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100 ways to incorporate magick in your daily life. 

I understand that these are not exactly all witchy but this is about intergreting your everyday life in your practice and appreciating as well as finding magick in the most mundane and simple things that we often miss out on. ♡

1. When you wake up, before grabbing your phone or getting out of bed, take a few seconds to breathe, and stretch all your limbs.

2. Say ‘’thank you’’ to your god/goddess/deity, or simply to acknowledge how lucky you are to live another day.

3. Open the window regardless of the weather and take a big breath of fresh air. This will not only cleanse the room but also your body. 

4. If it’s raining outside or snowing, take a minute to admire the beauty of it. 

5. Pick wildflowers (please don’t pick any endangered flowers or toxic ones, do your research).

6. Dry said wildflowers and put them in your Book of Shadows or any book or journal you are using.

7. Go for a walk in nature during the day and during the night as well. 

8. Sunbathe.

9. Moonbathe.

10. Light lots of candles.

11. If your room needs a cleaning, try to make your own household products naturally using your favorite scents and clean your room with them. 

12. Change your bed sheets and pillowcases.

13. If you have a clothing line, hang your clothes, blankets, sheets, comforters, pillowcases, underwear outside. Visualize the wind cleansing them. 

14. Grow your own favorite herbs. 

15. Buy a succulent. 

16. Dry your herbs and save them for bath magick, spells, teas or rituals. 

17. Sweep the floor and visualize yourself sweeping off all negativity out of the room. 

18. Sprinkle sea salt over areas that you feel have a negative energy to purify them.

19. Make your own purifying/cleansing spray. 

20. Take a hot, soothing bath. I am a sea witch so I find this particularly helpful when I miss the ocean/the beach. (Don’t forget to add herbs, essential oils, sea salt, flowers, crystals, or anything that has magickal properties for a magickal bath)

21. Sip a cup of your favorite herbal tea.

22. For kitchen witches, try brewing your own tea, and cooking meals with intention and magickal ingredients.

23. Make charm bags. 

24. Water your herb garden by hand. 

25. Show the people you love that you love them.

26. Show some love to your pets and spend a few extra minutes with them. 

27. Light up your favorite incense.

28. Keep a small bag of your favorite herb (for example: lavender) in a drawer, so when you feel stressed, just pop the bag open for a deep breath of calming aromatherapy. 

29. When you take a shower, visualize the water neutralizing your energy and washing off all the bad stuff. 

30. Bless your morning coffee or tea.

31. Keep a daily journal, whether it’s a Book of Shadows, a daily planner/organizer or a dream journal. 

32. If you wanna be low-key and discrete about your craft, draw small sigils all over everything. Your school notebooks, pencil cases, journals, shoes, etc. 

33. Read lots of books about magick and form your own opinion/path/views/beliefs.

34. If you read fictional stories, allow yourself to get lost in them and let your mind wander and escape. 

35. Put on your favorite clothes, makeup, shoes, or whatever little thing that makes you feel fabulous, even if you’re staying in. 

36. Be proud of your body.

37. Practice self-care.

38. Take time to unplug and spend time with yourself. (that includes smartphones, iPads, laptops, tablets, desktops, and all electronics/little gadgets we lug around on a daily basis.)

39. Go to the beach

40. Go to the forest.

41. Go to the desert. 

42. Go to the mountains. 

43. If it’s warm outside, make a bonfire and admire the flames. If it’s winter and you have a fireplace, light it up. 

44. Go somewhere you’ve never visited before. 

45. Go camping if you can, by yourself or with friends. 

46. Stargaze.

47. Breathe.

48. Dance.

49. Dance in the rain.

50. Sing.

51. Go outside in a snowstorm (but don’t drive and most importantly know if it’s safe or not. Be careful.)

52. Plant a vegetable garden, even if it’s just a pot of tomatoes. 

53. Walk barefoot and feel the earth under your feet.

54. Pull weeds.

55. Adopt an animal from the shelter.

56. Practice yoga.

57. Eat healthy, but if you wanna eat that last piece of cake, do it. Life is short.

58. Exercise.

59. Start a new hobby.

60. Mix your own perfume.

61.Make your own candle.

62. Make your own essential oil.

63. Make your own soap. 

64. Lay down and listen to your favorite music. (Mine is video game music, it’s just soothing for me.

65. Take a day just for you without answering the phone.

66. Pick dandelions and make a wish.

67. Carry crystals/stones with your in your pocket. 

68. Learn how to do tarot readings.

69. Collect rain, sun, snow water.

70. Plant lavender or rosemary for protection and luck. 

71. Bless your kitchen utensils, such as spatulas and wooden spoons, that all the food you make with them will promote healing and love. 

