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Any Witches Here?- Part 18

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speakout · 11/01/2023 20:19

Or Wiccans. or Pagans? Or anyone who is interested in a magical path or feels some magical stirrings.
A place for support, learning, swapping ideas and magical inspiration..
This is the 17th thread- anyone looking for a deep dive into juicy magical topics may like to browse previous threads.....
It is a long list!!
Part 1 //www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3241689-Any-witches-here?pg=1
Part 2
//www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3338025-Any-Witches-Here-Part-2?pg=1
Part 3
//www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3366411-Any-Witches-Here-Part-3?pg=1
Part 4
//www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3404406-Any-Witches-Here-Part-4-Edited-by-MNHQ?pg=1
Part5
//www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3437092-Any-Witches-Here-Part-5?pg=1
Part 6 //www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3482023-Any-Witches-Here-Part-6?pg=1
Part 7 //www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3520269-Any-Witches-Here-Part-7?pg=1
Part 8 //www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/a3568622-Any-Witches-Here-Part-8?pg=1
Part 9 //www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3637696-Any-Witches-Here-Part-9?pg=1
Part 10
//www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3726266-Any-Witches-Here-Part-10
Part 11
//www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3850635-Any-Witches-Here-Part-11
Part 12
//www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/3997761-Any-Witches-Here-Part-12
Part 13 //www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/4116107-Any-Witches-here-Part-13
Part 14www.mumsnet.com/Talk/philosophy_religion_spirituality/4213962-Any-Witches-Here-Part-14
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Hedjwitch · 23/06/2023 20:40

It's an antique French one,hence the cracks. I love that other hands have used it over the years.

Hedjwitch · 24/06/2023 18:54

This may be of interest...if it lets me post the pics. My brother is 62 and suffers from eczema . He is here on holiday just now so I gave him.calendual oil for one elbow and chickweed for the other. He is my guinea pig. These are the before pics

Hedjwitch · 24/06/2023 18:55

This is 5 days later

Hedjwitch · 24/06/2023 18:55

Oops

Hedjwitch · 27/06/2023 16:37

Hope I havent killed the thread with pics of scabby skin

LuckOfTheDrawer · 27/06/2023 17:34

Did it get better or worse @Hedjwitch 😄?

Hedjwitch · 27/06/2023 17:42

He says better. Less dry and itchy,and confined to a smaller area. He needs to do it for longer to see if there is a full effect but the new pink skin coming through is encouraging.

LuckOfTheDrawer · 27/06/2023 17:47

Oh, that's promising 🙂.

VioletCharlotte · 27/06/2023 20:15

Hedjwitch · 27/06/2023 16:37

Hope I havent killed the thread with pics of scabby skin

🤣

I meant to comment at the weekend. Well done, so glad it's working for him. It must be horrible to have eczema. I'd love to have your knowledge of herbs and make lotions and potions. How long have you been learning/ practicing?

I feel a bit weird this week and I can't my finger on why. On the face of it, everything is going well at the moment, but I have this strange feeling of foreboding. Is anyone else feeling it? I'm wondering whether it's an energetic thing, or if it's my intuition telling me there l's something going on I need to pay attention to.

hilariousnamehere · 27/06/2023 20:59

Oh, I love you ladies and this corner of the internet so very much.

I am fascinated by our scientific/witchy sides coexisting - as the daughter of an engineer I have long wondered how the two sides of me must look to the outside view, but for me they just fit together very nicely.

@queenrollo have been thinking of you at Glastonbury, I hope you had the best time!

@speakout hope your DD's cat is feeling better? I understand that deep bond - one of my two had a fall last week and I thought I was going to lose her and it was a horrific feeling. She is fine now and managed to walk through my paint today so have been scrubbing little painty pawprints off the carpet 😂

@VioletCharlotte there is definitely something in the air - I am having really weird dreams about people I used to know and haven't given a second thought for years, and keep being distracted by a general feeling of doom/despair - but there's no reason at all for that to be the case so am putting it down to some kind of energetic glitch.

@OfTheNight what speakout said! There are no rules, I am the world's most erratic poster, and it's just lovely to see you when you pop in :)

@Hedjwitch super inspired by your hedgewitching - the closest I've got is nettle tea made by my lovely business partner 😂

Massively outing but half of you know my real name anyway so I'm posting it Grin I finished a piece for an exhibition based around the hare photo I took on retreat earlier in the year, and it makes my heart happy so I thought you guys might like to see :) plus the second one which hopped into existence while I was pondering colour grading... A wild jackalope!

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Hedjwitch · 27/06/2023 21:50

@ violetcharlotte. I have been interested in plants and the Old Ways for many years, but have only really been able to work on my interest actively over the last 2 or 3 years. Lots of reading,lots of studying,lots of mistakes! Today I refined the eczema salve by combining chickweed and calendula oils plus a little bit of walnut oil, used beeswax and coconut oil( had no shea butter left) and then drops of essential oils of tea tree,lavender and peppermint. However,I took it off the heat before the beeswax pellets were fully melted,resulting in a grainy salve rather than a smooth one. Annoyed,but still learning.

Also tried a warming foot salve for my elderly mother who has poor circulation . The main oil this time was rosemary ( rather than chickweed and calendula) with beeswax and coconut, and essential oils of ginger,black pepper,tea tree and peppermint, and a pinch of chili for the capsacin. Will trial that this week.

I ask the Goddess to bless my efforts with healing.

OfTheNight · 28/06/2023 22:28

Thank you @speakout and @hilariousnamehere and everyone!

@Hedjwitch they are amazing results. I would love to learn more about herbs and remedies.

Hope all is well with everyone. I’m very grateful for the slightly cooler weather this week. I actually did some yoga in the back garden today on my lunch break. I really enjoyed it, apart from my lovely dogs trying to join in by jumping on me!

Voltefarce · 28/06/2023 23:29

Started to listen to the Witch podcast series on my run today - thanks to whoever recommended it. Makes me want to “find” some likeminded people nearby. Many years ago I was part of a number of pagan organisations but have lost touch with them.

BeautifulDayintheneighbourhood · 28/06/2023 23:55

Could I ask you wise women for guidance please?
I am considering making an offer on my OH old family home. His parents sold it a while ago and lived elsewhere. They are now dead . It isn’t in an area we had originally intended to move but have always said if the house came up for sale we would buy it. We are completely unable to make a decision . Any guidance or intuitive help would be most welcome.

VioletCharlotte · 29/06/2023 07:05

@BeautifulDayintheneighbourhood my feeling is that your indecision is your intuition telling you what you need to know. If buying this house was really what you really wanted to do, then I think you would know that.

speakout · 29/06/2023 07:29

BeautifulDayintheneighbourhood sometimes wee need guidance don't we.
Many things in life are not cut and dried.

If you have it I would give some time to the situation- if that is possible.
Time is great for me to allow my thoughts and feelings to crystallize.
I use Tarot and Orcale cards too, just a single pull, or clarifier, a three part question or a larger spread.
Go visit, listen carefully to your heart- the genius loci may have some message for you, in the way of feeling or something more tangible.
Trust that you will make the right decision- even though you don't feel it at this moment.

I had planned to have a day out with my DD today- Costco and Ikea, but she has postponed until tomorrow.
I have a huge stack of laundry to do ( washing machine is already running) and the weather forecast is good, so the day won't be wasted.
I have just booked into a 9am yoga class too- usually full a week before it is so popular, but there was one cancellation this morning- mine obviously!
I am so very fortunate to have so many yoga schools and classes on my doorstep. I live in an unremarkable sleepy rural backwater, but my council gym run 10 daytime yoga and pilates daytime classes a week. Membership is very inexpensive too, and just a mile away from my home. There are a few private yoga schools in my nearest small town too- a bit more expensive, but they all do drop in classes and I enjoy going sometimes to juice up my practice.
It's been a tough week here too. My Mum had a fall last weekend- not a stroke and only bruising thankfully, but she is sore.
The community team have been amazing. Stepping up carer visits and a daily visiting physio to help her heal.
I was so worried about how I would cope when she came home from hospital, but I have been really blown away by the support she gets. Transport, regular day centres ( gone from 9-4pm so great for all of us), GP appointments and phone calls the same day as requested, regular visiting OT support. I can appreciate this support is probably a postcode lottery though.
It does mean lots of people in my home, but I have a room to work, so don't have to engage! And I am thankful that my load is eased.

hilariousnamehere those pictures are beautiful, you have a great talent.

