This is a jar spell to strengthen relationships, NOT to attract love

What you’ll need: - Rose quartz shards - Sage - Rosemary - Basil - Cinnamon - Carnation petal (any color, I used red) - Red or pink candle - Love sigil (optional)

I started by slightly filling the bottom of the jar with the rose quartz shards, then added the sage, then rosemary, then cinnamon, and then the basil, sigil, and carnation petal. On the cork of the bottle, I drew a heart, and then dipped the top of the jar in melted wax. I used a red rose-scented candle. 

Fill the jar with loving intent, perhaps ask your deity to bless the jar (if you have any deities), and leave it in the moonlight over night.

Not to be confused with volcanic salt/Himalayan black salt/kala namak. Black salt has strong protective properties, especially when combined with other protective/uncrossing herbs (herbs meant to undo a curse or hex). It’s used to absorb negative energy, create wards, and undo curses. It’s also good for banishing and binding. Here’s my recipe: 

What you’ll need: 

Cleansing items, such as palo santo, sage, bells, spray, whichever you personally use. 

Sea Salt 

Charcoal Disk (or charcoal powder) 

Black Candle

Rosemary 

Garlic Powder

Chili Powder 

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes 

Paprika 

Black Pepper 

Black Candle 

Bowl 

Mortar & Pestle 

Black stones/crystals 

Any additional protective items you may have. (Here I gathered dried red peppers, dried chili peppers, lemon, sage, and ashed from a Litha bonfire.) These items are for You to draw some extra energy from, and won’t be directly added to the salt.

Frankincense and/or Dragon’s Blood incense. 

Instructions: 

First, cleanse your space using whatever best works for you. 

After cleansing, start your frankincense and/or dragon’s blood incense, this will be going for the duration of the spell. 

Light your black candle. 

Gather your supplies as seen in the picture. 

As always, make sure your intention is strong, and continuously draw from it. Return to your intent no matter how often your mind wanders (which it will, that’s ok). 

In a bowl, mix the salt with the herbs first. 

Remember your other protective items are there for you to use. If needed, refocus on their protective energies and draw from that. 

Use a mortar and pestle to crush the charcoal disk separately. This takes a lot of physical energy, and it is very messy. If you prefer to use charcoal powder, that’s ok, though charcoal disks will be cheaper. I like charcoal disks because I feel more energetically involved in/connected to the process. 

Mixing counterclockwise, mix the very finely crushed charcoal into the salt. Mix. Use as many charcoal disks needed to get to the level of darkness you want. 

Mind wandering? Remember your intent! Refocus! 

When you’re done, transfer the black salt into a jar and set the crystals around it in a circle. Let it continue to build and charge this way, until you feel it is ready. If you’re not sure, it can also be until the candle or incense goes out. 

Done! Sprinkle this around the parameter of your wards, such as along doorways and windows. It can also be used during unhexing/curse breaking spells, general protection spells, banishing, and binding. 

This is NOT FOR CONSUMPTION. 

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• Clear:

fairly common, used in just about anything. age can be determined by thinness, bubbles, and markings. 4 in 10 pieces will be clear.

represents: purity, truth, cleansing, and organisation.

• Brown:

common, both an old and new colour. used in modern alcohol product bottles and in old sanitary wipe containers (Clorox/Lysol). 3-4 pieces in 10 will be brown.

represents: earth, education, home, and stability.

• White:

fairly common, used in just about anything. age can be determined by thinness, bubbles, and markings. 4 in 10 pieces will be white.

represents: healing, divination, and protection.

• Kelly Green:

common and used in alcoholic beverage bottles. older green glass, depending on patterns, bubbles, and texture could be considered more rare. 2 in 10 pieces will be Kelly green.

represents: prosperity, luck, wards off greed and jealousy.

• Seafoam Green

unique and used in old soda and alcohol bottles as well as window glass. most newer ones are likely from a Coke or wine bottle. 5 in 100 pieces will be seafoam green.

represents: plants, nature, communication, travels.

