Hypothetically Magical

Banishing is a direct form of expelling energy or spirit from your space. Used to get rid of a specific energy, spirit, or person. Can even be used to banish a bad habit if you really wanted to. It is a strong form of defensive magic versus cleansing which is more of a brush out the door. Banishing is you picking whatever up by the scruff like a wet cat and throwing it out the window.

You can incorporate cleansing and banishing methods together. Make it spicy, get the job done in one go.

Here are some banishing methods that are within my grimoire.

Spiritual

Smoke - Burning Dragons Blood, Frankincense, Hyssop, Rue, Cedar, Juniper, Blackberry Leaves and Pine are great herbs to burn for banishing and purification. You can also make a herbal spray as well.

Candles - Banish from your space using corresponding banishing candle colours like Black.

Herbs - Can be made into satchels, jars, sprays, spellwork and other items for banishing.

Sigils - Create a banishing sigil for your space, self or working.

Powders - Powders like GTFO powder are great examples for banishing's

Witches bells - Witches bells hang on your doorknob or on your door (inside the home) for protection and banishing. When someone comes into the home it rings, banishing negative energy.

Spells - Return to sender, uncrossings and freezer spells are good examples of banishings. Write the target's name on a black candle with intention, dress with corresponding oils, and write a petition to place under the candle to effectively banish them from your space/life.

Energy - Visualize a powerful bubble of protective light of any colour. Visualize it pushing out of your chest and visualize it burning up the energy and pushing it out of your space. Can be energy-taxing so please drink some water and eat a snack.

Black salt - Salt (I use sea) mixed with charcoal, eggshell powder and protective & purifying herbs. Used in warding, banishing and protection. Please be careful around pets with salt as they can get sick if eaten.

Physical

Baths/showers - Submerging yourself in water with banishing herbs and oils. You can also shower with banishing herbal soaps and hang a mesh satchel with purifying herbs over your shower head.

Physical - Literally taking pots and pans, screaming to get out of your house. Both annoying to the neighbors and effective for spirits.

Vocal - Prayer to deity/ancestors/guides/etc for assistance. Prayer from a holy book. Incantations are normally followed by another action like ringing bells.

Feel free to place your banishing methods below!

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I don’t really know what people generally call this method of sigil making, so I’m just calling it “Letter Shaping” because you’re using the basic shapes from certain letters. This is the most common form of sigil making, and it allows the most creative influence. As you see above the sigils are for nearly the same thing, yet the sigils came out completely different. Not because the purpose was different, but because I approached them both a different creative way, and that’s what I like so much about this method. There’s a lot of freedom and personalization involved.

Close your eyes. Breathe out your frustration. Feel your feet on the ground and center yourself with the earth. Keep eyes closed until your heart rate has settled.

Light a lavender candle. Let the scent fill your room/office. 

Make yourself a cup of chamomile tea. 

Take time to clean your room/office. A clean physical world translates into peace for your mental world. 

Keep rose petals in your freezer. When you’re feeling overwhelmed, lay down and place the cold petals over your eyes. Rest for 15 minutes. 

There is something to be said for the simplicity and effectiveness of writing a list and checking it off as you complete each task. When your mind is cluttered and overwhelmed with all your conflicting responsibilities, sit down, and write a list of everything you need to do. Tackle your first item, then move on to the next. When you’ve finished your list you will feel cleansed of your worries. 

Go for a hike, or a swim in the ocean or lake. Reconnecting with mother nature reminds the soul of the truly important things. It will relax you and allow you to revisit your obligations with fresh eyes.

Take an epsom salt bath.

Allow yourself to be creative. Daily tasks can get daunting and run you down. Allow yourself to indulge in your creativity. Your work will benefit from your brain switching on its creative edge. Doodle. Sing. Dance. Knit. Write. 

Meditate. 

Okay, so today I offered to take some photos and film bits of me performing some weather magic. If you don’t know anything about weather related magic or storm casting you might want to go read the post I made earlier first.

Storm Casting

Storm casting is essentially the art of creating storms. While there are many different methods to create storms and bring rain, the method I use is to fill a jug with water and while sitting outside (or facing a window) pour the water into a wash basin I inherited from my mother (see below). 

