Behatilife is an amazing witchy youtuber too 😄
I’ll check them out! Thanks for the recommendation!
Moonlight Academy
@moonlightacademy / moonlightacademy.tumblr.com
Behatilife is an amazing witchy youtuber too 😄
I’ll check them out! Thanks for the recommendation!
Moonlight Academy
Here’s a list of some of my favorite witchy/spiritual youtubers that I can’t get enough of. This is by no means a complete list, feel free to add onto it!
May the moon light your path.
Note: I have not been able to read through all of these yet, I am slowly making my way down the list. If there is a book that is offensive or incorrect please send me a message and I will review it and remove it from the list if necessary.
**This book contains information on Poisons and is for informational purposes only, read at your own risk.
Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to add to the list!
Moonlight Academy
Hare
The Easter Bunny is of German origin. He shows up in 16th century literature as a deliverer of eggs, in his own way a springtime St. Nicholas bent on rewarding the good.
In Celtic mythology and folklore the hare has links to the mysterious Otherworld of the supernatural.
The Celts believed that the goddess Eostre's favourite animal and attendant spirit was the hare.
Many Buddhist and Hindu texts describe the hare as a creature of fire, but not just any fire, the same consuming sacrificial fire of the phoenix, then to rise again out of the ashes.
To the Romans, the hare is an emblem of fertility, abundance, sexuality, lust, rampant growth and excess.
Eggs
Eggs have forever been associated with spring time. Ancient Egyptians, Persians, Romans, Gauls, and Chinese all embraced the egg as a symbol of the universe.
Druids buried eggs dyed red, the color of menstrual blood, in freshly plowed fields to draw the goddess of spring from her slumber and to ensure abundance and fertility for the year.
In Egypt and Persia eggs were decorated at the beginning of the year. The decorated eggs were exchanged at the equinox, the eggs symbolizing creation and fertility.
Early humans thought the return of the sun from winter darkness was an annual miracle, and saw the egg as a natural wonder and proof of the renewal of life.
As Christianity spread, the egg was adopted as a symbol of Christ’s resurrection from the tomb. Hardboiled eggs were dyed red in memory of Christ’s blood, then given to children as a talisman to preserve their health over the ensuing twelve months.
Pace eggs are kept year-round in British households for luck.
The protective qualities of the scarlet-dyed egg are still invoked in parts of Europe to guard fields and vineyards from lightning and hail, one is usually buried on the property for that purpose
According to European superstition, once an egg is consumed, its shell must be broken up lest a witch use it to gain power over the person who ate from it. A witch might also make a boat from an intact shell, then set sail in it and wreck ships at sea. Discarded eggshells should never be burned because doing so will cause the hens to cease to lay.
Spring Deities
Anglo-Saxons worshiped Eostre, the moon Goddess of spring and fertility.
The Druids worshiped Blodeuwedd, the Goddess of fertility, magick, and dawn.
In Roman mythology, Flora is the goddess of flowers and of the season of spring.
The Ancient Greek goddess Persephone is associated with spring.
The celtic Goddess Brigit is honored at the festival of Imbolc which celebrates the first stirrings of Spring.
Freya is the Nordic fertility Goddess associated with spring growth and flowers.
Spring Flora
Clover and other three-leaved plants were once considered spring gifts from the fairies to protect us and bring us luck.
Easter Lilies symbolize purity and spring time.
Other Wives tales
An old wives tale says a wind that blows on Easter Day will continue to blow throughout the year, and that a shower of rain promises a good crop of grass but little hay.
Children born on Easter Day are deemed especially fortunate. Those born on Good Friday, however, are doomed to be unlucky.
References: motherearthliving.com, snopes.com, irishabroad.com, druidicdawn.org
May the moon light your path!
Moonlight Academy
I'm a new little witchy baby, so by chance would you be able to give me the dates of all the sabbats and esbatts??
Hello!
Sabbats
Samhain: October 31
Yule: December 21 - January 1
Imbolc: February 2
Ostara: March 20 - 23
Beltane: May 1
Summer Solstice (Litha): June 20 - 22
Lammas (Lughnasadh): August 1
Mabon: September 21 - 23
Esbats - 2017
May 10: Flower Moon
June 9: Strawberry Moon
July 9: Thunder Moon or Buck Moon
August 7: Sturgeon Moon
September 6: Harvest Moon
October 5: Hunter’s Moon
November 4: Beaver Moon
December 3: Cold Moon
Hope this helps!
