Merry meet everyone, Today I am going to be sharing with you all about what I have learned about the moon. I started doing my research into the moon back in January when I was feeling more connected to the moon in a long time. I am doing this post from notes I did when I was doing my research because I feel we should understand the moon more as witches but also because it has such a big power over our lives anyway. Because the moon is always changing its faces to us and showing us how magical the planet is we should have a bigger understanding on that wonderful planet. We all know that the moon changes its faces to us because of the sun and depending on when the sun is in that month depends on the face the moon shows us, but its always locked in this circle of change. Never missing a step but also controlling the seasons, the tides and sometimes my mood swings. The moon is believed to be a she which really connected with me because she never misses a beat, shes immortal never changing, always standing strong in the face of everything. Because the moon controls the weather many believe that its her way of mood swings because she can give or take whenever she feels like it. She can water and look after our crops or give us storms to ruin them. She is beautiful and dangerous all in one being and thats why many believe she is a women. Through out history many have given the moon a goddess to represent the beautiful planet and each goddess has a double-sided personalty. Kind to some and fierce to others. Beautiful and adored with the power to create great destruction but also having the power to create great things. There are many stories about how the world begun and the moon with the sun has always been included in theses stories. Aztec mythology use to call the moon Xochiquetzal, companion to the sun and protector of the lovers. The moon was also linked to the family and to childbirth. The Mayans took the moon as a deity that was called Lxchel and was feared by the mood swings she had, stating she was the bringer of floods and storms. They pictured her wearing a skirt decorated with bones and her crown was a serpent. Again though despite their description of the moon she was also known as the protector of women and children. In Sumerian mythology the moon deity was male though called Nanna or Sin depending on who spoke of him. He was worshipped in the ancient city of Ur. They believed he was reasonable for fertility of the land, for food production and the protection of herds of animals. The representation of the male and female bond between the moon, the waning being female and the waxing being male was undertaken between the bond between the king Ur, embodying the god sin and the goddess in the person of a priestess. By performing this ceremony, they were enacting the continuance and cooperation of the two opposite sex's. There are many different stories about the moon in the north American native tribes. They believed the spider was the weaver of the web of creation, producing the physical life on earth. That the spider is universally linked to the life giving qualities of the moon. There is also another story about a snail because of its moisture trail and its seeming ability to vanish and reappear is also linked to the moon. There is some saying that the thought of the snail could travel into the underworld and re-emerge unharmed. There is also a Mexican moon god that is shown with a shell of a snail. This Mexican moon god was called Tecciztecatl. There are so many different stories around the world about the moon which are really interesting and I would love to hear if you know any other stories that I haven't seen or heard of yet. I love the fact the moon is this all powerful being and that we humans have so many different ways to describe this beautiful planet. Anyway thats all for today I may do some more moon related posts because I just love the subject. As always you can keep in touch and update by following me on instagram @paganvibesonly. I post daily about weird and wonderful things I do in my daily life and also always trying to connect with you all. I will see you all in the next post. Keep safe and Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, So today's post is the last of this series and as jam packed with information as the other three posts were. I really do hope you have found theses posts useful. I have been spending some time the last couple of weeks in lock-down so I have had the time to create some of my own oils for my craft. I may even do a post on them in the future once I have perfected the blending. As like the other posts I will just jump into the information. Oils: Marjoram: This oil is really effective at samhain or when death is concerned, this brings comfort to the deceased and send them on a guided and peaceful journey through the afterlife path. For the living it eases sorry and supports healing. It can also help retain found memories of those whom have pasted. Use this to cleanse magic of ritual tools and to release negativity. This oil is also connected with beauty, fertility, vitality, well being and sleep. The planets connected to this oil is Mercury and the element connected is air. May Chang: This oil can be used to connect with the spirit of rejuvenation. It can bring forward the ability to let go of anguish and fears and add balance to daily life. This oil can be used for sabbat festivals and celebrations for renewal. It can also repel negativity and banish curses. The planets connected to this oil is The Moon and Saturn and the elements connected to this oil is fire and air. Myrrh: This oil is very powerful purification oil, used to consecrate altars, rituals and magical tools. Can be used to build a protective shield when casting spells, powerful for dispelling hexes and banishing what you no longer need. Other associated uses for this oil includes: Angel, animal and sex magic, abundance, growth, longevity and vitality. The planets connected to