Embrace Your Witchyness

Guiding Notes

• 🌟 Your intention is your most effective magic. Trust your intuition.
• 👁️ Engage every sense — see, hear, smell, taste, feel — and let nature guide you.
• 🕊️ Self-care is sacred: rest, nourish, hydrate, move, and set gentle boundaries.
• 📓 Journal your cycles, moods, wins, and whispers. Patterns reveal paths.
• ➳ Threefold law: what you send may return amplified — choose with care. Mote it be. Blessed be.

Altar Ideas

Everyday Mini Altar

• 🕯️ Tealight, 🌿 fresh sprig, 🧂 pinch of salt, 🔮 a focus stone.
• Folded cloth/board, a cup of water/tea, one line of intention.
• Keep it where you’ll see it daily (kitchen shelf, desk corner).

Seasonal Altar

• 🟢 Spring: flowers, eggshells, pastel ribbon.
• 🟡 Summer: sun symbols, shells, bright fruit.
• 🟠 Autumn: leaves, corn, cinnamon, tiny gourds.
• ⚪ Winter: evergreens, bells, star lights.

Moon Corner

• Silver/white cloth, shell bowl, mirror, selenite, moon journal.
• Swap candle colour with phase (silver for full, black for dark/new).

Protection Threshold

• Door sigil (chalk/fingertip water), bell, tiny jar of black salt, rosemary sprig.
• Hang a charm (iron key, knot cord) out of sight.

Travel / Tiny Altar

• Mint tin with: tealight, matches, salt sachet, cotton square, crystal chip, paper sigils.
• Add a small photo or word that represents “home”.

Elemental Grid

• North/Earth: stone + salt • East/Air: feather + incense
• South/Fire: candle • West/Water: shell + bowl

Elements & Correspondences

These lists are a gentle starting point, not exhaustive.

🌿 Earth — North

• Qualities: grounding, patience, fertility, abundance.
• Colours: green, brown • Season: winter/late autumn.
• Day: Saturday • Time: Midnight • Tarot: Pentacles.
• Planets: Saturn, Venus • Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
• Crystals: moss agate, jasper, hematite.
• Herbs: rosemary, patchouli, vetiver.
• Animals: stag, bear, badger.
• Tools: pentacle/stone, salt, bowl of soil.
• Metals: iron (grounding/protection), lead (Saturn; binding).
• Rituals: prosperity jar, garden magic, cord for steady growth.

💨 Air — East

• Qualities: clarity, intellect, speech, messages.
• Colours: yellow, white • Season: spring.
• Day: Wednesday • Time: Dawn • Tarot: Swords.
• Planets: Mercury, Uranus • Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
• Crystals: citrine, fluorite, celestite.
• Herbs: lavender, lemongrass, mint.
• Animals: songbirds, hawk, butterfly.
• Tools: incense, bell, feather.
• Metals: tin (Jupiter; expansion of thought), copper (Venus; harmonising speech).
• Rituals: breath work, petition paper, affirmation mirror, simple divination.

🔥 Fire — South

• Qualities: will, courage, passion, transformation.
• Colours: red, orange, gold • Season: summer.
• Day: Tuesday/Sunday • Time: Noon • Tarot: Wands.
• Planets: Mars, Sun • Zodiac: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius.
• Crystals: carnelian, sunstone, pyrite.
• Herbs: cinnamon, ginger, chili.
• Animals: lion, fox, salamander.
• Tools: candle, athame/knife.
• Metals: gold (solar success), iron (martial drive & protection).
• Rituals: motivation candle, cord-burn release, passion rite.

💧 Water — West

• Qualities: emotion, intuition, healing, dreams.
• Colours: blue, silver • Season: autumn/early winter.
• Day: Monday • Time: Dusk • Tarot: Cups.
• Planets: Moon, Neptune • Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
• Crystals: moonstone, amethyst, aquamarine.
• Herbs: chamomile, mugwort, willow.
• Animals: dolphin, frog, otter.
• Tools: chalice, shell, bowl.
• Metals: silver (lunar intuition), copper (soothing flow).
• Rituals: moon water, cleansing bath, dream jar.

✨ Spirit — Center

• Qualities: connection, sovereignty, presence.
• Colours: white, iridescent • Time: liminal (dawn/dusk/midnight).
• Allies: ancestors, guides • Tools: breath, stillness, candle flame.
• Metals: electrum/meteoric iron (sky & earth meeting).
• Rituals: gratitude prayer, centering, oath/intent statements.

Types of Witches

Paths are fluid — blend as you like. You don’t have to choose just one.

