A lovely alternative to those who cannot smoke cleanse and/or who do not like to. Spray cleansing is as simple as mixing a few ingredients into Moon Water and setting the intention of ushering out negativity, exactly what smoke cleansing does.

Supplies:
• Spray Bottle
•Moon Water
• Witch Hazel (A Tincture would work best)
• Dried Lavender & Lavender Essential Oil
• Eucalyptus Essential Oil
• Dried Rosemary
• Clear Quartz
• Amethyst

Directions:
In the spray bottle, add the dried Lavender, Rosemary, Clear Quartz and Amethyst. Then add equal parts Witch Hazel and Moon water until the bottle is just about full. Add a couple of drops of the essential oils before capping the spray bottle and gently shaking to combine. The longer the spray sits, the more infused the dry ingredients become with the liquids.

Please don’t cast circles using Salt outside, especially in the soil.
Salt is absorbent and takes water away from plant life, therefore effectively killing off most things.

There is a reason why in the Ancient Near East (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Armenia, etc), Spain, Portugal, etc it was so common to SALT THE EARTH of conquered cities, or even convicted criminals, to prevent re-inhabitation . It destroys soil nutrients, absorbency, and heavily delays and/or stops plant growth all together.

So please, my Witchy Siblings, seek safer alternatives when working outside. Cast a circle in stones or branches. Draw one into the soil itself. Use a biodegradable material like eggshells instead. But please, do NOT use Salt.

• Dreams ∙ Fears ∙ Reality
• Strengths ∙ Weaknesses ∙ How To Work With Them
• Who You Were ∙ Who You Are ∙ Who You Will Become
• Mind ∙ Body ∙ Spirit
• Problem ∙ Lesson ∙ Advice
• You ∙ The Other Person ∙ The Relationship
• You ∙ Path Taken ∙ Potential/Outcome
• Positives ∙ Negatives ∙ What To Do
• Opportunity ∙ Challenge ∙ Outcome

magicoldcottage:

Easy to make blood ink

For anyone who hasn’t come across dragon blood before, it is a great way to give your written spells a boost.

I know it’s old craft and in modern times witches no longer need to make their own inks but I personally find natural inks more potent than modern synthetic alternatives.

To avoid any confusion this is for positive spell work. If you you are cursing or hexing you need the bat blood version (don’t worry no actual bats or dragons are hurt in the making of this ink, both are just herbal.)

Dragon Blood ink

This is the easiest method to make the ink. No thickeners or cooking are required. Just the right Ingredients

Warnings.

Neat alcohol is used in this method which is highly flammable, do not make this anywhere near a naked flame and in a well-ventilated location.

Ingredients:

• 15g Real dragon blood Resin (see notes below)
• 70g Pure alcohol 99% (see photo)

There are three types of dragon blood resin on the market. Real traditional resin called ”Dracaena Draco”. The cheap version called ”Daemonorops” and finally fake resin which tends to be a cheaper version like frankincense dyed red.

For this method to work ensure that you are using real Dracaena. The cheaper versions do not dissolve in alcohol.

Method:

Simply grind the resin slightly, it doesn’t need to be really fine as it will dissolve.

Add in the alcohol and stir for about five minutes. To thicken allow to evaporate for three hours stirring each hour.

All the resins are slightly different so test it now for colour. Add more resin if needed. If there are impurities sat at the bottom filter before bottling.

The alcohol preserves the ink making it last for ages, a slight shake will be required before use to remove any separation.

For More Ideas Click here for my Witch Crafty guide

I will certainly have to give this a try!

luna-tormenta:

My Liminal Spaces of Death Energy

Throughout my years of being a witch, I have traveled up and down the east coast, meeting different energies along the way. This post will include my personal experiences of death energy inside certain spaces I have been and continue to use as a death witch. This is just a fun post for me to do and I hope it will bring you all some fun experiences on your journey with death’s energy. Enjoy!

First off, what does the word liminal mean?

