Botanicals for Cleansing ๐Ÿ’ง

lunaesteria:

kendrilybee:

lunaesteria:

Because sage isnโ€™t the only thing you can use to cleanse your space.

  • Alkanet
  • Angelica
  • Anise
  • Arrow Root
  • Bay Laurel
  • Bay Leaf
  • Benzoin
  • Blessed Thistle (Holy Thistle)
  • Blue Cohosh
  • Birch
  • Black Pepper
  • Bloodroot
  • Broom
  • Camphor
  • Cayenne Pepper
  • Cedar
  • Chamomile
  • Club Moss
  • Coconut
  • Copal
  • Culverโ€™s Root
  • Dandelion Leaf
  • Dragonโ€™s Blood
  • Fennel
  • Fern
  • Frankincense
  • Fumitory (Earth Smoke)
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Grapefruit
  • Guava
  • Horehound
  • Horseradish
  • Hyssop
  • Iris
  • Lavender
  • Lemon
  • Lemongrass
  • Lemon Verbena (Vervain)
  • Lime
  • Lovage
  • Marjoram
  • Melon
  • Mesquite
  • Mimosa
  • Oak
  • Parsley
  • Peppermint
  • Pine
  • Red Willow Bark

  • Rosemary
  • Rue
  • Sage
  • Sagebrush
  • Sandalwood
  • Sea Salt
  • Snapdragon
  • Solomonโ€™s Seal Root
  • Tangerine
  • Thyme
  • Turmeric
  • Vinegar
  • Wintergreen
  • Wood Aloe
  • Wood Betony
  • Yucca

So like, thereโ€™s really no need for you to appropriate white sage and/or buy that shit from Sephora

according to several natives i spoke to about this topic, simply using white sage is not appropriative. using it and then calling it โ€œsmudgingโ€ is appropriative.ย 

but for some reason, people think sage is the be all end all for cleansing and it is not.

also it smells horrible lol.ย 

100% agree it smells terrible. Iโ€™ll be honest I usually use theย โ€œGarlic Spongeโ€ technique

lupins:

lupins:

lupins:

one of the oldest and arguably the most important museum in Brazil is burning to the ground as we speak. home to the portuguese royal family from 1808 to 1821, the Museu Nacional stored fossils, meteorites, pre-historic human skeletons and a variety of artefacts related to natural history. it holds two centuries of latin & brazilian history and now itโ€™s all gone.

some of the things that are now lost forever: the largest collection of egyptian artefacts in latin america; the skeleton of the largest flying reptile ever found in Brazil; the oldest human fossil ever found in the country, named โ€œLuziaโ€ (over 11.000 y.o) and other 20 million extremely important relics and researches just burned to the ground. never to be seen again.

thanks to our government, of course, who didnโ€™t want to pay the museum the necessary funds to make the essencial maintenances since 2014 (which by the way, costed less than a supreme federal court judgeโ€™s sallary: R$520 in a year).

another sad instance where the stateโ€™s indifference towards culture and history becomes painfully obvious. this is a massive blow to our cultural legacy.

all that in our independe week. happy independe for us, brazilians, who just lost our history and culture in a fire caused by ignorance and indifference.

in case youโ€™re wondering, this is what the museum used to look like:

this is what it looks like now:

thousands of years of culture lost. happy independence week.

โ€œAuthorities say the fire lasted for six hours, causing irreparable damage. To put it bluntly: itโ€™s all gone. A meteorite, that can sustain incredibly high temperatures, was found intact. But other than that, there are apparently no other pieces left. It would not be an understatement to call the Museu Nacional the Brazilian equivalent of the Louvre or the British Museum.โ€

here is a thread of wonderful pictures taken before the fire started, so you can see details of the museum that now is lost forever.

here is some of the international news saying on this, because most articles and videos are all in portuguese, u can check some of the news in english: (here *new york times*) (here *bbc news*) (here *le monde* for french speaking readers) (here *shorouk news* for people who speak arabian) (here *azteca news* for spanish) (here *corriere della sera* for italian).

it was a natural science and historic museum, there were all sorts of important researches and relics. all burned. this was our culture. our history. the first human fossil found in brazil (mentioned above, Luzia) was so important for science, since it proved that way before indigenous tribes existed in Brazil, there were black people.

this is the place where our first constitution was made and the declaration of independence was signed. our independe day is this friday. heartbroken.

Hey ! I don’t really understand sigil and how they work… Could you explain me please ? ^^’

First hereโ€™s a few resources for you:

But to put it in a brief summary sigils are symbols created using words or intent that you charge with energy and thenย โ€˜activateโ€™ (through varying means) to get results. Its like a simple minor spell.

lunaesteria:

anyone who thinksย โ€œintent is all u needโ€ to make a spell work

i encourage you to read key 4 in jason millerโ€™sย โ€œthe elements of spellcrafting: 21 keys to successful sorcery.โ€

Intent is important yes but definitely need more than just intent to get a spell to work.ย 

I’m a bit confused, what’s the difference between white sage and normal sage?

orriculum:

fairyadvisor:

orriculum:

Different plants but theyre related. Yknow how mint and spearmint and peppermint and catnip are related, but not quite the same

Just a few. Thereโ€™s so many more!

Sage of the diviners sounds so badass tbh?? Wonder if it actually has divination-related associations

If its the same as Diviner’s Sage it was historically usedas a cure all for everything from headaches to comas though obviously its unlikely it did. It was also said to cure alcoholism and sinful desires. Often it was used to ward against evil and witches from what I read. Nothing much about actual divination though.

theashcraftcoven:

Color Magick

โค๏ธ – Energy, vitality, strength, passion, sex, love, protection, fire, fertility, fast action, potency, lust, blood, physical love and passion, courage, warmth, attraction, magnetism, desire, action, physical strength, power, willpower

๐Ÿงก – Happiness, success, career, goals, stimulation, attraction, power, luck, sudden changes, warmth, energy building, enthusiasm, emotional healing, courage, ambition

๐Ÿ’› – Intellect, wisdom, honor, inspiration, creativity, intelligence, concentration, memory, logic, learning, attraction, confidence, mental powers, cheerfulness, energy, changes, endurance, stability, security

๐Ÿ’š – Abundance, growth, money, success, wealth, physical healing, health, marriage, fertility, employment, balance, healing, financial success, good luck, nature appreciation, love

๐Ÿ’™ – Wisdom, harmony, inner light, peace, healing, sleep, creativity, perception, truth, loyalty, dreams

๐Ÿ’œ – Ancient wisdom, the third eye, psychic powers, meditation, spirituality, success, confidence, hidden knowledge, protection, divination, expansion, spiritual protection, power, healing, recognition

๐Ÿ–ค – Protection, hex breaking, reversing, banishing, destroying evil or negative spirits, binding, repelling

Hi there! I’m a brand new witch looking to practice with astrology and the cosmos. Do you have any good suggestions for books or people to follow to get started?? Or just any overall suggestions that might point me in the right direction? Thanks!

