"I Have The Energy To Improve"

I can think of a page-full of ways to use this sigil, so I'll put only a couple here, but as always I encourage everybody who uses my sigils to feel free to get creative with how you use it, because the possibilities are limitless.

“I Can Make It Through This Day”

Hello witches!

Today we have the moon in scorpio, so that means our emotions are in a very much high level right now. Everything is intense: joy, anger, hate, love. 

But today I want to focus on those energies we need and want to get rid of just like ideas, manners, feelings, or bad habits we have. So, I propose you the next little ritual for this moon in scorpio. 

YOU WILL NEED:

Paper

A pen

A white candle, or the colour of your choice

An incense of your choice (optional)

First you’re going to light the candle, focusing on all you want to get rid of.

Then you’re going to write a letter, it doesn’t matter to whom, the important thing is you let them know all that it’s bothering you. For example: I wrote a letter to the Universe, telling it about an argument I had with a friend and all the things she made me feel with her words. At the end of the paragraph, I asked the Universe guidance to carry out this situation, because I don’t know what I should do: if still being her friend, or just stop talking to her. But you can adapt the ritual to your very own needs and purposes. 

After you finish writing the letter, fold it, burn it with the candle flame and throw the ashes in the air. Always feeling you are leaving the bad things behind and going for the right path.  If you don’t want to burn it down, you can cut the paper into little pieces and throw it in the air, or bury them in the garden or a pot. Also you can throw it in the WC, but I should rather do something else than this. 

A few things about this ritual

You don’t need to write a proper letter, you can just write your feelings, bad habits, or anything you want to get rid of. 

The purpose of it it’s to detox yourself from all the things that no longer deserve a place in your life. You can add the “letter thing” (like I wrote it to the Universe) just to ask for guidance to your deity, it’s always on you. 

So, hope you enjoyed this little ritual. Let me know how it works for you, and if you have any question: ask me! 

Cernunnos Sigil 

Horned Stag, Run Through the Wood, The Wood of Gold and Green Lead Us Down the Ancient Path To Mysteries Unseen Horned Stag, Run Through the Wood, The Wood Both New and Old Teach Us of the Ancient Ways Your Wisdom to Unfold

Cernnunos (Kernunnos)

Note: This is my own experience with Cernunnos, and everyone’s might be different from mine! that is OK. He is a little bit different for everyone who works with him. If my experience is different from yours, please dont think this is me stating you are wrong. it is only from my experience that i can state my version of him. *Art By Ksenia Svincova*

Cernunnos, who also goes by Kernunnos, is a deity that originated from Gaul. Unfortunately there is not that much information when it comes to Cernunnos, due to the Gauls being killed off by the Romans. There is also little known about the other areas he was worshiped, but from what he has explicitly told me, he is known in other parts of Celtic worship. Cernunnos is incredibly old. Quite possibly one of the oldest dated deities I’ve researched. And he has also changed some over time, according to him.

Things he rules over/works with: Forests, trees (specifically oak), wild animals such as stags/elk, goats, deer, bulls, horses, ram horned snakes (snakes in general), boars, owls, hawks, ravens. He also is known for working with finances, underworld, death, transitioning into the afterlife, hunting and helping with the growth of plants, helping those who need grounding/healing, and balance of nature. (something must be taken in order for an exchange to happen. especially when it comes to healing. balance of nature)

Colors: Yellow, gold, greens (mostly forest shades), silver, and black

Aspects:  There is a parallel that he is also Herne the Hunter and the Green Man, but these are separate entities and protectors of the forest. He is also linked to Pan, a different aspect of him (I will most likely make a separate post for Pan because theres a lot to go into). He has shown me this aspect but I primarily work with the Cernunnos aspect. Due to the overtaking of Christianity in history, Cernunnos was cast out as ‘evil’ due to the depictions of him with horns/antlers and to him being a god of death/underworld. There are many other gods that Christians have claimed are Satan. None of these are Satan. (note: Satan/Lucifer is also not evil, Christians made him this way and that’s a topic for another day)

