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🌺amaranth (love-lies-bleeding) + suitable offering for artemis and demeter + healing properties, mends broken hearts, protection + used for contacting the dead, invisibility, avoiding bullets

🌺bergamot (monarda) + popular ingredient for magical teas + attracts money, prosperity, success + improves memory and mental clarity

🌺calendula (marigold) + soothing and comforting, useful in healing baths + wards areas from evil, enhances psychic abilities + commands respect and admiration, helpful in legal matters

🌺comfrey (knitbone) + suitable offering for hecate + protection while travelling and from thieves  + stability, endurance, and luck with money

🌺jasmine (moonlight on the grove) + suitable offering for selene and aphrodite + popular ingredient for magical teas + attracts spiritual love, wealth, prophetic dreams

🌺lavender (elf leaf) + purification, relaxation, sleep, love, harmony + useful in all types of spell work, teas, salves, etc. + pleasant fragrance for smoking (recreation or cleansing)

🌺rose + suitable offering for aphrodite and eros  + love, peace, happiness, protection + rose hips used for healing and good luck

🌺sunflower (helianthus) + useful for wish and fertility magic + energy, confidence, happiness, wisdom + grown to ward off pests and bring good luck to gardens

🌺wisteria + useful for awakening psychic abilities, meditating, wisdom + minor uses for love, prosperity, and overcoming grief + aids in embracing femininity and reduces fear of intimacy

In witchcraft, certain colors have correspondences that you’ll notice throughout your craft. It’s important to remember these for things such as Candle Magick and reading auras. 

Red: love, passion, sexuality, initiation, aggression, strength, control, health, and vitality. 

Planets: Sun, Mars

Orange: luck, kindness, celebration, abundance, optimism, and comfort

Planets: Mars, Mercury, Uranus

Yellow: positivity, courage, vitality, progress, communication, mental clarity, and focus

Planets: Sun, Mercury, Uranus

Green: finance, luck, charity, health, prosperity, vitality, nature, fertility, and balance. 

Planets: Earth, Jupiter, Venus

Turquoise: change, travel, intellect, invention, creativity, and humanity 

Planets: Mercury, Venus, Neptune

Blue: understanding, patience, honor, fidelity, health, healing, wisdom, justice, and tranquility 

Planets: Moon, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto 

Purple: wisdom, psychic ability and power, divination, inspiration, spirituality, empowerment and enchantment. 

Planets: Moon, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Pluto 

Pink: love, healing, family, friendship, selflessness, and socializing

Planets: Venus

White: purification, truth, inspiration, clarity, spiritual strength, and enlightenment

Planet: Moon

Black: protection, honor and respect, deep meditation, banishment, and unlocking

Planet: Saturn, Pluto

Grey: neutralization and stasis

Planet: Earth, Pluto 

Silver: femininity, emotional stability, intuition, dreams, and psychic ability

Planet: Moon, Neptune 

Gold: masculinity, luxury, power, success, confidence, and creativity

Planets: Sun, Mercury, Uranus

Bronze: positivity, friendship, and unity 

Planets: Mercury, Mars, Uranus 

Brown: grounding, concentration, searching, and protection

🌙 Moon - Monday

Read

Unplug

Self-analysis

🔥 Mars - Tuesday

Work out

Work on a passion project

Sports

📝 Mercury - Wednesday

Spend time with family and friends

Study

Write a letter or story

💰 Jupiter - Thursday

Treat yourself

Budget

Work on side hustles

👠Venus - Friday

Spa day (paint nails, long shower, etc.)

“Overdress”

Romanticize your life

📁 Saturn - Saturday

Plan

Balance (rest of you’ve been working too much and vice versa)

Taxes

☀️ Sun - Sunday

Go outside

Eat healthy

Improve your craft

🖊 Uranus - Wednesday, Saturday

Try new things

Write

Pinterest

💭 Neptune - Thursday, Friday

Draw

Interpret dreams

Divination

💀 Pluto - Tuesday

Meditate

Self-improvement

People will often notice patterns to the cards they pull - you’ll notice that certain cards come up more often. This tends to be based on a feeling though, rather than any real data about which cards you’ve pulled - and the real data may surprise you. 

