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Pursuing a new career emoji spell and tips:

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•Professional or not, always dress your best when going into an interview

•Make sure this is the position you know you deserve and go in to the interview with the upmost confidence

•A smile and firm handshake are always a big plus during introductions.

•Always bring a spare pen, something to write on, and important documentation in case asked for(I’ve been hired on the spot before and this was helpful)

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Plants & Herbs Magical Uses - Masterlist

Here you'll find a list of herbs and plants and their magical uses, including some tips and superstitions. The list will be updated, if you have any suggestions or want a specific herb to be added, let me know.

Basil Bay Leaf Catnip Cedar Cinnamon Cloves Heather Ivy Lavender Rosemary Poppy Saffron Sage Star Anise Thyme Turmeric Wormwood Yarrow

Components of a Spell

Intent

Intent is the most important component and is the starting point of any magical process. Part of manifesting your desires into reality is defining them clearly and empowering that thought. 

Making your intent specific is very important because it will help you avoid unwanted outcomes. Here are some examples of intents:

Weak: Protect me.

Better: Protect me from negative energy. 

Strong: Protect my mind, body, and spirit from negative energy while allowing good energy in. 

If you are less specific, you may find that you block of good energy as well as bad energy! The universe can also twist your words in ways you do not expect so be sure that your intent is clear.

General and simple intents may work for some practitioners but I recommend beginners strive to be specific. 

Everything from here on will be directly related to your intent.

Materials

Choosing materials sounds difficult but if you have a clear intent, it should not be too difficult. Having a book of shadows or notebook and taking notes on spell materials is very helpful to crafting spells. As a beginner, you may be overwhelmed by the wide variety of herbs, flowers, spices, and crystals. Try to focus on a few at a time and keep track of their associations. 

Pick materials that align with your intent. For example, if we are using the previous example you would want the following materials:

One that brings protection 

One that connects to the self or the mind/body/spirit

One that absorbs or deflects negative energy

One that welcomes positive energy

You do not necessarily need all of these materials, as when you are performing the spell you can compensate for this through your words or actions. 

Finding the correct components will involve research so be prepared! Your choices should be based on a combination of outside sources and personal experience. As you cast and create more spells you will become more advanced at using and choosing materials. 

Words

The words you choose to speak, sign, or think, when casting a spell should reflect your intent. Your spell does not have to rhyme but the rhythm of a rhyming poem can 1. make it easier to remember and 2. help you connect more deeply to your spirit. You can also use repetition to strengthen the spell and solidify your intent. 

If you are lacking in components, you should take great care in crafting your words. This is your chance to communicate to the universe what you want and need. 

I recommend researching different types of poetry and literary techniques. In a way, your poem is an offering to the universe as a thanks for empowering the spell. There is value in choosing beautiful and meaningful words to aid your spell. 

Actions

I find the actions people use when executing a spell vary depending on their religion and background. In the end, you have to go with your gut and choose actions that feel right to you. Some examples of actions you can take during a spell are as follows:

Kissing a component

Burning a material

Grinding or combining materials

Drawing shapes or sigils with your hands

Facing a specific direction 

Sitting, standing, walking

Dancing or physical exercise

As you can see, actions are much more open ended which I why they are difficult to explain. However, I can say that the actions you take can aid in adding power and energy to your spell. For example, dancing releases your physical energy which can charge your spell. 

Actions can also help you invoke specific spirits or deities. There is a reason many Christians make a cross motion when praying. The motions themselves are a symbol that invoke whatever power you are calling upon.

Conclusion

Much of spell-making is a personal process of research and discovery. But, hopefully this post gives you an idea of where to start! I invite people to add on to this post with other ideas and suggestions as well as critiques!

