#witchcraft question

a list of questions based on the major arcana

the fool: whats a mistake you may have made when starting out or something you often see baby witches do that you wish they didnt/wasnt so common?

the magician: whats some advice you might have for people who might be interested in witchcraft?

the high priestess: whats your favourite bit of witchy knowledge or your favourite bit to research?

the empress: whats your relationship like with your guides? (if you have any and are comfortable sharing)

the emperor: would you ever be a mentor witch and why or why not?

the hierophant: is there a set of rules you go by in your craft?

the lovers: thoughts on love magic?

the chariot: how'd you choose your current path/craft practices?

strength: whats a challenge in witchcraft youre determined to overcome?

the hermit: are you a coven or solitary witch? (do you prefer having a group to practice with or prefer doing it all on your own?)

the wheel of fortune: if you do divination, whats your favourite or preferred method/form of divination?

justice: do you believe that what you cast out will come back to you in some way?

the hanged man: do you prefer waiting for moon phases or do you just cast whenever?

death: whats a change you want to happen?

temperance: how adaptable are you to change?

the devil: whats something you should stop but just cant bring yourself to?

the tower: whats something you used to believe but now realize isnt true?

the star: whats something, spell/media/charm etc, that calms you or cheers you up?

the moon: whats a rumor you heard that you arent sure is true or not?

the sun: whats something youre very proud of?

judgement: whats something youre thankful for but wish to "close the book" on?

We all know I’m a lazy witch. Of course in a perfect world I would spend every moment planting lavender around my garden, perfecting my tea blends, and staying warm in my cozy cabin by the fire. But in reality I have barely enough time to get in the shower before I start my day. And I don't own a cabin so…. So in reality is that really lazy? Or has capitalism made us all squish out every second out of our day getting stuff done just so we can do in all over tomorrow? Yes. Yes it has. So when I say I’m a lazy witch, maybe I’m just an exhausted witch. Either way, here are my favorite lazy witch hacks for when you are out of time, or just don’t have the energy to put in a full two hour ritual every full moon. 

Visualize your circles around you and forgo placing crystals or items in an actual circle. Magic is metaphorically speaking so just imagining yourself in a big bubble will do just fine. 

Keep your crystals on your windowsill so you don’t have to remember to charge them with the moonlight. 

Every candle is a magic candle. 

A shower anytime makes a great cleansing ritual. 

5 minute meditations for releasing stress works wonders when you’re feeling over it. 

Pull a single tarot card when you have a question that needs guidance. 

Step outside barefoot to ground yourself and just stand in th dirt for a few minutes. 

Leve a portion of your dinner uneaten for ancestors. 

Keep witchy spell notes on your phone. 

Use moon tracking apps so you don’t have to keep checking the moon phase. 

Use white tea light candles for everything because sometimes it really just doesn’t matter. 

Stir things clockwise (coffee, tea, cake mixes) to bring towards you and counterclockwise to let go or release. 

Line your front door with salt for protection. 

Place rose quartz in your room to remind yourself to self-love

Make meals with intention, think about health or happiness next time your microwave your mac and cheese. 

Light a match and blow it out to suck up any bad vibes in a room. 

Wear blue to manifest passing a test or getting a new job. 

Walk outside during a full moon and spend a few minutes recharging under the moon light. 

Spend a few minutes every morning writing down your intentions for manifesting your life and visualizing what you want daily.

A question for you: Do you use your stitchcraft in your witchcraft—i.e. Use knitting/crochet/embroidery/etc. as a tool in your craft?

I’m asking because I’m a knitter of over 13 years and dabble in crochet. I’m curious as to if you use your handmade items in your spiritual practice?

It’s always mentioned that knitting/crochet are very meditative crafts, but do you use them for any other spiritual things?

Personally, I’ve made some nice pouches for my Tarot decks and altar cloths/doilies, but I’m considering branching out to designing wearables around specific intentions (perhaps for ritual-wear? Hmm?). For example, compiling a handful of stitch patterns that emulate each of the elements into a shawl to wear during ritual, or designing a sweater around protection, etc.

Have any of you thought about or played around with this concept? What are your findings? If not, are you considering it now? How will you approach it?

So I got into a semantic argument with both of my partners about spellcraft and it’s required components. I often talk about how you need three things for spellwork: intent, headspace/focus, and passion. They said that headspace and focus are two different things. I agreed and then said that they combine into a singular thing during spellwork. Then they were like, “But in order to talk about them, they’re two separate things.” We went back and forth for a while before I used cake as an analogy, how it is multiple parts that combine into one thing. Then they said that “We’ll you’re talking about cake without the word cake.”