Merry meet everyone, Today's post will be different from other posts because it may become emotional, it may become a little personal but its something I have been feeling the need to do for awhile. I created this blog for a way to release my frustration out on to the world. It then became a way for me to help other fellow witches on their path without any judgement. It has now grown into something so much more than I could ever thought of. I love creating posts for this blog, connecting with you all on a subject matter that we are all connected to in some way. I love sharing my thoughts and feelings and this blog has become my baby as sorts. I know that sometimes life takes over from what I want to do or create and that makes me feel really down. It has always be that way because as adults we either work to the bone or we suffer from it. There isn't much of a happy balance at the moment within my life. On top of this I have been suffering from depression on and off because I feel like my body hates me in a way only a female can understand. I mentioned a couple of months ago that I have been trying to have a little one of my own and that because of health problems its becoming hard to do. Now nothing really has changed apart from my mentally to focus on the positive side of things. I keep seeing friends getting pregnant or moving forward in their lives by getting engaged ect and here I am feeling very stuck in place. Now thats effecting my ability to create. I have so many ideas on blog topics I want to do and cover but no will power to actually want to work on them. That being said I am working towards blog posts but they may end up coming a little every now and then instead of being the set 3 posts a week. I am also stating that I normally have the two last weeks of December off and the two first weeks of January off. To think about new subject matter and to also focus on my family around this time like many do. I am considering changing that up to be more in time off in December and less time of in January but I am unsure how things will work out. I will inform you all about that when the time comes like I do every year. Now I am already starting to feel better just writing all this out in a post which is really strange but also very me. I want to know where we all stand as a community. Do we want more witchy topics and if so what topics do we want to cover? I am planning on doing a post each month next year to do with my love for planners and I am also planning on covering a subject matter that will be put in 12 parts through out the year but I want to know what you are all wanting to see happen. I know this post is a little all over the place which shows how my head is at the moment but I do like hearing from you all and putting something that has been troubling me out into the world feels like having this weight lift off me even if its only a little bit. I know others who have been in my place and I know things like this effects us all in some way but my focus at the moment is trying to move forward and that means for me working on topic ideas and also focusing on the positive aspects of my life like all you wonderful people. You inspire me even if I don't see you or hear from you and for that its why I love my blog so much. Please message me with topic ideas and any other subject matter you want me to cover. If that means helping little businesses then send them my way as I love doing that. I will focus on getting topics typed out and posted to you all as soon as I can but please bare with me. As always you can get in touch through either platform Facebook or Instagram under the name @PaganVibesOnly. I will be on both platforms daily even if I haven't posted anything on them I will be there to chat. I do hope you all stay safe in theses strange times and I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x
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Merry meet everyone, Lately I have been very connected with the crystal Hematite. I wear it every day and feel the energy helping me which is why it inspired me to create this post for you all today. I have always had a soft spot for Hematite because its one that you wear to help with balance of emotions and also to help empaths which I am one. When I first found out I was a empath it explained so much at the time and a friend of mine recommended me to wear Hematite to help protect and block other peoples emotions and helps me correct and balance mine. Since then I have been wearing some form of Hematite since and it has helped me keep a cool head within work and within my relationships in my life. That being said Hematite is such a handy crystal to have in your collection anyway because of the other uses it holds, such as: - Healing, - Concentration, - Balance, - Grounding, - Courage, - Trust, - Divination, - Confidence, - Protection, As you can see from above this crystal is one that can help many aspects of your life even in a small way. Its why you can get such a big range of jewellery based around Hematite because of the properties it holds. Hematite is a great crystal that can ground and protect us. It has a strong ability to strengthen our connection with earth itself. This also helps to create a safe and secure feeling because like earth itself its a safe and secure place were we live on. Hematite also helps to build upon your courage, strength, endurance and vitality. Many call the Hematite crystal the 'stone for the mind' because it helps to stimulate your concentration and focus on your tast at hand. It is also a great one to enhance your memory keeping. Many aspects of life is needed for balance and like Hematite it helps to bring you the balance you need to move forward. It uses the magnetic properties the crystal holds to keep you balance a bit like the yin to your yang. It will help you balance your energies to move forward within your body, mind and soul. This handy crystal is also one that people recommend when you are depressed because it helps to balance your emotions but also keep negativity away. It will prevent you from absorbing any more negativity from others. Which is why we use it for empaths because we absorb the emotions and feelings from other people and it can become very draining. Hematite is one that can boost your self-esteem and enhance your will power to move forward out of the hole you have put yourself in. I know this because I speak from my own experience. You may not feel that way now but this crystal can help save you from your demons if depression does hang over yourself. Hematite is also well know to help you overcome your compulsions that may trouble you and the addictions many may have as an outcome to escape the reality that is life. This crystal can help you get the treatment you need to move forward and even if it just gets you through that door its better than not trying at all. Like I said before I am a big lover for Hematite because of the many uses it has to help people overcome their own demons and also to help you better yourself within your life. Its one I always recommend to my friends when they are at their lowest and one I continue to sing about to fellow witches. I do hope you consider the power this one crystal has that can improve your life in a way many need. As always I have a community you can come and join either on Facebook or Instagram under the name @PaganVibesOnly. I post as often as I can on both platforms and I monitor both platforms inboxes daily so if you want to get in touch, ask a question or what me to cover a topic on here message me and I will get back to you as soon as possible. I do hope you enjoyed today's post and that you learnt something new. I will see you all in the next post and I hope you all stay safe in theses strange times. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, I am bringing you today another Mystery box from the amazing Enchanted Annex. Now I am gonna say I have had this box for awhile and haven't had the chance to do this post until now because my day job took over. That being said this box was worth the wait to go through and I am really happy with what I got inside this box. So the main items in this box is tea. Anna who owns the shop and creates theses boxes is amazing at creating some tasty teas and I can't wait to try all theses. I will first be going through the information sheets I got in this box because you know I love me some good information. The first one is all about marigold which is always a handy herb to have in your collection. I didn't get any marigold in this box because knowing that I have a lot in my stash this information will still become useful and handy for myself. I then got a little information sheet about the uses of Lavender salt. Now I did get this in the box and its the first time I have heard of this salt. I love the smell of lavender and the information I got for this item is that it can be used for healing. You can sprinkle the salt around the room of someone who is sick or has a problem with night terrors which is such a great item to have. I will be mentioning this in my Book of Shadows because it will be something I will be needing again in the future. The last information sheet is about the Coral chunk I got in the box and it talks about how it can help reduce stress, fears and can help combat being foolish or being nervous. Its also a great item if you suffer from depression or panic attacks which I do sometimes which is great for me. Coral is also a great item to help you meditate and visualize when your having trouble focusing. Now I am getting to the good bits of the box for me anyway. You should all know how much of a tea lover I am and how much I sing from the roof tops about the great teas I try out, so this wont be any different! The teas I got in this box are as follows: - Revitalisitea - Antaciditea - Weight loss tea - Fruitea Now I did ask for some more Antaciditea because it helps me with my heart burn and I have gotten low on the stash I got from Anna last time so this tea is amazing! It tastes great and helps sooth my heart burn which is heaven! I also asked if I could try the weight loss tea because if you have been following me for awhile you should all know that I am on a mission to lose weight and if a tea can help boost things then yay and if not then its just a great tasting drink. I do have faith that the tea will help boost what I am already doing on my diet because if it didn't have some helping factor than Anna wouldn't of created the tea. The two teas that I didn't know about were the Revitalisitea and the Fruitea which I am looking forward to trying out. I am sure I got a sample of the Fruitea in my last box but I still haven't gotten through all the samples I got of Anna because work has just taken over everything. I will say that I love how Anna has included an information sticker on the back of the tea bags with information about what's included in the teas because you should always be careful what you drink and some herbs can effect medication ect. I