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I’m sitting in your lap begging you to stay and you are kissing my forehead, telling me goodbye with your mouth and if I could freeze time, I would. I would stay in this moment forever, but I know you have to leave. I know you have to leave and that my tear stained cheeks and desperate words won’t stop you. I know you have to leave and I know I can’t follow.

-C.C.

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My Spiritual Protection Tips:

🖤 dragon’s blood incense is a good protective energy additive to spells and wards. burn it for protection.

🖤 shells with horns and spikes make great protective charms for rooms.

🖤 black tourmaline and white jade are a power couple when it comes to negative energy removal and protection.

🖤 i use black candles for banishing and white candles to transmute negative energy into positive energy.

🖤 create servitors/thoughtforms for protection.

🖤 visualizing impenetrable armor around your body, golden light, and shields are great exercises.

🖤 i like to take a bundle of cedar and walk around in each space that has bad energy, sweep it over my body, and then safely burn it in a cauldron or fire safe dish. visualizing that all the negative energy it has collected is being transmuted into abundant blessings.

🖤 if you work with spirits or deities, petition them, pray to them, ask them for help.

🖤 drink green tea to heal any damage in your energy and aura.

🖤 a fresh vase of flowers helps to raise a space’s vibration.

🖤ritual baths with sea salt, sage, cedar, any oils or potions you like to work with for protection will help.

🖤 charge a glass of water with purifying intent before drinking (can be done anywhere/anytime)

🖤exercising helps to heal your energy and cleanse all stagnant energies out of your system.

🖤 putting a drop of skin safe lavender essential oil on energy points, (i like putting them on my wrists and the nape of my neck), will seal off entrances for negative spirits so they cannot possess you.

🖤 with a strong intention just tell the energy to leave. it works wonderfully.

🖤 petition archangel michael with a candle for him, dress it with cinnamon pieces, cinnamon oil, orange slices, orange oil, and let it safely burn to protect you from all lower vibrational energies.

🖤 if possible; a quick trip to the beach, regardless if you are a sea witch or not, will help purify and protect you from bad energy.

🖤 visualize opening an energetic black hole and push all the negative energy into it banishing it then, close it up.

🖤 elixirs made with cinnamon, pepper, salt, and sage are great for dressing protection candles.

🖤obsidian, onyx, black hematite, and black tourmaline are my favorites for absorbing negative energy and transmuting it.

🖤 meditate with a smokey quartz to ground stagnant energy.

🖤selenite will cleanse and open up blocked energy channels letting positive energies flow easier.

🖤my favorite protection herbs: rosemary, palo santo, cedar, sweetgrass, and sage of any kind (can be dried garden sage)

🖤 ALWAYS remember to invite only positive, abundant, high vibrational energies into your space after cleansing. this is very important because once negative energy is gone it can leave a void allowing more negative energy to enter.

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If you’re unsure how to pet a cat (i.e., maybe you didn’t have cats around growing up), it can be helpful to bear in mind that petting is a grooming activity. Grooming each other is how cats bond. Of course, each cat will have individual preferences, but the fact that it’s a grooming thing gives you two basic places to start:

Scratch areas that the cat has difficulty reaching, like the chin and upper throat, behind the ears, or the the very top of the head. (Watch the body language here - you’ll know if you pick the wrong spot right away.)

Work your fingers deeply into areas of thick fur where tangles are likely to form, like around the shoulderblades or the ruff of the neck. (You may come away with a handful of loose fur; this means you’re doing it right.)

Also, if you’re unsure of how to approach, try extending your hand with the palm up and the fingers relaxed for the cat to sniff. It’s the cat equivalent of a handshake - cats sniff each other to see where they’ve been, and for humans, it’s the hands that carry our scent history, since we touch everything constantly.

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i think one of my fave shark facts is this thing that some species of sharks do where they sorta peek their heads out of the water to see whats above the surface…..its called spyhopping and great white sharks do it all the time

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Hey I️ know you probably get a lot of asks about this, but I️ saw your grimoire and I’m planning on making one of my own, but I’m not sure where to start. How do you plan it out and find the information to put in it?

Hello! I recommend using a bullet journal style so you keep a table of contents in the front, and anytime you add a new entry you can just add it to the TOC. That way you don’t have to worry about planning out different sections of your grimoire. Many of my grimoire pages are simply copied down from tumblr posts or other places on the internet. I just make sure to write down a note of where I got the info from, for when I share pics of my grimoire. (I don’t share pics of other people’s info I copied down, unless they’ve given me permission! And it’s easy to forget which are my original pages and which are copied, so I just like to keep track.)

I’ll give you a list of my TOC so you can get an idea of what info is in my grimoire. I’ve bolded the ones I reference the most!

Some Grimoire Ideas

When Writing Spells

Moon Phases & Full Moons

Crystals & Their Correspondences

Tarot Cheat Sheets

Planetary Days (from The Body Astrologer – highly recommend her blog! You have to enter your email to view her posts but it’s SO worth it.)

Astrological Symbols

My Birth Chart

Celtic Runes

Sigils

Wheel of the Year & Sabbats

Essential Oils & Their Correspondences

Actions As Offerings To Planets

Tarot Card Numbers Meanings

Crystal Shapes

Quotes Representing The Major Arcana

Witchcraft 101: Where Do I Start?

