Hello! I Wasnt Sure Who To Ask About This, But Youre Amazing And I Feel Like You May Be Able To Help

Hello! I wasnt sure who to ask about this, but youre amazing and i feel like you may be able to help me :) i've always been drawn to Dionysus, and i've wanted to make an altar dedicated to the god, but i wasnt sure how to do so and what exactly to include. Do you have any ideas or advice? thank you! 🖤

Altar pieces/offerings:

Altar cloth with grape, vine, or leopard print designs

Wine or vinegar

Glitter

Fake or real grapes

Ivy

Purple or dark red stones

Candles (perhaps even a wine or champagne scented one)

Flowers

Wine bottles or corks

Devotional poetry or artwork

A drawing/art piece of him (can be printed)

Incense [X]

Other ideas [X]

Altar basics:

Altars or shrines for deities can be very diverse and look however you want them to! Although nothing is required, here are some things you may consider…

An altar cloth. I use place mats, usually $1-$3.

A statue, drawing, or other physical representation of said deity.

An offering bowl/somewhere to place offerings.

A candle or type of incense dedicated to them, for low energy devotion. 

Location. It can be anywhere, or even temporary if needed. 

USE WHAT YOU HAVE! Don’t spend loads of money on it, at least at first.

If you’re gone for a long period of time, consider filling a little bottle with things from your devotional altar (I usually add crystal chips, salt, herbs and spices, and seal with wax from their candle)

Browsing the altar tags here is fun and inspirational!

Periods suck. Witchcraft helps.

Spells:

Spell

Banishing cramps

The best ‘lil spell

Spell bottle

Bath ritual

Anti-migraine spell

Emoji spell to keep it from popping up at inconvenient times

Sigils:

Keep pain away

Relief from cramps

Stop cramps

My period is not painful

My period is easy

I do not have my period

Teas: 

(Please research herbs before using them, not all the posts are very informative about all the effects herbs may have! ESPECIALLY if you’re on meds.)

Tea

For cramps

Also for cramps

A collection

Some helpful herbs

Soothing tea

Some more helpful herbs

Some helpful PSAs on herbs

Other:

Taking advantage of your period

Menstrual magic

More menstrual magic

Crystals to help

Witchy period hacks

An earlier version of this post (with mundane tips)

Mundane tips:

General tips

More tips

I really like this list

I’d like to request that you keep gender out of any comments that you make on this. People of various gender identities get periods (or don’t), lets be inclusive here!

Serpent Tarot

Serpent tarot spread for when you feel stuck and aren’t seeing things clearly. Snakes have long been symbols of change and transformation, knowledge, and desire. Let the serpent steer you toward the right path and give you guidance

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💌Spell Envelopes💌

Y’all this is seriously a game changer!! 

As a college student, I’m super broke and haven’t wanted to buy sachets for spells, but I have a solution! Just use an envelope instead! You can get a whole box for like $3 (or you probs already have some) and they work just like a sachet: you put your herbs, pieces of paper, little crystals, etc. inside.  

You can also decorate them with designs, colors, and sigils that correspond to the spell you’re doing!  The one in this picture is a love spell I made for a friend! Art isn’t your thing? Just use stickers! Washi tape! 

You can carry them around easily and discreetly too.  You could even mail a spell to a friend! And add a layer of enchantment to bless your postal delivery person while they’re carrying the spell :)

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Addition:  As the lovely @crystal-w0lf added to the comments, you can also bury them for offerings or protection spells!!!

Witch’s Ladder

As yall know, ive been having a rough week. So i decided this morning that it was time to make a witch’s ladder and get my shit back together.

For those who are new to the craft, a witch’s ladder is a braided group of strings with items placed in it at regular intervals. It can be used to help meditate or to cast a spell.

When you’re making a witch’s ladder (or doing really any kind of magic) it’s important to think about correspondences! I picked these colors because they correspond with my intent. Earlier this week i disappointed my Sisters and i want to cast a spell to heal the rift that i created. Purple was chosen because it signifies familial love, the thing i want to preserve. Black signifies protection, in this case protecting our relationship. Blue signifies peace and healing, both things i want to bring to our relationship.

Numbers matter too! I cut each strand of yarn to be 3ft long. 3 is my number, and if youre familiar with numerology you probably have one too.

Make sure to cleanse and consecrate all your materials before you begin the braiding process!

When you have your strands, pull them together into a knot and visualize binding your intent to that knot. Visualization is KEY to getting your spells to be effective. Visualize yourself as already having what you want. In this case, i visualized becoming closer to my Sisters.

Find some items that you want to tie into your ladder. Numerology is important here too. I chose 27 items because 3x3x3 is 27 (or three, three times). That gives this number extra power.

The items can be pretty much anything. Organic things are especially powerful, which is why feathers, plants and seashells are often used. You cant find real feathers where im from so i got some fake ones in colors that correspond to my intent. Symbols are important, so it works pretty much the same. 

If you’re having trouble getting beads onto a larger string like yarn use a needle to pull the yarn through. Even in doing that i couldnt get the pendant to go on so i traded it out for a pearl.

When you’re braiding the strands together, raise power. You can do this by chanting or humming or reciting something, but i find that singing works better for me. Just stay in the moment and visualize your intent. When you finish braiding, shout or say something final when you tie the last knot to truly bind your intent into the braid and keep it there.

When you’re done, hang your ladder somewhere that youll see it often. I might move mine to my Book of Shadows when i finish it.

Have a great weekend ✌️ Stay witchy y’all and hmu if you have questions or want more tutorials like this