Let the Moon and Stars guide you

*cackling*  You’re terrible, and thank you for asking.

Erin Morgenstern’s Night Circus is the MOST MAGICAL NOVEL EVER.

Neil Gaiman’s books.  Like, all of them.  Any of them.  That man knows magic.

For witchcraft humor and understanding of witches: Terry Pratchett’s witch-centered Discworld novels.

Diana Wynne Jones’ books on witchcraft and folk magic, including the Chrestomanci books, are excellent.

A Rumor of Gems by Ellen Steiber is excellent for anyone trying to pick up lithomancy.

The Paper Magician series by Charlie Holmberg is really good too!  Great ideas for spellcasting and learning materials-based magic.

Deborah Harkness’ All Souls trilogy is very well-researched and lovely, and everyone should read it.

Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Ghostlight series was pretty good for teaching basic 70′s occultism (don’t bitch at me about MZB, I don’t care).

The Dresden Files are great for urban adaptation of various bits of European fairy tale folklore.

Circle of Three, the novels by Isobel Bird (a pseudonym for Michael Thomas Ford, who is a friend of mine) is excellent for teens trying to learn about late 90′s/early millennial Wicca.  Cate Tiernan (pen name of Gabrielle Charbonnet) also wrote the Sweep series during the same time period, and they were fun for a different, more theatrical, Twilight-esque kind of reason.  In fact, I liked them infinitely better than Twilight, because Gabrielle can actually write, even if the storylines were badly mismanaged near the end of the series (and the story itself was absolutely ridiculous teen drama).

I know this is corny, but several World of Darkness novels and sourcebook excerpts were fantastic at illustrating what it’s like to be a magical person.  My absolute favorite old WoD novel is Penny Dreadful, by Kevin Andrew Murphy, and of course Penny’s earlier two-part story from Truth Until Paradox, Silver Nutmeg, Golden Pear, and Grim Reminders.  Penny is my hero.

Iron Druid by Kevin Hearne is really good!  So is Twenty-Sided Sorceress by Annie Bellet, and Michael R. Underwood’s Geekomancy.  Those are fun, and also informative and innovative in how they portray magical theory.

And of course, any fiction written by an occult author like Silver Ravenwolf or Ed Fitch or M.R. Sellars is going to be excellent at teaching you how they see magic and how they feel the world works.  I particularly like Silver’s adult novels, Beneath a Mountain Moon and Murder at Witches’ Bluff.

That’s a good starter for witchcraft!  I didn’t really get into books about faerie lore, or books about specific cultures or religions, or books about historical magic, or books about witches that don’t really illustrate how they did their magic, or books about magic users who are utterly not at all the same as real magic but are still super fun… 

Good day, lil’ Witches and Warlocks! With this little list I would like to share with you some PDF books I have been using. I hope it will be useful for someone. 

The Common Book of Witchcraft and Wicca by The Ancestors

A Wiccan Bible by A. J. Drew

A Witch’s Notebook by Silver Ravenwolf 

A Witch’s Bible : The complete witches’ handbook by Janet and Stewart Farrar

Beginner Guide to the Basics of Witchcraft by Ashe. G.

Celtic Magic by D.J. Conway

Charms, Spells and Herbs by Esteban Portela

The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft &Wicca  by Rosemary Ellen Guiley

Grimoire of a Kitchen Witch by Rachel Patterson

Wicca: A guide for the solitary practitioner  by Scott Cunningham

The Green Witch by  Arin Murphy-Hiscock

The Inner Temple of Witchcraft by Christopher Penczak

The Way of the Green Witch by  Arin Murphy-Hiscock

The Way of the Hedge Witch  by  Arin Murphy-Hiscock

The Witch’s Book of Self-Care by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

Th Spiral Dance by Starhawk

Wicca Book of Spells and Witchcraft for Beginners by Arin Chamberlains

Wicca for Beginners by Lisa Chamberlain

Wicca for One: The path of Solitary Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland

Witchcraft Step by Step 

If you cannot find representations for a given element, remember…

You are supported by a rigid skeleton made of minerals. You are earth.

Your body is over 70% fluid. You are water.

Your lungs take in and expel breath. You are air.

Your blood is warm and your brain runs on electrical impulses. You are fire.

Your essence, however you describe it, resides within you. You are spirit.

You are composed of gifts from every element, and every element is given marvelous life in you.