this oil is Jupiter, Moon, Pluto, Saturn and the Sun. The elements connected to this oil includes air and water. Rose: This oil is such a big symbol for love and beauty, used to attract love, increase fertility and fidelity. Its healing energy brings happiness, friendship and luck to the home. A powerful aid for divination and can be used for banishing and binding spells. This is connected to the planets of Venus and the elements of Air and water. Tea Tree: This oil is exceptional for healing that supports both the physical and emotional recovery. It builds strength and can increase confidence. This oil can create strong powers of purification, it provides protection and aids to remove hexes and curses. The element connected to this oil is earth. That is the last of the oils I have in my book of shadows. As you may know there is 100s of more oils out there that you will need to do your own research into if you plan to use any of theses but theses are the oils I have or plan on using which is why they are in my book of shadows. I hope you spend the time being stuck inside to be more creative with your spell workings and that you find theses posts helpful. In the mean time why don't you follow me on Instagram @paganvibesonly to keep up dated on all things witchy and blog. I will see you all in the next post. Stay safe Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, So today is another moon phase post but this one is slightly different. So this post will be magical focuses you can do in between two moon phases. So the waning moon to full moon or the waxing moon to full moon or even you can create magic on either moon phase. This is coming from my personal book of shadows so if you don't agree with any of theses you can remove or add your own as I am always encouraging you to follow your instincts more than just what you see online. List of focuses for Waning moon to full moon: - Abundance List of focuses for waxing moon to full moon: - Divination - Fertility - Goals for attainment - Happiness - Inspiration - Love magic - Obtaining things and goals - Power - Wisdom to increase - Wishes So one list is bigger than the other one but thats because I personally use more moon phases than others because of work ect. Like I said before you can always add or remove what ever you feel the need to do. This is just a rough guide for you to start of with and I am hoping this comes in handy for you in the future. I am planning on doing some more moon magic focused posts in the future so keep your eyes out for them and as always you could follow me on instagram @paganvibesonly to keep updated on all things witchy and blog. I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, Today's post is another helpful witchy project for you to create in your home that may help you sleep better with all this worrying news about I know I am having trouble sleeping so I can only imagine that you all are too. I have had this handy sleep mist in my book of shadows for a very long time. I suffer from insomnia anyway but its really bad at the moment so I had created this at the beginning of the week for myself and thought it would be handy for you all too. You will need: - A clean spray bottle. - A cup of distilled water. - 30 drops of lavender essential oil. (I normally add 40 for the added boost) - 10 drops chamomile essential oils (I normally add 15 because ive added a little more lavender) - 8 drops of Ylang ylang essential oil. (I normally add 10 drops) Once you have all your items together grab your bottle and fill the spray bottle with the distilled water, make sure there is an inch of air at the top for the oils ect. The add the essential oils from the list above. You can follow the drops above or slightly change it to fit your own needs but be mindful that you will have to effect all oils if you do this. Once the oils have been added then put the cap on the bottle and swirl gentle to combine and blend the oils and water together. To use this sleep mist, shake well and then spray around your bedroom. I normally add some on the covers and pillow too roughly 10 minutes before I decided to head to bed to sleep. This gives it to settle and dry. This works really well for me so I do hope it helps you all as much as it does me. I hope you are staying safe and keeping busy within your homes. If you want to keep up to date with all things blog and witchy related then follow me on instagram @paganvibesonly and keep in touch. I will see you all in the next post. Stay safe, Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly xx Merry meet everyone, So today's post is a continued post from the last two magical oils post. I am hoping to have this themed posting finished in the next couple of weeks because I have to break the information down or you would be bored reading through it all. As always you should do your own research into theses oils because I am just doing a basic cover of theses oils that I have for reference in my book of shadows. This posts oils: Cypress: This oil is powerful when dealing with death and loss, provides comfort and healing. Used at samhain to remember and honour the ancestors. Such an effective oil for centring and grounding energy before and after spell work. The planets for this oil is Pluto and Saturn and the elements connected to this oil is earth and water. Eucalyptus: This oil is best known for its powers of purification. This oil clears negativity, heals emotions and releases sorrow. It is also associated with energy, growth, security and determination. The planets connected to this oil are mercury, moon, Saturn and the sun. That being said the elements connected to this oil are air, earth and water. Fennel: This oil provides all round protection and energy for psychic work. It's also great for protection work such as in your home from unwelcome spirits. This is also used for blessing, purification and support for divination. This oil is known for providing balance and courage. The planets connected