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Zodiac signs, also known as sun signs, are astrological signs that are based on the position of the sun at the time of a person's birth.

In astrology, there are four elements, which are associated with the zodiac signs. These elements are believed to influence a person's personality traits, behaviors, and characteristics.

The four elements and the zodiac signs associated with them are:

Fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius): Fire signs are known for their passion, creativity, and energy. They are usually adventurous, confident, and have a strong sense of self.

Earth (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn): Earth signs are known for their practicality, reliability, and stability. They are usually grounded, hardworking, and enjoy material comforts.

Air (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius): Air signs are known for their intellect, communication skills, and socializing abilities. They are usually curious, sociable, and enjoy mental stimulation.

"Shielding" is an energy work technique that puts a protective sphere of energy around you. This technique is basic at its core, but can be continually evolved and upgraded to become very advanced and powerful indeed.

Concepts & Theory

Most all shields are spherical or egg-shaped.

Shields are often sized to be an outstretched arm's length away from your body, plus a foot (30cm) or so extra all around. You can make them any size you like. Because they are made of energy, the bigger they are, the more energy they take.

Shields fade away. Depending on how stable they are when you make them, they may fade within hours or days.

Shields can and will affect your mood and how people perceive you.

It is a good idea to practice dismantling/undoing shields as often as you practice creating them.

While the most basic shield is a bubble of white light, they can be endlessly modified.

You can have more than one shield at once. They can be stacked concentrically. Think about which shields you want to be closer to you and which you want on the outside next to others.

One of the most useful ways to modify a shield is to specifically choose what kinds of energies you want to bet let in, and what kinds you want to keep out.

The basic technique used for energy shielding can also be used for other techniques such as glamours, energy cleansing, object charging, and some forms self-care. Because of this, shielding is a good place to start practicing practical energy work.

Shielding is a cousin of aura-imprinting. The technique I am talking about here puts a bubble of energy on the outside of your aura. Aura-imprinting/strengthening techniques refer to changing your aura itself.

Methods of Shield-Raising

There are as many methods to accomplish shielding as there are people. Here are a couple:

1. Make one hand into a fist and place it over your heart. Place your other palm on top of it. Gently push down on your chest to create pressure - not so much that it hurts. Imagine, feel, believe, or know that within your chest is a wellspring of energy. This energy pools around your fist as you create pressure there. When you are ready, move your fist away from your body (experiment with both fast and slow motions). Imagine, feel, believe, or know that an energy sphere grows from that place in your chest and expands until it surrounds you. It stops expanding about a foot away from your outstretched arms.

2. Breathe in. As you breathe in, consider that you are pulling pure energy out of the air and into your body. Hold your breath for a beat and decide that when you exhale, that pure energy is going to start forming a sphere around your body. As you exhale, imagine, feel, believe, intend, or know that this energy flows around you to start forming an energy shell. Continue breathing in and out with intent until you can easily imagine, feel, or believe that the shell has become solid and complete.

3. Consider a pop-culture method that a character uses to shield themselves. Steven Universe can do that rose quartz thing, for example. Or, imagine Captain Picard of Star Trek saying, "shields up!" and the Enterprise being surrounded by powerful protective energy. Copying a pop-culture technique can be extremely effective for shielding. Put your intent towards causing real power to flow, and let culture be your guide.

4. Consider that your body is permanently connected to your environment and there is always free energy exchange passing between you and the world around you. This process is automatic, but like your breath, you have the ability to take control of this process if you so choose. Feel the parts of you making contact with the world below (your feet, or bottoms of your legs if you are sitting). Decide, intend, choose, or will that the energy passing into your body at those points will instead rise up and surround you in a shield. You may need to actively stay with this process and continually will it to occur; with practice you may need to only check in every now and then.

A Method of Shield-Dissolving

1. Consider that you have placed energy around yourself which exists there whether or not you can feel it. Decide, intend, choose, or will that this energy breaks up and dissolves. You get to choose what to do with the energy. Options include:

Drawing it back into yourself

Pushing it down into the earth

Releasing it into the air around you

Would you like to do a fun experiment? Release the energy into the air around you in a closed room with no open doors or windows :)

Consider drawing energy back into yourself until you feel your storage containers are full, then pushing the rest of it downwards and into the earth.

