Victorian Seance

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Friday, July 20, 2018

Witch 101: Cleansing Your Home/Warding

FLOOR WASHES AND OTHER TECHNIQUES

The same herbs you use in your white bath (instructions here: http://musiccitymetaphysics.blogspot.com/2018/07/witch-101-cleansing-bath-witches-bath.html)
can be used in a floor wash as well. Add the mixture to the water you use to clean the floor along with 1/2 c sal, cascarilla (eggshell powder) t and 1/3 bottle florida water. (Resin’s aren’t recommended for this).

For rugs/carpet, sprinkle herbs, cascarilla and salt on them, leave for at least 3 hours, ideally over night and vacuum.

You can also sprinkle the same on floors, leaving for the same period of time, then sweep (towards the door).

Throw everything away outside of the house if it’s not possible to toss in water running away from you, on a railroad track or to bury at a crossroads.

CASCARILLA

This is one of the strongest cleansing materials. To make your own, rinse white eggshells and put in the oven for a few minutes to dry. Crush with a mortar and pestle or put in a coffee grinder, (this works marvelously). Use in baths, floor washes and to protect yourself by making a cross with the powder on your forehead, back of neck and in a circle around your naval, (this is recommended before dark and some grey magic or when dealing with spirits).

You an also put a thin line of cascarilla in front of doorways to prevent people who intend to harm you from entering. The same can be done to doors and windows to prevent spirits with ill will from entering. The same can be done with brick dust, salt or a combination of all 3. (Protection)

An extremely effective cleansing technique is to cover a coconut in cascarilla then roll it through your house from back to front.

FLORIDA WATER/BAY RUM

Can be used routinely to eliminate negative energy’s well as before and after magical workings and spirit communication by putting some on your head and back of your neck.

Also good to add to water used to clean cabinets/furniture or put in a spray bottle for multi-purpose home or office cleansing.

INCENSE

Sage, Copal, Frankencinse, Benzoin, Palo Santo, Dragon’s Blood, Bay Leaves (burn on charcoal as an incense, also has a mild mood elevating effect/heightens focus)

CRYSTALS/OTHER

Clear Quartz, Selanite, Amber (stone or resin)

White, St. Michael or Guardian Angel candles, (you can also use a patron Saint or members of the Holy Family - but it’s ideal that the candle be white)

Ringing a bell, singing bowls (you can clear a space by playing singing bowls or other meditations as well)

Make a cross of cedar oil on doorways to protect and attract positive spirits, (protection)

Place railroad spikes in each corner of the apartment or outside at each corner of a home, (protection/luck)

Place a horse-shoe over doorways or between your mattress and box-springs, (pointing upwards), (protection/luck)

CLEANSING CRYSTALS

Leave outside or on a windowsill in salt water from morning till just before sunset. I put bread crumbs around them to attract birds so the negative energies fly away with them.

Witch 101: Cleansing Bath: White Bath

It’s a good idea to clear out negative energies routinely, (the strongest time is at the New Moon) in addition to doing so after encountering negative experiences/people/spirits and before and after undertaking magic, rituals or spirit communication.

Altars should be kept clean, (ideally clean them once a week) and can be re-arranged/decorated for magical workings and holidays, (Pagan holidays related to the altar, Saints day’s for Saints altars etc).

Clear crystals after magical workings and once a month (in the day) at the new Moon in addition to charging them in solar or lunar energy for various purposes. You can do the same with tarot decks and other divination tools.

Here is my favorite cleansing bath:

WHITE BATH

One of the most powerful cleansings around. Helps everything from clearing negative energy to ridding yourself of spirits and black magic.

1/2 c salt
1/4 c cascarilla (or one cup pressed cascarilla)
3 c milk (can substitute coconut but whole milk is best)
1 can coconut milk + 1/2 the oil (if your can has oil at the top)
1 box or bottle coconut water
Fresh white flowers or petals
1/3 bottle florida water

3 of the following:

Frankencense resin
White copal resin
Chamomile (calming)
Mullien (calming)
Queen Anne’s Lace (love)
Jasmine (love)

Or other white herbs/flowers as available and as suits the energy you’re trying to cleanse. Placing clear quartz crystals around the bathtub amplifies the effect of the bath.

