Jolie

-cottages

-mushrooms

-moss

-forestd

-wildlife

-plantlife

-fae

-herbs/recipes

-calming environments

-calming art having to do with^^

witchcraft is an enhancement to your life, it shouldnt be or determine your whole life

its okay to do or not do things. what matters is what youre comfortable with

figure out your ethics before you do anything. figure out how you feel about involving others in your craft, about curses/hexes, deities, etc. you might regret past actions if you figure this out too late

start easy. people arent born as a master in anything, including witchcraft. try not to overwork yourself

its okay to be casual. you dont have to dedicate your entire life to the craft. you dont need fancy supplies to be valid

do research. on everything you want to do, but especially spells, spirits, and how to protect yourself. protection is especially important

you dont have to be an expert in your preferred kind of craft. its okay to need help, to need to look things up, etc

keep your comfort in mind, but also that of others. your ethics are up to you, but you should know what effects you might have on others

you dont have to call yourself a witch, or use any other terms

 Lilith the Goddess a.k.a. The Night

Lilith gained her popularity back in these dark days, so I am going to inform some new pagan witches with her story and how to celebrate her.

She has been known as the Ancient Demon, many feared her, but she is actually a Dark Deity of pagans. It is said that she was the first woman on earth, but made not from dust, but from filth and residue. Jewish legends describe her the most, but it is no secret that she was related to Sumerian witchcraft.

Even tho she is described as the evil demon in the ancient texts, she became a symbol of feminine energy and freedom in the modern Wicca religion.

Lilith is a goddess that is unfortunately shrouded in mystery. Luckily, a tradition of witches that work with her have come up with different ideas on how to represent Lilith on your pagan altar.

Make connection with Lilith when:

you are anxious, feeling angry with YOURSELF or when you lose your self worth, in need for empowerment and building up emotional strength, if you have problems with your reproductive system or just for arguments with men.

How to represent her on your altar:

- her symbol is the owl or a serpent, so figurines of those animals should be placed on your altar

- she is the night, so night and universe paintings

- black moon symbolism, trees and dark forest art, apples, pomegranates, red wine and blood, aphrodisiacs

Crystals: amber, bloodstone, tourmaline and tigers eye, also moonstone

Blessed Beltane everyone! 

-Wear green, red, purple, yellow, and white

-Wear a flower crown

-If it’s safe for you, go outside and enjoy nature. If you can, go to the woods or forest.

-If it’s safe for you, have a campfire or a bonfire! If that’s not an option, you could always light a candle.

-If you follow a pantheon of deities, there’s several associated with the holiday: Artemis, Pan, Bes, Bacchus, Cernunnos, Flora, Hera, Kokopelli, Mbana Mwana Waresa, Priapus, Sheela-na-Gig, Xochiquetzal.

-If you have the space and the opportunity, work in your garden or plant something!

-If you are trying to have a baby, it’s the perfect time of year for fertility magic.

-If you have one, decorate your altar or shrine with Beltane colours, flowers, and candles.

-Dance around a maypole! If you don’t have one of those just… laying around, you could dance around a tree. If you’re stuck inside, you could dance around a chair. Just get dancing!

-Leave an offering for the faeries!

-Make a cake and decorate it with (edible) leaves or green frosting to make a Green Man cake!

-Braid some ribbons or yarn together to hang in a tree!

Abundance: Arnica

Balance: Heather

Banishing negative energy: Lilac, Snapdragon

Beauty: Amaryllis, Pentas, Wolf’s Bane

Clairvoyance: Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace

Communication: Datura (with Deities), Foxglove (with Fae), Pansy

Courage: Geranium, King Protea

Creativity: King Protea

Divination: Chicory, Damiana, Datura, Hibiscus, Pansy, Poppy, Rose

Dreams: Calendula (psychic dreams), Dandelion, Datura, Poppy

Energy: Carnation, Sunflower (sun energy)

Exorcism: Angelica, Dandelion, Datura, Henbane, Lilac

Fertility: Daffodil, Damiana, Foxglove, Geranium, Heather, Myrtile, Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace, Sunflower

Friendship: Hydrangea, Passion Flower

Happiness: Calendula, Hyacinth, Lily of the Valley, Pansy, Scarlet Pimpernel, Sunflower, Tulip

Harmony: Gardenia, Iris, Jasmine, Lavender, Poppy, Rose, Violet

Healing: Arnica, Angelica, Calendula, Carnation, Chicory, Gardenia, Geranium, Heather, Lavender, Rose, Scarlet Pimpernel, Vervain