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Cedar - Magical Uses

Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Earth Deity: N/A Plant type: Evergreen Tree

Uses: Remove negative energy, open up to higher levels of spiritual consciousness, chase away nightmares, attract love, cocoon with your spiritual essence

Burned as incense to banish negative energy, raise spiritual vibration

Used to aid during meditation

Put inside of the pillow for a good night's sleep

For protection, keep a cedar box or animal carved in cedar wood in your home

Hung in the house to protect from lightning

Keep in pockets/wallet to attract money

A cedar stick carved into 3 prongs, placed into the ground near home protects from evil

WITCHY READS TO SAVE FOR LATER 📚

Perfect Bread:

I absolutely love this recipe! The bread is soft, and is perfect for sandwiches, French toast, and pretty much everything you can think of. I don’t want to buy bread from the store ever again!

6 Cups all-purpose flour

2 ½ Cups very warm water

2 Tbsp. Active dry yeast

2 Tbsp. Sugar

1 tsp. Salt

1 Tbsp. Butter

Combine warm water, yeast, and sugar and let sit until the surface is foamy (If it’s doesn’t foam, the yeast doesn’t work).

When yeast is activated, add 3 cups of the flour, the salt, and the butter. Mix until thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes.

Once mixture is smooth, add the remaining 3 cups of flour. I recommend folding the flour in until fairly combined before kneading.

Once combined, knead dough for 6-8 minutes in a stand mixer, or 8-10 minutes by hand.

Form dough into a ball, cover with plastic wrap or a cloth, and let rise for 45 minutes.

Cut dough into 2-3 equal pieces and place into a buttered bread pan, and brush melted butter (or olive oil). Allow to rise in the loaf pans for an additional 10-15 minutes. (🍞 Tip: Use a small knife to make a slit longways across the bread to prevent splitting along the side of the bread.)

Bake bread in a 375°F oven for 30 minutes uncovered, and and additional 10 minutes covered in foil to prevent excess browning.

Makes 2-3 loaves of bread.

✨ Major Arcana Meanings ✨

Hello!! In this post I’ll explain the meaning of the major arcana (rider Waite). They are the product of many years using the tarot, reading many books, practicing etc. Remember that tarot is an art and like all art it needs time and sacrifice to improve. Don’t get so attached to books and keywords, use your most powerful tool which is intuition. Look at the spread as if it was a movie, observe how the cards influence one another, put yourself in the shoes of the figures, observe the colors, composition, facial expressions, poses and what they say to you. Something that helped me understand the Major Arcana was “The fool’s Journey”. Perhaps you feel that the meanings are somewhat vague or many of them are repeated, keep in mind that many cards can mean different things depending on the other cards that accompany them.

🃏 The Fool:

Purity, spontaneity, credulity, innocence, free spirit, new beginnings, adventure, courage, originality.

Reversed: Hasty action, failure to measure risks, naivety, foolishness, insanity, chaos, poor judgment.

🃏 The Magician:

Power, intelligence, action, manifestation, eloquence, firm direction.

Reversed: Manipulation, poor planning, latent talents that are not yet known, hidden emotions, deceptions or scams, abuse of power, creative stagnation.

🃏 The High Priestess:

Intuition, higher powers, mysteries, listen to your fucking subconscious, self-confidence, spiritual insight, emotional stability, divination.

Reversed: Something that remains hidden from you, falsehood, disconnection with the interior, misuse of spiritual gifts, not trusting your intuition.

🃏 The Empress:

Abundance, the feminine, maternal figure, beauty, fertility, nature, motherhood, love, creativity, multitasking, opportunity for success.

Reversed: Blocked creativity, dependency, low self-esteem, laziness, lack of coordination at home, problems within.

🃏 The Emperor:

Authority, father figure, rigid structures, order, leadership, ambition, law, firmness.

Reversed: Exaggerated control, dominance, inflexibility, autocrat, obsession with control, weak or cruel man, corruption.

🃏 The Hierophant:

Religious spiritual, group work, you are ok with your current life, beliefs, can represent great institutions (ex: school), teacher or spiritual guide.

Reversed: Deny and suppress temptations, rebellious attitude, disagreement with some situation, unreliable teacher or spiritual guide.

🃏 The Lovers:

Harmony in relationships, equality of values, love crossroads, love story, fell in love, trust.

Reversed: Relationships in imbalance, disharmony, broken love story, infidelity, problems in the relationship, separation, relationship that ends.

