#Art Magic

[okpitseleh]

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More Art Magic Ideas🎨🕯️

Draw or paint using your non-dominant hand to bring out your inner child

Create a mini oracle set out of bottlecaps or coins

Write odes to the tools, herbs, etc. that you use the most in your craft

Use only natural materials in a work of art- tea, coffee, dirt, plant parts, etc.

Decorate playing cards to act as talismans and keep in your pocket/wallet/bag (i.e. a money drawing card to keep in your wallet)

Bring your inner sacred space to life by drawing/painting/collaging/sculpting it

Use handmade images as offerings to spirits or deities; create personalized images of spirits or deities you're in contact with

Make a poppet of yourself and stuff it with petitions or pictograms of what you wish to embody

Create a powerful protection amulet to hang above the doorway of your home/sacred space. What does protection look like to you? Use materials that reflect the kind of protection that you're looking for.

Crochet or knit a blanket that is enchanted to bring good sleep, good dreams, or for inducing a hypnagogic state

[divine-crows]

🎨✨️Art Magic✨️🎨

Uses, Forms of it, and Why I Think Everyone Should Try it at Least Once.

Foreword

Right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I had been trying and failing to rekindle my flame for magic work. No matter what I tried to do I just couldn't get back into my studies and I was reaching a point where I was convinced I lost my spark and was doomed to live an empty life. Then it all changed when a YouTube Channel challenged how I thought about everything: Molly Roberts. That's when I was opened to the possibility of art magic, and I'll now share my love of it with anyone willing to read on.

What Is Art Magic?

A means to utilize art for spellwork, raising magical energy, or for exploring your magical subconscious. It encapsulates multiple different types of art and is generally not confined by conventional expectation (unless that's what you prefer).

You can utilize art magic by. . .

Using traditional art methods

Digital art methods

Collages

Music composition

Jewelry making

Embroidery

And much more!

How do I know if Art Magic is Suitable for Me?

There isn't a specific thing that'll indicate this form of magic is perfect for you, however I have some anecdotes from my personal experience as both a witch, and a regular artist that form a sort of idea on what could denote this being perfect for you!

First off, craving freedom from personal restraints was a big factor that pushed me towards blending my craft with my passion for art. If you want to run from the monotony of life, if you feel trapped by the social construction of boxes, or if you simply want to challenge your own mental restraints... then this idea might resonate with you.

Challenging yourself with a new form of magic, similarly, can also be a good enough reason to try. I'm the type of person who loves to constantly learn new things and I unfortunately get bored really quickly if I can't get new source materials. Using Art Magic has proven a fun challenge for me that allows me to explore a lot more topics you can't just open a book to find.

For those that may not be able to safely perform a lot of traditional style spells, this form of magic provides a discreet way to practice witchcraft. Most people wouldn't really question someone if they picked up the hobby of making art, and even if they did there's plenty of reasonable excuses out there.

How you prefer your spells to manifest themselves can also affect if this journey is a good idea or not. I find that Art Magic is really good when it comes to subtle spellwork that is more longform (though depending on how you construct them you can definitely create a spell that's the opposite).

Catalog aspects of your magical journey. Imagine a grimoire filled with pages of drawings, each one telling a story of something you experienced or learned as a witch. This especially may be more beneficial for visual learners.

You could use it as a means of meditation, sometimes art can be calming and it can open the door to your mind (so-to-speak). Especially if you're like me and struggle with staying completely still while trying to clear your mind, this may be helpful for you.

Trying to better understand archetypes, deities, types of entities, or even your own self can also be a big part of this. I've used art magic as a way to embody the "energy" of something before so I could better understand it. Especially when you're trying to seek knowledge that isn't often written on, it can provide a great way to explore more.

How Can I perform an Art Spell?

I have a step-by-step process that can give you some insight on how you may approach it:

1) Think of the intention you want. I like to close my eyes and meditate on it for about a minute then I write down if my mind wandered to any specific imagery or ideas.

2) Think of visual symbolism and colors that can help you capture the mood you want. Perhaps you need a warm color palette to invoke positive feelings, or maybe there are specific objects or animals you can include on the composition that represent something.

3) If you feel it fits your composition, you can include sigils, symbols of significance, and include shapes that have certain associations. It doesn't even have to be obvious either. You can use a circular composition to convey something endless for example, or a triangular composition to show priority over something.

4) In general follow what your heart tells you. This is a little cliche, but ultimately follow what seems best to you. Art isn't about boxing yourself in and my guidelines are just general ideas for anyone who's lost!

Why do I think that everyone should try it at least once?

From my experiences as a witch, I find that a lot of paths to be followed are quite rigid. By no means am I implying that a rigid structure is bad-- it creates a foundation from which we can work upon. I myself am exploring rigid, 'traditional' (for lack of a better term) ways of working magic. Art magic pushes you out of your comfort zone in a safe way. It makes you consider how you associate things. It makes you create new sigils and makes you research new symbols you previously wouldn't have used.

