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Magickal tools
Charms, amulets, and talismans are objects that are believed to possess magical or mystical properties and are often used for protection or to bring good luck.
While the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, they have slightly different meanings:
Charms: A charm is an object that is believed to have magical power to protect the wearer from harm or to bring good luck. Charms are often worn as jewelry, such as a necklace or bracelet, and may be made from a variety of materials, including metal, stone, or wood. Examples of charms include a four-leaf clover, a horseshoe, or a rabbit's foot.
Amulets: An amulet is also an object that is believed to have magical power, but it is typically worn or carried for the purpose of protecting the wearer from evil or harm. Amulets are often made from materials that are believed to have protective properties, such as certain stones, metals, or herbs. Examples of amulets include a crystal pendant, a piece of amber, or a protective talisman.
Talismans: A talisman is an object that is believed to have magical power to bring good fortune or to achieve a specific goal. Talismans are often created for a specific purpose, such as attracting love, wealth, or success. They may be made from a variety of materials, such as precious stones, herbs, or metals, and may be worn or carried as a reminder of the desired outcome. Examples of talismans include a lucky coin, a mojo bag, or a sigil.
In summary, while charms, amulets, and talismans are all believed to have mystical properties, they have different purposes and uses. Charms are worn for good luck, amulets for protection, and talismans for achieving specific goals or desires.
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Manifestation techniques
Manifestation techniques are methods used to help individuals focus their thoughts and emotions to attract what they want in life.
Here are some common manifestation techniques:
Visualization: This technique involves visualizing the desired outcome in detail, imagining what it would look, feel, and sound like. Visualization is often combined with affirmations to reinforce the desired outcome.
Affirmations: Affirmations are positive statements that are repeated to oneself to shift negative beliefs and focus on positive outcomes. Examples of affirmations include "I am worthy of success" or "I attract abundance into my life."
Gratitude practice: Expressing gratitude for what one already has can help shift the focus towards abundance and attract more positive experiences. Keeping a gratitude journal or listing out things one is grateful for each day is a common practice.
Meditation: Meditation can help quiet the mind and focus on the present moment, allowing individuals to visualize and manifest their desires more effectively.
Journaling: Writing down one's goals and desires in detail, as well as any limiting beliefs or negative thoughts, can help individuals gain clarity and focus on what they want to manifest.
Energy work: Practices such as Reiki or EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) can help release energetic blockages and negative emotions that may be holding individuals back from manifesting their desires.
Creative visualization: This technique involves using one's imagination to visualize oneself achieving their goals and desires in a creative way, such as through drawing, painting, or creating a vision board.
These are just a few examples of manifestation techniques that can be used to attract what one wants in life.
It's important to find a technique or combination of techniques that resonate with yourself and that you can consistently practice over time.
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Here's my unwanted opinion on some witchcraft books
This is a list of opinions I have on some popular witchcraft, occult and practitioner related books. I don't talk about anything I haven't read myself.
This is in no way stopping you from reading them yourself, it's just what I think of them as an experienced practitioner and pagan.
I now have a Goodreads account you can look at if you're curious what else I've read but it's a mess and I've just added my bookshelf on in bulk.
Lisa Lister - Witch
To get this out of the way. It's bio essentialist crap and we all know this by know but it bears repeating. This is an example I've used in my grimoire of how transphobia seeps into spiritual spaces and goes unchecked under the guise of feminism and women empowerment. Arguing that a witch's power comes from her womb as a bowl of nature and creative magic. If that's what you like to draw from then all power to you, I have no problem with that. What I have a problem with is that Lister directly infers that the title of 'witch' is exclusive to this specific demographic of women.
I find her statements gross and dehumanising to women and her argument falls apart completely when you remember that not every woman has a womb, big duh moment I know. It correlates with TERF ideology that certain women are inherently more powerful because of a female reproductive system as opposed to women as a whole being powerful because of their autonomy as human beings. "But if that's true then what's stopping cis men, trans and nonbinary people from being practitioners?" LITERALLY NOTHING!
Sky Alexander - The Modern Witchcraft Spell Book and The Modern Witchcraft Grimoire
Very simple. Pretty cover. Overall they make for ok resources for beginners but once you're out of the beginner phase they really fall flat. Alexander doesn't provide much context when referencing certain tools and practices and tends to confuse witchcraft with wicca.
