How to Cast a Circle using the Elements✨
Salt
Yellow candle (Air) 💨
Green candle (Earth) 🌎
Blue candle (Water) 🌊
Red candle (Fire) 🔥
Purple candle (Spirit) 👻
Lavender
Sage
You don’t always have to cast a circle to do spells but it is very helpful to do so especially if you are wanting to use the elements to help cast your spell.
Clean up the area you are planning to use.
Place candles in the correct order. Place the green candle (Earth) facing North, the yellow candle (Air) facing East, the red candle (Fire) facing south, the blue candle (water) facing West, and finally the purple candle (Spirit) in the middle of the circle.
Make a circle with the salt but make sure you are inside the circle before closing the salt circle. (This is to protect you and to keep anything from leaving the circle)
Now light the sage and cleanse the area in your circle. (Sage is used to banish negative energy)
Next light the lavender and cleanses the area in your circle. (Lavender is used to bring in good energy)
Begin my facing East. Pick up the yellow candle (air) while lighting the candle say “Air I invite you to join this circle” place it back down and turn clockwise to call all the elements to the circle.
Face South, pick up red candle (Fire) while lighting the candle say “Fire I invite you to join this circle” place it back down turn clockwise.
Face West, pick up blue candle (water) while lighting say “Water I invite you to join this circle” place it back down and turn clockwise.
Face North, pick up green candle (earth) while lighting say “Earth I invite you to join this circle” place it back down and turn clockwise.
Facing the center pick up the purple candle (Spirit) while lighting the candle say “Spirit I invite you to join this circle” place it back down and turn clockwise once more.
Once this is completed you have your circle and may proceed with the speed you intend to cast.
Once you have finished casting your spell you must always close your circle and you must make sure you do it in the correct order! This is very important!!
Turn to Spirit pick it up and say “Thank you for your help” blow out the candle place it back down and turn counterclockwise.
Turn counterclockwise to the north and pick up the green candle and say “Thank You Earth for your help” blow out the candle and place it down.
Turn counterclockwise to the West and pick up the blue candle say “Thank you Water for your help” blow out the candle and place it down
Turn counterclockwise to the South and pick up the red candle say “Thank you Fire for your help” blow the candle out and place it down.
Turn counterclockwise to the East and pick up the yellow candle say “Thank you Air for your help” blow the candle out and place it down.
Once you have thanked all the elements for their help in the correct order above you may break your salt circle from the inside. Do not step outside of the circle until you have broke it.
Happy Casting & Blessed Be 💜
Research is the most important thing to do before heading into Faery work and witchcraft. You want to have a lot of in depth and versatile knowledge covering many areas of the topic so you’ll be able to understand and interact with the Fair Folk! If you don’t want to work with the Fair Folk you can use this list to help yourself understand them and take the proper measure if you ever stumble upon them. I know the list could go on forever but I’m compiling the topics I find build a good foundation of understanding. I have compiled this list to give those interested guidance and a push in the right direction, it is best you do your own research before asking other’s personal knowledge and opinions!!
Terminology ( Fae, faery, fairy, changeling, seelie, unseelie, sidhe, etc)
The Origins of the Fae (Tuatha de Dannan, Aos Sí, Tylwyth Teg)
Faeries in Different Cultures: Celtic (Irish, Scottish, Gaulish, French), Norse, Influences from Greek and Roman culture.
Folklore & Myths!! ex. Oisin and Tír na nÓg , Fenian Cycle, Arthurian Legend.
Celtic Gods, Goddesses & Heroes- strong influences and connections to the Fae
Types of Faeries (study diverse types from pixies,brownies, pooka to Kelpies, Bwbach and Red caps) *Make sure you can at least answer who, what and where about them.
The Otherworlds (Tir na Nog, Caer Arianrhod, Annwn, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, etc.)
Faery Landmarks (fairy tree, fairy ring, fairy hill)
Signs of the Fae
Sacred Trees and Plants (Hawthorn)
Protection!! very important
*Bonus if you learn Celtic Culture
Connecting to Nature and the Land
How to Banish Faeries & Protect yourself, house, family, etc.
Faery Behaviour and Proper Etiquette
Proper Offerings, How to give an Offering
Animals associated with the Fair Folk and Why? (raven, deer, etc)
Faery Festivals and Holidays (Samhain, Midsummer, Beltane)
Why certain things offend them- iron, saying “thank you”,etc.