I’ve kept track of the cards I’ve pulled in my single card readings over the past three months, and here are some things I’ve noticed: 

I pull one card more frequently than any other card. In my case, that card is The Magician. It’s really useful to know - not just suspect - that one card turns up constantly for me. 

Some cards don’t actually appear as frequently as I think they do. I recently pulled the Nine of Pentacles and thought, “Again?? Why do I pull this card so much??” but when I look at the actual data… I’ve pulled other cards way more frequently. I think it’s a form of the Baader-Meinhof effect - a card can stick in your brain for some reason and you remember it as appearing more often than it actually does!

There are interesting things about the cards that I don’t pull. In three months, these Major Arcana cards have never come up at all: The Emperor and The Devil. I can look at the data of what archetypes don’t appear in my life and draw some interesting conclusions. I’ve also not drawn a single court card (page, knight, queen, or king) from the suit of swords - swords tend to deal with conflict, which I maybe have less of during this particular time in my life

I can identify which suit and which numbered cards appear the most and the least in my readings. While the totals of Swords, Wands, Cups, and Pentacles I pull are pretty close to even, Wands eke out a little bit higher total than the others. Cups and Pentacles are tied, with Swords coming in last. If I didn’t have this data, I’d probably assume I pull Swords the most - because they leave the biggest impact on me when I do pull them! Of the numbered cards: I pull Aces of any suit the most, and Twos of any suit the least. This makes for some interesting patterns: The Magician is sort of the “Ace” of the Major Arcana, as well. Aces are about a very singular willpower whereas Twos are about partnership and duality. Through this pattern I can identify the focus the cards have on my life at this particular point in time.

I pull Major Arcana cards more than is statistically likely. The Major Arcana makes up 28% of the deck, but 39% of my pulls. The Major Arcana are more associated with long-term messages, and so my life may have more long-term type changes needing to be made during this period.

About you:

How you got started in the craft

Your spiritual journey

Things you connect to (animals, elements, plants, ect)

Types of magic you do

Your natal chart

Your deities (if you have any)

Correspondences:

Remember, you don't need to write down correspondences you will never need! So instead, write about...

Crystals you have/want

Plants you can grow yourself/already have around you. Check your spice cabinet

And list things to use those for! So that would be herb bundles to burn, salves, recipes, and so on.

Other things you can use in magic that you already have

This would be things like sea shells, snail shells, grass, dirt, candles. Get creative!

Other witchcraft stuff:

Your sigils

Planets

The sun/moon +moon phases

Zodiac signs

The elements

Symbolism (animals, shapes, and whatever else you wish to add)

Spells:

What makes a spell that works!!! This should help with making your own spells

What NOT to do

Different types of spells

Spells you will actually use

Divination:

A section on tarot cards and their meanings

How to use a pendulum

Meanings of oracle cards

Rune meanings and how to cast them

Lesser known forms of divination!!!

Mental health:

Grounding and centering

Burn out care and being energy efficient

A list of what motivates you to do your craft

Small spells for self care

Astral work:

Your astral space (a map, a description, drawings of important locations)

Your astral body, if it's any different than your physical one

A list of spirits and important information about them

Protection, sheilding, banishing, and safety

Manners when interacting with spirits and what NOT to do

Methods of projection/travel that work for you

Post-astral grounding methods

General spirit work:

How to interact with spirits and how NOT to interact with spirits

Protection, banishing, shielding, and other safety things

How to give offerings (there's more than one way!)

Methods of communicating with spirits

Signs of spirits

Ways spirits can send signs and messages (animals, dreams, and so on)

A list of different kinds of spirits you work with/have encountered

A section for research, especially if you're doing deity work.

