#weather witchcraft

[witchyphilosophe]

Idalia is encroaching upon the gulf coast of Florida, where I live, so I made some sigils to help keep us protected (along with all the mundane work that goes with hurricane preparation!)

#sigil #sigils #sigilcraft #hurricane Idalia #weather witch #weather witchcraft #Florida #Florida witch #Florida witchcraft #witch #witchcraft #witches of tumblr

[cloudselkie]

If you're interested in weather witchcraft and magic, this book is your best friend, hands down:

No, it's not a "witchy" book, but I can't recommend it highly enough. It will teach you the basics of reading the weather around you at any given moment and help you learn to identify patterns that forecast what is to come - all without the help of a radar or fancy weather gadgets. This can help inform your practice and ritual timing. I have it in digital, audio, and now physical forms because it's really just THAT good.

#witchcraft #weather magic #storm magic #sea magic #weather witchcraft #storm witchcraft #sea witchcraft #weather witch #storm witch #sea witch #weather #outdoors

[jasper-pagan-witch]

What are your favorite methods to call for, ask for, or summon rain? We've been dealing with a rough drought here in Missouri and I'm open to some ideas. All sorts of magic welcome!

#jasper post #ask me #weather magic #weather witchcraft #rain magic #rain witchcraft

[thewanderingstars]

Omg i found a book at the library about predicting weather events with astrology. I’m super excited to read it, and you bet I’ll be taking notes.

#like i knew you could do it but I just haven’t found resources on it #astrology #astroblr #astrologer #astrology observations #astro notes #astrology notes #weather astrology #weather witch #weather witchcraft #witchcraft #witchy vibes #witchy

[sasswitchglamour]

Glamour Spell for Those who Do Not Want to be Percieved on a Foggy/Grey Day 😶‍🌫️

1. Say the following aloud or in your head. Say as many times as you want.

"Fog, cover me. Keep me safe as a secret. Let none discover me. Make me impossible to detect."

2.* Breathe in, visualizing the fog entering your body. Breathe out, visualizing the fog beginning to cacoon your body like a blanket. Continue this until your body is fully emcompassed with fog.

*If you cannot visualize, just focus on the fog and continue chanting until you feel that the spell has taken effect.

Optional Additions:

- add sigils representing concealment to your body

- wear clothes with colors that represent protection or concealment

- veil if that is part of your practice

That's All!

- Lennox

#lenn's grimoire #glamour witchcraft #weather witchcraft #easy witchcraft #closet witchcraft #spoonie witchcraft

[nox-does-stuff]

When I decided to learn weather witchcraft, I did not expect it to be this hard to find resources.

who has storm witchcraft or any other kind of weather witchcraft resources?

#Weather witch #weather witchcraft #storm witch #magick #magic #pagan #witchcraft #witches of tumblr #witchesoftumblr #witchblr

[sweaty-confetti]

i like wands, let me tell you why

(or scroll, i cant make you do anything)

once my choir teacher in school, when teaching my class about proper projection of sound, told us to close our eyes and point. like point at a spot in the room and make sure we knew what we were pointing at before we closed our eyes. and then pretend that you were aiming all your air, all your sound in that direction, tunneling through your hand and shooting directly in that area. and it helped a fuckton with projection!

i like to think of wands similarly. they’re conduits or tunnels, pipes almost. those who need them or want them can channel their intentions or magic or manifestation or whatever the hell you wanna call it, to help it “go” in a specific direction. they’re helpful channels for anyone who wants or needs them!

#magic #witchcraft #weather witchcraft #witches of tumblr #witchblr #male witch #ftm witch #terfs fuck off #terfs don’t touch #witch tip #green witch #hedge witch #astrology #water witch #eclectic witch #esoteric #spiritiuality

[wild-magick-child]

hello! I am considering purchasing your Weatherworker's Grimoire, however I was wondering if you had any samples or excerpts available from the book?

If you click on the link there is an excerpt from the book in the pics. Thanks in advance!