Now you can either dip the tip of your pointer finger into the water and slowly make five clockwise circles in the water or if you have a pendant necklace, this can be used instead.

As you are making the circles call the wind to bring in a storm by blowing (or whistling a continuous low note - the sound of wind over the mouth of a glass bottle) over the water in the basin.

These offering ideas can of course be changed depending on what you have available to you, what you can make and what you connect with but these are just a few of the items I find work best for me when I give offerings to the goddess of crossroads, witchcraft and so much more!

items labeled with * are things I find are extremely well received

Edibles

Breads 

Cakes - lit with candles especially 

Pomegranates *

Wines

Honey

Cinnamon

Garlic 

Onion

Milk - I prefer warmed milk but I’m not aware if She has a preference 

Chocolates - I usually offer dark chocolates 

Non-Edibles

Roses

Lavender 

Poppy seeds

Dandelions 

Blood - I’m only listening this because it’s worked wildly well for me but DO NOT ATTEMPT if you do/have struggled with self harm of any kind or are easily made ill due to the sight of blood. Hekate understand you cannot give Her your essence and she values your mental health and well being more than anything you could ever give her!!! she will love and protect you reguardless!!

Incense

Frankincense *

Lavender *

Jasmine *

Citrus - especially orange 

Dragons Blood

Others

keys *

Candles 

Tea Lights 

Bones 

Fires - i.e. bonfires *

Oil lamps 

Lavender *

Crow/Raven/Owl Feathers - only feathers naturally fallen off 

Statues of Her and Her sacred animals *

From an ask I received (here). 

Ingredients:

Basil (protection)

Sage (protection + banishing)

Rosemary (protection + banishing)

Chamomile (banishing + peace)

Sea salt (protection + banishing)

Distilled water (less impurities than tap water; lasts longer if you choose to store it for later use)

Instructions:

Mix ingredients into a bottle and use on yourself in the shower and/or use when cleaning your home as a floor/window wash

After you use the wash on yourself or in your home, proceed to shower or clean up as usual

So we are still in lockdown and there’s not much gathering happening but here are some things you can do to bring in the Spring!

1. Burning down Barriers Spring Equinox coincides with the rebirth of the zodiac cycle. (In the Northern Hemisphere). Aries season is about new beginnings but also our courage to commit to them and face any challenges in our way. This is a good time to reflect on any challenges and how you can overcome them. When you have a good idea, you can write them down and burn it over a fire-safe plate putting energy towards the universe and your will finding a way to clear these paths for you. 

2. Divining, Strategizing and Advice Ask tarot (or any favorite types of divining) for advice on these obstacles and how to overcome them. You can pull a card for the nature of the obstacle, another for unforeseen details you should be aware of and one for general advice.

3. Visit a Park! We are having incredible Spring weather over here so it would be great to take advantage and go to a park. Maybe have a small picnic there and admire the daffodils and budding trees. Leave offerings of energetic blessings and moon water to plants and the earth. Seek out a birch tree that would like to help you with your courage and your wishes. Offer them water. (Birch trees have very fiery excitable energy and are helpful in the areas of courage and vitality.) 

4. Seasonal Flowers While you are out, get yourself a small set of flowers! I got a pack for only £2.50 at sainsburys. You can get them partly budded so over time they will bloom in your room. Tulips are ideal for this sabbat.

5. Make egg spell candles If you are using eggs in your breakfast or for your feast make sure to save the shells. Try to crack it towards the top and not the middle. You can save most of the shell this way. After you empty the yolks you can wash the shell and dye them using white vinegar and food coloring. You can even color them with paint. For the inside you can take tea light candles, empty the wax, melt it and fill the hollowed shell. You can place the wick in the middle before it cools. The Egg candle can represent new opportunities and blessings coming your way for the new season.

6. Clear and redecorate your Space and Altar Do a quick clean of your space. Vaccuum the floor, wipe your altar down, open windows and decorate your altar with the bouquet and egg candles. Place symbolism that helps you to have courage and overcome obstacles or inspire new beginnings.

