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"tHe pLaNeTs dOn'T dEtErMiNe yOur pErSoNalIty"

okay sure, but…

your sun sign can help you find things that fulfill you, as well as show you in which area of life you'll be honored the most.

your moon sign can show you how you handle emotions & help you find healthy coping mechanisms, as well as figure out what you need in order to feel safe.

your rising sign/ascendant can show you what about you draws others in, what lense you see life through & help you show up as your authentic self.

your mercury sign shows you how you learn best, how you communicate & can help you discover new interests.

your venus sign can help you discover your aesthetic & love language, what art you may enjoy and what you want & need in a partner and relationship.

your mars sign can show you how you best handle your anger, reach your goals & express your passion for certain things, as well as how you behave during s*x.

your jupiter sign can show you in which area of your life personal development is needed & what you need in order to grow.

your saturn sign can show you where boundaries & discipline are needed, as well as where you struggle & get hurt the most.

your uranus sign can teach you about your higher self & show you where/when you feel the need to act out the most.

your neptune sign can help you discover your dreams & visions, but also warn you of illusions you might have.

your pluto sign can show you which lessons need to be learned in order for you to become a better person & challenge your sense of self.

astrology is so much more than your sun sign!

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Stars And Needles on Etsy

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✨🌙Moons of 2022🌙✨

🌕Full Moons

Jan 17 in Cancer

Feb 16 in Leo

Mar 18 in Virgo

Apr 16 in Libra

May 16 in Scorpio - Lunar Eclipse

Jun 14 in Sagittarius - Super Moon

Jul 13 in Capricorn - Super Moon

Aug 12 in Aquarius

Sep 10 in Pisces

Oct 9 in Aries

Nov 8 in Taurus - Lunar Eclipse

Dec 8 in Gemini

🌑New Moons

Jan 2 in Capricorn

Feb 1 in Aquarius

Mar 2 in Pisces

Apr 1 in Aries

Apr 30 in Taurus - Solar Eclipse & Black Moon

May 30 in Gemini

Jun 29 in Cancer

Jul 28 in Leo

Aug 27 in Virgo

Sep 25 in Libra

Oct 25 in Scorpio - Solar Eclipse

Nov 23 in Sagittarius

Dec 23 in Capricorn - Super Moon

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A gnome and his rabbit friend waiting for nightfall, by Rien Poortvliet.

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"I Attract Positive Vibes And Magic Into My Life"

Note when drawing: The bottom-most curve in the little bottom diamond curves up then slightly down as it approaches the left edge of the diamond, that line uses 2 curves idk why I drew it to look so subtle when I made it, sorry

You can either carry this with you, or Meditate with it, or Sleep with it in or under your pillow or mattress, or Burn the sigil into ash and sprinkle the ashes into the shoes you wear when you go out or go to work

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I love working my craft in the kitchen. Its where I can focus the best and place my most powerful intentions. These are the most common herbs used for different workings whether its a simmer pot or introduced into your cooking.

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Hi! I need some help. A friend of mine is having kidney problems and I’m looking for some sort of spell jar I can make. So any herbs or you can recommend would be great. I’ve already got carnelian and bloodstone to give him. I just want something extra I can put more of my intentions into. Thanks 🙏 💜

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I wanted a box to hold my smaller tumbled crystals so I bought an unfinished plain box and I painted and decorated it. Just finished it today. I still need to do a sealing coat to make it a little shiny.

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Haven’t posted in awhile. I’ve been organizing my tools and my altar. I had to get another shelf unit to hold some things. I’m still working on decorating a box to hold my smaller crystals. The glitter paint is taking forever to get here. I also need to finish up my BOS. AND I’ve now gotten hooked on A Discovery of Witches. Tomorrow is the new moon and I’m planning on doing a spell jar. I now need more jars lol. I also ordered the tarot deck I’ve been pining for!

Check out my new incense holder! It was handmade!

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Who gets paid and then immediately buys more crystals? Not me. Couldn’t be me.

It was me.

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Disabled Witchery

So for reference: I’m autistic, have ADHD/depression/anxiety/insomnia, and have mobility issues, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia.

My witchcraft is more recent than all of these (about 3yrs now), so I’ve not really adapted a practice to my limitations, but I’ve created my own practice which thus works around them. It’s hard to know what qualifies as a ‘hack’ when you’ve never really known anything different, but I’m going to see what I come up with.

Timing is Flexible

I guess one of the things that makes the biggest difference for me is being flexible about time. Wanna do a full moon ritual but you just don’t have the capacity to do so in the hour closest to its peak illumination? Anywhere within a few days is cool - I know considering 3 days as full (ie the night closest to 100% and the night either side, but some also consider 5 days (at which it’s still 98%+ illumination), or even 7 (still over 95%)!

