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A brief masterpost of some of my advice posts for beginner witches and the episodes of my podcast dealing with the same. (There is UPG here, particularly where marked, as I base a good deal of my advice on my own experience and observations of other witches.)

Hex Positive Podcast Episodes

Hex Positive, Ep. 04 - Advice for Beginner Witches (July 2020)

Hex Positive, Eps. 6-7 - Come In For A Spell 1 & 2 (Sept 2020)

Hex Positive, Ep. 12 - Witching From The Broom Closet (Jan 2021)

Hex Positive, Ep. 24 - Warding A Witchy Home (Dec 2021)

Hex Positive, Ep. 27 - When Inspo Takes A Holiday (March 2022)

General Tips & Advice

I Feel Like I Might Be A Witch...But I Don't Know

I Have Mental Health Issues - Can I Still Be A Witch?

Can I Still Be A Witch And Use Magic If I Take Medication?

How Do I Teach Myself To Believe In Magic?

How Does Magic Work? (upg ahoy)

Will I Be Possessed Or Haunted If I Try Witchcraft?

What Are Some Things I Can Do To Get Started?

How Can I Start My Practice If I Don't Have Tools Or Books?

How Do I Organize My Study Materials?

How Do I Contact A Deity?

How Do I Worship My Deity If I Can't Have An Altar?

Tips On Working With Deities And Spirits (here be upg)

My Intuitive Spark Feels Low - How Do I Get It Back?

I'm In A Slump - How Do I Get Out Of It?

I've Reached A Stopping Point - What Do I Do Next?

My Candle Is Flickering - Does It Mean Something Bad?

How Do I Make A Magic Circle For Spellcasting?

What Happens If I Get Interrupted While Casting A Spell?

Do I Need To Maintain Positive Vibes For My Spells To Work?

What Should I Do If I REALLY Want To Hex Someone?

How Do I Know / What Do I Do If I've Been Hexed?

How Do I Become More Skilled And More Powerful?

How Do I Know When I'm Ready For The Next Step In My Practice?

Additional Tips For Developing Your Practice

Witchcraft Exercise - Quantifying Your Craft

Witchcraft Exercise - Dig Through The Ditches

Witchcraft Exercise - The Book of Lessons

Witchcraft Exercise - Home Brews

Tips on How to Visualize and Construct Basic Wards

Practicing Your Warding Technique

Cleansing Before Warding / Warding A Shared Space

Refreshing / Patching Existing Wards

Non-Appropriative Herbs for Smoke-Cleansing

Smokeless Cleansing / Other Methods

"Witch" Is A Gender Neutral Term (Yes, It Is. Shut Up.)

Critical Thinking Should Play A Role Building In Your Craft

Learn About Baneful Magic...Even If You Never Intend To Use It

Tips for Fact-Checking Your Witchcraft Sources

PSA - Will It Summon Demons?

The Toad Talk on Curse-Shaming

Friendly Reminder - Your Tools Don't Hate You

How Do I Know If I've Been Cursed And What Can I Do About It?

I'm Not Sure Where To Start. Is It Okay To Dabble?

I Feel Tired After Spellwork. Is This Normal? How Do I Deal With It?

How Can I Use Local Plants In My Practice If I Can't Find Magical Correspondences For Them?

Additional Resources

2024 Witches' Calendar

Full Moon Info Post Series

How To Write Your Own Spells

Witchcraft Exercises for Building Your Craft

Additional Book Recommendations

JSTOR Articles on the History of Witchcraft, Witch Trials, and Folk Magic Beliefs

Podcast Recs - Witches and Witchcraft in History

Podcast Recs - Debunking and Fact-Checking for Witchcraft Spaces

Creature-Wizard's Guide To Recognizing and Avoiding Conspiracy Theories and New Age Cult Scams In Witchcraft and Pagan Spaces

Additional Episodes of Hex Positive

Ep. 034 - Building Your Witchcraft Library (May 2023)

Ep. 035 - Money Magic (or Why I'm Not A Rich Witch) (June 2023)

Ep. 037 - Cleaning, Cleansing, and Magical Germophobia (August 2023)

A brief masterpost of some of my advice posts for beginner witches and the episodes of my podcast dealing with the same. (There is UPG here, particularly where marked, as I base a good deal of my advice on my own experience and observations of other witches.)

