Unofficial Witchery

Death + Ace of Cups

Love that lasts a day after forever

Six of Pentacles + Five of Pentacles

Love that asks for nothing in return

Knight of Wands + King of Wands

Love that makes a boy into a man

The Tower + Four of Wands

Love that can withstand any earthquake

Seven of Wands + Knight of Swords

Love that will fight and die for you

Six of Wands + The World

Love that puts you on a pedestal

The Moon + The Sun

Love that consumes you night and day

The Devil + Four of Pentacles

Flaming love that engulfs you

Ace of Cups + Ten of Cups

Love you never have to shed tears for

Two of Cups + The High Priestess

Love you recognize at first sight

Six of Cups + Two of Cups

Friendship that blooms into love

The Hermit + The Fool

Love that outlasts time itself

Death + The Wheel of Fortune

Love that can resurrect a dying soul

Ace of Wands + The Sun

Lust that matures into love

The Hermit + Strength

Love that grows stronger each passing day

Five of Pentacles + Ten of Pentacles

Love that makes lords out of beggars

The Hierophant + Four of Wands

Do say

“ I am financially knowledgeable enough to continue to grow my wealth”

Don’t say (if you are not financially literate)

“ I have a lot of money”

You can have a lot of money coming in and still be poor/broke if you are financially illiterate. Manifest financial literacy to maintain the wealth coming your way

Do

Know that what you are asking for is yours the second you ask for it.

Don’t

Think that just because you don’t see it it’s never coming.

Sometimes there are things in our lives that need to be fixed or changed for our manifestation to take place.

Do

Keep your affirmations, vision boards and journals away from negative people

Don’t

Tell everyone what you are trying to manifest.

What is an altar?

An altar is a space used to help set your focus and intent for rituals, ceremonies and spell castings. It should be a space you feel comfortable and relaxed in (often also being sacred). It often holds your tools and altar decor. There are many different ways to have an altar, it is up to the witch to decide what they want. All in all, I see it as a sacred place, it is a part of your craft, you do your spellwork, and other witchy things up there. So remember to look after it.

Where Can an Altar be?

An altar can be almost anywhere as long as you feel comfortable! Some Ideas are:

Permanent Indoor Altar- These can be on things like tables, nightstands, bookshelves, desks, cabinets etc. They are the most common found and are usually used by those open about their practise, for example, I have an indoor altar set up on a small desk. Indoor altars usually stay up all year round.

Small Travel Altars- These work rather well for witches in the broom closet, they can be in small tins, shoe boxes under the bed etc. They are portable and they’re very easy to set up and pack away discreetly.

Outdoor altars- These aren’t common but they can be good for witches who don’t like having everything set up. Essentially when you need an altar, you gather your tools, go outside, pick an area and lay down a cloth and begin to set up outdoors. Then when finished you pack everything up and go.

Drawn/Digital Altars- I’ve seen witches have altars drawn in their grimoires or saved to Pinterest/ their phones. This is actually amazing if you can’t have anything physically. 

Things found on altars usually consist of:

Altar cloth: This helps protect and keep your space clean.

Crystals, shells, rocks and similar things you connect with.

Tools such as your cauldron, pentacle, chalice etc.

Offerings for you deities (note that you can also have separate altars for your deities)

Seasonal/ Sabbat based décor.

Almost anything that you please. Although I recommend making sure they’re significant to you. But again, personal preference. 

Altar Ideas

Traditional Altar- Where you do your spellwork and represent the sabbats. This is the most basic, it is your space to make your own. This is your personal altar, put things on it that matter to you, for an example mine is covered in rocks because I like rocks. It is up to you, it should represent you and things you connect with.

Deity Altar- These are altars dedicated to gods or deities. So you would put things here to represent them, give them offerings here and things to please them. 

