Six Common Crystals for Wealth

Today we're checking out six common crystals for wealth. I love crystals; they're so pretty! Here are six common crystals that can be used in your wealth spells and rituals:

Citrine
Malachite
Pyrite
Amazonite
Peridot
Jade

What crystals do you like to use for wealth spells? I think malachite is my favourite from this list. 

It’s important to remember that magickal associations are forged through the connections we make with our magickal tools and materials. In other words, they are relationships, and so your correspondences may look quite different to mine. 

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Simple Magick: Birthday Cake Candles

Birthday cake candles! One of the best magickal tools around (imho).

They are:

Small

Perfect for spells, they’re quick to burn down. This means you’re not waiting around for ages to see your spell through to completion. Great for magick in a hurry/emergency.

Cheap

Much cheaper than dedicated spell candles. Some say they haven’t been made with magick in mind, but I disagree - what else is a birthday wish?! Can you truly say those mass-produced spell candles are?

Accessible

Find them at the supermarket. Easy and convenient. Say no more!

Colourful

You can find every colour online. Black, metallics, and even brown if you look hard enough.

Under the Radar

Kept in the kitchen drawer, the witch still firmly in the broom cupboard will remain there.

Versatile

The perfect tool for numerology spells (use as many as you need), to create a sigil, and in spells associated with to happiness and innocence, to name but a few.

Do you use birthday cake candles? I’d love to hear!

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NEXT - Simple Magick: Birthday Rituals
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Simple Magick: Disposing Spell Remains

One of the questions I am asked the most is how to dispose of spell remains and spent offerings. My advice for this one is don’t overthink it!

If your remains are entirely natural, for example ashes and/or herbs then it is perfectly ok to dispose of them outside or in the ground. Likewise, compostable materials can go in a compost bin. All plastics and unnatural materials should be disposed of in the rubbish/trash.

A lot of people say that it’s ok to bury wax in the ground and that’s where it should go in relation to having a successful spell, but personally I don’t feel ok with this.

Glass jars and vessels can simply be emptied, washed and cleansed ready to use again.

Consideration should also be given to the spell and what you are trying to achieve, which can be factored into your spell planning. For example I disposed of some spell remains at an old prison (now a business park) which was symbolic to what I was trying to achieve.

I think the only rule of thumb is to consider the effect on the Earth.

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NEXT - Simple Magick: The Spell Process
NEXT - Spell: Cloutie Spell For Justice
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Spell: A Loving Bell Spell by Scott Cunningham

Air is crucial to our planet, and all that reside or grow upon it. Consequently, air has been used in magick for eons. Air can be warming, cooling, refreshing, restorative and energising. It can be used to call in a storm, to blow away a storm, for divination and protection. Air is as unpredictable as it is powerful.

The winds of the four compass points bring their own magickal correspondences. For example an easterly wind can help in matters of communication, intellect and mental power. A wind from the west can be used for handling emotions, or matters of the heart.

When using air magick it is helpful to remember that the name of a wind refers to the direction it has travelled from. The following spell is ideally performed using a West Wind; a wind that has come from the West.

A LOVING BELL (West Wind)

Taken from Scott Cunningham’s Earth Power.

• Hang up a bell with a pleasant ring in a window which remains open for a good part of each day, and through which the wind blows (West Wind where possible). 

• As you hang the bell speak these words:
  “Little bell,of love, I hang you to whisper my need for love on the breezes and winds.
  Little bell of love, speak of my need for love to your brothers and sisters.
  Little bell of love, I ask you to speak softly and draw to me someone who listens.”

• Every time the bell rings it is ‘whispering’ of your need for love. Brothers and sisters is a reference to other bells, which will add their own power to the spell.
  
  NEXT - Spell: Cloutie Spell for Justice
  NEXT - Witchy Quotes: Scott Cunningham - Earth, Air, Fire, Water
  NEXT - Simple Magick: Cleansing the Home with the Element of Air
  NEXT - Personal Magick: Home Is Where The Heart Is? 

