Little Everyday Witchy Things

💖Say a prayer while your still in bed, before you get up in the morning it counts as a simple offering.
💖Make some tea and add cinnamon to your tea to increase luck and energy.
💖Put thyme in your tea for good luck.
💖The type of tea you make should depend on your mood.
💖If you want alertness, energy, and to dispel negative premonitions of the day make black tea, chai tea, or oolong tea.
💖If you want to detoxify your energy and clear your conscious mind make green tea, jasmine tea, sencha tea, or matcha tea.
💖If you want help with clarity, serenity, and wisdom make white tea or an herbal tea.
💖For an easy boost place a crystal next to your tea cup to charge your tea.
💖If you want to boost clarity use a clear quartz crystal.
💖If you want to increase your chance of love and beauty use a rose quartz crystal.
💖If you want to stabilize and ground yourself use an obsidian, bloodstone, or onyx crystal.
💖If you want to intensify your awareness and spiritual powers use an opal or lapis crystal.
💖If you want to increase courage use a tigers eye crystal.
💖While your tea is charging do some yoga, exercise, or meditate. You only have to do this for as long as your tea is charging. So like literally five minutes, trust me it makes a difference.
💖If you make breakfast give a piece of your breakfast as an offering. If you don’t make breakfast give some of your tea you made as an offering.
💖While you get dressed and do your makeup light a candle. This way you start your day off with a little light, light acts as a positive omen, and wakes you up more.
💖If you want purity and beginnings light a white candle.
💖If you want courage and strength light a red candle.
💖If you want healing, luck, and prosperity light a green candle.
💖If you want calming and spiritual awareness light a blue candle.
💖If you want psychic powers and control light a purple candle.
💖If you want positivity and beauty light a yellow candle.
💖If you want beauty, serenity, and positivity light a pink candle.
💖If you want stimulation and energy light a orange candle.
💖While doing your makeup place a rose quartz crystal next to your makeup supplies. It’s a simple tactic that really ups your look for the day.
💖If you shower in the morning turn it into a cleansing ritual.
💖Color coordinate your outfit for your days intent.
💖Carry an appropriate crystal in your purse to help calm, stabilize, or motivate yourself.
💖Carry a rose quartz crystal in your makeup bag to increase your beauty for the day.
💖Carry a spell bottle you made for keeping calm in stressful situations in your purse.
💖Carry a spell bottle you made for good luck to come your way in your purse.
💖Carry a basil in your wallet to attract money.
💖Carry rose petals in your purse to help bring all kinds of love throughout your day.
💖Wear thyme in your bra to make yourself more alluring.
💖If you curl your hair enchant your curling iron.
💖For simple divination open a book to a random page and read it.
💖Enchant and wear a crystal necklace.
💖Everynight before you go to bed charge your crystal necklace under the moonlight.
💖Stir your tea clockwise to conjure up happiness and health.
💖Stir your tea counterclockwise to banish negativity.
💖Stir your tea for your days intent, while doing this you can chant a few words making a new little spell each day.
💖For your morning tea use sun water.
💖For your bedtime tea use moon water.
💖Try to always have an incense lit in your room for aromatherapy, positive energy, general witchiness, and reducing anxiety.
💖Use essential oil as a perfume.
💖Go for a walk to connect with nature.
💖Read your daily horoscope.
💖Write sigils in your planner.
💖Chew gum, use flavor associations.
💖Text yourself emoji spells when you need a quick boost.
💖Enchant your pen, marker, pencil, etc. Enchant the words you write.
💖Brush your teeth counterclockwise to banish negativity from your day.
💖Whisper a silent greeting to the sun.
💖Play some of your favorite music to invoke spiritual energy.
💖Whisper a “goodnight” to the moon before going to sleep.
💖Energy work, if you have the extra concentration to spare. This can go very quickly and is so versatile.
💖For protection carry a salt packet in your purse.
💖Carry a sugar packet in your purse to sweeten up your day.
💖Try weaving glamours into your foundation, clarity and true-seeing in your mascara, and authority in your lipstick. Red lends power to your words. Pink offers charm.
💖Put an appropriate tarot card in your purse or planner to give you a burst of energy.
💖Keep a Grimoire/BOS on your phone.
💖Wear a crystal to boost your energy while working out at the gym.
💖If you need to take a nap place your crystals under your pillow to charge with you. You need a break to recharge just like your crystals do.