Grounding, if it helps you afterwards

3 Daily Habits

🧘 Meditate and stretch every day, when you wake up or before going to bed, to recenter yourself and look inwards. 

📖 Keep a journal, grimoire or book of shadows and write as often as possible, to remember your thoughts and log your progress. 

✨ Find something to be grateful for every day, whether it’s a big event or simply watching a bird landing on a tree outside of your window. 

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3 Weekly Habits

🃏 Make a past/present/future Tarot spread on Sundays to reflect on the week that has passed, your current feelings and the week ahead. 

🌲 Spend time around nature or observing the sky, at least once a week, to stay connected to the Earth and the Moon. 

🍞 Practice Kitchen Magic by making at least one special meal per week, where you pour positive energies and magical intentions. I try to learn a completely new recipe once a week to keep it fun and interesting.

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3 Monthly Habits

📝 Make a list of your goals on the first of each month, and keep it close to your desk to stay on track every day. 

🌙 Follow the moon phases to connect to the Moon’s magic and power. Work hard, start projects and be productive when the Moon is waxing ; rest, recover and reflect when the Moon is waning. 

📚 Learn something new about witchcraft, spirituality, or a completely different topic that interests you. Staying curious, even when life gets busy and complicated, is what makes it worth living. 

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3 Yearly Habits 

🧹 Fully cleanse your home after each witches sabbats to get a fresh start and throw out old energies. 

🕯️ Switch up and clean your altar at the end of each season, to keep it alive and filled with magical power. Decorate according to the coming season and sabbat. 

If you're reading this, it may be because you've been chosen by Bastet. Congratulations! Bastet is a wonderful deity to work with. She is warm, kind, and protective.

If you're a cat person, then she is more likely to choose you. In ancient times, the city in which her temple lie was filled with cats. In fact, it was considered a crime punishable by death to harm or kill any of the cats. And when the cats passed away, they would be mummified and left in Bastet's temple.

Of course, nowadays you don't need to have a mummified cat to please her! She's quite easy to cater to, and willing to accept nearly anything as an offering as long as it was presented in good faith.

So, now what?

Well, like any relationship with a deity, it begins with a cup of tea. She seems to prefer fruity teas like hibiscus, as well as spicy teas like chai.

Now, the altar

So, we know the basics of an altar. Depiction of the deity, candles, an incense holder.

Some things that Bastet would specifically appreciate are:

Fabrics (natural, cotton and silk)

Perfumes (not the cheap, artificial stuff mind you)

Jewelry (pretty much any kind is fine, as long as it's not plastic)

Glass, namely colored glass

Bells

Peacock feathers

The offerings

Now that we have our altar set up, it's time to start with the offerings!

For food and drink, Bastet likes:

Fruits, namely tart fruits like pomegranates, raspberries, grapes, ect.

Flowers (not necessarily a food item, but it's organic in nature I guess)

Chocolates (milk or mildly dark)

Cinnamon or other spices

Milk

Honey

Bread

Hibiscus, chai, and other fruity or spicy teas

Red meat or fish

Incense

Rose

Cinnamon

Clove

Jasmine

Dragon's blood

Vanilla

Other offerings

Blue, green, red and purple crystals (some jaspers, amethyst, agates, ruby, serpentine, jade)

Abalone shells

Glass, colored or otherwise

Peacock feathers

Bells

You can also honor Bastet by being kind to cats. You can give your cats special treats or toys, feed the stray cats or build shelters for them, or volunteer at an animal shelter.

+Well Water: healing and self care elixirs and potions

*note: to collect this water you must first make a shrine to honor the Guardian of that well facing North or West. This should be done on a full moon and you should leave an offering there or outside somewhere every full moon if you intend to use it for healing. The night you make your shrine you should take your vessel for creating these healing potions (usually your tea pot) and soak the entire vessel in water from the well in a bowl out in the moon light. Then let it air dry and you can use it from then on. Every full moon you should at least pour some drinkable water near or on the shrine as a thank you and rinse your vessel in water from your well (aka the sink in most places that have one).

