I’ve recently had the amusement to watch my best friend in the whole world break up aggressively with a crappy guy who had the audacity to cheat on a literal goddess. In celebration of an anti-wedding, here’s a post about crystals that look amazing on a wedding ring and signify good luck!
1) Aquamarine: Good Luck, Calming, Introspection, Ocean Magic
2) Garnet: Good Luck, Love, Passion, Balance
3) The classic Diamond: Good Luck, Strength, Fidelity, Loyalty
In my personal opinion, diamonds are a little overrated (and way too expensive) but there are tons of options on places like Etsy! You can still create something gorgeous with something traditional.
Just another simple, but useful list straight from my own Grimoire! This list is not the complete list, only partial (A-C), as the actual list is very long. All of these herbs/plants/spices have been used or can be used as protective aids in spells, rituals, etc. If anyone is interested, I’ll also post a personal protection spell tutorial!
Protective herbs
Acorn: Protection, Good Luck, Wisdom, Good Tidings, Power
Aloe: Protection, Soothing, Good Luck
Anise: Protection (when in incenses)
Basil: Protection, Good Luck, Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Sympathy
Bay Leaf: Protection, Good Luck, Wealth, Strength, Purification
Black Pepper: Protection from evil, Banishment, Boundaries, Safety
Cinnamon: Protection, Love, Lust, Passion, Good Luck
Clove: Protections, Financial Gain, Good Luck
Some of my favorite uses are putting them in spell jars with salt, sugar, and dried strawberries and/or apples for a self-forgiveness spell and to help protect myself from further self-anger!
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To those that have been around my blog for a while, y'all know it ain’t a secret that strawberries are one of my favorite things, ever. To eat, to use in spellwork, to draw - strawberries are a delightful joy from mother nature and far too many of us take them for granted. To combat that, I came up with a pancake recipe guaranteed to delight - and to carry that delight all morning.
Strawberry Sweet Day Pancake Spell Ingredients: (For 6 pancakes)
In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In a large bowl, blend together buttermilk, eggs, and butter/oil.
Mix together until just combined. There may be a few small lumps, but that’s fine. Let it sit for a few minutes (5-10) to let it hydrate.
While it rests, heat a non-stick skillet or pan on your stove on medium-high heat.
Carefully stir in your berries, then dollop ¼ cup of batter onto the pan. Once the edges are set and the bubbles aren’t filling in, carefully flip.
The first two pancakes are the Sacrificial Pancakes. If too dark, turn the heat down to medium and try again. Chef Snacks.
Top with preferred topping and ignore the dishes until your roommate asks for a pancake. Then they are obligated to was the dishes. Thems the rules.
Strawberries are great for a variety of things. They invoke sweetness into your life, and can help encourage you to take better care of yourself and those around you. Inspiration is also something strawberries can invite. Plus, they’re basically just dollops of manna from heaven. You may quote me on that.
Dandelions (scientifically known as taraxacum officianale) are little fluffy circles of sunshine no matter how badly my family tries to convince me they’re just weeds. They’re beautiful, useful is so many ways, easy to grow, edible root to flower, make great rest stops and pollen distributor for bees, and have so many magical benefits that I doubt I can list all of them here if I tried. But what I can do is list a few things they (and their parts) are good for.
Dandelion leaves: purification, cleansing, banishing negativity, and inviting happiness.
Dandelion root: inspiring wishes to come true, grounding, earth magic, divination, and sleep protection.
Dandelion flower: invoking joy, light, happiness, hope, and healing.
Dandelion stem: forming connections, growth, patience, and creativity.
Dandelion ‘fluff’: lightness, spreading your wings, and finding a new home.
Dandelion plant: growing a whole dandelion plant symbolizing grounding, growth, and new opportunities. Make an excellent altar plant.
Each part of the dandelion can be used in a variety of ways. Most of it is edible, and the dried flowers can make an excellent infused oil or dried for tea. Making a flower grown out of them is a common way to celebrate the coming of spring. Gifting bouquets of dandelions symbolizes friendship and well-wished for those you give it to.
Plus, bee food. God, bees are so cute.
As always y'all, practice in a safe, cleansed space, and always do your own research before trying something new. Blessed be everyone!
Thank you for your patience with me as I work through my issues, and thank you all so much for keeping my blog active and alive. Though I’ve been absent and unwell both physically and mentally for some time, I’m ready to come back with a few changes to help preserve my sanity. I appreciate each of you more than you know!
Just as a quick review (and introduction to those new followers of mine); hi there! My name is Ander, and I’ve been a practicing green/herbal/kitchen witch and Pagan for the past several years. As of lately, I work closely with Aphrodite, Salacia, Melinoe, and as of very recently, Dionysus. Most of my posts are beginner-friendly information-based posts, as well as tips, ideas, and lists. I’m disabled and currently waiting for approval for SSDI, so I am frequently tired and may take some time to answer messages, asks, or comments. That being said, I am re-opening asks (no anon, as I have received more than a few nasty surprises) so feel free to reach out with questions or comments.