The Farrars - A Witches' Bible
Dated. Uses the G slur. Their books are all mislabelled wicca which makes sense because these books have been around since the 90's when there wasn't much of a difference and you can tell. They do not hold up to today's standards. They are a good example of how practices have historically been conflated in pop culture.
Does discuss ritual nUdity (they call it skyclad) and includes pictures. I wanted to mention it here to not surprise anyone in case any of you aren't comfortable with it.
Rachel Patterson - Grimoire of a Kitchen Witch
A book about kitchen witchcraft that doesn't include any kitchen witchcraft. It's more like a basic beginners grimoire. Very repetitive.
Features a chapter on hoodoo which I'm unsure about. I don't know anything about hoodoo or rootwork but I'm assuming it's a practice exclusive to the black community in America due to it developing during the period of enslavement in the US. I'm also assuming that Patterson isn't a part of this community due to being white and British. If I'm wrong and Patterson is genuinely part of the practice and can honestly speak on the topic please correct me.
Scott Cunningham - Encyclopaedia of Magical Herbs
A good resource for correspondences, easy to digest but Cunningham focuses on wicca using wiccan practices like gendering nature which to me makes no sense (I know about the law of polarity but I do not agree with it). The pictures of plants are nice but the folklore provided for them is pretty minimal. You can find all the same info for free online.
Judika Illes - Encyclopaedia of Spirits
Honestly not that bad. There's a lot of information and it's pretty consistent throughout. It's a huge book though, it can be kind of overwhelming but they take from multiple sources when discussing the mythos of deities which is a plus. The pages are very thin and delicate which can make it hard to read the text.
Joey Hulin - Your Spiritual Almanac
it's eh in the broadest sense. I liked the folklore and the eco action sections but I didn't really absorb any of it. a lot of the corresponce lists was information I already knew about. It felt very repetitive. Would have loved to have seen more detailed information about the changes happening in nature each month.
Rachel Pollack - Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom
Pollack is very informative, and honestly a great resource for tarot work, she knows her shit and isn't afraid to info dump. The only thing I didn't really like is all the mentions of dualism like of mother v father, male v female but that's entirely my issue and it's the nature of tarot to be dualistic, It just isn't a necessity to me and my practice. Still a great book.
Aleister Crowley - Magick
A great example of what not to do. Appropriates dharmic practices and Jewish mysticism. When he wasn't stealing from other cultures or being a massive contrarian Crowley was writing about sex magic and it's discussed here in uncomfortable detail.
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Fun and easy habits to develop as a pagan!
Or, a few ideas of routine pagan stuff I personally engage in, or wish to start engaging in.
Opening the curtains and taking a quick moment to appreciate the daylight (or the darkness) of the outside. Draw from it the energy you will need for the day!
After waking up, saying a short prayer to a deity of your choice (you could very well change it up based on your intent, or always pray to the same if you are devoted to one in particular). A simple “Good morning. I will try to honor you today” shows that you’re thinking of them!
Taking a little time every once in a while to learn about local plants, trees or fauna! Little by little, you’ll learn to recognize them when out in nature. Nothing more rewarding!
Playing a song, or simply instrumental music that reminds you of your spirituality when doing chores, preparing for the day or the night, etc. Useful if the day-to-day makes you feel disconnected from your spirituality!
Every once in a while, cleansing a spiritual space by simply cleaning it out before lighting a fragant candle or incense. Always makes me feel refreshed!
Focusing on a picture of a deity/deities (or spirit/spirits, or ancestor/ancestors) of your choice in adoration. What can they teach you today? How can you honor them? If a new and inspiring idea comes to your mind, why not note it down!
Diffuse a smell (either by candle, incense, essential oil diffuser or else) while getting prepared for the day! If such a topic interests you, you could learn about how different smells affect us, and how you can use that in this specific ritual. With what intent do you wish to start your day?
If you have a book/books on mythology that pertains to your deity/deities or their related culture, why not read a few pages every once in a while, just for fun! Like the song/music I mentioned before, this an easy way to start your day thinking of your spirituality.
Looking up art: depictions of deities, or if you worship nature spirits, pictures of the animal or plant the form of which it takes.
Adopting a deity’s symbol for the day! You can do that by wearing a piece of devotional jewelry, or even drawing a rune/sigil/symbol on your skin so as to keep the deity in mind.
