Not every witch has access to metaphysical shops that sell specialty herbs, or herbs you can’t find in your local grocery store, so here is a list of common herbs and spices that you can easily access, or that you may already have! 

Aside from obtaining these herbs and spices individually, look for bottles of poultry or beef seasoning, and other seasoning blends (Cajun, Italian, etc.) - they usually contain a variety of these herbs in one convenient container. 

Allspice - prosperity, luck, healing, energy

Anise Seed - protection, happiness, enhanced psychic ability, cleansing, warding off nightmares and disturbing dreams

Basil -  love, banishing, wealth, success, sympathy, protection; dispelling confusion, fears, and weakness

Bay Leaf - wishes, protection, good fortune, success, purification, strength, healing, inducing prophetic dreams, enhanced psychic ability

Black Pepper - protection, banishing, cursing

Chamomile - peace, relaxation, restful sleep, love, healing, luck, prosperity, removing curses or negating spells

Chili Powder - love, fidelity, cursing, removing curses or negating spells

Cinnamon - success, healing, protection, power, love, luck, strength, prosperity

Cloves - protection, love, prosperity, banishing, friendship, stopping gossip

Cumin - love, fidelity, protection, banishing, preventing theft

Dill - prosperity, protection, luck, lust

Fennel - strength, vitality, sexual virility; prevents curses and wards off negative energy

Garlic Powder & Garlic Salt - healing, protection, banishing, cleansing, purification

Ginger - sensuality, sexuality, personal confidence, prosperity, success, health, protection, new experiences and adventures

Mace - concentration, focus, self-discipline, studying

Marjoram - cleansing, purification, dispelling negative energy, protection, love, wealth, revealing the truth through dreams, overcoming sadness and grief

Mustard Seed - courage, endurance, preventing physical injury, luck, success

Nutmeg - prosperity, luck, protection, intellect, removing curses

Onion Powder & Onion Salt - prosperity, stability, endurance, protection, breaking bad habits, cleansing

Oregano - happiness, strength, energy, vitality 

Paprika - energy

Red Pepper - energy, banishing, cursing

Rosemary - healing, love, lust, improved memory, dispelling negative energy, cleansing, warding off nightmares

Sage - cleansing, purification, wisdom, healing, dispelling negative energy, wishes, overcoming grief and loss

Sea Salt - cleansing, purification, banishing, protection

Sesame Seed - prosperity, lust, passion

Tarragon - healing, compassion

Thyme - loyalty, affection, strength, courage, banishing, cleansing, healing, luck, prosperity, restful sleep, warding off nightmares

Turmeric - cleansing, purification

Common spice brands include: 

McCormick

Mrs. Dash

Lawry’s

***I originally made this post on my old account (vgnwitch) but I wanted to add a few things so I decided to remake this post! These are all just some examples of many alternatives with matching correspondences.*** Eggs/Eggshells: -rebirth: pennyroyal, seeds, pinecones, tansy, ivy, or honeysuckle. -general protection: acorn, basil, bay leaves, lavender, cinnamon, pinecones, rosemary, clover, coriander, ferns, heather, mistletoe, mullein, vervain, st. johns wart, or peony. -protection against evil, magic, and psychic attacks: onions, garlic, rosemary, yarrow, pennyroyal, ivy, holly, garlic, dragon’s blood, cactus, clove, dill, pinecones, mugwort, cayenne pepper, or black pepper. -protection from nightmares- mullein, lavender, rosemary, anise, dandelion, lemon balm, or catnip. -fertility: seeds, pinecones, acorns, apples, ginkgo biloba, cabbage, poppy seeds, mistletoe, pomegranate, rice, carrots, lady’s mantle, mugwort, peaches, walnuts, bananas, bergamot, daffodil, dock leaf, and mistletoe. Coffee grounds are a great alternative to crushed eggshells with the intended use of being scattered around a perimeter for protection. Crystal eggs with properties that correspond to the intended use of eggs are another great alternative.

Honey:

honey is typically used to “sweeten” a situation, so using sugar, syrup, apple honey (Bee Free Honee is personally my favorite brand), or stevia would work just as well and it’ll help save our bee friends! *Before anyone replies saying “buying honey saves bees though” please educate yourself with these links!* Also note that honeybees are one of the few species that are not endangered; the mass production of honeybees by humans has caused rapid endangerment to wild bees, who are the main pollinators of the foods we eat.

If you would like to help save bees then you can plant some flowers and herbs that they like, make a bee hotel, buy organic as much as possible, and transition to a vegan diet (or if that’s genuinely not possible for you just cut as much meat and dairy out of your diet as you can) because more crops for animals means less habitats for bees. Milk:

almond milk, coconut milk, rice milk, soy milk and any other plant derived milk. Any of these will work in place of dairy milk. If you want to be more specific in your spells though… -almond milk: money, prosperity, luck, and wisdom. -coconut milk: protection or spiritual cleansing. -soy milk: prosperity and amplifying psychic abilities. -rice milk: protection and attracting rain.

