#magpie witchling

[fidelixcorde]

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄

𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋   𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄   : Taylor Lillian Borelli 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄(𝐒)   : TayTay, Tay, Magpie, Borelli the Bloody, Little Witchling

➤ FLAWS :

moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny | controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | liar | impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry | greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive | spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky | absent-minded | abusive | addict | aggressive | childish | callous | clingy | delusional | cocky | competitive | corrupt | cynical | cruel | depressed | deranged | egotistical | envious | insecure | insensitive | delinquent | guilt complex | reclusive | reckless | nervous | oversensitive

➤ STRENGTHS :

honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave | patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky | intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous | merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming | cheerful | optimistic | decisive | adaptive | calm | protective | proud | diligent | considerate | compassionate | good sportsmanship | friendly | empathetic | passionate | reliable | resourceful | sensible | sincere | witty | funny

➤ SKILLS & HOBBIES :

art | acting | astronomy | animals | archery | sports | belly dancing | bird watching | blacksmithing | boating | calligraphy | camping | candle making | casino gambling | ceramics | racing | chess | music | cooking | crochet | weaving | exercise | swordplay | fishing | gardening | ghost hunting | ice skating | magic | engineering | building | inventing | leather-working | martial arts | meditation | origami | parkour | people watching | swimming | puppetry | pyrotechnics | quilting | reading | collecting | shopping | socializing | storytelling | writing | traveling | exotic dancing | singing

Stolen From: @pompedia Tagging: @shesdaylight @kingofdisrepute @blackcurlsgreeneyes @loyalhearts (Eunjae) @menxyouxneed @seesgood @unbearablyindifferent

[a-magpie-witchling]

WOOT BROKE W(b)ITCH HAUL

HEY YOU

YES YOU

ARE YOU BROKE BUT STILL WANNA PULL THE THREADS OF THE ETHER AND DEFY THE ESTABLISHED LAWS OF MAN INVOKING THE ANCIENT MAGICK?

GOOD.

You and I are gonna go S H O P P I N G

But, Semiramis! I just told you I’m broke! I can’t get nice things!

*smack*

WRONG.

The world is full of wonders, one of them being

DOLLAR STORES

Remember sweeties, a witch’s best friend is scavenging.

Open your eyes. Look around. Scout your neighborhood.

But what about the things that I can’t get out on the streets!?

That’s what we’re shopping for!

Now before we move on, close your eyes… then open them again because you need to read the rest of the message… and repeat the following mantra:

THE CRAFT REQUIRES NOTHING. THE CRAFT REQUIRES NOTHING. THE CRAFT REQUIRES NOTHING BUT MYSELF.

No fancy ingredients, no pretty crystals, no expensive incenses will work better than your RAW HEART AND SOUL.

Mkay?

Now let’s go get some of that good shit.

How good?

Diz gud.

Now, it’s no mystery that a broke ass witch needs to pay a visit to the local dollar stores to get her materials every once in a while, but if you’re like me and live in a place where there are no dollar stores (and there are no dollars either) WHERE TO GO?

The answer is here:

CHINESE IMPORT STORES ARE YOUR NEW SANCTUARY.

These places are AWESOME for a witch on a budget, because they carry EVERYTHING. From toys to art supplies to kitchenware…

AND SPIRITUALITY SUPPLIES.

(That’s where we come in)

Speaking of budget, by the way. Let’s set one.

Say… $15?

FIFTEEN AMERICAN DOLLARS. I will take you home with some nice and rare goodies that will spice up your spells.

Let’s go in.

Oooh what a promising start. This here, my friends, are 25 grams of the purest coke Palo Santo wood. Don’t like it in its natural state?

They have it in incense too!

But we ain’t getting that shit. I’m allergic so I can’t burn anything scented or else I… die.

But know they’re there, as well as essential oils, and they’re quite accessi-

WHAT!?

28 BUCKS FOR A BOTTLE OF ESSENTIAL OIL!?

AIN’T NOBODY GOT CASH FO DAT

Nah I’m just kidding. This is the price in pesos, meaning that these oils are *math happens* $1.55 each!