Hex Positive Podcast Episodes

Hex Positive, Ep. 04 - Advice for Beginner Witches (July 2020)

Hex Positive, Eps. 6-7 - Come In For A Spell 1 & 2 (Sept 2020)

Hex Positive, Ep. 12 - Witching From The Broom Closet (Jan 2021)

Hex Positive, Ep. 24 - Warding A Witchy Home (Dec 2021)

Hex Positive, Ep. 27 - When Inspo Takes A Holiday (March 2022)

General Tips & Advice

I Feel Like I Might Be A Witch...But I Don't Know

I Have Mental Health Issues - Can I Still Be A Witch?

Can I Still Be A Witch And Use Magic If I Take Medication?

How Do I Teach Myself To Believe In Magic?

How Does Magic Work? (upg ahoy)

Will I Be Possessed Or Haunted If I Try Witchcraft?

What Are Some Things I Can Do To Get Started?

How Can I Start My Practice If I Don't Have Tools Or Books?

How Do I Organize My Study Materials?

How Do I Contact A Deity?

How Do I Worship My Deity If I Can't Have An Altar?

Tips On Working With Deities And Spirits (here be upg)

My Intuitive Spark Feels Low - How Do I Get It Back?

I'm In A Slump - How Do I Get Out Of It?

I've Reached A Stopping Point - What Do I Do Next?

My Candle Is Flickering - Does It Mean Something Bad?

How Do I Make A Magic Circle For Spellcasting?

What Happens If I Get Interrupted While Casting A Spell?

Do I Need To Maintain Positive Vibes For My Spells To Work?

What Should I Do If I REALLY Want To Hex Someone?

How Do I Know / What Do I Do If I've Been Hexed?

How Do I Become More Skilled And More Powerful?

How Do I Know When I'm Ready For The Next Step In My Practice?

Additional Tips For Developing Your Practice

Witchcraft Exercise - Quantifying Your Craft

Witchcraft Exercise - Dig Through The Ditches

Witchcraft Exercise - The Book of Lessons

Witchcraft Exercise - Home Brews

Tips on How to Visualize and Construct Basic Wards

Practicing Your Warding Technique

Cleansing Before Warding / Warding A Shared Space

Refreshing / Patching Existing Wards

Non-Appropriative Herbs for Smoke-Cleansing

Smokeless Cleansing / Other Methods

Inverted cross

Pentagram

666

Legitimatley good demonic imagery: 

pictures of this funky lookin dude!!!

Activities

Put up wards to keep out unwanted spirits

Put jars of salt by your door to protect your home

Sprinkle some salt in your mouth right before you go to bed to protect your dreams

Light candles to help guide spirits

Tell stories of dead relatives and friends

Write about the dead in your book of shadows

Give offerings to your ancestors

Pray at your altar

Cleanse your space with incense

Drink hot drinks

Bake bread or pies

Add fall recipes to your book of shadows

Paint and decorate pumpkins

Contact spirits through divination

Ask for advice from your ancestors

Be thankful for the food you have

Dust and tidy your altar

Look at pictures of deceased loved ones

Dress in fall colors

Go for a walk in nature, observe the leaves turning. Consider the cycles of life and death that govern our world.

Light a bonfire/small fire (safely!) and burn papers with things that no longer serve you, that you cannot afford to take into winter.

Make an offering to your deities or ancestors

Make food with seasonal ingredients symbolic of the final harvest: squashes, pumpkins, grains, apples, spices. Even wine, if you’re allowed to drink.

Prepare your home and yourself for the coldest part of the year. Redo protection spells, clean out clutter, develop sustaining spells for winter.

Reflect on the past year. What did you lose? What people left your life, what things no longer hold meaning for you? How did you change as a person?

Work with various forms of divination, like runes, pendulums, tea leaves, or tarot.

If you do work with ouija boards you better be SUPER DUPER careful. Do not neglect protections, and if you feel uncomfortable, stop, protection spells and cleanse, cleanse, cleanse.

Give some time or money to a cause you’re passionate about. If your harvest is abundant, give back to those who were not so fortunate.