The Courts (Seelie, Unseelie, trooping fairies, solitary)
Setting up a Faery Altar
How to work with them in Rituals
Faery Flowers, herbs and crystals
A proper and personal way to communicate with them!!this means developing psychic ability, tarot, meditation, signs, etc.
Hagstones, heptagram/faery star
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries, by W. Y. Evans Wentz
Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika Illes
Enchantment of the Faerie Realm by Ted Andrews
Faery Craft by Morgan Daimler
Celtic Mythology: Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes by Phillip Freeman
**if you have more topics, books or anything else feel free to add some!
Pages from my Grimoire
{Art by Julia Nikita}
The sabbats are holidays celebrated throughout the year on solstices, equinoxes, and the midpoints between them. These sabbats form the Wheel of the year.
There is a controversy surrounding the dates of these holidays, as people celebrate them all over the earth, not only in the northen hemisphere but in the southern too.
One viewpoint is that the Sabbats should be celebrated as they were originally created to be… in other words, Samhain is October 31st, regardless of where you live. In the Southern Hemisphere, even though you are just gearing up to summer on October 31st, this perspective says that you celebrate the cleansing and releasing, the honouring of the dead just as you would if you lived in the Northern Hemisphere. The other viewpoint (the one I personally agree with) is that you should celebrate when you feel like the season corresponds with the holiday, in other words, your craft, your rules. So if you live in the southern hemisphere, you have the choice.
I’ll be writing the dates for each holiday starting with the northen hemisphere and then the dates that many people celebrate them in the southern hemisphere
🌲𝐘𝐔𝐋𝐄
{December 21st//June 21st}
Yule focuses on rebirth and renewal as the sun makes its way back to the earth. It’s all about new beginnings, reflection and embracing warmth. Much like Christmas, many celebrate with a feast, gift giving, being cosy and appreciating the good.
↟Nature: cedar, frankincense, myrrh, mistletoe, pine, birch, ivy.
↟Foods//flavours: ginger, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, wintergreen, apple, dried fruit.
↟Stones: citrine, ruby, garnet, alexandrite, green tourmaline.
↟Activities: decorate your altar with incense associated with Yule, burn ash wood for prosperity, bake using Yule flavours like ginger or cinnamon, make wreathes to hang around the house, spend time with loved ones.
🕯️𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐂
{February 1st//August 1st}
Imbolc focuses on celebrating the nature that is preparing to grow and renewal, also known as “candlemas” and the “Feast of Pan”.
↟Nature: basil, blackberry, heather, celandine, iris, wisteria, vanilla, bay, yellow and white flowers.
↟Foods//flavours: pumpkin and sunflower seeds, poppy seeds, peppers, onions, spices, and herbal teas.
↟Stones: amethyst, bloodstone, garnet, ruby, onyx.
↟Activities: decorate with candles and sun decorations, go hiking, have a bonfire, bake foods with poppy seeds, and burn any leftover winter herbs.
🌼𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐀
{March 21st//September 21st}
Ostara focuses on manifesting creativity and love. As the days become longer, energy becomes stronger.
↟Nature: ash, alder, daffodil, honeysuckle, narcissus, primrose, violet, jasmine.
↟Foods//flavours: olives, maple syrup, honey, edible flowers, chocolate, pine nuts, nettle or lavender tea, local fruits and vegetables.
↟Stones: amethyst, rose quartz, moonstone.
↟Activities: gardening and planting seeds, bake breads with olives or honey for example, start new projects, talk to plants, do some painting, decorate with wildflowers.
🌰𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐄
{May 1st//November 1st}
Beltane focuses on fertility, love and abundance. Also known as “may day”, on this sabbat many celebrate with dancing, bonfires and many high energy activities, including enjoying themselves sexually with a partner or even conceiving children.
↟Nature: frankincense, lilac, ivy, marigold, woods, rose, thyme, mint, yarrow.
↟Foods//flavours: oats, leafy greens, fruits, breads, honey.
↟Stones: malachite, amber, fire opal, red jasper.
↟Activities: dance, decorate with florals and symbols of the sea, go to the beach, go hiking, have a bonfire, feast on fruits, vegetables and grains, laugh and let your hair down. And if you’re trying to conceive or simply would like to have sex, Beltane is a wonderful time to do so.