Basic Shield Programming

For practice in raising and putting down energy, the form or shape your shield takes doesn't really matter. If you need to know what form it will take in order to complete the exercise, the most basic shield is considered to be a smooth bubble of white light; you can choose to practice with any form you like.

Programming a shield basically means to choose its effects. Common effects include limiting emotional intake from others, and blocking out environmental energy.

Form should follow function. If you want an energy shield to totally completely block out 100 of environmental energies, its form may take an opaque, solid black orb. If you want the shield to limit some energies but not others, it may take the form of a chain-link fence, be semi-opaque, or be like vines with gaps-inbetween them.

Experimenting with what forms work best for you is worthwhile. You do not necessarily need to choose a specific form: simply putting willpower behind your intent will also suffice.

Two Methods of Programming

I recommend trying the first technique for initially creating the shield, and the second technique for making adjustments once it exists.

1. Choose the intent of your shield before you even begin making it. As you begin gathering power, hold your intent in the forefront of your mind. Understand, believe, or know that the shield will not be created in general, but that it will be created within the specifications of your intent, like pancake batter poured into a cookie cutter mold. Hold your intent at the forefront of your mind while energy is gathered and released into the shield. (This is what you're doing automatically if you choose a pop culture technique with specific shield purpose and form)

"Shielding" is an energy work technique that puts a protective sphere of energy around you. This technique is basic at its core, but can be continually evolved and upgraded to become very advanced and powerful indeed.

Concepts & Theory

Most all shields are spherical or egg-shaped.

Shields are often sized to be an outstretched arm's length away from your body, plus a foot (30cm) or so extra all around. You can make them any size you like. Because they are made of energy, the bigger they are, the more energy they take.

Shields fade away. Depending on how stable they are when you make them, they may fade within hours or days.

Shields can and will affect your mood and how people perceive you.

It is a good idea to practice dismantling/undoing shields as often as you practice creating them.

While the most basic shield is a bubble of white light, they can be endlessly modified.

You can have more than one shield at once. They can be stacked concentrically. Think about which shields you want to be closer to you and which you want on the outside next to others.

One of the most useful ways to modify a shield is to specifically choose what kinds of energies you want to bet let in, and what kinds you want to keep out.

The basic technique used for energy shielding can also be used for other techniques such as glamours, energy cleansing, object charging, and some forms self-care. Because of this, shielding is a good place to start practicing practical energy work.

Shielding is a cousin of aura-imprinting. The technique I am talking about here puts a bubble of energy on the outside of your aura. Aura-imprinting/strengthening techniques refer to changing your aura itself.

Methods of Shield-Raising

There are as many methods to accomplish shielding as there are people. Here are a couple:

1. Make one hand into a fist and place it over your heart. Place your other palm on top of it. Gently push down on your chest to create pressure - not so much that it hurts. Imagine, feel, believe, or know that within your chest is a wellspring of energy. This energy pools around your fist as you create pressure there. When you are ready, move your fist away from your body (experiment with both fast and slow motions). Imagine, feel, believe, or know that an energy sphere grows from that place in your chest and expands until it surrounds you. It stops expanding about a foot away from your outstretched arms.

2. Breathe in. As you breathe in, consider that you are pulling pure energy out of the air and into your body. Hold your breath for a beat and decide that when you exhale, that pure energy is going to start forming a sphere around your body. As you exhale, imagine, feel, believe, intend, or know that this energy flows around you to start forming an energy shell. Continue breathing in and out with intent until you can easily imagine, feel, or believe that the shell has become solid and complete.

3. Consider a pop-culture method that a character uses to shield themselves. Steven Universe can do that rose quartz thing, for example. Or, imagine Captain Picard of Star Trek saying, "shields up!" and the Enterprise being surrounded by powerful protective energy. Copying a pop-culture technique can be extremely effective for shielding. Put your intent towards causing real power to flow, and let culture be your guide.