In the book Weave the Liminal, by Laura Tempest Zakroff, we find the quote:

“So much of the experience of being a Witch and practicing Witchcraft is hard to put into words. However, liminal is one of those words that gets pretty close to describing much of what we sense. It is a good objective that captures that sense of there-but-not-quite as a sensation. Applied as a noun, it gives name to the in-between places we traverse as spirits still connected to the physical realm-while we work with spirits of other realms. What we call those realms has a lot to do with what culture we belong to, what myths we subscribe to, and how we view the invisible and the unknown. But they all find a home in the word liminal.”

Dictionary.com gives us this meaning of liminal:

Liminal is an adjective that’s used to describe things that exist at the threshold (or border) between one thing and another.

So,what’s a liminal space?

Liminal is the threshold between one thing and another, a border between things seen and unseen. It is the sensation we are here, but there is something else before us.

Put together with witchcraft, a liminal space is the door between our physical realm and the realm of other worlds. It is a doorway we can sense and feel, sometimes see, different energies and beings. Higher energies reside here, and are great for workings!

You know that sensation you get when standing in a space that feels like there is something there? When you look upon something and realize you are not alone? This is a liminal space.

Liminal Spaces of Death

Some spaces can be accessed at any time, others have limited openings. Please, be aware of your surroundings and do not attend alone if you are able to. These are my experiences, but most can be accessed at anytime. The times I use are when I experienced energies at their highest. Please, be safe.

• A river or creek at dawn
• Restroom stops on a large highway at 1 a.m.
• Tree stumps in the middle of a forest
• 24 hour convenient stores at 3 in the morning
• Bridges over a body of water (creeks, rivers, lakes) when no one else is around
• Standing before the ocean at dawn
• Abandoned buildings covered in graffiti at dusk
• A dirt road surrounded by trees when fog and little light is visible
• Driving down a major highway when everyone else is asleep
• Hotel lobbies and hallways after 10 pm until 4 am
• The silence after a concert is finished and everyone has left
• Riding a bicycle or walking through a large cemetery (when there are paths and permissions to do so, of course)
• Walking through Main Street of a small town after midnight
• Sitting on a porch watching rainstorms from midnight to 8 am
• Cleaning out gardens in early spring
• Entrances to cemeteries
• Museums just after opening and right before closing time
• Antique shops and thrift stores
• Exploring landmarks of history
• Graffiti art that has begun to wash away

What can I do in these places?

Well, let me tell you!

1. Meditate
2. Collect energy from these places and store it for later use
3. Leave offerings
4. Ask to work with beings/begin working with beings of these spaces
5. Find objects from these spaces (with permission) to take home and draw energy from in workings at home
6. Access these spaces in lucid dreaming or astral projection as a doorway into other worlds

There are many different ideas to do in these spaces! Do some research and find what works best for your practice!

msmoonfire:

Hey loves, I don’t want to make this post suuuper long so imagine me blowing a welcome kiss to all of you and let’s get started…

The generic practice of reading fire is called pyromancy. 

We can break a candle reading session down to 3 main parts:

• Observation (flame watching)
• Gathering & understanding (decoding fire’s messages)
• Final question & Goodbye (ask if there’s anything else you should know before leaving, thank and salute fire/salamanders)

During the observation phase, watch for:

1. Length of the flame 1-2 min to know WHEN-the timing = PAST
2. Shape of the flame 2-3 min to know WHAT-the actual matter = PRESENT
3. Direction & behavior of the flame 3-4 min to know HOW-the true nature of it = hints at the FUTURE (see where the fire is pointing to know what type of matter it is; concentrate on the opposite direction telling you how to counteract to solve or banish whatever it might be; it also indicates what elemental energy is strongly supporting/protecting you in taking action as well as in related spellwork)
4. Presence/Absence of Smoke 2-3 min to understand the SOURCE of your awareness 

*Keep a compass handy!

Salamanders/fire will try to communicate with you as soon as you light the fire/candle so pay attention from the very beginning.
Fire energy is impulsive, blunt, active, carefree and wild. 
This type of divination detects negativity like WOW because it easily speaks the brutally honest truth regardless of how you feel or what’s happening. It brings up issues that we refuse to deal with. Again, it’s pure blunt energy.
Because of its wild nature, fire will also charge us with optimism and explosive determination to overcome problems and bad news: typically after pyromancy we feel motivated and “ready to go”.