🃏 The Chariot:

Achievements achieved thanks to the will, success, determination, persevering, a trip, any kind of transport, overcoming obstacles, helping others.

Reversed: Erratic direction, without control or losing it, aggressive attitudes, lack of direction, sometimes it symbolizes the longest way to your goal, some canceled trip, broken bonds.

🃏 Strength:

Courage, patience, compassion, persuasion, inner strength, self-confidence, lust, sex, vitality.

Reversed: Insecurities, physical weakness, lack of will, fragility, lack of values, need for help, vanity.

🃏 The hermit:

Introspection, someone lonely, inner voice, contemplation, discretion and patience, positive isolation.

Reversed: Loneliness, isolating from people or society, turning your back on someone, exile, sadness.

🃏 Wheel of fortune:

Good luck, Karma, destiny, life cycles, changes, movement, ups and downs, a definite yes, opportunities that can change your life.

Reversed: Temporary bad luck, negative external forces, misfortunes, something is not going as you planned, disappointments, a definite no.

🃏 Justice:

Balance, justice, truth, cause and effect, laws and norms, Karma, legal matters, maybe you should seek a lawyer.

Reversed: Injustice, dishonesty, immorality, losing a case, manipulation, not being able to tell your truth.

🃏 The Hanged Man:

Being in suspense, delaying plans, restrictions, letting go, sacrifice, crisis, seeing from another perspective, new perspective, metamorphosis, spiritual advancement.

Reversed: Martyrdom, delay, being in “limbo”, getting back into play, getting back to your life, inability to free yourself, fixation on the material.

🃏 Death:

(It does not symbolize passing away)

Beginnings of things, change, transformation, transition, end, rebirth, detachment from something or someone emotionally.

Reversed: Resistance to change, inability to move on, anger or depression, denial of the obvious.

🃏 Temperance:

Balance, moderation, harmony, synthesis, communication with your deity / spirit guide, etc. Patience.

Reversed: Imbalance, you lack long-term vision, anger explosion, you feel that your deity or destiny has abandoned you, you feel that you always give and never receive.

🃏 The devil:

Suffering, Masochism, sexuality, materialism, temptation, slavery, addictions, fear, doubt, lies, violence, toxic relationships.

Reversed: Positive energy released, release from toxic relationships, divorce, relationship that becomes less sexual, end of restrictions.

🃏 The Tower:

Disaster (in a positive way), unexpected change, upheaval, ruin, catastrophe, revelation, accidents or home damage, bankruptcy, loss of job.

Reversed: Avoid taking risks, fear of disaster, obstacles, maybe there is a change in your life that you should not resist.

🃏 The star:

Hope, happiness, spirituality, Inner renewal, serenity, optimism, beauty, astrology, health, healing.

Reversed: Lack of faith, despair, sadness, feeling unwell, don’t reject the help from others.

🃏The Moon:

Illusion, fear, anxiety, insecurity, subconscious, dreams, nightmares, hidden things (especially enemies), mystery, visions, mental confusion.

Reversed: Free yourself from fear, secrets that are revealed, what was hidden is now visible, abnormal dreams (pay attention to them), Visions or dreams that you cannot understand.

🃏 The Sun:

Fun, excitement, success, positivity, vitality, energy, joy, enlightenment, manifestation, riches.

Reversed: Lack, temporary depression, lack of success (temporary), lack of energy, being too sentimental, false impressions.

🃏 Judgment:

Rebirth, absolution, forgiveness, awakening, end of a career, end of a period of change, decision making.

Reversed: Doubt, negative balance, low self-esteem, doing something that is known to be wrong, doubting yourself, some karma from this life or a past life that must be healed.

🃏 The world:

Completion of processes, realization, communication with people, success, movement, achievement of goals, fullness.

Reversed: Lack of realization, Lack of realization in all aspects, you feel that the world or life owes you something, failed plans, unfinished business, stuck in the routine.

Thank you very much!! Please let me know if it was helpful, also let me know if you want me to post the meaning of minor arcana and some other stuff related to tarot, like some combination of cards, meaning more in depth, spreads, tips.....

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