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💰 Money Bowl Musings 💰

What better way to charge a money bowl than to add money itself!? 💵

There are several things you can to to incorporate money into your spell bowl! Money not only represents the obvious currency, but also the family, home, and security in life. Spells like this are more than selfish, greedy wishes, but often stem from a desire to build a future for something greater.

For this instance, I wrote “working now to build a better future for us” as a reminder to let my family inspire me on the hard days!

Some examples of how to use paper bills in a money bowl other than an obvious donation are:

Laying the money loose

Writing intentions, spells, and sigils

Using different dollar values for different meanings

Since money exchanges so many hands and causes me a lot of anxiety, I did smoke cleanse the bill before doing anything else, clearing it of negative energies that do not need to spread or manifest further! Afterward, I wrote my intention/reminder, folded it up, and put it in!

Next time you have some extra cash and want to pay it forward, do so with the money bowl and watch it be rewarded back to you! 💸

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Oh Hekate, from the infinite Above, Silence my mind and take me higher, Deeper, darker, Where the past is still and the future vibrates.

As the mind fuses with your every face, Let me open my many eyes. Let me see beyond and through.

As my arms become crossed and rigid, Let my fluid mind melt. Let colours speak to me.

I am yours. I am devoted. I am ready.

Let your vision engulf reality, And make dreams mingle with the living world.

Clarity befalls my mind. So mote it be.

I’m going to leave this reality..And go to one where I can be with my children.

catch-up is a stressful game: a further defense of astrological timing

I made this post called "in defense of astrological timing," which I recommend if I do say so myself.

This post is full of my personal opinions and beliefs. This post does not intend to represent universal beliefs. This is really just about what I do and how I practice. YMWV.

I would like to propose that timing your magic, such as waiting for a certain day or hour to perform an operation, is a solution to the intersection of two problems:

1. "When I need magic, I need it now - I have no time to wait."

2. "I am often low-spoons and I have difficulty raising energy or performing intense magic on demand."

The tl;dr is this: sometimes astrological timing seems to be approached backwards.

It is often approached as playing catch-up to your own situation. "I can't delay in casting a spell, I need the magic now." Which is indeed a very valid argument.

Approached from the opposite direction, astrological timing is not a burdensome correspondence to tack onto a spell. Rather, it is revealing opportune times for you to gather and store power throughout the year, so that the next time a situation comes up, you've already had a huge head start in taking care of the problem.

This also assists those of us with limited personal energy (as I've begun to consider I am not a "low-energy" witch but rather one who uses their energy in the stupidest least effective ways possible).

For example, suppose a vital part of your sorcery is burning a special incense before each spell. Yes, you can make a whole bunch of the incense at once.

And if you enchant the incense, that takes your power. You're transferring energy out of your personal bank account in order to store it within the incense.

Three months later when there is a vital spell to be cast, you're making a withdrawal from the incense bank and putting that additional energy towards your spell.

Actions like this reduce the amount of personal energy we need to spend during typical workings of magic.

Suppose a spell requires 50 units of energy in order to successfully manifest.

Well, if I've been slowly storing up energy in certain things (like special waters, incense, stones, and so on), I can use up some of that stored energy during a spell.

If I have 30 units of energy saved up within special objects, I only need to raise 20 further units of energy during that spell in order to make it manifest.

I can expend my own personal energy to complete the quota. Or, I can go looking for some free-flowing energy and try to channel it in order to complete the spell.

BUT

1. What if I have no energy units saved up in objects and I have to raise it all within that moment?

2. What if the free-flowing energies I need aren't present at that exact time?

If you believe in the impact of astrological timing, then you may believe that certain energies are more available during some times than other times. A specific energy may not just be around in great enough quantities for you to haul buckets of it to your spell.

It's relatively easy to spend our own power when external powers aren't available, even when we don't mean to.

This may lead to situations where the energy units I need to complete a spell just aren't around, either because I failed to store up energy when I had extra, or because I'm casting the spell at a very unfavorable time.

If I don't have 50 free personal energy units, this greatly increases the chances that my spell will just fail - like a car with a drained battery that just won't start.

You might be saying, "but I don't necessarily have a total of 30 units of free energy to just tuck into objects. I might have like, 2 or 3 units of spare energy a week, tops."

NOW WE'RE BACK TO ASTROLOGICAL TIMING!

If you are able to look ahead towards particularly well-appointed timings, you can prepare substances (such as incenses and oils), objects (such as amulets and spell vessels), tools (such as charging boards and wands), and other magical paraphernalia far ahead of time.

