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Many of us keep handwritten journals, spellbooks, apothecaries, and grimoires. Some may prefer digital versions of these magical tomes, but there remains something special about inscribing them by hand. It's satisfying and provides a very real anchor to one's practices. There's a drawback, though: the volumes we consider precious and want to keep secret are often appealing to others, but we don't want someone else picking up our craft journal and thumbing through it! What to do…You ...
If you want love to follow you everywhere you go, try rubbing some of this pleasant-smelling oil mix on the inside of your shoes. Put one drop each of chamomile, patchouli, and sandalwood essential oils on a cotton ball, and then thoroughly wipe the inside of your shoes with it. While you do so, visualize a pink glow all around your shoes. Throw the cotton ball away. Next time you walk in your shoes, imagine that the plant energy of the oils hidden within them makes a trail of love attracting ...
Periwinkle (Vinca minor) is sometimes called the sorcerer's violet for its connection to use in both protection and love spells. It is also known as the flower of death, as the low-growing groundcover with starlike flowers can still be found growing in many a graveyard, as it is an easy alternative to grass. For these reasons, periwinkle is the perfect addition to spells for renewal. After a hard week at work, a horrible first date, or just a bad day, brew a cup of tea, queue up some soothing ...
Write down your intention as concisely as possible, then cross out all vowels and repeated consonants. On scratch paper, arrange the remaining letters into a symbol, making sure each letter touches at least one other letter. You can layer letters on top of each other, turn them upside down, etc. For a witchy boost, first transcribe them into a magical alphabet (do an online search for "magical scripts") and then arrange them into a symbol. The sigil is done when you like the way it looks. Play ...
