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Hi Caro! Do you know anything about Vedic Astrology. I've been into Western Astrology and studying it. The thing is I have never resonated much with my signs, except for my Sagittarius placements. So I did try to read my vedic chart and DAMN!! It was so so accurate. Even if those were just basics, I was blown away. Still, I don't know much about Vedic and its so hard to study. Can you share what you know about this? Thank you luv 💜

i learned a lot about vedic charts from kapiel raaj, he’s an experienced astrologer with tons and tons of material. 

the first steps are knowing more about the planets and rahu/ketu (i.e. lunar nodes).

plus your moon sign’s decan which is the so-called nakshatra. 

conjunctions also work a little differently.

house rulership is very important for vedic charts.

predictive readings are extremely popular, find out how to orchestrate it on your own.

timing, too.

life purpose calculations also.

theartofvedicastrology is a good website for advanced techniques.

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So I have been studying astrology... here are a few things I found that were interesting 🧐

Few Interesting facts about Astrology :]

👾if Lilith touches the ascendant like aspects the ascendant or is in the first house makes a person who people talk about a lot.

🌂Jupiter in libra people will get luck if they collaborate or work together with other people.

🍇Lilith in the 10th house can make someone really jealous if someone gets something they wanted to achieve first

🦄Mars in 8th gives a person lots of sexual energy AND PEOPLE NOTICE IT

☔️^ they are properly very smart too and can see through people’s bs (Mars in 8th)

🔮Capricorn Mars people stay really calm during arguements (my friend has this and I always wonder how she always keeps herself so composed and calm while I’m freaking out 🤡)

💜Leo in Saturn in the 12th house may make people think that they are a little “Leo-ish” (you could say?) but they don’t see themselves that way and are total sweethearts 💖

💟(vedic astrology) Swati nakshatra (ruled by Venus and Rahu) placements that is sun/moon/asc are really intelligent and like to uncover the secrets and mysteries of the universe

😈Rahu influence can make someone slim

Please keep in mind that some of these apply and some may not

Sending positive vibes,

ruxh 🍨

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🧄 Garlic For Protection⁣

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🌙Garlic has been thought to possess magical properties for centuries, and is widely used in charms and spells. ⁣

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⚔️Eating and carrying garlic is believed to enhance speed, strength, courage and endurance, and soldiers throughout history have used it for these properties when going into battle. ⁣

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🧄Garlic was also given to slaves in the past to protect them from disease and enhance their strength. ⁣

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🕊 It is believed if you have a garlic clove, when you pass over water, you are safe from drowning.⁣

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🌕 Peeled garlic cloves can be placed in doorways and around the house for protection from illness and to keep evil at bay - especially in new homes. ⁣

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💀 Putting a garlic clove under a child’s pillow while it sleeps is believed to protect it from evil.⁣

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🧹 Braids of garlic are believed repel thieves from a home and keep away envious people.⁣

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🧙 Sailors and pirates carried garlic when at sea because they believed it protected them from sinking.⁣

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🍀 Knights during the middle ages wore garlic for self-defence against their enemies.⁣

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🐉 Roman centurions and soldiers believed that eating garlic gave them super human courage in battle.⁣

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🌿 Ancient brides in various cultures kept cloves of garlic in their pocket for good luck and to ward off evil on their wedding day. The tradition still continues in some cultures.🌙⁣

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me: *looks off into the distance*

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Inside The Mexican Cults Of Santa Muerte

The cult worship of Santa Muerte (typically translated as “Holy Death” or “Saint Death”) is a misunderstood — if culturally prevalent — phenomenon. Though the practice is likely rooted in pre-Columbian Aztec culture, it’s most strongly associated with the recent rise of narcotics-related violence in Mexico. (Many U.S. folks were first exposed to Santa Muerte through a Breaking Bad plot wherein the murderous Salamanca cousins make offerings to the saint before undertaking assassinations.) Santa Muerte is often confused with La Catrina, the playful, political, face-painted skeleton costume favored by many Mexicans when celebrating Dia de Los Muertes (Day of the Dead) festivities. La Catrina originates from a satirical cartoon from the turn of the 20th century, while Santa Muerte’s origins are less clear; many believe her current form to be a mixture of an early Aztec death goddess and “La Parca,” the female European Grim Reaper. Since Santa Muerte is a folk saint, not one who was canonized by the Catholic church, worship of her has been condemned by Cardinal Ravasi, the president of the Pontifical Council for Culture.

