Ways To Use Tarot For Mental Health Maintenance

🌱🌱Earth Magic🌱🌱

To Lose Troubles: 🌿

Take a handful of earth and gaze into it.

Pour into it all your problems.

Outline in minute detail all of those problems plaguing you.

Once finished, throw the dirt behind you and walk away, not looking back.

Earth Charms:🍀🌻

Firmly tie up in a small green square of cloth some fresh, rich soil.

Carry this with you if you have troubles with stability, security, and self-control; if you are apt to let your emotions rule your life or if you are constantly angry or nervous.

Earth Scrying:🏵️🏵️

Fill a small flat vessel at least 7 inches in diameter with earth.

Sir relaxed and gaze into the soil.

You will eventually notice the symbols staring uo from the earth.

Earth Protection Bottle: 🌼🌳

Pour fresh, clean soil into a bottle.

Fill it to the top and close it.

Place the bottle near an entrance, preferably a window, to guard against evil entering into your house.

Floriography

Victorian-origin flower meanings were conceived as a code, but can also be used for correspondences. 

This table from a Smithsonian PDF has several common breeds and sentiments as a shorthand, but here are some lengthier resources:

Language of Flowers website (includes seasonal information)

List with a couple household herbs

Book scan from the early 1900s

Long archived list with sexy obscure flowers

Floriography’s most intuitive use is for love spells. Put yarrow in a stave-off-heartbreak talisman, leave a couple violets in a vase on your altar, whatever. However, by the time you get to something like white chrysanthemums (truth), there’s all kinds of divining and revelatory “show yourself” work you can do. 

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Meditation steps and tips for beginners

Professional meditators always have a Zen garden: https://www.amazon.com/ICNBUYS-Japanese-Censers-Pushing-Diameter/dp/B01II9PHI4

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If you are looking to start your Herb Cabinet…

You HAVE to check out:

Lisa’s Creations, Inc.

This is a small independent seller on Amazon that sells huge kits of large bundles of spell ingredients!

There are five different assortments to choose from. (P. S when they say “herb” they mean ingredient, not all are “herbs”)

1.) 60 Herbs

➡ $37.99

2.) 60 Herbs & five Muslin Bags

➡ $39.99

3.) 70 Herbs, one Muslin bag & charm

➡ $43.99

4.) 50 Herbs, Charcoal & White Sage Wand

➡ $44.99

5.) 85 Herbs & Charcoal

➡ $62.99

Each ingredient has its name on the bag and it’s main correspondences. The bags are about 3 by 2in. and are full!

I purchased #3 and the ingredients I received were:

Peppermint

Medowsweet

Fennel seed

Mustard seed

Celery seeds

Sesame seed

Poppy seeds

Anise seed

Lemon peel

Orange peel

Alfalfa leaf

Bay leaf

Thyme leaf

Olive leaf

Coltsfoot leaf

Raspberry leaf

Spearmint leaf

Strawberry leaf

Senna leaf

Nettle leaf/root mix

Yellow dock root

Ginger root

Poke root

Licorice root

Angelica root

Elder flower

Lavender flower

Rice

Sea salt

Himalayan pink salt

Shepherds purse

Allspice

Gotu kola

Cedar

White willow bark

Blue vervain

Lemon balm

Chaparral

St. Johns wort

Fenugreek

Oats

Uva ursi

Hibiscus

Hyssop

Chickweed

Dandelion

Egyptian basil

Valerian

Elderberry

Anise stars

Mugwort

Frankincense

Shavegrass

Black tea

Pine

Coriander seed

Rose hips

Sage

Arabic gum

Passion flower

Blessed thistle

Copal oro

Pennyroyal

Bladderwrack

Wormwood

Red clover

Agrumony

Marjoram

Cinnamon stick

Rosemary

Calendula powder (Marigold)

Chamomile flower

Catnip

A Muslin bag

Pentacle charm

ITS SUCH A GOOD START UP FOR YOUR WITCHY CUBBOARD.

The only thing on Amazon that even is closely like it is one kit by Sacred Tiger that has 35 herbs for $41.99, no bags or correspondences ect.

✳ I am NOT being paid to promote this, i’m purely telling you guys about a cool find.✳

Happy witching!

