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Widdershins or Deosil?

Traditionally, one moves deosil to cast a circle or invoke energies and moves widdershins to banish. Considering that this is northern traditions, is this correct for both hemispheres?

I always think to really understand a concept, we need to back to original meanings and definitions and work an understanding from that historical basis.

What is the etymology of the word deosil? Well, it appears that witches anf pagans have a bit of a spelling problem (excuse the pun!). Deosil appears to be a misspelling of a Scottish Gaelic word ‘deisil’ or the Middle Irish word ‘dessel’, later modified by English speakers to ‘deasil’.

These words all share the common Latin root word, ‘dexter’, meaning right, right-handed, skilful, or favourable. The opposite word is sinister, meaning left, on the left, or unlucky. Poor lefties have been copping it throughout history!

We can see then that deosil means a movement that moves right, or clockwise.

Widdershins (which can be spelled withershins, widershins, widderschynnes) appears to come from German and Lowland Scottish. In German, widersinning means “against the senses”, that is “not the usual”, “against the grain”, or the like. For example, the Oxford English Dictionary’s entry cites the earliest uses of the word from 1513, where it was found in the phrase widdersyns start my hair, i.e. my hair stood on end. We can see that the word widdershins then means the opposite of the usual. The usual is deosil and therefore widdershins means to move anti-clockwise.

Does the deosil direction always raise energy and does widdershins always banish?

Physics, again, has the answer.

In physics, the Coriolis effect is a deflection of moving objects when they are viewed in a rotating reference frame.  Perhaps the most commonly encountered rotating reference frame is the Earth. The Coriolis effect is caused by the rotation of the Earth and the inertia of the mass experiencing the effect. Because the Earth completes only one rotation per day, the Coriolis force is quite small, and its effects generally become noticeable only for motions occurring over large distances and long periods of time, such as large-scale movement of air in the atmosphere or water in the ocean. This force causes moving objects on the surface of the Earth to veer to the right (with respect to the direction of travel) in the northern hemisphere, and to the left in the southern hemisphere. Rather than flowing directly from areas of high pressure to low pressure, as they would on a non-rotating planet, winds and currents tend to flow to the right of this direction north of the equator, and to the left of this direction south of it. This effect is responsible for the rotation of large cyclones – which rotate clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

This means that energy moves clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere – this is the way we raise energy. To banish, move anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. 

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chapter 1: the sacred space

An altar is a “raised structure or place used for sacrifice, worship, or prayer”, upon which a practitioner places several symbolic and functional items for the purpose of worshiping deity, casting spells, and/or saying chants and prayers.

An altar is a witch’s sacred space. It holds many of the tools a witch uses for their own practice; same goes for a coven sharing a central sacred space. There are many variations of an altar depending on a witch’s religion, traditions, and mere preference. There are Christian altars used to worship God and other Christian deities, be it saints or Christ. There are Norse altars used to worship and pay honor to the Norse deities of the Asatru pagan religion. There are Santeria altars used to worship and pay honor to the Santeria Orishas. Each and every altar belonging to specific religious backgrounds is different and comes in many varieties. A Norse altar can include a shrine to the Norse goddess Freyja, or the Norse god Thor; both completely different from one another depending on the deity it serves at the time. An altar can also and I personally feel should serve the witch him/herself, holding the tools necessary to perform spells, rituals, and be an overall space that brings the witch peace. An altar should be geared toward the witch’s personal beliefs; it shouldn’t be crowded with unnecessary statues, embellishments and unused objects.

There are many reasons for having an altar. For one, it serves as the main focal point for magickal energy. It’s your own sacred, personal space (if not in a coven) to practice witchcraft as you see fit. An altar also serves as a place to keep your cleansed and consecrated tools in an area where the energy is high and enchanted, keeping the tools’ magickal energy intact. When someone meditates or performs a lot of magick in a certain area, the energy retains itself in that space, creating a kind of magickal vortex. Imagine all the magickal vortexes in the world where witchcraft and pagan practices were performed!

Let’s move on to what tools an altar holds and what these tools are used for.

☽ Creating Your Altar ☾

The Altar Table: Your altar table doesn’t have to be a table per say, but rather a flat surface to hold your tools and practice your magick, be it an actual table, a dresser, a flat piece of wood held by a stump (common for those with outdoor altars), a flat stone, etc. The altar table is where all of your magickal tools are held and where spells will take place.

