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Magickal Household Plant Master Post

Since I’m on a plant kick today because I’ve decided to give my green thumb a try, I’m creating this master post relating to household plants. This is especially useful for witches like myself who don’t know the first thing about taking care of a plant inside the house besides watering and letting the darn thing get some sun! So, here we go:

Common TOXIC (as in you may not want to get these if you have kids or pets) household plants and their properties: *Aloe (toxic to pets, not toxic to humans) - wards against evil, protection from intruders and household accidents, brings good luck (also great for burns and good for your skin)

*Lillies, as well as the Peace Lily - love, comfort, harmony

*Ivy - protection, drive away negativity, promote fidelity and fertility

*Poinsetta - purity, celebration of winter holidays

*Snake plant (aka Mother-in-law’s Tongue) - long life, prosperity, beauty, health, strength, intelligence

*Dumb cane - for keeping secrets and starting gossip (not recommended for a magickal household)

*Arrowhead plant/vine - brings luck

*Myrtle - love, fertility, youth, peace, money

*Mistletoe - protection, love, hunting, fertility, health, exorcism

*Amaryllis - hidden or platonic love, friendship, retirement

*Gardenias - love, peace, healing, spirituality, psychic awareness

*Fig (aka weeping fig, fig tree, ficus, ficus tree) - divination, fertility, love, prosperity, guards against poverty and hunger if placed in kitchen, aids in restful sleep if placed in bedroom

Common NON-TOXIC household plants and their properties:

*African Violet - love, protection, promotes peace and spirituality

*Lavendar (can be toxic If your pets ingest a lot of it) - love, friendship, calm, protection

*Spider plant - protection, healing, absorb negativity while improving the energy and air quality of your home

*Bamboo -  protection, luck, hex-breaking, wishes, protection, helps with depression

*Orchid - love, power, charisma

*Ferns (some ARE toxic, however the Boston Fern is not) - protection, luck, can aid in summoning rain 

*Ti plant (can be toxic If your pets ingest a lot of it) - good luck, can be used to attract money if you place a coin under it

*Succulents (hens and chicks, burro/donkey tail, etc.) - love, abundance

*Palms - spirituality, good vibes, protection from unwanted spirits, ghosts, astral entities

*Cacti (non-toxic, yet can still be painful for kids and pets if they touch the spines) - protection, strengthens will, increases sexual stamina if juices are added to a love potion, guards against intruders if a cactus is placed in the North, East, South and Western points of your home

*Jasmine - love, money, prophetic dreams, seduction

*Other plants and veggies that can be grown indoors

***I’ve recieved a lot of feedback on this post stating that most of the NON-TOXIC plants I have listed are in fact toxic. I’ve made a few notes and changes, but let me just add that many plants can be toxic to animals if they eat a bunch of it. Vomiting, diarrhea, and depression are side effects that your pet may exhibit if they’ve eaten too much of a plant that can be considered non-toxic or mildly toxic. It’s always best to seek medical attention for your pet if they show these sympstoms, just in case. Otherwise, try to keep your plants out of reach of your pets, please!

Use your best judgement on which plants are best for your household. I’m not an expert, these are just some of the things I have gathered through research. If you’re afraid your pets are gonna eat your plants and get sick, then maybe you should get a different plant that is edible or otherwise in no way a danger to the animal.

You can refer to the ASPCA’s website on toxic and non-toxic plants if you’re unsure, but please keep in mind they do not mention the severity of the toxicity of the plants they list, so you can do a simple google search to find out for yourself, but AGAIN please do not replace any information you find on the internet to actual medical care! Consult with your veterinarian if your pet it sick!

