Stardust the Forgotten

Water = Liquid

Air = Gas

One of the most common messages I get on Tumblr goes something like this: “What is your process for creating sigils? It can’t be as simple as scrambling up letters, so what’s the real secret?”

The truth is, there isn’t a secret. Making sigils is actually quite simple. Anyone can do it. Even for a complete newcomer, the process should take less time than a coffee break. While there are many, many ways to create sigils — magic squares, automatic drawing, grid overlays — the methods don’t really matter all that much.

In this post, I’m going to show the step-by-step method I used for creating the most recent sigil I’ve published. It came at the request of a young woman who wanted to catch the romantic attentions of another female. It said simply: “She will see me in a romantic way.”

As you can see, I’ve gone with the most basic sigil-creation method here. I’ve written out the text, and I’ve isolated the consonants from the sentence. While there is an “occult” tradition behind this method, I wouldn’t get hung up on thinking that it’s the “right” way to make a sigil. It’s no better than any other method, it’s just easier to explain.

This first step is meant to abstract the coherent words into a less-coherent jumble of letters. The words stop being as meaningful, but the symbols behind the sigil’s intent remain. To keep things simple — and to speed up my next step — I arrange these letters into a grid.

The next step is to abstract the remaining letters even further. Here, I’ve simply started combining elements of the letters together. I generally start by picking two letters from the grid of consonants, and start combining lines, curves, curls, dots, and other pieces of those letters together.

I try to keep these new symbols as simple as possible — four or five pencil strokes at most — because I’ll be further combining them in the next step.

From here, I generally play around with a few ideas, combining elements of symbols as I go. Sometimes these ideas come easily, as seen in the picture, but sometimes it can take pages and pages of sketches to find one I like. In particularly thorny situations, I’ll even start the entire process over from scratch, just to give myself a clean slate.

Once I’ve found a design I like, it’s time to start on the final design. Much like every other stage in the process, there is no one “right” way to do this. This is also the step where most people could happily stop. When the sigil looks and feels “right” to you, it’s done. The sigil is complete, if you want it to be.

In my case, however, I’m also making art for my website and social media. That means creating a version of the sigil that will (hopefully) catch other people’s eyes. There are countless ways to do this — charcoals, crayons, digital painting, markers — and I’ve experimented quite a bit over the years.

I also like to have an excuse to play with ink and brushes, so that’s how this one came together. I like that it’s a little unpredictable — with streaks and globs and splatter — and I’m always thrilled when a happy accident improves the design.

As you can see, I create tons of variations, tinkering with brush sizes, stroke direction, the amount of ink in the brush, and other stuff. While I liked some of these versions, none of them looked quite right. So, I kept going until I found one that did.

A few ink-soaked pages later, and this version was the clear winner. From here, it was just a matter of scanning the image in and doing a few technical things in Photoshop to make it look better in black and white. I add the text, the watermark, and … that’s it.

Here’s the finished version.

As you can see, there’s no great secret to making a sigil. Nor should there be. Sigils are about focusing intent, and even a few pencil scratches on notebook paper can become a perfectly wonderful sigil with the right intent behind it. Yes, some people (like me) like to do a little showing off with things they picked up from art class, but that should never be a barrier to creating your own personal sigils.

Like maybe you thought coming to a witch you’d get some neat spell or some shit, but a big part of being a (good) witch is also looking at what is in front of you and ruling out some basic things first, and a lot of the things people describe to me when it comes to ghost hauntings also sound a helluva lot like carbon monoxide poisoning. So like sorry for giving a shit over whether or not you’re actually about to die or not I guess *shrug emoji*

“Cut the Crap” pocket knife spell request

A spell to reveal someone’s true intentions or encourage them to be more truthful and forthcoming with information with you. To be cast just before a conversation with someone

Materials: pocket knife, string/thread/ribbon

Envision your target in the middle of a narrow path with only two directions to go. Both directions end at a wall.

Tie a knot at each end of your piece of string, thread, or ribbon. Envision your target meeting an obstacle at each end of their path when they attempt to be untruthful or deceptive with you.

Now envision a new path appearing from where they stand, leading them away from conflict and down a clear, bright road.

Rest your blade at the middle of your string, do not cut it yet

Recite this incantation:

“Resolution is only met

when lies are left

and truth is set.”

Cut your string in half

Get yourself a classic Raider-Waite-Smith. Any deck is fine but the specific symbolism of the RWS will be important later.

See how it feels to manipulate the cards. Pay attention to the internal experience of reading for other people.

Practice until you don't need the little book. Use the deck like flash cards. Major arcana, minor arcana, inversions, the works.

Do some reading about the symbology of the RWS. Learn where the symbology comes from and how it's been applied in other practices. Gain an appreciation for the nuances of the real-world history.

Intent: To attach a “leave me alone” spell to one’s underwear to keep gross and grabby people at bay.

Materials:

Your undies

Bathtub or laundry sink

Large bucket

Laundry detergent

Drying rack or clothesline

Sachet bag

Herbs: Cherry Blossoms, Heather Flowers, Agrimony, Lemon Peel

Ideal Timing: This spell can be performed at any time, but is likely most effective during a full moon.

Note: Protection magic should ALWAYS be worked in conjunction with practical protective measures. No amount of magic will help you if you don’t also take mundane steps to protect yourself. If there is clear and present danger, DO NOT rely on a spell to save you. Get out, get safe, get help.

Gather up your underthings and get them soaking in a bucket of warm water. (Check the garment tags for specific washing instructions first, just in case.) Add a TINY amount of detergent (seriously, a spoonful will do it), then roll up your sleeves, and get scrubbing. Agitate the clothes in the bucket, mix them around, stick your hand in and swirl it like the motion of a washing machine, rub the clothes together, whatever tricks you know to get clothes clean by hand. I don’t generally recommend a scrubbing brush or washboard, since undies tend to shred easily if stressed.

As you scrub, mutter, chant, or hold in your mind any words that mean protection and defense to you. It can be a rhyming incantation, or it can be as simple as “When I wear these, no one is allowed to touch me.” Whatever works best for and resonates most strongly with you. Use the words that fit your situation best.

After a few minutes of scrubbing and muttering, hold the clothes down in the bottom of the bucket and carefully pour out the dirty water. Rinse the clothes thoroughly with cold water, several times if necessary, until the water runs clear. If need be, give each item a quick rinse under a cold water tap before moving to the next step. Leftover detergent in the cloth can irritate the skin, and believe me, that’s an itch you do not want.

Carefully wring out each garment and hang it on a drying rack or a clothesline. (I’d suggest something interior. You probably don’t want your dainties flappin’ in the breeze for all to see.) Once everything is hung up, fill the sachet bag with equal parts Cherry Blossoms (or bark), Heather Flowers, Agrimony, and Lemon Peel. Hang the sachet from the drying rack or clothesline post, or attach it with a clothespin.

(If you do not have access to these particular herbs, other protective or banishing herbs may be substituted. The herbs listed are my go-to materials for deflecting unwanted attention and discouraging entitled jerkwads who don’t mind their manners.)

Leave the clothes to air dry. If you need to speed things up, you can roll the garments in a towel before hanging to remove excess water, or position a fan nearby, as air drying can take several hours. Make sure you place a towel or a mat beneath the clothes, as they will drip while drying, and you don’t want to have to clean up puddles later. My personal solution to this problem is to place the foldable drying rack inside the bathtub once I’m done bucket-washing all my delicates.

If you’d rather, you can always just toss your undies in the dryer for the final step. DO NOT put the sachet bag in the dryer; it will probably rupture and then you’ll be picking herb grit out of your clothes and the machine for months. If you use the machine method, just leave the sachet bag on top of the dryer while it’s running.

This looks fun! Some people I follow are doing it so I’m gonna too. Here’s the list if anyone else wants to.

Hello everyone! This is a short spell of sorts meant to bless and charge a candle for purification purposes. It is inspired by sea witchery, and can be burned whenever necessary. Charging it under the full moon will give it an added boost!

What you’ll need: ♠ Sea Salt (or table salt) ♠ One White Pillar Candle ♠ One Bowl of Water ♠ One Small Clear Quartz ♠ One Black/White Ribbon

Begin by wetting the sides of your candle and rolling it in sea salt. Tie the clear quartz onto the candle, and charge with clean, powerful energy. Give it a force large enough to clear a large space.

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What you need:

fresh grass

lavender

rose petals

olive oil

white candle

cauldron (small) (an essence burner would do it with small quantities of the ingredients)

your favourite quartz crystals

1 white candle

Mix the fresh grass, lavender and rose petals in the cauldron and add a touch of olive oil.

Place the crystals around the candle, light the candle.

Heat the olive oil, rose petals, lavender & grass. mix for approx. 5 minutes.

Inhale the scent through your nose and breathe out through your mouth, with your eyes closed and focussing on “calming and relaxing in, and stress and misery out” as you do that.

Continue for about five minutes or until you really feel the stress melting away and deep calm returning.

For the final touch, turn to the candle when you are ready and say:

“All remaining (anger/stress/fear/sadness/etc) will now go,

from the inside to the outside, make it so.”

Take 11 deep breaths as before and on the 12, blow out the candle.

LUNOS- a witch who is emotional and can pick up on social cues easily

          Magic talent: healing

NUNTIS- a witch who is good at explaining things and communication

          Talent: Divination, and Medium/can easily talk to the otherside

EQUO- a power hunger witch, shows little compassion for people who disrespect them

            Talent: Energy manipulation/ spiritual vampirism

CANIS- a outspoken witch who care more about offence the defense

           Talent: protection magic

DISCERO- a witch whose focus is knowledge and learning

           Talent: they learn quickly and absorb knowledge

TESSERAE- a witch who has more compassion for animals and plants than other people

            Talent: communication with animals  

COPULTA- a witch especially gifted in love magic

           Talent: you guessed it love magic

MEDICUS- any kind of healing witch (physical, mental, spiritual)

          Talent: health/healing magic

ELEMENTUM- A witch who specializes in elemental magic

          Talent: Alchemy, Wortcunning, Divination, or Healing

CULTUS- a witch who is gifted in worship may it be Gods, goddess, Deities, spirits.

This post is brought to you by my own current magical slump that I’m going to be working at pulling myself out of. So let’s all go at this together. Please feel free to add whatever ideas you have when you reblog! :)

- find a challenge online to do something everyday. Whether it’s witchy, tarot, religious, whatever you feel like. Add a reminder on your phone to show up every day, or leave post its on places you’ll see. 

- find some songs that make you feel ethereal and add them into your current music playlist. Then they’ll show up at random and help swing your mindset to magic. 

- wear an item that makes you feel powerful, like that pentacle or tree of life that’s been sitting on your dresser for a while. 

- take a walk somewhere with a lot of nature. If it’s somewhere wild like the woods, bring a plant guide and a bag, forage a bit. Then you can dry them out and expand your magical components. 

- Never forget about kitchen witchcraft, even if you’re not a kitchen witch. We all eat, and many of us cook to some degree. Even if you just look up the magical correspondences of hummus and peanut butter. Tape the list to the jar, then you’ll be reminded every time you grab a snack.

 - Have a movie night for yourself with a selection of movies/TV shows featuring a (somewhat)more realistic version of magic. Try Practical Magic, Mists of Avalon, The Craft, The Secret Circle, etc

-  Throw a drawstring bag of your favourite crystals in the jeans you always wear

- light incense for absolutely no reason. Scented candles, diffusers, and essential oil burners work great too

Just like each herb and crystal has certain properties and strength, so do actions taken during rituals and spells. When writing spells it is important to include the proper actions to make sure your spell is as effective as possible.

Burning - Burning an object is a common practice in spells and rituals. Fire is considered a cleansing and activating force.

If you want to destroy something’s influence, burn it and dispose of the ashes away from your home.

If you want to set something into motion, burn objects related to the situation to ash.

If you want to activate certain energies, burn objects related to those involved.

If you are performing a curse or hex, burn the object in the flame of a candle.

Burying/Abandoning - A Witch might bury and object for many reasons. They might want to put something to rest, perform a slow spell, or banish something. There are different ways in which one can bury an object to accomplish a desired outcome:

If you want to keep something close, bury the object in your back yard.

If you want to attract something, bury the object under the front door step

If you want to disperse something to a distance, throw the object into a crossroads

If you want to fix an influence, inter the object in a five-spot pattern

If you want something to work by means of spirits, bury the object in a graveyard (but don’t disrupt those buried there!)

If you want to hide something’s point of origin, conceal the object in a tree

If you want something/someone to work by stealth, hide the object in clothing or on objects

If you want an influence to begin or strengthen, throw the object East

If you want an influence to end or weaken, throw the object West

Rubbing - Rubbing an object can be the easiest and most immediate way to experience witchcraft. Transferring and garnering energy from objects can be done through physical contact with an object.

If you want to put energy into an object, rub it with your left hand

If you want to gather energy from an object, rub it with your right hand

If you want to bring positivity, rub clockwise

If you want to bring negativity, rub counter clockwise

If you want to use crystals to heal, rub the appropriate stone on the effected part of the body.

Soaking - Water is one of the main elements used in witchcraft. It comes in many forms with many different properties and uses.

If you want something to move away and sink, throw it in running water

If you want something’s influence to rise and fall cyclically, float it in a tidal estuary

If you want to protect or cleanse something, soak an object in rain water

If you are focused on your personal goals, soak your object in sea water

If you want to bring about transformation, soak your object in snow/melted snow

If you’re trying to make a wish come true, soak your object in well water

Hi everyone! So, I’ve mentioned before that there are a million different ways to incorporate magic into your every day life. I think that making magic part of your everyday routine is important, but you can also add a magical boost to your bedroom! Here are some ideas for making your room magical. Enjoy!

The Bed:

Draw sigils on the bed frame (maybe underneath the bed so that it’s out of sight) for good sleep or to ward off nightmares (or to add a little extra spice for when you bring guys from the bar home…I don’t judge.) 

Or you could stitch sigils into your pillow case or sheets instead.

When you lay down to go to sleep, create a big energetic shield around your bed to protect you while you sleep

The Windows:

Enchant your curtains/shutters/blinds to keep out prying eyes

Place tarot cards, crystals, and other tools on the window sill to let them charge with the power of the moon/sun.

Open up the windows every once in a while to release all of the excess and negative energy out of your room and into the air.

The Carpet:

Make cleansing “floor washes” for your carpet by making a powder with herbs and baking soda. Sprinkle it over the carpet and vacuum to remove. If you have wood floors in your room, you can make a liquid floor wash instead.

The Shelves, Side Tables, etc.

Create a small altar on top of a shelf, side table, or other surface in your room. It can be to honor the deities that you worship, or it can be for something else like drawing in prosperity or good fortune.

Dedicate shelves to different purposes by anointing them with different magical oils.

The Walls:

Magically program the walls with protective energy, like a giant shield around the entire room

Enchant posters or paintings of people/celebrities/etc to watch over the room or give the room a certain desired vibe.

Create a “vision board” with pictures of things that you would like to have in the future (vacation destinations, dream jobs/houses, etc). Every time you look at it, send some energy into it. Over time, the build up of energy will help draw those things to you.

The Closet:

Write down things that you would like to keep secret from the world or things that you would like people to not notice. Hide the pieces of paper in the closet to hide them from the world like “skeletons in the closet”.

Charge your favorite clothes to help bring confidence, motivation etc. to you when you wear them.

These are just some ideas that you can play around with to keep magic alive in your everyday life :) If you have any questions, feel free to send me an ask. Thanks for reading,

Witches ladders (also known as witch’s ladders) are a type of knot magic that can be used for a wide variety of purposes. They are commonly made by braiding or knotting cords together while incorporating other materials that represent the intention of the creator. Witches ladders can be easily customized for every practitioner and used for nearly any purpose, making them a very versatile and convenient talisman to create. Witches ladders can be used for purposes like attracting or manifesting things, creating a more positive environment, warding off negative entities or energies, protecting yourself or others, or banishing certain behaviors or individuals, just to name a few.

To make a basic witches ladder, you will need:

- Several cords of equal length in colors of your choice

- Whatever materials you choose to weave into the cords (such as feathers, bones, herbs, hair, flowers, seashells, ribbons, beads, hag stones, sticks, crystals, keys, charms, etc.)

Optional but helpful:

- Tape

- A ruler

Some other ideas: You can incorporate pieces of paper with sigils drawn on them, drawstring bags filled with herbs or crystals, or personal symbolic items that have been made from clay or another material. If you are making a witches ladder for an individual, you may wish to include a taglock (a personal item that is strongly associated with the target) to further bond the person to the talisman. Taglocks may include hair, jewelry, etc. Depending on your practice, you may wish to incorporate numerology into your witches ladder by using a specific number of knots, number of cords, or number of items used.

For my witches ladder, I used thick dark green yarn, twine, seashells, goose feathers, ribbon, a pine cone, and a sand dollar. I chose to arrange my goose feathers with the smallest ones at the top and the largest ones at the bottom. I also decided to make a double witches ladder purely for aesthetic reasons, but you can stick to one or make as many as you want.

Creating the witches ladder

1. Start by gathering your materials and getting your cords ready to knot or braid. It may help to tie the cords together on one end and tape the knotted end to a table or another surface. I found that doing so helps to prevent the cords from getting tangled in the process and it helps maintain a nice tension while braiding.

2. As you braid or knot your cords, begin adding your chosen materials. You may wish to recite something or chant as you are doing this, but it is not necessary. Depending on how many items you are using, you may wish to space them out evenly. For this, a ruler may come in handy. In my own experience, I have found that certain materials such as feathers, herbs, flowers, and certain bones can be difficult to braid around. It may be helpful to braid the cords first and then insert your objects into the braid later on.

3. Continue braiding or knotting until you have made your witches ladder as long as you would like it. To finish your witches ladder, you may choose to simply tie off the cords, or you may choose to add something extra to the end. I chose to add a pine cone and ribbon to one of my witches ladders, and a sand dollar to the other. Finish off your witches ladder however you see fit.

4. Hang your witches ladder. You may wish to hang it near a doorway in your home, near your bed, or even outside. The best location for your talisman will depend on both it’s intended purpose and your personal preference. If you have cats or other mischievous pets, it may be a good idea to hang your witches ladder up high or out of their reach.

-theowloracle

Items: - A Jar - Crystal Dust (represents snow) - Cotton balls (represents clouds) - Snowflake sigils: “Let it Snow” (a bunch of tiny ones on little circles of paper) - Red and Green ribbon - Jingle bells - a pinch of Peppermint (for cold) - White candle (for charge)

Steps:

Throw the cotton balls, crystal dust, sigils, and peppermint into the jar.

Tie the bells onto the jar with the red and green ribbon.

Light the candle by the jar to charge it; Focus intently on snow falling from the sky and covering the earth in a big, fluffy, white blanket.

Then go outside and shake that jar at the sky!

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