#sleep magic

Pocket of Night Sky: Take a small black cloth bag, put in salt, a star shaped charm or silver glitter, and keep it under your pillow. It creates a personal “night sky” portal for astral travel while keeping you shielded.

Dream Seeds: Keep apple or pomegranate seeds in a tiny pouch under the pillow. Both are symbols of the underworld and hidden knowledge and draws prophetic or deep symbolic dreams.

Stone Guardian Grid: Place four small stones (can be crystals, river stones, or gravel) at the four corners under your bed. This creates a grounding square that keeps nightmares from entering.

general sleepy time correspondences

crystals - amethyst, azurite, angelite, blue calcite, celestial aura quartz, celestite, charoite, howlite, jade, kyanite, labradorite, lapis lazuli, moonstone, opal, peridot, quartz, sapphire, selenite, sodalite

plants - agrimony, anise, ash, bay leaf, bergamot, blue lotus, buchu, catnip, cedar, celery seed, cinquefoil, elder, eucalyptus, flax, heliotrope, hemp, hibiscus, holly, huckleberry, jasmine, lemon verbena [for dreamless sleep], mandrake, marigold, mimosa, mistletoe, morning glory, mugwort, mullein, onion, peony, peppermint, poppy, raspberry leaf, raspberry leaf, rose, rosemary, spearmint, st. john's wort, thyme, tobacco, valerian, vervain, wood betony, yarrow

colors: i usually associate sleep magic with pastels, blue, purple, and black (when protection is involved); along with iridescence and holography

nightmare warding

crystals - amethyst, angelite, black tourmaline, citrine, coral, hematite, howlite, lavender aura quartz, lepidolite, moonstone, obsidian, quartz, rose quartz, selenite, smoky quartz, sodalite, topaz, vauxite

plants - anise, cedar, chamomile, cypress, flax, hemp, hops, jasmine, juniper, lavender, lemon balm, lemon verbena, morning glory, mullein, passionflower, rose, rosemary, skullcap, thyme, valerian, wood betony

peaceful sleep & pleasant dreams

crystals - amethyst, blue lace agate, blue tourmaline, celestite, hematite, howlite, lepidolite, labradorite, malachite, moonstone, rose quartz, selenite

plants - agrimony, anise, bat's head root, bergamot, catnip, celery seed, chamomile, flax, goosegrass, hibiscus, hops, hyacinth, jasmine, lavender, lettuce, passionflower, peppermint, poppy, rose, skullcap, spearmint, thyme, valerian, vervain, violet

prophetic & vivid dreams

crystals - amethyst, ametrine, apatite, bismuth, black jasper, blue calcite, celestial aura quartz, celestite, danburite, kyanite, labradorite, lapis lazuli, moldavite, moonstone, obsidian, quartz, rainbow moonstone, tektite

plants - ambergris, ash, bay leaf, blue lotus, buchu, calendula, dandelion root, heliotrope, holly, jasmine, lavender, lovage, mandrake, marigold, marjoram, mimosa, mugwort, onion, peppermint, rosemary, spearmint, vervain, yarrow

protection while sleeping

crystals - amethyst, angelite, black tourmaline, citrine, garnet, hematite, labradorite, obsidian, selenite, smoky quartz

plants - calendula, catnip, dandelion root, mandrake, marigold, rosemary, spearmint, thyme

astral travel

crystals - amethyst, aquamarine, apatite, apophyllite, blue calcite, celestial aura quartz, fluorite, hematite, iolite, kyanite, labradorite, lapis lazuli, moonstone, quartz, rainbow moonstone, selenite, spectrolite, tanzanite

plants - honestly, anything with depressant/relaxant psychotropic properties could be associated with astral travel (chamomile, hemp, mugwort, poppy, psilocybin, valerian, etc.)

sleepy time magic ideas for use with the ingredients listed above

spell jars & sachets - hang above your bed; place underneath your bed or pillow

bath products & self care items - use before going to sleep for the night

calming teas and tinctures

scented candles, incense, or room sprays

dream pillows filled with sleepy time herbs and crystals

sigils under your pillow

color coordinated sleepwear

✧ other magical ideas ✧

updated 3.21.26

A Prayer to Ares at Night

Mighty Ares,

Shield of the bold, Guardian of the restless,

As darkness gathers and silence falls, I call to You.

