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Category: Book of Spells
The Witches Magick for Jan. 30th – Purification of Your Ritual Tools
Purification of Your Ritual Tools
Purification and dedication of your Wiccan ritual tools should be done as soon as you can after you get them.
Certainly purify them at least, before using or wearing the object!
Items that have a heavy or dark or hot energy need purification. This is particularly true of crystals. When clear, they will feel cool, tingly, bright, or positive.
A purified object is much more powerful than a contaminated one, and its magick is less likely to go awry.
Purification, dedication, and consecration of ritual objects take place in sacred space – that is, within Ritual. So begin by casting a Circle.
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WITCH TIP: Before going further, check that the item won’t be harmed first . . .
Water – Crystals and other stones may be damaged by hot water. Always use cool water. Some crystals may be damaged even by cool water.
Sunlight – Gem stones, crystals, and other items may also be damaged – faded, melted, or broken by the heat.
Salt – Opals, metal, leather, and fabric can be damaged by salt, either dry or in water.
Smudging or Flame – Stones may be damaged by heat. Other items, like cloth and plant material, may be flammable – use extreme care.
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Moon Bath
The simplest way to purify Wiccan tools is to bathe them in Moonlight. This will not only cleanse them, but recharge them as well.
Except for the very lightest cleansing, you’ll probably need to leave them at least one full cycle of the Moon. Full to Full, or Dark to Dark . . . whichever feels right to you. For lighter Moon-washes, use the Waning Moonlight.
If your altar is in the Moonlight, this is the best place to leave your ritual tools for a Moon bath. Otherwise, hanging them in a tree is good. (If it’s sparkly and you have lots of crows, ravens, or magpies around though, they might make off with it when you’re not looking!)
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Herb Bath
You can bury your Wiccan tools in herbs for cleansing. Particularly effective are rose petals, sage, and mint. This is a lovely way to clean sacred objects, but it can take a while.
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Salt Bath
A faster method is a sea salt bath. You can bury your Wiccan tools in dry sea salt, or a salt-water bath.
Washing it in the Ocean, or even running wild water like a river, is even better.
If it feels like it needs a very deep cleansing, you can leave it in the salt water for a period of time – even in the Moonlight, for an even stronger affect.
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Earth Cleansing
You can bury certain items in Earth for purification – like stones and crystals. This will do a very deep cleansing.
Simply bury them, pointing downward, into Earth outdoors, between the roots of a tree is ideal. If you can’t manage that, bury them with a potted plant.
The real trick to this method of purification is remembering exactly where you buried your ritual tools! Be sure to leave a marker that is unlikely to be removed.
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Smoke/Smudge Sticks
Even more rapid is smudging, particularly using cedar or sage. Pass the ritual tools through the smoke a few times. This is enough for most purposes. But you can do as much as you need.
This is a great method for healing tools, especially stones.
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Source:
Wiccan & Witchcraft Information Blog
Invocation to Brid, Celtic Triple Goddess
Invocation to Brid, Celtic Triple Goddess
Brid, I call you.
Oh, Bright One! I call you.
Goddess of Fire, Healing, and Inspiration, Hear my cry.
Help me stand strong like the Rowan, that I may become your Brigand and rise up against the darkness.
Oh, Bright Arrow! Guide my judgment, protect me in my wanderings.
I will remember always—Brigantia
—-by Dettie Em Freefoot
The Witches Magick for January 29th – Spell for Banishing and Needed Changes
Spell for Banishing and Needed Changes
Instructions: Sit in a quiet place that is special to you.
Hold a white or cream candle in your hands and visualize the area of your life that this
candles energy is needed in. After you light this candle the energy will come to you.
It may come right away or when you lease expect it.
When you are ready recite the spell or use your own words of power.
Holds my needs of change in its light.
I call in the forces higher than I
To release the energy that is held inside
May it work for me in the most correct way,
Harming none and helping all as it leaves my stay.
I call on thee in perfect trust and love sending me guidance from above.
This I make happen and so be it will. Take away this thing that brings me ill.
So mote it be.3x3x3
The Witches Magick for January 27th – Easy Heal All Spell
Easy Heal All Spell
An easy to do All Heal Spell … to aid in the healing of all conditions, or to soothe the symptoms of serious illness.
You Will Need:
2 Bowls warm water
The Spell:
Bless or empower the water as you see fit… Lie upon the bare earth (if not possible, floor is OK).
Have each hand in a separate bowl of warm water, arms stretched out to the sides.
Visualise roots sprouting from the base of your spine, going down into the earth.