An Altar Cloth: A cloth isn’t completely necessary for an altar, sometimes I don’t use an altar cloth if I feel it doesn’t need one for a certain spell/ritual or just because of my mood overall. If you do choose a cloth, be sure to cleanse and consecrate it (more on this later), and choose a cloth that resonates strongly with you and your beliefs.

Book of Shadows/Grimoire: A book of shadows or ‘grimoire’ is a very sacred piece of text that contains all of your personal spells, rituals, notes on witchcraft, whether these are your own observations, phases of the moon, color correspondences of various items, etc. It is more common that your own book of shadows contains your own spells as opposed to spells made by others. I’d recommend starting out with a simple notebook and pen to write your own thoughts on your practice and any spells you’ve created over time that you’ve seen have done well, that way, in a couple years, you’ve accumulated a collection of your own spells that are fit for your actual grimoire.

Wand: Of course, a witch would need a wand. Wands are used to help direct energy; energy from the caster directed toward what they’re reaching for, whether it’s invoking a deity (the wand pointing above towards the heavens), or energy focused on infusing a crystal or item with consecrated power.

Candles: { fire } Candles may vary on your altar’s theme. If you’re a witch that resonates most with Celtic paganism, you may choose a green or brown candle, or a candle with celtic knots. Personally, I typically keep a white candle lit on my altar when I’m home to pay respect to my ancestors. Others, typically in Wiccan traditions, have a candle dedicated to the God (on the left) and Goddess (on the right). You may also keep a candle lit in the color of something you need most or are presently ‘in tune’ with; perhaps you’re in need of more quiet moments and stability in life, so you’d light a pale blue candle to represent peace. Or you may feel that your magickal energy is high in this phase of your life, so you’d light a purple candle to represent magick and mysticism.

Incense: { air } Incense is often used for specific spells and rituals and represents the element of air, therefore ‘carrying’ your bidding up to deity through it’s smoke. Incense can be made in many forms; incense sticks, cones, burning the herb itself whether it’s mugwort or sage, burning herbs and resin on charcoal, etc. 

Dish of Water: { water } A dish or ‘chalice’ of water is often kept on an altar for ritual purposes or for simply adding salt to it in order to cleanse the space with salt water before any spellcraft or rite.

Crystals or Salt: { earth } Crystals are a magnificent way of representing the element of earth as that’s where they derive from! Salt is more typically used (especially within Wiccan tradition), but I definitely prefer crystals for their magickal qualities as well. I like to keep both on the altar; salt to help purify and cleanse, crystals to magnify magickal affairs.

Other common objects:

Altar oil, wine/ale goblet, offering plate, pentacle, athame, bell, besom (broom), cauldron, statue(s) of deity(ies). To read more on these common objects, click here.

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chapter 4: belief

How To Make Your Spells Successful ☽O☾ 

So in our last chapter I spoke about trance induction as well as meditation being very important tools to witchcraft and successful spells. The clearer and stronger your visualization is in meditation, especially when you’re meditating on a spell and it’s outcome or your rituals, the more successful your spell will be. This is why it’s so important to better yourself in visualization exercises, meditations and the ability to see your outcome in your mind’s eye so much to where it actualizes in no time at all!

Another key factor to successful spells, one that I personally feel is most important is your belief. Without belief in your ability to create spiritually, energetically, esoterically, you’ll get nowhere in witchcraft. This is because your belief is the main ingredient to seeing your spell actualize itself in the tangible world, and it’s what allows magick to truly form right before your eyes. It may sound like a cliché, “believe in yourself”, but it is entirely true.

This goes back to my explanation in the introduction chapter about how a girl wearing a T-shirt and jeans with basil and one candle can do more then a girl wearing a long black gown, adorned in all the “witchy” jewels you can imagine, and owning all of the crystals, herbs and candles in the world. It all comes down to your belief in the craft, in yourself, and just knowing that it will be so.

