Love Candle Binding Spell

 ITEMS USED:

-A pink taper candle

-Red ribbon

-Two 3x3in papers, one with an intention, the other with a sigil

-One image of each persons the spell is being performed on with their names written on the back as well as their zodiac signs if you know them.

-A few charms representing love (i.e. roses, hearts, keys, etc.)

-Red sewing pins

-An anointing oil and herbs (or Hoodoo Bee Obsessed Powder by Hoodoo Delish on Youtube.com)

-Incense (Dragon's Blood, Jasmine, Lavender, Rose, or Clove)

STEPS:

1. Bless all items and give thanks to Spirit Guides, ancestors, or a deity/deities of your choosing. Make sure to do this spell in the name of the cardinal directions and their corresponding elements.

(N = Earth, S = Fire, E = Air, W = Water)

2. Anoint the candle by rubbing in the oil and then the herbs on top and say:

"May the oil enhance the burning passion within, and the powder inspire action taken towards X."

3. Tie the images and the 3x3 papers around the candle with ribbon and say:

"May X and X be binded together in harmony, love, and peace."

4. Pin the charms along the candle with red sewing pins and say:

"I know and trust that the one (I/they) love and desire, also loves and desires (me/X.)" X9

5. Light the candle. meditate and concentrate on the intention and say:

"So mote it be. Blessed be." 

TIMING:

This candle spell is best to be done on a New Moon, or any Friday evening. The new moon represents new beginnings, including new romances that can blossom, and Fridays are the days of love, joy, commitment, and relationship spells.

All About Scrying

 What is Scrying?

Scrying is the process of finding images and meanings to your questions in many ways as shown below.

Types Of Scrying:

-Tea Leaves:

Put your intention into the tea you drink and once finished, pour the leaves into the bottom of the cup and read the images from it and see what they mean for you. You can also do this with the last method and any leaves, herbs, or substance of your choosing. (aka tobacco if you're working with Hades as well)

-Fire/ Incense smoke:

Put your hand through the smoke while focusing on your intention and read the images within and see what they mean for you.

-Black mirror:

Get into a deep meditative state while focusing on your intention and look into the mirror in a dark room while doing so. Eventually, with enough practice, you should be able to make out images and see what they mean for you.

-Dice/ small ethically found animal bones/ beads and an altar sheet:

Place down a cloth and have each corner or side of the square cloth represent a 'yes', 'no', 'maybe', 'unsure/unclear results'. focus on your intention/ question and hold your small items of choice. Once focused properly to your liking, throw them and read where they land in the majority.

Deity Worship

 Although optional, and primarily practiced in religious forms of witchcraft such as Wicca and Neo-paganism, deity worship can be used. In paganism, the Hellenistic point of view is common (the belief in the Underworld, Earthly realm, and Celestial realm) that includes various Gods/Goddesses from Roman and greek mythology, as well as Celtic and Egyptian Gods and Goddesses.

Today I'll be talking about how to commonly worship your deities of choice and how to know which deity to worship. Of course, this whole process is optional, and is up to the practitioner. 

FINDING YOUR DEITY OF CHOICE:

When searching for the deity that speaks to you, one way to decide is to do a tarot reading about the traits of the deity that will work best for you. You can also do scrying with tea leaves in the bottom of a cup in order to see images that represent certain Gods/Goddesses. (Scrying is image reading for symbols within a jar of beads scrawled over an altar cloth, tea leaves, coffee grounds, smoke images in flames, etc.) Another way to decide your deity (or deities) you can generally see messages that point you in their direction- or maybe they've been popping up in your life or speak to you in some way.

RESEARCHING YOUR DEITY OF CHOICE:

When trying to gather information, it's good to look up their specific symbols, offerings, color associations as well as gems/stones, animals, plants/herbs, and incenses that represent them. For example, the Goddess Athena of war and wisdom is represented by the owl, meaning you could make a small clay owl figurine as an offering or a neat drawing of an owl.

Mythology Deities From Around The World

Celtic Mythology

Greek Mythology

CREATING YOUR ALTER:

Based off of your research, use candle colors that represent them on your altar as well as other items that you've found in your research as well as an offering bowl and a place to hold your incense. Using an altar cloth with their color associations is also a good idea for setting up your altar. If you don't want many too see it, a drawer or your closet is a great place to hide your altar.

CREATING A PRAYER SCHEDULE:

A prayer schedule is when you plan to meditate and pray for your deity. There are often invocations that you make to summon and communicate with them, and you can write personal prayers to recite to them. Invocation will be covered in another blog post as well as evocation and spirit summoning. You can also schedule when you're going to have special offerings. I offer a special offering once a month (on the full moon), and pray with a regular offering at least once a week.

OFFERINGS:

In Greek mythology, the burning of incense is a great offering of scent to the deities, which is greatly appreciated. Other offerings can include picked wildflowers, herbs, figurines, coins, and handcrafted items that represent them. 

The Wheel of the Year

 The Wheel of the Year is a list of modern witchcraft holidays that's celebrated in Wicca and Neo-paganism. 

A drawing of the Wheel of the Year

Imbolc: February 1st - Candlemas

Ostara: March 21st - Spring Equinox

Beltane: May 1st - May Eve "May Day"

Litha: June 21st - Summer Solstice

Lughnasadh: August 1st - August Eve "Lammas"

Mabon: 21st September - Fall Equinox

Samhain: October 31st to November 1st - Hallows Eve "

Yule: 21st December to January 1st - Winter Solstice

The Difference Between Wicca, Paganism, and Witchcraft

Gerald B. Gardner (founder of Wicca)

Witchcraft is the study and practice of divination, spell work, manifestation, rituals, and folklore superstition that don't require any deities or a specific religion.

Wicca is a religious form of witchcraft that follows the Wiccan Rede and grimoire created by Gerald B. Gardner in London of 1939 where he wrote down his experiences with the craft and how he and his coven practiced in honor of specific deities or otherwise. It primarily involves the moon Goddess Diana and the horned God in which the world is in harmony with both female and male powers. 

Paganism is the modern rendition of the lost religion of Paganism, that was taken over in ancient Rome by Roman Catholicism when Constantinople was in rule. The common Pagan symbol of the pentagram and pentacle became a sign of devil worship due to being conquered by the Catholic Church, and often is seen with a negative devil worshipping-like connotation. It revolves around Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses, a polytheistic religion that involves the belief in the celestial, earthly, and chthonic realms and their corresponding deities or spirits. (chthonic meaning belonging to the Underworld.)

Although there are religious forms of witchcraft such as Wicca and Paganism, witchcraft as it's own isn't inherently religious. You can be Christian and still perform witchcraft, maintaining your religion and your practice as two intertwined ideologies. You can choose to call yourself a witch and a Christian simultaneously (or not practice witchcraft and just be a Christian), but if you are a Neo-pagan or Wiccan, you will always be a witch because it is a religious form of the craft. 

And in order to clear things up, Luciferianism and Satanism are not representative of witchcraft as a whole. They are separate religions that can incorporate the dark arts or black magic, but have key differences between Wicca and Paganism. 

Luciferianism is the worship of the Christian/ Catholic devil, while Satanism is the worship of Baphomet or oneself as their own deity. Baphomet is darklord figure who can give you all you desire and is commonly called a "devil" though isn't representative of the Christian devil.

The key difference here is that in Wicca and Paganism, you don't have to rely on a deity to gain results to your spells, while in Luciferianism, Satanism, and other monotheistic religions such as Christianity or Judaism, you can only grant your wishes (or prayers) through another's higher power.

Planetary Magic Correspondences

 HOW PLANETARY MAGIC IS ASSOCIATED:

SATURN

Rules: Saturday, base chakra

Element: Earth

Candle Colors: Black and navy blue

Incense: Musk, myrrh, civet, patchouli, sage

JUPITER

Rules: Thursday

Element: Fire

Candle Colors: Blue and purple 

Incense: Sage, musk, pomegranate, witch hazel, spruce, and cypress

MARS

Rules: Tuesday, 2nd chakra

Element: Fire

Candle Colors: Red 

Incense: Basil, dragon's blood, tobacco, wormwood, and benzoin

SUN

Rules: Sunday, 3rd chakra

Element: Fire

Candle Colors: Yellow, orange, and gold 

Incense: frankincense, orange, acacia, cinnamon, bay, and saffron

VENUS

Rules: Friday, heart chakra

Element: Earth

Candle Colors: green 

Incense: Rose, myrtle, jasmine, chamomile, lilac, and magnolia

MERCURY

Rules: Wednesday, throat chakra

Element: Air

Candle Colors: violet and indigo 

Incense: sandalwood, lavender, bergamot, mint, sage, sweet pea, and lily of the valley

MOON

Rules: Monday, 3rd eye and 6th chakra

Element: Water

Candle Colors: New Moon = White

                         Full Moon = Red or green

                         Waning/Waxing Moon = Black

Incense: poppy, jasmine, myrtle, and night blooming cereus. 

The Planetary Hours

What are the Planetary Hours?  

Planetary Hours are how each hour of your day corresponds to a magical purpose. Each hour is specifically ruled by a planet which has their own magical meaning, which means that this will correspond to a specific spell you're trying to perform.

Each planet in the Chaldean Order has a specific order that is as follows:

Saturn

Jupiter

Mars

Sun

Venus

Mercury

Moon

Now let's discuss (or list rather) their meanings.

SATURN: to summon chthonic (meaning underworld) souls of Hades that died of natural causes, good or bad fortune to buildings, to have familiar spirits join you in sleep, cause good or ill success in business deals, possessions, goods, seeds, fruits, to acquire learning, to bring destruction or death, and to sow either hatred or discord. This planet hour is often used in hexes, curses, and the darker arts,

JUPITER: obtaining honors, acquiring wealth, gaining friendships, preserving health, and arriving at anything you so desire.

MARS: making experiments regarding war, to arrive at military honor, acquiring courage, overthrowing enemies, to cause ruin, slaughter, cruelty, or to wound and give death. ( I don't suggest using Mars' energy for any of these options except for gaining courage, because these negative actions will have consequences if it was undeserving, and I truly believe that wishing death upon anyone else is completely unnecessary and disgraceful. )

SUN: experiments regarding temporal wealth, hope, gain, fortune, divination, the favor of princes, to dissolve hostile feelings, and to make friends.

VENUS: forming relationships and friendships, kindness and wholehearted love, joyous and pleasant undertakings, and luck for traveling.

MERCURY: eloquence and intelligence, promptitude in business, science, divination (answers regarding the future) as well as catching thieves, writings, deceit, and merchandise.

MOON: embassies, voyages, messages, navigation, réconciliation, love, and acquisition of merchandise by water. 

You can calculate the planetary hours of the day here:

Calculate Your Planetary Hours