Thestarlightpractice - Amie

Small Bottle Charm for Stability on your spiritual path

Short Description

This bottle charm is for all of you who sometimes struggle on your spiritual path, who sometimes feel lost, who are having trouble with finding their own believes or simply for those who already have found their spiritual path but they are afraid that they might get lost again at some point in the future.

Ingredients

Salt

3 Mistletoe berries

Mistletoe leaves

Oak leaves

Lavender

Rosemary

Green candle (for sealing the bottle - you can use any colour that you associate with your spiritual path)

Note

When it comes to the preparation, you can check out my previous "Small Bottle Charm for Protection" post. The meditation will be different of course, but you should create your own for this spell, since my path is not same as yours and my meditation probably is not appropriate for your spiritual path.

Good luck!

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Things to Consider in a Tarot Reading (Other Than Card Meanings)

It’s important to look at the meanings of tarot cards, but it’s very possible to pull even more out of a reading that individual card meanings. Here’s some other stuff you might consider bringing into your interpretation when it feels right:

🍄The position of the cards. This is why spread design can be so important! I’ve had instances where all the cards, in their positions, had the subjects looking or pointing towards one specific card. It was wild. What did it mean? Maybe nothing, but maybe something very significant, depending on the question!

🍄The visual element of the cards. Sometimes what’s depicted on the card can give more specific insight than the actual book meanings. The pictures were done that way for a reason, so don’t be afraid to give them their own weight! Also, sometimes the spread as a whole will have a flow of design (like when one half is much brighter than the other) or a specific card is WAY more colorful than the other cards on the table. Any of these could potentially carry meaning.

🍄Jumper cards. This is when a card pops out while you’re shuffling! I usually just put them back… UNLESS the question has already been presented, and I’m shuffling with that question in mind. Then, I keep them as extra advice, bonus cards.

🍄Reoccurring numbers. Maybe you do a four card spread for a friend, and you get the four of cups, four of swords, four of wands, and the Emperor! (IV.) What does that mean? What does the number four symbolize? Well, a lot of things, potentially, depending on what you study. Some tarot designs incorporate the Kabbalah’s numbered paths in the tree of life, others go with numerology. Maybe, the number four just means something special to you or the querent in particular.

🍄A bunch of cards in order. I’m not talking about when you forget to shuffle. I’m talking about when you give it a really good shuffle and you still get the ace, two, and three of Pentacles all in a row. This can be seen as a sign of progression, or that the events are all much more closely connected than anticipated. It can also mean it happens over a shorter period of time than normal. It’s up to you, your cards, and the contexts.

🍄Proportions of different features. Maybe you’re doing an obstacle spread, and your obstacle is something like the nine of swords. That’s pretty nasty, but if all the other cards in the spread are Major Arcana, then it’s probably not going to be that difficult to surmount. The reverse can also be true. Additionally, a high number of reversed cards in a spread typically signifies a lot of confusion, conflict, and turmoil.

🍄Reoccurring symbols. Beyond just the four suits, because that’s a given! But maybe your spread shows a lot of cards with images of fire, people dancing, or birds. Do these mean anything to you or the querent? What do they typically symbolize?

🍄Any hiccups or unusual events during the reading. Once I had a querent pick up a card to examine it, drop it, then pick it up and put it back reversed. Since it was the overall outcome card, I interpreted that as a heightened ability to change her own fate in this given situation, since she had turned the card from quite a bad omen to a good one. Sometimes little accidents like dropping cards, accidentally shifting them, or laying out the spread wrong are meant to be there and add to the meaning!

I hope this gives you some ideas! Feel free to add more. What do you interpret alongside the cards in a reading?

Hot take: skepticism makes you a better witch, not a worse one.

Runes

Greetings and Salutations!

Here is a post on the Elder Runes, and a quick break down of them. Please be warned that runes are very tricky as they will rarely give  you a set answer on what you’re looking for. There is a lot of reading between the lines when it comes to runes and what they mean. 

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Dagaz: ᛞ

Rep: The Dawn

Meaning: Awakenig, Completion, Hope

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Othala: ᛟ

Rep: Inheritance

Meaning: Ancestry, Value, Possessions

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Inguz: ᛜ

Rep: The Seed

Meaning: Goals, Change, Common Sense

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Laguz: ᛚ

Rep: Water

Meaning: Flow, Intuition, Dreams, Change

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Mannaz: ᛗ

Rep: Humanity

Meaning: Help, Society, Frienship

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Ehwaz: ᛖ

Rep: The Horse

Meaning: Trasportation, trust, progress, travel

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Berkana: ᛒ

Birch Tree

Femininity, Birth, Healing

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Tiwaz: ᛏ

the god, Tyr, rune

Masculinity, Battle, Logic

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Sowilo: ᛊ

The Sun: 

Health, honor, victory, cleansing

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Algiz: ᛉ

The Elk

Protection, defense, effort

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Perthro: ᛈ

Dice Cup

Chance, fate, destiney

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Eihwaz: ᛇ

Yew Tree

Balance, Enlightenment, Death, Coming to terms

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Jera: ᛃ

The Year

Harvest, Changes, Cycles

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Isa: ᛁ

Ice

Clarity, Challenges, Waiting

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Nauthiz: ᚾ

Need

Conflict, Restriction, Endurance

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Hagalaz: ᚺ

Hail

Nature, wrath, hardships to overcome

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Wunjo: ᚹ

Joy

Comfort, rewards, winning

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Gebo: ᚷ

Gift

Balance, Partnerships, Generosity

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Kennaz: ᚲ

Torch

Vision, clarity, improving yourself

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Raidho: ᚱ

Wagon

Travel, decisions

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Ansuz: ᚨ

Estuary

Communication, Understanding

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Thurisaz: ᚦ

The Thorn

Reaction, conflict

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Uruz: ᚢ

The Bull

Strength, Courage, Freedom

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Fehu: ᚠ

Livestock

Wealth, abundance

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In the future, I may make a post about the newer runes, however, since runes are so hard, it’s very hard to find information on them that is accurate. I made this post by cross referensing blogs and scholar papers, so not everything here may be correct, but i’m pretty sure most of it is accurate as possible. I also know it’s hard to read the runes, so if anyone needs to see them clearly, just inbox me and I’ll make flashcards and post them for you guys. 

As always, ily (/p) and i hope you are having a good day. dont forget to drink water and eat a snack if you can!