How He Presents Himself: Cernunnos has a few different forms that are presented to me personally, but it is a bit different for everyone. His main form is a very very tall faun, about 7-8 ft tall, with large stag antlers (with vines that wrap as well), long brown hair with braids, vines and moss wrapped around his arm, a snake twirled around his arm, loincloth and gold belt with a circular buckle that looks like a coin, and eyes that can change color.Sometimes he carries a gold torc, sometimes not. In other versions he is seen as a large white stag with antlers that i can best describe as like a chandelier. This presentation is what he shows during dreams/meditations for me. His Pan aspect is a large humanoid upright bull with a bull ring, loincloth, gold bracelets and extremely tall. He is also known for showing himself in a full human form, and one with long black robes and an elk skull as a face.

My experience working with him: Cernunnos has been with me throughout every life I’ve had. He is what I like to call my soul father. I am still learning more about him as I go! Cernunnos is very friendly but he can be very very stern. Working with him entails that you are ready to start doing self care, and growing to reach your highest self. He can be quite humorous when he likes you and quite chaotic when upset. Self care such as eating healthy (but not denying yourself a treat every now and again), staying grounded, connecting with animals, connecting with the earth, and respecting the life around us. He is incredibly stern when it comes to respect towards life. He understands that as humans, we eat meat, and use earthly resources to survive. Instead he asks that you honor the food that you are ingesting, and always give back to the earth to which it provides. As a god of the hunt, he finds the hunt rather fun, but only when the animal that is hunted is treated with respect during and after it is killed. Doing so would be that you use the animal in an honoring way, such as for food. He is appalled by trophy hunting and wishes people did not do this. When it comes to the earth, he asks that you pay respect when picking/clipping plants.  Ask before hand if it is okay followed by giving thanks to the earth for providing to you. He does NOT like when plants and trees are cut before their time. He is also known for helping with finances, energy healing (specifically animals) and a wide range of other doings. He loves to dance and is known to love folk music, Celtic music and music sung in Irish, French, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, etc. I have also noticed he tends to have a soft spot for those of us who have been emotionally/physically hurt, and those of us who have chronic issues and are in need of healing. (i may add onto this post if i realize i have forgotten anything)

Offerings: Venison (ethically sourced), cooked meats (ethically sourced), roses, sunflowers, lavender, wildflowers, sandalwood scent, juniper berries and bark, oak wood carvings, wood carvings, green or gold candles, pine scents, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, pelts (ethically sourced), feathers, bones (animal skulls, ethically sourced), forest moss, antlers, horns, pine cones, daggers, gold coins (older the better), poetry, art, Celtic music and most importantly: respecting the earth and the animals that are with us.

I collected a lot of ingredient lists for jar spells, and then I wrote a program to analyse each category for the most common ingredients. So these are kind of… master spell-jars for each category. If you’d like me to analyse any other types of spells, let me know. I can also update this post with more categories of spell jars. All of the ingredients are in order from most to least common for each category. 

Over-all most common colors used: pink, black, white Over-all most common ingredients: salt, rose/clear quartz, cinnamon, lavender, rosemary Protection Common colors: black, white Top five most common ingredients: salt, rosemary, bay leaves, pepper, water,  Other ingredients: sea salt, sage, cinnamon, basil, garlic, mint, anise, lavender, sigil, chili, moon water, ginger, dill, clear quartz, bones

Happiness Common colors: yellow, white, orange, pink, black, red Top five most common ingredients: rose, cinnamon, salt, petals, rose quartz Other ingredients: basil, seeds, rosemary, lavender,  sea salt, orange peel, bay leaves, sugar, sunflower, coffee, lemon, clear quartz, cloves, ginger, citrine, cork, tea, eucalyptus, incense, sage, paper, string, peppermint, marjoram, chamomile

Prosperity Common colors: green, gold Top five most common ingredients: basil, cinnamon, bay leaves, salt, coins Other ingredients: rose, mint, thyme, pennies, glitter

Love Common colors: pink, red, white, black Top five most common ingredients:  rose, salt, rose petals, rose quartz, cinnamon Other ingredients: rosemary, lavender, paper, himalayan rock salt, wax, sigil, apple, water, sea salt, honey, cloves, sugar, nutmeg, seeds, scroll, pepper, cayenne