Moonlight Academy
❁ Do a ‘spring cleaning’ by cleaning and cleansing your whole house.
❁ Do a ritual to welcome spring.
❁ Begin devoting your time to learning, reading, and writing about your craft.
❁ Use divination to determine your goals and outcomes for the year.
❁ Start your seeds inside.
❁ Spoil your houseplants by watering them, fertilizing them, and talking to them. Add crystals to their pots.
❁ Spend time outside noticing signs of springs return.
❁ Change your altar to correspond with spring.
❁ Collect rain water from spring showers.
❁ Collect flower blossoms to dry and press for your spells and grimoire.
❁ Collect spring stream water.
❁ Meditate in the greening grass.
❁ De-clutter your home to bring forth fresh, new energies.
❁ Plant wild flowers for the bees.
I meant to post this sooner but life seems to have gotten in the way.
May the moon light your path! Moonlight Academy
“My Week of Witchcrafting” This is one of my weekly planner spreads. I plan my week from Monday through Friday leaving my Weekend free of any burdens. On my weekly planner I include all of my magickal workings that I have planned for the week.
Things I include: ∆Moon Phases ∆Rituals ∆Spell Casting ∆Cleansings and Cleanings {home Magick} ∆Protection renewal ∆Daily Study Topics ∆Grimoire Pages I need to write ∆Reminders for my daily journal entries ∆Witchy Meetings with Friends ∆Any Magickal Workings {ie. Spells} ∆When to cleanse my crystals ∆Plant Care {ie. Watering, fertilizing} ∆Self Care {ie. Meditation, Self Cleansing} ∆Tumblr Post making ∆Nature Walks ∆Esabats and Sabbats ∆Days sacred to my deities ∆Plant drying, pressing, and processing ∆Gardening ∆Divination practises ∆Retrogrades and other astrological phenomenons ∆Meal Making and planning {kitchen Magick} ∆Tarot practise ∆Anything that applies to my magickal workings!
Planning and scheduling my craft studies has proved to be very beneficial. I am able to set and complete the tasks for myself, which increases my ability of furthering myself and my craft. It is excellent way to track your crafts progress and spell casting dates.
Happy Planning! -A Studious Witch
I love this idea, will definitely try it out!
Does anyone else track their practice like this? If you do I would love to see it.
Moonlight Academy
March 10th 2016
Ostara is coming up! It is on March 20th 2016 this year. Spring is a time of rebirth, regrowth, and renewal. Ostara was essentially named after the German spring Goddess, Eostre. Ostara is a time of fertility and and sowing seeds.
Ways to celebrate:
Incense:
Colours:
Ostara Deities
Plants and Herbs:
Sources: thewhitegoddess.co.uk, 13 moons.com, paganwiccan.about.com.
Have a Happy Ostara!
==Moonlight Academy==
Re-blogging for Ostara of March 20, 2017.
What are your plans for Ostara this year?
Moonlight
if you coated a hula hoop with glue and applied salt to the glue, would/could that work in the same way as pouring a salt circle? (for protection)
Sure! What a neat idea!
Moonlight
Although I do have a grimoire, I use a journal to track my day-to-day practices that I do not usually include in my grimoire. A witch’s journal is a great place to record your feelings and discover any repeating symbols that you may not have noticed if you hadn’t written them down. It is a great way to look through and see how much your craft has grown.
Things you could include:
Things to include in each entry:
Another short post but I hope it may inspire some people.
May the moon light your path
Moonlight Academy
What is astral projection?
Astral projection is also known as an out of body experience. Astral projection can take place whether you are sleeping or awake. It is done when your conscious mind leaves your physical body on earth to a different dimension while staying connected by a silver cord. The cord makes it possible to come back to your earthly self. It enables your spirit body to explore the astral realm. It is said that Astral Projection helps you become your truest and highest self. Astral Projecting is the floating and lifting of your physical being through the use of your astral body.
Practices to Help with Astral Travel
Astral Plane
A place where angels, spirits, deities, and other cosmic beings reside. It is a place where ones astral body travels through. It may also be recognized as the “emotional plane,” because the astral plane reacts to our emotions, thoughts, and desires.
The Silver Cord
The silver cord anchor's ones astral body to their physical body. The silver cord allows you to find your way back to the physical realm. It is described as being strong, almost indestructible, yet soft and elastic that can stretch and flex to make sure that the astral body is truly tethered to the physical one.