There are some witches that believe Spirit won’t do your bidding if you “don’t deserve” it or if you don’t present Deity with a sacrifice or gifts- of course this is absolutely allowed in witchcraft (gifts, not sacrifices) and may absolutely boost your chance in seeing your magick actualize quicker, but it is not completely necessary. Now, if you’re one of those witches that believes this, don’t tear my head off yet (this also may not be the course for you)! The reason why these things aren’t completely necessary is because Spirit and Deity only want to see us truly happy and spiritually fulfilled; that in itself is enough to be considered a gift in their eyes. Deities and Spirit, God, or whatever you’d like to call them are not bad or spiteful beings ready to smite you if you’ve presented them with roses instead of daffodils. Please get this idea out of your head. What could they possibly do with these items? They’re powerful, spiritual beings of love and light; why on earth would simple human, earthly things be considered of great value to them? They don’t see gifts as something they can use or something that’s considered valuable, they just see gifts, even if it’s a rock or a pine cone as nice gestures, however grand they may be. You don’t have to present them with these human items, but if you do, they’ll- to put it quite plain- smile, give you a simple nod and continue helping you with your bidding. They are there to teach us lessons to improve our spirituality and live a life of peace, love, and happiness. They’re our Guides, helpers, spiritual advisers and friends, selfless and always ready to lend us a hand.

Now going back to when I mentioned spells actualizing quicker if we do give them gifts, what I mean by this is the law of attraction. I’m sure you’ve seen me mention the law of attraction before. How it works in this sense, is like this: Why do we present Deity with gits when creating magick (our rightful practice)? Is it because you believe you’re spell will become more successful? Is it because you want to prove yourself worthy, because you want to show them ‘hey, look how much I’ve given you, I deserve this!’? Is it because you’re acting out of fear that without gifts, your spell will get nowhere? These are all fears of the Ego, and the Ego should be nowhere near you when you create magick for it is a place for deity and your Higher Self. 

By presenting Deity with a gift, know that you’re merely giving them thanks for helping you with said spell, ritual, or other bidding. Thus, you’re showing gratitude. This is all you should be focused on when it comes to giving them gifts, not fear that it won’t work otherwise. Gratitude, by universal law, presents the person who is grateful with more to be grateful for. Of course, like I mentioned, you don’t need a physical, tangible gift in order to show thanks. All that’s needed is a simple “thank you” from the very depths of your heart and soul. Be truly grateful, and more to be grateful for will come.

This is precisely how believing in yourself and in your spell, Deity and the other elements you’ve used, works. Believe so strongly, that it’s nothing you have to force yourself to believe. Make it so it’s something that you just know is true. It is what you make it. If you’ve done a spell to be more financially abundant in order to help your business grow, then just know that you are financially abundant. It’s as simple as that.

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chapter 5: shielding and grounding

Practicing Psychic Hygiene in Witchcraft

Psychic hygiene is one of the most important aspects in witchcraft as it assures any kind of energy not being able to stifle your magick as well as you. Psychic hygiene prevents energy from becoming blocked in your body, which can make it difficult to use energy properly. This is why it’s important to clear the energy before your magick and most importantly after your magick. When you perform magick, you raise a lot of energy within yourself. Contrary to what many may believe, having so much pent up energy within you isn’t necessarily a good thing as it can cause you to feel disoriented or make you hyperactive, unable to sit still because of all the energy that’s been clogged up after many magickal workings with no psychic hygiene. You must work on shielding and clearing. Another word for clearing and releasing excess energy is called grounding.

Before any magickal affairs,  I even recommend on a daily basis, perhaps even twice a day if you’re willing to be dedicated to it, one should always shield themselves (this is most important before your day begins) and ground themselves (clearing/releasing excess energy; most important at the end of your day).

☽ Shielding ☾

Shielding helps protect oneself from “lower” energies that imprint themselves in items and spaces, sometimes as well as people. These lower energies usually come in the form of emotional energy that can be stagnant in the space, which should then be cleared if so. You’ll learn more about clearing spaces further in this chapter. But more often than anything, it can be emotional energy that people carry. Magickal workers may find themselves picking up another person’s emotions, mood, or tension level without even knowing it. This can leave the magickal worker feeling angry, sad, depressed, tired, sometimes even exhausted, without knowing where these emotions came from. Sometimes people deliberately send negative energy to us consciously and sometimes unconsciously. This can be in the form of another person becoming jealous of us, sending spiteful, jealous energy our way without them realizing it. Then you have people who focus so intently on sending us negative energy to where we can practically see them mumbling how much they dislike said magickal worker and would love it if something awful happened to them. This is why shielding is so important, so all the lower energies we receive, we’re able to put up a boundary to keep unwanted energies out; which also strengthens our spiritual energy field or ‘aura’.

☽ Grounding ☾

Clearing and releasing or “grounding” work is also as important as shielding. Grounding helps energy flow more freely, so it’s important to practice grounding before any magickal working as well as after so that any energetical residue isn’t left over within you, which can cause you problems as the ones I’ve mentioned above. Signs of excess energy, which I’m sure most of you’ve felt at some point in life after raising energy without realizing, are: hyperactivity, inability to sit still, dizziness, light-headedness, lack of balance, feeling giddy or disoriented.

