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Adept: One who is skilled in the art of magic. Amulet: An object worn or carried to bring luck or to attract certain vibrations or people. Anaphrodisiac: An herb that cools the passions. Aphrodisiac: An herb that acts as a sexual excitant. Athame: The sacred knife of the Witch, black-handled and often engraved with magic symbols. Balefire: An open-air fire, a bonfire lit for magical purposes. Bane: That which destroys life. Henbane, hellebore, and other such herbs are considered to be baneful. Banish: To drive away an influence by magical means. Besom: An old word meaning "broom." The Witch's broom is often called a besom. Botanomancy: Divining the future through the use of ...
Being a teenager is a challenging time, for sure. There are the physical and emotional changes, as a person grows in that strange space between childhood and adulthood. It's a time of pain and happiness and everything in-between. Many teens would be absolutely beside themselves to have magical powers, imagining magic wands to turn ancient history teachers into squawking chickens or making the captain of the football team (or cheerleading squad, as the case may be) fall madly in love with them. Certainly this would make any teen's life easier (so it would seem), but those teens new to magic and witchcraft often have a misconception of what they really entail. The media being as pervasive ...
For Fertility of Crops and General Success in Farming This pyramidal layout symbolizes growth and upward movement. Note also the placement of the Sun and its significance to agriculture. The Empress is a card that denotes fertility in all things, including fertility of crops. The Seven of Pentacles suggests long-term projects, and can apply to agriculture literally as well as graphically. The Three of Cups represents harvest home and the celebration of bounty. When using accessories for this spell, be sure to surround your layout with fresh flowers, as well as samples or seed packets of the varieties of fruits and vegetables that you plan to farm or garden on will also be a helpful prop. ...
Major Arcana Cards that Relate to Love The High PriestessFeminine insight, intuition, mystery The High Priestess card symbolizes the virgin or maiden. The archetype of the feminine is the triple-faced goddess: the virgin, mother, and hag. The High Priestess card symbolizes the first of these. The High Priestess sits between two columns, one black and one white. These symbolize night and day, summer and winter, and consciousness and unconsciousness. Each is of equal importance to the High Priestess who sits between them. The crown she wears symbolizes the three phases of the moon—waxing, full, and waning. This allows the High Priestess to dream, and gain intuitive insights. The ...
