Our Zim’s “thing” And Why He’s The Ultimate Zim

🛡 Warding 🛡

Disclaimer: This is all based on my research, path, opinion & experiences! Intro: I really was holding out on doing this post because it’s such a big, important topic to cover and I really don’t want to mess it up or get anything wrong. This post needs to be done though, people have asked if I have such a post and an anon suggested it. So finally, here it is.  - What Is Warding? Warding is a type of magick, it is the act of creating an energetic barrier around you, your home, an object, ect. They can be temporary or permanent, although typically they are cast with the long term in mind. They can banish or turn away whatever you choose. Warding is an excellent skill to have because it can keep you, and even others safe and with practice you can do it anytime with just about whatever you have on hand.  When Should I Ward? Whenever you want an energetic barrier around you, most people consistently ward their home, themselves or their place of practice. Some people even ward their space every time they prepare for a spell. It should be done consistently in any area you want protected, but exactly where and how often is entirely up to the practitioner.  What Should I Do Before? Cleanse, a ward is a barrier of energy and in the same way that it keeps things out it also keeps things in. You don’t want to trap anything inside of it. Cleanse yourself before you ward yourself. Cleanse your space before you ward your space!  Tips Before You Ward- Phrasing Keep the phrasing in mind! You don’t want to keep anything out that you want in, or let something in that you want out. If you’re chanting or using sigils ect keep in mind exactly what you want to keep out both in your methods and in your mind. Covering everything Make sure to cover everything, a ward is useless if there’s a weakness in it or if the ceiling & floor aren’t probably covered. Be super thorough!  Layering Your Wards One small little wimpy barrier? Ha, the spirits say as they scramble into your home to wreak havoc! You need to layer your wards, don’t just use one method one time, there’s no such thing as too much warding.  What Are Some Ways That I Can Ward? Now we’ll get right down to the methods you can use to ward yourself and your space! Remember that warding is important and needs to be effective, don’t try anything that you don’t have experience with for warding. At first, focus on the stuff you know. If you like sigils, use sigils at first and slowly work your way into using other more complex methods or methods that solely rely on your abilities. Circle Casting You cast a circle by summoning the four elements to protect & energize what is in the circle.  - Here’s my post about circles & how to cast them  Chanting/Speaking Come up with a protective chant you can use to ward your space. This chant could be someone else’s or your own as long as you feel it’s effective. Speak it aloud and visualize a layer of energy protecting your space.  Incense Burn a protective incense in the space you’d like to ward and visualize a barrier protecting your space. Athame Draw out the line of your ward with your athame, visualize the wall appearing, covering everything with a thick layer of energy.  Spraying Spray a mix of blessed/magickal waters and or herbs with protective properties in the space you want to ward.  Sigils Create a sigil using your favorite method with the intent to “ward” or “protect/protection.” Then charge and activate it as a layer of protection! Here’s my post on sigils if you’re interested in that: - Sigil Post Jar Spells You could mix up a jar spell for warding, set it in your house and forget it as a layer of warding.  - My protective jar spell post Anointment Anoint the doorways of your space, you could also anoint the ceiling, floor, walls, corners, honestly go for it.  Salt Sprinkle salt all around the edge of your home or space. Make sure to sprinkle salt on the INSIDE of your harm as salt can harm plants & wildlife if used outside. If you’d like to make a barrier on the outside of your home, you can use dried & crushed eggshells in place of salt. - Post on how to make eggshell powder here -  Hag stones Hag stones are stones with holes in them that have been corroded into the stone because of rushing water. It is believed rushing water is protective & cleansing so if you wear a stone that sat in it long enough to have parts corroded away, that the stone will maintain and keep those properties with it. It’s a great way to personally ward yourself, and an excuse to go out in nature.  They look like this! 