Plant Spells:

*Magickal Soil Spell

*Spell to Speed the Growth of Your Plant

*Plant Growth Spell

*Plant Enchantment

Plant Sigils:

*”Pests will avoid my plants” by @sigilcrafter

*”These plants are free of pests” by @sigilathenaeum

*”My plants will survive and thrive” by @sigilathenaeum

Crystals Good for Plants:

*Moss Agate (aka the Gardener’s Stone) - prosperity, vitality, helps plants thrive and will assist plant growth, wearing moss agate while planting/gardening will increase your green thumb and give you energy, assosciated with nature spirits

*Green Jasper - aids in luxurious growth of your plants

*Green Calcite - healing, can be used to soothe when the environment is too loud, associated with Earth spirits of woods and meadows

*Clear Quartz - aids in growth and vitality, grounding, can also be placed in a vase of freshly cut flowers to help them last longer

*Rose Quartz - especially beneficial for roses as it maintains their bloom longer

*Smokey Quartz - keeps pests away

*Tourmaline - healing 

*Amethyst - calms plants that are stressed

*Jet - can be worn to make plants flourish

*Green Fluorite - healing, especially good to use for a plant that has been injured or broken in some way

*Moonstone - fertility, encourages healthy plants and flowers, promotes a soothing, restful area

Sources:

Plant and Herb Magic Magickal Housplants Plants for the Magickal Household Llewellyn’s Magickal Houseplants 10 Magical Indoor Plants to Attract Love, Joy and Prosperity Roots and Stuff 10 Toxic Housplants That Are Dangerous for Children and Pets Common Poisonous Houseplants 7 Unique Non-Toxic Houseplants Kid and Pet-Friendly Houseplants Crystals in the Garden Healing Plants with Crystals and Gemstones 

Creamy Oat Milk Recipe

Ingredients:

4 cups water (use less for thicker, creamier milk)

1 cup rolled oats

pinch of sea salt

Optional add-ins for flavor:

1 pitted date or 1 tbsp maple syrup for sweetness

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 tbsp cacao powder for chocolate milk

1/4 cup fresh berries for berry milk

Directions:

Blend oats, water, salt, and any additional add-ins in a high-speed blender for 30 seconds to 1 minute until well combined

Pour milk mixture over a large bowl or pitcher covered with a thin towel or clean t-shirt to separate the pulp

Transfer to a sealed container and refrigerate

Shake well and serve cold. Will keep for up to 5 days in refrigerator

Witchy Tips and Tricks I’ve Learned Throughout The Years...

Meditating during long car journeys helps clear your mind, pass the time and totally counts as practicing.

If you like plants, collect plants. If you like crystals, collect crystals. Collect things that makes your soul sing!

Charity shops are brilliant. You can always find something you need in there.

Salt, salt, salt. I love it and you should at least consider having it in your witchy cabinet as it is brilliant for protection.

You don’t need all the tools the books say you need unless you feel they’ll help.

Stock up on as many black candles as you can during the Halloween season or wait until they’re on the discount aisle.

Love is a powerful tool, don’t abuse it. The love you have for someone or something can help make any spell stronger.

Wicca is the religion, Witchcraft is the practice. You don’t have to be Wiccan to practice Witchcraft, You don’t have to practice Witchcraft if you’re Wiccan.

If you’re having difficulty with magic and witchcraft, Labradorite can help significantly.

Be careful around incense and smoke if your an asthmatic witch! Goodness knows how many time my lungs have almost quit on me during cleansing. You don’t have to use it.

Stir a bit of cinnamon into your morning tea to help bring good fortune throughout the day.

Respect all living things, including plants and insects.

If you’re having trouble visualising your magic and will, try taking inspiration from fantasy media, such as Skyrim or Harry Potter, and visualise the magic from those.

If you relate a song to a spell or ritual, put it on and sing along to it!

A small rose quartz under your pillow will help ease nightmares.

Sometimes a digital grimoire is better and easier to write than a physical one.

If your life is getting difficult to manage, take a break from witchcraft if it helps.

Craft stores are a great place for mini bottles and jars.

You don’t need to be part of a coven to be a valid witch.

Anyone of any gender can be a witch.

Don’t rely solely on a healing spell or potion to help with an illness, visit your doctor too.

Share your knowledge to people who are willing to learn.

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.

