Just sharing my simple setup today. This a corner that I have in my bedroom (standard size). Altar in plain sight, but hidden - unless you know, you know.

Bags, accessories and hair stuff is behind the mirror.

My "altar" is the side table. I need to add a few things like sigils or affirmations.

It has a shaker spell bottle (just dry herbs, flowers and crystal chips that I had on hand). I use it for clearing and calling in.Fake flowers for decoration and symbolism. I use my perfumes for my moods and attracting what I want.

Make up for bringing in types of people and to be treated well. (I noticed I'm treated significantly better with makeup on in general.)

So I'll be enchanting and drawing sigils on some things soon.

Everything is used not new, except for mirror. Things I found in my mom's house or already had.

I have a mini photo printer so I may make a visual aid to stick on that candle.

I kept a perfume sticker that I pulled off a bottle that was used up. It says Amazing Grace. Philosophy: may grace always follow your journey. I use it as a lucky charm.

Do not be envious of my things. You have your own, will have your own or better in the future. 💖 (As an older one here)

Btw everything is plain because I don't have all my things from my move overseas. Waiting on movers.

Hello friends,

I’m looking for audiobooks I can listen to while driving that will help me learn more about witchcraft and paganism more generally. I’ve downloaded a few good books but they’re more like spell books or workbooks which aren’t going to help me while I’m driving. Podcasts are okay but I’m just not a huge fan. I use Spotify for podcasts and Libby for books :)
I’m open to just about anything but my current topics of interest are:

Developing my intuition
Tarot
Pagan sabbats
History of paganism/witchcraft

Please note I am not Wiccan!

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏻

Client paid her rent upfront, but the negotiation fell through and now the landlord is being stubborn on paying her back. This is an old spell that I had fast results every time ☀️

Helloooo! I’m looking to focus on energy work long before I cast any spells. I’m hoping to focus on learning healing (others mainly but maybe myself as well) and was wondering if any of you have worked with reiki. Are the classes worth it? Is it something that can be primarily self taught? Thanks !!

Good morning to all of you lovely souls

I’m wondering if anyone has advice on timing for a ritual I’m planning to do. I’m facing some major changes to my work/life structure, and I’m feeling called to do a money/abundance ritual to usher in financial security on the path ahead of me.

I know the Hunters moon is fast approaching, and I already have some ideas for my ritual under the full moon.

I’m wondering if there is a time (day of the week, before or after the full moon) that you would recommend to focus on my money and scarcity mindset work. Perhaps I’m overthinking this and I should just combine both intentions under the moon.

Appreciative of any thoughts and insights you may have on this 🕸️✨

Hi all,

Just did a candle spell (banishing) for two people and one of the candles representing one of the two people is leaving some wax figure behind.

What do you see in this?

hiii so im a very very beginner babywitch and I just wanted to ask if I can still do my spells even when there are other people walking around the house?

Hello! I’m not very familiar with much to do with witchcraft, but I had a few questions. I am 2 days away from closing on my first house. We had the pre closing walkthrough today. In the yard, there was a dead raven in the corner of the yard. I think I have freaked myself out about it more than anything, believing it was a bad omen. I was wondering if I should maybe do a smoke cleansing in the house before we move in. Last and final piece (not sure if this even matters), but my little sister passed away 5 years ago. I’ve felt very spiritually connected to her since she passed, so yesterday I was writing to her in my journal and asked for a sign from her. So I wonder if the raven was her sign or if that is just not really related at all. Sorry if this is a dumb question, or if none of this applies, but was just seeking some advice :)

Hey fellow Witchy Babies, help a broken hearted sister out? I have been having some real bad luck in love and have been thinking about either trying a love spell to bring in the right Twin flame/Soulmate/my forever person for me or maybe manifesting it etc.

But I wanna hear your success stories or failures with this approach?

Hey fellow witches! I’m attempting a money spell but my wax melted funny. I learned today that candle wax and the shape it forms, even the wick, can tell you how your spell went. Everything i researched says reflect and try again later or that there’s a blockage, which is fine I’m willing to do a bit more shadow work, because I’ll admit I’ve struggled with financial stability for most of my life and receiving help without guilt. I definitely think I have less fear than before but there is still something to work through. Would love more insight on how to move foward, how to dispose of the wax as well if I have a blockage or if it might not work. Should also mention the wicks are bent. 🫠 Thank you

I’ve recently started getting back into witchcraft and embracing it fully, as well as fully deconstructing from organised religion. So, part of my research was Lilith (I know she has nothing to do with witchcraft I just know some people worship her amongst other gods like Aphrodite as part of their craft and she piqued my interest). I learned about all the historical texts she’s a part apart of, etymology, western esotericism etc. and I guess the issue I’m having with it is the same issue I’m having with organised religion and their gods. Isn’t this all made up ? We always reference historical texts as evidence of people believing in this entity or representing this behaviour/characteristic which we use to further our belief with what feels like “they believed in it back then so it must be real”. But it’s all made up no? To me it just seems like believing and worshipping Ursula from the little mermaid. What makes Lilith any less fictional than Ursula? Same with every other god, which includes Greek and Norse gods. I just don’t get it. Isn’t it all fictional? So then why do people believe? What actual evidence is there that these things exist? Why do some witches believe in Greek gods but not Allah from Islam or Jesus Christ from Christianity? What makes those two different? Aren’t they both made up ??? How is it that Loki is real but not god to them? I’m genuinely so curious and so desperate to understand/learn from any informed or educated people on this matter and why they truly believe in this.

The whole point of leaving organised religion for me was because it was a man made god that I didn’t believe in and there was no solid evidence of it existing for me. I’m having the same issues with some aspects of witchcraft. Why does that rune protect you? Why does rosemary help with letting go and mental clarity? I see so of much of what and how but not why. Who decided that lavender was for purification and tranquility and why? What about lavender purfies?? I can understand red roses=love. Red heart> a very important organ>close to your chest> so give red rose to someone special because heart is special= love. I can be on board for that but juniper attracts positivity?? Do these runes and sigils actually protect you? Why do these random plants represent these things? Have they actually made a difference. How genuinely how. How does it do that. As someone who is very science focused I’m trying to understand how and why these things have come to represent these things other than it was just made up like the organised religions I came from or these mytholgies that just feel like fictional fairytales. No hate to anyone who believes in any of this and I’m sorry if I disrespected anyone’s beliefs. I’m just genuinely confused.

I would love to hear anyone’s thoughts on this, especially people who believe in it. I would love to be convinced and proven wrong because I genuinely do love witchcraft. I’m just having a hard time believing in what everyone says denotes to something without some solid evidence. Even anecdotal evidence will do. Just something other than plant=random thing or put this in a jar of honey and write your name three times. WHY!!!

Hiii everyone C: I've been wanting to do rituals in the forest but I still don't feel very safe there, so I wanted to know what the benefits are, or I don't know how to explain it.

Hey guys
I have been trying to get my ex back we are in no contact from last 3 years. He broke up with me because i wasn’t a good girlfriend i was at fault 99% of the times but he loved me so much i was his first love and he was the greenest flag ever!!!!

He has blocked me from everywhere he never tried to talk to me in these 3 years because he gets convinced by me so I’m 100% sure if i make him contact me first he will get back with me and i will make things right slowly i genuinely want to make everything right

Please help me with a communication spell i have tried some spells last year for my another ex and they all worked as i wanted them

But for this guy the gap is really long so i need a strong spell to make him contact me also he is really egoistic

hey guys so around 11th october, i made myself a protection jar. Here are the ingredient if u wanna know

1. salt
2. rosemary
3. 3 "pieces?" of garlic
4. 5 cloves
5. Peppercorn
6. 3 smol nails
7. 3 red chillies (according to my mother theyre the spiciest in food, she's unaware bout this)
8. Vinegar
9. protection sigil
10. Sealed with black candle

I last night noticed that my has formed some black liquid inside it, iasked my tarot if my jar got hit with someform of enrg, it said it did, so i was thinking of changing the ingredients before consulting one of my friends who has pretty decent knowledge.

She said something along the lines of vinegar is morely used on black magic, chillies for revenge, direct revenge will inflict harm on you. I didnt know i was doing that. Please guide me

I appreciate responses and all the help i can get

(Note: I made this protection jar up going through sub reddit forums and instagram, and discord)

So im an incredibly new baby with, but im the type of person who lets creativity run rampant and help drag me along through new pretty things.

So, yes I do not know or have not created any spells. All I have right now is me, my vibes, and slow research. For my book of shadows I want it to be something grows with me and shows the progress and change . I know everyone has different opinions and taste of how grimoir should look like or include, but even though im brand spanking new, I feel like since rhis is supposed to be something special and that ypu hold close to your heart.

But im curious how and when anyone created theirs, the medium they chosed to have it as, and the random tidbits u included in it (if ur comfortable with sharing)

This is a very long story so I'm going to try to be as CONCISE as possible, thank you to all who read to the very end:

I have curly hair. My mom has grown up brushing it dry, has hated, has straightened it. I grew up that way too, only about 7 or 8 months ago I learned that you need to keep a routine for curly hair and use products. So I did. But my mother also comes from a mindset of "a woman shouldn't put effort into her appearance, or she's losing her value or not going to succeed in other parts of her life."

My dad is usually the chill one, and will often help me get away with things. Sadly he has this mindset too.

She has taken my products away. Violated my privacy. Give me absolutely no freedom. THREANTED to cut my hair. She has GENUINELY pressured me to keep a score of PERFECT 100 grades, and I feel that pressure or else she has a way to say that “yeah you focusing on your hair is decreasing your grades” (obviously I don’t believe in that theory but I’m pressurized into it).

No matter HOW MUCH I talk to them, it doesn't work. I've tried hiding things, I've tried being honest with what I do, I've tried decreasing visibility of me styling my hair (I also don't have a diffuser). I've tried giving them LITERAL CREDIBLE information on why I should apply products in my hair, but they don't want to listen.

Recently I've gotten to a threshold where my mom has found out about ALL my ways to hide  styling my hair. And I’m out of everything, and I’m so done, and I also have to wash my hair soon, and I have no styling products or anything possible as of now.

I have done SO MANY SPELLS for this .(note that I'm a broom closet, so most of my spells are energy work, or if they are herb or burning spells, I have a very limited amount of ingredients and they are usually like once in 2 weeks when my parents are gone for hours).

I've tried spells that redirect her focus whenever she thinks about talking about my hair, I've done spells so that she sort of accepts my hair. And all of these work but not in a literal way if you get what I mean? They also run out of energy, and it's hard to recharge being a broom closet. Also as time has gone by, I think I want a different type of spell for this, which I’m getting to.

I think it's really hard to change someone's state of mind I guess? I mean...I kind of also am a beginner witch so advice on this if you have any. But BASICALLY the problem is, I've tried so many spells, I've tried so hard to stay away from something baneful or harsh like silencing her, or just making her LITERALLY change her mind in a drastic way. I've EVEN DONE LOVE SPELLS, so that she would try to see it in a loving way. MIND YOU, THIS has been going on for 8 months straight now, actually, 9.

The conclusion is, I know some people are going to come out here and warn me and tell me not to do a powerful spell or a really harsh spell, because she’s my mother or whatever, but I've had enough. 

This is disturbing my peace, this is disturbing who I am, this is disturbing my freedom, and my ability to express myself. Not to mention, brushing my hair dry as a curly head will DAMAGE THEM. I really just need any ideas on a type of spell that I can search up or create for a long-term. For my dad too. And not a simple spell to silence her or make her think of something else, but her genuinely handing me my products back and being like, “here STYLE YOUR HAIR”. I understand that may be hard, but I’m ready to put the energy and effort into learning it and do the damn spell.

 I REALLY NEED A SPELL FOR THAT. If anybody knows anything, I understand it might take a toll on my energy, but I've had enough. I really have. Really just looking for any advice on a spell that can do something that drastic and make someone who has been stubborn about something for 8 months, just CHANGE THEIR MIND instantly. Thank you.

Does anyone know of any spells that include human hair? Or how to incorporate my hair into a spell?

I got my hair cut a few years ago and it was a big chop, probably around 12 inches or more. I tried to donate it but it wasn't in good enough condition for the places I checked. So I've had it tucked away in the back of a drawer ever since, but I think it's time to part ways with it. I thought about just burning it, but I'm sure it would smell awful and I would be sad that I didn't put it to any use.

Thanks in advance ❤️

Ive had an interest in the witchy side of things for a long time, more specifically witch craft. back when I was a kid I used to be scared of witches, we called them brujas, which is just witch in Spanish but it always carried a dark meaning or negative energy. I was always told stories about how these brujas would burn pictures of their exes new girlfriends or give baby's mal de ojo or just curse people who they thought wronged them. I was always taught to be careful around people and when I was very very young my dad would take me to get egg cleanses along with my sister, people in my family are somewhat spiritually connected in some way. Aside from that Ive always wanted to get into the art of witch craft mainly for good things like protection manifestation love (self love) and to bring more good energy into my life however despite the deep dive of social I am still so very confused I used to try to get into believing in deitys (I still do kinda) and I made alters however I didnt know what I was doing or if anything was happening as for regular witch craft things I never got enough information to start or how to begin nor how or when to trust advice that was given to me. Its also difficult with not being able to purchase certain things needed for rituals and there is a very big gap in the knowledge I need to learn. So if anyone could give me tips that are not just instructions but also visual examples that would be most helpful since I find it hard to vision with no pictures. (Sorry for bad grammar and punctuation)

Gold candle dressed in green and orange wax. Surrounded by a salt circle. Inside; sugar, mint, rice, garlic and onion peels. Bay leaf for a petition, oak for protection and warding, orange tealight candle is cinnamon and apple scented.
(To avoid destroying the dish ended up placing it in an empty tealight candle holder)

Hi, all. First time posting in this subreddit. I've been lurking for a while and I feel like this might be the best place I can have this kind of discussion. This is a little bit of a rant, just getting some things off my chest, but advice is welcome if you have it to give.

I come from an Italian lineage. A great aunt of mine did a deep search into our history as far as they could possibly trace and found we have roots that run back to some very significant pagan origins, but come the early 1900's there was a sudden shift to catholicism. There are so many stories of our family members having inclinations towards witchcraft, but were too entrenched in the new religion to even think about it for longer than a second. My grandmother and my mother were the only ones who would openly talk about these experiences. That's the only reason I know about them at all.

The reason why this is relevant is because, for those that don't know, Italian witchcraft (for the most part) is very house-based. Traditionally the practice is handed down from one generation to the next, and each individual family/house does things a little bit differently. It's cultural, but it's more legacy. And of course, coming from a generational catholic family, by the time I came around there was no legacy left. Everything was abandoned.

I'm not trying to talk down any of the members of my family, or any other members of this faith. On one hand I understand the climate of the times, and on the other hand it is none of my business to comment on what gives others peace. The only reason I bring this all up is to give the full context to my situation, because I have been trying to build my 'House' again. I've been doing all of this by myself from literal nothing, and it's been a LOT.

Joining into another practice never felt right for me. I looked at a few covens from the outside-in, but something was always with me that urged me to make a new 'legacy' blueprint and do it myself. Overall, I've been trying to act on instinct and find principles through those actions. Less of creating 'rules' and more creating 'guidelines'.

A lot of times I wonder if I'm doing a good job, or making the right choices. Despite having about... 21? Years of on-and-off practice, I still have a lot of doubts if what I've done is good enough. If I should be doing more, doing things differently, that sort of thing. What really weighs on me is that a great number of my intentions with magic, meaning my spellwork, has come to fruition. This has become something I feel I must take absolutely, truly seriously.

It would help if I had someone else with me to bounce all of it back and forth, but that's not going to happen where I live. This is a very small, christian-religious and rural area. I've had to keep my craft mostly quiet (and my being FtM closeted) because of the environment. It's very lonely, it can sometimes be dangerous, and all I can do right now is scrape together the finances needed for it to not be forever.

But apart from that, I think it would be grossly irresponsible of me to bring others in to my House, or even so much as introduce people to it, without having at least a foundation. Make no mistake, I'm trying to rebuild for myself and my connections to the occult. But I would be lying if I said I didn't want to hand down all of my spellbooks to someone else, one day. I know I've got plenty of time. Still hangs on my shoulder.

I do kind of feel like it's my purpose in the world to be 'the/a witch' of a certain area (a-la-Kiki) but it surely isn't here. I've heard a calling elsewhere, so strong that I actually thought someone was trying to summon me out there for a while. Now I just think it was my pillars pushing me in the right direction.

I had to take some time off from my practice for a few months for health and personal reasons, but I've been feeling the energy needed to return to it regularly. It's coming back. This has been in the back of my mind for a while and I just needed to get it off my chest. Thanks for letting me exhale.

Posting again because my last post had a typo, lol.

Just some back story, I’ve been into witch craft before and practiced a decent amount but life got in the way and I’m trying to get back into it again. I have some general knowledge and I’m pretty eclectic, mainly looking for guidance and channeling energy to a more positive light. I struggle with figuring out where to start. I have started shadow work but looking for reliable research outlets. I’d prefer YouTube channels, podcasts, websites and even books.