Energy Manipulation If you’ve got a knack for manipulating energy, you can create a barrier through work and visualization that surrounds yourself or your space. This isn’t recommended for beginners though! Links: - Horse Warding Charm By @anothersusurrus - House Warding Spritz Mixture By @seleneblackwell Both of these are great if you’re looking for specific spells, types of magick, correspondences, sigils, ect! - Protection Magic Masterpost Part 1 By @auricwitch - Protection Magic Masterpost Part 2 By @auricwitch Personal Wards Also remember not just to ward your space but yourself, if you layer your home with wards, what happens when you leave? Exactly. Keep yourself safe too! Circle casting & hag stones are great methods I mentioned above that are good for personal warding.  Can I Ward Specific Things And Not Others? Absolutely! I mentioned this in the phrasing section of this post, keep in mind exactly what you want to keep out when you’re warding. I like words like “negative” or “harmful” or “with ill intent” because they don’t necessarily keep out the Fae or positive/neutral spirits but it does keep out anything that wants to harm you in general. Just think about it ahead of time, find wording or a phrase you like and keep that in mind as you ward.  What If I Live With People? If you’re out of the broom closet, explain to your family/roommates what you’re doing and why you’re doing it and make sure they’re cool with it and are aware of what’s going on. If you’re not out of the broom closet, you may have to resort to only warding yourself/your room, & that’s okay!  I hope this helps someone or teaches them something new! Enjoy! Have a lovely day 💖

Celebrating Lughnasadh in the kitchen and at home

August 1st is the first hovers holiday. We celebrate the harvest of corn and wheat. Lughnasadh is known to be The Bread holiday™-

I gathered some videos and recipes about bread and other delicious food that you can bake on this day! I also found activities that can be done inside and at home for those (like myself) who are still isolating!

Youtube videos

🍓 Strawberry and Wine🍷 Tarts, the perfect dessert for Lughnasadh / Lammas - Kitchen witchery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU4qu2KlWAs

Baking a Brioche for a sabbath on a stormy day // Slow living approach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uKI1VwDoB8

Lughnasadh Bread Magick 🌾 Lammas Bread Recipe 🍞 Kitchen Witchcraft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk0OiPRo3Ok

Braided Bread Recipe || Lughnasadh Recipe || Kitchen Witchery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7VH8O9nrs8

Lammas recipe | Lughnasadh Honey Lavander Bread & Wild Berry Jam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ubT3i-LQWU

Tumblr recipes

Making Jam https://witchy-kitchen-craft.tumblr.com/post/623437754808827904/strawberry-and-rosemary-jam-for-joy-luck-and

Baking a Brioche https://witchy-kitchen-craft.tumblr.com/post/619474744633360384/baking-a-brioche-on-a-stormy-afternoon-a-slow

Making Fruit Pies https://witchy-kitchen-craft.tumblr.com/post/624711718492340224/strawberry-and-wine-tarts

Lammas/Lughnasadh tea

Lughnasadh Bread Recipe 🍞✨

🍁 Soda Bread for Lughnasadh/Lammas 🍂 https://andreja-luna.tumblr.com/post/176533425247/happy-lughnasadh-everyone-i-hope-everyone-had-a

honey lavender bread https://grimoireprxject.tumblr.com/post/187210413073/honey-lavender-bread

Perfect Bread: https://bloomingnova.tumblr.com/post/183592875156/i-absolutely-love-this-recipe-the-bread-is-soft

Activities that you can do at home

🌿Lammas Activities🌿

Subtle Witch Tips - Lammas / Lughnasadh

Food Correspondance

If you don’t want to follow a recipe but still want to celebrate.

Bread

Corn

Potatoes

Nuts,

Wild Berries

Strawberries

Apple,

Rice,

Squash,

Oats,

Grains,

Elderberry wine,

Ales,

Fruit pies

Also now is the time to work on your abundance spells since we are celebrating the harvest and all the abundant food!

It’s also the time to start thinking tidying up the house, start making preserves and jams in prevision of the darker months to come. In the same spirit, it’s time to finish some big projects to be clear during the darker months.

Deep cleaning your house is always a good idea, get rid of things that you don’t use to make space.

I hope you’ll have fun on this holiday. Let me know what you are planning to do!

To all those who say cats are not affectionate: meet Grandma.

Video by Angelo Varriano

A tip for blending when painting digitally: use a transition color! I quickly made this when my brother asked for art advice while I was working on a painting for my best friend. (I was watching a lot of makeup videos to pick out her gifts). 

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Tell me one thing about yourself and tag 3 people.