4. Consider that your body is permanently connected to your environment and there is always free energy exchange passing between you and the world around you. This process is automatic, but like your breath, you have the ability to take control of this process if you so choose. Feel the parts of you making contact with the world below (your feet, or bottoms of your legs if you are sitting). Decide, intend, choose, or will that the energy passing into your body at those points will instead rise up and surround you in a shield. You may need to actively stay with this process and continually will it to occur; with practice you may need to only check in every now and then.

A Method of Shield-Dissolving

1. Consider that you have placed energy around yourself which exists there whether or not you can feel it. Decide, intend, choose, or will that this energy breaks up and dissolves. You get to choose what to do with the energy. Options include:

Drawing it back into yourself

Pushing it down into the earth

Releasing it into the air around you

Would you like to do a fun experiment? Release the energy into the air around you in a closed room with no open doors or windows :)

Consider drawing energy back into yourself until you feel your storage containers are full, then pushing the rest of it downwards and into the earth.

Basic Shield Programming

For practice in raising and putting down energy, the form or shape your shield takes doesn't really matter. If you need to know what form it will take in order to complete the exercise, the most basic shield is considered to be a smooth bubble of white light; you can choose to practice with any form you like.

Programming a shield basically means to choose its effects. Common effects include limiting emotional intake from others, and blocking out environmental energy.

Form should follow function. If you want an energy shield to totally completely block out 100 of environmental energies, its form may take an opaque, solid black orb. If you want the shield to limit some energies but not others, it may take the form of a chain-link fence, be semi-opaque, or be like vines with gaps-inbetween them.

Experimenting with what forms work best for you is worthwhile. You do not necessarily need to choose a specific form: simply putting willpower behind your intent will also suffice.

Two Methods of Programming

I recommend trying the first technique for initially creating the shield, and the second technique for making adjustments once it exists.

1. Choose the intent of your shield before you even begin making it. As you begin gathering power, hold your intent in the forefront of your mind. Understand, believe, or know that the shield will not be created in general, but that it will be created within the specifications of your intent, like pancake batter poured into a cookie cutter mold. Hold your intent at the forefront of your mind while energy is gathered and released into the shield. (This is what you're doing automatically if you choose a pop culture technique with specific shield purpose and form)

Many cultures around the world believe that through our thoughts or through an envious look, a person can harm another person by causing illness, injury or even death. 

There are many different names for this phenomenon, and the most common one is “the evil eye”.

What is the Evil Eye?

This word describes the process during which a person is affected by the negative energy of another person that hurts us intentionally or unintentionally.

In Islam:

“The Evil Eye” (ar. el-ajn) is a "poisonous arrow" that comes out of the envious person or the cause of the spell and goes towards the person who is envied and who wants to be cursed.

Sometimes this arrow works on a person, and sometimes it doesn't. If a man has no protection, then it affects him, and if he protects himself from it, then it has no effect on him.

The spell that affects people is the result of envy or too much admiration for something.”

Although we have our first testimonies of the evil eye in Islamic culture, it is deeply present in other cultures and traditions under different names.

Many people consider this to be pure superstition and a phenomenon for which there are no rational explanations but still partake in some of the methods used against it (such as knocking 3 times on wood) during situations in which they feel like their luck could turn bad.

⛤How to protect yourself

There are a lot of ways to check whether in a period when only bad luck follows us, the cause is someone's magic or the evil eye. 

Some of the oldest and very simple methods offer us the possibility to find out easily.

⛤Spot The Evil Eye with Olive Leaves

Olive oil, olive leaves and water should be prepared for this ritual. 

Fill the pot with water and pour three drops of olive oil. 

Then add the olive leaves.

If the oil separates from the leaves, it is an indication that there is an influence of the evil eye.

⛤Spot Negativity With Lemons

Lemons are used in this ritual, it is best if it is an odd number, three, five or seven. 

They should be placed in the corner of every room. 

After a few days, see if there are any changes on them. 

