How To Work & Calibrate Your Pendulum

How to Work & Calibrate Your Pendulum

This is by no means an official guide. If anything this is just a way of letting you all know how I go about using my pendulum. I’m going to talk about calibration/establishing how I worked out what-means-what before I go into any methodology (I gathered my information from myriad sources and will list them if I can remember what/where they are).

Calibration/Figuring Out What Your Pendulum is Telling You:

Alright, so you might have a totally different way of doing this, but here’s mine! Firstly, you need a pendulum. This may be obvious, but I’m just putting it out there. A pendulum can be any weighted object that is suspended from a chain or string or some kind. You’ll find that lots of people use crystals for pendulums as they work particularly well. I did not with my first pendulum (tragic side story: my Mama accidentally threw my guide sheet and pendulum away when cleaning - absolutely devastating). That being said, you do not have to use a crystal. As I mentioned, my first pendulum was in fact a small silver pendant that held a white and black pearl inside. It was hung on a slim silver chain that was 7″ in length. An effective pendulum should be something that is connected to you and only you as it will be imbued with your energies. Take care - do not allow others to handle your pendulum as it may alter the energies and therefore the accuracy and effectiveness of your tool.

Onto the actual subject of this post (I digress often, as you’ve probably noticed). “But, Rowan how do I even get started!?” I hear you cry. Well, my darlings, this is how I did it:

First things first, you’ll need a piece of paper, a pen, and a ruler (if you like your lines straight) and of course, your pendulum. On the piece of paper, draw a circle as best as you can. It doesn’t have to be perfect but you can draw around a cup or mug if you like to get a nice round circle. Make sure the circle is big enough; I would recommend something akin to the size of the palm of your hand or bigger.

Next, use a ruler to find the centre of your circle and mark it with a dot. Now draw a line horizontally through the dot. Do this vertically and diagonally so that you have a diagram like the one below.

Once you’ve done this, sit down and breathe in and out deeply and calmly. It is time to prepare yourself for divining. Before every use of the pendulum, it is imperative (for me!) to be in a calm and serene state and to do this, I sit comfortably and close my eyes. I envision an aura of protective white light surrounding my body. Starting from my toes I let it envelope me and bathe me in warmth and spiritual energy. I visualize it travelling up through the crown chakra and into the third eye. This increases psychic and spiritual power.

The next thing you must do is a little strange sounding but important in this sort of work. You must tap a small circle counter-clockwise (the opposite direction in which a clock moves) around your thymus with your index finger (your thymus is just over an inch below the hollow between your collar bones on your chest). Doing this helps balance the energies within you.

This next part you will only have to do once, unless like me you lose your guide papers in an unfortunate cleaning mishap:

Now you need to establish the directions and what they mean. For example, which swing means yes? Which means no? Who knows? You will, in a minute. Sit with the soles of your feet planted firmly on the ground and place the paper between your legs/feet and take the chain/thong/rope between your thumb and finger, or two fingers; have a loose but secure grip. Let the pendulum hang and make sure the point of it is above the centre of your circle - this is why the dot in the centre helps because it’s a larger focal point.

To find your directions, you have to ask! Simple! Say aloud: “Show me the ‘yes’ signal/sign”, and take note of the direction of the pendulum’s movement. Does it move clockwise? Counter clockwise? Swing side-to-side? Diagonally? Up and down? If the pendulum does not move, repeat your question. If, after say 5-10 minutes it shows no intention of going anywhere, move onto your next enquiry. Once you have identified your signal, claim it and confirm it by saying something along the lines of, “this is my signal for yes”.

Repeat this exact process for ‘no’, and then, ‘do not know’, ‘ask later’, ‘cannot say’ and ‘maybe’ or ‘sort of’.

To further confirm that these are correct, test the pendulum by using statements that you know the answer to, for example, ‘my hair colour is ______’, or ‘my name is ______’. If your signals are right, the pendulum’s response will be yes or no depending on the statement you have made.

Once you are sure that you have calibrated your pendulum, make a note on your piece of paper regarding the directional signals. Note their meanings down.

Once this is all done, you’re done! You can begin divining to your heart’s content! You can keep using your guiding circle for as long as you like, there is no harm or shame in it! I used mine for a while afterwards to keep myself calm and confident as I am still a baby at this sort of thing.

Good luck and happy witchcrafting!

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Beginner Steps for Studying Witchcraft

A simple set of beginner steps that can be adapted to many different forms of witchcraft studies.