I can’t really whistle @paula229 @solardanstem @blossom-howell

oh god

i still have my first bear from when i was born. he’s a mess

@golddustphan @lesterdreams @teatowelhowell

I’m allergic to touching cold things

@stevesbi @corgisocks @moonbeamphan

true fact: when i was a young child, i used to ask my mom to draw cat whiskers on my face with eyeliner. the cat whiskers truly do come from within! @phanwithdogs @dreamdilddy @accio-phan

i cant whistle,, like,,, at all

@sleevelessphil @levisduster @artisticxfool

I can’t jump rope

@seafoamlester @dantartica @itsupposedtobecheesy

I have multiple double joints in my hands/toes

@sushiunderwear @theofficial01 @justphantastic

I can lick my nose 

@sorta-phantastic @welcome-to-my-phantasyland @awkwardodie

I’m allergic to peanuts

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I’m slightly allergic to cats

@phanic-at-the-malfoys @ladders-the-album @selfishferret

I’m Homeschooled (God that’s a boring fact soz)

@beardedbeardduck @phanmail @datgurlmacs

I’m homeschooled as well! :)

@mama-genes-blues @shittypeanut @fe-ically

I am extremely bisexual

@just-your-everyday-weirdo @phantastickilljoys @teaistheanswertoeverything

Éowyn was my first fictional crush.

@mama-orion, @sapphicfinn, @kai-idth 

I used to be a cartoonist for our town’s little indy newspaper.

@fellshish @angel-without-wings-sew @gobacktobakerstreet

I’m actually happy and content with my life. @sincerely-chaos @cheeseshop @chriscalledmesweetie

Thirty years ago, I buzzed all my hair down to a quarter of an inch long, and my mom’s comment was, “At least you have a nicely shaped skull.”

Tagging @daisyfairy1 @imnova and @alexxphoenix42

I lead drum circles. 

I tag … @conversationswithjohnlock @prettysherlocksolider   @221b-carefulwhatyouwishfor

I like black licorice (a divisive subject in our house).

I tag @alexaprilgarden and @thetimemoves and @chinike

I played the theme to Chariots of Fire for a clarinet solo when I was in 5th grade (spoiler alert: my reed broke right in the middle).

I tag @discordantwords and @significanceofmoths and @notquitepetworth .

I play bass in a band. (No fame or fortune, just some local good fun.)

Tagging @saki101, @viridiandecisions and @ghislainem70

I re-read Charles Palliser’s The Quincunx every year around Christmas, and I’m deep into it now.

Tagging @honeybeelullaby @elwinglyre @ellipsisaspired

I’m deathly afraid of flying.

You’re it: @londoncallingsigh @simpleanddestructivechemistry @scifrey

I’ve flown an airplane solo (I can’t really believe it now; a long time ago I took flying lessons and got to the point of soloing twice but never finished my license).

Tagging @bandersnatchmycummerbund @bluebellofbakerstreet @nochillscientist

I’m a sex worker

@homosociallyyours @arallara @thedepthsofmyshame

I can’t peel fruit or veggies with a knife, I have to use a peeler. @love-in-mind-palace @morgendaemmerung89 @consultingpacha @bakingsherlycakes

I can over bend my hands… backwards…

@loveismyrevolution @mylastvow @bakingsherlycakes

I can’t roll the ‘R’ … which makes learning languages like Spanish or Finnish fucking annoying. (I know I tried both)

@missmuffin221 @isitandwonder @shylockgnomes

I really don’t like flying.

@maraskolnikova @ladyblakeney25 @lion-from-the-north

I hate soup plates.

@maraskolnikova @raquelsantos92 @subjectivelyspeaking oops @maraskolnikova has already been tagged

So tell us one thing @sweetteatimmychalamet 😘

By the time I turned 18, I had broken 26 bones in my body, and my nose (which technically isn’t a bone so I count it separately idk)

TELL ME THINGS @billowyblues @nellipot @694699

Right now I’m at a place where i’m a little bit (a lotta bit) lost and I don’t know what to do with my life. I really wanna work in films but I’m scared as fuck that I’ll suck at it and never get jobs and be poor forever.

tell us one thing @elioperlmxn @sweet-tchalameats @thestarsaregivenonceonly

when I sing some Ariana Grande songs I can make myself sound like her COMPLETELY

@xzaestheticzx @sweetboitom @vitaminfinn

i’m highly allergic to mangos

@one-who-reads-too-much @peachyhollands @starkravingparker

I’m afraid of Mac N cheese

@petxrparks @lilacjupiter @tomscaprisun

I’m too scared to tell people how I really feel which gives me sensory overload 🙃

@penisprkr @darlingtholland @softspideyboy

I can sing the ABC’s with my mouth closed.

@darlingtholland @ohhhotstan and @underoosstark

*whispers* I’m afraid of rejection

@lovelyh0lland @moonlightmahogany @heartlessfeelings24

I cannot snap for the life of me

@supernaturalpllfan1 @beautiful-holland @darlintom

I have two titanium rods and 24 screws in my spine; and only 4 vertebrae are unfused.