Colors

Black

Orange

Brown

Gold

Scarlet

Animals

Bat

Boar

Cat

Cow

Dog

Crow

Crystals

Jet

Obsidian

Amber

Carnelian

Fossils

Onyx

Sandstone

Turquoise

Bloodstone

Herbs and Flowers

Acorn

Angelica

Broom

Catnip

Deadly Nightshade

Dittany

Hazel

Heather

Mandrake

Mugwort

Oak leaves

Sage

Straw

Wormwood

Trees

Apple

Beech

Blackthorn

Locust

Pomegranate

Willow

Witch Hazel

Yew

Foods

Soul bread (I recommend putting something on it, it can be bland)

Roast turkey or chicken

Venison

Rice

Cod

Sea Bass

Lamb

Duck

Scallops

Oysters

Mussels

Apples

Pears

Grapes

Citrus

Pomegranate

Eggplant

Tomato

Fig

Brussel Sprouts

Kale

Pumpkin

Squash

Mushroom

Broccoli

Plumbs

Cranberries

Ginger

Peaches

Cabbage

Key limes

Passion Fruit

Radishes

Chestnuts

Beets

Fruit Pies

Fruit Cobblers

Apple Cake

Spice Cakes

Apple Cider

Hard Cider

Pumpkin spice Latte

Hot Cocoa

Apple Juice

Adult Appel Juice (wine)

Mulled Wine

Mulled Cider

Grape Juice

Chai Tea or Latte

Herbal Teas

Deities

Arawn

Belenus

Dagda

Hades

Loki

Odin

Pluto

Badb

Banba

Cailleach

Durga

Hecate

Hel

Inanna

Ishtar

Kali

Morrigan

Rhiannon

Horned God

Spells

Write a list of things you want to release and burn it

Light candles to help guide and honor spirits

Practice Spirit work

Samhain Divination

Family Meals with a place for the dead

Meditate and Reflect

Other names

All Saints Day

All Hallows Eve

Halloween

Incense/EO

Sage

Pumpkin

Patchouli

Myrrh

Straw

Flax

Wheat

Corn

Rosemary

Nutmeg

I’m neurodivergent and use my craft as part of a way to cope with my mental illnesses, and seek comfort in my day to day life. If you are neurodivergent as well, look into these methods to use along side modern day methods and see if they help as well!

Note: Please do not rely solely on these methods. If you need therapy, medication, etc, please continue with them. I am merely suggesting additives that have worked for me and that I have heard worked for others.

ASTROLOGY RESOURCES

Hey I will be posting a bunch of resources that will help you understand Astrology better in depth. Disclaimer that these meanings aren’t limited and even the most amazing and talented Astrologers are still learning today therefore this is basic information and it is not limited. :)

Have fun learning Astrology 🪐 I’ll make more posts if needed (part 2, part 3, etc.)

BRIEF ABOUT ASPECTS

Conjunction: Union

Semi- sextile: 1 sign apart

Sextile: Ease (2 signs apart)

Square: Tension (3 signs apart)

Trine: Harmony (4 signs apart)

Quincunx: Discord (5 signs apart)

Opposite: Need balance (Balance) (Six signs apart)

1st of May  / Fire festival or Flower festival 

We basically honor the sun, the flowers and the fire. 

Colors: Green, pink, blue, yellow, red, white, brown, and other pastel colors.

Crystals: Emerald, malachite, bloodstone, amber, carnelian, rose quartz

Gods and goddesses: : Apollo,Baldur, Cernunnos, Cupid, Eros, Freyr, Odin, Pan, Pluto, Ra, Aphrodite, Artemis, Astarte, Cybele, Danu, Diana, Don, Flora, Freya, Frigg, Maia, Rhea, Rhiannon, Venus

Energy: Conception, initiation, insight, inspiration, creativity, mirth, renewal, dedication, breath of life, life-path, wise counsel, plan, prepare.

Incense: Lemon, frankincense, ylang-ylang, cinnamon, strawberry or any floral scent. 

Herbs: Almond, ash, clover, cinquefoil, lily of the valley, meadowsweet, mint, mugwort, foxglove, honeysuckle, elder, ivy, lilac, rose, yarrow, bluebells, marigold, thyme, and other flowering plants

Animals: Bees, cow, rabbit, frog, swallow, dove, swan, cats, lynx, leopard

Food: Dairy, bread, honey, oatmeal, cakes, strawberries, wine, green salads, cherries, lemonade

Spell work: Cleansing, grounding, prosperity, protection/warding.