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The Many Different Colors of Death: The Symbolism of Santa Muerte

Each different aspect of Santa Muerte is depicted as a skeleton wearing a robe of her respective color. In the case of a seven-color statue, all seven colors are displayed; below these colors are listed in the order they appear from top to bottom on a typical seven-colored statue: White: This color of Santa Muerte is used principally for purification and is called on at the inception of major projects, both mundane and magical. She is also used for certain types of healing.

Blue: This color of Santa Muerte is the patroness of the activities of daily living and the relationships on which our lives depend. This aspect increases social wisdom and increases patience. She is used to build long-term relationships and so is used to repair broken family ties, improve business partnerships, and gain new friends.

Green: This color of Santa Muerte is associated with justice, ethics, and law. She helps restore balance, imposes fairness, and can affect the judgement of both law courts and your peers. Because many people who pass through the criminal justice system are affected by addiction and mental illness, the green aspect of Santa Muerte is petitioned for issues resolving behavioral health issues.

Gold: Mining gold from deep within the ground is a dangerous occupation that can easily maim or kill; many gods of the underworld are associated with wealth and money for this reason, since mining was seen as taking gold from the pockets of the gods. As a goddess of the underworld, Santa Muerte has this relationship with money, and through it, vitality. The golden Santa Muerte is used to attract money and luck, create fortune in gambling and business, and heal where infusions of vitality are needed.

Red: The red aspect of Santa Muerte has a definite martial feel, governing issues regarding sex, lust, and passion as well as aggression and physical dominance. She also improves or impairs relationships, being commonly called on for this purpose.

Purple: The purple aspect of Santa Muerte is that of a goddess of both magic and initiation. She assists not only with spells but also with the direct understanding of magic. This Santa Muerte also acts as a gatekeeper between different ethereal and astral realms.

Black: This color of Santa Muerte is very Saturnian, overseeing all forms of cessation, negation, decay, dissolution, and denouement. The black Santa Muerte is used to negate bonds and barriers, as well as destroy or dissolve spells, curses, or hexes. She is also used for necromancy, such as speaking with the dead.

Source: Santa Muerte: The History, Rituals, and Magic of Our Lady of the Holy Death by Tracey Rollin.

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Astral Masterpost

I complied this list of helpful posts and tips regarding astral travel. Please be advised that astral travel can be unique and different for each person- your mileage may vary. Last updated 4/13/2020.

By @calicocadet:

Warning Post

So You Wanna Get Involved with Astral Politics?

By @duskenpath​:

Are You Over-complicating Astral Travel?

By @lazypsychictheorist:

Beginning Astral Travel (1/3)

Build Your Astral Place (2/3)

Astral Advice

By @littledoomwitch​:

Giant Working Astral Post

By @malachitelibrary​:

Astral FAQ

By @/maughrim (deactivated):

Astral Travel: Clairvoyance

Astral Travel With a Short Attention Span

Astral Travel: Why Clairvoyance Isn’t Everything

By @/meritinpu (deactivated):

Astral Travel Tips

By @/nb-eclectic (deactivared):

So You Wanna Astral Project!

By @sleepytisi​:

Is it Imagination or is it Astral Travel?

By @spiritvexer​:

Why You Need to Ward Your Inner Spaces

Visualization Exercise: Memory Sprints (Long Version)

Bilocation (An Ask)

Practical Tips 4 Astral Travel

Tips for Staying Safe Astrally

Creation of the Astral Temple, or Visiting Your Personal Astral Space

By @spiritwriter:

Dangers of Astral Travel

Preparations for Astral Travel

By @thedragonslibrary​:

The Astral is a MMO

By @thiscrookedcrown:

Tips for Crossing Over, Being Safe and Coming Back

Dealing With Spirit Induced Trauma and Injuries

Astral Travel 101

Practical Applications of Astral Travel on this Plane

Trance Pre and After Care

By @visardistofelphame:

Crystal of Remembrance: A Simple Astral Charm

Astral Help

By @/winkingwyvern (deactivated):

Astral Guide: Starter Pack

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Water Scrying

Water scrying is the art and practice of gazing into water to see the future or receive a vision. Water scrying is a great way for clairvoyants to develop their skills, but can also be done by anyone. -Mod J

To start, you are going to need a bowl or something that holds water. Preferably the bowl or water holding object should be a solid color inside so you don’t get distracted by patterns. Black, white, or a metal bowl are ideal because these are colors that are easy to gaze at for extended periods but any solid color should work.

Fill the bowl with water

Now set up your space. It helps to turn off the lights and have a candle or a few around the bowl giving some light but not close enough that you see the reflection in the water.