Homemade Altar Cleansing Wipes

Great at cleaning up incense ash, spilled oil from annoying that last candle, or just giving your altar some TLC if you haven’t had much time to practice at it lately.
You will need:
🍋 Mixing bowl, spoon, and sharp knife
🍋 1 roll strong paper towel
🍋 A large mouth container
🍋 1 cup water
🍋 ½ cup white vinegar
🍋 ¼ cup rubbing alcohol
🍋 2 tbsp lemon scented dish soap
🍋 Lemon essential oil
🍋 Rosemary essential oil
Optional: Sharpie, clear quartz, silk plants, hot glue gun, or other decorative supplies.
First, saw your paper towel in half. Remove the cardboard tube from the middle, pulling it through to the top to create a “wipe dispenser.” Stuff the half roll into your container. Next, mix all your wet ingredients together, using 5 drops each of rosemary and lemon essential oil. Pour this mix into your container over your paper towels, and you’re done! I also put 4 small clear quartz chips into the jar in each corner to amplify the cleansing energy of the lemon and rosemary.
From here, you can decorate your container! I drew a cleansing sigil on the lid, fixing a clear quartz point to the center so that I can charge it from time to time. (The black moon is a perfect time for that!)

If they dry out, just add a little more water. Also, if you moisten a wipe and heat it for 10 seconds in the microwave, it can help soften wax spills!!

Pyrite on Quartz

Pyrite on Quartz
Size: 5.8 x 15.5 x 11.5 cm
Locality:  Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco Department, Peru 

Anxiety Reduction Crystal Elixir

             Anxiety Reduction Crystal Elixir

What you will need:
- A jar
- Moon Water
- Amethyst
- Clear Quartz
- Rose Quartz
- Citrine (optional)
Hi guys :) As some of you may know I have an anxiety disorder.  While I advocate for professional treatment (if your budget allows it), I also love the idea of using witchcraft in addition to other methods for helping myself cope!
*Please note witchcraft is never a substitute for professional medical treatment or advice of any kind. *
So onto the elixir! 
I came up with this when thinking about my own anxiety.  I used waxing crescent moon water to help myself with personal growth.  Here’s the ‘recipe’!
1. Place your moon water into a jar (I used one I got from Dave and Busters, any jar will work!).  The moon water I used for this recipe was fro a waxing crescent.
2. Add in the rose quartz (for self love), clear quartz (the master healer) and amethyst (for fighting anxiety).  In addition to this you may also add in citrine (for happiness and positivity).  Please note that before you ever make any sort of crystal elixir to look up the solubility of your crystals and minerals in water.  Some may become damaged, others can be toxic!  This specific elixir is meant to go on the skin, not to be ingested.
3. Very lightly, swirl the water with your fingertip and repeat “my anxiety cannot bring me down”.
4. When you feel anxious, dab a little water on your forehead to ward off the unhappy and unwanted thoughts.
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I hope this helps some people <3 I had a lot of fun creating this, and would love some critiques as it is my first time making one of these :) Best wishes to everyone!

What is my path?

What is my path? – a spread to determine where you are, and where you need to go

Everyday Secret Witchcraft:

             Everyday Secret Witchcraft:

