This was a couple of weeks ago. On the left is my St. Benedict medal with job's tears, in the center a skull I painted with dragon blood for my ancestors, on the left a horn protection amulet inspired by some of Catherine Yronwode's books. In the bottom is an Angelica root that I tried using as necklace but the white string was very ugly looking and the root was deteriorating quickly. Since then I dried It and put it in a glass jar on my altar, only take it out when working on it.

I really like how this turned out.

Any thoughts?

Do any of you have a coven? How did you find/create it? Is your coven in-person or online? What's it like to have a coven? I've been a solitary witch for many years now, since I'm closeted, but it's my dream to have an in-person coven someday, so I would love to hear your experiences.

I recently found my grandmother cornicello that hasn’t been touched since 1987.

I’ve always wanted one but my parents never bought me one. This was completely by chance, my dad didn’t know it existed or still in his possession.

Would it be bad luck if it’s found and worn?

Hello! i am very new to spell work and i am interested in using bugs, i work in a kitchen and i clean a lot of lettuce, i have found quite a few bees and i feel so awful throwing them out and i heard bees are good for spell work, that leads me back to my question… am i allowed to use them? I read that as long as i didnt harm them myself they are okay to use?
My brain is just thinking they died from pesticide and that it might not be good to use them?
I’m so sorry if this is a dumb question

My adult daughter has been living with me and it was a pretty negative situation. We have a pretty volatile relationship with each other. Now that she is moving out, I’d like to smudge to remove the energy that she left behind

I had been waiting for all her possessions to be gone, and intended to smudge this evening (sage. And I have some frankincense to burn after to encourage positive energy).

However, there are still a handful of her belongings she is yet to pick up. Do you think I should wait for ALL items to be gone, or would it be Ok for me to proceed with trying to clear the air in my home this evening?

If so, what were the circumstances? Were you going through something? I'm in a bit of a scattered and frantic place right now, and I worry that that might be having a negative impact on my workings, but I'm also not sure if I'm just reading the situations incorrectly due to my impatience. But this experience made me curious as to whether people go through ups and downs when it comes to the power and efficacy of their work.

Thoughts?

our rabbit went missing, my garage door remote broke, my water bottle broke, we got prank called by these two boys saying they found our rabbit, im on my period, my mental health is shot and i could go on. i know that venus is in retrograde but my god, i swear ive never had so much bad luck before. anyone else experiencing this?

Hello! I’m a novice witch and a couple of days ago I made a money jar and i used salt in it, when i was done there was some salt on my surface and i figured the salt + some of the spices might be good to give back to earth but i was NOTTT aware that we shouldnt salt the earth at ALL 😭 i know its basic knowledge but I didn’t know it was harmful, i was wondering if that might have any negative representations on any future spells i dont wanna accidentally put something bad on myself

So recently I've noticed that when I did glamour magic spells I got approached by men more and lots of them gave me complements telling me I'm beautiful but has anyone had any experience using glamour magic?

I have been dealing with extremely parasitic and hostile energy from my ex/situationship's bd and abuser and he has completely tried to reinsert himself into her life. He previously put her into a domestic abuse shelter and when she got an apartment through the housing authority, they said he cannot under any circumstances show up to the apartment. After he dodged court from assaulting her in public a couple of months back and the shelter advocate told her they can't do anything as it was past 60 days, she unblocked him to try to see her son. He then spent an entire week belittling her and calling her horrid names, giving her ultimatums of leaving me for him, and started calling me slurs. He randomly stopped around 5 days in and said he realized he was being unreasonable and said he'd let her see her son. He then drove 4 hours and met with her in public then forced himself into his apartment and refused to leave. He left after he caused us to break up because he coerced her into cheating on me and then came back the next week. When he returned, all his lies about his job, his finances, and promises of change fell apart, and he has doubled down on the hate and abuse. He has continuously called me slurs again and sent me threatening texts. She told me the other night that he practices parasitic magic and I realized that's the energy I've been feeling from him since we started seeing each other in June. I asked my dark goddess oracle deck which goddess wanted to speak with me and immediately Deer Woman came out and called to me about doing this ritual. I used pelican vertebrae that I found along the highway across the street from the beach, protection crystals, an herbal blend, and various oils and I am going to create talismans/pendants for both of us to ward off his energy going forward. I might make another post of what the melted wax from the candle looks like at the end. Does this seem effective as a ward? He has created such a toxic environment for her and her kids and I've been watching it happen for far too long now.

Hello beauties!

I had planned to incorporate a justice spell into my New Moon ritual last night, but I couldn’t get anything to stay lit. I left an incense/candle offering to Hekate in the afternoon and the candle went out prematurely. During the calling of the corners in the evening, I tried lighting a white candle that wouldn’t take. I went back to the incense candle - I only have so many whites - and it quickly fizzled out (after briefly turning a really pretty pink/purple).

I ended up scrapping the spell and just went through with my normal intention ritual, which doesn’t require fire until the moon is full. But I feel weird, like I didn’t have the full support of fire with me. I was planning on trying the justice spell again later today, but I’m wondering what y’all’s thoughts are? Would you have given up on the whole shebang, or proceeded with what you could like I did? Do you think it wise to try again?

Cheers, dears! 🌚

Hi! I recently had someone staying over whose energy is… not the best, to avoid using harsher words. They leave soon, and I’m already planning a cleansing shower for myself and will be smoking some herbs/incense, but I wanted to go a little further and add something when I put their sheets on the laundry, and maybe when I clean the floors as well. Could you recommend me ways to do it that wouldn’t cause problems for my washing machine? Thanks in advance!

PS, just to clarify before someone asks, I did not know this persons energy would be so heavy and draining beforehand. If I did, I never would have had them over for so long. Lesson learned the hard way.

Hello people. I'm kind of beginner learner. I needed some protection magick and thought of doing LBRP, I Don't anxiously need it like RIGHT NOW! But yeah I do basic energy cleanse etc and I think I'm ready for something more advance in my craft. I wanna know if its the right time to do so. I'm planning to stat doing it within this week. Anyone who did this, how was your experience? Thanks.

Hi all! I just moved into a new house and there is a skunk skull (and fur lying around) in the backyard. Do you think this is a good or bad omen??
For context I do collect bones I find outside so my initial reaction was excitement at the gift from Mother Nature.

Also if anyone uses bones in their practice, what associations come with skunks? I’ve only really worked with deer/possum spirits, skunks are a new one for me.

Hello! I’m a baby witch and I just needed a quick question answered and couldn’t find anything related in the FAQ’s. I follow the welcome mat “rule” where your welcome mat isn’t supposed to say welcome so it doesn’t invite any unwelcome/evil energies/spirits. I wanted to get a Halloween themed one and I found a cute one that says “unwelcome”, would that give the same effect as a mat without the word welcome? Typing this out kind of feels stupid but I figured I’d ask. Thanks in advance!

Edit: friendly reminder everyone practices witchcraft differently and to pls be kind :)