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How to Do Witchcraft Research for Newbies

Basic search:

Get off Tumblr. (I know, it’s hard.)

Direct your browser to Google.com.

Choose the main keywords of your question. For example, “what is calendula good for in witchcraft?” might be parsed as “calendula witchcraft magickal correspondences”.

Hit enter.

For more in depth research, try these sites:

JSTOR.org, if you have access to it.

Online public library catalogs to find books. (Search your county and “public library.”)

Amazon Kindle. It can be put on your computer for free, there is a Cloud Reader online and a free smartphone app. Filter by price and you can find witchcraft and occult ebooks for free through a few simple searches.

Google Books for the same purpose. (There is a shit ton here, btw, I use it all the time.)

Scribd.com for the same purpose.

Cornell University online witchcraft collection.

Hermetic.com for public domain magick texts.

Sacred-texts.com for all sorts of neat shit.

Alchemy-works.com for magickal lore on plants.

Search your county’s website for weed/plant information to get a list of things growing in your area.

Some tips to aid in research:

Use your browser’s bookmarks.

Use the Amazon wishlist to keep track of titles, or to keep an eye on titles that are occasionally offered for free on Kindle.

Look around on publishers, like LuLu, Immanion Press, etc, for self-published material.

Cross reference with lots of sources to keep on top of the BS.

Take good notes.

Dirty experience/field work is better than reading/book work.

Mkay? After you’ve done all that, come back and ask about what you still can’t find. (Trust me, you’ll find most of it, if not all and more.) You have no fucking excuse to be on Tumblr asking about the basics of paganism or what such and such plant does for witchcraft, or how to summon demons. Harassing people for basic knowledge gets you nowhere. There is so much out there even just online. You do not need the newest, shiniest books by the most popular authors. You do not need to attack people when they tell you to go research on your own. The information is right fucking there. Now go get it.

I thought I’d grow out of vampires but here I am grown loving every anemic goth bat bitch I see

Crash Course aka. our saviours.  (other crash course masterposts coming soon!)

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Biology 

That’s Why Carbon Is A Tramp: Crash Course

Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology

Biological Molecules - You Are What You Eat

Eukaryopolis - The City of Animal Cells

In Da Club - Membranes & Transport

Plant Cells: Crash Course Biology

ATP & Respiration

Photosynthesis

WATCHEDHeredity: Crash Course Biology

DNA Structure and Replication

DNA, Hot Pockets, & The Longest Word Ever

Mitosis: Splitting Up is Complicated

Meiosis: Where the Sex Starts

Natural Selection

Speciation: Of Ligers & Men

Animal Development: We’re Just Tubes

Evolutionary Development: Chicken Teeth

Population Genetics: When Darwin Met Mendel

Taxonomy: Life’s Filing System

Evolution: It’s a Thing

Comparative Anatomy: What Makes Us Animals

Simple Animals: Sponges, Jellies, & Octopuses

Complex Animals: Annelids & Arthropods

Chordates - CrashCourse Biology

Animal Behavior - CrashCourse Biology

The Nervous System - CrashCourse Biology

Circulatory & Respiratory Systems

The Digestive System

The Excretory System: From Your Heart to the Toilet

The Skeletal System: It’s ALIVE!

Big Guns: The Muscular System

Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer

Great Glands - Your Endocrine System

The Reproductive System: How Gonads Go

Old & Odd: Archaea, Bacteria & Protists

The Sex Lives of Nonvascular Plants: Alternation of Generations

Vascular Plants = Winning!

The Plants & The Bees: Plant Reproduction

Fungi: Death Becomes Them

Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth

Chemistry

The Nucleus: Crash Course

Unit Conversion & Significant Figures

The Creation of Chemistry - The Fundamental Laws

The Periodic Table

The Electron

Stoichiometry: Chemistry for Massive Creatures

Water and Solutions – for Dirty Laundry

WATCHEDAcid-Base Reactions in Solution

Precipitation Reactions

Redox Reactions

How To Speak Chemistrian

The Ideal Gas Law

Ideal Gas Problems

Real Gases

Partial Pressures & Vapor Pressure

Passing Gases: Effusion, Diffusion and the Velocity of a Gas

Energy & Chemistry

WATCHEDEnthalpy

WATCHEDCalorimetry

Entropy: Embrace the Chaos!