Self Love Common colors: pink, white, brown, red, blue Top five most common ingredients: rose, salt, lavender,  rose quartz, cinnamon Other ingredients: himalayan rock salt, rosemary, sugar, sea salt, water, chamomile, glitter, nutmeg, basil, wax, incense, crystals, sigil, moon water, bay leaves, peppermint, strawberry, clear quartz, amethyst, apple, thyme

Hexes Common colors: black, red, white Top five most common ingredients: salt, pepper, paper, name, taglock Other ingredients: sigil, dirt, lemon, garlic, vinegar, nails, rock, water,  chili, thread, string, ash

Luck Common colors: green, white, orange, pink Top five most common ingredients: cinnamon, salt, basil, sage, ginger Other ingredients: nutmeg, rosemary, bay, glitter, thyme, sea salt, mint, chamomile, seeds, rose, citrine, quartz, clover, orange, dandelion, sunflower, poppy, frankincense, pepper, lavender, flowers, ashes, oregano

Friendship Common colors: yellow, pink, orange Top five most common ingredients: rosemary, salt, rose, lavender, lemon Other ingredients: orange, honey, paper, petals, sage, himalayan rock salt, quartz, amethyst, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg

For when you’ve moved into a new living situation or are ready for a new start <3

Finding your home/moving:

Spell for your dream house

The witch’s moving checklist

Cleansing:

Room cleansing

To absorb negative energy from a room

Summer house cleansing

Herbal wall/floor wash + witchy cleaners

Home cleansing tips

Home cleansing brew

Thoroughly clearing spaces

Crystals to cleanse the home

Cleansing your space without smoke

Cleansing your space: a how-to guide

Energy cleansing

Low energy cleaning + cleansing

Warding + Protection:

A crash course on warding

To ward the home

Threshold magic 101

Protect my home spell

Home protection steam spell

Simple home protection jar spell

“Little lurkers” home protection spell

Room/home protection

Wall of fire property & house protection spell

Protection (wind) chimes

The Rowan cross

Protecting the property

Check out the sigils below!

Sigils:

“For a magical and happy home”

“Sospidonum”

“This space is full of life, light, and bright energy”

“No fighting in this home”

“My home is safe”

“This home is safe for all”

“This home is a safe and healthy environment”

“My house is protected from unwanted influences”

“My home is protected”

Witchin’ it up:

Happy home spell jar

Home sweet home spell jar

House to home spell

Doing the dishes the witchy way

Homemade laundry detergent recipe

Laundry magic

Pleasing household spirits

When a bad guest leaves

Building a magical home

Odds and ends:

Magic, and power, in homemaking

The history and creation of witch bottles

Cottage witch tips

Hearth witch tips

The basics of kitchen and cottage witchcraft

You may also like:

Bedridden witch: garden / stale energy / kitchen edition

Spells for job seekers

Travel witchery

this is a list of small devotional acts to honour and bond with athena, greek goddess of wisdom, war, battle strategy, and the arts

» read

» take up sewing, weaving, or knitting

» research something! this is actually a hobby of mine, i’ll randomly research something of interest to me. you can do podcasts (i love the killing of marilyn monroe), youtube videos, books, online articles, through anything.

» stick up for yourself and those you care about

» voice your beliefs

» …learn proper grammar if you haven’t already lmao

» study, if you’re in school, or even if you’re not, learning is a lifelong journey

» exercise! not necessarily for appearance reasons but for your overall physical and mental health

» take a self defense class (especially if you’re female)

» can’t take a self defense class? utilize the internet and research pressure points and other overall safety tips (again, especially if you’re female)

» wake up early

» do chores, even just making your bed can make a huge difference (…i say white writing this from an unmade bed)

» pay attention in class

» pay attention to the arts, too. athena is a matron of the arts too

» write or read poetry

» use olive oil products

» incorporate cinnamon, geranium, cedar wood,  and patchouli into your life

» offer her coffee, she really likes it

» journal

» study up on history (even if it’s just listening to hamilton, i get the feeling she really likes it)

