how to do rituals outside:
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"...plants that reach for the sun have a strong solar quality, which lends itself to workings of healing, happiness, and joy.
Plants that are poisonous or develop strong root systems and return year after year have a saturnine quality, lending themselves to necromancy, cursing, and dark spirit work.
Plants with barbs, thorns, or irritants are martial in nature and are useful for defense and success in competitive areas.
If a plant has large, fragrant blossoms, it can be said to possess a venereal nature, potent in love, friendship, and beauty.
Plants that hold watery or milky substances or enjoy the shade have a lunar quality, useful in divination and foresight.
Plants with complex, small leaves or petals that flutter in the wind often have a mercurial nature, useful for learning, communication, and trade.
Plants that produce prolific nuts or seeds are connected to the planetary force of Jupiter, useful for success, wealth, and influence."
- Folk Witchcraft: A Guide to Lore, Land, and the Familiar Spirit for the Solitary Practitioner by Roger J. Horne
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ey witchblr i’ve got a question. i’ve never really clicked with pendulums but i was given one as a gift. it’s super pretty and reminds me of my deity, would love to dedicate it them. any ideas of what else to do with it besides it just being a decorative altar piece? was thinking a necklace but it’s a bit too clunky for that
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shoutout to Lucifer for making me get up to eat something and drink liquids after I complained about not having the energy to do anything. Truly a lord of Great Knowledge (i am just very dumb)
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Temperance and The Star
Hey, I just made that specially! Don’t pour it back out!
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Capitalism really has people asking "where can I buy sage for cleansing?" instead of "what else can I use for cleansing that is easier to find?"
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Plant Allies For Gay Witchcraft
Herbs and flowers for magical workings pertaining to members of the LGBTQ community:
Calamus (Water/Moon) The name originates from the Greek myth of Kalamos (“reed”) and Karpos (“fruit”), a couple of gay youths in love. Karpos died while the two were having a swimming contest, and Kalamos, so struck with grief, allowed himself to drown and became the Calamus Reed whose sound in the wind was attributed to sighs of grief. Calamus, also known as Sweet Flag, channels gay masculine energies and the root is considered highly commanding.
Carnations, Green (Fire/Jupiter) Channel gay male energy. Carnations in general are considered highly protective, especially in areas concerning love.
Dill (Fire/Mercury) Dill seeds are considered the “semen of Hermes,” who was invoked during the 3rd century in Egypt for gay and lesbian love spells in Hellenistic (Greek) magick. Added to the bath, it makes the bather irresistible. Dill is known to induce lust when eaten or smelled, and is therefore carried in sachets or charm bags for this purpose.
Hyacinth (Water/Venus) Sacred to gay men and channels gay energy, though smelling the fresh flowers dispels works of “fascination”.
Lavender (Air/Mercury) Draws affection, especially from men, and can be used for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender energy.
Persimmon (Water/Venus) Considered a “queer” fruit, it is carried by gay, lesbian, transgender and transsexual people to draw luck. Eaten, it offers guidance to your perfect lover. Carry each and every seed from a Persimmon you’ve eaten yourself to aid in image magick. It is said if a female eats 9 unripe persimmons she will change gender within the week.
Queen Elizabeth’s Root (Water/Venus) Also called Orris Root, it is powdered and burned by bottoms/submissives in incense or carried to attract dominant love into one’s life.
Safflower (Fire/Sun) The petals are burned as a love-drawing incense by gay men, often directly before going out to seek a new mate.
Sampson’s Snake Root (Fire/Jupiter) More commonly known as Echinacea, it’s usually used by a top to increase virility and sexual performance in gay sex magick. It can be infused into a tea to drink prior to coitus, or to be rubbed onto the body; or simply carried in a pocket to attract men. Dried Safflower petals steeped with Sampson Snake Root in Safflower Oil and rubbed on the back of the knees, thighs, and buttocks attracts a dominant male lover.
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Psa that your witchcraft is tailor made to you. You can obviously adopt practices from others that you like, but your craft is your own. It can be as messy or as organized as you need/want. It can be inconsistent as fuck, or scheduled. Never feel bad for the way you practice. Witchcraft is meant to be tailored to each individual
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that is literally the coolest idea i have ever heard omg
magic doesn’t have to be complicated. rub an essential oil on a candle and light it. that person who’s been annoying you? write their name on a piece of paper and freeze it. fill a bowl with saltwater to cleanse your room. find a rock, imagine that it’s whatever you want to banish from your life, and throw it really hard into the street (…don’t hit a car). make a wish on a dandelion or a birthday candle. drink some lemonade for cleansing and positivity. tie a colored ribbon around your bedpost or doorknob. put some flowers on your nightstand.
a spell isn’t more effective just because it involves a bunch of ingredients and incantations and details.
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When you look around you, flowers blooming, grass growing, leaves on trees turning green, bees buzzing, birds singing, a breeze lifting your hair, how can you not believe in magic.