72. Charge your crystals under the full moon. 

73. Have tantric sex with a loving partner. 

74. Carve sigils into the sand at the beach and let the tides release them into the universe.

75. Re-arrange your altar. 

76. Keep track of your sleep and menstrual cycles and moods to see how the moon phases affect you.

77. Be open minded to the retrogrades.

78. Go outside on any phase of the moon and take in all its beauty. 

79. Keep your pendulum with you as a necklace so you’re always ready to do a little scrying. 

80. Burn sage or cedar first thing in the morning to start your day off fresh.

81. Look for constellations and learn them. 

82. Paint sigils on your mailbox.

83. Hang wood chimes, or a silver bell on your front door knob for luck.

84. Tuck a sprig of lavender under your pillow before bed to promote peaceful sleep. 

85. Watch a meteor shower with someone you care about.

86. Buy new candles. 

87. Water your plants in your garden counterclockwise to banish negativity from the space.

88. Paint your nails a color associated with the intention of your spell or ritual before you begin so that your hands become your wand. 

89. Plant red geraniums by your front door as this is a traditional sign of witches.

90. Bless more than water and crystals on the night of the full moon: set out your essential oils, nail polish, or a special bottle of champagne too. 

91. Dry your vegetables or plants and incorporate them into a charm bag. 

92. Wash your windows with moon water for extra clarity.

93. Use sun water when you brew tea for a magickal experience. 

94. Stir sugar into your tea or coffee with intention, willing sweetness into your day and life. 

95. Draw sigils or write a brief protection spell on the inside of your dog or cat’s collar.

96. Soak in a milk bath (or just soak your fingers in a bowl of warm milk) on the full moon to embrace the feminine energy. Plus you’ll come away with silky, soft skin. 

97.Hang up palmistry and astrology charts in your home for easy reference and pretty, witchy decor. 

98. Line your windowsills with protective crystals. 

99. Make censing sticks for the seasons, using chamomile buds for spring, lavender for summer, sage for fall and pine for winter. 

100. Just be you and love yourself. Don’t forget you are made of stardust. You are magickal and amazing.

Death

With my job I run into death often. Sometimes we’re in the same room and I don’t even know it. It spares my life. It could easily touch me and I could go, but instead it takes the elderly I care for and make sure they’re safe.

This is a place they come to die. But I do all I can for them to live. It’s a bit bittersweet thing. I cry when they all leave. And when death is in the building I tend to look over my shoulder often. But it lets me live one more day.

I’m no longer scared of death. Instead I welcome her and ask for her to at least be civil about it, don’t let them suffer. And she agrees. These souls die in their sleep with full stomachs and and warm blankets. We hate to see them go, it’s never easy for anyone, but we continue. Reminiscing their laughter, jokes, and warm smiles.

We are the last people they usually see. Families leave their elderly and never return until the day they pass. But until then I’m reading magazines, making puzzles, passing out meds, and making sure they stay clean. I love them all. I care for them with every inch in my soul, but I know they must go. It’s morbid and macabre. But it’s life. I can’t stop it.

Maybe this is what has brought out my spiritual side. I have this pull. When you’re in this field you just know most times when someone will pass. It’s an emotion. You feel death. Although religion is not a priority of mine, there’s something there. Energy. The subconscious. It’s there.

So I embrace this side. I accept the inevitable and hope it goes fast. When I first began this job dreams of death haunted me. Dead people under my bed, me sleeping next to them, them calling for my care. Now I have listened and don’t fear it. Death spares me this time, but one day it won’t. Instead of taking mrs. Barbara it may take me. And I doubt I’ll feel it coming. But as of now, I’m okay, I’m happy.

Death you are near me constantly and energy around me grows. Thanks, and I will see you one day. There’s no way for me to know but I have cared for your victims and have handed them over in the best condition I could. Give me some mercy when it’s my turn. For now I will transfer my energy to love and magic and let it consume me until the end of my times. A deal has been granted, but I shall forever live as love.

🌿✨Birch magick ✨🌿

✨Its bark can be burnt for energetic and physical purification.

✨You can carve runes or ogham sigils on it.

✨Its oil is excellent for love spells, and it can be used to anoint candles or diluted to wear as a magical perfume.

✨Offerings if birch wreaths can be made to water spirits to ask that storms or excessive rain be delayed or averted.

✨You can use birch wands to invoke Freya or Thor.

✨It’s associated with springtime and fertility, so you can use to decorate your altar during Beltane or Ostara.

✨It also helps invoke Eostre, Bel, Oengus and the Dagdha.

✨It helps to invoke protection against darkness.

Imbolc

Ostara

Beltane

Litha

Lammas

Mabon

Samhain

Yule

🎵 Music in Witchcraft 🎵

I love music. More and more, I have been including music in my practice of witchcraft, simply by having a song in the background while cleansing or making kitchen magic, and singing or humming particular melodies in the shower, when I perform a spell or a ritual, etc. If you’re interested in music witchcraft, here are a few ideas to get you started. 

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🎵 Singing out loud is a really powerful practice that can help when performing difficult spells, or rituals that are energy-draining. 

🎵 If you’re uncomfortable with singing, humming a melody is a good alternative. I love humming a simple, happy song while cleansing my home.

🎵 Charge your crystals, magical items and plants with soothing, dramatic and strengthening music. 

