Warding

Warding

I've covered warding recently in my protection post. But here I will go into more detail on what warding is, the most popular ways to ward and how to create them as well as when to know when a ward is no longer useful or has been broken. I will also go into baneful warding and what it is.

What is warding?

Warding is a form of defensive magick which acts as your first line of defense against negativity. Be this baneful magick from another practitioner or negative entities and general negative energy. There are multiple ways to ward with each practitioner warding differently to the other. Wards come in all shapes and forms, and there is no limit as to how much warding you should do, you protect yourself as you see fit.

What is baneful warding?

Baneful warding is a form of warding in which the negative that hits a ward gets sent back to its source. Baneful warding is seen as a more "advanced" form of magick, however not too advanced for a novice to do with the appropriate amount of research. Baneful warding can come in the same forms as normal warding would.

Warding jars

Perhaps one of the most common wardings on this post, warding jats usually contain ingredients charged with the intention of warding. These ingredients usually range from herbs to bodily fluids such as saliva or blood. These jars are either buried on the practitioners property, left above entryway, left on an altar, or are carried with the practitioner when they want protection on the go.

A warding jar might contain: ashes of a warding sigil, bodily fluids, herbs and plants, crystals, bones, warding or protection oils, spices, metals, glass shards etc. These jars are then sealed with black or white wax (or are sealed in any other way, with glue, tape or simply just with intention).

When a warding jar is broken, you might find the contents of the jar to become moldy, the jar shatters, the seal might break or the contents of the jar to go off, you also might feel that the jar no longer has its power. When this happens, if the jar is intact, break the seal and empty the contents into the bin/trash or return them back to the earth. You can then cleanse the jar with your preferred method of cleansing and reuse the jar for another ward or spell.

Talismans and symbols

Talismans are objects which are charged with the intention fo protection or warding. A well known example would be the Nazar, known to ward off the evil eye.

Symbols are used to represent something or represent an intention example would be the pentacle/pentagram, a well known protection symbol. Another example could by the Eye of Horus, a symbol used by the Ancient Egyptians for protection, health and restoration.

You can create your own talismans and symbols to aid in warding. These might be used to ward against a specific thing, or can be used as a general ward to all negativity.

A talisman or symbol might break or feel like they're no longer useful once theyve done thier job. If this time comes, you can simply dispose of the old one and create a new one.

Sigils

Sigils are created and can be programmed with any purpose necessary. May this be warding ot cursing, they can be used for almost any working.

Sigils can be burnt to activate them, with the ashes being used in spells to add extra power. Sigils can be put up around your house or around your room for warding. These sigils can look like anything, simply draw them with the intention of warding.

Crystals

Crystals can be placed above entryways or in windows to act as a ward. Crystals can also be added to spells to give a desired effect or worn as jewellery to act as warding or protection on the go.

Some examples are: black obsidian, black tourmaline, clear quartz, amethyst, hematite.

When a crystal ward has been broken, the crystal might shatter, or go missing. Or you may feel the crystals energy feels different than usual. With crystals you cam simply cleanse and recharge the crystals to be used again!

Spells

Warding spells can be as simple as a dressed candle, or can be a complex ritual. Warding spells differ from practitioner to practitioner. Similar to warding jars, these spells might include the use of herbs, bodily fluids, crystals, plants etc. The methods of creating a warding spell vary, as there is no one way to create one.

When a ward breaks down, you might feel the ward break, or if it does what is intended, you might feel something bounce off the ward. Depending on the negativity sent your way, the ways in which you might feel a warding spell break down vary, this could range from feeling sluggish or nauseous to downright feeling psychic attack. (Whenever this happens, please consult a doctor, mundane before magical. What you may feel is a magical occurrence could be explained by illness, so please consult a doctor of you feel this way constantly)

Warding is a great form of protection which is used very often in a persons practice. While not all practitioners use warding, this is just to inform you of the ways you can ward to keep yourself safe in your practice!

Easy Witchy Morning Routine

✨ When you wake up, take a few deep breaths to ground yourself for the upcoming day.

✨ Choose a crystal to keep on your person to help cope with whatever you have going on that day.

✨ Ask your tarot deck what to focus on for the day and pull a single card. Pay attention to what your intuition tells you about your interpretation of the card in conjunction with your question.

✨ Stir intention into your morning cup of tea of coffee. Clockwise motions add an intention while counterclockwise removes something.

✨ Sit down with your journal and write out some goals and things for which you are grateful. Write out your goals as if their success is inevitable. “I will…” Write out your gratitude, allowing yourself to feel the positive emotions that come with being thankful.

✨ If you have the space or opportunity, go outside for even just a few minutes, put your feet into the grass, and take a few deep breaths. Just two minutes of grounding to start your day can severely adjust your entire attitude going forward.

