Ooo, ooo, I know a bunch of my followers deal in these! (And there’s going to be a whole section of glamour-related spells in the Grimmoire, too.)
Glamours are pretty easy to do once you get the hang of them. I find that a little occasional reinforcement is needed if you’re trying to hold one long-term, but brief ones are simple enough.
Magnolia blossoms are excellent for helping with glamour and beauty spells, and mirrors are good starting points as well.
Followers, please add to this!
I got this. Glamouring is my shit. It’s hands down, my favorite kinda spell to cast. They’re so universal, you can use them for almost anything! You can use them to make others see you as more attractive, or the opposite to where you blend in to the background. There are glamours for people to use your preferred pronouns and ones for gender disphoria. They’re awesome! I personally love the ones that make your appearance aggressively attractive to people (I like to be bold and stunning, like I’m nice to look at but I’m not afraid to stab a bitch).
❄ Collect feathers from winter fowl. Do not collect feathers if you live in the US!
❄ Collect snow and melt it. Charge the water under the December full moon to create a powerful snow water to use in your winter spells. Use snow water to protect your house and hearth, to charge your magick tools, and to purify your amulets. Snow water possesses healing powers.
❄ Have a winter bonfire to celebrate winter solstice.
❄ Set yourself goals for the new year.
❄ Take a walk under the full moon when the snow is reflecting its light. This is a time for reflection and visions. Record you experience and any important thoughts or visions you receive.
❄Stand outside in a blizzard and feel your energy restoring.
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Brew yourself a cider. Add herbs and fruits with certain correspondences for December such as joy, peace, family happiness, etc.
❄ December is a time for reflection of the passing year.
❄ Do Yule baking and incorporate kitchen witchcraft.
❄ Weave a wreath with holly and plants that correspond with protection and yule.
❄ Burn incense of cinnamon, patchouli, frankincense, orange, and myrrh.
❄ December is a time for hearth and home magick.
❄ Burn candles throughout your home to invite positive energies, coziness, and peace.
❄ Collect evergreen, holly, cedar and pine clippings.
❄ Forage for rose hips.
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Tie up any loose ends you have in your life.
❄ Finish this years grimoire and add any last minute touch ups.
❄ Collect dried leaves. Define their properties and put them in your herbal grimoire.
❄ Brew yourself new tea combinations to start off the new year with.
❄ Make witch balls and other magickal decorations to hang on your yule tree and decorate your house with.
❄ Make winter solstice lanterns.
❄ Throw a sprig of holly into a yule fire to burn away your troubles from the past year. A large amount or if thrown into an indoor fireplace may be poisonous, use with caution!
❄ Make a yule log.
❄ Throw a ritual or celebration to welcome back the sun.
❄ Use elements from nature to decorate your home.
❄ At the end of the month do a deep house cleansing to remove all negative energy and to give the new year a fresh start.
I got a bit bored at work (shh) so I made this today. This is the spread I do (when I have the time) to begin my day! It’s nothing revolutionary or anything, but it gives me a good overview of the day 🙂
Stemming from the old Scots word, a “glamour” (always spelt with the British “ou”, as we are referring to the spell not the trait) is a kind of magickal spell or enchantment that a person casts upon an object, a person, or themselves to confuse, bewitch or obscure the senses of other observers. For instance, a pickpocket may use glamours as a means of assisting in the avoidance of detection, and a secret Witch may use a glamour to hide their spell supplies. Glamours are also one of the primary spells that the Fae Folk use to hide their presence, and also to make mischief and cause harm to intrusive or blundering humans who offend them.
Why have I never heard of this before?!
Probably because it’s not very flashy and, by its very nature, it’s centred around concealment. Glamours are very powerful, very useful spells, but they don’t involve love or money or luck or happiness and so they tend to be overlooked by most novice or self-taught Witches. They’re also quite hard to perfect, and so many more experienced Witches give up before they have mastered them.