Step 1 - start with feeling energy and some simple meditation techniques. You’re looking for - can you create focus, draw energy to you and then move it into something else.

Step 2 - research the natural area around you. What are the plants (particularly the weeds. Weeds are often more native to the area). What are the stones in the area. What events happened that may have created or shifted energy in a particular area around you.

Step 3 - learn to cleanse your space. Look into various techniques - smoke, sound, sweeping, etc. Because you’ll want to be able to clear and cleanse before going further.

Step 4 - try some basic spell work using what you have available around you or can easily obtain locally. Do things like make a protection oil, create a charm, do a candle spell for something like finances.

Step 5 - look into divination practices. Tarot cards, pendulums, scrying. Is there a technique you’re particularly drawn to and want to incorporate into your craft.

Step 6 - begin exploring ritual and creating sacred space. You can look into techniques like casting a circle or laying the compass to create a space to work in. Study the witches’ sabbats and moon rituals. Try doing spells in ritual and sacred space. The spells done this way may be (but don’t have to be) more complex and focused.

Step 7 - are you interested in deity or spirit work? Often this goes together with ritual and sacred space. Research some of the deities traditionally associated with witchcraft and see if that aligns with your craft. For spirit work, you want to be sure you have control over your space before working with spirits. At this point, you’re probably safe to start researching it, but perhaps not to start actually summoning.

The steps will sometimes overlap and the order might shift depending on what is happening around you and what you’re drawn to, but these would be some of the things done and studied during a traditional year-and-a-day of witchcraft studies. So keep in mind - you would devote a year just to the learning the basics. After a year, you’d be able to do basic spell work, create sacred space and participate in ritual and cleanse your space. In a coven, you’d be working with the coven deities, so you wouldn’t be expected to run off and find a patron deity. And while you’d be using divination as part of your practice, you wouldn’t be expected to offer public readings. Essentially at the end of the year, the question to answer would be - do I want to go further?

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Beginner witch research list

History of witchcraft

Types of witches

Book of shadows and grimoire and how to make your own

Altars and altar tools

Types of spells

Psychic protection, protections spells, home and house and protection

Shadow work

Banishing

Protective herbs

Grounding, centering and meditation.

Moon phases and how they can be incorporated into spells

magickal/witches tools

Candle colour correlations/ colour correlations in witchcraft

Herbology

Crystals

Types of divination- tarot, pendulum, runes ect

Astrology

Dream interpretation

Reasons why a spell or ritual may fail

How to fix a spell if it goes wrong or ask a fellow witch for advice

The elements and how to connect to them

Understanding substituting and how to rework rituals and spells

Affirmations

Pentagram, pentacle and the goat of mendes

The laws of magick

The law of attraction

dangerous / poisonous/ toxic herbs!

Crystal care

auras/ aura reading

Folklores,superstitions and wivestales

Different deities in different cultures

Chakras

Alchemy

Seals

Familiars

Sigils and talsimans

energies/ energy work

Solitary vs coven/group witchcraft

sabbats/ esbats- if you’re interested in that.

Faeries

Lucid dreaming/astral projection

Working with spirits, angels, deities and

Steps to take to make sure you are working with certain angels and deities or spirits.

Methods for opening the third eye and other chakras

Chaos magick

Personal spirit guides

How to find your spirit guides and guardian angels

The higher self

Taglocks and magick links

Lightworkers

Symptoms of being cursed/ hex

How to remove a curse or hex/return to sender

Empaths

Symbols

Types of water(moonwater ect)

Writing your own spells

Cord or knot magick

Ritual structures

How to cleanse your space and cleansing herbs

Do not try hex ,cursing or any type of baneful magic as a beginner witch! It can backfire and go wrong if you’re not prepared! But knowing the symptoms and how to send one back can be very useful

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Grand Duke Astaroth

Great Duke of Hell, Ruler of Gamchicoth

Introduction:

Duke Astaroth, 29th spirit of the Ars Goetia rules over 40 legions of spirits. He or She can appear as either male or female, is well known for their androgyny due to the sheer fact that they originated from the Goddess Astarte, then demonised by christianity and was deemed Astaroth. Ruling over the sphere Gamchicoth in the Qliphoth, Astaroth holds great power over love, sex, friendships, liberal sciences and revealing secrets of the past present and future. Astaroth is known to be in the unholy trinity consisting of Emperor Lucifer, Prince Beelzebub and Great Duke Astaroth according to some sources.

