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To Hermes, who is behind me, checking on security cameras and distracting others when I steal from corporations that feed off weakness.

To Dionysus, who is behind me when someone offers a cigarette, protecting me from the police as I buy drugs.

To Apollo, who is behind me when I sing in the metro, helping me hold unto art as my very last savior.

To Cernunnos, who is behind me when I look into the mirror and see a man, making sure I feel masculine while I walk in the woods of the land he was born in.

To Ares, who is behind me when I scream with rage in the marches for trans rights, for black rights, for earth, and for everyone who needs to fight again.

To Loki, who is behind me through every lie, every act of mischief I've ever done, and helped me accept every dark part of my soul.

To all the narcissists, the thieves, the anarchists and the rebellious,

To all the Gods who showed me how to get through,

Thank you for letting me know you're here

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Zeus

Oak

Carnations

Olive branches

Styrax incense

Eagle, bull, swan images

Hera

Lilies

Peacock feathers or images

Pomegranate

Incenses

Cuckoo images

Athena

Olive branch/oil/fruit

Weavings

Myrrh incense

Perfume

Owl images

Apollon

Laurel

Red roses, sunflowers

Frankincense (manna) incense

Palm tree

Raven, swan, wolf, mouse, dolphin images

Artemis

Cedar, palm and cypress trees

Tokens of deer

Jasmine

Myrtle, white flowers

Frankincense (manna) incense

Amaranthus

Peanut

Wormwood

Deer, dog, bear, partidge, quail images

Hestia

Incenses

Chaste-tree

Pig images

Poseidon

Sea anemone

Myrrh incense

Pine

Bull, dolphin, horse images

Dionysos

Ivy

Grape vine

Pine

Styrax incense

Leopard, panther, donkey, bull images

Hermes

Tongue-shaped tokens

Rosemary, saffron

Almond tree and pine tree

Frankincense and styrax incense

Mint (for Kthonios epithet)

Cow, ram, hawk, turtle, hare images

Wild strawberry (purslane)

Ares

Bronze weapons

Frankincense (manna) incense

Swan, vulture, dragon/poisonous snake, owl images

Aphrodite

Roses, myrtle, anemone (poppy)

Quince

Apple, pomegranate

Perfumes and fragrances as incense

Dove, goose, sparrow, turtle images

Hephaistos

Daisies

Frankincense (manna) incense

Donkey, dog, crane images

Asklepios

Frankincense (manna) incense

Bread

Serpent, dog, goose, rooster images

Pan

Pine, beech trees

Fern

Wild flowers

Herbs burnt as incense and the smell of perfumes

Reeds

Goat, turtle images

Demeter

Poppy

Tokens of pigs

Styrax incense

Mint (for Kthonia epithet)

Wheat

Dove, bee, pig images

Persephone

Asphodel

Wheat

Hades

Pitchfork

Pomegranate

Daffodil

Styrax incense

Dried laurel leaves

Poplar, cypress trees

Mint

Daffodil

Hekate

Saffron

Rosemary

Garlic

Red Mullet

Amphiphon (candy)

Styrax incense

Dry laurel leaves

Oak

Ferret, dog, bull, lioness images

When you touch what does not belong to you, may the world around shrink and crumble. May your mothers weep and may your fathers regret your very existence. May your friends stick pins in your back, and thorns in your shoulders.

When you even think of coming close to trying to take from our practices, may you finally know what it is to be faced with nine nails. May you build your own coffin when you sleep, dig your own grave when you dream.

litha’s coming up in about twenty days for us southern hemisphere witches, so i thought i’d compile some information and resources to help me in my preparations for the sabbat. sharing here so that everyone can benefit! northern hemisphere witches, feel free to reblog for next year.

what is litha? litha, also referred to as midsummer and the summer solstice, marks the longest day and shortest night of the year. it’s perfect for working with solar energies. intent-wise, it’s the full moon of the sabbats: good for healing, abundance, love, transformation, protection and cleansing.

when is it? litha falls on the 21st of december in the southern hemisphere and the 21st of june in the north.

litha traditions/lore:

jumping over a bonfire to cleanse yourself of past ills and give you good fortune for the coming year

staying up on midsummer eve to watch the rising sun

lighting a bonfire from midsummer eve to the dawn of litha to protect from evil spirits

carry a piece of rue in your pocket if you wish to keep faeries away

if you have something you wish to happen, “give it to the pebble”: hold a stone in your hand and circle the litha bonfire, whispering to the stone your request. on your third turn around the fire, toss the stone into the flames.

write your problems on rice paper and drop them into a moving body of water to be rid of them

celebration ideas:

have a bonfire party

go for a picnic

have a barbecue

make your own rose water

bless your magical tools

do a tarot spread (see below)

try some sunrise witchcraft

make a journal entry on the meaning of litha

watch the sun rise and set

dry orange peel

pull up the blinds and open all the curtains to fill your house with sunlight

make your own candle

complete a sun meditation

make a solar jar

take a bath with a gold/yellow bath bomb

create a morning ritual

make a honey or sugar scrub

dress accordingly: wear oranges and yellows as well as butterfly, dragon, sun or bee jewelry - if it’s gold, even better

plant a sun witch garden

charge sun water

make sun goddess perfume

harvest bundles of herbs and hang them to dry

try pyromancy

decor:

yellow, red, orange and gold candles

home made citrus candle

sunflowers, marigolds, calendula, or any other flowers associated with fire

sun catchers

bee, dragon, phoenix and butterfly imagery

acorns and oak leaves

sandalwood incense

vase of sticks with fairy lights to represent a bonfire

mirrors

crystals:

carnelian

citrine

sunstone

onyx

tiger’s eye

emerald

jade

agate

red jasper

goldstone

fire opal

pyrite

quartz

diamond

fluorite

herbs/flowers/scents:

daisy

marigold

carnations

rose

sunflowers

chamomile

parsley

frankincense

lemon

saffron

lily

orange

hydrangea

oak

orchids

sandalwood

thyme

sage

peonies

mint

myrrh

offerings:

candles

herbs & fruit

flower crowns

bonfires

sun tea

ocean water

suncatchers

sun salts

seashells

oak leaves

jar of local honey

faerie sugar

movies to watch:

midsummer night’s dream (with michelle pfeifer)

fairy tail: a true story

legend (1985 with tim curry)

10th kingdom series

labyrinth

dark crystal

fern gully

maleficent

peter pan (2003)

stardust

neverland series

spirited away

playlists:

litha playlist

litha (midsummer) playlist

midsummer playlist

recipes:

litha recipe ideas

litha recipes

summer solstice strawberry pudding

lucky litha rice pudding

salted honey pie

key lime pie

summer solstice sweet treat

stormbornwitch’s witchy banana bread

bill’s big carrot cake

st. john’s cakes

fruit salad (fruit correspondences linked here)

litha frozen strawberry lemonade sangria

sun seeker cocktail

litha punch

midsummer mead

lavender tea

nyth’s litha tea

litha infused water

litha drinks

picnic witchcraft guide

tarot spreads:

the light (3 cards)

litha (3 cards)

litha tarot spread (3 cards)

the baking sun (5 cards)

sun card spread (8 cards)

summer fun spread (9 cards)

bath witchcraft:

summer cleansing bath

fire bath

sun burst bath

litha bath

summer solstice bath

sulis sunshine bath salts

sabbat soap

oils:

sun oil #1

sun oil #2

sabbat oil #1

sabbat oil #2

summer solstice oil

midsummer oil

summer oil

litha oil

rituals:

midsummer ritual #1

midsummer ritual #2

litha celebration/ritual

litha ritual for broke wiccans

sun enchantment ritual

spells:

litha spell

litha candle spell

burn your garden weeds spell

cleansing bubbles spell

harmony jar spell

personal growth jar spell

pet health/protection spell bottle

summer winds spell for patience

forever sunkissed spell

everlasting love spell

cloak of the sun spell

midsummer love spell

(Had to make a new version because tumblr messed with the gif on the original and won’t let me edit my own posts…)

As a spoonie witch, using magic to help regain my mental and physical energy has been extremely helpful. I decided to compile some resources to make life easier!

Tea/Drinks:

Mental reboost tea spell

Easy energy tea spell

Energy boost tea

Rejuvenating tea

Morning coffee spell

Daily energy chant (for your morning drink)

Lemon cayenne wakefulness potion

Spells:

Spoonie spell for energy + Spoons spell

Rain energy spell

Electric charge spell (storms)

Solar charged spell

Energy boost spell

Pick me up energy spell

The “I’m Tired, I’m Dying” Spell

Full bloom spell

Odds and ends:

Moon bathing + Energy bath

Energy shower scrub

Recharge yourself (with crystals)

Sun meditations

Motivation charm bag

Spell jar/sachet for energy

“I Shouldn’t Be Awake But I Have to Be” Jar Spell

Emoji spell for healing from burnout

Sigils for energy: [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X]

Related resources:

What to do when witchcraft drains you

Spells and sigils for energy

Witchy things to do when you’re low on spoons

Simple spell work for low energy days

You may also like:

Rejuvenating witchcraft

Spoonie witch masterpost

Bedridden witchcraft series

Sometimes you don’t have the perfect kind of water to do the job. Fortunately, you can substitute in a soda and it’ll do the trick.

