What Color Do You Main In Among Us? And What Hat?? I’m An Orange Egg At Heart

fuck all philosophy except for whatever the hell Diogenes was trying to teach

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖔𝖓

The allure of the Moon has a place in our hearts, and whilst it remains a mystery to us, something we know and something we feel is the strong magick and connection that surrounds it. The Moon affects the oceans of the earth and the cycles of nature. Animals of all kinds are more active during the full moon, weather is more intense during new moons, human pregnancy incubation is calculated by lunar cycles…

The moon has many appearances in folklore, and it plays a very profound role in witchcraft and spell casting, for the subconscious mind is ruled by the Moon. And by becoming acquainted with all the phases of the Moon and it’s many faces, and how to apply them into your magickal practice, its energy will guide you to a deeper connection with nature and magick all around you. Your life could be transformed by working with the different energies of the Moon.

When casting spells you are working with the subconscious mind, the elements, and a higher energy. The Moon is accessed and its transformational powers utilised. So it is always a good idea (with any form of spell casting, working with the moon or not) to make sure you are in a calm and focused state of mind before you begin, and you can do this in many ways, like using meditation. If you are patient, waiting for the correct phase of the Moon, you will enhance the results of your spell casting, and any magickal activity.

𝐓 𝐇 𝐄  𝐌 𝐎 𝐎 𝐍  𝐏 𝐇 𝐀 𝐒 𝐄 𝐒

🍁Waxing crescent: motivation, attraction, success.

🍁First quarter: creativity, divination, calming.

🍁Waxing gibbous: refine, observe, good health.

🍁Full moon: charging, cleansing, power, clarity, healing, reflection.

🍁Waning gibbous: undoing bindings, undoing curses, introspect.

🍁Third quarter: banishing, breaking negative habits, breaking curses.

🍁Waning crescent: balance, success, wisdom.

🍁New moon: new beginnings, cleansing, clarity, reflection, fresh start.

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Things to Research as a Beginner Earth Witch

The history of herbal witchcraft

Trees, Trees, Trees

Edible Wild Plants 

Wildflowers ~ harvesting + foraging + drying

Medicinal Plants + Herbs 

Mushroom Identification

Teas, Tinctures, Meads + Smoke Blend recipes 

Crystals + Gems + Stones 

Types of witches

Deities/Archetypal God-desses

Altar building + devotions 

Types of magick 

Types of energy

Types of spells 

Types of divination

Elements + their magick

Moon Phases 

Seasonal Magick 

Cyclical Nature of Earth 

Wheel of the Year 

Wheel of Days (celebrations and feasts)

Native Spirituality 

Animal Medicine + Animal Totem 

Famous Herbal Witches 

Astral Travel + Projection 

Entheogen 

The best antidote to the unknown is to learn as much as you can.

Blessed be,

Rosemary Milk 🌹

*walks around my house looking for scissors while making a scissor motion with my fingers*

I’ll never understand why anthropomorphic animal cartoons like Robin Hood and Zootopia will go to the trouble of creating character designs that are meant to be understood as “attractive” or even “sexy” to the human audience but explicitly avoid showing interspecies romances between anthropomorphic animals. Why is THAT weird but, like, trying to make rabbits recognizably sexy-coded to humans isn’t?

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So, you want to be a witch?

It can be easy to feel super overwhelmed when you’re first starting off. This post is for very new witches who have limited knowledge and would like a broad overview! These are my opinions, feel free to disagree but be polite about it. 

Spells:

It’s okay to start by using other people’s spells and build the confidence to write your own! Spells can be spoken, or thought (in my opinion). Sometimes speaking spells into existence isn’t always possible.

Casting circles. Many witches cast circles to do spellwork. It involves calling energy from the four directions and building the “omph” to preform the spell. Most of these involve calling upon a deity/deities but you could easily alter them to avoid this, it is not necessary. 

Ingredients. The most important ingredient for a spell is… you! Most spell ingredients can be substituted with more common ingredients, following correspondences. What did that ingredient bring to the spell?

I’ve written a whole “so, you want to be a witch?” post on spells!

Names:

Many witches feel names hold power. 

I personally choose to not share my birth name/everyday name for both this reason, and to protect my privacy. A lot of witches choose a witch name (mine is Mouse!)

Wards: 

Wards are something that I feel are very important for any witch to have. They can be on your being and on your home, and protect from undesired energy and spirits. Picture them as a shield. 

Warding yourself. For me, my wards are my armor. I envision armor forming around me with specific forms of protection and use my energy to make it so. You could also view your ward as a bubble of energy! If you have a hard time with envisioning things, carry something physical (a necklace, crystal, etc.) as your ward.

Warding your home. Again, you could envision it (however you like). I picture light washing over the floors, walls, and ceilings and use my energy to guide it. I also have physical wards. An example would be to make a paper pocket, fill it with herbs, crystals, and sigils, and place in the four corners of your home.

Sigils:

I simply adore sigils, they are like little spells in a physical form (symbols). It’s okay to use sigils created by others.

Sigils are created with a certain phrase in mind, such as “I am happy”. You can then draw them on yourself or on something to carry with you.

Once drawn, you’ll need to do something to activate it. This can be done by forgetting about it, using your energy, or fun things like using the elements or your favorite song. To keep the sigil working, you’ll need to charge it every once and a while. This is the same idea as activating it!

Cleansing:

The ability to cleanse your space and yourself can be extremely valuable, whether it’s in preparation for a spell, or to get rid of the funk of a bad day.

Smoke cleansing. Can be done with sage, bay leaves, or any type of incense. Waft the smoke over yourself or your space.

Water cleansing. I enjoy making a spray with some lovely herbs (like lavender and mint) and spritzing my room or myself. 

The elements/natural world. The wind, the moon, the sun and many other things can act to cleanse as well. 

Divination:

Divination can be overwhelming at first - there’s so many different types! You don’t need to practice divination to be a witch, and you certainly don’t need to learn all of the ways!

Tarot. Tarot cards are cards that have drawings on them and an assigned meaning (usually more than one). They are often used as a way to get advice. The average deck has 78 cards, and a lot of us still use cheat sheets!

Pendulum. Pendulums are often depicted as a crystal hanging from a string, but they can be anything hanging from a string. Different movements mean yes, no, and maybe. Some people use them to communicate with spirits, but this only happens when you invite them.

Runes, scrying, and tasseomancy are also common forms of divination, but ones I am less familiar in! 

Tools:

Crystals, candles, tarot, incense, herbs. All tools. 

They all can boost your abilities and aid your craft, but are not needed. You have all the tools you need in yourself, and in your life. Don’t feel pressured to spend a lot of money on fancy tools right away! It can be beneficial to build your abilities without them, in my opinion!

Using your intuition can lead you to finding/creating some really awesome tools and methods! Let your instincts guide you. 

(Click here for the other parts in this series!)

Witchy Update!

so apparently witchtok is a bad place to get info about witchcraft, and i have gathered a vast majority of my current knowledge from tiktok and pinterest should i be concerned?

I don’t intend on working with deities or gods, I’m choosing to stick to spells, spirituality, maybe some divination, connecting with nature, etc. I’ve heard that intent matters most, but i just want to be on the safe side because I am not trying to summon fae or do some of the crazy things people have warned me against.