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Show/tell me what's in them now after you gutted its original contents to store your magical ingredients and/or treasures. Bonus points for their little stories.

Here are mine (from left to right)

Thrifted acorn candle container: now full of coins from different countries, small shells from my homeland, and an assortment of stream rocks.

Finished kimchi jar: now holding teeth from a baby deer killed by coyotes (I do still need to clean them).

Empty bottle from local vet clinic: now holding May 2026 full moon enhanced Storm Water from last year and this last winter (featuring astrophyllite crystal).

Finished maple syrup bottle: coffee beans.

Finished maple cream jar: Shadow Thoughts jar.

☀️𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 2 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐎𝐎𝐍!☀️

𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎’𝗋𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾 𝖶𝗂𝗍𝖼𝗁𝖼𝗋𝖺𝖿𝗍, 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖻𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖻𝖾 𝖺 𝖽𝖺𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝖺𝗌𝗄! 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖻 𝗍𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗆𝖺𝗀𝗂𝖼𝗄𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗌.

𝖯𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖻𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝗒 𝖻𝖾 𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗌𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝗈𝗋/𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝗆𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗀𝗇𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇. 𝖠𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗐𝖺𝗒𝗌, 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖻𝗎𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗆𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇.

✨𝖱𝖾𝖻𝗅𝗈𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋!

✨𝖲𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝖶𝗂𝗍𝖼𝗁𝗒 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗆𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉𝖿𝗎𝗅!

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Hello darlings 🥰

I wanted to talk about an important issue today: the use of palo santo and white sage for cleansing. While these plants have become popular in the spiritual community for their cleansing properties, it's important to remember that they have cultural significance for Indigenous people and may not be accessible or appropriate for everyone to use.

Additionally, both palo santo and white sage are endangered in the wild due to over-harvesting. So what are some alternatives for cleansing that are respectful to Indigenous cultures and environmentally friendly? Here are a few ideas:

🌿 Garden Sage: This is a great alternative to white sage, and it's easily accessible at most grocery stores. You can use it the same way you would use white sage for cleansing and smudging.

🌿 Cedar: Cedar is a sacred plant to many Indigenous cultures, and it's a great alternative to palo santo. You can burn cedar to cleanse a space or use it in a bundle for smudging.

🌿 Lavender: Lavender is a gentle yet effective plant for cleansing negative energy. You can use dried lavender in a bundle or as loose herbs, or even burn lavender-scented candles or incense.

🌿 Rosemary: Rosemary has cleansing properties and is often used in protection spells. You can use it in a bundle for smudging or sprinkle dried rosemary around your home.

Remember, the most important thing is to use alternatives that are respectful to Indigenous cultures and are environmentally sustainable. Also, be sure to research the plants you're using and make sure they're safe for burning.

🌿 Some tips for using these alternatives:

🌱 Before you begin, set your intention for cleansing and protection.

🌱 Burn the plant material over a fireproof surface like a metal bowl, shell, or cauldron.

🌱 Use a feather or your hand to waft the smoke around your space or yourself.

🌱 Be sure to extinguish the material safely when you're finished.

I hope this post has been helpful in finding more ethical and sustainable alternatives for cleansing. Remember to approach your practice with respect and reverence, and to always be mindful of the impact you're having on the environment and others. 

Thank you @panthera-dei for bringing this important issue to my attention on my previous post detailing Protection Magick which I have since edited, and for giving me a reason to research this topic further. As a community, let's make a conscious effort to practice sustainable and ethical witchcraft and respecting the cultural significance of practices like smudging.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to get in contact. Let's continue to support and uplift Indigenous cultures while practicing our craft 💚✨

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I adapted this ward from The Traveling Witch to create mine: