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⚠️Essential oils can harm your pets!⚠️

Please be very careful using essential oils if you have pets in your household! Do your research and know which oils are dangerous! Keep oils out of your pets’ reach!

Always keep your pets in mind when practicing witchcraft!

(You can start here or here for more info)

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Tea lights are great for spells when you need a little bit of magic quickly. Here’s a simple spell for good luck that I threw together with what I already had:

•green tea light candles

•powdered nutmeg

•aventurine chips

•green glitter

I drew a small sigil and engraved it on the bottom of my tea lights with a pen. As the candle burns, the sigil will warm, filling it with energy.

I’m burning two tonight- one for myself and the other for a friend.

& the candles I’m using came in this set from the dollar store!

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I’m only comfortable with myself in this area of practice and don’t want to spread misinformation. It could be spiritual or it could be entirely mental, but I don’t feel I’m capable of helping others with this just yet. Sharing so other people will see and possibly provide some help!

Okay, I have a question.

I have a voice in my head that’s really kind to me. I think I’ve had it ever since I was young, but it fully came out after I became an ex-Christian ( when I was a Christian, I had a meaner voice in my head, but now it’s gone ). The one behind the voice even helped me save my baby sisters’ life one day!

The voice always tries to help me and comforts me when I start getting upset. I don’t know what or who it is. Do you all know what this could be?

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Could you please reblog this if you are a witch who isn’t Wiccan?

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Another baby or closet witch tip:

Tarot cards can be expensive and hard to hide in some living situations. If you aren’t comfortable owning a deck right now, you can learn to read playing cards! Playing cards are easy to explain- you could pass it off as an interest in card games or tricks.

I learned the concept of readings with playing cards while claiming my interest in cards stemmed from my now deceased grandfather having taught me solitaire as a kid. (And in all honesty, learning card games has been an anxiety reducer and a source of comfort because of the association with my grandpa, so there’s a bonus). When a friend gifted me a tarot deck in my second year of my practice, the concepts I learned from playing cards transferred easily.

I highly recommend playing cards if you don’t or can’t own tarot at the moment. Here’s some links to get you started:

Playing card divination

Playing card meanings in cartomancy

Read tarot with a simple deck of playing cards

Playing card tarot spreads

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To sort of piggyback on a recent anon, would you be willing to give us tips on how to do straightforward tarot readings? I'm guilty of something you posted a looong time ago. I end up fooling my querents with irelevant things unintentionally because I can't read straightforward. Your advise would mean the world! Thank you lady diana

How to Stop Bullshitting Your Clients

Answer their question and do nothing else. That’s it.

A single tarot card can have dozens upon dozens of meanings. As a tarot reader, your job is not to regurgitate all those meanings to your querent. Instead, focus on their question, and give them a single relevant interpretation.

One-Card Reads

If the question is, “What will I love the most about my husband?” and you draw The Hanged Man… do not talk about The Hanged Man representing delays. The question is asking for a positive answer, and delay is not a positive concept. Therefore, that interpretation is automatically out. The same thing goes for stagnation, pauses, sacrifices. Do not waste your client’s time reciting keywords associated with The Hanged Man. They did not pay for tarot tips. They asked for a tarot reading. So read.

How is The Hanged Man relevant to being lovable? The Hanged Man is calm. Look at the guy. There is no aggression in his stance. He is meditating. That means he is spiritual. There is a halo around his head. That means he has attained clarity. So again, “What will I love most about my husband?” “You will love his easygoing nature. His level-headedness. His open-mindedness. His commitment to spirituality.”

Small Spreads

If the question is, “When will I meet my soulmate?” and you draw the Ace of Pentacles, The Four of Cups and The Empress… do not say, “Looks like you will have a new job soon.” The question is not about a job. That is not what the Ace of Pentacles is talking about. Do not say, “This connection will be boring.” The question is not about a relationship’s nature. There is no way that is what the Four of Cups is speaking of. And do not say, “Your soulmate will be very attractive.” The question is about timing, not physical appearances. The Empress in your spread is not talking about beauty.

