Intro To Magic ✨

Witchcraft for when depression hits 🥀

Sometimes, we may think that our magick is invalid, or that our deities don’t want to work with us anymore when we have depression. Altars get dusty, the air gets stale, and maybe you have quit working with magick all together, but still identify as a practicing witch.

Depression is an illness. If a professional runner fractured a leg, how could they continue to run while going through recovery?  Can a witch continue to do mental work if their mental health is suffering? Think about it: witches are constantly using their brain to get themselves in a highly spiritual and magickal state. You cannot expect yourself to want to work with magick if getting out of bed is difficult on its own.

Understand that your deities are forgiving and understanding beings. Your magick will not dwindle. In fact, when you are sick, your deities and spirit guides will protect you and make sure nothing bad happens to you while you are sick. Don’t feel guilty for your depression. Depression is an illness, not a lack of dedication or general carelessness. I am going to give you advice on what kinds of spiritual work you can do while in a depressive episode.

Candle magick 🕯

🔮 Light a candle of your choice that symbolizes whatever you want to manifest (i.e yellow = confidence)

Aromatherapy 🧼

🔮 Different essential oils promote all different kinds of things. Lemon is uplifting and happy, while lavender is calming and promotes sleep.

Healing crystals 💎

🔮 All you need to do is set the intention. You can keep crystals by your bed, or you can set them up in a specific way for a spell or intention.

Chanting 🗣

🔮 You don’t need to get up for this one! You can even chant in your head.

Sleep meditation 💤

🔮 Sleep meditations are wonderful because of all of the insight you can get from intense dreaming. YouTube has great sleep meditation music.

Guided meditation 🧘🏻‍♂️ 🌀 🧘🏼‍♀️

🔮 This can be done in the bed as well. There are meditations on akashic records, spirit guides, past lives, you name it.

Be safe and know that it is okay to feel depressed sometimes. Make sure to get professional help if possible to help if these depressive episodes are chronic or prolonged. Know that the world loves you. Your deities love you. I love you. We love you.

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28 Days of Devotional Journaling

This is a simple journaling challenge/exercise that I’ve put together that helps to explore and connect with chosen deity. The rules are simple: Choose a deity to work with, then for the next 28 days, complete one prompt per day. It’s that simple!

1. List all the various names of your deity, in your language and in the original language.

2. Write an epithet for your deity and write why you think it is befitting of them.

3. What is your favorite myth involving your chosen deity? Are there any retellings or interpretations that you prefer to the original?

4. Show off your favorite picture, drawing or moodboard that represents perfectly how you view your deity.

5. List any keywords and symbols that are associated with your deity. How do you feel about these words and symbols?

6. Build an altar, no matter how big or small, to your deity. If you are unable to do this, write or draw what you would have on that altar in your journal.

7. Make a list of Hymns or prayers, traditional or original, that you prefer.

8. In any form you choose, list any messages that you have received from them.

9. What are your deity’s correspondences? 

10. What was considered sacred to your deity?

11. What are the worship days/holidays/popular celebrations associated with your deity?

12. Make a list of offering ideas

13. Write a playlist dedicated to your deity.

14. What locations or places are sacred to your deity?

15. Make a list of quotes that you associate with your deity.

16. What signs do you associate with them? How do you know when they communicate with you?

17. What are some activities, charities or other causes that you can do in their name to honor them?

18. Make a list of drinks and foods that your deity likes. Write down your favorite “modern” recipes.

19. Using the Five Senses, how would you describe your deity?

20. Write a ritual dedicated to them. This can be ceremonial or a routine.

21. What are some of the lessons that you are taught by the stories told about your deity?

22. Are there any media representations of your deity? What is your favorite?

23. What are some popular “modern” ways to honor your deity?

24. Write about their realm of influence. What all does your deity rule over?

25. What are some modern issues that would concern your deity?

26. Are there any other deities that your deity is often associated/confused with?

27. Who are the relatives of your deity? What is there most significant relationships?

28. What are your own personal practices to honor your deity?

The Construction of the Muse Servitor

I have previously written (at length lol) about the creation of servitors, constructed-familiars, and other what-have-yous, but I wanted to touch on a more specific variety that I don't often see discussed: the muse servitor. 

