Magic & Muses

Two little dragons with zygodactyl feets, looking all picturesque next to some fungi. Making this felt peaceful. Zygo, 11x14" graphite on smooth bristol

with yule coming around the corner and the days feeling darker and darker, i created this spread. to not only get a grasp on the year/myself as a whole but to see my growth and progress, and maybe see what changes i could make! i hope you all enjoy and get something out of this. it’s my first spread ive made haha so pls be gentle aha :,) blessed be 💛

1.) star - what has my life looked like this year?

i threw this in here just to get an overall picture of what things in your life have looked like without any bias. cards tell us how it is, so this ones to get a pure idea of yourself this year!

2.) branches - what are my greatest strengths?

what are things admirable about yourself? being aware of strengths in your life is so important, just knowing and confirming you yield some can apply some confidence!

3.) needles - what is one of my greatest weaknesses?

what is something that’s been holding you back this year? sometimes it’s hard to come to terms with and recognize things like this, hence why i included it in this spread.

4.) pine cone(s) - how can i make positive changes in the future?

how can you assure you’re staying on the right path? with the dark half of the year i feel not taking care of yourself and seasonal depression come knocking easier than we’d all prefer. this card is around to push you towards a good and positive path!

5.) trunk - what should i pay attention to in order to stay moving in a good direction?

THE NEW YOU SPREAD

For use when you are looking for self improvement, or are unsure where you want to be in life. 

Crystals to use: 

Citrine (positivity + Solar Plexus Chakra)

Tiger’s Eye (grounding)

Amethyst (intuition)

Compilation of the two card spreads I have posted so far!

core / context

do / don’t

worst case scenario / best case scenario

short term / long term

want / need

change / remain

Sabbat Sigils

A Tarot spread to welcome Ostara! 

Card 1: How can I be more balanced?

Card 2: How are those around me affecting my balance?

Card 3: What will the Spring hold for me?

Card 4: Is there anything I should know?

How To

Draw a circle 7 inches in diameter on a piece of paper/card. Gently blow onto three dice while you think of your question shake the dice and throw them into the circle. Add up all the numbers on the dice

Superstition says to never cast the dice more than three times on the same day, and to never cast them on a Monday

Meanings

3 Sudden changes, but good ones 4 expect arguments or disagreements 5 What you now desire will happen. A wish come true 6 A possible financial loss 7 you may be presented with a difficult matter/problem to solve 8 not everyone will support you 9 A marriage or new partnership ahead 10 Birth of a baby or a new project 11 A parting with someone, but only temporary 12 An important message in he form of a letter, text, or email 13 Sorrow an loss, followed by success 14 Help from a good friend or family member 15 Wait before committing yourself to something 16 A good journey, holiday or trip 17 A quick change of plans is ahead for you 18 Good fortune is on the way

If any die fall outside of the circle

this is a shortlist of good places to help you find books to use in your craft when you’re in the library

000

030 general encyclopedic works

090 manuscripts and rare books

100

110 metaphysics

130 paranormal phenomena, occult

140 specific philosophical schools

170 ethics (moral philosophy)

180 ancient, medieval, oriental philosophy

190 modern western philosophy

200

210 natural theology

240 christian moral and devotional theology

christian denominations and sects

other and comparative religions

300

390 customs, etiquette, folklore

400

410 linguistics

420 english and old english

430 germanic languages, german

470 italic languages, latin

480 hellenic languages, classical greek

490 other languages

500

520 astronomy and allied sciences

540 chemistry and allied sciences

550 earth sciences

580 botanical sciences

600

610 medical sciences and medicine

630 agriculture

700

740 drawing and decorative arts

780 music

790 recreational and performing arts

800

820 english and old english literatures

830 literatures of germanic languages

870 italic literatures, latin

880 hellenic literatures, classical greek

890 literatures of other languages

900

930 history of the ancient world

940 general history of europe

950 general history of asia, far east

960 general history of africa

970 general history of north america

980 general history of south america

Weather witches, have a thing

(I don’t know if someone already talked about this but I haven’t seen any relevant post, so here goes)

Those are symbols used to describe what kind of clouds you’re seeing (actual symbols used by meteorologists, the pictures are from the Weather Prediction Center via Wikipedia)

You want some rain? No problem, the most common rain cloud is the nimbostratus so just pick its symbol (that’d be CM2), include it in a sigil, and you’re done

Storm is what feeds you? Then use the cumulonimbus symbol (CL9) and you’re ready!

You can also get more subtle and for example, use the symbol of the altocumulus, CM3, to create a mackerel sky that indicates a change of weather (usually towards rain or storm)

Have fun!

Sources:

Wiki articles on all kinds of clouds

Never feel like you have to be in a calm state of mind to work magic

Use the chaos in your mind to power your spells

Use magic to quiet the screaming in your head

Lot’s of birthdays for the New Moon I see (: well check out this cool spell you can do on your birthday! 

Materials:

Cake (or cupcake, cookie, sweet dessert you can stick a candle in)

Candle

Fire source

A wish

Steps:

1. Cleanse and charge your candle and cake with your intent (your wish)

2. Stick candle in cake and place on altar or any sacred space

3. Light candle

4. While the little (but powerful) flame glows feel the energy coming off it’s flicker. Let it wash over you and warm you to your core.

5. Chant: 

A year has come, 

A year has passed,

I’ll make my birthday wish at last, 

Magick powers old and new 

Make my birthday wish come true!

6. Recite your wish out loud in a non passive statement. For example instead of saying “I wish for more money” say instead “I have more money”

7. Blow out your candle

8. Take a well deserved bite of your treat (and remember to leave some as an offering if you work with offerings!)

Happy birthday you magickal creatures! I hope this year is the best one yet!