Hope: Daisy, Violet

Innocence: Daisy, Freesia

Invisibility: Poppy, Wolf’s Bane

Joyfulness: Birds of Paradise

Love: Buttercup, Daffodil, Daisy, Damiana, Datura, Foxglove, Gardenia, Geranium, Heather, Hibiscus, Hyachint, Iris, Jasmine, Lavender, Lilac, Orchid, Pansy, Pentas, Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace, Tulip, Vervain, Violet, Yarrow Flower

Luck: Carnation, Chicory, Daffodil, Dandalion, Honeysuckle, Poppy, Violet

Lust: Damiana, Heather, Hibiscus, Queen Anne’s Lace

Marriage: Buttercup, Yarrow Flower

Money: Bergamot, Chamomile, Honeysuckle

Passion: Chamomile, Passion Flower, Rose

Patience: Aster

Peace: Gardenia, Iris, Lavender, Passion Flower, Poppy, Violet

Pleasure: Sweet Pea

Prosperity: Jasmine, Poppy

Protection:  Angelica, Arnica, Carnation, Datura, Dogwood, Foxglove, Geranium, Heather, Holly, Hyacinth, Lilac, Lily, Marigold, Rose, Scarlet Pimpernel, Snapdragon, Tulip, Vervain, Violet, Wolf’s Bane

Psychic Ability: Arnica, Calendula, Damiana, Orchid, Rose, Moonflower

Purification: Chicory, Dandelion, Lavender

Relaxation: Chamomile, Jasmine, Lavender, Poppy, Vervain

Removal of Curses/Breaking Hexes: Chicory, Datura, Hydrangea, Lily

Second sight: Henbane, Queen Anne’s Lace, Scarlet Pimpernel

Sensuality: Heather

Sexuality: Damiana, Foxglove

Sleep: Chamomile, Elderflower, Linden, Poppy, Violet

Spirit: Arnica (keeps unwanted spirits at bay), Bergamot (lifts spirit), Dandelion (summoning spirits), Heather (conjuring spirits), Honeysuckle

Spirituality: Jasmine, Queen Anne’s Lace, Rose

Strength: Carnation, Chicory

Success: Bergamot, Chicory, Sunflower

Tranquility: Lavender, Poppy, Rose, Violet

Transformation: Datura, King Protea, Moonflower, Scarlet Pimpernel

Vision: Angelica, Damiana, Datura

Vitality: Carnation

Wealth: Elderflower, Honeysuckle, Jasmine

Wisdom: Henbane

🌈Flower Colours and Magical Correspondences🌈

BLACK AND DARK BURGUNDY: The Crone,  banishing, breaking hexes, and removing negativity

BLUE: Element of water,  healing, sleep, and peace

BROWN AND  BEIGE:  Home,  stability,  and pets

GREEN: The God, element of earth,   faeries, healing, money, luck and fertility

PINK:  Friendship, children, affection and love

PURPLE: Power, psychic abilities and passion

RED: The Mother, element of fire, lust, love, sex, healing and protection

WHITE: The Maiden,  all  purpose, purification, protection,  and moon magick

YELLOW: Element of air, wisdom, mental powers,and divination 

ORANGE: Energy, vitality, and success

🌻🍂Flowers of the Month🍃❄️

January: carnation (bestows energy, healing), snowdrop (symbolizes new beginnings)

February: violet (love, protection), primrose (protection, love)

March: daffodil (fertility, love)

April: sweet pea (friendship, strength), daisy (love), lily (keeps negative influences away  [White: symbol for the archangel Gabriel])

May: lily of the valley (perks you up, lifts your spirits [all part of the flower are mildly toxic, should not be ingested]), hawthorn (fertility, happiness, good luck in fishing)

June: rose (love), honeysuckle (prosperity)

July: larkspur (health, protection), water lily (healing, emotions, psychic powers [use it in water spells, rituals])

August: gladiola (ending relationships, ending situations,), poppy (luck, prosperity)

September: morning glory (can be used in binding spells, peace, happiness), aster (can be used in love spells)

October: calendula (strength, healing, justice)

November: chrysanthemum (protection, protects you from negativity)

December: holly (protection, male plant), ivy (fidelity, love, female plant)

🔱Goddesses and Associated Plants🔱

APHRODITE: Violet, Morning glory, Rose, Linden, Heather, Queen Anne’s Lace, Daisy and all true blue flowers      

