May angels lead you in

Witch tip!

So I am one of many witches, it seems, who lets out a little groan when a spell calls for a candle to burn all the way down until it puts itself out. “But that takes FOREVER. And I got shit to do, and I don’t wanna sit here for that long.” Because we wouldn’t ever leave a candle unattended, would we. For other lazy witches like me, or perhaps simply busy witches who don’t got time for that, little tip for ya…

Birthday candles! The fastest burning ones last literally a minute or two, and the slower ones, like these, last for maybe 5 to 10. It feels kinda like cheating, but in the best possible way. Also makes a great addition to a mini travel altar.

I actually can get really into it if there’s a short chant that I feel inclined to repeat. It’s the perfect amount of burn time to get lost in the words, but not so long that you’re all like, “Uh, ok, I can feel myself getting older. We done here?”

I’ve got white, blue, pink, and yellow here, but there’s just about every color in existence if you look hard enough.

Sugar is used primarily as an attracting agent in magic, “sweetening” people to your wishes, whether they be potential lovers or business customers. - In Practice: Use to sweeten a business and draw in more customers. Sprinkle a little sugar in front of the entrance to work in order to draw people in. Add cinnamon for a boost, as cinnamon is considered extremely lucky.

Mint can be used in your magical practice to make charms work faster, or to better prepare your mind and intentions to be aligned with the intentions of a charm. It can be used in a spray or sprinkle to increase the mental vibrations of a place, so putting it in a school or office is ideal. - In Practice: Mix a teaspoon of dried mint leaf in a cup of boiling water and let it come to room temperature. Add the cup of water to your hair as a rinse after you wash your hair and rinse it. When you rinse the mint tea out, make sure to scrub your scalp thoroughly. This will stimulate mental activity and remove dullness.

Rosemary got its name from the Latin Rosmarinus meaning “dew of the sea” and is considered to have powerful properties across a wide range of magical traditions, though it’s typically used for protection and cleansing rituals. It can be placed under pillows, in pockets, or secured in infant bedrooms to protect children from negative forces and energy. - In Practice: Keep a sprig of rosemary by your heart and it will always remain open.

Rosewater is a mild protective agent that can be used as a floor wash to eliminate heavy vibrations, making a home or ritual space more comfortable to live in. It is also known for its use in beauty tonics. - In Practice: Put six cups of rose petals in a saucepan and add four cups of water then bring to a boil. Let the mixture boil for 10–15 minutes. When it has cooled, pour the mixture through a strainer and into a sealable bottle for use in magic. Though fresh-picked roses and rainwater are ideal, using store-bought roses and clean tap water will also work. You can splash on a little rosewater whenever you are feeling down. It also acts as a magnet for loving vibes.

Garlic - The same healing properties that it has in medicine are useful in magic to remove negativity, and to purify thoughts and places. - In Practice: A quick and easy use for garlic is to burn the skins on a fire or on charcoal in order to keep money in your home. For a spell to eliminate negativity, add cloves of garlic to a bowl of vinegar. Leave overnight. If the garlic has turned dark purple or black, that means there was a lot of negative energy and you should do again with fresh garlic and vinegar for one more night. If it looks fine, then you do not have to redo it. Flush the vinegar an garlic cloves down toilet to dispose of them.

Sage is an herb of wisdom and healing and can be used in a variety of forms for magical practice. A simple tea made with a teaspoon of sage and a cup of boiling water can be added to a bath in order to destroy illusions and to resolve problems. It can also be added to a charm bag to make your expectations about a charm or spell to be more realistic. - In Practice: Cleanse the house with bundled sage and it will feel lighter, this gets rid of negative energy that has accumulated. You can also do this to yourself to give you a little clear out from a hectic day. sage is available at some magic retailers and craft supply stories. But if you cannot find it bundled, you can dry the sage sprigs yourself. They should be about six inches in length and completely dried when you bundled them with twine. For more complete instructions, you can visit this page for making small basic bundles.

Sandalwood is a very popular incense scent that is often sold as incense sticks; it can be found at places like a Michael’s craft store just as easily as at a magic shop. Sandalwood is believed to have protective properties and is used most often in spells and charms meant to banish negative forces in your life. - In Practice: When you are feeling blocked, braid three ribbons together, representing three things you feel blocked about. You can write them on the ribbon before you braid. Put the braid in your pocket and carry it with you for a full day to get your energy on it. Light some sandalwood incense and as you take in the scent, take out the braid and start undoing it. Really focus on the intention of these obstacles becoming uncrossed. When finished, take the ribbons to a crossroads or intersection and dispose of them. Leave three pennies for the spirits that open the roads as well.