Coke:Use to break down a barrier or disintegrate something. Good for curses/hexes/removing anything.

Pepsi: Use to “Sweeten” someone up, butter them before asking them of something. Good for offering due to high sugar content, making it sweeter than Coke.

Mountain Dew: Give a spell a jolt of energy/power.

Ginger Ale: Settle an argument, calm something down. Also good for grounding yourself, since it comes from a root.

Root beer: Also good for grounding. Use in a mixture to add the element Earth to your spell.

Cream Soda: Use as a replacement for vanilla extract, good with love-related spells and money.

Orange Soda: Good for love, luck, and divination. Drink before/during divining.

These are some of my tips for connecting to the elements in the morning before school, work, busy days, or just a day at home. It’s also handy for witches like me who prefer to work in the morning and daytime 🌞

☁️Air-

💨wake up at dawn if you can (dawn is the time that correspondes with air)

💨pick a perfume that correspondes with your intent for the rest of the day

💨listen to some music to set intent for the day and energize yourself

💨get some fresh air and let the crisp morning air invigorate and center you

💨light incense that correspondences with your intent of the day

💨enjoy the morning bird chirping

💨do a daily divination reading to get a feel for what to expect for the rest of the day

💨incorporate almonds, honey, strong scented herbs like dill, or eggs in your breakfast

Water🌊-

💧have a cup of tea or some water when you wake up

💧take a shower or bath and let it cleanse you

💧take a morning swim if you can

💧moisturize with lotion that correspondes with your intent for the day

💧make a water bottle of infused water (with the herbs/fruits of your intent) to carry around and keep you hydrated for the day

💧collect morning dew

💧pick a seashell that correspondes with your intent for the day to carry around with you

💧sing! (to connect to mermaids and warm up your voice for the day)

💧incorporate apples, berries, salt, fish, or avocado in your breakfast

Earth🌳-

🌿take a walk or jog

🌿do some yoga

🌿pick a crystal that correspondes with your intent for the day to carry with you

🌿ground yourself

🌿take care of your plants (water them, talk to them, etc.)

🌿do a prosperity spell for the day

🌿spend time with your pets

🌿use plant based products or make your own if you can (like shampoo, soap, makeup, etc.)

🌿incorporate nuts, beans, roots (like ginger), and greens (like spinach and kale) in your breakfast

Fire🔥-

🕯light a candle to set your intent for the day

🕯enjoy the morning sunshine, feel it’s warmth

🕯do some makeup or fashion magic when you’re getting ready

🕯meditate with the Sun

🕯take vitamins and/or medications

🕯stay warm with hot teas, hot showers, blankets, etc. (the morning can be a bit chilly)

🕯use the sunshine as a positivity and happiness spell and let it charge you for the day

🕯carry a tealight with you (you never know when you’ll need one)

Anointing: frankincense, jasmine, lavender, rose, vervain, orange Balance: cypress, jasmine, sandalwood, sweetgrass Banishing/Releasing: clove, cypress, mugwort, sage, lemon/lime Binding: cypress, dragon’s blood, rowan, vertivert Blessing: copal, frankincense, rosemary, sweetgrass Changes: bayberry, dragon’s blood, lilac, patchouli, woodruff Cleansing: cedar, frankincense, pine, sage, sandal Courage: cinnamon, dragon’s blood, patchouli, rosemary Creativity: dragon’s blood, lavender, orange, rosemary, savory, tangerine Cursing: bayberry, close, dragon’s blood, myrrh Divination: bay, copal, lilac, mugwort, myrrh, sage Goals: acacia, bay, cedar, cinnamon, dragon’s blood, orange, sandalwood Happiness/Peace: jasmine, lavender, orange, rose, vervain, sandalwood Inspiration/Wisdom: acacia, copal, frankincense, oak moss, pine, sage Love: cinquefoil, jasmine, lavender, mugwort, orange, rose Luck: bay, bayberry, jasmine, patchouli, sandalwood, violet Meditation: acacia, copal, cypress, cedar, frankincense, jasmine, sage Power/Strength: dragon’s blood, frankincense, patchouli, verbena Protection/Defense: bayberry, dragon’s blood, rosemary, woodruff Visions: basil, bay, copal, frankincense, mugwort, sage Willpower: bay, cedar, patchouli, rosemary, sage, woodruff

any mention of third eyes

any mention of chakras

people wearing bindis when they shouldn’t be 

fucking “om” or “aum” tattoos or appliques on things like yoga pants. do you know how fucking disrespectful it is to put a symbol that is so important to my religion and culture on the ass of some white chick’s yoga pants

people wearing maang tikka when they shouldn’t be

anklets with bells on them are very important to the dance culture of south asia and it’s disrespectful to wear them outside of a traditional dance setting

Astral Projection

Are you over-complicating astral travel?

