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One of my New Year’s resolutions is to buy all of my magick supplies - candles, herbs, crystals, etc. - from Black-owned businesses this year but I couldn’t find a comprehensive list anywhere.

So, I’m starting a list of online stores, so I’ll know where to go. 

Black Cat Apothecary ~ Dallas Hoodoo Drug Store

The Original Grandma’s Candle Shop

Serpent’s Kiss ~ Magick Shop & Botanica

Demure Lyfe

Nirvana Wild

Free Spiiirit

Strings of Success

JDRXX on StoreEnvy

REDWholistic on Etsy

Siren Garden

Ashley’s Naturals

What’s the worst that could happen? ....In the worst case scenario, a witch with a lot of practice with astrology gets that information and uses it to manipulate you. That is the concern with revealing this information. The more you give out, the more risk there is.

So, for example, if I know you are an Aquarius sun, I can guess that you might be creative, and intellectual. You might seem aloof or withdrawn, and you hold emotions in high value. That is some pretty basic information, and it is very general, but you can still make a few guesses around how a person may act/react based on that. This gives me a lot of info on how you normally appear/act, and I can use this to judge how you might be reacting to x scenario.

Now, if I also know that you are, for example, an Aries moon, I now also have important information about your emotional and secret side. People with their moon in Aries can often be bold, and flexible, but also domineering, impatient, and impulsive when dealing with emotional issues. If I know this, as well as the information about the Aquarius sun, I can make even more assumptions about you, and know how better to harm.abuse.manipulate you.

Adding information about your rising sign narrows this down even more. I hope you can see the pattern. 

The exact time, date, and location of your birth.

These three items are what make your chart. And thanks to technology, these three items can be used to build your chart on a variety of free websites. This also means you should NEVER pass your natal chart around for everyone in the world to see [read on for more details].

Because your natal chart is determined by the Time, Date, and Location of birth, missing any piece of information actually results in inconsistencies or errors in your chart. I have deadass met someone who was "the wrong sign," per their birth date. Had they not provided the date and location, I would not have known that "wrong sign" was actually correct! By 20 minutes!

Someone can look at your chart and find every area where you may be weak, vulnerable, or more likely to cave in to the desires of others. Some astrologers are talented enough at reading charts that they may even be able to predict what your life has been like growing up, and even what failures your parents and grandparents have made that have lead to you, and how they impact you. They may even be able to see some of your vices.

Charts can be used to expose the good, and the potential within! They can show you where to put more effort in, what steps to take to be more successful, what to avoid, and what things you need to confront about yourself to be able to grow and really be the best YOU you can be! But that also means that someone can get in your way at every turn, on purpose, to stop you from achieving your goals.

The reason you don't want someone to have your entire chart? Is because there is a lot of damage that can be done if it falls into the wrong hands. Your love life. Your family life. Your social life. Your work life. Your desires. The list goes on. Additionally, there is more than one way to read your chart, and more types of astrology than Western Astrology.

All three pieces of information could also be used to potentially draw up different types of chart, or be applied to different forms of astrology and those results can also open you up to get hurt.

If you are purchasing a reading from someone regarding your astrology, you must ALWAYS be sure they have no ill will. Remember you are paying that person for the time they spent studying the craft, for their time and attention, and for the security that the above calls for.

Hey everyone! This is my list of resources I have made over the course of the existence of this blog, pertaining specifically to death witchcraft and spirit work. (EDIT: I also added divination because it is such a vital part of my own practice) I hope it helps some of you, and provides a resource for you to use! I’ve also thrown in my death work stuff as well. These posts are all mine, coming from separate blogs at times ( @shipping-the-gods , @the-daily-diviner, and @tarnished-headstone (@witchthatiam/@lonesome-bones are the names of this blog from a while ago)); none of these blogs are active. The only blogs I am active on are @shroud-of-roses and @breathing-in-gilded-dust (dodekatheism blog). 

Please note you can do these three practices individually, I just choose to put them together for my own personal practice! Pick what you like and use it if you desire.  

