Valloir's Witchy Sh*t

I’m not much of one for spell jars, but this is one of my favorite ones, and its one of my own devising. The “fuck jar” comes from the saying “I’d give a fuck if I had one”. Essentially, it allows you to take that fuck you’d otherwise give, and leave it at home where you can’t give it anymore. This is for when you’re stressed out, worn down, or broken hearted.

You need: 

a jar with a sealing lid

Colored stones in elemental colors (I used glass beads in yellow, blue, green, and red, but if you have different associations, use those)

Smallish scraps of paper

A pen

Fill the jar with the the stones or beads. Write on the piece of paper the name of the person or thing that you’ve been obsessing over. Fold it up if you need, and then bury it in the stones in the jar. Envision the scrap of paper burning, being buried, being washed away and dissolved, being blown away piece by piece. Then seal the jar tight so it can’t escape. 

Ravens are thought of as witch’s familiars because they are too smart to believe in things like “physics” and “worldly laws,” they met the devil and offered him a shiny stick in exchange for magic abilities and that’s pretty cool

Toads are thought of as witch’s familiars because honestly they are just a good warty friend that is down to clown if given the opportunity, they are happy to raise a little hell and maybe summon some unholy spirits for a laugh 

🌿Earth🌿

Exploring the woods around your house. The wave of flower smells as you enter the green house section of Walmart. The Grit of Dirt and Sawdust, the bark of dogwood trees. The Majesty of standing atop a mountain.

🌊Water🌊

Footprints in Wet Sand.  Sunken ships in shallow crystal waters. Quiet Murmurs of a nearby stream. Drinking from the hose. The calm quiet of a candle lit bath.

☁️Air☁️

Blowing up balloons so much my cheeks popped. Wind Whistling through Empty Caverns.  The Hot breath after eating Goulash. The sweet taste blueberry hookah.

🔥Fire🔥

Campfires in the woods. Birthdays and laughter. A halo of blue fire descending down in a water bottle. Hurricane Lamps. Igniting a gas lit stove.

💡Light💡

A single solitary ray peeking through darkened clouds. The magical glow of Fiber Optics Cables. Flashlights under the covers. Disney’s Main Street Electrical Parade. Fairy lights and Rope Lights.

👤Dark👤

Kisses under blankets. Auditoriums before the curtain rises on stage. Parking under the shade in the one lone parking lot tree. Silly late night conversations at a sleepover. The pitch dark crystal quartz cavern.  

⌛Time⌛

the last grains of sand in an hour glass dripping down. The beeps of an old Stopwatch. The final buzzer of a sports game. The deep swings of the pendulum of the Grandfather Clock. The chirp of the Cookoo bird at the top of the hour.

🌌Space🌌

Touching a moon rock.  Counting seven shooting stars while out at sea. Sharing eclipse glasses with strangers and texting them pictures of it. Having the fire alarm pulled at school so we could watch the space shuttle get piggy backed to Florida.

🍀Luck🍀

Finding a four leaf clover within 5 seconds of looking down. A reverse Ladybug with two red spots landing on me. Winning Budwieser Made in America 2013 Tickets. Seeing a moose outside our tent at the Grand Canyon. Guessing the number of pearls in an oyster and winning the two largest ones.

🔗Fate🔗

Messing up a conversation with my future husband only to have it now be our “How We Met” story.  Finding solace in a fandom and finding for life friends.  Being Adopted into my family because they bought a car for their Dogs. The call of Crystals in the shops and store.

💎Order💎

Stacking Bricks for the Garden Bed. Arranging Ceramic Unicorn figurines. Bookshelves full of manga volumes. Separating our Christmas tree by sections. School Subjects having a Specific Color ™

✳️Chaos✳️

1 - Nervous about a situation? Shuffle and look for The Fool. The two cards on either side will advise you on how to approach it.

2 - Are you looking for a new romance? Shuffle and look for The Lovers and the Ace of Cups. The cards in between will help guide you to finding love.

