The Witch Of Derry

“Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones But Words Will Never Hurt Me”

“He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.” -‭‭Job‬ ‭5:19-20, 24‬ ‭(general protection)

“And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.” -Numbers‬ ‭10:35‬ ‭(protection while traveling)

“The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.” -Psalms‬ ‭18:2‬ ‭(protect home esp. from burglars)

“He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.” -Psalms‬ ‭18:48‬ ‭(protection from violence)

“Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah. Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.” -‭‭Psalms‬ ‭54:1-5‬ ‭(protection and reversals)

“Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.” -‭‭Psalms‬ ‭61:1-4‬ ‭(home protection)

“There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.” -Psalms‬ ‭76:3-4‬ ‭(protection esp. against magic attack)

“The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.” -Psalms‬ ‭121:5-8‬ ‭(protection esp. while traveling)

“Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” -Psalms‬ ‭124:6-8‬ ‭(protection against entrapment)

“Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.” -Psalms‬ ‭127:3-5‬ ‭(protection for children in mojo bags)

Spirit willing, body weak energy is what I seek

borrowed from above and below into my body, I bid it go

PROTECTION SPELL JAR

Ingredients:

(1) small jar

(some) blessed thistle - not a lot, but like a good pinch

(some) burdock - again, not a ton

(1) piece of obsidian

(1) piece of apache tears

(1) piece of Botswana agate

(1) piece of smoky quartz

(1) piece of jet

(1) small black candle

Steps:

1. Cast circle or clear energy or whatever you do before you ritual.

2. Cleanse ingredients - moon water, salt, energy, whatever.

3. Combine ingredients in jar.

4. Charge jar by sleeping with or putting it under the light of the moon or burying it or sticking it into running water (cap it tightly, first tho).

5. During full moon/new moon (whichever feels right for you), do your ritual thing, set candle upright in jar, and burn it. Let the wax seep into the herbs (WARNING: the herbs burn very easily and will make loud, scary popping noises. Avoid lighting the herbs on fire).

6. When candle is burned, cap your jar and stick it under your bed or in your closet.

CONGRATULATIONS!

You made a Protection Spell Jar! Your Jar’s ingredients have been specifically chosen for their protective, grounding, and negativity-clearing attributes. YOU making the jar has coded that protection to your energy! Keeping your Jar under your bed or in your closet (two of the most personal spaces we occupy on a daily basis) will allow it to suck up any negative energy that has been directed at you and provide you with protection.

Please note: Jar will absorb negative energy. Buy supplies in bulk if possible and make a new jar every 6 mos - 1 year.

Do away with your old, negativity filled jar by:

-thanking it for its help -releasing the negative energy back to the universe to be recycled -burying the herbs -and finally giving the jar and stones a good cleansing!

I love the moon! I saw this as a post forever ago or else I would link the original source but I cant find it

But his is my version! So I hope you like it

What You’ll Need •

§ Black/white/grey (or silver) yarn/string/ribbon etc (I sat mine in the full moon night overnight and sprinkled it with moon water :3 but this is totally optional) So, most of the colors of the moon § Items that appeal to your God/god/goddess/deity/ect. (I used stones/shiny things/a pretty moon earring that I lost the other one xD) § (optional) Incense, tea

How To º

Okay, so this is about artistic freedom! You can weave, knit, crochet, braid, or anything else. However I weaved mine, Black, White, then Grey. However or simplicity I’ll tell you how to do the braid 

∞ Take your black, white, and grey strands and tie them together at the top ∞ Then braid! ∞ As you braid you should be in a relaxing space, this is the time to light some incense and brew some tea, you want this braid to remind you of good times.  ∞ If you have beads weave ‘em in ∞ Take the time to pray to whatever you believe in and thank them for making/supporting the moon! ∞ Once you get to the end you can tie it or leave it as is for a fringe  ∞ Finish decorating however you like

Witchy Meanings ⦿

Protection ~ Gratefulness ~ Help With Wisdom ~ Calming ~ Help with Moon Magick ~ Strength 

And whatever meanings that relate to the extra things you put on your braid/the incense you used/the tea you brewed 

This was the first “real” spell I ever did (i.e., the first one that involved more than just me focusing my intent alone in my bedroom) and I had a really positive experience with it, so I thought I’d share! It’s a little more complicated than some of my other spells, but I was still able to round up all the components easily and for not a lot of money.

Note: I am not a Wiccan, so my spells do not include a lot of Wiccan ritual steps like casting a circle, calling on the God and Goddess, etc. This is just my preference, and if you want to add those or any other steps that aren’t included here, please feel free! Your craft is your craft, so personalize it as you see fit!!