» spend time in bookstores and libraries, even if you’re not reading

» work on your self confidence

» take care of your mental health (i.e. taking pills, resting when needed, etc)

» to add on to the previous point, focus on self care! try to focus on the inside more than the outside, but let’s face it: who doesn’t love a good face mask and bubble bath

» volunteer for leadership positions (if you’re in school, student council, MUN, etc and if you’re at work, offer to supervise or organise an event)

» use crystals like amazonite, sodalite, tourmaline, tiger’s eye, and blue howlite

»  play strategy games

She rises like Athena,

On a night of victory dancing.

She rises like a blood moon,

In a sky of a thousand nebulae bursting.

Offerings for Athena 🦉

Olive oil, honey

Wine or juice

Bread

Blue, gold, red or white candles (ofc whatever you feel drawn to as well!)

Figures of owls

Roses/sweet smelling flowers

Spices (esp. cinnamon)

Crystals: lapis, azure, turquoise, onyx, star sapphire, ruby

Wool

Golden jewelry

Owl feathers

Crafting supplies

Small devotional acts.

Wake up early

Read a book you enjoy

Take up a new hobby

Pay attention in your classes

Use more olive oil in cooking

Play poker/a game that involves strategy

Think critically, but kindheartedly

Dedicate more time to studying

Incorporate owls into your life

Learn self-defense

Listen to music that reminds you of her

Go do something new

Wear makeup or jewelry that make you feel connected to her

Write something. A sentence, a story, a poem 

Don’t be afraid to fight for what is right

Watch a video on something you find interesting

Journal!

Buy some new supplies 

Learn more about an era that’s interesting to you

Defend those who need it

Do one thing a day that you’re passionate about

Get some new books

Be the one who can see both sides of an argument

Become more motivated where it’s needed

Take a day off if you need it (know your limits - don’t push yourself!)

Always seek the truth

Write down the little things you find interesting

Practice self confidence - know how smart you are!

Create and maintain healthy boundaries 

Spend more time in bookstores and coffeeshops

Embrace curiosity (in yourself and others)

PRACTICE LOVING YOURSELF

Large altars:

Olive oil

Honey

Wine or juice

Bread

Olives

Pomegranates

Pears

Olive tree bark or leaves

Blue, gold, red, and white candles

Dragon's blood, frankensince, orange blossom, cedarwood incense

Large crafts such as pottery, textiles, etc.

Ship figurines

Snake skins

Figures of owls

Helms (toy or otherwise)

Shields (toy or otherwise)

Lance or spears (toy or otherwise)

Trophies and medals you've won

Your favorite books

Small/hidden altars:

Roses and sweet smelling flowers

Spices, especially cinnamon

Crystals such as lapis lazuli, azure, turqoise, onyx, star sapphire, ruby

Drawings of owls, snakes, ships

Small crafts like art, paper crafts, candle making, embroidery, or small items made by sewing or crocheting

Wool

Golden jewelry

A difficult test that you got a good grade on

Your job resume

Your diploma or graduation cap

Owl feathers

The playing card Queen of Spades

Pencils and pens (you can ask Her to bless them and use them for tests or writings)

Craft supplies such as needles for sewing/crocheting

Take some of your hair (gathered from your hairbrush) and wrap it around a spindal and offer it to Her

Actions:

Learn about self-defense

Learn about your rights

Defend and stand-up for others who need help

Create art dedicated to Her or of Her

Make or listen to music for Her

Make hymns or poems dedicated to Her

Handmade crafts for Her

Your work in general! Yes, really, She enjoys her devotees to work hard at their job(s), crafts, or classes!

Study and learn new information or skills

Read and learn about Her history

Learn more about the politics of your country/state, write letters to your senator or mayor etc.

