The World Inside My Head

Creating your own art supplies and materials is such a great way to connect to your local spirits and imbue each element of your craft with magic.

Paints

Make your own paints from pure pigments, rocks, sands, dirts, or plants in your area. (Nadamakes is a great YouTube channel for reference)

Sketchbooks

Handmade sketchbooks are easy and fun to make. You can use your favorite paper or even make your own paper! (SeaLemon on YouTube has some fantastic tutorials)

Charcoal/Pencil

What to do for the new year as a spiritual person

I thought to make a post on what me and my WHOLE family does when it’s close to the near year. We do this so that we welcome in good luck, abundance and prosperity along with wealth. It’s something that mainly my mom’s side has done for a very long time and good things happen from it (I also called this what to do for the new year as a spiritual person because me and my mom’s side of the family come from a long line of spiritual family members!)

 So first off!

Go through your shit Like seriously. Get rid of things you no longer want or need. Like clothes, nick nacks, jewelry etc. Throw things away that is trash!

Organize make things more nice and neat within your room/home. go through things to find out what needs to be taken out, trashed or placed somewhere else.

Clean now with cleaning… You gotta do some serious shit. Make sure the dish washer is always empty and no dishes are in the sink (as best as you can). Your bed is made, your bath room is nice and clean, No piling trash etc. The point is, you have to try and stay clean as much as you can until it’s finally the new year and new month. Also wash your bedding and curtains if you have any.

Cleanse my grandmother would make flour washes to welcome in prosperity and abundance. She (and my mom when she was younger) would even wash the walls too. You can play music, light a candle, burn incense, use sage, holy water, you can even use perfume or colonge to cleanse your place.

Keep it looking spotless until the new year!

Something to note:

Now this is optional but is VERY helpful. My mom told me if you wish you can dedicate your place to who ever you work with. That your home is their’s as well. That you promise to keep it clean as possible in their honor for you know they don’t like dirty things. 

You could possibly even ask them to help bring in prosperity and abundance if you promise to keep the place clean in their honor most of the time. 

Cleanliness is next to godly-ness

Another thing, My grandmother would always buy new bedding and curtains and other stuff. In with the new and out with the old basically.

Spell for Summoning a Domestic Familiar 🐾

*Long Post~Elaborate*

“A domestic familiar is an animal that stays with the Witch, provides magickal assistance and represents sacred nature. A Familiar is an animal you have a psychic connection with, or one that will help you with magick. A domestic familiar is sacred, a representation of the Goddess and God in living form. As a Witch, or as a Pagan, you have a heritage of a connection with nature, a spiritual connection with animals. Your pet is not necessarily a domestic Familiar, so don’t think that you can force your hamster into magickal service for you.”

“You can’t just go buy an animal and assume it will help make you a stronger, more powerful Witch. They can be rescued, found or borrowed (an occasional visit from your neighbor’s cat might have more meaning than you think), Domestic Familiars can be a pigeon you feed every day, the dog you’ve had since you were a child, or a cat that visits at dinner time. As long as the animal is willing, it can be trained as a domestic Familiar.Your domestic Familiar will find you, when you are ready. Don’t think that you can hide a dog from the landlord, a rat from your parents, or a cat from your children. If you don’t have an animal in your life who may become your domestic Familiar, you can call one. But remember, it’s their choice to reveal themselves. You’ll know instinctively.”

The following is a spell I have devised and will try myself. (Note, I have taken some of the spell wording/following chant from modern media but honestly if the words work and the intention is in your heart, then it’ll work, whether you heard it on a show, read it in a book, or are using someone else’s words, your intentions must be pure. Then all you have to do is believe.)

What you will need:

Few pieces of paper & pen/pencil📃🖋(I say a few, for mistakes, we know it happens, lol)

Utensil to write in the dirt with (twig/opposite end of pen, etc. *writing with your finger is also acceptable👍🏼)

A mixture of the following herbs:

Sage: Healing, Protection, Wisdom, Wishes, Health, Immortality

Blessed Thistle: Spiritual Aid, Protection

Horehound: Mental Powers, Protection, Healing, Exorcism

Shepherd’s Purse: Spells & Rituals, Healing

Agrimony: Protection, Sleep

Yarrow: Divination, Psychic Powers, Courage, Love

Wormwood: Calling Spirits, Divination, Love, Protection, Psychic Powers

Dandelion: Calling spirits, Divination, Wishes

Spearmint Leaf: Augmenting Power, Healing Love, Luck, Strength, Sleep

Alfalfa Leaf: Magic (also, random, but used for: anti-hunger, as well as money/prosperity magic)

Bay Leaf: Visions, Dreams, Healing, Psychic Powers, Repels Negative Energy

White Willow Bark: Divination, Healing, Love, Protection

Kelp: Travel Protection (so your Familiar arrives safely😉)

Catnip: Friendship, Happiness, Joy, Love, Beauty (dont worry, if you dont want a cat, this is mainly for Friendship, Happiness and Joy, yes it can be used for cat magic but if you want a dog or a fish or reptile, this will still be good because you are trying to form a bond)

Sea Salt: Purification, Protection

Copy this sigil onto the paper📃 and into the dirt you stand on.🌱

Sigil Meaning: “My Domestic Familiar Will Find Me”

🙌🏼Repeat the following chant as you imagine your familiar finding you. (If you have a specific animal preference, picture it. Imagine your Familiar finding you and what kind of bond you want to have. Be clear that this is for your Domestic Familiar…you don’t want just any spirit showing up.🤷‍♀️)

“Spirits of the forest*, I pronounce my intentions to thee. I ask my hearts familiar Come forth and seek me and equals we will be. Not master and servant but familiar to familiar, to share our knowledge, our spirit, and our traits. To guide one another in this journey. Come forth sweet familiar, and equals we will be. So mote it be.”

