River

Working on the next kit, a sampler of 7 different handmade incenses. Making incense is the messiest and most time and labor heavy task I do, but creating different blends makes it a fun job. Tonight I’m making an all-natural vetiver and bergamot stick and the Hag Hut smells amazing. What’s your favorite incense scent? Do you make your own?

like yeah, some people say money bowls or stirring intention into your coffee and what have you.

but have you ever thought about making an energy and dream battery where you can take the energy burned/collected around you to power your spells?

have you ever used magic in your favorite games?

have you ever used magic to manifest that you would get free food or extras at fast food somehow?

Alright.

Now imagine that faculty being active and just as vivid while you're completely awake. Additionally, what you experience in the dreams is operating in tandem with what you experience in your daily life, so these two streams are actually working off of each other.

First, your perspective of what's actually important in life dramatically changes.

Second, the way you interpret what people are saying dramatically changes.

And lastly, your ability to understand the world around you dramatically improves. The universe is a vinyl record of information and your mind is a needle that reads it.

I believe in luck because it’s a cultural thing. Sooo much of my culture has charms and stories about improving good luck and avoiding bad luck.

Maybe it’s just a placebo, maybe it’s just something you can’t change. But I think your luck is directly influenced by the energy in your life. So lucky spells draw in that kinda energy, just as bad luck spells draw in the corresponding energy.

If you have bad luck that doesn’t mean you’re a bad person, maybe your energy has just gone stagnant and you’re in need of a good ol’ refresh!

Lucky energy can be manipulated just as any energetic current. It comes from people, the stories and the lives we live.

Whew, finally back from school! Now that I’m free, it’s time to reassemble one of my best school essentials for next quarter—tiny, reusable packets of herbs that are perfect for spells on the go (or spicing up a dull meal…what’s the difference, really?). 

While I love the look of tiny bottles for portable ingredients, they’re not as space-saving as these repurposed straws. So though my best staples get bottled for easiest refills, I like to keep the odd ingredient (or extra backups of the classics) rattling around in my pockets like this! Some things to keep in mind:

Only melt the ends as they’re separated from the herbs by the pliers/tweezers—food safe plastic or not, you still don’t want that melting on your ingredients!

Most straws work for this, but thin plastic straws may warp and bubble further up the tube before the ends seal shut; try a few tests, and heat with care.

While I always carry around a pen knife, if you don’t, consider keeping these in a little pocket tin with a razor blade for easy opening. Cutting the small notch in the end is pretty effective for fingers-only opening, but may cause leaks in fluid-filled packets and should be avoided in those cases. Small, neat incisions with a knife also make for easier sealing for reuse!