The lemon curse

What you need: Lemon (to bring problems to their lives) Nails (to bring pain) Twine black ( for banishing) Dragons blood ink ( for magical potency) {or regular ink if you don’t have any } Knife Scissors

Step one : write the name / names of the people you want to curse. As you write the names concentrate on how they will no longer hurt you.

Step two: cut the names into pieces so that they will fit into the lemon.

Step three: cut the lemon into slices that correspond with the number of people getting cursed.

Step four: place the names between the slices, then hold them closed together with the nails and twine, focusing on how they will have pain and sorrow. Now they are bound to the curse and can no longer hurt you.

Step five: you can dispose of the cursed lemon any way you see fit so that they are out of your life.

~by Samantha Piña from my book of shadows

Charging and Cleansing Crystals

Agate - Banded/Zebra: Bury banded agate in the ground overnight. Agate - Blue Lace: Use the light of the waxing moon to recharge blue lace agate.

Agate - Green Moss: Moss agate should be left in the presence of greenery overnight once every month.

Agate - Red: Red agate should be passed through the flame of a red candle.

Agate - Tree: Tree agate should be smudged with cedar or pine.

Alexandrite: Alexandrite should be smudged with sage or placed in a green place on a bright day but out of direct sunlight.

Amazonite: Use a mint infusion to recharge amazonite.

Amber: Leave amber under the noon sun for a few minutes.

Amethyst: Recharge amethyst under moonlight.

Ametrine: Ametrine should be recharged under the light of the full moon.

Angelite: Angelite should be put in a place of spiritual power and prayers for peace should be said.

Apache Tear: Recharge Apache tears under any source of light.

Apatite: Apatite should be left near fresh cut flowers or on the earth next to a herb or plant.

Apophyllite: Recharge under sunlight.

Aqua Aura: It does not need recharging very often but when it does aqua aura should be charged by exposure to a group of spiritually focused people so that it can absorb their positive thoughts.

Aquamarine: Leave aquamarine in a blue bowl of sea water (or water with a pinch of sea salt) overnight on the night of the full moon. Afterwards it should be rinsed in clear water.

Aragonite - Blue: Blue aragonite should be left in moonlight overnight.

Aragonite - Orange: Bury orange aragonite in a container of earth for twenty-four hours.

Aragonite - Yellow: Yellow aragonite should be left in very gentle sunlight for one hour.

Aventurine - Blue: Use (gentle) natural sunlight to recharge blue aventurine.

Aventurine - Green: Green aventurine should be placed amongst foliage and left there during daylight for the day.

Aventurine - Red: Pass it through the flame of a similar colored candle.

Azurite: Azurite should be recharged under starlight.

Bloodstone: Use running water or sunlight to recharge bloodstone.

Bowenite: Smudge bowenite with cedar or white sage.

Calcite - Blue: Recharge blue calcite in running stream water, or under a tap if you do not have access to a stream.

Calcite - Green: Recharge green calcite by holding it beneath falling water. A waterfall is best.

Calcite - Orange: Orange calcite should be placed in your bath water with you when you take a candlelight bath. When it eventually crumbles you should bury it with a small prayer of thanks.

Calcite - Pink: Pink calcite may be recharged under the light of a crescent moon.

Calcite - Yellow: Recharge yellow calcite by smudging.

Carnelian: Carnelian can be charged under sunlight or running water.

Cavansite: Pray to your God for cavansite to be recharged.

Celestine - Blue: Blue celestine should be recharged by being wrapped in blue silk and being allowed to rest in a drawer or cupboard for two days.

Celestine - Orange: Stand a small bowl of water in sunlight for a few hours and then sprinkle the water on the orange celestine.

Celestite - Blue: Celestite should be recharged by being wrapped in blue silk and being allowed to rest in a drawer or cupboard for two days.

Celestite - Orange: Stand a small bowl of water in sunlight for a few hours and then sprinkle the water on the celestite.

Chalcedony - Blue: Blue chalcedony should be washed in running water.

