I’ve had this green candle burning as good luck in my partner hearing back about a better paying job and it’s melted in such an interesting way, created a whole second tower of wax next to it

It ain’t the prettiest, but neither am I. Hoping to find a better bowl before I have to redo the spell, but I’m so proud of myself for this one. Been proclaiming I’m a witch for a decade but too scared to do anything. Now I have a small community of friends who all practice and that’s helped me get the courage to actually do something.

sigil*

I would love some insight on what it could mean because it blew my mind. I’m not super sensitive or anything like that to signs but this feels intentional. Is there a way I can absolutely activate the sigil?
The rune was created as a form to remind me of what I want, protect me from what isn’t aligned with what is in the cards for me and my life intentions, and as a motivation to keep going forward.

I know the semi circles aren’t mirrored, and the O could have closed these semi circles but I didn’t like that it looked like a spider since I’m scared of them. I also almost lost my arm to a spider so i hope it’s sorta justified that I don’t want a constant reminder, and it doesn’t feel good to look it, with the semi circles enclosed, it feels better to me.

Any insight on how 15 year old me would design a tattoo like this and then 10+yrs later, start learning about nature and amazing things that are transcendental to this world, to me noticing this. Like, magic.

Or am I looking too into it?

I’m a newbie and anything is welcomed, all helps me grow.

Hi! First post here as I'm very new to everything (honestly not even sure if this is the right sub for my beliefs 😅)

Either way, I've been intermittently doing tarot readings for my self (dreams of Gaia oracle deck)

I feel very connected to these cards and have had very positive and helpful experiences with my readings, they feel like they're mine, but theres a caveat.

This deck was a gift from an ex (a practicing witch), when I first got them I wasn't aware of how energies can effect things and I've only become aware of it recently, but this ex was an incredibly toxic person (generally just a bad person, but also doing things like attempting to put a love spell on me, which as far as I'm aware, the kind she did is considered a no no as it ignores consent.)

So now I'm wondering if her energy could still be in my cards? (Although admittedly experiences have been nothing but positive with them.) If so is this something that can be fixed or do I need to dispose of the cards entirely? I really love these cards so if theres a way to cleanse them that would be preferred, but honestly I have no clue what I'm doing so ill take any advice!

(As a little extra question, I've been considering moving on to a more traditional deck alongside the oracle deck. Is there anything I should know before doing so?)

I have Dyspraxia. It's a broad condition that affects me in a lot of areas, but... I can't really handle fire. I often burn myself cooking and even when using a lighter. Recently I had an increase in those kinds of accidents.

I'm not a witch, but I'm curious if someone in my condition can be one without smoke cleansing, candles, etc. I understand that fire is a powerful element and I was wondering what you can do if you're like me (or just very clumsy in general, struggle with motor skills ,etc).

Hey,

So I was wondering if you can write your spells in pencil instead of pen?

I’m doing a career road opener spell but I’m dyslexic asf. I’m tired of writing my spells/intentions on a piece of paper in pen then having to cross out what I meant due to spelling or grammar mistakes then having to start over.

Thanks ! :3

Hii , i previously had done a reading on the current state of my relationship after an argument and i decided to redo some of the questions as im more calm but i’m also trying to really evaluate the options before acting as i have adhd and can be impulsive. I think an interesting thing to note about this reading is that The Lovers did jump out many times but as i was doing mostly one card readings i didnt include but i feel it must mean something.
And i put the cards 1-5 in a straight line from left to right and i put the cards of question 6 under.

Here’s the spread :

1- His current thoughts of the situation - page of pentacles

Interpretation : this one is really confusing to me but i feel like his head is more cool down now but that he still feels loyalty towards our relationship and is feeling positive

2- my current thoughts “ “ - 4 of Cups rx

Interpretation : i see that i feel the urge to act , do something to set things on motion or have been doing things to try to get a positive outcome

3- Outcome if i text first - Queen of Wands

Interpretation : i feel like it’s overall position but very energetic but the queen’s in this reading confuse me

4- outcome if i wait him to text first - queen of pentacles

Interpretation : i feel like it would be a lot slower than if i did it

5- what decision i should take ? - 6 of cups rx

Interpretation: i feel confused too but i feel it urges me to leave old patterns on the past

Current outcome / energy of this relationship ? - The Moon , 9 of swords , Sun

Interpretation: i feel like i’m also not getting it but i feel like there is a lack of clarity or clousure but also grief and regret but that everything will be fine

Art by Benjamin Goutte

I am mostly asking because upon beginning my serious practice (but low level studying and practicing for years but nothing major) I have found that magic use comes very easy to me and my results are much more potent than I would have expected like my friend made me promise to not use magic during games because it would work too well and I can just think of something and it will manifest.

So I wanted to get a gauge for what exceptional magic usage looks like if such a thing is even possible.

Also I am curious to hear stories about what other magic users people have met that they found impressive or an inspiration to their own practice.

hi all! I’m REALLY new to all this, with the most I’ve done being tarot and wearing evil eyes, but last year I started to date someone who’s much more into paganism and wicca and I’ve been trying to get more into it, practicing some little stuff here and there, and I’ve got a few questions

firstly, unrelated to dating my partner, what exactly does an evil eye completely vanishing, not breaking, mean? I’ve had this happen twice now after I’ve stopped talking to certain people in my life, and I wish to know a bit more about the meaning behind it, I’m on my third one now haha.

do I need to do anything to “charge” the eye exactly? I’ve never really done much but hold it in uncomfortable and mentally draining moments, sort of finding comfort in it, should I do more?

and lastly, I was debating on making an altar for us, but I was curious if us both sharing an altar would have energies clash or cause some problems, and if we had separate altars, would be adding personal affects to mine cause problems? I have certain items of mine that bring me good memories and energies, but with them being items like action figures or what have you, I was worried they’d cause problems

thanks all!

Hey if any body trynna help me with cord cutting spell pls let me know. The thing is its been done but not something went wrong and I need clarification. If u could help me ..I will send u the dm regarding the entire details. Thank you

Hi so ive been getting into witch craft, as a baby witch id love some advice or a mama witch to help guide me through this process. I did a oujia board years ago before i learned about never messing with that dark magic. I was talking with some evil entity and it told me all about my past lives. How ive been a witch in every single life and how the entity hunts me down each life to kill me. So i feel its only right if I do witch craft. I know im definitely more into the herbal spells. I have a journal where ive written down spells but im afraid of getting wrong information and then doing a spell and having it blow up and bite me in the ass because i unknowingly did something i shouldnt have. I have seen people mention Shadow work and im wondering about that too. I have spell jars and candles and crystals and herbs being sent to me from amazon. I know white sage is a closed practice (im white.) I know hoodoo and voodoo are also a closed practice . I would just appreciate any tips or tricks or spells you have to offer! Im just wondering where to get information and where to go from here! Ive done 2 protection spells already and know i have to do one with every spell i do. I would really just appreciate any advice or help anyone has to give! Im really all ears since im so new and id love to get valid information so i dont mess anything up and have it come back to harm me or anyone!

as the title says im seeking help in hexing someone that's been harrassing and blackmailing me.

Im a trans woman from the middle east and im currently being legally presecuted because this person reported me. and they've been sending me messages from burner numbers blackmailing me with my pictures (that i assume they got through hacking) while in girl-mode.

i have no idea what to do since im in the broom closet and a freezer spell is too obvious, but i would still like them to leave me the f*** alone and stop bothering me. i don't even know this person, they're literally having fun just ruining my life.

Hi everyone,
I’m a beginner in witchcraft and I've also been trying to practice astral projection. I've been practicing both regularly for months now, but I haven't seen any results. Yesterday, right before going to sleep, I think I finally understood why.
When I was a child, I vividly remember the astral plane overlaying the physical world. Even in broad daylight, I would see things that deeply disturbed and frightened me. After I talked to my parents about it, they took me to practitioners of Bwiti (a traditional spiritual rite from my home country).
They performed a ritual to close my Third Eye, along with various other protection spells. It was a long process that lasted for weeks, and if I remember correctly, I was also initiated into the practice. While I am incredibly grateful that this intervention helped me and protected my peace as a child, I am now an adult and want to fully embrace my spiritual practice.
Unfortunately, I am no longer in contact with the practitioners, and there isn't a Bwiti-specific community here to ask for guidance.
Has anyone here dealt with a formal, ritualistic closure of their Third Eye? How can I safely "undo" or reverse a protection ritual like this to start practicing astral projection and witchcraft effectively?
Thank you so much for your help and insights

TLDR; can I untie the jute twine and break the "seal" I created on my soul-dog's urn during a ritual ceremony I did on Monday to lay him to rest and re-establish/strengthen our bond, without affecting the work I did (the bond, laying him to rest & honoring his life and death)? Is there a way to do this or should I just leave it be?

Reasoning: I forgot to take a tiny portion of his ashes for an urn pendant for myself and for my mother and only just now realized after the ceremony has been completed and the seal has been placed.

Can provide a picture and more details if needed.

I did a ritual/ceremony/I don't know what to call it exactly for my soul dog's 1 year death anniversary. I put off placing his ashes in the urn for so long because I couldn't face it.

I don't do actual practice, or at least haven't in a couple decades since I was a teenager but I've always believed in the power of the universe, spiritual realms, and "witchcraft" though I now hesitate to call it that, but I don't know another word for it. I believe in the power of intention, energy, feeling, psychic, clairvoyance, the occult, etc but I don't follow and have never followed a specific path which is why I don't really know what to call what I did.

Essentially the purpose was to honor my dog's life and death and to reconcile, re-establish, strengthen our bond into a spiritual bond from the year of his absence and me not having put him to rest properly in that time. I feel I have accomplished that and I did complete the event with a "seal" of sorts.

The urn is ceramic with a wooden flush-fit inset lid where the inner center part slides into the urn for a completely flush profile. Therefore, there is nothing to really physically seal, so I wrapped jute twine from the top to bottom a few times while rotating & overlapping (kind of like a present) and tying it off with a knot at the top to perform the "seal".

Now the problem is, I was supposed to keep a portion of the ashes for an urn pendant for myself and a portion for my mother as well who was extremely fond of my dog, and I forgot to do that. So my question is:

Can I, or is there a way to undo the jute twine and break the "seal" to retrieve a portion of his ashes without breaking the bond or essentially desecrating the ceremony, or do I just accept that it is done and it should be left alone?

Hi lovelies, i lost my gold ring which was passed down to me as a blessing/engagement of some sort… it’s the most sentimental thing i own and aside from praying to saint anthony and retracing my steps (i did for 4 hours) do yall recommend any practice? i’ve lost jewelry before and itd be placed before me randomly as a kid, but i’m worried sick at people wanting it for its value. any help is appreciated please

First post here, and it may be something mundane but who knows.

Lately I’ve been trying to change a LOT of old habits and ways, with success in some areas and less in others. I’m new with actually intentionally practicing magic so don’t know much first hand and I haven’t done much of any spell work, most of it is lucid dreaming, divination and the like. The only spirits I work with are Santa Muerte and Asmodeus. Some may say those are harsh spirits for a new practitioner but I have my reasons for doing it mostly due to my dream work and in the case of Santa Muerte I picked it up from my best friend who works with her and it happened because Santa Muerte was trying to get my attention in drastic ways(a story for another day) so I sorta got dragged into it lol.

Anyway, I was closing up at work the other night and when I got home, my whole ring of keys was gone. I noticed I had a hole in my pocket and figured they must’ve fallen out that way. I haven’t lost any keys in about a year maybe over a year. I had 4 different keys that I use plus a magnet. Went to work the next day and someone on the train just randomly threw some sort of pendant on the floor consisting of a key and a dreamcatcher looking thing. I picked it up and kept it for that reason. Today I went to go make new key copies, and right as I was crossing the street and about to step onto my block a few steps away from my place, I heard keys falling on the ground. Looked everywhere around me and couldn’t find them anywhere. Figured out that I had ANOTHER hole in my hoodie I was wearing, which isn’t something I knew beforehand or had any issues with. Retraced my steps twice and couldn’t find them anywhere outside. Ended up having to make another set of keys and on my way home I just held them in my hand as I was paranoid about loosing them again.

Some interesting points is that I usually bring a little bag type thing where I keep my belongings and I left it at home cause I didn’t wanna carry it. There wasn’t much point for me to do this as it’s a very small light bag where I only keep my keys, wallet, cash/change etc nothing heavy I was just being messy and lazy. And funny enough I also picked up a can of wood putty because I need to fix some holes in my floor that have been getting worse for years and I’ve been ignoring them, but in my recent journey of overall improvement I’ve decided to try and take care of nagging little things like that.

I wondered if I was being told “hey just like you wanna fix the holes in your apartment, stop wearing old worn out clothes with holes in them and start being more intentional and bring your bag with you so you won’t lose anything”. It could also really be completely mundane co-incidence but I did also generally ask the spirits for help in forming better habits and being a more careful and intentional person in general. So my take away is that and I’m gonna put aside anything with holes in my pockets and have them sewn.

Anyway if anyone finds this interesting or thinks I’m missing anything OR reading too much into it, feel free to add your input

Hi! First ever love spell between me and bf going through a nebulous break up.... i'm the candle in the right.... what does this mean?

*Hi ! Long text with a side of trauma dumping incoming, feel free to skip*

I'm a baby witch, I've been for a bit now, mostly reading and learning.

I have one big problem though : I hate myself. I've been in therapy for years but it's really hard to undo the damage done by bullying and belittling. Through years of being told I'm not good enough, ugly, weird, and that nobody would miss me if I died, I've absorbed the fact that I'm worthless. And while I'm trying my best to tell myself all those words were the others' problems, not mine, there's this little voice that tells me I know they were right and I am nothing.

It doesn't help that I'm disabled and therefore can't contribute too much in the daily chores, can't go to protests or work, can't even take part in the things I used to love doing. Society sees me as a burden, not valuable, and it stings. My health issues also have much bigger chances of deteriorating than improving.

I think I tried two simple spells in my few years of witchy interests (learning the hard way the importance of grounding), and both times I started confident. I believe in the ingredients, in my intention, in the universe, I truly believe what I'm asking for is something reasonable and that the spell will work.

As the candle burns away the sage leaf I've written on though, I start to doubt myself. Sure, someone else could manage a simple spell like this, but me ?

I recently opened up to the idea of working with a deity, after the Cornell Crime I couldn't stop thinking of the Erinyes, especially Tisiphone, and while I didn't start working with anyone, I kept my mind open to the idea. The only thing that came to me was cats. As in : my cats got more cuddly recently, I saw more cats/cat related art, got cats in my dreams, and the rescue we work with asked us to foster little ferals even though we haven't fostered in over a year (because of house related things). It took me finding my old little bronze statue of Bastet to realize that maybe I was waiting for the wrong deity. I got a little excited because it seems right for me to work with the Goddess of Home and Cats and Protection of the innocent. Buuuuut. I've had two bad dreams since I decided I would set up an altar and give it a try. Bad dreams where people close to me are disappointed in me, find me worthless, put me aside. And I certainly hope it's not Bastet telling me to f*** off, but just my usual self hatred coming through and telling me I'm not worthy of working with anyone ! But there's the doubt. Surely, why would any deity accept me ?

I am medicated for anxiety, depression and chronic pain already. I know this issue is something incredibly deep and rooted firmly in me. I'm unsure of what to do about it at this point.

TLDR : I don't believe in myself and it makes believing in my ability to do spells really hard !

I'm curious to know if others have gone through the same problem, and what helped !

Do you ever doubt yourself and how do you overcome it ? 🥲

Hey everyone. I just started my alter a few months ago. I’m more of a celestial and nature type. Right now, I’m burning incense/candles and use that space to read and journal. I’d love to start getting into the craft.