Given forth by the student, the muse servitor acts as liaison to and inspiration for all things creative or scientific. It is a piece of oneself separated and fed through acts of service, giving back to its creator further insight, passion and — under the right circumstance — dauntless motivation. Are they a necessity? No, far from. But for those creatives and scholars who are, by circumstance, removed from their specialized communities and/or who struggle to motivate themselves toward artistic ends without "external" validation, the muse servitor can fill this void. Their creation can also act as a mental jumpstart on a new project, a new field of study, or be used to reinvigorate passion after a period of stagnation.

The process of creation is relatively simple but can be complicated (non-derogatory) in any number of ways at the student's preference.

To begin, gather: 

An item to embody the muse servitor — could be anything, but association is a powerful tool 

A "house" for said item where offerings will be left — it can be elaborate or not; a box, a jug, a shelf, a cabinet, even a folder on a computer

An initial offering — again, could be anything; it could be your own work (preferred) or an artifact you are utilizing to begin a project or course of study

A catalyst — most often this is the student themselves, but you could channel from almost any source: the moon, the ground, the air, color theory, the concept of relativity, etc.; get as freaky as you want with it

To complete the working:

Hold the item in hand and let your mind work. Channel from whichever medium you prefer, if you have chosen one. Let the thing take shape, applying what you must, see what sticks. You can verbalize your intentions or define the nature of the relationship if you'd like, but it isn't required. Once fully formed (by your own estimate), tie this mental/spiritual concept to the object. Again, you may voice what you are doing if you prefer. And in doing so, so is born the muse servitor: name it and place it in its "home."

Note: For those inclined toward the visual arts, this process can be done by way of practice also. For instance, you might draw, paint, sculpt, etc. a portrait of the servitor. If you have chosen to render it on a scale unbefitting a small "home," you may assign it an area by way of hanging or leaning the work against a wall, placing it on an altar, in a corner, etc. and arranging offerings around it. Writers or poets might use the written word to describe in detail the servitor's appearance and character. These collected pages may be housed as above or, as earlier stated, housed in a desktop folder

Present the initial offering. Verbalize, either mentally or aloud, what it represents. Promise to feed it when you can and ask that, should it begin to hunger, it inspire you to create, to read, to work. If you fail to meet its need, speak that it may go freely to the aether, return to the mind, or be left to its own devices.

Feed it regularly. Develop a rapport. Learn its preferences. Call to it when you need inspiration or guidance.

Et voilà!

The work is done. 

Or just beginning, rather.

I would add that "feeding" the muse servitor can be done differently or by different means beyond the one "assigned." For instance, you can do a portrait, sure, or compose a song, but you could also create a concept board or a playlist. You might also create the muse with the intention of focusing on music, but feed it drawings or readings about quantum theory instead. Work done to completion is only a part of the servitor's purview. The process is important, too. And gathering concepts, exploring alternate modes of doing and expressing, researching. Anything that feeds a well-rounded understanding also feeds the muse. And with it, the muse gives back passion and inspiration enough to continue. To keep going, keep doing, keep searching. "If not for yourself, then for me."

Happy inspiring!

ASCENDANT signs indicate SOCIAL compatibility  (the impression you give others/ the “face” you put on when confronting the world)

SUN signs indicate TEMPERAMENT compatibility (how your personality interacts with others under stimuli/changing environments).

MOON signs indicate EMOTIONAL compatibility (how you relate/ connect/ empathize. This is internal and may not be necessarily obvious).

MERCURY signs indicate INTELLECTUAL compatibility (how you communicate and share thoughts).

VENUS signs indicate ROMANTIC compatibility (how you love/ receive love. What you idealize and fantasize for in relationships).

MARS signs indicate PHYSICAL compatibility (the personality of your aggression. how you interact physically or sexually).

JUPITER signs indicate IDEOLOGICAL compatibility (how you react to each other’s beliefs, values and opinions).

SATURN signs indicate LONG-TERM compatibility (how your relationship may develop and be sustained over time).

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Tarot Spread - Were Your Ancestors Witches?

• 1 • Did My Ancestors Practice The Craft? • 2 • Where Were They From? • 3 • Who Were They? • 4 • How Can I Identify These Ancestors? • 5 • How Can I Learn About Their Practice? This is my personal spread I came up with myself. Enjoy! 💖

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HELLO OLD FRIEND - A DEITY SPREAD

For understanding new or existing deities that have presented themselves in your life. It invokes an understanding that the relationship flows both ways, hence the focus not only on them but you. This can equally be used for spirit communication/angel communication/etc. 