Chalcedony - Pink: Pink chalcedony should be recharged under running water.

Charoite: Place charoite close to a source of running water. You should be able to hear the water.

Chiastolite: Chiastolite should be buried in soil overnight at least once a month.

Chondrite: Chondrite should only be recharged on the night of a lunar or solar eclipse.

Chrysoberyl - Yellow: Yellow chrysoberyl should be smudged with sage or placed in a green place on a bright day but out of direct sunlight.

Chrysocolla: Leave overnight in a copper bowl or container.

Chrysoprase: Chrysoprase should be left out in a light shower of rain.

Citrine: Leave citrine in morning sunlight but do not expose to intense sunlight too often.

Copper: Copper should be recharged under the light of the full moon.

Coral - Blue: Sprinkle blue coral with sea water or sea-salted water.

Danburite: Wrap danburite in a soft pink cloth and leave somewhere warm and dark for twenty-four hours.

Desert Rose: Desert rose should be cleansed by moonlight.

Diamond: Polish diamond with a soft cloth and smudge it.

Diopside: Diopside can be recharged by smudging.

Dioptase: Dioptase should be recharged by gently swinging an amethyst or rose quartz pendulum over it.

Emerald: Emerald should be wiped with a soft, natural cloth and recharged under a waxing moon.

Falcon’s Eye: Leave it under a blue sky for a day.

Fluorite - Clear: Use running water to recharge clear fluorite - under moonlight if possible.

Fluorite - Green: Leave in a stream of water under the moon overnight. A bowl of water will do if you do not have access to a stream.

Fluorite - Purple: Purple fluorite should be recharged under running water.

Fuchsite: Recharge fuchsite under starlight.

Garnet - Green: Green garnet should be polished gently with green silk whilst praying for cleansing and empowerment.

Garnet - Red: Garnet should be recharged under a cloudy sky overnight.

Goldstone - Blue: Blue goldstone should be left on a windowsill on a starry night.

Goldstone - Brown: Brown goldstone should be left on a windowsill on a starry night.

Hawk’s Eye: Leave it under a blue sky for a day.

Heliotrope: Heliotrope should be recharged under sunlight or running water.

Hematite: Hematite should be smudged with cedar or sage.

Howlite - Blue: Blue howlite should be placed next to amethyst in order to recharge it.

Howlite - Natural: Put in a white ceramic bowl in the place of a happy gathering within your house.

Iolite: Iolite should be recharged under natural light.

Iron Pyrites: Iron pyrites should be passed over the flame of a grey or silver candle.

Jade: Smudge with peppermint or sage.

Jadeite: Smudge with peppermint or sage.

Jasper - Brachiated: Brachiated jasper can be recharged by passing through the flame of a red or brown candle.

Jasper - Brown: Pass brown jasper through the flame of a brown candle.

Jasper - Dalmatian: Place dalmatian jasper in a pot of herbs and leave for twenty-four hours.

Jasper - Green: Sprinkle green jasper with seawater or sea-salted water.

Jasper - Leopardskin: Leave leopardskin jasper outside on a windy day.

Jasper - Orbicular: Sprinkle orbicular jasper with seawater or sea-salted water.

Jasper - Red: Pass red jasper through the flame of a red candle.

Jasper - Sea: Sprinkle sea jasper with seawater or sea-salted water.

Jasper - Yellow: Empower yellow jasper by leaving it in sunlight.

Jet: Bury in soil overnight.

Kunzite: Recharge kunzite under the light of a waxing moon.

Kyanite: Leave kyanite near plants for the hour after dawn.

Labradorite: Labradorite should be recharged under a rainbow.

Lapis Lazuli: Lapis lazuli should be charged under starlight.

Lepidolite: Recharge lepidolite with a watermelon tourmaline wand or with an amethyst or clear quartz pendulum.

Malachite - Green: Wash green malachite under water. Note: Malachite will eventually crumble from this and should then be buried.

Meteorite: Meteorite should only be recharged on the night of a lunar or solar eclipse.