Candle Colours & Meanings

• ⚪️ White — all-purpose, peace, purification.
• ⚫️ Black — banish, protection, absorb negativity.
• 🔴 Red — passion, vitality, courage.
• 🩷 Pink — love, friendship, gentleness.
• 🟠 Orange — creativity, opportunities.
• 🟡 Yellow — clarity, study, confidence.
• 🟢 Green — prosperity, healing, growth.
• 🔵 Blue — calm, communication, truth.
• 🟣 Purple — intuition, wisdom, sovereignty.
• 🟤 Brown — home, pets, stability.
• 🥇 Gold — success, solar force. • 🥈 Silver — moon, dreams, psychic work.

Flame & Smoke Signs (folk correspondences)

• 🔥 Tall steady flame — clear path / strong energy.
• 🕯️ Weak or struggling flame — obstacles; rethink, add support.
• 💨 Flicker/popping — interference or attention from spirit / air currents.
• ⏳ Burns very fast — quick result or hasty energy.
• 🟤 Tunnelling — focus too narrow; trim wick / reset intention.
• 🌫️ Heavy dark smoke — heavy clearing; cleanse space & self.
• 🤍 Pale smoke drifting toward you — attraction / drawing in. ↗️ drifting away — banishing / sending out.

Sacred Salts

• ⚪️ Sea Salt — purification, circle casting, protection water.
• 🩷 Pink (Himalayan) — self-love, compassion, heart-softening baths.
• ⚫️ Black Salt (charcoal/herb mixed) — warding, banishing, boundary lines.
• 🩶 Grey/Smoke — grief work, threshold cleansing.
• 🌿 Herb-infused (rosemary=protection, lavender=calm, rose=love) — tailor to need.

Eight Tools

• 🔪 Athame/Knife — directing, cutting energetic ties.
• 🪄 Wand/Staff — channeling intention, casting.
• 🍷 Chalice — offerings, waters, moon infusions.
• 🔯 Pentacle/Tile — grounding, consecration.
• 🧹 Besom — sweeping energy, thresholds.
• 🔥 Cauldron — transformation, burning, brewing.
• 🌬️ Censer/Incense — air, prayer, smokes.
• 🧵 Cord — knot magic, measures, binding/unbinding.

Self-Care is Spellcraft

• 🌿 Five-sense grounding: 5 see • 4 feel • 3 hear • 2 smell • 1 taste.
• 🧘 4-7-8 breath ×4 cycles.
• 🚿 Shower cleanse: imagine light rinsing away heaviness; “I release what’s not mine.”
• 📓 Quick journal: “I’m grateful for… / I release… / I welcome…”
• 📵 Digital ward: mute one stress source; 10-min app boundary.
• 🕯️ One-candle unwind: breathe thrice, close in gratitude.
• 🌳 Nature touch: tree-lean or sky-gaze 3 minutes; sip water.
• 💗 Body kindness: moisturise slowly with a spoken blessing.

Plant Allies & Foods

Herbs & Flowers

• Rosemary — protection, memory, clarity.
• Sage — cleansing, wisdom.
• Lavender — calm, sleep, blessing.
• Cinnamon — success, heat, speed.
• Ginger — courage, energy, circulation.
• Mint — refresh, money, movement.
• Bay — victory, wishes (burn a leaf safely).
• Chamomile — peace, rest.
• Rose — love, compassion.
• Sunflower — joy, confidence.

Trees

• Oak — strength, guardianship.
• Rowan — protection, second sight.
• Willow — dreams, water magic.
• Birch — new beginnings, purification.
• Elder — threshold, wise counsel.
• Pine — cleansing, renewal.
• Ash — protection, world-tree links.
• Hazel — wisdom, inspiration.

Kitchen & Foods

• Salt — purification, boundary.
• Honey — sweetness, peace-making.
• Bread — hearth, abundance.
• Milk / Oat milk — nurture, lunar blessing.
• Apples — wisdom, liminal mysteries.
• Citrus — clearing, brightness.
• Tea / Coffee — daily intention carrier.
• Grapes — abundance, celebration.
• Corn — fertility, harvest.
• Mead — joyful rites, fellowship.

Spices

• Clove — protection, banishing.
• Nutmeg — luck, prosperity.
• Cardamom — love, warmth.

Cook and season with intention — clockwise to draw, anti-clockwise to release.

Gentle Rituals (Mapped to Correspondences)

🌿 Earth

• Prosperity Jar: green ribbon, bay leaf, coin, cinnamon, pinch of salt. Seal & shake weekly.
• Garden Magic: bless seeds; breathe intention; plant with gratitude; water clockwise.
• Cord for Steady Growth: tie seven knots naming slow & steady goals; keep on altar.

💨 Air

• Breath Work: 4-7-8 or box breathing for 3 minutes; seal with one clear sentence.
• Petition Paper: write a concise request; fold toward to draw (away to release); place beneath a yellow/white candle.
• Affirmation Mirror: steam sigil; speak three times.
• Simple Divination: one-card or three coins; note one line.

