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Here’s yet another creature to add to your roster of dark Christmas characters: the Yule Goat.

The Yule Goat was a Nordic tradition where a guy dressed as a goat would barge into people’s houses during the Christmas feast and be as unpleasant as possible. Sometimes he’d just make a lot of noise, sometimes he’d tell raunchy stories with a lot of faul language, but he’d also tell unpleasant truths about the people in the house.

To make him stop people had to give him food or other treats and it was believed he’d take all the bad things with him when he left the house so people could enter the new year free of last year’s burdens, almost as a sort of scapegoat except he WANTED your sins/food.

Today the only Yule Goats you’re likely to see are ones made of straw.

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Boophone disticha

This wonderful bulb belongs to the Amaryllis Family, and it has a big distribution in southern Africa and northward into tropical Africa. It is left alone by grazing animals because it is poisonous, and its juice is sometimes used for making poison arrows. Its flowers are small, but there are many of them, and they change color from white to pink to red as they age. This species is also very attractive when not in flower, on account of its fan of wavy bluish leaves.

-Brian

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Red Mallow Hibiscus

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Duranta

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Gardenia

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🔮 Absolutely random, assorted facts from my experience with Tarot:

You can set rules with your deck. Don’t like reversed cards? Don’t pull them. Don’t interpret them. Request not to get them. Don’t care about the position of the card and want only its meaning? Ask for it.

You can pull confirmation cards. If you are working with a companion, you can set up their personal confirmation card. If you’re working with the deck and the general universe, you can pick a feel-good card (or a rare card if you want) and request it whenever you want to get a vibecheck.

You can repull. If it feels weird, it probably is weird. If you keep pulling the same card all over again, it’s probably correct. But if you pulled one weird one that just doesn’t seem like it belongs, repull. Your deck - your rules.

You don’t need to sweat too much over “official meanings”. So what if the Tower means “something bad”? If it means something positive for you, go with your feelings first. Each practitioner will have their own associations with the cards. I for one quite like the Tower, but I genuinely hate getting the High Priestess. It’s individual.

You don’t need to work with a specific Deity, spirit, or daemon. The cards are powerful tools without any additional presence.

You can assign a deck to a particular entity. I have four decks, out of which three belong to (a) companion(s) of mine. This is completely individual and fully relies on who you want to touch your cards.

You can confuse the cards. When the reading starts to feel like it just reiterates your feelings, it probably is. Or you worded your question badly and the cards don’t know what to tell you. Or you already know the answer. Or maybe something else.

You might be turning your spread into multiple spreads. If your session with tarot can be broken into a number of smaller sessions, you are probably overworking yourself. It helps to step back and think whether or not your multi-card spread turned into a multitude of smaller spreads. Is that why nothing is making sense?

You might be told to read cards some other time. Bias, moods, instability, or the cards just being not in the good state - all of these can affect whether they agree to work with you in the first place. I’ve had decks that stayed “silent” for months on and decks that were willing to work with me every day. It depends.

P. S. One more time: this is just my experience. It is not universal.

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Echinacea

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Angel Trumpet

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Mallow Hibiscus aka a “Dinner Plate” Hibiscus

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Various shades of blooming bougainvillea 💖

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Spells To Do For Each Phase of the Moon

New Moon: Spells related to personal growth, manifestation, abundance, fertility, new relationships, grounding, and stability.

Waxing Crescent: Spells related to success, growth, attraction, communication, and intellect.

First Quarter: Spells related to courage, motivation, breaking bad habits, passion, and creativity.

Waxing Gibbous: Spells related to balance, organization, completion, emotional healing, and intuition.

Full Moon: Spells related to love, intuition, psychic abilities, abundance, protection, releasing negative energy, and grounding.

Waning Gibbous: Spells related to banishing, breaking bad habits, releasing negative energy, and communication.

Last Quarter: Spells related to endings, closure, forgiveness, passion, and creativity.