Simple Magick: Repeating Spell Work

I have been taking magick classes with Crow (@marget.inglis_witchcraft) and while we were revisiting binding and cord cutting, an interesting discussion came up.

Sometimes, people or situations that have had great power over you will return to you after taking magickal steps to stop them.

People won’t necessarily (consciously) know that you have taken measures to stop their harmful behaviour and/or distance yourself from them, but they may be drawn to you again.

People who thrive off the energy of others, their shitty behaviour, or what they are getting from a particular situation may notice that something is gone, something has changed. Consequently, they may clamber to get it back.

Let’s set the scene. After much deliberation to take action, you spend hours planning a deeply layered spell. You choose the right time and moment, make your preparations, and invest a great deal of energy into performing your magickal working, knowing that you have done everything you should. All seems to be well, the spell seems to have worked - and then this person pops up again, sometimes behaving worse than they did before.

This does not mean your magick has been useless - sometimes it’s quite the opposite! It can mean you have done a really good job, good enough for the person in question to notice that something is different.

What is the magickal answer?

Revisit your spell-work. Do it again. Repeat the process as before. You may have to repeat your magickal working several times.

That’s not to say that this is always the case. In many instances your magickal working will be successful first time around, it depends on the situation and how much the other person (and perhaps yourself!) are invested in the situation. 

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NEXT - Spell: Personal Spell For A Difficult Situation

Simple Magick: Spellcasting Ethics

The ethics of spellworking are there to help us create fair, considered and effective spells. They are a set of principles that can help us avoid harming ourselves and others.

Good ethics for magick/spellcasting can be summed up as follows:

1. Never work to harm anyone, including the self. 

2. Never manipulate anyone against their will or natural development. 

3. Never assume you know all the facts about a situation or person.

4. Never work for your own gain at someone else’s expense.

5. Word spells carefully and precisely, so that rules 1-4 may be observed.

The Wiccan ethical motto “An it harm none, do what thou wilt” does not mean “anything goes,” it means a Witch should have a legitimate aim clearly in mind, and work to achieve it.

Ethical spellworking is not centred around power, or self-gain for selfish reasons. It is a positive action focused on fruitfulness, problem solving and progression. It is not angry, arrogant or destructive; instead it is designed to flow in a state of balance and harmony to bring about positive results.

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Simple Magick: The Spell Process

I thought I would share the process by which I go about my spellwork.

Discernment 

Firstly, I consider whether a spell is really needed. A lot of the time it’s not, and some other mundane action is required instead. In some cases, I have waited as long as eight years to decide to take action. At other times, swift action has been taken. It’s at this stage we also consider what happens if we DON’T take action, and what the outcomes of a spell could be. We also need to consider how we’re going to replace the energy we have used, an important lesson in keeping the balance in Witchcraft, as taught to me by @marget.inglis_witchcraft.

Planning 

Once I have decided a spell is needed, the planning begins in my head, on the astral plane. I have already ironed out any issues, so now I start formulating a positive plan: you could argue the spell has already begun. Once I have a rough idea, I write it out on paper. Yes, I could simply formulate the plan in my head, but the act of writing it down is part of the ritual for me. It also helps me with my poor memory - I have no problem reading out the words I have written previously during my spell, provided that I take time to really feel them when I say them. 

Preparation

When the time comes I gather my supplies (if I’m using any), and set up the room. I clean and prepare myself. I have already chosen a time to perform the spell in my planning; this might be during a particular moon phase, but it’s always at a time when I know I’m not going to be disturbed.

The Act of Magick 

At this point a huge amount of energy has gone into preparing for this moment, all part of the process of manifestation. I will not go ahead with my spell if at any stage it doesn’t feel right. When I do commit, I give it everything. I enter a frame of mind that transcends that of every day living - I am a magickal being, with a magickal ability, and I will achieve my goal. 