have a feeling that I will be loving all the teas in this box like I have loved every tea I have tried from Anna's shop so far. If you would like to try out some of Anna's tea blends or even check out the rest of her shop then I will add the link to her website bellow. https://www.theenchantedannex.co.uk/ As always you can join my community either on Facebook or Instagram under the name @PaganVibesOnly. I post as much as I can about subject matters on giveaways that may be coming up, what I am working on and topics to do on my posts. I also love to hear from other local small witchy shops that I can support either through a post or even just through business. If you do have a shop and would like to get in touch message me on either of theses platforms and I will get back to you as soon as possible. I hope you enjoy today's post and that you do check Anna's shop out. I will see you all in the next post and please can you all stay safe in theses strange times. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, Today's topic is an easy one to do but its a topic that most witches today know about in some form. The biggest well know witch hunts was based in Salem back in June 1692 and didn't end until May 1693. Those times many women feared for their lives because they knew if they did something even remotely wrong in the eyes of the 'Judge' they would be put to death. This is such a big American history topic but its also a big topic for all witches because 19 poor souls were convicted as 'witches' which we still don't know if they were true witches or not but they were hanged for crimes that more than likely didn't happen. Many know about the Salem witch trails but there were many others around the world that took such a big part of the history we have today. As many of you know the witch trails and hunts started in Europe between 1300's and 1330's, theses didn't end until the late 18th century with the last well known witch being executed taking place in Switzerland in 1782. That being said the Salem witch trails occurred because of the abatement of the European witch-hunt fervour which first took part in 1580s-1590s to the 1630s-1640s. The biggest part of the witch trails took place in Europe, mainly taking place in western Germany, the Low Countries in France, Northern Italy and Switzerland. The number of trails and executions changed depending on the time and place but its well known that over 110,000 people in total were tried for witchcraft and out of these people between 40,000 to 60,000 were executed. Thats a lot of innocent people taken too soon for something they most likely didn't do. The poor souls of theses people will forever haunt our past but will also teach us what not to do in the future. Or thats my hope anyway. Theses hunts were done to find the identity of witches rather than pursuits of individuals who were already known or thought of as witches. Back then witches were considered to be followers of 'Satan' who would so call trade their souls for his help. Now we all know that Satan isn't part of witchcraft or parts of our pagan history. Satan was used by Christians to state power over our faith and power over the murders of many women, man and children. There hunters would speak about witches using demons from Satan in forms of animals that witches would call their 'Familiars'. They also said that witches back then would meet in secret in the woods and have orgies to please their 'Satan' God. Back then there was no doubt that some individuals did worship the devil and attempt to do his work in harming others, however before the witch trails no one had embodied the concept of a witch. This meant the process of identifying witches began from rumours and people spreading nasty comments about fellow neighbours. Most witches that were executed in the Salem witch trails were the result of a combination of reasons, such as the church politics, family feuds and children being hysterical about the 'bogyman' of that time which was witches. A well known family in Salem was a bit effect on the witch trails. This family of Samuel Parries, his wife and three children created the cause of many women being murdered. Now this may have started as revenge from their said slave who was called Tituba. She most likely told stories of voodoo tales to the three children that caused this uproar. Parries daughter Betty who was aged 9 at the time, his niece Abigail Williams aged 11 at the time and their friend Ann Putnam Jr aged 12 at the time began messing about with fortune telling. It was back in January 1692 that Betty and Abigail's strange behaviour was getting worse. From what was described in history as juvenile delinquency most likely caused the witch trails to start. Theses girls would have fits, scream, making odd sounds, throwing items about, contorting their bodies and complained about getting biting and pinching sensations. People more know a days in modern science has tried to explain theses strange behaviours as common illnesses we know today. But back then theses behaviours caused many witch hunts in Salem and many deaths. Because of theses behaviours Parris set out to identify the girls tormentor which made things worse when the girls blamed their slave Tituba for bewitching them. The were two other marginalized members of the community that was also blamed but theses were blamed because they didn't go to church regularly. These two women were called Sarah good and Sarah Osborn. Sarah good was a beggar and Sarah Osborn was an elderly bedridden women who had been scorned for her romantic involvement with an servant. Both of theses women protected that they were innocent. Tituba also claimed to be innocent but after being badgered she told the magistrates John Hathornbe and Jonathan Corwin what they wanted to hear. This was that she had been visited by the devil and made a deal with him. Within 3 days of vivid testimony she had described encounters with the devils animal familiars and with a tall dark man from Boston who had called upon her to sign the devils book in which she saw the names of Sarah good and Sarah Osborn along with those of seven others that she could not read. Because of this, they had the right to build upon the witch hunt and all hysteria broke lose. This became like a wild fire and other women and children started having fits, which created more hysteria. Ann Putnam Jr, her mother, her cousin and Mary Walcott and Putnam's servant mercy Lewis were among the women having the fits. Those who were identified as witches were no longer just outsiders and outcasts but rather upstanding members of the community. This began with Rebecca Nurse a mature women, and as weeks passed many of the accused proved to be the enemies of the Putnam's and Putnam family members and in-laws would end up being the accusers in dozens of cases. On May 27th 1692 after weeks of hearings accompanied by imprisonments the accused were forced to defend themselves without aid of counsel, this became damning for them because there was 'spectral evidence' against them. Their so called victims claimed to see unknown things and being attacked either biting and pinching by animals theses women would control. Many who confessed to the crimes were spared because they were believed damned by god and the ones who denied them were punished further. Bridget Bishop on June 2rd who was accused and found innocent of witchery over 12 years earlier was the first of the defendants to be convicted and she was hanged on the 10th of June. She was hanged on Gallows hill in Salem village and on July 19th five more convicted people were hanged including the two ladies Nurse and Good. Good responded before she was hanged as stating she was no more a witch as the judge was a wizard. That caused George Burroughs who was the judge at the time to be dragged out of his home and accused of being the witches ringleader. He to was convicted and hanged on August 19th. On September 22nd eight more people were convicted by hanging including Martha Corey whose husband Giles, upon being accused of witchcraft and refusing to plea his case had been subjected to the worse kind of death. He was pressed to death between heavy stones for two days until he died. Can you imagine the pain he went through for those two days. Horrified is not even the word to describe what I felt when I found this out. These trails took over like wild fire and accusations spread to individuals from other communities among them were Beverly, Malden, Gloucester, Andover, Lynn, Marblehead, Charleston and Boston. On October the 3rd Cotton Mathers father decided to use direct accusations inside of what evidence they used before. On October 29th theses accusations of witchcraft extended to include his own wife which Governor Phips had once again stepped in and ordered a halt of the trail, This was because a superior had instructed not to admit spectral evidence which meant to trail was even more rigged as before. These Trails resumed in January and February but because of the changes out of 56 people indicted only 3 were convicted and they along with everyone held in custody had been pardoned by Phips in May 1693. This was the end of the witch trails. Over this horrid period in history 19 people were hanged and 6 people had died in custody, with one being Giles Corey who was condemned to die after two days of a painful death. This subject when I was researching this and even while typing it out upset me so much. Knowing how theses women and men were treated about of fear. I bet most of theses weren't even witches but they lost their lives for nothing. This is our history and we should honour theses lives within every day that we breath. They are owed that much. I would love to hear your views on this subject matter, did this effect you in the same way it effected me? If you would like to become part of my ever growing community then join me on Facebook and Instagram under the name @Paganvibesonly and join in on the chats and posts. I love connecting with you all and I love to hear what topics you all would like to see in the future. I hope to see you all in the next blog post and please stay safe in theses strange times. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, So this past couple of weeks I have been quite busy within my day time job that I haven't really been able to check out my local book shops for all the witchy books. So when I went on my day off that I actually had and found this book all about astrology in the sale for £3 I was over the moon for. I have always wanted to learn more on the astrology side and thought this may be a handy book for me to get started with and with the £3 price tag you really can't go wrong. If you have a local bookshop called 'The Works' then go check it out and see if you can grab this book for the bargain price I did. Now as you should all know by now I always do a basic over view of the books I review before I do a deep dive into them. This is because it may take me awhile to do a full review because of my busy life at the moment. I personally do this also so you don't miss out on the great discounts I get my books at so thats another reason why I do theses sort of posts. As always I will share with you the book blurb word from word and then go a little more in depth after. Blurb: 'The astrology bible is a comprehensive guide to traditional and modern astrology that brings together everything you need to know about the subject, including its meaning, correspondences and how to practise it. If you are a beginner, this book will help you to use astrology to choose the right path in life, understand yourself and others, find love or select a career. If you already have astrological skills, it will deepen and expand your knowledge of zodiac lore. - Use your birth chart to arrive at a better understanding of yourself. - Learn how planetary activity affects behaviour, personality, health and karma. - Gain greater insights into your life and the lives of people around you.' So as you can see this book should be the perfect starting book to get a deepen understanding on astrology which is what I want to do. I also would love to learn more about other aspects of this line of learning because its something that I have never really looked into as much. If you look into the book itself it has covered many topics that you would like to read about such as the zodiac themselves, the elements, planets, aspects and relationship chart. Thats only just touching all the information in this book which seems like I may even lose myself in. I am looking forward to reading more about other star signs and was wondering if you all would like to hear more about the information I do learn about this topic, because if thats the case it gives me a reason to do a more in depth research into this subject and not just because I am curious but because its a great topic for a post. As always you can keep in touch through the community on Facebook or Instagram under the name @PaganVibesOnly. I post as often as I can at the moment on both platforms to bring you updates on the blog, topic ideas and also what I am doing while not blogging to you all. Come join the community today because I have some amazing ideas coming up and I want you to be part of them. As always you can find me in the next post and I hope you are all staying safe in theses strange times. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, Today I am sharing with you a spell from the book 'Witches' spell a day almanac by Llewelyn. This spell that I am sharing is for today which is why I am posting it today so you can use it. I thought this would be a handy one for you all and also a simple post to get you through the week. I hope you enjoy. Colour of the day :Topaz Incense of the day: Lilac. To connect more deeply with the essence of water, thereby connecting to your own emotional healing and awareness, draw yourself a bath. Sit within the water in dark silence, listening to the sounds of the flowing fountain filling the tub with life-giving water. The sound may put you into a sort of trance, allow this to happen. Next, add essential oils, bath salts what ever you feel the need to add to the bath. Slip into the tub and rock your body slightly to feel the tides of the water coming and going. Again allow yourself to become entranced by the mystical nature of this element. Bring to mind the qualities of water, consider how precious this resource truly is. Offer your gratitude. When you're ready, totally submerge your head in the water. When you do this 'shout' various terms underwater that link you to the element in positive ways for example: Purified, cleansed, nourished, rejuvenated or empathetic. Use your creativity to enchant the water and yourself by yelling underwater. quite appropriately you will be the only one able to hear theses sacred shouts. Raven Digitalis Now I thought this may get you all to check out the new 2021 book for this series. I love getting theses books because even if I don't use these daily I love going back and reading them when I can. As always you can join the community on Facebook or Instagram under the name @PaganVibesOnly. I love commutating with you all on theses platforms and will continue to do so. I post new up coming topics and love getting your feed back on subject matters too so come join in today. I hope you found today's post simple but effective and I will see you all in the next one. Please all stay safe in theses strange times. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, I have been asked to talk about the plant Gotu Kola from one of my fellow readers and when I was researching this plant I never realised how amazing this one plant could be. Its one that I will be using in the future because of one of the magical properties this plant has. That being said this plant does have many great magical properties including: - Meditation - Memory - Balance - Fertility - Concentration - Stamina - Control Now if you have been following my blog for over a year now you would know that I have been having problems on the side of fertility, so when I found out this plant could help because of the magical properties I was over the moon. I haven't used it yet but I will be looking into this side of things more because its one I am trying to get magical help for as well as medical. Gotu Kola is a great herb that can help aid mediation, in a way to clear the mind and helps you to concentrate on what you want to focus on. I have read that some witches burns some of this plant on a charcoal disc just before meditation to help get their mind ready before they do meditate. Now this herb in many references has been called the great elixir of life. This is believed because its widely used in spell workings to increase longevity and can also improve sexual stamina. Many witches have used this for sex magic and tantric sex. Now this herb is very popular for elephants and has become famous to the link of elephants having great long term memories. Thats because this herb helps with memory keeping and is also used within memory spell workings. Now this post is very short because I couldn't find much about the magical side of this herb but that wont stop be continuing my research on this herb. I will most likely do an updated post about this herb when I do collect more information. I hope you learn something new in this post and that you enjoy my blog so far. If you want to help me with future topics for the blog than join the community either on Facebook or Instagram under the name @PaganVibesOnly. I post daily about all things witchy that may not come to the blog and also what I receive before I do my posts too. If this sounds like something you would be interested in then come over and join us. I hope to see you all in the next post and please can you all stay safe in theses strange times. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, I am today going to be talking to you all about the handy uses for the crystal Sodalite. Now I have quite a few of theses in my collection and I use theses quite often for many of the uses that I will be talking about today in this post. If you are new to my blog than you will soon learn that I am a big believer of crystals and their magical uses. I have a huge collection of crystals that I have be collecting for many moons and will be continuing to collect. Now Sodalite has some amazing magical properties that as a fellow witch may come in handy. Now I got this crystal many moons ago for one of the magical properties because it spoke to me and I needed some crystal aid. Now the magical properties that Sodalite hold include: - Healing - Peace - Meditation - Emotional balance - Wisdom - Clarity - Truth Now I brought this crystal to help me with the emotional balance. When I got this crystal I was going through a very rough time in my life because of some events that had occurred and I was using as much magical help to get through it as possible. Bare in mind I also use medical help which helped balance everything out. Now many can pick up Sodalite thinking its a Lapis Lazuli because of the deep blue colouring on this crystal. One of the best ways to tell them apart is the fact that Lapis Lazuli has gold flecks of pyrite in their making while Sodalite does not. Like the many properties I mentioned above Sodalite helps to bring order and a over coming calmness to your mind. This crystal helps to encourage rational thinking and objectivity. It can help you get to the truth and also encourage your intuition that you should always listen to. This crystal is such a great little helper to bring emotional balance and like I mentioned before one of the biggest reasons this crystal is my go to for this subject matter is because it helped me calm my panic attacks. It helped me calm my mind down from panic and bring out my self esteem in a way that many medication didn't. Another amazing way to use Sodalite is through aid of healing. Now this crystal is very big on the emotional healing side so when you need to become calm or feel unbalanced then this crystal can help heal those feelings and bring you to a calm. It can also relax your body and mind which again is such a handy crystal to have for that. I know many witches that use this crystal while they are meditating because of the calming effect this crystal brings out over people. Its also a great one because like I said before it brings a calming and relaxing effect over your body and mind which you need while meditating. Now you can carry this crystal in many forms but one of the easiest ways is in the form of jewellery. You can wear this crystal to help dispel fear and guilt that you may be carrying around with you. Its also handy to wear while in work because it helps to keep you calm and at peace. I personally wear my bracelet at work when I know its going to be stressful because it helps bring out your inner peace and helps balance your mood, which can be handy working in retail. Sodalite is also a great protection crystal because it helps to repel negativity in a way to keep the balance. If you are working with the chakra than this is one crystal you should have in your collection because it connects with the throat chakra and the third eye chakra. I hope you learnt something new while reading this post and that you enjoyed what you read too. If you want to help out with future post topics then join my ever growing community either on Facebook or Instagram under the name @Paganvibesonly. I post daily on both platforms about witchy topics and bits that are away from the blog. I also ask you all for help every so often when coming up with new topics to cover. If you want to help out the join us in one or both platforms. As always I hope you enjoyed today's post and that I will see you all in the next one. Please stay safe in theses strange times. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x Merry meet everyone, It's that time of the month again with another fab subscription box from Freya's Cauldron. This months box has a moon theme which makes my heart sing because I love working with the moon and the items in this box is just amazing. As always I will go through the information sheets I got in this months box first and then I will get into the items that were hiding underneath the information. - Introduction sheet to this months box. - Information about this months herb. - Information about this months crystal, - Information about a spell for one of the items in the box. - Information about the pentagram. Thats all the information sheets covered so I will go straight into the goodies in this months box! The first item I got out of this months box was the fab moon power candle dressing oil. Now I love getting these candle dressing oils because they help boost the intention of the spell and I love working with my candles. This months oil was created just for this box and its a potent blend of oils for the use in spells and rituals where you wish to work with the power of the moon. These oils that are created for theses boxes are always tried and tested by Freya. Which means that you know the intention will help. The next item which we get in every box is the spell candles. Now I love myself a good spell candle collection and mine are growing fast because of theses and also because I brought a load over the summer. The colour in this months box was white, yellow, Pale blue and Lime green. I love getting the lime green candles because there always the ones I run low on too. This months herb in the box is Neem leaf. Now this is a new one for my collection so I will be reading into this herb a lot more because using it but I love getting new herbs that I don't know about yet. It makes it fun to learn new information. I also got a fab herb blend that was created for the moon workings. The information about this blend states that you can sprinkle it on your altar, be added to charm bags, oils and ritual baths. It was created to draw in the power of the moon and the divine power. I love getting theses blends because it helps to learn what works and what doesn't and also as an altar offering it works really well. This months crystal is a beautiful snow quartz chunk which I just love. The energy from this crystal is amazing and its breath taking. I love the snow quartz crystal I actually own a couple already but not in a raw chunk so this will be a happy addition to my ever growing collection. I also got a beautiful amethyst triple moon necklace in this months box. Now I will probably change the cord to this necklace to make it a little longer but over all its a beautiful item and will look amazing with all my other witchy necklaces. I love getting spell kits in theses boxes and this months spell kit was a full moon release spell. Now this will be added to my Book of Shadows and I will be making a note to do it for the next full moon because I love working with the moon and this spell kit has me itching to do it. The last two items of this months box is a beautiful pewter pentagram candle holder which is the perfect size for spell candles and a mini moon calendar for 2021. The candle holder has an information sheet that goes with it that I mentioned before because its a spell to work with this item. I will be reading more into this information and working with this sometime this week. The mini moon calendar for next year is very useful and I will be keeping it within my planner so I don't lose it. I love keeping track on the moon cycle and this little item will help me do that for next year. Overall this months box was beautifully put together and with the moon theme I just love it. All items will be finding their forever home on my altar this afternoon and the spell workings will be put to one side for me to work on then when the time is right. I do love getting this box and its the only one that is always keeping me on my toes. If you want to check out her boxes then check out her website bellow. As always you can join the community on either Facebook or Instagram under the name @PaganVibesOnly. I post as often as I can about topics relating to my blog and other aspects that I will be working on in the future. I would love to get your import on subjects I want to cover too. As always if you are a small business and would like to work with me pop a message to me on one of theses platforms and I will be in touch as soon as possible. I will also say that I have paid for every Freya's Cauldron box and I do theses reviews to help a shop I love without any payment. I hope to see you all in the next post and please stay safe in theses strange times. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x freyascauldron.co.uk/ourshop/ Merry meet everyone, I am back this week with another famous witch from history. This witch is a famous vodou witch called Marie Laveau. Now many call her the American vodou queen, she was born back in the 1800's in New Orleans and its believed that she passed away in June 15th 1881 in New Orleans. Now her gifts were believed to healing the ill, extending altruistic gifts to the poor and also overseeing spiritual rites. Through out this post today we will go through what we know of this famous witch and why she is so famous. Now the reason there are two birth dates for Marie Laveau is because theres documents stating she was born in 1794 but others stating 1801. Now I will just say its more likely to be the 1800's but thats just me guessing, many have researched this and believe the same but I won't say its fact. Marie Laveau was born to an African women named Marguerite