Herbs By Correspondences

I’ve begun to feel under the weather, so I made this soup tonight. It’s one of my favorite recipes from my blog!

Cold Season Soup–Vegetable Soup with White Beans, Cauliflower, and Quinoa:

2 heads cauliflower, washed and roughly chopped

1 large white or yellow onion

1 shallot (not totally necessary, but I like to pack in the alliums when I’m sick)

5 large carrots

6 celery stalks

1 head of garlic (Yes, head, not clove. Go big or go home if you really want to clear the sinuses.) peeled and pressed, grated, or chopped

1 large or 2 small zucchini squash

1 c. dry red quinoa

2-3 c. cooked white or cannellini beans

4 large kale leaves, washed and roughly chopped

large handful of fresh parsley, washed and roughly chopped

3 quarts vegetable or chicken broth

½ t. ground black pepper

1 T dried thyme

1 T dried oregano

3 bay leaves

pinch of cayenne pepper

salt to taste

4-6 T olive oil

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Preheat oven to 400.

Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Spread chopped cauliflower onto the baking sheet, and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste, and toss to coat. Roast in preheated oven until slightly charred and soft all the way through, about 40-60 minutes. Turn/mix cauliflower halfway through baking to ensure even browning.

While cauliflower is roasting, chop onion, shallot, carrots and celery to desired size. Bring a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot to medium high heat, and add a few tablespoons of olive oil. Once olive oil is fully heated, add onions, carrots, and celery, and cook 10 minutes, stirring often to keep from over browning. Add shallot and pressed, grated, or chopped garlic. Cook another 10 minutes or until onions are translucent and very fragrant. Add broth and all spices. Bring to a simmer and then taste and adjust spices/salt as needed. Add dry quinoa and bring to a simmer again.

Finely dice zucchini and add to the pot. Let simmer about 30 minutes or until quinoa is cooked through and all vegetables are tender. Add roasted cauliflower, chopped kale, beans, and parsley. Bring to a simmer and taste. Adjust salt and spices as needed, and don’t be afraid to add more olive oil if it lacks richness!

Also, t.= teaspoon and T= tablespoon

Perfumes for winter

Alien by Thierry Mugler (jasmine, cashmere wood, white amber)

Black opium by YSL (vanilla, coffee, pear, jasmine, patchouli, pink pepper, orange blossom, bitter almond)

By the fireplace by Maison Martin Margiela (chestnut, vanilla, guaiac wood, peru balsam, cloves, cashmeran, juniper, pink pepper)

Code pour femme by Armani (honey, Italian orange, vanilla, jasmine, orange blossom, bitter orange, ginger, sandalwood)

For her l’absolu by Narciso Rodriguez (musk, tuberose, patchouli, jasmine, amber, sandalwood)

Hypnotic poison by Dior (vanilla, almond, coconut, sandalwood, brazilian rosewood, plum, jasmine, caraway)

Jasmin noir by Bvlgari (jasmine sambac, almond, gardenia, licorice, tonka bean, precious woods, amber, musk)

Noir pour femme by Tom Ford (vanilla, kulfi, amber, sandalwood, ginger, rose, bitter orange, orange blossom)

Pure poison by Dior (jasmine, gardenia, orange blossom, sandalwood, orange, white amber, bergamot, cedar)

Velvet orchid by Tom Ford (rum, black orchid, honey, vanilla, myrrh, suede, sandalwood, peru balsam)

Wards to hand by doorways, windows or above your bed. I really love these and never make replicas so even if two look similar, they will never be the exact same<3

Dove Blood Ink 🩸

Uses

Dove’s blood ink is traditionally used for any type of love, blessing, friendship, reconciliation, desire, and loyalty working/spell. This ink can be used to record spells, write petitions, create sigils, etc. Blood inks (dragon blood, dove blood, bat blood) got their names because of their dark red pigment due to the type of resin used, Dracaena Cinnabari, which causes the inks to look similar to blood.

ingredients

isopropyl 99.9% alcohol

Dracaena Cinnabari resin (medieval DB resin)

a pinch of rose petal

tsp of cinnamon/cinnamon chips

1 bay leaf

a pinch of calamus root (optional)

How to make

In a glass, air tight container, add your botanicals, and then pour isopropyl alcohol over the botanicals, stir, and seal lid tightly. Store vial in a cool, dark place for at least 24 hours.

After allowing the isopropyl to infuse with your botanicals, strain the botanicals from the isopropyl so that your alcohol is now in a separate air tight glass vial (this vial will be the one you store your ink in!)

In a mortar and pestle (preferably a separate one dedicated solely to ink making), crush DB resin into small pieces and/or powder. Make sure this is real Dracaena Cinnabari resin, as this is the only DB resin that dissolves in alcohol.

Add your now crushed resin to your isopropyl that has been strained into your ink vial, and stir. Allow your resin to dissolve for at least 3 hours minimum before using ink. If you would like to strain excess pieces of non-dissolved resin from your ink, you may do so, but I prefer to keep them in the mixture. Depending on preferred consistency, you may need to add more resin and/or isopropyl. Shake/stir before each use.

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️

Do not make this ink near/on an open flame, or near ANY heat source. Isopropyl is highly flammable. Please wear gloves and a mask when making your inks to protect yourself from fumes. Do not use rubbing alcohol as a substitute for isopropyl!!! Your alcohol must be 99.9%; any water added to your ink will ruin and harden it because water hardens resin! Any utensils/bowls/vials etc used for ink making should be dedicated purely to ink making. Please do not eat out of or use your utensils for other things that you may ingest.

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warding for baby witches!

in the “coven” i’m in a lot of people found this helpful so i thought i’d post here!! naturally there are likely other methods, but these are what i’ve come in contact with the most. so in my experience there are 2 ways to create a ward: creating an astral safe space & manipulating energy to act as a shield.

1. creating an astral safe space is exactly what it sounds like. it’s your own space, where you can always access. you’re not actually astral traveling anywhere, because your safe space is essentially a part of you — it’s like your home, but astrally. ( it is possible to explore your own astral space, change it, or continue to develop it. ) naturally, this will require the ability to astral project.

an example: my astral safe space has multiple layers. the most general or “least safe” is the setting, which is a familiar forest modeled after a real forest i would spend a lot of time as a kid. i feel safe there. if i don’t feel safe in that space, i go to my next layer, and my most secure (excluding my deity & her spaces): my truck. i imagine myself in my truck, slamming the doors shut, rolling up the windows, locking the doors. nothing can get me there.

2. manipulating energy to act as a shield is more self explanatory. you take your energy and imagine it spreading across your whole body as to cover you. then you simply spread it outwards, until it’s like a bubble or dome, and then you solidify it. this method is easier but less reliable, as sometimes someone will simply make a lot of poor shields rather than one or two strong ones.

bonus: astral warding

astral warding & protection can manifest in many ways. the manipulated energy is always assumed to be there and is not visible. however, wardings can manifest as a part of your astral form.

example: after i met gaia and she gave me her protection, my astral body became surrounded by thick, thorny vines.

happy warding witches!!!

Moons, Holidays, and Retrogrades 2022

Figured I'd get a head start on this since I'm taking tonight's full moon as an opportunity to clean/cleanse my apartment, have a little wine, and update my calendar with witchy events through the end of next year. :>

As always when I make these kinds of posts, if the peak of the full or new moon is in the wee hours of the morning on one day, I enter it into my calendar as the day before, since that is the night I will be celebrating even though it technically falls on the next day.

