Ugly Urban Witch

Reblog if you mainly post: — Spells — Information on any type of magick — Witchcraft — Herbalism — Bone collecting — Runes — Sigils

Yes, you heard it right! I’m coming out with my own 30 day challenge! I tried to come up with a lot of unusual tasks that I don’t see in challenges and to try and make this one fairly interactive. Before we get into it here is a quick FAQ. HAVE FUN!!!

How do I take part?

Follow each instruction on the list for 30 days. That is about it! If you want to share your experience with others then you can upload your pictures and stories to Tumblr and tag it as #Violetwitchcraftchallenge! Alternatively you can submit them to me and I will post them on your behalf. You don’t have to write anything long; just how you found the day will do fine :)

When does it start?

Whenever you want! You don’t have to start at the beginning of the month; the only requirement is that you do all 30 days in a row. But hey, I don’t really care if you miss a few days ;)

I’ve already done _____ on this list!

Either go back to refresh your memory or just skip that day.

30 DAYS OF WITCHCRAFT.

Day 1: Write a short post about how you got into witchcraft.

Day 2: Write down in any form you wish what you love about your path. 

Day 3: Create a witchy playlist. Share the tracklist.

Day 4: Try Automatic Writing. Share the results.(Learn how here. The channeling of a guide is not required.)

Day 5: Learn a little about a path that you don’t know about, but like the look of. 

Day 6: Write something in a witchy script. (My script can be found here. Other acceptable alternatives are the Theban, Tolkien Elvish, etc)

Day 7: Learn a little about a path you don’t know about, but hate the look of. 

Day 8: Try seeing your Aura. (Learn how here)

Day 9: Create a Sigil. (Learn how here)

Day 10: Work out your natal chart. (Learn how here)

Day 11: Create a spell.

Day 12: Learn about any form of divination you have not yet tried and give it a go. Share the results.

Day 13: Create a new tarot card for the Major Arcana of tarot. You can just make up a concept and a card name if you are not artistic! (Learn what the Major Arcana is here)

Day 14: Write a short post about what you do in your specific practise.

Day 15: Write a piece of poetry on any witchy topic you would like.

Day 16: Learn the brief history of a specific divination method that interests you.

Day 17: Try meditation. If sitting is too uncomfortable for you then lay down while doing so.

Day 18: Name a book, film, game or TV show from pop culture and how it has inspired your craft.

Day 19: Create a spell inspired by a book, film, game or TV show.

Day 20: Create a sigil from song lyrics of your choice. (An example of this is here)

Day 21: Describe or draw what kind of witch you would be if you were in a fantasy game.

Day 22: Find a blog that inspires you or helps you in your path and send them a nice message :)

Day 23: Create a magical symbol that represents your specific craft. (Similar examples are the pentagram, the cross, etc)

Day 24: Try some of the magic you did as a kid again now. (Making a wish at a specific time, blowing out candles on a cake, making a wish on a dandelion, etc)

Day 25: Use an unconventional item in your craft. How you do so is up to you. (think objects completely unconnected to witchcraft.)

Day 26: Download a witchy app on your phone. Share with us what it is and how you find it useful.

Day 27: Create a deity. You can either draw or just describe the deity and what the deity rules/means.

Day 28: Research a famous occultist from any period of history. 

Day 29: Watch a documentary on witchcraft on YouTube. Note if you agree or disagree with how witchcraft was represented.

BEKKATHYST WINTER 2017 GIVEAWAY

~This giveaway is in no way affiliated with Tumblr.~

Please read thoroughly before entering!

Hello lovely Tumblr folk! It’s that time again- I have a giveaway for you all. This time I’m celebrating the wonderful year you all gave my shop in 2016, and the hope of an even better 2017!  

All these items came from my shop (minus the sage!).

What you get:

(Handmade by me) White spirit quartz copper necklace (you get to decide the chain length!) 

