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cut scene: you trigger a heart event and level up dean’s relationship with castiel

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series

key: * explicit ^ fluff ~ angst + dark

reader inserts

｡˚ ⋆ o. kenobi⋆ ˚｡

the locked door*^~ - @no-droids

so don’t, then*^~ - @tiatodd

struggling against me*~ - nicky_writes

｡˚ ⋆ k. ren/b. solo⋆ ˚｡

cruel world*^~- worm_girl [professor!kylo ren]

fix your attitude*~+ - @kassanovella

little bird*~+ - @kassanovella [the handmaid’s tale AU]

｡˚ ⋆ c. andor ⋆ ˚｡

syrup & honey*^ - @waterpancakeao3 

character pairings

｡˚ ⋆ k. ren x rey⋆ ˚｡

the heartbreak prince*^~ - @diasterisms [hogwarts AU]

mitan, midi*^~ - @animal

one-shots

key: * explicit ^ fluff ~ angst + dark

｡˚ ⋆ the mandalorian⋆ ˚｡

insatiable*^ - @velvetmel0n

the boutique*^~ - @mandoblowmybackout

competition*^~ - @auty-ren [ft. boba fett]

rest*~ - @say-al0e [boba x reader ft. mandalorian]

｡˚ ⋆ a. skywalker⋆ ˚｡

the secret*~+ - @no-droids [anakin skywalker x reader]

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Keeping Yourself Protected

Ways to provide protection from spiritual and physical beings:

Make a witches bottle: They provide you with protection against curses, hexes, and spells sent your way as well as to protect your property and possessions.  

Salt circle: A salt circle provides the person inside with protection from negative entities and demons. Line your window sills and door way entrances with salt to create an impenetrable barrier.      

Iron: Repels evil.Three iron nails driven into a doorway or window sill will block negativity from entering your home. Note: Iron repels Fae!

Plants: Some plants have protective properties. 

Ask your deity for protection

Mint leaves in your shoes protects you from curses

Put pepper in protection sachets to protect against magickal attacks.

Burn bay leaves to reverse curses

Scrawl your home and clothes with protective sigils

Quartz Crystals: Provides protection.

Visualization

Paint your front porch blue to ward off ghosts:They fear water so this may confuse them.

Hang an upside down horse shoe above your door: to ward off evil spirits.

Hang wind chimes around your home: To scare off bad spirits

Nazar or evil eye: Protects your home from bad luck.   

Rowan: Two branches from rowan trees bound together with red thread in the shape of a cross. It provides protection when hung above doorways, according to celtic traditions.

Arrowheads: Placed above your door will help keep burglars and unwanted guests out.

Cinnamon Sticks: Tied over the door will protect your home.

Rosemary wreath: A wreath of rosemary bound with green thread can provide your home with protection. Add other plants that correspond with protection as well. 

Ivy: Grown up your house provides protection,

Mistletoe: Hung in the house protects it from thunder and lightning.

Acorn: According to Norse mythology, placing an acorn on the window sill protects the home from being struck by lightning. 

Pine branch: Where it for protection.

Create your own protection amulet

Place mirrors around your home to deflect the evil eye  

Sources: Charissascaulderon.com, scribol.com                                  

Stay safe and have a Happy New Year!

==Moonlight Academy==    

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“Those who would harm me suffer their own ill intentions turned back on themselves.”

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🗡️ Jinxes, Hexes, & Curses 🗡️

🗡️  JINXES -  quick-lasting, harmless but mean-spirited.

nox - a spell to end a source of light or positivity

your heart in my hand -  to send someone nightmares and to feel a general sense of being lost in life

burn your wishes - a simple curse to destroy someone’s wishes

spell of shattered sight -  a spell that makes a person only see the most ugly aspects of themselves and others around them

🗡️ HEXES - mal-intended spells with temporary effects. 

burst your bubble -  a simple curse to destroy someone’s ego/hope

hex for a player -  a curse from scorned lovers to the one breaking hearts, to give them difficulty finding anyone to be with romantically/sexually

cerberus hex - attacks what hurts things under plutonic protection spell

breezeblocks curse -  to affect someone you resent for leaving

pumpkin head - seasonal hex to “burn” those who wrong you

bad moon rising - a revenge curse, general misfortune for a month

🗡️ CURSES - intense, powerful and long lasting.  