☽ Shielding Yourself ☾

There are dozens of ways to shield yourself that it would be nearly impossible for me to list them all here. There’s no “right way” of doing so, as long as you use intention. Intention is very important in all aspects of magick. It acts as a kind of ‘seal of approval’ when you use it with your spells, rituals, meditation, affirmations, divination etc. It’s our way of spiritually telling the Universe: “and so it is.” because it is. Remember…believe.

A few ways to shield yourself can be something as simple as sitting comfortably, breathing consciously and deeply until you’re centered and imagining a ball of white light coming down from the heavens and into the crown of your head, all the way down to your feet and expanding that white light a few feet around you to act as a shield, using intention to make it known that this is your shield of white, magickal light from Spirit. That’s it, it’s as simple as that and it takes five minutes. Know and trust that nothing can penetrate this beautiful white, protective light, no matter how low the energies may be. This is the key.

You can shield using sigils, or any of the four elements along with Spirit. You can shield with help of your spiritual teams, deity or archangels. There are many ways to do so, and if you feel intuitively inclined to do it a certain way (such as using a pink or purple light instead, for an example) then do so. Always trust your inner guidance.

☽ Shielding Your Space ☾

It’s just as important to shield your home and most importantly your space to protect from a variety of things, whether it’s natural disasters (as long as physical precautions are taken as well). Altar and magickal tools shielding and is just as important as it ensures no lower energies cling themselves onto them either, which is another reason why it’s so important that they’re cleansed on a regular basis, and even consecrated. Cleansing your altar space works in the same way as we cleanse ourselves, which can be as simple as using shimmering white light again to infuse these items with your intention of course, and smudging them (and yourself while you’re at it!), before consecrating them to be used for a specific task. I suggest cleansing and consecrating your tools and altar first, then shielding them and then yourself before doing any magickal work.

☽ Grounding Yourself ☾

Again, there are many ways to ground yourself as there are shielding. Eating and drinking are the easiest as long as the foods are as close to the earth as possible. Don’t reach for the Doritos. Instead make yourself an organic potato stew with carrots and as many other root vegetables as you please. Drink organic coffee or tea, as the beans and leaves come directly from the ground and are hardly ever processed in every which way. Even dabbing a bit of salt on your tongue works as a natural, physical way to ground.

Another way to ground is to sit comfortably, breathe deeply and consciously again until you are centered, and then imagining yourself “rooting” into the earth; your body sinking against the dirt (all in your mind’s eye, unless you can actually sit upon the earth if you live in a place with good weather!), and your feet becoming likes roots of a tree, going down further and further towards the core of the earth until you can plug yourself into it, breathing in and out, earth’s grounding energy.

Another visualization to ground is again, sitting comfortably, breathing consciously and deeply until you’re centered and imagining yourself lying in a flowing river, the golden-white water pouring through your energetic field and flowing away any energetical residue, which can be seen as twigs, leaves, or debris of any kind. See the water carrying these things away from you until they are gone and you are clear.

Of course there are many other ways to shield and ground, these are just a few. It’s all a matter of doing a bit of research and discovering different methods that may grow to be your favorite. There are also plenty of guided YouTube meditations to help with shielding and grounding. Please inbox me for links on either.

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Protection Spell For a Friend or Partner

What you will need: - Sigil meaning (pronoun) is protected - A white candle - As many pieces of amethyst it needs to surround a candle (I used 6) - Small jar or somewhere to place the sigil

Steps: 1. Set up and light candle 2. Set amethyst around the candle in a circle 3. Once the candle is lit and the amethyst is set, begin to make the sigil. 4. As the sigil is made say, either in your mind or out loud, “(Name or pronoun) is safe under my protection even while (pronoun) is away. I will keep (pronoun) safe with this spell. (Name) is safe.” 5. Once all is finished, place the sigil somewhere for safekeeping and then clean up.

