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disclaimer: my answer to this is going to have A Ton of UPG (Unverified Personal Gnosis), but since you’re asking me I’m going to go out on a limb and say that it’s what you want to see, yes. Also, I don’t know how long this ask has been sitting in my inbox so if you have managed to astral project in my absence, then I’m glad.

anyway, I’m not as well-versed in the field of astral projection as I am with astral travel of bilocation—I project less than I travel and bilocate, but I still have a bunch of things to say about it, and I’ll talk about what I feel about what you’ve told me in the ask anyway.

I don’t know if you can astral travel but not project? Or are you jumping that stage altogether and going straight to projection? Honestly, if you haven’t considered astral travel and are aiming for projection, I personally feel like you’d find some takeaways and learn something through astral travel that might aid you to accomplish projection. It’s almost a different experience altogether—although one might say that astral travel might just be a dialed-down version of astral projection—and the sensations that come with both differ as well, but there is some merit to astral travel in your journey here. Getting used to the sensation of just letting part of you out into the astral in that sense would go a long way in getting used to projection, which requires more energy and more effort and can be a more intense experience overall.

It’s nice to hear all the things you’ve done about it, but perhaps if these methods don’t work, I would say try other ones. It might sound futile to endlessly pursue methods without knowing what’s not working with the ones you’re already doing, and you’ve heard this before, but sometimes what you’ve tried doesn’t work for everyone. From what I’ve read, it seems that you’ve tried the more conventional methods of achieving astral projection, and the guided meditation and discord class sound very handy in helping you, but still no results then? Perhaps you could go for a different method. Maybe even use no aids or crystals or any help. Go in with a different mindset, find a quiet place or whatever works, get comfortable and try to astral project.

Mindset has a part to play in astral projection too. Are you too fixated in trying to astral project that the desire for the end goal phases you out? Sometimes that happens, and will can turn into something that will hinder you. Are you ready to astral project? Do you know what comes with it and is there any lingering emotions or doubts that can be holding you back? Same goes with physical being. Are you in the best physical state to project? Do you feel too grounded in your physical body to shift your perspective to your astral one?

hello! might be a late reply but I’m finally answering this ask because I just saw it. anyway cleansing seems to be quite a big thing in the magic and witchcraft spheres but honestly, it’s quite a vague and diverse practice and I feel like everyone does it differently.

I personally think I don’t cleanse as much as I should. cleansing to me is just the act of removing stagnant or unwanted energies or magical residue from a place or an object or even yourself, and I tend to do it energetically most of the time, even though there is a strong case for using physical items like salt or herbs or crystals or waters to do the cleansing.

I usually cleanse before warding and before casting a spell, or when I feel like the place is getting a little crowded with unwanted energy. For my energetical cleansing, I usually use either my own energy or some elemental strains like water or air (good for cleansing, I found) to just sort of “reset” or restore the energy of a place to a conducive state.

I’m going to direct you to a few posts about cleansing here that I think are relevant and may be more helpful than I can type right now. these are some popular posts and personally I may not do many of these but I think these are some good tips to share.

low energy cleaning + cleansing

a simple but effective example of a physical cleansing spray

ways to cleanse crystals

deep astral cleansing

if you’re new to cleansing, start small. it’s nice to follow guides or exercises but ultimately you’ll find that you’ll develop your own preferred methods of cleansing that works for you.

- Raven

I am Back on my Bullshit™ and my ask box is open. I know I haven’t been active in writing posts for a while, but I intend to make a comeback.

I’ve missed writing up informational posts or making frequent trips to the astral, I’ve just been grounded with commitments in the physical so I haven’t been as connected with magic as of late, but I intend to change that.

send me asks. ask me questions. check out my readings. they’re open.

if you want to see my content I’ve classified them into tags:

infoposts | answered asks | spells | my experiences & encounters | astral

hey there I gotta be honest here energy healing honestly is really not my field of expertise but I’m able to perform basic energy healing procedures on myself because I’ve learned that for some reason my own energy doesn’t really respond to common healing methods so unless it’s a life-threatening energetical injury I don’t really turn to external help, although sometimes I go to the astral and seek out healers or hospitals, or seek help from spirits that I know and trust— but that in itself is quite a rare occasion. I don’t feel confident posting my experience with advanced anything really.

