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Welcome to A Fledgling's Guide to Witchcraft!
If you've been looking for a beginner's guide to witchcraft (non-religious based) then this blog (and linked discord) is for you! All posts are written and edited by several non-religious witches from around Tumblr and discord.
Below is a Master List of every post found on this blog ↓↓↓
Appropriation in Witchcraft:
Auras and Chakras
Lilith and Judaism
Magick vs Magic (Aleister Crowley)
Smudging and Spirit Animals (Native American)
Spirit Guides vs. Spirit Animals
People To Avoid While Researching Witchcraft
Astral Realm:
Astral Projection
Astrology:
Astrology Breakdown
Celtic Witchcraft:
Fairies AKA The Fae
Fairies AKA The Fae PT. 2
Fae Gift or Deity?
Death Witchcraft
A Beginner's Guide to Death
Deities and Altars
A Beginners Guide to Altars
The Green Man
"The" Triple Goddess
Working With Deities
Forming relationships with deities
Divination
Forms of Divination
Pendulums
Sticks in Place of Bones
Ouija Boards
Dream Work
Dream Work
Energy Work
Energy Work + Spoonie Tips
Energy Vampires + Veiling
Veil Alternatives
How to Start Veiling
Grounding
Magic Circle
Manifestation
Spellwork
Spellcraft
Spellcasting
Warding
Hexes, Curses, and Jinxes
Baneful Magic
Return to Sender Magic
Tag locks
Programming Items
Sigils + How I Craft Sigils
Runes Vs. Sigils
What to do if your spell backfires
Herb Safety
Safe Herbs to Burn + Deadly Herbs
Mundane Vs Magic
Mundane vs. Magic
Modern Day Witchcraft
Types of Witches
Satanism Vs. Witchcraft
Wicca Vs. Witchcraft
Cults Vs. Covens
Satan Vs. Baphomet
Magical Workings
Magical Weekdays
Magic Waters
Moonphase Magic
Wheel of the Year
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Hello♡, there are any differences between norse and celtic runes? If so what are they?
Ohmygosh, hi friend, I'm so sorry, I thought I had already answered this!
From my research, yes, there is a difference between Nordic runes and the Celtic Ogham.
Runes are a part of an ancient alphabet used by the Germanic peoples as a way of communication, to create spells, and forms of protection.
All runes were used by the Nordic folk, and runes have been found in England, Greece, and Greenland.
The Celts did not have runes. They only had the Ogham, which consisted of four sets of strokes, or notches, each set containing five letters composed of from one to five strokes, thus giving 20 letters. These were incised along the edge of a stone, often vertically or from right to left.
(Left- Nordic Runes, Right- Celtic Ogham)
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Do you have any tips for scrying? If so, what can help the process?
Scrying, also known as "peeping" or "seeing," is a form of divination. Scrying involves looking into a medium, hoping to "see" messages or visions that offer guidance, prophecy, revelation, or inspiration.
A medium can include crystal balls, mirrors, bowls of water, anything reflective, or even entering a self-induced trance.
Tips for scrying:
Relax, get comfortable physically
(Not required) Physically and spiritually cleanse your space
Clear your mind
Focus on your question(s)
Stare into your medium and concentrate.
You can check this page out as well.
Wiki Link for Scrying
Sorry if it's not in depth as it could be, I don't have a ton of information on scrying as I wish I had!
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Hi! It is better to use dry or fresh herbs/flowers for spells?
Depends on the spell and the casters' opinion on it.
Fresh herbs may mold and wilt quicker than dried ones, though if you're using any stagnant water (or liquid) in your spells, both fresh and dry herbs will mold.
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Step by step on warding? and when to use wards before spells
Here is my post about Wards
Step by step guide on how to ward.
First, you need to figure out what kind of ward you're using. In the Warding link above, it goes over what kind of Wards there are.
The most common wards are Spacial and Permanent ones. You can use a variety of different things to ward your home, such as crystals, herbs, and sigils.
Common crystals to use: Amethyst, blue calcite, Amber, black tourmaline, ruby.
You can also use rusty nails on each of the four directions (east, west, south, and north) of your home to seal the ward.
Common herbs to use: sage, cinnamon, rosemary, lavender, cedar, juniper, and bay leaves. Lemons are also great to use.
Creating a sigil like "this space is safe from negativity", "this space is protected from any negativity that tries to come in", etc. And then placing the sigil on your doors and windows along with the crystals and herbs will seal the ward in its place.
Remember to cleanse your space first (open all doors and windows, physically clean as well). And then go about setting up your crystals, herbs, and sigils on all entry/exit points of your home.