To get back into the groove of things, I will be reblogging a few of my older posts as I work on a wave of new posts. :)
As for changes, y'all can expect just a few things.
Instead of daily posts, each post will be scheduled for either every other dayorevery three days depending on my brainpower. Most of the time, I will write multiple posts and schedule them, so my replies to any comments, questions, or tags on posts may take a day or two.
Each post will have the same beginning tags, with a few more related to the specific post type at the end. This is for the sake of reaching more people’s home page, making it easier to set up in my drafts, and keeping it all organized in my head. You are welcome to reblog without the tags, copy/paste the tags, or create your own.
If someone is causing trouble in the comments (again); tag me. I will delete their comments and block them.
As for reminders about my posts:
My Ko-Fi will be linked at the bottom of each post. You are never, ever required to tip/buy anything from it, but I appreciate the views and any help that may come through! There are also open commissions on there as well, as well as this post listing them if you don’t want to go through Ko-Fi.
If you want to argue with me or someone else in my comments, take it to your DMs. No one wants to scroll through nasty messages.
That being said, if you see a mistake (information-wise, a typo, anything), you are welcome to point it out or ask about it POLITELY in the comments. Nastiness will result in your comments being deleted and you blocked.
This is a safe place for LGBTQ people. Any slurs, negative comments, or bigotry will not be tolerated here. I am a trans, queer person myself and I won’t have people gatekeeping MY OWN PRACTICE because their mama didn’t love them enough to teach them how to accept others for who they are.
Yes, there are trauma jokes in a few posts. Whoops.
If anyone has any questions, comments, ideas, or requests for certain content, please feel free to comment or send an ask. I am more than happy to research anything you may be needing to know.
Again, thank you all so much for keeping my blog active, and I’m so excited to be providing content for y'all again!
I’m really excited to share something that many of you have asked about. For those who are interested in various spiritual items of my own creation, I have opened a shop! It’s still small, but it will be growing every so often as I receive donations and find acceptable recycled materials.
A few notes of interest: everyone in my shop is recycled and/or eco-friendly. There will be lots of witchy things, but also some standard eco-friendly swaps such as reusable handtowels to replace paper towels, wax fabric wraps, reusable hand warmers, etc. Keep an eye out for updates as I work on creating those items.
Tough times lead to magical measures. Here’s the recipe to my ultimate money jar that’s beginner-friendly.
What you will need
A medium jar with a lid
A green candle
A pen
A bay leaf
A star anise pod
A dollar bill/paper cash
Twine
1 tbs basil
1 tbs cardamom
1 tbs cinnamon
1 tbs ground cloves
1 tbs nutmeg
1 tbs rice
1 tbs sea salt
(Optional: Citrine, Tiger’s Eyes, or Clear Quartz piece)
What you will do
Cleanse your jar and money with your preferred method, then write “financial gain” onto your bay leaf.
Add in your salt, basil, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and rice in that order.
Place your bill flat against the counter and place the bay leaf on top. Roll the bill tightly and tie shut with twine, adding multiple knots. The more knots, the stronger the effect.
Add it into your jar and cap the entire affair, sealing it with green wax.
(If you have a crystal, press it on top of the wax while it’s still hot and let it seal on.)
How to make the most out of it
Magic won’t fix all of your problems. If you work, keep working: this just might help you get a bonus, raise, or large tip from a nice customer.
If you don’t work or if you’re on disability/waiting for disability, seek out ways to try and make a little cash under the table. This just may help you find something for an extra bit of gasoline or pet food. Keep in mind that spell jars are only as powerful as the intentions set behind them!
Okay, listen y'all, I know that making blends to use is just common sense. I know. You don’t have to say it. However, I am a dumbass, and sometimes my common sense is MIA. So this post is also for those who occasionally have their common sense going MIA.
Kitchen Witchery is my personal favorite kind of magic. It can involve all sorts of things, from just intentions to even adding crystals to the baking routine (I’ll make a post on that later). It’s a love language for me as well, so it’s a two-for-one. However, herbs are a very important part of this - so I make blends that I use often and with intentions.
Here are some of my personal blends. Some can be used for tea, some are great as toppings on desserts. Some can be cooked with. Use your imagination, there’s no limit!
Homesteading: Apple, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange, allspice, star anise, cloves, ginger.
To those that have been around my blog for a while, y'all know it ain’t a secret that strawberries are one of my favorite things, ever. To eat, to use in spellwork, to draw - strawberries are a delightful joy from mother nature and far too many of us take them for granted. To combat that, I came up with a pancake recipe guaranteed to delight - and to carry that delight all morning.