APOLLO: Arnica, Henbane

ARADIA: Rue, Vervain, Verbena

ARIANRHOD: Linden

ARTEMIS: Artemesia, Daisy, Damiana    

ASTRAEA: Aster, Michaelmas daisy

BAST: Catnip

BIL: Henbane

BRIGHID OR BRIDE: Dandelion,  Crocus, Helebores          

CERNUNNOS: Chamomile

CERRIDWEN: Vervain/verbena

CHRONOS: Henbane

CYBELE: Chrysanthemum

DEMETER OR CERES: Red Poppy

DIANA: Rue, Henbane, Rose

DRYADS: Daisy

FAE: Daisy

FREYA:  Maidenhair fern, Daisy, Rose, Primrose and Arnica

GANESHA: Damiana

HADES: Datura

HATHOR: Rose

HECATE: Cyclamen, Lavender, Willow, Hensbane, Datura, Wolf’s Bane and Monkshood (aconite)

HEL: Chrysanthemum

HERA:   Iris, Willow

HESTIA: Passion Flower

HOLDA: Rose in full bloom

HYPNOS: Passion Flower

IRIS: Iris, Rose

ISIS: Rose, Heather and purple  Iris

JUNO: Iris

JUPITER: Carnation

KALO: Hibiscus

LADY OF GUADALUPE:  Red and pink roses, Poinsettias

LILITH:  Lily; Deep-Red, Thorny, Garden-Style Roses

LUNA: Queen Anne’s Lace

MAE LABRAID: Heather

MAIA: Scarlet Pimpernel

MARS: Daffodil

MEDEA: Lavender

MERCURY: Chamomile

MINERVA: Thistle, Olive, and Mulberries              

NATURAJA: Datura

NECHTAN: Heather

NEPHTHYS: Lily

OESTRE: Daisy

OSHUN: Chamomile, Yarrow Flower

PERSEPHONE:   Parsley, Pomegranate, Henbane

RA: Arnica, Chamomile

SATURN: Datura, Lavender

SELENE: Rose, Bluebell, Nicotiana, Queen Anne’s Lace   and all white and night-blooming flowers

SHANGO: Hibiscus

SHAVA: Linden

SHIVA: Datura

ST. ANNE: Chamomile

VENUS: Violet, Morning glory,  Rose, Hibiscus, Queen Anne’s Lace, Heather and all true blue flowers    

YEMAYA: Passion Flower, Yarrow Flower

ZEUS: Damiana

Source: Garden Witchery - Magic from the ground up by Ellen Dugan 

As I repeatedly state, the true purpose of witchcraft is deeply personal, often times, a major part of witchcraft is honing your skills in a specific areas, so here’s a crash course on the types of witchcraft

Eclectic witches

Eclectic witches embrace magick and practice in all of its forms, many modern witches choose to describe themselves as such, they cannot be pinned down to one specific type of magic

Green witches

Green witches focus on their connection to nature, and draw their spiritual energy through their work with plants. The particularly work with herbalism and gardening.

Hereditary witch

Witches whose traditions have been passed down through their families, this type of witchcraft typically varies from family to family, typically this incorporates old pagan practices

Hellenic witches

Witches who devote their practice to the worship or Ancient Greek gods and goddesses

Kemetic witches

Witches who devote their practice to the worship of ancient Egyptian dieties

Kitchen witches

Witches whose practices involve working in the home, using objects they likely already have, magick is often incorporated into cooking and work within the kitchen.

Wiccan witches

These witches practice a religion within the strain of neopaganism called Wicca

Shaman

Witches who alter their state of being or conscious to practice magick

Word witches

Main source of magick is practiced through sigils or by weaving words into their craft

Shinto

A Japanese practice which tethers itself to the worship of the Kami, a type of spirit

Luciferian

Those who worship Lucifer as the bringer of light and the morning start

Lunar witch

Magick and practice is tethered greatly to the cycles of the moon

Fae/Faery witches

Practice based on ancient British, Germanic, Slavic, Scottish/Celtic, Irish and French folklore

Satanists/satanic

Those who choose to defy the constructs of society and organized religion. Often are against traditional magicks and religions

Sea witch

Witches who draws power from the ocean and practice water based magick. Can be tethered to lunar magick

Stregheria

An Italian practice very similar to Wicca

Divination

Those whose practice focuses on foresight, divination, and the uncovering of hidden information through means such as tarot, scrying, tea leaves, bone burning, etc

Cosmic witch

Witches who focus on celestial practices, such as astrology and star-reading

Chaos witches

A blending of all types of magick that defy organization and one practice