Lab Techniques & Safety

Atomic Hook-Ups - Types of Chemical Bonds

Polar & Non-Polar Molecules

Bonding Models and Lewis Structures

Orbitals

Liquids

Solutions

Equilibrium

Equilibrium Equations

pH and pOH

Buffers, the Acid Rain Slayer

Kinetics: Chemistry’s Demolition Derby

Doing Solids

Network Solids and Carbon

Silicon - The Internet’s Favorite Element

Electrochemistry

The History of Atomic Chemistry

Nuclear Chemistry

Nuclear Chemistry Part 2: Fusion and Fission

Hydrocarbon Power!

Alkenes & Alkynes

Aromatics and Cyclic Compounds

Hydrocarbon Derivatives

Nomenclature

Polymers

The Global Carbon Cycle

Anatomy & Physiology

Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology

Tissues, Part 1: Crash Course A&P

Tissues, Part 2 - Epithelial Tissue

Tissues, Part 3 - Connective Tissues

Tissues, Part 4 - Types of Connective Tissues

The Integumentary System, Part 1 - Skin Deep

The Integumentary System, Part 2 - Skin Deeper

The Nervous System, Part 1

The Nervous System, Part 2 - Action! Potential!

The Nervous System, Part 3 - Synapses!

Central Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System

Autonomic Nervous System

Sympathetic Nervous System

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Taste & Smell

Hearing & Balance

Vision

The Skeletal System

Joints

Muscles, part 1 - Muscle Cells

Muscles, part 2 - Organismal Level

Endocrine System, part 1 - Glands & Hormones

Endocrine System, part 2 - Hormone Cascades

The Heart, part 1 - Under Pressure

The Heart, part 2 - Heart Throbs

Blood Vessels, part 1 - Form and Function

Blood Vessels, part 2

Blood, Part 1 - True Blood

Blood, Part 2 - There Will Be Blood

Respiratory System, part 1

Respiratory System, part 2

Digestive System, Part 1

Digestive System, part 2

Digestive System, part 3

Metabolism & Nutrition, part 1

Metabolism & Nutrition, part 2

Urinary System, part 1

Urinary System, part 2

Reproductive System, part 1 - Female Reproductive System

Reproductive System, part 2 - Male Reproductive System

Reproductive System, part 3 - Sex & Fertilization

Reproductive System, part 4 - Pregnancy & Development

Ways to Celebrate Litha

Litha is just around the corner so here is a list of things that correspond with Litha and that you can do to celebrate it! 🌞🌞

Colors and Elements:

🌸 Yellow

🌸 Gold

🌸 Orange

🌸 Light Pink

🌸 White

🌸 Light Green

🌸 Fire

🌸 Sun/Sunlight

🌸 Light

Food:

🌞 Seasonal fruits (especially berries)

🌞 Cheese

🌞 Sweet cake

🌞 Fruit salad (any kind of salad actually)

🌞 Honey

🌞 Fruit tea

🌞 Chicken

🌞 Sunflower seeds

🌞 Lemonade

🌞 Chili

Herbs and Flowers:

🌻 Arnika

🌻 Valerian

🌻 Mugwort

🌻 Sunflower

🌻 Rose

🌻 Yarrow

🌻 Verbena

🌻 Clover

🌻 Chamomile

🌻 Marigold

Oils and Scents:

🌹 Rose

🌹 Lemon

🌹 Cinnamon

🌹 Honeysuckle

🌹 Orange

Crystals:

✨ Moon Stone

✨ Amethyst

✨ Tiger Eye

✨ Red Jasper

✨ Citrine

✨ Fluorite

✨ Agate

Spells to Do:

🍓 Happiness and Joy

🍓 Love

🍓 Success

🍓 Luck

🍓 Personal Growth

🍓 Glamour and Beauty

Activities:

🌈 Get up early and watch the sunrise

🌈 Spend lots of time outside

🌈 Meditate in the morning

🌈 Listen to happy music

🌈 Light yellow and orange candles

🌈 Make rose oil

🌈 Pick flowers and herbs

🌈 Bake a cake, cookies or make other sweets

🌈 Eat them with your loved ones

🌈 Make a fire when it’s dark (or light a candle if you can’t do that)