VioletCharlotte I have had unpleasant feeling all week, and a sense of forboding too. I woke up yesterday to my brain deciding to to a cortisol dump, so was hyper anxious from the moment I woke.
My DS is in a financial tangle ( being scammed in my view to give money to "friends" online) so I have ongoing discussions with the bank on his behalf.
The bank have been amazing, very understanding, and flexible in suggesting and accepting ways to help and protect my son. Again I have been so blown away be the support and attitude of the bank.
Financial stuff triggers me anyway, combine that with the sadness I feel regarding my DS, the issues with my DM, this week has been hard.

But yesterdays torrential downpour brought a shift. Everything with the bank was finally resolved, my DM started to feel a lot better and a word popped up in my head that demanded attention, and put my feelings into verbal form.
The word was dignity. And that exactly described the way I was feeling. I immediately put down what I was doing and started journalling- it felt so powerful, I felt "dignity", I was proud of my efforts, my strength, my sovereignty my ability to hold self compassion, refuse shame.
I journalled for a while, then started researching ideas surrounding dignity- I didn't realise there were lots of work, programmes, healing ideas surrounding the idea of dignity. I have lots of wormholes to investigate today!
All tied up with my magical practice of course, very little in life is non magical for me these days!

I am off for a shower with some divine rose soap my DD bought me recently. Then into my comfies for yoga then a day of laundry magic and a soft flow for work.

Blessed day sisters.

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BlurpBlorp · 29/06/2023 08:47

Hello everyone especially those I remember @speakout @VioletCharlotte I haven't posted on here for a good while but am drawn to come back. Feeling a bit at sea in terms of witchy connections so saying hello again 🙂

@hilariousnamehere your photos are amazing!!!

I was new(ish) to witchcraft when I first posted but have continued practising since then. It's wonderful! I've taken on a allotment which is bringing me so much joy and fulfilment. I inherited a lovely plot from the elderly lady who had it before me (Her name was Pat. She was phenomenal 😍) Over 40 years she created a wonderful, fertile and feminine space including a rose bed which were her mother's flowers so feels like a real legacy that I intend to continue. I'm going to have a witchy herbs area. Mugwort, lavender, chamomile for starters. I'm much happier since the temperature has cooled and it's a grey and drizzly day here today. It's actually lovely. I work from home but like to spend time barefoot in my garden which I'll do later in the rain 😊

@speakout would you mind sharing any tips for laundry magic? I remember you mentioning that before 😊

Love and peace to you all x

speakout · 29/06/2023 13:07

BlurpBlorp good to see you again, and telling us about the allotment you have- it sounds a sacred space. I am inspired by your tea plans. I love tea of all sorts, normally just the boxed stuff, I do fancy trying to make a few blends myself.
I am glad you are weaving magic in your life- it can be so enriching, can't it.

I like to think of my magical practice as a way of life rather than something to do.
Many of us lead very busy lives, and trying to fit witchcraft into our day can feel like another chore.
When we start spinning magic into the day to day our lives become easier, calmer, more abundant.
I think Molly Roberts has a couple of good videos on you tube about "everyday magic", I'll post the link if anyone would like to watch.
I do most of my small magic without effort, ritual and routine is the stuff of magic, whether cooking, growing, cleaning, loving.
My showers are magical, my skin care is magical, light candles and incense everyday to give me a boost, bless my coffee, and yes laundry magic too.
I know there are other laundry witches on this thread too- I am sure there are other ideas other than mine.
If you are able to dry laundry outside then you are off to a flying start. Clothes release negative energy and harness the energy of the sun, wind, garden goodness.
I use water in my wash, I usually have full moon water, storm water, snow water , a few drops in each wash.
I use essential oils too - again just a few drops- tea tree if there are bugs in the house, lavender if I am seeking calm in the home, lemon for zest and zing.

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ISaySteadyOn · 29/06/2023 18:02

Please do post the link. I never mop without using a drop or two of essential oils now thanks to a suggestion here.

I am tired today. Homeschooling a very bright 12 year old and stretching her mind is not easy. But it is worth it seeing that mind grow and make connections.

And here is my first jar of home dried nettles. Thank you all for the encouragement.

