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This is gonna be a long ass post. My apologies. Anyone is more than welcome to add to this list.

Blogs I recommend: X

 Beginner Witchcraft

Old Motherredcap’s Reading List

Advice for beginner witches

Things to consider

Defining “witchcraft”

Magic and witchcraft

Research for Newbie Witches

Websites for Herbal Properties and Useage

Different Types of Witchcraft

Secular Witchcraft

Cultural Appropriation

The G word

Spells and charms for Beginners

Dispelling Spells

Lavender’s Wishing Spell

Burning Bridges Spell

Chocolate Money Spell

Spell to Ease Jealousy

Emotional Cleansing Spell

Rainbow Protection Bottle

Wreaths for Protection and Happiness

Energy Bath

Motivation Chant

Pick me up Cleansing Jar

Protection Jar

Rosemary and Lavender Smokeless Cleansing

List of Cleansing Spells

Meditation

50 Meditation Tips

An Earth Meditation

Benefits of Meditation

Breathe & Relax

Grounding, Centering, & Shielding

Grounding - Grounding Techniques - Ungrounded Symptoms

Grounding & Centering

Centering

Shielding: (1) (2)

Budgeted Witchcraft:

Tips & Tricks for Frugal Witches

Moonstone Beginning’s Frugal Pagan Resource

A Witch in a Pinch (Blog)

Budget Witch (Blog)

Witchcraft on a Budget

Being a Witch on a Budget

Budget Witchcraft (Site)

Accumulating Witch Stuff on a Budget

Ways to Practice Witchcraft with Little or No Money

Chaos Magic:

Chaos Magic in a Nutshell

What is Chaos Magick? 

Chaos Magic- The Misunderstood Path

Chaos Magick (a multitude of articles pertaining to chaos magic)

Introduction to Chaos Magic

Chaos Magic Theory

Chaoism & Chaos Magic: A Personal View

Oven-Ready Chaos; Phil Hine

Liber Null & Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magic- Peter J. Carroll

Sigil Crafting:

A Beginner’s Guide to Sigil Craft

Ways to Use Sigils 

Sigils Reboot: How To Get Big Magic From Little Squiggles

An Essay On Sigil Crafting 

Practical Sigil Magic- Frater U. D.

Sigilmaking with Lee 

Sigil Magic: Making a Magical Sigil

Sigils… 

Sigil Daily: Creation & Activation

Magic/Sigil Circles 

Chaos Magic: Basic Sigil Magic

Sigils 

A Brief Overview of Sigil Magick

Sigils and Seals 101 

Sigils

Sigil Crafting Method 

Creating a Sigil

Sigil Masterpost (gif warning!)

Sigils in Theory and Practice

How Do You Make Sigils? 

On the Preparation and Usage of Sigils

Sigil Magic

Sigil 101 

Practical Sigil Magick

The Sigil Bowl 

Sigil Basics

What Are Sigils? 

Making Outdoor Sigils

Online Sigil Generator

Sigilisation

Sigil Magic

Sigil Making Process, by Rook 

Sigil Making Process, by Richtor 

Sigil Charging:

My Super-Physically-Mentally Intense Method of Charging Sigils…

How to Charge Sigils 

Firing Off Sigils

A Personal Method of Charging Sigils 

How to Charge a Sigil Playing Video Games

Charging Your Sigils- A Brief Explanation 

Charging and Firing Sigils 

How to Use Sigils 

The Fae Resources

Books

The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries – W.Y. Evans-Wentz

The Secret Commonwealth: Of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies – Robert Kirk

Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry – Yeats

Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore – Yeats

The Fairies in Tradition and Literature – Katherine Briggs

An Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures – Katherine Briggs

The Vanishing People: Fairy Lore and Legends – Katherine Briggs

The Sidhe: Wisdom from the Celtic Otherworld – John Matthews

Through the Faerie Glass-Kenny Klein

Websites

The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries (Sacred Texts)

The Secret Commonwealth: Of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies (Sacred Texts)

Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland – Lady Wilde

Puck – That shrewd and knavish sprite called Robin Goodfellow

The Fairy Family: A Series of Ballads & Metrical Tales Illustrating the Fairy Mythology of Europe