What a D E A L

BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT WE’RE HERE FOR BECAUSE I’M SOON TEACHING YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN OILS.

Also, holy shit…

You HAVE to see the candles aisle in this place.

They have them twirly

Large

Larger

The photo is not blury, you’re drunk

Scented

Scentless

Birthdayful

Oh hellooo thereee~

Twelve candles for $1.94 you say?

Meaning SIXTEEN CENTS A CANDLE?

Adopted.

Don’t let anyone tell you cheap candles don’t get the job done, people!

Plus they burn just as good.

NOW at this point the store was 10 minutes away from closing time, so I had to stop taking pictures to get my ass outta there, BUT

Here’s a look at what we got:

That doesn’t look too good, let’s add a F I L T E R

Those little crochet doilies that will serve as my new altar tablecloths? They were $0.55

But Amis! Those don’t look too witchy, more like what my grandma puts under her vases!

First of all, how dare you.

Second of all, how dare you.

Granmotherly stuff is witchy by D E F I N I T I O N. Embrace the grandma aesthetic, y’all!

Also:

If you’re poor you have to be CRAFTY. Look at that! It has a pentacle now. How long did it take? Literally 30 seconds! Imagine what we could do with a whole afternoon!

Ok, I admit it, that was a fiasco, BUT WE’RE ONTO SOMETHING THERE.

Let’s take a closer look at what else we brought, shall we?

This tiny chest is 7.5 cm wide x 5.5 cm tall x 5.5 cm deep (3 in x 2.1 in x 2.1 in) and will hold my pocket altar. It was *drum roll* $1.70!

I was getting tired of using my mom’s big ass scissors to cut my tiny delicate herbs, so I got myself this pair of snips! Price: $0.55 and they’re sharper than Tom Hiddleston’s style. Plus they serve a multitude of purposes, like shanking a bitch.

A quick stop by the crystal shop that was also closing (pfft crystal shop. Sounds like out of a fantasy novel, love it) yields the following goodies:

-Onyx ($0.55)

-Fluorite ($0.27)

-Snowflake obsidian (hard to get where I live. It’s kinda pricey at $2.20. I recommend other kinds of obsidian or maybe just black glass as I’ve been using until today, it still works awesomely. I got the obsidian because I wanted to experiment with it and my Mentor recommended me to get it, same as the fluorite).

-And the CUTEST little quartz formation. This one kinda defeats the purpose because it was a bit pricey. You don’t need it; any clear quartz will work the same.  It was $4.50 and it was my guilty pleasure of the month. It also came with a free satchel that’s most certainly going to be used with magickal results in the foreseeable future.

More of it because it’s so gorgeous ♥

Back to the fluorite! That shit is large and cheap! Well, you see, it’s kinda ugly because I was part of a larger stone and broke down the middle when they were trying to perforate it to make it into a pendant.

But check this hot babe out

W O R K I T

Coming back from the imports store, I paid a visit to my pot dealer erh I mean my herbs supplier. Got myself some ginger for $0.27

AND THEN

I SAW IT

Maybe they don’t package it like this in your country, but here this little shitty capsule is worth its weight in GOLD.

Y’all know what this is?

This is SAFFRON.

Now normally I steer fucking clear of things this expensive, but when I asked my dealer I mean the vendor she said it was on sale.

This stuff LITERALLY sold by FRACTIONS OF GRAMS. In this case that’s 0.2 grams of saffron, that’s 0.007 ounces. YES. ZERO POINT ZERO ZERO SEVEN. Insert here Bond reference

Retail price? Normally around $8 per capsule (EIGHT AMERICAN DOLLARS!)

How much on sale?

TWO DOLLARS.

A tip for the broke witch: hunt down for sales. Even if you don’t use the ingredients in your spells, you can still trade them with other witches or with anyone, really.

After this I went home and decided to try out my new candles.

And as I said, if you’re poor, you gotta get crafty!

I cut one of the candles in half. A part went to my pocket altar, and the other half…

I used one of those ceramic saucers with the little erh… lower level circle in the middle?