Self Love/ Beauty Altars-  These might be on your dressing table or bathroom sink but it’s basically where you would typically keep things like beauty products, self care products and things that make you radiate positivity and love. For example I had one with a dish of herbs and rose quartz/ amethyst crystals around a candle. And surrounding that was all of my moisturiser, body lotions and perfumes. I would light the candle and do my skin care routine in front of it every morning like a daily ritual and it worked wonders.

Elemental Altars- Some people like to also have altars for the elements. So one for fire, one for earth, one for water and one for air.Some people like to represent the elements on their altars as well.

Seasonal/Sabbat Altar-  So you decorate your altar based on the current season or upcoming sabbat.

The Sun holds a special place in the astrology because the Sun is the center of our solar system, the shining star that creates the life on earth.

The personal planets are those that stay closer to the sun, such as Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. The closer planets are to the Sun the more quickly they move and change their location. They have a direct influence on your life, however this influence is short-lived.

The distant planets, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto have longer and wider influence on your life, because they take a longer time to orbit the Sun. These 3 outer planets affect entire generations through years. They affect both individuals and society.

Alfalfa: protection, money, happiness, grounding, fertility

Anise: dreams, youth, lust, blessing, cleansing, divination, offerings, protection, spirit protection

Allspice: energy, money, luck, healing

Aspen: protection, healing, performing arts, spirit work

Aloe: femininity, healing, protection, beauty, love

Basil: protection, grounding, happiness, peace, money, love, luck

Bay Leaf: wishes, dreams, psychic ability, cleansing, healing, curse breaking, banishing

Catmint: healing, animal magic, relaxation, calmness, happiness, psychic ability, love, wishes, meditation

Clove: healing, prosperity, friendships, money 

Clover: money, prosperity, luck, happiness, spirit work, fae, protection, healing

Chamomile: calmness, money, love, peace, cleansing, love, meditation

Chives: protection, balance, divination

Coriander/Cilantro: love, protection, divination, fertility, psychic ability, peace

Cinnamon: safety, calmness, love, happiness, money, blessing, protection, healing

Cardamom: femininity, love, charm, performing arts, relaxation, calmness

Cumin: protection, love, fertility, banishing

Cayenne: strength, curses, protection, heartbreak, curse breaking, love

Dandelion: wishes, dreams, psychic ability, lunar magic

Dill: dreams, money, protection, luck, love

Eucalyptus: energy, healing, cleansing, protection

Elderberry: healing, protection, blessing, banishing, cursing, cleansing

Fennel: divination, concentration, energy, meditation, fertility, confidence

Ginseng: love, fertility, beauty, healing, strength

Ginger: energy, speeding things along, passion, travel, healing

Garlic: healing, curses, curse breaking, lunar magic, protection, energy, protection, luck

Holly: dreams, luck, banishing, spirit work, protection, beauty

Juniper: cleansing, fertility, curse breaking, psychic ability, protection

Lavender: calmness, cleansing, love, happiness, fertility

Lemon Balm: cleansing, confidence, overcoming challenges, relaxation

Lemongrass: psychic ability, divination, cleansing, communication, protection, love, luck, jobs

Magnolia: love, fertility, meditation, psychic ability, healing, strength

Mint: communication, energy, money, spirit work, cleansing

Marjoram: protection, happiness, banishing, cleansing

Marigold: love, protection, peace, femininity, comfort

Mugwort: healing, divination, astral projection, dreams, psychic ability, cleansing, protection

Nettle: spirit work, protection, curse breaking

Nutmeg: luck, travel, love, meditation, psychic ability, money

Olive leaf: healing, luck, protection, cleansing, fertility, offerings, blessings

Oregano: happiness, peace, luck, protection, healing, general health, letting go of the past

Peppermint: healing, cleansing, sleep, love, money

Parsley: protection, communication, spirit work, passion

Paprika: spell work, energy, psychic ability, curses, creativity

Pepper (Black): curses, curse breaking, banishing, spirit work, jealousy, absorption of negativity