Waning Crescent: Spells related to rest, renewal, dream work, divination, emotional healing, and intuition.

My Ko-Fi

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Hibiscus flowers blooming.

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“I can’t do glamour magick. I don’t have the tools!”

Tools?

Shampoo- cleanses your hair of negative energy

Conditioner- restores/adds positive energy

Body wash- restores/adds positive energy

Scrubs- cleanses and removes negative energy

Face wash/cleanser- removes negative energy

Moisturizer- protection, restores positive energy

Sunscreen- protection

Lotion- depending on scent, it can help with plenty of things

Rose- love, confidence, self-love, beauty

Lavender- calmness, peace/self-peace, self-worth, comfort, soothing

Vanilla- self-love, confidence, attracting good energies

Coconut- protection, purification, chastity

Contacts/eye drops- insight, wisdom, to see what others can’t

Hairbrush- negativity remover

Mascara- to see what others don’t tell you

Lipgloss/lipstick/lip stain/chapstick- to speak smoothly and clearly, to have a way with words, to improve your voice

Toothpaste and toothbrush- cleansing, to help watch your words

Tongue scraper- to get rid of past regrets from past words, to stop gossiping

Concealer- to conceal what others should not know/what you do not want them to know

Foundation- protection

Setting spray- calmness, peace, good luck

Nail Polish- match them to your intentions!

Purple- intuitive needs, spiritual needs, imagination, creativity, third eye, wisdom, peace

Pink- love, harmony, kindness, self-love

Red- love, lust, seduction, confidence, courage, sex, motivation, ambition, passion, strength, action

Silver-moon energy, emotional needs, reflection

Green-healing, wealth, growth, money, luck, fertility

Brown- grounding, friendship, security, material needs,

Blue- clarity, creativity, faith, forgiveness, communication, calmness

Orange- joy, energy, success, optimism, excitement,

Yellow- happiness, clarity, creativity, manifestation, strength, positive thoughts, sun energy, good health

Black- protection, stability, banishing, releasing

White- purification, peace, purity, truth, hope, cleansing

Cuticle oil/hair oil- growth, improvement, new beginnings, letting go

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Herbal Correspondences for Vegan Witches (Or any Witches really)

Activated Charcoal- cleansing, purification, grief, health (banishing serious illness)

Allspice- determination, money, luck, healing

Almond- fertility, Goddess energy, beauty, self-love, prosperity, addiction, abundance

Anise- protection, warding against evil, preventing nightmares, psychic ability, happiness

Basil- money, beauty, protection, love, warding

Bay Leaf- money, motivation, protection, psychic powers, wish fulfillment, success, purification

Black Pepper- banishing, protection, exorcism, healing (from a serious illness/banishing said illness)

Brewer’s Yeast- motherhood, femininity, warding against illness

Cashew- money, creativity

Cardamom- lust/libido, love, fidelity

Cayenne Pepper- catalyst, lust/ libido, confidence

Celery- fertility, psychic powers, healing (especially of the bladder, kidneys, and urinary tract), weight loss

Chamomile- sleep, stress relief, love, beauty, friendship, meditation, luck, libido (mostly women)

Chia Seed- protection, health

Chili Powder- protection, hex breaking, love, fidelity

Chives- protection, weight loss

Chlorella- purification, cleansing, health

Cilantro- money, protection, peace

Cinnamon- catalyst, spirituality, beauty, love, lust, romance, healing, strength, protection, psychic ability

Clove- catalyst, beauty, love, protection (especially for children)

Cocoa Powder- beauty, health, love, self-love, grounding, romance, sex, powder, enhances hot herbs

Coconut- strength, love, beauty, protection

Coffee- grounding, protection, spirituality, energy (if caffeinated), dispelling negativity

Coriander- love, health, protection, easing pain of a broken heart,

Cumin- energy, protection, exorcism, protection from theft, love, fidelity, masculine energy

Dandelion- communicating with the dead, health, weight loss, wish fulfillment, divination, luck