USE CERAMIC. THIS IS IMPORTANT. IT RESISTS TEMPERATURE WELL AND YOU’RE GONNA NEED IT.

Melt the wax in the microwave or on the flame and then make sure it stays in the center of the saucer. Then take it out and wait until it cools down (or put it in the freezer if you are an impatient little shit). DO NOT LET IT SOLIDIFY COMPLETELY.

Then you take it out and use a round cookie cutter (or if you’re a cheap ass like me, find something else)

I just used the styling nozzle of my hair drying because F U K D A P O L I C E

Put it again in the freezer and once it’s completely solidified use a spatula because you, my dear witch

Just made yourself a moon wax amulet!

Engrave it with your sigils, place it on your altar, carefully soften the bottom with heat and use it as a seal, the possibilities are endless!

BUT WAIT, WHAT ABOUT THE REMNANTS!?

EVIL EYE WARD!

The rest? Melt it again or use it as a poppet in case you wanna cast a spell over an onion ring…

By the end of the day, our haul is:

-Altar cloth $0.55

-Herbs snips $0.55

-Mini-altar wooden box $1.70

-Dozen of blue candles $1.94

-Ginger root $0.27

-Satchel $0

-Snowflake obsidian $2.20

-Fluorite$ 0.27

-Onix $0.55

-Quartz crystal formation $4.50

-Saffron Capsule $2

A grand total of $14.53!

Of our budget of $15 we still have $0.47 that where I live is enough for the bus ride back home!

If we take away the unnecessarily pricey stuff (the quartz and the saffron) we got everything for $8.03!

Now if THAT’S not magick, I don’t know what is!

 SOME FINAL TIPS!

1)      REUSE as many things as you can.

2)      MOVE THOSE FEET. I know it doesn’t sound appealing, but CHECK SEVERAL PLACES. Find the best prices by checking different stores and comparing.

3)      BE CREATIVE. If you find yourself in need of something you can’t afford, think and find a way to replace it or get it through other routes. As I said, witch trading is a thing!

4)      BARGAIN. There’s no shame in it, people! If you’re dealing with independent merchants and buy regularly/are buying a lot, try to get better prices! Don’t disrespect their business, though!

5)      REMEMBER YOUR MANTRA. Witchcraft requires NOTHING. Except you.

 Now go out there and work your Magick!

-Semiramis, the Magpie Witchling

[andromedasstars]

does anyone know any particular deities and or forces associated with magpies? the last year or so im seeing magpies at least once a month, often more tbh and it's always when i need a little extra strength or if im focusing particularly hard on something and whilst i always greet them id like to know if it's just an odd cosmic happening or someone/something trying to send a message

[witchinggerman]

While looking out of the window a magpie flew over with a big twig in its beak. It felt like it was looking me in the eye. Then it jumped a little bit around, put the twig on that white box and flew back into its tree. Does this mean anything? I don’t want to go so far as calling it an offering, but... it really feels like a present. Sadly I‘m at work so I can’t run outside and get the twig, but if it’s still there in the evening? I‘m gonna take it with me, I think.

[growing-yet-into-magic]

This site sucks so I can't even find my own post about making the choice to personally archive the posts that matter to you, but here's me personally archive the tumblr posts that have mattered the most to me over the last few years.

Ahem. Stored in a binder I previously used as a prop for a Halloween costume.

So maybe I have to change the cover a lil' bit. That's future me's problem.

I've got a bunch of stuff in plastic dividers I saved from school, including @recoil-operated's $12 mead post, which I had to chase around tumblr for hours before I found a full version of.

Other highlights include:

@windvexer's FUBAR ritual post, which I also had to chase across the internet

As well as @a-magpie-witchling's grandmother's advice, which has been appreciated and memorialized.

I also have recipes like @gallusrostromegalus's Jesus tea and @stuffinfluffcooking's butterscotch cinnamon pie, and the Norwegian Christmas butter squares recipe, which may be from @locusimperium? My printer absolutely destroyed the url so I am guessing.

But yeah, the internet is finite and people delete their blogs all the time. Take matters into your own hands and archive whatever you can archive now, before it disappears. Data is lost so easily, but a binder stays pretty resolutely where you leave it.

