WITCHCRAFT DID NOT BEGIN IN 1950.

alethiometrix:

Wicca did.

Witchcraft has existed for a much longer period, centuries or maybe even millennia. What we consider witchcraft–herbalism, appeals to spirit and energy, imbueing objects with life and purpose–existed long before Buckland and Cunningham and Z Budapest.

Do not conflate the history of witchcraft with the history of Wicca. (As does the book WITCHES OF AMERICA, which was released this week. Gross.)

Banishment Magick 🔮

lunaesteria:

Banishing is the act of forcefully removing something, or putting an end to something. Banishing generally involves three different parts: the actual banishment, cleansing to clear out any lingering negativity, and protection from further negative energy. Banishing and cleansing can sometimes be done in one swift motion. 

Things you might want to banish:

  • Negative spirits or entities
  • Negative energy
  • Bad habits
  • Negative influences in your life

Methods of Banishment:

  • Sprinkling black salt or another kind of banishing powder around your home or property
  • Anointing doors and windows with blessed or charged water
  • Burning incense in your home
  • Creating a spray and spritzing it around your home
  • Drawing sigils or symbols on your doors and windows with blessed/charged water or oils
  • Physically cleaning your space to remove dust, grime, and negativity 
  • Playing loud music – metal would be a good choice
  • Making other loud noises (slamming doors, banging pots and pans together, etc.)
  • Crafting a poppet or representation of said negative influence and burning it
  • Binding the negative influence to an object and disposing of it
  • Simply saying “get the fuck out”

Herbs for Banishment:

  • Basil, Betel Nut, Black Pepper, Black Salt,

    Cactus,

    Cayenne Pepper, Chamomile, Chili Powder, Cloves, Dragon’s Blood, Elder, Garlic, Heliotrope, Horehound, Juniper, Morning Glory, Mullein, Mugwort, Oleander, Onion, Rosemary, Rue, Sage, Sea Salt, St. John’s Wort, Thyme, Tobacco, Vinegar, Wood Betony, Yarrow Flower

Crystals for Banishment:

  • Ajoite, Ametrine, Chrysocolla, Black Tourmaline, Bloodstone, Emerald, Epidote, Fire Opal, Garnet, Halite, Hematite, Hemimorphite, Howlite, Jet, Obsidian, Onyx, Smoky Quartz, Sugilite

Planets associated with Banishment:

  • Moon, Sun, Mars, Saturn, Pluto

Celestial Bodies associated with Banishment:

  • Black Holes, Supernovae

Lunar Phases associated with Banishment:

  • Third Quarter Moon, Waning Crescent, Dark Moon, Full Moon

cyberlesbiab:

  • 1. Butch lesbians (cis or trans) are women even if they use he/him pronouns, and they belong in women’s spaces
  • 2. Trans men are not butch lesbians, and they are not women, and conflating butch lesbians with trans men is hella extremely bad and transphobic
  • 3. Have a nice day