thewitchycryptid

[thewitchycryptid]

2022 Witch's Calendar

For all my witches out there, here's a handy list of the 2022 dates for the major holidays, full and new moons, and special events. I've listed my sources at the bottom. Dates and times for all events are calculated for Eastern Standard Time, USA, Northern Hemisphere. Adjust for your location as needed. Enjoy!

WOTY Holidays and Solstices

February 1-2 - Imbolc

March 20 - Spring Equinox / Ostara

May 1 - Beltane

June 21 - Summer Solstice / Midsummer

August 1 - Lughnasadh

September 22 - Autumn Equinox / Mabon

October 31 - Samhain

December 21 - Winter Solstice / Yule

Full Moons

January 17 - Wolf Moon ♋️

February 16 - Snow Moon ♌️

March 18 - Worm Moon ♍️

April 16 - Pink Moon ♎️

May 16 - Flower Moon ♏️

June 14 - Strawberry Moon ♐️

July 13 - Thunder Moon (aka Buck Moon) ♑️

August 11 - Sturgeon Moon ♒️

September 10 - Harvest Moon ♓️

October 9 - Hunter's Moon (aka Blood Moon) ♈️

November 8 - Frost Moon ♉️

December 7 - Cold Moon ♊️

Fun Fact: The title of Harvest Moon is given to either the September or October full moon, whichever falls closest to the autumn equinox. In 2022, that month will be September.

New Moons

January 2 ♑️

February 1 ♒️

March 2 ♓️

April 1 ♈️

April 30 ♉️

May 30 ♊️

June 29 ♋️

July 28 ♌️

August 27 ♍️

September 25 ♎️

October 25 ♏️

November 23 ♐️

December 23 ♑️

Special Events

April 30 - Black Moon & Partial Solar Eclipse (10:42pm EST)

May 16 - Total Lunar Eclipe (12:11am EST, coinciding with zenith)

June 14 - Supermoon

July 13 - Supermoon

October 25 - Partial Solar Eclipe (11:01am EST)

November 8 - Total Lunar Eclipse (5:59am EST, coinciding with zenith)

SOURCES:

Inverse - Full Moon 2022 calendar: Dates, times, schedule, and names for the brightest nights all year

Astroseek - Full Moons 2022 & New Moons

The Pagan Grimoire - The Wheel of the Year: The 8 Festivals in the Wiccan Calendar

[thewitchycryptid]

Astralling with ADHD, or How To Astral When You Can’t Meditate

alright, so this is something i’ve struggled with myself for years before finally finding a method that worked for me. and since this post is mainly aimed at my fellow ADHD peeps, i’m not gonna drone on for too long because i hate walls of text just as much as you, so let’s get right to it

here’s tips based on how i, after 5 years of meditative failure, finally reached the astral with my ADHD brain:

put on some wordless music, on headphones if you can. it doesn’t have to be special meditation music, anything you can loop seamlessly works. this will help to narrow your focus even just a little bit. (although, it works best if it’s not music you really love, bc then you might focus on that instead)

don’t try to quiet your mind. don’t try to think of nothing. don’t aim for the silence. it doesn’t work for us, and it’s not even the correct way of meditation but that’s another post entirely.

don’t stress over trying to imagine yourself going “down”, or floating, or whatever else guided meditations and astralling help posts might say. or i mean, do, but if you’re reading this post i assume that didn’t work for you already. it didn’t work for me. it never has.

now here’s the hot tip: actively think about the astral. let yourself have these thoughts. be excited. steer your excitement for reaching the astral and all the things you will do once you get there.

it’s fine. think about it! see it!! my personal stream of consciousness tends to be “omg the astral yass let’s do it let’s dive for it boys im READY here it comesss woot woot beep beep ASTRAL TIMEEEE” and the like. just keep that shit going for as long as you can.

the essence of this method is consciously hyperfocusing on the astral, until you basically eject yourself into it.

that’s it. that’s the post. you can stop reading here if you want.

believe it or not, for us with easily distractible restless ADHD brains, an active stream of consciousness is how we can find focus. it’s how we can “dive deep”. i don’t even worry about my breathing either bc i get excited super easily and my heart’s always going a million miles a minute, ESPECIALLY when i’m in the astral bc that shit is just exciting, period.

for me, the first time i tried this, i suddenly saw a key. i didn’t think of it, it just appeared, floating before me. i imagined myself picking it up and it… didn’t work. suddenly just imagining things wasn’t enough. i had to put conscious effort into reaching for it before i felt that i had it in my hands (and yes, the entire time my brain was going “oh shit, we pickin up the key oh damnn oh it’s in me hands now oh heck!!!” lmao).

once i did, just as before, completely unprompted, a door appeared before me, and boy oh boy did i fucking lunge for that shit, breathing totally out of whack, heart pounding, my mind screaming in excitement, but did i do it? did i get to the astral, finally, after so many years of thinking it was unreachable for me?

yeah, i fucking did. and you can as well. hyperfocus on it, let your wandering brain do all the wandering it wants, ENCOURAGE it to do so.

the results might just surprise you.