🦋𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐀
{June 21st//December 21st}
Litha focuses on growth and celebrating the longest day of the year and the sun, before the shorter days begin.
↟Nature: fern, yarrow, sage, rose, oak, mugwort, lavender, chamomile, myrrh, pine.
↟Foods//flavours: herbed bread, honey, sunflower seeds, iced herbal tea, lemon, vanilla.
↟Stones: lapis lazuli, amethyst, malachite, tiger’s eye.
↟Activities: make or buy a sun catcher, surround yourself with warm tones, watch the sunrise and sunset, make sun water, spend time outdoors, make use of herbs.
🌾𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐒//𝐋𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐇
{August 2nd//February 2nd}
Lammas, or lughnasadh focuses on celebrating the first of the three harvesting sabbats and taking time to really feel the positivity in different aspects of life.
↟Nature: cornstalks, heather, acacia flowers, hollyhock, oak leaves, wheat, myrtle, spices.
↟Food//flavours: grainy bread, corn, potatoes, nuts, blackberries, wine.
↟Stones: amber, agate, citrine, clear quartz, obsidian, tiger’s eye.
↟Activities: bake bread, make corn dolls, visit a sunflower field, spend time in nature, acknowledged what you are grateful for, journal.
🍁𝐌𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐍
{September 21st//March 21st}
Mabon focuses on honouring the change of the seasons, balance and peace.
↟Nature: sage, pine, marigold, thistle, acorns, milkweed, oak leaves, myrrh.
↟Food//flavours: cinnamon, nuts, beans, dark fruits, pies, soup, butterscotch.
↟Stones: citrine, carnelian, clear quartz, sapphire, yellow agate.
↟Activities: collect pine cones, donate food and old clothes, meditate, dry herbs, spend time with loved ones, speak to the nature around you.
🎃𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐍
{October 31st-November 1st//April 30th-May 1st}
Samhain focuses on celebrating life, and honouring those who are no longer with us.
↟Nature: heather, sage, pumpkins, straw, flax, patchouli, myrrh.
↟Foods//flavours: apples, cider, pumpkin, pies, soups, stews, potatoes, ginger.
↟Stones: amber, black obsidian, fossils, onyx, sandstone, bloodstones.
↟Activities: honour the deceased, spend time with family, make a hearty comforting meal, make or buy a scarecrow, spend time practicing divination.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐭
↟Do a tarot reading relevant to that sabbat.
↟Spend time in the moonlight, charging your crystals and tarot cards, as well as meditating.
↟Bake something using at least one traditional food of that sabbat to share with others.
↟Cleanse your living space and any of your magickal items.
↟Write down how you’re feeling and how you’d like to feel in the weeks to come.
Acorn-Luck, wisdom, youth, personal power
Allspice- Money, Lck, Treasure, Determination
Almond- Wisdom and fruitfulness. Helps one
overcome a dependency or addiction
Aloe-Protection, Luck. Place at a grave to bring peace.
Anise-helps ward off evil, find happiness, prevents
nightmares, good in bath spells.
Apple- Love, Immortality, Friendship, Healing. Apples
make good offerings, especially at Samhan
Apricot- Love and attracting love.
Asparagus- masculan sex magick
Bamboo- Hex breaking, wishes, luck.
Banana- fertility, potency, prosperity
Basil-Love, exorcism, wealth, sympathy, protection
Bayleaf-Good fortune, success, strength, purification
Beet- Love. Juice can substitute blood in rituals.
Birch-Protection, Exorcism, Putification
Blackberry-Healing and money. Berrys are sacred.
Blueberry-Protection from enemies. Can cause confusion if you throw one in the path of an enemy
Cabbage- Fertility, Profit, good luck, lunar magick
Cactus- Chastity, banishing, protection
Carnations-Strength, healing, enhancing power, achieving balance. Burn to enhance creativity
Carrot- Lust, fertility, abundance
Catnip-Love, beauty, happiness, attracts spirits. Sacred
to cat deities and animal magick.
Cedar- Confidence, strength, protection, healing. Berries are good for anti theft spells and warding off snakes
Celery- Mental power, lust, male potency
Chamomile- Love, healing, reduce stress. Drink tea in
meditation, to destress and to get a restful sleep.
.Cherry-love, divination, happiness
Chili pepper- fidelity, love, breaks hexes
Chives- protection and weight loss
Chrysanthemum- protection, grow in your
garden to ward off evil
Cilantro- brings peace to the home and helps
attune one with their soul
Cinnamon- Spirituality, success, healing, power, love,
luck, strength, and prosperity.
