There Are So Many 'witchcraft' Books Available Nowadays!

There are so many 'witchcraft' books available nowadays!

Now I know this is gonna make me sound old as shit but I gotta say it:

When I was started learning about witchcraft around 15 years ago, all 'witchcraft' books were wiccan books and they were all fucking awful. You might find 3 books in the back corner of a bookstore and they were all misinformation and blatant lies about history. You might also find a couple books about tarot, dream interpretation, healing crystals and natural remedies but that was IT. To find out any real information you had to do extensive research in historical and anthropological texts and academic journals.

So while there are thousands of 'witchcraft' books available nowadays (I saw 6 sitting on the same shelf as popular self-help books in KMART today)... they're all watered down and 'socially acceptable' spells for love, money and self acceptance....

Dont get me wrong, I'm thrilled that I dont have to hide my practice as much as I had to years ago but... a lot of the witches I meet now are swimming in the shallow part of the pool while thinking they're delving in the deep seas. This lack of understanding isn't their fault though, just as it wasn't mine when all I had was books that only shared personal gnosis and misinformation.

The problem with flooding the market with shallow 'witchcraft' books, is that these books don't really help new witches and they don't help experienced practitioners either. For newbies these books can touch on some of the basics while simultaneously giving the reader the impression that this book will tell them EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW. The majority of these books also don't help experienced practitioners because they either share a rehash of 'common knowledge' or they make witchcraft out to be this fluffy-bunny, white-washed, appropriating crap.

Now, I know that this post will likely offend people, and for that I apologise. This was simply a frustrated rant by a witch who has seen too many terrible 'witchcraft' books.

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Spell to Ward Your Person from Harm

I saw a version of this spell, that was very lacking. It literally said to just add crushed peppers and broken glass shards to a container, and then bury them on your property. The problem, the intent isn’t super clear, and the ingredients are a bit of a mixed signal. The concept is good though. It got me thinking. So here’s what I would do for a protective spell pouch.

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You’ll need a small pouch to keep your spell in. A box or jar would also work. 

A hot chili pepper, preferably whole

An iron nail

Soil from your own home

A lock of your hair 

If you’re making the spell for someone else, then you need soil from their home, and something of theirs to use for the focus. A photograph would work if you don’t have access to something like a few strands of hair.

You need to have a clear, quiet area to focus from start to finish. Try to set everything out in a way that makes sense to you, for how you’re going to use it. Charge every item as you added it to your spell pouch. 

Hot peppers. Peppers are for warding things away, averting them from you. You can use peppers in cursing and attack spells, but they are also extremely useful in warding and cleansing. Focus on the warmth of the pepper being soothing for you, and painful for those who would do you harm. If you’re visual, then picture this. If you’re tactile, then maybe handle the pepper, feel how it warms your hands after a while, internalize that the pepper is not meant to burn you, but will scar your enemies.

An iron nail. This should not be rusted if possible. Iron is strong, unyielding. It is used for both building and destroying. The iron nail is your sword. It is your shield. The cold metal keeps you safe and damages those foolish enough to try your defenses. It also has the added benefit of warding off some spirits and fae. 

Soil from your home. Your home is your safe place, your castle, your base of operations. It’s where you gather your energy. The soil ties the spell to your home, so it can continue to feed from the energy of your house.

A lock of hair. This ties the spell directly to you. It focuses the spell so that it will serve to protect you. Without this, it’s a very general spell that can serve to protect an area. With a lock or few strands of your hair though, it focuses the spell in on protecting you from harm.

Focus on what each item brings to the spell as you add it to the bag. When you’re finished, close up the bag. Seal the spell now. One of the easiest ways to do this is to sew up the bag. If you’re using a jar or box, you can seal it with wax or clay. You can also seal it by tying a knot in the bag strings, or something similar. This indicates the spell is finished working, and severed from your active energy. This “finishes” the spell, and allows it to start working without drawing on you for power. Now store the spell somewhere safe.

~Ash

Cottage Witchcraft: Magic in Cleaning

****THIS POST CONTAINS MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS, OPINIONS AND VIEWS ON COTTAGE WITCHCRAFT AND ENERGIES IN ONE’S LIFE AND HOME.****

I thought I might take a moment to talk about cottage witchcraft, keeping one’s home clean and how this creates clean/positive energy. Cleaning, to me, is a form of magic and I use it daily. I am well aware that there is both bad and good, light and dark polarities in life and in regards to energies. I get tired of being in a bad mood though so I thought I might share this one way I try to get rid of the negativity that creeps in on me.

I know that I am uniquely me and my thoughts may not work for you. You may have no issues with stuff lying all over the floors and dishes piling up, but for me I get anxious, upset and agitated if my home is not clean. Those are all negative emotions brought on by a messy house. Cleaning my home brings in a more positive or clean energy for me. It helps me relax and gives me an outlet to get rid of any negative emotions or energies I’m holding onto within. When we first moved into our current home I found myself repeating, “A clean home is clean energy” as I cleaned. I’ve seen similar variants of that in books or online since. I feel like this is important to cottage witches (and perhaps even hearth witches, but I’m making an assumption here). Our homes contain all of our magic. For some of us our entire home is our sacred space so we should treat it with the respect we’d treat a sacred area for an altar or magical working surface. One would keep their altar and the immediate area around it clean and tidy, change out the seasonal decorations and take care of any tools so a cottage which might consider doing the same for their home.

So let’s get onto the fun stuff. I hope I haven’t rambled too much and everything has made sense so far. To sum it up, our homes can sometimes harbor negative energies in physical and spiritual or emotional forms when one lets it get dirty. This post will address how one can get rid of the internal negativity (even if it wasn’t caused by a messy/dirty home) by cleaning the physical.

