I just moved in with my smoke sensitive boyfriend, so I had to store my eucalyptus smoke stick for now and come up with another way to cleanse and protect our new place. A spray doesn’t effect anyone, it’s quicker than a smoke stick is, and bonus points for smelling like cinnamon :) Lets get started !!
1) Gather your ingredients
I personally used:
-1 cinnamon stick
-3 bay leaves
-a couple pinches of rosemary
-some sea salt
-sage(homegrown and harvested in personal garden, not used for smoke cleansing)
-a couple lemon slices
-sea water
-rain water
All these ingredients have correlations with both cleansing and protecting, so I choose these, but you can pick which herbs you want to toss in there to modify the spray to your own liking! But no matter what herbs you choose, you will need these items:
-a small pot
-a pot cover
-stirring spoon
-something to strain out the herbs
-a cleansed spray bottle
-paint or marker
2)choose your sigil!
I chose this simple and lovely sigil to cleanse and protect made by @kore-amore ! You can choose any sigil you like to modify the spray how you want.
3) Get brewin
We have everything picked and laid out, now it’s time to grab your pot, pour the water and herbs into it, and set it to medium heat
Once it gets to a boil, I like to stir it counter clockwise and think about the negative things the spray will cleanse, and then stir clockwise thinking about the positive protection the spray will bring. After a few minutes of stirring, cover the top with your lid, set it to low heat, and let it simmer for about 10 minutes, or however long it takes till the water is potent in smell(most of the time, depending on which herbs you use, the water will also turn a different color, mine turned yellow, as seen below)
Here we have a finished brew!
4) Strain and pour
Once your brew has cooled down a bit, strain out the herbs and pour into your spray bottle!
5) Paint your sigil
I used the sigil I chose earlier and painted it on with black paint(once again, credit to @kore-amore for this lovely sigil), but you can choose any sigil or paint color you like! Just be sure to think hard about the intent of the sigil you are painting, as the sigil itself only does half the work, and the other is your own magik :)
6) Start sprayin!
Spray wherever you need some cleansing or protecting! My recipe smells like cinnamon with hints of the other herbs so it leaves quite the lovely smell for a short time afterwards! I love this spray, as someone who’s very busy, has a smoke sensitive boyfriend, and needed something very in tune witchy to do :) I hope you enjoy!!
Remember that no matter how skilled you are or how long you’ve studied, it’s okay to go back to the basics. You’re not a bad witch or lesser than you were by doing this.
this bath potion is dual use, it can help release stress and tensions from your day, built up emotions and worry; but it also serves as a wonderful muscle relaxer~
muscle relaxer, soothes tension/stress/nerves, detoxes the body of negative energies
-lavender & rosemary bundle
lavender serves to soothe, comfort, and add a soft healing love to the bath, while rosemary serves to invigorate, renew and protect your spirits and mindset
**you can toss this in the bath itself or light it and let it smoke out while you bathe or you could even wave it over yourself in the tub for the effects, your call
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[now what?]
light up your candle(s) and arrange your crystals around the bath accordingly, add everything into the bath water itself that you’ll be adding, and if you’re using the epsom salts make sure you use the right amount to actually get the detox benefits! i recommend letting the candle light be the only thing lighting up the bathroom but ofc that’s not necessary if you can’t/it spooks you out
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really hope everyone enjoys this bath spell! i’m definitely gonna be getting lots of use out of this one, of course as always feel free to ask any questions about the spell/process!
this potion is great for invoking self love, healing, and calming; it allows you to become more patient and gentle with yourself, encouraging an environment of forgiveness and an inner sense of comfort.
you can pour some in a bath or use culinary grade ingredients and keep refrigerated to drink as a potion, you could keep a bottle by your nightstand, or gift a bottle to a friend/partner, and this would serve as a wonderful alter decor/offering for aphrodite or even fae, there’s plenty of ways to incorporate the potion into your craft!
love, calming, power punch, healing, regeneration, detoxification of negative energies or thought patterns
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*for this potion pink or red rose petals would work best but i suppose you could use any! white is also a good option here
**if you don’t have sea/pink salt don’t worry about substituting it’s better to just leave it out at that point, its not for the salts protective qualities but for the calming & healing effect sea/pink salts have!
