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not me using amethyst’s purrs as a way to cleanse & ground myself <3

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Fairy Ring by Wally Eberhart

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Making up excuses must have been way easier when people believed in witches and shit

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COUNTING CROWS & MAGPIES

Crows have always been closely associated with witchcraft and the Otherworld, said to to sit on the Devil’s shoulder as adversaries of God and bringers of death and misfortune. The magpie was a common bird for witches to shapeshift into, it was even rumoured that the soul of a black sorcerer would come back as a magpie in order to guide those new to the Craft.

Here are three versions of the famous rhyme:

I. “One for sorrow. Two for mirth. Three for a wedding. Four for a birth. Five for silver. Six for gold. Seven for a secret never to be told.” 

II. “One for anger. Two for Mirth. Three for a wedding. Four for a birth. Five for rich. Six for poor. Seven for a witch, I can tell you no more!”

III. “One for sorrow. Two for joy. Three for a girl. Four for a boy. Five for silver. Six for gold. Seven for a secret not to be told. Eight for heaven. Nine for hell. And ten is for the Devil’s own sel.”

If someone saw a bad omen there was a couple of things they could do to avert the bad luck that’d otherwise befall them. They could draw a cross on the ground, bow and wish the magpie a good day. Or they could turn around three times and spit over their left shoulder. Another simple method was to cross one’s fingers and say:

I. “I cross the magpie, the magpie crosses me; bad luck to the magpie and good luck to me.”

II. “Magpie, magpie, chatter and flee. Turn up thy tail and good luck fall me.”

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“You never pretended to be a bride when you were a little girl?” No???? Like literally never?

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it takes years to develop your craft. do not romanticize the idea of an ‘overnight success’. be a student. grow organically. get really good. hate your work. start over. find new ways to express the same ideas. the student becomes the master. your time will come.

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People are getting really hyped about 2/2/2022 when 2/22/2022 is less then a month away…

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winter windows to calm you right down (the blog post i got this from teaches you how to make your own!!)

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Broke witch tip:

Buy a little blackboard and use it as a table for your spells.

You can draw your sigils on it using chalk (colored ones exist too!)...and even write your spells if you can't chant them at loud (or you forget the words mid-spell like I do 😅)

Bonus for the witches in the closet: one wipe and you can easily hide everything ✨

Stay magical ✨

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The first Mercury Retrograde of 2022 starts today🥴

Credit: magicalrecipesonline

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Samhain Resource Masterpost

A collection of categorized links for your Samhain needs! What is Samhain? [X] Samhain is celebrated between October 31st to November 1st (April 30th to May 1st in the S. Hemisphere) and is also called: Samhuinn/Samhainn,  Sauin.

The Basics:

What is Samhain and how is it related to Halloween?

Samhain basics, activities and correspondences

Celebrating samhain 101

Samhain solitary ritual

Witchy autumn activities

Subtle witch tips - Samhain

Ways to honor your deceased loved ones on samhain

Spirit offerings on samhain

What to do with pumpkin seeds

Samhain Crafts:

Samhain candles

Samhain Recipes:

Samhain scones/witch cakes

Gingered pumpkin muffins

Samhain pumpkin bread

Soul cake recipe and spell

Rosemary bourbon sweet potato pie

Tortitas de Calabaza- squash cakes/pumpkin fritters

Cozy compote

Samhain mulled cider

Samhain Spells:

Jack-o-lantern spells

S’more sweetness spell

Pumpkin seed banishing spell

Traditional samhain love spells

Early winter ritual for Samhain

Dust to dust - simple samhain ritual

Bonfire magic ritual for samhain

Samhain Tarot Spreads:

The hallowed spread (3 card)

Samhain tarot spread (3 card)

Samhain tarot spread (4 card)

Samhain spread (5 card)

Witches’ samhain spread (6 card)

Samhain tarot spread (7 card)

October witch tarot spread (10 card)

The otherworld spread (12 card)

Other:

Magical Samhain sigil + sigil for Samhain

All Hallows’ flying incense

Last updated September of 2021, please inform me of broken links via askbox!

Imbolc / Ostara / Beltane / Litha / Lammas / Mabon / Samhain / Yule / Bedridden ideas

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Do you ever just go somewhere.. like nature or a place with historical or cultural significance and then, suddenly, feel a profound sense of connection with the rest of humanity and all living creatures? Like suddenly you feel continuity with the collective consciousness of all your ancestors including non-human ones? And like, for that moment, everything feels real and like it matters; you are no longer living in a made-up, disconnected human society but you truly become a citizen of the universe and this feeling transcends time and space? Do you ever feel that, or am I just high?

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10 Easy Protective Habits

Carry Rosemary and salt in your pocket, purse, or keep in a satchel.

A lit white candle in a circle of salt will protect a room.

A lit black candle repels and banishes unwanted energy quite well.

Hang Garlic in your kitchen to ward away mischief and evil.

Add Pine essential oil to cleaners for an added cleansing boost when washing tile/hardwood floors.

Grow Rosemary, Lilac, Lavender or Rose at your doorways to protect them.

Use knot magick when tying shoe laces, bows, headbands, etc for added protection.

Draw protective sigils or wards onto your skin with make up or lotion/moisturizer before blending.

Hang protective charms off your pet’s collar.

Sprinkle a combination of Salt, Lavender, Rosemary and/or Rose onto a hard surface and sweep/vacuum the next morning for a cleansing sweep.

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Scorpio and Milky Way

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“the moons out; i feel like myself now”

-lil peep, lil tracy. never eat, never sleep”