Looking at the purpose and symbolism you’ve chosen you’ll want to choose materials. Materials allow your intent to be viewed in a physical way. Another way to think about this is bringing your intention down to earth. This can become overwhelming and complicated very quickly: there are literally thousands of materials to choose from. Your goal is to keep your working simple and convenient. Choose materials that harmonize with the purpose and symbolism you have in mind. There are plenty of resources to help you and after a while, with plenty of practice and hands-on experience you will master this process.
Below you will find links to some resources for magical materials on my blog. I recommend finding a place to store these that makes sense to you. Later on we’ll look at different methods to keep your own grimoire or book of shadows (collection of resources, spells, correspondences etc.)
Ethics and the Environment
Traditional magic made use of every part of the animal, plant, and mineral resources. There was not much thought to environmental consciousness that modern witches need to be aware of. Be wary of resources that treat the natural world in wasteful and brutal ways. Keep your conscious and common sense on alert when wading through the texts of old ways.
- Methods for finding herbs, plants and trees for magical use
- Considerations for using crystals, rocks and minerals in magic
- Ways to magically use animals responsibly and compassionately
The first link for each bullet above will take you to the responsibly collecting page, the second link will take you to a page full of correspondences.
Other posts in this series: Purpose, Corresondences, Combine Everything
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask. I created this course because I want to be available to help. Direct message me on Tumblr or send an ask. If it’s a complicated question or a complicated answer we can try to set up a Skype date or something.
These lessons are stored on my blog under the Resources heading: Witchcraft 101. You can also search the tag #lessonsmumbles.
I’ll be posting some correspondences over the week so keep an eye out for those.
Herbs | Crystals | Colors | Animals | Symbols | Zodiac | Planets
Check out my Daily Mumbles every morning at 10am. I’ll include a correspondence of the day, the current moon phase and an affirmation to repeat to yourself throughout the day.