If you’re reading this, it means you use tumblr! Why not use such social networks to talk to other pagans who share your practices? There’s lots to learn from each other! Plus, you may make good friends this way.
Look outside, observe the weather. What color’s the sky? How strong is the wind blowing? In what direction are the clouds being blown? Stay in tune with nature! You may even become able to tell which signs foretell which weather events!
Make stuff you find in nature into amulets. For example, if a leaf, rock, acorn, fallen branch or else catches your attention, why not bring it home as a lucky charm? If you possess such a skill, you could even make it into jewelry!
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MOON PHASES
NEW MOON : Setting intentions, taking actions, moving forward, focusing in the increase, starting new ventures, exploring opportunities
WAXING CRESCENT : Redefining goals and taking first actions, consistency, gaining momentum, determination, pushing forward
FIRST QUARTER : Finding the balance between the new goals and habits, expansion, being practical, concentration on goals
WAXING GIBBOUS : Cultivating actions toward goals, improving and readjusting, intensive growth, pushing boundaries
FULL MOON : The energy of completion, gratefulness, cleansing, charging, appreciating progress, psychic work, letting go
WANING GIBBOUS : Giving thanks, decluttering, eliminating negative habits, slowing down, reevaluing goals
LAST QUARTER : Letting go, practicing forgiveness, finding time to relax, cord-cutting, get rid of unhealthy habits and addictions
WANING CRESCENT : Making room for new, rest and surrender, energizing by doing things we love, discharging the health issues
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Ring witchcraft 💍
Right hand - Action
Left hand - Intuition
Gold - Success, power, wealth
Silver - Wisdom, truth, beauty
Thumb - Power & logic
Index finger - Decisions, leadership, influence
Middle finger - Intellect, focus, self worth
Ring finger - Commitment, love, ambition
Pinky finger - Divination, intuition
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Headless John The Baptist Hitchhiking, C.T. Salazar
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“She is water: soft enough to offer life, tough enough to drown it away.”
— Rupi Kaur
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“Being brave doesn’t mean you aren’t scared. Being brave means you are scared, really scared, badly scared, and you do the right thing anyway.”
— Neil Gaiman
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Things to put in your book of shadows
Of course, only put in your book of shadows/grimoire what you want. If you don't want to put certain subjects in your book then that's fine. It's your book, utilize it how you want. This is just a masterlist of ideas that I've put together. Feel free to add anything else to the list that I may have missed, because there's absolutely no way I included everything.
And for the love of all the gods, if you come across a closed entity or practice, don't try to work with the entity or practice if you're not already part of that group or tradition. You can research it but don't practice it.
+ A blessing and/or protection
+ A table of contents
+ About you:
Your current path
Your personal beliefs
Your spiritual journey
Favorite crystals/herbs/animals
Natal chart
Craft name
How you got into the craft
Astrology signs
Birthday correspondences (birth tarot card, birth stone, etc)
Goals (if you have any)
Anything other relating to your personal practice
+ Safety
Fire safety
What NOT to burn
Plants and oils that can be toxic to your pets
What crystals shouldn't be in water, sunlight, etc
Things that shouldn't be put out in nature (salt, glass, etc)
Potion safety
How to incorporate blood safely
+ Core concepts:
Intention and how it works
Directing energy
Protection
Banishing
Cleansing
Charging
Shielding
Grounding and centering
Visualization
Consencration/Blessing
Warding
Enchanting
Manifestation
+ Correspondence
Personal correspondence