to this oil is Mercury and Venus. The elements connected to this oil is air and fire. Frankincense: This oil has a long tradition and connection with the spirituality of the world. Its also connected to strength, inspiration and knowledge. This is instrumental for astral, dream, psychic and divination work. Can also be used to create a sacred space and to consecrate the altar goods before ritual. Associated with balance, comfort, control, renewal and transformation. The planets connected to this oil is moon and sun and the elements connected are air, fire and water. Hyssop: This oil has a long history of use in cleansing sacred spaces, so is perfect for purifying areas for ritual work as well as consecrating the altar or anointing participants. Use to clear away negativity, removed hexes and provides protection against enchantment. Use to invoke dragon energy and also associated with money, fertility, purification, hope, sexuality and vitality. The planets connected to this oil is Jupiter and the moon. The elements connected are air and fire. Jasmine: This oil is connected to spells for beauty, love, lust and sex. This is useful for defensive, moon, night and sex magic, jasmine enhances divination as well as contact with the spirit realm. It is also associated with love, peace, spirituality, sex, sleep, purification, blessing rituals, friendship, fertility and problems. The planets connected to this oil is Mercury and the moon and the elements connected to this oil is air, earth and water. Juniper: This oil is useful for purifying large spaces and banishing negative energy, effective against black magic, hexes and dealing with spirits. Also connected with beginnings, protection, healing, happiness, secrets, security and stability. The planet connected to this oil is Mars, Mercury, The moon and the sun. The elements connected to this oil is earth, fire and water. Lavender: This oil is used to enhance the awareness and intuition for dream work, clairvoyance and all forms of psychic work. Well known for the powers of purification so are ideal for consecrating sacred spaces, releasing negativity and providing protection. Associated with beauty, love, prosperity, luck, courage, creativity, fertility, longevity and secrets. The planet connected to this oil is Mercury and the element is air. Lemon: This oil provides an open mind and clear prospective for divination. Raises awareness and inspires movement to a higher spiritual plane. Also used for moon magic as well as to purify magic or ritual objects. This oil is connected with confidence, kindness, health, healing, purification and psychic energy. The planet connected to this oil is the moon and the element connected to this is water. Lemongrass: This oil is used to bring clarity, aids in contacting spirits and supports clairvoyance. Used to purify amulets as well as to ground and centre energy for magic and spell work. This is connected to vitality, purification, psychic awareness and intuition. The planets connected to this oil is Mercury, The sun and Venus. The elements connected is air. Mandarin: This oil is well known for foestering prosperity, success and well being. It clears neagtive thoughts, brings clarity and inspiration. This oil is used in spells to do with business success and growth along with promoting a good working environment. This is connected with clarity, happiness, friendship and kindness. The planets connected to this oil is the Sun and the elements connected to this oil is water and fire. I hope you enjoy this weeks oils and I do hope you make use of this information. Like always do your own research its well worth it and may even inspire you to do your own post. Like always you can follow me on instagram @paganvibesonly for all your witchy and blog related posts. I am always just a click away if you need to talk to. I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, Today we have another post about the moon phases for magic but this moon phase is all about the waxing moon. I will be sharing a list of magical focuses that you can do on this moon phase to help enhance your focus and the magic you create. As always this list is from my personal book of shadows so if theres something you don't agree with them leave it out or add your own. List for waxing moon: - Career advancement - Energy raising - Friendship - Garden planting spells - Good luck - Growth of any kind - Healing to improve - Money to increase - Protection - Sexual desires to increase - Strength - Travel - Weather to bring forth As always you can add and include any other magical focus if you feel the need as I have only created this list to help beginners get a footing into the world of magic and to help them know where to do things. As always you can follow me on instagram @paganvibesonly to keep up dated on all things witchy and blog. I am always just one click away to answer any questions so get in touch. I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, Its that time of month again with our favourite box subscription review. I am really loving Freya's cauldrons monthly box, I have been getting this box now for well over a year and I can say that each months box is well worth the money and the wait. As always I will go through the items I have gotten in this months box but first I will tell you what information sheets I got this month: - Introduction sheet for the box. - Information sheet for the herb this month. - Information about the helm of awe. - Information about the crystal of this month. - Celebration baking recipe. - Witches night- the spring Halloween sheet. As you should know by now I love the information sheets that I get in the box each month because it helps me learn new subjects and also key tips that I personally wouldn't of thought of. I will now go through each thing I got in this months box and talk about each item as well. So the first item out of the box was this months magical oil. This oil is called Winter green oil and the introduction sheet says this oil is useful for protection work but also healing. Its one of the oils I haven't gotten yet from Freya's shop so I am really looking forward to working with this oil. The next item I got out of the box was this months spell candles. I love getting theses because it helps to stock up my candles and I find I use the same colours all the time other wise so this is a great way to mix things up. This months colours are purple, black, red and white.I am in need of red candles so was well happy they came in this months box as I need them for a spell working I plan to do. The next item in this months box was the herb pot. This months herb was Tansy, now I haven't heard of this herb yet so I am really looking forward to learning more about this herb and see what I can use this one for and also it helps build my collection of herbs I have. Thats one good thing about subscription boxes is you are always getting new herbs you don't know about. The next item which I am well happy about is the clear the mind incense cones. I have been using a lot of incense cones lately and was running low on some for my office so theses will come in handy and they smell amazing. I actually have some burning now while I do this post. The crystal I got in this months box was a black agate tumble stone. This is one I haven't gotten yet but was on the list of crystals I was hoping to buy once lock down is over. I love collecting my crystals and building my collection up because there so beautiful and the energy that you get of them is amazing. I will be looking into this crystal more now that I own one because its one I plan to learn more about too. I also got two necklaces in this months box one I didn't photograph because it was hiding in a purple bag but that was the Agiz rune pendant which was specially made for this months box. Its beautiful and I really ties in with this month of my studying as I am now learning more about runes now I have the time to anyway. The second necklace I got this month was the Helm of Awe viking protection amulet. Now this is beautiful and I will be wearing this a lot because it just sings to me. This necklace is a box exclusive and was created by them at the Freya's cauldron just for this box. This also goes along with the information sheet I mentioned above. Freya's cauldron always does something special for the sabbats every year. Last year it was the handcrafted plaques which I love to bits. This year it is a sabbat card created by them for the sabbats. This card is beautiful and will look amazing along side the others I collect over the year in my book of shadows. I just really love theses style of items in this box. I also got a beautiful handcrafted pentagram altar plaque that I have already added to my altar because its the perfect size for the space I had on the wall. I love handmade gifts and this one was created to be used to add protection to my work when working with my altar. I love that idea and its just beautiful. Along side this item I got a herb infused altar salt that I will be adding to my altar when I change up my display. This was handcrafted to be used with the spell kit I got in this months box which was the rune spell of protection which I will be planning on doing this following week once I read through the information sheet with it. This months box was extra special for me because I won an extra item. I love how Freya's cauldron has been adding extra items randomly into each months box to be given an extra surprise. Well this month I got this beautiful Lapis Lazuli tumble pebble shape crystal and its just what I needed this week. This week really cheered me up because the lock down has started to get to me and this just put a smile on my face. Thank you Freya's Cauldron for putting together such a wonderful box and for putting so much effect into creating something amazing. I am really looking forward to what you plan to do for next month. As always you can follow me on instagram @paganvibesonly for all the latest updates about me and the blog and I will see you all in the next post. Stay safe and Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, So today I will be continuing with the magical oils post. You will start learning about the different essential oils there is out there today. I will be sharing what oils that I personally now off but there is 100s of oils out there that even I haven't seen or used yet. This is why I will always encourage you to do your own research because you may find out more information that I have. The next couple of posts like this will be all about the information about each oil. I would recommend keeping theses safe or even printing them out for your book of shadows because it will come in handy for when you do create your own magical oils. I will be giving you this information from my book of shadows. I can't member where I got this information from but it may of came from one of my past subscription boxes. Oils: Basil: This oil aids in divination and also used for psychic protection, brings you clarity for decision making and releases hexes. This is also used for banishing negativity and is also associated with the conscious mind, happiness, peace, money, friendship, growth and purification. This oil is associated with the planet mars and the element fire. Bay leaf: This aids in prophetic dreaming dreaming, divination and clairvoyance. Clears and protects the home from all negativity. Use to build magical energy for spell work, consecrate scarred space and enhance defensive magic and removed hexes. Also associated with psychic awareness, courage, justice and purification. Also can be used to connect with the fairies. This is also associated with the planet sun and the element fire. Benzoin: This is a powerful ally for magic, it can be used to increase the success of spells as well as break hexes. It is especially useful for clearing negativity, particularly in the home. It is also associated with physical