They are simultaneously very simple spells to perform, but very difficult to perfect, as they require significant effort of Will and a lot of practice but if you achieve a true glamour it can be one of the most powerful spells in any Witch’s arsenal. It’s also worth noting, however, that glamours do not conceal things from machines. Machines like metal detectors, security cameras and proximity detectors don’t have minds, and as such they cannot be fooled by magick that affects the mind and how the brain perceives senses. They also work poorly on animals, especially cats. Do not try to fool a cat with a glamour. Dogs are often confused by glamours, but generally see through them with time, and snakes and lizards are completely immune as far as I can tell (since their minds are not concerned with things that glamours affect).
OK, but how do I cast a glamour?
The first step is, as with all spells, to decide to do it. Decide “I am going to cast a glamour”. Know it in your soul, know that what you will do is magick, it is a glamour, and that it’s purpose is to hide yourself. Glamours on yourself are generally the easiest to start with, because they are the easiest kind with which to tell when something needs improving.
Secondly, you must visualise strongly – and I mean REALLY strongly, let it consume your being – the purpose of the glamour. Fill yourself with the knowledge how how it will work, what it will do, how it will work. If you are looking for a glamour of imperception, whereby you attempt to make yourself hard to see by convincing the minds of people around you that you are utterly uninteresting and forgettable, fill yourself with that. Let to complete and utter truth of that ring through your head;
“I am forgettable, I’m not even here. You don’t remember me, I’m utterly boring, I’m just another part of the background. Everything about me is empty and dull. There is nothing here”
And similar such truths. Let your Willpower make them true, let their truth fill the world around you through the strength of your visualisation.
Thirdly, sustain it. This is the hardest step, but a glamour will only last for as long as it is sustained and remembered. If you are visualising a glamour on something that moves or changes (such as yourself) this can involve literally constant reinforcement – never ever stop thinking those reinforcing statements and pouring all your Willpower into them. For objects that are more static, for instance a chest containing spell supplies, this can simply involve a period of refreshment every evening whereby you place your hands upon it and refresh the enchantment you’ve placed upon the chest, reminding it of how completely ignorable and boring it is, reminding it that nobody will open it because nobody will care enough to try, that nobody will notice it because it’s so dull it’s not even there.
That seems REALLY hard, is there a simpler way?
The short answer is, no. This is why glamours are often quite unpopular – despite their obvious power and usefulness, the sheer effort of Will that goes into the construction of a glamour, and the amount of practice you need to get really good, can scare off a lot of Witches from truly persisting. Those who need glamours are often the only ones who are really any good at them – the best glamour-caster I have ever known developed her skill during her life as a pickpocket, when she used glamours to avoid getting caught. The simple fact that she has no criminal record attests to their efficacy! But, it took her a very long time to get that good, and most Witches simply don’t care enough to try.
However, I urge you to do so! It’s such a rewarding skill, even if only so that you can be the undisputed champion of paintball and laser tag in your friend group because nobody ever sees you in the shadows.
So there you are! The ancient, powerful, and mostly-overlooked art of glamours! I hope this helped all you lovely Witches!