[now what?]
this one is super simple to put together, all you’ve gotta do is get everything in a pot and simmer it on crazy low heat (barely any action just enough to coerce the infusion together)
strain and bottle up! you alternately could brew it in a bottle on a windowsill perhaps but don’t leave it there too long it’ll go rancid! be careful!
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as always feel free to ask any questions about the potion/process! i really love this potion and i hope you guys do too!
we’ve got a cancer moon on our hands right now (july 18th - 20th) and i definitely plan on utilizing it in some healing/relaxing spellwork; here’s just some quick info on some traits of the waning/new moon in cancer, spellwork & activities that pair well with it, etc <3
[waning moonin cancer]
- banishing built up or unwanted emotions, cleansing/purifying negativity & staleness
this spell isnt necessarily overly complicated as far as components, but it’s a little physically involved, just a note if you’re a witch that has to worry about spoons and such, but on an okay day id say it’s perfectly doable
[what you’ll need;]
• white candle
• light pink candle
• yellow candle
• light blue candle
• sage incense
• three small bowls/plates
• mortar and pestle
• rose petals
• fresh thyme
• sugar
• honey
• lavender water
[steps]
light your candles, then your incense using the white candles flame. make sure you’re catching the ash cause you’ll need it later in the spell as well
in three separate bowls have your rose petals and then your thyme, then mix your sugar, honey, and lavender water into the third bowl.
place the rose bowl in front of your pink candle, charging it with self love, healing, forgiveness, and compassion.
place the thyme bowl in front of the yellow candle, charging it with healing, energy, happiness, and fulfillment.
finally, place your third bowl in front of the blue candle, charging it with soothing, healing, emotional strength, love, and gentleness.
gently grind together your petals and thyme, then add in some of the incense ash and use a bit of the lavender water to bring it to a pasty-paint-ish consistency of sorts, then add in the third bowls contents and combine, add more water if needed to keep the consistency where we need it
take the sludge and spread it across your face how you see fit, be messy if you want, get carried away, be as gentle or chaotic as you feel necessary and once you’re satisfied that everything’s been perfectly scrubbed with your new intent, rinse it all off with nice cool water and pat dry, follow up with a lavender/rose water/tea tree toner if you’d like, and a light moisturizer ✨
relatively simple, cheap, and super fulfilling summertime stir fry meal with a really easy side and a tea potion! ofc feel free to modify the recipe to what you have/like especially cause of quarantine, similar ingredients and good intention setting will do the trick~
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[stir fry noodles & veggie]
1pk ramen
comfort, grounding
¼ red & ¼ green bell pepper
prosperity, communication, happiness, healing, protection, clears brain fog
- prepare 2 cups hot water & the ramen seasoning packet and put aside
- slice/dice up & begin to sauté your peppers on med heat with some of the ramen liquid, garlic powder, red chili flake, salt & pepper
- begin to boil your ramen in plain water (witch tip; you can add a bay leaf if you want!) cook for 2 min then strain and add back into your cooking vessel
- add in sauces, ginger & chili paste + fully cooked peppers & toss together evenly over low heat
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[fried rice]
½ cup white rice
wealth, good health, happiness, healing, protection, wisdom, kindness, purity
1 cup water
sun water; healing, energy, renewal, confidence, strength, happiness
2-3 tsp soy sauce
grounding, protection, stability, luck, communication, understanding, love
1 egg (scrambled)
luck, happiness, success
¼ c peas
healing, prosperity
½ med carrot (diced)
abundance, joy, kindness
[ steps ]
- cook rice then add in soy sauce with your veg & scrambled egg, season with salt, pepper and garlic powder :)
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[summertime dinner tea]
1 mug of water
sun water; healing, energy, renewal, confidence, strength, happiness
pretty self explanatory, this ones a bit experimental but ive got a good feeling about it so far so, ill probably update the post later on with more notes after ive tried it another time or two~
• write your thoughts or fragments of them down on your paper, get things off your chest and reflect for a moment- scribble angrily or X things out that you’re really sick of thinking already, but this really doesn’t need to be the focus, put your paper aside when finished. if you feel the need to cry let yourself let it out, then continue on~
• light your candle and light your charcoal (in your fire safe area disclaimers disclaimers don’t burn your house down)
• add 6 pinches one pinch at a time of acorn powder, working clockwise
• add 3 pinches each; one pinch at a time of black salt and then cayenne pepper, all counter clockwise
• place your paper face down with your writing touching the cayenne pepper
• place your resin on top of the paper
• sprinkle over your crushed rose petal in an even layer across the resin, then toss a pinch of sage sugar on top followed by a pinch of black pepper or a crack of freshly ground
• light a bay leaf and place on top gently and carefully, manifest all the energy you can into banishing your negative thoughts along with the negative energy they bring you. you’re freed of racing thoughts, incessant worry, needless pain, and self doubt or deprecation.