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Simple ideas for a grimoire for the beginner witch:

Basics:

* Protection sigil

* Wiccan rede

* 13 goals of a witch

* Short history on witchcraft or key events

* Pentacle/ pentagram and meanings

Simple things you might need to know:

* Casting a circle (and closing it)

* Grounding and cantering

* Cleansing

* Consecration

* Meditation

Correspondences:

* Herbs

* Flowers

* Colours

* Trees

* Crystals

* Tools

* Food

* Water

Elements ( a page or so per one and here are some things you can write about):

* Correspondences

* Direction

* The way people with this energy tend to be

* Movement

* Spells it is good for

Divination:

* Methods of doing it

* Research on history

* Deeper look into things that reoccur (certain cards or runes etc)

Time and space:

* phases of the moon and meanings

* Zodiac dates

* Spells a zodiac is good for

* Magick to do on certain days of the week

* Magick to do at times of the day

Sabbats (list of things to write about for each sabbat):

* correspondences

* History

* List of activities

* Rituals

* Deities that are important at this time

* Dates

Deities:

* Research the types (roman, Norse, Greek etc)

* Research into deities you are pulled toward ( correspondences, history and other things can be included on each deity)

* Prayers for a deit

Of course you can also include spells

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I’m gonna end the list here cause there are just so many things you can say in your grimoire/BOS.

This is by no means all the things you can write about and if you are heavily attracted to crystals then you will write about them more or if you want to write more about tarot then do that! :D

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-Yasmine

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A Witch Jar

This is actually my first time making one of these. I recently found myself in a situation in which I need some backup for the sake of myself and my family, including my pets’ safety. I performed a full cleansing of home and hearth alongside this one. I won’t go into details about its contents, but it has the standard salt, nails, thorns, protection herbs, etc. along with some of my own touches. Its construction involved a lot of spirit conversation, and I even enlisted the aid of the datura twins. They were more than happy to lend their noxious hand to this one. 

A couple of the active aspects include: Any harmful or ill-willed intent shall be drawn to the jar (by acting as a decoy) and shred to pieces, before being cleansed and dispersed. Another layer to the working regards harmful and degrading thoughts directed at myself and my family, and the intentional spreading of untruths. They will be sent back to the sender and take with it confusion, doubt, and unease whenever such an attempt is made again. And more… 

I left the remainder of the candle to burn down and melt into the lid wax to complete its creation. 

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The entire universe is made of energy, and your body is no exception.

Long before modern technology and science, ancient cultures knew that all living things carried a life force with them. They called the centers of energy that move inside of us, the 7 chakras. So what are the seven chakras?

Chakra is an old Sanskrit word that literally translates to wheel.

This is because the life force, or prana, that moves inside of you is spinning and rotating. This spinning energy has 7 centers in your body, starting at the base of your spine and moving all the way up to the top of your head.

In a healthy, balanced person, the 7 chakras provide exactly the right amount of energy to every part of your body, mind and spirit.

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Being a wife to an inmate, society’s “hated “

Being the wife of someone who the "normal" people hate would seem worse than it is to a lot of people that follow the society's view of how people should live. Especially when your husband was the top story on every news station from here to England. No, we don't get comments and hate mail but I do get to be told “he's using you,'' “ I cant believe your still staying with him”, “ your relationship is a joke”, I've heard it all. From every end of the rude scale from “ uh did you just say what I think you said?” All the way to “ what did u just say? I’ll knock your teeth out!” You’d be surprised with how mean people can be and it’s very sad that it’s not uncommon to be treated that way. Anyways.

All they know is what they twisted to make sound better of the news channels. They don’t know that there were good reasons and good intentions behind what lies they were hearing on tv. Even now almost two years later no one knows that he's really changed Alot since he was arrested. He just doesn't talk to know one anymore. But I saw him when he thought he lost me, I saw him when he had to face his actions and think about someone other than himself and how those actions affected them.. I saw everything. Every breakthrough, realization, smack to the face, every lesson he had to learn.I worried for 10days till I got to hear his voice and know he was ok.. 10 days all I knew was that he was in jail. All I knew was the lies they were feeding the world on the news .. "he was tased two times and swallowed a golf ball size baggie.” The lawyer called me and told me he was incoherent and couldn't lift his head!

This was the 4th time he had been on the news and the worst reputation it gave him. You must be wondering what in the world happened by now. Well July 25th 2018 me, him, and Sarah Wilson were couch hopping and living out of a car. I went to work and that afternoon no one showed up to get me. That day they got pulled on the way to pick me up and he started resisting. Why there were 5 cops in normal clothes on him off the bat I will never know. But Sarah never made it out of that stop alive. They claimed she got a 410 judge with bird shots loaded into it and put it in her mouth and pulled the trigger. While handcuffed behind her back.. she was 19 years old..

I can't tell you how many fights I got into with people defending him.. I have done it every time I had to since I was 14 and I will continue to defend him until I take my last breath.