Of course if you are looking for Cosmic Witchcraft related to space, the stars, planets etc I would recommend @lunaesteriaโ€˜s blog! She is the forefront of the cosmic witches here on tumblr. She has so many nice wonderful informational posts on the matter.

As for Astrology I am not completely sure since I admittedly donโ€™t practice it much myself. though I do have a few posts Iโ€™ve reblogged under the tagย โ€œAstrologyโ€ on my blog as well as some more underย โ€œcosmic witchcraftโ€

Iโ€™m a spoonie in grad school so I donโ€™t have much if any free time, but I want to get into witchcraft. Do you have any advice?

yes I do actually!

So there is plenty of spoonie friendly types of magick out there which is wonderful! Firstly I want to direct you to this posts which is just a great little summary of suggestions (and I claim no credit for it)

https://heatherwitch.tumblr.com/post/157183739730/bed-magic-for-my-spoonie-witches

https://heatherwitch.tumblr.com/post/165360432550/bedridden-witch-worship-edition

But some types of magick I feel that could definitely be usable for you:

  • Sigil Work (versatile as well!)
  • Bath Magick (my go toย โ€˜lazy relaxingโ€™ magick)
  • Dream Work/Sleep Magick
  • Color Magick
  • Art magick (if you enjoy art)
  • Music Magick (as I talked about in the previous ask~)
  • Tea Magick
  • Using crystals, incense (if no breathing issues are present), candles and oils (research before use)
  • Written Magick
  • Tech Magick of varying kinds

I hope I was at least a bit more helpful!

Witchy Ask Time~~

themanicnami:

Thatโ€™s right all my wonderful followers, its time for some witchy asks! Send me your questions, your ideas, your thoughts and anything else that you may need some advice, guidance (within reason), knowledge and opinion on. I am having a rather slow day at work and I would love to get some asks again! I do miss getting them regularly.

I am also considering doing some spell requests (or rather inspiration for spells) if I have some time later this week but that is still up for personal debate.

But please send me some asks I love helping new and experienced witches or just giving my opinion on things! I miss socializing with all of you! Iโ€™ve been so busy!

Hi love, Iโ€™ve recently begun my journey into the practicing of magick and am trying to find an area that suits me. I was wondering if there were any form of magick that focuses on music? I have a strong connection to music and feel that, if there were a type of magick that encompassed music that it may be the most suited to me.

Yes there is musical magick ๐Ÿ™‚ I am personally not an expert but there are several types of music magick from my understanding and own limited experience.

  • Instrument Magick: witches play or use instruments to cast magical spells using either their own music they wrote for a spell purpose or pre-existing pieces that they relate to the intent they desire.
  • Singing Magick: very common, many witches will use their voices to cast or strengthen spells and rituals. Screaming and Singing are two of the most ancient and practiced versions of this (aside from basic chanting). Again you can choose to sing your own lyrics/poetry, the words of a pre-existing spell, hum a tune to help you focus on the intent or bring in theย โ€˜moodโ€™ or sing an existing song using lyrics you feel relate to the spell or ritual
  • Background Music Magick: This is the best way I could come up to phrase it but it is the practice that many witches, myself included, incorporate music into our craft by having music playing in the background as we cast spells or cleanse ourselves. This music often relates to the spell itself and the intent you wish to use with it. Often it is used during meditation and trance work as well.
  • Lyrical Magick: This is the practice of using lyrics from music and songs as chants and incantations during a spell or ritual, often used in spell making/writing.
  • Dance Magick: though not technically music itself, dance magick is often used alongside music to help a witch use their physical body, motions and energy to cast spells, cleanse a space, perform a ritual and bond with a deity/entity.

Suggestions for using music in magick:

  • Use music notes to create sigils
  • Practice Shufflemancy as a type of divination
  • Use lyrics from a song to write your own spell/chant
  • Play the drums to help summon storms or harness the energy of them
  • Sing your incantations
  • Use playlists of songs you find witchy to help during your practice
  • Find songs/sound medleys to help you meditate, sleep and dream
  • Use a song mixer app/program to create aย โ€˜sigilโ€™ of a song that invokes certain energies and emotions for you
  • Use bells and harps (or recordings of them) to cleanse a space before and after a ritual or spell
  • Create playlists that relate to deities you work with
  • Write your own magickal jingles and short assortments of notes to play on your instrument or technical device similar to casting a spell or activating a sigil

Carnivorous Plant Correspondences

themanicnami:

Here is a short correspondence list from my grimoire on common carnivorous houseplants and their magical properties. Please take good care of your carnivorous plant and donโ€™t take pieces from it unless you know what you are doing, killing your plant for a spell is not cool. Instead you can just have it present or in the room to fill it with its energy.ย 

  • Australian Pitcher Plant: strength, endurance, emotional healing, protection of oneself and the home
  • Bladderwort: protection, growth
  • Butterwort: beauty, illusions, glamours, love, self love
  • California Pitcher Plant (Cobra Lily): secrets, knowledge, cunning, health
  • Cape Sundew: transformation, growth, passion, motivation; binding, curses related to heartbreak
  • Heliamphora (Sun Pitchers): mysticism, beauty, love, grace, patience, knowledge; lies, deceit, general cursing
  • Nepenthes: attracting attention, passion, romance, lust; vengeance, anger
  • Sarracenia: strength, community, family, communication, messages, imagination
  • Venus Flytrap: protection, love

Hello! I was wondering if you have any tips on how to remember your dreams better, aside from dream journal? Sadly, it doesn’t work well for me, while I concentrate on one part of a dream to write it down I’m forgetting better half of the rest of it. It really upsets me, I often have multiple dreams in one night (because I wake up every hour or so in the morning for like 3 seconds and fall asleep again) and I hate losing it because what I do remember is often simply fantastic

Best way is to not think or focus when you write. In thd dead of night i just scrawl out sometimes incoherent sentences but i try actually works. Putting too much thought on it will make it harder for you. And its honestly harder for some to remember dreams than others

Um how do I tell my parents Iโ€™m a witch?

That’s a difficult one ans is all dependent on youf family. I told my dad who is a medium and was raised in a Native culture. My mother on the otherhand is very…. condescending towards me and I know would just mock me relentlessly.