We know all the future appointments, right? It's just celestial maths :) You can use websites to look up special conjunctions years ahead of time.

This means that you have as much time as you need to prepare. No rushing about an hour before the ritual!

When you bring a prepared physical vessel into a ritual at an especially powerful astrological time, huge amounts of specific, wanted energies can be captured.

So remember earlier, when I was talking about enchanting incense using your own power? Well, suppose you never intentionally use your own power for anything: you always attempt to channel external energies.

But we come into the same loop: it can be easy to spend your own energy on accident, and if the external energies aren't very present you either end up with a weakly enchanted incense mix - or you burn a lot of your own power being the battery, or widening your search for the energy until you find it.

During especially well-appointed timings, though, that energy is very present and much easier to capture. You have to work less in order to capture large amounts.

You can look for appointments for healing, banishing, the virtues of various astrological signs, wealth, love, and more. By preparing some physical vessel to be enchanted by these substances, you are gathering and storing great amounts of power throughout the year.

And now, now we come full-circle: a response to the first two problems posed.

1. "When I need magic, I need it now - I have no time to wait."

If you are able to work ahead to capture and store various energies, you will not have to wait for anything - you have already capitalized upon opportune timings and have them crystalized inside of physical objects for you to use when you need them.

2. "I am often low-spoons and I have difficulty raising energy or performing intense magic on demand."

Because capturing energies when they are more readily available is much easier, you may find it to be much less draining to capture energies at opportune timings.

Then, when it becomes time to cast a spell in the moment, you will have a collection of strongly empowered objects that will fill up your spell with power on your behalf.

Your spells will still take some of your personal energy, just like any activity, but probably a lot less of it.

Transitioning to this may take a bit of work and can be awkward as hell.

I mean even if you're into it as a concept, it might not just be so easy to do, right?

If you're currently engaging in magical catch-up to ongoing or boiling-point situations, you might not have the time/energy/space to do a bunch of research on timings and then plan and prepare for a ritual, even one weeks or months away.

I don't mean to imply that it's easy or that everyone can just do it. I mean not all of us can carry around like 50 rocks or little pots of incense. Not all of us can rely on happening to have energy at some future date to perform a ritual at the exact time.

Moving into this modality of working ahead can also at times feel like stagnation: it can feel like planning and waiting instead of acting.

If you feel this might be something you're into, here are my suggestions:

Choose various "domains" of magic which are important to you: prosperity, love, defense, etc.

Slowly create or obtain vessels over time well-suited to capture energies from those domains, ideally using your hobbies if you can! A crochet bag or stuffie, a clay figurine, a painting, a song, any sort of physically creative hobby will do :) You can also modify candles, decorate charm bags, string beads, or even prepare thick cords to "tie up" available energies. I mean literally even a clear quartz with a bit of colored string tied on to identify it will do.

Start keeping an eye out for useful appointments. When one arrives upon you, see if you have the time/space/energy to perform a ritual to draw that energy into one of your vessels.

If you don't have the time/space/energy/interest (etc) in performing the ritual, ignore it and move on.

It is especially beneficial to empower small implements and ingredients you often use, so that your more common practices are less draining.

The following is pretty much UPG, unless I read it somewhere and forgot:

Initially imbuing a vessel with energy is best done on the most powerful appointment reasonably possible.

These vessels can be charged over and over again, capturing more and more power each time. Suppose the maximum energy you can capture in one empowerment ritual is 25 units. Well, you can perform the ritual again under the same auspicious timing to simply further power it, resulting in 50 units stored.

It is better to begin storing energy and do so at "minor" appointments over and over again than to put it off forever. Even if you wait for the most perfectest ever timing, you still may not have the ability, as a practitioner, to channel and store huge amounts of energy all at once. So waiting forever might be kinda pointless.

All vessels enchanted in this manner should be carefully stored so that the power doesn't leak out of them. They should not touch the earth, or else the power will go back into it. They can be wrapped carefully in black cloth and stored on a shelf. They should not be in the presence of salt, flour, iron, or other substances known to purify or break magical energies.