but for energy healing in general I would say it really depends on the extent of what needs to be healed and your own energy composition in general, and the nature of your energy work. for example, an astral injury would require different healing from say an energy poisoning. so I can’t really offer any specific help here since I don’t quite know what’s going on yikes. 

but here are some links related to energy healing that I feel could be helpful:

on the methods of energy healing 

energy healing protocols

energy balm

energy system check

energy core poisoning

energetic healing: waterbending style

healing witchcraft guide

all the best with your situation, and if you can’t help yourself I would suggest searching out credible healers to help (astral hospitals generally are credible but I would suggest do research and be very thorough about it), and remember to practise discernment yeah

Meeting up in the astral not the easiest thing to do but I just thought I’d type up a post on it. The process itself is actually quite difficult, and calls for the need to have friends or trusted connections to carry out, but as someone who does it on a fairly regular basis, here’s my take on it.

disclaimer [SPG ahead]: do keep in mind that it is not advisable to pull anyone into anything potentially dangerous or controversial, especially against their will or without them knowing all the potential dangers and consequences. This post is mainly for those who already have friends or people who are willing and able to astral travel or project, or for those who are already aware of the astral.

communication

Communication can get kind of hard especially if everyone is travelling/bilocating instead of projecting, so personally it helps if you have an external or physical way to communicate. If you’re unable to bilocate, voice calling would be the best option, as it’s easier to maintain your presence in the astral while talking in your physical body instead of having to get up and text. 

However, if you’re all in the same physical location that’s honestly the most effective way to make sure that you’re all able to get to the astral and actually end up in the same place. It’s harder when you’re all separated geographically, but definitely not impossible. 

perception 

Now, everyone has a different perception of the astral, even if they’re on the same plane or in the same place. The differences vary greatly depending on where you’re going and whether everyone has a different skill level or dominant sense(s) in the astral.

For those who tend to see better in the astral, they might have a visual sense of the place than their friend, who might have better hearing. Even if you’re using the same sense, things can appear slightly different. For example, colors. Something that’s dark blue to me could appear as black to a friend. Usually the differences won’t be too large if you manage to stay in the same place.

Don’t feel like you’re in the wrong place if someone who’s with you starts describing the same place in a different light, just take some time to sort out the differences and use other characteristics to identify the place (e.g. whether you see them with you, cover all the senses, the shape of the landscape itself, even just the vibe of the place). The more you astral together the more you’ll be familiar with what you sense differently.

setting up a location

Meeting in a familiar place to everyone would be the ideal situation, and this could range from someone’s astral place to a cafe to a library or even some random field. If y’all are meeting for the first time in the astral, it helps to go somewhere with landmarks or distinctly identifiable characteristics. 

Usually if I am in the same room as my friends, we use that as a starting point, so that everyone knows where to come back to if one of us gets lost. This way, it can also increase the chances of landing in the same place when getting into the astral.

Safety would also be a notable thing here. Depending on how comfortable everyone in your party is, choosing a place that is either well-known to be a safe location or a private space (e.g. someone’s astral home) or a place that all of you are accustomed to would be a wise decision. 

bringing spirits along

Even when astral travelling with other people, you might find a companion wanting to tag along, or you might want to bring someone along with you. Do make sure that everyone is comfortable with your spirit friend or spirit companion, especially if they have not known the spirit beforehand, and that the spirit is also okay with it.

respect

I didn’t really know what to name this section but it’s easy to forget that the people you’re travelling with may have different ways of sensing and moving and travelling in general, and it’s always good to be accommodating of those. Perhaps one of you might move slower or have more dulled senses than the rest, or maybe one of you might not be on the same level of defence as the rest, so it’s always important that you consider these differences.  

If any of one of you needs a break or is not comfortable with travelling to a specific area, the whole party should be respectful of their decision and not to try to impose anything onto them. 

potential dangers

getting attacked: travelling in large groups can mean safety in numbers, but it can also draw unwanted attention to yourselves in certain places, so always have a line of defence or a form of protection that includes everyone 

getting lost: it may be inevitable that one of you might get lost at some point, and while this isn’t really a danger most of the time (unless you’re in a really shady area) it can be quite a drawback when everyone is trying to search for a lost member 

astral dependence: I’m not really that sure if this applies to everyone, but especially for people who are on a lower scale of astral ability who are depending on their friends to carry them through and get to the astral, travelling together might dull their personal ability to get there themselves. There might be a reliance created on shared astral travel to do anything, really in the astral.

