Honey is a natural substance created by bees within their hives. The hive consists of primarily female bees, which will leave the hive to collect nectar from flowers and then return to transform this nectar into sugary honey for later consumption.
Humans have been collecting honey since 8000 BC, and it has been utilized by nearly every culture across the globe for food, healing, and spiritual purposes.
Honey is universally considered a talisman of prosperity, beauty, health, and sweetness, and it can be utilized in all of these types of witchcraft.
Prosperity
Honey is a representation of abundance: its primary use in nature is as a stored source of food to be used in times of hardship, both for bees and for humans. It is also created from the nectar of flowers, imbuing it with the energies of the Sun and springtime. As such, it can be added to spells for wealth, abundance, fertility, or prosperity in order to amplify the effects and create surplus in your life.
Beauty
Sympathetic Magick states that an object’s physical qualities are reminiscent of its spiritual properties. Honey is golden, pleasing to the eye, and sweet. On its own or added to face masks, it can cleanse, nourish, and moisturize the skin. It can also be added to beauty or glamour spells in order to add a sweet glow to your energy.
Healing
Honey has been used to treat wounds since the time of the Ancient Egyptians. Its viscosity and moisture creates a moist seal around a wound. It also contains natural antibacterial properties, providing a stable and sterile environment for wounds to heal in. Metaphysically, honey can be added to protection spells or wards in order to create an environment of positivity and sterility, and can also be added to healing spells in order to strengthen the recovery process.
Sweetness
Honey is appealing to humans and animals because, above all else, it is sweet. One of honey’s most ancient uses – utilized in magical practices ranging from Egyptian to Greek to Voudoo – is to add ‘sweetness’ to a spell.
It can be added to glamour magick to make the illusion more easily accepted. It can be added to curses in order to make the energy seem harmless when entering the target’s life. It can be added to money spells or job spells in order to ‘sweeten the deal’. It can be added to love or sex spells in order to sweeten a relationship or conjure an appealing partner. In general, it can be added to any spell to make the effects more pleasant and inviting.
Offering
Honey’s final use is especially helpful to witches who work with nature spirits, fairies, the Dead, or deities. Honey contains a very pleasing, warm, Sun-type energy, and therefore it is extremely enticing to spirits. Since the time of the Ancient Egyptians, honey has been used as an offering that symbolizes the utmost love, care, and respect.
Honey can be drizzled onto a candle and burned. It can be drizzled into a body of water or directly onto the earth. Most commonly, it can be drizzled into an offering bowl (or on top of an offering meal) and left outside, in a graveyard, or on an altar. Because it is excellent at preserving itself, offerings of honey can be left somewhere for prolonged periods of time without worry of it spoiling, which is extremely helpful to forgetful witches (like me) or witches with long-term altars.
So, all in all, honey is maybe one of the most underrated magical ingredients, and I hope this post got some of you hip to honey magick.
Witchcraft isn’t always about “connecting with the earth” or those cliche things that some witches will tell you. Witchcraft is incredibly personal, and if your craft is about regaining lost power, taking control of your life, achieving balance, or anything else, really, then that’s your craft. Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re “practicing wrong” or whatever because you’re craft isn’t like theirs.
In older times and even by some witches’ standards, witchcraft has to look pretty and mysterious. I am here today to tell you fuck that. Witchcraft is fucking weird!
You talk to dead people.
That rock has healing powers.
You talk to omnipotent people in the sky.
Those herbs do more than make dishes taste good.
That deck of cards can tell the future.
You make things happen just by focusing really hard and wanting it badly enough.
Why exactly do you need so many jars?
What do you mean people still worship those gods we used to learn about in middle school?
Witchcraft is already weird, when you boil it down to its barest essence. So why is there any kind of stigma about doing nontraditional things because they’ll make your craft “weird”?
I keep an anime figurine beside my altar because it makes me feel spiritual when I pass it by.
I chant lyrics to a song from my favourite childhood anime because it helps me focus as I shuffle my Tarot cards.
My portable altar is inside of a Yu-Gi-Oh! tin.
My boss at work laughed because I gave my favourite crystal a name. (his name is Jay, btw)
I give my cosplays to my gods as offerings.