#pheryllt druid #atmokinesis #weather witch #weather witchcraft #tempestarii #awen #druidblr #witchblr #psychokinesis #dragon alchemy #freelancer

[alienatedpixels]

Ugh I spent the last 4 days cleaning my room so I can decorate it for Mabon and collect the last herbs of the season before the frost kills them. Worth it though, definitely gonna refine some things and maybe add a rug (our carpets are brown and it's a little gross lol)

#weather witch #weather witchcraft #stormcraft

[2000s-angell]

#fyppage #gothic #darkness #late night #night sky #vampire #halloween #witchcraft #darkcore #dark moon #full moon #gothic aesthetic #dark grunge #new moon #forest #foggy weather #dark core #horror #horror core #vampire bat #vampire aesthetic #cold nights #moon lovers #vampire lover #black and white #fall aesthetic #winter nights #snowy forest #witchythings #halloween night

[coven-of-genesis]

WEATHER MAGIC

SUNNY DAYS -

STRENGTH, POSITIVITY, CREATION, HEALTH, VITALITY, NEW GROWTH

CLOUDY DAYS -

INNER WORK, REFLECTION, SELF-IMPROVEMENT, SEEING BEYOND THE VEIL, GLAMOUR SPELLS

THUNDERSTORMS -

STRENGTH, CHANGE, CHARGING, SPELLS THAT REQUIRE A LOT OF ENERGY, BANISHING

RAINY DAYS -

CLEANSING, PROTECTION, RELEASING THE OLD, GROWTH

SNOWY DAYS -

BALANCE, TRANSFORMATION, LONG-TERM SPELLS, PURIFICATION

#weather magic #witchblr #witchcore #witchcraft #witchlife #white witch #beginner witch #witch tips #grimoire #green witch #spirituality #book of shadows

[cloudselkie]

The Seven Golden Patterns

1. When clouds get lower, bad weather is more likely. This sign grows more useful with our awareness. Many people notice a low, heavy, leaden sky, but far fewer realize it has been creeping lower for hours, sometimes days. This is about tuning in to trends. Consider the following traditional saying: “When the clouds are upon the hills, they’ll come down by the mills.” This makes more sense in light of the trend than the height of the clouds. It is the fact that the clouds are coming from high to low that is significant, not that they have touched the hills. 

2. The more different cloud types you can spot, the worse the forecast. If we see a lot of different cloud types, it guarantees that the atmosphere is unstable at some levels, which increases the likelihood of bad weather. At this stage we aren’t trying to identify cloud types or to name them, just to recognize that there are different types out there. 

3. When small clouds grow, the forecast gets worse. It sounds so obvious, but most people don’t spot this. The casual weather observer notices when the sky has become more cloudy than clear, but not that the small clouds have been growing for hours. The opposite is also true: When clouds shrink, the forecast is improving. We will learn to refine this in many ways, but it is a general pattern that is worth picking up as early as we can. 

4. Clouds that are much taller than they are wide indicate that bad weather is likely. A very simple pattern that carries an equally simple but powerful message about instability in the atmosphere. 

5. Spiky or jagged cloud tops are a warning sign of unsettled weather. The shape of the tops of clouds is a map that shows us what the air is doing, and pointed shapes or any sharpness mean that unsettled weather is more likely. The last two patterns lie behind the following lore: When clouds appear like rocks or towers, Earth’s refreshed by frequent showers. It refers to the overall shape of the cloud and the rugged texture, especially near the top. By the same token, smooth, rounded cloud tops are a more positive sign.

6. The rougher the cloud base, the more likely rain becomes. The base of clouds tells us whether rain is imminent. If a cloud has a smooth, flat base, it is not a rain cloud. 

7. The lower the cloud we use, the shorter the forecast. Low clouds can only reveal what is just about to happen. As we will see, if they start low and grow significantly taller, that is different, but by then they will have reached greater heights and don’t count as low clouds. In these patterns, there was a loose progression from long to short forecasts. A lowering cloud base can give you as much as two days’ warning of bad weather, but noticing the rough base of a dark cloud may give you as little as a few minutes. 