failure

Don’t be frustrated if you are unable to get it on the first try, or even the second or third or tenth try. Astral travelling together is not always an achievable thing, and if you’re unable to do it with the people you have tried with, it can be disappointing, but you do have to remember that it is a very difficult process after all. My advice is that all of you should try to hone your personal astral abilities before attempting anything like this.

things you can do together in the astral

explore new places

perform combined rituals and spells

train together in terms of defence or offence

go shopping

build new things

talk to spirits and learn things (with safety in mind, thanks)

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It can be a very fun experience to have spirits as well as people you know in the physical along with you in the astral, but you should take into consideration safety, consent, and respect when it comes to travelling together.

my ask box is always open if you have any questions.

I’ve seen a bunch of people asking how does one enchant objects to perform a specific purpose under another one of my posts, so here’s a guide to it.

what are enchantments or charms?

Enchanted objects can be programmed or charmed to carry out a specific purpose, and can often work on their own whether to aid its owner in a specific goal or to help in other ways like boosting energy or bringing luck.

what can be enchanted?

Any object can be enchanted, with limits of course (usually you can’t enchant living things or other people). Of course, some objects will be more effective as an enchantment than others, especially if they hold known correspondences. For example, trying to charm a crystal may prove more effective than trying to charm a cookie. You may want to take these correspondences into mind when trying to find an object that suits your purposes.

here are the things required:

1. Intent. Intent is a very important part of enchantment, and you need to be clear with your goal or purpose or what you want the object to do before you begin. It can help you to write it out before carrying the ritual out.

2. Ingredients or spell materials. You can definitely enchant an object based on sheer will and intent alone but I find that it helps to gather spell materials that can help boost the power of the enchantment. For example, if I’m enchanting a necklace to boost protection against harm, I would bring in materials like obsidian, salt, pepper, items with protective properties to aid with the enchantment ritual.

3. The object itself. Distance enchanting is definitely a thing, but if you’re just starting out I recommend having the object in person with you, and you might want to take some time to get acquainted with the energy of the object beforehand. This way, you can gauge more accurately whether the energy has changed after the enchantment, to see if the enchanting has gone successfully or not.

here’s one way to enchant: (everyone may find a different way but here’s a relatively simple process)

1. Gather the object and spell materials. If you have extra materials with you, you can gather it in a cluster or in a circle or even put it into a bowl. Make sure all of it is connected somehow. If you don’t have extra materials you can just hold the object in your hands. 

2. Pour your intent into the object using energy. Energy is an important part of this process as it makes your intent less abstract and more tangible, to be part of the object’s energy. If you’re not familiar with basic energy work I would recommend learning how to make an energy ball first before attempting this exercise. Think of your intent and feel it coming to life in your hands as energy, feel the energy flow out of your hands in waves. Feel the energy of your materials as well (this step is optional but it can seriously boost the enchantment), feel all the energy present coming together into a ball or coming to rest in your hands.

3. Infuse the object with the energy. Push the energy into the object, or let it be absorbed. Will it to enter the object, thinking of your intent the whole time. One thing that can help you to visualize is to envision potential scenarios this enchantment will take effect while infusing the object with the energy. 

4. Feel the energy of the object once you’re done. It may feel different, or it may feel the same but more powerful. It can manifest as a warmth, or as a vibration or as a “pulse” depending on what you’re enchanting it to do, but usually a sign that the process has been completed will tell you that your enchantment was successful.

That’s on how to enchant an object, there are many more complexities to the process depending on how complex your purpose is but here’s a beginner’s guide.

- Raven

Hi there! I just saw this ask.

hello there,

I’ve inserted the link to your reading here on my readings blog for organization purposes.

anyway, your new astral space plans sound absolutely amazing! A beach and flowers sound so good together, and also a blueprint would be wise. As for the landscape, if you’re starting with a whole island, I recommend you visualize the base shape of the island first if you don’t feel like constructing the whole thing in one go and you can fill in the details later on. you should decide on the shape, size, and what kind of material (like soil? dirt?) your island base will be. if you have a rough idea of what is where sometimes the landscape autofills itself but these constructs won’t be stable until you spend energy and time on actually finalizing them! usually it takes a whole lot of energy to raise a whole island so if you need to split it up feel free to, you can build it in chunks and join the pieces together.

all the best with your astral space plans!