Likewise with your seasonal celebrations, it doesn’t have to be on *the* date! Nature doesn’t flick sudden switches between seasons, so the energy of a certain celebration or event doesn’t suddenly appear and then disappear after 24 hours. There’s often up to a week between the traditional and astronomical dates of the sabbats, and honestly, I’ll do whatever I’m planning within up to a week either side of that. If there’s a few things I want to do, they they don’t all need to be done on the same day, either. You don’t need to do everything at once, and you don’t need to do them at the exact time/day.

You don’t have to do All The Things!

I especially see the stress of this from younger and newer witches, but you really don’t have to do everything. Sure, it might be nice to do an elaborate ritual every new moon, full moon, and sabbat, but that’s a LOT! And that’s even a lot for someone young, in good health, with lots of energy and minimal external commitments! Maybe you still want to observe all these, but all you can manage is 5min meditating near your window or lighting a candle to acknowledge these - that’s rad, and totally counts!

Magic + Self Care = Win

Honestly there are so many books on how to inject magic into your self-care routine*, but witchcraft has literally been the best thing for my self-care game. Learning to connect with myself and the natural world around me has been the best thing I’ve ever done for my mental health. Plus it’s an easy way to implement the things you’re learning! I incorporate colour magic into my clothes/makeup selection, medical and magical herbalism both inform my tea selections, perfume and bath salt blends, and charm my food/drinks.

* My fave book on the topic so far is Light Magic for Dark Times by Lisa Marie Basile (she’s also chronically ill).

Nature is Everywhere

I literally live in the very centre of my city - I can’t drive, how much I can walk is pretty limited, and even spending much time on public transport wipes me out - but nature is still EVERYWHERE! Even excluding the herbs growing in pots on my balcony and and the pothos in my bookshelves, an urban space still has nature. Without leaving my apartment I can still see a few pigeons/crows/etc flying past occasionally, and a few paperbark trees, plus the roses and crepe myrtle in the garden of the old building across the road.

If you don’t have 4 different species of street trees growing on your block or any parks/gardens nearby, what plants grow in abandoned spaces, or force their way through cracks in the concrete? What birds are around? Is anyone nearby growing plants in window boxes or balconies? Even on a terrible day, walking past the paperbark tree across the road when it’s covered in flowers brings me a moment of joy.

Meditation Isn’t That Hard…

… But it still kinda is. Literally the main purpose most folks are using meditation for is to train their focus. All that needs to be is picking a focal point (the breath is a common one, because it’s always available) and focusing on it - your brain will absolutely wander from that, that’s just when you gently nudge it back to your focal point. That’s literally it! Over time, your brain will wander less often, and return back where you want it more easily. It’s not supposed to be easy straight-up, otherwise there wouldn’t be any benefit to it - it’s a skill you practice to get better at, like any skill.

You don’t need to sit any particular way - if you have pain/fatigue, you can lie down (just ideally somewhere you’re not at risk of falling asleep), if you have ADHD or are otherwise hyperactive/easily bored, you can combine it with movement (stretching, walking, running, you can honestly meditate while smashing out your cardio at the gym). There’s lots of ways you can adapt the basic premise, and it’s totally fine to use guided meditations if you get caught up in your own mind and need external reminders to prompt you back to your focus.

ADHD Note: Meditation is literally THE most effective non-medication way to improve our focus! The down-side is that our brains are dopamine-deprived/seeking and meditation doesn’t tend to give us that dopamine hit it wants, which can make the executive dysfunction a massive block to actually doing the thing. I’m pretty stuck here myself, particularly with my physical health stuff ruling out anything particularly physical/active.. I might need to see if I can find something high-dopamine to do afterwards as a bribe?

It’s Okay to do Your Own Thing

Throw out any idea of what your practice “should” look like or include and just roll with what works. If you’re physically disabled and struggle to leave the house, feeling like you need to do you rituals in a remote forest is probably going to mean you don’t get to do many and then feel crap about yourself - craft a ritual you can do sitting in bed! If you’re asthmatic, perhaps using candles, sprays, or bells would work better to cleanse your space than burning incense or herbs. If you have poor fine motor control or impaired vision, maybe you find it easier to record your journey digitally! Doing something “differently” and being able to do it is far better than doing something “properly” and just.. literally never being able to do it.

You’re Not Alone

There are honestly SO many disabled, chronically ill, neurodivergent, and mentally ill witches out there. We’re really often drawn to witchcraft, and there are some folks putting out some great resources on how they adapt their practice - like @heatherwitch’s “Bedridden Witchcraft” series. Quite a few popular witchy authors are chronically ill as well, like Lisa Marie Basile, Juliet Diaz, and Arin Murphy-Hiscock. Don’t let anyone tell you that your can’t practice witchcraft unless you’re physically and mentally well, it’s bullshit, and we’re all living proof.