Here are the step-by-step pictures showing my Tarot bag/purse/holder (maybe for using when you are out and don’t want to use your own Tarot bag, you know what I mean?).
The first one, of course, are the measures. The first tip I need to give is: make a sketch with the card/deck you want to use it. So, the measures WILL change one to another.
As a beginner in fabric stuff, I used paper clips (second tip) to hold the exactly size to make the finishing with hot glue. It’s just to give you an idea and for not lose yourself in what you’re doing.
I didn’t marked on the first pic two final things: the button and the chain. This is up to you ✿ In my case the button as you can see is almost 1 cm glued, and the chain is 1 to 2 cm from the bar, glued too.
Material:
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Fabric of choice.
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Hot Glue
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Thread, Button and Chain to close and hold the bag.
★ Your Tarot deck of choice.
★ Pencil
★ Ruler
★ Scissor
Sure, many things will change here if you already works with sewing/fabric/clothes and stuff like that. This is just an attempt from who knows almost nothing in this area.
The fifith pic, the holder isn’t glued. I didn’t used the hot glue in there. But if you want to make this, is up to you, ok? Mine is just a raw/poor confecction. Hope the crappy design pic give some clue about this.
red. (primary color.) active energy. intense, urgent, reactionary, dominant. can enhance metabolism, raise heart race, increase blood pressure.
light red: sexuality, affection, joy.
dark red: vigor, rage, power.
orange. (secondary color.) active energy. enthusiastic, fascinating, stimulating, successful. can increase oxygen flow to the brain, invigorate, stimulate mental activity, increase appetite.
dark orange: negativity.
gold: prosperity.
yellow. (primary color.) active energy. happy, intellectual, cheerful, outgoing. can stimulate muscle activity, promote warmth and cheer.
dull yellow: decay.
light yellow: restoration.
green. (secondary color.) passive energy. stable, organic, enduring, harmonic. can promote general healing.
dark green: nature.
olive green: peace.
blue. (primary color.) passive energy. confident, faithful, honest, sincere. can slow metabolism, promote feelings of calm.
dark blue: stoicism, power, integrity.
light blue: healing, tranquility, sensitivity.
purple. (secondary color.) passive energy. noble, mysterious, wise, dignified. can promote feelings of pleasure and interest.
dark purple: depth.
light purple: nostalgia.
primary colors are fundamental; they are the foundation of all colors. these are the building blocks, and they evoke an immediate response.
blue
yellow
red
secondary colors are products; they have the influence of primary colors, but are completely separate from them. they are innately more complex.
purple: red, blue
green: yellow, blue
orange:red, yellow
application to the craft:
any correspondence available to you is relative to your own experience and understanding. there is nothing more powerful or useful than the natural correspondences that you personally assign to colors, or anything else. your own instinct should guide you first and foremost. of course, it can be helpful to have a reference point for guidance. while all things are subject to opinion, there are some hard realities; having certain imagery or associations can help build, elaborate, or specify your use and attachment to different colors.
blood is red. is blood violence, or life?
the sun is yellow. is sunshine burning, or joy?
use colors to inform choices about candles, or any other material you use in your craft. use colors to create art for your intentions. use colors as a focal point in meditation.
colors can be incorporated into nearly every aspect of the craft. alternatively, colors can be taken from nearly every aspect of the craft. deciding when to use colors can be just as powerful as choosing when to not use colors.
absence is as valuable as presence. colors are as much a tool as a pendulum, and learning more about their individual energy and utility can help you expand your craft.
Last night my sister came over to spend the night, she just wanted to get away and hang out which I was happy with.
Out she hauls her copy of Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, a bottle of wine and her grimiore I made for her.
We chatted about guys, tattoos, movies, and finally I asked what she wanted to do; “It’s the new moon after all. Anything in there you’re wanting to try?”
After deciding that a Lucky in love spell would be better suited in a couple months, talking about spirits and how hedge crossing works, I took the reins.
“I’m going to lead you through centering, grounding, and shielding because they only briefly mention it in any book. And then, we’ll make you a witch ball. That way you’ll be ready to do whatever working you want, and you’ll be safe.”
We go to the guest bedroom where I’ve got all my witchy stuff stored, lit some incense, pulled out the selenite and started unloading my trunk and drawers of items. Pulled a clear ornament off the tree, chatted about saturnalia, how half of our heritage is based in Ireland and Celtic in nature and went to work.
No correspondence books, not rattling on about this does that and that does this. We just sat, and talked and I gave her herb and ingredient after ingredient to touch, smell, meditate with and just think about how it made her feel. After she chose, she’d tell me why, and I’d give her some info or history if it’s use etc.
Asfoetida, mandrake, iron nails, salt, beach sand, seaweed, cloves, cinnamon, allspice, mugwort, wormwood, datura seeds, datura blooms, dead bees, tobacco, mistletoe, cypress, chamomile, rose, lavender, thorns, ginger, lemon peel, hawthorn, juniper, patchouli, white sage, Palo Santo, damiana, witch hazel, pepper corns, pepper flakes, onyx, tigers eye, amethyst, rose quartz on and on and on. I kept pulling ingredients out. And it was amazing. For so long I’ve learned from her and shared moments in her world, but she’s entering mine now and it’s my favorite thing.
After she went through each one, asking questions, sharing stories, memories and random stuff she picked her herbs and filled up the ball. I know it’ll work for her because she chose them based on what connections she felt, her own correspondences, her own witchy nature. I got to be her book for the night.
I’m just so proud and happy to have another witch in the family.
The easiest way to make sure that your money-draw spell doesn’t cause unforeseen trouble in order to being you the needed funds, you can write in a caveat. A caveat is a clause within the working of a spell that closes loopholes or specifies conditions under which the spell’s intent may be fulfilled. They’re very helpful for trickier workings or anything where you suspect the object of the spell might be brought to you through the misfortune of others.
If you’re
concerned about the acquisition of luck or of funds causing harm to others, you
can include a single exception charm with your working. Simply meditate upon
the idea of the money coming from a harmless place, or stitch the intention
into a charm bag included with your working, or include an incantation in your
spell to guard against any mishaps.
Such an
incantation might be something like:
Needle, needle, weave your thread
And bind this spoken charm.
This spell will bring me what I need
And it will do no harm.
We are all in the habit of forgetting that we belong to ourselves first. There is a poison inside our blood which convinces us that alone we cannot beat the odds. Loving each other is what makes us mortal, but loving ourselves will make us Gods.
I got the inspiration to do this from @the-tesserae and her post here.
My puppy has been sick for the last few days (he is going to the vet) and I wanted to do something myself to help him recover. I’ve been so heartbroken by the whole ordeal and I just wanted to feel a little less helpless in this situation.
The materials I used are:
My pets hair (harvested from his hairbrush) – used to connect the bottle directly to him
Pink Himalayan salt – purification, cleanse the aura, deflect negativity, balance emotions, protection, and healing
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