Wish ornaments are the perfect way to get festive and enter the new year! Or just to have to give your wishes an extra kick! They turned out beautiful and their energy alone fills the area around them. Hopefully, you’ll give it a go!
SUPPLIES:
Clear plastic ornament
Ribbon/String
Colored candle of your choosing
Herbs of your choice
Devil’s Shoe String (optional)
Before starting, it’s a good idea to cleanse the materials you will be working with and prepping your space. I do a simple sage cleansing not only for my materials, but for myself as well so I may go in with a renewed and energized mindset!
Whichever herbs you decide to put into your ornament largely depends on your intention. My wish for this new year was for focus on school, money in my new job, and personal peace and confidence. So, I used the following herbs:
Patchouly - Money
Basil - Money
Lemon Balm - Success
Rosemary - Confidence
Lavender - Peace
Bourrage - Courage
Peppermint - Clarity, focus
3 Rose Petals - Love
Star Anise - Luck
All of these herbs were enchanted/charged with my intent. This process is personal and varies by practice, however, whenever you feel ready take the top of the ornament and them in! Before recapping mine, I charged and snapped a Devil’s Shoe String in half to enhance the power of my intent.
Once your herbs are nicely sealed, seal it with a wax color of your choice, finalizing your intent as you watch the flame. You can coordinate a color with your wish, or aesthetic!
Then tie your string through the loop of the ornament and display wherever you would like (:
Disclaimer This is all based on my research, experiences & opinion.
Introduction I got sent an ask referring to pendulums & although I use pendulums & have made a post before it was quite short & poorly written so here we are again with a new one!
What is a pendulum? The mundane definition of a pendulum is- “A weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward, especially a rod with a weight at the end that regulates the mechanism of a clock.” While this is simply the mundane definition, it gives you a good idea of an object or creation that might qualify as a pendulum. From a witchcraft perspective, a pendulum is a small item that hangs from a string/thread/chain that can be used for divination.
Why use a pendulum? Many forms of divination require a bit of in depth analysis & aren’t very useful for simply or yes/no questions while a pendulum is perfect for this. It is also fairly simple, beginner friendly, closet witch friendly, cheap & portable!
Where do I get a pendulum? I got mine at a shop that specializes in crystal jewelry but you can make a pendulum, use a necklace, or buy them at crystal, metaphysical, or witchy/pagan supply shops.
How do I make one? You can make a pendulum out of really any small object and a string/thread/chain. A common way to make one easily is by using a needle on a thread. There a lot of options though depending on what you have access to, how much time you want it to take, how much knowledge you have & how witchy you want it to look. If you want to make a pendulum that is anything but simple then google pictures!
Where can I get a pendulum? | How do I pick? If you would like to buy a pendulum instead of make one there are a wide variety of things people use to make pendulums but a common one is crystals. Mine is opalite! The type of crystal or other material the pendulum is made out of will correspond with the uses the pendulum has. Ex: a rose quartz pendulum is good for questions relating to love. Other materials may carry correspondences too, such as wood or metal.
Cleansing & Charging As you do with all items you intend to use for witchcraft, cleanse the pendulum before you use it! You can also choose to charge it, especially if its crystal but this isn’t as deeply essential as cleansing.
Method Selection You can either ask the pendulum to “show you yes/no/ect” and watch/record the way it swings or use a pendulum board (good idea to google one so you get a better idea what I’m referring to.) A pendulum board has “yes/no/ect” written on it and you hold the pendulum above it. It swings & its answers are indicated by the board below. I have always used the first method personally but it’s entirely up to you!
Basic Question Now that you’re prepared, ask the pendulum several questions you already know the answers to. You could also chose to interview the pendulum as you would other divination tools such as a tarot deck. This is entirely up to you though.
Practice Practice makes perfect! If you want to get used to using a pendulum, practice a lot. Ask it diverse questions & record your results!
Tips & Reminders
Pendulums are best used for yes/no questions.
If you can’t come up with a question, think of something that’s been troubling you & how you can turn that into a question. This also works with other forms of divination.
If you use the method where you ask the pendulum to “show you” yes or no, it is advised you don’t just ask it to show this on the first reading & record results but ask it before each reading. Some pendulums are consistent, some are not. Some witches are consistent, some are not.