The Cloud Families

The Cirrus Family: high, wispy clouds Cirrus clouds are the highest clouds we see regularly. Because of their altitude, cirrus clouds are always ice crystals, and this gives them a pure white color. They have many shapes but almost always appear as a collection of thin, wispy strands. They can look like white cotton candy, feathers, scratches, or hairs. Their height makes them appear to be stationary or moving very slowly, but this is relative: They are actually moving fast. The final golden pattern told us that the lower the clouds, the shorter the forecast. The opposite also holds true: Cirrus clouds offer some of our earliest warnings of change. Cirrus clouds are joined up high by other members of the “cirro” family. Any cloud with the prefix cirro- is a high, icy cloud. 

The Stratus Family: layered clouds Stratus is Latin for “flat” or “layered,” and this is the defining feature of the stratus family of clouds: wide, flat sheets. They can bring rain but more often don’t, but whatever they bring will have constancy. And this is the first sign that the stratus clouds offer: no change for a while. If the sky in the direction that the weather is arriving from is filled with wide, flat stratus clouds, there will be little change for hours, and it will be gradual when it comes. The flat nature of stratus indicates a stable atmosphere. 

The Cumulus Family: heaped clouds Cumulus clouds come in several forms. In their smallest, kindest guise, they are best known as the fluffy white sheep of fair weather. On their meaner days, they can grow to alarming towers. Whatever their exact shape and size, cumulus are individual clouds that have well-defined bulges above flatter bottoms. If you see a silken white sack of balls dumped on a glass ceiling in the sky, you are looking at a cumulus cloud. If you have ever watched the opening sequence of the The Simpsons, or seen clouds against a blue sky in other cartoons, you were looking at cumulus clouds. The key to understanding cumulus clouds is to recognize that they are bubbling up. But what does that shape signify? All cumulus clouds form as a result of warm air rising through convection because of local heating from below. This is an absolutely critical point. It doesn’t matter if you’re looking at a tiny picnic-friendly marshmallow or a towering giant that looks intent on causing trouble: All cumulus clouds indicate that something local has caused the air to warm and rise vigorously. The rounded bulges at the top are a sign that the air is still rising. 

Meeting the Cousins 

Cirrostratus: Cirrostratus is high, like all cirro- clouds, but looks distinct and different from cirrus. As the “stratus” part suggests, this cloud spreads over wide areas. But unlike the normal stratus clouds, which are much lower and totally opaque, cirrostratus covers a blue sky as a milky high veil, imperceptibly thin at first. It is always possible to see through cirrostratus—it rarely hides the sun, the moon, or even the stars very well. Like all cirro- clouds, it is high enough that it is made entirely of ice crystals, which can play with the light of the sun and the moon, creating halos—circles of light with a bright sphere at the center. Halos aside, cirrostratus, being both high and translucent, is the sort of cloud that is rarely commented upon or even spotted, unless we choose to look for it. It is worth the effort to pick out, though, because it offers much in return. Logically, it is a sign of moisture high in the atmosphere, and this, as we shall see, taken with other signs, can be a useful indicator of change on its way, usually things getting worse. In terms of weather signs, cirrostratus is the most humble, modest cloud. It offers much to those who take the time to get to know and look for it, but it passes over most people without their choosing to take that time. 

Altostratus: You will have deduced from the stratus part of this cloud’s name that this is another flat blanket. The prefix alto- indicates a middle-height cloud that sits between the high cirrus and the low, friendly cumulus clouds. Altostratus is a wide, often thick, opaque rug of a cloud. It can cover a small country. It sometimes reflects rich colors at the beginning or end of the day, but it’s not known for its beauty. In the whole history of weather watching, I doubt anyone has felt rapture, lost in the wonder of nature, when looking at the shape of altostratus. However, sign readers come closest to that state because we see the part it plays in the broader cast of characters. It is much thicker and lower than cirrostratus, so when it follows that cloud it gives us two of the golden patterns: Clouds are growing and getting lower. Worse weather is on the way. 

