Running List Of Practical Magic

running list of practical magic

these past two weeks, i have gotten more into the habit of incorporating magic into my daily life. it’s been great! and i just wanted to throw out a few tips. i think i will update this over time. <3 

use bay leaves for simple spells/wishes - write a name, intention, desire on the leaf and burn it. this spell is really easy to incorporate because it is endlessly customizable and results are p quick!

turning your broom bristles up! - this is generally said to bring good fortune, but i used it recently to avoid an impending bad fortune and it worked beautifully! 

cleansing + cleaning - i try (try, being the operative word here) to clean my room once a week. turning this into a ritual has made it more fun and more personal! put salt in the corners of room before you sweep. create magical washes with rose, lavender, orange blossom, and/or Florida water (use these to dust too!). light incense in rooms as you go.  

use floral waters in hair and on the face as glamours or spells - i’ve been spraying rose water in my hair as the L in my LOC method and using a rose water based toner on my face for protection from street harassers. i also use unisex cologne with intention as a glamour for neutral gender expression.   

I am a Writer™ I say, as I sit there, not writing

Your power comes from you first.

No one else.

No other beings. No herbs or crystals or tools. It comes from you.

You are the pinnacle of your power, everything else is just something to channel it.

wait did we buy the same solar system bracelet and crystal necklace pack off amazon or what,,, twinsss

love seeing more hindu witches

namaste.

my name is jiya and i am new to the tumblr witch community so i thought i would leave a short introduction on who i am and shed some light upon my path.

i am an eclectic witch who fuses hinduism with my craft. my practices mostly consist of cosmic, cottage, divination, floral, healing, and kitchen witchcraft. i use astrology, crystals, incense and tarot cards in my day to day life.

i have multiple deities i worship however they all belong to the hindu pantheon.

my main account is @queen-jiya 

alavida, love and light.

*glances at my 37 wips* guys i have a new idea

Constellation Andromeda

The constellation Andromeda is found in far northern skies, adjoining Perseus and Cassiopeia. It is often called the chained lady, for it was pictured on ancient star maps as a beautiful and tragic figure of a woman, who was bound by chains to rocks on the seashore. How did the fair Andromeda find herself in this predicament? Andromeda was the daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia . The queen had offended some beautiful sea nymphs, called the Nereids, by claiming to be more beautiful than they. As retribution for this affront to his charges, the sea god, Poseidon sent a monster, Cetus to wreak havoc along the shores of King Cepheus’s kingdom.

In desperation, Cepheus consulted an oracle to find out if there was some way that he could put an end to the destruction the monster was causing. He was told that he had to give the monster a living sacrifice-his daughter-which is how Andromeda came to be chained to the rocks. As the terrified Andromeda waited to be devoured, the hero Perseus happened along and asked who she was and why she was in this pitiful state. At first, improbably shy, Andromeda said nothing, but gradually she told Perseus everything, ending with an ear-splitting scream as she saw Cetus approaching. Perseus, fresh from killing the Gorgon Medusa, still had her head in his hand. He turned the Gorgon’s face to Cetus, which promptly turned to stone and sank. As his reward, Perseus claimed Andromeda’s hand in marriage and she later bore him six children.

The great spiral 

Andromeda is easy to locate as it is joined to Pegasus, one of the most unmistakable of all constellations owing to its square of four stars. Visually, the individual stars in Andromeda are not particularly noteworthy. The most interesting object by far is a blurry patch, found roughly midway between the  Square of Pegasus and the W-shape of Cassiopeia. This patch resembles a nebula or gas cloud, but in fact it is a distant star island, or galaxy. It is often called the Great Spiral because of its structure, which shows up when viewed through a powerful telescope.

Source: “Tales of the Night Sky” by Robin Kerrod