energy, strength, vitality, magical energy and conscious mind. This is also associated with the planets mercury, mars, sun and Venus. The elements associated with this oil is water and air. Cajeput: This oil provided balance and stability when combined with other oils. Also associated with healing, determination, protection and security. This is also associated with the planet Saturn and the elements earth and fire. Camphor: This has a strong cleansing and banishing properties, clears negative energy, cleanses the home of negativity, uses to increase psychic powers and enhance divination and dream workings. This is associated with the planet moon and the elements air, earth and water. Cedar-wood: This stimulates dream work, strengthen psychic abilities. Used in elemental magic, clairvoyance and all forms of divination while also offering psychic protection. Also associated with confidence, fertility, friendship, justice and success. This is also associated with the planets Jupiter, mercury and the sun. The elements connected to this oil is earth, air, fire and water. Chamomile: A well known oil for physical and emotional healing, brings clarity and success in communication. Aids in divination and dream work and grounds energy for psychic work. Use to purify and consecrate altars as well as ritual and magical tools. Also associated with sleep, control, fertility, sexuality, mediation and peace. The planets connected to this oil is Venus and the sun and the elements is water and air. Clay sage: Aids in focusing the mind and brings clarity of purpose and strengthen memory, use in spells to invite money and prosperity into your life also for when you need to make changes. The planet connected to this is mercury and Venus and the elements are air and earth. Clove leaf: This has exceptional powers to banish negative energy and entities, making it a good amulet against harm. Use to release hexes as well as increase the success of your spells. Also use for stimulating the mind, attracting money, love and prosperity. Associated with determination, fertility, inspiration, lust and wealth. The planets connected to this is Jupiter , mars, Mercury and the sun. The elements connected is air, earth and fire. Coriander: Use as an aid for clairvoyance, divination and accessing memories, Effective for element and sex magic as well as to consecrate charms and amulets. A powerful protection against negative influences, especially in the home. Use to bring peace, security, emotional balance and healing. The planets connected to this oil is mars and Venus and the element is fire. I think I will leave that here for today and continue in another post so your not all read out. I hope you do find theses posts useful to your magical practice and as always you can follow me on instagram @paganvibesonly to keep updated on all things blog and witchy. I will see you all in the next post. Also please stay safe with this virus going round <3 Blessed be, PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, Today we have another post about the magical uses and spells for the full moon and new moon. This post will be shorter than the last because my list is only small. As always the information I have is coming from my own personal book of shadows so if you don't agree with this list create your own and follow what your instincts tell you to do. This is created to help beginners get their footing in this world and to help them start off. List for Full moon magic: - Beauty and Health - Blessings - Communication - House blessings - Institution - Prophetic dreams - Psychic powers to be strengthen - Spirit conjuring - Transformations For the new moon: -Forgiveness Like I said before this post is only small because I am still building this list up. But you could always do your own research into this moon phase because theres loads of information out there. This is to start you off and help you get on the right track. If you wish to keep updated on all things witchy and this blog then follow me on instagram @paganvibesonly for daily posts and as always I am only a click away for your questions. I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, Today's post is something you may need if you have a household full of people that are getting on your last nerve because of this lock-down. I am hoping that we may be free by the end of this month but that doesn't seem likely with how everything is going down. I am using this time to do bulk posts for when I do get to go back to work because I except it to be very busy when that does happen. That being said I hope you enjoy this post today and that you are staying safe. You will need: -Salt or sand enough to fill your cauldron to hold a candle. - Your cauldron. - A pale blue candle. I normally use the spell candle size but what ever size you feel or have. - Matches or a lighter depending on what you have inside. You need to pour your sand or salt into the bottom of the cauldron. Then place your pale blue candle in it. When you are ready light the candle and say the following: "My spiritual hearth is a place of rest and renewal, It nurtures me and those in my care, With this candle I invoke peace and harmony within this home" Set the cauldron and candle on the physical analogue of your spiritual hearth or on your kitchen shrine. For me personally I have placed it on my altar in the front room as thats where everyone gathers. Let the candle burn down and focus on peace while watching the candle for that moment. Once the candle has been burned down, clear away your spell remnants and bury them into the ground or how you would normally remove used spell workings. I hope this spell working is really helpful for you. If you don't have a pale blue candle you can replace it with a white one like normal. I will see you all in the next post and if you want to keep in touch then you can follow me on instagram @paganvibesonly for all your blog and witchy needs. 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