#magic ideas

Imagine being a magic user who's also proficient in wielding weapons, specially a sword.

Sooo in battle, your sword just breaks idk how but it does. And instead of switching to full magic, you just go "fuck the rules" and use magic vines to quickly mend ur sword back whole.

I haven't seen much in the way of magic for our animal companions on this site. Our pets are our family, and there's a lot you can do for them in the way of magic. Consider this post inspiration to incorporate into your own preferred style of magic.

* Remember that spiritual health and physical health go hand in hand. Take your pets to the vet! * if you're someone who uses a lot of oils and herbs, please be careful with your pets! Smoke as well as many popular herbs are irritants at best, toxic at worst. Do not feed or apply to their skin anything that could harm them, and be careful with lingering scents! I recommend energy work instead of ingredient based magic when working with animals.

Incorporate magic into your pet's wash routine. It can be as simple as using a cleansing energy in combination with a bath or brush, or you can combine different intent for different parts of the process- for example, cleansing and washing away stale or negative energy during their bath, then brushing positive protective energy into their fur when you comb them down as if weaving it into their coat. For pets like birds you can easily imbue the water you provide as a bath with a similar energy and let them do the work. Animals that dust bathe can follow the same process.

Charm/Enchant/Imbue your pet's items. Harnesses, collars, halters, beds, toys, etc... Anything your pet uses can be elevated to a magic item or have a spell container attached to it (if it's safe!). Protection spells on the items they wear to keep them from harm, a cleansing restful energy on their beds to promote health and healing, an energy of joy and good prosperity to their toys, etc... If you're someone who walks your pet or otherwise has people come up and bother them when you'd rather they don't you can add a ward as well to discourage attention and bothersome company.

Ward their cages, terrariums, and kennels. Similar to the last point you can add a protective warding spell to their homes. This is especially useful for smaller pets that spend most if not all of their time in a terrarium or cage. For kennels, you can promote a space of safety and protection for your pet to retreat to if they feel frightened. Essentially what a kennel for a dog should be, but with a magical energy for that extra bit of help. Nurturing a space of calm can assist crate-anxious pets alongside other desensitization training.

Imbue their food with healing energy. Promote health, prosperity, and stability through their food. Similar in concept to food magic for humans but for our pets. As stated above, never add anything unsafe to your pets food. Work with energy only.

And of course, simply place a spell on your pet directly. However you like to cast spells onto individuals best can be done with your pet as well. Pure energy work, your own ritual, a contained spell in your home, a sigil, etc... Use what you're comfortable with!

This one's a little different than the others- but something I like to do is simply hold or pet my animal and whisper in my mind how much I adore them, projecting the energy of my love gently at them in the hopes they will feel it. We don't understand animal minds fully, and I can't know for sure if they feel it- and if they do, if they understand it- but on the off chance they do in their own way, I do it anyway. :]

If this isn't a topic you've thought of much you may also be wondering what exactly the protection on our animals is for. I consider it a precaution towards negative energy- pesky spirits that may harass our animals for amusement or negativity from other bitter humans, as well as protection from physical harm. Think about what you want to build a ward against in your own time, and make these suggestions your own.

Thank you for reading! I will answer any questions sent my way if further clarification is needed. Obligatory pet tax, as it'd be a crime for me not to considering the topic of the post.

With Sympathy

I've got a bad feeling about empathy

“Rule number one about magic, everything you think you know about it is bullshit.”

“Magic has a mind of its own and it doesn’t always listen.”

“Dude a show magician could do this better than you.”

“Fire burns your fucking clothes whether it’s magic or not. I dunno why everyone thinks it doesn’t.”

“When you’re casting a spell, you gotta do it from above your hand, not from it. Otherwise it affects you too.”