Saturday, March 28, 2009

Make Your Own Divination Cards

What you'll need:
  • a pack of index cards
  • a thin point black marker
  • a pencil
  • a pack of colored pencils or markers
This is so easy.

Draw a picture on the blank side of the index card lightly in pencil. Once you are satisfied with your design go back over the outline with the thin black marker and then color it in with your choice of medium.

Write the card name and some keywords on the lined side.

You can base your keywords on traditional card meanings, or the symbolism they evoke within you.

You can stick to the Rider-Waite suit format or you can venture out into categories used by other tarot decks. A favorite site of mine is Aeclectic Tarot, which allows you to browse the art and details of over 1000 different tarot and oracle decks. By browsing through this site you will find cards which may truly represent the spirit of a particular card for you, so that you can borrow some of the imagery so that the deck you create will be one that truly speaks to you.

You do not have to copy their art. But you can pick a few symbols and sketch those out. For those, like me, who are truly artistically challenged please remember that the art can be as basic as you need it to be.

Additionally, your deck can be as small or a large as you need it to be. You can make a deck based on Gods and Goddesses. You can make a deck based on herbs or crystals. You can make a deck based on runes or any other symbols that speak to you.

The possibilities are endless and the supplies are so easily affordable that you don't have to obsess about making mistakes.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Turning a Garden Into a Spell

OK you didn't get around to planting bulbs in the fall, but it's not too late to enjoy traditional spring flowers in your garden. Yes you will pay a little more but even a few containers of blossoms can add a blessing to your abode. This can even be done in conjunction with a formal house blessing as I blogged about over at 2 Witches.

Crocus - psychic ability
Daffodil - love & fertility
Hyacinth - guards against nightmares & eases grief
Lily - rebirth & renewal
Tulip - prosperity, also good for color magic

If you like you can use a simple chant while you plant such as the one below. Simply hold your wish in mind as you plant.
Lovely blossom
grow and bloom
Grant me my wish
Grant me this boon

Plant each bloom with proper intent and add an offering in the bottom of the hole; i.e. a pinch of cornmeal, a bit of your own hair, etc.





Source: About.com

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Turning a Sweet Drink into a Healing Beverage

A cup of any hot sweet beverage can be transformed into a healing brew if it is prepared and served with the proper intent. When you or a loved one is troubled with unrestorative sleep due to anxiety or illness a soothing drink before bed, enhanced with a little loving magic, may just do the trick.

Whether it is a cup of honey sweetened chamomile tea, or a cup of decaf black tea with sugar and milk, or even simply sweetened warm milk (with a dab of real butter if you want to make it the way my mother used to) simply prepare as usual seeing yourself or your loved one in a deep peaceful sleep.

As you prepare the drink, and as an additional blessing when you are done say something along the lines of:

May rest be deep
May dreams be sweet
May I/he/she be healed/blessed
from head to feet

Monday, March 23, 2009

Woven WIshes Spell

Embroidery thread can be purchased for less than 50 cents at your local craft store. Pick a color that suits your purpose (purple = psychic ability, blue = healing, black = protection) and cut it into lengths a couple of inches long.

Mix these lengths of thread in a bowl with a bit of bird seed and then scatter the mixture, holding your goal firmly in mind, while saying something along the lines of

Little birds of the land
take these threads from my hand
Weave them into nest and tree
and my hopes into reality
Know in your heart that as the birds gather these threads and use them as they build their nests your hopes are being made manifest in the world around you.

Cheap Wish Spell

For this one all you need is either a scrap of old clothing or a bit of leftover yarn. For the sake of the environment it is best to use natural materials such as 100% wool or cotton as opposed to polyester blends.

Use a permanent marker to write your wish onto the scrap of material and tie it onto a friendly tree. This can be some simply or you can scribe your wish as part of a more elaborate spell working.

Alternately, use yarn (or ribbon thin fabric scraps) in a color associated with your wish and tie multiple pieces onto a tree that you resonate with.
  • red = love
  • yellow = creativity
  • green = prosperity, fertility
  • etc.
May it go well for you

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Cheap Prosperity Spell

Cut out currency sized pieces of green (or the color of currency in your country) construction paper.

Draw basic designs on these "bills" so you can tell they represent money.

Make enough so that, along with the usual currency you carry, you can fill your wallet to capacity.

On the night of the full moon mark each bill* with either a rune associated with prosperity or simply a pentacle uttering words along the lines of

May my wallet ever be full
May I always have enough
May my wallet never be empty
Even when times are tough

Place each bill in your usual wallet, purse or billfold. Each time you open your wallet and catch sight of the bills recite the verse silently to yourself.

* You can mark each bill either by simply tracing with the pointer finger of your dominant hand or by using a magical oil such as this one.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Cheap Cinnamon Oil

Some of the best spell ingredients are those you make yourself. And, even better they are generally also significantly cheaper than anything you can buy in your local Witchy shop. You can also make as much or as little as you want or need which also helps to keep costs down.

Empty glass jars (2)* - washed and rinsed well
Stick cinnamon - purchase at your local dollar store
canola oil or another light vegetable oil

Fill 1 jar with broken bits of cinnamon sticks. Cover with vegetable oil. Seal jar tightly and shake to allow air bubbles to rise to top.

Allow to steep for at least two weeks, shaking once a day, and then strain oil away from solids into the second jar.


This oil would be wonderful made at the dark moon and allowed to steep for the 2 weeks leading up to a full moon during which you plan a prosperity spell.

If storing the oil for any length of time, pierce a Vitamin E capsule with a sterilized needle and squeeze the contents into the ritual oil blend as a preservative.

Cautions:
  • Be aware that as with any natural substances allergic reactions are always possible, be careful if and when applying any natural substance to your skin
  • Be aware that some herbs are by their very nature potentially irritating, even without an allergy being present
  • Be aware that this recipe is not intended for consumption or ingestion



* used "stage 1" baby food jars are wonderful for making small amounts of ritual oils