spellcrafting tipz for people who dont know how to make spells
this is just a basic basic general explanation because when i started and everyone was like "put ur ingredients in the jar" id be like "but why is it in a jar??? why are we sealing it?????? how come sometimes the spell is in Not A Jar??????"
so basically from my understanding it is symbolic. you probably know how an herb symbolises a certain property. that extends to what the herb is in. where the herb is placed. etc.
and god i wish when people preach learning herb and color correspondences, they also added to learn correspondences to things like jars, candles, even directions and other common spell ingredients.
but heres a tip that you can apply to any spells you make on your own, especially if you are good with tarot. so we know with tarot's suits, air corresponds to intellect and wisdom, water to intuition and emotions, fire to passion and creativity, and earth to money and the physical realm in general. also fire is usually associated with quickness and earth with slower work. (it also means long hard work to me)
so to come up with a base of a spell idea, you can combine some herbs with a certain element. so if you wanted some peace in your physical life, maybe you could use earth and lavender together. you could bury lavender near your home to symbolise peace in your house. or combine lavender and soil in a small jar/container to carry grounded and long lasting peace with you.
what if you wanted emotional peace? lavender in a bowl of water. maybe you could wash your face or hair with it to symbolise mental peace (for calming things like overthinking) or drink lavender tea for bodily peace (for calming things like physical tenseness).
this is how you can layered spells, so instead of putting this herb for peace, this other herb for also peace, your spell becomes this herb for peace, this herb for how fast i want it, this other ingredient for where i want it, this other one for what i want it to manifest etc etc
and you also dont need to just use things you can find verified correspondences for. witches x years ago did not know what a beyblade was. there are no sources for how to use a beyblade in a spell. so use your brain and personal experience. beyblades are fast, armoured, and have a short burst of energy before they fall over. maybe you need a quick push or burst of inspiration. get a beyblade, make it represent you in some way (you could mark it with sharpie, put a sticker on it, maybe just name it after yourself, etc) clear its path and let it rip. maybe let it spin on your desk for academic inspiration, on the kitchen counter to inspire you to make dinner, or in a room you need to clean to put you in a cleaning frenzy for a minute.
it works kind of like analogies. i also feel that adding specificity in how you conduct your working could create less of a need to basically play word chess with the universe to get the exact results you want when you create chants and such. and this is important to me because i hate speaking. who says the universe needs to speak a human language with me. we will simply communicate in vibes and symbolism.