- Washing the dishes: When I’m washing the dishes I visualize any negativity being washed away and going down the drain. I strongly dislike handling dirty dishes and I get pretty cranky when it comes time to do them so I reserve things that are really bothering me and stir up negativity in an instant when I think about them for the task of doing the dishes.

- Wiping down counters and other surfaces: A counter is like one’s altar table. You want to keep surfaces clean and make sure it’s a work space that’s always ready to use. Rushing around trying to clean things up right before a task (or ritual/spell work) can bring in negative or chaotic energy. Don’t forget about end tables or coffee tables. They need some cleaning too. You never know where you may decide to work on a whim. So when I’m cleaning these things I’m not only cleaning away the physical, but I also imagine myself wiping away negativity or energies that aren’t helping me out. For instance if I’m having a rough time with anxiety I may see myself wiping it away. This section also applies to shower walls and bathtubs as well as anything else one might wipe down.

- Cleaning mirrors: Mirrors generally need a good cleaning every so often so when I clean off the mirror I visualize myself wiping away any negative thoughts I have about myself or any negative ways I may see myself when I look at my reflection.

- Cleaning the toilet: Well, there’s not much to say about this. We all know what a toilet’s purpose is. When I clean it and flush away any cleaning solution for the bowl I visualize negativity being flushed away with it. One could also see it as getting rid of the build of up of waste in their life in the form of negativity.

- Vacuuming: Carpets can keep all sorts of dirt, pests and the like deep within. So when one vacuums they might visualize any deep rooted issues causing negativity being sucked up right along with any physical particles of dust, dirt or what have you.

- Sweeping: This is one most already do on the physical and astral level with brooms for the mundane and besoms (or designated brooms for magical use) so I won’t go too in depth. When you’re sweeping up all the dirt, dust, animal hair that’s been shed and so on imagine yourself sweeping away any negativity. I throw whatever is in the dust pan right into the trash and visualize it being thrown out of my life, but one could also sweep the negativity and dirt out of the front door as well and visualize it being pushed out of one’s life.

- Dusting: This is much like sweeping. One could visualize dusting away any negativity that’s been hanging about for a long while that’s settled into their life. As you dust visualize that negativity lifting and being cleared away.

Once one’s house is clean the energy improves and the energy within them improves as well. At least I notice the improvement within my own home and within myself. Perhaps someone else might find working a bit of magic through cleaning helpful too.

Ultimate Protection Magic Masterpost, Part 2

PROTECTION FOR OTHERS

Family/Loved Ones Protection Jar

Quick Protection Spell

Full Moon Protection Spell

“I Send You Safety” Spell

Knitting Spell (For Protection)

Ayano’s Theory of Happiness Spell

Ritual To Protect Loved Ones

“This Person Is Under My Protection” Sigil

“This Person Is Safe & Happy” Sigil

“My Significant Other Is Happy & Safe From Harm” Sigil

“My Child Is Safe From All Harm” Sigil

PROTECTION FOR PETS

Pet Protection Spell Jar

Pet Protection Spell Bottle

Pet Protection Spell

Pet Protection Spell

Protective Chant For Dogs

Protective Chant For Cats

Cat Protection Bag

Cat Blessing/Protection Spell

Animal Blessing Spells

Animal Protection Spell

Animal Candle Protection Spell

“Watch Over Me” Pet Protection Guardian

“Always Come Back To Me” Spell

“My Dogs Will Be Safe and Happy” Sigil

Pet Protection Powder

MISCELLANEOUS PROTECTION SPELLS

Protection Against Nightmares

Protection During Sleep

Nightmare Warding Stuffed Animal Spell

Ghost Nebula Protection In Sleep Spell

Protection While Travelling

Jar Spell for Safe Travels

Protection For Travellers Spell

Roadtrip Protection Charm

Empath/Emotional Protection

Calcified Heart Spell

Empath Protection Jar

Other

New Job Protection Pouch

Corvid Safety Spell

Emoji Spell for Protection Against Extreme Weather

Cleansing & Protection from Mind-Altering Spells

POWDERS, SALTS, OILS & WATERS

Dragon’s Bite Powder

Sweeping Powder for Protection & Energy

Dark As Night Protection Powder

Anti-Curse Powder

Archer’s Protection Powder

Protection Powder Recipes

Fire Salts

Black Salt

Empath Protection Oil

Demonwitch’s Hellcat Oil

Flying Devil Oil

Moon-Infused Protection Water

Storm Witch’s Ward Water

War Water

INFORMATION

Circles, Shields & Wards

Casting a Circle for Beginners

Methods of Casting Circles

Personal Shielding

Basic Protection

Keeping Yourself Protected

The Basics of Wards & Warding

A Crash Course In Warding

Top Ward Mistakes I

Top Ward Mistakes II

Threshold Magic 101

Charms

Charms, Amulets & Talismans

The Rowan Cross

Grass Charm

Hag Stones

Moon Snails

Protection Wreaths

Protection Chimes

Elemental Protection Charms

Folklore Charms for Home Protection

Tech Magic

Turning Your Wifi Into Wards

How to Anti-Taglock Pictures of Yourself

Simple Email Protection Spell

Technomagic Ward

Cyber/Tech Protection Ideas

Servitors

A Basic Guide to Servitors

An Introduction to Servitors

How to Create a Protective Servitor

Meditations

Spell and Meditation for Calming, Serenity and Peace Within Self

“Warrior of Light” Guided Meditation (YouTube)

Correspondences

Protection Correspondences

Protection Correspondences

Quick Protection Magic Reference Guide

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