to sink a sailor -  to symbolically drown someone 

marooned sailor curse -  a curse to strand them alone in life. 

avada kedavra - a curse not to kill, but to make the target feel death’s presence in their life. 

imperius curse -  to make the intended feel helpless, that things in their life are out of their power and control

cruciatus curse  - to create pain in the life of the intended, whether physical or emotional

seven devils curse -  a curse to burn the kingdom of and haunt the target

thorn in my side - a curse for abusers

red in your ledger - to return the hurt someone has done

if you take issue with cursing, jinxing, or hexing, that is your craft, but please do not add onto this post telling witches not to curse because “karma”, “the three fold law” or whatever.  mind your own craft. 

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Healing with Herbs

How to make a tincture

Making a tincture involves steeping the herb or root in alcohol, extracting its oils, minerals, alkaloids, and glycosides so that it is in its purest form. You can use vegetable glycerin or apple cider vinegar instead, particularly in tinctures intended for children, but they aren’t quite as effective at pulling out the good stuff. You’ll need strong alcohol, at least 80 proof. Everclear works well, as does vodka or brandy. You’ll also need a pint jar to fill with the herb or plant you want—any of the herbs listed above will work here. 

Chop the herb up a bit or bash it around with a mortar and pestle to help it break down. You’ll want the jar to be full, but not pack your herbs in too tightly. Then fill the jar completely with the alcohol. (If you’re using dried herbs or roots, you need only put in enough to reach halfway, and then add the alcohol up to the top.)

Seal the jar tightly. Label and date it, and let it rest in a cool, dark place.

For the first week, shake it once a day, then let it rest for five more weeks. At the end of the resting period, use a layer of muslin or cheesecloth held tightly over the jar to strain out the liquid. Decant the tincture into one of those small, dark glass bottles, preferably one with a dropper, and keep it stored away from direct sunlight. It should last for five to ten years.

How to make herbal oil

It’s more trouble than it’s worth to make your own essential oils. A true essential oil is extracted by boiling the herb in question and skimming the oil off the top—that’s a task best left to the professionals. But you can make your own herbal oil. It may not be quite as distilled, but it can still be effective, and it’s a great way to preserve herbs for use long into the winter. The nice thing about creating your own oils is that you can use any combination of herbs that you desire. You might mix calendula, catnip, lemon balm, marshmallow, mullein, plantain leaf, and yarrow for an oil that is particularly effective for skin care, or lavender, vervain, lemon balm, and yarrow for a soothing oil to rub on the temples. Chop or bruise your chosen herbs and place them in a jar. Fill the jar with the carrier oil of your choice (olive or almond oil works well), covering the herbs by one inch, and leaving one inch of space at the top. Close the jar tightly, and allow it to sit in as much sunshine as possible for a month. Strain the oil through a cheesecloth on an as-needed basis, leaving the rest to continue steeping.

How to make a poultice

A poultice is a soft, moist mass of herbs, cloth, and other ingredients, and it’s an excellent tool for treating topical infirmities. A hot poultice is excellent for drawing out infection, as with bee stings or draining abscesses, while a cold poultice will help reduce inflammation. Gather the herbs you want to use, either fresh or dried. If they’re fresh, you may want to mash the herbs up in a mortar and pestle (the traditional way) or blitz them through a food processor (the modern way). Even if you’re planning on making a cold poultice, add a couple of tablespoons of hot water to your herbs to awaken them, before letting them cool. You can add medicinal clay powder, Epsom salts, or baking soda and combine with water until the mixture becomes a thick paste. For ailments like congestion or insect bites, you can place the poultice directly on the skin, making sure, of course, that it isn’t too hot. To treat a burn or something that could easily become infected, place a clean cotton cloth between the skin and the poultice.

Common herbs and their uses

Ashwagandha: The name translates to “smell of horse.” This herb is hard to find fresh, but powders, pills, teas, and extracts are available. Benefits: Increases energy, boosts the immune system, antiinflammatory, reduces anxiety. Suggested use: Stir ¼-½ tsp. powder into warm milk and honey before bed. Concerns: May increase thyroid hormone levels and lower blood sugar.

Black cohosh: This member of the buttercup family could be grown in a garden. Dried roots, capsules, teas, and extracts are also available. Benefits: Relieves menstrual cramps and arthritic pain. Eases symptoms of menopause. Suggested use: Drink as a tea or mix with honey as a syrup. Concerns: May cause upset stomach, so consider taking with food.

