witches Ladder

Poppets

Holidays

Yule

Imbolc

Ostara

Beltane

Litha

Lammas

Mabon

Samhain

Esbats

Deity Specific Holidays

Religious Holidays (Christmas, Easter, Dionysia, etc.)

Celestial Events

Altars

Basics of Altars

Travel Altars

Deity Altars

Spirit Altars

Familiar Altars

Ancestor Altars

Self Altars

Working Altars

Self-Care

Burnout Prevention

Aromatherapy

Stress Management

Coping Mechanisms

Theories & History

Witchcraft history

Paganism

New Age Spirituality

Cultural Appropriation

Thelema

Conspiracy Theories

Cults

Satanic Panic

KJV

Witches in History

Cats in History

Transphobia in Witchcraft Circles

Queerness in Witchcraft Circles

Other

Recipes

How to Get Herbs

Foraging

Drying Herbs and Flowers

Chakras

Reiki

Witches Alphabet

Runic Alphabet

Guide to Gardening

Your Witch Tips

Resources

Other Tips

List of Spells

Cryptids and Their Lore

What is a Liminal Space?

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It’s so fucked up how tiktok culture has made clout-poisoned people turn the public into content, every day I see people minding their business have their entire faces put online for thousands of likes, a couple kissing on the train, a lady dancing across a cross walk, a guy nodding his head to the music at a club, a lady buying a banana at the store, ring camera footage of the neighbors kids being stupid. Just let people live jfc

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Witch Safety Tip:

Don't burn cinnamon or cassia. I know it smells delicious. I know it has the cleansing power we all dream of. But cinnamon is a SEVERE respiratory irritant. Even if your lungs are healthy, it can cause lung scarring. If your lungs are less than flawless? Disaster.

That includes cinnamon oil.

Cinnamon scented candles are fine, because they're stabilized.

Heating cinnamon or cinnamon oil up is fine.

Just don't burn it.

Bonus Tip: don't put cinnamon on your skin. ESPECIALLY NOT CINNAMON OIL. We use cinnamon oil to strip varnish from furniture. Back in ye olde days of the 2010s, people mixed cinnamon powder with water to give themselves a facial peel. They peeled their flesh right off! Cinnamon can give you third degree chemical burns.

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My favorite guardians 🥰

How I protect my house

Hi all,

It's been a while since I was on here but life was just a bit too much and I'm trying to figure out what it is that I really want (don't we all....).

In the meantime, here are a few methods I use to protect my house!

Sea shell decoration! I'm a bit of a hoarder, which was quite the problem back when I still lived near the beach. I have my fair share of sea shells scattered all around my appartment. One way I love to use them is by stringing some together and tie a tiny bell on the edge. I hang these on my front door and on doors to rooms where people visit. Not only are shells an excellent way of protection, the tiny bell adds some sound cleansing and it's really cute <3

Plants! Have your plants absorb any negative energy thrown your way and transmute that into you need or want.

Spell jars! I have spell jars in the big corners of my appartment to cover the entire surface! I have added protective herbs, crystals and any other materials that have protective properties for me.

Guardians! For extra protection and decoration, I have made some guardians from clay. They are a bull and a goat and I have added some protective crystals and sigils to them. Not only are they pretty cute, they work wonders!

What works best for me is anything that I made with my own hands. By making it myself, I put the intention of protection (could also be any other intention) already in the product itself, plus its customised to my own needs.

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My friend designed her own tarot deck and it's absolutely gorgeous ❤️

You can't believe how in love I exactly am 🥰

Deck is intuitie & rede by Pepita Aarts

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How I protect my house

Hi all,

It's been a while since I was on here but life was just a bit too much and I'm trying to figure out what it is that I really want (don't we all....).

In the meantime, here are a few methods I use to protect my house!

Sea shell decoration! I'm a bit of a hoarder, which was quite the problem back when I still lived near the beach. I have my fair share of sea shells scattered all around my appartment. One way I love to use them is by stringing some together and tie a tiny bell on the edge. I hang these on my front door and on doors to rooms where people visit. Not only are shells an excellent way of protection, the tiny bell adds some sound cleansing and it's really cute <3

Plants! Have your plants absorb any negative energy thrown your way and transmute that into you need or want.

Spell jars! I have spell jars in the big corners of my appartment to cover the entire surface! I have added protective herbs, crystals and any other materials that have protective properties for me.

Guardians! For extra protection and decoration, I have made some guardians from clay. They are a bull and a goat and I have added some protective crystals and sigils to them. Not only are they pretty cute, they work wonders!

What works best for me is anything that I made with my own hands. By making it myself, I put the intention of protection (could also be any other intention) already in the product itself, plus its customised to my own needs.