What You Will Need:

something to cleanse your work space before you begin – incense is perfect

a green candle (green represents money, abundance, and material success) (I know mine is more teal than green, but it’s the thought that counts. Work with what you have.)

one or two white candles (white represents purification and attracts positive energy) 

a small mason jar

several coins – they don’t have to all be the same, but you should use something that has real monetary value and not, say, Monopoly money (I used nine coins, because I like to work with the number nine in my magic. Use however many feels right to you, although I would recommend at least three.)

Optional Components:

a small citrine crystal (associated with wealth and abundance)

a small green aventurine crystal (associated with new opportunities, wealth, and good luck)

cinnamon essential oil or cinnamon powder (cinnamon is known to “boost” other magical energies and is also said to attract money)

anything else that feels appropriate to you!!

Casting the Spell:

Do what you need to do to get in the mood. Maybe meditate for a few minutes, put on some instrumental music, burn your favorite incense, etc.

Take a moment to ground and center yourself.

Cleanse your work space. I’m trying to get away from smudging with sage because it’s part of a larger appropriation of Native American religious practice, but I used it for this spell because I’m trying to use up what I already have so that I don’t waste it.

Light your candles. (Optional: Add a drop of cinnamon essential oil to your candles’ wicks before you light them, or sprinkle a bit of cinnamon powder onto the flames immediately after lighting. Just be careful, as this may cause the flames to flare up for a couple of seconds.)

Focus on your financial and career goals, and on the obstacles that stand between you and those goals. Visualize yourself overcoming these obstacles and reaching your goals. (Note: It’s best to be reasonable with your goals here. No spell is going to make you a millionaire overnight.) 

Take one of your coins, and hold it tightly in both hands. Keep focusing on your financial/career goals. Recite this incantation: “I have a job that I love, a job that makes me happy, a job that pays well.” 

Drop the coin into the mason jar. 

Repeat this process of picking up a coin, focusing your intent, saying your incantation, and dropping it into the jar until all of your coins are in the jar. 

After you have added your last coin to the jar, sit and meditate on your intention for a few minutes. Watch the candles burn down and continue to focus on your goals.

Optional Step: If you choose to include the citirine and green aventurine, or any other stones, meditate with them now. Take one of the crystals in each hand and focus on the abundance and success that they will bring into your life. After a few moments, add them to the jar with the coins.

Once you feel ready to end the ritual, blow out your candles. If they’re small enough to fit inside your mason jar, place them inside. (Optional: If you included cinnamon oil/powder, add some of that to the jar as well.) Seal the jar up tightly. Keep it somewhere safe to attract abundance, and meditate with it before job interviews.

Ground and center yourself before you start cleaning up. I don’t personally cleanse the space after these kinds of spells, since the whole point is to draw positive energy to me, but if you want to smudge again by all means do. 

This probably goes without saying, but the way magic works is to enhance your mundane efforts – it’s not a substitute for them. You can’t expect this spell to land you a new job if you never fill out a single application. Ask around, see what businesses around you are hiring, and always stop by in person to introduce yourself to the person in charge. (Some businesses automatically dismiss your application if you never follow up in person.) 

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Basics

Beginner Witch Tips

Witch Terminology

Basics of Astrology

Rituals of Power for the Eight Sabbats

Star Signs

How to do a sigil

Important Lists

Poisonous Herbs

Tarot cheat sheet

Moon Magick Prompts

A List of Basic Herbs

A-Z Incense List and Usage Spell

Witch Tools Meanings, Correspondences, and Uses

Witchy Sources

Christian things (bc the dood who asked me to do the thing is a Christain witch and I don’t wanna make two posts)

Imbolc verses for Christian Witches

Prayers for the Christian Witch

Correspondences

Candle Scent Correspondences

Colors in Magic

Random Stuff

Write Rhymes Easy Peasy

DIY Essential Oil

Grimoire Organization Ideas

How To Clone Your Herbs

Easy Beginner Spells 

A School Spell Jar

Masterpost of Simple Beginner Friendly Potions

Ways to feel more energized

Witch Tip

Memes

Christian Witches be Like:

A daily practice I picked up from my very devout family member

Try to always start your day with a shower; Bless the water you bathe or shower with, purifying it and cleansing yourself both physically and spiritually, also bless the first cup of water that day and make it a point for water be the first thing you put in your body everyday keeping you and the energies around you pure and creating a protective barrier in and around you in preparation for the day

Some prayers to use:

O water, creature of God, I exorcise you in the name of God the Father almighty, and in the name of Jesus Christ His Son, our Lord, and in the power of the Holy Spirit. I exorcise you so that you may put to flight all the power of the Enemy, and be able to root out and supplant that Enemy with his apostate angels: through the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who will come to judge the living and the dead and the world by fire. Amen.”

Divine Mother, Spirit of God that hovered over the face of the waters at creation, creator of Life and Giver of birth, purify and bless the water that touches me, that comes from the Earth your womb, wash away the impurities that keep me from you and distract me, fill me with the Living water through the power of my Lord Jesus Christ. AMEN

O Lord, Almighty God, who hast given us an ample supply of water, led off by pipes from this source, grant that, by Thy assistance and blessing and our cooperation, every diabolical attack and confusion may be kept off and that this water supply may always be pure and uncontaminated. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

We praise you, loving Father,

for the gift of your Son Jesus.