Breathe deeply, and with each deep, slow inhalation, feel the roots burrow deeper into the earth. see a bright light at the centre…see your roots penetrate it… now with each slow, deep breath, draw up the energy from this light into you.
See two streams of light begin to come from the sky, one stream into each bowl… feel the love of the God fill the bowl to your left, feel the love of the Goddess fill the bowl to the right.
Draw this love from the bows into your body through your hands.
Collect the love energy from the bows and the energy from the earth into your heart, where your most personal energy is kept.
Build all the energy here…until you can contain it no more.
When you can no longer contain the energy in your heart, release the energy to flood your entire body, and shout as loud as you can “HEAL ME!!!” at the same time as the release.
Continue to draw the energy for a while, letting it flow through your body, and spilling onto the ground…relax, and enjoy the peace that will settle over you.
After you have relaxed for a while, draw up your roots into your body, remove your hands from the water, and sit up.
Take a sip from the bowl to your left, and thank the God for his love, then spill it at the base of a tree.
Then take a sip from the bowl at your right, and thank the goddess for her love, then spill it upon the same tree. In the future, care for this tree…it has been blessed by the love of the gods (the water) and it will aid you in your health.
The Witches Magick for Jan. 27th – The Cauldron & The Knife Protection Spell
THE CAULDRON AND THE KNIFE
Just before going to bed, fill a cauldron (or iron bucket, bowl or pot) with water and place it inside your house near the front door. Take a very sharp knife or Athame and place it point-down into the water, saying:
“Into the water I place this blade,
To guard against the thief and shade.
May no flesh nor astral shell
Enter this place wherein I dwell”
This is a good protection spell, and can be performed every evening. In the morning, remove and dry the knife, and place it somewhere safe. Then, without touching it, pour the water outside, (or down the drain if necessary) and put the cauldron away. It probably wouldn’t be a good idea to do this spell if you’re expecting company, as it could be dangerous (and wet).
You can do this at each door if desired, and protects against more than corporeal forms.
The Witches Magick for January 24th – Incense Spell to Reach Your Goal
Incense Spell to Reach Your Goal
Items needed:
Pen and paper
Fireproof dish
Incense.
Write your goal on a piece of paper and put it in the dish. Sprinkle with the incense and light the paper. As it burns, concentrate on your goal coming to fruition and say:
Smoke into the Cosmos go
So the Ancients will now know
I need assistance to achieve
This goal that I have set for me.
Repeat this spell every day for a week while working toward your goal.
WOTC Extra – Book of Shadows Blessing Ritual
Book of Shadows Blessing Ritual
Decorate your altar to Brigid with her cross or any other appropriate symbols because she is the Goddess of inspiration and poetry. She is also a warrior for the weak and Goddess of Mid-wifery. To me, she represents everything women embody – strength, nurturing, creativity. That is why she gives me power when I speak to her in my magickal workings and also why I chose her to call upon when blessing my BOS.
Perform this on a New Moon because this is the time for new beginnings. Light one white candle dressed in an appropriate oil with her name inscribed on it. Burn some incense as an offering. Then speak this prayer aloud while handwriting it in your Book of Shadows.
Great Goddess, Brigid
to you I send
a Witch’s words
from start to end.
I seek your help
so wisdom grows
and from my pen,
magick flows.
Please bless these pages
with your light
and keep this book safe
day and night.
Let the candle burn out on its own and save some left over wax. Take this wax and place it in something safe. Then secure it to your book’s blessing page for good luck. Brigid will inspire you with her magick every time you write in it.
Please note that this does not have to be done on Imbolc for the Gods are always with us. If done on Bride’s Day, however, your Book will be especially blessed.
(c) Kelli Sposato, 2003
Our Divine Mother, Grant Us Peace
Great Goddess
Mother to us all
Wrap us in Your Loving Arms
Keep us safe and warm
Comfort our hearts
And east our spirits
Shelter us in the grace
That is Your Love
And let us be
At peace with all.
So Mote It Be.
Daily Feng Shui News for Jan. 22 – ‘Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day’
It’s ‘Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day’ and if one of those kitty questions asks why their ears itch so much, then your pet might have ear mites. Take a flashlight and look inside the cat’s ears. If you see something that resembles coffee grounds, then your pet has ear mites. Puncture two vitamin E capsules and squeeze out the oil from one each into the cat’s ears. Gently rub the oil in and carefully clean out both the oil and the mites with a cotton swab. Repeat this process for three days in a row and the mites should disappear. The oil not only suffocates the mites, but will help Kitty heal from all that itching. Next question.