Herbs For Magical Teas

Alfalfa Leaf: home protection; money draw; prosperity; security. Bergamot: money draw; success. Black Cohosh: relaxation; turn worries aside. Boneset: call upon devas; divination; protection; ward negativity. Burdock Root: protection; purification; ward negativity. Chamomile: calmness; meditation; prosperity; purification. Chickweed: Crone wisdom; divination; honesty; love; trust. Comfrey: health; money draw; safety. Damiana Leaf: attraction; divination; love. Dandelion Root: divination; Fairies; good luck; honor/invoke devas; psychic Power. Echinacea: body’s self-defense; empowerment; invoke healing devas. Elder Flower: Fairie blessing; honor/invoke the Goddess; healing; prosperity; rest. Eyebright: mental sharpness; psychic awareness. Fennel healing: honor/invoke Horned God; protection; purification. Fenugreek Seed: attract money; skill in verbal communication. Feverfew: health; protection; purification; ward sickness. Goldenseal: healing; honor/invoke the God; joy; prosperity; success. Hops: comfort; good health; relaxation; well-being. Hyssop: purification; ward negativity. Irish Moss: invoke Fairies; luck; money draw; protection. Lemon Balm: health: love: success. Linden (Tila): love; luck; Otherworld; Protection; rest. Mint: Devas; money; protection; prosperity. Mugwort: Hecate; divination; inspiration. Mullein: between the worlds travel; courage; divination; health; protection. Nettle: healing; love; protection; ward negativity. Orange Peel: divination; love; luck. Parsley: purification ; protection. Raspberry Leaf: Fairie blessings; health; love; protection. Rose Hips: divination; love; protection; psychic healing. Rosemary: blessing; consecration; Elves; protection; ward negativity. Skullcap: healing (esp. headaches); hidden knowledge; Lord of Shadows; protection; wisdom. Slippery Elm Bark: clear communications; persuasive speech; protection from envy, gossip, and slander.

Uva Ursa: divination; honor/invoke Artemis; purification; psychic awareness. Valerian Root: Crone magics; love; protection; purification; rest; sleep. White Oak Bark: fertility;honor/invoke the Green Man; health; protection. Wild Cherry Bark: creativity; divination; love. Willow Bark: health: mental acuity; reduce headache pain.

- Grimoire for the Green Witch, Ann Moura

My Grimoire

Updated September 20th, 2016

This is my online Grimoire, complete with my spells, the spells of others, and masterposts. Feel free to use this as your own Grimoire, or take bits and pieces from it.