And if you find the post about preserving lemons in honey as a cold remedy, let me know. I haven't found that sucker in ages.

[sigilathenaeum]

Trick or treat!

Treat! You get a Corgi butt shaped like a heart. :)

[kaylamoonbeam]

My spell for employment and interview success seems to be working well! Huge epic thanks to @a-magpie-witchling for guidance and support! I used the chariot, two of cups, and ace of coins tarot cards, incense and prayer paper from Hong Kong, two pennies (one from 2017 and one from 1918), cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and pepper, and a green colored pencil to write my intentions and sigil on the prayer paper. I also used yellow and white threads to tie it all together. I recharged it tonight. 💜💜💜

[nalshiradraws]

1b for Portia and Julian? :D

Someone already requested this before so here you go!

from these drawing prompts [requests are closed]

buy me a coffee?

[ellieastra]

I was lucky enough to win a tarot reading from @a-magpie-witchling

Such a nice person with a touch for the cards. Super accurate.

If you ever get the chance to have a reading by them 10/10 recommend!

[enby-witchbitch]

Childhood Magick

I realised that a lot of what I was told when I was little was almost witchy. There are so many stories that we tell children that’s basically different bits of magick, even if they’re only simple myths and legends. So, here’s a small list of all the magick things I was told when I was younger.

- “Don’t step on the cracks in the pavement, you’ll get sucked in.” 

- “Those rocks are trolls. They were charmed by a witch and now they’re stuck, if you annoy them then they’ll curse you.”  ((there were rocks in my grandparents’ house that looked like people, it was weird and that’s what my granddad used to say to get us to stop climbing on them))

- The only way to see leprachauns is to drink a lot of Guiness and go to the woods. If you catch one then they’ll grant you three wishes. ((drunk people wandering around some woods looking for magic ginger men?? not a great plan.))

- “Faries live in mushrooms and make dresses out of bluebells.”

- “If you eat carrots you’ll see in the dark.” ((if you eat too many you grow rabbit ears though- logic.))

- “Singing to plants makes them happy.” ((this one’s true, talk to your plants people))

- “If you want to know the time, blow the seeds off a dandelion. If it takes 2 blows then it’s 2 Oclock, if it takes 5 blows then it’s 5 Oclock. etc. etc.”

- “Praying to St. Anthony ((the patron saint of lost things- weirdly also my dad’s name)) will help you find what you’ve lost.”

- “If you don’t leave all of your bed sheets tucked in at night, the fairies will take you away and replace you with one of their own.” ((this scared the eff out of me when I was little. BTW THIS DOESN’T WORK- there’s actual ways to protect children from changlings, but this isn’t one of them. It was my mum trying to avoid making our beds every morning))

- Salmon makes you smarter ((in the myth of Finn MacCool he eats a salmon and gains all of the world’s knowledge- no i’m not making that up, it’s an irish tale. also- wtf ireland, that makes no sense???))

- If a black cat walks towards you it’s bad luck, if it walks away then it’s good luck.

- 7 years bad luck if you break a mirror.

- If you tempt fate, ie “the plane won’t crash” you have to knock on wood. ((apparently, if you didn’t have any wood, you’d have to knock your head- because that makes sense. wood= my head??. yuup))

- The wishbone of a chicken! You put your pinky finger on one side of the bone, someone else does the same on the oposite side. You both make a wish and pull, if you get the biggest piece then your wish will come true.

- If you see one magpie you have to say “good morning mr Magpie” and salute him, or you’ll have bad luck. It comes from the old rhyme “one for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told.” ((genuinely still do this, can’t tell if it’s a weird habit or it the magpies actually get offended if I don’t))

- If you blow out all of the candles on your birthday cake then a wish will come true.

- If you pick a dandelion while it’s still a yellow flower, you’ll wet the bed that night.

- Spilled salt? Throw some over your left shoulder to banish Satan. ((don’t eff this up, if you throw it over your right shoulder you murder your guardian angel))

- If someone sneezes you have to say ‘bless you’ because when you sneeze your soul falls out, and Satan can possess you. Saying ‘bless you’ stops him.