If black spots appear on them, spots of unclear shape, this is a sure sign of present negativity.

⛤A Magical Ritual to Remove Spells and Negative Influences

This simple and old method is considered very effective for removing spells and negative energy. 

It is done during the full moon. 

This ritual requires a little help from someone you trust.

What should be prepared for the ritual is:

one new white plate

one new white candle

fresh water

olive oil.

First, find a place where you will sit during the ritual and light a candle so that it is close to you. 

In the plate that the person is holding above your head, they should pour water, and then you should touch the water with your left hand. 

After that, the person pours three drops of olive oil into the water, saying:

"The evil eye was sent with envy and left with love."

Then it is observed on the plate how the oil drops have formed. 

If they have not separated, it is a sign that there is no presence of the evil eye, but if they have separated into countless small droplets, then the influence of negative energy is present. 

This method allows us to find out whether the evil energy was sent by a man or a woman. Namely, if the drops of oil are formed in the form of a line, it means that the influences were sent by a man. 

Oil droplets formed in the form of a circle mean that the negativity was sent by a female person.

At the end, the water is thrown into the ground, which should be illuminated by the light of the Moon, and on that occasion it is said:

 "May the spell and evil return to where they came from and to the one who sent them."

⛤Isidora ⛤

Welcome to manifestmoons :)

I'm sharing some basic symbols and meanings associated with the practice of witchcraft. There are 12 of them. One step at a time, baby witches!

I find a job that is delightful, fulfilling, and financially stable. The hours allow me to continue focusing on my education, and I am able to have time for my health, family, and friends. It propels me forward in my career, and I am happy. This job arrives speedily.

Ingredients:

Herbs:

A sprig of peppermint

Basil

Coffee beans or ground coffee

A dried orange slice

A stick of cinnamon

One bay leaf

Crystals:

Tigers eye

Aventurine

Pyrite

Citrine

Optional clear quartz

Other:

A yellow candle

A bowl

A dollar bill

5 coins

Instructions:

Cleanse everything first. Then light the candle. Lay your herb ingredients (minus the coffee) into the bowl as a sort of bed/foundation, with the orange slice in the center.

On the dollar bill, write the paragraph I have below the picture above, or write the specifics of what you're looking for in the new job. Do not write what you are NOT wanting. On the bay leaf, write a simplified version of this- just straight up one to three words of what you want. Wrap the dollar around the bay leaf, using wax from the candle to hold the fold down in place. Lay it over the orange slice in the bowl.

Place your five coins in a pentagram around the dollar bill in the bowl.

Sprinkle the coffee over everything in the bowl.

I have smaller crystals inside of the bowl, and bigger crystals outside charging it. But you can lay the crystals out in a grid around the bowl and later put those crystals inside the bowl.

(what really is the difference?)

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BANISHING

Banishing is far more specific and direct than warding.

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WHY IS IT USED?

Banishing is used to get rid of a particulur energy, spirit, or person. Think carefully before banishing, as it's a strong form of defensive magic.

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BANISHING METHODS

USE THE ELEMENTS

burn a slip of paper with your target's name on it

throw a leaf with your target's name on it into a running river/stream

burn corresponding herbs and pass the smoke through your space

CANDLES

anoint your candle with corresponding herbs and oils, then burn it

when the candle has burnt out. the banishing is complete

SIGILS

make your own banishing sigil find one that resonates with you

place it in the space or on the item you are banishing energy from

HERBS + TINCTURES

use herbal smoke to force energy out of a space or object

make a spray or herbal tineture to sprinkle around your home

FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION

use the method that calls to you

never use a method that feels wrong or that you haven't researched thoroughly

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WARDING

Warding is a gentler form of defensive magic that is used in a more general sense.

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WHY IS IT USED?

Warding is used to protect and guard from negative energies of any kind - it redirects energy away from you or your space.

