The Elements

✧ The Elements ✧

‣ ‣ Charging Items with the Elements - You can use the elements to charge a specific item with energy that corresponds with that element.

Earth: Bury the item in the soil, sit the item out in the sun, surround the item with crystals, etc. Water: Soak the item in water (Moon or Sun water or water charged by crystals), sit the item out in the moonlight, etc. Fire: Pass the item over a candle’s flame or through incense smoke, keep the item close while you exercise or commit acts of passion, etc. Air: Play music around your item, toss the item into the air, pass the item through smoke or fresh air, etc. ‣ ‣  Bonding with the Elements Earth: Take a walk in nature, gardening, grounding and meditating, use herbs or essential oils, etc. Water: Take a long shower or bath, make Sun or Moon water, collect rainwater, cleanse yourself, etc. Fire: Light a candle, drink hot tea, be active and exercise, release your anger, express your passion, etc. Air: Take a walk on a windy day, be creative, express yourself, recognize your talents, stand in front of a fan, etc. ‣ ‣ Correspondences: Earth: Direction - North. Time - Midnight. Season - Winter. Colors - Green, Brown, Black, White, and Gold. Tools - Pentacle, Salt, Dirt, Herbs, Crystals, Wood, Plants and Flowers. Crystals - Emerald, Jet, Tourmaline, Quartz, Granite, Bedrock, Onyx, Jasper, Azurite, Peridot, and Amethyst. Metals - Iron and Lead. Plants - Cedar, Cypress, Honeysuckle, Magnolia, Primrose, Sage, Oak, and Ivy. Virtues - Being Grounded, Patience, Truth, Reliability, and Thoroughness. Vices - Dullness, Laziness, Inconsiderate, and Gluttony. Astrological Rulers - Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Venus and Saturn Connecting with Earth - Spending time out in nature, out in a park or in a garden. Filling your home with plants. Enriching your diet with vegetables and fruits. Meditating outside vs inside. Taking long walks while just enjoying being outside. Be barefoot, if able, less often and feel the connection of you and the Earth. Water: Direction - West. Time - Twilight. Season - Fall. Colors - Blue, Silver, Turquoise, White, and Navy. Tools - Seashells, Rainwater, Ocean Water, Seaweed, Hag Stones, Chalice, Cup, and Cauldron. Crystals - Amethyst, Aquamarine, Blue Fluorite, Topaz, Tourmaline, Lapiz Lazuli, Opal, Pearl, and Sodalite. Metals - Mercury and Silver. Plants - Aloe, Apple, Chamomile, Ferns, Gardenia, Jasmine, Lemon, Lily, Lotus, Moss, Rose and Willow. Virtues - Compassion, Love, Flexibility, Forgiveness, and Understanding. Vices - Indifference, Instability, Moodiness, Depression and Fragility. Astrological Rulers - Cancer, Scorpion, Pisces, Moon, Neptune, Pluto. Connecting with Water - Take a soothing bath. Drink plenty of water and/or tea. Keep fresh water near your altar or your bed. Visit a pond, lake, the ocean, etc. Go swimming. Be out in the rain (be careful not to get sick!), Eat fruits and vegetables high in water content like cucumbers and watermelon. Fire: Direction - South. Time - Noon. Season - Summer. Colors - Red, Orange, Gold, White, Violet. Tools - Candle, Athame, Sword, Dagger, Burning Herbs, Cleansing Sticks/Bundles. Crystals - Fire Opal, Ruby, Garnet, Red Jasper, Bloodstone, Quartz, Tiger’s Eye, Agate. Metals - Gold, Grass, Copper. Plants - Allspice, Basil, Cinnamon, Juniper, Cardamom, Nettle, Onion, Peppers, Thistle, Poppy. Virtues - Courage, Enthusiasm, Willpower, Action, Strength. Vices - Anger, Jealousy, Hatred, Pettiness, Recklessness, Irrationality. Astrological Rulers - Aries, Leo, Saggittarius, Sun, Mars. Connecting with Fire - Vigorous exercise (don’t harm yourself! do what you can). Light candles. Go on an adventure. Do something new/different. Partake in something you’re passionate about. Partake in sexual acts. Air:  Direction - East. Time - Dawn. Season - Spring. Colors - Yellow, Gold, White, Light Blue, Pink. Tools - Feathers, Wand, Staff, Incense, Pen, Broom, Bell. Crystals - Topaz, Amber, Citrine, Jasper, Agate, Quartz, Amethyst. Metals - Tin, Copper. Plants - Acacia, Anise, Aspen, Cedar, Clover, Frankincense, Lavender, Lemongrass, Myrrh, Pine, Vervain, Yarrow. Virtues - Intelligent, Practical, Optimistic, Curious, Creative. Vices - Impulsive, Frivolous, Gullible,Flighty, Detached. Astrological Rulers - Gemini, Libra, Aquarius, Moon, Neptune, Pluto. Connecting with Air - Spend time outside when it’s windy. Decorate with wind chimes. Complete a creative project you’ve been working on. Journal or write something. Learn a new skill. Meditate. Focus on your breathing.