0. THE FOOL | blank slate, beginning, innocence ®* | reckless, negligence, unaware of consequences 1. THE MAGICIAN | willpower, manifestation of desires ® | trickery, illusions, lies, out of touch w/ truth 2. THE HIGH PRIESTESS | intuition, inner voice ® | repressed/unheard inner voice 3. THE EMPRESS | mother figure, nurture, earth/nature ® | smothering, dependence, needing to let go 4. THE EMPEROR | authority, structure, control, father figure ® | tyranny, too much control 5. THE HIEROPHANT | tradition, conformity, morality ® | rebellion, subversiveness, divergence 6. THE LOVERS | union, duality, choice, harmony ® | disharmony, loss of balance 7. THE CHARIOT | self-control & willpower leading to victory ® | loss of control, lack of direction 8. STRENGTH | bravery, inner understanding that radiates power ® | self-doubt, insecurity, weakness 9. THE HERMIT | solitude, contemplation, seeking inner truth ® | loneliness, isolation, disconnect w/ fellow humans 10. WHEEL OF FORTUNE | change, cycles, inevitability ® | bad luck, helplessness, series of bad events 11. JUSTICE | cause & effect, karmic retribution ® | unpunished misbehavior, unfair, turning a blind eye 12. THE HANGED MAN | willing sacrifice, release of control ® | stalling, needless sacrifice, waiting to no avail 13. DEATH | end, cyclical closure, metamorphosis ® | fear of change, stagnation, limbo, holding on 14. TEMPERANCE | moderation, balance, middle path ® | extremes, excess, lack of balance 15. THE DEVIL | materialism, destructive patterns, excess ® | freedom, release, restoring control 16. THE TOWER | sudden disaster, upheaval, collapse ® | delaying inevitable disaster, avoiding suffering that could lead to growth 17. THE STAR | hope, faith, guidance ® | faithlessness, lack of guidance, negative thoughts 18. THE MOON | unconscious, intuition, illusions, dreams ® | confusion, misinterpretation 19. THE SUN | success, clarity, positivity, conscious ® | negativity, depression, sadness, pessimism 20. JUDGEMENT | reckoning, honest evaluation of oneself ® | lack of self-awareness, self-loathing 21. THE WORLD | completion, wholeness, fulfillment ® | incompletion, no closure, nearing end of journey but something is missing
*® = reverse card meaning*® = reverse card meaning
💖Say a prayer while your still in bed, before you get up in the morning it counts as a simple offering.
💖Make some tea and add cinnamon to your tea to increase luck and energy.
💖Put thyme in your tea for good luck.
💖The type of tea you make should depend on your mood.
💖If you want alertness, energy, and to dispel negative premonitions of the day make black tea, chai tea, or oolong tea.
💖If you want to detoxify your energy and clear your conscious mind make green tea, jasmine tea, sencha tea, or matcha tea.
💖If you want help with clarity, serenity, and wisdom make white tea or an herbal tea.
💖For an easy boost place a crystal next to your tea cup to charge your tea.
💖If you want to boost clarity use a clear quartz crystal.
💖If you want to increase your chance of love and beauty use a rose quartz crystal.
💖If you want to stabilize and ground yourself use an obsidian, bloodstone, or onyx crystal.
💖If you want to intensify your awareness and spiritual powers use an opal or lapis crystal.
💖If you want to increase courage use a tigers eye crystal.
💖While your tea is charging do some yoga, exercise, or meditate. You only have to do this for as long as your tea is charging. So like literally five minutes, trust me it makes a difference.
💖If you make breakfast give a piece of your breakfast as an offering. If you don’t make breakfast give some of your tea you made as an offering.
💖While you get dressed and do your makeup light a candle. This way you start your day off with a little light, light acts as a positive omen, and wakes you up more.
💖If you want purity and beginnings light a white candle.
💖If you want courage and strength light a red candle.
💖If you want healing, luck, and prosperity light a green candle.
💖If you want calming and spiritual awareness light a blue candle.
💖If you want psychic powers and control light a purple candle.
💖If you want positivity and beauty light a yellow candle.
💖If you want beauty, serenity, and positivity light a pink candle.
💖If you want stimulation and energy light a orange candle.
💖While doing your makeup place a rose quartz crystal next to your makeup supplies. It’s a simple tactic that really ups your look for the day.
💖If you shower in the morning turn it into a cleansing ritual.
💖Color coordinate your outfit for your days intent.
💖Carry an appropriate crystal in your purse to help calm, stabilize, or motivate yourself.
💖Carry a rose quartz crystal in your makeup bag to increase your beauty for the day.
💖Carry a spell bottle you made for keeping calm in stressful situations in your purse.
💖Carry a spell bottle you made for good luck to come your way in your purse.
💖Carry a basil in your wallet to attract money.
💖Carry rose petals in your purse to help bring all kinds of love throughout your day.
💖Wear thyme in your bra to make yourself more alluring.
💖If you curl your hair enchant your curling iron.
💖For simple divination open a book to a random page and read it.
💖Enchant and wear a crystal necklace.
💖Everynight before you go to bed charge your crystal necklace under the moonlight.
💖Stir your tea clockwise to conjure up happiness and health.
💖Stir your tea counterclockwise to banish negativity.