Now this is the hardest part, gaze into the water in the bowl and let your eye lose focus. Your vision might get a little blurry but try to fight the urge to look around and refocus your vision. After a while of doing this you might be able to correct the blurriness without losing focus on the water. Around this point when your gaze softens some kind of vision should appear in the water. It’s important to understand that what you see might be a real depiction of what your scrying for/about but it’s more common for you see symbolic images instead. Learning to translate these symbols takes some time and practice so keep working at it. Another thing to note is that you might feel like your mind is just making you see things in the water that isn’t there, and i guess on some level that is correct. The water it’s self isn’t what’s producing the vision, you are receiving because you asked to, and are using the water and bowl as tools to help perceive it.

Here are ways to help enhance your water scrying that i know of:

You can charge your bowl over night with tea made from certain herbs. I like to steep some mugwort and lavender in my bowl to charge it while i sleep and empty it in the morning.

You can a few drops of essential oils to your bowl while scrying, or before to help charge the bowl and water’s energy. The oily surface can also help keep you from getting distracted and gives your eyes something to focus on.

Another way to prevent distraction is to put a small crystal at the bottom of the bowl around the center. It gives you a fixed point to look at, but I’ve noticed for me that is often cut off some of the vision and everything will move around the crystal rather then appearing in the whole bowl.

Using your bowl for offerings. I find this helps charge and enhance my scrying bowl’s energy by putting offering in it when i work with other spirits and deities.

Sometimes it can also help to instead of building up the energy in the bowl do a cleansing and put some salt water in the bowl to soak.

You can also use moon water, sun water, or any magically enhanced water that might be specific to the type of reading you are doing. I find moon water is always good for all water scrying.

If you try water scrying and find it doesn’t work for you that’s alright. It’s not for everyone, and even those who do it regularly have off days where they can’t get anything to come through. So give it a few tries before you decide if it’s something for you. Good luck with your scrying! -Mod J

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Active, And Passive Sigil Activation

Once you have your sigil all charged up, and filled with your intent all there is left to do is to cast it into the universe to gain what you want, and desire. This casting into the universe can be done in two ways actively, or passively. Both of these ways have their own benefits, and setbacks, but it is important to determine which way you should activate certain types of sigils, because it changes the way the energy is released into the universe, and allowed to manifest. So we will be taking a look at both these activation styles, and when they would be most effective to use over the other one.

Active Sigil Activation:

In active sigil activation the energy is usually released all at once, or in a very immediate fashion. This is usually done through the means of destroying the sigil to allow all its energy to manifest at once. This type of activation is good for sigils that only have to be used once, or in a single situation. Sigils I would use in this activation method would be sigils for banishing, exorcising, purifying, cleansing, manifesting, summoning spirits, removing negative energy, removing spiritual blockages, removing emotional blockages, and one off curses, among many others.

Ways to activate active sigils:

Putting the sigil on a piece of paper, and burning it in fire

Putting the sigil on a piece of paper, and submerging it in water until it dissolves.

Putting the sigil on a piece of paper, and ripping the paper in half.

Drawing the sigil in to the sand at the beach, and letting the sea wash it away.

Drawing the sigil in the air with your energy, and pushing through it in order to destroy it.

Making the sigil out of dust, or powder, and then blowing it away to destroy it.

Making the sigil in your mind, and then imagining it being destroyed to activate it.

Putting the sigil on food then eating it.

Drawing the sigil on a firework, and then set it off.

Drawing the sigil on a balloon, and then pop it.

Drawing the sigil on your body, and then wash it away.

Singing the sigil out loud for all to hear.

playing a music, or an audio sigil out loud for all to hear.

and much more…

Passive Sigil Activation:

In passive sigil activation the energy is usually released overtime through a very moderate, and controlled fashion. This is done through the means of charging a sigil, and keeping the sigil around with you, or in the area where the energy is needed for it to continuously produce its energy. This type of activation is good for sigils that are needed to continuously affect the world around them. Sigils I would use in this activation method would be sigils for protection, luck, empowerment, healing, psychic abilities, transformation, attracting energy, retaining energy, changing, and continuous curses, among many others.

Ways to activate Passive Sigils:

Putting the sigil on a piece of paper.

Drawing the sigil on your body.

Carving sigils into a candle, and lighting the candle.

Carving sigils into soap, and washing your body with the soap.

Making a sigil amulet.

Writing the sigils upon stone.

Placing the sigil as your computer, or phone background.

Posting an image of the sigil online.

and much more…

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the ultimate self love ritual

this is a powerful ritual that focuses on everything that goes into self-love and self-acceptance; overcoming guilt, ridding yourself of harmful habits and thoughts, seeing your own beauty, having confidence and courage, and harnessing your inner magick. best done on a full or waxing moon.