Afterwards

It is time to tidy away, and to forget. It has been released into the universe, and will unfurl in its own sweet way. By writing my spell on paper before the spell, I can fully lend myself to “letting go” an important step in spell work.

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Spell: Cloutie Spell for Justice

A cloutie, or clootie, is a strip of rag or cloth. You may have heard the saying “Ne’er cast a cloot til mey’s oot” which means don’t shed any clothes before May is over (and the Hawthorn has blossomed!) and summer has arrived.

Clouties are usually found at Cloughtie Wells; which are sacred wells and springs, usually with a tree beside them. The pieces of cloth are usually dipped in the holy water and then tied to the tree, as part of a healing rite, with prayers offered to the spirit or goddess of the well.

Cloutie Spell to Obtain Justice

This spell by Ann-Marie Gallagher is designed to be an Imbolc spell to be carried out as part of your Imbolc celebrations, but you could carry it out any time you are in need. It’s not a spell for revenge, but to redress balance when an injustice has occurred.

You will need:

A charcoal disc in a fireproof dish

Matches or lighter 

A teaspoon of Myrrh

One white candle 

One purple candle 

Thirteen strips of white cotton cloth 

A dead branch, propped up

A tree where your spell will remain undisturbed for as long as possible

Instructions:

Light the charcoal disc and sprinkle on the Myrrh.

Light the white candle saying “Brigid is here.”

Light the purple candle saying “And justice will come.”

Speaking your anger, fear or despair at the injustice you wish redressed to each strip of cloth, seal them by passing them separately through the incense smoke.

Hand them loosely on the dead branch and placing your hands on the topmost twig say:

“Brigid, pity this branch

For it is as dead as my enemy’s cause.”

Go out to the tree, and as you tie each cloutie loosely to its lower branches, say:

“May the earth hear me in the roots of this tree,

May the air carry my cry,

May the sun take up my plea,

And the moon decry it,

For with Brigid on my side,

My cause is carried.” 

NEXT - Spell: Personal Spell for a Difficult Situation
NEXT - Imbolc: 40 Correspondences
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Simple Magick: 25 Ideas for Creating a Forest Altar

Yesterday’s prompt for the @witch.with.me hashtag challenge was “Forests & Trees” and it got me thinking about the witchy things you can forage from the forest floor for use in spells and on altars:

Acorns 

Oak Galls 

Pinecones

Conkers 

Feathers

Ferns 

Rowan berries 

Leaves 

Twigs

Nuts 

Antlers

Bones 

Fur

Moss 

Stones

Remember to always follow the Countryside Code - respect others, protect the natural environment, and enjoy the outdoors.

To create a Forest Altar add to your foraged items:

Potted plants 

Shades of green and brown 

Deity statues, for example Herne the Hunter, Elen of the Ways 

Altar cloth with forest/trees/leaves/mushroom print 

Forest sounds - birds singing, wind blowing, rainforest, thunderstorms and rain

Green, brown and cream candles 

Table top fountain

Wooden candle holders and incense holders 

Green and brown crystals for example tiger’s eye and moss agate 

Musky incense such as sandalwood or patchouli

Have I forgotten anything? If so let me know in the comments! And if you found this post helpful don’t forget to Save it in the folder for later.

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Simple Magick: Protecting the Integrity of Your Spells on Social Media

The best thing about Instagram is the opportunity to learn, share, educate and inspire. The subject of photographing spells and whether it is a good idea or not often comes up in discussion. After all, two key elements of magick are mystery, and letting the energy that has been psychically raised go; off into the universe to do its thing.

A key element of Instagram is sharing pictures. So how do we get around this?

There are lots of ideas you can use if you really want to share that spell you just did:

Take photos ahead of time, before the spell has been done 

Take a photo of a mock up spell 

Share photos long after the spell has been carried out and the aim achieved 

Omit items from the picture

Omit spell information from the post

Use a completely unrelated spell picture. Some might deem this inauthentic, but your magick is your own to protect in whichever way you see fit.