💖Stir your tea for your days intent, while doing this you can chant a few words making a new little spell each day.
💖For your morning tea use sun water.
💖For your bedtime tea use moon water.
💖Try to always have an incense lit in your room for aromatherapy, positive energy, general witchiness, and reducing anxiety.
💖Use essential oil as a perfume.
💖Go for a walk to connect with nature.
💖Read your daily horoscope.
💖Write sigils in your planner.
💖Chew gum, use flavor associations.
💖Text yourself emoji spells when you need a quick boost.
💖Enchant your pen, marker, pencil, etc. Enchant the words you write.
💖Brush your teeth counterclockwise to banish negativity from your day.
💖Whisper a silent greeting to the sun.
💖Play some of your favorite music to invoke spiritual energy.
💖Whisper a “goodnight” to the moon before going to sleep.
💖Energy work, if you have the extra concentration to spare. This can go very quickly and is so versatile.
💖For protection carry a salt packet in your purse.
💖Carry a sugar packet in your purse to sweeten up your day.
💖Try weaving glamours into your foundation, clarity and true-seeing in your mascara, and authority in your lipstick. Red lends power to your words. Pink offers charm.
💖Put an appropriate tarot card in your purse or planner to give you a burst of energy.
💖Keep a Grimoire/BOS on your phone.
💖Wear a crystal to boost your energy while working out at the gym.
💖If you need to take a nap place your crystals under your pillow to charge with you. You need a break to recharge just like your crystals do.
I want to teach you all how I make my fabric poppets, and how you can make your own too. Here is my post detailing all of what I do to make my adorable plush fabric poppets.
I also sell them if making them yourself is too much fuss for any reason. Here are details.
——Supplies——
– Fabric of your choice- My fabric of choice is fleece. The fabric should be a color you can match with your intent, personality, etc.
– Person-shaped pattern to trace- You can use a gingerbread man cookie cutter to make your paper pattern, free hand, or if you like you can use mine which I will gladly sell you a copy of- message me for details.
– Needle and thread- You can use different thread colors for different intentions.
– Stuffing and any extras- herbs, objects, etc.
– A marker of a similar but darker color than the fabric
– Scissors
-Step 1-
Lay out your fabric. Lay down the poppet pattern on the fabric. I prefer to weight them down with rocks so they don’t shift. (You can of course choose rocks that match your intent.)
-Step 1.5-
I then trace the patter with a maker that is of a similar color to the fabric, but off enough that I can see it. Don’t worry about being super clean with your lines because they will be hidden in the inside seams.
-Step 2-
Next, to sew the pieces together. Place them together so that the side with the marker line faces out.
Then, grab your needle and thread. Thread your needle.
Be sure to have a piece of thread to work with that is about as long as your arm. This should be enough for the whole poppet, but make sure to have more on hand just in case.
-Step 3-
Start your sewing in the place where the opening will end later. I typically choose the “armpit” of the poppet because then the opening gives me great access to all of its insides for later.
I use a kind of slip stitch for sewing. Really any stitch will do, but I will show you mine. I put the needle all the way through both pieces of fabric to make a loop, and before tightening I stick the needle through the loop, then tighten. This makes a kind of knot that is durable and nice looking. Here’s a picture:
Aside- Why I hand sew- I find the process of hand sewing to be not only relaxing but also more magical. I can focus on my intentions while I sew, and with each stitch I’m fastening my energy into it. This is by no means the only way you can sew them together, but it is my personal preferred way.
Continue sewing around to join the two pieces of fabric. **Remember to leave a 1.5in opening! Also leave your thread attached!** This is the only way to turn it inside out and hide the seams.
– Step 4-
Turn it inside-out. Reach inside and grab the top of the poppet’s head and pull it through the hole like shown. You may need to poke around a bit to make sure everything is fully turned right-side-out.
-Step 5- Once right-side-out, your poppet is ready for stuffing. Start with the appendages first, that way you can make sure they are well-fluffed. After that, if you want add in balls of stuffing in the places of major organs to make it more human. (A ball for a brain, a ball for a stomach, that kind of thing)
If you like, add in herbs or objects for your intent, or keys to link the poppet with the person that you’re targeting. Consider positions of the objects and herbs inside the poppet and the significance. I added rose petals in the head and heart of this one, and mint and rosemary in the stomach. That gives it some symbolism, and what witch doesn’t enjoy symbolism?