Now you get it dont you. You may even remember the story on tv. It was world wide.

Since the day we got back tougher..September 20th 2017 till today Jan 10, 2020 he has home 4 months and 2 of those months he was off in a bipolar mental break doing God knows what. Deep down he had a plan and he knew what he was doing.

He had this plan to make a lot of cash fast to get us a home and out of my mom's house. It's just didn't work. So here I am. Being a prison wife sucks. Being in love with the one inmate whose prescribed the highest dose of many different meds they can legally give someone is harder. It's more than loving him I don't know how in the hell I got lucky enough to meet the one person in this Galaxy that was made to complete me.. but I did.. and I got to meet him when I was 12. It's so much more than first love, soulmates whatever you can try to label it.. It's so much more than soulmates in fact.

But even tho he's my person and I'm his.. that don't change the fact that prison wife life isn't fun, it's lonely , depressing, frustrating, expensive, I get to look forward to visits on a TV screen or my phone screen , and 1-3 10 min phone calls a day. I have to deal with his attitude because he's not home and mad at himself for it and take it out on me, I have to deal with the opinions on life money and how to handle things without any help on the out comes of those opinions and when their are not followed I have to deal with the fighting.I got to handle the missed holidays and birthdays that he's all in his feelings about not being home for. I have the court dates to stress about and if more time is added and how much.. it's all me. I hustle phone money . I hustle up every penny for my phone. He's hardly gotten any cantine this time cause I don't have a job. So the theory of him using me don't make sense.

Being a prison wife is total bullshit. You basically become this emotionless heartless empty shell. But during those phone calls and visit I feel alive again. Possibly even more than I did before. when he's home.... ITS MY BLISS. I could be in a cardboard box and be perfectly happy as long as he's by my side. If you ever hear us talk when the phone connects you'll heard us say Carbon atom it holds a special meaning to us. Everything in the world has at least one carbon atom in it .. so by saying carbon atom it means we are saying we love each other more than anything even the atom that is in everything. No one gets it and I don't care but he's my person and I can't give up on him he couldn't give up on me either. He's my everything. He's my other half.

We had our last and finally court date a few days ago. Between 2 city’s one causing the other to come after is in the first place. He got 5 years for Chesapeake 2 more left to go for them. And Va beach gave us a blessing, with 19 years over his head already form old charges we walked in there and fought told our side and with 4 probation violations and 2 felony drug charges and is severely bad record.. they gave him 2 years to starve AND RAN CONCURRENT. That’s a record for us they never do that and we left there with the judge and prosecutor in tears giving him words of encouragement and telling him that they don’t think that he’s a throw away case that he can make something out of what we have been thru. And we will. My baby will be home in 2 years and 4 months.

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I wasn’t aloud to be your mother . I had the role ripped out from under me. I was promised that i could have you back and then when it came time to hand you over like promised they refused! No one but me was supposed raise you. I hope you know that i never wanted to give you up sariah. I was tricked into. Thinking that state assistance wasn’t good enough for you and that I could get you back when i could provide basic needs for you. But here is the funny part you have been on my case for insurance and other assistance your whole life even tho thats what was used against me to get me to sign those papers . Ive fought and fought and fought this argument so MANY TIMES . It’s going to come down to you choosing or i will never have custody of you again. And i will never forgive them. I’m your mommy, even tho I didn’t get too raise you. I’m sorry

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Fire spellcraft

Recently i tried to work more with the fire element, so this post answers some basics questions for beginners or curious practicers like myself about how to deal with the element of fire.

Before to go:

beginner @rosemarymilkwitch​

fire witch starter pack @auricwitch

fire stuff @kendallscraft

fire in magick @la-petitefille

fire witchcraft : tools and associations  @themanicnami

Fire festivals: 

According to Druidry, Celtic magic and Gardnerian wicca there are 4 fire festivals: Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lammas/Lughnasadh. Here some links to find more informations about each one and more specifics spells or activities to practice.

Samhain @trippingpixies

Imbolc @witchtips

Beltane @recreationalwitchcraft

Lammas @herecomesthewitch 

january fire ritual @witchoncampus

bonefire magick ritual for samhain @thepaintedwitch

tips @witchoncampus

About candles:

sabbat candle colors @wiccanbeings 

simple candle spell @grimoire101

candle reading @beginnerwitchybitch

color magick @yourlocal-faewitch / another candle color for spells and rituals @strangeoccult666 @theplantwitch

reading candles for yes or no questions @raindrops-and-magick

Connecting to the element:

fire grounding @orriculum

calling the elements @naturestrexsures

beginner fire connection @sons-of-the-craft

elemental correspondence @stormwaterwitch

fire elements correspondences @thewitchesvoice

Connecting to…Dragons:

This is not a masterpost about draconic magick (hum…maybe later). Want to know more ? Take a little time to read this post about draconic magick by @magickalwitchling.