+Snow Water: working with death and the changing seasons, to bring drastic and destructive change, to imbue someone or a place with a deep cold

*note: collect in any bowl during snow fall (do not pick up snow to use) and let the water sit and freeze overnight and thaw in the morning.

+Dew Water: collected from baneful plants it can be used in curses and hexes, collected from trees like oak trees used for protection and strength related spellwork

*note: use gloves when collecting from baneful plants and don't ingest it. Use the water quickly before it evaporates.

+Tap Water: water from the tap comes from a specific source in your city so this water can be used to connect with the Water Guardian deity of that water source and used for healing people and nature of the area

*note: the shrine mentioned in the well water portion is advisable here as well, although not required.

+Storm Water: torrential downpour storm water holds the energy of the storm itself and can be used in destructive magick and connecting with storm or weather deities, to bring chaos and disruption to someone's life, if a lightning storm the water can hold the energy to destroy life or property

*collect in anything but I don't suggest drinking it. I have collected it many times and it always looks pretty iffy to ingest.

+Moon Water: connect with moon related deities, healing feminine physical and emotional issues (please note I mean feminine sides of oneself not an exclusionary female gender only concept; although this water specifically heals physical female issues as well), adding the spirit of the water to spells for adding potency, as a base for alchemical works or making sacred waters, as a base for creating Hallowed Water, for space and altar cleansings in lieu of smoke, add to ritual baths for potency

*note: moon water is collected in a sacred vessel attached to the end of a long wooden pole or staff. Then this vessel is dipped and raked across the reflection of the moon in another body of water (ponds, pools, rivers, etc). This is done 9 times from each of the Four Quarters after calling them and their Guardians to the rite. Then the staff with the water is left outside where it will consistently have the moon's light on it for at least 3 hours. Do this on the Full Moon for the full 3 days of the moon's cycle. Moon water in a jar in the window sill is a wiccan or modern witch concept.

+War Water: Hallowed Moon water that has rusted nails, metal shards, screws, etc added to it. It must sit for at least one full year to potency. After that year the water is ready to use and can be added to and the metal pieces are left inside. This can be used to break small hexes and curses or to remove curses and imprints from previously owned items.

+Saining Water: use to intensely cleanse a space and remove unwanted spirits or imprints from a home. The recipes vary but utilize well water, moon water, jalapeno water (cut up fresh jalapeno and let sit in a jar of half water half white vinegar or vodka for a full moon cycle), frankincense oil, clove oil, 9 bay leaf ashes, charcoal from a funerary fire, various bones of your choosing, and a splash of War Water. These recipes are usually very personal and aren't shared past these basic ingredients.

+Rain Water: collected during rain that is gentle with little wind and may still have the sun peeking out and creating a soft golden glow. This water is used for bringing peace of mind or peace to a location. Can also be used in rituals involving water-oriented deities.

5 Ways to Make Your Shower Magical

So, you don’t have a bathtub or the time to take an arduous bath. You’d like to do something mood-lifting and positive but honestly feel a little lazy (and maybe a little gross, too). The good news is, you can still be indulgent and just as magical with a good shower.

1. Make DIY shower disks with various herbs and essential oils. Not only will the steam improve your health, but the ingredients can have magical properties as well.

2. Steep the herbs you would put in your bath in a pail of warm water and rinse yourself with the brew post-shower. Many herbal rinses also offer tons of benefits for the skin.

3. Choose soap with intent. You can use bar soap (either DIY or store-bought) or handmade body wash. Looking to be energized? Try a minty eucalyptus soap. Need to unwind before bed? Go with a chamomile and lavender wash. Be sure to use ingredients that match your purpose! 

