shuffle your cards while doing something else, on the computer, watching the tv. Having the cards in your hands gives you a feel for them.
learn some different shuffles. I’ve been trying to perfect a riffle shuffle for ages (how to riffle shuffle here)
doodle some cards from memory. it helps you remember the imagery and elements of the cards
reread your tarot journal, seeing conclusions you made earlier can help you come to new ones
meditate and visualise images from cards that speak to you. Right now, I find the Three of Cups to be an excellent meditation card, but another might speak to you!
read about the history of tarot, or the interpretations of a tarot reader with a different practice to you! I’ve been reading a lot of little red tarot recently, I love her posts on queering the tarot and exploring non-traditional identities through tarot.
organise! tidy your deck collection, or organise how you deliver readings. Change the way you file your notes, or colour code them. Ordering things in the physical world can help you order things in your mind.
Something I notice a lot with myself is that I don’t commonly feel witchy, especially if a mental illness is kicking my butt that day. So, I’m making a small list of things I personally do to feel more witchy.
Note: This is all things that I personally do, they may not work for you!
-Drink some tea. This may sound pretty normal, but I’ve learned that for me it makes me feel amazingly witchy. Make your own tea, buy tea that you enjoy, do whatever you wish! You can always use correspondences with the flavours.
–Draw some sigils with lotion or just on your arm with your fingers. Sigils are something I always loved making and drawing, just for the simplicity. You don’t have to do much, and sometimes the best sigils are the least complicated. I draw a protection sigil on my arm everyday so I’ll be protected at school.
–Light a candle. Now, you’re probably thinking, “Can’t you light candles without it being witchy?” Of course you can, but I included this because when I’m feeling low on energy, I’ll light a candle on my altar. Not only will it make me feel better, but it brings witchy vibes to the room.
–Take care of a plant. If you’re like me and don’t have many real plants, go outside if its nice and you have the energy. I keep succulent babes in my room, and taking care of them makes me feel witchy, mainly because I discovered my love for plants through witchcraft.
–Emoji spells. It sounds stupid to some, why make emoji spells when you’re low on energy? But I personally love making and casting them, they’re fun to make and like sigils they’re easily hidden.
–Go on a witch tag on Tumblr. This is something I enjoy doing when I don’t feel witchy because a witch tag usually carries such positive energy and witchy vibes. You can scroll for hours and just feel witchy the whole time.
–Grounding. This may be a ‘dur duh durrrr’ one, but when you’re low on energy it feels great to ground yourself. Soak in the energy of the earth or whatever element you choose to ground with (I personally ground with fire or try cosmin grounding).
–Write in a Grimoire. It doesn’t take up too much energy, and it will always give off that witchy vibe. Write about a plant, maybe write down if you tried a spell recently or something similar. If you have nothing witchy related, thats fine too! Write something about your day, bond with your grimiore.
–Look up the horoscope for today. I always personally enjoy looking up more into my zodiac as well. Do you know what your rising sign is? Maybe your Jupiter sign? It’s always fun to check! You can find out here if you want!
–Listen to Youtube videos about witchy things. It could be a video about tarot, maybe a video on deities, or something on horoscopes! Listen to them, find ways to relate.
–Bond with your tarot cards. If you don’t have tarot cards, use playing cards or even Pokèmon cards! Bonding with them can improve your experience with them, and it gives off a nice vibe.
If you have anything else to add or any ideas for a post, let me know! Thank you so much for reading!
I don’t really know what people generally call this method of sigil making, so I’m just calling it “Letter Shaping” because you’re using the basic shapes from certain letters. This is the most common form of sigil making, and it allows the most creative influence. As you see above the sigils are for nearly the same thing, yet the sigils came out completely different. Not because the purpose was different, but because I approached them both a different creative way, and that’s what I like so much about this method. There’s a lot of freedom and personalization involved.
This spell is meant to help you get over a cold quicker or to generally just help you heal faster. (This is not meant to take the place of serious medical attention or treatment)
——————————————————Necessary Materials:
-blue candle (can substitute with white)
-dandelion(s)
-optional: slip of paper
Directions:
First, light your candle. Place the dandelion(s) in front of the candle and picture the glow of the flame engulfing it. Then, pick up the dandelion and chant out loud “Heal the body, heal the soul. This illness shall not take its toll.” Repeat as many times as you feel necessary. Once finished, burn the dandelion.
If the spell is intended to be used to help someone besides yourself, write their name on the slip of paper. If it is for yourself, you may choose to draw a sigil on the paper or skip this step all together. Finish by additionally burning the slip of paper.
may the bridges I burn light the way 