Never feel that you are insufficiently magical for lack of icons or accoutrements or accessories.

With Samhain coming up in a couple weeks I wanted to share one of my favorite recipes for the season. Do you have any special drinks or meals that you like to make for Samhain? Reblog & share your favorite Samhain recipe. 🎃

Ingredients

1 gallon apple cider 3 Granny Smith apples 1 orange 1 T. allspice berries 5-7 cinnamon sticks ½ cup fresh cranberries ½ cup sugar (optional)

So. There’s probably quite a few lists out there on water, types of water and the uses of each kind. We already know water is a good offering, but honestly, a lot of the lists leave out a bunch of water types. I would know I looked at as many as I could find on here and on other sources. This list will be updated when I find more information or a new type of water that hasn’t been listed here.

Disclaimer: I have not included waters from closed religions/cultures/practices. If I do have one listed please let me know and I will remove it from the list or make a note about it. Please be respectful to other cultures if it’s closed to you. Don’t be a baby about it. No means No.

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Angel Water

Love, Beauty, Angel Work, Manifestation, Protection, Cleansing, Blessings, Romance, Dreams, Sexual Energies, Romance

Asteroid Water

Main Source: @feral-space-faerie

Anointing, Physic Clarity, Astral Travel, Earth Magic/Workings, Healing, Energy, Wishes, Dreams, Damage

Cemetery Water

Main Source @of-bones-and-pomegranates

Spirit Work, Shadow Work, Offering for the Dead, Grounding, Ancestor Work, Psychic, Divination, Energy Work, Protection, Warding, Cleansing, Healing from Loss, Restfulness, Releasing, Grieving

Creek/Stream Water

Purification, Cleansing, Rebirth, Harmony, Peace, Healing, Calming, Relaxing, Movement, Progress

Dew Water

Fertility, Love, Glamours, Growth, Beauty, Youth, Prosperity, Birth, Wishes, Health, Healing, Dreams, Sleep, Peace, Happiness

Hail Water

Protection, Hexes, Curses, Causing Physical Harm, Strength, Destruction, Harm, Pain, Fear

Holy Water

Banishing, Cleansing, Warding, Purification, Protection, Blessings, Healing, Exorcism, Health, Calming

Ice Water

Transformation, Balance, Creativity, Change, Slowing Down, Stopping Emotions, Curses, Hexes, Warding

Lake Water

Peace, Relaxation, Reflection, Emotions, Love, Memories, Past Life Regressions, Meditation, Knowledge, Strength, Intuition, Confidence

Lavender Water

Memory, Psychic Abilities, Attraction, Sexual Energies, Divination, Love, Romance, Intuition, Sleep, Dreams, Relaxing, Calming

Marsh Water

Cloaking, Invisibility, Cleansing, Protection, Warding, Reflection

Mist Water

Creativity, Balance, Partnerships, Hiding Truths, Protection, Curses, Hexes, Inspiration, Fear, The Unknown

Moon Water

All Purpose Water, Cleansing, Dream Work, Astral Travel, Balance, Intuition, Banishing, Divination, Creativity, Motivation, Manifestation, Healing, Clarity, Protection, Reflection

Pond Water

Bindings, Silencing, Peace, Contentment, Relaxation, Self Reflection, Relaxing, Meditation, Balance

Rain Water

Energy, Protection, Growth, Truth, Cleansing, Rebirth, Power, Peace, Quelling Anger, Relaxation, Dreams, Cycles, Creativity, Inspiration, Balance, Calming, Love, Romance, Depression

Rainbow Water

Main Source: @thespellweavingspirit

Luck, Wealth, Happiness, Fulfillment, Positivity, LGBT+ Spells Work, Changes, Perseverance, Hope, Connection, Creativity, Joy, Inspiration, Peace, Prosperity, Growth

River Water

Changes, Moving Forward, Warding, Releasing, Emotions, Feelings, Energy, Movement, Progress, New Opportunities, Protection, Cleansing, Motivation, Rushing, Power, Strength, Confidence

Rose Water

Love, Glamours, Beauty, Healing, Happiness, Strength, Cleansing, Blessings, Sleep, Motivation, Protection, Commitment, Compassion, Romance, Friendships, Health

Sea/Ocean Water

Healing, Psychic Work, Adapting, Changes, Manifestation, Strength, Glamours, Cleansing, Banishing, Protection, Hexing, Purification, Health, Power, Confidence, Anger