$50 credit that can be applied to anything in my shop.

large amethyst cluster from Brazil

almost 9″ obsidian dagger (purely for decoration, not functional)

amethyst sphere w/ small plastic sphere holder

rough kyanite, amethyst crystal, and desert rose

ocean jasper, iron quartz, tiger iron and labradorite palm stones

an assortment of tumbled stones (lapis lazuli, malachite, and aquamarine)

an assortment of polished hearts (carnelian, rose quartz, and polychrome jasper) 

two agate slices

large ammonite pair 

4 tealight candles (not pictured) 

a large sustainably harvested California white sage bundle (sadly if you are outside the US I cannot send this to you)

This has a retail value of $280 in addition to the $50 shop credit! 

Rules:

You must be 16 or older. (If under 18 you MUST have parent’s permission)

You must be following me, so you can get updates if anything about the giveaway changes.

Please check out my shop and if you’re interested, you can sign up for my email newsletter here. (Totally not necessary or required, it’s just an option!)

DO NOT tag this post as giveaway. That will risk the notes getting messed up, and this will be ruined for everyone. Please don’t argue about this- for some reason people have said really nasty and mean things to me over this.

Reblog this post to enter. Likes count, too. No giveaway or spam blogs. If you reblog on a side blog, let me know in the tags what the name of your blog is that you’re following me with.

Please don’t spam people with reblogs- you can reblog however many times you’d like, but please be courteous.

Each entry will be assigned a number and the winner will be chosen by a random number generator.

The giveaway ends Wednesday, March 15th at 6 pm Pacific time.

The winner will be messaged and must respond with their full name and address within 24 hours, or a new winner will be chosen.

I need people to follow that aren’t majority aesthetic blogs.

I will literally follow anyone (after I check out your blog) that posts any of the following:

-Spells

-Potions

-Curses

-Blessings

-Sigils

-Animal witchcraft

-Urban witchcraft

-Ingredients for witchcraft (like banishing power, etc)

-Arts and Crafts witchcraft

-Elemental witchcraft

-Stormcraft

-Space witchcraft

-Witch Tips

-Herbalism and herbal remedies (I’m just getting into this)

-Crystals and crystal healing

-Anything divination related

-Spirit work

-Witchcraft resources (WITCH BOOKS AND REFERENCES ESPECIALLY)

-SCIENCE AND SCIENCE WITCHCRAFT (I only have one other witchcraft blog that is of a science witch and they barely post)

-Anything else witchcraft related

🔥 using the element of fire, you can use this technique for spells with a special need for anger, lust, passion, deconstruction. fire is the element of major change. 

🔥 gather: a wooden, unpainted pencil and a candle. 

🔥 keep a glass of water nearby

🔥 quickly write the sigil or message

🔥 practice fire safety and common sense

A while ago I started using a new technique for making some of my sigils. After streamlining the process, I’ve decided to share it with all of you! So, without further ado:

Step One:

Like many other sigil creation methods, the first step is to create a statement of intent. With leaf sigils this can be as simple or as complex as you would like. I usually write out a short sentence in the present tense that states what I want from the sigil.

Optional: If you have a long sentence, or you just want to get rid of a few letters, I would suggest crossing out repeated letters and/or vowels. This is a method used quite often in sigils. It will make the next few steps much easier.

Step Two: 

Draw a stem for your leaf. This is going to be what you organise everything around. It can be straight, curve, short, long, etc. I usually draw a slightly curving line that is similar to most leaf stems.

Step Three:

Arrange the letters from your statement in step one around the stem. The letters should be touching each other and/or the stem of your leaf. I usually do my best to make both sides of the line mirror each other, but its up to you how you place the letters.

Step Four:

Draw a new stem that looks like the last one. Now try to draw an outline around the stem that follows the outside edges of your letters from the previous step. This might be a bit difficult.

You will probably go through several drafts before you find the one that works best. Try to keep your leaf wide enough that it looks like a leaf you might see on a tree. It’s ok to simplify the edges, what is important is that this leaf represents your original statement.