Clove-love, money, protection
Clover- fidelity, money, luck. Love, success
Coconut- Chastity, protection, purification
Coffee- Helps dispel nightmares and negativity, helps
overcome internal blockages, provides peace of mind and grounding.
Corn- Protection, divination, good luck
Cotton-rain, protection, luck, healing.
Cucumber-chastity, fertility, healing
Cumin- fidelity, protection, and theft prevention
Curry- protection. Burn curry powder to keep evil forces away.
Cypress- death and mourning, stimulates healing and helps one overcome the pain of grief
Daffodil- Love, Luck, and fertility
Daisy- innocence and innocent love. Associated with children and newborns
Dandelion- healing, purification, wishes, and spirit work
Elderberries- sleep, releasing enchantments, protection against negative people and the temptation to harm others. Note, every part of this plant is poisonous.
Elm- love, protection from lightning.
Fennel seed- imparts strength, vitality, and sexual virility and masculinity.
Feverfew- protects against sickness and accidents. Use for healing spells.
Frankincense- Successful ventures, cleansing, purification, productivity, concentration and meditation.
Garlic- healing, protection, repels vampires, purifies spaces and objects.
Ginger- Draws adventure and new experiences. Promptes sentuality, confidence, and success
Grape- fertility, money, mental strength
Grapefruit- cleansing and purification
Hibiscus-attracting love, lust, and dreams
Hollyhock- Increases the flow of money, aids in financial flourishing.
Honey- for attraction, solar magick, and sweetness.
Honeysuckle- Draws money, success, and quick abundance. Aides confidence and persuasiveness.
Ivy- Protection, healing, fertility, love.
Jasmine- ideas, Divination, charging, attracting a soulmate, can induce sleep and dreams.
Juniper- promotes healing and good health, attracts healing energies and protects against theft
Lavender- Peace, love, protection, healing, sleep, purification, and healing from depression
Lemon- cleansing, purification, removal of blockages, dealing with pain
Lemon Balm- Love, Success, Healing, spiritual growth and development. Use in healing spells for mental illness
Lemongrass- psychic cleansing and opening, use in lust potions
Lettuce- Divination, sleep, lunar magick, sex magick, love spells
Lilac- Wisdom, memory, luck, spiritual aid
Lily-renewal, rebirti, marriage, prosperity,the life cycle, death.
Lime-purification, protection, promotes tranquility, strengthens love.
Maple-Love, money, longevity, luck
Marjoram- Cleansing, Purification, dispelling negativity, strengthening love, infuse in bath spells to aid grief
May Flowers- attracts adventure and chaos into your life
Mint- energy, communication, and vitality. Use in healing spells and place on alter to attract good spirits.
Morning Glory-Binding, banishing. Note, this plant is poisonous.
Mugwort- Lust, fertility, helps ease backaches and cure disease.
Mustard Seed- Courage, faith, and endurance.
Narcissus- calms vibrations, promotes harmony and peace of mind.
Nutmeg- Money, prosperity, luck, curse breaking
Oak- wisdom, strength, to preserve youth, and increase attraction. strengthens unity, The most sacred tree.
Oatmeal- for worship, use in offerings.
Olive-Fidelity, peace, marriage, healing, potency and lust
Onion- Prosperity, stability, endurance, banishing bad habits.
Orange-love, luck, divination, happiness, self confidence, blessing
Orchid- Concentration, strengthen memory, focus and willpower
Oregano- Joy, strength, vitality and energy.
Palo Santo- if you’ve been cursed use this herb to break it.
Paprika-Add to spell to energise it. Throw into someone’s yard to cause them problems. Parsley- Calms and protects the home, draws prosperity and financial increase, restores a sense of well being.
Peach- Fertility, Love, Wisdom. Peach Pits ward off evil, increase love and fertility.
Peas- Money, love
Pecan-Employment, success, security, career success.
Pepper- courage, banishing negative vibrations. Carry to ward off jealousy.
Peppermint-healing, cleansing, purification. Burn to clear out sickness and keep under your pillow for prophetic dreams.
Pine-promotes clean breaks, new beginnings, prosperity and success.
Pineapple- Luck, Money, and chastity.