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So i know cursing should only be a last resort thing, well this is the last resort. i’m a total beginner and was wondering if you could do a guide, step by step on how to do it because i don’t want to mess up. like, what protections to do, wards? how to start, what to use and such. i know you’ve made a post on baneful ingredients so just how to use them would be great. thank you
Step by Step Guide on how to Curse, Hex, or Jinx someone. Here's a link for the differences between the three.
Step One: Gather your ingredients and tools.
Step Two: Ground yourself!
Step Three: Ward yourself and anyone/thing that you live with to protect them from backfire.
Step Four: Prep your spell. Get everything ready how you want it.
Step Five: Cast your spell.
Small Guide on how/which tools to use for baneful magic.
Crystals - protection, binding, clarity, focusing.
Candles - protection, binding (you can use the wax to bind the person to the spell)
A piece of paper with their name and birthday. A picture of them. An object of theirs.
String - Use this to bind the paper.
Sigil - create a sigil of your spell
What to do:
Take their item, name, picture (what have you), and draw the sigil onto it.
Wrap the string around the items and drip the wax onto the items.
Stuff it in a box (I suggest a bucket that has a lid). Use some items from the ingredients and tools tagged above for extra Umph.
Close the lid. You can use more wax and string to bind the spell to the person more.
Store in a cold dark place.
Links to a few Curses I have done.
Simple Hex
Scorned Lovers Curse
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Hi! How can i dispose the remains of a spell? I've heard that natural remnants can be returned ti nature by burying them, but what can i do witch those that would damage the soil, such as salt or candles remnants? Do i throw them away?
Herbs and paper can be buried into the earth. Glass should be recycled, same as plastic. Salt and candle wax can just be thrown away. Strings should be wrapped up and placed in some other type of container so that it doesn't get loose and tangle around any animals that may be present. Food that was used can be buried or simply thrown out.
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Updated Post. Imma be real for a sec, some of the new information that was brought to my attention is amazing and, in fact, very helpful, so I'm making an updated post to this one here.
A Beginners Guide to Crystals.
How to spot fakes (typically glass) and dyed crystals, Crystal Shapes, and Crystal Color Associations are the topics in this post.
How to spot glass, resin, and other types of fake crystals. (You can still 100% use them in witchcraft, but if you want genuine crystals, then this guide may help you do just that!)
If you think that your crystals are fake, here are some things you can look and do to tell.
Rubbing your crystal with a finger should reveal tiny pores on the surface of the crystal. If it does not have any pores and is instead completely smooth, then it's possible that it's glass or resin.
While some crystals can have naturally formed air bubbles in them, it is rare and may just be glass that was shaped into the crystal.
You can easily search up "fake crystal name" vs. "real crystal name" and compare the two pictures.
You can also look up "dyed crystals" vs. "undyed crystals" to see what a natural coloring of crystals should look like.
If you're worried that your turquoise is fake, then you can take the tip of a hot pin and press it into the crystal, if it burns then it's real, however if it starts to melt its a fake.
Opalite and Goldstone are glass crystals, man made.
9/10 times if your Crystal looks very brightly colored it could have been dyed.
I'll put in some pictures of glass/resin crystals next to the real crystals to show the difference.
Natural coloring of crystals occurs because of the different metals and other minerals that are absorbed during the creation of the crystal. Quartz is just silica and oxygen, so it's appears colorless, but when iron is absorbed, it creates purple or yellow, depending on how oxidized the iron was in the creation of the crystal.
Natural citrine does form, but it's not going to look burned or splochty.
Splotchy color in crystals usually means that it's been dyed, as you can see in the first two images. Dyed crystals also very obviously look dyed because of how brightly they are colored.
Even in Malachite, the green in the fake malachite is brighter than the genuine malachite. You can also look at the unnatural banding on the fake and compare it to real malachite.
Real opal is not see-through like Opalite is. Real opal is more clouded with spots of color, while opalite will have streaks of color or look like the see-through ones above.
Real turquoise is going to have brown or black webbings and cracks or chips, while dyed howlite is going to be smooth with brown or black inclusions. You can take a swab of acetone and rub it across the crystal to see if any coloring comes off. If the color does come off or the crystal looks lighter in the spot, then it's more than likely dyed howlite. You can also do that hot pin trick mentioned above.
The picture on the left is dyed howlite, while on the right is the natural turquoise. You can see that the natural crystal has deep webbing into the stone, very obvious cracks while the holite doesn't have cracks, only webbing that looks like it but it's going to be smooth along those lines.
Crystal Shapes in witchcraft
Double pointed- absorbs and emits energy.