By Ellen Whitehurst for Astrology.com
Calendar of the Sun for January 22nd
Calendar of the Sun
22 Wolfmonath
Day of the Water Bearer – Beginning of Aquarius
Colors: Purple and electric blue
Element: Air
Altar: Set with cloth of purple and electric blue, with a tall glass vase holding carbonated water, or plain water with dry ice in it, a feather from a large bird, incense, and a Uranus symbol.
Offerings: A joke that no one has heard yet. Do something differently, or in a new way.
Daily Meal: Waterfowl such as duck or goose. Or try an entirely new and preferably foreign sort of cooking or diet for the day.
Invocation to Aquarius
Bearer of the heavenly waters
Of knowledge and inspiration,
The ebb and flow of the Apsu,
Dipped from the Milky Way,
Neither man nor woman,
Looking ahead in time,
Whose gift is Newness,
Bless us with the ability
To be ready for the future
And all it may bring,
And welcome rather than fear changes.
By the power of all inspiration,
You challenge us
To be open to new things,
And never to give in to stagnation.
May we all go forth in wonder.
Chant:
Wearing my long wing feathers as I fly
Wearing my long wing feathers as I fly
I circle around
I circle around
The boundaries of the Earth.
(Let all present hold hands and dance a simple circle dance while chanting, hands raised high between them. One who is chosen to do the work of the ritual should stand with a great fan, and fan air at the dancers as they pass, like a great wind.)
The Witches Magick for January 22nd – Attract Love Spell
The Witches Magick for January 22nd
Attract Love Spell
You will need:
A blank sheet of paper Scissors A small wooden or cardboard box ¼ cup of dried pink rose petals 2 pink quartz crystals A ring for the finger A pink candleThe Spell:
This needs to be performed after the sun has set.
First, you must “charge” the objects listed above with love.
This you do by concentrating on the objects and visualizing love entering your life.
Next, cut out a paper heart on which you will then draw two hearts intersected. Place the paper in the box.
Hold the dried rose petals close to your heart for approximately one minute before depositing them in the box.
Place the crystals in the box.
Now, by hold the ring in your hands and repeat 3 times:
“Symbol of love, send me my love”
Then, gently place the ring in the box.
Light the candle and set it to the left of the box. Allow the candle to burn exactly 13 minutes, during which time you must visualize love entering your life.
After exactly 13 minutes, extinguish the candle and close the lid on the box.
Repeat the ritual of the candle burning, leaving the box closed, every evening until the candle is completely consumed.
Once the candle has burned down to a height of less than approximately one inch, remove the ring from the box and carry it with you.
0Bury the box with the remainder of its contents.
Your love should not delay.
The Witches Magick for Jan. 21st – Master a Skill Mojo Bag
Master a Skill Mojo Bag
Items You will need:
Yellow flannel bag Charm or image 7 peppercorns Handful of dried peppermint Lock of your hairThis bag is used to master a skill or increase a talent. It should be carried on the body or kept in a workplace where you specifically work on your skill or talent.
The bag is only good for one thing. Choose what is most important to you if there are several skills you are building and make a new bag for each skill if necessary. The charm or image should be directly related to the talent or skill you are working on.
You may include charms or images for skills you currently have which relate directly to that which you are trying to master, or a petiton paper stating what you wish to master.
To fix the bag, breathe on it a few times.
Feed the bag with Success Oil:
¼ ounce carrier oil 3 drops heliotrope 2 drops lavender 1 drop patchouliA Wall of Magick Power
Like a line drawn in the sand I set this boundary. To mark where I now stand With light all around me A wall of magick power To keep me safe and sound From this magick hour I draw it all around. That which I call mine I let cross onto my side That which I deny Will face a chasm wide. With harm to none at all With positive intents I build this sacred wall A strong protective fence.
So Mote It Be.
The Witches Magick for January 20th – Jinx Removal Mojo Bag
The Witches Magick for January 20th
Jinx Removal Mojo Bag
Red flannel bag Broken chain Skull charm or image Bone charm or image Cat’s Eye shell Pinch of Five Finger GrassThis jinx removal bag is to be carried on your body to remove jinxes or crossed conditions and to prevent any new ones.
In addition to the items listed you may add a few strands of your hair, a few strands of your mother’s hair (for a mother’s protection) or a pinch of dirt from your front yard. Use the dirt from your yard only if you own or a family member owns the home where you live.
To fix the bag, breathe onto it several times, you may add a personal prayer for protection and safety.