Moon Phases

Cathy’s Super Easy Guide to Using the Moon by @cathysbookofshadows

How To’s and Basics

How to Write Spells by @cunningcelt

Spell Writing Challenge to Build Your Grimoire

How to Dress Storebought Candles by @thespiritwitch​

Wire Wrapped Spells by @lunacascabelera​

Cursing 101 by @recreationalwitchcraft​

Candle Magic Omens by @windvexer

Types of Witches by @rainy-day-witchcraft​

Spirit Work

House Rules by @urbanspellcraft

Spirit Companionship FAQ Pt.1 by @urbanspellcraft

Spirit Companionship FAQ Pt.2 by @urbanspellcraft

Necromany Masterpost by @technicallyirondick

Selective Spirit Door Bar by @qedavathegrey

Dealing With Dead People - Banishing and Exorcism by @breelandwalker​

Budget Witchcraft

Where to Buy Crystals, Herbs, and Essential Oils for Cheap by @paegan-witch

Where to Buy Cheap Herbs by @cryxtalstardust

Cheap BOS/Grimoire Options by @starfleetwitch

Budget Witchcraft Supplies by @witchtips

Properties of Herbs. Crystals, Etc. & Tools

Cauldron Tips by @theoryofmagick​

Rain Water Uses by @witchy-words

Herbs to Use in Sleep Magick by @athamerror

Witchy Things You Didn’t Know Could Be Witchy

Witch’s Ladder by @low-budget-witches

Taglock Idea by @patchworkwitchcraft

For the beginning witch, Herbal Chart By Use and How To Use Them by @rawniesway

DIY Incense by @the-grey-ether A Kitchen Witch’s Oils by @eclecticwitcheryafoot

Incense and Their Uses in Green Witchcraft by @eclecticwitcheryafoot

DIY Altar Pentacle by @secretworkings

What to Use When in Witchcraft by @dog-rose

Magical Properties of Common Fruits and Vegetables by @cunningcelt

Properties of Sand by @rainy-day-witchcraft

When to Cast a Spell by Weekday by @orriculum

Spells

Financial Spells

Pay Your Debts Poppet

Love Banishment Spells

No More Spell by @reckless-scholar

Stupid Cupid Spell by @oldmotherredcap

Cleansing Spells

Cleansing Candle DIY 

Crystal Cleansing Spell by @crystals-andstones​

Cleansing Ritual

Love and Relationship Spells

Promise Ring Love Spell

Sapphic Love Attraction Powder

Achillean Love Atrraction Powder

Love Spell for Kitchen Witches

Protection Spells

Four Shells Protection Spell by @lakefaerie​

Protection Spell

Pop Culture Spells

Rose Quartz Healing Tears Spell by @orriculum

Healing Spells

Healing from Selfharm Poppet

Misc. Spells

Hair Growth Spell by @bohemian-witch​

Ask a Spider Spell by @phunockery​

Quiet My Mind Focus Jar by @witchy-woman​

See the Unseen Spell

Get Things Done Spell

Spell to Boost Your Memory

New Home Blessing (Elemental)

Necklace Enchantment Courage Spell

DIY Magical Shower Disks by @recreationalwitchcraft

Curses. Hexes, and Jinxes

The Pumpkin Curse

The Curse of the Skeleton

Within the Well Curse

Burn Your Wishes Curse by @orriculum​

Masterposts

Cultural Appropriation

“Smudging” by @breelandwalker​

Your Book on Witchcraft is Bullshit if… by @recreationalwitchcraft

Other Grimoires/Pages

Recreational Witchcraft’s Grimoire by @recreationalwitchcraft

Mad Diviner’s Grimoire by @maddiviner

Money Spells by @magic-for-the-masses​

Protection Spells by @magic-for-the-masses

Beauty Spells by @belladonnaswitchblog

School/Essay Writing Masterpost of Spells by@bibliophilicwitch​

Beauty Spells by @belladonnaswitchblog

9 Ways To Communicate About Relationship Problems…Without Making Things Worse.

One of the biggest pitfalls in any relationship is getting caught in the trap of needing to be right. Inevitably the two (or more) people in the relationship come across things they disagree on; stumbling blocks that put the relationship in jeopardy. If you don’t know how to communicate when you come across these blocks, or if you find yourself not understanding each other, you end up with a mess. You two might start resenting each other, or you might start arguing even more. And if you’re already struggling with disagreements, fighting more could be the final nail in the coffin. Avoid this weird, complicated process by taking care of yourself and your partner, and making sure you two are on the same page.

1. Utilize “I feel” Statements

If you speak from a place of personal experience, there’s less of a chance for someone’s defense mechanisms to come into play. Many times in arguments and disagreements it’s these defense mechanisms that cause the most harm. People get angry, sad, and they no longer think clearly. By making sure you’re talking about your experience and what you feel, you’ll……

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Spiritual Block

We’ve all been there. You want to do something, you want to write something, you want to make something… But you can’t. You can’t feel it. You can’t see it. You can’t hear it. You just feel disconnected and anxious.  I get a lot of asks from people who ask how to reconnect with gods, spirits, and their craft. They claim things have gone cold, gone quiet, gone silent. So here is a small list of my own suggestions to help with feeling this way. 

Get Out

Now a lot of practices aren’t nature based, so I’m going to word this a bit differently than I would if it applied solely to me. 