Read

Learn about welding

Grow an olive tree

Wear clothing with her colors (royal blue, gold, orange, yellow, emerald green, red) or with owls on it

Wear jewelry with her favorite crystals

Play strategy games

Decorate your room with owls

Pray to Her for wisdom, knowledge, strength, help with studying, and help with your work or crafts

Self-care bath spells and rituals

Sources:

https://journeyingtothegoddess.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/goddess-athena/amp/

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

Recently I am a huge - like really huge - fan of crystals. That’s why I thought that I will try to write a detailed list about crystals and what they are good for. I hope this little list  may be useful for others too.

Anxiety: amazonite, amber, agate, emerald, herkimer quartz, jasper, lepidolite, lodestone, obsidian, quartz, rose quartz, sodalite, turquoise

Balancing/Stability: amethyst, desert rose, jasper, pearl, quartz, red jasper, sodalite, turquoise

Banish fear: banded agate, bloodstone, sodalite

Banish negative energy: amethyst, black onyx, black tourmaline, danburite, lepidolite, malachite, onyx, quartz, smokey quartz, tourmaline

Calming: amatonite, herkimer quartz, howlite

Clarity: azurite, citrine, fluorite, hematite, magnetite, obsidian, pietersite, quartz sapphire, smoky quartz

Cleansing: amber, obsidian

Courage: carnelian, hermatite, turquoise

Creativity: amazonite, ametrine, apatite, aventurine, carnelian, celestite, chalcedony, citrine, flourite (blue), lolite, jasper, kunzite, opal, sunstone, tiger’s eye, lapiz lazuli

Divination: bloodstone, obsidian, turquoise

Empathy: aquamarine, blue aventurine, chrome diopside, rose quartz, malachite

Faith: emerald, imperial golden topaz, labradorite, onyx, sodalite, variscite

Friendship: ruby fuchsite, rhodonite, turquoise

Forgivness: rhodonite, rose quartz

Happiness: amazonite, amber, citrine, red goldstone

Harmony: moonstone, rose quartz, sodalite

Healing: amber, angelite, jasper, kyanite, malachite, quartz, rose quartz, turquoise

Help in focuse: banded agate, citrine, lodestone

Hope: blue aventurine

Indivituality: malachite

Inspiration: amazonite,amethyst, ametrine, blue chalgebony, blue goldstone, carnelian, citrine, garnet, orange calcite, quartz

Joy: amazonite, citrine, labradorite

Love: angelite, citrine, desert rose, dragon blood jasper, garnet, jade, opal, quartz, rose quartz, ruby, turquoise

Loyalty: dalmatian stone, turquoise

Luck: amazonite, amber, apache tears, aventurine, sapphire, turquoise

Meditation: emerald, herkimer quartz, quartz, sodalite, turquoise

Mind: pyrite, sodalite

Passion: carnelian, garnet, ruby

Peace: amazonite, amethyst, emerald, larimar, lepidolite, rose quartz, selenite, sodalite

Positive energy: amber, apache tears, calicite, citrine

Protection: amethyst, black tourmaline, hag stone, kunzite, obsidian, smoky quartz, tiger’s eye, tourmaline, turquoise

Prosperity: amazonite, aventurine, citrine, jade, moss gate, pyrite, ruby , tiger’s eye

Psyche: black tourmaline, calcite, emerald, labradorite, tuquoise

Psychic: chalcedony, unakite

Relieve stress: blue calcite, herkimer quartz, lepidolite, quartz, sodalite

Self-confidence/Self-esteem: amazonite, amber, ametrine, black tourmaline, chrysocolla, garnet, larimar, pearl, prehnite, rhodonie, rose quartz

Serenity: emerald, lepidolite

Sleep: amethyst, emerald, howlite, ledestone, sodalite

Strenght: amber, hermatite, red jasper

Success: amazonite, pyrite

Tranquility: emerald, lepidolite

Trust: onyx, ruby fuchsite, sodalite, turquoise, variscite

Vitality: carnelian, garnet, orange calcite, red agate, ruby, ruby zoisite, sunstone,

Wisdom: tiger’s eye, sodalite

Wealth: aventurine, citrine, green calcite, jade,malachite, pyrite, tiger’s eye, tree agate

In the future I’ll expand the list when I find enough new and useful information. I hope this little post will help someone. 😊