Cluster- Radiates energy.
One point- concentrates and directs energy.
Raw- Strong open energy.
If the crystal is more round then the energy is going to be calmer
If the crystal has multiple points, then the energy is directed off of each point.
The size of the crystal doesn't dictate the amount of energy it gives off.
Different crystals have different energies that they give off. The ones most commonly used in witchcraft and their properties are listed below.
Clear quartz- Clarity
Amethyst- Grounding
Citrine- Happiness
Rose quartz- love
Black Tourmaline- Protection
Obsidian- also protection
Aventurine- luck
Tigers eye- money
Labradorite- aura healing and protection
There are many other crystals that give off similar energies that can be used. As stated, these are just some of the more commonly seen ones.
Now, different crystals can give off different energies depending on the person using them. Some people may see use amethyst as protection rather than obsidian or black tourmaline. Some may use aventurine for money spells over tigers eye. That's 100% okay.
Crystal Color Associations.
Color associations can depend on how the witch feels about a color. This is the general association plus how I use colors in my path.
Red- Anger/passion
Orange- Courage (or in my case repulsion)
Yellow- Happiness
Green- Luck and money
Blue- Calming or sadness (depending on the mood)
Purple- Spirituality
Brown- grounding
Pink- self love
Grey- solemn, seriousness.
With some crystals, the color is also associated with the things listed above. However, again, not all witches will use the color associations of crystals this way, and that's 100% okay. Each witch has a different path and different associations when it comes to the tools they use in their path.
If you're interested in learning about what energies different crystals give off, often just googling "what is crystal name used for in healing" and you will receive an answer.
Though with any type of research, please look at 3-5 other sources that say the same or similar thing. Though it may take more digging to come to a conclusion.
Thank you for reading the updated post, and let me know if I missed anything or if you'd like to add anything. A big thanks to everyone who has corrected the previous post on this subject and any posts that may have contained misinformation in them.
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Genuinely, from the bottom of my heart, I appreciate being educated on posts that I make that may contain misinformation.
Though, as a reminder, I will not take disrespect and snarky posts made about me. I will not, and I have not blocked anyone from this blog. This blog is open to everyone who seeks knowledge about witchcraft or anyone who has an issue with the posts made here.
If you have an issue or wish to educate me on something that I have posted, my DMs are open for a discussion. I encourage everyone to DM me when a question or concern arises.
Also, this blog isn't a full deep dive into every subject. Most of what is covered here is a basis. From the beginning, it has been heavily recommended to everyone to dive deeper on their own time into any subjects that are covered here. It is up to you to make your own paths and come up with your own conclusions on what witchcraft is.
Thank you, -A Fledgling's Guide to Witchcraft Owner.
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Old Masterlink post! It's slowly being updated!
Welcome to A Fledgling's Guide to Witchcraft!
If you've been looking for a beginner's guide to witchcraft (non-religious based) then this blog (and linked discord) is for you! All posts are written and edited by several non-religious witches from around Tumblr and discord.
Below is a Master List of every post found on this blog ↓↓↓
Appropriation in Witchcraft:
Auras and Chakras
Lilith and Judaism
Magick vs Magic (Aleister Crowley)
Smudging and Spirit Animals (Native American)
Spirit Guides vs. Spirit Animals
People To Avoid While Researching Witchcraft
Astral Realm:
Astral Projection
Astrology:
Astrology Breakdown
Celtic Witchcraft:
Fairies AKA The Fae
Fairies AKA The Fae PT. 2
Fae Gift or Deity?
Death Witchcraft
A Beginner's Guide to Death
Deities and Altars
A Beginners Guide to Altars
The Green Man
"The" Triple Goddess
Working With Deities
Forming relationships with deities
Divination
Forms of Divination
Pendulums
Sticks in Place of Bones
Ouija Boards
Dream Work
Dream Work
Energy Work
Energy Work + Spoonie Tips
Energy Vampires + Veiling
Veil Alternatives
How to Start Veiling
Grounding
Magic Circle
Manifestation
Spellwork
Spellcraft
Spellcasting
Warding
Hexes, Curses, and Jinxes
Baneful Magic
Return to Sender Magic
Tag locks
Programming Items
Sigils + How I Craft Sigils
Runes Vs. Sigils
What to do if your spell backfires
Herb Safety
Safe Herbs to Burn + Deadly Herbs
Mundane Vs Magic
Mundane vs. Magic
Modern Day Witchcraft
Types of Witches
Satanism Vs. Witchcraft
Wicca Vs. Witchcraft
Cults Vs. Covens
Satan Vs. Baphomet
Magical Workings
Magical Weekdays
Magic Waters
Moonphase Magic
Wheel of the Year
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Candle Color and Flame Workings in Witchcraft.