❀  three candles: one white, one pink, one red

❀  yarrow (rekindling love, confidence, psychic opening)

❀  cloves (courage and self confidence)

❀  lavender (inner peace, tranquility, self love)

❀  a pen

❀  a bowl made of glass, wood or clay

❀  a mirror on a stand, or one that can lean on furniture

before you begin your ritual, take some time for self-care that makes you feel good about yourself, your face and your body. put on some music you like, gently brush your hair, do your makeup (or gently wash your face and moisturize it, if you don’t wear makeup), wear comfortable clean clothes you feel cute and/or cozy in. if you want, anoint yourself with a fragrance or essential oil that makes you feel desirable, intoxicating, or alluring.

rest comfortably on the floor (with a pillow underneath you). ensure the mirror is in front of you and that you can see yourself in it. arrange the three candles so that the white and red candles are to either side of the mirror, and the pink candle is right in front, between you and your reflection. 

light the white candle, whispering, “may you cleanse my mind and heart of self-negativity and sorrow.” light the red candle, whispering, “may your flame spark newfound self-passion.” light the pink candle, whispering, “may you inspire tender self-admiration and respect.”

look at yourself in the mirror. take a moment to really inspect your face and pinpoint the things you like about it; its smoothness, its hues, its shapes. after a moment of this, cup your hands together and hold them above the flames of the candles in the order you lit them, letting your hands grow warm. gently run your warmed hands over your forehead, cheeks, nose, chin, and slowly gliding them down your neck.

re-warm your hands with each candle, and gently press them on the places on your body you tend to dislike. show yourself care and love with hands warmed by magick. 

place the bowl in front of you, close to the pink candle. take the yarrow in your hands, whispering “may you grant me the power to love myself,” and place it in the bowl. take the cloves, whispering “may you bring me confidence and courage to overcome my harmful thoughts”, setting them in the bowl. 

finally, take the bay leaf and pen and write out a wish that addresses something specific regarding self-love that you want to manifest; for example, “body acceptance”, “seeing inner beauty on the outside”, “emotional healing”, or some such thing. place it in the bowl.

let a little wax from each candle drip onto the herbs in your bowl, and leave the mirror and bowl where they are for three days and three nights. each morning and evening during this time, look into the mirror for a moment and think a kind thought about yourself. on the third night, dispose of the herbs and put the mirror away.

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57 ways to use candle magick

This is gonna be a spell-chart type post for candle magick. I’m gonna list a BUNCH of different intents and then colors, moon phases, planetary influences/hours, and candle shapes that all work beautifully together. Keep in mind this is not a set in stone how-to, just my grimoires list. 

You can use a candle with multiple colors or multiple different candles. You may also anoint your candle with an oil that corresponds with your intent. Inscribe your intent into your candle in Theban alphabet and inscribe any symbols/sigils you would like to use as well. I like to inscribe the planets symbol(s) as well, just cuz. 

Just so theres no confusion, the following will be listed in this format:

Intent/Planetary Influence/Moon Phase/Color/candle shape

ABUNDANCE / Mercury,Venus,Jupiter/ Full/ Green, copper, gold/knobby candle, Pillar, Votive.

ASTRAL TRAVEL / Mercury, Neptune/ Waxing Moon/ blue,purple, indigo/Pillar, Taper, Votive

ANIMAL BLESSING / Venus, Mercury, Moon, Sun/ Full/ brown, white, orange/ Knobby, Pillar, Votive

BALANCE / Sun, saturn/ Waxing moon/ rainbow, silver, brown/ Pillar, taper, votive

BANISH NEGATIVITY / Pluto, Saturn/ Full or waning/ black, white, purple/ pillar, taper, votive

BINDING / Pluto, Saturn, Neptune/Waxing/red, black,indigo/pillar, taper, votive

BLESSING / Saturn, Sun, Jupiter/ waxing/ white, lavender, light blue/Pillar, votive

BUSINESS / Saturn, Mercury, Jupiter/ full/ purple,red,copper/Pillar, votive

CHANGE / Sun, Mercury, Uranus/ Waxing/ Dark blue, yellow/ Knobby, Pillar, votive

COMMMUNICATION / Mercury, Sun, Jupiter/ waxing/ yellow, white/ pillar, votive

CONFIDENCE / Sun, Mars/ Waxing/ Orange, Red, Yellow/ pillar, votive

CREATIVITY / Neptune, Sun, Moon, Mercury/ Waxing/ Orange, Yellow/ Pillar, Taper, Votive

DEFENSE / Uranus, Saturn, Pluto/ New Moon/ Black, purple, white/ Pillar, votive

DRAWING POWER / Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus/ Full/ Red, orange,gold/ Pillar, Votive, Dragon