First its up to you if you want to tell rhem. You dong have to. And really you will have to weigh this yourself.

I wish I was more help but be strong and I wish you well

Hi ! Sorry to disturb you but I’m new in this, I’d love to be a witch and practice withcraft but I got absolutly no confidence in myself and I feel like I don’t deserve to be a witch… I would like to know if you have any tips/advice and maybe a potion/spell for this ? To have more confidence/faith in myself and my (witchy) work ^^’ Anyway have a nice day/night :3 (Please forgive my english QAQ’)

Oh your English is fine! Speaking other languages that arenโ€™t your native one is hard! You are very good at it as well ๐Ÿ™‚

Well thatโ€™s a bit of an oxymoron in a way, but I think I can help you though its not a spell or potion, it is more of a personal exercise.ย 

Find yourself a notebook, this is going to be your BOS/grimoire/journal, and in it begin writing down these things:

  1. What interested me in witchcraft?
  2. What does the idea of magick and spells make me feel?
  3. What do I want to use my craft for? (self improvement? control? Emotional reasons? Etc)
  4. What parts of the craft interests me?
  5. What challenges do I have to overcome?
  6. What are my goals? (short term, long term)
  7. What does magick mean personally to me?
  8. How does being called a witch make me feel? Why?
  9. How can I incorporate craft into my life?
  10. Am I interested in deity work/worship? Why or why not? If so whom?
  11. What subcategories of witchcraft am I interested in? (divination, dream work, astral work, energy work, etc)
  12. How can I put a little effort every week or few days to reach my witchy goals?

After you have written these out and really contemplated these begin that planning. Find what interests you, find what doesnโ€™t. Research the things you need to know (grounding, warding, intent, energy work, meditation, herb safety, crystal safety, correspondences) and what you wish to know (specific types of magick, divination, dream work/interpretation, kitchen recipes, etc). I found the more research you have, the more knowledge you have recorded in that notebook the more confidence you will find.

Remember: its okay to take baby steps. You donโ€™t have to think that you should just be slinging spells about like youโ€™re a master. Everyone starts small. Practice your deep breathing, practice your meditation, practice some thought exercises and practice your grounding. Itโ€™s okay to start small ๐Ÿ™‚

Witchy ask- What kind of magick is autumn good for?

Well autumn is good for all sorts of magick! Though this is going to be all from my personal experience and associations so disclaimer on that~

Magick types that I recommend for autumn:

  • Weather Magick (particularly focused on wind, rain and storms)
  • Air Magick of all types
  • Wand Making! (with all the wind blowing loose branches its a good time to gather them up)
  • Knot Magick/Knitting Magick
  • Spells for change, new comings and cutting ties
  • Banishing Spells
  • Autumn Magick itself if you practice seasonal magick
  • Kitchen Witchcraft! (its the time of harvest and delicious things)
  • Prosperity and Money Spells
  • Cottage Magick of all types (tea spells, hearth spells, house protection, family bonding, celebration!)
  • Divination related to change, fresh starts, family and new ideas

Recommended Activities to do:

  • Build a Witchโ€™s Ladder for your home
  • Knit yourself a blanket filled with intent of your choosing
  • Practice your recipes in the kitchen! Make something delicious! (I recommend some good bread or pie recipes if youโ€™re willing or some nice hardy soups or stews)
  • Collect fallen leaves, branches and nuts from trees
  • Tea Making and Reading
  • Taking long walks outside
  • Open all the windows and let the fresh autumn air fill them!
  • Simmer pots!
  • Collect some rain if you can
  • Coffee and Hot Chocolate spells
  • Cook some big magical meals for you and your close family and/or friends
  • In your grimoire/BOS write about some goals you have, some ambitions, some new ideas and make schedules and plans for them
  • Enjoy an evening by the fire or fire pit if possible

Divination Tips for Beginners

themanicnami:

Divination can be hard and draining, it takes up a lot of energy. For those who are still new to it, it can really drain you and result in headaches and frustrations. Here are some tips to help all you beginners out with divination and how draining it can be.

  • Drink plenty of water, being dehydrated is not fun and especially not when you are using so much energy
  • Take a shower or bath before any divination work to help cleanse yourselfย 
  • Meditate before big divination work to help center and ground yourself
  • Crystals good for divination and psychic work: nuummite, amethyst, amazonite, fluorite, and aqua aura quartz
  • Clear Quartz is a good energy booster and can help you feel less drained after divination
  • Drink some black tea to help ground yourself and give yourself extra energy for divination work
  • If you are starting to feel tired during divination, that is okay, take a break or take a nap. Forcing yourself to keep going will only exhaust you further and make everything more difficult. You deserve breaks
  • It is okay to use notes during divination, donโ€™t worry what others say. Its notย โ€˜unprofessionalโ€™, even veterans in divination use notes. Keep a notebook with you full of different meanings of cards or stones or runes, take notes as you go, write down your thoughts and keep it near you every time you practice.
  • Yellow is the color of divination, keep yellow things around you to help. Yellow blanket(s), yellow pillows, yellow candles, yellow pieces of paper; anything you can find. Purple is also another color good to help with psychic abilities and awareness
  • Herbs good for divination and psychic work: cinnamon, lemon, cherry, lettuce, grapes, orange (orange peel), mint, pumpkin, celery, lemon balm, catnip, thyme, rose, seaweed, star anise, mullein, mugwort and rosemary can all help you. Bake with them, eat them, use them in teas or keep them near you in a sachet or jar
  • Stretch and take little walks. Sitting for a long time can be killer and make you sore. Stretch your legs and take little five or ten minute walks during long readings and psychic work. Muscle and joint stiffness is never fun
  • Rather than trying to tackle large readings every day, do small ones. Like a few questions to your pendulum, pull a single card, draw a crystal from a bag, etc. Small daily practices can help you in the long run without exhausting you.ย 
  • Open a window and let some fresh air in while you work, it will do wonders, especially since air is the element associated with divination work.
  • Keep a small bowl or cup of salt near you, it will absorb the negative energy about you especially if you are feeling frustrated
  • Moon water is great for divination: drink it, make tea with it, spray the room with it, anoint yourself with it, keep it near you, etc
  • Cleanse your space before divination work, again it will keep negativity away from youย 
  • Cleanse and charge your divination tools regularly, it really helps in the long run. Put them in the moonlight at night (especially during full moons), keep salt near them, smoke cleanse them if you can, burn white candles, use crystals/gems, etc
  • Its okay if you get confused and donโ€™t know how to interpret something. Take notes on it and with time it may become more clear to you. Donโ€™t force yourself to try to understand
  • Mistakes happen, you wonโ€™t always be 100% right on things. No one is, divination is not a certain thing. Things change all the time, its okay. Donโ€™t let it get you down.
  • If you are tired, sick, stressed, or anything else and donโ€™t feel like doing divination work that is fine. Its okay, you donโ€™t have to do it all the time. Especially not if you are feeling unwell and tired. Rest and take care of yourself, you can continue practice another time
  • If you use tools in your work like mirrors, tea cups/mugs, cards, crystals, etc try to bond with them. Creating a bond with your tools can improve your divination quite a bit
  • You donโ€™t have to practice on other people, you can do it for yourself and your own questions. Its an old wiveโ€™s tale that you canโ€™t use tarot or divination on yourself, you definitely can
  • Try to get a good nights sleep before and after divination
  • Once you finish, treat yourself. Get something to eat, watch a movie or show you like, curl up with a book, snuggle into a blanket, play with your pets, take a nap; do whatever makes you happy. You did a good job and deserve some time to rest and recharge afterwards

