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Water Scrying Basics

Scrying is a method of divination, done by gazing into a reflective surface such as wax, clouds, mirrors, water, oil, fire, or smoke. Here, I’m going to explain the basics of water scrying.

You will need a bowl, water, a candle, and a lighter or matches.

Begin by filling your bowl with water, and lighting your candles.

Next, get into a meditative state. Breath in, and out. Concentrate on your breathing, relax, and let go of any fears, worries, or misconceptions. This should last about 5-10 minutes. Now stare into the water, and don’t focus too hard, you should be relaxed. See if any objects appear to you. If not, also pay attention to where your mind wanders. The key is to not be thinking “I need to focus on the water. I don’t see anything. Come on, there has to be something!” You should allow your mind to wander, as this is often what gives the most accurate readings. If you have a specific question or issue in mind, keep that at the forefront as you gaze. Eventually a word, image or even entire scene may play out before you. This is normal. Once you “feel” that your scrying session is over, you may like to ruminate on the words, images or scenes that were presented to you. What were they trying to reveal? Sometimes you’ll be able to immediately understand the nature of the visions presented to you, but not always. Look out for symbolism, analogy and metaphor. 

Good luck!

~Advicewitch Kween

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Homemade Altar Cleansing Wipes

Great at cleaning up incense ash, spilled oil from annoying that last candle, or just giving your altar some TLC if you haven’t had much time to practice at it lately.

You will need:

🍋 Mixing bowl, spoon, and sharp knife

🍋 1 roll strong paper towel

🍋 A large mouth container

🍋 1 cup water

🍋 ½ cup white vinegar

🍋 ¼ cup rubbing alcohol

🍋 2 tbsp lemon scented dish soap

🍋 Lemon essential oil

🍋 Rosemary essential oil

Optional: Sharpie, clear quartz, silk plants, hot glue gun, or other decorative supplies.

First, saw your paper towel in half. Remove the cardboard tube from the middle, pulling it through to the top to create a “wipe dispenser.” Stuff the half roll into your container. Next, mix all your wet ingredients together, using 5 drops each of rosemary and lemon essential oil. Pour this mix into your container over your paper towels, and you’re done! I also put 4 small clear quartz chips into the jar in each corner to amplify the cleansing energy of the lemon and rosemary.

From here, you can decorate your container! I drew a cleansing sigil on the lid, fixing a clear quartz point to the center so that I can charge it from time to time. (The black moon is a perfect time for that!)

If they dry out, just add a little more water. Also, if you moisten a wipe and heat it for 10 seconds in the microwave, it can help soften wax spills!!

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How to Create Spells

☆~Spellcraft for Beginners~☆

Since magic is such a personal and individualized practice, you may find that your best spells will be ones you’ve written and performed yourself. This may sound complicated, but it’s only as simple (or ornate) as you’d like to make it.

Step 1.

Start by getting a clear idea of your goal and get a mental image of what that will look like (ex, for a happiness, you would want a clear vision of yourself being happy going about your daily activities). This is arguably the most important part; you can’t have a successful spell if you don’t know what it means for it to be a success. Meditate on it, describe it in detail, but don’t begin anything until you have a firm idea in your head.

Step 2.

After this, decide what type of spell you want to create. A candle spell for a quick result, or something to carry for long-term use? Do you want it to be simple, like more general happiness in your life, or more in depth, like to earn a specific job position by the end of the month? Try to oriente your spell to be themed to your goal.

Here are a couple popular methods to get you started:

🔮 Candle Spells

- Small candle = quick results, short term, but only a small burst of power

- Medium candles = burned over a few sessions, gives the spell length, effects last longer, but typically slows down the appearance of immediate results

- Large candles = burned in sessions over weeks or months, contains much more power, lasts much longer, but can take the most time before results are seen

🔮 Sachets, Charms, Enchanted Jewelry

- Sachets, herb pillows, etc. are quick to make and are designed for a slow release of magic over time

- Charms usually have an inherently magical function making it unnecessary to charge them, but while they last the longest, they are usually not as powerful as other spells

- Enchanting jewelry or tokens mimics a charm, which makes them easy to disguise and mundane objects with secret magical functions, but they must be periodically recharged to retain their magic

🔮 Cord/Knot Magic

- String/cord is an excellent symbol for many things, making it an ideal representation. For example, in a binding, you could tie a black string around a doll or poppet to symbolize the magic “tying them up”. You can also tie it to yourself and a symbol of someone else to link you two, or tie it and cut it to break a bond with someone.