🎵 If you can play any instrument, include them in your practice - by playing before, during or after your daily practice, for instance. 

🎵 Sound playlists have their own power, especially if you’re working with the 4 elements:

🌱 Earth: listen to forest and nature sounds

🔥 Fire: listen to fire crackling

🌪️ Air: listen to birds chirping

🌊 Water: listen to ocean sounds and waves

🎵 Make very specific playlists on Spotify ; e.g. “Songs to dance around in your room by yourself”, or “Songs to listen when you’re angry about the world”. Having songs that reflect your feelings will be incredibly useful and can make you feel less alone in your happiness / or in your pain. 

🎵 Bring back your inner child by listening to nostalgic playlists of songs that came out when you were 5, 10, 15 years old. 

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Here’s a great Spotify playlist with witchy music, if you’re interested. 

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Journal Prompt for Shadow Work #5

Hey friends! Are you ready for another journal prompt to expand your knowledge about your Shadow self? This week we are kicking it up a notch and asking some deeper questions. 1. In what ways are you inauthentic with yourself? Why is that? Are you pretending to be someone you aren’t? Are you a watered down version of your true self? What is getting in the way of you being your most authentic self? 2. How often do you lie to yourself? It can be about anything. Are you really okay or are you just masking? 3. Are you holding onto friendships that are unhealthy? Are you holding onto relationships that are toxic? Are you noticing a pattern within these behaviors between them or yourself? 4. We all have broken promises to ourselves, this question is asking you what was the biggest promise that you have broken with yourself that causes you to constantly think about? Do you regret this decision? Why or why not? There are no guidelines to these prompts, answer with honesty to understand where you may need to make improvements and to meet your Shadow Self. The answers to these prompts are for you only. Be open and write down all of your thoughts. Please reach out if you need extra support. I am not a licensed professional however my inbox is open for whoever that needs support. I hope these prompts help whoever is in need of clarity. https://jupitermoonapothecary419642784.wordpress.com/2021/08/23/journal-prompts-for-shadow-work-5/

📜 Sabbats Journal Prompts 📜

The Witches’ Sabbats are good moments in the year to reflect and meditate, using your journal. Here are a few prompts for each festival, to help you in your mindfulness journey. 

💀 SAMHAIN 💀

October 31

Write about dead relatives and passed loved ones.

What cycle is currently closing in your life? Is this a positive ending?

Have you noticed signs of the thinning veil this month?

What have you inherited that needs banishment?

What have you inherited that needs to be cultivated?

Write about your spiritual journey since last Samhain.

Are you scared of divination/spirits? Why or why not?

❄️ YULE ❄️

December 19-22

Write a list of everything good that has happened this year.

What deserves a fresh start in your life?

Write a happy memory from the festive season.

What are your goals and dreams for the next year?

As a witch, what meaning do you attach to Christmas?

What do you find difficult about the holiday season?

Write about the energy you can draw from the darkness.

🕯️ IMBOLC 🕯️

February 1

Write how you plan to take care of nature in the following months.

Write about what needs cleansing in your life.

Why are you in pain and what helps you heal?

What metaphorical seed do you need to plant and nurture this year?

Write your feelings on climate change.

How can you nurture yourself and others right now?

Describe the garden of your dreams.

🐣 OSTARA 🐣

March 19-22

Write about negative thoughts that you are choosing not to bring with you in the coming spring.

What area of your life feels balanced at the moment?

What does fertility and growth mean to you?

What idea in your life is ready to hatch and turn into action?

Write about spring activities that you can enjoy now that winter is over.

What do you feel is your truest purpose this spring?

As a witch, what meaning do you attach to Easter?

🌸 BELTANE 🌸

May 1

Write a list of everything about yourself that gives you self-confidence.

Is there something that is making you very happy right now?

Write about your sexuality and what gives you pleasure.

What does celebrating life mean to you?

What turns you on? What turns you off?

How can you use the spring energy to make your dreams come true?

What would you want to harvest in the coming fall?

☀️ LITHA ☀️

June 19-22

Write about a difficult topic that needs addressing in the second half of the year.

In which area of your life do you feel the strongest?

How can you use the solar energy to achieve your goals?

Write a memory from your childhood summer breaks.

How can you make this summer extra special?

Write a love-letter to your body.

What is your favorite outdoor activity?

🌽 LAMMAS 🌽

August 1

Write about what you are harvesting in your life at the moment.

Make a list of everything you’ve accomplished in your life.

What will you miss most about summer once fall arrives?

Write about professional goals and plans you have for September.

How can you have a healthier lifestyle by next summer?

What is one thing you love about where you live?

What does abundance mean to you?

🍂 MABON 🍂

September 19-22

Write a list of everything you are grateful for this year.

What makes you proud in your life?

Do you feel like your life is out of balance?

Are you excited about the cold season coming up? Why or why not?* Write about welcoming darkness and becoming more magical.

Make a list of your favorite horror movies.

Write about what scares you and why.

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✨ Find my Witches’ Sabbats Masterpost here ✨