Feed the bag with Cleanse Negativity Oil:
¼ ounce Carrier oil 3 drops Orange 2 drops Lemongrass 2 drops Lemon 2 drops LimeStart This Day In Our Divine Mother’s Name……
Banish now with spell and will Banish now with Spirit’s grace Banish now with magick’s power All that’s wrong and out of place. Banish now with water’s rushing Banish now with Earth’s strong might Banish now for once and all That which stands against the light. Banish now with Fire’s heat Banish now with blowing air Banish now with root and stone Pain and illness and despair. Banish all that is not working Banish all that hold us back Banish all the seeks to harm us. As we start this beautiful day in our Divine Mother’s Name.
So Mote It Be.
A Little Humor for Your Day – ‘Mirror, Mirror?’
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Do you have to tell it all?
Where do you get the glaring right
To make my clothes look too darn tight?
I think I’m fine but I can see
You won’t cooperate with me,
The way you let the shadows play
You’d think my hair was getting gray.
What’s that, you say?
A double chin?
No, that’s the way the light comes in,
If you persist in peering so
You’ll confiscate my facial glow,
And then if you’re not hanging straight
You’ll tell me next I’m gaining weight,
I’m really quite upset with you
For giving this distorted view;
I hate you being smug and wise
O, look what’s happened to my thighs!
I warn you now, O mirrored wall,
Since we’re not on speaking terms at all,
If I look like this in my new jeans
You’ll find yourself in smithereens!!
Let’s Talk Witch – Invocation, the Who, What, When and How?
Let’s Talk Witch – Invocation, the Who, What, When and How?
How?
Invocation is not so hard. You don’t need to be a rocket scientists for that, You need just a sparkle of imagination and most of all, You need to relax, to feel Your internal peace and power. This is usually made with meditation or some other relaxation method. I made a unique way to get this peace. Make some sort of copy of Your happy emotions (love, peace, happiness, wisdom,…). Than use this like some sort of defense shield. Whenever You feel angry, just think of something or someone You loved with all Your heart and just let Yourself, that the love flood every piece of Your body and mind. With peace You can invoke the Goddess of Light.
When?
Waxing moon for spells of invitation or increase
-Examples: spells to find love or get a job
Waning moon for spells of banishing or decrease
-Examples: spells to end loneliness or financial problems
Full moon for:
-maximum power
-coven work
What for?
The spells are often made according to zodiac circle. Every sign has its traditional needs, like:
-Aries
battle, beginnings
-Taurus
money spells, sex magic
-Gemini
communication
-Cancer
psychic work, lunar magic
-Leo
leadership, solar power
-Virgo
purification
-Libra
balance, work in law or for justice
-Scorpio
power
-Sagittarius
honesty, expansion
-Capricorn
overcoming obstacles
-Aquarius
healing
-Pisces
psychic work, endings
But, often spells are not made for traditional purposes, but for custom.
Who?
This is very large question. It depends of what You believe in (I believe in Goddess, but for spells I use gods also). You can use Gods, Goddess, spirits, heroes, etc.
Examples:
Isis: Protection, magic
Thoth: Reincarnation and magic
Aphrodite: Love and passion
Invocation
Invocation can be as simple as they can get, like this:
O,____________
O, Isis
Just a little more complex:
Mighty ________, invoked by me
Mighty Thoth, invoked by Me
or very complex:
Seven stars of brightest skies invoke You, _______ to seek and find to love
in might, to give, to take and nothing to break.
Seven stars of brightest skies invoke You, Ra to seek and find to love in
might, to give, to take and nothing to break.
Make Your own and make it right, with the power of the Light. Find the way to Goddess word, as You can listen and You can heard.
Thursday Is Ruled By Jupiter
Thursday Is Ruled By Jupiter
Archangel: Sachiel
Candle colours: Blue
Incenses: Sandalwood or sage
Crystals: Lapis lazuli or turquoise
Use Thursdays for spells for career, justice, prosperity, leadership, creativity, marriage and all partnerships, whether love or business, and for male potency.
Where possible work on a hillside, moorland or near a natural sacred site.
I Invoke You, Almighty Element Of Air
I invoke and welcome you Element of Air
And honor your presence
With these symbols of your power
You who rule the Dawn, the Spring and the East
The mind and the breath
Bless my thoughts and my voice
That I might communicate clearly
Be creative and wise
And prosper in my relationships with others
Blow out the old and carry in the new
On your refreshing winds
And watch over me as I walk my Path
So Mote It Be
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