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here's a reminder...

...to stop and breathe. maybe get a drink of water to hydrate yourself.

going on at it without a break can overwhelm you, rendering you unable to make rational decisions. hence it's important to take such small breaks when you feel burdened by work or emotions.

these can help you take it easy and regroup your thoughts to face the situation. keep calm and carry on ✨

Today's herb of the day is Star Anise!

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Jupiter

Element: Air

Magickal uses:

Drink as an infusion with tea or burn as an incense before divination to boost psychic abilities and awareness. Place on your altar to increase the power generated from it, add to a bath with bay leaves for purification, place in a dream pillow to prevent nightmares, carry with you to bring luck in love, health and money matters. Carry in a satchet to ward off the evil eye, hang an anise seed head from your bedpost to restore lost youth, use as an offering to entice spirits to aid in magical operations and anise leaves or anise seeds used in a potpourri will protect a room from evil spirits and intentions. Good for money, luck, protection, psychic power, dream, love, purification, power and purification workings.

Other uses:

Star anise has been used in Asian and Eurasian cooking for many, many years. This age-old spice is not only known as a culinary expert, but is also famous for its medicinal properties like being used to improve heart health, steady blood sugar, ward off bacteria and fungi, aid in sleeping and help fight the flu.

In foods and beverages, star anise is considered a culinary spice; both the seed and oil are used as flavoring.

In manufacturing, the oil is used as a fragrance in soaps, cosmetics, perfumes, and toothpaste, and to mask undesirable odors in drug products.

Deities:

Quan Yin

Witchy beginner plant:

Lavender

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Lavandula is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found in Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, and from Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia to India.

Scientific name: Lavandula

Family: Lamiaceae

Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Lamiales

Tribe: Ocimeae

Subfamily: Nepetoideae

Harvesting:

in the spring or early summer gives the plant enough time to possibly produce more flowers for a second cutting. The best time of day to harvest lavender is in the morning, after the dew has dried but before the heat of the sun draws out too much of the fragrant essential oils.

Care:

Lavender is drought-tolerant, which means mature plants don't need to be watered all the time like your other garden plants. Too much water can leave them susceptible to root rot and fungal disease. Young, newly planted lavender does need regular watering until established (either by irrigation or adequate rainfall). The soil should be Light: Lavender needs full sun and well-drained soil to grow best. In hot summer climates, afternoon shade may help them thrive. Soil: Lavender grows best in low to moderately-fertile soils, so don't amend the soil with organic matter before planting. Lavender performs best in neutral to slightly alkaline soils.

Spiritual meaning:

Lavender flowers represent purity, silence, devotion, serenity, grace, and calmness.

It is Is Clearing + Cleansing for the Mind, Body + Spirit

In dreams:

To dream of lavender flowers represents appreciation for honesty that allows you to feel completely carefree or neutral. Feelings about family life or safety that allows you to accept yourself the way you are. Appreciation of being completely insulted from danger or worries.

Planet connections:

Mercury

Zodiac connections:

Virgo ♍

Gemini ♊

Cancer ♋

Health benefits:

May Help Improve Sleep.

Could Help Treat Skin Blemishes.

May Offer a Natural Remedy for Pain.

Reduce Blood Pressure and Heart Rate.

Could Relieve Asthma Symptoms.

Lessens Menopausal Hot Flashes.

Help Combat Fungus Growth.

Potentially Promotes Hair Growth.

lavenders contain vitamins A, C and E.” Antioxidants also protect the body from free-radical damage, linked to disease and ageing.

Myths about lavender:

Cleopatra used its fragrance in her grand seductions. It’s even claimed the asp that killed her hid among her lavender bushes.

When God kicked Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Evil, they took lavender with them. 

In many cultures it was believed that wearing lavender would attract love.

Lavender was thought to keep away evil spirits and sickness in the Victorian era.

Finding blue lavender was seen as lucky!

It most European countries it was believed that royal fae wore the scent of lavender.

The Romans believed the god Saturn wore lavender.

Lavender was also thought to be the scent of the god Lofn.

Lavender facts:

When sex work was made illegal, lavender was worn by sex workers and planted in front of working houses so their clients would know where to go.