Calendula: Also known as marigold, this herb could be grown in a garden, but is also available as teas, oils, and creams. Useful for dyeing and food coloring as well. Benefits: Helps heal cuts. Good for diaper rash or other skin irritations. Calms an upset stomach. Suggested use: Steep petals in just below boiling water for ten minutes, then drink as a tea. Add dried flowers to coconut, almond, or olive oil as a salve. Concerns: None known.

Catnip: It’s not just for cats! Catnip is easily grown and also available as a capsule, tea, extract, and essential oil. It is also handy as an insect repellent. Benefits: Anti-inflammatory. Good for insomnia, upset stomach, menstrual cramps, headache, and treating the common cold. Suggested uses: Steep for tea, sprinkle essential oil into the bath or rub it on the temples, use in cooking (it’s a member of the mint family, so its flavor is better than some). Concerns: None known.

Cranberry: Easily obtained fresh or frozen and also available in pill form, this herb is a great source of vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin E. Benefits: Most frequently used to treat and prevent urinary tract infections. Also shown to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, slow tumor progression in cancer, and help prevent gum disease. Suggested uses: Because they’re so tart, cranberries often come with a lot of sugar. Try to buy reduced-sugar dried cranberries and stay away from most cranberry juices. If you can manage it, drink the unsweetened juice to relieve a UTI, and certainly try making your own cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving. Concerns: None known.

Dittany: This is one of those herbs with a long history. It is also known as “burning bush.” Easily grown, it is hard to find in dried or tea form. Benefits: Antibacterial, antifungal, and antimicrobial. Good for the skin and the intestines, and is thought to be an aphrodisiac. Suggested uses: Steep in hot water for tea, but use sparingly. Use as an antibacterial balm or poultice. Concerns: If you’ve put some on your skin, stay out of the sun, as it can increase the risk of sunburn.

Elderberry: This herb has been used to battle a flu epidemic in Panama as recently as 1995. It can be grown, but is also available as a pill or an extract. For your personal garden, look specifically for Sambucus nigra, as other elderberry varieties can be toxic. Benefits: Boosts the immune system, treats sinus infections, lowers blood sugar, acts as a diuretic and a laxative, good for skin health and allergies. Suggested uses: They’re delicious! Can be made into a syrup, jams, or jellies—even wine. Concerns: Don’t pick and use wild elderberry unless you’re absolutely certain the plant is Sambucus nigra. Always cook the berries to remove any toxicity.

Feverfew: This is another herb with a long history. Easily grown and available dried, it is most frequently found in capsule form. Benefits: For centuries, it was used to relieve fever, to assist with childbirth, and for fertility. Now it is most frequently used to prevent migraines. It can also help with tinnitus, nausea, dizziness, asthma, and allergies. Suggested uses: It doesn’t taste good, so not recommended even as a tea. Instead, make a tincture or purchase capsules. Concerns: If you do drink it, feverfew can cause irritation in the mouth. If taken in large quantities on a regular basis, stopping can cause withdrawal symptoms, so use only as needed. May cause the uterus to contract, so don’t take while pregnant.

Horse chestnut: This is not the kind of chestnut you’d want to roast on a fire, but it is still useful. It is not recommended for personal processing, as the seed contains esculin, a poisonous substance. Purchase an extract or pill instead. Benefits: Shown to be extremely effective against varicose veins. Also good for hemorrhoids and frostbite. Suggested uses: 300 milligrams of horse chestnut seed extract twice daily. Concerns: Don’t consume raw horse chestnut seeds, bark, or leaves.

Lemon Balm: This member of the mint family has a distinct lemony scent. It is also known as “melissa.” It is easily grown, but also available in tea, extract, and essential oil forms. Benefits: Calms anxiety, encourages restful sleep. Good for the skin, improves mood and mental clarity. Suggested uses: Steep fresh or dried to make tea, use in cooking, use to flavor honey or vinegar, use in a hot bath. Concerns: None known.

Marshmallow: Sadly, these are not the things we put in hot chocolate. The root is available dried, as well as in powder, extract, capsule, and tea form. Benefits: Aids with dry cough, represses inflammation in the lining of the stomach, good for chilblains and sunburn. Suggested uses: Drink as a tea, add to a base oil for a salve. Concerns: May cause low blood sugar.