Strawberry Sweet Day Pancake Spell Ingredients: (For 6 pancakes)
In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In a large bowl, blend together buttermilk, eggs, and butter/oil.
Mix together until just combined. There may be a few small lumps, but that’s fine. Let it sit for a few minutes (5-10) to let it hydrate.
While it rests, heat a non-stick skillet or pan on your stove on medium-high heat.
Carefully stir in your berries, then dollop ¼ cup of batter onto the pan. Once the edges are set and the bubbles aren’t filling in, carefully flip.
The first two pancakes are the Sacrificial Pancakes. If too dark, turn the heat down to medium and try again. Chef Snacks.
Top with preferred topping and ignore the dishes until your roommate asks for a pancake. Then they are obligated to was the dishes. Thems the rules.
Strawberries are great for a variety of things. They invoke sweetness into your life, and can help encourage you to take better care of yourself and those around you. Inspiration is also something strawberries can invite. Plus, they’re basically just dollops of manna from heaven. You may quote me on that.
In case y'all haven’t noticed, I love apples. Apple juice, applesauce, apple crisp, apple pie, apple crumble, apple cider… it’s absolutely one of my favorite fruits (second only to strawberries). But other than being delicious and nutritious - it’s also superstitious.
Okay, that was a bad word to use, but I really wanted a rhyme.
APPLES!
Let’s get down to the basics. Apples represent a whole ton of good, wholesome things. As seen in my Apple Cider Homesteading Spell post, we know that apples represent love, luck, prosperity, and healing. But what they can also represent is garden magic (which is exactly what it sounds like), fertility, and in some cases, lust/sexual tension. Apples are often offered to gods and goddesses of fertility.
But how do I use apples, Ander? Well for one, you can make me a pie. And for two, that’s a great question. Let’s make a quick list of ways I enjoy using apples in my witchcraft.
Kitchen Magic. As you all know, I am most aligned with being a Green, Kitchen, or Herbal witch. Cooking is a love language and so is infusing my food with magic to help those I love. Make an apple pie for your partner, made apple cider with your best friend, bake apple dumplings for your sister. Food can be infused with your intentions just like any other tool.
Offerings. For a house blessing, cut an apple in half. Eat half of it, and place the other half outside your front door. This will invite in a good future for your home!
HangingBlessings. If you have a dehydrator, thinly slice an apple into slices and let them get crispy. You can add whatever you like! Orange slices, cloves, nutmeg…. you get the idea. Once they’re all dry, string them onto some twine and drape it across your doorway to invite love, luck, and friendship into your life.
SamhainBurning. With preferably dry apple pieces, burn them after a silent dinner to honor those who may be reborn in the spring. It’s a sign of respect and thankfulness.
As always my lovely creepy crawlies, practice in a cleansed space and be safe! Blessed be
I just want to touch on what may be a sensitive topic for some of us.
Grief is a very difficult emotion to manage. It can be really big, and really frightening to face. Trust me, I understand. I have been there. But please, please, don’t expect witchcraft to be the only support you need.
It’s a wonderful tool to use in aid of recovery, but help is not bad. You are allowed to seek out those to mourn with, or those who specialize in emotional recovery. Therapy is a normal thing. There’s nothing wrong with it, and if you are grieving, it may benefit you.
Relief spells are great for emotional aches and pains, but grief isn’t just an ache and pain. It’s a potentially fatal injury. Please seek the care you deserve.
In case y'all haven’t noticed, I love apples. Apple juice, applesauce, apple crisp, apple pie, apple crumble, apple cider… it’s absolutely one of my favorite fruits (second only to strawberries). But other than being delicious and nutritious - it’s also superstitious.
Okay, that was a bad word to use, but I really wanted a rhyme.
APPLES!
Let’s get down to the basics. Apples represent a whole ton of good, wholesome things. As seen in my Apple Cider Homesteading Spell post, we know that apples represent love, luck, prosperity, and healing. But what they can also represent is garden magic (which is exactly what it sounds like), fertility, and in some cases, lust/sexual tension. Apples are often offered to gods and goddesses of fertility.
But how do I use apples, Ander? Well for one, you can make me a pie. And for two, that’s a great question. Let’s make a quick list of ways I enjoy using apples in my witchcraft.
Kitchen Magic. As you all know, I am most aligned with being a Green, Kitchen, or Herbal witch. Cooking is a love language and so is infusing my food with magic to help those I love. Make an apple pie for your partner, made apple cider with your best friend, bake apple dumplings for your sister. Food can be infused with your intentions just like any other tool.
Offerings. For a house blessing, cut an apple in half. Eat half of it, and place the other half outside your front door. This will invite in a good future for your home!
HangingBlessings. If you have a dehydrator, thinly slice an apple into slices and let them get crispy. You can add whatever you like! Orange slices, cloves, nutmeg…. you get the idea. Once they’re all dry, string them onto some twine and drape it across your doorway to invite love, luck, and friendship into your life.