-Step 6- When it is stuffed to satisfaction, sew up the opening with the same stitch we sewed with before flipping it. This leaves a rough edge, and I actually like it that way. It makes it easier to cut open the stitching if you ever wanted to for any reason. I can’t be the only person that’s wanted to rip someone’s stuffing out (there’s a curse idea) so I hope you find it useful too.
Do a couple more stitches to assure your thread isn’t going anywhere and then cut it off.
Ta-da! A perfect poppet for all of your witchcraft needs.
There are loads of people who aren’t able to take a ritual bath at all times. It can be because they are in the “witchy closet”, aren’t comfortable taking a bath, or basically doesn’t have a bathtub. So, I decided to share how I do when I’m in that situation. This is a very personal ritual, so it’s very open to adjustments if something else strikes your fancy more. Enjoy my friends!
What you’ll need:
A cloth
Coffee filters & elastics (so you don’t have herbs all over your cloth when you’re done showering)
Herbs of your choice (I’ve got cloves, lavender, pine needles, rosemary, aloe vera, cinnamon and bay leaves, but that’s up to you depending on what kind of shower you’re taking)
Salt
Safety pin (optional)
How to do:
1) You start by gathering your materials. Spread your cloth and place your herbs in the middle of it, in a tiny pile. Finish it off with a few pinches of salt on top of your pile (or keep it in a coffee filter as well if you’d like that).
2) Tie it together with the help of an elastic – or any other method if you prefer that instead!
3) Step into the shower. Ask your herbs to cleanse/protect you/wash of anxiety – again, depending on what shower you’re having.
4) Start the shower and wet the herbs in the cloth. Wash yourself with the herb cloth, starting from your head down to your feet, every single inch you can reach. Visualize the negativity/anxiety peeling off your skin like dead cells and going the drain, alternatively creating a shield-like surface on your skin to protect you (make sure you have specified what you want protection from!!).
5) When you’ve reached the soles of your feet and you feel done, tie the cloth onto your shower head with the help of the safety pin and stay under the spray for a bit. This is usually the part where I shampoo and stuff if I want to, but that’s 100% up to you.
6) When you’re done showering, open the cloth again and hang it to dry. Thank your herbs for helping you, and dispose of in a respectful way.
REMINDER: Before you even gather your herbs, RESEARCH them. And then do it again. And again. Make sure you’re not using herbs that can bring you harm in any way. Never ingest ANY herb without researching them. And then do it again. And then again. Thank you.
Blue – Sadness, anxiety, depression, loss, mourning, grief, loss of money and valuables, distance, emptiness
Light Blue – Anxiety, detached, cold, loss of control, slipping, time manipulation (cause lateness or earliness), vague, cloud judgement, obscure visions, dream manipulation
Dark Blue – Nightmares, dream manipulation, fear, terror, darkness, manipulation
Purple – Nightmares, anxiety, dreams and visions altered/tainted, material obsession, confusion, constant change, manipulate variables, influence
Lavender – Lack of ambition, distraction, confusion, lack of motivation, easily distracted, restless, dissociation, indecisive
Green – Stubborn, forceful, rash, obstacles, getting nothing from work, blocking, inability to reach milestones, halt, stop
Orange – Expenses, not enough money, blocking flow, material obsession, yearning and getting nothing, distractions
Yellow – Siphon money/fortune/good from them, leech from them, lack of energy, lack of control, constant annoyanes
Note: Adding salt to certain herbs or small spells (such as bay and/or basil mixed with lemon for money) can siphon that thing to you from them for a simple small hex.
Whatever you do with information is on you. Do with it what you wish.
Nova Note: Reading though this, I noticed something missing.
If you are handling anything toxic/posionous/venomous/etc, use EXTREME caution and care. Educate yourself on the best way to use, store, and dispose of those kinds of ingredients. Know how to protect yourself.
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