Hey all, sorry I’ve been pretty inactive but I’m starting a nursing course at university very soon so I’ve had a lot of stuff to organise!
Anyway, this is pretty related because it’s a list of discreet little practices that you can do every day to help you connect with your craft in an easy and lowkey way. Many of these come from my own practice and work for me in the busy, mundane aspects of my life, but feel free to adapt and bend them to suit your own needs. Feel free to use this list as inspiration and also to add on to it! Let’s get heaps of ideas for all the witches (secret or not) out there!
EATING AND DRINKING:
- Say (either whispered out loud or spoken mentally) a quick thank you before you eat or drink. This can be to nature, a deity or divinity, to the hands that prepared the meal etc.
- Take 5 minutes to focus and put intent into food or drink as you prepare and / or eat it. This is also a good way to unwind and no-one will suspect a thing (the most anyone may say is that you’re a slow eater :P)
- If you have a meal using witchy correspondences, then great! If not, just enjoy it as sustenance from the earth.
- You can use colour magic when choosing a bowl/cup/plate etc to eat or drink from.
- Place a crystal in your water bottle or fav mug and sit it in the moonlight to cleanse and charge overnight. This will help eliminate any negativity that has accumulated in there, and I find it important to keep my water bottle cleansed since it’s my main source of hydration through the day. Don’t wanna be carrying around and drinking from a bottle with negative energy!
- Charge drinking water in sunlight or moonlight. This can be as simple as placing a glass of water on a table that’s in sunlight - nothing suspicious about that.
- If you like, you can infuse your water with mint, lemon etc to bring cleansing, protection or whatever else you like. Plus, it tastes good and freshens your breath.
- Drink coffee or tea if you like it. It’s beyond normal and each kind has its own magical properties.
SLEEP:
- Use colour magic when choosing blankets and pillows for your bed and focus your intent on them as you make your bed.
- Slip a crystal or two under your pillow or perhaps inside your pillowcase if you want to be even more discreet.
- Observe the patterns of the sun and moon if you can, and attune to your body’s natural sleep-wake cycle.
- Say good morning and goodnight to the sun, moon, any deities etc. Ask and thank them for protection while you sleep and blessings and guidance throughout the day.
- Sleep with your witchy tools near you: under or beside the bed, under your pillow or mattress, on your person. This may help you bond with them and connect with their energies in your daily life.
CLEANING:
- Open the windows and light a candle or some incense before cleansing. If anyone asks, say you’re freshening the room and letting in some good scents.
- Physically clean an area before you spiritually cleanse it. When physically cleaning, use your intent to banish any negativity as you go. Doing this regularly will make it less draining and you’ll have less to clean and cleanse in the long run.
- Cleansing your tools can be tricky, especially if you have a bunch of crystals and a stray tarot deck lined up on your windowsill in the moonlight. Instead, you can cleanse and charge them with your intent. This can be difficult and draining, but I find that carrying tools with me and mentally checking in with them to see if they need a cleanse can help me bond with them.
- Strategically place objects in sunlight or moonlight to get a quick boost. I like to do this with my bedsheets before I put them on my bed or with my water bottle. get into the habit of positioning items in sunny and/or moonlit areas to let them charge there without suspicion, or better yet, when you introduce a witchy object to your home, make that it’s designated place. For example, make a normal thing out of having crystals on your windowsill - they can charge there and if anyone asks, you can pass them off as decorative. Make sure whatever you place in the sun is heat safe and do your research with crystals as some fade in the sunlight.
- Sing or play music out loud. This helps raise the vibration of the area and drive out negativity. You may like to make this part of your cleansing method - opening the window, lighting a candle or incense and turning up the music as you work.
- Add some moonwater or sunwater to the sink when you wash your dishes to energetically cleanse and charge them.
OUTDOORS:
- Make a conscious effort to be mindful of nature. Notice the position of the moon or sun, the moon phase, temperature, weather, plants in season, animal encounters etc. I find that doing this strengthens my connection with nature and picks me up if I’m feeling down, as it’s very grounding for me to do.
- Ask the wind or rain to cleanse you of negativity. Close your eyes and slow your breathing if you can / want to. Let the elements cleanse and bless you, and remember to thank them.
- If you want to spend more time in nature, start by taking mundane things outside. Read, walk, run, play with pets, water plants, cloud watch, garden, sip your morning drink as you sit outside - there are plenty of ways to get out in nature without people thinking of you as a witch.
RESEARCH:
- Carry a little notebook or use the notes in your phone to scribble down any little ideas or thoughts you have. Be it a sigil or spell idea, a reminder that the full moon is coming up or a reminder to look up magical recipes using a certain ingredient you have lots of.
- Draw or write in a shorthand code or adapt a sort of ‘language‘ that you can write witchy notes in.
OTHER:
- Sigils! Sigils have a multitude of uses so making your own or using ones that people have given you permission to use can be a fantastic way to bring a touch of magic into your day.
- Clockwise motion: This motion is synonymous with the movement of the sun and therefore linked to luck, positivity, health, success, increase, manifestation and joy. It can be used as a gesture to draw things to you. Examples of when to use a clockwise motion: stirring drinks or food, after cleansing a space and then wanting to welcome in positivity.
- Anti-clockwise (counter-clockwise) motion: This motion is used to banish and rid negativity. I love to use this gesture when cleansing for this reason. Examples of when to use: when wiping down a surface, smoothing out blankets when making a bed, scrubbing yourself clean.
- Keep witchy objects close to you if they can pass as aesthetic or common, everyday items. If they can be perceived as decorative, there is no need to hide them! The more you have it around, the more likely others will be to accept it as your normal aesthetic, and if they see that’s what you’re into, you may be more likely to be gifted similar objects in the future. And who doesn’t love presents that can be used in their craft?
- Incantations: These are as versatile and personal as sigils, and can be said to the wind, spoken in your mind or whispered as you blow on a hot drink. They can be used for any number of things and can help to focus your intent, so get creative!
The more you do these activities, the less likely people around you will be to think that what you’re doing is witchcraft and they’ll come to accept it as part of your everyday routine. Not only that, but they’ll become strong habits to you - part of your everyday life. If you can achieve this, it’ll be easier for you to practice regularly as you get into a routine, and you may feel a better connection with your craft and yourself too :)
Feel free to add more ideas, this is merely my own practice!

Sigil Magic Resources

             Sigil Magic Resources

General:

• [Are Charging and Activation the Same Thing?]
• [Basic Sigil Advice]
• [5 Types of Sigils]
• [A Handy Guide to Sigils]
• [How to Use Sigils]
• [Hypersigils]
• [Linking Sigils]
• [Name Sigils]
• [Sea Witchcraft: Maritime Signal Flags as Sigils]
• [Sigil Triggers]
• [Sigils]
• [Sigils and How to Use Them:  -  (A Master Post)]
• [Sigils with Triggers] (cw: alcohol mention)
• Spell Circle Masterpost: [Part 01]; [Part 02]
• [Ways to Know If Your Sigil is Charged]
• [Ways to Use Sigils]

Sigil Creation:

• [The “Aphotic Sequence”]
• [Basic Sigil Creation]
• [Constellation Sigils]
• [Creating a Sigil]
• [Creating a Sigil]
• [Creating a Sigil]
• [Emoji Sigils]
• [Gem Code]
• [Hand Tapping Sigils]
• [How Caito Makes Sigils] and [A Clearer Explanation]
• [How Do You Make Your Sigils?]
• [How I Create Sigils]
• [How I Draw My Sigils]
• [How I Make My Sigils]
• [How I Make My Sigils]
• [How I Make Sigils]
• [How I Use the Keyboard on My Phone to Create Sigils]
• [How Simon Makes Sigils]
• [How to Create a Sigil]
• [How to Do a Sigil]
• [How to Make Acoustic Sigils]
• [How to Make Sigils]
• [How to Make Sigils]
• [How To: Making Sigils]
• [Leaf Sigils Tutorial]
• [Making Sigils with Strange: Breaking Up Letters Into Basic Shapes]
• [Making Sigils with Strange Method 1: Using the Saturn Square]
• [Making Sigils with Strange Method 2: Letter Shaping]
• [Making Sigils with Strange Method 3: The Sigil Wheel]
• [My Audio Sigil Method]
• [My Sigil-Making Process]
• [A Peek at the Process]
• [Richtor’s Method for Making Sigils]
• [The Sigil Circle - Sigil Making Method]
• [Sigil Crafting Guide]
• [Sigil Making Process, by Richtor]
• [Sigil Making Process, by Rook]
• [Sigil Squares]
• [Sigil Tutorial]
• [Sigilmaking Alternative Style]
• [Sigil-Making Quick Tips]
• [Sigilmaking with Lee]
• [A Small Guide to Sigils]
• [Steps to Make a Sigil]
• [Three Sigil Design Methods]
• [Tips for Creating Sigils]
• [Tips for Making Sigils]
• [Using a Sigil Base]
• [Using Planetary Squares to Create Sigils]
• [Verbal Sigil Creation]
• [Witch Tip: Making Your Sigils Look Better]
• [Wich’s Sigil Wheel]

Sigil Charging / Activation:

• [To Activate a Sigil]
• [Activating Sigils on Skin]
• [Active and Passive Sigil Activation]
• [Basic Sigil Activation]
• [Charging a Sigil]
• [Charging/Activating Sigils] (cw: gif)
• [Charging and Firing Sigils] (cw: sex mention)
• [Charging Methods]
• [Charging With Your Own Energies]
• [Charging Your Sigils-A Brief Explanation]
• [How Does a Sigil Activate If It’s Written on Skin]
• [How to Charge Sigils]
• [Jigsaw Puzzle Sigil]
• [A Personal Method of Charging Sigils]
• [Plant Magic: Sigil Charging]
• [Short Term Sigil Activation]
• [Sigil Charging Method: Blood and Pain]
• [Sigil Charging Method: Sex, Orgasm and Semen]
• [Sigil Charging Method: Sunlight]
• [Some Basic Ideas on Charging Sigils With the Elements] (cw: gif)
• [Using Transmutation to Charge Objects/Sigils]
• [Ways to Activate a Sigil]
• [Ways to Charge a Sigil]
• [Ways to Charge a Sigil] (cw: blood, death, sex, pregnancy mention)
• [Ways to Charge Sigils]

The Hoodoo Masterpost

             The Hoodoo Masterpost

Given how hard it is to find reliable hoodoo/rootwork/conjure resources on Tumblr, I’m working on this compilation of as many posts, spells, tutorials, and informative posts as I can find! The vast majority of them were written by Africana, Afro-Latinx, or Latinx witches, rootworkers, and priests/priestesses.
All credit goes to the original authors of each post and resource. Please message me if you want something added/removed for any reason!

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>>> FOUNDATIONS OF THE PRACTICE

HOODOO TOPICS & TECHNIQUES:
📖 Psalms & Verses
📖 Petition Papers
📖 The Crossroads
📖 Moon Cycles
📖 Using Dirt in Spells
📖 Nkisi Spirit Bottles
📖 Afrocentric Sigils: Adinkra

ANCESTOR WORK:
🏠 Introduction to Ancestor Work
🏠 Lines of Ancestry
🏠 Making an Ancestor Altar
🏠 Ancestral Invocation Prayer
🏠 Informal Ancestral Prayer
🏠 Difficulties Working With Ancestors
🏠 Ancestral Magic // Personal Story
🏠 On Honoring Ancestors // Video

CLEANSING:
✨ Head Cleansing // Information
✨ Brujeria Egg Cleansing // Tutorial

>>> LET’S CONJURE & WORK THOSE ROOTS

JAR SPELLS:
🍯 Sour Jars // Information & Tutorial
🍯 Honey Jars Tutorial I
🍯 Honey Jars Tutorial II // Video
🍯 Sweet Talkin’ Honey Jar
🍯 Career, Income, & Passion Jar