I wrote spells after characters I love in cartoons.
I know people who use playing cards and Magic the Gathering decks for divination.
I use a Gem Destabilizer cosplay prop from Steven Universe as my athame.
If it has significance to you, it can have a place in your craft. Never be afraid of letting your witchcraft be weird or unorthodox!
🃏 Find The Empress in your deck. The card behind her will reveal what you need to do to nurture and care for yourself.
🃏 When in conflict or competition with someone, look for 5 of Wands. The card behind it will reveal the solution to the problem.
🃏 If you see the same card over and over again in readings, it is a sign and you must pay attention to its message for you.
🃏 For a better understanding of each card, observe it closely and form your own interpretation that follows its themes. It will help you interpret readings better.
🃏 To find out what is making you feel stuck or delayed, look to The Hanged Man. The card underneath him will show what is holding you back. The card in front of him will show you how to overcome it.
🃏 When shuffling your cards, if any card drops out of your grasp, take it as a sign and read the card.
🃏 You do not need crystals with you to do proper readings, but a good way to cleanse your deck is to place a clear quartz on the top of your deck before each reading. Keep in mind; there’s a variety of ways you can cleanse your deck.
🃏 Often when The High Priestess appears in a reading, she is trying to tell you that you know the answers and that you should listen to your inner voice.
🃏 There is no wrong way to shuffle or cleanse your deck. Do what feels right for you!
Stevie Nicks: The grand high witch, the regent of the coven. She oversees all and always will. Immortal and full of all-knowing wisdom, initially peaceful but also can (and will) kick your ass.
Florence + The Machine: Channels nature energy but isn’t afraid to dabble in the dark. Often found wandering through misty forests and open fields of goldenrod, singing lost tales of tortured spirits. Talks with Demeter from time to time.
Hozier: May be possessed by the spring goddess side of Persephone. Spends most of his time in the mossy bogs in the realm of the fae. Sometimes reappears in the human world for brief periods of time, spreading fae wisdom to the humble masses before leaving again.
Zella Day: Modern witch caught between rural and urban magic. Cavorts in the dry, desert planes of the Southwest. Frequently surrounded by crystals and succulent plants. Wears a lot of maxi dresses, wide hats, and combat boots.
AURORA: Actual dryad tree spirit. Lives deep in the woods whispering ageless melodies into waterfalls. Lives at one with nature and is friends with the deer and the wolves. Thrives off of empathy and kindness. Has plans to build a paradise haven for the exiled and rejected peoples of the world.
Zolita: Love witch, harnesses passion and desire for the forces of good. Full of sapphic energy and communicates with Aphrodite. Leader of a badass coven of LGBTQ+ witches and a slowly brewing feminist rebellion.
Elsa & Emilie: The spirits of Victorian witches reincarnated into younger forms. Literally mature beyond their years. Sing haunting harmonies of their lives and loves wrongfully lost. Reach their ultimate power when working together. Aren’t afraid to venture into the dark.
Lorde: Urban witch with untapped chaotic energy. Also mature beyond her years. Is still restless but now channels strong emotions. Uses synesthesia to literally see the spells. Kicks back with Athena from time to time.
Lana Del Rey: Fluctuates between light and dark witchcraft. Uses love magic but will also curse you. Talks to both Harmonia and Eris, also the devil. Keeps a grimoire passed down for generations in her purse.
Lola Blanc: Witch that managed to travel from an alternate jazz age steampunk timeline. Utilizes technological innovation in form mixed with traditional technique. May or may not have performed necromancy and hypnotism.