From ‘Witchcraft Therapy’ by Mandi Em

Spirit Work: Precautions

Spirit Work is not just working with ghosts, but includes that. Many different cultures believe all forms of life possess spirits including animals and plants. Some common examples of spirits are deities, ghosts, the fae, angels, demons, nymphs, and dragons, although there are countless more.

I’m not here to judge or say don’t do Spirit work, I also practice various forms of it. I simply made this post to bring to light some potentially essential aspects to practicing spirit work for any individual that desires it. As always, take what resonates, leave what doesn’t. Happy casting!

Spirit Work Precautions:

General Code II:

A spirit does not have to approach you for you to attempt to contact it. However, you can also always reject or end a partnership if you want it to stop, and so can they. Most spirits will understand and be respectful to you if you are back and honest and honorable.

General Code II:

Spirits can tell when you attempt to deceive them, or are being dishonorable towards them. Some spirits can become vengeful if you are absolutely and continuously rude toward them, or warn other spirits of your behavior.

General Code III:

For simplification, practitioners will often use possessive terms when referring to spirits. However, it is an unspoken collective understanding that we do not own them in anyway regardless of the spirit they are or how they present. Spirits are not pets, and you do not collect them. If anything, during a partnership they possess you.

General Code VI:

Be respectful to the spirits, inducing but not limited to dead, the death gods, and the graveyard guardians  Get permission from the groundskeepers and guardians and give an offering (i.e: cleaning trash or leaving coins) if you intend to take from a burial site.

Protection:

I believe you should always ward yourself and space, including the locking or sealing of mirrors. Another significantly helpful action is research and understand binding, banishing, and warding, and unbinding.

Common Spirit work Spells:

I high recommend you research and come to understand how to close and end spells, especially conjuring, invocations, or commutative forms of Divination, even before the anticipated closing.

Forming Bonds:

Establishing a connection with any spirit either through divination, veneration, offerings, prayers, and research should always be practiced before attempting to summon or work with a spirit.

Other Links:

Spirit Work: Classifications Spirit Work: Precautions Spirit Work: Communication Spirit Work: General Offerings

Accessible Kitchen Witch Ideas

Not all kitchen witchery is spending hours on your feet cooking, here are some of my favorite low energy/low effort magical things you can do in the kitchen, feel free to add your own too.

Pick tea with the magical association you want for a boost of that energy in your day

Enchant your coffee

Put sugar on toast for a sweet snack to bring sweetness into your life

Enchant your cup of ramen or can of soup

Use enchanted utensils, put a sigil on the bottom of a cup so that cup always charges your drinks with that intent

Simmer herbs on the stove

Planetary Sign Meanings

These are determined on the date and time of your birth

Sun - personality trait

Rising - social personality (how others see us)

Moon - emotional hidden side

Mercury - communication style

Venus - love/relational style

Mars - action/movement

Jupiter - philosophy

Saturn - wisdom/maturity

Uranus - creativity

Neptune - psyche/spiritually

Pluto - transformation/change

Angelic Tunes

Some common angel numbers and their meaning

Did you know that Angel numbers have meanings? They are more than just number sequences that we can commonly see. And all of them have different meanings when they pop up in our lives.

This is meant to explain some of the more common ones that may show up in your life or ones that you may see people talk about.

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👼111/1111- This one commonly talks about our thoughts/ manifestations of thoughts. When this number sequence frequently pops up in our life is just a sign that we should take a look at our thoughts. Whatever they may be, they are affecting or will be soon affecting our reality. It is also a sign that if we are manifesting something it could be coming into our life really soon. Regardless, our thoughts are playing a key part in what is currently going on and we should be mindful of them. (This shouldn’t be twisted into a toxic positivity take and say “think happy thoughts and avoid everything else” because 111/1111 could also be saying your mindset is also actively avoiding what’s happening in front of you.)This number adds up to 3 which is typically associated with our mental state.

👼222/2222- This one refers to union with others, typically romantic/partnership. It can also be a better union with oneself if one is doing work to better understand themselves. When it appears it can refer to moving in direction towards some sort of union (in one of the things I mentioned). If one has especially been asking about these types of things they might be getting numerical confirmation around them now. Also 2+2+2 adds up to 6 which is the number of union with others.

👼333/3333- This one refers to mind, body and soul. Piggy backing off of the point made in the last part this is about you and union with self. However this is more about paying attention to how your mind, body and soul are connected. This is more how these are connected with each other and if one of them is struggling. If one of them is having a harder time or blocked, the other two are also going to have a hard time. Seeing this frequently means that something is either currently happening that you need to work on or something could be coming up that you need to work on with one or more of the systems I mentioned. Again you need all three in flow with each other to have a healthy connection with your guides and overall, healthy you. (Mind= mental health/state; body= physical health/state; soul= spiritual health/state and yes your spiritual health can be bad, and you do get warnings about it prior to it getting there.) This does sum up to 9 which is the end of cycles.