Pumpkin- Health, spirit work, and lunar magick
Raspberry- Healing, Protection, and love. Use to reduce pain during pregnancy and bathe in raspberry to keep a relationship alive.
Rice- rain, fertility, protection
Rose- love, divine love, self love, friendships, domestic relationships and domestic peace.
Rosemary- good health, love, good memory, prevents nightmares, wash in rosemary before healing rituals
Sage-purification, dealing with loss and grief, improves mental stability, burned for cleansing and purification
Sandalwood- Protection, healing, clears negative energy, making wishes
Salt-purification, grounding, protection magick and circle casting
Spearmint-healing, love, protection while sleeping. Burn for healing respiratory conditions.
Strawberry- Attracts success, good fortune, and favorable circumstances.
Sugar- love spells, to bring sweetness to a sintuation, sex magick
Tea-courage, strength, divination, use as a base for potions.
Thyme- Loyalty, love, affection, grief, courage, purification, use in baths to cleanse and ward off nightmares.
Tomado- use in love spells
Vanilla-Love, Lust, passion, restoring lost emotions and energy. Increases mental strength.
Vinegar- banishing, binding, averting evil
Walnut- access to divine energy
Willow- draws strength and love, healing, and overcoming sadness. The sacred wishing tree. Wear a sprig of willow when facing the death of a loved one.
~ What are Crystals and what are they used for?
Most crystals ( in this case including gems, rocks, precious stones, semi-precious stones, and simple stones) are of mineral origin. Crystals, like amethyst, come out of the ground naturally faceted and don’t need to be changed in anyway. Diamonds, for example, come out of the ground equally as rough, but are usually polished and cut into intricate styles.
For many years, crystal have been used as a tool to aid spiritual healing, psychic development, and meditation.
~ How can I incorporate Crystals into my everyday life?
You can carry around your crystals. This way you can feel your crystals energy when needed. Place them in a little sachet or pouch and they are ready to go!
Infuse your water with your clean crystals. This is a fast way to feel your crystals energy.
Decorate your magickal space and/or surroundings with crystals.
Meditate with your crystals. Just spend a minimum of 30 seconds with each crystal. Hold it in your hands, close your eyes, and feel its energy soaking into your skin.
Agate
~Banded: help you feel grounded, remain focused, and banishes fears.
~Blue Lace: helps you adjust and adapt.
~Moss: refreshes spirit, brings peace of mind, helps to develop intuition.
~Tree: aids meditation and clear thinking, reduces stress.
Amazonite ~ soothes the nervous system, increases self-esteem and confidence.
Amber ~ relieves depression and lifts your spirits.
Amethyst ~ the great healer of mind, body, and spirit. helps the development of psychic abilities and intuition.
Apache Tears ~ brings good fortune and positive energy.
Apatite ~ aids in motivation and communicative powers.
Aquamarine ~ helps you during hard decisions and times. promotes compassion and empathy.
Azurite ~ relinquishes harmful beliefs.
Bloodstone (aka Heliotrope) ~ calms fears, and dispels confusion and obsessive ideas.
Calcite ~ boosts energy and provides amazing psychic protection.
Carnelian (aka Sard) ~ banishes jealousy and inspires courage. aids perception.
Celestine ~ helps with communication and good thoughts.
Chalcedony ~ balances emotions and lifts your spirits.
Chrysocolla ~ eases stress and promotes self-confidence.
Citrine ~ helps steady emotions and give inspiration.
Coral ~ strengthens and protects emotions.
Desert Rose ~ promotes love and stability in relationships.
Diamond ~ assists in your connection with the universe.
Emerald ~ strong healer with both physical and mental problems.
Fluorite ~ helps with rationality and combats anxiety and worries.
Garnet ~ protects against melancholy and depression. encourages perseverance and patience.
Hematite ~ helps with psychic development and building self-esteem.
Jade ~ a very useful healing stone for both the body and spirit.
Jasper ~ aids with stress relief and grounding. promotes tranquility.
Jet ~ keeps evil spirits at bay and strengthens character.
Kunzite ~ helps align emotions. provides security.
Kyanite ~ helps to align and heal chakras.
Labradorite ~ aids with strong development of psychic powers.
Lapis Lazuli ~ helps develop your sixth sense. stimulates intuition. promotes creativity.
Lepidolite ~ great for relieving stress and dispelling negative emotions.