Basil is a multipurpose herb with many potential uses in magic, and for bringing good fortune in money and in love. It is also known for its cleansing and lightening properties. - In Practice: Basil can be used for money, prosperity, and love workings. Steep like you would tea and then mop the floors with it or sprinkle a little on the floor and sweep it up.

Ginger is used to make spells come into fruition faster, as well as enhancing the spell. It is also used to enhance passion in relationships. - In Practice: Adding ginger to food can bring more passion to a relationship.

This method was taught to me by a fellow empath. Sometimes being an empath is a great gift, but it can be quite burdening at times. Try this method to keep yourself from emotionally infiltrated by outside emotions.

Step 1: Identify the feeling you want to avoid or the person who’s emotions you want to avoid feeling.

Step 2: If you’re shielding yourself in advance make sure you take a moment to get acquainted with your own current emotions so you can differentiate between yours and others’ later on.

Step 3: Close your eyes. Breathe. Picture yourself from the shoulder up.

Step 4: Try to feel and picture a long, dense veil being unfurled from the crown of your head to your shoulders.

Fairy Info

How I categorize Fae:  Location

Faerie 101: What are Faeries?

What are fairies- updated ramble

Faerie 101: Communication 

How I see Fairies

Faerie 101: How to start? pt1

Faerie 101: how to start? pt2

How to figure out if fairies are about?

What is the Fairy Faith?

Fairies and Witches: the relationship between the two

Folklore Analysis 

The Doctor and the fairy princess 

Posts about specific fairies

Armored Maidens 

House/Home Maidens

Boggarts

Bone Maidens

Fire/Flame Dancers

Brownies

Lake Maidens

Pixies

Pooka

Lunar Maidens 

Tales

-Drowning Love

Fairy doctors and fairy folk magic

Part 1: A quick look through 

Part 2: Biddy Early

Fairy Darts

Elf Stones

Fliethas

How does one become a fairy doctor?

Ailments of the Fairy Folk

Fairy spells

Protection Powder from Being Spirited away by Fae

Faery Folk Dance

Tooth Fairy Money Spell

Faery Gift Box

Faery Secrets ritual

Fairy Net Ward

Faery lime Ward

Frost Sprite Winter Wonderland spell

Charm for the Fairy Struck

Cure for Cattle

Charm for safety

For Depression of the heart

Attracting Bees

To Cause Love

To Find Stolen Goods

Protection From Fairy Magic: Fire

Cheers to the Pixies

Don’t touch my stuff

Bells and Yarn

To call flower fairies

Dog Statue

necklace of shells

Fairy Water

The Maiden’s song

Magic pebble

Blast water

Fairy Dart treatment

To invite brownies

Do Read: Historical/Primary (Many are also public domain and can be found for free online)

The Poetic Edda, or Elder Edda (B) (I) (I have the Hollander translation, but the Larrington and Bellows translations have been well reviewed also) The Prose Edda, or Younger Edda by Snorri Sturluson (B) (I) (A bit more of the blatant Christian influence, but a good read when you weed that out and understand Snorri’s reasoning behind it)

The Icelandic Sagas (Many of which are published in the book The Sagas of the Icelanders) (B) (I)

The Saga of the Jomsvikings (Hollander translation) (B) (I)

Njal’s Saga (I) Heimskringla (B) (I)

Gesta Danorum (The History of the Danes) by Saxo Grammaticus (I) The Anglo-Saxon, Norwegian and Icelandic Rune Poems (B) (I)

Scandinavian folk/fairytales  (B) (I) (Though many were composed post-conversion, they will sometimes carry elements of pre-Christian beliefs and mythology within them. Many compilations exist, sometimes by specific country.)