The Fairy Mythology: Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries

“The Fairy Doctor” – Lady Wilde

Sacred Text: Fairy Mythology Index

Divination

Tarot

All About Tarot

All About Tarot Readings

Many Different Uses For The Tarot

Tarot Deck Outline

Choosing The Tarot Deck That Is Right For You

What To Look For In A Tarot Deck

Choosing A Tarot Deck Just For Reading Others

Connecting With Your Tarot Deck

Top 3 Beginner Tarot Books

When To Cleanse Your Tarot Deck

How To Cleanse Your Tarot Deck

Recharging Your Tarot Cards

Cleansing Your Tarot Reading Space

Purifying Your Tarot Cards

Three Ways To Shuffle Your Tarot Deck

Six Ways To Choose A Tarot Card

How To Clear Your Tarot Deck

How To Store And Care For Your Tarot Cards

Minor Arcana Keyword Chart

Tarot: Quick and Dirty Keyword Sheets

Tarot Cheat Sheets

Tarot Reversal Keyword Sheet

Major Arcana Meanings

Court Card Interpretations

The Major Arcana

Court Cards In Tarot

The Tarot Suits

Tarot Suit Info Cards

Topics You Can Use In Your Own Custom Tarot Spreads

Great Topics To Ask The Tarot With Only 1-3 Cards

Four Decks To Help You Create Your Own Tarot Spreads

How To Design A Tarot Spread For A Client

Classic Tarot Spread Positions

Interview Your New Tarot Deck

Effective Tarot Questions

How To Create Your Own Spreads

Tips When Reading Tarot For Others

New And Old Tarot Traditions

Four Myths About Fortune Telling

Fortune Teller Isn’t A Bad Word

Quirky Tarot Habits

Six Types Of Tarot Readers

4 Easy Steps to Learn Tarot

How To Read Tarot Cards

Why “Free” Tarot Readings Are Not Ever Really Free

How To Interpret Reversed Tarot Cards

What To Do With Jumper Cards

Tarot Exhaustion

Tarot Relaxation And Grounding Exercise

Four Tips On Reading “Negative” Tarot Cards

How To Deal With “Going Blank” During A Tarot Reading

Tips When Reading Tarot At A Special Event

Ideologies That Hold You Back As A Tarot Reader

Six Mistakes To Avoid When Reading Tarot For Yourself

How To Obtain The Clients Energy During a Tarot Reading Without Them Touching Your Cards

Reading Tarot With Confidence

Scrying

How to

Lithomancy

How to

Runes

Interpretations

Glamours

Glamoured Shower Disks

Goddess Glamour Bath

Witch of the Waste’s Glamour Enchanted Jewelry Spell

Blood Magic

Ethics and Safety

PSA to Blood Witches

Blood Magic 101

Starting Blood Magic

When you’re no longer a beginner

Blood Christening

How Not to Use Blood Magic

Sexual Sangomancy and Blood Bonding; Pros, Cons, and Safety

Blood and Bone Magick

Use of Blood in Folklore and Magic

Potions

Quick Guide to Potions and Lotions

Herbal Brews Introduction

Herbal How To: Infusion

Herbal How To: Tinctures and Extracts

Minerals that are NOT Suitable for Adding to Water

Magical Properties of Herbs, Roots, Flowers, Barks, and Resins

Herbs to Avoid During Pregnancy

Poisonous Herbs: Hazards

List of Poisonous Herbs (Magical Uses and Safety Warnings)

Familiars

What are they?

Is this my familiar?

The Familiar Self

Familiars and Gender

The Three Kinds of Familiars

Plants as Familiars

Put it above your door: If your ash comes from incense or an herb bundle, the ash shares the same correspondences and power as the herb. I’ve met some who think it’s even stronger, as it’s been activated. You can either use the bundle to make a light mark above a door frame or it can be done with a finger. This can be powerful protection, luck bringing, or love inducing, depending on your intent and correspondence

Use it in spells: Why get rid of something so powerful? As mentioned, the ash still has power and energy. Your correspondence is based on what was burned. You can use it in place of that herb if you’re out, or in addition. 

Use it in anointing: While it’s often used in conjunction with oil, ash has a long history of being used in anointing. Burning holy herbs, and then using a finger to swipe cooled ash onto someone being anointed is a powerful piece of the ceremony

Bury it: A lot of witches, including myself, find that burying the remnants of a spell is incredibly powerful. It’s often seen as giving respect to the earth for the power it gives. The phrase ashes to ashes, dust to dust comes to mind. It’s essentially the ending of a spell, returning the ash to the earth

Ward your home: Sprinkling protective herbs and ash around the perimeter of your home can help ward against negative energy and evil spirits.

The Expectation

The Reality

Let's talk for a minute. Yes, I made that second image as bleak as possible while still maintaining a functional altar. And the top image has so much stuff on it, if I tried to pick up the wand, I'd probably knock over the candles and set the place on fire. But the main difference between the two is 30 something years of gathering things.

What I don't see talked about on social media is that no one really begins with that top altar. Even if you had the money, you wouldn't really know what to buy yet or the best places to find things. The bottom altar is things I have and still use in my practice that were functional and affordable to begin with. If you began in a traditional coven, the HP or HPS would handle the coven's altar and you would acquire tools as part of your studies. And sometimes things would be passed along to you.