"But that's just nature."
My dear, nature is magic.
There are reasons why indigenous cultures around the world have venerated nature and honored its miracles and mysteries for centuries.
Because nature, in and of itself, is fucking magical.
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The Herbal Burnings from the Guild Book of Old Tradition Crafte
Allspice - will cause discord for enemies
Althea - to attract protective spirits
Arrowroot - to make someone lusty towards you
Balmony - to turn an enemy's spell against them
Basil - to attract success
Bay Leaves - protection from harm and slander
Bayberry - for money and luck
Betony - for proteciton from evvil
Blackberry - to cause problems and turmoil for enemies
Blood Root - for protection against evil forces
Blueberry - to cause your enemies to become confused
Burdock - to purify
Catnip - for strength and ingenium
Chestnut - for strength of mind and endurance
Chickweed - to bring back a lover
Chicory - to detect imposters or enemies
Clover - protection from spirits
Cloves - comfort and contentment
Colic root - make enemies move away
Coltsfoot - wealth
Comfrey - for needed money
Coriander - keeps lovers from straying
Corn Flowers - for a new lover
Aloes - to attract love
Cowslip - protects privacy
Culvers root - turn an enemy against themselves
Daisy - to mae lovers faithful
Dandelion - to bring peace and contentment into the home
Deers Eye - makes one attractive for new mates and lovers
Devil's Bit - turns away evil forces
Dog Rose - for safety in travel
Dogwood - for restful sleep and shielding of spells
Fern - to be treated with regard
Flaxseed - to settle arguments and strife between a couple
Ginger root - for attracting adventure and excitement
Golden Bough - to find love
Golden Seal - to help a business grow and profit
Gum Arabic - for good luck
Hawthorn - to defeat an enemy
Hellebore - to attain the sight
Hemlock - to cause illness
Horehoud - for a healing
Huckleberry - to make depression cease
Hyssop - to gain understanding of the mysteries, burn during readings
Ivy - to defeat a craft worked against you
Juniper - for lust, that is to attact or promote
Lavender - to bring a lover to you
Lobelia - for peace and contentment
Maiden hair - to find love and understand the beauty therein
Marshmallow - to protect children
May Apple - to never be without money for the period of one month
Mint - happiness
Mistletoe - to attract love and keep evil away
Mugwort - To increase magical strength
Myrtle - to attract money for the family
Nettle - to remove confusion
Nutmeg - to have luck with a difficult situation
Orris Root - to attract a lusty love
Parsley - to cause discord for an enemy
Peony - for good luck in an undertaking
Peppermint - to make a home happy
Pine - to convince others to agree with you
Poppy - to overcome grief
Primrose - to make a child truthful
Pumpkin Seeds - to be free from an enemy's influence
Pussy WIllow - to keep your mae faihful
Red Clover - against Malocchio
Rose buds - for a woman to attract a man
Rosehips - to attract good and sincere people to you
Rosemary - to make friends and keep them
Sage - to put a spell on an enemy
Skunk cabbage - to send a spell back onto an enemy
Squaw root - to cure frigidity
Sumac - to keep an enemy bound
Thistle - to be aware of omens to decide one's path
Thorns - to thwart an enemy
Thyme - to cause depression in an enemy
Verbena - to make a woman passionate towards you
Witch Hazel - to dispel headaches
Wood Rose - good fortune
The following herbs are added to make spells more powerful with burnings
Cinnamon - adds strength and power
Gum mastic - to make your spells very strong and powerful
Moss - for good fortune and success towards your success
Mace - to make quicker results
Seed of Celery - for power in spells and charms
however, this glorious book makes mention of the fact to not become dependent on these herbs but to build your own power. Like my ma said - It's not what you do, it's how you do it. So if you burn parsley and curse your enemy to the winds and it works, it works.
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Witch Tip: do an annual purge of your supplies.
That pretty crystal ball your bought but never used or that fancy candle you have been “hanging onto” for a future spell - either use it or get rid of it. A lot of things like this just take up space and collect dust. Consider donating anything in good condition you don’t want anymore.
Dried herbs only keep for a year or two in good conditions. Chances are your herb stores need some refreshing.
Old spell jars, potions and powders not only lose potency, but just go bad eventually. Take this as a chance to finalize anything that needs completing and to discard old spell remnants.
Even if your supplies are in good condition, consider reducing the quantity you keep. You don’t need pounds of dried herbs. You don’t need 5 different clear quartz points.
Just like cleaning out your closet, a purge gives you a chance to go through all the old stuff you forgot about and make use of them! This is a great opportunity to do some spell craft.
Sincerely,
A very chaotic, cluttered and scatterbrained witch
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No two people's practices are going to look the same. Your practice should be and is going to be a very personalized thing so comparing yourself to everyone else will only leave you feeling like you're not doing enough or like you're doing too much. We all take things at a different pace so don't feel bad if you see someone who has a different path than you.
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Praise the moon
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