Milk thistle: This herb is easily grown, as it’s pretty much a weed. It’s available as an extract, pill, or tea. Benefits: Milk thistle can protect your liver from toxins—say, for instance, alcohol. It can even be used to treat cirrhosis and jaundice and helps with environmental toxin damage. Suggested uses: Steep in hot water or make a tincture. Not recommended for use in cooking. Concerns: May cause diarrhea.

Mullein: This is the clear quartz of herbal healing. It is easily found and grown and available both dried and in capsule form. Benefits: Known particularly for respiratory relief, including cough, bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia, it’s also good for earache, fever, sore throat, migraine, and to heal the skin. Suggested uses: Apply a tincture to relieve ear infection, drink as a tea, use as a salve to heal wounds and bruises. Concerns: None known.

Plantain leaf: Pretty hip these days, as herbal remedies go, plantain leaf is easily grown and available dried or in capsule form. Benefits: Great for the skin, particularly in relieving insect bites, poison ivy, and sunburn. Lowers cholesterol, helps clear up bladder infections, relieves constipation or diarrhea. Suggested uses: Make poultice with clay and water or make a salve with a base oil. Infuse vinegar to spray on the skin to provide pain relief. Drink as a tea. Concerns: None known.

Rue: This herb is also known as “herb of grace.” Easily grown, it is also available dried, in capsule form, or as an essential oil. Benefits: Used to promote menstruation, it provides a sense of calm and well-being and is good for relieving gas, mucus, and arthritis. Suggested uses: As an oil or poultice it can relieve croup or chest congestion. Drink as a tea to ease anxiety. Concerns: This one is serious—it can cause a miscarriage. Use in small amounts, regardless of whether or not you’re pregnant.

Valerian: This is an attractive addition to any garden, with a pleasing scent, but it is the root which holds the good stuff and that does not smell good. Easily grown, this herb is also available in tea, capsule, and extract forms. Benefits: Valerian is very effective against insomnia. It also calms anxiety and depression, and helps with ADHD and headache. Suggested uses: Drink a tea made from the leaves for a mild sedative, or steep the roots for something stronger. Add a tincture to a bath for a gentler, child-friendly alternative. Concerns: None known, but obviously don’t operate heavy machinery.

Vervain: Usually blue vervain is used, but other types seem to work just as well. Easily grown, vervain is also available dried or as an extract. Benefits: Helps with anxiety and sleeplessness. Also provides pain relief, eases tense muscles, and promotes an overall sense of wellbeing. Suggested uses: Steep in hot water as a tea. Not recommended in cooking, though it smells nice, so add a little to a bath. Concerns: May cause nausea.

Yarrow: This member of the sunflower family is easily grown—and quite lovely— and available dried or as an essential oil. Benefits: Relieves fever, as well as cold and flu symptoms. Relieves cramps, provides a sense of calm and relaxation, and aids in restful sleep. Suppresses the urge to urinate (say, during a UTI). Use topically for a rash or small cuts. Suggested uses: Drink as a tea in the evening to induce sleepiness or relieve cold and flu symptoms, or make into a salve for external use. Concerns: None known.

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Familiars

What exactly is a familiar?

Familiars (sometimes called “imps”) aren’t just pets. A witch should have a spiritual connection with their familiar(s) and let them help in his/her magickal workings. While some beliefs suggest that they are minor “demons” sent to help a witch, many witches don’t believe that. They see them as living beings (or, occasionally, spirits) with ideal psychic attunement. Familiars are known as a witch’s helper and can range from dogs and cats to lizards and birds. Shoot, maybe even fish! A familiar doesn’t have to be a physical animal, either. It can also be an animal spirit. Some people even have dragons as familiars. Some witches believe you can give a pet magickal powers and turn them into a familiar. Other witches believe familiars aren’t pets at all, but animals who volunteer to help out witches. What do familiars do?

They are “in constant attention to witches for the purpose of carrying out spells and bewitchments.” (The Encyclopedia of Witches & Witchcraft 2: 119. Rosemary Ellen Guiley). They normally help their witch in her/his magick. Familiars are also known to give companionship and protect their witches, sometimes in turn for food, blood, love, nurturing, etc. They can visibly react to evil or negative energy towards the witch, alerting her/him.