Get out of your everyday space. The space you sleep, you eat, you work. Go for a hike, go see a move, go to a cafe, go to a library, go down the road and just listen to the sounds around you. We isolate ourselves through routine and sometimes we put up walls without realizing it. Look at details, explore, investigate, question. Remember you are more than just a 9-5 job. Remember you are more than just the book you read on warding magic or the overwhelming schoolwork that has been draining your inspiration. 

Regroup

Look to what inspires you. Movies, artwork, other practices or crafts and allow yourself time to look through those things. Do not hold yourself to them, or compare yourself to them but rather think about what inspires you about them. What aspects do you admire? Can you incorporate those into your own practices? Can you change them to suit your own style? What can you add to make them your own, and in doing so make them something more to you?

Shuffle a deck of cards and just do a reading. Flip through a book and just read a page. Listen to a song or a playlist and skip around. Find small elements that you can use to build something bigger. Allow yourself space to write, to draw, to record these things however you can. They don’t need to be organized and they don’t need to be “proper” unless of course you’re into that. Just get it down for later when you can look it over and make sense of it all (if there is sense to make). 

Fake It

The best way to get over a block is to just keep going. After you’ve gone out and regrouped yourself just take another crack at it. Redo shrines or altars. Reorganize bookshelves and chests of materials. Check dates of herbs and cleanse crystals. Water and cull your plants. Now just do it. Don’t need anything yourself? Look to the many people in this world who need a hand. Do a spell for those who are hungry, those who are scared, those who are hurting. Or likewise do a spell against those who are greedy, those who are suffocating and killing, those who are hindering and disrupting.  Do a spell for your own land, your own home, your friends and family members (some people will warn against doing magic without permission but I’ll leave that choice to you). Do a spell for yourself. Clean yourself. Inspire yourself. Harness passion and dedication. Bathe in it. Sing to your gods or your spirits or if you’ve none sing to the spirits who have passed.  Turn up the music and dance. Dance for those fighting for clean water, for those fighting for their own land, for those fighting to put food on the table, for those who feel broken and wronged and desperate. It doesn’t have to be any one person or any specific people. It is still valid and is still worth doing.

Enjoy

Do what you enjoy. At the end of the day why pursue something if you aren’t enjoying it?

I mean this in a light sense. A lot of people chose this path for other reasons and many have made vows and promises but ultimately why stay if you aren’t enjoying any aspect of this? A duty? A responsibility? Maybe. But for those of us who don’t have those don’t feel restricted and restrained.

Do what you love.

If you love making wards. Make them.

Already have enough? Make some for other people. Make some for the forest. The library. Local soup kitchens.

Like writing spells? Share them. Write as many as you like. Like constructing rituals? Leaving offerings? Writing poems? Simply being around herbs and crystals and bones? Do that. Surround yourself.

There doesn’t always have to be a reason. Or be a need. You can just do. Don’t let your mind overthink something that is in essence just an action.

For me, witchcraft is an impulse and is sporadic. I do it when I feel I should. And I have found you do not need a reason to do it. I hope you can shake those cobwebs from your head and pursue what you enjoy.

*(Disclaimer) Some people may feel their own craft is sacred or very strict and serious. This post is very obviously not directed towards your own particular situation. Please do not apply this post to your own craft if you don’t think it is applicable. This is a personal post of a public format being shared with the sole intention of helping those in similar situations. Curseshamers are tiresome and boring. I’ll spare everyone else the trouble, “Not everyone follows the ‘rules’ and ‘laws’ you do so don’t apply them to other people”. Lastly permission and it’s place in magic is something argued about. This isn’t the post to do that arguing on. If you want to discuss it get your soapbox out and stand on it on your own blog. 

WITCH’S SIGIL WHEEL

Decide on a word that resembles what you want to accomplish, such as LOVE, HEALTH, or PROTECTION. Then, starting from the first letter trace the letters of your word in a straight line from one to another, ending with the last letter of your word. If you want, you can connect the last line back to the first to create a closed shape, or leave it as an open one.

When you’re finished, you have a simple sigil then can be etched into a candle and burnt down, or you can write it down on paper and add it to a small bottle or pouch with herbs.