Crystals and rocks
Herbs and spices
Food and drink
Colors
Metals
Number
Tarot card
Elemental (fire, water, air, earth)
Trees and woods
Flowers
Days
Months
Moon phases
Zodiac
Planets
Incense
Teas
Essential oils
Directions (north, south, east, west)
Animals
Local plants, animals, etc
Dream symbology
+ Different practices
Practices that are closed to you (some examples below)
Voodoo and Hoodoo **Closed**
Santeria and Brujeria **Closed**
Shamanism and native american practices **Closed**
Wicca and wiccan paths
Satanism, both theistic and non-theistic paths
+ Different types/practices of magick
Pop culture magick
Technology magick
Chaos magick
Green witchcraft
Lunar magick
Sea witchcraft
Kitchen magick
Ceremonial magick
Hedge witchcraft
Death witchcraft
Grey witchcraft
Eclectic witchcraft
Norse witchcraft
Hellenic witchcraft
Animism
+ Deities
The deity/deities you worship
Different pantheons (the main five are Celtic, Roman, Greek, Egyptian and Norse, all open)
Deities and pantheons that are closed to you
Common offerings
Their epithets
Their mythology
Their family
Deity worship vs deity work
Prayers and how to make your own
Deity communication guide
Devotional acts
Ways to get closer to them
+ Other spiritual entities
Angels
Ancestor work
Spirit guides
The fae
Demons
Familiars
House spirits, animal spirits and plant spirits
Other various folklore entities
Spirit etiquette
Cemetery etiquette
Setting boundaries with the spirits
Communication guide and etiquette
Grounding, banishing, protection and cleansing, aka: "Spirit work safety guide"
How they appear to you
Common offerings
Circle casting
+ Divination
Tarot cards
Oracle cards
Tarot and oracle spreads
Pendulum
Numerology
Scrying
Palmistry/palm reading
Tasseography (Tea leaf reading)
Rune stones
Shufflemancy (Shuffling of a playlist)
Dice divination
Bibliomancy (Randomly picking a phrase from a book)
Carromancy (Melted wax)
Pyromancy (Reading flames)
Psychic abilities
Astrology
Aura reading
Divination via playing cards
Lenormand
Sacred geometry
Angel numbers
+ Other types of magick
Candle magick
Crystal magick
Herbalism/herbal magick
Glamour magick
Hexing
Jinxing
Cursing
Weather magick
Astral work
Shadow work
Energy work
Sigils
Art magick
Knot magick
Crystal grids
Color grids
Music magick
Charms, talismans and amulets
+ Spellwork
What makes a spell work
Basic spell structure
What NOT to do
Disposing of spell ingredients
Revitalizing long term spells
How to cast spells
What to put in spells (See correspondence)
Spell mediums- Jar spells, spoken spells, candle spells, sigils, etc
Spell timing
Setting up a ritual
Taglocks: What they are and how to use them
+ Holidays and Esbats
Yule
Imbolc
Ostara
Beltane
Litha
Lughnasadh/Lammas
Mabon
Samhain
The 12 full moons (Esbats)
How to celebrate
Deity specific holidays
+ Altars and tools
What they are
The different types and their uses (travel altar, working altar, deity altar, ancestor altar, etc)
What you can put on your altar
What you use your altars for
Common tools in witchcraft
How to use the tools
Food and drink
Common herbs in recipes
Sabbat recipes
Moon water: What it is and how to use it
Potion bases
Tea magick
How to get your herbs
Foraging
+ Mental health and self care
Bath magick
Affirmations
Burnout prevention
Aromatherapy
Stress management
Mental health coping mechanisms
+ History of witchcraft
+ Dream records
+ How to differentiate between the magickal and the mundane
+ Calendar of celestial events (Esbats, retrogrades, etc)
+ How to dry herbs and flowers
+ What chakras actually are and how they work within Hinduism
+ History and traditional uses of reiki
+ The witches' alphabet
+ The runic alphabet
+ Common witchcraft terms
+ Common symbols in witchcraft
+ Your own witch tips
+ Good witchcraft books and authors to avoid
+ Any online resources you utilize often
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WITCH'S 2023 CALENDAR
if i miss anything or get anything wrong, don't be afraid to correct me!
i live in the Northern Hemisphere, so some of these dates are based on that
sorry for the long post!!!