- Knots are excellent tools for storing magic and energy until it is time to be released. This way, you could put a spell (like a spell for money) into the cord and tie a knot, and then later, when you need that money, you can untie the knot to release the magic of the spell.

🔮 Verbal/Written Spells

- Verbal power can be the strongest method of channeling, your voice and your words are sacred and can be used to summon a lot of your power. Chanting, singing, performing poetry, reading spells aloud, or simply speaking your intent in a commanding way can be a spell all it’s own. You may feel shy at first, but many witches over time develop what can be called their “Summoner’s Voice” which is a very serious, powerful manner of speaking that you only use to cast magic, which makes it uniquely powerful.

- Written spells are just as powerful, because it is still using words and language, which contain the natural power of change. Writing out a spell, poem, song, affirmation (ex, “I am healthy”), prayer, etc. can be a stand-alone spell as well. You can also sleep on your writing, place magical items on the page, or especially burn it to release its magic.

Step 3.

Decide if you want to add anything to your spell to add energy to it. Performing only verbal spells can be very efficient, but it is also terribly exhausting as it draws entirely on your energy.

Spell ingredients are added so that some of the energy added comes from something other than you. Herbs, crystals, metals, etc. all vibrate with their own energy which, if added properly, can contribute to your spell and make it stronger/last longer/go into effect faster/etc.

To figure out if something will be beneficial to your spell, you can try to sense it’s vibrations or look up common associations. For example, if you are doing a love spell, you could look up and find that yarrow and rose quartz both commonly resonate with love, which would make both of them suitable for your spell.

Ideas for what to add to your spell to make it stronger:

🔮 Crystals are so popular in witchcraft because there are a lot of them vibrating with lots of different frequencies, giving you lots of options for what to use for your spell. Set them in designs, put them on top of your written spells or sigils, add them to spell bags, or even just hold them during your spell and carry them afterwards to help give your spell focus.

🔮 Herbs function like crystals, but unfortunately can’t be recharged as well. However, they pack more initial energy and typically have more specific associations (ex, whereas rose quartz may just resonate with love in general, an herb like black medic might be as specific as “love, but only between young adults which ends up leading more to separate self-discovery and individual growth than to holy matrimony”). The downside to herbs, as amazing as they are, is that they demand A LOT of studying to be used properly. Herbs can be very dangerous, especially when taken internally, and require as much attention, education, and caution as chemicals and medication. (For example, if someone you know has Crohn’s Disease, and you as the witch look up associations for stomach pain, arriving at chamomile to help soothe their stomach, they could end up in the ER with severe stomach cramps. Many herbs conflict with medications, especially antidepressants, sleep medication, and birth control, so read and study and above all TALK TO YOUR GODDAMNED DOCTOR IF YOU WANT TO GET ON HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS OR WANT TO INGEST HERBS AS PART OF YOUR PRACTICE.)

🔮 Insence that you associate with your goal, or if you don’t/can’t use fire, use scented water or oil warmers can add a great boost to the spell, and can be designated and lit continuously afterwards to keep energy going into the spell if it is long-term.

🔮 Oils (acting like concentrated versions of the herb) can be more potent than the dried plant. Use it as incense, to anoint yourself or your tools to give them a boost. (Use extreme caution, oil extracts can cause serious harm if you don’t research them first!)

🔮 Colors can be used to your advantage as well! Color assocations are very personal, however, so be sure to only use a color if it actually evokes the desired feelings out of you. For example, if you’re doing a spell for stress relief, and green relaxes you, use green candles, cloths, or crystals even if most spells would call for blue.

Step 4.