DRAWING LOVE / Venus, Moon/ Waxing/ pink, white, red/ Figure(man/woman), Pillar, Votive

DIVINATION / Mercury, Neptune, Moon, Uranus/ Waning Moon/ yellow, black, lavender/ Pillar, Skull, Votive

DREAMS / Moon, Uranus/ Waxing Moon/ Silver, purple, dark blue/ Pillar, skull, votive

ENERGY / Moon, Mars/ Full/ Gold, Red/ Figure, Pillar, Votive

EMPLOYMENT / Sun, Jupiter, Mercury/ Full/ Orange, Brown/ Knobby, Pillar, Votive

ENLIGHTMENT / Mercury, Uranus, Moon/ Waxing/ Rainbow, White, Yellow/ Pillar, Votive

EXORCISM / Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Sun, Moon/ Waning/ Black, Indigo, Purple/ Pillar, Skull, Taper, Votive

FEARLESSNESS / Mars, Sun/ Waxing/ red, orange/ Dragon, Pillar, Votive

FRIENDSHIP/ Jupiter, Venus, Sun/ Full/ Gold, Pink, Brown/ Pillar, Taper, Votive

FERTILITY / Sun, Mercury, Pluto/ Waxing/ green, brown/ Dragon, Pillar, votive

GUARDIAN SPIRITS / Moon, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto/ Waxing/ Purple, Black, Indigo/ Pillar, Taper, Votive

GOSSIP STOPPING / Saturn, Uranus, Pluto/ Waning Moon/ Black, Indigo, White/ Pillar, Votive, Figure

GARDEN BLESSING/PLANT / Venus, Mercury, Moon, Sun/ Full/ brown, green/ Pillar, Taper, Votive

HEALTH / Jupiter, Venus, Sun/Full/Light Blue, Pink, Green/Knobby, Pillar, Votive

HAPPINESS / Sun, Venus/ Waxing/ Yellow, Pink, Gold/ Knobby, Pillar, Taper, Votive

INNER VISION / Moon, Neptune, Pluto/ Waxing/ Silver, Gray, Lavender, Black/Taper, Votive

INSPIRATION / Pluto, Moon, Venus, Uranus/ Waxing/ Yellow, Orange, Rainbow/ Pillar, Votive

LOVE / Venus, Mars, Pluto, Moon/ Full Moon/ Pink, green, red/ Figure, Knobby, Pillar, Votive

LUCK / Venus, Mars, Uranus/Waxing/Orange, Silver, Gold/Pillar, Votive

LEGAL MATTERS / Jupiter, Sun, Saturn/ Waxing/ Black, Orange, Purple/ Pillar, Votive

MEDITATION / Moon, Mercury, Neptune/ Full/ white, Silver, Dark blue, Indigo/Skull, taper, Votive

MENTAL CLARITY / Mercury, Uranus, Sun/ Waxing/ Yellow, Orange/ Pillar, Skull, Taper, Votive

MONEY / Jupiter, Venus/ Waxing/ Green, Gold, Red/ Knobby, Pillar, Votive

NEW LOVE / Venus, Mercury, Moon/ Waxing/ Pink, Green/ Figure, Pillar, Votive

OPPORTUNITY / Jupiter, Sun, Saturn/ Waxing/ Light Blue, Orange, Purple/ Knobby, Pillar, Votive

OTHERWORLD / Uranus, Moon, Neptune/ Full Moon/ Lavender, Gray/Pillar, Skull, Votive

PEACE / Saturn, Jupiter, Venus/ Full Moon/ White, Black, Pink/ Figure, Pillar, Votive

POWER / Sun, Mars/ Waxing/ Gold, Orange, Red/ Pillar, Votive

PROTECTION / Sun, Moon/ Waxing/ White, Black, Purple/Dragon, Pillar, Votive

RETURN-TO-SENDER / Saturn, Pluto, Mars, Moon/ New Moon/ Indigo, Black, White/ Figure, Knobby, Pillar, Votive

SLEEPLESSNESS / Moon, Neptune, Pluto/ Waning/ Black, Dark Blue, White/ Pillar, Votive

SELF CLEANSING / Saturn, Sun/ Full/ Rainbow, Black, White/ Figure, Pillar, Taper, Votive

SPIRIT GUIDE / Mercury, Neptune, Moon, Uranus/ Waxing/ Purple, Indigo, Black/ Cat, Pillar, Taper, Votive

SPIRIT COMMUNICATION / Mercury, Neptune, Moon, Uranus/Waxing/ Purple, Indigo, Yellow/ Skull, taper, Votive, Pillar

