herbs-spice-and-everything-nice

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

(source)

Unsplash -  photography, illustration, & art

Pixabay - same as unsplash

Pexels - stock photos and videos

Getty Images - photography & illustration

Veceezy - vectors and clipart

Gumroad - photoshop brushes (and more)

StockSnap.io - stock photos

Canva - needs login but has lots of templates

Library of Congress - historical posters and photos

NASA - you guessed it

Creative Commons - all kinds of stuff, homie

Even Adobe has some free images

There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without plagiarizing! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own. 

Please add on if you know any more resources for free images <3

#links #references

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

Hypnos's energy goes through His devotees.

When your friend sleeps upon your shoulder, that is Hypnos alongside you.

When your partner dreams of you, that is Hypnos with you.

When you wake up to your beloved pet laying on you or near you, that is Hypnos with you.

Hypnos is sleep, Hypnos is dreams

He is personification of concepts, divinity of these things, he is

You face Hypnos in the eyes when you close them with rest on your mind

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

Protection spells are utilized by witches to safeguard themselves and others from negative energy and harm. Here are a few examples:

Circle of Protection: This spell involves creating a circle of salt or herbs around oneself or a specific area to create a barrier against negative forces.

Shielding Spell: This spell requires visualizing a protective shield of light or energy around oneself to deflect any negative influences.

Warding Spell: By placing protective symbols or objects in a specific area, this spell prevents unwanted energies or entities from entering.

Banishing Spell: This spell removes negative energies or entities from a person or place by using incantations, herbs, or rituals.

Remember, it is important to use these spells responsibly and with good intentions.

From www.poemsplease.com

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

✨️🫙✨️Spells✨️🫙✨️

#spells

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

Superstitions!

The following list are some of the superstitions that I’ve heard or learned about over the years, in no particular order: • Throw rice in the air to make it rain • Carry a potato during winter to ward against colds • Smell dill to get rid of hiccups • Lay thorn branches by your doorstep to keep evil away • Place chips of cedarwood in a box with coins do draw money to you • Hang seaweed in the kitchen to ward off evil spirits • Burn allspice to draw money, luck, and healing • Place a piece of cotton in a sugar bowl to draw good luck to your home • Scatter chili flakes around your house to break a curse • Scatter salt/sugar to purify a room • Put a pine branch above your bed to ward off illness • Carry a chunk of dried pineapple to draw luck • Ask an orange a question before you eat it, then count the seeds. Even # = no. Odd # = yes • Toss oats outside your back door to ensure beautiful crops/plants • Place lilacs around the house to rid unwanted spirits • Add salt to bath for purification • Write your sigils on stones and carry them with you • Put sigils on medication bottles to help quicken their efficiency or for added healing benefits • When guests come over, light a white candle by the door; it will take their negative energy and purify the home. • To get rid of guests overstaying their welcome, turn any broom in your house upside down (bristles up) • Toss salt on the front porch every Friday for good luck and prosperity • Carry a blade of grass to increase psychic power • If something or someone is bugging you, write it on toilet paper, wipe, and flush it down the toilet

#folk magic

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

old-timey folk remedies (& folk magic?)

I've been neglecting this tumblr for awhile (TBH I forgot) But I'm back to my slow journey of reconnecting with my Chinese side of my ancestry and I got a treat for you all! Here are some old timey Chinese folk remedies.

TW: gore

The best part of chatting with your elderly members of your family is when they start spilling stuff from the past. I love it when my grandma and grandpa starts recounting folkloric shenanigans they did and the small folk remedies their parents and grandparents gave them. These remedies are all oral traditions, as it's the norm for most Chinese folk religion-related things. From a time when your average person didn't have access to a physician, doctor, or hospital. Or when the did, they couldn't afford to visit for non-urgent reasons.

A SMALL COLLECTION OF FOLK REMEDIES:

-TO REMEDY DIARRHEA: when you buy pomegranates, save the peelings and dry them under the sun. They can be simmered in water into a tea and given three times a day to those with an overactive bowel.

-TO GET RID OF WARTS: roll a blunt out of well dried mugwart leaves that was collected and hung on the front door during Duanwu Festival (dragon boat festival). Light the blunt and place it just close enough above the wart that you can feel the heat but not so close that it burns you. Make circular motion around the wart with the lit blunt while gently blowing on it. Do this when you wake up and before you go to bed. Repeat daily until your wart disappears. Collect the ashes of the blunt every time and rub it onto the wart.

-A SALVE FOR BURNS: obtain a dead newborn baby mouse, place it in a jar of sesame oil and seal it. Bury the jar in the earth near the hearth. Check on it often, and when the oil has become a putrid liquid, it is ready to be used to treat burns.