Raspberry leaf: fertility, femininity, menstrual cycle, lunar magic, love, creativity, protection

Rosemary: cleansing, curse breaking, blessing, healing, fertility, psychic ability, past lives, dreams, marriage

Rose: love, fertility, femininity, protection, marriage, self love

Sage: cleansing, protection, spirit work, smoke cleansing, wisdom, wishes, funerals

Saffron: healing, offerings, wealth, strength, blessing, cleansing, psychic ability, sleep

Spirulina: power, strength, health, luck

St. John’s Wort: cleansing, blessing, offerings, spirit work

Thyme: dreams, sleep, strength, confidence, leaving the past behind you, moving forward, health, healing, fae

Tarragon: luck, calmness, secrets, peace, love, protection, meditation, spirit work

Valerian: spirit work, absorption of negativity, protection, self acceptance

Wheatgrass: cleansing, protection, blessing

Ylang Ylang: beauty, love, luck, happiness, relationships

Yarrow: love, divination, dreams, psychic ability, marriage, courage, communication, focus

Aries ♈︎:

this is an area of life where you are competitive and self-motivated, willing to take a risk and step into the unknown

Taurus ♉︎:

in this area of life, you can show pragmatism, commitment, and persistence. you let things develop in their own time and lean towards patience and endurance

Gemini ♊︎:

this is an area where you apply logic rather than emotion. here is where you are curious or where you need continual change and mental stimulus

Cancer ♋︎:

this area of your life may form a sanctuary, a place of safety away from the world. you seek to protect and defend the matters of that house

Leo ♌︎:

this area of your life will be close to your heart, a place where you can shine and develop your creativity. you invest personal energy here and want to be loved

Virgo ♍︎:

this area of your life will probably run like a well-oiled machine - or at least you would like it too! here, you seek to establish order and method

Libra ♎︎:

this is an area of life to which you bring elegance and tact. here, you are good at sharing or working in tandem with someone else

Scorpio ♏︎:

this area of your life is subject to cyclical processes of crisis, elimination, and renewal. here, you go to the depths and are disinclined to compromise

Sagittarius ♐︎:

in this area of life, you hear the call to adventure; this is a part of you that invites exploration and where you feel a more exciting world awaits

Capricorn ♑︎:

here, you show maturity and seek respect from others. you act pragmatically, with an eye to material gain. you work with purpose and apply a clear sense of structure

Aquarius ♒︎:

you are likely to approach this area of your life from an alternative or highly individual perspective, forming your own ideas and flouting conventions

Pisces ♓︎:

a lens of imagination is brought to this area of your life. here, you might be inspired to acts of devotion or find your best strategy is to follow your intuition

Hey everybody ! :) mabon may be a teensy bit away still but the days are passing fast and the day is slowly nearing! I wanted to make an informational and fun post telling some stuff about mabon and what you can do, movies to watch 🧡

What is Mabon?

Mabon is the autumn equinox dated for September 21-24 this year (2020). The autumnal equinox occurs when the sun crosses the equator on its apparent journey southward, and we experience a day and a night that are of equal duration. Up until Mabon, the hours of daylight have been greater than the hours from dusk to dawn. This is the time to look back not just on the past year, but also your life, and to plan for the future. It marks the middle of the harvest, Mabon is a time of rest and celebration, after the hard work of gathering the crops. Warm autumn days are followed by chill nights, as the Old Sun God returns to the embrace of the Goddess. All Sabbats are occasions to express gratitude to the God and Goddess for the blessings in our lives, but Mabon is particularly so, coming at the height of the harvest season.

