Dern Sure

“Darkening sky, [sun/star]light drain, I evoke the qualities of rain. Wide-coursing gale, I give thee warrant; With rapid wings bring tempest torrent.”

Red: Fire, Blood, Passion, Anger, Danger, Strength, Power

Orange: Fire, Air, Happiness, Enthusiasm, Creativity, Determination

Yellow: Air, Happiness, Intellect, Energy

Green: Earth, Growth, Money, Harmony, Fertility

Blue: Water, Sea, Sky, Stability, Loyalty, Wisdom, Calmness

Purple: Spirit, Royalty, Power, Luxury, Ambition

Pink: Care, Compassion, Love, Friendship

White: Spirit, Good, Innocence, Purity

Grey: Neutrality, Balance

Black: Power, Elegance, Negativity, Death

These are a few plants that I’ve found to be more difficult to kill than others.

For those who want to start gardening but are afraid that they are going to kill everything. 

Snapdragons: These flowers don’t take up all that much space since they are thin and grow upwards. They are also perennials, so they come back year after year. These have the potential to spread if the area around them is fertile enough.

Pansies: Little, low to the ground flowers that are good fillers and ground cover. They’re pretty versatile and can be put pretty much anywhere that will hold a plant. I like to put them in herb gardens to bring some color because they come in so many different designs and colors.

Mint: Super easy to grow, grow into big bushes. They are a little high maintenance when it comes to pruning because if you let them go too long, they will take over everything and spread.

Chives: I don’t know if it’s just where I live, but I once planted a little chive plant because it was cute and now I have a whole field of chives. These babies can spread everywhere. They are good to use in a lot of dishes. I interchange them with green onion.

Tomatoes: I think everyone should have a tomato plant, it’s almost like a rite of passage lol. Tomato plants are pretty hardy creatures and can continue on into fall and winter if you take really good care of them. They just require a lot of water compared to other things.

Lamium: The bees where I’m at love these little flowers. These are also perennials so they come back through the years. They are cute, little bell-shaped flowers that grow close to the ground and have a lot of blooms. It’s so cute to see the bees shove their heads in the flowers!

Phlox: These flowers smell sooo good!. Like the lamium, they too are also small blooms and grow close to the ground.

Cactus: I find cactus to grow the easiest out of succulents and the like both inside and outside. I recommend putting them in a size appropriate pot so when the frost comes you can bring it inside and keep it growing.

None of these are set in stone. It’s your grimoire, and you can do what you want with it. This is just to get you started.

1. Make a blessing page for your book.

2. Write a simple spell. It can be something really simple, such as a spell to get a good night’s sleep. 

3. If you have deities or other entities you work with regularly, dedicate a page to each.

4. Write a page about what sort of witch you are and want to be and what you want to accomplish with your craft.

5. Write down any rules of your craft, whether they’re personal or widely accepted by your path.

6. Have a page defining what magick means to you.

7. Write a little bit about some paths you don’t personally follow, but are interested in.

8. Sketch some tarot spreads.

9. Make a list of some of your main beliefs.

10. Make a color correspondents page.

11. Draw some altar ideas.

12. Write “yes” and “no” on two different sides of a page as a pendulum board.

🌑New Moon ~ new beginnings *Write a list of your goals for the week/month/year focusing on planned positive change. *Make a sweet disposition honey jar or perform a soft love spell especially when starting a new relationship or turning over a new leaf.

🌒Waxing Crescent ~ growth *Write an open letter to yourself, your deity, the Earth or the stars. Talk about your honest intentions with the way you spend your time and people you spend it with. *Create a pouch or bottle spell to help you increase creativity, memory, or success throughout the month. Really focus on how you want to grow in this moment.

🌗 First Quarter ~ balance *Meditate on your life by making a metaphysical pro and con lost. What is bringing you positivity? What is bringing you negativity? Reflect on how you can add daily peace through balance. *Try a sleep spell to deepen your rest or recall your dreams. If this is new to you, try a pen and paper dream journal to study what your subconscious is telling you.