Darcentel and to Charles Laveau. Marie had been married to a man from sainte-dominque named Jacques Paris. There are reports that he disappeared and was never found which many believe he was dead. Marie from her husbands disappeared kept referring herself as the 'window Paris'. After a space of time when many believed her husband to be dead, Marie started a relationship with Jean Louis Christophe Duminy De Glapion. They then had serval children together, its been reported that serval of their children were victims of yellow fever that has plagued New Orleans due to the city's poor drainage system. Marie has been reported to be a loving wife and committed mother which was her priority of a caretaker of the household. But this also extended to her spiritual children and her community. Marie had become a hairdresser to bring in an income and gave her family stability. Marie was often exposed to personal information about her wealthy white clients through her coloured clients who were the house servants of theses said white clients. They would often ask her for counsel. Marie would often use this information to give informed counsel to the people who sought advice about personal affairs. Marie was paid from both groups of the wealthy and politically affluent individuals for her personal advice. Sometimes this took form of a intervention, others in the form of protection against any evil energy that may overcome them. Many say the Marie was the granddaughter of a powerful priestess, with Marie having familial background in African spirituality. Its also reported that Marie was drawn to the religion after the death of her dear mother. Marie also underwent the tutelage of Dr.John Bayou who was well known as a Senegalese conjurer(Also known as root worker). Marie didn't take long to become well known within the society of Vodou in New Orleans. Many refer her to being the queen of Vodou and thats because to many in her community she was like a mother to them. She would be sought out to help and advise on marital affairs, domestic disputes, judicial issues, child birth, finances, health and good luck. Marie would counsel her practitioners within the help of supplying them with advice or protective spiritual objects such as candles, powder and objects that were mixed together to create a gris-gris. Marie would of done most of her rituals at three main sites within her city. Theses main sites were her home on St. Ann Street, Congo Square and Lake Pontchartrain. At her home Marie would speak with her clients who would meet her regarding any issues they may have been dealing with. She would often use her back garden as a space to do her ceremonies that would conjure the spirit of the great Zombi, which is a deity called Damballah Wedo who would manifest through a snake. The second big ritual space was at Congo Square, which is a public space that was set aside by the city. She would gather her followers at this place on a Sunday to dance and worship. Marie never did any big rituals here but was still considered a special place because her followers were always gathering here. The last main place was Lake Pontchartain which was the space Marie would do her big rituals. Marie would often be seen here with her said 'king' who was normally her second ranking male officiate. There are reports that you would often hear singing and drumming coming from this location when she was there and spirit possession would often occur in theses gatherings. Many white folk would try and sneak into the woods to watch and see what events were taking place. There a quite a few reports about what they saw but many white folk would put it down to drinking too much. Before Marie was the queen of vodou there were only two other women who wore the crown. The first was Sanite Dede who wore the crown for several years before she was taken over by Marie Saloppe who introduced Marie Laveau to this religion to begin with. When Marie did take over the crown she reigned unchallenged until 1850. Rosalie another Creole women attempted to challenge Marie's position. Rosalie did this by placing a huge life sized wooden doll in her yard that was said to have been imported from Africa. This doll was covered with beads and intricate carvings. Many started to respect Rosalie or feared her. Marie heard this and stole the doll to show a point. Rosalie took Marie to court over this but Marie used her persuasive powers and influence to have the doll permanently removed. There were others that had gathered mild attention during Marie's reign but never took over her. Marie's reign ended on her death bed and to this day she is still considered one of the strongest and powerful Vodou witches out there. I hope you found today's post interesting as much as I did researching this amazing women. If there is anyone you would like me to research then send the name my way through my facebook page or even through DM's on Instagram. You can find me under the name @Paganvibesonly on both platforms. I post daily about witchy aspects that are away from this blog and the community that I have been building (more on instagram than facebook as thats still new) has been helping me with blog topics since the beginning so if you wish to take part join one or both places to keep update when I do ask for help. As always I do hope you enjoy my blog posts and that I will see you all in the next one. Please stay safe everyone in these strange times. Blessed be x PaganVibesOnly x |
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