I Love Witchy Girls.

I love witchy girls.

girls with potting soil caked nails. girls with pentacle necklaces and kitty cat brass knuckle rings. girls kissed by the sun and have sea salt swept hair. girls with black lace high-low skirts and doc martins. daughters of the moon and the raging sea. girls with smoky eyes and matte crimson lipstick. girls who write in runes and speak in ancient languages. girls who smell like incense and musky perfume. girls in tattoo chokers and crystal point necklaces.

changeling girls with ancient wise eyes. dark skinned goth girls with sigil painted nails. girls with honey tongues that drip with sanguine sin and sapphic sweetness. girls with dark eye circles kept awake by prophetic dreams. girls who are embodiments of a thunderstorm. girls who have oven scorched fingers and smell like cinnamon buns.

I love witchy girls.

Herbs for Protection

General Protection ~ Hawthorn, Comfrey, Heather, Hyssop, Bay Leaf, Mistletoe, Mullein, Peony, St. John’s Wort, Solomon’s Seal, Vervain, Clover, Mugwort, Agrimony, Poke, Overlain, Violet, Aloe, Fennel 

Against Negative Energy ~ Nettle leaves, Elecampane, Rosemary, Yarrow, Dill, Ivy, pennyroyal, Betony, Cayenne, Fern

Banishing ~ Dragonsblood, Angelica, Cactus, Asafetida, Garlic, Rue, Heliotrope, Lilac

Protection of Material Items ~ Juniper, Myrrh

Home Protection ~ Marjoram, Bay Leaf, Coriander, Holly, Foxglove, Pure Salt, Camomile 

Uncrossing ~ Ague Root, Hyssop, Peppermint, Thyme, Cinquefoil, Wormwood, Verbena, Rose

Ward Off Evil both Spiritual & Mundane ~ Acacia, Basil, Agrimony, Sandalwood, Boneset, Mullein, Rosemary, Frankincense, Rue, Violet, Caraway, Balm of Gilead, Fern, Lilac, Periwinkle 

Bad Dreams & Nightmares ~ Lavender, Dandelion, Hyacinth

Physical Attack ~ Carnations, Geranium, Camphor, Elder, Vetivert, Juniper 

Psychic/Astral Attack ~ Cedar, Clove, Dill, Ivy, Yarrow, Nettle leaves, Pennyroyal, acacia, St. John’s Wort, 

hello, I'm a beginner witch, I was wondering if you had any tips for doing spells? and how to create one? thank you!

here’s a quick guide to spell writing 

a few tips when spell writing

just regular tips for being a witch/casting spells

notes for when your spell fails

a helpful way to think when doing spells

hope this helps!

This is the current collection of useful posts that I have reblogged on crystals, all in one place. If any post is from another tumblr blogger, all of their sources will be below each post, so you can look through and follow the amazing people who posted them. (If you are going to reblog something, please, never remove the original caption, or sources). 

Basics: 🌙   How Crystals Actually Work 🌙   What to Know before you Start 🌙   Methods of Use 🌙   Properties of 14 Common Crystals 🌙   Beginner Crystals Identifying Crystals: 🌙   Crystals ID 🌙   Identifying Crystals by Colour

Crystal Associations: 🌙   Major Achana 🌙   Zodiac 🌙   Anxiety and Stress 🌙   Elements 🌙   Stress Relief

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 Animal Totems: 🌙   Swan

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This list will probably continuously grow and I continue to find amazing posts and don’t forget to check out the blogs of these amazing people, they deserve it :)

The Boring but Important Basics of Witchcraft

Let me start by saying CLEANSING CLEANSING CLEANSING. It’s the most basic, first thing you learn, exciting and boring part of witchcraft.

Negative energy is a scientific fact based on positive and negative charged ions that make up everything.

Clearing out negative energy and replacing it with positive energy is not something you should only do during spring cleaning. Cleanse after a very stressful or negative experience like a fight or finals. Cleanse if you’re feeling lethargic or upset. Cleansing may not fix everything but it definitely doesn’t hurt.

The best way I’ve found to cleanse it a salt water, sage, pine mix. It’s in a spray bottle and I just spray it around the room. It works best if you’ve cleaned up any clutter that may be lying about. It also helps to declutter your mind. For me that can be hard between my anxiety and depression so it really helps to sit down and work things out in my head.

Another basic is protection and casting circles. When you perform spells or rituals you open yourself up to outside interference. It’s like how your laptop limited to what’s on it by itself. When it connects to the internet it becomes part of all these other devices that are connected and its no longer limited. Without a firewall your computer can get a virus. So casting a circle is like activating a firewall.

You can create a mental circle but it can be hard to keep up if you’re performing an energy costing spell or ritual. Salt is your best friend!

Creating circles and walls from outside energy is essential for most empaths to function some days. It all depends on who you come in contact with. Even if you don’t spend much time with a person you can still pick up on their emotional energy. If you do get interference cleansing can help clean out other people’s emotions.

A lot of witchcraft is visualizing and focusing your will and releasing energy from things like crystals or herbs. Meditation and mental exercises will help you in whatever spells or rituals you want to do.

My last basic isn’t witchcraft but it’s essential for doing spells or rituals. Take care of yourself. If you are too tired and don’t have the energy, for whatever reason, to focus or use energy in a spell, it’s not going to work. So drink water, exercise, sleep, relax. Do what you can to take care of you. Self care isn’t always easy but it’s important in everything you do. I’m a big advocate of those occasional and unavoidable mental health days. Mental sickness will cause your body to become sick.

Witching Hour Playlist on Spotify

Ten straight hours of witchy music for every possible mood.

Makes a great ambient soundtrack for casting charms, writing spells, tending your garden, meditating on lofty matters, cleaning the altar, chatting with your familiar, having tea with the coven, or just turning your face to the wind and remembering your power.