@toms-order @wallpatterns @writingmyselfintoanearlygrave

You can’t tell, but half of one of my front teeth is fake @angsty-ass-pepermint @sinnerswithbrokenhearts @tv-saved-the-teenage-girl

O shit

I read Carry On by Rainbow Rowell in four hours

@wasteofawriter @cherrybazpitch @thisisjnicole

um… i go to an all girls school and i can’t wait to go back to co ed. i’m boring ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@mintaero @obsessedwithsnow @ravenclawbaz

I have two cats called whiskey and muffin lol

@simon–speaks @mostperculiar @mad-1n-w0nderland

In the Sixth grade i carried around The Twin Towers like a teddy bear

@incandescent-crescent @shrekistheonetruegod @livatrix

I want to be a zoologist so I can probably tell you a weird fact about your favourite animal

@ad-magnum-ingenium @cacti-and-soda @partofwaytoomanyfandoms

I have 14 button up shirts with aesthetic patterns!

@cryptidrain @karloffmennis (and i,,,, can’t,,, think of another person to,,,,, tag :,))

I do adore grim/creepy aesthetics

♡ @cyuuan ♡ @onedumbbitch12 ♡ @lavishlacee ♡ [♡ you don’t have to do it, but I hope you don’t mind the tag ♡]

Gosh uh I still get nervous when I buy things by myself ! @unradicaldoodling @twocaliforniavalleyboys @azraels-lover-phanuel

Uhh i still cant spell alot of words!

@goddammit11da @todirtroki @houma

I’m hungry.

@rarepair-central @ur4vity @thathappyleader

im Sad

@fandomtrash-universe @wanna-buzz @renthesmolbean

I’m not kidding, I can bend my thumb all the way backwards and put it flat down on a table while doing so.

@snowypinkbunnies

@breakfast-country

@ anyone else who i know, but you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.

I have a medical condition, heart condition actually called P.O.T.S.

@nanananakins @the-parentheticals @biphobiaphobic

When I get migraines which I’m diagnosed susceptible to, they literally can last two days minimum, maximum WEEK AND A FUCKING HALF

@brightstarblogs @hu-mannequin @niiary

I’m high manteinance in terms of coffee, since I’ve been working in a coffee shop for a couple of years…

Which is kinda funny because I shouldn’t drink it much due to my anxiety.

@intemerated @laquelle @cosmiccraigory

Wow ok im flattered I was tagged

One thing about me is - i got surgery on my arm when i was lil and i have a hole in my arm and now i call it my second belly button

@chasity-the-gypsy @aeferdilly @shinyvapor26

Such honor!

One thing? I can’t get cold. Well, I can. I just can’t feel it. To the point where I had frost bite on my two fingers.

My tags: @brightstarblogs @crowded-skies @jet-kismet

Thanks @shinyvapor26 and @nanananakins for tagging me!

I can’t ride a bike. I never owned one so I never got the chance to learn. I have attempted to once, but I went straight into a bush 😂

I tag: @sweet-liss @masked-vigilante @saltysandcat

Oh shit okay. Thanks for the tag @brightstarblogs

When I played soccer back in the day I dislocated my knee and it still acts up from time to time… and this happened nine years ago.

Tagging : @cosmitac, @foxalicat and @friendly-neighborhood-new-kid

Thanks Craig! @masked-vigilante

New kid: There’s another half of me that I’m afraid people will see.

Mun: I use to be afraid of clowns but thanks to homestuck I’m more afraid I’ll hurt someone dressed as a clown now

Tags: @fandoms-and-feels-everywhere

@milkmateartist

@dadzawa-of-1a

Aw jeez

Fun fact: I’m scared of driving but love riding my bike

@michi0no @the-box-genie @jynxdphantomofthewaves

So I came up with this great idea for a fake beard using fiber mascara and I realized there were no tutorials out there for this already. So I made one myself. It works really well and is very realistic!!

here are some links to some fiber mascaras as well as the type I used (I’m sure you guys can find one at a cheaper price though)

here is the absolute best crossplay makeup tutorial I highly recommend it

I’m so sorry for my handwriting I did my best I swear

Offering: Leaf Envelopes

Recently I saw a very cute post about using leaf envelopes as a vessel for offerings and prayer. So in honor of Lughnasadh, I decided to try a few!