INCENSE

Burn a cleansing incense in the bathroom, (Sage, Copal, Palo Santo, Benzoin, Frankencinse).

PSALMS/PRAYERS

For maximum effect, ring a bell or play a singing bowl to clear energies, (if you don’t have a bell and don’t want to use your phone around water you can also clap loudly 3x),  then read Psalm 68 over bath water.

In the bath, recite the Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary and one of the Psalms listed here that apply to your situation while in the bath:   http://readersandrootworkers.org/wiki/Category:The_Book_of_Psalms.

Make sure you fully immerse in the water or pour it over your head at least 3x.

Stay in the water until it cools and as it goes down the drain, visualizing the situation or things you want to clear going down the drain with the water.

CANDLES

Place 2 white candles, (or St. Michael or Guardian Angel candles) alongside the bathtub, making a gateway to step through getting in and out. You can also add oils to amplify cleansing (Frankincense, Fiery Wall of Protection, Jinx Remover, Uncrossing) or to attract positive spirits, (Gardenia) to the candles.

AFTER BATH

Ideally toss the petals/herbs from the bath in water running away from you, bury them at a crossroads or throw them on a railroad track. If doing this isn’t possible, throw them away outside of your house.

EGG CLEANSING

You can follow the white bath with a simple egg cleansing by rolling the egg (always downward) from head to toe, scrubbing yourself as though it were a bar of soap. Crack the egg into a bowl of water, let sit about 5 min then flush.





Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Dream Enhancing Herbs and Stones


Here are some herbs and stones to facilitate lucid dreaming and to increase the vividness of dreams:

Herbs/Roots

Mugwort - enhances dreams, helps with remembering dreams, increases vividness - burn as an incense or smudge or drink in tea/smoke, (do not use daily or in large amounts).

Chamomile - helps eliminate nightmares, drink in a tea or use in a bath, can also be kept in a pillow.

Dream Herb (Calea Zacatechichi) Shamanistic herb to promote lucid dreaming, heighten vividness of dreams. Smoke or drink in a tea for maximum effect.

Valerian Can help create more vivid/intense dreams.

Ginko Biloba Can help remember dreams, increase vividness, (capsules)

Peppermint Can increase lucid dreams and dream vividness. Some people experience premonitions more easily. Drink for maximum effect but can also be used in a bath or pillow.

Passion Flower Relaxing, sedative. Drink for maximum effect.

Datura (do not consume) use under pillow for lucid/vivid dreams.

Blue Lotus Lucid dreams.

Also: Jasmine, Rose, Mullien, Lemongrass, Lavendar

Stones/Crystals

Holey Stones  Tapping into other dimensions, spirit communication.

Quartz (clear)  Intensifies dreaming.

Azurite 3rd eye, contacting spirit guides, general dream intensification.

Moldavite Lucid dreaming, dream recall

Chyrsocolla Increases premonitions in dreams

Ruby Protection from nightmares.

Opal Increases vividness.

Malachite Increases vividness.

Amethyst 3rd eye, dream interpretation.

Agate Banded agate has been used under pillows to promote varied dreams since ancient times.

Celestite Elevates awareness.


Sunday, July 17, 2016

Stones, Herbs, Roots and More to Attract or Remove Ghosts


There are many things, both natural and manufactured, that have been used over centuries to attract or repel ghosts and other entities.  Here are some I have found to be effective for both purposes:

To Increase and Facilitate Spirit Communication

Roots/Herbs:
Mugwort,  Dream Herb- smoke or drink before going to sleep; induces lucid dreams. Can also be burned or kept under pillow.
Wormwood
Cedar
Dittany of Crete
Mandrake
Bay Leaves
Marigold/Calendula