🌈 Wear warm colors

🌈 Surround yourself with light

🌈 Wear or make flowercrowns

🌈 Cleanse your room/home with light

🌈 Clean out cobwebs

🌻 H A P P Y  L I T H A ! 🌻

things to pay attention to during a venus retrograde

your partner! this is a big one here as venus is the planet of relationships, particularly romantic and sensual ones. make sure you’re ready for all issues to surface and be resolved.

your finances! venus is also the planet of material wealth. this isn’t a time to fool around with your money. be more frugal and know the worth of what you’re buying and selling.

your diet! venus is indulgence and she loves her sweets. keep a look out to what you’re putting into your body as it’s really important here for natives for potential glandular issues.

business dealings! venus isn’t just romantic relationships, it’s all partnerships, so make sure if you have a business partner, that you’re ready for any issues to arise.

art and music! this is a good time for artists to really look back and refine their sense of style, be cautious of new things in this area, and if you’re an artist, be careful for any issues that may arise concerning your art.

crushes and exes! past crushes or love interests or exes may spring back up on you at this time. this is not to worry you, but rather resolve issues/feelings that weren’t resolved in the beginning.

neck and lower back! venus has prescence over these two parts of the body. make sure your kidneys are doing alright and your throat is nice and silky. may be a time for sore throats and kidney stones/infections.

🌿Anger Magick🌿

Crystals, herbs and tips to help you deal with anger, anger issues, etc..

🔮Crystals for Anger🔮 🔮Ajoite: converts anger and agression into positive energy, makes one more receptive to feelings, brings happiness and joy. $ 🔮Aragonite: converts agression and anger into positive energy, grounds holder, raises energy levels. $ 🔮Kyanite: converts anger and agression into positive energy, removes frustration and confussion. $ 🔮Magnetite: converts anger and agression into positive energy, grounds holder, removes negative energy. $ 🔮Opal: converts anger and agression into positive enegry, frees the mind, body and soul. $$$ 🔮Peridot: converts anger and agression into positive energy, removes jealousy. $$ 🔮Sugilite: converts anger and agression into positive energy, helps understanding, clears the mind. $ 🔮Witherite: converts anger and agression into positive energy, grounds holder, makes bearer self-aware. 🌿Herbs for Anger🌿 🌿Chamomile: Used to calm down and relax. Best used in form of tea. 🌿Ginseng: used as a mood enhancer, taken as a supplement. 🌿Lavender: used to calm one down. Can be used in many forms. lotions, oils, sprays, smell sachets,… 🌿Kava Kava: used as a mood enhancer and improves sleep, best used in form of tea. 🌿Peppermint: soothing herb that helps calm down anger. Can be used in form of tea but also peppermint candies. ✨Tips for Anger✨ ✨Meditation and yoga help against anger. ✨Express your anger, but only after you have calmed down. ✨Forgive! holding grudges will only bring you more anger over time. ✨Take three deep breaths when you feel anger building up to release tension. ✨Stay active! Go for a walk, get some excorsice or do a chore to distract your mind. ✨Write a journal or letters to yourself about your anger. *Never be afraid to seek professional help if you feel like your anger issues are not getting any better or if they are getting out of hand.*

🍁🍂 autumn self care tips 🍁🍂

autumn is a time of melancholy and sadness so here are some helpful self care tips that will surely make you feel better!

- make yourself a big cup of your favourite tea and drink it steaming hot

- make yourself a big cup of cinnamon cappuccino and drink it hot

- generally drink really hot beverages and hope the pain from your burnt tongue silences the existential one

- go out for a walk and get lost in the fog

- shriek

- visit a forest and confuse wildlife

- fall weather might make your hair misbehave! ask a close friend to shave your head completely bald

- jump into a pile of leaves and stay there to rot with them

- phone your family and friends regularly to escape loneliness! always remind them you love them and inescapable demise already awaits

- chat with your neighbours to remind them that decay cannot be postponed

- become a prophet of old death gods

- get a cute pet so there’s someone to guard your mortal flesh once you Depart

- listen to happy songs and hope you’ll live til spring

but whatever you do and however you feel just remember, we’re all in this together! 💛🍂🍁

*Me and my future wife about to summon demons on a Ouija board*

my future wife: did you bring protection??