4. Use a purposeful body scrub. Rub away bad energy and dead skin with recipes for purification and protection, energy, stopping gossip, glamour, recovering from violation, preventing unwanted touching, removing bad energy, romance, self love, luck, or create your own recipe. 

Sometimes it’s hard to make room for magic in daily life. We understand, so we made this hypothetical schedule to give you an idea of how to incorporate a little magic every hour of your day.

6:00 am Charge your morning tea or coffee while checking the moon phase

7:00 am Pick out a talisman to wear for protection/luck/etc. when dressing

8:00 am Use a sigil or glamour perfume to enhance confidence for the day

9:00 am Use a protective charm for traveling on your way to work or class

10:00 am Use an attraction charm or friendly glamour to improve interactions

11:00 am Drink plenty of fruit or crystal infused water for magical hydration

12:00 pm Add charged spices to your lunch for midday energy re-boost 

1:00 pm Spend a moment with enchanted smelling salts for calmness 

2:00 pm Cast a simple spell using emojis on your smartphone 

3:00 pm Give a cup of coffee with enchanted sugar to ‘sweeten’ someone up

4:00 pm Use a concentration sigil to improve your work or studying

5:00 pm Use a money or luck spell for payday, or to beat traffic home

6:00 pm Choose specific ingredients for your intent when making dinner

7:00 pm Cleanse your home with herbs, or a crystal-infused room spray

8:00 pm Set aside some time to light some candles and meditate

9:00 pm Remove the day’s energy with an herbal soap in the bath or shower

10:00 pm Use a dream pillow or cast a sleep circle for the perfect night’s rest

✨☕️ simple tea & coffee magic ☕️✨

a list of simple tea and coffee magic tips and correspondences for morning kitchen witchery ✨

☕️ sun water | energy, happiness

☕️ new moon water | new beginnings, new projects

☕️ full moon water | manifesting, calming

☕️ cinnamon | love, happiness, money

☕️ honey | mending friendships / relationships, protection

☕️ sugar | manifesting, attraction

☕️ nutmeg | legal matters, good luck

☕️ ginger | quicken manifestations

☕️ cocoa | grounding, prosperity

☕️ milk | growth, fertility, strength

☕️ stir clockwise | to manifest

☕️ stir counterclockwise | to banish

☕️ paint sigils on your coffee / tea mug

✨💎 crystal care basics 💎✨

a quick guide for using and caring for your crystal or crystal collection 💎

💎 cleanse | it’s important to cleanse your crystal of negative energies before and after you carry it, use it in your practice, etc.

💎 methods of crystal cleansing 💎

✨ water cleansing | using sea salt and clear water from a natural source, such as rain or a stream, mix the two together (1 cup of sea salt to 1 quart of water) submerge your crystals and let them sit overnight (don’t use this method with crystals that are water soluble)

✨ smoke cleansing | pass your crystal through incense or sage smoke of your choice

✨ fire cleansing | quickly pass your crystal through the flame of a lit candle or match (safely and carefully!)

✨ salt cleansing | cover your crystals completely in sea salt and allow them to sit overnight before uncovering them

✨ earth cleansing | like salt cleansing, bury your crystals in dirt or soil and allow them to sit overnight before uncovering them

💎 program | after cleansing, you may program your crystal with your desired intent so long as it aligns with the properties of the crystal itself

💎 methods of crystal programming 💎

✨ visualize | hold your crystal in the hand that feels most comfortable, and imagine a soft light filling your crystal while you focus on your intention, rest when you feel you’ve activated the intention

✨ communicate | while holding your crystal, have a conversation with it (this can be verbal or telepathic) by making your intentions clear and showing gratitude when you feel your crystal has been activated

✨ familiarize | carry your crystal with you for a few days/weeks while you focus on your intent, eventually the crystal will activate by picking up your vibrations

💎 charge | lastly, after you’ve programmed your intent into the crystal, choose a suitable method of charging it with natural, positive energy