Snow Water

Purity, Resolutions, Balance, Change, Transformation, Cleansing, Purification, New Beginnings, Protection, Calming, Relaxing, Happiness, Joy, Peace, Hibernation, Reflection

Star Water

Main Source: @stargvsm

Power, Protection, Purity, Illumination, Enlightenment, Guidance, Hope, Divination, Clarity, Intuition, Lessons, Learning, Memory, Wisdom, Knowledge, Peace

Storm Water

Force, Motivation, Relaxation, Anger, Releasing, Emotions, Strength, Confidence, Charging, Curses, Hexes, Protection, Offensive Magic, Movement, Changes, Power

Sun Water

Cleansing, Self Esteem, Social Anxiety, Truth, Confidence, Enlightenment, Positivity, Glamours, Health, Energy, Power, Strength, Healing, Creativity, Inspiration

Swamp Water

Banishing, Bindings, Cursing, Hexes, Protection, Warding, Cloaking, Illnesses, Negativity, Invisibility

Waterfall Water

Power, Energy, Success, Movement, Bravery, Confidence, Strength, Force, Hiding, Protection, Warding, Peace, Calming

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Sincerly,

The Sleepy Witch

**Compiled from my personal Grimoire. Additions may Happen**

Created: 4/17/2019

Posted(Patreon): 4/17/2019

Posted(Tumblr): 4/23/2019

I love tea a lot and I know there’s tons of people who love tea too.

Tea is a simple way to be witchy in your everyday life that requires very little energy.

Teas and what to add

Tea (in general) - courage, mental powers, prosperity, restfulness, strength

White tea - air magick, purification, protection, clarity, realization, meditation, cleansing

Green tea- fire magick, healing, love, catalysts, mindfulness, passion, sexual health and new energies

Oolong tea - water magick, wisdom, reflection and deep concentration, beauty and emotional connections

Black tea - strength, stability, endings, finished business, banishment, expelling negativity

Floral

Chamomile - banishment, love, purification, sleep and wealth

Dandelion root - divination and wishes

Hibiscus- divination, love and lust

Peach blossom- fertility, good wishes, longevity, protection, wisdom

Jasmine - love and wealth

Rose - divination, fortune, healing, love, protection and psychic abilities

Elder flower - joy, protection, prosperity, health and psychic awareness

Lavender - chastity, happiness, love, peace, protection, purification

Marjoram - happiness, healing, love, protection and wealth

Herbal

Mint: exorcism, healing, love, lust, protection, and wealth

Peppermint: healing, love, psychic abilities, and purification

Spearmint: healing, and love

Ginger: beauty, love, power, success, wealth

Fennel: healing, protection, and purification

Liquorice: fidelity, love and lust

Cinnamon: divination, fortune, healing, power, prosperity, protection, psychic abilities, spirituality, wealth, and wisdom

Nettle: exorcism, healing, lust and protection

Vanilla - happiness, love and lust

Anise: lust, protection, sleep, blessings and youth

Lemon balm: healing, compassion, endings, fertility, happiness, healing, love, mental, psychic, success, and youth

Rosemary: exorcism, healing, love, lust, protection, and purification

Sage: protection, cleansing, and wisdom

Thyme: courage, healing, love, psychic abilities, and purification

Fruit

Raspberry: love, strength, endurance, reliability

Black currant: abundance, lust, and fertility

Rhubarb: fidelity, and protection

Mango: harmony, balance, contentment, and fertility

Strawberry: fortune, friendship and love

Lemon- friendship, love, and purification

Cherry: divination and love

Blueberry: protection

Apple- banishment, fertility, healing, love, protection, and purification

Pear- wealth, love, and lust

Orange- beauty, divination, fortune, love, purification and wealth

Cranberry - protection, positive energy, courage, passion, determination, goals, and action

Rose-hip: luck, love and spirituality

Pomegranate- divination, luck, wishes, wealth and fertility

Other

Honey: happiness, healing, love, lust, purification, spirituality, sweet things in life, weight loss, wisdom

Sugar: love

Milk: Goddess energy, love, nurturing, spirituality, sustenance, energy

Cream: sustenance, energy, calm, grounding

Stirring

Clockwise: to add in positive energies

Counter clockwise: to remove negative energies

Note: These are a collection of tips found in various places on the internet and through close friends of mine. While some of these are my own, they do not all belong to me. Most of these did not include a credited author, so I have not included them.

