Paranormal Playground

a spell to prepare you for difficult times ahead, and give you the power to rise. 

🌊  gather: a jar, twine, high tide sea water, honeysuckle, lavender, lime peel, black salt, wax, and a self representative object.

🌊  prepare and dry the herbs, in the oven or naturally

🌊  charge with personal energy, and add the representative object  

🌊  ring the jar’s lid with black salt and seal thoroughly with wax, bind bottleneck with twine, secure with a strong knot. 

🌊  go to the beach when the water is at high tide, hold the bottle in the water as it comes in, letting the waves wash over it. while doing this, chant:

“come hell or high water i rise with the tide this time and after the sea will be on my side.”

brat-demon submitted: 

My final big story. Which happened in the middle of my “hanging out in the attic” events before I completely ditched staying up there alone the winter after this happened. It was summer and I was just 16, Gunner (our old cat) had passed away, we were without cats at the time and we still had our dogs. I woke up to my tv all snowy and staticky. I hadn’t even had the tv on when I fell asleep the night before. It was just after the sun rose and it was about 5 in the morning. Wide awake (rare for me, I can barely wake up at 9 am).

My heart is racing and I’m so god damned confused and alert and aware of something in the room. The TV switches suddenly back to Cartoon Network and bugs bunny is on. I watch for a moment, trying to catch my breath. There’s no way I’m going back to bed, so I get up and go into my moms room. I wake her up and tell her what happened.

“You were sleeping, go back to sleep” of course she didn’t believe me! My mom is a hardcore skeptic. I don’t even think she believes in aliens.

I make my way downstairs and grab a bowl of cereal and turn the tv on to finish the episode of bugs and I’m relaxing, feeling a bit better about everything. The episode is the one where he gets messed up with that mad scientist who makes a Frankenstein monster of sorts and tries to kill bugs. Bugs addresses the audience “hey, d'ya ever feel like somebody’s watchin’ ya?”. I freeze as I hear three MASSIVE stomps in the hallway. BOOMBOOMBOOM, like someone is charging down the hall, a show of strength of sorts. The “you wanna go?” Stomp. I inhale and in the next exhale I hear a growl from my right in the bathroom, whereas the hallway is in the left.

Pinpricks, racing heart, that feeling of just before passing out is roaring through me within milliseconds. Everyone always talks about fight/flight in times of danger. Im a freeze and submit person. I can’t even swallow the cereal in my mouth, I can barely move.

I’m waiting for that tension bubble to pop. I’m waiting for something else to happen. Nothing did. Like someone popped a bubble with a needle, the tension broke and I was back to normal in a second, I felt nothing from the room. Nothing big, scary, “let’s scare the baby sister” happened again since. I think it/he/she comes around when it’s bored tbh.

Another random fact about the house. I took a taxi from a concert once, the only taxi I’ve ever taken actually. He was an older dude, around 70 I think. When I told him my street name, he paused and kinda laughed. As we got closer and I pointed out the house, he was shocked and told me that his mother was one of the first people to ever live in the house. Weird, right?

i haven't seen a lot of people talking about how you can use tarot cards in spells, so i decided to make a post about it. please remember that this is just my personal experience and preference. i hope you enjoy!

why use tarot cards?

there is most likely a tarot card for every spell you could possibly do, so you can be really specific

tarot cards generally have a lot of imagery, and because of that they're really expressive, which i personally think can help with making your spell more effectice

they're easy to use. if you don't have a lot of ingredients, but own a tarot deck, you can easily do a spell with just them

how do i use them?

there's a lot of different ways to use them in spell casting. here are a few different methods that i have used and that has worked well for me!

visualization

this one is really easy! all you need is your card of choice, and a clear and focused mind. let's say that you're doing a spell to bring happiness to a friend. you take your card, for example The sun, and imagine your friend in the card. imagine them sitting on the horse, smiling. imagine them looking up at the sun and absorbing its energy, or them happily dancing in the fields. the possibilites are endless!

charging and enchanting

just take whatever object you want to enchant or charge, and then choose what card to use. if you want to attract new relationships, take your item of choice (for example a necklace you always wear) and put it on top of The ace of cups. let it charge for however long you want, and you're done! now your necklace is filled with the energy of The ace of cups, which is a card that stands for new relationships. simple as that!

symbolization

this kinda goes with the visualization method, but it's a little different. let's say that you're doing a binding spell on a storm. then you would take The tower, since it shows a storm, and do your binding. basically, you use the imagery on the card more than the meaning. this is probably more useful for more detailed decks, but i still wanted to include it!

contrary to most beliefs, you can pull for yes or no questions! here’s a short cheat sheet for when you have a question on whether you should do something ✨

wands

yes, but you’ll have to work for it!

cups

yes, it’ll come to you naturally!

pentacles

this one means it will come with a price...

swords

absolutely not!

major arcana

“good luck” and be careful

side note

Major Arcana - Represents key moments in the Fool’s Journey from Innocence to Enlightenment.

