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Updated and decorated my Altar to look snazzy for Lugh and the other harvest sabbats ahead!

So I made a lesson about Cultural Appropriation and how it effects the metaphysical community! I made it as interesting and easy to read as possible, as it’s a big thing that I make sure to educate to witchlings and witches I know here IRL. I put it in a google doc because It’s literally 10 pages (A lot of pictures!) and putting that into one post will be chaotic. So here it is! To all my witches I recommend reading this document, and add it to your BOS/Grimoire or print it if you’d like to! 

I needed a jar like this for my gift for sooo long, being an empath is such a blessing and a curse. I’ve lately suffered through more problems taking in negative energy and I feel as though I need to add some protection regarding that. And I so did!

Ingredients:

A jar(small preferrably)

Chamomile infused olive oil - Peace and Security

Taglock of yourself (hair, blood, nail clippings)

A pinch of:

Salt - Purification

Black pepper - Protection

Basil - dispels weakness 

Cinnamon - Strength

Sage - Purify

Clove - banish Negative forces

Coffee - dispel negative thoughts

Dandelion leaf - healing and defeating negativity

Bay - Healing, strengthening psychic abilities.

1. Invoke your deities or anything that can help you create it.

2. Put all of the ingredients together and while doing so you recite and repeat:

“I protect myself, As this gift can harm, Shall I be balanced, Give power to this charm.”

3. Once it’s together, seal it with wax (I chose black since it corresponds with absorbing negativity, purple works too.)

4. Visualize and meditate!

So I just made an oil infusion just for my Skin condition. And I really hope this works!

I used:

- Chamomile

- Oats

I hear church retreats and I feel like there should be some witchy retreat for all of us witches. Think about it...

Camping in the forest

Hiking and having a group meditation

Learning about plants along the way

Group rituals that also count as cute games

I suggest doing this at around the beginning of the new calendar year, or also after Samhain! This takes a lot of herbs(16 different), And if you do not have any of the herbs listed, you could simply replace the herb with another as long as it corresponds right to the property! It’s all about the property of the spell, and you could use the same herb twice since some can be used for different properties, I just decided to be very distinct with each property.

PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. I GOT SOME ALTERNATIVES TOO.

Ingredients -  

PS: Make sure it’s about one tablespoon(Tbsp) full for each, though the bigger amount the better! just make it equal portions. Also, make sure every ingredient is dry, as you are going to ground it and sprinkle it like glitter soon.

Lemon and Rosemary *Friendship*

Lavender and Catnip *Happiness and Stress Relief*

Apple(little bits haha) and Cinnamon(Ground) *Healing*

Basil and Thyme *Money*

Lilac and Rice(dry) *Protection*

Clover and Daffodil(or Orange Peel) *Luck*

Chamomile and Cloves *Love*

Bay *Strength* (double the portion)

Sage *Wisdom* (double the portion)

Bowls (9 small ones[cups, even plastic, are fine] and one large bowl)

Joyful attitude! refresh yourself!

Instructions:

1. Organize the group and put each herb into their corresponding groups according to their property(exp; lilac and rice go into the “Protection” bowl[helps if u label too.]) except for the big bowl, then ground them each into fine powder(if u can.) 2. First, pour(or sprinkle, whatever floats your aesthetic boat) into the big bowl first the Happiness group, chanting:

“In here we start,

all fresh and new,

a smile to bring,

for this year I brew,”

3. Now friendship goes in second, and chant:

“In here we start,

connections and friends,

and keep the best,

until the end.”

4. Then Love: 

“In here we start, 

or strengthen love,

will it be settled,

as angels sing above.”

5. Then Healing:

“The pain we carried,

from then to present,

shall now be buried,

and hurt be lessened.”

6. Now Luck:

“Like horseshoes and ladybugs,

show success to all,

will luck be brought,

and so it shall.”

7. Then Protection:

“Protect from the harm,

where negativity will not come through,

as the shield is stronger,

will attacks be few.”

8. Then Money:

“In luck we brought in,

prosperity will grow,

money will increase,

and harvest we sow.”

9. Now strength:

“With the powers I hold,

shall it grow stronger,

along with my health

will it hurt no longer.”

10. Lastly, Wisdom:

“And lastly I start,

to make good decisions,

to a good year we start

to a good year we envision.”

11. Visualize a successful year, imagine how happy you’re going to be, how much you’ll change for the better.

12. Go outside and sprinkle it on the front of your porch or house, or even out your window. Welcome the positive vibes coming in for your new year!

ALTERNATIVE(good for kitchen witchcraft!):

Boil water in a nice pot and repeat the steps into the water. After the ritual, sprinkle it around the house or outside or even pour it in a spray bottle and spray! Possibly drink it like tea if you decide to steep the ingredients in(PLEASE DO NOT DRINK THE TEA IF YOU ARE GOING TO PUT DAFFODILS IN THERE, IT IS POISONOUS AND COULD LEAD TO UPSET STOMACH. I DON’T WANT YOU TO GET HURT MY LOVELIES.)

Thanks for reading!