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WARDING METHODS

VISUALIZATION

use your intention and energy to visualize a powerful barrier of protecting light around yourself or your space for more info on ENERGETIC PROTECTION click HERE

GUARDIANS

create a guardian to guard your home or space from negative energies

use a small object, enchant it with your intention,and keep it in a safe, permanent place

CRYSTALS

corresponding crystals can be worn as jewelry to protect against negative energy

placing erystals in a room or around you house will create a protective barrier

SALT

black salt can be ured in banishing rituals or used alone

sprinkle salt around your door and windows or make protection jars

HERBS

burn protective herbs and pass the smoke through your space or tools

sprinkle herbal oils and tinctures on yourself and your space for protective barriers

FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION

use the method that calls to you

never use a method that feels wrong or that you haven't researched thoroughly

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I really hope this post was informative and helps some of you! If you have any questions please feel free to message me!🥰💕 merry meet- B

WHERE TO START!

(The fundamentals of witchcraft)

I often see this asked and since there are so many places you could start I thought that it may be helpful to create a less overwhelming version of my “welcome” post of with a more specific lay out of some of the beginner fundamentals! If you like this post please interact and check out PART 2 🥰 and please feel free to hit that follow button✨

Merry meet ~ B (Phae)

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CORD CUTTING SPELL ✂️

Sever any connection you want. It can be between you and a certain person, you and a bad habit, or it can be for someone else. You may need several attempts at this depending on how strong the connection is.

For this, I used:

🕯two candles, each one representing one side of the bond being severed.

🕯a string to tie the candles together. If you use color magick, select the correct color string and candles that you feel apply to the situation/bond.

🕯cinnamon and coffee grinds to dress the candle

🕯rosemary and black salt (I put these in the candle holders) for protection

🕯pictures/sigils to place under the candle OR carvings in the candle wax that represent the person or thing

🕯PROTECTION!!!!! I always have my protection oil, crystals, incense, and cast a circle prior to working

The set up is pretty simple, prep your altar and dress your candles, tie them together with the string, then light the candles. As the string eventually catches fire and burns up, envision the same thing happening to the bond/connection you wish to sever.

***please use fire safety! Requires 100% supervision!!!***

I present to you.. my cardboard coffin shelf. Now, I’m sure you have questions and I’ll answer them with this: I’m broke and I’m bored. I have seen these lovely coffin bookcases and I’ve wanted one for so long but truthfully even the smaller ones are a little expensive and though I’d love a big one— I’m currently in no place to own one.

However, I went to Walmart the other day and was roaming the clearance aisle like a goblin creating a hoard of things no one else wanted. I found these packs of posters for 50 cents. In each pack there were two posters separated by a piece of cardboard. I bought three packs so I had three pieces of cardboard just chilling in my trash can. I got home from work and after a while it dawned on me.. bro, what if. In that clearance aisle I also found fancy scrap-booking paper for like $3.50 so I bought that as well—which ended up being perfect for this unforeseen craft.

So if you plan to play along at home here’s what you’ll need:

Cardboard

Hot glue

Scissors

Pen and ruler (if you’re smarter than me)

Pretty paper and decorations

First and foremost, I didn’t measure anything out. I just went with it and somehow it ended up not awful. Mine isn’t perfect, it’s a bit crooked and stuff. I used old parts from jewelry I don’t wear anymore and an old plastic skeleton from a Halloween many moons ago. Just work with what ya have, y’know? Last picture is just a display setup to test if it could actually hold objects! I’m actually pretty proud, look at her—she’s glorious with her bloody bow and stability. On the back, I painted a toy skeleton black and glued it to the center.

In this shadow work challenge, we will be exploring our past and delving into some of the core experiences that have helped create and reinforce our shadows. Please keep in mind that shadow work is a highly individual process and there is simply no way I could ever devise any sort of curriculum that yields impeccable results for everyone. It is up to you to give this challenge true substance. This is not a set of step-by-step instructions or specified exercises, but a collection of interrelated subjects that form a generic basis for shadow work that you will [hopefully] be able to build off of. 