•Mix together Salt and Pepper and sprinkle to prevent trespassing •Add coffee to a bath to break a curse •Place sachets of dried rosemary around the home for protection •Sprinkle around garlic powder to keep evil at bay •Add lime to your water for protection •Carry a clove with you for courage •Mint attracts business - try hanging a sprig above the door to your private workspace •Place a sprig of thyme under your pillow to bring about prophetic dreams •Hang a braid of garlic in a sickroom to trap the negative energies •Put a vial of rosemary water in a sickroom to promote healing •Stash an onion beneath a sickbed to soak up wandering negative and harmful energies •Seaweed can be used to ward off evil spirits •Scatter dried or fresh chilli peppers to break a curse •Throwing rice into the air promotes rain •Lilacs rid unwanted spirits •Black Obsidian is great for scrying •Stitch sigils into clothes, blankets, etc •Too Cold outside to storm call? Storm calling / weather magick will work just fine when facing your window and looking out •When showering, imagine all the impurities and negativity being washed off you by the water, and down into the drain •The Fae enjoy sweets as offerings the most •Wear your pendulum as a necklace when on the go •Use amethyst crystals to recharge your energies. Left Hand - Out with the old. Right hand - In with the New. •Soups and stews not only are great for healing the body, but they have many magickal properties too! •Himalayan pink salt can get seriously expensive. Unless you plan on eating it, buy Himalayan Pink Bath Salts. They’re so much cheaper and you can buy them in even larger bags. •Use coffee filters and elastic bands to make the perfect bath bags •Use sea salt when sweeping the floor to soak up the negative energies and cleanse your home •Store your Black Salt in a dark glass jar, away from sunlight.

Gems - 宝石 (ほうせき)  (hōseki)

Ruby - ルビ― (rubī)

Amethyst - アメジスト (amejisuto)

Jet - ジェット (jetto)

Opal - オパール (opāru)

Moonstone - ムーンストーン (mūnsutōn)

Garnet -　ガーネット (gānetto)

Topaz -トパーズ  (topāzu)

Aquamarine - アクアマリン (akuamarin)

Jade - 翡翠 (ひす) (hisu)

Emerald - エメラルド (emerarudo)

Sapphire - サファイア (safaia)

Tourmaline - トルマリン (torumarin)

✨🕊 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 and tell them you could use some cheering up

✨ brew some lavender chamomile tea (or other caffeine free tea) and add some milk and honey

✨ pray to your deities, angels, spirit guides, etc.

✨ vent your frustrations to deceased loved ones

✨ give yourself a quick reading with a tarot card or pendulum

✨ go outside and put your bare feet on the ground

✨ take a long hot shower and exfoliate with some lavender oil salt scrub

✨ light a shitload of scented candles

✨ breathe deeply and meditate

✨ drink moon or sun water, just lots of water, stay away from caffeinated teas or coffee

✨ count your blessings

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

☾moon imagery

☾night sky imagery

☾blue goldstone

☾yonic art

☾silver, white, and black candles.

☾representation of Her, a statue, a large candle, a painting, whatever

☾chalice

☾offering bowl

☾bloodstone

☾pictures of cats

☾pictures of bats or any nocturnal animal

☾black lace

☾garnet

☾poetry dedicated to Her

☾art dedicated to Her

☾devotional journal

There are two different ways to read menstrual blood. The moon phase you start in, and how heavily you bleed.

The Moon Phase

This tells you what’s to come in the future.

Waning: something is coming to a close now, something is ending. You must let go of or banish something from your life. Beware of curses, ill-wishing* (wishing something bad to happen to someone so bad that it actually happens), and troublesome spirits. Keep rosemary and amethyst by your bedside to ward nightmares.

Waxing: now is the time to work tworads your goals. Make plans for the future. Divination is your best friend right now. Pray to your goddess and ask for assistance and for Her to keep you on the right path. Keep an eye out for thieves and liars. Sprinkle thyme in front of your front door to ward off gossip and lies.

New Moon: cleanse, cleanse, cleanse. Now is the time to renew and a fresh start. Burn that picture of you and your ex, tear up that college rejection letter, let go of the past. Draw in healing and protection to you, put up wards and keep lavender on your pocket.