Color Association in witchcraft can be important as it's associated that different colors are connected with emotions, elements, times of the week, and deities.
Common Candle Wax Color Associations:
White- cleansing
Black- protection
Silver- can be used to connect with Lunar deities
Red- anger (fire, or extreme passion)
Orange- courage
Yellow- Happiness (is associated with the sun and sun deities)
Green- money, luck (earth and grounding)
Blue- sadness (water associations, also cleanisng, can be used to connect with Lunar deities)
Purple- connecting to spirit, (connecting to spirit guides, or deities)
Pink- romance, feminity, grace (can be used to connect with Love/fertility deities)
Brown- grounding (also earth)
Of course your own personal connections with colors can be used, though these are the most common associations.
Adding herbs to your candles that have similar associations can boost your intentions and energy which can help you in your spellwork. However, please be aware that when adding herbs to your flames can be very dangerous! Keep your flames in a well ventilated area, never leave them alone and burn them on/and in fire safe containers and always have a fire extinguisher near by!
Another thing to note, is that when you add herbs to a candle they will burn hotter and faster, so if you're trying to connect with a deity and your flames erupt and dance quicker than they do without the herbs this is because you are giving the flame something other than the wick to burn. (I'm not saying that your deity isn't contacting you, but this should be heavily remembered while working with flames.)
Flame sizes and the way it behaves, witchy and mundane explanations. (without herbs).
If your candle flickers towards any of the four directions (North, South, East, West) then a Spirit or deity may be trying to reach you. (Mundane: there may be a draft pushing the flame in that direction.)
Crackling or popping wicks may indicate that a Spirit or your deity is arguing or trying to communicate with you. (Mundane: sometimes the wax from the candle may get on the wick and this is what's causing the wick to pop, also humidity can cause the flame to crackle.)
A blue flame may indicate that a Spirit or deity is near. (Mundane: your flame is safe, it's burning just as it should be.)
A Red flame indicates that your energy is being fueled by an intense emotion. Usually grief, anger or passion. (Mundane: the flame is in a cooler environment.)
A white flame may indicate peace, harmony, and prosperity. (Mundane: your candle is burning magnesium.)
High flames indicate that there is positive energy around you. (Mundane: it's too hot, causing the wax to melt faster than it's supposed to.)
A smoking candle may indicate that you are looking at things from the wrong POV. (Mundane: your flame is contaminated by either carbon dioxide or water.)
Dual flames can indicate either a solution in your energy, your mind is too unfocused to continue. (Mundane: the wick is split.)
Heart shaped flames can indicate that a loved one is present, or if you're performing some sort of romance/love spell then it is connecting you to the other person. //please perform love spells with the consent of the other person!!! Do not take away their free will/choice in being with you because you cannot handle rejection.// (Mundane: your wick is splitting/has split.)
A bright/big/steady flame may indicate that your spell is working perfectly, or that a Spirit or your deity is pleased with you. (Mundane: the length of your candle or wick is too long.)
A sputtering flame may indicate that your spell does not have enough energy. If your candle goes out on its own then your spell is finished, the spirit or deity has left. (Mundane: the wick was too short and the wax put the flame out.)
A small candle flame may indicate a lack of energy. Perhaps the spirits or your deity are trying to communicate that you need to be patient. (Mundane: The wick is too short or there is not enough oxygen fuelling the fire.)
A jumping flame may indicate hesitation. Either your energy is reflecting that you are hesitant or the spirit or your deity is telling you to be hesitant. (Mundane: the flame temporarily goes out but the smoke from the candle catches on fire causing the flame to jump back into life.)
Understanding how a flame can be interpretated through witchy and mundane reasonings can assist you with your spell work or spirit/deity work. Knowing that there is always a mundane explanation can help you avoid false hope.
If you believe deep in your gut that your flame is a sign from a deity, or spirit or you believe that your spell is Manifesting then that's great!
This guide is simply for educational purposes to help you gain knowledge on the mystical and also being cautious of mundane interactions.
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Witchy or Mundane?
Here's a little tip to tell the difference, if you have been previously thinking about it (ex, the color blue) you'll see it everywhere. Vehicles, signs, on TV etc. If you've been trying to manifest something (ex, romance) it'll appear in your dreams and thoughts more often.
If you're looking for a sign then even the most mundane things will appear as signs and they may lead you astray.
Now if something starts popping up and you haven't been thinking about it or trying to manifest it then there's a good possibility that it's witchy.
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