RETROGRADES OF 2023:
MERCURY RETROGRADE:
December 29, 2022 - January 18, 2023
April 21, 2023 - May 14, 2023
August 23, 2023 - September 15, 2023
December 13, 2023 - January 1, 2024
VENUS RETROGRADE:
July 22, 2023 - September 3, 2023
MARS RETROGRADE:
October 30, 2022 - January 12, 2023
JUPITER RETROGRADE:
September 4, 2023 - December 30, 2023
SATURN RETROGRADE:
June 17, 2023 - November 4, 2023
URANUS RETROGRADE:
August 24, 2022 - January 22, 2023
August 28, 2023 - January 27, 2024
NEPTUNE RETROGRADE:
June 30, 2023 - December 6, 2023
PLUTO RETROGRADE:
May 1, 2023 - October 10, 2023
FULL MOONS OF 2023:
WOLF MOON:
Friday, Jan 6
SNOW MOON:
Sunday, Feb 5
WORM MOON:
Tuesday, Mar 7
PINK MOON:
Thursday, April 6
FLOWER MOON:
Friday, May 5
STRAWBERRY MOON:
Sunday, Jun 4
BUCK MOON:
Monday, Jul 3
STURGEON MOON:
Tuesday, Aug 1
BLUE MOON:
Thursday, Aug 31
HARVEST MOON:
Friday, Sept 29
HUNTER'S MOON:
Saturday, Oct 28
BEAVER MOON:
Monday, Nov 27
COLD MOON:
Wednesday, Dec 27
NEW MOONS OF 2023:
Saturday, Jan 21
Monday, Feb 20
Tuesday, Mar 21
Thursday, Apr 20
Friday, May 19
Sunday, Jun 18
Monday, Jul 17
Wednesday, Aug 16
Friday, Sept 15
Saturday, Oct 14
Monday, Nov 13
Tuesday, December 12
FIRST QUARTER MOONS OF 2023:
Saturday, Jan 28
Monday, Feb 27
Wednesday, Mar 29
Thursday, Apr 27
Saturday, May 27
Monday, Jun 26
Tuesday, Jul 25
Thursday, Aug 24
Friday, Sep 22
Sunday, Oct 22
Monday, Nov 22
Tuesday, Dec 19
LAST QUARTER MOONS OF 2023:
Sunday, Jan 15
Monday, Feb 13
Wednesday, Mar 15
Thursday, Apr 13
Friday, May 12
Saturday, Jun 10
Monday, Jul 10
Tuesday, Aug 8
Wednesday, Sep 6
Friday, Oct 8
Sunday, Nov 5
Tuesday, December 5
HOLIDAYS OF 2023:
Samhain (All Hallow's Eve, Autumn-Winter Cross Quarter Days): Oct 31 - Nov 1
Yule (Winter Solstice): Dec 21 2023 - Jan 1 2024
Imbolc (Ground Hog's Day): Feb 1 - 2
Ostara (Spring Equinox): Mar 20
Beltane (Mayday): May 1
Litha (Summer Solstice): Jun 20
Lammas and Lughnasadh: Aug 1
Mabon (Autumnal Equinox): Sep 21 - Sep 29
*stupid little footnotes: i'm trying out some colors. idk. i think it's cool. more organized. lmk if you guys like or dislike it
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Elemental Travel Altars
Credit: norindoeswitchcraft
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Samhain Mulled Cider
Apple Cider ( I got caramel apple)
Cinnamon Sticks
Orange
Pumpkin Pie Spice
In a crockpot put your cider, cinnamon sticks , and pumpkin pie spice. Slice up an orange and put in a few slices then squeeze the rest of the juice into the crock pot. Simmer on low for 3-4 hours. Serve warm.
If you are lucky to have access to mulling spices then feel free to use those. Pumpkin pie spice is just a ground mix of those spices.
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Witchcraft: Warding
Warding is the method of casting a shield or barrier to defend and protect a space, person, portal, or item or to deflect potential negative energies and dangers. This is a remarkably important intention to consider and practice. Warding where you sleep, shower, rest, eat, and preform rituals along with yourself and prevent you from many unwanted experiences and encounters.
Warding Correspondences:
Colors: Black and Red.
Tools: Coffin Nails, Crystals, Graveyard Dirt, Horseshoes, Iron Pikes, Talismans, and Wands.
Symbols: Hamsa, Evil Eye, Pentacles, Ankh, Eye of Horus, Mars, Aries, Celtic Knot, Celtic Cross, Algiz Rune, Pentagrams, and Sigils.
Warding Methods:
Covering or sealing mirrors with Warding sigils or Fabric when not in use.
Warding yourself, the space you rest, and space you clean yourself.
Tracing Warding Sigils with your fingers on doors and walls to fortify.
Scooting in or placing an object in non-inhabited seating locations.
Warding Instruments:
Crystals:
Black Jasper, Black Jet, Black Onyx, Black Tourmaline, Bloodstone, Obsidian, Nuumite, Shungite, Smokey Quartz, Sugilite, and Tigers Eye.
Herbs:
Basil, Cinnamon, Clove, Dill, Dragons Blood, Garlic, High John the Conqueror, Rosemary, Rue, St John’s Wort, Valerian, and Vervain.
Plants:
Aloe Vera, Bamboo, Cactus, Heather, Roses, Snake Plant, Spider Plant, and the Venus Fly Trap.
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