Incense
Myrrh
Copal
Lavendar

Crystals/Stones
Amethyst
Angelite
Celestite
Clear Quartz
Selanite

Other
Holey Stones
Pomegranate

To Protect From and Repel Spirits

Roots/Herbs

Agrimony
Angelica
Asafoetida 
Betony
Marigold/Calendula
Cinquefoil/Five Finger Grass
Cloves
Dandilion
Dill, (fresh bunches above doors and windows)
Galangal/Low John
Hawthorn
High John
Horehound
Hyssop
Mandrake
Mugwort, (under your doormat)
Rosemary
Rue

Incense

Myrrh
Copal
Sage
Palo Santo

Crystals/Stones to Repel Spirits

Black Tourmaline
Agate 
Bloodstone 
Emerald 
Labradorite 
Black Onyx  
Hematite 
Eye Agate 
Carnelian 
Malachite 
Topaz


General Protection

Agate, (all kinds)
Amber 
Apache Tears
Aventurine 
Black Kyanite
Black Obsidian
Calcite 
Chalcedony 
Fluorite  
Jasper 
Jet 
Lapis 
Lava 
Lodestone 
Moonstone 
Petrified Wood  
Ruby 
Serpentine 
Snowflake Obsidian 
Sunstone 
Tigers Eye  

Other

Florida Water
Cascarilla
Lemon, (with cloves)
Garlic
Onion, (cut in half)
Vinegar
Camphor
Blueing
Blue Glass
Brick Dust
Salt
Sulpher
Hamsa



Mediumship Series at The Green Man Store


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Explore communication with the Spirit World with Liz in this 6 week introduction to Mediumship. In the first class we will be learning techniques for lucid dreaming and their application in mediumship. Students will start a dream journal, which we will explore throughout the series. (Bring a journal or notebook.)

From ancient times to the Spiritualist movement to the present day, we will look at the craft’s fascinating history, leading personalities, as well as the many forms it can take throughout the series. Students will learn the primary principles of Automatic Writing and Drawing, Lucid Dreaming, Trance Mediumship, Channeling and Psychometry. Protection and cleansing will also be covered, along with a look at different types of Spirits and how these have been defined, conjured, (or exorcised), through the centuries.

In a special event class on Friday, August 12, students will make their own pendulum boards and we will practice spirit communication by cauldron firelight. (Bring wine or the beverage of your choice and a light dish or desert.) Class will be held outside on the patio, 8-10 p.m.

Friday, June 12, 2015

Gypsy Magic



Ki shan i Romani - 
Adoi san' i chov'hani.

Wherever gypsies go,
there witches are we know -Leland

Some Gypsy Spells and Lore
(source: Leland)

Eggs

Crush up the shells of your eggs after eating them lest the witches sail out to sea using them for boats! Contrastingly, if you wish to accomplish a particular end with the person you've made eggs for, (be the end good or bad), prick their name on the inside of the shell while focusing your intent. 

Love

To keep a love by your side or bring them to you, take a blade of grass in your mouth and turning to the East then the West say:

Kay o kam avriavel,
kiya mange lele beshel!
Kay o kam tel' avel,
kiya lelakri me beshav.

Where the sun goes up
shall my love be by me. 
Where the sun goes down
there by him/her I'll be.

Cut the blade in pieces and mix it with something the person will eat. Even if they just swallow one bite, they will be gewogen und treugesinnt moved to true love.

Another spell to keep a lover with you is to gather herbs or branches from plants/trees related to love and, on a morning when there are clouds in the east, throw them Eastward saying:

Predzsia, csirik leja,
te na trada m're piranes.

Fly my bird. Fly I say!
Do not chase my love away!

Another is to approach your lover while he/she is sleeping, (naked) and cut a lock of their hair. Carry it with you in a bag, ring, or otherwise on your person. If the person wakes up while you're doing it, however/if you are caught - the spell will work the opposite way and send them away from you so careful!

To punish a faithless lover, light a candle at midnight and prick it several times with a needle saying: 

Pchagerav momely
Pchaegra tre vodyi!