Another common subject of discussion is altars. Seen by many as a private place where one communes privately with their gods and ancestors, how does one share, inspire and educate about magick without crossing a magickal line?

A good idea is to have a separate altar just for Instagram.

It is personal choice whether someone shares their spells or altars, and if someone has specifically stated that they’ve left out some information on a post on purpose, it’s polite not to ask.

I’m the personal choice camp.

What do you think? How do you feel about Social Media and privacy in relation to magickal practice? Is having an Instagram altar a good idea, or a step too far? Have you any ideas on how to maintain privacy whilst sharing? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this subject.

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Simple Magick: The Childlike Mindset During Spell Casting

There is a wonderful quote in this book ~ Spells and How They Work by Janet & Stewart Farrar ~ from Susa Morgan Black, where she stresses the importance of a childlike frame of mind during spell-working:

“In their minds, children can make anything happen; and sometimes, what the children play at, actually manifests itself in their life. This has happened to me many, many times... Little by little we are discouraged and belittled out of that state of mind, in order to Grow Up. I feel that magic is a return to that wondrous state that “anything can happen”, and that frame of mind is the one we seek to create magick. The closer we can come to that mindset, the more effective our rituals and spells become.”

I’m outside enjoying the sunshine and fresh air this morning, whilst pondering this quote. What do you enjoy that is considered childlike? Do you remember to return to this frame of mind during spell-casting?

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Spell: Personal Spell For a Difficult Situation

I did this spell - or at least a spell related to this image -  to help me with a really difficult situation that I’m facing right now. I didn’t anticipate this situation coming up quite so soon, and I would have perhaps preferred a different Moon phase to work with, but the Waning Moon energy is helping to take away my fears.

I used snow to represent anxiety over the situation melting away.

A light blue candle with the word “calm” inscribed on it.

Herbs arranged in a horseshoe for luck:

Rose petals for self worth, and for protection. 

Malva flowers for their soothing energy. 

Tansy to ward off evil.

Basil to attract and bring in money.

Turquoise for positive thinking, and balancing and aligning energy in relation to this matter. Six quartz points for amplifying energy and thought - six being a number of abundance.

I also did something secret to keep the spell spinning.

I’m anticipating that this situation will start to be resolved around the Full Moon. I feel so much better about it. Even if the only outcome is feeling more settled, empowered and confident, then it was well worth my time.

NEXT - Spell: Orange Charm for Courage
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NEXT - Review: Of Blood & Bones by Kate Freuler

Simple Magick: 6 Simple Snow Spells

It’s been snowing for hours! I haven’t seen snow like this for many years, it’s makes me so happy!

It’s not something I tend to do in my practice - because I rarely see it! - but you can use snow in your spell work. Collect in a plastic bag and store in the freezer.

Simple Snow Spells:

Make a snowman and use him or her as a magickal guardian. Build him or her near the entrance of your home.

Add a cup of clean snow to a ritual bath for purification.

Write the name of someone who is bothering you on a slip of paper and pack it in snow. Freeze it until they “chill out”.

Form bad habits into snowballs and throw them away from you.

Write something good you’d like on a piece of paper, roll into a ball, and then keep rolling until your intention gets bigger and bigger.

Place snow in a jar and when it melts you have “snow water” - leave out under the moon to make snowy moon water.

Do you like the snow? Do you see it where you live every year? Do you use it in your practice? Maybe you hate the stuff!? What do you think?

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Review: The Spells Bible by Ann-Marie Gallagher

I’ve been sorting through some books this week and stumbled across this book from many moons ago. I always feel like books are old friends so it’s lovely to be reacquainted with this one!

It’s jam-packed full of information and unusual spells, and the opening chapters on spell work and working with magick are fabulous.