Witchcraft 101: Tools & Terminology

Witchcraft 101: Intent & Visualization

Witchcraft 101: Tools By Element

Witchcraft 101: The Best Time For…

Witchcraft 101: Cleansing & Charging

Daily Witch Things

Palmistry Guide

Planets & Their Correspondences

Constellations

Retrogrades

Healing Chakra Imbalances

Candles - Color Correspondences

How To Celebrate The New Moon

Seasonal Transitions

A to Z Crystal Meanings (which I am slowly illustrating

Co-Star Astrology Natal Chart

Meditation

Grounding With Other Elements

Fairy-Like Habits & Self-Care Tips

Witchy Things For Service Industry

Herbs & Their Magical Uses

What Placements To Check For Zodiac Posts

Astrological Signs Explained (Planets)

Fighting Depression Fatigue

What To Do When Shit Feels Bad

Zodiac Signs Explained

Some Things To Keep Track Of As A Witch

Depression Witchcraft & Tips

Flowers By Seasonal Availability

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Valentine Tarot Spread

Love - the feelings concerning the person and you, either clarifying your feelings for them or for better understanding and insight into their feelings for you. 

Trist - these are the nature of the defining moments that will come to pass between you and them. this card will highlight the recurring themes of the emotions and needs of your relationship. 

Result - The ultimate result of making efforts to see this person and be romantically with them, and an indication of where it will lead.

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Morning Routine for a Busy Witch

A lot of people have asked me for tips on how to incorporate witchcraft into daily life. How you incorporate it depends on your schedule, your habits, and your tools on hand. However, I’ll list my ideal morning routine in order to give you some ideas. 

After I wake up, I add some cinnamon to the coffee grounds before brewing*. Cinnamon increases luck and energy, so I like starting off my day with that little boost.

*The reason I add cinnamon to the grounds and not the finished coffee is because powdered cinnamon can’t actually dissolve; it’ll just sink or sit at the top. By adding cinnamon to the grounds, you’re able to infuse the cinnamon into the flavor and charge the spell. .

If you don’t drink coffee, you may want to brew some tea. 

Black tea (like most chais, earl grey and breakfast teas) aid alertness and energy, their caffeine helping to dispel negative premonitions of the day. 

Green tea (like jasmine, senchas, and matcha) can help detoxify your energy and clear your conscious mind. 

White and herbal teas help with clarity, serenity and wisdom (though this largely depends on the ingredients in the tea).

If you don’t want coffee or tea, drink some lemon water. The water will hydrate you, and the lemon will cleanse your energy and invigorate you.

For an easy boost, place a crystal next to your coffee pot, tea pot or cup to charge the drink.

Clear quartz boosts clarity.

Rose quartz increases chance of love and attractiveness.

Obsidian, bloodstone and onyx stabilize and ground you.

Opal and lapis intensify awareness and spiritual powers.

Tiger’s eye increases courage.

I won’t list all crystals here because that would take forever, but those are a couple ideas. 

While the drinks are brewing/charging, I take some time to ground. I like to do yoga, but some people will meditate during this time, or practice energy techniques. You only have to do this for as long as the drink is charging (so like literally five minutes, trust me it makes a difference). 

If you eat breakfast, give a piece of your breakfast as an offering. If you don’t, give some of the drink you made as an offering. I’m the kind of person who works with multiple deities and spirits at a time, so I like to give an offering to one of them and then rotate. This helps mindset and motivation, because if you have low spoons or a down day, at least you’ve completed something.

While you’re getting dressed/doing makeup, light a candle. I like to start my day off with a little light; it acts as a positive omen and can wake you up more.

Candle color ideas: white (purity and beginnings); red (courage and strength); green (healing, luck and prosperity); blue (calming and spiritual awareness); purple (psychic powers and control); yellow (positivity and attractiveness); pink (beauty, serenity and positivity); orange (stimulation and energy).

Scent ideas for the candle: floral (healing and cheeriness); citrus (purity, energy, and focus); sweet (happiness, kindness and patience); spicy (passion, motivation and magic); subtle (grounding and calm).

Do your makeup in the morning? I recommend placing some sea glass or rose quartz next to your makeup supplies as you use them. It’s a simple tactic that’ll really up your look for the day.

This morning routine takes about twenty minutes, and includes six witchcraft spells. That’s a lot of productivity that’ll help wake you up and motivate you for the day!

Other ideas that I don’t personally do, but others do:

Turn your morning shower into a cleansing ritual not that i don’t take showers, I just don’t take them in the morning. 

Color-coordinate your outfit for your day’s intent.

or your makeup/accessories

Make some fruit-infused water to carry with you throughout the day for an energy boost.

Carry an appropriate crystal in your pocket to help calm, stabilize or motivate you.

Add an herb to your eggs (or other breakfast food) that’ll help your intent for the day

Say a prayer while you’re still in bed, before you get up in the morning. That’ll count as a simple offering.

Feel free to add some more ideas, especially for the late-sleepers and spoonie witches out there! Have a beautiful morning (ᗒᗨᗕ) /