• Lime Green

rare, may have been used in lemon lime sodas in the 1900s. 1 in 500 pieces will be lime green.

represents: success, wealth, and independence.

• Orange:

extremely rare, used in decorative glass and taillights of vehicles. 1 in 15,000 pieces is orange.

represents: action, self-worth, and self-expression.

• Red:

rare, most commonly used in decorative glass and a certain beer bottle from the 1950s made by Anchor Hocking Glass Company. can also be from indicators on boats and cars. true red glass uses gold and so is obviously very expensive! 1 in 10,000 pieces will be Anchor Hocking’s Ruby Red. 1 in 20,000 pieces will be True Red, containing gold.

represents: true love, strength, health, and wealth.

• Cobalt Blue:

unique, used in things ranging from Vicks Vaporub to poison bottles to medicine to perfume. considered a symbol of good luck. 1 in 300 pieces will be cobalt blue.

represents: sincerity, peace, healing, and wisdom to make choices.

• Teal

extremely rare, used in decorative glass wares, electric pole insulator from the early 1900s, and seltzer bottles. 1 in 3,000 pieces will be real or turquoise.

represents: clarity, cleansing, and hope.

• Purple/Lavender:

unique, used in any glass product made with manganese. usually used to be white or clear but changed colour over time. real lavender glass was only used by Royalty and Bishops in the Church. 1 in 500 pieces will be purple/lavender.

represents: wisdoms, spirituality, knowledge, and independence.

• Pink:

extremely rare, this colour is usually from depression-era glassware and is a soft pink/peach not to be confused with lavender. 1 in 3,000-4,000 pieces will be pink or peach.

represents: pure love, friendship, affection, and partnership.

• Black:

extremely rare as there is no “true” black sea glass, this usually has a different hint of colour but is so thickly pigmented that light cannot come through. in modern times, it can be found in champagne bottles.

represents: protection, banishing, and hope.

• Opaque Milk Glass

extremely rare, milk glass scatters light due to a different dispersion of particles and can vary in opacity. opacifiers can be bone ash, arsenic, tin dioxide, or antimony compounds. 1 in 50,000 pieces will be opal.

represents: the moon and lunar energy.

• UV Glass

moderately rare, this glass appears seafoam, white, lavender, or red and originates from the depression-era. under a blacklight, they will be revealed to glow!

You’ll need:

1 glass jar

½ to 1 cup salt

3 cloves garlic

9 dry bay leaves (crumbled)

7 tsp. dried Basil

4 tsp. dill seeds

1tsp sage

1tsp anise

1tsp black pepper

1tsp fennel

1 bowl

In the morning ideally on a bright sunny day assemble the items. Place in the bowl and say: “Salt that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the cloves of garlic: “Garlic that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the bay leaves:“Bay that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the basil and say: “Basil that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the dill and say: “Dill that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the sage and say: “Sage that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the anise and say: “Anise that protects, protect my home and all within.” Add the fennel and say: “Fennel that protects, protect my home and all within.”

Mix together the salt and the herbs with your hands, throughout the movement of your hands and fingers lend energy to the potent protective items, visualize your home safe and as a shining secure place. Pour the mixture in the jar and cap tightly.

 Place it in your home with these words:

 “Salt and herbs, nine times nine Guard now this home of mine”

-Berk

Back to Bottle and Jar Magic Masterpost

Not every witch has access to metaphysical shops that sell specialty herbs, or herbs you can’t find in your local grocery store, so here is a list of common herbs and spices that you can easily access, or that you may already have! 

Aside from obtaining these herbs and spices individually, look for bottles of poultry or beef seasoning, and other seasoning blends (Cajun, Italian, etc.) - they usually contain a variety of these herbs in one convenient container. 