Thanks, 

Olivia 

Resources, Essays, and Tips:

Dead Spiders and Other Tiny Corpses

Connecting With Human Spirits When You Don’t Have Access to a Graveyard

How to Deal With Angry Spirits and Banish Them if You Need To 

Ways to Get to Know Death and Its History

Symbolism for Death Witches and Spirit Workers

What to Do When Your House Rules Have Been Violated

Spirit Worker Tip 

Fun/Unique Spirit Vessel Ideas

Spirit Summoning Bath Spell 

Forgotten Dead Funeral 

Death Witch Decor and Crafts

Selfcare for Death Witches

Tips for Setting Up a Shrine/Altar for Spirit Work 

Vessels for Death Energy

How to Call Non-Human Spirits

Sweet Passing Potion

Sweet Passing Potion (Pet Edition)

How I Bind Spirits to Vessels 

How I Cleanse Spirit Vessels for Their Future Inhabitants 

Building Spirit Vessels 

Death Witchery in the Dead of Winter

Basic Offering Ideas for Spirits 

Fearing Death - A Guide for Aspiring Death Workers and Witches

Death Witch Rituals - My Basic List (AKA What do death witches do?)

Creating and Enchanting Wards

Warding While Watched - A Secret Witch’s Guide 

Funeral Bouquets and Correspondences 

Dying Does Not Always Inhibit Your Power

Ancestral Recipes

The Butterfly’s Place in Death Witchery

General Tips for Beginner Death Witches

My Methods and Tips for Astral Travel 

Advice on Understanding Cultural Appropriation 

Collecting Bones Ethically and Legally

Greeting the (Human) Dead - Bronwyn’s Guide

Spirit Work Terminology

Death Witches Digging in the Dirt: Flowers and Funerals

The Elements of Death Witchery/Work

Ancestral Devotional 

Spells & Rituals:

“Here Lies the Ashes of My Past” Ritual

Essence of Death Potion (to overcome your fear of death)

Passing on Spell for Deceased Spirits 

“Lull Me to Sleep” Ritual for A Passing Person

Divination: 

Divining the Future With the Dead

Herbs for Divination 

My Tips for Learning Card Meanings for Divination 

How to Make a Divination Cloth 

How to Cleanse Your Divination Tools 

Teas to Drink Before Doing Divination 

How to Record Your Divination Sessions 

Mirror Gazing to See Your True Self 

Beginner Tips for the New Scryer

Divination Chants

How to Wax Scry 

How to Do a Nephelomancy Reading (Cloud Scrying)

How to Do a Stichomancy Reading

How to Use a Pendulum 

How to Smoke Scry 

How to Deal With Negative Readings You’ve Done for Someone Else

How to Design and Create Your Own Cartomancy System

Blessing Water for Your Divination Tools 

DIY Scrying Mirror

How to Scry 

Meditation to Reveal Psychic Abilities

Halloween Divination Ritual

DIY Scrying Mirrors - The Frugal/Secret Way

Curio Casting - How I Do It 

My Cartomancy System 

Scrying With Spirits: Bronwyn’s Complete Guide

Free Curio Casting Board Set

Pendulum Map DIY

How to Make a Cartomancy Spread

My Symbols and Artwork for Death Witches/Workers

The Gatekeeper 

Ally of the Dead

Metamorphosis Through Death

Other Recommended Resources:

The Order of the Good Death (not witchcraft, but death work is essential to my own practice)

@death-witch-envy (tumblr death witch blog, who I love dearly. Yunan has a few witchy zines, too!)

@darkfyretheumbrawitchreturns (He is an umbra witch, and, again, a good friend of mine)

@nightmarist (has many wonderful resources on shadow work and the like)

Master-List of Death Witches, Spirit Workers, and Necromancers on Tumblr  

Some fun things:

Death Witch Aks

Your Official Death Witch ™ Name   

Audience of Bones - My 13 Card Oracle Deck

My Small Oracle Deck - The Things I’ve Seen in Holloway

Dark Workings - A Youtube Playlist for Your Rituals 

Encouragement from One Witch to Another

Another Encouragement (about defining your path)

One More Thing:

Wording a spell correctly is extremely important! We’ve all heard the stories of someone who cast a spell and technically had it come true, but in a way that wasn’t what they actually wanted at all! Here’s a list of common “loopholes” spells will take to get the job done, and how to make sure you get what you want!

