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2 Card Tarot Ideas
- Do / Don't
- Life / Death
- Problem / Solution
- Now / Later
- Logical / Emotional
- Yes / No
- Internal / External
- Past / Future
- Growth / Stagnation
- Love / Hate
- Apathy / Empathy
- Find / Lose
- Flaws / Strengths
- Day / Night
- Physical / Abstract
- Stay / Leave
- Creation / Destruction
- Give / Take
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hi! so here’s the deal... i am interested in the use of herbs and spices and such things to promote the health and well being of myself and people i care about, but i am pretty skeptical about their “magical correspondence”... that being said, i don’t necessarily wish to partake in any sort of witchcraft. how should i go about this? is there anything “bad” about practicing witchcraft? where should i start? sorry if this makes no sense or if you can’t help, i’m just taking a shot!:)
Hello dear!
Okay, so I have some good starting tips. But, first things first. There is nothing “bad” about practicing witchcraft. Yes, there are people who abuse magick. But there are good and bad people of every practice, hobby, lifestyle ect. Witchcraft is a tool. People use it the way they want. There are no “rules” as it not a religion. I am so glad you are skeptical. Don’t ever lose that. It is essential.
Alright, here we go.
1. Books! Read all about culinary herbs. There are a sh*t ton of books available on this subject. Usually public libraries have a good selection.
2. Keep a garden. Even if you have an available windowsill, it will do. Some easy culinary herbs to start growing are Rosemary, Basil, Chives, and Thyme.
3. Start cooking with more herbs. Add them into your existing recipes. Did they improve the flavor? Would another herb work better for this dish?
4. Keep a culinary journal. What herbs pair well together? What questions do you have about x herb?
5. Magical correspondences are like a game of telephone that started a loooong time ago. Sometimes, (especially on the internet) correspondences can get confusing. What I can say about herb correspondences is this: Grow it yourself. Study the plant. Use your own experience. Decide after that if you would like to study magical herb correspondences more.
6. When you go grocery shopping, buy herbs and spices in the bulk section and refill your container of choice at home. It is cheaper this way and you get fresher product.
I hope this helps friend!
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Recharge after Readings🌙
Here are some ideas to help you get some expended energy back after divination!
✨Eat something that makes you feel good. Some of my favorite post divination snacks: Avocado toast with hemp hearts, fruit, homemade soup.
✨Read a book or watch a tv show. Just make sure it’s relaxing to you. Something suspenseful won’t help as much.
✨Make yourself some tea. Chamomile with lavender is my favorite to help me recharge and relax. You can use any blend that you like.
✨Turn on some upbeat music you enjoy. Sing! Maybe dance around a bit, if you’re into that.
✨Take a shower or bath. Soak up the energy from the warm (or hot) water.
✨Meditate. Even 10 minutes of meditation after divination can help. And sometimes it can provide further insight after especially difficult readings.
✨Diffuse some essential oils. Lemon and orange always help me feel more energized.
✨Drink water. Hydration helps everything.
✨Add to this list anything that helps you recharge after readings. You can do one of them or many. Don’t forget your energy is valuable! If you are feeling especially drained, try taking a nap if you can. Treat yourself 🌷🌷🌷
Tips on Grimoire Organization
Please note that if you are using a hard bound notebook or journal, adding in additional pages will bulk up your book, like so: (these are the exact same journals, btw)
- Envelopes. Let’s say you’re doing a section on Tarot in your Grimoire, and you want to include a few Tarot spreads, but you don’t want to waste two or three pages. Glue an envelope onto one of your pages to make a “pocket” where you can store little cards or papers with the tarot spreads written on them.
- Pockets. Similar to the envelope idea. If you have a page, or section for example, on herbal teas, you can make a pocket out of a piece of paper to keep your current favorite tea recipes in.
- Dividers, Cover Pages and Ribbons. If you’re like me and you like to have “sections” in your grimoire, you can easily make dividers by gluing a sheet of paper in your book (to make it heavier to make the sections stand out more). You can go further by turning your divider into a cover page for that section. And if you don’t like the idea doing that, you can always glue a ribbon, or a string, to the spine of your book to act as a bookmark.
- Double pages. I always had a problem with “wasting” pages in my grimoire. For example, my page on consecrating and charging. These two concepts are very similar to me, and I didn’t want two page stating the same thing. So, what I did was write out all my information on charging on a separate sheet of paper, then glued the top of that page into my grimoire. This way I could flip up the page on charging (as if it were on a clipboard) and have my page on consecrating underneath.
- Extended pages. Similar to the one above. In my Crystal section of my Grimoire, I decided to write out a chart that let me search for crystals by intention. So I drew my chart on a long sheet of paper, then folded it over (side to side) so that it fit comfortably in my book, then I just glued one side down into the book.
- Brochures. In my Elements section, I had a ton of information I wanted to write down, but I didn’t want each element to have more than two pages. So I used a piece of computer paper and folded it into a brochure (or into thirds) and glued it into the book so that the flaps would open and give me double the space to write.
- Clear Tape. There are many times where i finished a page in my grimoire only to find out there was a section that I left out. A simply way to fix this was with clear tape. I would write my forgotten bit of into on a separate piece of paper and then use clear tape to tape one side of the paper to my page. This allows me to flip the paper back and forth without covering up anything that I had written.
Other Resources on Grimoire Organization:
- Witch Tip by @pumpkin-bean - Grimoire Index by @triplevirgo - Witchy-Woman’s Grimoire Organization by @witchy-woman - Altar in a Journal by @thesubtlewitch
I hope this helps everyone with their Grimoire organizing needs! If anyone knows of any other awesome organizing tips, feel free to share!
P.S. Check out my Grimoire Masterpost for more tips on making a grimoire!
~L
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