Moldavite: Ideally, moldavite should be left outdoors on the night of a meteor shower. It can also be recharged by leaving out overnight in the presence of a tiny piece of pumice. The pumice should be buried afterwards.

Mookaite: Use a sage infusion to recharge mookaite.

Moonstone: Leave moonstone under the light of a full moon from moonrise to moon set.

Moonstone - Rainbow: Leave rainbow moonstone under the light of a full moon.

Mother-Of-Pearl: Wash with sea water or sea-salted water.

Nephrite: Smudge with peppermint or sage.

Obsidian - Black: Recharge black obsidian under any source of light.

Obsidian - Snowflake: Use a small black and small white candle to recharge snowflake obsidian. Allow them to burn right down.

Olivine: Recharge olivine under the light of a full moon.

Onyx - Black: Recharge black onyx in sunlight.

Opal - Fire: Fire opal is delicate (like all opals) and should be washed gently in a little water.

Opal - White: Wipe with virgin olive oil or water. Do not expose to sunlight.

Pearl - Black: Clean with a silk cloth and recharge under an amethyst pendulum.

Pearl - White: Recharge white pearls in waxing moonlight once a month.

Peridot: Recharge peridot under the light of a full moon.

Petrified Wood: Place petrified wood near the roots of a tree for several hours.

Pietersite: Leave pietersite out in a thunderstorm or downpour for a short time.

Prehnite: Leave prehnite in any greenery for forty-eight hours.

Quartz - Blue: Recharge blue quartz using a clear quartz wand.

Quartz - Clear: Leave clear quartz in noon sunlight near or in some greenery.

Quartz - Rainbow: Sprinkle rainbow quartz with water and leave in sunlight.

Quartz - Rose: Cleanse and recharge frequently with a few drops of rose water.

Quartz - Rutilated: Leave rutilated quartz with a small gold object overnight in a bag.

Quartz - Smoky: Smoky quartz needs to be left on the ground at a sacred place for thirty minutes.

Quartz - Tourmalated: Set tourmalated quartz between two lit candles. One dark colored and the other light colored. Allow them to burn right down.

Rhodocrosite: Rhodocrosite should be smudged to recharge its energies.

Rhodonite: Recharge rhodonite by leaving it next to a small pink candle which should be allowed to burn right down.

Rhyolite: Leave rhyolite outside on a windy day.

Ruby: Ruby should be wiped with a soft cloth and left overnight under starlight.

Ruby In Zoisite: Use a rosemary infusion to cleanse and recharge.

Sapphire - White: Use a white silk cloth to wipe it gently and then surround it with white petals and leave for twenty-four hours.

Sardonyx: Leave sardonyx in a bowl of rose petal based pot pourri from dusk till dawn.

Schalenblende: Schalenblende should be passed over a silver-grey candle.

Scolecite: Wipe with a soft white cloth and leave for an hour in moonlight.

Selenite - White: Use mineral water which has stood under the light of a full moon.

Serpentine: Pass serpentine through the flame of a brown candle.

Sodalite: Bury next to a fragrant herb for twenty-four hours.

Spectrolite: Spectrolite should be recharged under a rainbow.

Staurolite: Staurolite should be buried in earth in your garden for twenty-four hours.

Sunstone: Leave for one hour on each side around noon in the sun.

Tanzanite: Leave tanzanite on a rock during a storm.

Tektite: Leave tektite outside during an electrical storm.

Tiger Eye - Blue: Leave blue tiger eye under a blue sky for a day.

Tiger Eye - Brown/Gold: Brown tiger eye should be left out in the late afternoon sun.

Tiger Eye - Red: Leave in afternoon sunlight until the sun sets.

Topaz - Blue: Blue topaz can be recharged under a blue sky when the sun is still low.

Topaz - Golden: Golden topaz should be left outside at any time when both the sun and the moon are out at the same time.

Tourmaline - Black: Wash black tourmaline in running water and leave under moonlight overnight.

Tourmaline - Watermelon: Recharge watermelon tourmaline by leaving it outside during twilight for five consecutive evenings.