I hope this helped you or you learned something! Enjoy! Have a lovely day 💖
Tarot Cards Meaning
MONICA'S MOIST MAKER SANDWICH
YIELDS: 3
PREP TIME: 0 HOURS 20 MINS
TOTAL TIME: 0 HOURS 50 MINS
INGREDIENTS
FOR GRAVY
3 tbsp.
butter
3 tbsp.
all-purpose flour
1/2 c.
turkey pan drippings
1 tsp.
freshly chopped thyme
1 tsp.
freshly chopped rosemary
2 c.
low-sodium chicken or turkey broth
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
FOR HERB MAYO
1/2 c.
mayonnaise
2 tbsp.
dijon mustard
2 tsp.
freshly chopped parsley
1 tsp.
freshly chopped thyme
1 tsp.
freshly chopped chives
FOR THE SANDWICH
9
slices white bread, toasted
1 lb.
leftover turkey, sliced
1 c.
leftover mashed potatoes
1 c.
cranberry sauce
1 c.
leftover stuffing
Arugula
DIRECTIONS
FOR GRAVY
Make gravy: In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour and cook until golden, 1 minute, then whisk in pan drippings. (If you have more than a 1/2 cup of drippings, use it and reduce the amount of broth!)
Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer gently until slightly thickened. Stir in fresh herbs, then whisk in broth and return mixture to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper.
Simmer 10 minutes, gradually adding more broth if gravy is too thick. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool slightly.
Make herb mayo: In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, mustard, and fresh herbs.
Spread herb mayo on one side of 6 pieces of bread. Dip remaining 3 pieces of bread into gravy, making sure plenty soaks in.
Build sandwich by placing turkey on a mayonnaise spread piece of bread, then top with turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, a gravy soaked piece of bread, stuffing, arugula, and another mayonnaise spread piece of bread. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 2 more sandwiches
Meatloaf Recipe with the Best Glaze
2 lbs ground beef, 85% or 90% lean
1 med onion, finely chopped
2 large eggs
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 Tbsp ketchup
3 Tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
3/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1/3 cup milk
1 ½ tsp salt, or to taste
1 ½ tsp Italian seasoning
¼ tsp ground black pepper
½ tsp ground paprika
3/4 cup ketchup
1 ½ tsp white vinegar
2 ½ Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
¼ tsp ground black pepper
¼ tsp salt
Line a 9”x5” loaf pan with parchment paper and preheat oven to 375°F.
In a large bowl, add all of the ingredients for the meatloaf. Mix well to combine.
Add meat to the loaf pan, gently press meat down and shape evenly and bake meatloaf at 375˚F for 40 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix all of the ingredients together for the sauce. Spread the sauce over meatloaf then return to oven and bake additional 15-20 minutes. Rest meatloaf 10 minutes before slicing. Drizzle with baking juices from the pan.
❧ rue is known for it’s magickal properties to break all hexes and banish negative energy cast your way. smoky quartz, garnet, jet & serpentine all exude protection and power, just like the colors black and red. allow the mix of the charged elements of fire, water, earth & air to forbid any negative entities from entering your space and to bring you pure protection and power. feel free to use my spell as you wish; blessed be. ❧
Found on Digital Smoke Signals’ Facebook Page
By putting certain things underneath your pillow, you will allow those metaphysical properties to interact with your dreams, and your person all throughout the night, when you sleep upon that pillow. Here is a small list of constructs you can put underneath your pillow, that will provide to you certain energies, minds states, and physical stimulus throughout the night based on what they are:
Lapis lazuli under your pillow for awareness of your dreams, and vividness of those dreams.
Clear quartz under your pillow to wake up with more energy, after you awake from your sleep.
Bayleaf under your pillow in order to have more prophetic dreams.
Chamomile under your pillow in order to promote relaxation, and good dreams.
Rose petals under your pillow in order to bring love into your waking life.
Peppermint under your pillow in order to promote relaxation, and vivid dreams.
Lavender under your pillow in order to promote calm, and in order for you to sleep well.
Anise under your pillow in order to prevent nightmares.
Rosemary under your pillow in order to prevent nightmares, and to bring deep sleep.
Garlic under your pillow in order to promote sleep well.
You can put a blade of grass, or a leaf underneath your pillow to promote growth, and change in your waking life.
Money under your pillow for wealth, and prosperity in your waking life.
You can put a picture of someone underneath your pillow in order to connect with them better.
You can put the name of someone underneath your pillow in order to connect with them better.
You can put all manner of sigil underneath your pillow in order to get the effect of that Sigil into your dreams, and waking life.
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
This blog is for roleplaying purposes only. All contents are fiction or for the purpose of sparking the muse of the writer. Thank you. Sincerely, the writer behind KD.
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