3 - Looking for a new beginning? Are you ready to start a new venture? Shuffle and find The Magician. The cards on either side will guide you in the right direction.

4 - Doing some soul searching? Find The Hermit. The cards around him will shed some light on your introspection.

5 - Going through some major life changes? Shuffle and find The World. The cards around it will give you the advice you need for this new chapter. 

a curse to inflict all the pain a person has caused back on them, one item at a time. 

📖 gather: a disposable notebook, red ink, matches, and a taglock

📖 write down an itemized list of everything awful the person has done to you, and anyone else you know they have hurt. fill the book if you must

📖 bind it with the tag lock inside. 

📖 chant three times:

you must know you have debts to pay and your scorned will collect one day

First of all, what is a liminal space? A liminal space refers to a place or time that is in a period of transition between two phases. These are usually places where reality feels altered because you are neither moving forward or backward, like a rest stop. The word liminal originates from the Latin word limens, meaning threshold. These places often give off a sense that time stands still and that you are experiencing some sort of reality shift. 

        In magic and witchcraft these spaces are considered to be the boundary between our world and the other, it is known as “the in-between”. These places are considered areas of great magic because it is believed this is where the veil is thin. These places are great for divination, spirit work, meditation and astral travel; they are ideal for hedge witchcraft.

Times & Spaces of Liminality:

crossroads manmade or natural

river, creek or lake shores/ beaches

hallway/corridor/stairwells/landings/doorways

graveyards

dawn, dusk, afternoon, midnight

valleys

forest glades

many more!

      Samhain/Halloween is considered the best time to communicate with spirits and faeries because of its liminality, it is a time of transition between autumn and winter. Irish folklore tells that this is the day faeries and ghosts come out to play because of the veil thinning. The equinoxes and sabbats like Beltane and Imbolc are also days of liminality because the time of day and night are equal (equinoxes) or it is a transition between seasons.  

       Mental states of liminality are also times of spirit communication. While being in a meditative state we are in a state of transition between our concious and sub-concious minds, this is where we sometimes experience astral projection or messages from spirits. People often experience spirit while falling asleep because this is another state of liminality. 

     In my craft I often practice in liminality in order to connect with the faerie realms.

TO BIND- wrap in black thread, drip wax over, or seal in a jar and hide it in the dark.

TO BANISH- burn an effect to ash and sweep off the back door step, cast it out a window, or bury in the ground and spit on it

TO ENCOURAGE-  plant it by the front door/steps, bury by a window, or place it on a windowsill

TO HIDE- place in a jar painted black, cover with cloth and bury, or wrap with a ribbon

TO CLEANSE- bury it in a bowl of  salt, burn herbs and pass through the smoke, or lay it in a moonwater bath

TO GLAMOUR- leave under the full moon, hold its reflection over a mirror with herbs, or 

TO WISH- place before a candle and blow it out, drown a coin in water, or let seeds blow into the wind

TO COMMUNICATE- (with a spirit or deity) - anoint a candle, leave out offerings, or open the front doors and windows

TO WARD- leave part of the spell in four corners, draw lines around the protected area, or plant an object of projection in the north, east, south, and west edges

TO CURSE- spit on it, drag your nails down it, or stick sharp things in it

TO DISCOURAGE - plant or bury by the back door, or burn to ash

TO JINX- say it three times out loud, or say a word the same time as someone else

TO MANIPULATE - use wax, use poppets, or tie several strings to pieces of an effect

for thewispsoftime

1. Cut an apple in half horizontally, so the star is exposed. 

2. Rub one half of the apple with a mint leaf,  while visualizing what needs to be banished. You may also write it on a piece of paper. 

3. Put the two halves of the apple back together with the paper between the two halves. . Use a skewer to hold the two pieces together once more. 

4. Tie securely with a black ribbon. 

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commission for @valloir showing the characters  Aliriol,Lorne and the crow Ainslee.

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