Banks: Perhaps the most chaotic dark witch of them all. Probably possessed by the queen of the dead side of Persephone, or maybe Hecate. Channels powerful energy from storms, lust, and conflict. Has a soft side she rarely lets anyone see.
no, listen, when I say I want to integrate more specific solarpunk stuff in my life, i don’t mean to ask for yet again new “aesthetic” clothes that now you have to buy or make to show your support of the movement (screw that i’m consuming enough as it is), or more posts about impossible house goals, or whatever, I’m asking you what my options to build a portable and eco friendly phone charger are, im asking you viable tiny-appartment edible plants growing tricks on a budget, im asking tips to slow down when my mind and society tell me im not fast enough, i don’t need more rich art nouveau amateurs aesthetics or pristine but cold venus project, okay, i know i should joins associations where I am tho i’m constantly on the move, thanks for that, just, you know, can we get a bit more practical ??? how do I hack my temporary flat into going off the grid for the time i’m here
Hello! ☀️ Here are a few practical suggestions for stuff you can do:
☁ A really simple cleansing ritual for those of us who cannot use smoke! (you know, allergies, rhinitis and stuff) ☁
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You’ll need:
-Boiling water in some sort of pot (be careful!!!). It doesn’t have to be a large quantity, just enough to dip a spoon on it, and it has to be easily (and safely) carried around!
-Purifying/cleansing herbal blend*
-A spoon.
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To prepare your herbal blend:
-I use dried chamomile (peacefullness), ginger (power, good luck and healing), peppermint (exorcism, transforming energies and driving away bad luck) and lemon balm (love, fertility, happiness) in equal parts. If I feel it needs to be particularly strong I can add sage, or use extra peppermint. You can change this recipe, just be careful, and do your research before adding anything!
-Once the water is boiling, put your herbal blend on it, as it you were making tea. Let the water take some color, at least for 10 minutes. The best would be 15.
-Carefully take the pot and go to the center of your house (or the place you want to purify). Dip the spoon on the water once, make sure it doesn’t drip. When you take it out, you’ll see steam coming out of it too. It will last at least 10 seconds. Use it to purify yourself first.
-Then, start moving around the place in a counter-clockwise motion. Spread steam in every corner of every room.
-Everytime you dip the spoon on the water, chant the following:
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“Anything evil that may be here
I cast you back, I have no fear.
With the speed of light, and with all my might,
I make all of your harbourings now take flight.
With the strenght of the sea, and all the power found in me,
I declare as is my will, so mote it be!“
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-At the end, go back to the center, and close with a final incantation.
TIP: you can use steam to cleanse items too! just dip the spoon, put it down, and pass the item through the steam, again, counter-clockwise, while reciting the incantation as many times as you wish!
🌊Hey guys! This is a list I’ve made throughout my years of practice, adding and changing things as I grow up on it. It’s completely based on my experiences and research so feel free to add and comment about it! This will cover both incarnated mermaids, and spirit merfolk.🌊
💙Also, you can play a little game with me. Reblog and tick ✔️ the numbers that you have, or have heard about. I’d love to hear your experiences too!💙
2- As I said before, bad eyesight on land (99% of Mermaids I know wear glasses, no joke. Myself included), ussually some sort of weird condition that makes them have extremely well eyesight underwater, but awful bad eyesight on land. It’s rather funny that I know so many people like this.
3- Slow metabolism, if it’s Merfolk from outside the equator zone. Probably fat, or somehow genetically disposed to easily get fat. You know, the ocean is cold, we need that extra layer of lovely coziness.
4- Probably good singing in really high pitches, even if not so good at low ones. They’re really good for communicating among long distances. Think of it like kulning? Of sorts?
5- This is going to sound weird, but really thin hair. Probably not much hair either. It’s genetically connected to the ‘slow metabolism’ point. I’ve always thought this helps to be more hydrodynamic, who knows.
6- Really good at swimming, has a lot of fun swimming, or at least really interested in learning swimming techniques.
7- Extremely good with animals. Even those that are ussually difficult to take care of, or that are known for having “bad temper”, we can handle them.
8- Possibly has a fish friend, or some sort of water/amphibious creature, possibly has tried to somehow use them in their craft. Ussually as their companion or familiar.
9- Depending on the species, they can be either really extroverted, or really introverted (and somehow trying to open themselves sometimes). There seems to be no in between sometimes.
10- Again, this is going to sound weird, but we can take things too personal sometimes, or be highly emotional, probably because, well, water signs are strong on these ones.
11- And related to that last thing, merfolk have strong emotional intelligence.
12- Saltwater merfolk tend to like salty things? a lot? and most like really spicy things too.