*You may change “Forest” to, “Earth, Air, Water and Fire”~ if you do not have an idea or preference of what kind of Familiar you want. For example if you would like a land animal (cat, dog, rabbit, etc) you can use Forest/Earth, if you’d like a bird-Air, Fish- Water, Dragon (more like a reptile/lizard, sorry, we dont get cool dragons like in Game of Thrones, lol)-Fire, and so on.

*if you want an insect I’d research the correct element that is associated, could be air, could be earth, etc.. Always, Always do your research! No one is perfect and sometimes people get things wrong, but researching does help when you’re unsure!

Seal the spell by the corresponding action. For example, again if you have a *preference of animal, you will dispense the herbs in one of the following ways:

Earth- bury the elements🌱

Air- Throw them to the wind🌪

Water- Dispense in a body of water💧

Fire- Throw the elements into a fire**🕯

🔥**Always remember Fire Safety~especially since you’ll be outside, for this I’d say bring an ashtray to burn the paper safely and once the flame is completely out and the paper is ash *do not burn your fingers*, throw them to the wind**🔥

*If no preference of animal, choose the way that speaks to you most and dispense the herbs in that way.

☆Also, please be reasonable about what you ask, as well as reasonable about what you can keep in your home. I’m sorry but I can’t help you explain to your parent why you need a comodo dragon as your familiar…and also, sorry but, you will not have a unicorn, talking animal that tells jokes, or a hippogryph showing up, so again, keep it reasonable.😉

Once the spell is complete, let the spirits work, let the spell do its work~ keep an open heart and mind, understand your Familiar will not just appear instantaneously, give it time, understand there is an instinctual process and response and your Familiar will come. Something inside will tell you this is them.

🌟Remember when you do find your Familiar/your Familiar finds you, this is your equal, treat them as such, Never harm your Familiar. Do not force your Familiar to engage in magic with you, they know what they need and sometimes what you need. They will participate at will, but when they do you will know why they are you Familiar, you can just feel it in your heart.🌟

Listen, observe, Pay Attention to them. And your bond will be incomparable.💞

BLESSED BE, BELOVEDS. I WISH YOU ALL THE SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN YOUR JOURNEY TO FINDING YOUR FAMILIAR! PLEASE SHARE YOUR STORIES AS WELL! I’D LOVE TO HEAR THEM! 💐

The thing is, we change. We are not the same person we were five years ago. Hel, a lot of us are not even the same people we were last week. We change, and our beliefs, favourites, thoughts and the way we see ourselves changes with it. 

The same is true for our witchraft, religion and spiritual beliefs. This is why I have a list of question that I like to answer for myself every couple of years. I first started this when I came across a list of questions by Juniper from Walking the Hedge (site no longer in use) in 2008, yes, over ten years ago. Every few years I filled in the questions and looked back at the answers I gave before. Some never changed, some changed quite a lot. 

When our coven started a new lesson plan, I gave out the list of questions as well. We sealed our answers in envelopes and plan to fill them in again, once we finish our lessons. Then open the envelopes and look at the answers side by side. To see how we have changed. 

I looked at the list last week and found it actually lacking a bit. The questions were very deity- and spiritual based, so I was missing some more questions about my personality and witchcraft. So I decided to make my own list of questions! 

Since I wanted to make this more a weekly journaling/grimoire prompt for myself I put together 52 questions. These can be answered weekly (maybe every year) or you can work through the list in one go and repeat that every few years or so. 

Some notes on the wording: I consider myself both a witch and a pagan, but to keep it easier to read I only used wording like “witch” and “witchcraft”, they can however be substituted for “pagan”, “paganism” or even “my path”, should that fit you better. When I talk about “sacred space” this can both mean a ritual space like a temple or casting of a circle, but also just your home or outdoors witchy environment.

I’d love it if you would tag anything you feel comfortable with posting online with the tag #writeyourwitchcraft!

What draws me to witchcraft?

How do I see the divine?

What in witchcraft makes me happy?

Do I want to follow a path that has to do with a little nature, or a lot of nature?

What areas of witchcraft would I like to learn more about?

Where do my witchy talents lie?

What kind of deities, if any, do I want to honor?

How do I believe magic works?

Simple or elaborate spells/rituals? Why?

What are my views on cursing/hexing?

Do I want to practice something similar to my ancestors?

What are the basic morals and ethics I feel I should live by?

What in nature am I drawn to; the ocean, animals, the trees, etc?

Which (witchy) holidays, if any, would I like to celebrate and how?

How do I believe divination works?

Would I like to work with a group some of the time, all of the time or not at all?

Which aspects of witchcraft appeal to me most, which the least?

What do I believe happens to us when we die?

How do I see mythological creatures?

When do I feel most magical?

How much is witchcraft woven into my daily life; is this too much, too little or just enough?

What kind of witch do I feel I am?

Which texts/quotes best describe my current path?

Do I like research and gathering info, or do I like things handed to me?

Which things about witchcraft worry or scare me?

What is my favourite element?

How do I see gender (roles) in witchcraft?

Am I interested more in magic, or spirituality?

Do I like to be told how to do things, or would I rather figure it out on my own?

What rules, if any, do I live by when it comes to witchcraft and magic?

What do I gain from witchcraft and magic?

Formal or informal rituals/spells? Why?

What subject do I love to study?

What is my favourite type of magic; candle, sympathetic, sigils, etc?

What would my perfect witchy day be like?

Would I want to be dedicated/initiated?

Who do I honor (ex: deities, ancestors, myself, etc), and how do I, or would I like to, honor them?

How do I create a sacred/witchy space?

What do I believe is needed for a succesful spell/ritual?

Which cultures do I draw from in my witchcraft?

What is my learning style; books, websites, videos, more hands-on?

What, if anything, in my mundane life influences my witchcraft?

What are my hobbys, how do I (or can I) incorporate them in my witchcraft?

Where do my non-witchy talents lie, how do I (or can I) incorporate them in my witchcraft?