How to Charge Sigils

I’ve gotten a TON of asks about this lately, so I’ll go ahead and do this post tonight. This is NOT an inclusive list of ways to charge sigils, it’s what I know of/can think of at the moment.

Firstly, there’s two different schools. Destroying the sigil to charge and release it, and keeping the sigil intact. I’m going to note which school each method falls into.

Destruction: Fire Writing a sigil on anything that’s safe to burn, and throwing it into fire to charge it, as it’s destroyed. This charges the sigil with the energy from the flame, and is a good method for adding passionate, strong, intense energy. (or any other things you associate with fire)

Preservation: Fire Writing a sigil, carving, or engraving it somewhere, and placing it close to a flame where it can absorb the heat and energy from the fire without burning up. Has the same benefits as the above method.

Destruction: Water Writing a sigil in something soluble, and then soaking it in a body of water. This charges the sigil, and more specifically the body of water that the sigil is charged and released into. It’s a good way to incorporate traits from the element of water, such as creativity, strengthened psychic abilities, and the like.

Preservation: Water Writing or carving a sigil in/on something that doesn’t dissolve in water, such as carving a sigil into a chunk of wood. The sigil absorbs energy from the water while it is soaking. Again, has the same added properties as mentioned for the destructive method with water.

Destruction: Earth Writing your sigil on something natural and biodegradable, then burying it. Such as writing a sigil on an acorn or leaf. It then absorbs energy from the earth as it slowly decomposes. A sigil charged this way may take on the additional energy and properties associated with the earth, such as strength, patience, and nurturing.

Preservation: Earth Charge a sigil with a crystal grid, or similar set up, and keep the sigil intact afterwards. It has the same added properties as the above mentioned method for earth.

Preservation: Light Charge your sigil in light, be it daylight or moonlight. The sigil is charged by the light.

Destruction: Light I refer to this as destruction and light, because it deals with visibility and invisibility. Basically, write your sigil in something that will become invisible afterwards. Such as the fog on a bathroom mirror, lemon juice on paper, ect… This is my favorite way for creating/charging sigils dealing with spirits, communication, or “unseen” traits. In this method the sigil charges every time the surface it was written on is exposed to light.

Preservation: Energy Work/Meditation You focus on your sigil, and charge it with energy. You are relying on your own energy for this, not energy from another source to charge the sigil.

Destruction: Energy Work/Meditation Same charging method as mentioned above, but you destroy the sigil in your preferred manner when you’re done, in order to release the spell to work.

More “touchy” methods below the break. TW for a lot of different reasons. Each of these methods can be preservative or destructive, just depending on if you keep the sigil in tact afterwards.

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soft shores bath spell -  for peace and tranquility in one’s life and energy

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mermaid’s breath -  a spell for the ability to survive in emotional or situational circumstances a bit out of your depth or comfort zone

what the water gave me - pop culture spell to relieve burdens of the mind

lapis water binding spell - to bind someone to a place they cannot escape

celestial bath spell - to bring in new, calm energies

a touch, a tempest -  for power in your hands, and enhance control of one’s life

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🌊Mermaid Magic Spray🐚

Use to attract mermaids, spray on a mermaid altar to give it mermaid vibes and protection, on yourself as a perfume to smell like a mermaid and to give off mermaid vibes, and as an air freshener during mermaid meditation and magic. (It smells absolutely divine, like a sweet, citrus, ocean smell.)