- TO HELP RECOVER FROM A FLU OR COLD: roast a tangerine, unpeeled, just until it is soft and hot. Eat that between meals and it shall help you recover fast.

-FOR CONSTIPATION: drink a shot of sesame oil. easy.

-FOR MIGRAINES & HEADACHES: rub tiger balm on your temples in a circular motions. You can put two slices of fresh daikon (the giant white asian radish) on your temples for 15 minutes.

-FOR FROST BITE: simmer dried eggplant stalks and leaves in some water and strain. Let it cool just a little and soak your frost-bitten feet or hands in it. Repeat daily and it should heal fast.

-FOR PSORIASIS: Mix some dried powdered orange peel or orange zest into some sesame oil. Use it as a salve on the affected area.

-FOR IBS OR STOMACH PROBLEMS: take 2 hawthorn berries, 3 dates, and 7 peppercorns and crush them all together. take it with a shot of vinegar.

#folk remedies

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

manifesting— ✨2024 will be filled with small joys and big successes✨

#Manifesting~!! #new years

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

Happy Winter Solstice and A Very Blessed Yule

May your holidays be filled with laughter and cheer

May the Yule Log burn brightly all through the night

#blessed yule

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

happy solstice and blessed Yule, my friends! may the coming year bring what you desire, the sun will be returning to us soon. stay warm and be well! 🌞🎄🕯️🍊🍻

#blessed yule

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

🎄 Blessed Yule, witches 🎄

Winter solstice

As the winter solstice, Yule represents the darkest and longest night of the year, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness. Witches view Yule as a time of introspection, renewal, and spiritual rebirth.

In essence, Yule serves as a spiritual reminder of the cyclical nature of life, death, and rebirth, encouraging everyone to align themselves with the rhythms of the natural world and find spiritual meaning in the changing seasons.

Rituals to celebrate

🕯️ Light a candle or burn a Yule log to reflect on the warmth and hope that light brings during the dark season.

🌲 Decorate your altar and your home with evergreen branches, holly, mistletoe, and other symbols of life and continuity.

❄️ Take a silent walk in nature to connect with the winter landscape.

🎁 Engage in acts of kindness or community service to share the abundance in your life.

🍲 Prepare a Yule feast and share with loved ones.

--

More ideas to celebrate Yule Yule Tarot spread

#Blessed Yule #holidays

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

a sweet yule log cake 🎄✨️

#Blessed Yule #artists on tumblr

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

⭐🎄Celebrating Yule 🎄⭐

Hello darlings 🥰,

As December ushers in its wintry charm, let's dive into the magical world of Yule, the Winter Solstice celebration, a time of rebirth and renewal in the Pagan calendar. ✨❄️

Yule, celebrated on the shortest day of the year, marks the return of the sun and the promise of brighter days ahead. In 2023, Yule, also known as the Winter Solstice, falls on Thursday, December 21st. This day marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, symbolizing the rebirth of the sun and the beginning of winter. Here's how you can embrace this enchanting season:

Ingredients:

🌲 Evergreen branches (Pine, Fir, or Cedar)

❄️ Snowflakes or snowflake decorations

🕯️ White, Gold, or Silver candles

🔔 Bells

🍊 Oranges or orange slices

🌰 Nuts and berries

Ritual:

🌟 Create a Yule Altar: Decorate your altar with evergreen branches, candles, and symbols of the sun. It's a beautiful way to honor the returning light.

🌟 Light Candles: As you light white, gold, or silver candles, reflect on the past year and set intentions for the new cycle.

🌟 Make Yule Decorations: Craft snowflakes, hang bells, and dry orange slices. These activities are not only fun but imbue your space with festive energy.

🌟 Hold a Feast: Celebrate with a meal featuring nuts, berries, and seasonal fruits. Sharing food is a way to connect with loved ones and the earth's bounty.

🌟 Reflect and Release: Write down what you wish to let go of from the past year and what you hope to bring forth. Burn the paper safely in your candle flame as a symbolic release.

🌟 Connect with Nature: Take a walk in the woods, listen to the silence of winter, and feel the magic of the earth.

Yule is a time for inner reflection, peace, and joy. Embrace its magic, and let the light fill your heart and home.

 ____

🌞 If you enjoy my posts, please consider donating to my energies 🌞

✨🔮 Request a Tarot Reading Here 🔮✨

____

With love, from a Sappy Witch 🔮💕

Blessed be. 🕊✨

#yule #holidays

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

Merry Christmas! 🎀🦌🔔

#Merry Christmas #artists on tumblr

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

#Merry Christmas

[herbs-spice-and-everything-nice]

𓆩♡𓆪I made a little graph for you, guys.𓆩♡𓆪 𓆩♡𓆪You can print it and put it in your grimoire if you want.𓆩♡𓆪

#info