💎 methods of crystal charging 💎

✨ sunlight | put your crystals outside or on your windowsill in sunlight for the day (may cause color fading in certain crystals)

✨ moonlight | put your crystals outside or on your windowsill overnight in moonlight (pretty much exactly like sunlight but without the possibility of crystal color fading)

✨ reiki | if you know/are a reiki practitioner, reiki energy work can be used to charge just about anything, including crystals

✨💵 simple money manifestation spell 💵✨

a simple spell to bring financial freedom and security into your life 💸

what you’ll need:

💵 green tea light | money, luck

💵 aventurine | fortune, abundance, luck

💵 quartz point | for carving sigil

💵 sigil or rune | money, fortune

steps:

💵 using the quartz point, carve the fortune rune and/or money sigil of your choice into the top of the tea light

💵 hold the tea light in your hand, and visualize what financial freedom looks like to you (bills paid, leftover cash in the bank, a certain amount of money for something you need, etc.)

💵 once you have a clear vision of the money you want to manifest, place the tea light somewhere sacred and light it

💵 place the aventurine next to the tea light to charge it with your intention and wait until the candle burns out on its own

✨🍂 simple mabon rituals 🍂✨

a list of some little things you can do to celebrate mabon and the autumn equinox 🍂

🍁 relax and reflect on the year so far

🍁 count your blessings and take a moment to be grateful for everything you achieved or manifested this year

🍁 harvest your herbs or crops and leave small offerings in their place (or in a nearby harvested field if you don’t grow your own)

🍁 adorn yourself in autumn colors, like red, orange, and burgundy

🍁 go for a hike through the woods

🍁 let go of things that no longer serve you to make room for more opportunities

🍁 light some candles, set some intentions, and meditate

🍁 make an altar and some offerings for your deities

🍁 drink wine, tea, or warm apple cider

🍁 eat spice cakes, breads, nuts, and autumn fruits and vegetables

🍁 wear a warm cozy sweater

✨🕊 anxious witch tips 🕊✨

a list of witchy things you can do to help soothe your stress and anxiety 🕊

✨ bitch to the sun, moon, and stars about your day, talk to trees and plants about your feelings, watch clouds for guidance, find comfort in nature

✨ brew some lavender chamomile tea (or another decaffeinated tea) and add some milk and raw honey

✨ pray to your deities, angels, spirit guides, nature, the universe, or other depending on your faith and beliefs.

✨ vent your frustrations to deceased loved ones who are with you in spirit

✨ give yourself a quick reading on stressful situations with a tarot card or pendulum

✨ go outside and put your bare feet on grass or dirt and practice some grounding meditations

✨ take a long hot shower and exfoliate with some lavender oil salt scrub, use mild and soothing scented soaps and shampoo / conditioner

✨ light a shitload of candles in lavender, eucalyptus, vanilla, frankincense, or chamomile scents

✨ breathe deeply, sit comfortably, and practice clearing meditations with crystals like quartz, amethyst, and selenite

✨ drink moon or sun water, generally lots of water, try to stay away from caffeinated teas or coffee

✨ count your blessings by keeping a daily gratitude journal

✨ make a simple charm satchet with rose quartz, amethyst, and lavender buds and carry it with you

✨🥛 simple milk magic 🥛✨

a little list of ingredients with magical properties that you can add to milk or other dairy beverages for flavor and intent ✨

🥛 milk | prosperity, nurturing, protection, success

🥛 almond milk | banishing, beauty, fertility, love, luck

🥛 coconut milk | protection, purification

🥛 vanilla extract | love, passion, peace, comfort, mental awareness

🥛 sugar | manifesting, happiness

🥛 honey | healing, repairing relationships, peace

🥛 cocoa powder | love, grounding, prosperity

🥛 cinnamon | love, sex, happiness, money

✨ cold milk | to heal the physical body, helps ease nausea