Risks of Astral Projection
Conclusion: The dangers of astral projection are extremely controversial, be sure to do proper research and follow your gut!
Astral Travel Tips
Signs you are astral projecting
Sources: operationmeditation.com, howtolucid.com, wudzink.com, felipephotons.com
This is a basic guide to astral travel, do your own research before attempting astral travel! Be safe!
Moonlight Academy
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses:
Correspondence to the Major Arcana:
Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:
Week Day correspondence: Tuesday + Saturday
Direction: North
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses:
Element: Earth
Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:
Direction: North
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses:
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses
Correspondence to the Major Arcana:
Week Day correspondence: Sunday
Direction: South
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses
Planet: Moon
Direction: West
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses:
Correspondence to the Major Arcana:
Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:
Associated Chakra: Crown
Week Day correspondence: Monday
Direction: East
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses:
Correspondence to the Major Arcana:
Week Day correspondence: Monday
Direction: East
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses:
Correspondence to the Major Arcana:
Element: Earth
Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:
Associated Chakra: Heart
Week Day correspondence: Thursday
Direction: North
Symbolizes:
Magickal uses:
Correspondence to the Major Arcana:
Element: Water
Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:
Associated Chakra: Throat
Week Day correspondence: Thursday
Direction: West
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses:
Correspondence to the Major Arcana:
Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:
Associated Chakra: Brow
Week Day correspondence: Wednesday + Thursday
Direction: East
Symbolizes:
Magical Uses:
Correspondence to the Major Arcana:
Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:
Week Day correspondence: Friday
Direction: South
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses:
Correspondence to the Major Arcana:
Element: Fire
Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:
Associated Chakra: Root
Week Day correspondence: Tuesday
Direction: South
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses:
Correspondence to the Major Arcana:
Element: Fire
Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:
Associated Chakra: Sacral
Week Day correspondence: Tuesday + Wednesday
Direction: South
Symbolizes:
Magickal Uses:
Correspondences to the Major Arcana:
Element: Air
Planetary and Astrological Correspondences:
Associated Chakra: Solar-Plexus
Week Day correspondence: Sunday
Direction: East
Sources: Witchipedia.com, spiritenterprise.com
May the Moon Light your path!
Moonlight Academy
tbh i highkey want to be a witch but i don’t even know where to start
Hi there!! I recommend doing as much research as possible! Tumblr is a great resource to start on, though I recommend trying to find other resources as well! Many witchy blogs (including me!) have entire tags devoted to helping people start out. Mine is Babyresources (id link but I’m on mobile) but there are many other ones. I highly recommend giving @moonlightacademy, @witchy-woman, @orriculum, @witchtips, and @witchella a check out! Im sorry if that’s a little overwhelming, but there is tonnes of information out there and tonnes of people ready and eager to start.
Thanks for the mention @maybe-its-witchcraft :)
Do you have any resources you'd recommend to a baby witch who doesn't even know where to start? Blogs, books, articles, masterposts, anything? Cheers
I know lots of good blogs that post about witchcraft, and maybe by reading through their posts you can get an idea of how to start?
There are tons more as well, this is by no means a comprehensive list haha. I also suggest that if you use any witchcraft websites, be very careful as there can be lots of misinformation online (same with blogs of course)
Anyways, sorry if this wasn’t very helpful 😅
Thanks for the mention :)
Moonlight Grimoire Challenge
So @annaveth was talking about wanting to learn more about witchcraft and since I’m a baby witch who has to keep their practice pretty lowkey and study mostly from reliable tumblr blogs I offered to make a rec list for them. Sorry it’s so long but all of these blogs are amazing and super helpful. Even if it seems like a ridiculous question that you should know the answer to, they’re more than happy to help. So enjoy!! *=personal favorites +=fellow baby witches @broke-witches @eclecticwitcheryafoot * @insertcheesywitchypunhere * @lavenderspells @lepuslunamgrimoire * @lowspoonswitchcraft @magic-for-the-masses @moonlightacademy @orriculum * @recreationalwitchcraft * @selfcarespells @sigilathenaeum * @spellbookofwitches @spellbookbitch @spiritvexer @teapartyforthewitches * @theitsybitsywitchling *+ @trans-galaxy-witch *+ @urbanspellcraft * @witchtips * @witchy-woman *
Thanks for the mention :)
How many asks do you have?
Too many :D I really am trying to get through all of them.
Moonlight