Sigil to aid with astral travel

Astrology

Sign placements

Beginner Witchcraft

9 ingredients every aspiring witch needs

A witch’s library

Grimoire organization ideas

Cleansing and charging items

Basic herbs

Grimoire vs Book of Shadows ask

This is just good for beginners to see imho

An ask (may not be super helpful, but I tried)

Banishing

Cast out evil incense

Blood Magic

Resource Post

Relevant witch tip

Books

Book recommendations

More book recs

Candle magic

Candle magic omens

Candle magic guide

Charms

50 simple charms

Herbs/Minerals to ward off nightmares

Cleansing

Smoke cleansing

Correspondences

Magical Metals: The Basics

Incense Uses and meanings

Herb magic: rose colors and magic

Magical correspondences of food

Yankee candle theoi associations

More incense correspondences

More incense by use

Some crystals/minerals (Has pretty much everything!)

Cosmic Witchcraft

Cosmic Witchcraft 101: Tips for beginners

Cosmic witch tip

Cosmic Witchcraft 101: Lunar magic

How to make moon water

Cosmic Witchcraft 101: Solar Magic

Cosmic witchcraft altar and room ideas

Crystals

Cleansing and Charging crystals

Sapphire Info

Cleansing crystals

Cultural Appropriation

On Smudging

Reminder about the term spirit animal

On the word “Gypsy”

Common culturally appropriative terms

G*psy is a racial slur

Cursing

Cursing 101

Why hexing is the answer

“Just don’t curse” (pro-cursing)

Pumpkin-head Curse

You Cannot Touch Her curse/bind

So you just did a big curse (self-care, etc)

Potential Curse Ingredients (be careful with some of these)

‘Burn your wishes’ curse

Deity Related (not Pantheon specific)

Mythological book recommendations

Devotional acts don’t have to be high maintenance

Alternative Altars and devotions

A friendly gentle reminder

Modern ways to worship

30 days of deity devotion

Divination

Domino divination

How to read tea leaves

Divination symbolism

Ways to tell fortunes

Lithomancy

Pendulum tip

Green Witchcraft

Study tips for herbalists

Ways to help save bees

Herbal amulets

Herbs to use in sleep magic

Herb craft

Plant pictures (for your grimoire/BOS)

Hellenic Polytheism

Veiling and binding

Hair and hair binding in Pre-classical Greece

Miasma

Breif deity prayers

Basic Hellenic supplies

Basic Hellenic offering ritual

Hellenic crafts for kids

Small things about the Theoi

2016 Hellenion Calendar

Little Devotional Acts for Gods

Advice

Corrospondences

Persephone holidays

Kemetic Polytheism

Some Kickass papercrafts

Kemetic holidays

Goddesses and Gods of the Ancient Egyptians

Shrine Basics

Daily Ritual Basics

Saying “Hi” to Netjeru

An informative post

Shoutout to kemetics…

What’s the lettuce thing about?

Kitchen Witchcraft

Moon cakes

Using soda in witchcraft

Magic pies

Magical uses for kitchen tools

An ask about soda in witchcraft

Ideas for kitchen witchcraft

Norse Paganism

Altars (possibly helpful for people who aren’t Norse pagans also)

Psa (Also possibly helpful for people who aren’t Norse pagans)

Offerings and Devotion for Specific Deities [Mostly Hellenic ATM]

Offerings for Haides

Devotional acts for Hermes

Offerings/Devotional acts for Aphrodite

Persephone Offerings

Hymn for Helios

More devotional act for Hermes

Theoi crafts: PoseidonTheoi crafts: Demeter

Other Masterposts

A Spirit-workers holy grail

DIY Witchery masterpost

A huge masterpot !!Great for beginners!!