I needed some charmed water for a spell. I took G the cloud dragon with me and together we hit the Markets of Bastal first just to see if there was anyone that could help me with it. 

Then while on our way there I decided to take my bottle of seawater to the crystal unicorns to see if they could help me with it. We still went to the markets first to get an offering of some sort of pastry/biscuit in exchange for the unicorns’ help.

I flew to the mountains where the crystal unicorns reside, and made our way through the crystal cavern and into the main chamber where I met with Love, a rose quartz unicorn I had previously encountered. I asked for her help, and she agreed, but our offering was not enough. I had to help get rid of three mountain dragons that had been plaguing the unicorns and causing a lot of noise and disturbances in the valley.

I agreed, and I flew up to the peak of a nearby mountain where the dragons were circling. These dragons were a dark green with rough scales, not unlike those of mountain dragons I’ve seen before. I’m not sure, but they seemed to have a youthful air about them (in terms of dragon year?). Either way, they ignored my attempts to talk and be diplomatic and find out why they were here.

They started lashing out and hissing at me and G. I had to dodge out of the way in the air when a dragon came too close with their jaws. I tried to use energy to corrall them, but that’s when a dragon slashes me below the ribcage with their talons. Let me tell you, it stings. 

Ignoring the pain first, I come up with the very hasty idea of portalling them to another realm, one in which it is very dark and large and far, far away from this one. I quickly open a portal, but the wound was throbbing. I succeeded anyway, and with G’s help I manage to get back closer to the dragons.

Eventually, with a lot of ducking and dodging and manoeuvring, I manage to chase all three dragons into the portal. I close it immediately. 

Flying back down to Love, she finally agreed to help me by infusing the seawater with her love magic.

Having gotten what I came for, I go back to the physical and the pain still lingers. It actually stings, but I managed to patch myself up with what bare knowledge of energetical healing that I have.

hey there, that’s not a weird question at all!

there are many, many ways to ward and it’s ok to prefer one method over the other, I’m going to cover some methods below! for me personally I prefer energy warding, sometimes supplemented by physical sources like crystals or sigils.

energy warding

energy warding uses well, energy to make wards, and this is my preferred method of warding. when you energy ward, you can layer the wards, and energy wards can be used for both physical and astral spaces and are very versatile in terms of programming their function and selectivity.

visualization is a key tool when it comes to energy warding, and so is gathering and shaping energy if you really want to make secure wards. I recommend anyone new to energy warding to start with the basics of energy work first. choosing the energy source for the wards is also an important part of ensuring that they work out, for example energy from the sun for an offensive ward, or umbra energy for a ward that muddles intruders. you can definitely also use your own energy to form wards, but do check on those frequently especially if you aren’t actively funnelling energy into the ward 24/7.

to start off with a basic exercise, you can feel your own energy expanding or start with an energy ball and move it into the shape of a basic barrier around your space, and really make sure you visualize the energy going into every corner and surrounding your space. while you are doing this, you can program the ward by giving it a purpose, for example keeping out malicious entities.

better explained energy ward exercise with steps

physical warding

sigils

crystals

salt

pepper

rice

protective amulets or charms

physical warding uses physical objects to deliver a protective effect to a space. an example would be placing an obsidian stone at a doorway to keep negative energy and malicious spirits away, or sprinkling salt on all the windowsills to stop malicious entities from entering. here’s where some research will come in handy, search for crystal correspondences and which crystals can help with protection (my favorites happen to be obsidian, amethyst, and onyx). as for sigils, you can either draw up your own protective sigils or use someone else’s, as long as you cleanse and charge them up with the purpose of protection. my favorite thing to do with protective sigils is to put them somewhere close to their energy source (e.g. the sun) and program it to charge using this energy source while also fuelling my energy wards.

anything with a protective purpose works for this really. location is strategic and usually one would surround their entire space with protective objects for this method, usually in the four corners for a room.

assistive warding

assistive warding is enlisting the help of spirit companions or other trusted people to help you ward. of course, this is only if you have ensured that you can find someone who is skilled with warding AND someone you trust. a spirit companion can help with warding if they know energy work, but you should still have a say in your own wards.

top ward mistakes I

top ward mistakes II

a very comprehensive post on warding

warding in witchcraft