Instead, learn the timing and astrological correspondences of tarot cards. The Ace of Pentacles could mean one season or one year. The Four of Cups means four months – which is closer to one season than to one year, so one season it is. The Empress is the card of Venus, Ruler of Taurus. It is also the card of harvest or blossoming. Currently, it is January. Four months later, it will be May – the month of Taurus and a time when flowers are blossoming. Put it all together, and what is the answer? “You will meet your soulmate in the spring. Around four months from now.”

Large Spreads

When you are using a large spread like the Celtic Cross, each card represents a fixed position. The past, the present, the advice, the immediate future, the ultimate outcome, and so on. Do not mix them up.

If the question is, “Will my rich aunt leave me an inheritance?” and The Star lands in the advice position… do not say, “Definitely! You have a wish-come-true card. It will happen!” The Star here is not a prediction, but merely guidance. It is not saying yes, but rather, “Stay positive.”

If the question is, “Do my parents regret having me?” and the entire spread is filled with negative cards, but the ultimate outcome is the Ten of Cups… do not say, “Sadly, yes, they think having you was a mistake.” The Ten of Cups is the card of a happy family. No matter the amount of sadness surrounding it, this card is clearly saying, “These parents cherish their kid.”

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Before and after shots. The goal here was to break up the salt to better match the rest of the mixture.

Tip for closeted witches or baby witches:

Don’t have a mortar and pestle? (Neither do I, and I’ve been practicing for six years lol)

You can use any ceramic bowl + a candle lid.

Here I’m using a bowl a friend made me in high school and the lid from a candle that just reached the bottom of the wick. Is it perfect? No, but it’ll work in a pinch!

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Tip for closeted witches or baby witches:

Don’t have a mortar and pestle? (Neither do I, and I’ve been practicing for six years lol)

You can use any ceramic bowl + a candle lid.

Here I’m using a bowl a friend made me in high school and the lid from a candle that just reached the bottom of the wick. Is it perfect? No, but it’ll work in a pinch!

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Just harvested some more cedar! This will have to dry 2-3 weeks, so I’ll have more in my shop then!

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Not sure if anyone will be interested, but I’ve listed these jars on my depop! I only have one of the dried rose petals, but I can make several jars of the cedar!

🌹Rose promotes love, luck, courage, and many more!

🌲Cedar promotes prosperity, healing, and aids in protection.

Both are ethically harvested from my own yard, the jars are cleansed, and everything from my shop is sent with love and positivity. These ingredients would work great in spell jars as well as jewelry making and resin creations! Please feel free to share with me your creations if you choose to purchase these from me!

As always, I hope you have an amazing day. Keep being your best self.

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Let people know you care about them.

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Taking the first step to start a big project or bring changes to your life can be overwhelming. 

If you’re feeling stuck, splash a little water on your face, take a deep breath, and assign yourself a smaller task unrelated to your main project. Sweep the bathroom, unload the dishwasher, style your hair, whatever task you feel comfortable completing. Choose one task and complete it to the best of your ability.

Take a step back and look at what you’ve just done. You did that. You’ve accomplished something. It was a small task, but you still accomplished something. Be proud of yourself.

Then look at your bigger project. Break it down into small tasks you can complete as easily as you did the first task you chose; every large task is a series of smaller tasks. Take baby steps. You don’t need to do everything at once. After you complete each smaller task, remind yourself that you achieved something and made progress towards your end goal.

Allow yourself to be proud of the progress you’ve made, even if you feel it was minimal. Any progress is progress. 

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“Acting like you don’t care is not letting it go.”

— Penelope Douglas 

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Make Good Decisions

In freshman year of high school, my English teacher would always encourage us to be the best we could be. He provided a place where we could express ourselves and be free from judgment. In fact, he was the first adult I properly came out to because no one else made me feel comfortable enough to talk about these things. 

