#spoonie spells

[wizardsaur]

Health Potion (for the chronically pained and/or ill)

Hello, yes, this will not cure anything. I am not claiming a miraculous fix all potion for those with chronic issues. What I AM claiming is that I'm pretty sure I have POTS and a few other things, and that making my Health Potion helps ME.

What to do & How to do it:

You will need

Drinking water. Can be tap, can be filtered. Can even be moon or crystal charged if you have the spoons.

Frozen fruit. I use frozen berries and cherries mix. You could use fresh, too, but let's be real - everything goes bad so quickly.

A little salt

A little natural sweetener, such as honey or agave. I skip this sometimes because my fruit is higher in sugar.

A very large cup with a lid and a straw, that's easy to wash.

Optionals: ice, lemon or lime juice, turmeric and herbal additives.

Salt to ground and balance, fruit for its health sustaining properties, water for its life Creating properties, sweetener to make things easier.

Mix together. Use your own internal correspondences for extra magical juice.

I do this to balance my electrolytes and keep up on my water intake - since I'm pretty much chronically dizzy and dehydrated. Plus, there's fruit in the end. I love me some fruit at the bottom of a drink.

[dumbass-fae]

Home protection salt bowl 🏠

I made a home protection/energy cleansing salt bowl today. You can honestly swap out any of these ingredients if they do not suit your needs but this is what I used:

Sea salt- protection, purification

Peppermint- luck, abundance, happiness

Red pepper flakes- protection

Eggshell powder- protection

Cinnamon stick- abundance

Citrine- happiness

Black tourmaline - protection, negativity absorption

Selenite- negativity absorption

White tea light- cleansing energy

[breelandwalker]

Sneak Peek - Spoons In Spades

At a little distance he saw a fire, and beside it there sat three giants, busy with broth and beef. They were so huge that the spoons they used were as large as spades, and their forks as big as hay-forks: with these they lifted whole bucketfuls of broth and great joints of meat out of an enormous pot which was set on the ground between them.

- Niels and the Giants (The Crimson Fairy Book)

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Intent: To give oneself additional “spoons.”

Ideal Timing: This charm can be made at any time.

Materials:

Spoons

Large Jar

Cotton Balls

Herbs: Hyssop, Rosemary, Thyme, Juniper Berries

When I asked my readers what sort of spells they'd like to see in this second volume of fairytale-inspired spells, one of the most strikingly popular responses was, "Is there a spell to give me more spoons?"

If you're not familiar with the term, "spoons" or spoon theory is a metaphor which describes the reduction in mental and physical energy experienced by people who are disabled or chronically ill, with spoons used as a unit of measurement to represent how energy and motivation must be rationed throughout the day to accomplish necessary tasks. Spoons are only replenished through rest or sleep, so once a person runs out of spoons, that's it for their day. 

The term was coined by Christine Miserandino in her 2003 article "The Spoon Theory," in which she uses dinnerware to demonstrate to a friend how living with invisible chronic illness required careful daily planning and prioritization, and how even with the best intentions and efforts, tasks are often left undone due to a lack of energy or an increase in pain. The term has since been adopted by wide sections of the online community in relation to struggles with disability, chronic illness, or mental health, as a descriptor for daily energy and motivation levels, i.e. "I don't have the spoons for this," or "After a full day at work, I have exactly one spoon left, and I need it for laundry, so going out is off the table."

As someone who regularly battles ADHD, anxiety, executive dysfunction, migraines, and depression, I'm a big fan of spoon theory, largely because it makes those invisible daily struggles, which so many of us have, much easier to visualize and explain. So in honor of all my fellow spoonies, here is a spell to help you gain those critical extra spoons.

For this spell, you'll need a fair-sized jar, some healing herbs, and a bunch of spoons. You can use plastic spoons or metal ones, if you happen to have spare silverware lying around. Use as many or as few spoons as you feel you need. If you need more spoons than can readily be acquired, you might draw or print out pictures or spoons and use those instead.

Place the spoons in the jar with a big handful of cotton balls. Apart from their mundane medical and cosmetic uses, cotton has healing magical properties and also represents the comfort that may feel lacking on low energy or high pain days. If desired, add several pinches of Hyssop, Rosemary, Thyme, and Juniper Berries, or a sachet containing the herbs if you'd rather keep things neat.

Close the jar, give it a big hug, and say:

I bless this jar and spoons And ask for the strength to function; And when I need a helping hand, These extra spoons I'll summon,

Set the jar aside somewhere safe. If desired, you might want to label it. You don't want anyone borrowing your magical spoons for their cereal, after all. When you need an extra boost to help you get through the day, simply open the jar and take out a spoon. You can carry the spoon with you, place it on your altar, or discard it to activate the charm.

Please keep in mind that performing this sort of magic should always be accompanied by appropriate medical and self-care measures. Magic isn't going to cure a chronic illness or permanently alter your brain chemistry. But it can help you cope with the symptoms and give you that all-important push to get yourself through the day. Stay strong, witches!

-from the forthcoming book, The Sisters Grimmoire, Vol. II; © 2021 Bree NicGarran

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[pyjamacryptid]

me surrounded by all of my medical paperwork that disability services deems “not enough evidence” to claim support, after applying for the 5th time:

[witchcraftwithwater]

I’m obsessed with making sprays and I thought I’d show you my latest one + a staple I always have next to my bed. It’s great for spoonies like me since it’s low effort and an easy way to cleanse and sleep better.

I made a lavender spray that you can use on your sheets and pillowcase. I found this easy recipe but made a few changes so it would be witchy.

I love making these because obviously they smell good but there’s also the different magical properties such as protection and cleansing.