Witchy Ask Time~~

Thatโ€™s right all my wonderful followers, its time for some witchy asks! Send me your questions, your ideas, your thoughts and anything else that you may need some advice, guidance (within reason), knowledge and opinion on. I am having a rather slow day at work and I would love to get some asks again! I do miss getting them regularly.

I am also considering doing some spell requests (or rather inspiration for spells) if I have some time later this week but that is still up for personal debate.

But please send me some asks I love helping new and experienced witches or just giving my opinion on things! I miss socializing with all of you! Iโ€™ve been so busy!

Questions for Tarot Reading

themanicnami:

Sometimes it is very difficult to come up with questions for tarot readings on the spot, whether you are giving the reading to yourself or if you are getting it done by another. Here is a small guide to hopefully help you with better wording your questions.

What shouldnโ€™t you ask?

A good place to start is with what you probably should avoid. This does change reader to reader so this is not always true, but some typical things are:

  • Avoid Yes/No questions, these may be fine for pendulum readings but they are very difficult for tarot reading which gives you more details than a simple yes or no. Limiting yourself to yes/no questions can make the reading more difficult to interpret and even in my case when I get yes/no questions I am sometimes left baffled at what the card could mean.
  • Avoid questions that dig into anotherโ€™s life. This could vary between readers, though such questions can be rather rude such as asking how two other peopleโ€™s relationship is going or asking about a personโ€™s secret life likeย โ€œwhat is K keeping from me?โ€. these are generally avoided because well, they are rude and can make readers uncomfortable. Instead try to reword these questions such asย โ€œHow could I improve my relationship with K, i feel like we are distant?โ€ It is much more proper and involves you showing more appropriate interest in this personโ€™s life
  • ย Try not to ask outrageous questions. This should be a bit obvious but asking a tarot readerย โ€œhow will the world endโ€ orย โ€œwhen will WW3 happenโ€ etc may seem funny but again, it is a bit rude. It is very mocking to us, try to ask questions we can actual try to answer.ย 
  • Donโ€™t ask about your own death or when/how you will die. Though this is not agreed on by every reader, I know myself and many are uncomfortable with this question and will not answer for numerous reasons, including that we donโ€™t want to scare or panic someone.
  • Health and Medical Advice. many tarot readers are not comfortable answering questions about your health or the health of others. We are not doctors or medical professionals, go and ask these questions to someone with knowledge in the subject, not us
  • Mental Health/Illness questions. Many tarot readers will not answer these questions because again, we are not professionals. Please seek professional help about your mental illnesses.
  • Always ask the tarot reader what questions they are not comfortable answering. This varies so much between person to person, so if they are doing free readings or event readers, check their FAQ if they have one or ask them what questions they are uncomfortable in asking. They will appreciate your courtesy and it can also ensure you donโ€™t end up asking things that they wonโ€™t want to answer.

How can I come up with good Questions to ask?

This is a bit more difficult than what you canโ€™t ask for it, again varies person to person. But as a general list of suggestions, here are some common questions that many donโ€™t mind answering and can be nice for you too:

  • How will my week/month/year go? Simple but good for a general overall reading
  • How can I improve my relationship with _____? Not too nosy into the other personโ€™s life and also gives you some information you can work with
  • How will my schoolwork/career go this month/term?ย 
  • I feel distant from _____ how can we best approach this problem?
  • What should I focus on this month?
  • What is holding me back? What can I do to improve myself?
  • What energies are around me today/this week/month?
  • What should I be more aware of in my life?
  • What is something i have been blind to recently?
  • I want to improve my ____, how can I approach this?
  • What are some good things coming my way?
  • What are some bad things coming my way?

There are many other questions you can ask but these ones above are some good general ones to start with.

When asking questions, try to make them about you rather than others. This is because you are the one getting the reading, not the other person. Plus, again some tarot readers may have personal preferences not to answer questions relating to another personโ€™s life without their permission.

Remember not all tarot readers will do the same things! Always ask, if they donโ€™t mention it in their FAQ if they are comfortable answering the following:

  • Love/Romantic Readings: I know other tarot readers who will not answer questions related to whether your crush likes you or how another personโ€™s relationship is going. It makes some people uncomfortable due to lack of consent in some forms of these.
  • Communicating with Spirits or the Dead: not all tarot readers work with spirits so they may not wish to try to communicate with them
  • Questions about the Deceased or Death: again, some people are really uncomfortable with these types of questions
  • Deities: not all tarot readers are willing to communicate with your deity for you or see how your deity feels, especially when they are not connected to that deity or have a very different religious standing. Please respect that
  • Past Life Readings: not all tarot readers believe in past lives so not all will be willing to do a past life reading
  • Spreads: Not all tarot readers if they are offering you free readings will be using spreads. Spreads take time and a lot more energyย 
  • Entity Communication: these would include communication with fae, merfolk, dragons, angels, demons, guides/guardians, and many other things. Not all tarot readers are willing to interact with these entities for you, especially if they are inexperienced with them or uncomfortable.
  • Revenge Readings: these would include questions related to how you can get someone back for something they did, if they will get punished for it, etc. Again, many readers may not be comfortable with these types of readings due to how aggressive and the wish of harm to come onto another can put people off.

Please always remember that tarot readers will be doing the absolute best to give you a clear, accurate reading. But, take readings with a grain of salt, things change all the time, so the reading may not always be 100% accurate. Donโ€™t attack the reader for this, for they are trying their hardest to give you a good reading. Things arenโ€™t always accurate, though we all try to be as accurate as possible to give you good advice. Sometimes the reading may seem like one thing will happen but something else happens, we readers make mistakes too. We are human. And the future is ever changing. Just remember that a reading you are given is never carved in stone.

