Crystals For Beginners

Crystals for Beginners 💎

This is a list of crystals that are commonly known, generally easy to get a hold of, and have multiple uses.

Agate - protection, good luck, balance, strength, inspiration

Amethyst - calming, emotional stability, balance, inner strength, protection from psychic attacks

Aventurine - happiness, peace, healing, prosperity 

Calcite - amplifies energy, cleansing, reduce stress, calming, emotional healing, memory

Carnelian - creativity, manifestation, luck, protection

Citrine - does not retain negative energy, thus never needs to be cleansed; creativity, motivation

Clear Quartz - a power stone used to provide extra energy and can be used to charge other items; healing, protection, power, banishing, charging

Fluorite - stability, peace and calm, impartial reasoning, responsibility, concentration, meditation, protection from psychic attacks, self love  

Hematite - grounding, deflecting negative energy

Jasper - protection, relaxation, tranquility

Jet - eases grief, protection, banishing

Kyanite - does not retain negative energy, thus never needs to be cleansed; cleansing other stones, tranquility, removing energy blockages, channeling energy

Labradorite - attract success, dreams, reduce stress and anxiety, spiritual connection, transformation, clarity, peace

Milky Quartz - luck, calming, soothing, meditation, purification

Obsidian - grounding, negating and transmuting negative energy

Onyx - grounding

Rose Quartz - self-love, calming, romantic love, and friendship

Selenite - mental clarity, removing energy blockages, cleansing and charging other crystals

Smoky Quartz - grounding, banishing, cleansing, removing emotional blockages

Tiger’s Eye - self-discipline, practicality, protection, grounding, peace, clarity, intelligence, intuition, financial stability, calmness 

Cleansing and Charging Crystals - a good rule of thumb is that if you’re not sure if you can place your crystals in water, salt, or direct sunlight because it might damage the stone, use moonlight or starlight instead. You can also place your crystals in a dry bath of herbs and flowers, or pass them through incense smoke.

Crystal Resources:

Mineral and Crystal Safety and Care Masterpost (this will tell you which crystals can be cleansed with either water, sunlight, or salt) 

A to Z Crystal Meanings

Back-to-School Masterpost for Witches!

Tips

Back to School Witch Tips

Tips for High School Witches

College Witch Tips

College Witch Tips 2

Magick School Tips

My “Dorm Witchcraft” Tag

My “Student Witchcraft” Tag

Spells and Sigils for Tests/Exams:

“Good grades in exams” (sigils)

“Good luck in exams” (sigils)

Spell to help with studying (spells)

“I do well in AP classes” (sigils)

“I do well on my test” (sigils)

“I do well on my exams” (sigils)

Emoji Spell to Study hard and do well in school (spells)

“I excel in math class” (sigils)

“I understand the math in this book” (sigils)

School Success Spell (spells)

“I excel in science class” (sigils)

“I remember what I study” (sigils)

Be a better writer spell bag (spells)

Spells and Sigils for Anti-Procrastination 

“I am motivated to write and do homework” (sigils)

Productivity & Anti-Procrastination Spell (spells)

“I am motivated to study” (sigils)

Motivation (spells)

Stop Procrastination Candle Spell (spells)

“I am not distracted while doing work” (sigils)

Charm to light a fire under your ass (spells)

“Get shit done” (spells)

“I can focus on schoolwork” sigils)

Simple motivation spell (spells)

“I have the motivation and energy to complete coursework” (sigils)

Spells and Sigils for Profs/Teachers

“My teachers do not intimidate me” (sigils)

“My teachers will be understanding/patient” (sigils)

Spells and Sigils for College Applications

“I will get into the colleges I apply for” (sigils)

“I get into the university I apply for” (sigils)

College Acceptance Spell (spells)

“I will get the scholarships I apply for” (sigils)

“Accepted to college of dreams” / “luck applying to colleges” (sigils)

Full Moon Luck Spell (spells)

Dorm Life

Tips for City Witches

Dorm Room Witch Tip - incense 

Dorm Room Witch Tip - cleansing

Tips for College Cottage Witches

Tips for Discrete College Witches

Witch Tips for City Witches

Spells and Sigils for Anxiety 

Worry Stone (spells)

Anxiety Stone (spells)

Simple Anti-Anxiety Witch Bottle (spells)

“I am calm and stress-free” (sigils)

Anti-Anxiety Pouch (spells)

“I am calm and relaxed and in control of my anxiety” (spells)

Emotional/Anxiety Calming Spell (spells)

Anti-Anxiety Candle Spell (spells)

“Anxiety and Depression will not affect me” (sigils)

Magic for Anxiety & Depression Masterpost

Misc. Spells and Sigils

Spell for Controlling anger (spells)

Self-Love and Protection Recipe (spells)

“My Work is Perfect” / “No Mistakes” (sigils)

“Emperor’s New Clothes” Confidence Spell (spells)

Blessing a pen spell (spells)

Emoji Spell for Personal Growth this fall (spells)

Misc.