Allspice - prosperity, luck, healing, energy

Anise Seed - protection, happiness, enhanced psychic ability, cleansing, warding off nightmares and disturbing dreams

Basil -  love, banishing, wealth, success, sympathy, protection; dispelling confusion, fears, and weakness

Bay Leaf - wishes, protection, good fortune, success, purification, strength, healing, inducing prophetic dreams, enhanced psychic ability

Black Pepper - protection, banishing, cursing

Chamomile - peace, relaxation, restful sleep, love, healing, luck, prosperity, removing curses or negating spells

Chili Powder - love, fidelity, cursing, removing curses or negating spells

Cinnamon - success, healing, protection, power, love, luck, strength, prosperity

Cloves - protection, love, prosperity, banishing, friendship, stopping gossip

Cumin - love, fidelity, protection, banishing, preventing theft

Dill - prosperity, protection, luck, lust

Fennel - strength, vitality, sexual virility; prevents curses and wards off negative energy

Garlic Powder & Garlic Salt - healing, protection, banishing, cleansing, purification

Ginger - sensuality, sexuality, personal confidence, prosperity, success, health, protection, new experiences and adventures

Mace - concentration, focus, self-discipline, studying

Marjoram - cleansing, purification, dispelling negative energy, protection, love, wealth, revealing the truth through dreams, overcoming sadness and grief

Mustard Seed - courage, endurance, preventing physical injury, luck, success

Nutmeg - prosperity, luck, protection, intellect, removing curses

Onion Powder & Onion Salt - prosperity, stability, endurance, protection, breaking bad habits, cleansing

Oregano - happiness, strength, energy, vitality 

Paprika - energy

Red Pepper - energy, banishing, cursing

Rosemary - healing, love, lust, improved memory, dispelling negative energy, cleansing, warding off nightmares

Sage - cleansing, purification, wisdom, healing, dispelling negative energy, wishes, overcoming grief and loss

Sea Salt - cleansing, purification, banishing, protection

Sesame Seed - prosperity, lust, passion

Tarragon - healing, compassion

Thyme - loyalty, affection, strength, courage, banishing, cleansing, healing, luck, prosperity, restful sleep, warding off nightmares

Turmeric - cleansing, purification

Common spice brands include: 

McCormick

Mrs. Dash

Lawry’s

The Quadruplicities of the Zodiac

The quadruplicities are aspects of matter and force in the universe. They can be thought of as the subtle push behind the four elements of the zodiac chart : Fire, Earth, Air, Water.

The Quadruplicities are: Cardinal, Mutable and Fixed. As your chart has all 12 signs; the houses these signs fall into will point as to what areas of life these energies dominate. This gives you clues as to how to maximize your potentiality.

Cardinal ~ is the Active force. Movement that is inspired to create and procreate. It is the start, it is not the maintenance and not the culmination. Digging too many shallow wells is the ill-dignified quality of this energy. The Cardinal signs are Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. The Cardinal signs in your chart will show areas where self assertion is easy for you.

Aries is direct, uncomplicated and to the point, an outgoing energy. They are the change.

Cancer is subjective and assertive emotionally; actively acknowledging the feelings in their activity.

Libra is self assertive on the mental platform and they assert harmony and alliances in their activity.

Capricorn is activity directed toward social prestige and importance in the outer world. They walk the walk.

Fixed ~ is the force of Will. They are the force of consistency and persistence. Patience is natural. Fixed signs are actions with principles. They are the planners, formula makers and constructors. When ill-dignified this energy can be so fixed to a fault and become stubborn. It then descends into dark ignorance or complacency. The Fixed signs are also points of personal power in your chart. They are the reservoirs of hidden energy in the chart ~ in this light they serve a special purpose and those with dominant fixed signs or rising, sun or moon fixed signs have a special purpose to fulfill in this respect.

Taurus is the latent hidden power ready to burst forth and give life.

Leo is the active power that sustains life.

Scorpio is the occult power over life and death.

Aquarius is the power of the highest wisdom in the worldly realm.