I hope this has been helpful to you all and has aided you in understanding what questions to ask when getting a reading done. Have a wonderful day all of you!

Insect (and non-insect) Correspondences

themanicnami:

  • Ant: strength, industry, community, power
  • Bees: messages, communication, community, family, teamwork, luck, love, hidden wisdoms
  • Butterflies: beauty, grace, transformation, change, growth, death and spirit work
  • Caterpillar: transformation, transition, change, youth, preparation, new paths and possibilities
  • Cricket: luck, blessings, abundance, happiness, joy, song and meditation
  • Dragonfly: truth, change, wisdom, learning, water and air elements, energy, speed, acceleration
  • Earthworms: growth, fertility, life and the underworld
  • Fireflies: guidance, illuminating problems, love, passion, inner self, self discovery, freedom, ancestors and spirits, often associated with the moon, fire element
  • Fly: travel, flight
  • Grasshopper: freedom, air element
  • Ladybug: good luck, blessing, dreams, happiness, wishes
  • Moth: the truth, wonder, happiness, joy, passion, sometimes associated with the moon and nighttime, light, fire element
  • Praying Mantis: directions, finding your way, new beginnings and paths, stillness, peace, fullfilment, spiritual perception, paitence
  • Scarabs: reincarnation, rebirth, creation, eternal life and immortality, creativity, astral travel
  • Scorpian: speed, reflexes, survival, intuition, battle and competition, aggression, protection, peercetion, offesnive magic
  • Snail: luck, divination, birth, meditation, peace, protection
  • Spiders: creativity, dream work especially nightmare prevention, mysticism, life, creation, good fortune, fate, destinyย 
  • Wasp: warning, strength, independence, adaptablity, offensive magic, curses
  • Woolly Bears: weather magic and weather divination

Pains of Front Desk Agents

We have a loyalty program where people can earn points and get cheaper rates. This couple has been arguing with our manager for almost 30 minutes now about the fact they booked 3rd party (Orbitz, Expedia, Booking.com, Hotels.com etc etc) and not through us. They are demanding that we tell corporate that we are scamming people not giving them points. You have to book through us and our chain, you cannot book through third party. It is a LOYALTY program for being LOYAL to us. Meaning you have to spend money with us, not a third party. You paying a third party only gives us about 40% or so of that money you spent. So youโ€™re $90 reservation only gives us less than $50, so no we are not going to give you points for that when we could be making much more money off of you booking through us.

A Spell to bring Prophetic Dreams

themanicnami:

A spell to bring to you prophetic dreams and can improve your dream divination and dream work.

You will Need:

  • Amethyst
  • Indigo String
  • Yellow String
  • Optional: beads, charms and small wooden pieces

Steps:

  1. Take your indigo and yellow string and braid it together into aย โ€˜ropeโ€™ of a good length. Keep ends untied for now
  2. Take your braided rope of string and wrap it around your amethyst until it is hold in place where it wonโ€™t fall out. If your amethyst has a hole in it or a ring on it to be used for jewelry you may just pass braided string though this.
  3. Optional: add your other beads and charms to it where you wish
  4. Tie both ends together tightly into a square knot
  5. hang it over bed on your wall to promote prophetic dreams

Charging: be sure to charge it occasionally in the moonlight

Cherry Lip Bomb (Totally Spies Inspired Spell)

themanicnami:

A spell to break through any barriers that prevent you from speaking openly; promotes speaking with confidence.

You will Need:

  • Cherry Lip Balm (or any sort of lip balm)
  • Thyme
  • Water

Steps:

  1. In a jar place some thyme and water. Screw the lid shut and place in a window overnight to charge and infuse the water.
  2. Come morning take the jar of water and bring it to where you are getting read.
  3. With your lip balm and begin putting it on focusing on how it is unbinding and removing theย โ€˜stitchesโ€™ that hold your mouth shut and keeps you from speaking.
  4. Dip your dominate pointer finger into the thyme water and gently dab it on your lips but not enough to wash off your lip balm. Imagine as you dab on the water, your lips glowing strong and red.ย 
  5. Rub lips together to finish the spell and mix in the last of the thyme infused water

Artsy Witch Ideas/Tips

themanicnami:

For all of my witches out there that are artists or just love art of any kind, here are some things to consider adding to your craft.

  • Use vine or compressed charcoal dust to make black salt
  • Use sketchbooks as unique grimoires, book of shadows, book of cosmos, dream journals, etc that allow you to use markers, paints, etc to your heartโ€™s desire
  • Red liquid ink can substitute for blood
  • Black liquid ink is good for curses especially for blinding, confusion and chaos
  • Blue liquid ink can represent water or the oceanย 
  • Yellow liquid ink for divination
  • Green liquid ink for protection and healing spells
  • Enchant your calligraphy pens for sigil work to strengthen the sigils you make or spells you write with them
  • Use doodles of people or how you see a person for taglocks in curses and bindings
  • Melt crayons for wax seals on jars or other spells by placing them in intense sun or heating them in a wax melter (use caution that you donโ€™t heat them too high)
  • Melt crayons and mix with coconut oil and olive oil for anointing oil corresponding with the colors you use (also can be used as lipstick if desired)*
  • Use scrapbooking paper in your grimoire to give it unique and artsy pages
  • Use your paints to make painted spells. Make a sigil and paint it onto your page or canvas, and based on the sigilโ€™s intent once dried paint over it an image that corresponds with that intent to activate. Hang up in your room or home. Cleanse and charge regularly
  • Glitter my witches, great for color magic and jar spells (note glitter is not good to be tossed into the environment so please donโ€™t)
  • Write down a person orย โ€˜forceโ€™ in your life you wish to remove and use erasers to erase it away as a simple severing spell
  • Use your dirty paint water for curses or inspiration spells
  • Use stickers to seal spell jarsย 
  • Unable to burn something in your apartment? Drench it in black ink or paint instead
  • Use mechanical pencil lead in curses by break it up. very effective for writerโ€™s block and creativity block curses
  • Bead enthusiasts or jewelry makers, use your beads to make spell/enchanted jewelry based on colors, shapes, and letters used in it for correspondences
  • Make your own ouija boards, crystal grids, pendulum charts, etc on some matte board or foam board using paints to make unique affordable tools
  • Use chalk dust for warding and protection spells
  • Buy chalkboard paint to turn a wall or other object into a chalkboard for sigil use, spell writing, organization, etc
  • Use those plastic reusable paint containers for small portable spell jars
  • Sharpies and black markers are good for curses in general
  • Use your color wheels for divination via colormancy
  • Use modeling clay or pottery clay to make your own offering bowls, statuettes and poppets for a variety of uses
  • For a quick and easy black mirror simply paint the back glass of a picture frame with black acrylic paint. It may take several layers
  • Reuse bottles and cans by painting them up to make them witchy containers for your tools, art supplies and other storage purposes
  • Make drawings, write poetry, write stories, make pottery, make a painting, etc to make as offerings to deities, fae, spirits, etc. Just be sure not to sign it if it is for fae (your name can give them power of you)
  • Use glue or tape to seal spells, for binding and for strengthening spells
  • Use whiteout for banishing and invisibility spells
  • Use henna, temporary tats or body safe paint for fun body sigils
  • Save pencil shavings for inspiration and creativity spells
  • Enchant your art supplies to bring you creativity, focus, motivation and inspiration when you use them
  • Use your paints to paint rocks colors for easy color magic
  • Turn your name into a sigil to sign your artwork so people will recognize it as yours (or other such desires)
  • Use used paint sponges to absorb negativity before throwing away
  • Mix paint or ink with water to make color potions or spell jars
  • Collect markers, crayons, colored pencils, pens, highlighters, etc to use for colorful written spells, amplify sigils, and to strengthen spells
  • Illustrate your grimoire, book of shadows, dream journal, etc with images that you feel are important or doodles to add your own extra touch to the spells and information inside. Make it your own
  • Paint, draw, or design your desires or wishes and charge the art in the moonlight to help welcome those things into your life. Keep the piece of art in your room or home
  • Use lines from your written poetry, stories, lyrics, etc as spell incantations or lines when writing spells to make them more personal
  • Use old sketchbooks, idea notebooks, free write journals, etc for bibliomancyย 
  • Try/Practice automatic writing or drawing for divination and spirit communication
  • Make collages out of posters, drawings, photos, writings, poems, etc on your wall to act as a low key altar

