So a lot of people I think are feeling that once you become a witch you need to do lots of things, but they aren’t terribly sure what it is they are ‘supposed’ to do. Here are just a few little ideas for things you could do, if you wanted to.
During creative free time:
- Write affirmations or prayers
- You could write them for daily use (like a morning affirmation), one for each day of the week, one for phases of the moon, or different ones to encourage or bind emotions or help you get through tough days.
- Doodle sigils for use during a later time
- Be creative and have fun, as you are not ‘required’ to use any sigil you have made.
- Think about what kind of energy (elemental, herbal, animal, planetary, etc) you thin would best be used to charge each sigil
- Create lists of magical ideas you would like to explore or write spells for
- Don’t worry about whether something is ‘real’ enough or will work or not.
- Make a list of tools you would like and tools you already have
- Draw or write about your perfect ideal tools and what you expect them to do for you
- Include herbs, stones, crafts, natural finds, and anything else you like
- Create an inventory of things around you, in your home, or that you can easily find, for use in your craft
- Write what your current beliefs are
- Contemplate your current belief system and morals, and how you think magic works.
- Make a list of the most important things you want to learn more about or explore
- Write down your current talents and abilities and try to think of ways they can be used magically
- Build altars
- Draw ideas or create digital altars if you do not have the physical space
- Be inspired and create them spontaneously or spend your time and research all the elements.
- Try writing a spell - it doesn’t matter if you know a ‘right’ or ‘correct’ way. Just give it a try and see what you come up with!
During research time:
- Research what sort of plants are local to your area and discover what their uses are
- Look up the medicinal and magical uses of herbs and plants you have in the house and on your property
- See if you can discover what sorts of special crystals or stones are near your area or mined close by
- Take your lists of magical items you want and research their uses, both modern and historical
- Try to discover not only what an item is used for, but why, and how it became associated with those actions.
- Research what kind of religions and magical traditions have historically been practiced in your area
- Look up lore and mythology for your geographic location
- Find what sorts of helpful books are at your library, whether they be related to religion, psychology, meteorology, mythology, history, gardening, herbalism, cooking, magical traditions, or anything else pertaining to your magical education.
- Find a popular pagan or magical author and research them to understand the context behind their writings and get an idea of what others think of them
- Create your own reading list of library books to keep you occupied
- Research closed religions/closed magical systems so you can understand what is not available for you to use, and to gain valuable information on other magical cultures.
During practice time:
- Choose 2-3 energetic exercises such as these:
- How to send energy to other people
- Energetic Check
- Distance Charging
- Texting Predictions
- Energy Ball
- Energy Cannonball
- Witch’s Guide to Programing
- Witch’s Guide to Grounding
- Witch’s Guide to Centering
- Witch’s Guide to Shielding (Shielding Masterpost)
- Witch’s Guide to Charging
- Work on a couple of exercises until you feel really comfortable with them and are satisfied that you now have that skill. Then try practicing others.
- Spend 50-70% of the time figuring out how to make the exercise personal to you and comfortable for you
- Spend 10-20% of the time learning how to focus and get in the necessary headspace to do energy work
- Write (if you want) and/or perform simple candle, knot, paper, (whatever) spells as need arises
- Try spells for bringing peace and calmness in to your space, giving yourself good luck, protecting against certain dangers, causing small events to happen, or binding harmful actions done against you
- Identify unique needs you face in your everyday life and try to manage and control them with energy work
During upkeep time:
- Cleanse your personal spaces
- Learn floor washes and keep the recipes and ingredients handy
- Discover what cleansings and purifications will work for your situation
- Personally cleanse
- Take a cleansing shower or bath with special ingredients or using the powers of elemental energies
- Do healing/balancing meditations or spells
- Clean your altars and tools, keep your spaces tidy
- Leave offerings to any spirits you work with
- Weed your gardens, check on your plants or pets
- Update your grimoire or journals
- Include personal experiences, new successes, or things that you have learned
After waking up for the day:
- Repeat appropriate prayers or affirmations
- Spend time in meditation
- You can try to clear your mind, magically make way for the day ahead, or do a guided meditation for preparedness or any other purpose
- Draw a tarot or oracle card for the day
- Use any magical oils or soaps as part of your waking routine
- Including glamoring magic as you get ready for the day is a good way to practice
- State your goals for the day with magical intent
- Magically plan for free time you need during the day so it will be sure to be open for you
During snacks and meals:
- Enchant food by adding in herbs or spices with a little energy and a magical command
- Enchant drinks by stirring, adding energy, and a command
- Give small offerings to spirits you work with by leaving a little food left over on your plate
- Magically affirm that the food will bring you energy
Before going to bed for the day:
- Repeat prayers or affirmations
- Spend time in meditation
- If you meditate when you get up and when you go to bed, try a sunrise or sunset meditation, or complementary meditations
- Identify what successes you have had that day
- Push away or transform any negative energies send to you that day
- Add additional protective shields for sleeping