This also makes a great addition to a bath (just make sure to add a carrier oil)

*You can use the plant version of any ingredient instead of the essential oil, if you do this, I recommend making a tea and then straining it so you don’t clog your bottle. Also you don’t have to use every ingredient, if you only have 1 or 2 it’ll still work

🌊Ingredients:

-moon water (or just regular water whatever you want)

-a pinch of sea salt

-opalite/opal, rose quartz, lapis lazuli, or ocean/clear quartz to charge

-a teaspoon of lemon juice (cleansing, lunar energies, healing)

-a teaspoon of vanilla extract (inner peace, meditation, anti-anxiety)

Lavender essential oil (cleansing, relaxation, love, beauty)

Orange essential oil (happiness, healing confidence, energy boost)

Rosemary essential oil (sea magic, mermaid magic, protection, wisdom, concentration)

Ylang-ylang essential oil (mermaid magic, anti-anxiety, happiness, creativity)

🐚Place the ingredients in the spray bottle and charge with the crystal you chose (if you chose lapis lazuli be careful, it’s not water proof)

🐚charge once a month under the full moon if you feel like it needs a boost (this is completely optional)

*if you use just the oil blend please dilute with a carrier oil before you put it on your skin

Thanks to @naomi121406 for help with this post!🌊

🌊 Types of Mermaids 🌊

please be respectful of cultural boundaries when working with mermaids from various cultures and traditions, and be mindful not to intrude.

🌊 Rusalkas - slavic in origin, disturbed spirits of the “unclean dead”, ghosts of women who died violent deaths, with a penchant for drowning young men. they live only in rivers and lakes, and are known to have green hair like aquatic plants, only appearing in the night. 

🌊 Melusina - a mermaid that walks among humans, but returns to their two-tailed form during baths and when they bathe their children. often a water spirit of a nearby lake or river. french origin. 

🌊 Siren - greek mythology. servants and companions of persephone, whom searched for her when she was abducted. they are known to sometimes have the body of a bird, and for their song, which lured sailors to their doom. cannibalism implied folklore. have the power of prophecy. 

🌊 Merrow - irish mermaid. known to have green hair and webbed fingers. particular noted love of music and their red cap, which when stolen, they will live with the thief until they find it, and then return to the water, leaving even a whole family behind. 

🌊 Ben-varrey - from the isle of man, known to bless those that are kind to them with prosperity, gifts, and even the location of treasure. 

🌊 Aicaya -  Caribbean mermaid, humans who become mermaids when they are shunned from their community and go to live in the sea. 

🌊 Amabie - japanese merpeople, with birdlike torsos and three legs and scales. they are gifted with prophecy, usually foretelling abundant harvests or epidemics 

🌊 Ningyo - “human faced fish” known to have golden scales, that brings bad weather and misfortune when caught, but when their flesh is eaten the consumer is granted youth and beauty, even agelessness. 

🌊 Finman / Finwife - magical shapeshifters that disguise themselves as sea creatures or plants to lure humans, unlike most mermaids they kidnap people from the shores to be their spouses or servants. they have a greed for jewelry and coins, particularly silver, and prefer humans over other finfolk. 

🌊 Sirena Chilota - considered the more friendly mermaids, caring for all fish life and rescuing drowned sailors to restore life to them. known for their human-like beauty and youth, according to legend they are the child of a human and a “king of seas”, tears are a powerful substance. from chilote mythology. 

🌊 Cecealia - sometimes known as “sea witches”, they are half human and half octopus. origins in native american and japanese mythology. 

🌊 Sirena / Siyokoy - the philippine version of mermaid and merman respectively. also called “magindara”, they are known to protect the waters from raiders, and protect the boy moon from sea monsters. Siyokoys can sometimes have legs however, covered with scales and webbed feet

🌊 Sea Mither - scottish/orcadian mythology, a spirit that personifies the sea during spring and summer, battles along scottish isles using storms to bring the summer about. a mother figure to all aquatic life. 

🌊 Ceasg - a fresh-water mermaid, specifically half-salmon, said to grant three wishes if captured. sometimes called maighdean na tuinne (maid of the wave) or maighdean mhara (maid of the sea). scottish. 

🌊 Selkie - though somewhat different from the typical mermaid, as they are not cold-blooded, have the body of a seal in the water and are human on land. in legends their skins are often stolen and they are kept by fishermen as spouses, or become lovers to fishermen’s wives who shed tears into the sea.