🌊Magical habilities🌊
13- Empathy, present in all Merfolk.
14- Kind of telepathy? not exactly like in the movies, but can read other people’s thoughts, sometimes quite literally, and most of the time accidentally. Which ends up in some pretty akward situations. Mermaid witches often use this to maintain contact with the Ocean, their pod, or other beings with such hability.
15- Wind control. Most can easily control wind with their voice, whether by speaking, or singing. This is present in all Merfolk I’ve met this far. It’s called aerokynesis, ha, it sounds fancy, I know.
16- Weather magic. It’s… kind of a mix of a lot of stuff. Basically, we can sense water easily, and can control the winds, so if you are experienced enough, you can make a storm wait a few minutes so you can get out of your pool comfortably, oops, I mean bring storms, or drive them away. Try not to mess up the weather too much tho. Don’t be me, I was a foolish young mer.
17- Dreams. Sometimes prophetic dreams, sometimes just an answer to something you’re experiencing and can’t figure out, but most can easily read other people’s dreams, or receive messages through other people’s dreams too, not necessarily on their own only.
18- Extremely enhanced intuition. No joke, follow your gut, mer, It’s like the most useful gift you can have. And still, my spirit guardian hates that I ussually don’t listen to my intuition ‘cause, you know, sometimes it’s just weird things that I don’t belive can happen. Like “take your umbrella, It’s going to rain” and It’s perfectly sunny? but… in about one hour or less it starts raining and you’re like oops? yeah. That happens a lot.
19- Mesmerizing voices. If a mermaid speaks or sings out loud, everybody will just stand and watch, and listen. Don’t know exactly why, don’t know if it happens with all mer, but it is a thing. If you’re going to sing, be prepared for people staring at you weirdly and gasping.
Now all/most of the above are present in incarnated mers. Now let’s talk about spirit mers!
20- Pearlweeping/crystalweeping: It is said that east asian merfolk can cry out the finest pearls in the world. Specially those who mourn their lovers. The same way, mermaids in the Atlantic are known for crying crystals like beryl or Aquamarine, and that’s why those crystals are known for helping achieve a safe journey on water.
21- Shapeshifting: Some species can transform, but not all. For example, kelpies (and other types of the often called “water horses”) can shapeshift into mermaids, beautiful women, or other animals, like crows or wolves. Some mermaids can shapeshift back and forth from human form to mermaid form, like selkies, often using some sort of special item, like their skin.
22- Camouflage: Some species can change their appereance to fit their environment, and hide away from humans or predators, for example, cecaelias often have the same hiding skills octopi and squids have!
23- Hydrokinesis, or control over water. Although if whether or not incarnated mers can use this power is open to discussion, since I know of really advanced mermaid witches who can make waves or small whirpools (which can be connected to control the wind, and that’s why it’s open to debate), most if not all spirit mers can control water bodies, specially if they’re water personifications, like river spirits, or the Ocean.
24- Wish-fulfilling: Many species are thought how to use simple magic from a young age, and it is said that if you help a mermaid, they can grant you a wish. There are stories of mermaids having unique power objects, and if those are taken away from them, their life would be linked to that of their captor. If you save a mer from such life, they can grant happiness, and a prosperous long life!
25- Eternal youth: Again, east asian mermaids, particularly japanese merfolk, are known for being immortal kami. It is said that if you eat mermaid skin or flesh, you’ll be granted eternal youth too. Some legends say that you’ll become a mermaid, some other’s say you’ll just be an immortal human. Depends on the region, and probably of the species that reside there too.
26- “Drowning”: This special hability is present in all merfolk, and It’s unique to them. A mermaid can take other people’s energy from them purposely, think of it as concious empathy, but much stronger. It can range from feeling dizzy, to having serious headaches, and from really bad luck, to your whole life opportunities ruined. So be careful when dealing with merfolk, specially those well trained in magic.
💙Now… game time! Mine would be 2-6✔️, 10✔️, 12✔️ and 13-19✔️, 26✔️. I’d personally love to be able to have 21, 23 and 25 but lol not on this lifetime I guess~ What about yours?💙
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