hi! i'm a baby witch in the broom closet, do you have any tips for starting a grimoire? i also have a GIANT crystal collection, is there anything i can do with that? lastly, do you have any beginner spells i could try? thank you!
Just start writing shit down. I’m serious. Keep it as a journal for your day to day. Write down every magical practice you do. Record dreams. Take notes for things your learning. Just start filling the pages with shit as you go. Oh an a grimoire can look like anything btw!
What to do with a big ass crystal collection:
Tell them they are pretty every day. Learn all of their associations and what they mean to you and record them ^ . Use them in your crafts!
Beginner Spells:
I always recommend baby witches (or anyone new to spell casting) to start small and start within. Candle, tea, and bath spells are all pretty fun and incognito. Just work on yourself for a little while. Also start a meditation routine. In my eyes this is 100% mandatory for anyone who wants to get into spell casting. You should have a strong meditation foundation before trying to work on casting spells. While you cast spells on yourself (such as spells to bring you comfort in crowd or whatever), study up on spell theory and ethics.
Exercise For a Beginner Witch:
To combine all three of these. Try mediating everyday with a different crystal, and then recording in your grimoire how that went!
I recently bought my first crystals with my dad and sister (also witches and, in fact, they’re the ones mentoring me!) and I got a rose quartz, clear quartz, labradorite, sardonyx, green amethyst, and hematite. Those are what I was drawn to (apart from the first three. Those are just essentials I needed to get).
Soon enough, night came and I couldn’t sleep. I have troubles sleeping at night when I’m off my meds because it can get really noisy in my head. Eventually I had a breakdown at 4am because dysphoric thoughts and dysphoria fucking sucks. Legit I could not breathe and I felt like I was gonna die honestly because of the sheer lack of oxygen.
I instinctively grabbed my crystals and clutched them (except for my labradorite and clear quartz of course). I focus on feeling their energy and vibrations. I began to visualize myself in their calming aura and before you know it, my breathing was stable again and my head was so quiet. Man, that felt so good.
I began thanking the lil fellas for protecting me from myself and honestly, it was amazing. I’m very thankful that my family introduced me to this kind of spirituality because, honestly, I don’t think I’d be as grounded and stable—especially off my meds.
Also, I checked back on the meaning of the crystals I clutched in that moment and the some of the purposes of the crystals really helps with that sort of thing. Maybe that’s why I was drawn to them in the first place? I don’t know. I didn’t even know their meaning when I got them at first to be completely honest. They just called to me.
For the month of October ‘til Halloween, my dad changes up the scene of these 2 skeletons on his front porch each day for the neighbors to check out. Very creative!
Dylan is taking the Jeep home, and now I’m emotional and unreasonably happy and imagining him driving it for ridiculous Chipotle runs because obviously?