Mutable ~ is flexibilty, adaptability cohesion, synthesis and the wisdom attiained by opting for the rectification of apparent contradictions. Not being able to see the forest for the trees is the ill-dignified nature of Mutable signs. The descending energy leads to attempting to synthesize too many details and miss the operating principles. Hard aspects to these signs tend toward being constructive as the Mutable signs are solutions based. These signs are people signs and are therefore more open to suggestion then the cardinal and fixed.

Gemini ~ Synthesizing thoughts, the relationships and connections between.

Virgo ~ Synthesizing outward worldly actions to coincide with thoughts.

Sagittarius ~ Synthesizing passion and personal power with higher ideals.

strength

courage

fulfillment

energy

happiness

protection

prosperity

🕯 add cinnamon to your morning tea to start off the day with courage and energy

🕯 tie three sticks of cinnamon together with a red or black cord, place above a window or doorframe as a simple ward

🕯 using cinnamon incense ash to make black salt adds an extra layer of protection to your mix

🕯 watering your plants with cinnamon infused water can have added growth benefits and help keep fungus/pests at bay (**use sparingly with a pretty diluted mixture)

Simple Shapes to Look For in Tea Reading

House: represents the self; if the house is in good repair, so are you

Sharp object: danger

Clover: good luck

Cat: brief illness

Key: a new venture is coming

Diamond: expect money from an unexpected source

Birds: good omens

Heart: a reward is coming your way

Snake: wisdom

Triangle: good karma

Square: caution!

Circle: success ahead

Numbers: indicates time in months, days, or years

Leaf: a new lease on life

Telephone: a message is coming

Mountain: an unfinished task is dogging you

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still currently offering tarot readings to get money together during quarantine; i also offer custom sigils for just $1!

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one card question; $1

two card spread; $2

three card spread; $3

four and five card spreads; $5

six and seven card spreads; $7

celtic cross reading; $12

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Well, I am hardly an expert, but I can point you in the direction of others who are!

Introduction

Divination Intro

Tarot Cards

How to Get Started in Tarot

How to Read Tarot Cards When You Don’t Know Shit

Tips for Interpreting Tarot Cards

Reverse Tarot Cards

Yes/No Tarot Tips

Moon Phase Tarot Spread

How to Cleanse your Cards

Cartomancy

Cartomancy ABC Guide

Cartomancy: The Suits

How to Cleanse your Cards

Tasseography

Tasseography Guide

Lithomancy

Preparing a Lithomancy Set

Scrying

Scrying [Witchcraft 101]

Scrying Tips

Runeology

A Guide to Greek Alphabet Divination (Runes)

An Introduction to Norse Runeology

Elder Futhark Rune Correspondences

Blooding Runes

Candle Work

Reading a Candle

Reading a Candle (Yes/No Questions)

Misc.

Lesser known forms of Divination

Seashell Divination

Hex Positive

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used for protection, banishing, power, cursing/hexing, chaos magick, or as a strong symbol of fire for a spell/alter.

sea salt

chili powder

black pepper

cinnamon

red chili flake

crush everything till combined in mortar & pestle, charge with candles before use if desired to reawaken your salt

Honey Oat Bread

Ingredients:

- 1 cup milk (almond or soy for vegan or dairy free)

- 2 tbsps unstated butter or margarine

- ¼ cup honey (agave for vegan)

- ¼ cup water, lukewarm

- 2 ¼ tsps instant yeast

- 3 cups all-purpose flour

- ¾ cup oats (instant or old fashioned)

- 1 ½ tsp salt

For topping:

- 1 ½ - 2 tbsps honey, warmed (agave for vegan)

- 1 ½ -2 tbsps oats

Directions:

- In a small bowl heat the milk so that it is warm enough to melt the butter, but not boiling. Add the butter, stirring until melted, then stir in the water and honey.

- Stir the yeast into the mixture and let sit for 15 minutes until bubbly.