STABILITY / Neptune, Jupiter/ Waning/ Black, Brown/ Dragon, Knobby, Pillar, Votive

STRENGTH / Sun, Mars/ Full Moon/ Red, Orange, Gold/ Dragon, Pillar, Votive

SUDDEN CHANGE / Saturn, Uranus, Mercury, Sun/Waxing or Waning/ Rainbow, Indigo, Gold/Figure, Knobby, Pillar, Votive

SUCCESS / Sun, Jupiter/ Waxing or Full/ Orange, Gold, Violet/Knobby, Pillar, Votive

UNDERWORLD / Saturn, Mercury, Neptune/ New Moon/ Indigo, Purple, Black/Pillar, Skull, Votive

VICTORY / Sun, Mars/ Waxing/ Red, Orange/ Pillar, Votive, Taper

WISDOM / Jupiter, Moon, Uranus, Mercury/ Waxing/Purple, Indigo, Yellow/ Knobby, Pillar, Taper, Votive

WARD NEGATIVE ENERGY / Moon, Uranus, Saturn/ Waning/ White, Black, Indigo/Pillar, Votive

WARD EVIL / Mars, Sun, Pluto, Neptune/New Moon/Indigo, Black, Gray/ Pillar, Skull, Votive

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Reading A Candle

Watch your candles closely and learn to read them to help you with your practice.

The Flame

A strong flame: It means that your energies are raised. There is a lot of power behind your spell and little to no resistance. Indicates that all your power and energy is focused on your manifestation. This is a good sign. If a candle shaped into a figure is used and has a strong flame it means that whoever it represents is either angry, winning, or using authority over another. When their are two figures the candle with the higher flame has authority over the other person.   

A weak flame: Indicates that the magick you cast is facing a heavy opposition and is a sign that you may need to recast your spell in order to overcome the opposing force. On a figure candle this may indicate that the representative may be loosing a battle or an argument. 

A jumping flame: This indicates strong emotions. There may also be some sort of resistance against you. Maybe close your circle and bring your mind back to focus before continuing. It may also mean an explosion of energy. When two figure candles are being used it often means that an energetic or a heated argument is taking place between them.  

A noisy candle: Indicates a conversation. It may may that a spirit is trying to send you a message or get in contact with you. The louder the noises get the more urgent communication must be. 

The flame catches something on fire: Someone one may be using malicious magick against you.  

A clean even burning candle: Means your spell and manifestations are likely to come true.

Fast Burn: The results of your spell will happen quickly.

Flickering Flame: If there is no breeze then it means a spirit is near by. If it is a devotional flame it means you were able to get in contact with your deity.

Cannot blow the flame out: A spirit may not be finished its conversation with you or you did not complete a spell. The spirit needs to complete its work, something may be may in the works that you do not want to interrupt. 

A flame goes out while burning: This means the spirits cannot help you and the answer you seek is already determined.  

The Smoke

Black smoke/soot: Your energy and magick is being blocked. Negative energy is being sent your way, whether as a curse or hex. You may soon be faced with tough challenges and a hard road ahead of you. 

Smoke wafts towards you: It means your call will likely be answered or your spell has been cast successfully. You will get results quickly.

Smoke wafts away from you: You must work harder in order for your calls to be answered.

Watch the direction the smoke wafts: East - Something powerful is assisting you, North - You are ready to begin your ritual and get results, South - The spell will be successful, West - A powerful interference from an outside force.

Smoking Candle: Negative energy is being burned away.

The Wax

When a candle leaves wax residue: Your spell may need to be repeated.

Look for symbols in the candle wax, like reading tea leaves.

Resources: askanthony.weebly.com, anamericanwitch.wordpress.com,   

May the Moon light you path!

☾ Moonlight Academy ☽ 

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Color Magick

Ways you can use Color Magick

When choosing your outfit for the day

When picking out a candle for your spell and ritual

Candle Magick

Painting or Drawing

To add intention to your writing

Black

Symbolizes:

Grounding

Protection

Safety

Death

Underworld

Restriction 

Night

Magickal Uses:

Reversing

Uncrossing

Unhexing

Banishing 

Black Magick Repelling

Banishing negative energy

Releasing

Defense

Scrying

Hexing

Cursing

Protection

Wards off negativity

Spirit Contact

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

Death

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Saturn

Week Day correspondence: Tuesday + Saturday

Direction: North

Brown

Symbolizes:

Earth

Concentration

Construction

Stability

Animal

Magickal Uses:

House Blessing

Animal Magick

Pet Magick

Earth Magick

To influence Friendships

Element: Earth 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Scorpio

Capricorn

Direction: North 

Copper

Symbolizes:

Money

Fertility

Magickal Uses:

Business and financial success 

Money Drawing

Fertility 

Career Growth

Gold

Symbolizes:

Fortune

Abundance

Prosperity

Positivity  

Luxury

Health

Justice

Magickal Uses

Luck

Wealth

Good Health

Healing Spells

Solar Magick

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Sun

Week Day correspondence: Sunday

Direction: South

Grey

Symbolizes:

Loneliness

Lore

Knowledge

Wisdom

Transformation

Magickal Uses

Removes negative influences

Increases Knowledge

Inspires Transformation

Communication with the faerie realm

Vision Quests

Planet: Moon

Direction: West

White

Symbolizes:

Purity

Unity

Cleansing

Peace

Balance

Spirituality

Innocence

Truth

Divinity

Love

Calm

Unbiased Opinion

Forgiveness

Acceptance                                                                      

Magickal Uses:

Eliminates negative energy

Creates inner peace

Uncrossing

Consecration

Moon Magick

Protection

Cleanses

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Fool

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Moon

Pisces 

Associated Chakra: Crown 

Week Day correspondence: Monday

Direction: East

Silver

Symbolizes:

Stability

Intuition

Dreams

Communication

Magickal Uses:

Moon Magick

Astral Energy

Telepathy

Clairvoyance

Psychic Awareness

Meditation

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Moon

Week Day correspondence: Monday

Direction: East 

Green

Symbolizes:

Prosperity

Money

Abundance

Healing

Growth

Luck

Faeries

Hope

Rebirth

Youth

Intuition

Nature

Magickal Uses:

Money Spells

Herbal Magick

Garden Magick

Luck drawing

Faerie magick

Plant magick

Money drawing

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Empress

The Lovers

The Hermit 

Justice 

Death

Element: Earth

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Venus

Mercury

Aquarius

Cancer

Associated Chakra: Heart

Week Day correspondence: Thursday

Direction: North 

Blue

Symbolizes:

Communication

Focus

Forgiveness

Truth

Patience 

Harmony

Wisdom

Thoughtfulness 

Youthfulness

Creativity

Healing

Organization

Peace

Justice

Tranquility

Magickal uses:

Removing Bad Vibrations

Astral projection

Water element

Emotional Work

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The High Priestess

The Emperor 

The Hanged Man

Death

Temperance 

Element: Water 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Jupiter

Moon

Virgo

Capricorn

Aquarius 

Pisces 

Associated Chakra: Throat 

Week Day correspondence: Thursday 

Direction: West 

Purple

Symbolizes:

Wisdom

Power

Wealth

Prophecy 

Magickal Uses:

Contact with spirits

Good fortune

Prophetic visions

Meditation

Divination

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Heirophant 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Mercury 

Saturn

Capricorn 

Jupiter

Gemini

Sagittarius 

Associated Chakra: Brow

Week Day correspondence: Wednesday + Thursday

Direction: East

Pink

Symbolizes:

Love

Compassion

Friendship

Romance

Intimacy 

Emotions

Self Love

Calming

Harmony

New Beginnings

Honor

Magical Uses:

Brings forth new beginnings

Attracts romance

Attracts new friendship

Encourages self love

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Empress

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Venus influencing Mars

Week Day correspondence: Friday 

Direction: South

Red

Symbolizes:

Passion

Anger

War

Strength

Conflict

Fire element

Healing

Inspiration

Bravery

Courage

Strength

Ambition

Leadership

Confrontation

Combat

Mercy

Magickal Uses:

Helps find love

Fire Element Work

Purification

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Emperor 

The Tower

Judgement 

Element: Fire 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Aries

Scorpio

Mars influencing Saturn

Associated Chakra: Root

Week Day correspondence: Tuesday 

Direction: South

Orange

Symbolizes:

Creativity

Intellect

Justice

Kindness

Harvest

Strength

Joy

Ambition

Pride

Courage

Prosperity

Attraction

Kinship

Spirit

Abundance

Magickal Uses:

Business success

Spirit communication

Relieves Depression

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Lovers 

The Wheel of Fortune

The Sun

Element: Fire

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Sun

Leo

Sagittarius 

Associated Chakra: Sacral 

Week Day correspondence: Tuesday + Wednesday

Direction: South 

Yellow

Symbolizes:

Happiness

Success

Learning

Memory

Concentration

Inspiration

Imagination

Charm

Confidence

Air element

Will

Trust

Creativity

Communication

Summer

Improves balance

Friendship

Self-Esteem

Vitality

Beauty

Power

Learning

Magickal Uses: 

Sun Magick

Increases productivity

Heightens Self-Esteem

Psychic Endeavors

Correspondences to the Major Arcana:

The Fool

The Magician 

Strength

The Sun

Element: Air

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Mercury 

Taurus

Libra

Associated Chakra: Solar-Plexus 

Week Day correspondence: Sunday

Direction: East

Sources: Witchipedia.com, spiritenterprise.com

May the Moon Light your path!

