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Maps! Maps! MAPS! If you're a death witch, get one for the cemeteries you visit and mark gravestones/areas you've practiced in! Garden witches! Map out your gardens! Green witches! Map where you find specific herbs in your area! Lunar witches! Mark the best spots to go look at the sky! Make a key! Take notes!

Recipes for COMPONENTS! Write down how to make the mixtures you use in spells often- A special salt mixed with herbs and put under the moon, a mixture of oils for protection, the herb mixes sachets you keep making to add to sachets, whatever!

For green witches- press samples of stuff and glue them in! Go to an arboretum and ask for permission to take leaves to press, they'll usually let you take some- add them in with your notes about trees

Cool ways to make spells! I make spells in envelopes and on empty spools, what are some ways you do?

The local plants in your area and what they do. You're not going to be likely to find chrysanthemums to forage in Missouri, but you will find creeping charlie and prairie plants. What can you do with a thistle?

When you celebrate a sabbat, write down what you did and include samples! Ribbons from your Beltane altar, a pressed sample of your lemmas harvest, a scrap of your Yule decorations. Maybe do a spell and tape the remnants into your grimoire in a plastic baggie

Learn how to make an envelope out of paper just by folding it, how to string seeds, how to dry plants, how to macrame rocks and hang them from your window. Find those little witchy skills and write them down.

How to incorporate your hobby into your magic. Sigiling origami paper, weaving knot magick into your crochet, making blessed bookmarks, etc

Substitutes! Rosemary, rose and clear quartz are good for most things, but there are more substitutes to be used that are more powerful. Roanoke bells are good substitutes for bluebells, apparently.

Correspondences of odd things. Turns out different kinds of cats have different correspondences, huh.

Superstitions and such from where you're from.

For kitchen witches: easy to alter recipes. An egg noodle recipe that takes herbs really well, a simple bread recipe that can be dressed up for spells or rituals, how to make a good pie crust that you can sprinkle nutmeg in or whatever you desire.

♡⃗ full of miracles

♡⃗ full of blessings

♡⃗ full of great news

♡⃗ full of happiness

♡⃗ full of good physical health

♡⃗ full of good mental health

♡⃗ full of peace

♡⃗ full of gratitude

*not a professional astrologer, these are just my own observations, feel free to correct me

🤍 Sagittarius risings could restrain their voice while singing because they are the only rising whose both 2nd and 3rd house are ruled by a Saturn planet

🤍 A person with a stellium in the 5th house tend to have a very child-like and playful energy to them, much longer than others, this is more common to someone who has Aries in the 5th house. This house is all about short romances but also talks about our inner child.

🤍 An earth sign in the 6th house can make a person have a lot of compassion and love towards animals that they decide to turn vegan

🤍 Where Mars is located on your birth chart will show you what are you most passionate about:

1st house: yourself, your appearance

2nd house: finances, possessions, food, luxury

3rd house: school, social media, learning, talking, teaching, cars

4th house: your home, family, ancestors, emotions, children

5th house: fame, popularity, relationships

6th house: work, daily routines, food, pets

7th house: justice, relationships, beauty, art

8th house: the occult, the unknown, the taboo, what society rejects

9th house: spirituality, learning, travelling, being a teacher to others

10th house: work, social status, your career, power

11th house: connections, friends, social media, humanitarian activities, dreams

delete apps and social media that lowers your mood 

wear a new scent, throw away things you don’t need, delete contacts of people who make you feel unworthy, unfollow social media that makes you feel bad in any way

make a new playlist that makes you feel confident and happy 

in a journal, write down why you want to change, the traits of the person you truly want to be, the places you want to go and people that make you feel inspired

write down the things that stop you and bad habits you have, and replace those with new mindsets and habits 

before you sleep, make a detailed, achievable routine for the next day, that includes everything you want to do, including activities that genuinely make you happy

try new hobbies, like baking/cooking, playing a musical instrument, making art, learning a new skill, a sport, or a new language. you can easily get free resources online 

think about the ideal version of yourself. you can be like that, if you try your best and work hard. 

do not overwork yourself or set overly lofty daily goals and forget to do things like drink water. make your sleep and health your number one priority.

spend less time on your phone scrolling through social media. have a method of focusing on other things, like Pomodoro method or using the Forest app. 

if you can’t concentrate, commit yourself to doing it for 5 minutes. once you get into the flow it’s much easier to concentrate.

be patient and kind with yourself. it’s hard to change overnight. you’re the only one who can help change you, so be a friend to yourself.

once you start something, promise yourself you will finish it. 

have new weekly routines, like going to a cafe every Wednesday afternoon or indulging in your favourite tv show every Friday night.

do not deny yourself of good things; there needs to be a balance. similarly, do not be too generous and overdo it too much. 

dedicate a day to clean your room and organize your things if you feel stressed out. 