He encouraged us to ignore judgment from others and be true to yourself, because you’re the only one you’ve got. Many students thought he was weird because he started a school D&D club in a redneck town and because he took every opportunity he could to wear his Dragon Ball Z outfit to school. He’s a massive nerd, and he had absolutely no shame. People tend to say “be yourself” or “do what makes you happy,” but label others as weird when they are different and don’t conform to stereotypes or standards. This teacher’s existence said “F you, I do what I want and have no regrets about being myself.” This gave me, and hopefully other students, an accurate example of what it means to truly be yourself. It’s not conforming to what others expect you to be for the sake of their acceptance, it’s casually strolling down the hallway in keikogi, not giving a fuck about people staring.

A lot of his advice and sayings stuck with me, but my favorite was his class dismissal. At the end of each period, he would tell us “make good decisions” as we filed out the door. It’s such a simple saying, but hearing this every day for a school year glued this into my memory. Freshman year was six years ago, yet I still hear his voice every time I either need to make a decision or find myself debating partaking more... questionable situations. 

Make good decisions. As a 14 year old it may not have seemed so significant at the time, but now as a young adult, I’m glad I heard this. I’ve found it to be so much more than “make a good decision as opposed to a bad one,” but rather a conversation starter with myself. What defines a good decision in my specific situation? What are the pros and cons of making certain decisions? Are there any other solutions available to me? Is this decision potentially harmful or could cause me trouble?  And most importantly: is this decision what’s best for me personally or am I conforming to others’ expectations of me? 

With that said, make good decisions. Be the you that’ll make you happy. Be the best you can be.

(Little note to this teacher in case he ever finds this: Thank you. You may not have realized it, but you had a big impact on my life. Please don’t ever think your students aren’t listening, because what you’re doing for your students is so so important. And keep making good decisions.)

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Emotional Healing Spell Jar

Spell jars contain a lot of magic if you create them with strong intent. With jars like this one directed more towards your wellbeing, the jar itself won’t heal you or bring you the effects you desire. A jar like this one serves as a reminder that you can and will heal when you allow yourself to do so and to motivate you to keep pushing. It’s filled with magic and intent to give you a little umph whenever you need it. I created this one years ago, and whenever I need a little magic and a little positivity in my life, I leave it either next to my workspace or on my nightstand. 

When creating this jar, I collected a few things that were important to me that would also promote healing and peace, like a piece of a seashell because I am at peace near the ocean. I also included my birthstone and fire salts (representing the element of fire) to better connect to the spell. If you decide to create a similar spell jar, I strongly encourage you to modify your ingredients list to make it more personalized for you. 

That said, here’s the list of ingredients I chose to use in this jar:

fire salts (recipe here)

lavender- promotes happiness

peridot- associated with healing, also my birthstone

rose petals- promotes healing and self love

amethyst- peace, purity, all that good jazz

seashell piece- associated with the ocean’s serenity and healing

I chose to seal the jar with a pink candle wax, which now appears to be white. White, purple, and red wax all would make great substitutes for pink. 

This is just the list of ingredients for this spell jar, because I created this one back before I had an organized grimoire to track spells. If you choose to use this ingredients list, I highly suggest using a sigil or another form of magic to accompany it. Also, feel free to show me your version of this spell jar and how you modified it to better suit you!

As always, I hope you have an amazing day. Keep being the best you can be.

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It’s been a little while since my last post, and here’s why.

I’m at a very awkward point in my life right now- I’m not at school, I quit my job when I was having health problems a few months ago, and overall life just feels very empty. When I dropped out of school in the beginning of last semester, I lost contact with the majority of people I knew there, and any contact with others became via Snapchat. Eventually only one person consistently stayed in contact with me; contact with others tapered off, with people often leaving me on read or with boring one word replies.

People have their own lives, and they don’t always have the time to reach out to you even if they truly do care for you. Some friends you make will have a mutual understanding with you that you can go periods of time without speaking while still deeply caring for and loving each other. In the past few months I realized I did not have that connection with anyone at my school. My closest friends are miles away at their colleges, and though we may not speak constantly, we still have that bond between us.