Moonlight Academy  

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🕯️ Reading Candles for Yes-or-No Questions 🕯️

🔥 High, steady flame - Yes.

🔥 Low, steady flame - No.

🔥 Short, weak flame - No.

🔥 Dancing flame - Needs more focus. Re-ground, concentrate, and ask again. 

🔥 Violently flickering flame - Strong no. Take this as a warning (if you are positive the flickering is not caused by any outside force).

🔥 Sputtering and crackling flame - There is more to your answer than a simple yes or no.

🔥 Dual-Flame - Thinking, wait for your answer. 

🔥 Flame leaning to the left - Yes.

🔥 Flame leaning to the right - No. 

🔥 Candle will not light - Now is not the right time to ask.

🔥 Candle will not go out - You are not done yet. There is more to your answer that you need to hear.

🔥 Candle goes out on its own before giving an answer - Now is not the right time to ask.

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Herbs for Panic Attacks or Panic Disorder

Medicinal herbs for panic disorder or attacks and anxiety are usually not sufficient treatment on their own.

Where herbal medicines can be useful is in lessening the severity of the person’s underlying anxiety and nervousness, thus lessening the frequency and severity of the panic attacks.

These medicinal herbs are either sedatives or tranquilizers (also known as anxiolytic agents) and are either used on a regular basis to reduce the overall feeling of anxiety or sometimes during the actual panic attack if it is prolonged.

Traditionally there has not been much distinction made between tranquilizers and sedatives.

However, pharmacologists have in recent years begun to identify the specific chemical action of these drugs and thus separate out the anxiolytic action from the sedative action.

To learn more about the herbs for panic attacks or panic disorder VISIT: https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/herbs-panic-attacks.html

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WHAT TO DO AT AN ICE CHECKPOINT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE A WHITE CITIZEN

(please, please, please copy, paste, and share widely):

-Border Patrol can verify citizenship within 100 miles of a border or “external boundary.” This includes coastlines so NYC is within the 100-mile zone.

-Border patrol can only ask brief questions about citizenship, and they cannot hold you for an extended time without cause.

-You always have the right to remain silent. You do not need to answer their questions.

-***WITH THAT SAID, IF YOU ARE A BORN CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE WHITE, YOU NEED TO SPEAK THE FUCK UP.***

-The most important acts of resistance are the small ones. Make it difficult and uncomfortable for ICE agents to do their jobs. They are counting on citizens to turn a blind eye and allow them to deport undocumented citizens without challenge. Disabuse of that notion.

-If you are on a train, bus, or anything else and ICE or CBP boards, you need to stand up and loudly let everyone know that they have the right to remain silent or only answer questions in the presence of an attorney, no matter their citizenship or immigration status. There have been numerous reports that confronting the agents in this way has caused them to leave without verifying citizenship. THIS CAN SAVE LIVES.

-If you see anyone being held up by immigration, loudly ask if they are being detained and if they are free to go.

-Immigration officers cannot detain anyone without reasonable suspicion, an agent must have specific facts about you that make it reasonable to believe you are committing or committed, a violation of immigration law or federal law.

If an agent detains you, you can ask for their basis for reasonable suspicion, and they should tell you.

-Always say no to a search and let everyone know that they can and should refuse consent to a search.

-They cannot search or arrest anyone without facts about that make it probable that they are committing, or committed, a violation of immigration law or federal law.

-Silence alone meets neither of these standards. Nor does race or ethnicity alone suffice for either probable cause or reasonable suspicion

-As white citizens, we have a level of privilege which protects us from retaliation from ICE for being “rude” and making a scene, which makes it our DUTY to speak up and make sure people without the same privilege know their rights. GET LOUD. YELL. YELL IN SPANISH IF YOU KNOW IT. LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY DON’T HAVE TO SAY SHIT. MAKE ICE UNCOMFORTABLE. THROW SAND IN THE GEARS OF WHITE SUPREMACY.

BONUS INFO:

-It is perfectly legal to record immigration agents as long as you are not on government property or at a port of entry. If your train/bus gets board, pull your phone out and start videotaping immediately.

-If you are detained or see someone getting detained, get the agent’s name, number, and any other identifying information. Get it on tape.

-Contact the ACLU if you see someone’s rights being violated.