“i’m open to dragonic magick” @sugarandspells

an introducing to dragon’s blood @blindwyrm​

dragon’s banishing breath @chaoticirce

fire dragon associations @nightkunoichi a very interesting blog about draconic witchcraft

dragon’s hoard @nightkunoichi

dragon’s heart glamour @theearthygrimoire

dragon tarot spread @otherworldly-witch

dragons and their gems @lavenderwateressence

Sun workship:

solar connection @healing-sun-witch

solar candles @arcandemy

sun positivity @chaosandstars at the end of winter to welcome the new season

sun spell to light your way @theladymorganlefay

sun salts @healing-sun-witch this blog is just amazing, with a ton of spells related to the sun, i just renoted some of them here but there are more to discover !

fire & sun witch bottle @healing-sun-witch

sun positivity, happiness and protection spell jar @healing-sun-witch

sun candle spell @la-petitefille

“cloak of the sun” @sunshinewix  

sun kissed jar spell @sea-sor-ceress

Fire inside: 

invoque fire within you  @olliethepants​

the best defense is a godd offence @olliethepants​

“i’m damn hot” fire charm @themanicnami

phoenix rebirth spell @phoenix-brevitas-yt

energize yourself @lightofmars

fire spell for strength @theladymorganlefay

breath fire @themagpiesmusings

endure spell @themanicnami

‘fire rose” healing and protection spell @lightofmars

fire protection spell inspired by anime @orriculum

“fire dust” healing and easing emotional pain @lightofmars

fire oil @lepuslunamgrimoire

fire-spirit spell for creativity @faeryqueenwitch 

banishing negativity @themetastation

spark spell potion @aphroditiful​ focus and motivation

first steps to pyrokinesis @theglamourwitch

fire witch self care tips @la-petitefille

“feel the burn” curse jar @lotuseatingwitch

fire salt skyrim inspired @lunaesteria

With crystals and stones:

essential crystals post @my-witchinghour

sun crystals and how to use them @healing-sun-witch

divination spell @themanicnami

bloodstone @occulteaism

carnelian sachet @healing-sun-witch 

amber @occulteaism

morning ray of sunshine crystal grid @prana-mudra.tumblr

citrine @witchtinguette

Tarot:

tarot tips: the 4 elements @backtoethereality

spread for beltane @tarot-dreams

fuel your fire tarot spread @chimeracraftstudios

my life is a hot garbage fire @ravenmagill 

“what’s up Apollo ?” @sunwtch

With sigils:

Brighid @dreamy-kat 

sun and moon sigils @borboranoir 

phoenix sigil @borboranoir

fire sigil @borboranoir

fire sigil @onesigiladay

i’m connected to the element of fire @onesigiladay

elemental servitor @sigilseer

sigil of the firebird @sigilseer

Others:

white fire @whitesnakeprophecies

magical properties of incense @phynxrizng

Thanks to contributors! And if you don’t agree to this use, tell me and i will removed you of the post.

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🌱Earth Fairies🌱

Remember playing in the mud as a kid, maybe making mud pies or getting covered in it, and feeling happy to squish it between your fingers and toes? Fairies of the Earth are at work underfoot, they’re the entities that govern the turn of the soil, helping the insects and worms that keep soil aerated and healthy. They encourage seeds, helping them germinate, and then coax the roots, urging them to have bold confidence to claim the soil for themselves. Earth Fairies are stocky with dark green,clay red, or brown hues. They have wings that resemble beetles shiny wings.They’re dense in appearance rather than holographic. They’ll brush against your ankles as you walk, playfully tugging at you through the mud or pricking your bare feet with tiny sticks or thorns, just out of rambunctiousness. They are seen best in the gloaming light at the end of day, as they like to catch a glimpse of the Residential Fairy Queen who passes at twilight.