Malachite ~ used for healing when dealing with negative emotions.
Moonstone ~ restores harmony and emotion balance.
Obsidian ~ helps you to focus on the paranormal, used for protection and a scrying tool.
Onyx ~ instills a protective psychic shield.
Opal ~ helps with rationalizing emotional states.
Pearl ~ aids self-respect, stability, and self-esteem.
Pyrite ~ opens the mind to new ideas.
Quartz ~ channels and aids in meditation. a powerful healing stone.
Rose Quartz ~ aids in anything love-related. instills comfort, relieves grief, and promotes harmonious relationships.
Rutilated Quartz ~ releases energy blockers.
Rhodonite ~ helps with assurance and confidence.
Ruby ~ purifies love, promotes spiritual knowledge and to be realistic about situations.
Sapphire ~ aids in mental clarity, clearing your inner eye, and bringing good fortune.
Smoky Quartz ~ filters out negative thoughts and emotions. helps with telepathy.
Sodalite ~ heals damaged emotions, and aids in restful sleep.
Tanzanite ~ helps you to accept change.
TIger’s Eye ~ a powerful aid in those seeking knowledge about past or future lives. promotes persistence and protection.
Topaz ~ allows you to transmit your visualizations as universal messages. an aid in telepathy.
Tourmaline ~ repels all negative energy and is a powerful stone for protection.
Turquoise ~ an aid in luck, love, money, and protection.
Unakite ~ heals the psyche, helps you realize your higher self.
Some crystals shouldn’t be left in direct sunlight. These include: Amethyst, Ametrine, Aquamarine, Celestite, Citrine, Fluorite, Kunzite, Opal, Rose Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Topaz, and Turquoise.
Some crystals shouldn’t get wet. These include: Celestine, Desert Rose, Lapis Lazuli, Lepidolite, Malachite, Selenite, and Sodalite.
Click here to learn about Crystal Shapes.
source: Crystals by Cass & Janie Jackson
* If there is anything we missed or you’d like to add, just let us know! *
I hope this is useful! xx ~ @chlovoyant
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Disclaimer No single witch knows about all these things or has answers to all these prompts. This is just a reference list. Don’t get overwhelmed and focus on what interests you and relates to your path when making a grimoire or book of shadows.
Does your grimoire have an index for organization? Make one!
Write about the history of witches, the occult, Paganism, ect.
What is witchcraft?
What is intent? What is your will? How do they work?
What types of spells are there?
What are some methods for spells?
What types of witches are there?
What is cleansing? Why is it important? How is it done?
What is charging? Why is it important? How is it done?
What is grounding? Why is it important? How is it done?
What is shielding & warding? Why is it important? How is it done?
What are circles? Why are they important? How is it done?
What is visualization? Why is it important? How is it done?
What methods are there for divination? How can it be used?
What is consecration? How do you consecrate tools?
Write about energy, energy work basics, how is energy used?
What methods of meditation are there? Have any favorites?
Write about any tips for meditation you know of!
Make a list of terms commonly used in reference to witchcraft
How to write your own spells
How to make moon water
How to make sigils
How to dress candles
The wheel of the year. What is it? How do you celebrate it?
Make a pendulum board
Write the entire Theban Alphabet
Taglocks. What are they? How do you use them?
The Elements
The directions - North, South, East, & West
Moon phases
Zodiac signs
Planets
Days
Times of day
Numbers
Colors
Tarot cards
Runes
Herbs & Spices
Flowers
Trees/Wood
Other plants
Essential Oils
Incense
Teas
Seashells & other things from the sea
Crystals & Metals
Gods & goddesses
Spirits
Angels
Fae
List pantheons/deities
Basic spirit work
How to protect yourself from spirits
How to bind and banish spirits if something goes wrong
Fae etiquette
Types of Fae
List ways to communicate with deities/spirits/Fae
Information on constructs, servitors, tulpas, ect.
Page of tips/reminders
List practices, topics, deities/spirits of interest
How did you discover witchcraft?
What kind of witch are you, if any labels apply besides witch?
Why do you do witchcraft?
What inspires your practice?
Is your practice based on any certain culture, religion, ect?
Is witchcraft spiritual for you? How so? Are you Pagan, Wiccan, ect?
What is special about your practice? Do you have any unique methods, ideas, systems?
How do you believe magic works?
What has being a witch taught you?