Choosing where and when to perform your spell can give more power to your spell. A spell for releasing emotional baggage would do well performed on the full moon, and a spell to become more beautiful would have the most help in spring. Some spells happen spontaneously, when you couldn’t care less what planet is in which house or what day of the week it is, and this is perfectly fine as well. Sometimes waiting too long to perform a spell can kill the momentum you had when writing it, but some spells need a lot of planning.

Some things you can consider:

- Moon phase

- Astrological calendar

- Days of the week

- Days of the month/year

- Time of year

- Holidays

- Time of day/night

- Personal anniversaries

- Weather

Time and date can have personal associations as well, so while some people associate fall with the end of a cycle, you may see it as the original beginning.

Again, your spells can be as simple or as complicated as you want. They don’t have to fit any template or style. This is just to get you started and to help you along when you’re first starting, but you’ll realise the more you practice that you do have your own style and method and associations, and that will lend your spells the basic power they would be nothing without~☆

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List of Greek Gods & Goddesses

THE OLYMPIANS - THE GODS & GODDESSES WHO RESIDE ON OLYMPUS

Zeus - King of the gods and mortals, king of the heavens who ruled over the clouds, winds, rain, thunder and lightning. God of law, order, justice, and divine witness to oaths. The eagle is his sacred animal.

Hera - Queen of the gods and mortals, protector of women, marriage, maternity, family, the sky and the stars of heaven. The peacock and cow are her sacred animals.

Poseidon - God of the calm and stormy seas, water, earthquakes, and horses.

Demeter - Goddess of growing and blooming plant life. Rules over agriculture, the harvest,the seasons, motherly relationships & the eleusinian mysteries. Pigs and snakes are her sacred animals.

Hades - God of the dead, ruler of the underworld and riches. His sacred animal is Cerberus, the three headed hound of the underworld.

Hestia - Goddess of the hearth fire, the home and domesticity. It is said she was the first to build a house.

Athena - Goddess of wisdom, war, generalship, battle strategy, invention, crafts, craftsmen, science, inspiration, reason and patron of Athens. Her sacred animal is the owl.

Hephaestus- God of fire, the forge, craftsmen, engineers, blacksmiths, metal, volcanoes, he fashioned the thunderbolts for Zeus.

Aphrodite - Goddess of love, sex, beauty, lust, desire, fertility, pleasure and sexuality. Her sacred animals are doves and swans.

Hermes - God of commerce, trade, profit, merchants, roads, travelers, athletes, dexterity, thieves, guardian of flocks, messenger of the gods. His sacred animals are the tortoise and hawk.

Ares - God of war, violence and bloodshed. His sacred animals are the boar and woodpecker,

Apollo - God of light, truth, music, poetry, healing, plague, prophecy, oracles, order and the protector of herds. His sacred animals are wolves, dolphins, ravens, crows and snakes. Twin brother of Artemis.

Artemis - Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, childbirth, protector of young, blooming nature, animals and maidens. Her sacred animals are deer, bears and hounds. Twin sister of Apollo.

Dionysus - God of wine, wine making, the grape harvest, viniculture, vegetation, ecstasy, ritual madness and theater. His sacred animals are leopards, panthers and tigers.

THE TITANS - THE FIRST GENERATION OF GODS

Aether - God of the upper air or sky.

Anchiale - Goddess who perhaps represented the warmth of fire.

Anytus - One of the younger Titans or Curetes. Anytus was an attendant of the goddess Demeter who fostered her Arcadian daughter Despoine.

Asteria -Goddess who presided over the night, stars and nocturnal prophecy. She was the mother of the goddess Hecate.After the fall of the Titans Asteria was pursued by Zeus and but leapt into the sea to escape him where she was transformed into the island of Delos. 

Astraeus - God of the stars, the winds, and the art of astrology. He was the father of the four directional winds and the five wandering stars (the Planets).

Atlas - God of astronomy and the revolution of the heavenly constellations. He was arrested by Zeus and condemned to bear the heavens upon his shoulders. Homer suggests he was later released from this torment and appointed guardian of the pillars of heaven.

Aura - Goddess of the breezes.

Clymene - Goddess of fame and renown. She was the wife of Iapetos and mother of Prometheus.