Me: *Slaps condom down onto Ouija Board*

my future wife, throwing the amethyst at my head:  n o 

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Bath Bomb Magick

Lush uses a lot of herbs that are imbued with magical qualities. Enjoy this masterpost on all their current bath bombs (not including jelly bombs or shaped bath bombs) and what properties they have to keep you feeling your witchiest:

Guardian of the Forest

Cypress Oil - This oil helps to strengthen the connection between the witch and the afterlife. It can help those who are grieving after the passing of a loved one and can also strengthen a witch’s connection to spirits. It is a good oil to use when grounding or trying to concentrate. 

Lime Oil - It not only strengthens the skin but also promotes youthfulness and tranquility. Lime is said to purify and cleanse one’s physical energy. It brightens and rejuvenates the soul as well as the physical being.

Rosewood Oil - Those wishing to form closer bonds with Mars, Venus, or the Moon would be wise to utilize rosewood. While it is known for sensuality and sexuality, rosewood also promotes the spirit and fire elements and can represent maturity and femininity.

Oakmoss Absolute - Oakmoss is used when the caster is in need of money, luck, or all-around good fortune. It can help the caster form a stronger bond to Jupiter or the earth element.

Intergalactic

Peppermint Oil - Peppermint can be used to cleanse the soul of bad energies. It is revitalizing and brings positivity to the life of the caster. It can help to maintain good health, mentally and physically. Use when showing interest in Pluto or Hecate.

Vetivert Oil - A potent aphrodisiac, vetivert is used mainly in the breaking of hexes and curses. Can also be used for protective purposes.

Cedarwood Oil - Cedarwood should be used when honoring male deities or Sun god(s). It is associated with longevity, protection, love, wisdom, and prosperity.

Cheer Up Buttercup

Lime Oil -  It not only strengthens the skin but also promotes youthfulness and tranquility. Lime is said to purify and cleanse one’s physical energy. It brightens and rejuvenates the soul as well as the physical being.

Lemon Myrtle Oil - Lemon is known for balancing chakras and purification. It can steer you away from negative thoughts and habits. Myrtle can be used when honoring Venus, Minerva, and Mars. It brings fertility and luck.

Neroli Oil - The same as Orange Blossom Oil. Wear for sensuality and attention from lovers. Said to bring about marriage proposals.

Sex Bomb

Clary Sage Oil - This oil should be used when a witch is in need of a clear head or wishes to divinate. It is said to be eye-opening and can lead to vivid lucid dreaming. The scent can be uplifting and euphoric.

Jasmine Absolute - Can be used when trying to form a bond with Diana or Vishnu. Also frequently used in Moon magic. Jasmine brings love and attraction.

Ylang Ylang Oil - Promotes attraction, love, lust, sensuality, and sexuality. It is primarily used when the caster is searching for a partner but can also be used in Faerie magic.

Twilight

Lavender Oil - Calming but also sensual. Lavender aids in sleep but also promotes sensuality and is used in purifying and healing rituals.

Tonka Absolute - Tonka beans bring wealth and courage. The caster may choose to use Tonka absolute in rituals involving Venus or Jupiter.

Ylang Ylang Oil -  Promotes attraction, love, lust, sensuality, and sexuality. It is primarily used when the caster is searching for a partner but can also be used in Faerie magic.

The Experimenter

Vetivert Oil -  A potent aphrodisiac, vetivert is used mainly in the breaking of hexes and curses. Can also be used for protective purposes.

Tonka Absolute -  Tonka beans bring wealth and courage. The caster may choose to use Tonka absolute in rituals involving Venus or Jupiter.

Vanilla Absolute - Lust, sensuality, and warmth are associated with Vanilla. It can be used to gain material objects but also in love potions, whether platonic or sexual.

Butterball

Ylang Ylang Oil -  Promotes attraction, love, lust, sensuality, and sexuality. It is primarily used when the caster is searching for a partner but can also be used in Faerie magic.

Big Blue

Arame Seaweed - I could not find many sources on its magical properties, but seaweed can be used by Sea Witches in order to bond with the ocean and its creatures or as an offering.