Symbols: Maypole, flower crowns, ribbons, spring flowers, bonfires, cauldrons, baskets, eggs, broom

Things to do

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(Especially if you’re a lazy witch)

- Imagine negative energy washing away as you shower/bathe 🚿

- In your morning drink, stir clockwise and place positive intent. (Bonus points if it’s tea! Herbs have many properties)

- Incorporate an herb/spice into your meal - most taste amazing and have great properties

- Manifest good in the day. By either writing it down, or just repeating it in your head for a few times

- Crystals. Just create a bundle of crystals and haul them around all day

- meditate right before you get up in the morning. Well you’re in your bed, meditate for a few minutes and find some calm before your day starts

- Light a candle well you have a bath that corresponds with the correct colour magick 🕯

-Light some incense well cooking, cleaning, playing cards, etc.

Books on Hekate:

-Hekate Soteira by Sarah Iles Johnston:

A must read for any Hekate devotee or follower. Discusses Her earlier roles as well as Her position as Cosmic World Soul in the Chaldean Oracles.

-Restless Dead by Sarah Iles Johnston:

Discusses the Ancient Greek views of the dead, which includes a lot of useful information about Hekate.

-Hekate: Liminal Rites by Sorita d’Este and David Rankine:

A great overview of Hekate’s history and many different aspects. An easy, but well informed read.

-Circle for Hekate vol. 1 by Sorita d’Este:

A much more in depth investigation of Hekate’s hostory, highly recommend. There’s a lot of little known info in this book.

-The Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes:

This is a classical epic and it follows the journey of Jason. It also, however, discusses Medea and Her worship of Hekate very frequently. Excellent historical viewpoints.

-Theogony by Hesiod:

Contains the Hymn to Hekate which is one of the first literary mentions of Hekate. Outlines Her early, ouranic roles.

-The Goddess Hekate edited by Stephen Ronan:

A difficult to locate text, but an absolutely great study on many different aspects of Hekate’s history.

Books on Ancient Greek Magic and Witchcraft:

-Arcana Mundi by Georg Luck:

Discusses real, historical practices, as well as the texts we have that relate to them. Also discusses many ancient beliefs about magic.

-The Greek Magical Papyri:

An important historical document which illustrates the way much of magic was performed in Ancient Greece and Rome.

-Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Daniel Ogden

A great sourcebook which contains excerpts from historical documents on the subject of magic and witchcraft, as well as discussion and analysis of these passages. An essential.

-Magika Hiera edited by Chris A. Faraone and Dirk Obbink:

Discusses a range of different magical practices in Ancient Greece, as well as their relation to theology. Discusses binding tablets, amulets, herbal magic, and more.

-Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World by John G. Gager:

This book has a more narrow focus but is really great and a lot of the information has been useful in reconstructing these practices.

-Greek and Roman Necromancy by Daniel Ogden:

A favorite author of mine and a great study of ancient necromancy, which was a huge component of magic in the ancient world.

-Night’s Black Agents by Daniel Ogden:

Has a great section which discusses Kirke and Medea as the first witches in western mythology and literature.

-Witchcraft and Magic in Europe Volume 2: Ancient Greece and Rome edited by Bengt Ankarloo and Stuart Clark:

The Blue Moon is when a second full moon appears within the same month (first being October 1st). With its gravitational pull being so strong, it’s a second chance for you to cleanse yourself of all that no longer serves you.

‘Once in a Blue Moon’ is a metaphor for ‘not very often’, but literally means about once every two-and-a-half years.

☾·.· Power of the Blue Moon✨

A Blue Moon holds double the power of a normal Full Moon. Make wishes and cast spells under a Blue Moon if you’re looking for long-term results. Your intentions will have until the next Blue Moon to germinate.

☾·.· Magickal Effects of The Blue Moon 🔮

Broadening of personal and psychic abilities

Increases spell and ritual power

Encourages accepting and moving on from lessons

Heightened sense of self-awareness and patterns

Elevated clarity and accuracy in divination sessions

Rare window of opportunity to quantum leap

Powerful time for inner-work and healing.

☾·.· Once in a Blue Moon Spell 🌙

Cut out a piece of paper

Write three wishes/intentions for the Blue Moon

Fold the paper in three

Seal the paper with wax (Blue candle, or correspond the colour with the wishes/intentions you wrote on the paper)

Hold the paper up to the moon to charge it with her energy

Read out the wishes, verbally or mentally, then hurt the paper

Leave an offering of silver for the Moon

honor the dead

bake pumpkin pie

give pumpkin pie as an offering to the dead

watch horror movies

light candles

drink tea

talk to the moon

and most importantly: