Sun Witch

Little baby

Two Card Spread laying out a problem and an outcome.

The Eight of Wands represents the end of a hard journey, which just needs a final push before you can enjoy the fruits of your labors.

I have a friend wasp named Queeny. She built her nest on a really inconvenient area where I often dump my birds’ uneaten seed or shake towels out. She would come out angrily and buzz at us, ready to defend her home from the strange giants.

Queeny didn’t know that it was our porch she built her home on, she saw a nice ledge and decided that it was a suitable spot to begin her life as a lone female.

So instead of removing the nest and poisoning her with bug spray, you know what I did? I moved the area where I dump my things and started feeding her. I would tap three times on the railing before leaving a treat like fruit, honey, dog food, or pesky beetles I find in my garden, then move away to give them lots of space. At first she would buzz out, wings spread and ready to fight, but after doing this for just a few days…she stopped!

Now when she comes out, it’s slowly and non-threatingly. She tilts her head at me before gingerly inspecting the offerings. She doesn’t threaten my mom any more either, she’s learned that we mean no harm. We’ve started using that ledge to shake sheets out and dump bird seed and she doesn’t mind at all! She just watches quietly.

She even has a family now! Five daughters and one lad- a husband or son, not sure which lmao -who greet us the same, she must’ve taught them that we’re not enemies (or they just grew up used to us). They even protect my garden, since Queeny’s family has grown the invasive Japanese beetle population has plummeted! They really are delightful neighbors.

If you’re a dick to them, they’ll remember that.

If you’re nice to them, they’ll remember that as well.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/12/111202-wasps-people-faces-recognition-insects-science-animals/

Yellowjackets seem to have some ability to do it as well; my parents purposely started leaving out dishes of jam and cut up fruit for a massive underground nest they had no possible hope of eradicating (cabin in the middle of nowhere, no exterminators in the area, and as best they could guess they’d have to dig up the entire garden to get it all). Their aim was mostly to keep the hornets away from the areas people often ate or drank because any time food or sweet drinks were out, the hornets came over to basically hijack everything. Even then, any time people came out to eat, they went over to the table they set up near the garden to put out a mini-picnic for the hornets as well, which did pretty well at keeping them from harassing the people who were about 20 feet away.

The secondary aim was to hopefully get the big ol’ colony to realize they weren’t trying to start trouble after my dad got swarmed into the lake a few times for getting too close to a nest entrance he didn’t even know was there.

After a few weeks of that, the hornets were pretty chill about people and my parents were able to figure out where the nest entrances were and just how much of the garden had tons and tons and tons of yellowjackets underneath it so they could move the plants somewhere else in the yard. The colony is still there years later and probably larger now, the garden was mostly moved, and they still put food out for the hornets; about the only things that fight with the hornets now are oriels, who also want to eat the jelly and fruit and even they’ve sort of learned to share. 

They’re wary of but not aggressive toward new people giving them food but seem to sort of generally recognize people in general is, “They give us food, it’s probably cool.”

Alright fine

the lore

the vibes

the spooky feeling in the Ghosts and Aliens Section of my brain that goes off

Hi! I’m sure a lot of you know this but I’m a non binary crafts person of color. I run a business called warclad, making medieval and fantasy gear. I’m self taught and spend my time studying old techniques. I’m currently teaching myself to work steel. With how things are times are hard and I can use all the help I can get to keep doing the work I love. If you like what you see consider following me on

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Every plant has its own magical properties, and figuring out the properties of local plants can really help save a witch’s budget. Here are correspondences for some common plants found in Florida. The plants are listed by common name, then their scientific name after the dash to aid in finding the correct plant.

Note: some of these are quite invasive, so look it up before you put it in your yard

AOE=Area of Effect

Air Potato-Discorea bulbifera :Larger AOE spells, infamy, persistence/determination,attention-grabbing

Beautyberry-Callicarpa americana: abundance/prosperity, beauty,glamours,luring in

Bougainvillea spectabilis : Protection (both offensive/defensive), Superiority, Beauty (flowers), Repelling, General Cursing (thorns/branches)

Brazillain Pepper-Schinus terebinthifolius: Catalyst, Force, Success/Determination, Aggression, Quick recovery after a setback, Banishing/Repellent, Cursing: Anti-Beauty, Talk Shit, sickness, get in way/cause setbacks for others

Crape Myrtle: Beauty, popularity, attention, glamours, escaping/freedom

Cabbage/Sabal Palm: Persistence/Determination, Magic Repellent/Tolerance/Defense

Common Beggar Ticks-Bidens alba: Surrounding/covering. Seeds: Travel opportunities, binding, getting spells to “stick” to something/someone.

Dog Fennel-Eupatorium capillifolium: Minor warding, independence

Flora’s Paintbrush-Emilia Fosbergi:Flowers-creativity, remove artistic/creative blocks.short-length spells, Seeds-communication, distance. Stems-cause weakness, lower persistence/determnination

Guuinea Grass: Earn others’ favor, Speed/Rapid Growth, Hide stuff. -Ineffective in water spells.

Madagascar Periwinkle-Catharanthus roseus: Healing, Calming, Purification

Mexican Clover-Richardia Grandifola: Friendship, support, kindness, Cuteness, Patience/determination, speed, spread quickly, BEES

Muscadine Grape-Vittis rotundifolia: Protection from harm or annoyances, independence, cope with loneliness/cancel crushes, persistence while still remaining flexible. Ineffective in water spells.

Powderpuff-Mimosa strigillosa or microphylla: Protection (Hiding), friendship,kindness,gentleness,long-distance spells

Surinam Cherry: Warding, Permanence, Life/Death. Fruit: Abundance, Prosperity

Dancing Mushrooms!!