Coeus - God who presided over the axis of heaven in the north around which the constellations revolve. At the end of the Titan-War, he was confined by Zeus in the Tartarean pit. Coeus was sometimes described as leader of the Gigantes, who rebelled against Zeus. 

Crius - God of the heavenly constellations and the measure of the year. Associated with the constellation Aries. He was later cast into the Tartarean pit by Zeus. Crius was sometimes named as a leader of the Gigantes who rebelled against the rule of Zeus.  

Cronus - The King of the Titans, originally an agricultural god and a god of time. He led his brothers in the ambush and castration of their father Uranus, but was himself deposed and cast to tartarus from his own son Zeus. In one story he fled to Latium ( Rome ) and was worshiped as the god Saturn.

Curetes - A group of shield clashing Titan gods who came to the aid of Rhea to act as guardians of her son Zeus.

Dione - Prophetic goddess who presided over the Oracle at Dodona alongside Zeus.

Eos - The Goddess of the dawn. She was the mother of the wandering stars (that is, the planets) and the four directional winds by the Titan Astraeus.

Epimetheus - The Titan god of afterthought. He was appointed with the task of creating the beasts of the earth.

Eurybia- Goddess of the power of the sea.

Eurynome - Goddess of earth’s flowery meadows. She was the mother of the three lovely Graces by Zeus.

Hecate / Hekate - Goddess of the new moon, crossroads ( figuratively & literally ), protector of the home, childbirth, magic, spirits and potions. She supported Zeus in the Titan war and so retained all of her privileges. She was given dominion over all three realms: The Heavens, The Earth and Seas. Her sacred animals are dogs serpents, frogs, horses and black cats.

Helios - God of the sun. He rides across the sky in a chariot drawn by four fiery, winged steeds. He was an ally of Zeus in the Titan-War. The brother of Selene.

Hemera - Goddess of daylight.

Hyperion - Old god of light, and of the cycles of time measured by the lights of heaven – the sun, the moon and the dawn. Hyperion was one of the four brother Titans who held Uranus fast while Cronus castrated him with the sickle. At the end of the Titan War he was cast into the pit of Tartarus by Zeus.

Iapetos - God of mortality and the allotment of the mortal life-span. he was cast into the Tartarean pit by Zeus at the end of the Titan War.

Lelantos - The Titan god of the breezes of the air.

Leto - Goddess of motherhood, light, and womanly demure. She was the mother of the twin gods Apollo and Artemis by Zeus.

Melisseus- God of honey. He was one of the protectors of the infant Zeus. His daughters were the god’s nurses.

Menoitios - The God of violent anger and rash action as his name would suggest. Zeus blasted him into Erebus with a thunderbolt, where he became a bondsman of King Hades.

Metis - Goddess of good counsel.

Mnemosyne- Goddess of memory, words and language. She was the mother of the nine Muses by Zeus.

Nyx - Goddess of night.

Okeanos - God of the oceans.

Pallas - The Titan god of warcraft and the military campaign season. Some say Athena defeated him in battle and crafted her aegis-cape from his goatish skin.

Perses - God of destruction.

Phoebe - Goddess of intellect and prophetic goddess of the great Oracle of Delphi. She was the grandmother of the god Apollo and may have given him his prophetic gifts.

Phorcys - The old man of the sea.

Prometheus - God of forethought and the creator and benefactor of man.

Rhea - The Queen of the Titans and goddess of female fertility and the mountain wilds. She saved her son Zeus from his father Cronus by substituting the child for a stone wrapped in swaddling cloth. Her sacred animal is the lion.

Selene - Goddess of the moon. She rides across the sky in a silver chariot drawn by two white horses. Sister of Helios.

Styx - Goddess of oaths of allegiance and of the deadly, netherworld River Styx.

Tethys - Goddess of the sources of fresh-water. She was known as the great nurse of life and spawned the Rivers, Clouds and Springs.

Theia - Goddess of sight and the shining light of heaven (“aither”). She was the mother of Sun, Moon and Dawn.

Themis - Goddess of the natural order, divine law and tradition. By Zeus she was the mother of the Fates and of the Seasons, and had a seat by his side on Olympus as advisor.