Full Moon: now is the time for the strongest of magic. You may soon get a sign from a goddess, a new job, a new love, a speacil dream, or something you’ve been chasing for a while. You may even have a spiritual awakening. Put up wards against curses, evil spirits and the like, and ask your goddess for protection and luck

Your Flow

Spotty: you are uneasy, insecure and unsure of yourself. You need to work on confidence and self love.

Back and Forth: *bounces in between heavy and light* you are going through a great change. Now is the time to let go and let the forces that be do what they need to.

Heavy: you need to heal. You have been through a lot of pain, and you need desperately to heal. Reach out to others, to your goddess, and possibly professionals.

Light: you are starting a new, and learning to love yourself, coming into your power, but you’re not quite there yet.

Today I ground too much coffee at work and they let me take the grounds home. Knowing that Mabon is soon approaching on the 21st, I decided to do some easy magic in preparation! I unfortunately will be very busy that week house and babysitting so celebrating/participating may be very minimal, with my extra coffee I decided it's only natural to make some coffee sugar scrubs so I can banish unwanted energy and invigorate my week with cozy fall energy!

I will be listing below two seperate recipes I made. One is a Mabon corresponding sugar coffee scrub. The second is a Psychic Protection sugar coffee scrub, best for protecting yourself from unwanted energy.

These scrubs are great for Mabon or Samhain! The ingredients are safe for the skin during any bath or shower ritual, you can even slice apples crosswise to reveal their hidden pentacle and add to your baths as well to enhance your experience and add a witchy mood!

MABON SUGAR COFFEE SCRUB

1 1/2 cups of sugar- to attract sweet things to you

1/2 cup of olive oil- to ensure your Mabon and Autumn Equinox is blessed with good intent

1 tbs of ground coffee (you can use dry or wet, I used dry dark roast coffee)- to break curses and ground you.

Small handful of ground whole cloves- for friendship

1 tsp of Honey- for beauty and self love

1 Ground whole cinnamon stick- corresponding with Wednesday, and to represent bonfires of fall.

10 drops of skin and body safe pumpkin spice essential oil (I was heavy handed because who doesn't love pumpkin?)- for wishes being granted

10 drops of skin and body safe orange essential oil- for prosperity

A sprinkle of sea salt - for protection

PSYCHIC PROTECTION SUGAR COFFEE SCRUB

1 1/2 cups of sugar- to attract sweet things to you

3/4 cup of olive oil- to anoint/and bless yourself.

3/4 cup of liquid coconut oil- corresponding to the moon and purification.

1 tbs of ground coffee (you can use dry or wet, I used dry dark roast coffee)- to break curses and ground you, also aids in divination.

Small handful of ground whole cloves- for friendship

1 tsp of Honey- for beauty and self love

1 Ground whole cinnamon stick- corresponding with Wednesday, and to represent bonfires of fall.

1 tbs of lavender buds- divination clarity, protection, and cleansing

1 tbs of dried rose petals- psychic power and divination

10 drops of rosemary essential oil that's safe for skin and body- healing, power, and protection.

10 drops of rose essential oil that's safe for skin and body

A sprinkle of sea salt- for protection

Crush the whole cloves/cinnamon in a mortar pedestal until fine, combine with all dry ingredients in a medium to large bowl and give a good stir. Stir with your intent in mind. You can transform these into very protective or courage invoking scrubs.

Next add in your oil and honey, stir in slowly, making sure to scrape the sides and get all the sugar mixture well incorporated. Stir counter clockwise to banish evil spirits or negativity, stir clockwise to draw in good energy and happiness toward you. Invision it and see it happening in real time.

As Aggie Cromwell in Halloweentown says, "Magic is really very simple, all you've got to do is want something and then let yourself have it!"

Spoon into a mason jar and seal the lid tight. This also makes great gifts for others, I'm giving one to my mother as her birthday ends on Mabon and she loves PSL/Fall.

Dear Persephone.

Lady of the underground,

daughter of harvest.

Help me walk through hallways

tomorrow with the same dominance

in which you walk into the gates to hell.

Together, We will both kiss our mothers

goodbye; yours a goddess, mine a mortal.

Together, We will both gather our things;

My school books, your crown.

Together we will both find our place;

My desk, your throne.

They say it’s fall but we will not fall.

No, my lady. Together we will be at our highest.

In fall, you rise, you do not fall.

In fall, I pass, I do not fail.