it may feel scary to change, as you may feel like it’s not the real you. but you’re still you, just the best version of yourself.

have a relaxing morning routine to look forward to, like making a nice breakfast, having a skin care routine, stretches, journalling, or thinking about nothing for a few minutes

have a mental image that makes you excited to do something. visualize yourself completing the goal and concentrate on it every morning.

however, learn not to rely on motivation because your brain will often turn off motivation, especially when you first begin something. have a routine, a specific time to do something, and do it. 

notice the places and people that drain your energy, and try to avoid them. find people who make you feel energized and places that calm you.

think about an enjoyable part of something. for example, when studying you can look forward to learning new things and when exercising, listening to calming music or using nice stationery. it’s actually more fun than you think. 

even though it’s hard, don’t compare yourself. you’re on your own path, and it doesn’t matter if people are better than you, because there will always be someone better than everyone. don’t be afraid to suck. so draw badly, write bad poems, run slowly, make embarrassing mistakes and fail everything. you can’t be good at something unless you’re terrible at something first. and doing anything badly is so much better than doing nothing.

don’t tell anyone about your new beginning, just start and let the results speak for themselves.

This spell has been crafted (and used) specifically as an anti-sexist/anti-patriarchal curse but may be tailored to other situations.

You will need:

a safe space

candles or incense (optional)

a piece of paper

matches or a lighter

a small fire-proof dish or bowl

something pointy and sharp (a bobby/hair pin, a nail, a thorn, a claw discarded by an animal etc.)

Find or create a sacred space. This is essentially a magical safe space. Ideally somewhere you are (and feel) safe and where you won't be interrupted. You can make the boundaries tangible by marking them out (drawing a circle, marking each cardinal point with an object, finding a space in nature which is marked out by different trees or rocks etc.)

Open the ritual by welcoming the assistance/help of something greater than yourself (your community, ancestors, a deity, a pantheon, Nature, the Earth, etc. Whatever speaks to you). If you use candles or incense, light them at this point.

Write down the name of the person/institution you want to curse, fold the paper, and place it in the bowl or dish.

Put yourself into a state of focus/concentration (meditation, music, entheogens, by staring into fire or candles, etc.). Allow yourself to feel the feelings of anger, hatred, bitterness, injustice, sadness etc. elicited by the person or institution you want to curse. Embrace these emotions, this darkness, without judgement. The rawer, the better. If tears come, don't wipe them off.

Focus your feelings into the edge of your sharp object (pin, thorn, claw, nail, etc.) Because of the nature of the curse (anti-sexist, anti-patriarchal), perhaps something which symbolises historic oppression of women would make it more powerful: a bobby/hair pin or edge of a clothes hanger, for e.g.

Place some of your spit or a tear on the edge of the object (other possibility: blood, depending on your path/on your level of comfort)

Pierce the folded piece of paper while focussing all of your emotions on the person you want to curse. Either speak your mind in stream-of-consciousness or use a pre-written formula you've come up with (I can help with that if needed). Call upon a greater power (fellow witches, a particular community, a deity, a pantheon, Nature, the Earth, etc). If a deity: favour a 'dark' or revenge deity. If the forces of nature: the wind, storms, thunder, the fires of the earth, etc. Optional: ask other trusted witches to accompany you and lend you their energy or carry out the same ritual, either at a distance or in person.

Light the paper and watch it burn in the bowl or saucer. Let your own anger simmer and boil over while you watch the paper burn.

Scatter the ashes in the wind or blow them out the window.

I...tried to make a meme and got carried away and made A Thing that is like partially unfinished because i spent like 3 hours on it and then got tired.

I think this is mostly scientifically accurate but truth be told, there seems to be relatively little research on succession in regards to lawns specifically (as opposed to like, pastures). I am not exaggerating how bad they are for biodiversity though—recent research has referred to them as "ecological deserts."

As yall know, ive been having a rough week. So i decided this morning that it was time to make a witch’s ladder and get my shit back together.

For those who are new to the craft, a witch’s ladder is a braided group of strings with items placed in it at regular intervals. It can be used to help meditate or to cast a spell.

When you’re making a witch’s ladder (or doing really any kind of magic) it’s important to think about correspondences! I picked these colors because they correspond with my intent. Earlier this week i disappointed my Sisters and i want to cast a spell to heal the rift that i created. Purple was chosen because it signifies familial love, the thing i want to preserve. Black signifies protection, in this case protecting our relationship. Blue signifies peace and healing, both things i want to bring to our relationship.

Numbers matter too! I cut each strand of yarn to be 3ft long. 3 is my number, and if youre familiar with numerology you probably have one too.

Make sure to cleanse and consecrate all your materials before you begin the braiding process!

When you have your strands, pull them together into a knot and visualize binding your intent to that knot. Visualization is KEY to getting your spells to be effective. Visualize yourself as already having what you want. In this case, i visualized becoming closer to my Sisters.