MINOR GODS AND GODDESSES

Achelous - Oldest of the river gods.Son  of Oceanus and Tethys.

Acheron - A river god. Son of Oceanus and Tethys.

Adrestia - Goddess of the revolt and equilibrium between good and evil.

Aeolus - God of the four winds.

Afer - the south-west wind.

Agathodaemon - A spirit of vineyards and fields, providing luck, happiness and health.

Aidos - Goddess of modesty, shame, reverence and respect. A companion of Nemesis.

Alethia - Goddess of truth.

Alpheius - River god of Elis. He pursued the numpty Arethusa until she was changed into a spring by Artemis.

Amphitrite - Goddess of the sea. Wife of Poseidon.

Anteros  - god of passion, mutual love and tenderness. Son of Aphrodite and Ares.

Arte - Goddess of virtue.

Aristaeus - Protector of beekeepers.

Asclepius - God of healing and medicine. Son of Apollo. He was struck down and killed by Zeus for bringing the dead back to life. He became the constellation Ophiuchus.

Asopus - A river god.

Asterion - A river god. Judged the contest between Hera and Poseidon for the patronage of Argos.

Astraea - Goddess of justice.

Ate - Goddess of evil, mischief and moral blindness.

Boreas - God of the north wind.

Caerus - God of opportunities and favorable moments.

Calliope - Muse of epic poetry, telling of heroes and their deeds; was often portrayed with Homer.

Cephisus- A river god.Father of Narcissus.

Cer - Goddess of violent death.

Charis - Goddess of delight.

Chloris - Goddess of flowers.

Clio - Muse of History.

Corus - God of the north-western wind.

Crimisus - A river god. Son of Oceanus and Tethys.

Cybele - Anatonian mother goddess who was closely associated with Rhea and Gaia.

Deimos- God of terror. Son of Ares and Aphrodite.

Dike - Goddess of justice and the spirit of moral order and fair judgement

Doris - A sea goddess. Daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.

Dysnomia - The spirit of lawlessness.

Dysis - Goddess of the sunset

Eirene - Goddess of peace.

Elpis- Personification of hope.

Enyo- Goddess of war.

Eosphorus - God of the morning star.

Erato - Muse of love lyrics and bridal songs.

Eris - Goddess of discord and strife.

Eros -  Winged god of love. Son of Ares and Aphrodite. His gold tipped arrows caused god and mortal alike to fall in love.

Eunomia - Goddess of lawfulness and good order.

Euphrosyne - Goddess of joy and festivities.

Eurus - God of the south-east wind.

Euterpe - Muse of lyric poetry.

Gaea - Personified goddess of the Earth. Mother of the titans and wife of Uranus.

Granicus- A river god. Granicus was a river of Ida near Troy.

Harmonia -  Goddess of harmony and concord. Daughter of Ares and Aphrodite.

Hebe - Goddess of youth.

Hermaphroditus - Deity of hermaphrodites, unions, androgyny, marriage, sexuality and fertility.

Hesperia - Goddess of dusk.

Hesperus - God of the evening star.

Himerus- God of desire. An attendant of Eros.

Horae - Goddesses who personified the passages of time.

Horcus - The personification of the curse that would befall upon any person that broke an oath they had taken.

Hygieia- Goddess of health.

Hymen - A god of marriage and the wedding feast.

Hypnos - God of sleep. Father of Morpheus and the dreams.

Iaso- Goddess of healing.

Limos- Goddess of starvation and famine.

Iris - Goddess of rainbows and messenger of Hera.

Kakia - Goddess of vice.

Ktesios- Spirit who guarded storerooms.

Melicertes- God of ports and harbours.

Melpomene- Muse of tragedy.

Morpheus - god of dreams.

Nemesis- Goddess of revenge and retribution.

Nike - Goddess of victory. A constant companion of Athena.

Nile - was the River-God of Aigyptos (Egypt) in North Africa.

Notus - God of the south wind.

Pan - God of nature, the wild, shepherds, flocks, beekeepers, goats, of mountain wilds, and is often associated with sexuality.

Peitho- Goddess of persuasion

Persephone - Queen of the underworld. Wife of Hades and daughter of Demeter.She was seen as the personification of spring.