Sources this year are my trusty Simple Moon Phase Calendar app for Android, www.pagangrimoire.com, and horoscopes.astro-seek.com

~January~ 2nd - 🌑 New Moon in Capricorn 14th - Mercury retrograde begins 17th - 🌕 Full Moon in Cancer->Leo 18th - Uranus retrograde ends 29th - Venus retrograde ends 31st - 🌑 New Moon in Capricorn->Aquarius

~February~ 1st - 🕯Imbolc🕯 4th - Mercury retrograde ends 15th - 🌕 Full Moon in Leo->Virgo

~March~ 1st - 🌑 New Moon in Pisces 17th - 🌕 Full Moon in Virgo->Libra 20th - 🌸Ostara🌸 31st - 🌑 New Moon in Pisces->Aries

~April~ 16th - 🌕 Full Moon in Libra->Scorpio 29th - Pluto retrograde begins 30th - 🌑 New Moon in Taurus

~May~ 1st - 🔥Beltane🔥 10th - Mercury retrograde begins 15th - 🌕 Full Moon in Scorpio 29th - 🌑 New Moon in Gemini

~June~ 3rd - Mercury retrograde ends 4th - Saturn retrograde begins 13th - 🌕 Full Moon in Sagittarius->Capricorn 21st - ☀️Litha☀️ 28th - 🌑 New Moon in Gemini->Cancer, Neptune retrograde begins

~July~ 13th - 🌕 Full Moon in Capricorn 27th - 🌑 New Moon in Leo 28th - Jupiter retrograde begins

~August~ 1st - 🌾Lughnasadh🌾 11th - 🌕 Full Moon in Aquarius 24th - Uranus retrograde begins 26th - 🌑 New Moon in Virgo

~September~ 9th - 🌕 Full Moon in Pisces->Aries 10th - Mercury retrograde begins 22nd - 🍂Mabon🍂 25th - 🌑 New Moon in Virgo->Libra

~October~ 2nd - Mercury retrograde ends 8th - Pluto retrograde ends 9th - 🌕 Full Moon in Aries 23rd - Saturn retrograde ends 24th - 🌑 New Moon in Libra->Scorpio 30th - Mars retrograde begins 31st - 🖤Samhain🖤 (Witch's New Year)

~November~ 7th - 🌕 Full Moon in Taurus 23rd - 🌑 New Moon in Scorpio->Sagittarius, Jupiter retrograde ends

~December~ 4th - Neptune retrograde ends 7th - 🌕 Full Moon in Gemini 21st - ❄Yule❄ 22nd - 🌑 New Moon in Capricorn 29th - Mercury retrograde begins

My favourite magical protection methods

draw protection symbols on the soles of your shoes to protect you wherever you go

throw a pinch of salt and rosemary over your shoulder to get rid of stagnant energy or any negativity that is thrown your way

keep a jar of salt and protective herbs on your altar to protect and cleanse your space

if you include animal spirits / remains in your craft: ribs are great for protective wards because their function in the animal is to protect vital organs

make protection sprays or oils that you can quickly anoint yourself with throughout the day (if you want to be more subtle about this you can put them in empty perfume / cologne bottles)

hang up bundles of dried protective herbs over your doors, mirrors, bed and altar

uh huh honey 🍯

(recipes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ,8 ,9 ,10)

Creating and Enchanting Wards

I wrote a post all about secret witches and how they could potentially form wards from everyday objects, and/or keep them under wraps. This post is for those that don’t have to hide anything, and also for those of you who just want to know how to enchant a ward. There are many ways to do so, I have only mentioned a few. Happy warding!

Creating Your Ward

Now, in terms of creating a ward, there are two main options: intangible, and tangible. You can make them a combo of the two as well (ex: a tripwire made of energy connected to a tangible mirror that will lead the intruder straight into the mirror, thus being reflected). Whatever you choose, there are a few steps you can follow if you want to. These are my suggestions:

Decide what it will do. Is it going to keep away spirits? Only certain ones? Curses sent by others? Negative energy? Spells cast on you without consent (though not necessarily considered a curse? You can choose all of the above, a few, or just one. The more things you have one ward do, the less energy it can put into each individual task (in my experience). Write down your intent for this ward, and work it out until you are happy with it. On that note, I recommend working on one ward at a time if you fear being distracted and confused, but if you find it is difficult to do so, use it to your advantage: string them together as if they are part of a circuit. It may help you connect each one to each other, thus ensuring no conflicting energies.