- @beginningwitchyshit 🌿

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The Eight Sabbats and The Wheel of the Year: My Digital Grimoire Series

*these are my notes, please do not repost as your own!*

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*Not a pendulum question* but how do you figure out what deity you’re connected to?

I personally like to flip through a big book of deities, and I land on a random name and choose that way. I made a bunch of cards with names of deities on them, and I will pull random ones from that as well. It is kind of like tarot where you need to focus and really choose carefully so your result makes more sense. Also, sometimes deities from around the world are called different names but are the same, like how Venus and Aphrodite are virtually the same aside from cultural differences changing the story a bit. That is controversial and not all believe in that, but it applies to hundreds of other deities and anthropologists who have studied ancient world religion think that a lot of the deities are the same with different names. That is really magickal if you think about it that way though, because it means that their divine nature impacted the entire world. Other people just had different names for them. I hope this helps!

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Basic Tools of the Craft

There are tools that are essential to every religion. And they are usually ceremonial tools that aid in a practitioner’s spiritual journey. Buddhists have their bells, while Christians have their cross. While not a requirement to each one practicing a religion, having the tools strengthen your dedication.

Witchcraft has a wide range of tools, and most are usually those that are placed on an altar, and each almost always represents an element.

What you decide to procure will really depend on your beliefs and what you are comfortable with. It is also important to know that your tools should be treated with respect and reverence since each represents a divine element.

Here are just some of the tools a witch could have at his or her person or altar:

THE ATHAME An Athame is a dagger traditionally with a black handle that is used to cast a circle. It should never be used for cutting or to cause physical harm. The athame represents masculine energy and the element of fire.

THE CHALICE The chalice witches use can come in a goblet styles, or simply any mug and cup, and is used to hold water or wine, which is to be drank after a ritual. The chalice on your altar also represents the element of water.

THE WAND The wand that you use can come in any material that you feel a connection to: wood, bone, or metal. A witch’s wand is very personal, so much so that many Wiccans prefer to fashion themselves their own wand that suits their taste and represents their personality or character. Another option is to buy a Magic Wand. The wand is used to direct energies during a ritual, and represents the element of air.

THE PENTACLE The pentacle is a very powerful and protective symbol in Wicca. On an altar, it can come in the form of either a pendant or a platen. The pentacle represents earth, and is used to cleanse yourself, your surroundings, and all other items on your altar.

You can also use a Pentacle necklace on your altar.

THE CAULDRON Like the chalice, the cauldron represents the element of water. A cauldron can hold many things like water, herbs, incense, and candles, and is very useful when it comes to rituals involving burning and creating small fires. The preferred material for the pot-bellied cauldrons is cast iron. This is mainly due to the fact that cast iron cauldrons can take the heat and don’t crack under high temperatures.

THE BELLS Bells are used to mark passages in a ritual. Try taking a look at spells, you’ll notice most require you to ring a bell once or twice, and also ask you to ring your bell to mark the beginning and the end of a ritual.

THE CANDLES Candles represent the element of fire. A pair of candles also symbolizes the God and the Goddess.

THE BOWLS Having a bowl on your altar represents the element of earth. A bowl can hold water, sea salt, and oils. It is important to have a bowl that can hold sea salt, since a small bowl of sea salt on your altar can cleanse your other tools for magick, and also any possession you have that you feel is holding negative energy.

Smudging bowls are essential for magickal working.

INCENSE

Incense symbolizes the element of air. It is used to clear energy, cleanse, and call in energies.

THE CRYSTALS Each crystal holds a different energy. Crystals enhance the power of your spells, and keeping a variety of crystals on your altar will help you in various rituals.

THE BROOM A broom is very symbolic of sweeping energy and keeping negative and unwanted energies out of your space.

There are so many more tools in Witchcraft that you can use to enhance your spiritual journey and your magickal workings. What I mentioned are just the essentials, and you can add to them as you progress in your journey.

Before you begin using each tool, it is important that you clear and cleanse it. And make sure that you treat each with respect and care, as it represents a divine element. Some witches, including myself, don’t allow others to touch their tools and crystals and supplies to prevent any unwanted energy from absorbing into these things. You can make the choice yourself for your items obviously, but keep in mind that you should keep your tools and supplies full of light energies!

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