How to identify your familiar?

Like stated above, familiars aren’t just pets. Just because you love your dog/cat dearly doesn’t always mean they are your familiar. A familiar is an animal, spirit or animal spirit/energy that has a spiritual connection to you and shows interest in your workings and/or magickal tools. “Witches who do not have familiars send out psychic “calls” to draw in the right animal.” as Guiley wrote in The Encyclopedia of Witches & Witchcraft (2: 120). Witches can also do attraction spells or divination to find their familiar. Be careful to not accidentally (or purposely) force an animal to be your familiar against it’s will. If it’s not your familiar and doesn’t want to be, it’s not your familiar. Familiars are not mandatory.

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ANIMAL SYMBOLISM (INTRO & MASTERLIST)

Animals are very important little messengers that carry secrets and insight with them wherever they go. Whether we have them as guides, see them in our dreams, in meditation or in a way that seems a little out-of-the-ordinary in our daily lives, when we take time to pay attention and look for insightful meaning, we often find many connections. Our fellow creatures of this earth exhibit certain unique patterns that give us a deeper look into messages of personal healing to anyone open to understanding.

The following are the animals I will be covering more over the next few days based on information from my medicine animal cards and personal insight. As they are posted up, the links will be added in below for easy clicking. :)

EAGLE - Spirit

HAWK - Messenger

ELK - Stamina

DEER - Gentleness

BEAR- Introspection

SNAKE - Transmutation

SKUNK - Reputation

OTTER - Woman Medicine

BUTTERFLY - Transformation

TURTLE - Mother Earth / Nature Energy

MOOSE - Self-Esteem

WILD BOAR - Confrontation

SALMON - Wisdom & Inner Knowing

PORCUPINE - Innocence

COYOTE - Trickster

DOG - Loyalty

WOLF - Teacher

RAVEN - Magick

MOUNTAIN LION - Leadership

LYNX - Secrets

BUFFALO - Prayer & Abundance

MOUSE - Scrutiny

OWL - Deception

BEAVER - Builder

OPOSSUM - Diversion

CROW - Law

FOX - Camouflage

SQUIRREL - Gathering

DRAGONFLY - Illusion

ARMADILLO - Boundaries

BADGER - Aggressiveness

RABBIT - Fear

TURKEY - Give-Away

ANT - Patience

WEASEL - Stealth

GROUSE - Sacred Spiral

HORSE - Power

LIZARD - Dreaming

ANTELOPE - Action

FROG - Cleansing

SWAN - Grace

DOLPHIN - Manna

WHALE - Record Keeper

BAT - Rebirth

SPIDER - Weaving

HUMMINGBIRD - Joy

BLUE HERON - Self Reflection

RACOON - Generous Protection

PRARIE DOG - Retreat

ALLIGATOR - Integration

JAGUAR - Integrity & Impeccability

BLACK PANTHER - Embracing the Unkown

Follow along to see the newest updates! Have a topic you would like me to cover? send me a message and I’ll see what I can do! 

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Payments to your spirits and gods

Your spirits and gods demand your payment as soon as they have delivered on their side of any deal made.

They do not care if you have other things going on in your life, if you are late in offering their payment they will send not-so-gentle reminders that you owe them.

To give an example, I petitioned Bride for help in finding a new place to live. It was an urgent request as my boyfriend moved in with me and my tiny flat wasn’t big enough for us and our stuff. I promised Bride that she would get a special space set up for her in the kitchen of our new home.

We get a house straight away and move in a couple of days after signing the lease. Everyone knows moving home is stressful and keeps you busy. Unboxing years of stuff and books (oh so many books) takes time. So I did not set up her shrine space straight away. I said to myself I’d do that once I’ve settled in properly.

Bride saw things differently. Our gas boiler broke down about a week after moving in. It was November and it was freezing. The whole boiler system needed replaced and we went two weeks without central heating using shitty convector electric heaters which ran up our electricity bill.

I realised it looked like I hadn’t paid my due to Bride even though I had every intention of doing it. Action speaks louder however so I set up her shrine space once it clicked in my head. If I’d done this in the first place I’d have saved money on my electricity and wouldn’t have spent two weeks freezing my arse off during a Scottish winter.

Pay your dues asap folks. Spirits and gods don’t like to wait.