What would my dream witchy life look like? What steps can I take to work towards it?

What would my dream sacred space/witchy home look like? What steps can I take to work towards it?

What symbols correspond with me; runes, animals, flowers, gemstones, etc?

Am I an open and proud witch, or do I (need to) hide my craft?

What are my favourite witchy items/tools; divination tool, ritual tool, décor, clothing, etc?

What is holding me back in my craft?

What is my pre-spell/ritual routine?

Grimoire- Finally another zodiac page, there’s two more I can post, and then I’ll be showing colour correspondents :) if you want any of the resources I use in these pages feel free to ask🌊

I’ve compiled a list of types of herbal remedies, with brief instructions on how to make them. Choose your herbs carefully, as some are poisonous, some will interfere with health problems and medications, and some can cause allergic reactions.

If you are concerned about any health issue you have, or worried about herbs reacting with your medications, go talk to your doctor. This post is not intended as medical advice.

Compress

This is usually cloth that has been soaked in a herbal infusion so that it can be applied topically. Useful for skin issues, muscle pain, joint pain, and general aches.

You can make one by soaking cotton wool in a warm infusion of your choice, wrapping the balls in a piece of clean cloth, and applying to the affected area. Once the cloth cools down you can soak it again in the warm tea and reapply.

Infusion

This is basically the herbalist term for tea. The herbs are usually dried and ground before being steeped in very hot water and then strained out. If you use a bag then you can skip the straining.

Tincture

This is similar to an infusion but much stronger, and with alcohol instead of water, which helps to preserve it.

Put your herbs in a jar. Cover them with alcohol (most people I know use vodka). Put the lid on the jar and shake it daily for a month or so, then strain the herbs out. I tend to keep mine in the little dropper bottles, as you normally don’t need to take much at once.

Decoction

I like to think of these as a stronger infusion. You need four times as much boiling water as dried herb, and you want to simmer the mixture for about half an hour before straining.

Syrup

These are herbs mixed with a sugary substance, which makes them easier to consume and helps to preserve them a little. They’re a good way to get your herbs in if you have a sore throat, as they are often quite soothing.

You’ll need a couple ounces of fresh herb per pint of water. Put them on the stove and heat until about half of the water has evaporated. Then you need to add about five tablespoons of sugar/honey/maple syrup per pint of water you used originally (so if you put two pints in the pan, you need ten tablespoons). Keep stirring for about twenty minutes, then take it off the heat and bottle it up. You need to keep syrups in the fridge, preferably in a dark coloured jar or bottle.

Balm

Essential oils and beeswax, basically. Add about twenty drops of essential oil to a cup of melted beeswax, stick it in a jar, let it cool, and there you go! You can mix in juiced herbs if you like, but that’s optional.

Salve

A salve is basically essential oils mixed with beeswax, oils and herbs. I have seen them made with coconut oil, though if you live in a warmer environment then coconut oil won’t work for you as it melts. You need about fifty/fifty dried herbs and beeswax (if you live somewhere warm) or use a mixture of beeswax and an oil like olive or safflower if you live somewhere colder, just so it’s soft enough to use. Use about twenty drops of oil per cup of beeswax. You’ll need to melt the wax in a double boiler, and let the herbs infuse in the molten wax for about half an hour. Then you add your essential oils, and pour the molten salve into the containers and let it cool.

Ointment

This is basically a liquid balm or salve. Follow the methods above, but use oil instead of beeswax.

Bath

When taking a herbal bath, you are basically making a giant cup of tea! Fill an organza bag with your chosen herbs, and put it in the bath while you run the water, then remove it before you get in. You can reuse the bag of herbs, but they lose potency with each use, so I try to avoid doing this.

Poultice

Lavender Lemonade

Nothing beats the summer heat like a tall glass of ice cold Lavender Lemonade! Not only will you love the refreshingly delicious taste it has to offer, but you may find yourself more relaxed since the mere scent of lavender has been shown to reduce anxiety. In addition, the odor from essential oils that are released from lavender blossoms may provide migraine and insomnia relief.

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Ingredients

1/4 cup Dried Lavender Flowers

2 cups Boiling Water

1 cup Honey

1 tray Ice Cubes

1 cup Lemon Juice

5+ cups Filtered Water

Instructions

Put the dried lavender flowers into a bowl and pour 2 cups of boiling water over it.

Add the honey and then allow it to steep for about 15-20 minutes.

Strain out the lavender flowers.

Add ice cubes to a 2-quart pitcher.

Pour the honey and lavender mixture into the pitcher.

Add the lemon juice and top it off with cold filtered water.

Please feel free to add on to the list! If you don’t feel that some of these work for you, that’s okay, just please be mindful that they work for others. Idea taken from @heatherwitch

Lucifer - Frankincense, Sandalwood, Rosemary

Leviathan - Geranium, Ylang-Ylang, Cedar

Satan - Vanilla, Spearmint, Mace

Belphegor - Lavender, Chamomile, Marjoram

Mammon - Ginger, Patchouli, Frankincense

Beelzebub - Lemongrass, Bergamot, Grapefruit

Salt is a go to ingredient that witches seem to use abundantly.

Salt and it’s historical uses

In Germany, Normandy, and Scotland salt was sprinkled around a butter churn to keep witches from souring the butter or hurting the cow whose milk was used to make the butter.

An Irish folk remedy called upon the use of salt as well as the reciting of the lords prayer to get cure ‘faerie-struck’ children. Similar to the way the Bavarian and Ukrainian people used to figure out if a child had been bewitched.

Egyptian Caravans that were preparing to cross the desert would perform a ritual that involved burning salt on hot coals in order to prevent evil spirits nothing the travelers as well as to ensure a safe passage.

Provided protection from witches, witchcraft, demons, and the evil eye.

Salt and it’s uses in Witchcraft

Salt in general is used in ritual purification, magickal protections, and blessings.

Some witches place salt in the four corners of the room before casting.

Used in purification spells.

Used to symbolize earth, one of the elements, on your altar or when you are casting. Sea salt may be used as the element water due to the fact that it came from the sea.  

Used in the Witches Bottle

Can be used as an offering to the Gods.

Some people associate it with wealth, prosperity, and good luck.

Is an ingredient used often and abundantly in Kitchen Magick.

Creates a magickal, protective barrier.

Cleanses

Throw salt to ward off malevolent spirits and energies.

Repels many types of evil.

Absorbs psychic energies.

Place in your bath to cleanse and rid negativity. (Epsom Salt)

Salt and it’s superstitions

If someone spills the salt at dinner, it means a violent family quarrel is on the way.

It’s considered bad luck to lend salt to someone, because that can lead to a feud between the borrower and the lender. A good way to avoid this problem is if you get a cup of salt from someone, pay it back with sugar or molasses instead. Interestingly, in parts of northern England and Scotland it is also seen as bad luck to lend salt, mostly because the person borrowing it can use it as a magical link to curse you.

Salt can also be used to detect the presence of witches: in the Ozarks, it is believed that witches don’t eat much salt, so if someone complains about food being too salty, she might be regarded with suspicion. There is also a tale that bewitched cattle will not touch salt.

If you spill salt you must through it over your shoulder to bring you good luck and to keep evil at bay.

Types of salt and there properties

Himalayan Salt: Is commonly used for protection, especially around the home and against malevolent spirits. Also used to purify and to get rid of any negative energies. Used in spells to release from attachment. It has gentle, but strong grounding and centering energies. Brings prosperity and abundance into a home. Promotes love, happiness, and friendship.

Black Salt: Is used mainly for protection. Absorbs and contains any negativity. Can be used for hexing too. It drives away evil and protects your home and belongings. Use it to create boundaries with your enemies. Wardings, undoings, uncrossings, binding work, journeying to the afterlife, honoring the crone, and many other workings use black salt. Black salt can also be used to return curses and negative energies back to it’s caster. Working with the dark moon.

Sea Salt: Sacred to water deities and used often in Sea Witchcraft.  Make herbal salt scrubs. Used to consecrate. Commonly used to make magick circles. Used for protection as well. Can be used in curses. It is associated with purity, protection, purification, and blessings.

References: Paganwiccan.about.com

What is the most common way you incorporate salt into your craft?

May the moon light your path!

i’ve made a list of all kinds of correspondences you can find in nature and in the supermarket, based on the book The Green Witch ☆

♡ WOODS

APPLE — life, longevity, fertility, fairies, the otherworld, afterlife, creativity, love, healing, harmony

ASH — water, strength, intellect, willpower, protection, justice, balance, harmony, skill, travel, weather, wisdom

BIRCH — cleansing, protection, purification, associated with children

CEDAR — healing, spirituality, purification, protection, prosperity, harmony

ELDER — protection, prosperity, healing

HAWTHORNE — fertility, harmony, happiness, the otherworld, fairies, protection

HAZEL — luck, fertility, protection, wishes

HONEYSUCKLE — psychic awareness, harmony, healing, prosperity, happiness

MAPLE — love, prosperity, life and health, abundance

OAK — defense, thunder, strength, courage, healing, longevity, protection, good fortune, fertility

PINE — cleansing, purification, healing, clarity of mind, prosperity, protection from evil

POPLAR — prosperity, communication, exorcism, purification

ROWAN — improving psychic powers, divination, healing, protection from evil, peace, creativity, success, change, transformation

WILLOW — moon, water, love, tranquility, harmony, protection, healing

WITCH HAZEL — protection, healing, peace

YEW — death, spirits, the otherworld

♡ FLOWERS 

CARNATION — protection, strength, energy, luck, healing

DAFFODIL — love, fertility, luck

DAISY — love, hope, innocence, associated with children

GARDENIA — love, harmony, healing, peace

GERANIUM — protection, fertility, love, healing, courage

HYACINTH — love, happiness, protection

IRIS — purification, blessing, wisdom, peace, harmony, love

JASMINE — moon, feminine energy, love, meditation, spirituality, harmony, prosperity

LAVENDER — relaxation, sleep, peace, harmony, tranquility, love, purification, healing

LILAC — protection, banishing negative energy

LILY — protection, death and afterlife, rebirth, cycles

LILY OF THE VALLEY — concentration, mental ability, happiness

PANSY — divination, communication, happiness, love

POPPY — tranquility, fertility, prosperity, love, sleep, invisibility

ROSE — healing, divination, tranquility, harmony, love, psychic ability, spirituality, protection

SNAPDRAGON — protection, illusion, deception, reflect negative energy

SUNFLOWER — sun, happiness, success, health, abundance

TULIP — prosperity, abundance, protection, love, happiness

VIOLET —  peace, hope, harmony, protection, luck, love, sleep, tranquility, fertility, abundance

♡ HERBS

ALLSPICE — prosperity, increasing energy, love, healing, luck

ANGELICA —protection, purification

BASIL — prosperity, success, peace, protection, happiness, purification, tranquility, love

BAY — success, wisdom, divination, making a wish

CHAMOMILE — prosperity, peace, healing, harmony, happiness

CALENDULA — happiness, prosperity, love, psychic powers, harmony

CINNAMON — energy (booster), money, success, action, healing, protection, love, prosperity, purification

CARAWAY — anti-theft, health, mental abilities, protection, fidelity

CLOVE — protection, purification, mental abilities, healing

COMFREY — health, healing, protection, travel, prosperity

DILL — good fortune, tranquility, prosperity, lust, protection

GINGER — energy (booster), kick-starter for love, finances, success

MAJORAM — happiness, protection, love, joy, family

MINT — prosperity, joy, fertility, purification, love, success

MUGWORT — prophetic dreams, divination, relaxation, tranquility, protection, banishing, consecration

NUTMEG —psychic abilities, happiness, love, money, health

OREGANO — love, courage, action

PARSLEY — power, strength, lust, purification, prosperity

ROSEMARY —protection, improving memory, wisdom, health, healing

SAGE —purification, protection, anxiety, wisdom, health, long life

VERBENA —divination, protection, inspiration, abundance, love, peace, tranquility, healing, prosperity, artistic skill, reversal of negativity

YARROW — courage, healing, love

♡ FRUITS

APPLE — health, longevity, love

CHERRY — love

PEAR — health, properity, love

ORANGE — joy, health, purification

LEMON — purification, protection, health

LIME — happiness, purification, healing

GRAPE — properity, fertility

KIWI — fertility, love

BANANA — fertility, strength

MANGO — spirituality, happiness

PEACH — spirituality, fertility, love, harmony

PINEAPPLE — prosperity, luck, protection

PLUM — love, tranquility

MELONS — love, peace

STRAWBERRY — love, peace, happiness, luck

RASPBERRY — strength, courage, healing

BLUEBERRY — tranquility, peace, protection, prosperity

BLACKBERRY — prosperity, protection, abundance

CRANBERRY — protection, healing

♡ VEGGIES

GARLIC — healing, protection, banishing, purification

ONION — protection, exorcism, healing, prosperity

LETTUCE — fertility, peace, harmony, love, protection

CARROTS — fertility, health

PEAS — love, abundance

CUCUMBER — fertility, healing, harmony

POTATOES — fertility, protection, abundance

CELERY — love, tranquility, concentration

SQUASH — abundance, harmony

MUSHROOM — strength, courage, healing, protection

LEEK — protection, harmony

CAULIFLOWER — protection, prosperity

BROCCOLI — protection, abundance

BEANS — love, family, protection

CABBAGE — protection, prosperity

Ways you can use Color Magick

When choosing your outfit for the day

When picking out a candle for your spell and ritual

Candle Magick

Painting or Drawing

To add intention to your writing

Black

Symbolizes:

Grounding

Protection

Safety

Death

Underworld

Restriction 

Night

Magickal Uses:

Reversing

Uncrossing

Unhexing

Banishing 

Black Magick Repelling

Banishing negative energy

Releasing

Defense

Scrying

Hexing

Cursing

Protection

Wards off negativity

Spirit Contact

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

Death

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Saturn

Week Day correspondence: Tuesday + Saturday

Direction: North

Brown

Symbolizes:

Earth

Concentration

Construction

Stability

Animal

Magickal Uses:

House Blessing

Animal Magick

Pet Magick

Earth Magick

To influence Friendships

Element: Earth 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Scorpio

Capricorn

Direction: North 

Copper

Symbolizes:

Money

Fertility

Magickal Uses:

Business and financial success 

Money Drawing

Fertility 

Career Growth

Gold

Symbolizes:

Fortune

Abundance

Prosperity

Positivity  

Luxury

Health

Justice

Magickal Uses

Luck

Wealth

Good Health

Healing Spells

Solar Magick

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Sun

Week Day correspondence: Sunday

Direction: South

Grey

Symbolizes:

Loneliness

Lore

Knowledge

Wisdom

Transformation

Magickal Uses

Removes negative influences

Increases Knowledge

Inspires Transformation

Communication with the faerie realm

Vision Quests

Planet: Moon

Direction: West

White

Symbolizes:

Purity

Unity

Cleansing

Peace

Balance

Spirituality

Innocence

Truth

Divinity

Love

Calm

Unbiased Opinion

Forgiveness

Acceptance                                                                      

Magickal Uses:

Eliminates negative energy

Creates inner peace

Uncrossing

Consecration

Moon Magick

Protection

Cleanses

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Fool

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Moon

Pisces 

Associated Chakra: Crown 

Week Day correspondence: Monday

Direction: East

Silver

Symbolizes:

Stability

Intuition

Dreams

Communication

Magickal Uses:

Moon Magick

Astral Energy

Telepathy

Clairvoyance

Psychic Awareness

Meditation

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Moon

Week Day correspondence: Monday

Direction: East 

Green

Symbolizes:

Prosperity

Money

Abundance

Healing

Growth

Luck

Faeries

Hope

Rebirth

Youth

Intuition

Nature

Magickal Uses:

Money Spells

Herbal Magick

Garden Magick

Luck drawing

Faerie magick

Plant magick

Money drawing

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Empress

The Lovers

The Hermit 

Justice 

Death

Element: Earth

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Venus

Mercury

Aquarius

Cancer

Associated Chakra: Heart

Week Day correspondence: Thursday

Direction: North 

Blue

Symbolizes:

Communication

Focus

Forgiveness

Truth

Patience 

Harmony

Wisdom

Thoughtfulness 

Youthfulness

Creativity

Healing

Organization

Peace

Justice

Tranquility

Magickal uses:

Removing Bad Vibrations

Astral projection

Water element

Emotional Work

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The High Priestess

The Emperor 

The Hanged Man

Death

Temperance 

Element: Water 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Jupiter

Moon

Virgo

Capricorn

Aquarius 

Pisces 

Associated Chakra: Throat 

Week Day correspondence: Thursday 

Direction: West 

Purple

Symbolizes:

Wisdom

Power

Wealth

Prophecy 

Magickal Uses:

Contact with spirits

Good fortune

Prophetic visions

Meditation

Divination

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Heirophant 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Mercury 

Saturn

Capricorn 

Jupiter

Gemini

Sagittarius 

Associated Chakra: Brow

Week Day correspondence: Wednesday + Thursday

Direction: East

Pink

Symbolizes:

Love

Compassion

Friendship

Romance

Intimacy 

Emotions

Self Love

Calming

Harmony

New Beginnings

Honor

Magical Uses:

Brings forth new beginnings

Attracts romance

Attracts new friendship

Encourages self love

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Empress

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Venus influencing Mars

Week Day correspondence: Friday 

Direction: South

Red

Symbolizes:

Passion

Anger

War

Strength

Conflict

Fire element

Healing

Inspiration

Bravery

Courage

Strength

Ambition

Leadership

Confrontation

Combat

Mercy

Magickal Uses:

Helps find love

Fire Element Work

Purification

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Emperor 

The Tower

Judgement 

Element: Fire 

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Aries

Scorpio

Mars influencing Saturn

Associated Chakra: Root

Week Day correspondence: Tuesday 

Direction: South

Orange

Symbolizes:

Creativity

Intellect

Justice

Kindness

Harvest

Strength

Joy

Ambition

Pride

Courage

Prosperity

Attraction

Kinship

Spirit

Abundance

Magickal Uses:

Business success

Spirit communication

Relieves Depression

Correspondence to the Major Arcana:

The Lovers 

The Wheel of Fortune

The Sun

Element: Fire

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Sun

Leo

Sagittarius 

Associated Chakra: Sacral 

Week Day correspondence: Tuesday + Wednesday

Direction: South 

Yellow

Symbolizes:

Happiness

Success

Learning

Memory

Concentration

Inspiration

Imagination

Charm

Confidence

Air element

Will

Trust

Creativity

Communication

Summer

Improves balance

Friendship

Self-Esteem

Vitality

Beauty

Power

Learning

Magickal Uses: 

Sun Magick

Increases productivity

Heightens Self-Esteem

Psychic Endeavors

Correspondences to the Major Arcana:

The Fool

The Magician 

Strength

The Sun

Element: Air

Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:

Mercury 

Taurus

Libra

Associated Chakra: Solar-Plexus 

Week Day correspondence: Sunday

Direction: East

Sources: Witchipedia.com, spiritenterprise.com

May the Moon Light your path!

[ Now. Disclaimer here. I’m not really any sort of authority to give applicable advice for anyone and everyone struggling with executive dysfunction. I’m just chronically disorganized and have dealt with executive dysfunction and procrastination for as long as I can remember, but I definitely do not have any true credibility for this topic. So take what I say lightly and interpret it however you like. But I’m writing all this because I’ve recently found a lot of personal improvement in this method and I’m hoping my words might spark some familiarity and be helpful for others in their own way. ]

SO. I love making lists. Almost everything I write down comes out in list format. I love paper lists, I love notebooks, planners, calendars, I love post its and smooth gliding pens. This entire post will probably look like a list in one way or another. 

But here’s the thing. When I was making lists consisting of the things I needed to do, they would usually be a total bust. 

All these admittedly random methods of list-making and trying to organize myself almost never resulted in me actually staying organized and on task. I find lists of mine that I forgot about all over the place, with things on them never touched.

It didn’t help that I always remembered that (in hindsight, garbage) advice that goes something along the lines of “the only way to make a successful list is to keep it short, simple, less than x number of things”. Great. Sounds like totally worthwhile advice, because why would anyone want to overwhelm themselves with too many tasks at once, right? And because I follow rules to a fault, I always thought that I was supposed to make my to do lists as short as possible. Because my brain translated that saying I heard a few times, from a few people as a rule.  Short lists = Better, more successful lists 

But compact lists just weren’t working for me. I was so frustrated for the longest time because I didn’t understand why. I was beating myself up because I was doing what I thought I was supposed to so why could I never stick to a simple to-do list? Why, even though I had “everything” laid out in front of me was I not able to accomplish a relatively short list? Why did I always forget where my lists were going or give up on them?

After discovering I am autistic and giving this method some thought I quickly realized my lists were suuuper restrictive and weren’t helpful for me, for now obvious reasons. I tried to cover everything I had to do within a day or maybe over a couple of days. This included things I needed to do that were only specific to what’s happening now (i.e. school, work, an event, etc) while it also included something I would do more regularly. It included things I should be doing but knew there was a good chance I wouldn’t get to them out of sheer inability, lack of hours in a day, or because I couldn’t motivate myself to do it.

Trying not to overload myself with too much on my list turned into a habit where I actively (albeit unknowingly) overloaded myself by narrowing my lists into simplest terms and all in one place at one time to achieve a “shorter” list. I thought I would forget things if I didn’t do it this way, and I wasn’t exactly wrong. My thoughts come and go so quickly, I’m lucky if I fit everything into a list before I’ve moved on to make a new one. 

But because I was doing this, almost all of my lists became a scrambled mess of things I may or may not get around to. It felt impossible to break down my priorities or tackle the all consuming, big ticket items on those lists. If a list stressed me out I just avoided looking at it. I knew I needed to nail down a single method of doing this kind of thing if I wanted it to actually benefit me.

THEN. I downloaded this app which has become my very best friend 

(It’s called Tasks. I’m not sure if it’s available on the Apple Store, that’s a link for google play. This is not me advertising to you btw, I am not sponsored in any way, but this app changed my life complete turnaround style so I want to recommend it for anyone looking for a better task organizing app.) 

I was always hesitant of using my phone to self-regulate though. If you’re anything like me, a phone is one of the biggest distractions that makes task switching that much more difficult. So how was I going to keep myself organized this way and not lose time getting sidetracked? How was I going to remember to open, update, and keep track of an app while somehow keeping myself motivated to use it on a regular basis? Especially because I’ve tried that with other apps and it didn’t work. They were just yet another place for me to throw down random tidbits from my right-now-this-very-second brain and proceed to forget about them.

But I was looking for something different. Something I could use strictly as a place to put any and all tasks, at any time, but in a way that was simple and easy to keep track of. I had yet to find an app that did all the things I wanted and needed for it to be personally successful, but I was really struggling in every day life. So worth a shot, right? Obviously my previous methods weren’t getting me anywhere and I badly wanted a planning mechanism I could actually use to make life a little easier on myself. 