CANDLE SPELLS:
🕯 Protection
🕯 Banishing Gossips and Wicked Lies
🕯 Bye Bye Hex
🕯 Revenge Curse
🕯 Prosperity & Money
🕯 Financial Gain
🕯 Easy Lucky Money Spell
🕯 Pick-Me-Up (Confidence & Happiness)
🕯 High John the Conqueror Root Spell

MOJO BAGS & GRIS GRIS:
🌿 Mojo, Gris-Gris, & Hands // Information
🌿 A Good Night’s Sleep Mojo Bag and Oil
🌿 Recollection Gris Gris

OTHER SPELLS & RITUALS:
⏰ Quick & Easy Hoodoo To-Do’s
🍾 Four Thieves Vinegar
💰 Checks of Abundance
💰 Osain Money Drawing Powder
💕 Smoothie of Love Potion

CANDLE DIVINATION:
🔥 Candle Reading // Basics
🔥 Candle Reading // Example
🔥 Candle Reading // Glass Turns Black

>>> RECOMMENDATIONS, RELIGION, & RESOURCES

INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES:
📝 Hoodoo vs. Rootwork vs. “Voodoo” (Vodou/Vodoun)
📝 “What I Wish I Knew Starting Out” // Advice
📝 Improving at Hoodoo // Advice
📝 White People & Hoodoo(n’t)
📝 Why “Black/White Magic” Terminology is Racist

BOOK LISTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
📚 Series of Rootwork Books // Free Downloadable
📚 Book List on Hoodoo & ATRs (by black authors only)
📚 A Rootworker’s Reading List
📚 Santeria Book Recommendations

AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS:
🌍 Good & Evil in Yoruba Theology
🌍 Orisha Wisdom
🌍 Orisha Rulers of the Zodiac
🌍 Working with Orishas as a Non-Initiate
🌍 Determining Your Head Orisha
🌍 Orisha, Orisa, Oricha, or Orixa?!
🌍 Santeria & Multiple Faiths
🌍 Orishas =/= Lwa & Veves in Vodou

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Updated Feb. 8th, 2018. More updates coming soon.

Purification Spell

             Purification Spell

The intention of this spell is to purify and cleanse a set area or item.

What You’ll Need:
● Mortar and pestle
● Small container with a lid
● Pen and paper
● Sandalwood incense
● A clove of garlic
● Fresh sage
● A few bay leaves
● Lemon juice
Method
▽ Grind up your herbs with your mortar and pestle, make sure everything is as small as possible. When done, put them into your container.
▽ Carefully add a teaspoon of lemon juice into the container with the ground up herbs, and then gently blend them together.
▽ Now it’s time to light the sandalwood incense, be sure not to burn yourself!
▽ When the incense is burning, use your pen to write/create a purification sigil. Make sure to let your energy flow into it to charge it. This is one I made for this occassion. (Image below is a Purification Sigil with the text “This [noun] will remain purified”).


▽ Once you have created your sigil, dip your fingers into the jar and rub your purification mixture onto the piece of paper, make sure to be visualising the item or place you want purified.
▽ I would also suggest using an incantation for that extra “unf”. Inhale the incense and chant your incantation until you feel as if enough energy has gone into your sigil.
Infinite power of the Divine;
Please bless and help this spell of mine,
I expel all that may be profane;
So only positives shall remain,
Negative energies I banish thee,
This is my will so Mote It Be.
▽ Once you have finished, burn your sigil into a pile of ashes and blow them away into the wind (or just safely dispose of them), and make sure to visualise what it is you want purified.
If anyone ends up using this spell, feel free to send me photos and updates!

Altar Kit

 😻🌿 Altar Kit

Crystals Ooooo.......

Anubis

Anubis - god of the dead

“I Am Hired”

“I Am Hired”
Burn this sigil and sprinkle the ashes around a copy of your resume before handing out resumes while job hunting (that aren’t covered in ash)

BREATHE

Salt Dough Recipe

There’s a reason this salt dough recipe is the first thing in my grimoire. Very few tools have been quite as versatile as this. I have made offering bowls, a measuring spoon, a deity statue, runes… and I could go on.
Salt dough is wonderful for witchery because you make it yourself, it’s cheap af, you can make it with things you steal from the kitchen while you’re stealing McCormack herbs (don’t lie, you know you’ve done it), and it’s salt based which is like the witchiest of witch things.
The small discs on the page are my latest idea, which is outlined in the second note on the page. I mixed dried herbs into the salt dough, formed discs, let it dry, and now I’ve got these portable little magic herb discs. The ones on the page are basil and powdered sugar for drawing wealth at work. But the possibilities are endless. If you can make an herb sachet or powder, you can probably also make it a salt dough disc.
Witch tip: set these out on a dish to dry by your window to give it all that good sun and moonlight

What should you put in your bath?