He was baptized in the River Jordan,

where your Spirit came upon him

and revealed him as the Son you love.

He sent his followers

to baptize all who turn to him.

Now, Father, we ask you to bless this water,

that those who are baptized in it

may be cleansed in the water of life,

and, filled with your Spirit,

may know that they are loved as your children,

Light a brown candle while you clean - it will keep you motivated and invite a feeling of home into your living space.

Brown: House and Hearth

Start small and with what interests you. Also go into some history and look at the crossover between paganism and Christianity and how it developed into modern practices. Whatever interest you, make a note and research that more.

There’s a lot to be had but two things I would suggest investing in would be an encyclopedia of saints and a good copy of the psalms. You could just go through a copy of the Bible and read from there, or there are a few books (I haven’t read) that cover the psalms alone like The Charmer’s Psalter by Gemma Gary, from a magical point of view.

Another book to look into would The Long Lost Friend. It’s a folk grimiore based in Pennsylvania Dutch Christian witchcraft.

Incense and novena candles, learn the less “popular” prayers like Hail Holy Queen (which I can only remember in Latin) and speaking of, looking more into Latin would probably give you some grasp of spell writing if that interest you.

The Mysteries and their meaning can be powerful when applied in rosary to certain situations: the glorious mysteries, the sorrowful mysteries, the joyful mysteries, the luminous mysteries. Also, the 7 sorrows of Mary will always have a special place in my heart, and the Servite rosary.

There’s a lot to dig into, last piece of advice. If someone says you can’t be Christian and a witch, say screw you, learn your history and get off my back. It’s not the easiest path to walk in the online age because everyone thinks you’re waiting for their opinion. And fair warning, you will get some people who bluster about the damage the Christian church has done to witches and minorities and native practices. Keep that in mind, because anytime you join something that has a problematic past, you enforce those issues if you don’t acknowledge them. Acknowledge, learn from them, and try and be better.

Go outside Witch ~

🌿Keep an observation journal with you always, especially during nature walks and nature meditations. Draw and take notes of your environment. Notice the shapes and textures of leaves, the color of sunlight, clouds passing, birds moving about, insects all around, listen for the wind. Hear the flowers dancing and singing their joyous songs.

🌿Start your journal entry with the date, time, weather, sunrise + sunset, moon phase, what you hear and what you see, write down a few reflections of the day. mount pressed leaves and flowers on your journal pages with or without tape if you don’t want to draw.

See: Soften your eyes, take in your surrounding area until you start becoming it.

Listen: Hear the crushing sounds of leaves beneath you, birds above you, water within you.

Touch: Close your eyes and FEEL the trees, the moss, the rocks, the bark, the leaves.

Taste: Bite into an evergreen needle

Smell: Take in the smells of damp wood, rich earth, spicy ferns.

The best antidote to the unknown is to learn as much as you can.

Blessed be,

🌠Some magic I recommend to use in your spells: psalms from the Bible, these are powerful prayers!

🌠The first is Psalms 29:1-4. This is amazing for commanding, asking God to aid you in your work and to achieve your goal.

1. Charge things through prayer.

2. Listen to or sing hymns or Christian music while working on witchy stuff.

3. If you go to church or another place of worship, you probably get nice community vibes from being there. Channel that sense of community into your tools to charge them. (Though, I still recommend praying before use.)

4. If your place of worship has stained-glass windows, try to sit in the light coming through them. In my experience, it’s a very cleansing and spiritual experience.

5. Create spells based on Bible verses or passages, like a glamour based on Song of Solomon chapter 4, or a spell to be more patient with others based on Matthew 7:5.

6. If you have concerns about whether you can really be both a Christian and a witch, consider the Magi.

This past Christmas season, around the time I was beginning to think about becoming a witch, our interim pastor gave a message discussing the Magi. She pointed out that they were astrologers, and that the word Magic actually comes from the word Magi. They read the stars, and God lead them to His Son. They were shown the way to Jesus through their astrology.

I’m not certain if magic truly exists, though I WANT to believe in it. But I firmly believe, if it DOES exist, it exists because God created it, just as He created the universe and all within it. And I believe that, just like medicinal plants, humans can use magic for good and bad purposes; because that’s how God designed it, giving us the free will to decide how we will use it.

If you’re having a serious issue with debating whether or not you can be a Christian witch, take a break. Pray about it. Maybe God has a plan for you that doesn’t include witchcraft. But, if you’re feeling brief flashes of guilt and wondering if you’re sinning because you have a crystal in your pocket, think about the Magi. God used their astrological practices to lead them to His Son. Who knows what you’ll be led to experience?