Tsavorite: Tsavorite should be polished gently with green silk whilst praying for cleansing and empowerment.

Turquoise: Turquoise should be smudged with cedar, sage, or sweetgrass.

Unakite: Unakite should be wiped with olive oil and then rinsed under running water.

Uvarovite: Uvarovite should be polished gently with green silk whilst praying for cleansing and empowerment.

Verdite: Place verdite amongst the leaves of any tropical plant.

Zinc: Zinc should be passed over a silver-grey candle.

Credit: http://www.psychic-revelation.com/reference/a_d/crystals/charging_cleansing_crystals.html

50 Simple Charms

An agate stone that looks like a window to the ocean.

No matter the age, as a witch you are always learning.

other girls: respectable hut at the edge of the village, uncursing wells, turning into a black cat to steal into a tyrant’s bedchambers and assassinate him in his sleep

me: no familiar, crushing my herbs with a rock i picked up outside, trying to make casual conversation with crows but they keep predicting my death instead

i want to live in a lighthouse and write books for a living and dress only in mossy colored sweaters and grow mushrooms and thyme and tomatoes and lavender in a little garden surrounded by a little yellow fence

TAROT

My grandma told me every time you move the clasp of a necklace from the front of your neck to the back, you should make a wish. I’m now using this as a small day to day spell

I love this! I had heard this from a friend’s mom when I was young, but I didn’t know it was actually a thing!

witches on tumblr are literally like “if you curse ur ex mutuals with blood magic you are VALID uwu” i feel like i have to burn sage and shove quartz up my nose every 4 months im active on tumblr just in case some rando cursed me over discourse

who the hell are yall following

Introduction to the Faery Queens

Nicnevin Faery Queen of autumn and winter, faery spirits, the otherworld and Unseelie. Wise mother of magick, protection, death and rebirth. Often called the Queen of Elphame (faery land). She can be felt at crossroads, graveyards, in the sounds of geese calling overhead, the silence of the dark moon and the eyes of the woods. She travels across the sky in darker months, and may be most visible on Samhain eve with her host of all that is strange, wild and beautiful.

The Morrigan Faery Queen of battle, blood, strength, re-birth and destruction. She is a shapeshifter, sorcerer and warrior woman. She can be felt in the darkest hour of night, gatherings of ravens and crows, the scarlet sunrise, the female menstrual cycle, and the voice urging you to fight back and stand up against attackers. She is strength, wild passion, and a powerful feminine force. She gives a voice to oppressed women, arms them, and brings life from the ashes.

Áine Faery Queen of summer, love, light, healing, protection and the harvest. She especially cares for women, and fights for those who have been hurt and abused and and seeks revenge on their assaulters. She comforts the lonely and broken hearted. She can be felt in the warmth of the sun, in drowsy summer afternoons, by the sweet scent of meadow flowers, the healing power of the moon and in the golden harvest. She heals those she can, and sings comfort to the dying.

Fand Faery Queen of the Irish sea, navigating the difficult waters of love, healing, beauty, and responsibility. She is sometimes called the Pearl of Beauty. She can be felt in the ocean breeze, the waves kissing the shore, the intricate patterns of shells, the suddenness of falling in love, a warm bath, and the cleansing power of tears to heal a broken heart. She is both strong waves of passionate new love, and gentle ripples of peace.

Rhiannon Faery Queen of animals (horses, dogs and birds) the moon, artistic inspiration, leadership, dreams, music, wisdom and beauty. She can be called the Divine Queen of Faeries, dressed in gold and riding a white horse, with her three song birds. She is strong and free, and can grant you self-confidence, strength and courage. She can be heard in bird song, a lovely voice, a spring woodland awakening, violin and flute music, the sound of jingling horse bells. She sings the song of life, that resonates through all nature.