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hilariousnamehere · 30/06/2023 04:25

Oh, yes please to link, everyday magic is definitely the way forward for my ridiculous life ✨

And thank you for kind words about my photos! I'm very much usually a people photographer but have a collection of hare art and was desperate to add a piece of my own to it.

I'm fresh home from a breakdown after an awards night and a loooong wait for a taxi and then the drive home once we eventually made it back to my family's - I think everyone thought I was mad for not just staying there but there is nothing quite as comforting as your own bed, is there? (Hmm actually I wonder if I can incorporate my bed and sleep routines into the everyday magic - goodness knows it could do with some, my body clock is backwards 😂). And I'm so often still at my desk at this time that it wasn't actually that big a deal, I just wish I'd remembered to take a coat - it was distinctly chilly on the side of the motorway!

Fashiontatts · 30/06/2023 09:54

Hello all...
I've spent the last week abroad with my little family so have jut spent some time while the kids napped to catch up on all the goings ons...!

I absolutely love the concept of everyday magic, and think that everything we do we can incorporate a little of our own magic into it! ✨

Even as silly as it sounds, my daughter (3yo) wanted us to have matching holiday bracelets... so I let her pick what we were to have and she chose waxed threads with some stones and a shell... local made ones. We held them to our hearts, gave them a kiss and a blessing and put them on... feels like a real bonding moment and I'll cherish the bracelet and the power it holds long after she's forgotten about it!! 🐚🤍

I've spent the majority of this week seeking shade, and it was lovingly provided by this majestic tree... Altho I have no idea what it is!! It produces some form of berries which are full of seeds... anyone more informed any the wiser?

Fashiontatts · 30/06/2023 09:57

Aforementioned tree!

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Fashiontatts · 30/06/2023 10:09

@hilariousnamehere wow - what a talent. The pictures are absolutely beautiful...!

queenrollo · 30/06/2023 14:44

Hello all. I just spent a little while catching up with all your chatter of the last week or so.

@hilariousnamehere Glastonbury was a little mixed to be honest. I didn't have a bad time, and indeed made some amazing memories which will never leave me. But so much has changed over the years and I no longer feel the same kind of recharged energy that I used to get there. Me/my husband both individually encountered aggressive incidients (I actually got caught in the middle of a physical fight) and there are fewer quiet spaces.
I was sad about missing the next few years due to school, but this year cured me of that! It was also fiercely hot and humid. And the shift of campervans all to the East side was awful as I simply cannot cope with the 'Hill of Doom' we had to get up every night. But I saw some amazing music, spent time with wonderful friends and saw my DS cry with emotion at seeing Elton.

I rather rashly had also planned a gig in London on Weds, which was absolutely worth it (a friend with their new project) but Goddess I am exhausted now.
I did make the most of a little free time and made it to Treadwells, which was a much better experience than visiting Atlantis books. I bought a couple of lovely little plant magic/herbal books. Very fitting to return to this thread to see lots of talk of the topic!

speakout · 30/06/2023 15:25

Dropping into the thread to feel some calm and nurture.

It's been a really challenging week , lots of stuff to deal with, has been a great strain to keep afloat.
The ambulance has just left as DM has had a bit of a turn this morning, the did all the tests, ECG etc, but feel it isn't too serious and decided not to take her to hospital, always stressful when it s a 999 callout.'She is now resting and I have to reclaim some calm.
I have had to cancel so much this week for difficult situations involving other people needing my help and support.
I had planned to meet my DD today for lunch- always lifts my mood, but of course was cancelled.
So with two family members asleep upstairs I will create a calm spot for some spirit nourishment.
My yoga mat out- lots of candles and incense to give a sense of warmth and nurture.

The everyday magic videos are here- I will give the title, and the link, but I have had some trouble posting youtube links, if they don't work then just search the title on youtube.

I have two here, but there is a third on the topic, I will try to find that one too.

For the Tired Witches Molly Roberts

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More Magick Every Day: Ideas for Daily Practice Molly Roberts

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For The Tired Witches

Hello, Moon Babies! The audio in this video is a portion of a much larger discussion about "Tips and Hacks for Tired Witches" from the latest Unicorn Podcast...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=MollyRoberts&v=pmYtiDTPCgU

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