Many changes.

Hello all, and merry meet.

I haven't posted in over a year, and I apologize for those who wanted to follow this blog regularly. I have made many changes in my life, and I am still a work in progress.

- I moved to a new city after leaving my partner.
- I have fallen in love with a new partner.
- I am still going to school.
- Smaug and Eriana are gone.
- I strayed away from my Pagan path.

But I am back.. my Grimoire is no longer around.. but I will be starting fresh again.

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.

Back

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. 

Incense Meanings - A Small Composite List.

African Violet Burned for protection and to promote spirituality within the home.

Amber Love Comfort, happiness and healing.

Ambergris Dreams, aphrodisiac

Angelica Protection, harmony, integration, insight, understanding, stability and meditation.

Anise Emotional balance.

Apple Blossom Happiness, love and friendship.

Basil For concentration, assertiveness, decisiveness, trust, integrity, enthusiasm, mental clarity, cheerfulness, confidence, courage to attract fidelity, love, good luck, sympathy, and wealth.

Bay To facilitate the psychic powers, and to induce prophetic dream visions.

Bayberry Protection, prosperity, happiness, control and to attract money.

Benzoin Astral projection, purification, clears negative energy, emotional balance, eases sadness, depression, weariness, grief, anger and anxiety.

Bergamot For money, prosperity, uplifting of spirits, joy, protection, concentration, alertness, confidence, balance, strength, courage, motivation and assertiveness

Blue Berry To keep unwanted influences away from your home and property.

Cardamom Mental clarity, concentration, confidence, courage, enthusiasm and motivation.

Carnation Protection, strength, healing, love and lust, traditionally used for healing.

Cedar Burned for purification, to stimulate or strengthen the psychic powers, attract love, prevent nightmares, healing, purification, protection, money, balance, grounding, clarity, insight and wisdom.

Chamomile Harmony, peace, calm, spiritual, and inner peace.

Cherry To attract and stimulate love.

Cinnamon Stimulation, wealth, prosperity, business success, strength, lust, healing, to attract money, stimulate and strengthen the psychic powers and to aid in healing. To gain wealth and success.

Citron Burned in rituals to aid healing and also to strengthen psychic powers.

Citronella Cleansing, warding off, healing.

Clove Pain relief, intellectual stimulation, business success, wealth, prosperity, divination, exorcism, protection, eases fears, improves memory and focus.

Coconut Burn for protection and purification.

Copal For love, purification, uplifting spirits, protection, spirituality, and to attract love.

Cypress Strength, comfort, healing, eases anxiety and stress, self-assurance, confidence, physical vitality, willpower and concentration.

Damiana Burned to facilitate psychic visions.

Dittany of Crete Astral projection and divination.

Dragon’s Blood Protection, purification, courage, dispel negativity, attract love, enhance psychic awareness.

Elecampane Burned to strengthen the clairvoyant powers and scrying abilities.

Eucalyptus Healing, purification and protection.

Frankincense Spirituality, astral strength, protection, consecration courage, dispel negativity, aid to meditation, induce psychic visions and attract good luck.

Gardenia Peace, love and healing.

Ginger Wealth, lust and love.

Hibiscus Divination, love and lust to attract love.

Honeysuckle Money, happiness, friendship, healing, for good health, luck, and psychic power.

Hyacinth Happiness and protection.

Jasmine Love, money, dreams, purification, wisdom, skills, astral projection, to attract love and money, for luck in general, especially in matters relating to love.

Juniper Calming, protection, healing, to increase psychic powers and to break the curses and hexes cast by evil.

Lavender Cleansing, healing, love, happiness, relaxation, to induce rest and sleep, and to attract love.

Lemon Healing, love and purification.

Lemongrass Mental clarity.

Lilac Soothing, increase psychic powers and to attract harmony into one’s life.

Lotus Elevates mood, protection, spirituality, healing, meditation for inner peace and outer harmony, to aid in meditation and open the mind’s eye.

Mace To stimulate or increase psychic powers.

Mint To increase sexual desire and attract money.

Musk Aphrodisiac, prosperity, courage, creates a sensual atmosphere. For courage and vitality, or to heighten sensual passion.

Myrrh Spirituality, meditation, healing and consecration. An ancient incense for protection, healing, purification and spirituality.

Nutmeg Burned to aid meditation, stimulate or increase the psychic powers and attract prosperity.

Oak-moss To attract money.

Orange Divination, love, luck, money.

Patchouli Money, growth, love, mastery, sensuality to attract money and love, and also to promote fertility.

Passionflower For peace of mind, this sweet scent will soothe troubles and aid in sleep.

Peppermint Energy, mental stimulant, healing.

Pine Grounding, strength, cleansing, healing and to attract money.

Poppy Seeds Burned to promote female fertility, and to attract love, good luck, and money.

Rose Love, house blessing, fertility, healing to increase courage, induce prophetic dreams, and attract love to return calm energies to the home.

Rose Courage and protection.

Rosemary Remembrance, memory, energy, healing to purify, aid in healing, prevent nightmares, preserve youthfulness, dispel depression.

Rue Burned to help restore health.

Sage Wisdom, Clarity and purification.

Sandalwood Spirituality, healing, protection, astral projection to heal and protect, also for purification.

Strawberry Love, luck and friendship.

Sweet Pea Friendship, love and courage.

Tangerine A solar aroma used to attract prosperity.

Vanilla Lust, mental flexability, stimulate amorous appetites and enhance memory.

Vetivert Money, peace and love.

Violet Wisdom, luck, love, protection and healing.

Yarrow For courage.

Ylang-Ylang For love, harmony and euphoria.

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.