Witchcraft Man

A calming bath spell to break up energy blocks, shed whatever is weighing you down and replenish your energy. Great for when you’re in a slump and need to give yourself a good cleanse! 

Ingredients

Storm Water- for power and dynamic energy shifts.

Salt- for cleansing and purification

Baking Soda- for an even deeper clean

Fennel Seed- purification

Lemon Juice- cleansing, breaking up energy blocks, energy. (If the seeds get in while you squeeze the lemon, keep them in for seeds of revitalization!) 

Snake Skin- Naturally shed if at all possible. Shedding what is no longer needed, transformation (any other shed skin should work the same, but snake skin is the easiest to get ahold of if you don’t have a reptile of your own.) To make this recipe vegan or if you don’t have access to the skin, try shucking corn and using the husks. Let me know how it goes! 

Instructions

Boil the storm water if you haven’t already done so. This will help get rid of some of the backteria and shouldn’t affect the storm water for our purposes. (You will still probably want to rinse your body after all this, though. This is meant to clean your energy, not necessarily your skin.)

Take water off the heat and combine all other ingredients. Yes, if you add all the ingredients together and then pour the water over it after, the lemon juice and baking soda WILL react with each other and fizz, and it WILL look cool.  Optional: add a clear quartz crystal for extra potency.

Once everything is combined, put in a vessel and shake thoroughly. 

Never underestimate the power of a shakey-shake. Let rest until ready for use. I let mine sit overnight. 

Once you’re ready, draw your bath.

Add your mixture to the bathwater. I highly recommend pouring it through some kind of filter so that you don’t end up with seeds and reptile skin in your bath water. Learn from my mistakes.

Enjoy your bath as normal, focusing on relaxing, washing the stress and spiritual gunk away, exhaling stagnation and breathing in vigor! 

IF YOU’RE TAKING A SHOWER that’s fine too! The process is the same, just mindfully pour the water over your body and “lather.” It might be cold if it’s been sitting at room temperature, but not unpleasant. 

The goats are meant to be a symbol of Thor’s goats Tanngrisnir (one who bears their teeth) and Tanngnjóstr (one who grinds their teeth), they are known to be fearsome and have sharp teeth to eat meat with. Together they pull Thor’s chariot and also serve as a food source for Thor.

It is important when making the goats that one of them have a bad leg, because one day when Thor was out hunting (some myths say he was hunting with Loki) he decided to take shelter for the night and so they went inside a nearby farmhouse and offered the farmers food in exchange for shelter. They agreed and so Thor told them that they may eat everything but the skin and the bones, and they were not to eat the marrow that’s inside of them, one farmer disobeyed Thor and broke one of the legs to drink the marrow from inside the bone. The next day Thor laid out the skins and bones and hit them with his hammer, causing them to turn back into the goats themselves, but all was not right as one of the goats now had a crippled leg. As punishment the farmer (Thialfi) who broke the bone as well as his sister (Roskva) became servants to Thor. Some sources also say that Loki caused the servants to hunger to see what would happen if they drank the marrow.

This story is why during major feasts, we don’t break the bones, as we believe doing so would cause us to starve the next year.

Yule goats are often made of straw or wood and It is also important the the goats be bound by a ribbon, usually red in color, representing the harness by which they are pulled. Since it is my first year making the goats they will be made out of wood so they may be preserved longer as is the tradition in my family.

In my family the Yule goat is usually made in mid to late November as is the rest of the household decorations as it is the start of Ýlir or Yule month. We also have a feast after the goat is made which we usually put on the day of thanksgiving, so that we can eat with some of our other family who don’t celebrate the way we do.

Another ancient tradition involving Yule goats is to place a Yule goat sneakily inside one of your friends or family’s houses, if they find the goat they must place it in another’s house, if they do not find the goat then they usually get to eat last in Yule celebrations as they are “slow”.