🕯Taking its time- “I want money,” you tell the Universe, hoping to get some help with rent. Well, rent comes and there’s no extra cash in sight! Then, two weeks later, a surprise wad of cash all but lands in your lap. The spell came true, but not in time for when it mattered. This is easily fixed by adding “…by the end of the month,” or specifying what the money is for, which in this case was this month’s rent.

🕯No help needed- “I want money,” you say again. Magic will often take the path of least resistance, so if you’ve already got a paycheck on the way, the spell might not do much besides make sure it doesn’t get lost. There. Money. It can be good to specify that you want your spell to work in addition to everything you’re already doing!

🕯 Bare minimum- This time from your money spell, it arrives on time from an unexpected source! But it’s a quarter you found on the ground. Maybe three quarters. Not much help! If your intent would require the money to be close to a certain amount or any other specific like that, let it be known! The universe isn’t there to make assumptions.

🕯 For the worst- Let’s say you have two friends that have been flirting, so you cast a nice little spell to let any mutual interest between them blossom into a relationship and save them some trouble. It happens, but it turns out they do NOT work well with each other. They are interested in each other, but argue constantly and bring out the worst in each other. The relationship is hurting them both. You had the absolute best of intentions, but there was no way of knowing that would happen! This is why a lot of witches include the phrase, “for the highest good” in their spells, as a failsafe for any unexpected pitfalls like this that may be lurking. The universe will see them but doesn’t know to care unless you specify.

🕯Another layer- Once I made a dream bear to bring me more dreams. Well, I had lots more dreams, but couldn’t remember any of them! I didn’t think that was something I needed to specify. Make sure you hit every point you need to be satisfied with a result.

As a general rule, if my spell includes a prayer or petition of any sort, I take a few minutes and comb through it for stuff like this beforehand. What am I specifying? What am I leaving up to interpretation? Could any of that manifest in a way I would be unhappy with? Take a little time before you start casting to smooth out all those wrinkles! Best of wishes!

I initially got the idea for this curse from a tumblr post about sealing a piece of cheese in a jar and letting it rot. I have no idea where this post went but this is my highly effective cheese curse that I’ve used a few times now.

Components:

A piece of cheese

A coffee filter (or otherwise biodegradable piece of paper like newspaper, tissue paper, etc).

Black string

Baneful ingredients like chili peppers

A taglock of the target (I get a piece of paper and write their names on it or their screen name etc. Do not obtain saliva, hair, or any other physical things through force.)

Optional: a plant (especially aloe vera)

Directions

Take your piece of cheese. It can be any type of cheese. I’ve used gruyere, mozzarella, etc. Any cheese works! Place it on your coffee filter and add your baneful ingredients. Then add your taglock. As you fold your coffee filter around your components, whisper an incantation along the lines of “your power and influence will rot as this cheese does. May you harm no one else with your actions. The world will know your treachery.”

After I’ve finished speaking, I tie up the coffee filter and then I buried it in my aloe vera plant and I whispered “may the energy of your wrongdoing against all the people that you’ve harmed be transformed into healing energy for those affected but your influence.” And then I walk away and grab a snack.

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You will Need:

🍍1 cup of pineapple, sliced/cubed

🍍 4 cups of water

🍍 1 teaspoon lime juice

 🍍 6 white teabags

To Prepare:

🍍 Bring water to a boil. Add pineapple and lemon juice and simmer for 1 hour

🍍Turn off water, add teabags and let sit for 1 hour

🍍 Strain and Enjoy!

Physical benefits of Pineapple include: A plethora of vitamins and antioxidents that can help boost the immune system, build strong bones and aid indigestion. Pineapples have tons of vitamin C, manganese, dietary fiber and bromelain.

If you donot have your own set of tarot/oracle cards. you can use normal playing cards instead!

How to

Use them just like oracle/tarot cards.