            

• black tea: soothes sunburns [1] [2] and is antimicrobial [3] contains some essential polyphenols and tannin, reduces puffiness/inflammation [4] 
• green tea: antioxidant and detoxifier [1] soothes rashes, increases healing rate, softens skin [2] heals sores and wounds, rejuvenates skin cells, improve psoriasis and dandruff [3] anti-aging, mood stabilizing [4]
• apple cider vinegar: anti inflammatory and softens skin [1]
• ground ginger: increases circulation, promotes sweating, opens pores, relieves pain [1]
• lemon: antioxidant (brightens skin) [1] 
• olive oil: moisturizes skin [1]
• calendula flowers: soothes burns, inflammation, rashes, insect bites, skin disorders [1] useful for small children [2]
• elder-flowers: anti-inflammatory and heals rashes cuts and wounds [1]
• Himalayan salt: soothes insect bites, heals blisters, relieves arthritis pain [1] softens skin [2]
• oatmeal: soothes, anti-inflammatory, calms angry skin [1]
• rose petals: relax mind, relieve sleepiness, soothe headaches and stress [1] promote positive feelings [2]
• valerian root: relax the mind, relieve sleepiness, soothe headaches and stress [1]
• lavender: relax the mind, relieve sleepiness, soothe headaches and stress [1] [2]
• mugwort: relax the mind, relieve sleepiness, soothe and headaches and stress [1]
• chammomile: soothes nerves [1] good for dry skin [2]
• passion flower: soothes nerves [1]
• hops: soothes nerves [1]
• rosemary: pain relief, soothes headaches and fatigue [1] relaxing, increases alertness and clarity of mind [2] soothes sore throat[3]
• thyme: pain relief, soothes headaches and fatigue [1]
• devils claw: eases joint pain [1]
• juniperberries: soothes muscle aches [1]
• peppermint: increase blood flow, relieve congestion [1]
• eucalyptus: increase blood flow, relieve congestion [1] increases energy [2]
• thyme: increase blood flow, relieve congestion [1]
• jasmine: emollient and antiseptic, soothes skin [1] 
• organic coconut flakes: nourish the skin [1]
• sage: uplifting, good for oily skin and back acne [1] stimulating [2]
• marjoram: decongestant, soothes muscle pain [1]
• whole cow’s milk: hydrates and mildly exfoliates skin [1]
• cow’s buttermilk: hydrates and thoroughly exfoliates skin [1]
• goat’s milk: thoroughly hydrates and exfoliates skin, provides nutrients [1]

Quartz (Maramures Diamonds) - Herja, Maramures, Romania

Quartz (Maramures Diamonds) - Herja, Maramures, Romania
A rarity

Gem Water

          

Photo - Rob Lavinsky    source
Gem water
Gem water is water that has been exposed to crystals so that the water can be encoded with the energy of the crystals. You are left with very useful and high frequency water.
There are three main things to keep in mind when you are going to make a gem elixir.
1. Toxicity
Do NOT place crystals into your drinking water without checking for toxicity. Most crystals within the quartz family are safe for drinking water, like amethyst. Always check first.
2. Use
Some uses are baths, sprays, and taking a few drops at a time like you would with a flower essence.
3. Desired Potency
Do you want something that is really strong and energetically potent? Or did you just want to add a small boost to the water you are using?
Ways to increase potency:

• Astrological correspondences
• Adding other ingredients, such as herbs
• Leaving the water to be exposed to the crystals for a longer period of time
• Exposing the water to an appropriate colored light

Methods for creating gem water:

• Drinking glass method (for nontoxic crystals)

Simply place your crystal(s) in your water glass and leave for at least an hour.

• Glass with lid method (for nontoxic crystals)

Find a glass container with a lid (a jar works) and fill it with water and your chosen crystal(s). Leave it overnight, or longer. (Outside during a full moon is appropriate)

• Crystal next to or under glass method (for toxic crystals)

For toxic crystals, place the crystal either under or next to the water container. Never inside of it.
Different gem water recipes to try:

• Moonstone, ametrine (or amethyst), and rose quartz for balancing hormones and PMS
• Labradorite, rainbow fluorite (in the green, blue, and purple range), and blue calcite for meditation and astral travel
• Rose quartz, aquamarine for healing acne 
• Smokey quartz, hematite, and black obsidian for grounding
• Black tourmaline and amethyst for protection 
• Apache tear, lepidolite, and azurite-malachite for emotional balance/healing

Ongoing Cultural Appropriation Masterpost

             

This will be an ongoing list of informative and educational posts by not only myself, but other members of the POC community. They are all properly credited and when you click on the link, it will take you to their post and their blog. Please support POC bloggers and give them a follow!
Also, if you have made posts or know of really good cultural appropriation posts (please send me actual links) that you would like for me to include in this post (because my search skills can only extend so far haha), please shoot me a message with a link! Since I make posts only on ndn issues (since I am ndn), there might be a few more posts on that subject until I can find more posts to even it out! Thank you for reading!
12/3/16: I fixed the broken links and removed the inactive ones! Added a Pasifika Cultures section!
12/13/16: Added on to all existing sections and made Central/South American cultures their own section.
12/22/16: Expanding the Roma, Asian and Pasifika sections a little.
The Basics//

