By Well And Forge

but i am un-fucking-willing to risk a whammy from madame zeroni.

Anyone with a name that starts with a “Z”, ends with an “i”, and isn’t some kind of Italian pasta, IS SERIOUS

this is a powerful ritual that focuses on everything that goes into self-love and self-acceptance; overcoming guilt, ridding yourself of harmful habits and thoughts, seeing your own beauty, having confidence and courage, and harnessing your inner magick. best done on a full or waxing moon.

❀  three candles: one white, one pink, one red

❀  yarrow (rekindling love, confidence, psychic opening)

❀  cloves (courage and self confidence)

❀  lavender (inner peace, tranquility, self love)

❀  a pen

❀  a bowl made of glass, wood or clay

❀  a mirror on a stand, or one that can lean on furniture

before you begin your ritual, take some time for self-care that makes you feel good about yourself, your face and your body. put on some music you like, gently brush your hair, do your makeup (or gently wash your face and moisturize it, if you don’t wear makeup), wear comfortable clean clothes you feel cute and/or cozy in. if you want, anoint yourself with a fragrance or essential oil that makes you feel desirable, intoxicating, or alluring.

rest comfortably on the floor (with a pillow underneath you). ensure the mirror is in front of you and that you can see yourself in it. arrange the three candles so that the white and red candles are to either side of the mirror, and the pink candle is right in front, between you and your reflection. 

light the white candle, whispering, “may you cleanse my mind and heart of self-negativity and sorrow.” light the red candle, whispering, “may your flame spark newfound self-passion.” light the pink candle, whispering, “may you inspire tender self-admiration and respect.”

look at yourself in the mirror. take a moment to really inspect your face and pinpoint the things you like about it; its smoothness, its hues, its shapes. after a moment of this, cup your hands together and hold them above the flames of the candles in the order you lit them, letting your hands grow warm. gently run your warmed hands over your forehead, cheeks, nose, chin, and slowly gliding them down your neck.

re-warm your hands with each candle, and gently press them on the places on your body you tend to dislike. show yourself care and love with hands warmed by magick. 

place the bowl in front of you, close to the pink candle. take the yarrow in your hands, whispering “may you grant me the power to love myself,” and place it in the bowl. take the cloves, whispering “may you bring me confidence and courage to overcome my harmful thoughts”, setting them in the bowl. 

finally, take the bay leaf and pen and write out a wish that addresses something specific regarding self-love that you want to manifest; for example, “body acceptance”, “seeing inner beauty on the outside”, “emotional healing”, or some such thing. place it in the bowl.

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so a traditional set up for a ceremony would look like this, with the audience lined up in front of the couple, and divided in the middle to make a path for the bride to come down and be given away by her father to the groom

instead, i propose (ohhh puns) a set up more like this:

where the audience is on either side (which halves the distance that the farthest person is from the action) and at the same time you can have each half of the couple come down aisles on opposite sides and both be given away by their parents to each other (which takes away all the gross sexist and hetero-normative crap)

ONE COUPLE LEAVES.

here is a little ritual you can do to bring warmth, joy and harmony to a home to make it feel cozier and more welcoming. best done during a full moon, but you can do it any time. you will need:

☾ a small bowl of ceramic, wood or glass

☾ a clove of garlic (bringing warmth + togetherness to a home)

☾ a sprinkle of lavender flowers (tranquility and calm)

☾ a sprig of pine (home blessing, cleansing, grounding)

☾ a brown candle (home and hearth magick)

sit in the main area of your home. light your brown candle; sit comfortably on the floor or couch and meditate on the candle for a while. warm your hands with its flame.

set the offering bowl in front of the candle. take the garlic clove in your hands and visualize the way you want your home to feel: warm, lived-in and welcoming. warm the clove over the candle-flame briefly and set it in the bowl.

take your lavender flowers in your hands. close your eyes, take a deep breath and inhale the scent of them. let it calm you, as it will calm the energy of your home. place the flowers atop the garlic.

lastly, take the sprig of pine. use it like a wand; point it toward all four corners of the room you’re in. place it against your heart, and set it in the bowl.

Summer Solstice/ Mead Moon Honey Cake

sorry this took me so long to post. I know the full moon and the solstice are already over, I just wanted to put this recipe out there because I made it for the first time and it was really good :) -picture by me-

CAKE: ~Ingredients~ 1 cup butter (softened) 1 cup honey (I used raw local honey) 1 ½ cups self-rising flour 3 eggs

1.) cream the butter and honey, then add the eggs. 2.) add the flour ½ cup at a time. 3.) pour into a greased 8 inch cake pan (I used a loaf pan) 4.) bake at 350 for about 45-50 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.

FROSTING: ~Ingredients~ 1 cup powdered sugar 1 tbsp. melted butter 1 ½ tbsp. milk 1 teaspoon honey

1.) warm up milk slightly and mix in the honey until dissolved. 2.) mix in butter and then powdered sugar.

1 - so close. the signifier for when to act, when to make the move to reclaim it.

2 - finders keepers. the path that will take you further away from your objective.

3 - what’s mine. the advantage you have that will prove useful in your pursuit.

I stood on a rocky shore in front of a gray sea, in front of a strange ship with neither oars nor sails. A man in a blue cloak turned me into a swan, and I flew, and I felt the muscles in my back stretch and contract in joy and effort.

A man in a blue cloak turned me into a seal, and I dove through the waves, sleek and swift as a smile.

A man in a blue cloak turned me into a dolphin, and suddenly every inch of my body revolted from the change, and I pushed myself out of the sea and into the vessel.

I huddled in the front of his ship, saltwater clinging to my hair and skin and clothes, and I cried like a child, and the man in the blue cloak knelt in front of me and put both hands on my shoulders until I steadied.

(7/7) gothic americana tarot spreads, inspired by this post

Who would you raise from the dead?

1. la muerte: what’s dead; the past 2. jars: how to resurrect that what is gone 3. sumac: the good from letting go 4. rot: what is sitting uneasily inside of you 5. teeth: the future if the dead rises

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