Titles and Aspects:

Duke/Duchess

Great Duke/Duchess

Lord/Lady

Prince

Astarte

Grand Duke/Duchess

Names:

Astaroth, Asteroth, Ashtaroth, Astarot.

What can you work with them for?

Love magick

Friendships (destroying or amending or finding one)

Revealing secrets

Gnosis working

Qliphoth working (Gamchicoth in particular)

Draconic magick

Prosperity

Blood magick

Skrying

Baneful Magick

Domination Magick

Signs:

Dragon

Serpents

Being drawn to them

Seeing their name/sigils everywhere

Offerings:

S£xual offerings

BL00d offerings (under their guidance do not give random beings your bl00d)

Meat

Loafs of bread

Crystals

Portraits and art of them

Statue of them

Beauty stuff (could dedicate your routine to them)

Self care/love

Devotional candles

Rosaries/necklace of them.

Correspondences

Element: Earth

Cardinal Directions: South

Planet: Venus

Colour: Green/red

Tarot: 3 of pentacles, Queen of Pentacles, 2 of cups

Crystals: Jasper, Rose quartz, Black tourmaline, Obsidian, Green adventuring etc.

May they get the attention they deserve. Hail Astaroth! Eternal glory to you!

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The 4 Elements

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EARTH

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WHAT IS IT?

Is the element of stability and foundation.

is a realm full of wisdom,knowledge ,strength, growth and prosperity.

It is the heart of life .

CORRESPONDENCES

DIRECTION:

NORTH

SEASON:

WINTER

ZODIAC SIGNS:

TAURUS

VIRGO

CAPRICORN

COLOURS:

GREEN

BROWN

BLACK

PLANTS:

ALL OF THEM

MUSHROOMS

TREES

PATCHOULI

VETIVERT

MOSS

ANIMALS:

RAMS

GOATS

DOGS

HORSES

COW

DEER

CRYSTALS:

AGATE

ONYX

MALACHITE

JASPER

QUARTZ

DEITIES:

DEMETER

PERSEPHONE

GAIA

PAN

TAROT:

PENTACLES

TIME OF DAY:

MIDNIGHT

PLANETS:

EARTH

SATURN

RITUAL TYPES

Prosperity

Abundance

Stability

Fertility

Grounding

RITUAL FORMS

Planting

Burying

Gardening

Harvesting

Offerings

Cleaning up the earth

RITUAL TOOLS

Stones

Dirt

Cards

Pentacles

Coins

Seeds

Herbs

MYTHICAL BEINGS

Gnomes

Elves

Leprechauns

Dwarves

Dryads

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AIR

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WHAT IS IT?

Is the element that represents the mind intelligence,Communication,telepathy,psychic Powers And inspiration.

It rules spells involving travel and knowledge

CORRESPONDENCES

DIRECTION:

EAST

SEASON:

SPRING

ZODIAC SIGNS:

GEMINI

LIBRA

AQUARIUS

COLOURS:

YELLOW

WHITE

PASTEL

PLANTS:

DILL

PANSIES

FRANKINCENSE

PRIMROSE

DANDELION

ANIMALS:

EAGLES

SPIDERS

BIRDS

FLYING INSECTS

MOTHS

CRYSTALS:

PEARLS

CITRINE

RHODONITE

LAPIS LAZULI

DEITIES:

ZEUS

NOTUS

VAYU

ARADIA

CARDEA

TAROT:

SWORDS

TIME OF DAY:

MORNING

SUNRISE

PLANETS:

JUPITER

RITUAL TYPES:

divination

concentration

prophecy

RITUAL FORMS:

BURNING INCENSE

VISUALIZATION

RITUAL TOOLS:

CENSER

WAND

INCENSE

SWORD

MYTHICAL BEINGS:

GRYPHONS

GREMLINS

SPRITES

SYLPHS

PEGASUS

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FIRE

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WHAT IS IT?

is the element that represents the energy of inspiration ,love,passion,drive and leadership.

is the energy of life and soul and it’s driving force.

fire is the most physical and spiritual of the elements

CORRESPONDENCES

DIRECTION:

SOUTH

SEASON:

SUMMER

ZODIAC SIGNS:

ARIES, LEO, SAGITTARIUS

COLOURS:

RED, ORANGE, GOLD, WHITE

PLANTS:

HIBISCUS, PEPPERS, COFFEE BEAN, CACTI

ANIMALS:

SNAKE, LIZARD, LION, SCORPION, FOX

CRYSTALS:

AMBER, RUBY, GARNET, OPAL

DEITIES:

LOKI, BRIGID, HORUS, VESTA, AGNI

TAROT:

WANDS

TIME OF DAY:

NOON

PLANETS:

SUN MARS

RITUAL TYPES:

PROTECTION, SEX, BANISHING

RITUAL FORMS:

BURNING OBTECTS, CANDLE WORK. HEATING

RITUAL TOOLS:

ATHAME, CAULDRON, INCENSE, CANDLES

MYTHICAL BEINGS:

DRAGONS, PHOENIX

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WATER

🌊🐚🌊🐚🌊🐚🌊🐚🌊🐚🌊🐚🌊🐚🌊🐚🌊

WHAT IS IT?

Is the element that represents emotions, Absorption,subconscious ,purification ,eternal movement, wisdom and The soul.

It is the base of the earth and a necessity.

without it nothing can live.

CORRESPONDENCES

DIRECTION:

WEST

SEASON:

AUTUMN

ZODIAC SIGNS:

CANCER

SCORPIO

PISCES

COLOURS:

BLUE

PURPLE,

SILVER

PLANTS:

FERNS

LOTUS

WATER LILIES

ALGAE

ANIMALS:

FISH

FROG

DOLPHIN

WHALE

TURTLES

CRYSTALS:

MOONSTONE

AQUAMARINE

HEMATITE

DEITIES:

APHRODITE

LIR

ISIS

POSEIDON

NEPTUNE

TAROT:

CUPS

TIME OF DAY:

SUNSET

PLANETS:

MOON

VENUS

RITUAL TYPES

Scrying

Lucid dreaming

Cleansing

RITUAL FORMS

Bathing

Washing

Brewing

RITUAL TOOLS

Chalice

Cauldron

Goblet

Mirror

MYTHICAL BEINGS

Merpeople

Sea serpents

This is just a brief breakdown of the elements! If you would be interested in a post on each of them please let me know!!🥰✨ and of course please feel free to add to this list! And Please don’t ever hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns 💗

Merry meet~B

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Tomasz Gudzowaty - The Monks Of Shaolin (2011)

Tomasz Gudzowaty - The Monks of Shaolin (2011)

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SOUND CLEANSING

HOW IT WORKS

Sharp, sudden sounds—often metallic ones—vibrate on a frequency beyond what our ears can detect, compelling the objects and atmosphere to resonate in harmony and neutralize the energy in a space.

METHODS

you don’t need to splurge on expensive instruments to cleanse your home. You can use pretty much anything that makes a noise, even if it’s just your hands.

A bell

a sound bowl

coins in a bag

drums

tapping on a table

flicking an empty wine glass

If you just have your hands, you can clap

look at what you have. Try experimenting with different household items and see which type of sound resonates the most with you

STEPS

Head to the room or place object you want to ~cleanse~ close to the sound source (and open the windows so the negative vibes can clear out).

Then make your noise! Start in the center of the room, then move to each corner. It’s important to listen to the tone of the sounds you create. The duller the noise, the denser and more clogged up that area is.

You may need to make the sound several times before you notice the tone becoming higher, clearer, and cleaner.

EFFECTS

Over time, as you use sound tools more often, you’ll develop a feel for the kind of sound that chases out the negative energy. But most importantly, when you next enter the room, you’ll notice a lighter and purer quality to the air. Or to the object

This is really just a simple breakdown of sound cleaning! If you’d like to add anything please do!! 🥰 I am currently shadow banned right now so if you have any questions please feel free to send them via asks while I get the situation sorted! 💕 MERRY MEET! ~B ✨

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Lord Beelzebub

Ruler of Ghagiel, Prince of Devils.

Brief Introduction:

Lord Beelzebub originates from the name Baal'Zebul, an ancient Philistine God venerated heavily in Ekron. Beelzebub is renown for many "possessions" throughout history and is known to bring plagues/diseases amongst his foes, also storms as he is a storm god prior his bastardisation/demonisation. He is known by the title "Prince of Devils" and according to King Solomon he is the leader of the demonic, and all has to hear his command. Second to Satan himself, he is notorious to be a strict teacher and sometimes not beginner friendly to aspiring magicians for his harsh nature. He truly is a force to be reckoned with, a great being that offers wisdom, insight and perspective to many things.