Modern/Secondary

Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend by Reimund Kvideland (B) (I)

A Dictionary of Northern Mythology by Rudolph Simek (B)

A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic by Geir T. Zoega (I)

The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley Holland (B)

The Viking published by Crescent Books (B) (I)

The Seed of Yggdrasil by Maria Kvilhaug (I) (low Amazon rating is for the publisher, not her)

The Religion of the Northmen by Rudolph Keyser (B)

Our Troth vol. I: History and Lore by Kveldulf Gundarsson (I) (Both this one and volume II have problems in that there is some misinformation and Pan-Germanic ideas in the writing, so I recommend it for intermediate learners in the hopes that people are more well rounded and able to pick things out if they decide to pick these up)

Our Troth vol. II: Living the Troth by Kveldulf Gundarsson (I)

Peace-Weavers and Shield Maidens: Women in Early English Society by Kathleen Herbert (B)

The Mead-Hall: The Feasting Tradition in Anglo-Saxon England by Stephen Pollington (B) (I)

Galdrs of the Edda by Lars Magnar Enoksen (I)

The History of Runic Lore by Lars Magnar Enoksen (B) (I)

Runes, Magic and Religion: A Sourcebook by John McKinnell and Rudolf Simek with Klaus Düwel (I)

Rudiments of Runelore by Stephen Pollington (B)

Texts and Contexts of the Oldest Runic Inscriptions by Tineke Looijenga (I)

Long Branches: Runes of the Younger Futhark by Ann Groa (B)

Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions by Terje Spurkland (B) (I)

Arild-Hauges Runer (B) (I) (The site is in Norwegian, but can be translated to English via the button at the top of the page. It’s more limited in English, but still very good)

Don’t Bother:

Norse Magic by D.J Conway (It’s basically a rehash of her Celtic Magic Book with a Norse veneer. Celtic Magic in turn was basically Wicca with a Celtic veneer.)

Anything by $ilver Ravenwolf (One could expand that to include topics beyond these) The Rites of Odin by Ed Fitch (Similar to Norse Magic, this is basically taking Wiccan practices and applying a Norse veneer. It contains mead and drinking horn making instructions which may be of interest, but the rest is worth passing on.)

Pretty much anything else published by Llewellyn The Book of Runes by Ralph Blum (I cannot say this enough) 

Books by Stephen Flowers (aka Edred Thorsson) (His writing is full of influences from ceremonial magic traditions and other inauthentic inventions, and he fails to warn the reader when these are present. His books have some good information in them, but for the amount of misinformation there are much better books to read.)

Notes:

(B) = Good for beginners

Are you over complicating astral travel?

A sigil for safe astral travels

A 3 minute guided video on astral projection *

Astral names

Astral Projection 101

Astral starter pack

Building an astral temple

FAQ of the dangers of the astral *

Methods to astral travel

Setting the mood for astral travel

Spirit worker tip 1-2-3-4-5

Tips for building a mind spaces

Types of travel/projection *

20 Myths of astral projection *

UPDATED 1/20/16

Updated: March 30th 2016

GENERAL INFORMATION

[Collecting Storm Water] (an ask)

[Combining Storm Craft and Knot Craft] (an ask)

[Creating or Moving Weather] (an ask)

[Drawing Energy From Storms] (an ask)

[An Intro to Weather Magic]

[A Little Weather Witchery]

[Magic for a Snow Storm]

[Resources: Rain Water]

[Resources: Storm Water]

[Snow Magic]

[Storm Catching - Cyclone Stopper]

[Storm Craft Basics]

[Storm Crystals : Banded Amethyst | Chrysocolla in Quartz | Snowflake Obsidian]

[Storm Scrying]

[Storm Water]

[Storm Water vs Rain Water] (an ask)

[Stormcraft]

[Summoning Wind Without Whistling] (an ask)

[Tentative Steps: Beginning Storm Witchery]

[Tips for Starting Storm Craft]

[Tools of a Storm/Weather Witch] (an ask)

[Traditional Storm Raising Methods]

[Weather]

[Weather Magic] (tw: gif)

[Weather Magic for the Sailor]

[Weather Magic - Storm Casting]

[Weather Station Symbols for Sigils]

[Weather Symbols for Sigils]

[Whistling Up a Wind]

SPELLS AND SIGILS

(Note: spells that involve storm water are included)

[Air Lock Spell] (to help drive away bad weather)

[To Bring a Storm]

[Calm After the Storm Elixir]

[Charm to Seal Up a Storm]

[A Chant to Bring in a Storm and Strengthen Witches’ Power]

[Chant to Make It Windy] (tw: gif)

[“Clouds produce rain”] (tw: sigil)

[Cold Weather Box]

[A Colorful Sunny Day Spell]

[Cottage Crafts: Elemental Magic Storm Ward] (a home protection charm that draws its power from the energy of passing storm systems)

[Drought Spell] (to work with the element of air to bring a storm / fix a drought) (tw: sigil)

[Electric Charge Spell] (to increase one’s energy, motivation, and focus) (tw: gif)