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BETTER SHIT TO PUT IN YOUR GRIMOIRES THAN THE BASIC SHIT EVERYONE SAYS:

Maps! Maps! MAPS! If you're a death witch, get one for the cemeteries you visit and mark gravestones/areas you've practiced in! Garden witches! Map out your gardens! Green witches! Map where you find specific herbs in your area! Lunar witches! Mark the best spots to go look at the sky! Make a key! Take notes!

Recipes for COMPONENTS! Write down how to make the mixtures you use in spells often- A special salt mixed with herbs and put under the moon, a mixture of oils for protection, the herb mixes sachets you keep making to add to sachets, whatever!

For green witches- press samples of stuff and glue them in! Go to an arboretum and ask for permission to take leaves to press, they'll usually let you take some- add them in with your notes about trees

Cool ways to make spells! I make spells in envelopes and on empty spools, what are some ways you do?

The local plants in your area and what they do. You're not going to be likely to find chrysanthemums to forage in Missouri, but you will find creeping charlie and prairie plants. What can you do with a thistle?

When you celebrate a sabbat, write down what you did and include samples! Ribbons from your Beltane altar, a pressed sample of your lemmas harvest, a scrap of your Yule decorations. Maybe do a spell and tape the remnants into your grimoire in a plastic baggie

Learn how to make an envelope out of paper just by folding it, how to string seeds, how to dry plants, how to macrame rocks and hang them from your window. Find those little witchy skills and write them down.

How to incorporate your hobby into your magic. Sigiling origami paper, weaving knot magick into your crochet, making blessed bookmarks, etc

Substitutes! Rosemary, rose and clear quartz are good for most things, but there are more substitutes to be used that are more powerful. Roanoke bells are good substitutes for bluebells, apparently.

Correspondences of odd things. Turns out different kinds of cats have different correspondences, huh.

Superstitions and such from where you're from.

For kitchen witches: easy to alter recipes. An egg noodle recipe that takes herbs really well, a simple bread recipe that can be dressed up for spells or rituals, how to make a good pie crust that you can sprinkle nutmeg in or whatever you desire.

Or: What foods go good with what herbs. You'll make a better apple pie (and get the benefits of apples, nutmeg, and cinnamon together!) If you know how your herbs taste together with your cooking. (Most kitchen witches know this stuff, but for a green witch who likes to make teas or a sea witch that likes to make soup, etc, this is important)

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Days of the Week and Witchcraft ✨

A good way to plan when to do your spells

Sunday - The Sun - Solar power, success, personal empowerment, material wealth, health, beginning anew. 

Monday - The Moon - Lunar power, purity, spiritual cleansing, astral work, divination, psychic ability.

Tuesday - Mars - Physical power, passion, sexuality, drive, ambition, achievement, masculine power, activate protective talismans, reverse hexes and psychic attacks.

Wednesday - Mercury - Knowledge, money, communication, the arts, change, acceptance, adaptability.

Thursday - Jupiter - Luck, growth, fulfillment, worldly power, justice, authority, health, and prosperity. (Mercury brings quick cash, but Jupiter governs the long term accumulation and preservation of wealth.)

Friday - Venus - Fertility, love, money, prosperity, healing, charm, goodness, blocking, glamour, self-care, feminine power.

Saturday - Saturn - Binding, banishing, stopping, ending, loss, renewing, transforming, protection.

— Just a thing from my grimoire

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Add primitive tools into your witchy practice

This is something I’m wanting to do when I get settled into my new place. However I want to share the info I’ve gathered for those who want to use more earth into there witchcraft and grimoire. To feel more connected to the goddess Gaia or just the energy of nature and so forth. 

Natural paint

This is also called Ochre. It’s a rock that you can use for painting. From what I found you can find these near water banks mainly but I’m sure you can find some when hiking without being close to water.  You’ll also need a marble motor and pestle because your going to break up and grind the rocks into a powder almost. 

Afterwards you’ll put it into a glass of water and let it sit until the particles are mostly all on the bottom. Then you’ll want to empty it but not the particles that are on the bottom. Let it dry and harden and place into a container (in my opinion it looks like minieral foundation)  I also heard you can add some dragons blood resin to make it more pigmented. To make a binder for it you can use milk, egg yolk or oil.