I especially like the Garland Spell to Keep Love Evergreen, which creates an anniversary gift for a couple who have been together for some time, and uses the ancient meanings and magickal associations of ivy, yew, and holly - perfect for this time of year.

This is such a lovely book that I highly recommend, even if it’s just for inspiration for creating your own spells.

Witch With Books Yule Tag Challenge: Grimoires & Spellbooks

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Review: The Healing Power of Witchcraft by Meg Rosenbriar

I had the absolute pleasure and joy of reading and reviewing Meg Rosenbriar’s wonderful new book, The Healing Power of witchcraft: A New Witch’s Guide to Spells and Rituals to Renew Yourself and Your World.

This book is aimed at newer witches, but there are enough beautiful healing spells (100+) to appeal to everyone.

This is definitely a book I wish I’d had 26 years ago when I started out on this path, and I’m so proud of Meg for creating such a masterpiece whilst being super busy supporting other witches via Witch With Me.

To read the review on Witch With Me head over to the Witch With Me blog (www.witchwithme.com) 

About the Author Meg Rosenbriar is a practicing hedgewitch with a focus on healing energy work, herbalism, tarot, yoga, numerology, and embracing an intentional, witchy lifestyle. She has been a student of spirituality her whole life with a degree in Religious Studies from Merrimack College and a Master of Arts from Yale University School of Divinity. She is the cofounder of Witch With Me, a community platform by witches for witches dedicated to discovering, honouring, preserving, and sharing authentic witchcraft. Meg resides with her husband and two sons on the Connecticut shoreline. 

About The Healing Power of Witchcraft: A New Witch’s Guide to Spells and Rituals to Renew Yourself and Your World
As a member of the author’s Witch With Me community, I was excited to review this book, and honoured to be able to step into her magickal world. As the title suggests, this book explores the healing power of witchcraft and how it can be used to improve and enhance the lives of yourself and the people around you. In the introduction, Rosenbriar explains that although she has religious and esoteric qualifications, the true path to magick and manifestation begins at the altar; immediately encouraging the reader, and putting them at ease, and making one truly believe that the healing power of witchcraft is within us all. Rosenbriar explains what to expect from the book, which was more like a list of all the things I loved about it. 

Part One is packed full of comprehensive information; and as such, it provides a useful framework for the new practitioner setting out on her or his path. It includes helpful explanations, magical correspondences, and practical suggestions for sourcing and obtaining the things a new witch needs. It covers states of mind, setting powerful intentions, and gives helpful definitions. It demystifies subjects such as clearing up after a spell. In fact, it has everything a witch, new or old, needs to hone and hold their intentions; lots of information being packed into a relatively small space, which is both useful and impressive. 

After such a considered and thoughtful start, Part One equips the new witch with all the tools, skills, and information they need to enjoy the rest of the book, which is purely spellwork. Parts two, three and four take the reader through a myriad of uplifting spells and rituals to heal the body, mind, spirit, communities, groups, and consequently, the World. 

The Book’s Strengths The author immediately sets the stage for healing work with the notion, from the start, that the witch knows exactly what she or he is doing, and that all witches have the ability to heal. Despite things being explained in a concise and factual way, I felt as if the author was sitting beside me on a warm and comfy sofa, gently explaining and encouraging me as I read, and this was one of the things I loved most about this book. The supportive tone combined with the huge amount of information provided, is a great tool for new witches starting out on a healing witchcraft journey. Those that are curious but anxious will be comforted, and those who feel that their path is too newly trodden to make a difference will be reassured. 

Wisely taking into consideration the busy pace of life, and how easy it is to get bogged down when you first find witchcraft, the author provides information for only ten herbs, spices, crystals and essential oils; compiling them into manageable, bite-sized chunks. She also, rather honestly, explains that there are only really seven items a witch needs, but still provides information on a range of other tools. As a new witch it is easy to be intimidated, but the author makes the first steps into the world of witchcraft simple and pleasurable. Through her words and actions, the author educates and excites, but never overwhelms. 