Dill- money, prosperity, luck, lust, protection (especially the home)

Dulse- lust, harmony, sea magick

Fennel- health (especially digestion), protection, money, banishing, strength, vitality, libido

Fenugreek- health (women’s issues), friendship, happiness, calming, feminine energy, libido, money

Flax Seed- fertility, health, protection (especially from sickness), divination, money

Garlic- health, banishing, protection, purification, warding, willpower,

Ginger- catalyst, energy, adventure, health, confidence, lust/libido, prosperity, success, protection

Hemp- fertility, intuition, motivation, peace, harmony, stress relief

Hibiscus- health, love, beauty, heart

Holy Basil- opens heart to love, stress relief, healing, balance, grounding

Jalapeno- energy, catalyst, money, abundance

Kelp- health, money, weight loss, sea magick

Lavender- stress relief, sleep, anti-anxiety, meditation, love, depression, peace, harmony

Lemon- health, beauty, love, lust, cleansing, purification, sun magick, removing negativity,

Lemon grass- psychic cleansing, opening the Third Eye, focus, mental clarity

Licorice- love, lust, fidelity, communicating with the dead, health (digestive system)

Lime- purification, protection, harmony, calmness, tranquility, strengthening love

Maca- fertility, vitality, energy, balance, love

Maple- love, friendship, luck, happiness, wealth

Marjoram- beauty, luck, wealth, grief, cleansing, purification, warding, strengthening love, protection

Mint, Pepper- health, protection, ward off migraines, wealth, bringing about change, love, abundance

Mint, Spear- health, protection, happiness, wealth, communicating with spirits

Miso- health, prosperity, communicating with the dead, friendship

Mustard- courage, faith, endurance, success, luck, happiness

Nettle- grouding, health (especially allergies), banishing negativity, cleansing

Nori- health, harmony

Nutmeg- beauty, prosperity, money, luck, hex breaking, mental acuity

Nutritional Yeast- health, happiness, love, addiction

Oat- fertility, health, earth magick, sacred to Brighid

Onion- protection, health, banishing, warding, bad habits, prosperity

Orange- energy, emotional healing, beauty, health, love, friendship

Oregano- health, beauty, joy, energy, strength

Paprika- catalyst, energy, hexing (I don’t hex, but you do you)

Paprika, smoked- power, see Paprika

Parsley- money, luck, success, health, weight loss

Pecan- employment and career, success, security,

Red Pepper- catalyst, love, lust, confidence

Rice- rain, fertility, money, protection

Rose- beauty, love, honoring the dead, friendship, happiness, healing

Rosemary- mental clarity, focus, memory, health, love, lust, purification

Saffron- happiness, mental health, love, lust, psychic ability, addiction, weight loss

Sage- cleansing, purification, grief, wisdom, spirituality, mental clarity, protection, grounding

Salt- cleansing, purification, grounding, protection, banishing, earth magick

Sesame Seed- money, lust, passion

Soy- spirituality, psychic ability, fertility, intuition, grounding

Spirulina- health, wealth, energy

Sugar- beauty, sweeten attitudes, love, sex, drawing spells

Tamarind- love, health, happiness, family, protection (from illness)

Tea, black- energy, strength, courage, confidence

Tea, green- energy, health, weight loss, beauty, confidence

Tea, white- beauty, harmony, peace, health, tranquility

Thyme- money, protection, luck, grief, honoring the dead, grounding, glamours, confidence, loyalty

Turmeric- health (especially dealing with serious illness), happiness,

Vanilla- beauty, love, friendship, passion

Vinegar- protection, warding, weight loss, hexing, banishing illness

Walnut- connection with the divine, spirituality, mental strength, divination

Watercress- health, sex, lunar magick

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Sobriety spell jar

Introduction: I made this jar to help someone become sober. I have broke this down into sections such as: intention ingredients, substitutes and optional components, instructions and a notes section. Please read the notes section as it goes into further details on some ingredients.

