little witchy corner

If you are feel called to work but are tired/drained, sit outside. Take in all the energies around you. Nature can help charge you

Every witch does a little bit of a bunch of types of magic but sticks mainly to one or two in general. You usually won't be eclectic forever. You'll find what magics work best with you.

Never be lazy or cut corners with spirits. Always be respectful and always tell them to leave when you're done

When you see a plant or ingredient with a long list of properties, there are different things at play. Season of collection, the part of the plant, the health of the plant, etc all play a role in impacting which properties it will carry.

Don't call on spirits unless you have confidence and control

Be careful with sea/water magic. Get into it gently and slowly until you have the energy figured out because it can get out of hand quickly.

Adding a little pinch of magic into your breakfast can make a major difference in your day.

Your personal emotions/feelings over something will impact a work

Planting some plants is good, not only to have a garden, but the dirt helps cleanse you too. Get all dirty and muddy. It's good for ya

Not all trees are nice

The more you listen to your intuition, the easier it will be to tell it apart from your anxieties and worries

Incense is very easy to make which is why it's usually cheap to buy. But you can find a million tutorials online on how to make your own personal incense which is great if you want a spell to take effect over a while but also want to infuse the fire energy in it.

The more you work with something the better feel you get for it. Cinnamon goes in almost everything i cook and most of my spells because me and cinnamon just get right along

One home ward for general protection, probably as a container spell or as an artificial spirit (perhaps using clove, red pepper, cinnamon, and soil or dust from the corners of the home/property), for the purpose of keeping out ill-fortune, ill-intent, and unwanted guests

One completely separate home ward, probably as a container spell (perhaps using dill, rosemary, and garlic), for the purpose of keeping out uninvited spirits, unwanted spirits, and malefica sent intentionally or unintentionally by other practitioners

One heavy-duty protective amulet, probably made of rusty nails or a piece of hematite or otherwise iron, for the purpose of behaving as a suit of heavy armor in case of spiritual alarm; to be carried about as you solve the problem; the effects of which may be encumbering and too imposing for everyday use

One more mild protective amulet (perhaps made of amethyst jewelry, or an acorn, or an oak twig cross), for the purpose of providing an immediate protection against ill spirits and energies; to be worn when a shield is desired, but a shielding energy-working technique is too draining or time-consuming; should be comfortable to wear as often as desired

Of all of these things, avoid repeating ingredients across charms, unless you are in special allyship with a certain spirit.

Those persons also suffering from nightmares or disturbed dreams may also benefit from:

One bedroom ward, probably a container spell or Witch's Ladder (perhaps containing star anise, amethyst, knotted cord, spiders or the forms of spiders, and rosemary), for the purpose of tangling up ill spirits and ill energies which inspire bad dreams.

a path and practice challenge, designed to write down and study plants in your practice, where you will spin the wheel and get a plant or herb to write a page on. It can be online or in your own grimoire.

Spin this wheel

You can include this information and more! This is just a starting off point - Common Name, Scientific Name, Name in different language that is apart of your practice - Medicinal & Scientific Properties - How it grows, its needs, and how to forage it properly - Culinary Purpose - History and Folklore - Ways to use it in your magical practice Other things to do - draw a picture of it - go searching for it in nature or in the grocery store and take a photo - cook a dish with it - design a spell around it

Have fun and tag it with #TheHerbalisciousChallenge

I’m still a witch when I’m elbow deep in dishwater. Sure you can use it to rinse away things you don’t want in your life, but you don’t have to. Doing the dishes is magical by virtue of the witch doing it.

I don’t know, it just feels like there’s sometimes pressure to be . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. aesthetic . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. about everything, or you aren’t doing it right; nothing could be further from the truth.

The God of the witches; Margaret Murray

Treading the Mill; Nigel Pearson

The Devil’s Dozen; Gemma gary

The black toad; Gemma Gary

Traditional Witchcraft A Cornish Book of Ways; Gemma gary

A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the occult

Mastering Witchcraft; Paul Huson

The crooked Path; Kelden

The Witch cult in western Europe; Margaret Murray

folk witchcraft: a guide to lore, land, and the familiar spirit for the solitary practitioner; Roger J horne

The Witches' Devil: Myth and Lore for Modern Cunning; Roger J horne

A Broom at Midnight: 13 Gates of Witchcraft by Spirit Flight; Roger J horne

The Witch's Art of Incantation: Spoken Charms, Spells, & Curses in Folk Witchcraft; Roger j Horne

The black Book of Isobel Gowdie: and other Scottish Spells & Charms

Cartomancy in Folk Witchcraft: Playing Cards and Marseille Tarot in Divination, Magic, and Lore; Roger J Horne

Alive With Spirits: The Path and Practice of Animistic Witchcraft

Besom, Stang and Sword: A Guide to Traditional Witchcraft, the Six-Fold Path and the Hidden Landscape

The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe, Brian P. Levack

The Malleus Maleficarum

The clovenstone working; Robin Artisson

Demons and Spirits of the land, Claude Lecouteux

Under the witching tree; Corinne Boyer

Letters From The Devil’s Forest; Robin Artisson

The magic of the horse shoe; Lawrence

stay alive

stay safe

Drink some water

eat something

get back into the things you love

Unclench your jaw

do some self-care

Take a shower or bath