Phantasos- God of surreal dreams.

Pheme- Goddess of rumour and report.

Phobetor - God of nightmares.

Phobos - God of fear and terror.

Phosphorus - God of the morning star.

Phyllis - God of escape.

Plutus - God of riches and wealth. Son of Demeter. Blinded by Zeus so he might favour both righteous and irreverent people indiscriminately.

Ponos - God of hard labor and toil.

Praxidice- Goddess of enterprises, evil deeds and their punishment.

Priapus - God of fertility, vegetables, nature, livestock, fruit, beekeeping, sex, genitals, masculinity and gardens.

Proteus - The old man of the sea. An ancient sea god, he had the power to change his shape and the gift of prophecy.

Psyche - Goddess of the soul.

Satyrs- Half-human woodland spirits, with the legs and feet of goats. Followers of Pan and Dionysus. They had hairy bodies with short horns on their foreheads. Older Satyrs were called Sileni.

Telesphorus- God of convalescence.

Terpsichore - Muse of the dance.

Thalia - Muse of comedy.

Thanatos- Personification of death.

Triptolemus - One of the original priests of Demeter, one of the first men to learn the secret rites and mysteries of Eleusinian Mysteries. When he died he was defied as the god who presided over the sowing of grain-seed and the milling of wheat.

Triton - The messenger of the sea. Son of Poseidon and Amphitrite.

Tyche - Goddess of fortune and luck.

Urania - Muse of astronomy.

Uranus - The first sky god. Husband of Gaea and father of the titans.

Zephyrus- God of the west wind.

The Seasons / Hours / Nymphs / Charities / Morai :

THE FOUR SEASONS:

Eiar (Spring)

Theros (Summer)

Phthinoporon (Autumn)

Cheimon (Winter)

THE TWELVE HOURS:

Auge, first light (initially not part of the set),

Anatolê or Anatolia, sunrise,

Mousikê or Musica, the morning hour of music and study,

Gymnastikê, Gymnastica or Gymnasia, the morning hour of education, training, gymnastics/exercise,

Nymphê or Nympha, the morning hour of ablutions (bathing, washing),

Mesembria, noon,

Sponde, libations poured after lunch,

Elete, prayer, the first of the afternoon work hours,

Aktê, Acte or Cypris, eating and pleasure, the second of the afternoon work hours,

Hesperis, end of the afternoon work hours, start of evening,

Dysis, sunset,

Arktos or Arctus, night sky, constellation (initially not part of the set).

THE NYMPHS:

- Minor female deities who represented different elements of nature:

Oceanids (nymphs of the ocean),

Nereids (sea- nymphs),

Dryads and Hamad Dryads ( nymphs of ash trees)

Oreads (Mountain Nymphs),

Epipotamides (river nymphs),

Naiads (nymphs of brooks, lakes and springs),

Crenids (nymphs of springs),

Limnades (nymphs of lakes, marshes and swamps),

Nyseides ( bacchant nymphs),

Potameides ( nymphs of fountains, lakes rivers, and springs),

Limoniades ( nymphs of meadows of flowers) ,

Napaeae ( nymphs of glens).

THE CHARITIES:

- The three goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility.

Aglaea- Splendor

Euphrosyne- Mirth

Thalia - Good Cheer

THE MORAI / THREE FATES -

-The three goddess who controlled the thread of life of every mortal from birth to death.

Clotho spun the “thread” of human fate.

Lachesis dispensed it.

Atropos cut the thread (thus determining the individual’s moment of death).

 - - - > For a list of the Roman Gods Click Here

SOURCES: theoi.com / wikipedia.com / “Who’s Who of Greek and Roman Mythology” by David Kravitz

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Recipe for success

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Already have my spells for this wonderful night

THE SUPER BLUE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE/BLOOD MOON 2018

As many of you may know, this is a special month! On January 31st we will experience a blue supermoon which will reach a total lunar eclipse/blood moon. Here are some aspects you can work with during this upcoming rarity:

Protection

Strength

Beginnings of Positivity

Endings of Negativity

Overcoming Addiction

Healing

Ultimate Power

Spirit Work

Heightened Sensitivity 

Psychic Ability

Knowledge and Wisdom

Developing Magical Skills

Divination

Honoring Divinity

Water Magic

Hexes and Curses (If you so choose.)