Sirenโ€™s Lipstick Spell

themanicnami:

A spell to make oneโ€™s words more desirable to listen to and to capture the attention of listeners. Helps them hold onto your every word and especially good for flirting.

You Will Need:

  • Red Lipstick
  • A Mirror
  • Sugar
  • (Optional) Rose Quartz to place before you

Steps:

  1. Wash your face and do your ย make up as you normally you would.ย 
  2. โ€œMy words are as sweet as sugar, they attract and lure like a songโ€ย 
  3. Take your sugar and place it onto your tongue and close your mouth. Let it dissolve away, as it does think about how you want your words to affect others.
  4. โ€œI will captivate.โ€ Say this three times looking into the mirror
  5. Take your red lipstick and paint your lips with it. Hum during this part a melody that you associate with beauty.
  6. Rub your lips together and do aย โ€˜mwah!โ€™ to the mirror.ย โ€œMay my song begin!โ€ And close the spell as you see fit such as blowing a kiss or winking at the mirror.ย 

Other Notes: this spell can be enhanced by pairing it with perfumes that attract love and represent beauty such as rose perfume.ย 

Like a Comet (Steven Universe Inspired)

themanicnami:

A cosmic spell to motivate yourself into achieving and reaching for your goals.

You Will Need:

๐ŸŒ  Small Jar/Bottle
๐ŸŒ  Orange Glitter (motivation, energy)
๐ŸŒ  Yellow Glitter (inspiration, action, confidence)
๐ŸŒ  Red Pepper Flakes (energy, motivation, passion)
๐ŸŒ  Powdered Cinnamon (motivation, strength)
๐ŸŒ  Comet Imagery (energy, put things in motion)
๐ŸŒ  Yellow Candle (energy, action, confidence)

Perform at Night after dark

Steps:

๐ŸŒ  Light your candle placing it before you. In front of the candle lay down your comet imagery (picture, drawing, the word, etc) and place your jar on top of it so it can begin absorbing the energy of the comet.

๐ŸŒ ย โ€œAt the moment I hit the stage I hear the universe calling my name, and I know deep down in my heart I have nothing to fearโ€

๐ŸŒ  To your bottle add your red pepper flakes and cinnamon

๐ŸŒ ย โ€œAnd Solar Winds blow through my hairโ€

๐ŸŒ  Add your yellow glitter

๐ŸŒ ย โ€œKnowing I have so much more left to shareโ€

๐ŸŒ  Add your orange glitter

๐ŸŒ ย โ€œA wandering spirit whoโ€™s tearing its way through the cold atmosphereโ€

๐ŸŒ  Cork your bottle/put on its lid, give it a good shake to mix all of the elements together and then seal it in using the wax from your yellow candle.ย 

๐ŸŒ ย โ€œIโ€™ll fly like a comet, Soar like a comet!โ€

๐ŸŒ  Put jar where you can see it every day. When you need an extra boost of motivation from it, take it in hand and shake it well chanting the last line of the song/incantation above.

โ€œHeat of the Flameโ€ Fire Jar Spell

themanicnami:

A jar spell to empower your passion and motivation to reach for your goals and work on your talents.

You Will Need:

๐Ÿ”ฅ A Jar with a lid/cork

๐Ÿ”ฅ Cayenne Pepper Flakes

๐Ÿ”ฅ Cinnamn

๐Ÿ”ฅ Basil

๐Ÿ”ฅ Bay Leaf (crushed)

๐Ÿ”ฅ Rosemary

๐Ÿ”ฅ Red Glitter

๐Ÿ”ฅ Garnet (recommended to use chips)

๐Ÿ”ฅ Calcite (recommended to use chips)

๐Ÿ”ฅ Orange Glitter

๐Ÿ”ฅ Sigil for Passion

๐Ÿ”ฅ Sigil for Motivation

๐Ÿ”ฅ Red Candle

๐Ÿ”ฅ Fire Safe dish/bowl

๐Ÿ”ฅ Mortar and Pestleย 

๐Ÿ”ฅ Red Ribbon, String or Cord

Steps:

๐Ÿ”ฅ Cleanse yourself and your space before beginning spell. Drink black tea or coffee to energize yourself before hand if needed. Prepare yourself however you like

๐Ÿ”ฅ In your mortar and pestle grind up all of your herbs especially your bay leaf until they are well mixed and fine. While grinding them up focus on your intent to motivate yourself and your passions

๐Ÿ”ฅ Add them to your jar

๐Ÿ”ฅ Draw your sigils onto paper, preferably with red ink if you can, and carefully light them on fire using a candle, matches, lighter etc. Place them in the fire safe bowl so they burn down to ash.

