#elemental work

I just want to remind everyone (esp w summer approaching in the northern hemisphere) that when you are looking for shells on a beach that you are doing so ethically.

Many beaches currently have a shelling ban, meaning if you find one, leave it there. This is because shells greatly impact the coastline ecosystem, offering homes and latching points to many organisms, offering minerals as they break down, and creating sand in the middle of a global sand shortage.

Additionally many countries have bans on taking shells in luggage, even by car. It’s important that you ‘know before you go’ on vacation. You can look up a specific beaches laws prior to your visit, and when in doubt leave shells where they are.

For my witches: I know many posts suggest taking shells home as offerings, esp older sources, however due to the nature of the situation it’s best they are left where they are. Rather than taking them, bless them, skip them closer to the waves as offerings, make fun sigils around them in the sand before they are washed away, honor the species they came from as a muse, charge shells in sunlight or moonlight before placing them back. Ideas are infinite, so depending on what you need them for there are beach equivalents that are ocean friendly!

Finally: please don’t introduce foreign materials into the water systems, buying commercial shells just to put back, adding random crystals to beaches, buying shells from beach shops (unethical to begin with) and trying to put them back. Many of these objects either are not native to the area, or have been treated for craft purposes, or like in the cases of beach stores have been brought from international sources. These shells are no longer beach safe, and risk introducing things into the water ways that don’t belong.

We can respect these beauties from a distance, our water ways need us 🙌

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yes. I am that dumb.

After years of knowing I needed to be safe when lighting candles, I thought making a little bonfire for Lady Hestia was a good idea. In a closed space, surrounded by my wooden furniture, with no water or object large enough to put the fire out.

So here is a guide on WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE DUMB and how to prevent it.

First of all, be safe around fire. I know, lighting candles and incense is very beautiful, and if you work with collected herbs and woods, it can be challenging to burn them with just a little spark. BUT FOR THE LOVE OF THE GODS DON'T UNDERESTIMATE IT.

But in case you did:

DON'T BLOW ON IT. When witches say not to blow on a candle, it can be a piece of spiritual advice for some, but it has an actual reason behind it: oxygen will feed the fire. If you have any kind of window of any kind that could be blowing the fire to the side, it could be a good idea to close it so that the fire burns upward. This also applies to throwing water at it.

GET A WET TOWEL OR A BIG FIRE-RESISTANT BOWL: It can be a pot you use for cooking. If you use the bowl, cover the fire until you are certain it is put out. You can combine this with the wet towel, covering the pot with a wet towel, so that you are sure there is no more oxygen and the fire is out.

There will be smoke. A LOT. Just be mindful of it and open all of the windows and doors you can after the fire is out.

I always practice with a little candle snuffer by my side, but it was too small for this occasion.

Monday

Planet: Moon Element: Water Gender: Feminine  Color/s: Silver, White & (light) Blue Deities: Artemis, Diana, Luna, Selene & Thoth Intent:  Divination, Dream Work, Emotional Healing, Faerie Magick, Female energy Glamours, Illusions, Intuition, Insight, Psychic Ability, Purity & Wisdom.

Tuesday

Planet: Mars Element: Fire Gender: Masculine Color/s: Red, Black & Orange Deities: Ares, Mars, Lilith & The Morrigan  Intent:  Breaking Negative Spells, Competition, Courage, Defense, Dominance, Ego, Force, Hunting, Initiation, Leadership, Protection, Powerful Wards, Revenge, Romance, Strength, Success, Victory & Conflict

Wednesday

Planet: Mercury  Element: Air Gender: Masculine Color/s: Yellow, gray, purple and orange Deities: Odin, Woden, Hermes, Mercury, Athena & Lugh Intent: Answers, Arts, Chance, Charisma, Communication, Creativity,  Divination, Flexibility, Fortune, Luck, Psychic Work, Study, Summoning Spirits, Swiftness, Work & Writing