The prompts included were designed to be responded to in one (or all) of the following ways: journaling, creative expression, or tarot reading. I recommend journaling and/or creative expression as the basis with tarot as a supplement, but it can serve as a stand alone tarot evaluation as well (which is why I created this Tree of Life Spread). Whatever works for you, go for it! This challenge is only meant to get your mind reeling, and as you will see it’s pretty cut and dry, so I encourage you to use it as you please– get creative and allow it to evolve as you go. 

If you feel comfortable doing so, please share your work and tag “january shadow work challenge”. I for one would love to see it, and I’m sure those who are trying to get their foot in the door with shadow work would appreciate some reference material. In any case, I thank all for participating and as always I welcome public or private feedback! 

(P.S. I did not get to work on/edit this as thoroughly as I would have liked, so please forgive me for any errors or sloppy writing in general! Also, feel free to shoot me an ask if you have any questions. Best Wishes and Happy New Year!)

What is it? How do you do it?

WHat is it? What is it’s purpose?

An ask

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How does one start shadow work?

What are some methods of shadow work?

How to shadow work: a guide

The Beauty of Pain

Ideas on understanding trauma and breaking through traumatic experiences

Shadow work tag

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Dirt from a dead/dying potted plant:

This one is a pretty obvious alternative and I see it suggested fairly often! It's especially useful for those of us who have plants but just can't seem to keep them alive, giving our poor attempt at horticulture a new purpose. Graveyard dirt is powerful because of the energies from spirits that it embodies, and if you believe all living things have spirits like I do, then dirt from a dead plant works just as well.

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Valerian Root:

Like many herbs, valerian has many magical properties and uses! It is often used as a substitute for graveyard dirt, particularly in hoodoo practices. This may be because of the foul odor valerian root (also known as vandal root) gives off, though many people compare the smell of this herb to stinky cheese or even feet rather than having an odor of death.

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Patchouli leaf:

Dried, ground patchouli is generally considered the most traditional substitute for graveyard dirt. Most of the graveyard dirt on the market is actually just powdered mullein or patchouli leaf (or just brown tempera paint and nothing else) and these work well enough! Patchouli is usually what I'd suggest using during Samhain rituals in place of graveyard dirt.

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Coffee grounds:

Coffee is actually a wonderfully versatile ingredient and I have seen it used in many different spells. I'm more of a tea drinker, but I keep a container of coffee grounds sitting with the rest of my herbs for its many properties.

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Cinnamon powder:

FLOWERS

Dandelions, ideal for connecting with certain spirits

Roses, to show your love for the deceased

Calendula, for blessings and love

Marigolds, perfect for ancestral worship

Lilies, for a sense of security and togetherness, ideal for deceased children

Orchids, for balanced emotions and adoration, ideal for deceased lovers

Daisies, also ideal for deceased lovers and lost family members

Tulips, to spread happiness

Carnations, a common funeral flower, especially in France. Used in The Netherlands to remember fallen veterans specifically

Heather, said to conjure ghosts and open portals between worlds. Can be used to heal deceased warriors, as it’s said to only grow where no blood has been shed. Heather also marks the resting places of fairies

Holly, often planted in graveyards to protect both the dead and mourners

Hyacinth, helps souls cross over the veil after death

Bluebell, used to comfort those who are mourning

Cowslip, associated with death and rebirth

HERBS

Lavender, for peace in passing on. Used to heal the dead, aid with divination and dreams, and protect the home. 

Thyme, to give peace to those who died in violence. Use to contact both the dead and fairies

Rosemary, for remembrance

Chervil, often used in rituals for the dead

Mugwort, usually used to aid in divination and communication with the dead

Bay, usually used to aid in divination and communication with the dead

Lemon Balm, for peace and healing

Wormwood, to strengthen communication with the dead, as well as for healing and revenge

Basil, used in purification and cleansing rituals, a common symbol of sorrow in Ancient Greece. Use to aid in divination, hedgecrossing and spirit communication

Cinnamon, can amplify divination magic, and was used in the Ancient Egyptian mummification process. It’s commonly associated with spirit and deity work

Dittany of Crete, burned to manifest spirits, also valued as a symbol of love and healing

