This is not a competition. Take it slow, enjoy the journey. You do not need to learn every crystal correspondence within a week.
Keep a journal/Grimoire/Book of Shadows if possible. Fill it up as you go. Do not just put the information somewhere to wait until you “have time” or “have more energy” (although these, and many more, are understandable reasons). It is less work to do a little all the time than try to catch up all at once.
You don’t need to be anything to be a witch. You are one, regardless of your gender, skin color, religious interests… If you think you’re one, you are. Witchcraft is a path, a tool, not a religion.
Wicca and witchcraft are not the same.
It is totally okay to take breaks. Setting aside your craft doesn’t mean you can’t come back and continue where you left off.
YOU are the most important tool. You do not need that expensive cauldron, or those rare herbs that have a double-digit price. Of course, supplies are needed for more complicated/powerful spells to help you out, but they are not necessary.
If your path changes, that is okay! If you were first interested in spells but then decided to focus more on deities and their worship, that’s okay!
On that note, it’s also okay to not know what your path is.
Like all people, witches have their opinions about various things. Listen carefully to both sides, research, but in the end make your own opinion that fits with your morals and worldview. Neither side is necessarily wrong, but both can be true.
Trust your gut/intuition. It knows a lot. If someone says X has Y correspondences, but in your opinion has Z, then this is true to you.
When researching things, remember to be critical and not trust everything you read blindly. Cross-reference.
Educate yourself on closed religions, slur words, racist symbols, appropriation of cultures and their words (see:smudging, chakra…) Do not be angry at yourself if you have used them before - you are always learning and growing as a person.
When in doubt, ask. The community is friendly and many are more than happy to help you. Asking never hurts, but don’t treat others as your Google.
Do not abandon science nor common sense. Witchcraft is powerful, and certain areas have direct influence (using herbs, for example), but it does not replace healthcare, therapy, or otherwise being healthy.
Practice safety. There is a reason why people tell you in rituals/spells/etc. to do things to protect yourself. When doing witchcraft, you are dealing with great powers and energy - sometimes that might be malicious.
Also, some general things like fire safety, checking for crystal toxicities in various substances, and herb properties are important to keep track of - these are physical things that can seriously harm you; and definitely work. Do not doubt that.
Do not lose yourself. While witchcraft gives us great power, it sometimes makes us lose ourselves. One might become so absorbed in their path that they forget things like eating, checking on friends, doing hobbies, and so forth. This path is part of your life, but your life does not consist only of the path.
Have fun! I believe this is one of the most important things. Witchcraft does not need to be serious; it can be Legos, glitter, pop-culture gods, sigils doodled with eyeliner… The possibilities are limitless!
🌿 burn cedar sticks or cedar incense. cedar helps drive away negative influences, energies, and spirits. really good herb to work with when moving into a new space. helps with protection on all levels.
🌿 sprinkle a blend of salt, sage, and mint on the floors to soak up all the negative energies on the ground and vacuum up when you feel it has picked everything up. clean out all that salt from your vaccuun and dispose of it in the trash outside (not in nature)
🌿 diffuse lavender oil. lavender oil is very protective and helps bring serenity and peace into a space.
🌿 manifest abundance and prosperity by meditating with citrine and placing it in your home. place a clear quartz next to it to amplify abundant energies
🌿 make a crystal gird out of selenite, black tourmaline and white jade. these crystals will create a barrier of protection around your house and they will cleanse the hell out of it.
🌿 place pieces of selenite in windowsills, this will purify energy coming in and out of the house. immediately raises the vibration of the room
🌿 when burned, palo santo releases a cleansing smoke filled with healing energies. great for filling spaces with good health and fortune
🌿 ask your spirits/deities to cleanse, protect, and bless your space and leave them offerings when you are done
🌿 sandalwood incense raises vibrations, cleanses, offers psychic protection, and helps to open up psychic awareness
🌿 amethyst is not only a enhances the intuition and increases calm energies, it is also very protective and will shield you from psychic attacks
🌿 work with the elements for protection, meditation and visualization works well
🌿 visualize an impenetrable bubble of protection surrounding your home protecting you from all lower energies
🌿 visualize a waterfall pouring into your space washing away all stagnant and negative energy leaving your space with abundant and healthy energy
🌿 put mint leaves all around your house, in your windowsills, in your shoes, jewelry boxes, altar, etc. to protect you from evil intentions. also good for protecting your home from misfortune
🌿 wind chimes will warn you when a negative spirit is around, there sound will also help drive them off your property
🌿 cinnamon is extremely protective, i love dressing candles with ground cinnamon for cleansing and protection
🌿 burning dragon’s blood incense will create a wall of fire protecting you and your space, also a really good incense for clearing bad spirits
🌿 sleep with a lavender sachet underneath your pillow to protect you from psychic vampires
🌿 labradorite protects you and your home from demons
🌿 placing a vase of flowers in a room will lift the energy and invite positive energy in. use different flowers for attracting different things example sunflowers for happiness, roses for love, marigolds for success and creativity, etc.
People’s prayers can still mess with you even if it’s not your religion
Hey witches, Wiccans and pagans;
Did you know that if someone prays against your will it can actually come true? Prayers in a way are like a spell.
My grandparents are devout old-school Catholics, and they prayed for me not to get a job so I would focus on school work. It’s been a pain in the ass finding a job, even minimum wage. When I found out about this, I did a spell to make sure prayers that go against my will won’t work on me.
Guess who just got an interview at the first place I applied for after I had given up on them? Keep this in mind if people are praying to tamper with your life in a way that causes you problems.
(also, some of it was Set who thinks I should focus on growing my own business, but Anubis has been helping me towards my goal. Gods don’t always agree on what’s best for you.)
For someone who prays to no deity and or is skeptical of Gods….. Think of it as energy. Most witches believe in will and energy because that’s almost the entire ideology of witchcraft.
So to Atheist witches (I’m not one, I’m just secular) that think “Gods/God doesn’t exist so prayers have no power!”
You are beyond incorrect. It honestly doesn’t matter whether you think God’s exist, doesn’t matter whether they truly do or do not exist, what matters is that the person praying thinks they exist.
That belief is powerful. It’s enough to be as powerful as any spell because that persons being wholeheartedly believes that they’re prayers will be answered and that is enough to send a LOT of energy anybody’s way.
So as a recap;
Doesn’t matter whether a god exists or whether you believe in them. What matters is the person praying/casting against you believes it.
I just want a witchy girlfriend. A girl who’ll help me take care of my plants. A girl who’ll make me tea. A girl who I can go shopping for crystals with. A girl who’ll surprise me with a jar spell or something she made for me. A girl who’ll let me cleanse her apartment. A girl I can give herbs to. A girl who’ll remind me of the moon. A girl who’s magic.
Sodalite — opens the third eye to being more inclined for spiritual visions, enhances eloquence, stone of manifestation
Sources: various books, articles, websites, research, personal experience. Feel free to add onto this list. Not all crystals affect everyone in the same way.
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