“If we are to feel deeply, connect broadly, and restore wholly, then a joyful approach to living, despite the odds, is a truly magickal thing indeed.” 

- The Healing Power of Witchcraft: A New Witch’s Guide to Spells and Rituals to Renew Yourself and Your World.

There is something for everyone in this book; direction and guidance for newer practitioners, and a vast array of spells which will appeal to more seasoned witches. The workings provided are created from simple items, making this book truly accessible to all. There is so much information and such a diverse variety of spells that after reading this book anyone has the tools to create their own spells, and this book with its beautiful incantations proves that magick doesn’t have to be long, laborious, or complicated. 

What You Can Learn... If you are interested in magick for health and wellbeing, or just curious about witchcraft, this is the perfect place to start. It’s directional, but not confusing, heavy, or intimidating. It allays fears, and enthuses. It gives you all the tools to craft an individual practice for yourself, and I wish I’d had this book 26 years ago when I started out on my own path. 

Aimed at helping you grow personally, and as a witch, this joyful book has one main message: all witches can heal. Empowering, gentle, beautiful, insightful, calming, and considered, this is a great book for young people, especially, with spells focusing on healing body positivity and good mental health. It’s apparent in the author’s work that she has a huge passion for healing, she’s keen for you and I to join her in creating a ripple effect of healing that will benefit the World. Let’s go. 

The Healing Power of Witchcraft: A New Witch’s Guide to Spells and Rituals to Renew Yourself and your World may be purchased here. NEXT - Review: The Magic of Marie Laveau by Denise Alvarado

Mushroom Magick: 8 Correspondences & Warnings

Disclaimer: this article is about the symbolic nature of mushrooms in spells and rituals. You must never ingest (eat) mushrooms unless you are sure of the type. If you are unsure about collecting or picking mushrooms please enlist the help of an expert.

Mushrooms come in all shapes, sizes and colours, and as such some are conducive to magickal practice.

Magickal Correspondences for Mushrooms:

Chanterelle

Abundance, happiness, house warming, fertility, joy.

Death Cap - POISONOUS

According to folklore, a Death Cap picked under the New Moon has its roots in the Underworld. Associated with binding, curses, hexing, but also abundance and joy.

Fly Agaric - POISONOUS

Associated with astral travel, divination, forest matters, the Fae, hexes, protection, psychic ability.

Liberty Cap -POISONOUS

A magical amplifier, Liberty Caps are associated with creativity, and are metaphorical for the night, stars.

Oyster Mushroom

Aphrodisiac, emotional healing, forgiveness, lust and love.

Saffron Milk Cap

Change, cleansing, growth, healing, honesty, justice, strength.

Shiitake Mushroom

Earth, fertility, good health, grounding, healing, strength, virility, youthfulness.

True Morel

According to folklore the Fae and other elementals make homes in the Morel’s small holes. Used for breaking curses, Fey magick, glamour magick, necromancy, protection, and spirit work.

Do you use mushrooms in your Craft?

Spell: Orange Charm for Courage

One of the easiest ways to work with the energies of the Earth is by using herbs. I love this spell from Lammas: Celebrating the Fruits of the First Harvest by Anna Franklin and Paul Mason.

Orange Charm for Courage Spell

Ingredients:

6 inch square of orange cloth

Red thread or ribbon

Dried thyme, basil, and a few black peppercorns

Sweet orange essential oil

Method: 

Lay out the cloth, sprinkle the herbs on it and say;

“The strength of the bull, the daring of the boar,

Grant me courage, now and more,

Grant me bravery in my life each day,

To follow my path and have my say.”

Tie the sachet up, and keep it near you. Place beneath your pillow when you sleep.

Every full moon replace the herbs and oil. When the sachet has served its purpose untie the knot and dispose of responsibly.