How to celebrate Mabon

You can start by decorating your altar if you have one with acorns, pinecones, seasonal fruits and nuts, and some of the colored leaves that drop from the trees in your location. Baskets are good things to use and scythes since they are symbols of harvest. As for candles, autumn colors can be used such as reds, yellows, oranges, golds, and browns. If you have a feast, whether solo or with others, include seasonal vegetables like onions, potatoes, carrots and other root vegetables. Spellwork related to protection and security is appropriate now, as are workings for self-confidence, prosperity, harmony and balance. If you are one who struggles with seasonal depression during the fall and winter months, use this time to set an intention for inner peace and strength. You might make and charge a talisman for this purpose, to accompany you through the next two seasons. You can also do things that aren’t related to witchcraft if you feel unmotivated or don’t have the time. Cozy up and watch some appropriately themed movies maybe even some horror or Halloween movies, make some hot chocolate or a good cup of tea with appropriate herbs to settle down and drink, you can even do things like read or make some cool looking pieces of art to either put on your altar, use as decoration, or just because you want to.

Mabon symbolism

• Foods: Grapes, Acorns, Wheat Bread, Goat, Indian Corn, Horn of Plenty, Cornbread, Corn, Root Crops (Onions, Carrots, Potatoes, etc.), Nuts, Dried Fruits, Apples, Beans, and Squash.

• Drinks: Wine, Ale, and Cider.

• Colors (for those who work with Candle Magick): Red, Deep Gold, Orange, Brown, Maroon, Violet, Russet, Yellow, and Indigo

• Animals: Dogs, Wolves, Stag, Birds of Prey (especially the Blackbird, Owl, and Eagle), Salmon, and Goat.

• Mythical Creatures: Gnomes, Sphinx, Minotaurs, Cyclops, Andamans, and Gulons.

• Stones: Yellow Topaz, Carnelian, Sapphire, Yellow Agate, Lapis Lazuli, and Amethyst. Also, river or stream stones which have been submerged for the Summer may be used.

• Plants: Vines, Garlands (made of these various plants), Gourds, Pine Cones,Acorns, Wheat, Dried Leaves, Corn, Pomegranate, Ivy, Hazel, Hops, Cedar, and Tobacco.

• Herbs: Myrhh, Thistles, Tobacco, Oak Leaves, Hazel, Mums, Hops, Acorns, Marigold, Roses, Sage, Milkweed, Solomon’s Seal, Asters, Ferns, Honeysuckle, Benzoin, Passionflower, Pine, and Cedar.

• Incense would include: Aloes Wood, Cinnamon, Cloves, Benzoin, Jasmine,Frankincense, Myrrh, and Sage.

• Dieties: All wine Deities (especially Dionysus and Bacchus), the Mother aspect of the Triple Goddess, Persephone, Thor, Modron, Morgan, Snake Woman, Epona, Pamona, Muses, Mabon, Thoth, Hermes, Hotei, Harvest Deities, and Aging Deities.

• Other: Burial Cairns, Rattles, and Sun Wheels

Movies to watch

Frankenweenie

Sweeney Todd

Edward Scissorhands

Sleepy hollow

Coraline

Corpse bride

( as for some books I really recommend Edgar Allen Poe for poetry around this time of year. Reading it during this specific time of year just gives it an amazingly good oomph i absolutely adore his work )

That’s all for this post! Information from about two websites and my brain haha but I hope you enjoyed this post and it’s never too early to start researching up and preparing !! Also sorry about all of the tim burton movies I may be a weeeeee bit obsessed but they’re absolutely perfect for this time of year!! Especially on rainy cozy lazy days inside the house when you have nothing to do.

A needle hanging by a thread works as a pendulum

On the spot any necklace can be used as a pendulum

Anything that hangs loosely and is weighted at the bottom can be a pendulum (I have even used broken cords from ceiling fans)

‘September is a month filled with new opportunities and blessings that serve my highest and greatest good’

This is a wonderful resource for Identifying crystals that are black in color

Mineralpedia has in depth descriptions and pictures that will help you figure it out

For your mystery polished stones

This could be an interesting way of creating a poppet.

Alterations:

Maybe instead of rubber hair bands use string or twine.