Nimbostratus: Nimbo- comes from nimbus, the Latin word for “rain,” and nimbostratus is simply a stratus cloud that is rain bearing. It is the least cheery cloud in the sky, a dark grey duvet of dreariness. If it’s been raining for half an hour continuously, you’re probably under nimbostratus, and because it is a stratus cloud, it will stretch for many miles. There is little prospect of things improving in the next half hour, either. 

Cumulonimbus: This is the cloud that everybody recognizes as trouble, but rarely as soon as they might. As the cumulus part affirms, it is a heaped cloud, and as the nimbus part adds, it bears rain. The cumulonimbus is the storm cloud. It is the turbulent dénouement of an experiment in what happens when air is so unstable it runs riot. Warm, wet air rises through cooler air, lots of vapor condenses, and heat is released much faster than the expanding cloud can lose. It is a cloud with an upward heat accelerator that overpowers the cooling brakes of expansion. The cloud towers up until finally gravity takes over, as growing lumps of ice, water, and air rush down and up in this big engine of trouble. Friction leads to electrical charges, then bang and rumble—lightning and thunder. Better the devil you know, and later we’ll take this troublemaker to one side of the party and get to know him better.

- From The Secret World of Weather, Chapter 3 : The Talk of the Skies, by Tristan Gooley

#weather #clouds #the secret world of weather #weather witchcraft #storm witchcraft #weather magic #storm magic #sea magic #sea witchcraft #witchcraft #classical witchcraft

[bebx]

me and the girlies because the sky is dark and the weather is nice, cold, comforting and gloomy. and it will almost certainly be raining soon, we can already smell the scent of the rain in the air

#meme #memes #rain #raining #sky #gloomy weather #witchcraft #goth #gothic #forest #dark academia #slytherin #nature #dark sky #dark skies #aesthetic #painting #renaissance #vintage #witchyvibes #gloomy #dark academia aesthetic #comforting #skies #art

[grandmawitch]

#simple spells #grimoire #book of shadows #amethyst #winter #cold weather #witch tips #witchcraft 101 #cottagecore #grandmacore #grannycore #warm and cozy #witchblr #aesthetic #hobbitcore #baby witch #beginner witch #witchcraft #witches #witchcore #cozy #cosy #hygge #cosy academia

[thevirginwitch]

Weather Witchcraft & Correspondences Notes

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Rain

second changes, renewal, cleansing

emotions, intuition, connecting with your inner self

Activities

Meditate in the rain: imagine the water washing away your worries

Snow

representative of the macrocosm/microcosm (think of the way each snowflake is unique, yet snowflakes pile on and on until they create huge blankets of snow)

concealment, hidden magic

purity, freshness, innocence (this has less to do with color magic [that old concept of black vs. white magic] and more to do with the way fresh snow looks)

revelation, awareness

cooperation, unity

Activities

Find an area covered in snow and, using your finger or a stick, write a wish in the snow. Watch the open spaces fill back in as the snow falls, and imagine your wish is being carried out by the universe.

Hail

haste, speed, action

power, motivation

strength

Activities

When you  hear hail, close your eyes and focus your energy on something you've been avoiding. Using the energy of the hail, write out a plan to tackle the problem at hand. When the hail ends, you will have gained the strength you need to carry out these tasks - don't be afraid to ask for help from others if necessary!

Thunderstorm

power, amplification

contains power of all four elements: earth=thunder, fire=lightning, air, and water

Activities

Count the seconds between lightning and thunder as the storm approaches. When the storm is at its peak (there's no delay between the lightning and thunder), focus on your current magical workings. Feel your energy pour into the storm as the storm fills you with strength and power. Imagine the storm continue to pour strength into you and your magical workings as it fades away.

High Sun (Hot Days)

strength, endurance

intense

projective

analytical, objective

Activities

Take a yellow, orange, or red stone and let it charge under the sun for a few hours on a hot day (be sure to double-check that your stone/crystal is sun-safe). Place the stone on your altar, desk, or area of your preference. Pull out the stone and call on its energy when you need a boost of strength or endurance. 

