Purification Incense

Purification Incense

A nice little herbal incense blend to help rid a space of negative and stagnant energy.

Ingredients

Bay leaf

Cinnamon (powdered makes this a lot easier)

Lemon balm

Grind the ingredients in a mortar and pestle, then combine, mixing together. Spoon over lit charcoal and burn in an area with open window to cleanse and clear the energies.

Money Powder

Cinnamon (prosperity, success, amplifies and enhances other ingredients)

Ginger (money, luck, quickens manifestation)

Mint (prosperity and abundance)

Bay leaf (wishes, success)

Grind all ingredients and mix together, focusing on your intention.

Sprinkle mixture in your wallet or purse. Use to dress candles for prosperity rituals. Can also be used as a floor sweep to help banish financial struggles and invite stability.

“she’s probably texting other people”

nah bro i’m anointing candles and listening to orphic hymns

Simple Things Baby Witches Might Miss

I was a baby witch once, and there were tons of small, little things that went over my head until later in my practice. I'm hoping that some of these will ring a bell for those who may need to hear them.

When you're cleansing a room, especially if it's a smoke cleanse, you need to open a window. This gives an 'escape route' for what you're cleansing away and also gives the smoke somewhere to go other than sticking to your walls.

Speaking of smoke cleansing, do not smoke cleanse in a room with pets in it. It can be very, very dangerous to them.

When you're doing research, you should be cross-checking across four to six different sources. If something matches across multiple sources, it's more likely to be solid.

You can incorporate your craft into pretty much anything. Showering? You're washing off the bad energy. Cleaning? You're preparing your space. Gardening? You're encouraging growth and prosperity. And delicious tomatoes!

If you're using a smoke cleanse, you can add the burnt portion to salt to make a beginner's black salt.

Spell jars don't have to go on your altar.

Altars are not completely necessary, especially if you're in the broom closet. Work with what you have.

Every herb has benefits and correspondences. You can utilize these without spell jars, burn spells, etc. Kitchen magic is one of my go-tos - cooking with spices and herbs infuses your food with their benefits.

Ask 'dumb' questions. Reach out to people. If they laugh at you for your questions, you know they are not a reliable source of information. (P.S. - my ask box is always open!)

White wax can replace any other color of wax. Get birthday cake candles for easy, fast burning.

Clear quartz can replace other crystals.

Here's a simple color chart.

Here's a simple moon phase chart.

Here's a simple guide to flowers and their correspondences

Here's a simple guide to cascarilla

As always, do your own research. Take everything you hear with a grain of salt until you do research - yes, even from me, because I make mistakes, too. Blessed be, and good luck, baby witches!

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Unsolicited Witch Tip #12

Soak in a bath of sea salt and hibiscus petals before doing any divination or clairvoyant practices. The salt helps to cleanse your energies, and hibiscus helps you to embrace your sensitivity, helping you to be more receptive to the energies around you.

To the one follower who is waiting patiently for my flint knapping post I will get on it soon 🖤

For now a recipe for good luck loose leaf tea:

2-3 apples (I make this when I'm making apple pie)

Cinnamon sticks

Some ground ginger (optional)

A bit of sugar

Black loose leaf tea (I use supermarket plain loose leaf tea as the base for this recipe, the nicer stuff does taste better but you're going to flavour it anyway so it doesn't really matter)

Preheat the oven to about 180c fan

1. Peel the apples in small-ish pieces, the apple peel is the star of the show here. Coat it with sugar and ground ginger if using, then place on a lined baking tray

2. Cover the peel with tea leaves and broken up pieces of cinnamon sticks (1-2 sticks, depending on how cinnamony you like it). This is where you say your good luck charm.

3. Wack it in the oven for at least half an hour, taking it out to mix and turn over the peel. You want the peel to be dehydrated but not burnt (browned is fine), the tea leaves should help soak up some of the liquid.

4. Take the tea out to cool down, and once cooled add to a sterilised jar or paper bag, whatever you store your tea in. Make sure to seal it to keep the flavour stronger!

1 table spoon makes a decent cuppa, 2-3 if you're making a pot. Mixing in some honey can be nice, but it tastes better without milk in my opinion.