Ever Changing, Never the Same.

being low on time, effort, and energy does NOT make you a bad witch or pagan. it makes you human.

A nice cup and some clean, fresh, water on the altar can often be all you need for daily offerings

Grow a plant on your altar, use your weekly watering as a devotional act. Hermes is currently helping my peace lily grow :)

Draw their sigil on your nails and then paint over them with nail polish that matches their color correspondences.

If you can’t acquire alcohol for your deities (wine, vodka etc) because you’re too young, white vinegar also works. The quality we’re looking for is the purification aspect. White vinegar is natural, antibacterial and never goes bad. You can leave it on your altar until it evaporates if you want.

If you work with a deity involved with self love like Aphrodite, investing a little more time into your skin care and scent can be very rewarding. Nothing super boujie, it can be as simple as getting some nice smelling lotion at the dollar store.

Food and water offerings don’t have to be external, especially if you’re in the broom closet and don’t have an altar. Reserve the first bite of your meal for your deity. Savour its taste while you think about them. Pour yourself a crisp glass of cold water and guzzle it as a devotional act.

Use a washable or dry erase marker to draw sigils on your shower wall for bath rituals. It’ll come right off when you’re done.

Tea bags are just bags of dried herbs. You can use these as offerings or draw sigils on them and burn them for witchcraft. No one is ever suspicious about a little tea. Adding a tea bag to your water offerings also gives them an extra kick.

A couple dollars at the thrift store will take you a long way. I love thrifting items because they’re usually well loved. I especially like thrifting spirituality books that past practitioners have written in. Sometimes my deities communicate with me through the books that are available on any given day. If I was just talking to Leviathan about the power of water and I see a book about Hydromancy, I know that he’s sending me a sign. Like, 90% of the books Lucifer has sent me popped up at the thrift store. Most expensive one was $7.99. (and I tag swapped it for 2.99 😊 thanks, Hermes-

and on this note, literally steal. Not from small local thrift stores, but I mean this with my whole chest, steal from Value Village. If you can sneakily swap a tag and get something for cheaper literally do it. Value Village gets all their inventory for free I literally do not care. Corporate thrift stores don’t deserve rights. I steal from Value Village as a devotional act to Hermes 😊 lmao )

If you don’t have money to spend on really nice paintings and posters of your deities for your altar, start buying books about them. It’s a double win. A book about Greek religion will certainly have multiple beautiful sculptures and paintings of Aphrodite that I can cut out and put on my wall. A book about angels might have a cool painting of Lucifer. Books about Goddesses, ancient religions, anthropology, astrology etc. You get the opportunity to learn, and if it’s a book you don’t particularly care too much for, you can take it apart for imagery. People ask me all the time where I got all of my paintings and pictures from. BOOKS.

Does your deity have a kind of complicated sigil that you love but you also kinda hate redrawing every other day? Sorry Cerberus (Naberius) I love you but that sigil is so complicated babe.

Learn how to block print! It’s very simple. You get a block of linoleum (usually pretty cheap, I think mine were like $5) , some ink (~$10), and a carving tool (varies depending), and make a sigil stamp! All you gotta do is draw your sigil and carve it out nicely one time. You can still bless it and imbue it with your energy, and you can easily put it on prayers, talismans etc.

Antique Bone Dice Photo by Matthew Venus

Astragalomancy, which is a form of Cleromancy, is divination by use of dice. It is an ancient form of divination and is still used by many when seeking answer to the unknown.

One of the most common forms of Dice Divination used today is accomplished by using three dice.

The diviner will either draw out a circle, roughly eight inches or so, on a piece of paper or on the ground. Some diviners have a simple mat which they use for this that will have the circle pre-drawn. The question is posed and the dice are cast.

To determine the meaning of the reading the diviner will first examine if any dice have fallen outside of the circle.

1 dice outside - Difficulties lie ahead

2 dice outside- Arguments and Quarrels are likely

3 dice outside- A sign of luck and success (no reading needed)

The dice that land within the circle are totaled up and their sum indicates the message.