Design the ward. Will it be a ball of energy? How about a basket? A box of mirrors? Pick something that resonates with you and makes you feel protected. Personally, I would probably choose a labyrinth style ward if I wanted a new one, which may confuse and diffuse an energy before it reaches me or another ward. I would fill it with things that might slow it down, such as nightmare-based energy, or illusions. Keep in mind the physical properties of an item if you want it to be tangible; what makes this a good option for a ward? Ex: a dog’s tag may be great, not only for protecting them, but also for acting as a constant ward within whichever room they travel to.

Enchant the ward, and put it in its designated place. I will explain a few different processes that one may use to enchant a ward in the next section of this post. However, placement is important and I do want to discuss that. I find that placing things throughout the home instead of in just one area is more affective. In this way, there aren’t as many neglected barriers, and it is easier to switch them out in a staggered period of time and location. Place a few in each main part of your home to prevent any barrages in one spot. Another thing I feel I should mention is that windows, doorways, and even faucets/outlets can be methods of entry for spirits. I rarely have any problem with the latter, but it has come up once, maybe twice. Place your wards according to what you think is best for your home.

Enchanting Your Ward

Everyone seems to do this a bit differently, so take my methods with a grain of salt. Keep in mind that I honestly will not share all of my methods, simply because it’s safer that way. The best protection from other witches, in my opinion, is not giving them a key to your energetic home.

Method One: Self-Charging

Cleanse the ward beforehand.

Gather your ward, and whatever else you use for a basic ritual. If you do any circle casting with salt, or prefer to use a wand while enchanting​ things, grab those, too.

Situate yourself with the ward, holding it in some way. Place your hands/wand/etc. over it, or just focus your energy onto fueling this ward without moving.

Think of the intent of this ward. If you are making an intangible ward, figure out exactly what you want it to look like from the planning steps in the last section. Visualize it working in action, deflecting and repelling any unwanted forces that may be around you. Strengthen it each second with your energy, growing more and more. I tend to like swirling my hands around the object to build the energy and draw in any of it that may be escaping.

Visualize the energy bonding to the ward, and the intent being instilled into its very core. Connect this ward to another energy source that will fuel its intent when you stop doing so. The Earth, the sky, energetic leylines, and even the moon or sun are good options, ad they all let off immense amounts of energy.

Place the ward in its proper location.

Method Two: Crystal and/or Herb Charging (or anything else you feel will charge it with the right intent)

Cleanse and charge the crystals beforehand. Do the same with the ward.

Gather your ward, crystals, herbs, or whatever it is you are charging the ward with. If you find yourself easily drained, I recommend adding three candles to this ritual to aid in the energy you may be using

Place the objects you will charge your ward with in some sort of circle, line, or pyramid. If it is a circle, place your ward in the center. If it is a line, have one end pointing at you, and the other pointing at the ward. Similarly, if it is a pyramid, have the large portion facing you, and the point facing the ward. If you are also using the candles I suggested, place those between you and the crystals/herbs/etc. Light them and wait for one minute or so until the energy from the flame begins to seep into the air around you.

Push the energy of the objects into ward by expending a little of your own. In short bursts, like a pulse of electricity, shoot out energy from your being. Try to have as neutral as possible, or have some warding properties instilled in it. If you are using the candles, try to take in that energy to use as often ad you need to.

Wait one minute after you feel the ward has been charged, and then put it in its place.

Charge as often as you feel the need, which, for me, would be about once every 1 ½ weeks.

Method Three: Chant Charging

Cleanse your ward beforehand.

All you need for this method is the chants you wish to use (verbally or otherwise) and your ward. I find tangible wards to be the best option, otherwise, I have noticed my ward dissipates quickly.

Chant over the ward using my chant listed below, or your own personal one. Depending on the ward, you may want to switch it up or change the wording.

This is the method I have tried that needs the most upkeep and charging, so it’s great for temporary issues such as passing storms.

This ward will protect all who I welcome within this home.

With these words, I form a shell,

An opaque, strong dome.

Let nothing in I do not permit,

And let no one learn my ways.

I give you the power to (insert instructions)

Now I leave and trust in you and the energy I provide,

May we all be well and shaped with love, with nothing left to hide.