[Forget Me Spell]

[Glamour Jar for Intimidating Looks]

[“Grey Cloud” Curse]

[Heavy Rain Spell]

[Holiday Ornament Snow Spell]

[Hurricane Curse]

[“I direct rain towards the places that need it”] (tw: sigil)

[“I influence the weather around me with ease”] (tw: sigil)

[To Lessen a Storm]

[Let It Snow]

[A let it snow sigil] (tw: sigil)

[Let’s Try a Spell: When It Rains] (for a better perspective)

[A Light in the Storm] (to aid in the healing of seasonal depression)

[Protection From Storm]

[“Protection from storms”] (tw: sigil)

[Protective Storm Ward]

[Rain-Banishing Spell]

[Rain-Calling Chant]

[Rain Spell / Storm Spell / Sigils for Rain / Sigils for Thunder / Sigils for Lightning] (tw: sigil)

[Rain Summoning Spell]

[Rainy Day Anxiety Spell]

[Rainy Day Spell to Clear Negative Energy]

[To Raise a Storm] (tw: gif)

[Sea Witch Rain Spell]

[Sigil for Bringing Clouds / Rain] (tw: sigil)

[Snow Spell] (tw: gif)

[Snow-Summoning Sigils] (tw: sigil)

[A Song of Storms]

[“Song of Storms” Enchantment] (for whistling up rain/storms) (tw: gif)

[Spell for Sunshine]

[Spell to Attract Rain]

[A Spell to Ward Off Rain] (tw: sigil)

[Spells for Weather]

[Spells to End a Storm]

[“Stop Rain” Sigil] (tw: sigil)

[Storm-Calling Spell]

[A Storm Chant]

[Storm of Tears and Nightmares Curse]

[Storm Spell] (to summon a storm)

[Storm Witch’s Transformation Spell]

[Summon a Storm]

[Summon a Storm Spell]

[Summoning rain and storms sigil] (tw: sigil)

[“Sun to cloud, cloud to rain, rain freezes and turns to snow”] (tw: sigil)

[Sunshine Spell]

[Teru Teru Bouzu] (a sunny day spell)

[Thunder Cake] (to help connect with the storm’s energy; to honor the storm; to ask for protection)

[Thunderstorm in a Jar]

[Untie the Wind] (to increase and decrease wind)

[Ward Water]

[Warm Weather Chant]

[The weather is cool and pleasant] (tw: sigil)

[“The weather is in favor of snow”] (tw: sigil)

[Wind Spell for Inspiration & Creativity]

[Winter (Snow) Spell for Anxiety]

STORM / WEATHER MAGIC BLOGS

[rainy-day-witchcraft]

[stormbornwitch]

[stormsorceress]

[stormwaterwitch]

Hello, cuties! A new jar, a much needed jar today!

We’ve got a prosperity jar on our hands, because who doesn’t need some help in that area! I don’t know anyone who doesn’t! We’ve got a pretty simple list of ingredients today, so it isn’t going to be difficult to make. Let’s get into it!

allspice - for money

chamomile - attracts money

mint - also attracts money

bay leaf - for good fortune and success 

ginger - for success, power and money. 

* I used dried ginger but you can also use ground ginger! 

As always, focusing each intent for each ingredient, think about bills you need to pay, goals you want to reach, etc. If you are making this with a specific amount of money in mind, I would write the amount (or goal in general even!) on the bay leaf before putting it inside!) After everything is in the jar, you can cork it and focus the intent into the whole jar, believe it, speak it, declare it as a truth! There is so much power in your words and in your belief, don’t forget that! You can say something like this while doing so –

“While I carry this jar around, Solutions and money will surely be found.”

After you are finished, you can seal up your bottle with wax, I like to use colors that correspond with my intent for each bottle. I have a tutorial for to seal bottles up like this here.

Feel free to tag me in your recreations! I love to see them! You can also find my other bottles here.

I hope this was helpful! I’m open for questions if you have any!

Baldr - God of beauty, innocence, peace, and rebirth. Consort: Nanna. Dead, killed by Hodr. His death began Ragnarok

Borr - Father of Óðinn, Vili and Ve. Consort: Bestla

Bragi - God of poetry,music and the harp. Consort: Iðunn. Dead, killed in the Dwarven tusk boar battle at Ragnarok.

Búri - The first god and father of Borr.

Dagr - God of the daytime, son of Delling and Nótt.