SamhainBurning. With preferably dry apple pieces, burn them after a silent dinner to honor those who may be reborn in the spring. It’s a sign of respect and thankfulness.
As always my lovely creepy crawlies, practice in a cleansed space and be safe! Blessed be
Dandelions (scientifically known as taraxacum officianale) are little fluffy circles of sunshine no matter how badly my family tries to convince me they’re just weeds. They’re beautiful, useful is so many ways, easy to grow, edible root to flower, make great rest stops and pollen distributor for bees, and have so many magical benefits that I doubt I can list all of them here if I tried. But what I can do is list a few things they (and their parts) are good for.
Dandelion leaves: purification, cleansing, banishing negativity, and inviting happiness.
Dandelion root: inspiring wishes to come true, grounding, earth magic, divination, and sleep protection.
Dandelion flower: invoking joy, light, happiness, hope, and healing.
Dandelion stem: forming connections, growth, patience, and creativity.
Dandelion ‘fluff’: lightness, spreading your wings, and finding a new home.
Dandelion plant: growing a whole dandelion plant symbolizing grounding, growth, and new opportunities. Make an excellent altar plant.
Each part of the dandelion can be used in a variety of ways. Most of it is edible, and the dried flowers can make an excellent infused oil or dried for tea. Making a flower grown out of them is a common way to celebrate the coming of spring. Gifting bouquets of dandelions symbolizes friendship and well-wished for those you give it to.
Plus, bee food. God, bees are so cute.
As always y'all, practice in a safe, cleansed space, and always do your own research before trying something new. Blessed be everyone!
Another simple list! This one is for common (in my area) citrus fruits that are easily incorporated into spellwork. Many citrus fruits have similar effects, but different uses, so don’t forget to do some more thorough research on top of this list!
Orange: Happiness, Abundance, Yes/No Divination, Love
I’ve had a few people ask me to make a cohesive list of common uses of herbs, so here’s the post responding to those asks. I know I have quite a few posts about herbs, but I don’t think I’ve discussed things such as uses and how-tos, so this is a brief list of a few more common, easy uses.
Burning. This one is pretty self-explanatory. Burning herbs, or adding some to your smoke cleanse, is a beginner-friendly way to infuse your space with the effects of that herb. For example, adding a basil leaf to your smoke cleanse will help protect your space from outside influences. Be careful with this if you have pets or are sensitive to inhalants, and make sure to research if something is safe to burn.
Adding Whole. This includes things like ritual work, spell jars, etc. It’s the practice of using the herb as it is, be it dried, fresh, store-bought, however you get it.
Passive Whole. Using whole herbs passively is usually quick and easy. This usually applies to things like lavender under your pillow for good dreams or carrying acorns for luck.
Scattering. Just as it sounds. Scattering herbs around your space can infuse it with the effects of said herbs, similar to smoke cleansing. This is a good alternative if you have pets or are sensitive to smoke. This includes hanging dried bay leaves for protection or scattering salt around your space for cleansing.
Consumables. Mostly used in kitchen magic, this is the practice of consuming herbs to benefit from their metaphysical properties. You can add cloves or nutmeg to a latte, lavender into your tea, etc. It can also apply to cooking every day meals, so there can always be a touch of magic in your kitchen.
I know it can be difficult keeping up with your practices when you’re stressed, especially as the holidays come to a close and we’re exhausted. I hope my blog has shown you a few easy things you can do to passively practice. As always, be safe, do your research, and Blessed Be :)
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I’ve gotten SEVERAL asks about research, so I’m just going to make a quick post about it and hope it strikes a chord with some of y'all.
Researching the metaphysical can definitely be tricky. There’s a lot of fake suggestions, and mockery from people who don’t believe in what we do. Between Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings jokes, there are a lot of people who are trying to help but have false information themselves.
So how do I tend to find my information? My main tool is cross-referencing. If I find some information that I think sounds genuine, I don’t just write it down and call it good. I find other sources, usually more than 6, and see what lines up. If multiple sources from different places suggest similar or the same information, that’s when I tend to keep in my grimoire. Over time, I tend to find sources where I repeatedly find good information that passes the cross-reference checks, and that’s how I find the books or websites that I keep in mind when studying.
Keep in mind that there is no such thing as knowing it all. There are going to be times when research fails you, and you have a mess to clean up. However, that is why we always have backup options: if you’re casting a spell, you have a ‘spell shut-down’ ready if things go south. If your spell jar ended up not doing what it needs to do, you have a sealed Dry Jar (a jar that holds deactivated spell jars or their ingredients) to keep it in.
Hopefully this advice does y'all well. Be safe, be smart, and don’t take anything for granted. Blessed Be :)
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