[thewitchycryptid]

Hello lovely. I am interested in your post with regards to readings. I was wondering if it'd be possible to have a Rune reading for myself please. I'm very much in a bit of a limbo with regards as to what should happen this year. Do I stay with my current path or should I make more of an active effort to make a new path for myself? There are a number of factors to deal with keeping me on my current path. Thank you in advance.

Hayley.

(no deities worked with)

Hello!

First and foremost I apologize for the wait - I wrote everything down and then tumblr ate the ask when I tried to post it, so unfortunately the original work was lost :( However! I still have the reading and will recount it to the best of my ability 🖤

So here we’ll find the rune casting, which I allowed to fall as they needed to:

Again unfortunately my recounting here may not be as in depth, but I promise that the message will still be intact. I originally went over each individual rune, but unfortunately I didn’t think I would need to save my work and now I cannot fully remember what I said for each. It was also a bit of a blow that messed up my mood, and I would hate to reinterpret your reading incorrectly, so here is the summary of what I remember.

The runes are essentially promising that you’ll be alright. You are currently in a very secure path, one that feels well known from the people surrounding you to the environment that you inhabit. However, there is a light at the end of the other tunnel, the path that is rather unknown. They promised a bit of chaos, as while you will have control, you will also feel completely out of control. Even so, it is a test of faith - you will eventually level out and feel fully in control once again, well and fully about to continue down the path of your choosing. It also discusses you are well on your way to the lesser known path, even if you do not feel fully prepared. Raidho, the final rune in the image assures that you are already at the right place and time, and that you will continue to be until you make your decision. Change is scary, which is why the narrative of the runes both assured that you have wealth to be found currently, but also wealth to be found down the path of greater resistance. These are also very trying times, but they assured again and again that things, so long as you are focused and keep ahold of faith, will turn out alright if not better in the end.

Again, I’m sorry that so much of your reading as lost, but I am taking it as a personal lesson to be much more careful in the future. And with that, I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors :)

Of course, if you have any questions, my DMs will always be open 🖤

[thewitchycryptid]

Hello everyone!

I’m a baby witch currently with a few wonderful teachers and mentors, but the best way for me to learn is through practice. I’ve expanded my repertoire quite a bit since I first started, and now I’m hoping that I can be of assistance to people while also cultivating what I know.

Here’s what I’ll do:

Pendulum readings - basically a series of questions with yes/no/maybe answers

Basic tarot spread - this will be three cards with your intention behind them, which I will cover with you before drawing them - there’s much more to it than just past, present, and future :)

Rune work - this will most likely go along with a tarot reading, as I will use it as a bit of a guide towards what’s going on in the situation or what you may benefit from

Sigil work - I will craft a sigil for you, charge, and burn it. I will also post the sigil on this blog so you can have it at your disposal 🖤

And it’s really that simple! Please know that there will be room for error, as I’m still learning (it’s also why I’m doing this for free until I improve :>). However, there are a few things I will need to know and for you to be aware of:

I’ll need your name! Just the first one, as it will help as a focus for me

Of course, what you’re interested in having done - I’ll will ask for a bit of openness, but you absolutely do not have to tell me every detail of your question or situation. Just enough for the gist :)

If there are any deities you are working with or otherwise are receiving guidance from

If you want a private reading, please message me off anon, that way I’ll be able to reach out and DM you

And that’s all there is to it. Thank you so much for reading through this and thank you for your patience. I’ll have slots shown below just so you know how my availability is looking. I hope you have a wonderful day 🖤

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[thewitchycryptid]

Tea to Repel Negativity

Hello and welcome to my first witchblr post! I’ve been learning how to make tea blends for a while now, and I thought now would be a great time to share one of my mixes :)

Coming off of 2020 has been difficult for so many of us, and so I think a tea like this one could be a great benefit, even if only in a small way. If you wanted, the ingredients used here could also be used for a little spell jar, though I would definitely add a few components.

My hope with this tea is to fuel internal energy, or otherwise negate internal negativity. For me, I’m using this tea to help me focus on the negativity in and around me and dispel it, and also to return calmness to my mind, rather than continuing to live with the fear and anxiety my circumstances bring.

It’s also a tasty tea! Which is honestly all that you need 🖤

Ingredients

The tea pot of your choice with either a tea ball or some other tool to defuse tea

Moon water (can be diluted) - This is meant to boost the cleansing nature of this tea, but it’s not necessary :)

1 tsp Lavender - great at healing anxiety and grief, can work to dispel depression, and helps us to control our emotions while also promoting happiness

1 tsp Rosemary - a powerful cleanser and purifier, it will boost the lavender and help to fully dispel any negativity - it will also help to boost memory (use it to remember the good)

1/2 tsp Lemon Verbena - often used to stop nightmares or increase the power of other herbs, this herb will specify in Warri by off negative energy

1/2 Juniper - promotes calmness and also wards off negativity as well as evil, it will also help to build up protection as well as awaken creativity

Steps to Success

All you need to do is steep for 10 minutes and enjoy! It can be had warm or cold and however else you may need. You can use it during mediation, light incense alongside it, or anything else that may come to mind. Just sip and enjoy :)