Rainbowtrassh

Spring Is Coming Winter is a lovely time to take things slow, breathe deeply and concentrate on the present. But now with spring just around the corner (March 19), it is time to plan and stretch out.

What seeds do you want to plant when spring comes? What do you wish to sow in the summer/fall? Prosperity? A new habit? Breaking an old habit perhaps. Whatever you wish to plant, do it with intention, determination, and love.

A crisp October morning.

SMALL WITCHY THINGS YOU CAN DO AROUND THE HOUSE

Put a small ward on the door and windows 

Visualize the energy you are getting when eating food or ingesting caffeine

Put a glamour on your make-up and brush

Put a glamour on your closet for the clothes inside

Put a small bowl/plate with rose quartz, amethyst, and quartz crystal on your sink counter

Make every shower a “cleansing” for yourself and every bath a gentle recharging

Hang a sigil somewhere in your kitchen to ensure delicious food

Spend a few minutes talking to your plants

Meditate for at least 5 minutes a day

If you do sage cleansings, mix the leftover ashes and sea salt together in a container to keep for if you need a quick protection

Charm your necklace for protection and recharge it once a week

Charm your shoes to ensure that you will make it to where you are going

one-twenty-five:

It was worth every…

Donut left behind

Apple instead of bagel

Sweat

Blood

Tears

Blisters

Pricey new running shoes

Counting calories

Keeping journals

Looking like crap, because I can’t be bothered styling my hair [gym in the pm]

Not being able to sit because of muscle pain

Leaving my warm bed to run in -20

Running in thunderstorms and up big hills

Getting up early to pack for the gym

Wanting nothing more than to watch TV, but then going for a run

Missing out on drunken fun nights with friends

Not being included in ‘McDonalds Office Runs’

Ordering salads over fast food

Going to bed with no desert

Skipping the popcorn and M&Ms at movie theatres [damn, that’s so good]

The price tag of each race

Skipping horse riding for runs [sad times there]

Pushing through shaky arms/legs in the gym

Saying no to a free chocolate bar

Walking past the (delicious looking) sandwiches in the office

Ruining my styled hair for a workout

Forcing myself to eat eggs

All my IT Band Knee Issues

Giving my Valentines Day chocolates to my friends

Having an 80 cal fudgesicle [instead of an ice-cream cone]

Choosing a tea over a latte

Saying, ‘no,’ instead of ‘whatever’

It really was worth it and I’m only 2/3rds of the way there. 51 Down. 24 to Go. 

My weight loss in 3 months. I cut out all bread products from my diet, and just ate fruit, vegetables, grains, pulses, lean meat and fish, as well as nuts and the occasional piece of dark chocolate. I also made sure I walked a mile every single day. I feel healthier, happier and overall more positive! 

Start weight: 145lbs (March 2012)

Some people (like me) don’t have the time, resources and/or energy to perform complex spells or rituals every day. Some common causes of this are:

Depression

Busy life

Anxiety

Chronic illness/pain

Disability

Financial insecurity

All of these are very common problems in the witch community, and it’s perfectly fine not to have a huge collection of crystals or sacrifices for the gods! There are many simple, low-energy ways to perform witchcraft that are no lesser than the above practices. Here are some ways to practice the craft this way:

Stirring a drink counter-clockwise banishes negative energy

Stirring clockwise embues energy of your choosing (just focus on it while you stir!)

Saying hello to plants/animals in the wild will increase your connection with nature

So does cleaning up litter on the side of the road.

Tap gently on the palm of your hand with your index finger helps with anxiety and concentration, and is a good way to stim without drawing attention, for those of you who do so

Put bugs gently outside instead of squishing them. They are smol beings, protect them.

Set a small portion of your food aside for any god/deity/faeries/spirit to eat (or just as an offering to the universe).

Throw a sprinkle of moon water (water that’s been left out under moonlight) on a plant to help it grow!

Sigils are literally a life saver. Make some!

And sometimes, just sitting and feeling the energy of the universe around you is a magick unto itself. So don’t be hard on yourself! You are magick, and magick is you; you don’t have to prove yourself to the universe: it’s already chosen you!