Thrice the candles broke by me.
Thrice thy heart shall broken be.

Divination

A gypsy version of pendulum reading - take a strand of your hair and tie a ring to the end. Drop it into a cup or container of some sort. Ask questions that have numeric answers and count the times it hits the sides. The hair pendulum is wound around the ring finger and is also used over a bowl on which letters of the alphabet and/or numbers are drawn.

Another method of divination is to scry the bubbles in boiling water. This is particularly thought to reveal words/letters.

Some Superstitions

Don't use a needle, scissors or bake bread on Wednesday or Friday.
Do not conduct bargins on Friday's because on Friday Paraschiva, to whom the day is sacred, punishes all infractions of law.
Do not wash your hands or comb your hair on a Tuesday.
It is unlucky to wash anything on Saturday.
Working on Saints days and other Holy days is bad luck.


Thursday, June 11, 2015

How to Read Playing Cards


HEARTS

Ace: A loving family, a new romance, a love letter on it's way.
Two: Successful engagements and partnerships.
Three: Be careful... especially with your words.
Four: A change in residence or business. Marriage late in life.
Five: Don't make hasty decisions. You could be surrounded by jealous people.
Six: Unexpected good luck, generally from another person.
Seven: An unfaithful or unreliable person. Promises will be broken.
Eight: Visits. Invitations.
Nine: Wishes and dreams come true.
Ten: Good luck and happiness, particularly in love.
Jack: A close friend. Used to represent a pleasant, dark blonde or light brown haired, younger man or woman.
Queen: A kind dark blonde/light brown haired woman.
King: A kind dark blonde/light brown haired man. Someone will give you good advice.

DIAMONDS

Ace: A ring or other present of jewelry. News about money is on it's way.
Two: A love affair or business deal others don't approve of.
Three: Legal issues and domestic arguments.
Four: Inheritance and other financial improvements.
Five: Success in business and family life.
Six: Marriage and relationship problems, particularly in later life.
Seven: Surprise news, (and it might not be good). Business problems.
Eight: Marriage and travel late in live. Rags to riches to rags and back again.
Nine: New opportunities in business and other good news related to money.
Ten: Changes for the better. Particularly in business or travel.
Jack: A relative. Used to indicate a blonde or very light red haired young woman or man. Could be a dishonest person.
Queen: A woman who loves to party, gossip and flirt. Used to indicate a blonde or very light red haired woman.
King: A stubborn and influential man. Used to indicate a blonde or very light red haired man.

CLUBS

Ace: Money, health, love and happiness.
Two: Difficult changes and separations coming from gossip and lies.
Three: A wealthy marriage.
Four: Like two, changes resulting from lies but also from betrayal.
Five: Help from new friends. A happy marriage.
Six: Success in business due to financial assistance.
Seven: Prosperity.
Nine: Accomplishments. New love. Avoid stubbornness/be open to others.
Ten: Good luck, especially with money and travel. Unexpected funds may arrive.
Jack: A friend you can count on. Used to represent a dark haired young man or woman.
Queen: An attractive, confident woman. Used to represent a dark haired woman.
King: An honest, generous, affectionate man. Used to represent a dark haired man.

SWORDS

Ace: Emotional conflict, obsession, death. Things coming to a head.
Two: Separation through gossip and deceit. Difficult changes.
Three: Unfaithfulness. Breakups.
Four: Illness. Broken promises, especially in business and other partnerships.
Five: People interfering with a happy home.
Six: Small changes for the better.
Seven: Unexpected loss of friends.
Eight: Trouble, disappointment, things going wrong, friends letting you down.
Nine: Bad luck. Depression. Destructive behavior.
Ten: Trouble, worries. Imprisonment. News you don't want to hear.
Jack: An immature and unreliable young person who means well but can't follow through. Young men and women of Asian or African American descent.
Queen: Used to represent old women. A woman who disregards others.
King: Used to represent old men. An ambitious, authoritative man.

Joker: New developments, fresh starts, taking risks.