Cosmic witch masterpost

Protecting and shielding masterpost

Astral travel/projection masterpost

A masterpost for space witches

Resources for Hellenismos

Pie’s Hellenic Polytheism Resource page

Cursing masterpost

The master list of lists

Limited witchcraft masterpost

Best of witchtips

Potions

“Give Me Sunshine” Potion for happiness

Secret witches

How to hide an altar (Also: Altoid tin travel kits)

Discrete witch tip: charge your toothbrush

Herbal and floral waters (Also good as offerings to deities/lots of other things)

Closet Altars and Offerings

Sigil Magic

3 Sigils by witchofthunder

Homophobes cannot see me

Sigil FAQ

Astral travel sigil (same as one in Astral Projection section)

Spells

Banish the bullshitter spell

Jar spell to attract love

Herbal sleep and dream pillows

A Spell to increase your tips

Spirit work/Necromancy

Herbs associated with the dead

The planchette did a spooky thing

Don’t Rob Graves, Use These Instead

Spirit Tip #2

Tarot cards

Twelve Olympians spread

Is an entity contacting me spread

I’m fucking perfect spread

Deity identification spread

Am I worth much spread

Ways to recharge your tarot deck

Using tarot for more than divination

Tarot & My Own Experience

Urban witchcraft

A post

Witch Tips

Witch Tip: Disabled tip

Making your room magical

Witchling tips

Witch tip (if you crochet)

A witchy tip (if you’re having guests)

Incense tips

Alternatives to lavender

Very good post

souvenir shops

thrift stores

big rocks in shallow streams

gardens

candle shops

farmers’ markets

libraries

tea shops

riverbanks

Quiet, untouched meadows

This may not be safe everywhere, but there is a giant sinkhole next to my house at the small dog park in my neighborhood. It’s just a few houses down. It’s like a mini forest inside, or like a fae city. You can climb down into it, and there is plants everywhere. It goes silent once you’re down there. There’s ferns growing all up the walls, clovers, and even some little wild herbs. So I’m adding old sinkholes to this list.

Sitting out in the country, maybe by a fruit tree (my favorite place to be when I’m up at my granny’s)

By a fast moving river with mossy rocks

On top of a hill, secluded and looking down upon everything else

Ankle deep in sea water

In an old art studio

Old, secluded playgrounds

Standing in the rain

I decided to cataglorize some of my flower correapondeces for different types of witches. Enjoy! 🌼

💧Water/sea/lunar/love witches- lotus, lily, jasmine, gardenia, magnolia, violet, rose, peony, geranium, orchids, hydrangea, lilac, passion flower, petunia

☁️Air/storm/cosmic witches- (any aromatic/light flower) lavender, babys breath, dandelion, daisy, heather, freesia, daffodil, chrysanthemum, forget-me-nots, st John’s wort, primrose, bluebell, linden

🔥Fire/solar/desert witches- sunflower, hibiscus, poppy, chamomile, chrysanthemum, aster, marigold, calendula, snapdragon, cactus flower, prickly pear blossom, carnations, poinsettia, st John’s wort

🌲Green/earth/ forest witches-(any bulb/foraging/herbal flower) tulips, feverfew, echinacea, passionflower, comfrey, amaryllis, hyacinth, dahlia, iris, catnip flower, sage flower, basil flower

🏠Kitchen/cottage witches- (any edible/fruit/vegetable flower) such as elder flower, honeysuckle, passionflower, apple blossom, strawberry blossom, orange blossom, rose, pansy, squash flower, marigold

🌼Healing/garden/tea witches- (any healing/edible/aromatic flower) such as calendula, chamomile, helitrope, lavender, milk thistle, beebalm, yarrow, red clover, rosehip, passionflower, elderflower, lilac, violets, and orchids

*please remember to dilute properly with a carrier oil

Sea witch blend🌊

-rosemary, lemon, jasmine

Air witch blend☁️

-lavender, sage, lemongrass

Fire witch blend🔥

-cinnamon, clove, ginger

Water witch blend💧

-geranium, bergamot, eucalyptus

Earth/green witch blend🌳

-cederwood, patchouli, tea tree

Floral witch blend🌹

-ylang-ylang, lavender, chamomile

Herbal witch blend🌿

-sage, oregano, basil

Kitchen/hearth witch blend🏠

-rosemary, black pepper, cinnamon

Lunar witch blend🌙

-lemon, sandalwood, lavender

Solar witch blend☀️

-grapefruit, orange, frankincense

Love witch blend💖

-geranium, cinnamon, rose

Ice Witch blend❄

-pine, peppermint, eucalyptus

Cosmic witch blend🌟

-lemongrass, bergamot, thyme

Storm witch blend☔