This Was Useful At One Point A Couple Years Back.

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Physical Healing Bottle Charm

You’ll need: A bottle or jar with lid Any of the following herbs(fresh or dried): rosemary, tumeric, ginger, basil Any of the following oils: lavender, tea tree, peppermint (especially for headaches), rosemary A candle in any of the following colors: green, blue, violet, red or white A slip of paper and a writing utensil

On the slip of paper, write the name of the person to be healed, or what is to be healed if it is you. Add this to your container first.

Then add whatever ingredients you have collected to the jar (herbs first, then oils).

If your jar is a little bigger, consider adding some cleansed water as well (you can cleanse by moonlight, sunlight or by intention).

Carve the same thing that you wrote on the slip of paper onto your candle, and anoint it with one of the oils you chose (I used just rosemary on my candle, and rosemary, peppermint and lavender in my bottle.) Light your candle, and say this incantation four(4) times:

Magic mend while the candle burns  Sickness ends as health returns  Harm to none, so mote it be

Seal your container and drip some wax on the top. Let your candle burn itself out in a safe place.

Do not open your container until the healing is complete.

Edit: I added a picture because this post didn’t have one yet and I actually did this ritual today because my sister is sick.

my masterpost ref for astrology

sun: about the basic self, who you are when you’re not surrounded by other people. your general traits

moon: the unconscious side of your personality. it explains why you do what you do. represents your instinctual self

rising: the face you put on in public, the sign that is the general first impression on others. it is expressed in your image and features, your style and your mannerisms

medium coeli: (mc/midheaven) gives insight to what you need to do to realise your place in life. can be used to help understand your personal and spiritual goals

imum coeli: (ic) base of your personality, influences your attitude towards your home and family life (your ic is the opposite sign to your mc)

venus: how you act in love and relationships. feminine energies

mars: sexual attraction, passion and anger. masculine energies

mercury: planning and reasoning skills, connected to communication, interacting and awareness

saturn: restrictions, limitations and delays. influences achievements, helps you mature

jupiter: luck, its an optimistic planet that gives inspiration and improves your life

neptune: reaches spirituality within you, there is mysticism and compassion, about divine love

uranus: change, associated with technology and discovery. about enlightenment and creativity

pluto: secrets, personal power and powerlessness. about transformations and self empowerment

chiron: health and disease and how they affect your spiritual path

ceres: how you best provide love and comfort, shows how you best feel nurtured

pallas: creativity, arts and justice, father/daughter relationships, personal power

juno: qualities of your soul mate, deals with marriage, fashion and beauty

vesta: focus, metal clarity and self respect

first house: self image

second house: self worth, money

third house: communication

fourth house: family + home

fifth house: self expression, creativity and romance

sixth house: work and health

seventh house: partnership and marriage

eighth house: transformations and sexuality

ninth house: belief and higher learning

tenth house: career, responsibility, reputation

eleventh house: aspirations and personal goals

twelfth house: soul growth, privacy and secrets

basic earth qualities: practical, reliable, realistic

basic air qualities: unpredictable, intelligent, independent

basic fire qualities: passionate, intense, impulsive

basic water qualities: sensitive, empathetic, emotional

earth dominant: practical, productive, patient, reliable

earth lacking: disorganised, messy, impulsive, irresponsible

air dominant: sociable, independent, curious

air lacking: unsociable, dependent, distant

fire dominant: energetic, impulsive, confident, adventurous

fire lacking: unmotivated, pessimistic

water dominant: empathetic, sensitive, nurturing, creative

water lacking: insecure, reserved, unemotional

Easiest Method of Finding Your Placements (For Beginners)

> Go to Astrotheme’s free natal chart calculator.

> Input your exact birth information (date, time, place) and name.

          - Click Next, and then again to confirm. (If you’d like to store your information for easy access to your chart later, sign up & add a birth profile.) The chart will look like this:

> Scroll down to the Display Parameters.            - Check the “Aspects and planet positions” box.            - Click Redraw, NOT New Horoscope.

> Scroll down to see the simplified lists of your placements (the first one to appear will be Positions of Planets, pictured below).

          - As you can see, this imaginary individual has her sun at 16 degrees in Capricorn, her moon at 9 degrees in Pisces, Mercury at 25 degrees in Capricorn and in retrograde (ᴙ), and so on.

 > Alternatively, you can hover over the symbols of the planets and asteroids to see their positions.

New Year's Spells and Such

Scrying Methods

Mirror Scrying Probably the most salient form of scrying available to our cultural consciousness, thanks to Snow White. -Black Mirror scrying (done with a black tinted mirror) works best for me, because otherwise I fall victim to my own vanity and just stare at myself. There’s a good Urban Witch tips post around here somewhere that suggests using your blank smartphone screen as a black mirror on the go.