Delling - God of dawn and father of Dagr by Nótt.

Eir - Goddess of healing.

Forseti - God of justice, peace and truth. Son of Baldr and Nanna.

Fitch - God of ruling and arbitration. Son of Eir and Gmot.”

Freya - Goddess of love, fertility, and battle. Consort: Óðr. Committed Suicide during Ragnarok.

Freyr - God of fertility. Consort: Gerð. Dead, killed by Surtr in Ragnarok.

Frigg - Goddess of marriage and motherhood. Consort: Óðinn Can also be pronounced Frigga

Fulla - Frigg´s handmaid.

Gmot - God of the moon. Brother of Re`es andWeth.

Gefjun - Goddess of fertility and plough.

Hel - Queen of Neifelheim, the Norse underworld.

Heimdallr (Rígr) - One of the Æsir and guardian of Ásgarð, their realm.. Killed by Loki.

Hermóðr - The heroic son of OdinTried to rescue Balder.

Hlín - Goddess of consolation and protection.

Höðr - God of winter. Killed by Vali.

Hœnir - The silent god.

Iðunn - Goddess of youth. Consort: Bragi.

Jörð - Goddess of the Earth. Mother of Þórr by Óðinn.

Kvasir - God of inspiration. Killed by Dwarves.

Lofn - Goddess of forbidden loves.

Loki - Trickster and god of mischief . Consort: Sigyn (also called Saeter). Killed by Heimdall.

Magni-god of strength.Son of Thor.

Máni - God of Moon.

Mímir - Óðinn´s uncle. Decapitated by Vanir.

Nanna - An Ásynja married with Baldr and mother to Forseti. Died because of Baldur’s death.

Nerþus - A goddess mentioned by Tacitus. Her name is connected to that of Njörðr.

Njörðr - God of sea, wind, fish, and wealth. Killed in Ragnarok.

Nótt - Goddess of night, daughter of Narvi and mother of Auð, Jörð and Dagr by Naglfari, Annar and Delling, respectively.

Odin The “All Father” (The Ruler of the gods). Swallowed by Fenrir.

Sága - An obscure goddess, possibly another name for Frigg.

Ran-god of the ocean

Sif - Wife of Thor.

Sjöfn - Goddess of love.

Skaði - Goddess of winter Njörðr’s wife.

Snotra - Goddess of prudence.

Sol (Sunna) - Goddess of Sun. Swallowed by Skoll.

Thor (Donar) - God of thunder and battle. Consort: Sif. Killed by Jormungandr.

Tiki- God of stone.

Tree-Goddess of life.[source?]

Tyr- God of war. Also the god of the skies. Killed by Garm.

Ullr - God of skill, hunt, and duel. Son of Sif.

Váli - God of revenge.

Vár - Goddess of contract.

Vé - One of the three gods of creation. Brother of Óðinn and Vili.

Víðarr- Son of Odin and the giantess Gríðr.

Vör - Goddess of wisdom.

ALL we know for SURE with proven physical evidence about the Wyldewood

Herne (or whatever regional horned god was worshiped) traveled with a band of ghostly hunters

This was twice a year, On the astronomical days we now call Beltane and Samhain and this ceremony eventually became the Wylde Hunt.

They came from a “faery otherworld” and guided the lost souls to the underworld

In Celtic/Gaulish/Germanic mythology The Horned God Herne (more often by the name Cernunnos) is said to be the keeper of the gate to the afterlife. As it was passed down to me by my family, Primarily my grandmother, it was said in ancient times that Herne dwells within a special corporeal forest that exists just after the land of the living, and right before you pass into the afterlife. This “Gate” is the Wyldewood. This is the realm of Herne as the Horned King of the forest and his band of Ghostly Hunters (people who dedicated their lives to the hunt to serve him in the afterlife). When the Gauls died, to safely reach the afterlife they must first pass through the gate, the Wyldewood. Herne and his band of hunters where charged with escorting souls from the land of the living, safely to the land of the dead (much like the ferryman of River Styx). The Celtic practice of “The Wild Hunt” taking place on both Beltaine and Samhain when the veils between all the worlds were said to be the thinnest was actually the times when Herne escorted the souls from the world of the living, through the Wyldewood, and into the underworld.

What actual modern day lore knows about the Wyldewood is very very little, as this was long before the time of written practices. Mostly pieced together from what we DO know from what small fragment of Celtic/Gaulish practices we have to what modern day neo-paganism practice have brought us.