- In a large bowl, or the bowl of a standing mixer, combine the flour, oats, and salt.

- Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture, mixing with a dough hook or spoon until it just comes together to form a dough. Knead in the mixer or by hand for 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.

- Cover the bowl with a clean dry towel and allow to rise until doubled, about ½ to 1 hour.

- Once doubled, with your fingers, flatten the dough into a 9 by 12-inch rectangle. Tightly roll the dough, tucking the ends as needed, into a loaf. Place the shaped dough into a lightly greased 9×5-inch loaf pan, cover with a clean dry towl, and allow to rise until doubled, about ½ to 1 hour.

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (180 C). Place an empty loaf pan on the bottom rack of the oven and bring 2 cups of water to a boil.

- When the loaf is doubled again, brush the top with the warmed honey and sprinkle with the oats.

- Place the bread in the oven and pour the boiling water into the empty loaf pan on the bottom rack of the oven. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until the bread is deep golden brown and the internal temperature is about 190 degrees.

- Transfer to a wire cooling rack and allow to cool completely before serving.

Magickal Correspondences:

- Bread ~ (in general) kinship, sustenance

- Oat ~ grounding, prosperity

- Butter ~ smoothing relationships, spirituality, tenacity

- Milk ~ Goddess energy, love, nurturing, spirituality

- Water ~ purification

- Flour ~ revealing hidden matters, consistency

- Honey ~ happiness, healing, love, lust, purification, spirituality, sweet things in life, weight loss, wisdom

- Salt ~ cleansing & purification, grounding, protection

- Yeast~  grounding, purification

Lemon Chamomile Whipped Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients:

- 2 cups salted butter or margarine, very soft

- 1 cup powdered sugar

- 1 tsp vanilla extract

- ½ cup cornstarch

- 3 cups all-purpose flour

- 3 tsps lemon zest

- 3 tsps loose chamomile tea

Directions:

- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Lighty grease three baking sheets.

- Using a hand-held electric beater, cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla until very creamy.

- Gradually beat in the cornstarch and flour.

- Beat in the lemon zest and chamomile. Continue to beat the batter for a full 10 minutes until it looks like slightly overbeaten whipped cream (see notes).

- Drop the batter by heaping tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets.

- Bake the cookies for approximately 15-20 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven just as they start to brown on the bottoms.

- Let the shortbread cookies cool on the cookie sheet for at least 10 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Do be careful when moving them as they will fall apart if you transfer them too soon.

Notes:

- If you use a stand-mixer instead of a hand held electric beater, the cookies will fall flat. If you want to use your stand mixer, please make sure to reduce the time you mix the batter.

Magickal Correspondences:

- Cookies ~ (in general) nurturing, love

- Lemon ~ faithfulness, friendship, happiness, longevity, love, marriage

- Butter ~ smoothing relationships, spirituality, tenacity

- Vanilla ~ joy, love, luck, lust, mental powers

- Chamomile ~ the sun, purification, protection, calming, luck

- Flour ~ revealing hidden matters, consistency

- Sugar ~ love

Honey Lavender Lemonade

Ingredients:

- 1 ½ cups honey lavender simple syrup (recipe below)

- 1 ½ cups lemon juice

- 2 ½ cups water, sparkling water, or sparkling wine

Honey Lavender Simple Syrup:

Ingredients:

- I cup honey (granulated sugar for vegan)

- ½ cups water

- 1 tbsp lavender buds

Directions:

- Stir all ingredients together in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.

- Remove from heat and refrigerate. Strain out buds before using.

Directions:

- Stir all ingredients together until combined. Serve over ice.

Magickal Correspondences:

- Lemonade ~ love, purification

- Lemon ~ faithfulness, friendship, happiness, longevity, love, marriage

- Honey ~ happiness, healing, love, lust, purification, spirituality, sweet things in life, weight loss, wisdom

- Lavender ~ fertility, love, purification, relaxation, rest

- Water ~ purification