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lokilysolbitch · 11 months

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spellcrafting tipz for people who dont know how to make spells

this is just a basic basic general explanation because when i started and everyone was like "put ur ingredients in the jar" id be like "but why is it in a jar??? why are we sealing it?????? how come sometimes the spell is in Not A Jar??????"

so basically from my understanding it is symbolic. you probably know how an herb symbolises a certain property. that extends to what the herb is in. where the herb is placed. etc.

and god i wish when people preach learning herb and color correspondences, they also added to learn correspondences to things like jars, candles, even directions and other common spell ingredients.

but heres a tip that you can apply to any spells you make on your own, especially if you are good with tarot. so we know with tarot's suits, air corresponds to intellect and wisdom, water to intuition and emotions, fire to passion and creativity, and earth to money and the physical realm in general. also fire is usually associated with quickness and earth with slower work. (it also means long hard work to me)

so to come up with a base of a spell idea, you can combine some herbs with a certain element. so if you wanted some peace in your physical life, maybe you could use earth and lavender together. you could bury lavender near your home to symbolise peace in your house. or combine lavender and soil in a small jar/container to carry grounded and long lasting peace with you.

what if you wanted emotional peace? lavender in a bowl of water. maybe you could wash your face or hair with it to symbolise mental peace (for calming things like overthinking) or drink lavender tea for bodily peace (for calming things like physical tenseness).

this is how you can layered spells, so instead of putting this herb for peace, this other herb for also peace, your spell becomes this herb for peace, this herb for how fast i want it, this other ingredient for where i want it, this other one for what i want it to manifest etc etc

and you also dont need to just use things you can find verified correspondences for. witches x years ago did not know what a beyblade was. there are no sources for how to use a beyblade in a spell. so use your brain and personal experience. beyblades are fast, armoured, and have a short burst of energy before they fall over. maybe you need a quick push or burst of inspiration. get a beyblade, make it represent you in some way (you could mark it with sharpie, put a sticker on it, maybe just name it after yourself, etc) clear its path and let it rip. maybe let it spin on your desk for academic inspiration, on the kitchen counter to inspire you to make dinner, or in a room you need to clean to put you in a cleaning frenzy for a minute.

it works kind of like analogies. i also feel that adding specificity in how you conduct your working could create less of a need to basically play word chess with the universe to get the exact results you want when you create chants and such. and this is important to me because i hate speaking. who says the universe needs to speak a human language with me. we will simply communicate in vibes and symbolism.

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bookishblogging · 2 years

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Casting A Circle ⭐️

Howdy! Your friendly neighborhood witch here, back with another beginner witch post! You may or may not have heard of the term “casting a circle”- what this means is to basically create a barrier to temporarily protect yourself from negative/unwanted energy. This is pretty similar to other types of protection, so take a look at my protection post if you’re interested :))

You may want to cast a circle for a number of reasons, but I mainly think of casting a circle as temporary! You may want to do this to protect yourself and your space while you are doing spell-work, while you’re focusing on yourself (ex: grounding, meditation, etc), divination, the list is endless. While you CAN cast a circle whenever you feel the need, you don’t NEED to cast a circle in order to do something ie: cast a spell, commune with your deities, etc.

How To Prepare

There are many ways to cast a circle, so take this with a grain of salt. Witchcraft is all up to interpretation.

Find the area that you want to cast your circle

CLEAN

Both physically and metaphysically...you want your space clean. If you need help thinking about how to spiritually clean your space, head on over to my cleansing post

Set Up

Get everything you are gonna want after you cast your circle, and put it in the center of the “circle”

You don’t wanna leave the circle after you cast it so make sure to grab any supplies for spells, divination, etc- just whatever you plan on doing while you have your circle cast

Now it’s time to actually cast the circle! There are many ways to do this, so I’m gonna outline a few.

The Elements

You can cast a circle by invoking the elements and placing them at the four cardinal directions (Earth = North, Air = East, Fire = South, Water = West)

For fire 🔥: You can use whatever candles you would like, or electric candles if live in a dorm/can’t have an open flame (if you’re casting this circle outside, PLEASE be aware of any burn bans in your area!). If you’re doing a spell, you can even choose a candle with a certain color correspondence to the spell you’re doing!

For water 💧: I recommend using some sort of charged water, ie: sun or moon water. I’ve seen some people using diluted essential oils with correlation to whatever they are doing in the circle, so you can be creative with it!

For earth 🌎: You can use quite literally anything that represents the earth here. Crystals, salt, dirt, herbs, anything.

For air 💨: Incense or steam work well. I live in a dorm so I can’t use incense (I also hate the scent so I never use it) SO what I do to get around that is just using my essential oil diffuser...it’s not exactly steam but it gets the job done.

You will be placing these items with intent at their specific spots, and basically that’s all there is to it when casting a circle with the elements

To actually finish creating your circle, start in the East (by your air representation) and walk clockwise completely around the circle. You can do this a few times (don’t get dizzy lol) until you can “envision” a circle

When you’re done and ready to break your circle, do the same as above but walk counterclockwise the same number of times you walked around the circle to create it

Salt

Another method to cast a circle is by using good-old fashioned salt :)

Use salt (or something similar, eggshells, herbs, etc) to create a circle, clockwise. When you are creating this physical circle, imagine the metaphysical properties of the circle (protection, safety, etc)

When you’re done, break the circle physically, and then clean and dispose of your salt

Use A Cord

Similar to the salt method, you can use a cord/rope/string or something similar to create a large circle, and give it a good knot tying the two ends together. Whenever you do this, be sure to envision the circle protecting you and serving its intended purpose.

DO A COMBO

Similar to both methods above, you can also just make a circle out of whatever floats your boat. Rocks, leaves, branches, dirt, WHATEVER as long as it’s practical, safe, and you are putting intention behind your casting.

I usually do this (i like the rocks) and then I invoke the elements by putting their item of representation in their respective places and INVOKING THEM

“I call upon the elements of the East, guardians of the wind, protect this circle! I call upon the elements of the South, guardians of fire, protect this circle! I call upon the elements of the West, guardians of water, protect this circle! I call upon the elements of the North, guardians of the earth, protect this circle!”

Doesn't have to be that exact phrasing but something along those lines

I then like to walk around the circle and be like “yo, the circle is created”

If you’re invoking guardians/elements/etc, be sure to thank them for their protection while you are breaking your circle.

After I break the circle i am like “yo, the circle is broken” and then go about my merry day.

I hope this helped you get a grasp on casting a circle! Again, there are many ways to do this so be sure to check out these other resources to see what fits your practice best!

Simple Circle Casting

Advanced Circle Casting

Circle Casting 101

If you have any questions feel free to DM me! Remember you are loved, you are important, and you are going to do great things. Have a great day! 💕

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