๐Ÿ”ฅ As they burn chant:ย โ€œThe burning strength of fire motivates my heart, motivates my soul, so I shall achieve my goal.โ€

๐Ÿ”ฅ Carefully add the ashes to the jar once no more smolders are left. On top of the ash add your crystals before sealing your jar tightly

๐Ÿ”ฅ Place your candle on top and light it and let it burn down until it properly seals the jar (donโ€™t leave it unsupervised please)

๐Ÿ”ฅ Snuff or blow out your candle if needed then tie your red ribbon around the jar or the stub of the candle

๐Ÿ”ฅ Keep the jar in your favorite room or on your desk to help motivate you and keep your passions alive

Note: Recharge in the sun occasionally, cleanse with smoke or incense occasionally before charging. To break spell either break jar (safely) or break its seal.

Witchy Sleepover Ideas

themanicnami:

A bunch of fun witchy activities that can be done with friends at sleepovers or when just hanging out.

  • Cleanse the house using salt or incense, good thing to do before anything else witchy
  • Turn a recipe for food or baked goods into a magical one and make it together
  • Decorate cookies or cupcakes with sigils that will activate when you eat them
  • Make flower crowns with fresh or fake flowers
  • Practice tea magick and then give each other readings from the leaves (tasseography)
  • Practice palm reading on each other
  • Do some tarot readings, oracle readings or other cartomancy techniques especially if everyone brings their own deck
  • Get some rounded wood pieces and some paints and make yourself some homemade simple runes
  • Practice knot magick by making each other friendship bracelets
  • Use beading supplies and charms to make other types of jewelry with intent corresponding with the colors, shapes, and charms of the jewelry and then enchant them to make them even more magickal
  • Make your own poppets with cloth, stuffing, rice, buttons and other ingredients to be used for positive purposes such as self love
  • Enchant each otherโ€™s favorite plushies or stuffed animals
  • Make homemade bath bombs, salts, and/or bath potions
  • Do each otherโ€™s make up hiding sigils in it and/or practicing glamours
  • Do each otherโ€™s nails using color magick, sigils, and other symbols
  • Make homemade magickal candles
  • Watch witchy movies!
  • Decorate binders to make unique new grimoires using paper, glitter, stickers, felt and other materials
  • Work out each otherโ€™s natal chartsย 
  • Practice group energy work and aura reading
  • If everyone is comfortable make a homemade custom Ouija Board/Spirit Board and use it (please note that only do this if everyone is emotionally ready and before I get backlash for suggesting this check out @theouijagirlโ€˜s blog)
  • Make homemade wands using crystals, beads, wires, and paint
  • Make pendulums or dowsing rods
  • Make sachet or jar spells for one another or together
  • Write a brand new spell!
  • Listen to music and use lyrics to write spells, incantations or chants
  • Do witchy arts and crafts like enchanted flower pots using sigils, rock charms, witchโ€™s ladders, pine cone/acorn charms, acorn/seashell candles, ceremony/ritual masks, jewelry, sensory bottles/jars, enchanted slime, witchโ€™s web, offering bowls, etc
  • Make a camp or bonfire and burn some (safe to burn) herbs (practice fire safety and only do this if you have a safe place to make a fire)
  • Soap making/carving
  • Make collages of things that make you feel witchy to put into your grimoires
  • Work on grimoires together and make custom pages, calenders, charts, illustrations, pressings, etc
  • Use erasers and x-acto knives (carefully) to make custom stamps of sigils, animals, words, etc
  • Dream interpretation the next morning
  • Make witchy tea and coffee together
  • Have fun!

โ€œCapture the Windโ€ Jar Spell

themanicnami:

An elemental bottle spell to bring the energy and wind into your practice. Very good for divination, empowering wishing and creativity spells, and boosting oneโ€™s own energy.

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You Will Need:

ย ๐Ÿ’จ A jar with a lid
๐Ÿ’จ Fluorite
๐Ÿ’จ Amethyst
๐Ÿ’จ Lavender
๐Ÿ’จ Dandelion (preferably seeds or fluff)
๐Ÿ’จ Rosemary
๐Ÿ’จ Oreganoย 

๐Ÿ’จ Cotton Balls
๐Ÿ’จ Incense of your choice (or rather the ashes from incense)
๐Ÿ’จ Wind or a breeze

Steps:

๐Ÿ’จ Cleanse your jar and yourself before starting the spell, center and ground if needed

๐Ÿ’จ In your jar add your herbs one at a time. Only fill about a 1/3rd of your jar, leave plenty of room in it.

๐Ÿ’จ Add your incense ash then your cotton balls on top in a layer

๐Ÿ’จ Add in your gemstones on top of the herbs.

๐Ÿ’จ If you are not already outside, go outside. If you are unable to for whatever reason, open your window as far as it will open.ย 

๐Ÿ’จ Hold the jar (still open) in both of your hands and hold it out before you. Close your eyes and feel the wind through your hair, how it billows your clothing and brushes your cheeks. Visualize the energy of this wind as it blows about you. In your mind focus it swirling about your jar and into it, whether it is like a strong current or a tornado doesnโ€™t matter; visualize it however you wish.

๐Ÿ’จ

โ€œWispy wild winds, lend me your energy, I ask you for your aid, to charge this jar with your swirling, free energy.โ€ repeat as needed or desired.

๐Ÿ’จ Once you feel your jar is properly charged with wind seal the jar tightly.

๐Ÿ’จ Recharge it monthly with the wind or near an open window.

Deep Submerge (Sailor Neptune Inspired)

themanicnami:

A curse to submerge another in their own negativity and chaos.

You Will Need:

  • Imagery of Neptune
  • Water
  • A photo of target (printed on paper)
  • Blue Paint/Ink
  • Black Paint/Ink
  • Obsidian
  • Sigil for Returning Negativity
  • Bowl
  • Wooden Spoon

Steps:

  1. Place down your image of neptune, on top of it place your bowl full of water. Place your obsidian around the bowl or next to it.
  2. Take your taglock and drop it into your bowl with your sigil written on paper. Add to the bowl black and blue ink/paint until it is a dark navy blue.
  3. With your spoon furiously stir and mix clockwise focusing on your desire to drown this person with their own negativity. How they are caught in a dark blue abyssal whirlpool, lungs filling with their own negative words and actions. Keep visualizing this as you stir and mix the bowl.
  4. Once you are satisfied take your bowl and dump it into the toilet and flush it all.
  5. Wash your bowl and go about your day.