You can also use flowers as a natural paint. You’ll need to soak the flower petals in water overnight, pour into a bot and heat until boiling then turn the heat down to simmer it for 40 minutes. Once you see the water having color take a tsp of alaun. Then pour the liquid of them into a jar (without petals). Place the jar into a a pot for a water bath. You’ll then want to add silica powder as this will give you the amount of pigment powder you want of the color.  Please know that his process will take about 4 weeks until the water evaporates and the pigment powder turns into clumps of pebbles or starts to look muddy.

Ink pens

You can easily make a point from a stick and simply dip it into ink and use it to write with like a caligraphy pen.

You can also make ink from walnuts and mushrooms.

Clay

With clay you can get it from close banks of water or just go out and get some dirt. You’ll have to pour water into it and stir it up before pouring it slowly into a different container. Let it sit for 20 minutes and then pour it into another container but this time with a strainer. Afterwards you then have to let it settle to the bottom. Once it settled to the bottom that’s your clay! Just empty the rest of the water out slowly using a cheese cloth or a pillow case to pour into so that the clay can be saved and let it drain a little from the pillow case so it’s not soaking wet.

Charcoal

A lot of people use willow to make charcoal sticks. But you can experiment with different types. However do know that you’ll need to remove the bark from it.

Stamps

You can buy or look around for small yet thick cilinder sticks/stumps of wood and use different items to hammer into it to make designs to use for stamping.

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✨Yes/No Tarot tips✨

Here are some ideas to help you answer those pesky Yes/No questions using Tarot. These are just ways that I’ve found work for me and Yes/No card interpretations that have always given me the answers I seek. Sometimes, this varies from reader to reader, so use this as a springboard to find out what works for you! 

If you pull a Yes card in reverse, it could indicate a “Yes, BUT…” or a “Yes, IF…”. You’ll need to understand what each card means in reverse to determine the caveat for a reversed Yes card. 

Pay attention to the positive meanings for each No card. Sometimes, things aren’t as clear cut as a simple No. Sometimes, it becomes a “No, but…” and gives you clues about how you can change your No into a Yes.

If you pull a Maybe card, you can often get a feel for your options either way by drawing additional cards to go on either side. For example: Two of Swords is a Maybe card and often represents a difficult choice between two options. You can draw two cards to set on either side of this card that represent the two choices and their pros and cons. 

YES

Major Arcana: Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Emperor, Empress, Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Star, Sun, Judgement, World

Cups: Ace, two, three, six, nine, ten, page, knight, queen, king

Pentacles: Ace, three, six, eight, nine, ten, page, knight, queen, king

Swords: Ace, page, knight

Wands: Ace, two, three, four, six, eight, page, knight, queen, king

NO

Major Arcana: Death, Devil, Tower, Moon

Cups: Five, eight

Pentacles: Four, five

Swords: Three, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten

Wands: Five, seven, ten

MAYBE

Major Arcana: Hierophant, Justice, Hanged Man, Wheel of Fortune, Temperance

Cups: Four, seven

Pentacles: Two, seven

Swords: Two, four, queen, king

Wands: Nine

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Liminal Spaces in Witchcraft

First of all, what is a liminal space? A liminal space refers to a place or time that is in a period of transition between two phases. These are usually places where reality feels altered because you are neither moving forward or backward, like a rest stop. The word liminal originates from the Latin word limens, meaning threshold. These places often give off a sense that time stands still and that you are experiencing some sort of reality shift. 

        In magic and witchcraft these spaces are considered to be the boundary between our world and the other, it is known as “the in-between”. These places are considered areas of great magic because it is believed this is where the veil is thin. These places are great for divination, spirit work, meditation and astral travel; they are ideal for hedge witchcraft.

Times & Spaces of Liminality:

crossroads manmade or natural

river, creek or lake shores/ beaches

hallway/corridor/stairwells/landings/doorways

graveyards

dawn, dusk, afternoon, midnight

valleys

forest glades

many more!

      Samhain/Halloween is considered the best time to communicate with spirits and faeries because of its liminality, it is a time of transition between autumn and winter. Irish folklore tells that this is the day faeries and ghosts come out to play because of the veil thinning. The equinoxes and sabbats like Beltane and Imbolc are also days of liminality because the time of day and night are equal (equinoxes) or it is a transition between seasons.  