NEXT - Spell: Graveminding Ritual
NEXT - Word Magick: Courage - What Does It Mean?
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Simple Magick: Liminal Spaces

This week’s @witch.with.me prompt over on Instagram is “Working with the Cosmos”. Cosmos is originally a Greek word, meaning both "order" and "world”. The ancient Greeks thought that the world was perfectly harmonious and in impeccable order. This got me thinking, and I arrived at liminal spaces.

To be in a liminal space you have not yet left somewhere, and you have not yet arrived somewhere else. It’s a space between an ending and a beginning, a world between worlds, a transition between two phases.

Examples of Liminal Spaces:

Cemetery gates

Cliff edges

Stairwells

Doorways

Graveyards

Crossroads

Wells

Valleys

Abandoned buildings

Shorelines

The veil is considered thin in these places; they’re a boundary between this world and the other world, and as such their energy can increase the power of spells and rituals. They are great places for spirit work, meditation, astral travel and divination.

NEXT - Simple Magick: Horse Brasses

Simple Magick: The Witch’s Stang

You don’t need many - or any - tools for working successful magic, and there are very few tools I am attached to, but I love my stang.

Throughout the ages, characters of a magickal, spiritual, or religious nature have often been depicted with a staff of some kind. As well as being a magickal tool, and a weapon for self-defence; it acts practically as a support.

The stang can be made of any type of wood, and they can be large or small. The traditional witch projects their power out their body through the stang. As well as being taken out on lovely walks to absorb the energy of the land, they are primarily used for casting spells, as a conduit for calling up spirits and deities, for laying a compass - the traditional witch’s ritual circle - and as a bridge between worlds.

This stang is from our local woods, and as such it helps me connect to the magic of our Earth through the local landscape. Despite being an open person I am also quite private, so I debated on whether to share such a personal item or not! 

NEXT - Simple Magick: Magickal Beliefs & Attitudes 

Simple Magick: Magickal Beliefs & Attitudes

Following on from another post, I want to discuss the attitudes and beliefs I believe crucial for spell casting and ritual.

Integrity:

I believe having integrity is very important as a magickal person. If we do not keep our word and follow through in our ordinary lives, how are we to believe in our words and actions during workings; and follow them through to spellcasting success, in our magickal lives? I believe that if we behave poorly, and without honour, we risk straying into dangerous territory with our magick.

Language:

Our words are magick, which is why it’s called ‘spelling.’ If our words mean nothing - that is, we don’t do the things we promise, or we are careless with them - then how can we successfully apply words and language to our spellcasting, especially in the form of incantations and chants? If there is no truth in the words we speak, and they have a low vibration energetically, then how can we expect to use those words to do our bidding and manifest energetically in our spellwork? Words have their own vibration; pick them, and use them, carefully.

Belief: 

Following on from the Magician’s rule ‘to will’. As well as our intention and determination to create, there has to be absolute belief in ourselves. When I set my mind to something, whether it be magickal or mundane, I have absolute belief in myself, and my ability. There is no space for anything else. If I do fail at something I simply acknowledge the reason why, and believe that next time I will succeed.

Love & Acceptance:

It is important to love ourselves. We are as we are meant to be. We have to embrace the darker half and the lighter half, if indeed we are to be whole. If we understand there’s magick, and we can create it, then we must be magickal, too! Which is surely worthy of love? We are each our own priest or priestess; and to hold ourselves in a divine and sacred way when we are expressing ourselves magickally - ie spellcasting - means we need to love ourselves. Hold your head high, and work your magic.

Runes

Clockwise from Top:

Wunjo - joy, happiness, wellbeing, success

Jera - harvest, reward, natural cycles, fruition, fertility, growth

Mannaz - the self, intelligence, support, humanity

Elhaz - (on its side) divination, health and healing, foster spiritual awareness,  clarity

Middle:

Nauthiz - need, necessity, have patience

NEXT - Simple Magick: The Mind