🔥 Fire

• Motivation Candle: red/orange dressed with cinnamon; act within 24 hours.
• Cord-Burn Release: knot between two papers; safely burn midpoint; ground.
• Passion Rite: anoint candle (skin-safe); visualise creative fire; close with grounding.

💧 Water

• Moon Water: jar under sky; label phase/date.
• Cleansing Bath: salt + lavender; repeat “I release what’s not mine.”
• Dream Jar: chamomile, mugwort, amethyst chip; journal upon waking.

✨ Spirit

• Gratitude Prayer: light white candle; speak three thanks.
• Centering: hand to heart & belly; breathe until you feel your weight.
• Oath / Intent Statement: write one sovereign sentence beginning “I choose…”.

🏡 Everyday

• Shower Cleanse: “I release what’s not mine.” Finish with a cool splash.
• Threshold Blessing: chalk sigil, bell ring, rosemary sprig, black salt line.
• Protection Layer: “Only what serves my highest good may enter.”
• Sweetening Jar: honey/sugar, names, cinnamon; pink candle 7 minutes when harmony is needed.
• Release Cord: name it, snip/burn midpoint safely, breathe out, hydrate.

Resource Library

Gentle note: this is a starter shelf, not exhaustive. Follow what resonates. ✨

📚 Non-Fiction (Witchcraft & Craft Adjacent)

• Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner — Scott Cunningham (classic, practical basics)
• The Green Witch — Arin Murphy-Hiscock (herb/earth focused; companion: The House Witch, The Witch’s Book of Self-Care)
• Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft — Raymond Buckland (workbook format, broad overview)
• Witchery — Juliet Diaz (intuitive & heart-led practice)
• Of Blood and Bones — Kate Freuler (protective & banishing work, approachable)
• Waking the Witch — Pam Grossman (cultural lens on witches & why they matter)
• Year of the Witch — Temperance Alden (seasonal craft, modern take)
• The Crooked Path — Kelden (traditional witchcraft overview)
• The Witch-ionary — Deb Robinson (handy reference of terms)
• Kitchen Witchery for Everyday Magic — Regan Ralston (stir-and-season spellcraft)
• The Witch’s Guide to Wellness — Krystal L. Jordan (self-care woven with craft)
• Modern Witchcraft Guide to Crystal Power — Judy Hall (quick crystal correspondences)

🖋️ Authors with Deep Catalogues

• Cerridwen Greenleaf • Lorraine Anderson • Christine Iverson • Scott Cunningham • Arin Murphy-Hiscock • Ann Moura • Devin Hunter • Jason Mankey • Gabriela Herstik • Judika Illes

🧙‍♀️ Fiction with Witchy/Magical Vibes

• Practical Magic series — Alice Hoffman (generational magic & sisterhood)
• All Souls Trilogy — Deborah Harkness (A Discovery of Witches et al.; academia + alchemy)
• Vampire Knitting Club — Nancy Warren (cozy, light, witch-adjacent)
• The Once and Future Witches — Alix E. Harrow (alt-history suffragettes + spellwork)
• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches — Sangu Mandanna (warm found-family)
• The Nature of Witches — Rachel Griffin (seasonal magic, YA)
• Uprooted — Naomi Novik (folkloric, forest-magic feel)
• The Night Circus — Erin Morgenstern (lush, atmospheric magic)
• Realm of the Elderlings — Robin Hobb (dragons & deep magic, your fave!)
• Donovan Legacy / Three Sisters Island / Cousins O’Dwyer — Nora Roberts (romance + witchy threads)
• The Hollows — Kim Harrison (urban fantasy with a witchy lead)

🎧 Podcasts & Sites

• A Pinch of Magic — friendly, practical craft (your pick!)
• The Witch Wave (Pam Grossman) — interviews & culture
• Modern Witch Podcast (Devin Hunter) — contemporary perspectives
• New World Witchery — folk magic & regional traditions
• Betwixt & Between — conversational, nature-led craft
• The Wild Hunt — Pagan news & commentary
• Llewellyn Blog — articles, seasonal tips

🎬 Movies & TV

• Practical Magic • Hocus Pocus (1 & 2) • The Craft (90s classic, and Legacy)
• A Discovery of Witches (TV) • Charmed (OG & reboot) • American Horror Story: Coven
• Kiki’s Delivery Service (gentle, witch-in-training) • The Love Witch (stylised, adult themes)
• Good Witch (cozy) • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (iconic witch characters)

Tip: Library apps (Libby/Hoopla), indie bookshops, and used copies are brilliant ways to browse widely.