       Mental states of liminality are also times of spirit communication. While being in a meditative state we are in a state of transition between our concious and sub-concious minds, this is where we sometimes experience astral projection or messages from spirits. People often experience spirit while falling asleep because this is another state of liminality. 

     In my craft I often practice in liminality in order to connect with the faerie realms.

-Moonlight 🌙

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RULING PLANETS

(Without getting complicated)

☉The Sun☉

sign: leo

day: sunday

what it rules: the self, ego, individuality and identity, creative ability, meeting challenges,  masculinity, leadership, royalty, vitality, success, strength

some crystals: citrine, tigers eye, sunstone, pyrite, ruby, garnet, topaz, amber

Element: fire

☿Mercury☿

signs: gemini and virgo

day: wednesday

what it rules: communication, intellect, awareness, logic and reasoning, expressing thoughts, restlessness, energy, short trips, speaking and writing

some crystals: aventurine, emerald, peridot, citrine, blue topaz, blue kyanite, blue lace agate

Elements: air and water

♀︎Venus♀︎

signs: taurus and libra 

day: friday

what it rules: love, money, unions and partnerships, happiness, tenderness, attractiveness, social life, beauty, the arts, aesthetic, culture, charm, sensuality

some crystals: jade, rose quartz, malachite, rhodochrosite, carnelian, amazonite, emerald 

Elements: earth and water

☽The Moon☽

sign: cancer

day: monday

what it rules: emotions, tides, instinct, feelings, mood swings, how our feelings affect others, soul, motherhood, fertility, childbirth and pregnancy, mother-daughter relationships, femininity, memories, the process of understanding what we want, nurturing, dealing with emotions

some crystals: moonstone, selenite, labradorite, opal, clear quartz 

Element: water

♂︎Mars♂︎ 

signs: aries (and scorpio)

day: tuesday

what it rules: passion, action, energy, drive, military, power and confidence, ambition, competition, achievement, violence, weapon, sexuality, masculinity 

some crystals: carnelian, tigers eye, ruby, garnet, red jasper, coral, 

Element: fire

♃Jupiter♃

sign: sagittarius 

day: thursday

what it rules: luck, exploring intellectual and spiritual learning, long distance travel, optimism, prosperity, leisure time, the abstract mind, searching hard for answers, values, benevolence, good fortune, growth, sports, games, animals, wealth (material and non material)

some crystals: spirit quartz, moldavite, amethyst, yellow topaz and sapphire, malachite, citrine, 

Elements: air and fire

♄Saturn♄

sign: capricorn

day: saturday

what it rules: karma, hard work, discipline, managing limitations and restrictions, old age, life lessons, perseverance, authority, teaching, time

some crystals: hematite, shungite, obsidian, onyx, azurite, blue sapphire, lapis lazuli, iolite, chalcedony, 

Elements: earth, water

♅Uranus♅

sign: aquarius

what it rules: rebellion, new outlooks and perspectives, expanded consciousness, originality, inventions, technology, future events, breaking tradition and the status quo, erratic and strange behavior, natural disasters, unexpected and violent things, astrology, freedom, creativity, revolution 

some crystals: azurite, labradorite, angelite, quartz, sodalite, amazonite, datolite, 

Element: water, air, fire

♆Neptune♆

sign: pisces

what it rules: illusion, fluidity, change, oceans, dreams, abstract thought, mystery, spirituality, meditation, awareness, trances, music, dance, glamour, fashion, movies, subversion and theatre, escapism, sleep

some crystals: aquamarine, blue kyanite, celestite, turquoise, apophyllite, lapis lazuli, amethyst, opal

Element: water

♇Pluto♇

sign: scorpio 

what it rules: power, transformation, rebirth, regeneration, death, obsession, coercion, viruses, waste, crime, the underworld, terrorism, secrets, hidden things, intensity, looking inward, going through change and coming out of it stronger

some crystals: jet, obsidian, moldavite, labradorite, meteorite, black onyx, bloodstone, lava rock, smoky quartz 

Element: water

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•What the planets rule and their days of the week are good to keep in mind for doing spellwork; for example, a love spell could be more powerful on Friday and a luck spell could be more powerful on Thursday, etc. Everything connects

•mars was originally the ruling planet for scorpio until pluto was discovered and info about what the planets rule is from astrology.com, the crystals were from various sources, and the elements were from this image