Fennel, a protective and purifying herb used to prevent spirits from entering your home

Juniper, guards against ghosts and illness, used in healing and purification spells. Juniper berries make good offerings for the dead

Mint, a popular funerary herb in Ancient Greece, also used for healing and protection during travel

Mugwort, used in spirit work

Mullein, can help one see spirits of the dead and the afterlife

Oregano, it was believed that growing oregano on graves ensured the dead were happy

Parsley, has a strong association with the dead, also has protective qualities

St John’s Wort, used in spirit work and divination

Marsh mallow (Althea), associated with death and rebirth, marsh mallow can be used in departing rituals and to honor those who have passed

Foxglove, used for contacting the dead and underworld deities

TREES

Cypress, heavily associated with death and spirits, as well as being sacred to Hades and Persephone. Makes a good offering for the dead

Hawthorn, associated with death, and serves to drive away unfriendly spirits. Was also said to be a portal to the Otherworld and is sacred to fairies, so don’t mess with it

Hickory, associated with mourning and death

Poplar, is sacred to both Zeus and Hades, and represents death and rebirth. Often used for Samhain, ancestral rites, funerals and ceremonies involving the underworld

Willow, a common symbol of death, even being a popular ornament on gravestones. Sacred to both Hades and Hecate, as well as being associated with ghosts and spirits

Yew, represents death and rebirth, and is sacred to Hecate. Runes, Ogham sticks and Ouija boards are commonly made from Yew wood

Elder, used in death rituals and funerals

FRUITS

Apples, a common Irish symbol for the dead

Pomegranates, to represent various Death and Underworld Deities

INCENSE

Myrrh, commonly used in death magic to give off good energy

Frankincense, a traditional incense to offer the dead

Dragon’s Blood, burned to aid in spirit work and protection

Sandalwood, burned to support spirit work, protect a space and consecrate tools

Wormwood, develops psychic powers, carried to provide protection, and hung to ward off malicious spirits

LIQUIDS

Water, a traditional offering for the dead, often left out for passing spirits

Wine or other alcohol

Juice, namely pomegranate or beet

Oils, such as olive oil, pomegranate oil, coconut oil, almond oil, etc. 

OTHER

Coins

Grains, especially brown bread

Darkly-colored or Earthy-tone Candles

Foggy Weather

Marsh Water

Snow, especially snow collected from graveyards

Cleaning up graveyards

Songs and Music

Anything personal to the person you’re giving an offering to

DEATH DEITIES

Anubis, Egyptian God of Death, Mummification and the Afterlife

Arawn, Celtic ruler of the Otherworld, Leader of the wild hunt, and God of Death and The Underworld

Baba Yaga, Slavic Goddess of Death and Rebirth

Cernunnos, Celtic God of the Wild as well as Liminality and the transition to the afterlife

Cerridwen, Welsh Goddess of the Moon, Rebirth, Transformation, Death, The Underworld and Magic

Ereshkigal, Mesopotamian Goddess of Death and the Underworld

Hades, Greek God of the Underworld

Hel, Norse Goddess of the Underworld and Death

Morana, Slavic Goddess of Winter and Death

Odin, Norse God of Wisdom, War, Poetry and Death

Osiris, Egyptian God of the Underworld, Death and Resurrection, Fertility and Agriculture

Oya, Yoruba Orisha of Weather, Death and Rebirth, Patron of the Niger river and a Psychopomp

Persephone, Greek Goddess of the Underworld

Santa Muerte, Mexican folk goddess of the Afterlife, Healing and Protection

Thanatos, Greek personification of Death

The Morrigan, Celtic Goddess of War, Magic, Death and Rebirth, Sovereignty and Fate

Veles, Slavic God of The Underworld, Earth, Water, Music, Magic, Trickery, Cattle and Wealth

WHAT TO DO WITH OFFERINGS

Write a message on an herb or flower and burn it to “send” the offering

Leave coins, flowers and herbs on the grave

Pour liquid into the ground, or leave them out in a bowl (make sure it won’t harm the local wildlife)