Sea Salt - Salt absorbs negative and bad energies and can be used to protect the witch from harmful spirits or curses.

Lemon Oil -  Lemon is known for balancing chakras and purification. It can steer you away from negative thoughts and habits.

Lavender Oil -  Calming but also sensual. Lavender aids in sleep but also promotes sensuality and is used in purifying and healing rituals.

Dragon’s Egg

Lemon Oil -  Lemon is known for balancing chakras and purification. It can steer you away from negative thoughts and habits.

Bergamot Oil - Bergamot is most often used when the caster is seeking success or financial luck. 

Jasmine Absolute - Can be used when trying to form a bond with Diana or Vishnu. Also frequently used in Moon magic. Jasmine brings love and attraction.

Gardenia Extract - An oil that brings the wearer protection, love, and harmony.

Avobath

Lemongrass Oil - Used mostly in psychic rituals. Can aid and enhance psychic powers. Also common among rituals that involve Faerie magic. Will bring the caster spiritual confidence.

Bergamot Oil - Bergamot is most often used when the caster is seeking success or financial luck.

Rosewood Oil -  Those wishing to form closer bonds with Mars, Venus, or the Moon would be wise to utilize rosewood. While it is known for sensuality and sexuality, rosewood also promotes the spirit and fire elements and can represent maturity and femininity.

Sakura

Mimosa Absolute - Often used to enhance prophetic ability or in healing rituals. Can bring a witch visions, self-confidence, and spirituality.

Lemon Oil -  Lemon is known for balancing chakras and purification. It can steer you away from negative thoughts and habits.

Orange Blossom Absolute - Wear for sensuality and attention from lovers. Said to bring about marriage proposals.

Jasmine Absolute - Can be used when trying to form a bond with Diana or Vishnu. Also frequently used in Moon magic. Jasmine brings love and attraction.

Gardenia Extract - An oil that brings the wearer protection, love, and harmony.

Fizzbanger

Petitgrain Oil - Stimulates self-love and is strongly imbued with protective qualities. Use in spells or rituals for protection.

Cinnamon Leaf Oil - Use when attempting to meditate. It can be used for personal protection or in fire element rituals.

Ylang Ylang Oil -  Promotes attraction, love, lust, sensuality, and sexuality. It is primarily used when the caster is searching for a partner but can also be used in Faerie magic.

Oakmoss Extract -  Oakmoss is used when the caster is in need of money, luck, or all-around good fortune. It can help the caster form a stronger bond to Jupiter or the earth element.

Metamorphosis

Black Pepper Oil - Increases self-confidence and belief in personal values/independence. Prevents willful ignorance. Improves the wearer’s courage. Can be used in protection spells or elemental magic.

Cinnamon Leaf Oil - Use when attempting to meditate. It can be used for personal protection or in fire element rituals.

Myrrh Resinoid - Often seen as a highly religious oil, can be used in many religious rituals. Courage and protective spells. Used when attempting to connect with Isis and Re.

Pink

Vanilla Absolute - Lust, sensuality, and warmth are associated with Vanilla. It can be used to gain material objects but also in love potions, whether platonic or sexual.

Lavender Absolute - Calming but also sensual. Lavender aids in sleep but also promotes sensuality and is used in purifying and healing rituals.

Tonka Absolute - Tonka beans bring wealth and courage. The caster may choose to use Tonka absolute in rituals involving Venus or Jupiter.

Neroli Oil - The same as Orange Blossom Oil. Wear for sensuality and attention from lovers. Said to bring about marriage proposals.

Over and Over

Lime Oil -  It not only strengthens the skin but also promotes youthfulness and tranquility. Lime is said to purify and cleanse one’s physical energy. It brightens and rejuvenates the soul as well as the physical being.

Fennel Oil - Keeps evil at bay, used for strong protection spells.

Cypress Oil -  This oil helps to strengthen the connection between the witch and the afterlife. It can help those who are grieving after the passing of a loved one and can also strengthen a witch’s connection to spirits. It is a good oil to use when grounding or trying to concentrate.

Orris Oil - Used when conducting Moon Magic, especially when the caster wishes to reveal the meaning behind dreams. Can also be used in divination.