Fool - Naivety, Recklessness 

Magician - Craftiness, Deception 

High Priestess - Secrets, Lost of Self 

Empress - Excess, Selfishness 

Emperor - Domination, Anger 

Hierophant - Convention, Blind Faith 

Lovers - Indecision, Conflict 

Chariot - Loss of Direction, Lack of Discipline 

Strength - Pride, Cowardice 

Hermit - Isolation, Rejection 

Wheel - Lack of Control, Bad Luck 

Justice - Unaccountability, Unfairness 

Hanged Man - Fear of Sacrifice, Stalling 

Death - Decay, Fear of Change 

Temperance - Extremes, Lack of Harmony 

Devil - Freedom, Release 

Tower - Delaying/Avoided Disaster, Fear of Suffering 

Star - Insecurity, Faithlessness 

Moon - Misinterpretation, Fear 

Sun - Depression, Negativity 

Judgement - Lack of Self Awareness, Self Loathing 

World - Emptiness, Lack of Closure

Minor Arcana

Wands - Represents creative forces, pure energy, passion and willpower.

Ace - Boredom, Lack of Energy 

Two - Bad Planning, Fear of Change 

Three - Frustration, Obstacles 

Four - Transience, Lack of Support 

Five - Avoiding Conflict, Respecting Differences 

Six - Excess Pride, Punishment 

Seven - Lack of Confidence, Overwhelmed 

Eight - Panic, Slowing Down 

Nine - Fatigue, Unsure Motives 

Ten - Stressed, Unwilling to Delegate 

Page - Procrastination, Conflict 

Knights - Recklessness, Anger 

Queen - Selfishness, Jealousy 

King - Overbearing, Impulsive

Cups - Represents feelings, emotions, relationships, everything that connects humans together.

Ace - Blocked Creativity, Emptiness 

Two - Imbalance, Broken Communication 

Three - Overindulgence, Isolation 

Four - Acceptance, Awareness 

Five - Acceptance, Finding Peace 

Six - Independence, Moving Forward 

Seven - Diversion, Disarray 

Eight - Avoidance, Fear of Loss 

Nine - Dissatisfaction, Smugness 

Ten - Domestic Dispute, Shattered Dreams 

Page - Emotional Immaturity, Disappointment 

Knight - Fickleness, Fantasy 

Queen - Martyrdom, Dependence 

King - Coldness, Emotional Manipulation

Swords - Represents mental energy, intelligence, clarity, knowledge, ideas.

Ace -  Confusion, Chaos 

Two - Stalemate, Lesser of Two Evils 

Three - Recovery, Forgiveness 

Four - Restlessness, Stress 

Five - Lingering Resentment, Desire to Reconcile 

Six - Emotional Baggage, Unresolved Issues 

Seven - Coming Clean, Deception 

Eight - Self-Acceptance, Freedom 

Nine - Reaching Out For Help, Despair 

Ten - Can’t Get Worse, Inevitable End 

Page - Manipulation, Deception 

Knight - Unpredictability, Disregard for Consequence 

Queen - Cold Hearted, Bitterness 

King - Manipulation, Weakness

Pentacles - Represents the body, health, home, nature, finances, all things material.

Ace - Lost Opportunity, Bad Investment 

Two - Disorganized, Overwhelmed 

Three - Lack of Teamwork, Disorganized 

Four - Stinginess, Possessiveness 

Five - Recovery, Charity 

Six - Power & Domination, Strings Attached 

Seven - Work Without Results, Distractions 

Eight - Uninspired, No Passion 

Nine - Living Beyond Means, Obsession With Work 

Ten - Lack of Stability, Fleeting Success 

Page - Lack of Commitment, Greed 

Knight - Obsessiveness, Work Without Reward 

Queen - Self-Centeredness, Jealousy

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