#thelemonwitch

“No one will remember our names. No one will know our story.” -Zoulfa Katouh, As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow

“I’m saying what’s happening now, as horrible as it is, isn’t the end of the world. Change is difficult, and it’s different depending on what needs to be changed. Look, I’ll even science it up for you. If a cancer has spread, wouldn’t whatever needs to be done to remove it be different than for something like a wart?” -Zoulfa Katouh, As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow

“As the sun sinks, in those few precious moments when the world is caught between day and night, something shifts between Kenan and me. 'Yes,' I breathe. 'Yes.” -Zoulfa Katouh, As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow

“We will come back home. We will plant new lemon trees. We will rebuild our cities. And we will be free.” - Zoulfa Katouh, As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow

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Tools :

- White candle base ( I always use my standard giant white candle to ground me to the earth and the elements while I practice )

- Green candle

- Basil

- little jar or container with some water

The spell :

Call to the elements and the ground to give you your power, light the white candle and once you feel your energy coursing through you, light the green one. Speak your intention quietly but clearly all the while harnessing all your energy. Statements I use are often ‘wealth is coming to my family and I’, 'i can see money in my near future’,etc. Then take a few basil leaves, I use three for the members of my family and arrange them around your spell in a triangular manner. Charge them with your intention. Blow out the green candle and pass the basil through the smoke. Crush them into your palms and close your eyes as you push through the last of the spell. Finally dunk them in the water and leave.

I often leave it at 'as long as the basil does not rot, my wealth will grow’ or 'as the basil infuses the water, wealth will infuse into my life’.

I then dip my fingers into the water and rub it onto my face and cheek, I did the same to my family. This part to me is non essential but it does reinforce the spell. Another alternative could be to drop droplets onto a family photograph.

ENJOY!!!

Tea leaf reading #1

My sister and I did a tasseography session this afternoon using a lot of resources that I have previously reblogged. Apart from being incredibly fun, it was also enlightening.

Im not sure if I want to share my reading but I was looking for any advice as to something that happened. My sister's first cup completely emptied out when we flipped despite having little water, resulting in virtually no leaves to be left. Does this mean something or were the leaves just too fine? She had another cup and got a proper reading so I'm assuming it'll be fine.