Latin phrases to use as incantations.

These are some Latin phrases that can be used in incantations or in scripture for your Grimoire/Book of Shadows. Of course there are many more languages that can be used, but I am definitely drawn more to older languages.

ab intra - from within

ab origine - from the source

absit iniuria - “let insult be absent”

absit invidia - “let envy be absent”

absit omen - “let omens be absent”

ab uno disce omnes - from one, learn all.

abyssus abyssum invocat - deep calleth unto deep

a capite ad calcem - from head to heel

acta non verba - actions not words

ad altiora tendo - “I strive to higher things”

ad astra - to the stars

ad fontes - to the sources

ad meliora - towards better things

ad oculos - to the eyes

ad undas - to the waves

ad victoriam - to victory

adsum - I am here

a fortiori - from the stronger/from strength

a mari usque ad mare - from sea to sea

audeamus - let us dare

audentes fortuna iuvat - fortune favors the bold

audi, vide, tace - hear, see, be silent

beatae memoriae - of blessed memory

bona fide - in good faith

bono malum superate - overcome evil with good

capax infiniti - holding the infinite

carpe diem - seize the day

carpe noctem - seize the night

cave - beware

ceteris paribus - all other things being equal

circa - around

citius, altius, fortius - faster, higher, stronger

clavis aurea - golden key

cogito ergo sum - I think, therefor I am

compos mentis - in control of the mind

concilio et labore - by wisdom and effort

concordia cum veritate - in harmony with truth

concordia salus - well-being through harmony

coniunctis viribus - with connected strength

consummatum est - it is complete

corruptus in extremis - corrupt to the extreme

crescit eundo - it grows as it goes

de novo - from the new

de profundis - from the depths

dies irae - day of wrath

dona nobis pacem - give us peace

ego te provoco - I challenge you

esse est percipi - to be is to be perceived  

esse quam videri - to be, rather than to seem

esto quod es - be what you are

ex animo - from the soul

ex luna scientia - from the moon, knowledge

ex scientia tridens - from knowledge, sea power

ex silentio - from silence

ex undis - from the waves of the sea

experientia docet - experience teaches

fac et spera - do and hope

fac fortia et patere - do brave deed and endure

faciam quodlibet quod necesse est - I’ll do whatever it takes

faciam ut mei memineris - I’ll make you remember me

facta, non verba - deeds, not words

fortis et liber - strong and free

fortis in arduis - strong in difficulties

gloriosus et liber - glorious and free

hic abundant leones - here lions abound

hic et nunc - here and now

hic sunt dracones - here there are dragons

hinc illae lacrimae - hence those tears

hinc itur ad astra - from here the way leads to the stars

igni ferroque - with fire and iron

in memoriam - into the memory

in nocte consilium - advice comes over night

libra - balance

littera scripta manet - the written words endure

locus standi - a right to stand

luceo non uro - I shine, not burn

luctor et emergo - I struggle and emerge

mare liberum - free sea

memento vivere - remember to live

more ferarum - like beasts

natura non contristatur - nature is not saddened

nec spe, nec metu - without hope, without fear

noli me tangere - do not touch me

ophidia in herba - a snake in the grass

pro se - for oneself

propria manu - by one’s own hand

quaere - to seek

quod abundat non obstat - what is abundant does not hinder

resurgam - I shall arise

semper ad meliora - always towards better things

semper anticus - always forward

semper apertus - always open

semper fortis - always brave

semper liber - always free

stet - let it stand

tuebor - I will protect

vera causa - true cause

The Beginnings of a Grimoire

I have finally started working on my grimoire. I took an old book with religious, medieval poetry and imagery and I'm repurposing it. The perfectionist in me was just not able to use a blank journal. Plus, this book reached out to me (I literally bumped into it and knocked it off the shelf) and I knew I needed to use it.

So far, I have finished my front and back cover, my inner cover pages, and my Beltane page with my prayer to Freya. The group of witches that I meet up with almost weekly have started working on their grimoires as well, so its a nice meeting of witches participating in their own path-making but also collectively pouring our energies into what we are doing. Its been very theraputic for me, both emotionally and physically, and I know it has for the others. We share our ideas for our grimoires, our supplies, and our emotions with each other in a safe space.

I have a list of things I want to include in my grimoire that I will share here:

• Book blessing page, as well as a "divert your eyes" curse for those who do not have permission to take or look at my grimoire.
• Depression Sigil w/ text & Anxiety Sigil w/text page.
• Moon Window page (will include all phases of the moon as well as correspondences for those phases.
• Full Moon calendar page.
• Daily Correspondences.
• Goddesses Pages.
• Nine Noble Truths.
• Altar Page.
• Runes.
• Pet/Familiar Protection Pages for Smaug and Eriana.
• Sex Magick Pages.
• Handfast Page w/ blood ritual.
• Tea Recipes page.
• Incense pages.
• Calming spell.
• Organization spell.
• Motivational page.
• Calling the Corners.
• Candle Magic.
• Tarot information pages w/pocket for tarot spreads.
• Wheel of the Year page.
• Sabbaths pages (Starting with Imbolc and ending with Yule).