Crystals to use: 

Amethyst 

Clear Quartz

Black Tourmaline 

Lapis Lazuli 

**When contacting spirits/deities, please take the necessary precautions (cleanse the room, salt circles, ground yourself.) At ANY time where you feel like the reading is out of your control or that you are in danger, politely end the reading and cleanse your space once again. Be safe, know your limits, and don’t feel bad for politely declining a deity/spirit in which you feel like you can’t serve with where you are at this point in your life. 

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𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐬-𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬: 𝐋𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭

The First Touch: Where Desire Is Born

When Venus meets Mars in the soul, nothing stays innocent. This is where attraction becomes a hunt, where courtship is a ritual of blood, and where love doesn’t just want to be held—it wants to be devoured. These people don’t fall for others; they pursue, summon, and seduce like it’s second nature. Their affection is always dressed in tension. Even when they laugh, you feel the undercurrent of something primal, something that’s watching you—and planning what to do with you.

Their magnetism? It doesn’t ask for consent. It just walks into the room and owns it.

The Need to Take—and Be Taken

Love, to Venus-Mars people, is about mutual surrender disguised as dominance. The game of push and pull is sacred to them. Venus wants to be adored, touched, praised, while Mars wants to grab, own, and conquer. Together, they script a dance where sex becomes language, and intimacy becomes a battlefield.

If they’re not mentally fucking you while talking about mundane things, they’re not interested. And if you’re not craving them, needing them, dreaming about them—you’re already dead to them.

Chemistry That Breaks You

They don’t do casual. Even their one-night stands come with a spiritual hangover. Venus-Mars people ignite in ways that make the other person feel reborn and ruined at the same time. Their sex isn’t just about pleasure—it’s about possession. They want to hear you scream. They want to see your soul in your eyes. They want you wrecked, crying, and asking for more—and you will.

Because once you’ve had someone like this, everyone else tastes like dust.

Conflict as Foreplay

The arguments are erotic. The tension is addictive. They love hard because they fight hard. And somewhere in the middle of that verbal war, they’re already unzipping your soul. These lovers don’t back down. They test you. They want to know if you’ll stand your ground. If you do, they’ll fall deeper. If you don’t? They’ll punish you with distance, with indifference—and with the knowledge that you were almost enough.

The Eyes That Undress You

You’ll know them by their gaze. The kind that lingers a little too long. The kind that makes you feel exposed, like they can see through every lie you tell yourself. Their presence is a slow burn—they touch you without touching you, set your skin on fire just by existing too close. And once they want you? You’ll never be the same.

They Crave the Chaos

They don’t want peace. Not really. They want the passion that comes after the explosion. They want to fuck you on the floor after a fight, fingers digging into skin like claws, mouths pressed so hard it bruises. They want scars and bruises and proof that this isn’t some sanitized fantasy. Love, for them, has to be real. And real means ugly, messy, earth-shattering.

Beauty, Rewritten Through Violence

Venus-Mars people are artists of desire. They don’t just love you—they sculpt you. Mold you. Change you. And you’ll let them. Because their love feels like purpose. Like worship. Like you were made for them. Their beauty is never soft—it’s dangerous, carnal, and intoxicating. They’re the flame you know will burn you—and you walk into it anyway.

Final Word: They Are the Obsession

You don’t recover from a Venus-Mars person. You just learn how to live with the fact that you were once completely owned. And if they loved you—if they really loved you—you will feel it every time someone else tries to touch you. You’ll remember the look in their eyes. The way they gripped your waist. The way they whispered things that made your entire nervous system collapse.

And you’ll ache.

Because you know you’ll never have that again.

© PhoenixRisingAstro, 2025. All rights reserved

@astroismypassion MASTERLIST OF BLOG POSTS:

PART 1 ⭐️

Pluto: Uncovering secrets

Advanced meanings of the houses in astrology

Scorpio Rising observations

Scorpio Rising confession time

How Mars signs have crushes/show interest/approach someone

Thoughts on Pisces Risings

Reaction to Venus in the houses

Synastry and Composite chart observations

Signs and places

Aquarius Sun culture

Astrology observations about Pluto in the house (1st-4th house)

Thoughts on Capricorn Rising

8th house/Scorpio observations

Gemini Rising culture

My perception of zodiac signs: part 2

More on Taurus and Taurus observations

Physical aspects of each Rising sign

Further 8th house and Venus in the 8th house observations

Reaction to Moon signs

Pluto in the 1st house/Scorpio Rising/Pluto conjunct Ascendant

Signs and vocation

Synastry overlays notes

How to interpret Eros Persona chart

Mercury signs/houses and career

What does it mean when we repetitively attract into our life a certain Moon sign?