Listening to music always helps to set the mood of the day. Here is a playlist for this sabbat!

8. Make a feast So for my feast for 1 it’s just a festive dish with a side of veggies and a nice dessert. Ostara’s festive dishes that’s easy to make/find for 1 can either be a mini quiche with spring vegetables (I like M&S brand if I don’t feel like cooking) or seasoned lemon honey baked chicken thighs. The veggie side would be green beans or a butter lettuce salad with a light vinaigrette. The dessert would be custard with icecream. (Or sometimes rice pudding).

Also if it is accessible/local to you and you can forage it safely, this is the time of the year to make a cleavers infusion! It’s a great body cleanser for the Spring time!

You’ll need a garlic clove, a bay leaf, red string or thread, a sowing needle, and a sharpie or pen.

String the red thread through the garlic using the needle

On your bay leaf, write a sigil for protection of your choosing

String on the bay leaf and tie 3 regular knots

charge it in the palms of your hands with your intentions, speaking them aloud or silently in your head

blow on the charm with a strong inhale and exhale

This could be an interesting way of creating a poppet.

Alterations:

Maybe instead of rubber hair bands use string or twine.

Yeah, there’s probably a hundred of these posts, but I get so scatter-brained sometimes that it’d be nice to keep a handy compilation of ideas. Seriously, though, I become lucid and I’ll be so blown away I forget what I wanted to do, so hopefully this will affirm it

Simple Things

Touch the nearest thing to you. How does it feel?

Notice the temperature; is it warm, cold?

If things are foggy, clear it up by shouting “clarity!”

Jump. Is it the same as real life? 

Yell out things that aren’t normally socially acceptable.

Walk, run, anything physical and see how it feels. 

Eat or drink something.

Bonus: Eat something not typically edible!

Adventurous Themes 

Fly

Jump off a cliff (base jumping style)

Go skydiving

Swim in the air

Swim deep into the sea (imagine you can breathe!)

Jump into your favorite movie/tv show/video game

Dream Characters

Talk to dream characters

Tell a dream character that they are in a dream! 

Ask a dream character what they represent

Take a dream character on an adventure by asking them to follow you!

Magic-like themes

Summon things with your hands, like fire.

Change the weather

Engage in magical combat (fun way to turn a nightmare around)

Build a skyscraper with willpower

Make plants grow into a beautiful forest

Speak to and befriend some animals

Turn into something non-human:

An animal

A mythical creature

A non-physical being

More Abstract Ideas

Meditate. [Trust me, this is a powerful experience]

Turn it into an astral projection

View your past lives

Ask the dream to show you something.

Talk to a passed-on loved one

Talk to a deity, whether you believe in them or not

New Sigil: “I create balance and harmony amid turbulence and chaos”

It’s safe to say that we live in unbalanced and precarious times. We’ve seen the entire world grind to a screeching halt, reminding everyone just how vulnerable we, as a species, really are. Long-neglected inequities and injustices are now plain to see, uncovering deep wounds that can no longer be denied. The next few years will likely be among the most unpredictable, chaotic, and turbulent in modern history.

This is mostly UPG, but I’ve definitely seen others use these! Also these obviously are meant to supplement proper medical treatment and common sense!

Draw sigils on one half of an onion, then slice it in half (if you do it after you slice it you will smell like onions for a while). Place near/under your bed to draw away sickness. I’d recommend any of the sigils in this post [click me].

Draw the sigils linked above on your body!

For at least five minutes a day, open your window and let the stale, sick air flow out, and clean air flow in and freshen the room!

I associate bay leaves with cleansing and health, so I’ll burn a bay leaf to ward away the sickness.

Make a cleansing spray using salt and any herbs you personally correspond with health/warding, and spray it along the edges of the room, and on the door. 

If you have a Himalayan salt lamp, move it near your bed and let it draw the sickness and burn it away.

Place a glass of water, a sponge, charcoal or a bowl of rice nearby to absorb the sickness - be sure to dump it each morning!

This post on witchy things to prevent sickness

“My Wounds Heal Faster”

Requested by Anonymous