Intention: “To help the addict see that they need help, seek help, and see they error in their ways”

Ingredients:

A jar

Representation of the addiction* (i used a spoon and straw that the person used, further comments in notes section)

A taglock (in this case, a cigarette butt, a picture will do just fine)

Orange peel (for success in recovery and happiness without drugs)

Salt (to purify thoughts from the addictive thinking)

Chili/red pepper (to make the thought of using painful and to “light a fire under their butt” to get clean)

Cigarette ashes (to make cravings leave a bad taste in mouth/be undesirable, can be substituted, see below)

A cigarette butt of my own (to remind them that their actions hurt others, can be substituted)

Purple, black, and red candle (Purple: clear thinking Black: banish negativity, Red: self love, to seal the addiction away)

A sigil of your choice/creation for sobriety

Substitutes and optional things:

Any form of ashes can substitute ones from a cigarette.

Alternatively, anything that will not mold that the person doesnt like to eat should have the same effect

A white candle/melted wax can replace the other three if needed

You could use white glue to seal the jar instead, charged with the intent

A taglock for yourself of any kind will work in place of a cigarette butt

Picture of the substance will work in place of anything else**(PLEASE READ THE NOTES ON THIS!!!)

Herbs representing love, especially rose petals.

Sage, for purification

Anything you have on hand for: clarity, positivity, happiness, success etc

Amethyst and Rose quartz would be a good thing to add if you have one of them to put in

Instructions:

Grind the dried orange peel while focusing on the intention of happiness and success in recovery

Place the grinds into a bowl and mix in salt, with the intention of purifying addictive thinking

Add in desired amount of chili/red pepper with the intention of making cravings and using undesirable and to light a fire in them to get clean

Add in the ashes(or other item used for the “bad taste” effect) and stir thoroughly (which ever way you feel appropriate)

Place the representation of the addiction in jar and pour the mixture over it

Place the taglock of the person and yourself in, visualizing them understanding the pain they have caused

Seal the jar and draw a sigil on top

Melt the candles while focusing on the intent, let burn out completely

(OPTIONAL) sing or chant what you feel necessary, I played the song “Tomorrow” by Blue October

Once the jar is complete, feel free to meditate andd charge as you feel necessary.

Notes:

This is NOT A REPLACEMNT FOR ACTUAL TREATMENT!! Try to seek treatment for the intended person, as this is only a tool to help get the ball rolling.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU HANDLE OR SEEK OUT THEIR DRUGS AND/OR PARAPHERNALIA!! I just so happened to have a spoon and straw they would use that was left behind in my house and used gloves to handle it. Do not steal their needles, spoons, or pipes! You do not know exactly what is on them, and run the risk of causing (potentially violent) conflict, or endangering yourself lawfully and/or physically by handling them!! A picture of the drug/paraphernalia, a bottle cap or can tab from an alcoholic baverage (that you can find), or a plan old spoon will do just find. Again.! DO NOT ACTUALLY HANDLE THE PARAPHERNALIA OR DRUGS!

Please seek help for yourself of this persons actions are effecting you.

I was under a lot of emotional distress, which added power to the spell. Any way you find that adds power to your craft is find.

I did not provide a sigil, as I find creating my own works more affectively and i was honestly so distressed i forgot to take a picture of it.

Remember that recovery is a very long process. If you do not see results, this is not the fault of the spell or your magic. Recovery and addiction are a very complex thing so please seek out other ways to deal with it.

You may wish to do this during moon phases, days, and times that reflect new beginnings. I did this on a whim, in a lot of emotional pain. I honestly dont know what time factors were in place while casting.

If you would like song suggestions, feel free to ask. Give me a brief description of the situation and why youre making the jar, and i can try to help. Note that it will prrrobbbabbbllyy be a Blue October song.

(No picture provided as it is already hidden away)

Did I mention not to touch paraphernalia or drugs? Yeah please for the love of the gods don’t touch them.