First charge the deck, you do this by holding them in your dominant hand and pushing your energy into them, then touch each card one by one. fan the deck out in your non-dominant hand and ask for guidance and clear readings (from who ever you want readings to be influenced by, eg: god/dess, universe, spirits) From here I like to start with a little game to make sure the cards are giving me accurate readings, pick a person you know really well, then ask the deck for a card that represents that person the best, find the meaning, and if the card is accurate you’re good to go. if not cleanse it in the moon light or under salt then try again (you can skip this step, it just lets me know my cards are accurate and it also shows me a bit of the personality of the deck) Now you are ready for your reading, you can do a simple single card draw for advise to keep in mind for the day, or a 3 card draw 1- past 2-present 3- future, there are of cause a bunch of very complicated card spreads and alot of simple once, they aren’t hard to find

Mark the tops end of the cards so you can tell if they are reversed when you draw them

Meanings

Hearts

Ace A love letter, or some other pleasant news (reversed: A visit from a friend)

King  A fair, liberal man (reversed: A meeting with disappointment)

Queen A mild, amiable woman (reversed: Possibility of having been crossed in love)

Jack A carefree bachelor who thinks only of pleasure (reversed: A discontented man, possibly connect with the military)

Ten Triumph, happiness (reversed: slight anxiety)

Nine Satisfaction, joy, success (reversed: A passing annoyance)

Eight  A fair persons affection (reversed: indifference)

Seven Pleasant thoughts, tranquility (reversed: tedium, weariness, boredom) 

Six A sea voyage, good luck (reversed: sudden change of fortune)

Five Dreams of great significance (reversed: jealousy)

Four An engagement to be wed (reversed: difficulty in choosing between two lovers 

Three Trust your instincts (reversed: danger of trouble through lack of prudence) 

Two Great success (reversed: exercise caution in business dealings) 

Diamonds 

Ace  A letter soon to be received (Reversed: a letter containing bad news)

King A fair man who can be cunning and dangerous (reversed: A very great threat caused by him)

Queen An ill-bred, scandal-loving woman (Reversed: she is to be feared)

Jack An unfaithful friend or employee (reversed: will cause many problems)

Ten A relocation of home of business, a journey (reversed: the change/journey is not for the better)

Nine Delay, with resultant annoyance (reversed: a quarrel with your family or lover)

Eight An attempt to make love (reversed: the attempt thwarted)

Seven Satire, mockery (reversed: a foolish scandal)

Six Unhappy ends to a marriage (reversed: loss of your possessions)

Five Children bringing joy, prosperity in business (reversed: a unexpected financial loss)

Four Trouble and aggravations (reversed: loss of a friend or a good employee) 

Three Disputes and arguments in the home or office (reversed: a law suit)

Two A love affair or close friendship developing (reversed: scandal, loss of a friend)

Clubs

Ace Joy, prosperity or god news (reversed: the joy will be of a brief duration) 

King A frank, liberal man, fond of serving him friends (reversed: he will meet with disappointment) 

Queen An affectionate, quick-witted woman (reversed: Jealousy and maliciousness) 

Jack A clever an enterprising young man (reversed: A harmless flirt and flatterer)

Ten Fortune, success and fame (reversed: need for success) 

Nine A legacy, unexpected gain (reversed: a disappointingly small gift received) 

Eight A dark persons affection. If returned they will result in great prosperity (reversed: an unwanted suitor) 

Seven A small debt repaid to you (reverse: an even smaller amount received, disappointment) 

Six  Hard work resulting in good prosperity (reversed: Hard work with little or no return)

Five Good prospects for the future, a possible wedding (reversed: Plans coming to nothing)

Four A change in fortune, impending evil (reversed: Sudden and unexpected bad luck)

Three Wealthy connections, possibly through marriage (reversed: loss of income)

Two A disappointment (reversed: opposition to your desires) 

Spades

Ace An emotional relationship that could cause trouble (reversed: unexpected bad news)  

King The envious man, an enemy or dishonest lawyer who is to be feared (reversed: impotence, malice)  

Queen A widow (reversed: a dangerous and malicious woman)

Jack A dark, ill-bred, young man (reversed: he is plotting against you)

Ten Grief, prison, restraint (reversed: brief affliction)

Nine News of a death (reversed: the death of a near relative)

Eight Approaching illness (reversed: a broken marriage engagement, and offer refused)

Seven Many annoyances (reversed: foolish intrigue)

Six Good plans and intentions meeting with failure (reversed: lack of ideas or plans) 

Five Quarreling brought about by short tempers (revered: bickering, petty annoyances)

Four Being passed over for a promotion, missed opportunities (reversed: jealousy and envy)

Three Faithlessness in love, bitter (reversed: news of indiscretions)