"Persephone is the goddess queen of the underworld, wife of the god Hades, and the goddess of spring growth along with her mother, Demeter."

Large Altars:

Pomegranates

Pomegranate juice or wine

Honey or honey infused wine

Honey made from flowers

Spring water

Floral tea

Flower or herb infused water

Breads, grains, cakes, sweets, etc.

Sweet fruits

Flower crowns

Flower arrangements

Potted plants

Floral scented incense

Almond, vanilla, bergamot, or pomegranate scented incense

Purple, magenta, indigo, green, and black candles

Crowns

Statues or paintings of bats, rams, and/or deer

Small/hidden Altars:

Pomegranate seeds

Pomegranate candies

Dark chocolate

Spring flowers

Wild flowers

Fake flowers

Crushed mint

Small animal bones

Fake or animal skulls

Toy coffins

Floral scented perfumes

Almond, vanilla, bergamot, or pomegranate scented perfumes

Jewlery

Gems such as crystal, quartz, agate, black onyx, pink tourmaline, obsidian, coral, and jasper

Artwork

Poetry

Seeds

Plush toys of bats, rams, and deer

Devotional Acts:

Tend to a garden or keep a plant

Learn herbalism

Learn about flowers, try baking with them, using them in bath spells, etc.

Make a playlist of songs that remind you of Her

Meditate outside

Go on nature walks

Clean up nature trails

Smell the flowers

Celebrate the coming of spring and Her return

Likewise, celebrate the coming of fall and Her departure to the underworld

Honor the dead

Visit graveyards

Clean up graveyards

Donate to those who can't afford a funeral service

Honor the fae and work with them

Honor Hades

Honor Demeter

Sources:

Artwork from Smite

https://vocal.media/futurism/ways-of-worship-persephone

https://occult-world.com/persephone/

hearth craft

kitchen craft

norse paganism

self care + personal growth

vulture culture (not be confused with cultures vultures lol)

anything green or earth magic based

 So, i know there are different correspondences for these, but here are my personal correspondences and connotations for a few household things!

Milk: Earth ; Feminine. Use in beauty spells, glamours and bath spells. Use to feel more in-touch with the Earth. Warm up and drink with honey to help with self love. Add to drinks for purification, or add to curses for blurry/hazy/chaotic effects. Represents fertility and femininity. Associated with “Mother Earth” deities, like Gaea. Also associated with other mother goddesses, like Hera, Frigg and Rhea.

Peanut butter: Air ; Masculine. Eat to boost intellect and creativity. Represents mental strength and capability. Associated with male nature deities, like Pan and Freyr.

Oatmeal: Represents abundance, nourishment and the Earth. Eat with apples and honey for prosperity and physical health. Associated with grain/harvest deities, like Demeter.

Honey: Represents change, kindness and the spoken word. Associated with “golden” or “lovable” deities, like Dionysus, Baldur and Freya. Also associated with deities which represent communication, like Hermes. Use in glamours and spells to boost your speaking.

Rock Candy: Emotional grounding. Associated with “stern” deities like Zeus and Athena. 

Eggs: Represents new beginnings, union and harmony. Also represents fertility, sex and children. Associated with mother goddesses like Hera and Rhea, and young/child deities. Also represents Air and Earth.

Pasta: Represents the Earth and satisfaction. Use dry crushed pasta in spells involving prosperity. Leave as an offering to grain deities, like Demeter. 

Popcorn: Represents “exploding” feelings and emotions, like love and excitement. Use the kernels as an alternative to cobs of corn to place on your altar or use in harvest rituals. Associated with harvest deities and “cycle” or “rebirth” deities like Osiris.

Grapes: Represents happiness, joy, luxury and celebration. Associated with wine/partying deities like Dionysus, Pan and Freyr.

Marshmallows: Use in sleep/dream magick. Represents kindness, positivity and love and friendship. Associated with sleep deities like Hypnos, and love deities like Aphrodite and Freya.