- A horse shoe brings good luck, but it has to be hung upwards ( in the U shape) or all the luck will fall out

- If you shiver, it means that someone’s walking over the patch of dirt that will be your grave. (( i get spasms a lot, so when they happen i say ‘satan’s walking over my grave’ because they’re basically demonic shivers. it makes me laugh))

- If you haven’t taken down your christmas decorations by the 6th of January (the last day of the 12 days of christmas) you have to leave one decoration up all year long. ((if you forget again the next year you have to leave another one up, while keeping the last one up too- our house is constantly full of effing christmast decorations because we have no control over our lives))

In summary, parents are weird. Also some of this is really bizzare and scary, why did they think it was ok to tell us this????

[missnargaluna]

Hello to all my witch friends! I need a bit of assistance. I want a good way to label my waters and jar spells with sigils/symbols particularly pertaining to when they were made, like sabbats, esbats, etc. I remember seeing a post with some for the wheel of the year but I can't find that post anywhere. Would someone be able to help me please? @astrolocherry @a-magpie-witchling @cosmic-supplies @cottage-witch-wifey @diemond-s @floralsgifts @innermagicout @juggling-gods @magickjustice @moonlitmagic @moon-alchemy @naturebumselements @orriculum @of-earthandlight @owisteria @recreationalwitchcraft @salemspells @thewitchystuff @the-wiccans-glossary @vivianthewitch @witchofapollo @witchcastors @witchypixel and anyone else I might have missed.

[a-magpie-witchling]

3,000 FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY

Alright, kids. It’s that time of the year again (?

So I just reached 2k followers, and it happened astronomically faster than I expected. So instead of doing a giveaway for that, I’m gonna do it for the 3k milestone :D

BUT THIS TIME, THINGS WILL BE A BIT DIFFERENT.

As in the previous occasion the prizes are:

A Glade Born Tree tarot spread (19 cards, no questions, this is a spread where the Tarot conveys whatever it feels it needs to say)

A Daemon reveal session (I prefer using the term daemon over totem or spirit animal since it’s not directly associated to any specific minority or culture). This will have to be done via private chat, Skype, or a similar medium and can take a long while, even several days and different conversations.

Up to five questions (to be discussed with me beforehand so we can formulate them the best way possible) to be answered by an Oracle deck of my choice (I’ll pick the best depending on the questions you want to ask). Each question will be answered with a spread of one up to five cards.

Five sigils created specifically for you. I can help you word the request but it’s not necessary, you can simply give me the final consonants and I’ll draw them for you, no questions asked. I will later on publish the sigils if I feel they should be shared because others could benefit from them, but I won’t disclose those with private meanings nor your association with them if you don’t wish me to. Also you don’t have to ask for all five sigils at the same time, although I don’t recommend you wait years in case, I don’t know, I die?

One spell or hex designed specifically for you according to the ingredients you have access to (I refuse to create spells that will harm someone undeserving of being harmed, mess with somebody’s free will, threaten somebody’s sexual consenting abilities, or disproportionate if they’re meant for punishing).

Help and tips in building your altar and/or witchy supply storage (especially recommended if you’re a closet witch). We can skype and I’ll give you ideas of where you can hide stuff. I’m incredibly shady so I know where you tuck things so nobody will notice. This is more of a practical prize, but shit, I’ve been seeing a lot of witchlings who could use a hand!

HOWEVER, TWO MORE, VERY INTERESTING PRIZES WILL BE ADDED TO THIS LIST:

7. A flash course on alternative spirit work. Specifically how to tame, bind, banish, and exorcise spirits. This will come along with a small handbook for you to have as a resource for future reference.

8. A tarot reading by Yeyé. I really have no idea of how many cards, she usually needs about three, but it varies. This one will take a while because you would have to give me your questions and when I saw her I would let her know so she can do the spread for you. She requires a few things, so don’t choose this prize if you’re not comfortable with sharing: age, name (just first name), date of birth, place of birth, and time of birth.

All of these prizes can be adapted to your needs.