Sources:

Weather or Not: Two Books About the Magic of Timing & the Timing of Magic by Katrina Rasbold Stormy dividers are from @firefly-graphics

#weather witch #weather magic #witchcraft #witchy #witchblr #witch #thevirginwitch #storms #thunderstorms #storm witch #correspondences #witches of tumblr #grimoire #witchery

[breelandwalker]

Buck Moon - July 3, 2023

Put on your flower crowns and your dancing shoes, it's time for the Buck Moon!

Buck Moon

The Buck Moon is the name given to the full moon in the month of July and is called this because at this time of year, the antlers on male deer are at the height of growth and impressiveness. This month also marks the first supermoon of the year!

Other European names for the July moon include Hay Moon and Wort Moon. North American Indigenous names for this moon include Salmon Moon (Tlingit), Berry Moon (Anishinaabe), Month of the Ripe Corn Moon (Cherokee), and Raspberry Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwe).

The West Abenaki also call this the Thunder Moon in reference to the often-stormy summer weather. (This one is my personal favorite and the name appears in lunar calendars just as often as the Buck Moon.)

What Does It Mean For Witches?

The July full moon continues June's template of planning for the future, this time with a focus on your passions and ambitions. Reflect on what you've accomplished so far this year and plan your next step.

Dream big and plan big, but don't give in to reckless urgency. Summer (and capitalist grind culture) gives us the urge to Go Go Go. Despite all this, it's important to take time to rest and recharge, lest we find ourselves burning out and losing our motivation.

What Witchy Things Can We Do?

Celebrate your victories and revel in the abundance of the summer season. If you're inclined to do so, take a page from the deer and do a bit of prancing around a bonfire or your favorite flower arbor with some festive flowery headgear.

Go exploring! Find a local park or garden and take a stroll among the greenery, or use TV and the internet to explore and learn about faraway places. This is another opportune time to go and check out pick-your-own farms and farmers markets as well. Sharpen your foraging and plant identification skills while you're out and about!

If you're tending a garden, harvest some herbs and investigate what you can make with them. Whether it's seasoning for meals, homemade botanical products, or just helpful spell ingredients, many herbs and flowers have a plethora of uses. As an exercise, select three plants growing in your garden, research their magical correspondences and botanical properties, and try to think of as many ways as possible to use each one for witchcraft and for practical purposes.

(Safety Note: Always clean and prepare home-harvested herbs properly before using them for kitchen, bath, or medical preparations. Always consult a doctor before trying an herbal treatment and take all allergies, medications, and pre-existing conditions into account. Please also note that while herbal treatments can be helpful, it can have negative interactions and side effects just like any other medication, and it is not meant to be a replacement for modern medical care.)

Apart from the usual full-moon festivities, I've always found this is an excellent time for weather-witching. Summer weather is notoriously fickle, but it is also highly malleable - one recalls that old American Southern epithet of, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes."

If you're hoping to bring some rain to water your garden or break the back of a heat wave, this may be the time to do it. My personal favorite folk magic ritual for rain-calling involves going outside with a broom and a bucket of water, using the broom to scatter drops of water over your yard, and shouting up to the clouds, "SEE? IT'S NOT HARD!"

Make sure you take local weather patterns into account and try to draw on existing fronts and nearby precipitation to get the desired result. And keep in mind that with weather magic, less is more and one casting is enough. Asking for too much or asking too often can produce undesirable results. And if you manage to make it rain, be sure to collect some for moon water!

If you're interested in weather-witching, I highly recommend checking out this masterpost by @stormbornwitch for a number of excellent articles and suggestions.

Happy Buck Moon, witches! 🌕🦌

Further Reading:

Buck Moon: Full Moon in July 2023, The Old Farmer's Almanac

Buck Moon 2023: The Awesome Spiritual Meaning of July's Full Moon, Amanda Brethauer, The Peculiar Brunette

The Hearth Witch's Garden Herbal, Anna Franklin, Llewellyn Publications, 2023.

Everyday Moon Magic: Spells & Rituals for Abundant Living, Dorothy Morrison

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#witch community #full moon #moon magic #lunar magic #witchblr #witchcraft #buck moon #thunder moon #weather magic #pagan #lunar calendar