this breakfast is great any time of summer especially in the month of june, it doesn’t need to be enjoyed specifically on litha; though that’s a great idea ofc! ~
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what you’ll need;
[egg whites]
• 3 egg whites
• butter
• salt & pepper
[roasted potatoes]
• tiny red potatoes
• olive oil
• butter
• thyme
• garlic
• salt
• pepper
[oatmeal]
• oats
• plant based milk or water
• cinnamon
• crack of pepper
• almond butter
• honey
[toast]
• wheat bread or seeded bread (or any tbh)
• whipped feta spread
• honey
• thyme
[iced coffee]
• add cinnamon!
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- enjoy outside in the sunshine or with your windows open, light a yellow or white candle alongside your meal to boost its energizing and mood boosting effects ~ ☀️
ive finally been diving back into my crystal work more consistently and it’s been so invigorating! here’s just a little list of some crystals i personally really love to work with in the month of june or crystals that are just more °awake° this time of year~
yet another tea potion~ this ones for energy as you can see already; it’s great for a kick of motivation or a morning pick-me-up, before a work shift or yknow, whenever
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what you’ll need;
•water
sun water will carry energizing and invigorating properties & bring prosperity
• stick one or two cinnamon sticks in your saucepan, bring water to a chaotic boil then turn to a medium heat and add the anise while the water is still at a hard boil; once it’s at a less intense but consistent boil, add your orange peel shavings, butchers twine works great but do whatever works best for you/what’s on hand, shave in your ginger and let this all simmer over low heat for about 7-9 minutes, strain, and enjoy~
sort and sweet post! i’ll probably write another post or two soon about how to incorporate this stuff into your coffee if some of you guys are unsure how to go about it :)
a spell to ease tension, heal low energies, uplift your mood, and invoke peace.
three candles; one blue, pink, and white
two small-medium sized shells (calico scallop shells, small conch-like shells, or muscle shells work great)
rose infused moon water
dried lavender, rosemary, and thyme
mortar and pestle
fresh petals from one pink rose
charcoal disk
3 drops eucalyptus essential oil
patchouli incense
matches
optional;a sigil for your personal intent (healing, self love, confidence, empowerment, growth, etc)
- sit somewhere with good light, preferably sunlight of course or outside and have your resources laid in front of you how you desire.
- start by lighting your candles with match. take both of your shells, and place them on an even surface, carefully filling them with the rose infused moon water.
- next, in a mortar and pestle begin to grind your dried herbs together gently, once combined and roughly uniform transfer into a small bed of your fresh pink rose petals, then lay that on top of your charcoal disk, top it with the eucalyptus oil and begin to burn, following up by lighting your patchouli incense alongside it.
- if you choose to include a sigil, write it now onto any piece of paper and place it on top to burn as well. once done, sip the water in your shells (if your version is edible, if not then pour it over your hands or water plants with it).
- sit and relax into your spell for as long as you need before blowing out your candles and tidying up.
If I made a discord with role assignments like baby witch, intermediate witch and advanced witch, for a place beginners can ask advice and learn off of people more experienced than them, would anyone consider joining?
Leave a reply if you would! And with any suggestions