TIPS

Lately, a few people seem to have latched onto the idea that it’s just plain dangerous to perform magic during a lunar eclipse, especially if you’re a “newbie.” There is absolutely no logical basis for this theory. If you’re worried enough about the state of your psyche that you believe it could be somehow damaged by doing magic during an eclipse, then you need to either (a) not do magic at all, or (b) learn how to ground, center and shield so you won’t self-sabotage any workings you do.

Some practitioners see the eclipse period–which is generally pretty short–as being the equivalent of an entire lunar cycle packed into one brief event. 

In some modern magical traditions, a lunar eclipse is considered a sort of metaphysical bonus round–in other words, any spellwork you do during this period is amplified and has a bit of extra power behind it. If you’ve been waiting around for a good time to do some serious spell work, this is it. Pick a goal that serves your or others in a big way. 

Looking for something a little different? Raise power during the supermoon by catching the light in a magnifying glass and charging the altar or spell elements with it.   

The supermoon creates an especially strong pull on the ocean tides, making it an ideal time to work with the element of water.

Perhaps your schedule doesn’t permit you to use this event at the height of its power. In that case, leave out some crystals or make some moon water to store the supermoon’s energy for later use.

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This is magickal

Okay but this is how bad 2017 was that I’m in my basement just now and a dandelion seed floats by and I’m like that’s weird, why is a dandelion seed floating right toward me in my basement where there’s no wind and in the middle of winter? And I let it fall onto my hand and stared at it for a moment before saying to it, “I’m a scientist and a very practical, down to earth person… but if you’re some kind of fairy, can you help me out, bro, and give me a better 2018?” Then I gently sent him on his way and wished him good luck. Keep your fingers crossed, people. XD

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Good thoughts

Witches Morning Routine

Ideas for a cozy witchy morning! Perfect for secretive witches ✨

Open your windows/curtains and say goodmorning to the sun or admire it and the earth

Write down any dreams you had if you wish to interpret them

Hold any of your crystals, tarot cards, etc to make them feel loved and to get any wonderful energy

If you have a safe space you may pull a tarot card or meditate

Close your eyes in front of a bookshelf, grab a book and open to a random page. Without looking, slide your finger to any spot on the page and read the sentence. Ponder the sentence and apply it to yourself (simple method of divination)

Read your horoscope for the day (there is plenty of apps and websites)

Water any plants or feed any animals in the house and give them some love

Go for a walk if time allows, clear your mind and breathe in fresh, clean energy to uplift you

Light a candle, using any colour/scent that will suit your day

If you drink coffee, add a dash of cinnamon to it or the grinds

If you drink tea, stir it clockwise to promote or counter clockwise to banish

Make breakfast and add special spices to it for certain things

Worship/leave an offering to a deity or perhaps earth itself

If you wear makeup, draw sigils with the foundation or wear a certain colour of lipstick/eyeshadow for its properties

Remind yourself that you are beautiful, and a badass witch ❤️

** I always accept spell requests **

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I am...

When Father created me

He summoned

All his Love,

All his light,

All his beauty,

All his intelligence,

All his mercy,

All his compassion,

All his wisdom,

All his empathy,

When completed he looked upon his creation

And he was displeased..

'Oh...THIS I did not mean... I have made a grave mistake'

He said to me,

'Daughter...

Your light is blinding,

Your beauty is bewitching,

Your intelligence is demeaning,

Your mercy is unjust,

Your compassion is a predilection,

Your wisdom is imprudent,

Your empathy is a vice___

Such a human I do not want,

I shall make no more such as you and you shall be hidden away for all eternity'

My mother, however, smiled at her daughter,

She took my hand and named me...

'Warrior Angel of Victory'

Kissed my cheek and sent me to Earth.

I am a miscalculation,

I am an aberration,

I am an anomaly,

I am a woman,

I am my Mothers pride.

by RubyHalo-RavenWing@deviantart.com

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