Lavender has also been a sign of the LGBT+! Wearing lavender was a hidden sign that you were LGBT+ that's why the LGBT+ was originally called the lavender society.

Gods associated with lavender:

Apollo

Lofn

Saturn

Jesus

Solomon

Hekate

Basically all fae

Quan Yin

Kybele

Diana

Ra

Circe

Lavender in witchcraft:

Lavender is mostly used for

Healing

Cleansing

Love

Forgiveness

Banishing

Spirit work

Purifying

Fae magick

Joy

Opening the third eye

Divination

Tasseography

•Tea leaf reading•

You might be wondering where this unusual form of divination came from, so here’s a short history on tasseography. Shortly after tea was introduced to Europe, tea leaf reading, as it’s now recognized, was born. Similar divination tools had been used with an assortment of other materials. The art of tea leaf reading spread through Europe, and is now practiced throughout the world.

Doing a tea leaf reading involves you indulging in a delicious cup of tea and putting your sharp intuitive skills to work. After you enjoy your warm cup of loose leaf tea, you’ll leave the loose tea leaves at the bottom, where some of these leaves will form symbols, each having their own meaning. That’s where your keen intuitive abilities come in! Anyone can see a triangle at the bottom of a teacup, but your job is to intuit what it means for you or the person you’re reading for.

WHAT YOU NEED FOR A TEA LEAF READING

Tea cup with a wide brim that’s light enough to easily see your tea leaves.

Saucer

Loose leaf green or black tea, preferably organic.

Napkins

Pen and paper

Water

HOW TO PERFORM A TEA LEAF READING

1. BREW YOUR TEA

Gather all of your materials. Boil your water. Place about a teaspoon of loose tea in your cup. Pour your water in and steep tea to your preference.

For the next 3 steps, if you’re doing a reading for someone else, have them do the following steps.

2. SIP & SWIRL

Before you take your first sip, gently swirl tea counter clockwise three times. Sip and enjoy your tea, but don’t drink it all! When there’s about 1 tablespoon of tea left in your cup, swirl it again 3 times counter clockwise and think about or speak your query aloud.

3. CREATE YOUR TEA READING CANVAS

Turn your cup upside down onto your saucer to remove the remaining water, allow it a minute or so to drain, then turn it back up right.

4. LOOK FOR SYMBOLS

Look over your loose leaf tea pieces and see if any symbols or shapes jump out to you immediately. Don’t fret if you don’t see anything immediately, similar to scrying with a crystal ball, it can take some time for imagery to form for you. Try looking at the inside of the cup from different directions to see shapes. Keep in mind the images formed are formed from tea leaves, so you will really need to use your imagination.

5. RECORD & DECIPHER YOUR FINDINGS

If you do start to see some shapes, begin writing them down on your piece of paper so you can decipher them later, note where in the cup they are too. Now you’re ready to decipher your findings! Here’s a guide for the most common symbols found during tea leaf readings:

6. UNDERSTAND THE TIMELINE

Where your tea leaves are situated in your cup relate to when they will happen. This is why some of the tea leaf reading cups you find have circles inside of them. Timing is broken into thirds as follows:

Bottom third: farthest away from happening, think 3-5 years out.

Top third: will be happening in the near future, think within the next few weeks.

Middle third: will happen in about a year from now.

7. FORM YOUR READING

Like most divination tools, a honed intuition is key for success, so be sure to lean on any gut instincts as you form the story for your reading. Once you understand the meaning behind the symbols it’s time to put all of the information into a story that makes sense for you or the person you’re doing a reading for.

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What different waters can be used for:

sea: cleansing, healing, banishing and protection

storm: spells with emotional strength, confidence, charge, motivation, force, for curses, to strenghten spells

river: spells for moving on, focusing energy, breaking rought patterns, warding, for powering tools

dew: love and fertility spells, delicate magic, fae work

snow: spells for purity, endings and change, slow working

rain: growth and rebirth, spells to gain power over time

        light rain: get projects started, encouragement

        medium rain: cleansing and growth

        heavy rain: inspiration and banishing negativity