🌔 Waxing Gibbous ~ attraction *Now is the perfect time to invite new energies to you! Whether you’re calling on comfort, confidence, or energy, try different forms of sigil work to channel what you need from the Earth. *Glamour spells are more than just making you look/feel pretty! Enchant your grooming tools or make a self love potion lotion to add to your daily routine.

🌕Full Moon ~ energy work *All energies are boosted during a full moon! Use the time to practice divination or perform your more complex rituals. If you have no specific intention, focus on charging yourself and your tools in a magickal moon bath. *Burn bay leaves or blow dandelion seeds to connect with the elements for wish fulfillment.

🌖 Waning Gibbous ~ introspect *Get friendly with your journal or art form and spend time with yourself. Find a safe way to open up and explore yourself, perhaps with astral travel or a mind map. *If you’re a witch who practices banishing or binding, a waning moon can be a powerful tool. Use this energy to end an unhealthy relationship or break a bad habit.

🌗 Third Quarter ~ release *Cast a spell using heat, volume, or passion. Try visualizing a light (sub with a wind, flame, stream, tree etc) that grows with your focus and evaporates back into your being when you’re finished. *Rid of something away you don’t need anymore and replace it with something you are found or given.

🌘Waning Crescent ~ peace *Cleanse everything! Make a cleansing spray for your house or bed if you prefer smoke free methods. You can also try bowls of charged water or every witches’ friend- SALT! *Spend intentional time in nature or try a new guided meditation if you can’t get outside. Even time driving feeling warmth on your skin or closing your eyes under the shower head can ground you to the peaceful energies of the earth.

 for those of you that do not know, a grimoire is a book/collection of information regarding your craft. these are just basic topics you can mention, however, your path is your path and it is beautiful regardless. another disclaimer: your grimoire doesn’t have to be flashy and ancient looking. it can be a composition notebook. it can be a collection of paper held together by staples. as long as it is functional, it just as valid. because you put the time and the positive energy into making it. 

grimoire ideas

🌞your beliefs 🌙any daily rituals 🌞written spells 🌙moon phases 🌞info on herbs 🌙herb correspondances 🌞chakras 🌙auras 🌞color correspondances               🌙divination 🌞moon water 🌙sun water 🌞mythology 🌙tea magic 🌞constellations 🌙dream log 🌞a list of elements 🌙essential oils 🌞oil correspondences 🌙spirits 🌞crystal correspondences

A simple spell to cleanse a space and calm the energies in it.

You Will Need:

🌙 Moon Water 🌙 Salt 🌙 Lemon Slice

Steps:

🌙 In a small bowl or jar mix your moon water and salt until the salt has fully dissolved

🌙 Take your lemon slice and squeeze it into the moon water and stir it clockwise

🌙 Walk about the space you wish to cleanse and with your fingers lightly flick the water about, focus on your desire to cleanse and calm the space

The element of fire is a special one - it is powerful in its way of taking energy from other elements and giving birth to heat, smoke, and light. It is with fire that we receive warmth and prepare our food, and it is with fire that we fuel our rituals. While fire is destructive in nature, this does not have to be a negative thing in terms of magick - this element is representative of transformation, passion, motivation, and sexuality. A masculine element, the usage of fire in candle magick can help break bad habits and bring about healing. There is nothing quite as powerful as the feelings of both fascination and intimidation while watching the rising and falling of fire’s warm flames. 

♡ Fire in Magick  ♡

Here is a mini guide to the use of fire and its correspondences in witchcraft practices!

GODDESSES: Pele, Brigit, Vesta.

GODS: Agni, Horus,Vulcan, Hepaetus,  Promtheus.

DIRECTION: South.

COLOR: Red.

USAGE IN RITUALS: Passion, courage, force, enthusiasm, lust, determination.

SENSE: Sight.

HERBS: Thistles, seeds, cacti, chili peppers. 

STONES: Jasper, quartz, amber, fire agate.

MAGICK TOOLS/OBJECTS: Candle, sword.

♡ The Fire Signs ♡