• ‘A Basic Guide to Open and Closed Religions and Cultures’ by thecuriousviolet
• ‘Cultural Appropriation is…’ by bornabitch-allthedaysandnights
• ‘Cultural Appropriation is Racism. Calling it out is not.’ by faithandmagick
• ‘When Learning a Language becomes Cultural Appropriation’ by ReclaimingAsia
• ‘Difference Between Cultural Appropriation & Assimilation by fullygrownadultbabytealeaf
• 'People are not obligated to share their culture with you.’ by asmcosplay
• 'You can’t be racist against a white person’ by wocinsolidarity
• 'Women of Color FAQs’ by wocinsolidarity

First Nations and Native American Cultures//

• To White American Witches and Pagans, by thecuriousviolet
• 'On Smudging’ by thecuriousviolet
• 'On Dreamcatchers’ by thecuriousviolet
• 'On Totems/Spirit Animals’ by thecuriousviolet
• 'Halloween Costumes, Redface and Mascots’ by thecuriousviolet
• 'Two Spirit’ by thecuriousviolet
• 'An Ongoing List of Native American Racial Slurs’ by thecuriousviolet
• 'The Truth about Pocahontas’ by thecuriousviolet
• ’White people are erasing Pocahontas’ by izanzanwin
• 'Post mortem violence and why we won’t just 'get over it’’ by izanzanwin
• 'The Redskin Slur’ by izanzanwin
• 'Native Americans don’t owe you ANYTHING’ by asmcosplay
• ’You wouldn’t disrespect a purple heart, so why would you wear a war bonnet?’ by ikenbot
• 'Redface is not “honouring us” comic by bilbows
• 'Wearing a Headdress is never okay.’ by aaron2point0 and doyoumisterjones
• Native Americans Don’t Owe You an Explanation of Anything by asmcosplay
• 'J.K. Rowling Erased Native American Cultures’ by Susan Cheng
• Why J.K. Rowling Appropriating Native Culture Sucks by asmcosplay
• Hey, Why Stop There, J. K. Rowling? by asmcosplay
• Native Americans Trying on 'Indian’ Costumes Video by Buzzfeed

Central and South American Cultures//

• 'Cinco De Mayo and Cultural Appropriation’ by magic-becauselifeistragic
• 'Dia De Los Muertos and Racist Outfits’ by whoopsimadeamess
• 'Sugar Skulls’ by stormkit
• Dearest White Friends, My Culture is Not a Costume by softesimon
• #HispanicGirlsUnited Because… by gen-ugh-sis
• This Mayan Shaman Tattoo is Grossly Racist and Here’s Why by badmagictattoos
• Your Forever 21 Top is NOT Aztec! by palabrasconalas

Pasifika Cultures//

• Moana Review by an Actual Polynesian Person by onenutman
• Moana Masterpost by onenutman
• Polynesia isn’t just one culture…Not all Pasifika people are Polynesian..by onenutman
• Moana: Importance of the Tuiga by ulalole
• Disney’s Racist Maui Costume by Michelle Van Dyke
• Why Don’t People Care about the appropriation of Hawaiian culture? by pechfuzz
• Hawaiian Themed Parties and Cultural Appropriation as Genocide by Erica Violet Lee
• Thoughts on Pokemon Sun/Moon by a Native Hawaiian by fletchlings

Black and African Cultures//

• ’Why white people should never wear dreads’ by bornabitch-allthedaysandnights
• ’Celtic people did not wear dreadlocks’ by easol
• 'White hair vs black hair’ by sensei-aishitemasu
• 'Schooling you on cultural appropriation’ by Amandla Stenberg
• Cultural Cannibalism by TaLynn Kel

Asian Cultures//

• 'Dear Non-Asian People…’ Tag by Reclaiming Asia
• 'You are stealing Indian culture’ by thyroidglands
• 'Desi Cultural Appropriation’ Links by youarenotdesi
• My Culture is Not a Costume! by toga-vibes
• Korean Cultural Appropriation by sad365
• 'Eating Sushi doesn’t make you Japanese’ by cwyonaiyama
• 'Harajuku Girls, Trademark Gwen Stefani’ by tokyo-fashion
• When is wearing a Kimono appropriate? by Anon
• Japanese Women Try on 'Geisha’ Costumes by Buzzfeed

Roma Culture//

• 'The G Word’ by myjourneymythoughts
• 10 Ways to Appreciate Roma Culture by rrojasandribbons
• 10 Myths about Roma Identity by rrojasandribbons
• 10 Facts about the Romani Language by rrojasandribbons
• History of the word 'G*psy’ by rrojasandribbons
• Why Understanding the word 'G*psy’ is Important by golden-zephyr

Ways to Celebrate Pretty Much Every Pagan Holiday

             

(And most of these work no matter how discreet you have to be!)

• Food- No holiday is complete without a feast! Have a potluck, try a new recipe in the kitchen, or just contemplate your usual dinner and be thankful that you have food. Lots of sabbats have popular recipes or ingredients that you could try making, or incorporate those types of foods into your meals.
• Spend Time Outdoors- Have a picnic, go on a walk, or just sit on a chair and observe nature for a little while. Feel the air and observe how the seasons have changed.
• Pay it Forward- Celebrate family, do something nice for your friends, or volunteer in your community.  Go out and help people. ‘Tis the season!
• Clean and Cleanse- A lot of holidays focus on some type of new beginnings. Clean your space and cleanse yourself of any residual energies you may be holding onto. Getting everything tidy and organized is a great way to give yourself a foundation for the coming year, no matter when that year begins!
• Self Reflect- Think about where you were 365 days ago. How much you’ve grown, what you’ve gained and lost, what lessons you have been taught. What are your goals for the future? What is your next step?
• Regular Worship- If you have any deities that you regularly interact with, consider giving them an offering and thanking them for just being a part of your life. 

Ways Witchcraft Has Affected My Life

             

🗝My pleasure reading is now academic reading. After starting to lose the skill I once had, my reading comprehension has gone way up.
🗝 I get more done and finished more projects because the first step of something can be a spell. Spells are fun to do so I’m less likely to put it off. Once I’ve taken the first step, I have the motivation and momentum to see the rest of it through, something I used to struggle with.

🗝 I feel as if I have much more agency in my life. I can protect myself from toxic people and actively pull myself out of toxic mindsets much more easily than before.
🗝 Articulating what I want in spells has helped me better understand what I want out of life or what I should be truly focusing on.
🗝I’m much, MUCH better at cooking. I can feed myself on more than just ramen and toast, which makes me healthier and happier.
🗝I have more motivation to give back to the community, through charity or service work, or just being more mindful about the environment and supporting local businesses.
🗝I have a much deeper understanding of history and cultures outside of my own.
🗝 I used to be a slob, but now I regularly clean my room and keep my space tidy because I recognize that a messy room affects me negatively and hurts my magic. Also, my room always smells excellent.
🗝 Whenever I work with deities I practice ritual self hygiene. So the little things I used to ignore before bed don’t get ignored as much.
🗝I have a much deeper appreciation for the little things in life, happy coincidences, tiny blessings. I notice them much more and am thankful.
🗝 I have met so many amazing people and have formed wonderful friendships around the craft.
In the end, when people debate if magic is real or not, who cares? It’s undeniably producing real results.

Common Kitchen Herbs 🌱

    

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
• Old Bay

spell to dull your feelings for someone

             

This spell is designed to quell (but not obliterate) romantic feelings you have toward someone. If this person is taking up too much of your heart’s and mind’s energy, this spell is for you. You will need:
♦  Bay leaf (healing, protection, purification and strength)
♦  Cinnamon stick (healing, success, power)
♦  Pink fabric (self-love, calming, personal harmony, matters of love)
♦  Black pen/paint and string or ribbon
1. Cut a small square of pink fabric and lay it on your work space.
2. Write your name on one side of the bay leaf in large letters, and your chosen’s name on the other side in smaller letters. When finished, whisper to the leaf: “May my heart loosen its grasp on (name) and promote healthy feelings.”
3. Lie the bay leaf in the center of the fabric, and pick up the cinnamon stick. Whisper to it, “may your magic heal my heart and allow health in love.”
4. Place the cinnamon on top of the bay leaf and gently fold the fabric over it into a little envelope. Hold it in your hands for a moment; visualize you and your chosen holding hands, and then let go of their hand. Feel contentment in this thought.
5. Wrap the ribbon/thread around the envelope and hide it in a drawer.

Easy ways to do magick

          

There are hundreds of complex, glamorous spells all over the internet, and some of these spells are wonderful. However, some people don’t have to time, energy, motivation, or money to do those sorts of spells. For those people, here are some easy spell ideas.
1. Do some birthday-like magick! Light a candle, make a wish, and blow it out. (You can also snuff it out or let it burn down, depending on what you believe works best.)
2. Alternatively, blow dandelion seeds while making a wish.
3. Chant while preparing food. Even if it’s just microwaved ramen or something of the sort, give it a few stirs and chant your intent. (For example: “I will have good dreams tonight.”)
4. Before taking a bath, write your intent on a piece of paper. Fold up the paper and leave it in the bath water for a few minutes to let the water be charged with your intent. (This would work best for spells designed to affect the caster, such as glamour spells. It would probably not be a good idea to cast a curse this way.)
5. Keep a diary and write about things you want to happen as if they already have. For example, if you want someone to ask you out, write an entry about them doing so.
6. Simply think about your intent while listening to a song that reminds you of it.
7. Before drinking anything, whisper your intent into the glass or bottle.
8. Wear colors that correspond to your goal and focus on your intent while getting dressed. If you’re unable to get dressed every morning, you could also wear jewelry, nail polish, or makeup of the color.