Witchy Music Playlist

Sleep Masterpost

Crystals and their correspondents 

Non-Witchblr School Resources:

Studyblr Masterpost

Back to School Masterpost

50 back-to-school lunchbox ideas

One Summer’s Day (Array Mbira) by xuan xuan

🔥☀️ Litha for Lazy Witches ☀️🔥

Litha, also known as the Summer Solstice and Midsummer, marks the official start of summer. It’s also the longest day of the year, meaning the most amount of daylight. The sun is central in summer solstice celebrations.

Crystals: 

Fire opal.

Carnelian. 

Citrine. 

Pyrite. 

Sunstone. 

All green stones (esp. jade and emerald). 

Diamond. 

Quartz.

Fluorite.

Tiger’s eye. 

Pearl.

Activities: 

Light a candle, incense, or start a bonfire. 

Take a bath with gold/yellow bath bombs or corresponding herbs and flowers. 

Sunbathe.

Watch the sunrise or sunset. 

Meditate. 

Leave offerings for the Fae. 

Try divination using fire scrying. 

Create a flower crown.

Herbs/Flowers/Scents: 

Daisies. 

Marigolds. 

Carnations. 

Roses. 

Sunflowers. 

Chamomile. 

Parsley. 

Frankincense. 

Lemon. 

Lily. 

Hydrangea. 

Orchids. 

Sandalwood. 

Thyme. 

Sage. 

Peonies.

Mint.

Myrrh.

Colors: 

Gold.

Yellow.

Orange.

Red.

Green.

Blue.

Trees: 

Oak.

Decorations: 

Candles.

Sea shells.

Herbs.

Flowers.

Crystals.

Feathers.

Oak leaves.

Symbols of the sun.

🕯️🌿 banishing spell to break someone’s hold over you 🌿🕯️

I’m in a time of transition right now, and as I’m going through all of these big changes, I realized that I was being held back by certain unresolved relationships in my past. I designed this spell as a way of letting go of those people and freeing myself of their influences, so that I can move forward without all this emotional baggage. 

What You Will Need:

a small black candle (used for banishing negative influences)

a piece of paper with the name of the person or thing you want to let go of written on it

sage (for cleansing and purification)

an obsidian stone (associated with psychic cleansing, protection, grounding, and personal transformation) (side note: this is also one of my favorite stones to meditate with!) 

Optional Components: 

fresh or dried basil (wards off negativity, promotes love and happiness, and is associated with peace in many cultures)

a selenite crystal (an extremely powerful cleansing stone, especially for cleansing emotional energies)

a rose quartz crystal (associated with forgiveness, healing, and compassion) (if you don’t have rose quartz, I would recommend using a pink spell candle to bring the energy of compassion and forgiveness into the spell.)

I had two different people I wanted to let go of, so I had two black candles and two pieces of paper. Ordinarily, you should just need one of everything.

Note: This ritual involves setting objects on fire. For this reason, I recommend performing it outside.

Casting the Spell:

Begin by getting yourself into the right mood for magic.  Maybe meditate for a few minutes, put on some instrumental music, burn your favorite incense, etc. 

Take a moment to ground and center yourself. 

Cleanse your space. You can do this by lighting your sage and wafting its smoke around yourself, your tools, and your general area. Close your eyes, inhale the smoke, and feel yourself being cleansed and blessed. 

Light your black candle. As you do so, begin thinking about the person or thing you want to let go of, of the effect they have had on your life, and of the reason(s) you need to be free of their influence.

Take the piece of paper with the person or thing’s name written on it, and hold it over the candle flame. PLEASE BE CAREFUL NOT TO BURN YOURSELF. Hold the paper over the flame only long enough for it to light, and then set it down on the ground. It should continue to burn.

As you watch the paper burn, recite the following incantation: “[Name]’s hold over me is broken. He/she/they/it has no power over me. I am free of his/her/their/its influence.” 

Repeat this incantation as many times as feels right to you. If you follow my blog, you know that I like to work with the number nine in my magic, so I repeated it nine times.

Allow yourself to feel all of the pain and frustration that this person or thing has caused in your life. Acknowledge these feelings – they are a normal and valid part of our emotional healing process, but they are no longer serving you. You have passed the phase in healing where they are useful. Focus on these feelings for a moment, and then let them go. Feel them being carried away from you, leaving you free of their weight.

If you chose to include basil, use the candle’s flame to light it. Watch the smoke rise and smell its sweet aroma. Feel peace and happiness flowing into you to replace all the pain you’ve just let go of. (Again, be careful not to burn yourself!)

Once you feel at peace, blow out your black candle to end the ritual. I find that with banishings and other “letting go” or “getting rid of” spells, it’s best not to prolong the spell any longer than necessary. Do what you need to do, and then end the ritual. Don’t give these negative influences any more or your time and attention than you absolutely have to.

Light your sage again, and do one final cleansing of yourself and your space. This will make sure that you are cleared of any lingering negativity, and I feel like it kind of just puts a “final seal” on the powerful cleansing you’ve just done. 

This spell is all about your healing and personal growth. It’s not about removing the other person from your life, or wishing any harm on them – it is simply a way of cutting the ties that allow them to control you. Because of this, I find that this spell works best after the person or thing you want to let go of is no longer a part of your life, and after you’ve had some time to process your emotions and allow yourself to grieve. Pain has its place, and sometimes we need to allow ourselves to feel it instead of trying to get rid of it immediately.