Water Scrying -With liquid in a bowl of any colour, though I prefer a deep, transparent blue. You can also add food dye. -In the bath, and accompanied by other bath magic like oils and herbs and whatever works for you. -Staring at the Ocean (I’m very lucky to live next to the Pacific). Results would vary depending on weather conditions, i.e. if the surf is rough or calm, what colour sky is being reflected, what the wind is doing, where the tide is etc. Probably good for contacting deities with ocean associations, if that’s your jam. -Staring at a Lake (I also live next to a lake), similar in practice to Ocean Scrying, with the added bonus of relative stillness and aquatic fauna making ripples, trees casting shadows, floating flowers, a reflection of the sky.

Crystal Scrying I prefer Amethyst, but use whatever gem works for you.

Close Your Eyes Sometimes I can close my eyes and see the most vivid things, not imagination or visualisation, just scenes, floating across my vision.

Dream Scrying I’ve never tried it, but it’s probably a form of Oneiromancy (which I do practice). If you’re lucid or have any control over your dreamscape, try scrying on any medium in there. I think it would be cool but I can’t really try it yet.

Fire Scrying -I hate candles, but a lot of people have a good time scrying with them. -I DO HOWEVER LOVE STARING AT FIRE. -Bonfire scrying I last tried on New Year’s Eve, whilst under the influence of some questionable substances. It was going well, but people were starting to stare at me so I had to stop. -Hearth scrying would be a more accessible form of this, and I would personally use it for scrying with Hestia.

Sky Scrying -Can be done during the day, with clouds (similar to  Nephelomancy) or the wild blue yonder (you really have to come to Australia to appreciate how BLUE the sky is). -Can also be done at night, with the moon, or stars. Stargazing is a practice I came into after my childhood, when we finally realised I was near sighted and really couldn’t see much up there.

Smoke Scrying -With incense, watching the curls of smoke was one of the first things I did as a young witch. -And now, as an adult, cigarette smoke is equally fascinating (though I would not recommend picking up a smoking habit for the sake of witchcraft, or at all).

Steam Scrying -With your kettle or warm beverage of choice, very similar to smoke scrying, obliquely related to nephelomancy.

How To Dress a Candle

Although candles are a relatively modern part of magic, they are now a significant one. In candle magic, the candle is often dressed before it is burned.

Dressing can include some or all of these steps:

Cleaning the candle of unwanted energies

Filling the candle with the intent of the spell

Carving information on the candle, especially identifying information if the candle represents another person

Rubbing special oil on to the candle

Adding powdered herbs on top of the oil (big chunks will burn!)

Adding additional decorations

In ceremonial magic such as Wicca, dressing a candle may be very ritualistic and have specific rules. Refer to your tradition to figure out the correct steps. In folk magics or intuitive paths, think about your goals for the spell, what the candle represents, and what feels right to you.

Should all candles be dressed? No, I don’t think so. Sometimes a candle is a small sacrifice (of goods and effort) and simply burning it is the right thing to do. If you want to light a candle to honor an ancestor or spirit, I don’t think it needs to be dressed.

Is this list comprehensive? I doubt it. These are just the common ones I know about.

Fire hazard? Magic is a part of nature, it does not defy nature. Magical candles are not less likely to set things on fire. If you’ve never dressed a candle with oil or herbs, do a test run first to see if it will ignite. No candles should be allowed to burn without supervision, so if the spell calls for the entire candle to burn down, consider choosing a small one for the spell. That being said, if you are going to leave a candle by itself anyway, keep it in a big dish filled with sand or water (that is sure to catch the candle if it falls over), at least 2 feet away from all fabrics and walls.

Candlesticks and carvers. The candlesticks or holders that you use will be soaked in the energy of the spells you cast. Give them a good washing to get the wax off and a nice spiritual cleansing to get rid of the ‘leftovers’. Likewise, whatever you use to carve in the candle is a miniature wand that will be imprinted with whatever you send through it. Consider using a disposable tool like a toothpick and throw it away outside.

- Tho

mr-mononucleosis:

lunalovegouda:

The intro cards for Futurama have always been one of my favorite parts of the show because people always talk about the old Simpson’s couch gag but this is just pure gold… I mean-

It goes from everything from 

and then they made fun of how much everyone reacted to the the infamous ‘dead dog episode’ that I cried about…

And then one time when the show got canceled…

and then when it came back..

you’re missing my favorite one though