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Aphrodite, oh shining star of morning bright, Joy and gladness, delight and mirth, Beauty most definite under the sunlight, Divinity that no mortal or god can ever girth, To you, I pray for my love to bloom with might Like all the enchanting flowers of the earth.

anna nicole smith (1998)

Witchcraft: Tools

Bones:

It is essential to find animal bones in an ethically sourced manner. Bones have been apart of us and magic itself always. These rigid organs are used in forms of offerings, animism, grounding, cleromancy, and osteomancy.

Charms:

Very dependent on the shape of the charm, many practitioners adorn their magical possessions with charms. (I.e a heart charm in a sachet representing romance.) From ancient Europe to Asia, jewelry and charms were tossed from baskets onto a soft surface for divination. There is also a process called charming, which is imbuing an object with a particular energy.

Coffin Nails:

Coffin Nails are utilized in witchcraft for warding, mourning, baneful magic, and death work in general. Coffin Nails represent the security of one’s physical body, as it seals us off from danger.

Coins:

Coins are utilized as offerings, charms, runes, and ways to honor deities and ancestors. Coins are also added to money bowls. Coins represent Fortune and Wealth.

Feathers:

Each Bird has a different magical significance, so the magical properties of a bird can be both interpreted from that as well as Color Magic. Feathers themselves embody the element of Air and are great for Cleansing.

Horseshoes:

Horseshoes have been hung over doorways for at least a few centuries. This tradition not only attracts luck and fortune, but wards your space from negative energy.

Iron Pikes:

Iron Pikes come from the railroads that trains run across. These Iron Pikes are often already rusted, and imbued with the intentions of protection and warding.

Keys:

Old keys have been used by many and have unlocked doors many times. Each time you use a key, visualize you unlocking and harnessing potential opportunity, closure, openings, journeys, protection, safety, warding, and security.

Leaves:

Leaves magically represent growth, transformation, nourishment, change, development, and can be used to draw sigils upon.

Seeds:

Seeds not only magically symbolize fertility, but potential, growth, wealth transformation, and fortune. One can use Nuts, Pits, Seeds, or Acorns in wealth, luck, and growth spells, or as a charm.

Shells:

Cowrie shells were once one of the most common forms of global currency. African traditions use Cowrie Shells for Divinatory purposes since Ancient times. Shells embody fertility, sensuality, wealth, life, and spirit.

Sticks:

Sticks not only embody the Earth, but can be used for Wands, Besoms, Crafts, or in place of bones in Osteomancy. You can use any kind of wood you like including cinnamon and driftwood.

Stones:

The gorgeous and delicate simplicity of one of the Earth’s greatest forms of matter not only provides grounding energy, but can be used and imbued for many other purposes as well.

💖🌟 Let Venus light the way to grief.

May she reveal to you all obstacles in the way to your truth. May she pull back your hair as you cry over lost plans, lost experiences, lost lives. May she gently guide you away from from mourning when it is time, and lead you to the beauty that makes life worth living.

The power of water.

Baneful Magic Tip: Put glitter in your spells to make it stick to your target. Have you ever successfully eradicated a glitter infestation? Neither have I. Give 'em hell.

i couldn’t not share.

not my photos. not sure which social media but @zeewipark is watermarked in them so credit where it’s due xo

✨🌸Part of my worship and devotion to Aphrodite is this candle, I also have a hand soap in this scent🌸✨