Blood: red wine, pomegranate juice, crushed berries, dragon’s blood, or maple syrup are great alternatives.

Bones: Petrified wood.

A calm sunrise at Glacier National Park | k_rowejo

there’s not always time to do hour-long full-out rituals and spells, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do little witchy things in your day-to-day life!

- sleep with your curtains open to naturally wake yourself up with the dawn, and appreciate the new day

- do yoga (i like sun salutation yoga in the mornings)

- use a body wash that matches your intent for the day (eg. lavender if you shower at night, rose if you want to boost your love life etc.)

- sprinkle a watered down lavender spray on your blankets/pillows at night for relaxation and rest

- meditate

- you can find some very simple quick spells to do 

- immerse yourself in nature

- moonbathe

- sunbathe

- listen to witchy music

- tidy (physically) and cleanse (energy) your room/house

- light candles

- make a few sigils (put school sigils on your schoolbooks, self-confidence sigils on your hairbrush … )

- have some you time

- add to your book of shadows/grimoire

- even just flick through/read your book of shadows/grimoire

- if you’re on the bus, or waiting for someone or have a free moment, take a minute to ground yourself. concentrate on feeling the connection between you and your seat, your feet and the floor.

just remember that simply doing these does not make you any less of a witch.

Restful sleep & sweet dreams ⠀spell bottle or sachet

☽ Dreams be sweet⋆Dreams be kind ☼ ☼ Bring me rest ⋆ And peace of mind ☾

⠀☾ Herbs ☼ ↟ Lavender ↟ sleep, peace, dreams, relaxation, protection, happiness, healing, anti-stress & anxiety ↟ Rosemary ↟ sleep, peace, dreams, protection, healing, anti- stress, wards off bad dreams & negativity ↟ Sea salt ↟ protection, banishing, cleansing, purifying ↟ Hops flowers ↟ sleep, healing, anti-anxiety, stops restlessness ↟ Sugar ↟ for extra sweetness ↟ Jasmine ↟ calming, relaxation, prophetic dreams, love ↟ Chamomile ↟ sleep, peace, protection, healing, relaxation, anti-stress & anxiety, wards off bad dreams & nightmares ↟ Mugwort ↟ dreams, protection, healing, astral projection ↟ Willow leaves ↟ protection, peace, love, healing ↟ Thyme ↟ sleep, dreams, healing, protection, wards off bad dreams ↟ Peppermint ↟ sleep, dreams, healing, protection, happiness, anti-stress & anxiety, purification ↟ Valerian ↟ calming, protection, deep restful sleep ↟ Vervain ↟ peace, protection, wards off bad dreams & nightmares

⠀☼ Crystals☽ ↟ Amethyst ↟ peace, calming, relieves insomnia, wards off bad dreams & nightmares, prevents oversleeping, stabilizes physical, mental & emotional being ↟ Blue lace agate ↟ peace, calming, healing, calms the mind, reduces stress & anxiety ↟ Smoky Quartz ↟ protection, calming, relieves insomnia, wards off bad dreams, nightmares & negativity ↟ Fluorite ↟ peace, protection, protects against stress & negativity, stabilizes emotions, calms the mind ↟ Rose Quartz ↟ calming, peace, healing, calms emotions & rids of negativity, deep & restful sleep, relieves insomnia, relaxation, brings sweet dreams

Be sure to spend a few nights under the stars…

🌿Herb sachets hung above your bed (request herb sachet recipes from me if you’re interested).

🌿Hang Dry herbs upside down in your bedroom (Lavender helps for anxiety and depression… it is very calming or Mugwort for dreams. Mugwort is very invasive, you can find it growing everywhere).

🌿Herbs placed inside your pillow sheet (I place Mugwort leaves inside to active lucid dreams).

🌿Setup an Altar near your bed: add elements of earth, fire, water and air. You can also use your windowsill as an altar.

🌿Place Black Tourmaline under your bed: shields you energetically by taking the electromagnetic frequencies, and instead of absorbing them, tourmaline changes, redirects, cleanses, and purifies the energy. This is how it handles negativity, even energies of psychic attack too!

🌿Place Sigil writings or powders for protection and restful beauty sleep under your mattress.

🌿Keep a dream journal under your pillow! Dreams can help us get a glimpse into our subconscious and the more dreams you write the easier it becomes for you to remember them.

🌿Unless you are allergic, sleep with the window halfway open or cracked to let good energy move around and circulate in your room and keep skin hydrated during the night.

🌿Drink herbal tea before bed each night. (Request free herbal tea recipes from me if interested) Mugwort tea is great to have in the evening before bed to reach high levels of lucid dreaming