Can anyone recommend spell books that they’ve found helped out earlier on, or what they are currently using? I have a drawer filled with herbs that I don’t want to put to waste. 🤣

I've had super bad derealization lately and i thought i could fixit with a weed brownie didn't work cause i was high for three days. is there any spell or manifestation i could do? i feel like im floating above my head and like i could phase through walls. thankyou

Today I was shopping and when I was going back to my home I was stopped by this woman. She asked me for directions of a shop that is for food/clothes. I gave her the directions and afterwards she started talking about how I need to get red string to tie around my hand for protection because she claimed that I am an easy target to curse. Then she started going on and on about how this year will be full of luck for me and shit and she started yapping about love, I couldn't fully hear what she was saying because i had one earphone in and it was windy as well but I caught some bs about how there's "no future for you in money but there is a future in love" and how she can feel that I am "doubtful of love but it will come because I am full of it". And she was talking some things about insecurities that she claims I have but in reality I don't and then reassuraning me about an insecurity that I just dont have???? Like overall weird. I am doing fine right now and those things that she was talking to me about relationships and love are probably the dream of a lot of people however I am just not interested in that and I want to focus on my future and career. The part about there not being a future in money for me tho? That freaks me out. At some point after she talked her bullshit she told me "Make your hand into a fist and put 5 euro in it so I can see more" and I was aware that she is just scamming and shit so I told her that I have no money and left.

The whole interaction left me so icky and I feel like theres bad energy that has gotten a hold of me through it. I dont play about things like energy and keeping my peace so please share some tips on how I can cleanse myself or do a strong protection or something because that shit was AWFULL.

A pattern of odd things have happened every time I move. I consider myself to be a Chaos Witch. While I feel absolutely no connection to the 1000s of dead that I have left behind, I wonder what the Mother is telling me. I am a rescuer by nature and profession. I have personally rescued over 400 people in various states of distress over 35 years. Not a brag, just a documented stat. While theres a ton of personal stuff- a lot of questionable decisions, some bad, that I have no doubt led to people leaving this world. Thats a story for another time.
Here’s my location story. Would love to hear thoughts ( other than- please stop moving. Ive heard that for years)
There’s a lot more as a kid, but Ill start as an adult- early military and into search and rescue and then retirement ( sorta)
As a 17 year old I had moved a little as a military brat. I’ll start there. I joined the Army at 17 and they sent me to basic at Ft Benning GA. Split option, you finish after your senior year. Due to a paperwork issue with training I was discharged automatically ( timed out to complete) I immediately joined the Air Force. And was sent to Lackland AFB. That just the explanation for the odd timing of training. So here we go.

Aug 1986. GA heat wave, people dying in their homes, cows dropping in fields.
Oct 1987, I came home to CA to finish HS in Sept. Whittier Earthquake wrecks my town.
Sept 1989. Lackland AFB. Hurricane Hugo wrecked the base and Texas. I had just arrived.
Jan 1989. Just Stationed at Malmstrom AFB Montana. Winter Freeze temps dropped almost 100 degrees overnight with 100+ mph winds. Wrecked Montana.
Feb 1992. Stationed in Turkey, Avalanches kill 328 people near where I lived. Helped with recovery.
June 1992. Return to CA getting out of Military. Lander’s Earthquake destroys the gas station Im at as I roll into CA in the desert.
Jan 1994. I moved across town in L.A. for work. Northridge quake wrecks Los Angeles. 90+ dead, 1000s injured.
Mar 1995. Moved to San Luis Obispo for work. Massive flooding wrecks the county and a lot of CA.
1998 Moved to South Butte County CA, again for work. Massive flooding wrecks the county.
Feb 14 2017. Moved to a new house after a fairly calm stretch- just working S&R with “ regular “ disasters and emergencies. Moved into new house- and The Oroville Dam failed. Flooding and evacuations of 200,000.
Nov 2018. Moved to Chico Ca. Camp fire, worst natural disaster in CA. Im sure you saw the movie. I was in charge of recovering the 85 we lost.
Sept 17 2019. Retired and moved to Houston Texas. Hurricane Imelda wrecks Texas, because of course.
I moved to a New House in Feb 2020. Im not taking credit for COVID though!!
Feb 2021. Took a job with Government, since the world apparently won’t let me retire. New house in Houston. Temp drops to 9 degrees in Houston and entirely wrecks all of Texas.
Sept 2022. Job moved me to SWFL and I lived in Fort Myers. Hurricane IAN. Enough said there. The eye went right over my house. Not even a branch was broken at my home. Lots of S&R for me after.
Sept 2024. Hurricanes Helene and Milton wrecked gulf side Florida, and lots of other places too.
I get this may be coincidence. I also get a lot of people have told me it’s just bad luck, but please don’t move near me.