These are my current ideas but they will change and expand as I continue working. I'm not artsy, and typically I don't ever feel like I'm good at something (hobby-wise) but for me, this has been something I've been pouring my heart into as I slowly work and research.

Got a grimoire? Book of Shadows? Book of Intentions? Want to share it? Feel free to comment below!

As always, blessed be with love and light;

~ The Nerdy Witch.

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Hello all!

I just wanted to post to let you all know I am still around. I had to have thyroid surgery last Thursday (04/06) and I was (and still am) recovering for about a week. Luckily, everything went well and my recovery has honestly been the worst part of it all due to not being able to sleep comfortably or really do much in terms of eating.

But, the posts will continue starting Sunday, May 7th.

Blessed Be.

A Spell to Help Someone Flower - How to Help Someone Find Their Potential.

Everyone has potential, but not all of us are comfortable reaching it. Sometimes situations stop us, sometimes it’s other people, and sometimes, it’s yourself. If you can’t see the potential that you hold, how can you let it shine through? This spell can be used on either you or someone else, to help them reach their potential, to “flower”. Wait and watch this spell blossom! 

What you’ll need: 

• Rose water
• Dried Jasmine Blossom (preferred, but not required! Pre-packaged tea works just fine!)
• Honey
• Taglock 
• Dirt
• Seeds (optional)

Take your rosewater and bring it to a boil. Put your jasmine in a cup and pour the rose water over it– If you have a blossom, you can watch “bloom” with the water as the tea brews. Take this time to put your intent into the mixture. Imagine your target becoming all that they can be, overcoming the odds and pushing through like a sprout in the spring. Visualize their abilities/desired trait growing, up and up and up, until finally a blossom peeks out at the top. Then, as you add in the honey and stir clockwise, feel the flower bloom. The honey is used to attract good things to your target, like bees to your new flower. 

As a final step, solidify the association between the spell and your target by pouring some (if not all) over your taglock. Your taglock should then be buried (not necessarily outside if you don’t want– putting it in a container is fine! The dirt is the important part.) This is you ‘planting’ the spell. If you want to put seeds in and watch it literally grow, go for it! Sometimes a little real-world action helps solidify intent, especially in the long run. Just make sure to take good care of your plant! 

If the spell is for yourself, feel free to drink any of the mixture that you’ve not poured over the taglock. 

Cheap, Easy Ways to Decorate Your Altar for the Sabbaths.

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• As a broke ass college student, I found that trying to decorate my altar was a challenge. I was incredibly envious of the altars I saw others possessing and felt I HAD to have one just as good. I have learned since then that my altar is perfect the way it is, with the most inexpensive things to represent my intentions for that altar.
• Imbolc/Candlemas: seeds or bulbs, candles, red and white
• Ostara: flowers, eggs, milk, honey
• Beltane: flowers, ribbons, acorns
• Litha: oak leaves, sun symbols, sunflowers
• Lammas: bread, wheat, beer, honey, corn dolls, iron
• Mabon: fall leaves, cornstalks, grapes and grape vines, pomegranates, apples
• Samhain: tarot cards, mirror, food offerings, mulled wine, dark bread
• Yule: holly, pine cones, mistletoe, fruits, nuts, bells

Wolf Guardian Protection Powder.

Protection powder that can be used for forest, hearth, or protection witchcraft. Protects the home and space, and bites spiritual intruders that persist to annoy/attack you. 

Forest ingredients:

• Angelica Root.
• Pine.
• Yarrow.
• White Oak Bark.
• Rowan Berries.
• Agrimonia.
• Hyssop.

For the wolf’s bite:

• Blackthorn Horns.
• Rose thorns.
• Holly leaves.
• Nettles (Stinging).

Grind ingredients as much as possible using a mortar and pestle. Grind the base forest ingredients first and then the ones for the bite, and here focus on the energy of “fighting back”. Be careful with thorns and stinging nettle so use gloves when grinding and when using the powder in the future (so best not to use on the skin, but rather sprinkle it on the ground).

Once you are done, store the powder into a jar or bottle and attach wolf imagery to it or associations. Powder can be optionally charged with a sigil or holding the bottle/jar in one’s hand and growling with it or howling (to heighten the effects of the defensive energy). 

Use:

• As wards for a room or the home.
• Mix with salt for circle casting.
• Stir with water to form a paste and mark it against windows or doors.
• Placed in a wearable vial to charge shields.
• Aid other protective spellwork.