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👼444/4444- This refers to protection/ presence of your guides and Angels. Seeing this one frequently means your guides/ Angels are nearby and letting you know through this method. They might let you know through other methods, if that is the type of connection you all have, and this number method is one they typically use. It also means they are currently supporting you on the path you are on, and you have their encouragement to keep doing what you are doing (of course that does mean you have to take in consideration other numbers being present or not). They are currently present around you and actively protecting you, and letting you know if you asked for a sign or just letting you know so you don’t have to worry.

👼555/5555- This refers to changes and rapid growth. Seeing 555 means that something will change for you and it will change soon. Seeing this number means roughly the same as 111/1111 expected that your manifestation has less to do with thoughts at this stage now and that it's already in your life now and you either have to make space for it, or that space is being made for it. This almost has Tower energy to it because those things are being cleared out to make space for new things in your life.

👼666/6666- Now I already know this number scares people. There’s kind of a valid reason behind besides the whole Satan association. This number is associated with lack of paying attention to the warning being given with 333. This is the actual telling of “Something is very wrong and you need to take care of it” from your guides/ Angels. More times than not this number will appear when you need to pay attention to various red flags in your life when it comes to your health (mind,body and soul). Another message is you need to sit back and reflect because there is something big you are either ignoring or unaware of that can harm you. The last association with the number is less likely because there is another number for this, there is a divine union/ high (long lasting) one in your life coming in. It’s more likely to be one of the first two reasons that this number is shown to you, and of course use your own intuition and contact your guides to figure it out.

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👼777/7777- Wow lucky you. Seeing this number is good luck. This frequently means your luck is about to change for the better. Your Angels/guides are trying to pass the message about spiritual enlightenment as well good fortune on to you. This is seen as the most spiritual number and seeing it means you are doing things right and going to get a reward for doing so.

👼888/8888- Seeing this frequently is a sign of being in a loop. The number 8 already looks like an infinity sign when turned sideways so seeing this number is a sign of cycles and cycling. This could be a warning that you are about to repeat a cycle with someone that you have just gotten out of and shouldn’t go down that path. It could be a reminder that you are repeating the same behaviors over and over again and expecting different results. Another message you could be getting is that things are falling into alignment. Whatever work you are doing is starting to work. So if you are starting to do different things you are starting to get different results. Also a trust the process (the universe/ God/ *insert higher power*) to have your back because all things are working in your favor.

👼999/9999- Cycles have ended. If they haven’t ended yet they are going to end soon. This is a highly favorable one to see, especially if you have been doing the work. Seeing this means you are again on the right path if you have been trying to end things and even if you have been working on releasing things. It means that you have been doing the work right and your guides just wanted to let you know that whatever end you have been working on is coming to a close soon. You could also be seeing this if you haven’t started the work yet to end things or close cycles.

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Other commonly seen sequences

👼911- You really need to pay attention to the red flags. I don’t know how much more transparent they can get. They are literally using the hotline to tell you something is wrong (for non Americans this is the hotline for when you call in a crime). You also need to stop whatever you are doing that is actively harming you or others. This is literally the biggest warning you are going to get this way.

👼123/234/345 etc- Numbers going up in numerical value means you are headed in the right direction and are supported on your path. Of course what the numbers add up to does give different meaning to what exactly you are supported in. Overall a positive message and one of encouragement and support. (Add up the numbers example below)

👼543/432/321 etc- Numbers going down in numerical value aren’t bad per say, just more a peek into what you should focus more on. You should add them up and see exactly what it is they are saying is the area of life they are saying is a bit lackluster. (Example 5+4= 9 +3= 11 then you add 1+1 [ do this because you always want a single digit number between 1-9] and you get 2, if you look back at what 222 means its partnership with others, meaning your relationship with others might be suffering right now and they want you to examine how you and others are interacting at the moment)

👼212/313/414 etc- 1 is the number of self and a master number, the other numbers are also considered master numbers however they are separated by the 1. You can take in consideration the fact that the first part of the numbers mean something (such as 21/31/41 etc but those are not master numbers, 2+1, 3+1 etc). And what you could also see is if this implies if something is more lackluster like the decreasing value numbers or if it implies things are going well. That does take more context clues and intuition work on your part. At the end of the day it would need you to see what other numbers come up with these because these are harder to infer the meaning of as well, and if they remind you of something that does make it easier for you.

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Angel numbers can pop up in our life anywhere and in any shape honestly. Numerology is a very old practice and while many people are just now finding out about it, it’s been around for millennia and many religions have used it as well as many cultures. Regardless of one believing in Angel numbers or not, people have for a very, very long time. The name may have changed and even the mainstream face of it, it's still around and it’s still kicking.

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*PS this might be the last post like this for a while. I'm sick and dealing with some health issues, so I'm taking time to focus more on my physical wellbeing.*