0,1,2 - No answer available. Ask another day

3 - a change in circumstances will happen soon

4 -  Unpleasantness, arguments, misunderstanding

5 - Unexpected surprise or information, your plans and wishes will be fulfilled

6 - Loss of some kind, most likely financial, possibly material, or a relationship

7-  Potential hardships, gossip, finances, etc. They will eventually be resolved

8- You should not act to hastily, lack of discretion may lead to misfortune

9- A possible union in love or in business , success in romance and/or gambling   10- New beginnings, possibly a birth, or a new job/promotion

11- Potential loss of a person, death, short term illness; or the return of a person who was estranged from you

12- Important communication will arrive soon, seek counsel if it is a legal matter, potential for a large sum of money

13- Continuation on your current path will lead to misery and difficulty

14- A friend or relative will offer their assistance, possibly an new romance arrives

15- Proceed with caution, avoid starting new projects for the next week, do not be drawn into gossip

16- A short trip will provide relief, entertainment, and potentially profit

17- Change of perspective, adjustment to plans may be needed, be receptive to the council of others, even those whom you don’t know

18- Luck, Success, Blessings, Attainment and Fulfillment

Some additional items to note

*If two dice fall one on top of the other while throwing the dice it means that you will receive a gift. Re-throw the dice for your reading.

*If you are throwing the dice on a tabletop and a one falls on the floor, you may lose a friend

*It is said that the dice shouldn’t be thrown on a Monday or Wednesday, nor should they be thrown more than three times for the same person in one day.

Matthew Venus

Want to bring other witches into your life? Sprinkle this powder around your home, on your shoes before you go out or dust some onto a burning candle.

Basil: The Witches’ Herb

Orange: Attraction & Drawing

Safe Space Spell for one of our commission patrons from The Witchy Stuff Patreon

You will need: Anise or  Lavender incense  stick and 3 candles. Go to the room you want to keep as a safe place. Put the candles infront of you (its better to sit down in the ground and have them near you). Light up the candles from left to right.  Then light up the incense stick. Close your eyes and think about all the things that make you calm and feel free.  When you are relaxed and in complete silence start chanting words that will bond the emotion you want to give to the place with the physical room.   The words can be anything you want that echo what you feel but you can also use the ones we wrote :

This place is safe from all harm Peace of mind will stay around and welcome any friendly smile

Localizing Magic is my series of posts dedicated to plants that grow wild or are otherwise readily available in the Southeastern United States. Each post gives a quick overview of the medicinal and magical uses for the plant in question. Please be sure to credit me if you use the text from any of these posts, as it is my own writing and research.

Bamboo

Crape Myrtle Dogwood

Hibiscus

Honeysuckle

Kudzu

Oak and Acorn

Periwinkle

Plantain

Sweetgum Seed Pods

Sweetgum Tree

Violet

Wild Strawberry

they’re called sweet gum tree balls ((or witches burrs)) and they fall off of sweetgum trees that are native to eastern north america, the eastern mediterranean, and east/southeast asia!

Rabītu Athirat Yam Lady Asherah, Lady of the Sea Hear my prayer, Goddess, Elah Queen of Heaven, Tree of Life Qodhesh, Qudhshu, Qetesh Goddess of Trees, Mother Hear my prayer. Brukha at Asherah, Elah, M'lekheth haShamayim.

Offerings of incense and honey cake to Lady Asherah, Queen of Heaven, ancient folk goddess of my ancestors, to celebrate the New Moon.

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"In Search of Asherah: The Lost Hebrew Goddess - Femmina Classica" https://femminaclassica.com/in-search-of-asherah-the-lost-hebrew-goddess/

"Asherah/Asherim: Bible | Jewish Women's Archive" https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/asherahasherim-bible

“Stand by the roads, and look,

and ask for the ancient paths,

where the good way is; and walk in it,and find rest for your souls.

I love fruits especially any with citrus in it, so this is my different correspondence of fruits.