RULES:

1) NO TAGGING THIS AS GIVEAWAY, you’ll ruin it for everyone, don’t be that guy.

2) I RESERVE MYSELF THE RIGHT OF REFUSING REQUESTS THAT GO AGAINST MY MORALS, meaning helping you in racist, homotransphobic, islamophobic, etc. ways. YEYÉ CAN ALSO REFUSE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS SHE DOESN’T FEEL COMFORTABLE ANSWERING.

3) Each reblog counts as an entry. Likes can be used to bookmark. Maximum three reblogs per day. YOU MUST BE FOLLOWING ME.

As before:

As soon as I reach 3k followers, I’ll be picking the winner randomly using the page RANDOM.ORG. I’ll record it and search for the winner during the video to show the contest’s transparency.

I’ll get in contact with the winner via PM or ask. If these options are disabled, I’ll try to do it via tag. In any case, the winner will have FIVE DAYS (120 hours since the moment I announce it) to reach me back, else I’ll pick a different one.

Have this photo of my Yeyé with a big ass leaf, just because she’s cute.

This giveaway is in no way associated with Tumblr.

[anoixiwitch]

✨ chronic pain relief spell bottle/jar ✨

as some of you may know, I suffer from chronic pain in my chest. this can only really be permanently solved by surgery, and my parents have taken a loooong time in scheduling consultations and appointments and things like that. My pain had been acting up recently, so I decided to make a spell bottle inspired by @a-magpie-witchling to help! Amazingly enough, my parents scheduled the first consultation with the surgeon that same day!!

Ingredients (obviously you can swap/add/remove any!)

rosemary

thyme

white salt

cloves

basil

sage

amethyst

tiger’s eye

peridot

orange peels

eggshells

Extra details!! (just some fun little additions I used to charge the bottle, you can pick and choose or just disregard!!)

added two sigils into the bottle, the first by @soulsigils and the second by @dreamy-kat

charged with two candles, one white, one green (you can choose either!! I just had both)

charged with amythest and black onyx crystals

sealed with the wax from the green candle

charged with the Sun tarot card and the Six of Wands card (my deck incorporated that and the Tower together but I’d not recommend using the Tower hhh)

charged it in the gorgeous springtime sunlight!

dedicated it to Asclepius and Apollo (you can use any god of health/healing/medicine of your choice!!!)

I hope this helps y’all!! It really helped me!! If you use it, please lmk how it goes!!

[sapphic-romeo]

OMG IT WASNT INTENTIONAL but ya know, you’re around these parts long enough and you start pickin up stuff you never know you have

A faerie introduces himself. Then, holding out a hand, asks, “And your name, please?”

And, like a fool, you give it to him.

[growing-yet-into-magic]

I just kept remembering @witches-ofcolor's post about printing out your witch books as I went searching for @recoil-operated's $12 mead post, because for a post that had been so ubiquitous, I was struggling to find a single copy of it, and yeah, what wouldn't I pay to have a copy of it in a binder somewhere? Printing can get pretty expensive, but my library sells printing services for ten cents a page, and that's more than what having certain resources on hand is worth.

So now I have my pagan-accessory posts in a file folder ready to print, mainly the ones I keep for recipes, including the mead post, @gallusrostromegalus's Jesus tea post, @a-magpie-witchling's Yeye posts (may she rest peacefully), @dua-yinepu's Egyptian Beer post and the pie recipe I was FINALLY ABLE TO SOURCE after years of looking unsuccessfully.

If anyone has a reblog copy of either the preserved lemons in honey post or the spiritvexer FUBAR list post and is willing to send a url my way, I would deeply appreciate it. It's hard to find a post with either a deactivated blog or no remembered text, but I've found that, with google, "any literal quote" site:www.tumblr.com -tagging can find most posts, but not all of them. Shoddy memory disease makes a fool of me yet ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Blessings!✨

[thrud-the-seidkona]

Feliz Mabon!

Aquí una foto del pequeño altar que hicimos en casa. Es la primera vez que festejo una celebración, y estaba muy ansiosa 💛

Ahora estoy horneando una tarta de manzana, que compartire con @einarsurtur y con @a-magpie-witchling 💛