Asteroid Groom (5129) observations

Asteroid Kiss (8267) in Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces

Asteroid Kiss (8267) in Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius

Asteroid Kiss (8267) in Cancer, Leo, Virgo

Asteroid Kiss (8267) in Aries, Taurus, Gemini

How your in-laws see you

Composite chart real life experience part 3

Aquarius Rising culture

Sun and houses: where and how we shine the most

How a man seduces according to Venus/Mars sign or house?: part 2

Unexpected Mars things, hidden talents

Pluto: what you can't hide from

Composite and Synastry chart observations

8th house Synastry, Scorpio, Aries, Capricorn Moon observations

Mars sign: what gives you energy

If you are looking to start your Herb Cabinet…

You HAVE to check out:

Lisa’s Creations, Inc.

This is a small independent seller on Amazon that sells huge kits of large bundles of spell ingredients!

There are five different assortments to choose from. (P. S when they say “herb” they mean ingredient, not all are “herbs”)

1.) 60 Herbs

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2.) 60 Herbs & five Muslin Bags

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3.) 70 Herbs, one Muslin bag & charm

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4.) 50 Herbs, Charcoal & White Sage Wand

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5.) 85 Herbs & Charcoal

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Each ingredient has its name on the bag and it’s main correspondences. The bags are about 3 by 2in. and are full!

I purchased #3 and the ingredients I received were:

Peppermint

Medowsweet

Fennel seed

Mustard seed

Celery seeds

Sesame seed

Poppy seeds

Anise seed

Lemon peel

Orange peel

Alfalfa leaf

Bay leaf

Thyme leaf

Olive leaf

Coltsfoot leaf

Raspberry leaf

Spearmint leaf

Strawberry leaf

Senna leaf

Nettle leaf/root mix

Yellow dock root

Ginger root

Poke root

Licorice root

Angelica root

Elder flower

Lavender flower

Rice

Sea salt

Himalayan pink salt

Shepherds purse

Allspice

Gotu kola

Cedar

White willow bark

Blue vervain

Lemon balm

Chaparral

St. Johns wort

Fenugreek

Oats

Uva ursi

Hibiscus

Hyssop

Chickweed

Dandelion

Egyptian basil

Valerian

Elderberry

Anise stars

Mugwort

Frankincense

Shavegrass

Black tea

Pine

Coriander seed

Rose hips

Sage

Arabic gum

Passion flower

Blessed thistle

Copal oro

Pennyroyal

Bladderwrack

Wormwood

Red clover

Agrumony

Marjoram

Cinnamon stick

Rosemary

Calendula powder (Marigold)

Chamomile flower

Catnip

A Muslin bag

Pentacle charm

ITS SUCH A GOOD START UP FOR YOUR WITCHY CUBBOARD.

The only thing on Amazon that even is closely like it is one kit by Sacred Tiger that has 35 herbs for $41.99, no bags or correspondences ect.

✳ I am NOT being paid to promote this, i’m purely telling you guys about a cool find.✳

Happy witching!

- @beginningwitchyshit 🌿

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Simple Binding Spell (knot magic)

Posting this separately from my tutorial on knot magic for easier access <3

Purpose: The function of this spell is to take someone who is generally a shitty person and bind their negative energy and actions to themselves. It will encourage them to learn from their poor behavior by getting a little taste of their own medicine.

Materials: black twine

Process:

Step 1: Cleanse your space, cast a circle, whatever you normally do at the beginning of a spell to get all situated and protect yourself

Step 2: Take your twine and cut about a 6 inch length.

Step 3: Put knots of your choosing into the twine and repeat the following as you do (feel free to add more knots and rules or whatever as you see fit):

Knot One: “If X is as wicked as I have seen, then let this spell bind them to these rules three” 

Knot Two:“May your wicked words burn only your own tongue” 

Knot Three: “May your hateful works find no traction”

Knot Four: “May you feel the pain of your own misdeeds in proportion to the degree that you aimed to harm others”

Knot Five: “On the day, if such a day comes, that X finds themselves looking toward the light I release this spell and these rules three so that they may continue to learn to do right”

Step 4: Bury the twine far from your home and forget about it. The spell should take care of itself.

Happy binding!

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