Apple; healing, fidelity, fertility, intelligence, immortality, joy, love, marriage, wisdom

Apricot; love, passion, peace, romance, strength

Banana; fertility, money, passion, prosperity, sexuality, spirituality, success, wealth

Blackberry; healing, money, prosperity, protection, sex, wealth

Blueberry; acceptance, cursing, home blessings, legal matters, luck, peace, prosperity, protection, power

Cherry; clarity, creativity, divination, happiness, love, lust, passion, psychic energy, romance  

Coconut; chastity, confidence, protection, psychic abilities, purification

Cranberry; action, anti-negativity, courage, determination, healing, health, love, lust, passion, positive energy, protection

Date; abundance, fertility, fortune, friendship, good luck, happiness, healing, spirituality, protection, resurrection

Fig; abundance, divination, energy, fertility, good luck, health, love, money, peace, power, strength

Grapefruit; cleansing, confidence, cooperation, healing, inner strength, mental clarity, purification

Grape; dreams, fertility, mental powers, money, prosperity, spiritual energy, wealth

Guava; cleansing, love, romance

Huckleberry; anti-negativity, banishment, dreams, fortune, good luck, hex breaking, protection, wishes

Kiwi; happiness, health, longevity, love, romance

Lemon; contact spirits, cursing, faithfulness, fidelity, friendship, growth, happiness, health, longevity, love, psychic powers, purification

Lime; cleansing, cursing, energy, healing, health, love, peace, protection, purification, relaxation, strength

Mango; balance, harmony, love, marriage, romance, protection, sexual, spirituality

Melon; cleansing, healing, purification

Nectarine; love

Orange; beauty, divination, fortune, health, love, good luck, money, peace, purification, wealth

Papaya; banishment, cleansing, healing, hex breaking, love, protection, regeneration,

Passion Fruit; calmness, friendship, harmony, hoodoo, love, peace, relationships, sleep

Peach; exorcism, fertility, happiness, longevity, love, purity, romance, spirituality, wishes, virginity, youth

Pear; arousal, clarity, confidence, energy, enthusiasm, love, lust, passion, peace, security, sexuality, stress relief

Persimmon; changing, happiness, healing, luck, lust, sex, sexual identity, wisdom

Pineapple; chastity, creativity, fortunate, happiness, healing, luck, memory, money, prosperity, power, protection

Plum; adoration,anti-negativity, attention, healing, love, peace, protection, relaxation, respect, sex

Pomegranate; conception, divination, fertility, growth, luck, prosperity, protection, wealth, wisdom, wishes

Raspberry; courage, dreams, fertility, good luck, happiness, health, love, marriage, protection, relationships, sleep

Strawberry; fertility, fortune, friendship, happiness, love, luck, passion, romance, sensual, success

Christopagan Tip 1:

Hello, I haven't been able to post a full protection spell yet, so I thought I'd give you all a few tips on what you can use to make your own.

Please note that you don't have to use any of these if you don't want to and you can also put absolutely anything that you personally associate with protection into your spell!

The more personal a spell is, the better it will work for you! :)

⭐ Cactus spines

⭐ Fern

⭐ Amethyst

⭐ Obsidian

⭐ Rosemary

⭐ Bay leaves

⭐ A piece of paper that says "protection"

on it

⭐ A protective sigil

⭐ Basil

⭐ Parsley

⭐ Nails

⭐ Needles

⭐ Anything poisonous (berries, leaves, etc)

⭐ Spruce needles

⭐ Moonwater

⭐ Mirrors or reflective surfaces

⭐ Bones (real or artificial)

⭐ Razor blades

⭐ Ash (from burning anything, doesn't have

to be incense ash)

⭐ Soil

⭐ Eggshells

⭐ Salt or black salt

⭐ Pepper

⭐ The color black

⭐ A lock

⭐ Rocks/stones

⭐ Any kind of metal

⭐ Storm water

⭐ Animal claws (do not declaw your pets or other animals.)

⭐ Carnivore teeth (again, only if you find them laying around)

⭐ Snail shells

⭐ Seashells

⭐ Anything else that's sharp, spiky or poisonous