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First, let’s talk about core beliefs. Your core beliefs are the sum of your past experiences. From the moment we’re born, we’re constantly trying to make sense of our world. What do you think when you think about yourself? Do you think you’re kind & deserving or bothersome & undeserving? Our brain automatically answers these questions using the direct & indirect messages we received during childhood. A direct message could be “Jenny, aren’t you clever?” or “You are so lazy, Sam”. An indirect message is a belief your brain accepted via experience. They are the beliefs that control your actions without you even knowing. For example, if one of your parents were often too busy to spend time with you, your brain may have created the indirect (subconscious) belief that you are unimportant & unlovable. Your parents didn’t blatantly tell you that, but it’s how your brain perceived their actions, hence the term ‘indirect’ or ‘subconscious’ belief. The bad news is that until you reframe those beliefs, there’s a good chance they will continue to influence your decisions & ultimately run your life. The good news is that it’s never too late to reframe our beliefs! Take a moment to think about what subconscious beliefs are running your life. If they aren’t contributing to your happiness & well-being, then it may be time to replace them. Once you have identified the root cause of your negative beliefs, you can begin to reframe them using neuroplasticity & psychology, which I will discuss in my upcoming posts.

In simplest terms, if you don’t believe something is possible under any circumstances, you have limiting subconscious beliefs that need to be reframed. If you believe something is possible & just not possible for you, you likely have a poor self-concept and/or have been conditioned to subscribe to low self-worth stories. In either scenario, the first steps towards change is reframing your beliefs.

✨ Follow along as I teach you how to manifest your dreams using psychology, quantum physics, neuroplasticity, and just a sprinkle of magic.

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"How to ignore 3d"

Listen ik you feel worried when you see undesired stuff in the 3d and in fact it can sometimes make you question yourself and the law. Its normal but we need to get rid of everything coming in between you and your manifestations. So lets just ignore that b!tch cause all she is doing is making YOU question YOUR POWER??? like hello?? read everything its really helpful (〜￣▽￣)〜

"but how can i ignore 3d ?" ~~~Create a world and live in it~~~

Now ik its hard believing you already have something when you dont even see it with your own eyes, But if you really want it bad enough you have to do this. what i want you to do is create a world in your head where you have everything you want and live in that world ignore all the things the 3d shows you in this world (okay not all but the undesired stuff) , this is my favorite thing to do. ~~~Revise anything undesirable thing~~~