Do you have any rules for your path? What are they? Why do you have them?
Write about your goals relating to witchcraft.
Do you have any familiars, deities or spirits you work with? Write about them.
Are there many witches, occultists, Pagans, ect that inspire you? Who? What about them is inspiring?
Make a correspondence page for you. Your natal chart, birth tarot card, numerology, elements or signature ingredients you connect to, ect.
Draw a chart of symbols you use in your practice. This could be alchemical symbols, sigils, runes, ect.
Offering ideas for your deities/spirits
Plants you have and how to care for them
Do you have any witchy drawings or doodles? Add them! Make some!
Write about folklore, especially personally significant or local folklore
Write about any myths or folk tales you like
Write about local animals, plants, in your area
Witchy recipes, crafts, projects, ect that you wanna do
Tarot spreads you like
Other spreads you like, oracle, runes, ect
A section or separate book for readings/spells/rituals you do
Witchy places you like, that be it woods, cemeteries, shops, ect
A witchy wishlist, tools, ingredients, ect that you want
Witchy books you have and witchy books you want
Astrology
Astral projection
Auras
Crystal grids
Dream interpretation
Familiars
Herbalism
Lenormand
Runes
Sacred geometry
Scrying
Symbols
Tarot cards
Oracle cards
Palmistry
Pendulums
With Samhain fast approaching the veil is thinning and the spirits are increasing. To honor and respect your ancestors as well as wayward spirits, here is a list of offerings appreciated by most spirits. You may find that a particular spirit asks for something specific so keep an open mind.
Light: The plane that the spirits are on is often confusing and difficult to navigate. Lighting candles is a good way to guide lost spirits through our realm.
Incense: This has a cleansing affect and often a pleasant smell. Friendly spirits will know they are safe in your home if you burn incense.
Milk and Honey: There are many foods you can leave out for spirits but milk and honey is always a winner in my experience.
Fresh Baked Breads and Pastries: This is especially good if you baked it yourself. If part of your offering involves time and effort, spirits will be grateful. This is a good way to show your care and respect.
Rosemary: This herb represents remembrance in the language of flowers. If there is a deceased relative you have on your mind, rosemary is a good offering. You can burn it, bake it into something, or just place it on your altar or outside your home.
Apples: Another name for Samhain is the Feast of Apples. This fruit is seen as food for the dead and makes a good offering on this holiday.
Pomegranates: This food is associated with death because of Persephone’s descent to the underworld. If you practice Hellenistic witchcraft, this is an ideal offering.
Mulled Wine: Spiced wine is a symbol of Fall and Samhain and alcohol is often appreciated by spirits.
Fresh Food from Your Garden: This year Samhain falls on the Harvest Moon so it would be appropriate for you to offer your harvest to local spirits.
↟𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄
This stone is a very receptive stone that is known to draw in love. It is a sacred stone in India, for its symbolic relation to lovers. For hundreds of years, especially throughout Europe, it was used to cure insomnia and mend romantic relationships. Found mainly in Australia and South West Asia. It brings good fortune, helps gain spiritual insight, intuition, and is very nurturing. As it is also a feminine stone and works with the moon and with love, it can also have fertility properties.
Chakras: crown, third eye
Zodiacs: cancer, libra, scorpio
Planets: or on this case, our Moon
Elements: Water, Air
Sacred numbers: 4
A good way to plan when to do your spells
Sunday - The Sun - Solar power, success, personal empowerment, material wealth, health, beginning anew.
Monday - The Moon - Lunar power, purity, spiritual cleansing, astral work, divination, psychic ability.
Tuesday - Mars - Physical power, passion, sexuality, drive, ambition, achievement, masculine power, activate protective talismans, reverse hexes and psychic attacks.
Wednesday - Mercury - Knowledge, money, communication, the arts, change, acceptance, adaptability.
Thursday - Jupiter - Luck, growth, fulfillment, worldly power, justice, authority, health, and prosperity. (Mercury brings quick cash, but Jupiter governs the long term accumulation and preservation of wealth.)
Friday - Venus - Fertility, love, money, prosperity, healing, charm, goodness, blocking, glamour, self-care, feminine power.
Saturday - Saturn - Binding, banishing, stopping, ending, loss, renewing, transforming, protection.
— Just a thing from my grimoire
I literally just reblog stuff for my Book of Shadows, feel free to use these too. Blessed be.
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