Thursday

Planet: Jupiter Element: Earth Gender: Masculine Color/s:  Royal Blue, green & purple Deities: Thor, Zeus, Jupiter & Juno Intent:  Abundance, Career, Expansion, Generosity, Growth, Happiness, Healing, Honor, Leadership, Loyalty, Luck, Power, Prosperity, Protection & Wealth

Friday

Planet: Venus Element: Water Gender: Female Color/s:  Aqua, Copper Colors, Green, Light Blue & Pink Deities: Aphrodite, Eros, Freya & Venus Intent: Arts, Beauty, Birth, Friendship, Growth, Harmony, Love, Marriage, Music, Nature, Partnerships, Peace, Perfumes, Platonic Love, Passion, Pleasure, Reconciliation, Relationships, Resolving Relationship Issues, Romance & Transformation

Saturday 

Planet: Saturn Element: Female Gender: Earth & Fire Color/s: Black & Dark purple Deities: Hecate & Saturn, Intent: Apprehension, Banishment, Boundaries, Caution, Cleansing, Creativity,  Elderly Care, Endings, Fortune, Freedom, Hexing, Hope, Limitations, Longevity, Meditation, Overcoming Obstacles, Protection, Psychic Defense, Revealing Truth, Self-Discipline & Spiritual Communication

Sunday 

• simply just calmly sit somewhere and think about the energies and the elements 🌊

• talk to nature 🍃 it may sound weird, but it’s a great way to get in touch with the earthy elements and bond with them

• sit with a candle 🕯(any candle if you don’t have plain colored ones for reasonating different energies) and think positively and wish for simple things in your life to get better

• look at witchy aesthetics to just get motivated, it’s a fun and creative way to get your witch energies excited 🔮

• tell yourself small affirmations, chants, or even spells of desire 📝

remember that anything working with energies and spells, make sure you believe that it will work. the biggest part of spells, chants, wishes, or anything of the sort is that you BELIEVE!!

So I haven't posted in a long time. I do most of my stuff on Instagram and Snapchat but i really wanted to post this purification bath on here. So if you ever feel like you have an elemental imbalance try this!!

Candles!

Bath tub with water!

Favorite herbs to soak in the bath (I use green tea and a few essential oils too that I make.)

Favorite incense (I use frankincense, it does a lot for myself, and combined with the properties of green tea it'll do wonders for your energy system)

Lastly you're favorite tunes!

So nothing fancy draw your bath, set up your music (if using phone turn off the ringer), light the candles as well as the incense. Run the bath fairly hot so it can really bring out the oils from your herbs. If too hot let it cool before you hop in. Alright now that you are ready, hop in the bath and simply relax. Reflect on your day. Then push it all to the side for at this moment it does not matter. You are still alive, you are breathing, feel the warmth of the water hug your body, smell your incense allowing the scent to full your mind and body. Nothing too strenuous just be mindful of everything you have around you. Now this can last as long as you want it to. Once you feel you are about ready to hop out say this little incantation to complete it all:

"Guardians of water let me flow once again.

Guardians of earth ground me once more.

Guardians of wind allow me to see more clearly.

Guardians of fire transmute my shadows into change.

I embrace the cosmos, the sovereigns of spirit continue to steer me on my path."

And you can end with either a "let it be so, mote it be, amen, etc"

With my own spellwork I actually say "let my song be heard." I use music and such alot in my own spellwork after all.

↟Ideas For Representing The Elements↟

🌊Water 🌊 Bottle of water Glitter jar/stim jar Seashells Sea glass Sea salt Drift wood Starfish Mermaids Coral Sand

🍃Air🍃 Bells Feathers Perfume/essential oil Incense/aromatherapy diffuser Dandelions Whistle Butterfly wings Bubbles Wind chimes Fallen leaves

🔥Fire🔥 Matches Candles Lava rocks Ash Charcoal Charred wood Wick Dragons Incense