🌱 How Earth Fairies Help Us 🌱

Earth fairies know that we come from dust and shall return to it, and that all living things on Earth eventually break down into the soil, in one form or another. While we are alive, the Fairies of the Earth long to claim us as the Earth’s gravity and magnetic pull show us that our place is naturally the ground we walk on. They help us understand intrinsically that we thrive from the root up, and need a foundational base in which to grow truly strong. The electrons and healthy bacteria emitted through the earth have great health benefits to us, shifting our moods and regulating bodily organs. Children instinctively run outside barefoot, and adults should too! (always making sure its safe and there’s nothing harmful that can prick your feet). Earth Fairies want us to be and feel grounded, to receive the gifts from the core of the Earth into our own core, and their mission is to give us reason to stabilize our lives through real depth; they want us to take root and know we belong.

🌱How To Connect With Earth Fairies🌱

Go outside as often as you can and walk barefoot. Try to get your feet against the actual ground, and simply feel yourself there, your weight sinking in or being fully supported by it. Earth Fairies will be present as you are infused with pure energy in the form of electrons, receiving and connecting with the biological rhythms of your planet. And don’t be shy about digging, rending to gardens, and reaching with bare hands into the earth. You may not be making mud pies or sand castles anymore, but there are great benefits of getting dirty and standing upon or getting into the rich soil.

Always Be Careful!~

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Empath Masterpost

What is an empath?

Empaths are extremely emotionally sensitive individuals. This means that they literally feel and absorb the emotional energy of others. 

I think I’m an empath- how do I know for sure?

Some signs that you may be an empath include (but are not limited to):

People often criticize you for being “too sensitive”

You get hit with random emotions during or after being around other people

You can often sense how others are feeling, because you feel it too

Negativity and discourse are unbearable for you

You have a low pain tolerance 

You feel your surroundings much more intensely 

You are highly intuitive and can often “feel” the solution to a problem

You can feel general energy wherever you go- in a negative place with negative people, the air may feel heavy and thick, like fog. Positive energy may feel like warm sunbeams cascading around you

When others cry, you can’t stop your own tears. When others laugh, it’s infectious for you.

You feel drained after being around negative people for extended periods of time

Okay, I’m an empath for sure. What does this mean for me?

Empaths are naturally very compassionate and considerate individuals, which means that they can benefit from careers such as therapy, social work, addictions counselling, and other jobs that involve empathetic traits. In addition, empaths are notorious for being excellent at divination. Their intuition leads them to feel what is right, and wrong. However, being an empath also comes with downsides, such as energy vampires. 

Wait, energy vampires? What does that mean?

These are people (or other beings) that feed off of an empath’s emotional energy. They latch onto you and consistently drain you of positive energy, leaving you feeling empty and negative. They are often manipulative and malicious, however, sometimes they do not intend to harm you. For example, your friend may be going through a super rough time, and you want to support them, but they keep dumping their problems on you, and sucking out your own emotional energy. 

How do I know if someone is an energy vampire?

Some signs that you may be dealing with an energy vampire include (but are not limited to): 

They are self centered

They have a “poor me” complex

You feel uneasy, tired, afraid or sad around them

They take advantage of your compassion through guilt-tripping

Your stomach churns at the thought of being around them

They are overly dramatic

They are abusive towards you

They lean on you constantly, as if you are a crutch

You feel physically sick, anxious, angry and/or depressed after spending time with them

How can I protect myself? 

Cut energy vampires out of your life, if you can. If you can’t, there are other ways to protect yourself (below)

Leave me alone spell

Invisibility glamour

Recharge your energy by taking a walk in nature, holding your crystals, taking a nap- anything that helps you feel better

Have a talk with the vampire- tell them that they need to back off. It is tough to do this, but if you have no other choice, it could help you out.

Practice self care and self love

State positive affirmations- “I am positive”, “I am safe”, “I am protected from negative energy”

Meditate! It is a great way to recharge and gain insight on the issue

Crystals for empaths

Obsidian- to protect and ward negativity

Onyx- to ground, center and cleanse

Malachite- to absorb and release negative energy

Black tourmaline- to banish and bind negativity

Amethyst- to feel calm and safe

Citrine- to invite positive energy into your life

Rose quartz- to amplify good feelings and promote self love

Herbs for empaths

Dandelion- to cleanse the body of repressed negative emotions

Sage- to banish and ward negative energy from your life

Lavender- to restore peace and quiet on a physical, mental, spiritual and emotional level

Hawthorn berry- to shield and protect the self and promote love

Olive- to recharge the body and lessen spiritual fatigue

TL;DR: Being an empath comes with many benefits, but empaths must protect themselves from negative energy, and take time to recharge.