Let me lay down my worries like armor at Your feet.

Ease the tension in my spirit,

Still the battle in my mind.

Let peace not surrender, but sacred rest

Settle upon me like dusk on a quiet field.

Watch over me through the night,

Sword sheathed, heart calm.

Stand at the gate of my dreams

Let no fear cross its threshold.

May I sleep knowing I am protected,

That I have faced the day with courage,

And that even in stillness,

Your strength is with me.

Goodnight, Lord Ares.

May Your presence guard my sleep

And stir my dreams with valor.

A Prayer to Hypnos at Night

Hail to You, Hypnos,

Lord of quiet hours, Weaver of dreams,

As the world grows hushed beneath twilight’s veil,

I offer this breath in reverence and trust.

Wrap me in the folds of Your gentle cloak,

Let the weight of the day fall away.

Close my eyes with Your softest touch

Silver lidded, starlit, serene.

Guide me into slumber sweet and deep,

Where no fear may follow,

And every dream sings softly of peace.

May Your sacred river flow through my rest,

Carrying me gently from night into dawn.

Blessed Hypnos, kind and calm,

Guard this sleep as You do all mortals,

And bring me safely into morning light.

Goodnight, Dreambringer.

Goodnight, Beloved One of Night.

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Witch Growth Challenge Day 12: Sleep Sachet

[image description: first image: a wooden table with on it a jar of salt, an incense stick, a celestite crystal, a silver sachet, a honey jar but with rose petals inside, a rosemary bundle and a bag of mint tea; second image: the silver sachet with the ingredients inside]

I've been wanting to do it for a bit and now I finally did it: a sachet to keep near my bed to help me fall asleep and sleep well.

This is also my first sachet! And a topic that's dear to me, because it took me a loooooong time to actually fix my sleeping schedule, so sleeping well and waking up early-ish is important for me.

What I used:

a sachet

salt (for protection)

rosemary (for protection, sleep and healing)

rose petals (for self love and anti anxiety)

mint tea (for healing and relax) note: I used mint tea because I don't have any mint around, but of course the properties are of mint!

incense to cleanse everything before (+a lighter to lit it)

celestite (for help falling asleep)

What I did:

I cleansed everything with the incense, then I took the sachet and put each ingredient inside, focusing (and actually saying aloud in my case!) on their property and their meaning.

I don't have a particular ritual or spell for cleansing a bed, but here's something you could try.

Change your sheets and air out your bedding. Fluff up your pillows and get everything set up the way you like it. As you're making the bed, hold the idea in your head that you're claiming and cleansing the space, so that nothing harmful or disruptive can enter that space or affect you while you're there. If there's a particular scent you enjoy, you can try a little spritz of pillow mist to back it up. If you happen to have any lavender, chamomile, or willow bark around, or a chunk of amethyst, make a little charm bag to hang from your bedpost or tuck under your mattress.

Also, I'd recommend examining the environment in your bedroom, since outside factors can affect your sleep hygiene. Try adjusting the temperature or lighting levels if you can and see if that helps. Keep a journal by your bed for a few weeks and do your best to take note when you've had a particularly good or a particularly bad night's sleep and the circumstances surrounding each, so that you can track what helps and what harms.

There's also something actually called sleep anxiety, where you get nervous or worked up at the idea of going bed or are kept awake by feelings of anxiety when you lay down to try and sleep. It's an offshoot of other kinds of anxiety and can be exacerbated by stress or high caffeine intake late in the day. Much more likely to be something anxiety-related than any sort of spirit interference, but sleep anxiety and poor sleep can lend themselves to things like sleep paralysis. Just something to think about.