For example you see your sp with a 3d party and they are holding hands..um no you didn't like gurl they are crazily in love with you like they are in a committed relationship with you. They write poems about how they love you. you see your reflection in your phone and you nothing like your df? gurl what? like Pha-lease bestie you look exactly like your df like its scary how you guys look exactly like each other like god really said copy paste while making you two lmao you check your bank account and you have like 3 dollars? Um gurl who you tryna fool i see you go shopping everyday. You literally come home with gucci bags and shoes and a new car like its normal(of course it is to your rich a$$) There is nothing you cant buy like you the real MATERIAL GWORL!! (im sorry i had to )

~~~Focus on the fun part rather than the stressful one~~~ Focus on the fun part of your manifestation like instead of thinking how you dont have money to buy that car focus on how much fun it is to have the car of your dream like every time you go on a drive in it the air blows through your hair and it feels so good on your skin. Imagine you capturing pictures of your car and in front of it. Like experience the fun you want to experience after getting your desires and think from your desire not of it. make it as natural as possible. YOU GO GET THAT THING BESTAYY!! YOU GOT THIS!!

★ ꤫࣪ 🛒 ͟﹢࣪ taerii's formula to become 'THAT' b*tch who's got it all in life <3

first off, tell me what version of yourself comes to your mind when you hear the phrase "got it all in life". list down every single detail about them & what they have to qualify for the title "that b*tch" ─ it can be anything; beauty & brains, fame & wealth, power & glory or maybe all of those combined !!

then go down to more details, "beauty" - what kind of looks do you want? what does your ideal self look like? what kind of clothes do they wear? what is their eye colour? what is their body like? and anything else you could think of.

moving on to the next category, "status" - wealthy/rich/upper middle class/billionaire/famous/not so famous etc etc, "personality" "friends" "partner" and basically add more categories as you like !! [ the more the better ]

now here comes the fun part,

...

make your ideal self an "alter ego" ;))

y'know how Hannah Montana has two lives? YES. don't think of your ideal self as someone you 'want' to be, think of it as YOUR *OWN* SECOND LIFE YOOOO

think of her as an 'idealized' version of yourself. give it a name, ( mine's "crystal/krystal" LMAOO )

don't think of her as something you're trying to become, think of her as a person who already exists within you. finally, all you need to do is embody her 😋

now, to slowly let your alter ego become your only ego ( basically to become your ideal self )

play pretend. act the way your alter ego would act, think the way your alter ego would act, do stuff your alter ego would do, say the things your alter ego would say, feel the way your alter ego would feel !!

does your ideal self feel insecure while taking pictures? nope. so go get that confidence and pretend you already ARE your alter ego ;)

=͟͟͞♡ the secret is this. you think of your ideal self, you pretend you're her and you become her.

now that's MY formula, the rest is up to you ;)

[ remember: there are no rules whatsoever, you're limitless and anything is possible !! ]

Safeness in Self

Bathtub Spell

Purpose:

To attract the best version of yourself, and to center yourself in preparation for future blessings. 

Time: 

Anywhere between 45 minutes to 1 hour: depending on your preferred bathing time. 

Allergy Warnings:

This spell uses bay leaves, if you are allergic to any of the materials I encourage you to replace the materials with ones that represent the same meanings as the originals. Please do not place yourself in harm’s way to complete this spell the way I have it written, the Craft is different to each of us, and should be explored in accordance with our own magic and not the magic of another.

Materials:

2-3 Bay Leaves: representing protection, boosting, prophecy, purification, defense. In this spell representing seeing your future self, the self you desire to be currently.

Vanilla Scented Candle or Tea Light: representing healing, protection, harmony, unity. In this spell representing centering yourself to accept the changes ahead.

Fire/Flame: representing empowerment, enlightenment, comfort, rebirth, inspiration, illumination, hearth and heart, manifestation. In this spell representing finding your shadow self where it is now in the darkness, and bringing it back into the light.

Quartz: representing clarity, cleansing, healing, purification, and inner peace, enhancement, amplification. In this spell representing protecting yourself from negative energies around you that may be blocking your aura from reaching it’s full potential.

Bundle of Palo Santo/Sage: representing cleansing. In this spell being used to cleanse the energy of the water, as well as your own energy to prepare it to be reimbued with new purpose.

Set-Up Steps:

Run the bath to desired fullness and temperature. You should be able to at least submerge yourself mostly in the water, it is okay if you cannot fully submerge all parts of your body as most standard tub sizes are quite small.

Gather all your materials close to the bathtub with you, but do not yet get into the water. Once all your materials are gathered, disrobe before beginning the spell. 

This spell is incantation-based, and you will need to cast it with intentions in mind, as well as in order by incantation. 

Spell Steps:

Begin reciting the incantation all the way through without interruption, first in English, then again once more in Latin. Both versions are included below these steps.

When following the incantation the physical steps done in time with the recitation should be as follows”

- Crumple the bay leaves. Sprinkle them clockwise into the water of the bath. Do not stir it. If your drainage system is poor or if you are uncomfortable with bathing with the herbs later, feel free to simply place them in a sachet and stir the tub with the sachet before leaving it in the tub for the rest of the spell.

- Light the Palo Santo/Sage. Use the lit Palo Santo to first cleanse yourself. Everyone does cleansing a little differently in accordance with their practice, but if looking for inspiration: I cleanse by first running the lit bundle across my whole body and then drawing the sign of Lilith on my abdomen in smoke. Then proceed to cleanse the water by tracing the outline of the tub in a clockwise fashion as many times as feels best to you.

- Light the Vanilla Candle. Place the candle on the side of the tub where your head would rest, but do not enter the water yet.

- Pick up the Quartz and hold it in your dominant hand, place your closed fist over your heart, and begin stirring the tub clockwise with your non-dominant hand. Continue to stir the tub holding the quartz against yourself until you have fully finished reciting both the English and the Latin versions of the incantations.

- Once you have finished the reciting portion of the spell, step into and submerge yourself in the water, make sure to get every piece of your body covered even if not all at the same time. For example, splashing water up onto your arms and back, or laying down briefly to dip your head into the water. Leave the candle burning until it either burns down, or you are finished with your bath, in which case please gently snuff it out.

- When getting out of the bath, stand up, and before stepping out or beginning to drain the water, close out the spell.  You can do this in any way you please, so long as the meaning is the ending of your casting. Many people choose to say “amen”, “thank you”, or may also choose to praise a chosen god/goddess/spirit guide for closing a cast. I personally do not have a token deity in my practice, so I close my spells with the simple “So Mote it Be”.

Incantation:

English Version:

In water’s mirror, I am found.

Floating as leaves towards my true self.

The smoke and scent draw me in,

To clean and steady my soul against the winds.

There I am amongst the ashes,

Safe & Sound in crystal crevices.

Latin Version:

In speculo aquarum invenior.

Flocci versus mei vero.

Fumus et odor trahunt me,

Ut emundare et stabilive contra ventos animam meam.

Ibi sum inter cineres,

Incolumis in crystallis cavernis. 

Blessings be, & thank you for reading.

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