โ€˜Strong in the Real Wayโ€™ (Steven Universe Inspired Spell)

themanicnami:

A spell to bring yourself strength and confidence in times of trial and strife.ย 

You Will Need:

  • Black Teaย 
  • White Candle
  • Bay Leaf
  • Pen or Marker
  • Burn safe dish or bowl

Steps:

  1. Make your black tea however you like drinking it. Place it near you
  2. Light your white candle and have it placed near you, have your burn safe dish/bowl near it
  3. On your bay leaf draw a sigil for emotional strength and confidence, or you may just write down your desires
  4. Carefully hover it over your candleโ€™s flame.ย โ€œI wish to be strong, in the real way, bring me strength.โ€
  5. Light your bay leaf via the candle and place it onto your burn safe dish/bowl and let it burn to ash
  6. While it is burning drink your black tea, focusing on the way it warms your belly, filling it with confidence.ย 
  7. Once the bay leaf is only ash go outside and toss it facing in the same direction the wind/breeze is blowing. (be sure candle is blown out before you go outside)
  8. Finish your tea and focus on feeling it warm and heat your stomach, how it spreads through your limbs until you are warm and hot like the flame of the candle was. Close spell as you see fit

Light-Hearted Happiness Sensory Bottle Spell

themanicnami:

A spell I use to make sensory bottles to help bring joy and happiness when you are facing stressful times.

You Will Need:

โœจ A plastic bottle of any kind

โœจ Clear White Hand Soapโ€

โœจ Glitter of any or all of these colors: white (cleansing, calming), Silver (meditation, stability), Yellow (happiness, joy), Orange (joy, fun), Pink (self-love), violet/purple (clarity), and/or Blue (removing negativity/bad vibes, serenity, calming)

โœจ Warm Water

โœจ Marker

โœจ A sigil for happiness and light-heartednessย 

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Steps:

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Mend the Heart Spell

themanicnami:

A spell to start healing emotionally after rejection.

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You Will Need:

๐Ÿ’ Rose Petals
๐Ÿ’ Warm Water
๐Ÿ’ A bowl
๐Ÿ’ 2 White Candles
๐Ÿ’ Rose Quartz
๐Ÿ’ 1 bag of Chamomile Tea
๐Ÿ’ Red Fabric
๐Ÿ’ Needle
๐Ÿ’ White Thread
๐Ÿ’Scissors

Preparation:

From your fabric cut out a heart and cut it down the middle so you have two halves. Thread your needle before beginning spell (just makes it easier).

Steps:

๐Ÿ’ Place your rose petals at the bottom of your bowl then add your rose quartz on top

๐Ÿ’ Carefully fill bowl with warm water then add your chamomile tea. Leave it near you to steep.ย 

๐Ÿ’ Light both candles one to your left and one to your right in front of you. Let them burn during the rest of the spell.

๐Ÿ’ย โ€œMy heart was broken, but it will heal, it will mend, it will seal.โ€ While saying this take your two pieces of heart in either hand and place them down in front of you pressed together

๐Ÿ’ Take needle and thread and begin sewing it up the middle, repairing it.ย โ€œIt will heal, I will healโ€ repeat this mentally or verbally as you sew up the heart.ย 

๐Ÿ’ Tie off the thread once done and cut it if needed so you have a mended heart. Move the bowl between the two candles before you.ย 

๐Ÿ’ย โ€œI will be okayโ€ and place your mended heart into the water and let it soak there over night. Blow out your candles but still leave them to either side of bowl for the night.

๐Ÿ’ Come morning take out your heart and place it in a window to dry (you may place it on a plate or paper towel to prevent it from getting things wet). After removing your rose quartz from the bowl, pour it down the drain or toilet. Imagine this action is pouring out the pain you felt from the rejecting.

๐Ÿ’ Once your heart has dried place it beneath your pillow. Keep it there until you feel you have finally gotten over the rejection then burn it to release the last of your pain.

Words of Honey Glamour Spell

themanicnami:

A spell to help your compliments sound as sincere and honest as they are; help others take them to heart and to brighten their day.

You Will Need:

๐Ÿ Honey

๐Ÿ Mirror

๐Ÿ Warm Water

(Warning this spell may be a bit messy due to sticky honey)

Time of Day: best to be performed first thing in the morning

Steps:

๐Ÿ Mix your honey in a bowl with your warm water until it is a consistency in the middle of honey and water.

๐Ÿ While looking in the mirror apply some of the honey-water to your lips (I recommend using a popsicle stick or spoon, something other than fingers)

๐Ÿ

โ€œMy words are as sweet as honey, to those who hear, let them soak into their hearts, and make their day sunnyโ€

๐Ÿ Lick your lips after saying this and taste the honey and sweetness, desiring it to be like the words you speak for the day

๐Ÿ Once you have finished your spell you may was your lips of any sticky honey left over and then may begin getting ready for the day

cesoirvert:

lgbt-history-archive:

โ€œJUST MARRIED,โ€ Fernando, seated, and his husband, both members of Los Angelesโ€™ Blue Max Motorcycle Club, get pulled over as they leave their wedding ceremony, December 1969. Photo c/o @onearchives. In the mid-twentieth century, the Blue Max Motorcycle Club, along with many other gay motorcycle clubs, provided an alternative to gay bars, which were constantly at risk of police raids and harassment. #lgbthistory #lgbtherstory #lgbttheirstory #lgbtpride #queerhistorymatters #haveprideinhistory (at Los Angeles, California)

fun fact: motorcycle clubs in the U.S. were founded and run largely by gay men who missed the homosocial camaraderie of being in the U.S. military during WWII. the lifestyle and aesthetics of those motorcycle clubs gave rise to many of the stereotypical/classic gayย โ€œlooksโ€ (leather, chaps, etc) and indeed to the gay leather scene itself (both the gay male leather/biker scene and the lesbian/dykes on bikes leather/biker scene)

Simple Paper Clip Focus Spell

themanicnami:

A very simple paper clip charm for focus and concentration. Great for low-key witchcraft and dorm witchcraft!

You Will Need:

๐Ÿ“Ž A Paper Clip

๐Ÿ“Ž A place you can concentrate and work

Steps:

๐Ÿ“Ž Once you are in a place you feel comfortable to work, hold your paper clip of choice cupped in your hands.

๐Ÿ“Ž Image your energy charging the paper clip with your intent: to be able to better concentrate. If you have issues envisioning this, you may instead chantย โ€œI will be able to focusโ€ over and over again.

๐Ÿ“Ž Once you feel satisfied carry it on your person. You may also choose to make makes sure you donโ€™t lose it by tying a brown or blue string to it.

๐Ÿ“Ž Regularly cleanse it in the moonlight each night, and around every week or two re-charge it with your intent.

Note: to give it a little boost, choose a blue or brown colored paper clip for those colors represent focus and concentration. You may also paint your paper clip this color if you wish.