I realized that everyone at school I’d called a friend was only friendly because we were in the same place. I was merely someone to speak to when no one else was around. Outside of school I don’t exist. I’m merely just someone they knew from college. I’m not saying this is a bad thing; it’s always good when you’re able to have friendly interactions with those you’re surrounded by. However, I realized that no one I was around would match my energy in our relationships.

I always try my best to bring others up and encourage them to be the best they can be. I never got that in return from my college friends. I was the one always having to initiate conversations and make plans. I was the one trying to make interesting conversations or trying to make others laugh with my weird sense of humor. I tried to be emotional support for others. No one offered me what I offered them. It felt like I was only good for a Snapchat streak, and a lot of the time I would only receive boring pictures of walls, ceilings, or forehead pictures that contribute nothing to a conversation. Therefore, I decided I wouldn’t waste my energy or time trying to please a brick wall, and I just stopped sending Snapchat streaks and messaging those that were draining me, including the one person I thought was closest to me. It hurt like hell when no one messaged me, because the feeling that I was irrelevant and not cared for was only confirmed.

I wanted to end my life when I realized the people who claimed to care about me really didn’t care if I disappeared.

But let me tell you, a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders after cutting those ties. I’ve come to terms with the fact that those people were not truly my friends, and now I’m done being drained by energy leeches. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have negative feelings towards (most) of them- we simply don’t have a connection, and I needed to realize this and stop trying to force it.

I already knew who my true friends are, and all this mess only made me appreciate them more. I know who cares about me, and I don’t need to spend extra energy on those that won’t match what I provide to them in our relationship.

So the advice I give to you: some people are only in your life temporarily because of circumstance, and not everyone is worth your energy. Your true friends can love you from a distance. You may not have friends right here and right now, but you should never force a relationship to stay alive if you aren’t provided with the love you provide to them. Those that care about you will make it clear; you shouldn’t have to constantly ask yourself (or them!) if they care about you.

You are worthy of love. If you haven’t found true friends, you will. They might not always be where you expect them, but they will find you. You will receive the love you deserve.

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Dreadfully Wicked Candles

Not a sponsored post, just pure appreciation! Support this business here!

One of my friends ordered me a gift for the holidays without telling me what she’d bought. I didn’t think I’d be receiving a candle in the mail, so I was pretty surprised when I opened the package. Needless to say, I loved it so much I’m making a whole post dedicated to it. 

First of all, I want to talk about the packaging. Because I had no clue what my friend had gotten me or from where, I was pleasantly surprised to see the “thank you for supporting our small business” sticker on the outside, which made opening it feel more personal than the typical big business packages. The candle was neatly wrapped and adorned with their business sticker, and a hand written thank you card was included inside. I love seeing neat and well thought out packaging, because it shows the business cares about the customers.

I received the Good Fortune candle, which is topped with amazonite, dried rose petals, glitter, and a small pendant. The scent is called “Enchantress,” which smells of “amber and vanilla with sweet yet salty oceanic accords.” In short, it smells amazing. Many candles don’t seem to produce much smell when burned, but this one is absolutely fantastic at producing it’s scent. I was absolutely blown away when I initially opened the candle and still am as it burns while I write this.

The brand also strives to produce eco-friendly products. Here’s a statement from their site: 

“Made with 100% Soy Wax and grown in the United States. It does not contain any animal-derived byproducts and is not tested on animals. We strive to provide our customers with cruelty-free and eco-friendly products.”

Bonus appreciation for the smaller details:

Look at this wax seal on the thank you letter! I’m sure this is more common to other folks, but I never give or receive anything so fancy. I’m absolutely in love with seals like this, so this small detail gave me bonus serotonin. (I had already opened the letter before taking this picture, hence the tears.)

Cool stickers I received in the letter!

In short, I highly recommend purchasing from this shop whether you’re buying for yourself or as a gift. They also do personalized candles and spell jars if that’s your jam. Again, here is the link to their shop. 

Wishing all of you well this holiday season. Keep being the best you can be.

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