I started with large leaves (elephant ear) cut into 10cm x 10cm squares, and folded two corners inward like so:

Then fold the bottom corner up as well, and glue in place.

For one I made it to help with my Mental Health.

Inside: Rosemary (healing)

Ginger (success)

Sage (wisdom)

Blessed Thistle (purification)

ᛇ

(stability)

ᛞ

(clarity)

This was charged with Abalone, Bloodstone and pink, blue and white candles.

Another I made for devotion to Arianrhod.

Inside: Lavendar (healing)

Sage (prosperity)

Bay leaf (protection)

Rose Petals (love, luck)

ᛒ

(rebirth)

ᛉ

(growth)

This was charged with Moonstone, Selenite, Smoky Quartz and purple and white candles.

Last step is to fold down the top corner, and seal with wax. To add to the wax I used a seed on silver wax for Arianrhod and part of a pinecone on blue wax for Mental Health.

These are very customizable and pretty easy to put together! I love the way they look on my altar, and I have two more planned that I'll add when I make them.

HEX & CURSE IDEAS ☠️

Just a few of my ideas, all based on my research/experiences/opinion!  I’ll probably add more to this. 

DISCLAIMER:  All of these do require a taglock, see this post: • How To Collect A Taglock If you want to hex/curse someone but do not have one.  GENERAL IDEAS/FILL IN THE BLANKS:  Some of these might seem super obvious but sometimes we all need a little guidance or inspiration!  • Take a jar & fill it with your taglock + items that correspond with your intent. • Put an item near the taglock/poppet that represents your intent. • Bury your taglock at a location that corresponds with your intent. • Sew a poppet based on the victim and do to the poppet what you’d like done to the victim.                                                                       Misfortune:  • Take your taglock, and place it under a coin, preferably a big coin. Place a tiny black candle on the top and light it, as the candle burns, so will their good fortune, this will siphon it away. Blow out the candle & move the components away from each other when you’d like the spell to cease.  • Enchant an item the victim will like with misfortune, negativity, ect and gift it to them. Be sure to cleanse & ward after & be sure to counteract the effects of the spell so that it doesn’t effect you. 

Pain:  • Take your taglock, take some chili powder & burn the taglock with it. Alternatively: Let it sit in the chili powder for longer effects. • Sew a poppet based on the victim, drive needles through it & leave them in as long as you want the victim in pain.  • Alternatively, you could burn the poppet.

Bitterness:  • Take your taglock, & soak it in a jar (closed up) with some lemon juice. The victim will feel not only bitter, but alone.  Paranoia:  • Set your taglock near a drawing of some large eyes, they will feel they’re constantly being watched.  • Sew a poppet of the victim, • Take your taglock, or a poppet, & bury it at a crossroads. The victim will not know where to turn or what decisions to make & will begin to overthink their decisions, feeling stuck.  Chaos:  • Set your taglock in a large tall jar of storm water and spin it around & around, creating a whirlpool, visualize the victim panicking and being confused.  Stress/Fear:  • Set your taglock in a jar, seal it up with something that unsettles the victim. This might take a might of experimentation, perhaps seal the jar in the dark, put a spider in the jar, ect.  Claustrophobic:  • Place your taglock in a jar, cover it with dirt, bonus points if it’s dirt from near their home, place the jar in a very dark quiet place for as long as you want the spell active.  • Alternatively, you could fill the jar with black paint.  • Sew a poppet of the victim, and wrap it in something over and over, this could be thread, ribbon, string, cloth, whatever as long as it covers them repeatedly. Wrap it up tight.  To Show Someone’s True Colors:  • Take your taglock, and wrap it around a stick. Place the stick in a bottle of water & freeze it, set it out to thaw & as the ice falls away so will their outer layers, showing off their cold inner cold.  • Alternatively, you could cut a slit in an apple & place the taglock in there. Same principle, as the apple rots so will their outer layers.  • Sew a poppet based on the victim, as you’re stuffing it place a tiny black heart inside. When you want to enact the curse, cut open the poppet & turn it inside out. Showing their true colors, the small black heart inside.  More Posts: - What I’ve Learned About Curses  You guys wanted more stuff on cursing, here it is.  If I see any comments mentioning the rule of 3 and putting down others for their choices about their craft, I reserve the right to delete them!  I hope this helps you or teaches you something! Happy hexing! Have a lovely day 🖤