Find some items that you want to tie into your ladder. Numerology is important here too. I chose 27 items because 3x3x3 is 27 (or three, three times). That gives this number extra power.

The items can be pretty much anything. Organic things are especially powerful, which is why feathers, plants and seashells are often used. You cant find real feathers where im from so i got some fake ones in colors that correspond to my intent. Symbols are important, so it works pretty much the same. 

If you’re having trouble getting beads onto a larger string like yarn use a needle to pull the yarn through. Even in doing that i couldnt get the pendant to go on so i traded it out for a pearl.

When you’re braiding the strands together, raise power. You can do this by chanting or humming or reciting something, but i find that singing works better for me. Just stay in the moment and visualize your intent. When you finish braiding, shout or say something final when you tie the last knot to truly bind your intent into the braid and keep it there.

When you’re done, hang your ladder somewhere that youll see it often. I might move mine to my Book of Shadows when i finish it.

Witchcraft and the metaphysical cannot cure mental illness, physical illness, or disorders.

Mental health symptoms are not signs your "third eye" is opening.

Spreading misinformation about what the metaphysical can do actively hurts people.

Around five years ago I made a list of free horror movies you could watch on Youtube. Unfortunately none of the links work anymore and it’s much harder to get full-length films on Youtube these days.

But not impossible! Here is a brand new version with links that work as of 9/21/21 for all your Halloween marathon needs. Some of these are very old movies in public domain, others are just up on Youtube and nobody cares enough to take them down. A few are on Youtube Movies and are free with ads embedded (*). Enjoy!

The Old-School Classics

Nosferatu (original 1922 version)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Faust

The Mummy

Bride of Frankenstein

Phantom of the Opera

Night of the Living Dead

The Innocents

The Brain That Wouldn’t Die

The Blob

70s-80s-90s

The Omen

Black Christmas

Halloween

The Stepford Wives

The Stepfather

Ginger Snaps

Brahm Stoker’s Dracula

Dog Soldiers

Frailty

Horror Around the World

Diabolique

Black Sunday

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Nosferatu the Vampyre (Werner Herzog 1979 version)

Hour of the Wolf

Black Sabbath

Suspiria

Vampyr

Haxan : Witchcraft Through the Ages 

Rated V for Vincent Price

The House on Haunted Hill

The Last Man on Earth 

The Pit and the Pendulum 

The Masque of the Red Death

Stephen King made for TV corner:

Sometimes They Come Back

The Stand 

The Tommyknockers

The Langoliers

Storm of the Century

Hammer Films British Horror

The Vampire Lovers

Twins of Evil

Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter

The Evil of Frankenstein

More Older Horror Films That are A little Lesser Known but I Love Them

A Bucket of Blood

Dementia 13

Carnival of Souls

The Lodger 

Lemora: a Child’s Tale of the Supernatural

Some Recent Indie Horror Films You Really Should Really Try

Darling

Coherence

Oculus

Lake Mungo

Triangle

YouTube Films Currently Free with Ads that More or Less Fit the Bill

Trollhunters (*)

Gremlins (*)

The Silence of the Lambs (*)

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mistletoe moth

new moon: setting intentions. active energy.

waxing crescent moon: resting, focusing. passive energy.

first quarter moon: taking action. active energy.

waxing gibbous moon: trusting, holding faith. passive energy.

full moon: acknowledging. active energy.

waning gibbous moon/disseminating moon:  receiving, expressing gratitude. passive energy.

last quarter moon: returning, giving thanks. active energy.

waning crescent moon/balsamic moon: reflecting, resting, restoring. passive energy.

new moon: the moon is literally new. a rebirth. use this moon for intentions to do with fresh beginnings, starting again, cleansing. 

waxing moons: the moon is increasing its size, it is opening; use these moons for intentions about gaining, growing or expanding.

full moon: the moon is at full charge, and can be the most powerful phase in the moon cycle. use this moon for intentions to do with power, clarity, or psychic ability.

waning moons: the moon is decreasing its size, it is closing; use these moons for intentions about ridding yourself of something (or someone), or purging.

application to the craft:

focus is the most important aspect of bringing an intent to manifest itself. focusing your energy can be made simpler by working with a compatible energy in the world as you focus that intent. 

if the world around you is releasing an energy complementary to yours, it can be easier for that energy to find its way into reality; as opposed to facing any natural adversity.

cast passive energy intents in passive phases of the moon. (tranquility, creativity)

cast active energy intents in active phases of the moon. (strength, control)

this, in my opinion, is the concept of “the power of thought.” when more than one person thinks a thought, that thought holds more weight. this could explain why people practicing or praying together can often yield stronger, or more immediate results. it is a similar reasoning as incorporating tools and ritual into magick, as well.