Length

Long-extra long: something has been bothering you for a very long time now (trust your intuition, probably for years) which you never actively faced; you’ve been quiet for too long; unsolved problems from the past are challenging your patience; relevant stuff that had to be cleared much earlier

Medium: Something that has been lurking in the back of your mind for 1-3 months, a plan or an idea that could change/shake your life but is not currently a priority to you; it might be something you heard from another person or a vague thought

Short: something intense that happened within the last couple days, a very recent thing is bothering you and has almost caught you by surprise; unexpected news from day to day, a new sudden event that physically or emotionally shook you

Shape 

Double: Two things that were generated consequentially or have a common link, two entities/people united by a common theme

Super-thin line: Something you felt or suspected but never had proof of evidence about, a subtle suspicion, a doubt, an insinuation; a sneaky or secretive individual

Regular:Something/someone that you accept and is part of your routine, your own mindset, something very close and not disturbing; a solid milestone in your daily life

Round: One thing in particular that constantly “fills you up”, makes you feel complete, full, exploding or either extremely delighted; a person who represses/suppresses you, someone ghosting you on purpose just to humble you or to make you feel lesser

Behavior

Steady:things are happening in the background, far from the “public eye” and without you even realizing; you - and people around you- are calm, clueless, peaceful and the surroundings seem safe; good vibes are in the air but definitely keep your eyes open and intuition awake

Shaky, wiggly: things are visibly happening before your eyes, making you confused, uneasy or giving you mood swings; anxiety; you are able to feel bad vibes around you: take control of the situation and protect yourself

Weak, petite & almost extinguished: matter/person X is now annihilating you before the eyes of everybody, but still no one defends you; seek help in others, protect yourself and take action to win this ripe, suffered battle

Directions

EAST:AIR - communication, mindset, mental/spoken/written things, logical reasoning, ideas, plans, spring, morning, sunrise, masculine…
WEST:WATER - emotions, unconscious, gut feelings, passivity, illogical reasoning, intangibility, blue, flow, moisture, fall, sunset, feminine…
SOUTH:FIRE - action, guidance, strength, activity, blood, warmth, creativity, masculine, red, impulse, summer, noon…
NORTH:EARTH - stability, firmness, art, finance, grounding, material things, tangibility, stillness, death, birth, winter, midnight, green…

(+ ALL YOUR PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE about the elements and how they can be interpreted, what meanings they have in our lives and their specific correspondences) 

Smoke

Absence: you are the source of awareness: your body and soul have sent you signals about matter X and you had an inner awakening which led you to this reading 

Presence: someone else enlightened you with their words and made you fully aware of matter X; something popped up as an obvious proof that you weren’t expecting to find: this has awakened your inquisitive mind and led it to this reading. 

Hopefully you’ll get inspired by this post and learn something useful to spice up your divination practice:) I thank you so much for reading,
xox msmoonfire

Card 1 - Past:
What aspect in your life you’re currently clinging to; what you may need to let go of; what may need healing still.

Card 2 - Present:
What you should focus on; what your Ego needs to know NOW.

Card 3 - Future:
What you should be on the look out for; What your Higher Self is trying to tell you.

Yours truly,

Signed by my broken heart.

Be it carefully constructed memoir of the soul, or heart wrenching adoration for the dearly beloved or a few words of impatient love, Handwritten letters have a flair so warm and elegant that no text messages can ever match.

Films in Frame - Carol, Perks of being a Wallflower, Dead Poet’s Society, Submarine, The Double, Hannibal (Hannibal’s letter to Will in the hospital), Spellbound, Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire, Call me by your name (Oliver’s reply to Elio’s letter -enclosed here- Please don’t avoid me. It kills me. Can’t stand thinking you hate me. Your silence is killing me. I’d sooner die than know you hate me. I am such a pussy. Way over the top. Can’t stand the silence. Need to speak to you.)

PS: It’s a shame Tumblr just allows ten images per post.