So what made this particular app any different? For me, it was a lot of little things (the aesthetic is not overwhelming, plenty of color options, ease of adding tasks and setting reminders, ability to create several lists and sub lists within your lists, the font is just right, I could go on), but mostly it’s this one thing.

You can put a fully functional widget on your home screen. And it’s not like that’s totally unique, I’ve tried home screen widgets with other apps, but this one by far outweighs any others I’ve seen. I don’t have to remember to open the app itself all the time, because I can do the things I need to without that extra step that would usually allow me time to forget what I was going to do. The widget allows you to check off, add to, and scroll your chosen list from the home screen (it also holds your place when you lock and unlock your phone).

And that fully functioning widget is where I just about immediately decided to create my DAILY LIST. 

The idea of a Daily List is just that. A list for every day. Not a TOday list, but something I could use all the time, despite any variables. Really just a Routine™ but without being so heavily structured that it would stress me out to look at every day. I’m really not a schedule person. Schedules make me feel bad about myself when I can’t stick to them and I get caught up in the order of things to the point that I’ll get totally stuck if I do one thing “wrong” or out of order. But checklists? Sign me up. 

And before starting I knew this list had to be something I liked and felt comfortable with as an every day set of goals. Nothing I would avoid looking at because it was overwhelming.

 To Create My Daily List:

I listed out what I was already doing every single day. Big thing here is I did not want to take into account anything that would be done less frequently than every single day or anything that is specific to changing factors. 

I did this both by picking my brain and just living through a couple of days and continuously adding in anything I’d forgotten as I went. Actively trying to think about it as much as I could. Organizing minimally at first, because my main focus was just persistently adding the stuff I was doing until I felt like I had a pretty solid base. (Being a stay-at-home-mom, admittedly this part was a little easier for me than it might be for others. There are a large number of things I have to do every day in some kind of order regardless of my spoon count or self organization struggles). 

But I include anything and everything, y’all. This is my list and I can put whatever I want on it. It took a couple of days to really gather a full list of everything I wanted to include, but I just kept going even when I wanted to tell myself in the back of my mind that something wasn’t “worthy” of being checked off a list because I was already remembering to do it all the time.

Literally anything that requires physical or mental energy that you do on a daily basis counts here. No matter how “small”. 

Then I included the things I needed to do for my well-being (includes others if you are a caretaker or parent). Those basic human needs that we forget frequently but continue to assume we’ll remember because most of us have been conditioned to think that we should innately have the ability to remember to care for ourselves. *heavy sigh* 

Examples: 

Brushing my teeth, brushing my hair, washing my face, finishing a full water bottle, eating a snack, eating meals, taking medication, taking a vitamin, stimming, taking a break (YES. I feel like everyone should include breaks on any kind of daily list. In whatever form feels right to you, but it’s perfectly fine to remind yourself to slow down especially if you’re like me and forget to take it easy for days or even weeks on end because you feel like you gotta go go go all the time. Breaks are important and we need them, and this is a method of including them thoughtfully so I consider them a thing I am accomplishing!), and all of my duties as a mom fit in here too 

Then I added the things I wanted to do on a daily basis. Things I felt I was capable of doing, but it was a matter of forgetting over actively not wanting to do them. Personal improvement goals basically. Small ones.

Then I organized this list very loosely by what I do in the morning, afternoon, and night. I didn’t label my items with time frames, I didn’t concentrate on a certain order, but I kind of had them grouped together in a way that made sense to me. I still had freedom of choice in my day but I would only have to look at my list in portions via the eye pleasing widget and it would flow through my day naturally (more or less).

And here’s the kicker. Don’t be afraid to make the Daily List a long one.

I repeat. Do not fear a long daily list. When you really break down and take into account all the “small” things we exert energy to accomplish every single day, you begin to understand why throwing your energy at other tasks feels so hard. 

BUT. This has been my key. When I have a Daily List going, and I am steadily checking things off of it through the day, it keeps me grounded. I’ve catered it to myself in a way that even if I’m having a very low energy day I can still accomplish most of my list and that makes me feel good. It keeps me on track. I have more free flowing motivation than I had before, because when I’ve done x number of things why not tack on just one more for future me’s sake? It’s not a perfect solution, it doesn’t always work because I can’t just will myself more energy. But doing this has made my life so. much. easier.

It makes me feel drastically better to see that I accomplished many small tasks at the end of the day than it does to see that I completed half of one of the items on my usual compacted list of big bad responsibilities. Because in the end, the visual intake of a list is the same to me. Regardless of what is on it, the weight of the tasks, if I see a long list with many things crossed off (even if it isn’t all of them) I feel great. If I see a short list with a single thing or nothing crossed off I feel like I’ve failed. Pretty simple concept there, but it still took me my whole life to recognize.

And the very best part of a Daily List is this: Whether I completed it or not, I reset it by morning. I always get the chance to try again. Evaluate if a thing really belongs in my list or doesn’t. I can always tweak it until it is something I feel comfortable with and is beneficial to me. I don’t lose it to start a new one, I keep working on this one until it feels right for me and becomes something I can use as a guideline for any given day. 

My Daily List doesn’t give me that yucky gut feeling of “I know that thing is coming up that I don’t want to do” so it’s actually something I keep up with. These are all things I can do, already do, and want to do for myself. They accomplish only the mission of getting through the day with my personal needs and goals met (and my daughter’s).

Big note if you want to make a Daily List for yourself. It’s only for you. For your own benefit. I don’t put any pressure on myself to complete this list on any and all days. It’s just my personal safety net to fall back on if I feel lost and scatterbrained. If you’re a perfectionist and know you would want to 100% this thing every day, make one that is realistic for yourself.

NOW. You’re probably like “Yea, okay, but what about those other things I actually really have to do that wouldn’t go on a Daily List?”

Those pesky things you know you have to do, but they suck so they grow out of proportion until you physically can’t even think about doing it without distress.

These tasks go into a Day of the Week List.