Holda Faery Queen of winter, the hearth and home, spinning, cooking, local / house fae, blizzards, and crafts. She often appears as an old lady, with white hair and cloak. She blesses the home, rewards hard work and punishes laziness. She can be felt in the heat of the hearth, frosty windowpanes, comfort food, the magic of Christmas eve, playing in the snow, wrapping up in a handmade blanket and watching your breath under the light of a winter moon. Her works are the icicles that hang from tree branches and her stitching the intricate designs of snowflakes. 

art by Romany Soup

Learned how to extract pigments from leaves and flowers and various other things. As well as learning how to make essential oils in biology lab today. Science and magick go hand in hand.

TELL US HOW

Using isopropyl alcohol or ethanol put it in a heat safe container about 50-100 mL depending on how much pigment you want and how concentrated you want it to be. Once it starts to boil add your leaves or plants of any kind. I was told even pumpkin would work!

Then boil for about 10 minutes or longer til you get the color you want or til the color in the plant is gone/heavily faded. Make sure to not let the ethanol/alcohol burn dry.

That’s for pigments.

For essential oil he said fill a container with that much olive oil (more like 50ml for that one since it won’t burn dry) and boil your plants in it for about 5 minutes and then let the plant sit in the oil for 48 hours and then strain using like a cheesecloth or something so you don’t get any plant particles.

This is neat! I definitely want to try the pigments! The essential oil process your talking about is actually for making herbal infused oils, which is different than essential oils. Herbal Infused Oils are fatty oils like olive oil, coconut oil, vegetable oil, etc. which, once infused with herbs, are generally safe for your skin. You can use them to make salves and creams and candles, using wax and a double boiler. There’s a couple ways to make herbal infused oils, all of which can be done at home and are really fun! Though some of them require more precautions than others.

Essential oils, on the other hand, are made using steam distillation, where the plant is boiled and the steam is what’s collected/separated to use. You’ll usually need a special apparatus for steam distillation, it’s a little more difficult. Essential oils are highly concentrated and not safe for skin, but they evaporate easily and are very fragrant so they’re usually used for aromatherapy.

Fuck yes

Doreen Valiente   (via budddha)

Sea Spell for Astral Travel

A sea spell for any sea witches who wish to astral travel, especially if it is to the ocean. Good for witches who are stuck inland. 

You Will Need:

🐚 Light Blue Tealights  🐚 White Tealights 🐚 Sand (protection, the sea) 🐚 Sea Salt (protection, the sea) 🐚 Alabone Shell(s) (Meditation, energy, protection) 🐚 Scallop Shell(s) preferably white (travel, protection) 🐚 Glass bowl 🐚 (Optional) Sounds of the beach or sea

Steps:

🐚 If you are using sounds of the beach then play it softly in the background as you perform the spell

🐚 Light your candles and encircle them about your bowl or near it, depending on what your space allows

🐚 In your bowl place your sand then sprinkle salt over it

🐚 “My feet in the sand, the salt in the air”

🐚 Place in your shells as you see fit, into the bowl atop the sand and salt

🐚 “Seashells about me, I’m without a care”

🐚 Sit near the bowl and get yourself comfortable. Close your eyes and listen to the sounds of the beach, feel the energies of the ocean you have brought into your space. 

🐚 “So now I travel, across the sea, to the places I desire to be.”

Note: Astral travel can be difficult and takes practice, if it doesn’t work the first time that is alright. Keep at it. Practice, practice, practice.

🐝 “sweeten your feelings” jar spell 🐝

a simple honey based jar spell to sweeten a pre-existing bond

🐝 gather: honey, sugar, lemon seeds, a jar, a candle. 

🐝 find a taglock of you and the person

🐝 mix the honey, sugar, and lemon seeds together in the jar. 

🐝 optional, light a yellow/orange/pink candle, depending on the nature of the relationship.

🐝 put the taglock in the jar, chant:

Sweet as sugar, by this honeyed spell, only in nectarous feelings our bond shall dwell puckered lips, our love shall never be sour, from these seeds sweeter feelings flower

🐝 seal with wax (optional).

🐝 to dispose/break the spell: rinse the mixture out of the jar, cleanse the taglock and empty jar.