Basically what I did was:

Cleansed the bottle with the night air and told it what I wanted from the spray

Teaspoon of isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol), but you can also use vodka or witch hazel

20-30 drops of lavender essential oil

Fill the rest with distilled SUN water (I love using sun water for these because of the energy it has, but moon water works as well)

Shake it

It’s super inexpensive to make. The only thing that you really spend money on is the glass bottles, but honestly plastic works fine. I got a box of glass spray bottles for I believe $15 on Amazon. It’s a good investment since you can reuse them. I also got more lavender essential oil on there for $10 today, but it was the parents money since I can’t work (spoonie) and I make sprays for them as well.

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The second bottle is my salt and moon water spray that I always have. I spray it around my room (I try to every night) to cleanse it and get rid of the negative energy and spirits.

Instructions are simple:

Cleanse the spray bottle with the night air (or whatever you have, I just use it because it’s free and I don’t want to waste my moon water)

Pore some salt on the bottom (I use sea salt but any salt works. I use table salt sometimes.)

Fill the rest of the bottle with moon water

Shake it and spray!

[grimoiregradient]

Practical Magic - November Spell A Day Challenge

This spell challenge is designed to increase your day-to-day witchcraft, and introduce spells into problems you might normally rely entirely on mundane solutions for. (Please continue to use medicine and be responsible! Magic is in addition to, not instead of, mundane solutions)

Day 1 | Spell | Lost

Day 2 | Sigil | Remember

Day 3 | Potion | Hangover

Day 4 | Divination | Decision

Day 5 | Glamour | Respect

Day 6 | Spell | Motivation

Day 7 | Charm | Job

Day 8 | Shower | Headache

Day 9 | Spell | Listen 

Day 10 | Sigil | Protection

Day 11 | Hex | Apology

Day 12 | Ward | Guests

Day 13 | Spell | Money

Day 14 | Divination | Dinner

Day 15 | Charm | Pain 

Day 16 | Bath | Anxiety

Day 17 | Sigil | Shield

Day 18 | Potion | Focus

Day 19 | Glamour | Clean

Day 20 | Sigil | Warm

Day 21 | Spell | Sex

Day 22 | Hex | Gossip

Day 23 | Spell | House

Day 24 | Ward | Family

Day 25 | Spell | Leftovers

Day 26 | Sigil | Call

Day 27 | Glamour | Gender

Day 28 | Sigil | Study

Day 29 | Charm | Doctor

Day 30 | Spell | Habits

[corvidae-witch]

i celebrated the full supermoon in taurus today, as the aries energy yesterday wiped me out

i didn't do much, but i did make a healing charm out of ceramic beads to hang over my bed, and i took a ritual bath focused on healing

living with chronic illness sucks, but witchcraft does make it more bearable ❤️

[wizardsaur]

Let' start tracking those symptoms, Boi! All the support groups I'm in for hypermobility & chronic pain say that you should start tracking your symptoms as closely as possible while seeking diagnosis. Kinda helps you hold doctors accountable, and gives you a paper trail to back up your own research. Self advocacy, yall.

[esoteric-chaos]

An Emoji Spell to Help Brain Fog and Clear the Mind

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Press like to Charge. Press reblog to Cast.

[dumbass-fae]

12 wishes of Yule 🎄✨️

(This is a manifestation ritual)

Do whatever it is you do to personally prepare to manifest then:

Write down your wishes on individual slips of paper and place into a jar. Give it a good shake, and each night, begining on Yule, burn one slip of paper at random per night by candle for 11 nights. On the 12th night, take the last paper and unfold it. That is your responsibility to work on. The others will get help from the gods above and the universe (or whatever you believe in) 

((If you can't burn them, dissolve the paper in water, burry it, or just toss it away))

Blessed Yule witches

Or Alternatively, you could stick 11 wishes into a pinecone and burn it all at once on this solstice night.(( Just saying lol ))

[ghostwrittengrimoire]

Witch Tip: you can reuse empty pill bottles as spell jars! Might pack some bonus energy into it if the medication it used to hold has a similar purpose to the spell jar you're making.

[obligatory disclaimer that witchcraft is not a replacement for medicine]

[millionmovieproject]

I'm looking for ideas on building on my spiritual practices. Currently, I do:

Binaural beat meditations

Om meditations

Tarot

I'm working on learning a deeper understanding of astrology, like understanding birth charts

I'm pretty meh on spell work, though I make all-natural soaps and cosmetics, so I have a lot of herbs, plants, and essential oils, I just have never found any real practical use in it.

I'd like to hear any other suggestions of practices to look into that aren't super-involved, or time, and energy-consuming.

[jemineye]

please reblog this with your herbalism must knows, remedies, potions, tips, ect. anything to do with herbalism!!

[stagkingswife]

There we go!

For the tarot asks: the hanged man

-Rowan

the hanged man: do you prefer waiting for moon phases or do you just cast whenever? Rowan, my friend! Have we not talked about this? I guess we haven't! I wait for almost nothing. With my CRPS I can't rely on my energy or pain levels beyond moment to moment, so trying to plan spell work or spirit work for certain times is just an exercise in disappointment and rescheduling. What I've done instead is invent a system of making batteries for myself, so I can store specific energies for later use. If I want that full moon energy, but know I have no guarantee I'll be up for spell work on the actual full moon I can tap into a battery I stocked with full moon energy on some other full moon when I felt good but didn't have anything I wanted to do. This way I can do my full moon spell whenever I want. I do this with weather, time, and specific place energies to. I avoid waiting at all costs, because I know that if I wait for something to do a working there's too high of a chance that I'll have to throw away my plans last minute.

[witch--tips]

🍎 WITCH TIP 🍎

Save the seeds of food you eat (ex. apple seeds) for using in witchcraft.