Mon / Tues / Wed / Thurs / Fri / Sat / Sun

These lists are sublists to my Daily List. And I am by no means suggesting that this method is a simple thing for a lot of people to start or keep up with. I’m really not great at it myself sometimes, since it can be quickly overwhelming to plan in advance, let alone to have several different lists going for every day of the week. I don’t pressure myself to plan a whole week, but the idea is to only have to focus on Today’s list. So I have my Daily List which is my safe, comfortable “I got this” list. And that makes the Today list a little less intimidating to start on. Once a Daily List is established it allows me to realistically evaluate what I can get done in one day.

To Create my Days of the Week Lists

I started by adding in tasks that already had their own assigned day of the week. Work, school, trash pickup, anything already scheduled regularly by day of the week.

Anything that requires regular maintenance should get a dedicated day or several days. It helps to make a rough outline master list of the things you know have to be done regularly first just to make sorting and separating into days a little easier. If you know you really struggle to work on something, put it under every single day just to give yourself the option. If it doesn’t happen today, you can make another attempt tomorrow, it’s not over and you’re not a failure.

Then my specific tasks. These are things others tell me to remember in the moment. Things I notice as I move through my day, but can’t get to now. As well as the dreaded required and priority tasks. Things you gotta get done asap.

And I’m not necessarily suggesting to make these Day Lists lengthy, but do not simplify your big tasks rather than breaking them down solely to avoid feeling overwhelmed. 

Instead of putting “Laundry” on a Day List I split it into Wash / Dry / Fold / Put Away. Some might find it helpful to break it down further and split the steps between days too. 

While breaking it down into several steps may be harder to do and displeasing to look at compared to just “Laundry”, you can probably understand why splitting up those tasks would be more approachable. Each of those four mini tasks takes a few minutes to cross off as opposed to “Laundry” which can take hours to be totally done. This is unfortunately something most of us already know, but have a really hard time putting into practice because we’re nervous about putting “too many things” on our list. As well as just having great difficulty being able to break tasks down in the first place. I know I really have a hard time here. 

It’s also fine not to break down every task. Sometimes if I leave a task as just one word and I do anything at all that progresses that task and I feel I’ve done everything I can about it for the moment, I’ll go ahead and check it off for the day and add the same task onto my next day’s list if I need to. For me, this makes the process far more relieving than my prior list making techniques. 

These lists take much more time and effort and organization to pull together than a Daily List. It’s difficult. I’m not trying to make it seem like it isn’t. But honestly, once I got the hang of it my lists finally felt like things I could tackle. 

However. I DO NOT finish my current day list every day either. If I’m lucky I do, but I don’t expect it of myself. If I don’t get to something from today’s list, I promptly push it into tomorrow’s or a better suited day and sort out how I’m feeling about it then. 

I try to focus only on the few days in front of me for the most part. This is where learning to prioritize is very important. But it is a by-individual process, I assure you. Something I can’t even begin to suggest is doable for everyone, because I sure haven’t mastered it for myself by a long shot. But doing this has brought me more success and peace of mind than I’ve ever found for myself before so I figured it was worth sharing what I did.

TFL;DR If you’re trying to improve on scheduling and list making, I think the best place to start is by focusing on a bare bones daily list that makes sense for you personally. And keeping to that for a little while. Don’t bombard yourself with all of the tasks you’re struggling with or behind on just because you know you have to do them. Chances are you’re sitting there torturing yourself about not doing it anyway, you don’t need a list to be making it worse. Go easy on yourself. Your health and well-being comes first. Get used to making a list, carrying out a list, being okay not completing a list every time, and building this habit up over time.  And always take into consideration how you feel and how a task realistically fits into your day. 

This is all easier said than done. Believe me, I know that. But if you’re really looking to get yourself more organized, I highly recommend getting used to any sort of visible daily outline.  

(PLS NOTE; the following information/suggestions are based on my personal experience and interactions with the demon Andras and should be taken as more or less UPG, and utilized appropriately.  feel free to add on your own stuff.)

My pseudonym for Andras; Ryan

ANIMALS

owls/corvids

Feathers

Conservation efforts for raptors and corvids

Falconry

Dogs and canines

Wolf conservation effort

Supporting dog rescues

Taking part in dog care especially for larger breeds

Appreciate working dogs, including hunting dogs, herding dogs, service dogs of all kinds, search and rescue dogs, cadaver dogs, etc.

Support efforts which are anti ear cropping, tail docking, and other unnecessary and painful cosmetic practices on animals especially “aggressive” breeds like pit bulls, bulldogs, etc.

CAUSES

Support resistance movements against corrupt authorities.

Workplace abuse

Government abuse of power

Abuse of police power

Discrimination in public schools by higher administrative powers

Support victims of abuse and help bring abusers to justice

Support equal pay for

Disadvantaged groups

Women

Women of color

Poc in general

Non-native speakers

Groups exempt from minimum wage

Wait staff

The disabled and neurodivergent

Delivery drivers

Support freelance workers, those who work off commission, and trades people

EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES

Learn self defense

Practice fencing

Learn about pre-modern warfare

Tip you wait staff, free lancer, contractor

Keep your pet active

Take time to work toward being assertive and standing up for yourself

Channel anger constructively

exercise via cardio and weight lifting

Vent

Create

Support your local humane society/animal shelter

Be kind you public service workers

Practice patients and strive to ask and not demand; have good intention and good faith in those you ask for service from.

Stand up for the little guy

OFFERINGS

Pet hair ( from grooming/taken humanely)

Whiskey

Brandy

Red wine

Feathers (ethically, legally, and humanely sourced)

Dog tags (from pets, military dog tags are good to but up to the comfort of the individual)

Lion quartz

Fire agate

Carnelian

Fluorite

Obsidian

Iron

Decorative blades

Oranges

Blood oranges

Grapefruit

Crab apples

Vulture culture involving canines and birds

Purple

Silver

Red

Black