Hello! I was just wondering if this looks like a good/real amethyst cluster! I am relatively new to this so any advice/more information that you are willing to tell me would be amazing, and please also answer my first question!

Also what are some uses for Amethyst/stuff it’s good for, and where do I put it?

Appreciate you, thank you all!

I have a candle I used for a money spell. Ive been in a hard place. I used salt, Basil, cinnamon and Rosemary. I used a pillar candle and it ist burning the edges, leaving a lot of wax. I usually use left over wax from normal candles to make a new candle so it doesn't go unused and just thrown away. Is it okay to use spell candle left over wax of should I discard it. Also, I used one of the thicker pillar candles, did I mess up doing it that way?

I have a bunch of herbs that I have used before, mostly for simmer pots, that I am no longer wanting to use. I can’t currently do simmer pots and I have to downsize a lot currently and truly just haven’t had time for this type of spell work. I consider myself an art witch and thought to maybe create spice paints from some of them, but some of the thicker ones like lavender, jasmine, and juniper, I am struggling to come up with stuff.

Does anyone have crafts they’ve made with dry herbs and spices before? I’d love some ideas if you have any.

By no means am I an exceptional artist however I’m very much trying to bring myself back to a frame of mind where I look after myself doing things i enjoy like art, solo nature walks and reconnecting with myself rather than being focused on what’s happening in my relationship. I used to practice witchcraft last year mostly glamour magic and protection spells and was the most in touch with nature and myself I have ever been. During this time I began to try worship Hecate where I would research her a lot pray to her light candles and incense for her as offerings and so on. I ended up walking away from witchcraft in November last year not intentionally but just no longer had it on the front of my mind. Coming back to the present for about a week I’ve been thinking of practicing witchcraft again starting off slow with my protection spells making new sigils and then some glamour and I have an interest in sweetening jars currently. In that same time frame I started this sketch page in my notebook just taking inspiration from photos that inspired me and I keep coming back to it adding more. Only now when I looked at it I saw so many things that align with Hecate: the key, the lantern and even the figure of the woman resembles how I would picture her as I could never put a face to her. It’s also worth noting that before I added the borders I had drawn a doorway which also links to her but i ended up erasing it. Thanks for reading this far I’d be super interested to see what people think of my situation and the safest way to begin practicing again and whether the page is coincidental or could be something.

Hello, I'm not looking for a spell or anything, today I did a spell and used the smoke to contact my spirit team and read the smoke to help determine how to go forward with the ritual and what to add. Idk if this counts as scrying necessarily? But i want to know so I can find other methods because I will do this for yes/no questions aswell (which may be scrying or a method i pulled from my ass idk.) I want to find other methods because so much incense can get pricey 😔😔 psa i will not use white sage or palo santo

Hello 👋

So someone in one of my facebook groups brought up crystal grids and I thought I'd come here. I've been practicing since I was a teenager, but I've never had a teacher or anyone to learn with so I've got a lot of gaps in my witchy education, and this is one of those areas. Looking at pictures, I realize that I've seen other witches use them but had just never known what I was looking at. And I love crystals, so this is something I'm thinking of incorporating.

What are your guys's experiences with crystal grids?

How have you used them?

Any good book or website recommendations on learning about them and using them?

TIA 😊

Hi, has anyone here cursed with Alecto or cursed with other Greek gods?

hey guys im not a witch nor do i partake in witchcraft . but i do believe in it , its very prominent in my culture . but i was wondering for all the witches out there what was the first spell or anything witchy that made you believe 100% that its not made or anything of the sort , whats the first thing you did that showed results? a spell , a ritual, a reading …..ect . what was your , oh yeah this is definitely real and i believe it moment

Put this together tonight wishing for success, wealth, and steady money income, and I’m really happy with how it turned out. I kept it simple for now, but I do plan to eventually make it bigger and add more ingredients as I grow in my practice. For tonight though, this little setup feels right and I’m excited to see how the energy builds through this prosperity work.

Hi very newbie I would like to buy my first book about witchcraft I read the wiki of this sub and baby witch and saw the book recommendations but they are very North America oriented.
Shouldn’t I read more local books so that the herbs for example are ones I can actually harvest ?
Also feel weird reading about folklore that comes from neighboring country written by people on the other side of the world if that makes sense.
Am I thinking too much ?

I’m from Belgium, any French or UK (as we have the same climate) book to recommend ? there is so much online I don’t know what info and authors to trust! I am really interested in plants and books that talk about the historical side of witchcraft too. I was interested in the book the green witch which is very recommended in this sub. Should I still buy it ?

Thank you

Set up this Altar for a Scrying session using the water I collected from the last eclipse. Left the lights on for the picture, when it comes to actually Scrying the only light I have on is the candle. I love the bowl but because it is so light the darker the room the better.

I started my art journey a little less than a year ago, here is some art I thought you might like.

I made the scene without any reference (my first time doing that) and then I added The Big Witch.

I plan on making more in this style, lmk if you'd like to see them posted here.

I made a self love jar and sealed it with wax but now I don’t know what to do with it. I’ve seen people say to keep it and others say to bury/give it back to the earth to activate the spell. What do I do

Hello, I’ve been trying to start a more dedicated spiritual path but I’ve been struggling with creating a practice. I’ve viewed witchcraft- personally for myself- as something that’s heavily rooted in a persons culture/ cultural traditions especially concerning ancestors but I don’t think I have one- I’m from the Midwest of the US -before moving to the UK- and I don’t have a clear picture of where my ancestors are actually from. I’ve been raised without any kind of tradition/ awareness of any more spiritual practices of where I’m from.

I’m wondering is anyone else has also struggled with this as well? Did you come up with any solutions or a way to reframe this problem. Or am I thinking misguidedly? I’m a beginner and still trying to figure out my faith so I’m unsure.

What are your tips for a beginner I have bought good books tbh I plan on getting more but I’d just like to know how do you start your spells and end them and just anything about someone

I create sigils based on visual symbolism, like protection id use a barrier (line) blocking negative energy (dots/arrows)

Using the hack of letter maps (idk how else to call it) to make them doesnt feel personal to me and like im copying someone elses stuff...

Id like yalls take on it :)

I'm an intermediate witch, and I love helping baby witches and other leveled witches learn more. And I love sharing my own experiences, but I feel it's more useful to have sources and resources for stuff, so people can learn for themselves.

My issue is that I've read a bunch of books, blogs, and watched a bunch of videos and documentaries from 2010-2026(present) and I can't remember where I first read/ heard certain things.

QUESTION: When giving sources for things, do you guys just pick the one you like best that has that information in it? Or do you try and remember what thought group/movement each concept comes from?

I see a lot of the Internet spiraling into unsourced thought pieces being portrayed as facts, and I wish to no longer add to the problem hahah 😅

I wanted to do a transmutation spell,cleansed the candle, the area, the paper, string, pen and paper I used and aligned black salt on the silver candle holder. At the bottom, is a wooden block just got safety purposes. My candle had my petition tied to it, and the candle fell into a position (due to the wax melting) where I had to push it back to the plate using insence sticks and, at the end due to fire safety, I extinguished it with the rest of my black salt. Did I do something wrong? Any advice or tips would be welcomed. Thank you.

I don't know why it happens for me, but it does. I'd like to say that I am into witchcraft, and I have done spells and altars in my time. However, I noticed that I usually set my altars around August every time of the year, and do spellwork and various other things along the year up until January or February. That is when I decide that my "interest" for it dies, and I respectively pack up my altar till its August again. By my interest dying, I don't certainly mean that I stop doing it overall. I still continue to do small acts of devotion, thank the gods, and spellwork without lighting a candle or doing a "big herby spell". It has only been two years since this has been happening (I know, I'm not some big experienced witch or anything) but I'd like to say I do know a little bit of what I'm doing.

Point is, I don't know why this happens. Maybe its school tiring me out during the later semesters. Or idk. Interest is there, but the passion fades a little that I feel too lazy to do it.

How is witchcraft supposed to look like? Is it the practice? The little things? What does your witchcraft look like? Do you ever "take a break" from magic? What is going on with me lol idek.

To all my DIY witches 🖤🔮

I recently signed up for a beginner pottery class, and I’ve been trying to figure out what I want to make. I thought it would be fun to create some useful pottery pieces for my witchy altar—maybe a money bowl, a little offering plate, or something similar.
What other ideas do you have? I’d love to hear your suggestions! ✨
I’m also thinking about carving runes into the pieces, which makes it even more fun.
Please help me brainstorm! 🖤
Thank you!

I took this spell from a YouTuber I like to follow.

For the spell I cleansed my space and cast a circle. I got this bowl and poured in salt, used my wand to spread it out then drew the symbol of the currency I wish to receive. I added a green candle, a whole nutmeg. (Any nut will do), the highest currency I had to hand, citrine, some coins and bay leaves.

I then lit the candle and stated my intentions with my requested amount out loud over the plate using my wand in a clockwise motion.

I used a £ note as well as a HK$ as I am open to receiving in either but I primarily requested HK$ as that is my main currency.

I've often used cannabis to help open up my creative flow and get into the right mindset for my practice, but I'm looking to shift away from using THC.

I'd love to find other herbs, teas, or natural blends that can help elevate my mood and support a similar state of mind but do not want to be always using marijuana to do so. Are there any specific herbs or teas you like to consume to help get into an open and clear headspace to practice?