The wand - a simple branch vs a carved and finished wand (barely visible resting on the deer antler in the top altar)

The athame - bottom is a simple brass letter opener. Top is an Isis athame that is technically a letter opener for shipping purposes. Sitting below it is a funky little knife for a boline.

The chalice - a glass tea cup from Goodwill vs a collectible Avon goblet and pitcher, also from Goodwill. (Thrift stores are great)

For earth - we have a simple granite rock vs a fancy carved dragon skull. Also top has a paten with an engraved pentacle. I didn't have one yet when I began my practice.

Cauldron - top is a cast iron cauldron from a local store. Bottom is a Pyrex dish from Goodwill. The Pyrex withstands high temperatures and is particularly useful if you get into things like alchemy. My most functional cauldron is my mother's old cast iron bean pot but it's too big for the altar. (camping supply stores, gang. Look for camping supplies.)

God and Goddess - simple river rocks to represent the god and goddess vs Greek statues. Statues get pricey real fast.

Offering dish - a basic plate vs a malachite bowl. (I don't actually use the bowl for offerings because malachite isn't really a food safe mineral.)

Fancy vs simple incense holder. A salt dish, fan and candle snuffer on the top altar. Fancy candle holders on the top altar (from Goodwill).

Sunset at the altar 🖤

Cleansing is one of those aspects of magic that is used frequently, but can be somewhat confusing for new practitioners to find resources on. Cleansing is like a form of spiritual hygiene for you, another, an item, or area.

After long periods of time, overcoming challenges, or the contact of many different energies, our own energies can become polluted with magical residue, and that is when one would cleanse themselves. The same concept stand the same for items such as Crystals.

Many cultures believe and act accordingly to the fact that when cleansing, leaving windows and doors open is providing the energy a place to escape to, rather than allowing it to rekindle.

Some practitioners believe Banishment is an extreme form of Cleansing, such purifying something rather than merely sanitizing it. Although Banishment is usually used in terms of expelling entities, the same does also apply for energy.

I highly recommend Cleansing the tools you use to Cleanse often. Some witches do not Cleanse things because they believe it can remove all of the energy from a person, place, or object.

Cleansing Methods:

Fire:

Candlelight, sunlight, bonfires, warm baths and showers, simmer pots, candle flames, and loose incense can all be used for cleansing yourself, an object, or space.

Intent:

Your hands, fingers, mind, and spirit are powerful tools if you only harness and wield the with an educated mind. With the right intention, you can yourself Cleanse beings, objects and space with visualization.

Physical:

Decluttering, organization, rinsing, dusting, purging, sweeping, moping, wiping down surfaces, and general hygienic care can be used for cleansing spaces and objects when done with intention.

Sounds:

Using sound is incredibly powerful for cleansing, ranging from vocal statements, Hertz Frequencies, Ringing Bells, Sound Bowls, Banging Pots, Wind Chimes, Songs, to chants and incantations. Sound can cleanse entities, items, or areas.

Water:

a.k.a Midsummer

What is Litha?

Litha is the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year. Typically, the summer solstice is on or around the 21st of June, although in 2021 it is on June 20th. This day marks the beginning of summer. It is a bittersweet moment (mostly sweet), because we know that the days are at their longest, but soon the darkness will rejoin us. Litha celebrates the Sun (and any Sun gods/deities), joy, and fertility. For some, depending on your traditions and beliefs, this is when the Oak King is at his peak. Litha is another fire festival, where we celebrate life and all that comes with it

Correspondences

Colours: Yellow, green, gold, blue, pink

Food: Seasonal fruits and vegetables, honey, bread, cake, sunflower seeds

Herbs: Chamomile, elder, fennel, lavender, mugwort, verbena, St. John’s Wort

Flowers: Sunflower, rose, lily, elder

Crystals: Citrine, sunstone, moonstone, tiger’s eye, amber, jade, emerald

Incense: Lemon, rose, lavender, frankincense, pine, sage, cedar, myrrh

Animals: Bees, butterfly, robins, wrens, horses, cattle

God(desse)s: Sun gods (Apollo, Ra, Helios, Horus, etc.), Freya, Brigid, Aphrodite, Hathor, Gaia, Bast, Flora, The Oak King

Tarot: The Sun

Spells: Healing, growth, joy, purification, personal care/growth, protection

Activities

Have a fire

Pick berries, such as strawberries

Make berry/honey/citrus themed things

Pick wildflowers or flowers from a garden

Have a picnic

Light Litha coloured candles

Altar Ideas

Sunflowers

Sun objects

Oak leaves

Lemon/berries/honey

Cauldron

Sun catcher

Sun tea

Other flowers and in season produce