So next time you're lost on a spell, or you've lost your way in your Craft and you don't know what to do, think about maybe giving Art Magic a try. I hope my guide was a helpful starting point for anyone interested in the topic!

[astra-ravana]

Some of my older demon art.

[notllorstel]

Trolls cut panels my beloved

[darkartsandkrafts]

This was made with witchcraft and weed, take what you will from it

[catdraiochta]

some sigils i made for myself for pride month! (and one for a friend) these are very personal to me, but i figure other people may get use out of them too.

[witchilona]

Small Art Magick things I do 🎨

Digital art edition (with some that can apply to traditional art as well!)

Drawing sigils in unseen layers (I either add another layer above them or lower their opacity, never completely deactivate the enchanted layers)

Drawing animals, plants or symbols associated with deities

Drawing deities in my style

Creating a digital altar. I do one layer for each object on the altar, and change/remove/replace them whenever needed

Creating illustrations for my grimoire or book of shadow. I then recreate or print them in my "physical grimoire", or use them in a digital one

Creating illustrated recipes for some kitchen magic or spells

Creating some kinds of "mandalas", using specific colours and symboles depending on my intentions. This one is also very soothing and I also just do it as way to meditate

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Meditating before drawing/while taking breaks to focus more easily

Having my "creativity jar spell" next to me

Using a pencil case of a specific colour to set my intentions more clearly

Lighting a candle while drawing, either one with a certain colour or a certain scent

Putting on music while drawing (a playlist for the mood I'm in/want to get into, or for the mood of my illustration...), or sometimes just ambiance sound videos

[witch--tips]

🧑‍🎨 WITCH TIP 🧑‍🎨

To make a potion/enchanted water easily and quickly, get a bowl (or other container) and water colors and water. Paint a sigil on the bottom of the bowl with watercolors (choose a color that corresponds with the intent, such as green paint for money magic). Fill the bowl with water and swish it around so as much of the watercolor as possible is picked up into the water. That water is now the sigil itself.

It can be transferred onto things to enchant them or cast the spell, such as making Protection Water and dabbing the water on your doorframe and windowsills. You can also (SAFELY) wash yourself or parts of yourself with it, like washing your hands with Creativity Water before doing a craft or art project. You can also make enchanted water into offerings.

Come up w other ideas for it too & lmk!!

[this-is-me19]

The basics of blessings

[okpitseleh]

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🎨Art Magic Ideas🎨

Use enchanted waters such as moon, elemental or holy waters to enchant your paint water

Create a thoughtform for/ensorcell a tool (paintbrush, pencil, needle, etc.) to assist your spell(s)

Recite chants/prayers/affirmations (intention) as you work

Experiment using herbs, resins, teas, etc. to make magical pigments

Make sigil stamps out of erasers, cork, hot glue, etc.

Create a portrait of your shadow self, or your witch/wizard/whatever-sona

Compile or record different playlists for different spell 'genres', meditation, and "vision board-ing"

Create your own recycled handmade enchanted paper for petitions

Protect your spells by documenting them in pictograms- use only images to portray the process

Use a recycled or handmade decorated container to house your 'personal demons'

[astra-ravana]

My current project...

What can I say? I'm obsessed with symbology and love engraving these little stones. 🖤

Update:

[divine-crows]

Be spontaneous with your craft.

Create new symbols and meanings and use them.

Tie countless knots into a ribbon endlessly and then decide its magic after the fact.

Make friendship bracelets and trinkets for no reason than to just feel closer to your magic.

Lay in the grass. Run around. Take pictures. Whatever your heart desires.

It's not always about following some pile of reregulations. It's about keeping your soul alive.

[fernthewhimsical]

Masterpost

I have written quite a bit about Rainbowmancy (rainbow magic) and wanted to share with y'all. But since it will never ever fit into one post, here is the masterpost which will link to the individual bits. Enjoy and if you have any questions, please feel free to comment or reach out 🌈🌿

What is Rainbowmancy? Different types of rainbows Rainbow symbolism Rainbow spirits How to make rainbows? Rainbow crystals and flowers Colour- and Art magic in Rainbowmancy Rainbow magic Rainbow divination Rainbow energy centers

Sources: Rainbows, Nature and Culture by Daniel MacCannell Pointing, Rainbows, and the Archaeology of Mind by Robert Blust Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow and Messenger of the Godds by Irisanya Moon Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac 2024, Rainbow Magic by Natalie Zaman Color Magick by Raymond Buckland Wikipedia - Rainbows Wikipedia - Rainbows in mythology Symbolsage Witchcraftedlife Rob Scholten Museum [Dutch] Flying the Hedge (on cultural appropriation)