I'm a baby witch but still curious even if I am researching everything first.
Buying a besom can not only be expensive, but also quite difficult to find one that you like. Making your own provides you with artistic liberties. It can be as fancy or simple as you want.
Here’s an example of beautiful besoms!
I haven’t had the chance to make a besom yet, but it’s something I’ll definitely be doing in the future! Show me how yours looks! (Whether you make one or already have one!)
Need:
- Wood for the handle. 4-5 feet in length, hefty girth. Can find outside or buy.
- Twigs for the bristles. Can be any length, but ideally 7-13 inches. Can find or buy.
- Sandpaper
- Twine or some strong string
Optional:
- Wood Stain
- Paint (in any color)
- Herbs like Lavender (can be used along with twigs for bristles)
- Decorative items
- Knife
Steps:
1) After you’ve found the wood you want to use as your handle, you have two options. You can either carve the bark off or sand it down. Personally, I’d carve the bark off then sand it. This way you can either use a wood stain or paint the handle. (If you want to carve or burn any sigils or symbols into the handle, do it before you stain or paint. Recarve after if necessary.)
2) While your working on the wood handle, soak the bristles in water overnight. This makes the material pliable so it won’t break whenever you try to manipulate it. Let it dry for a couple hours before using it.
3) Arrange a layer of twigs around the branch and use twine to secure it. Keep adding layers until you’re satisfied with the fullness and length of the besom. Once you get to the outer layers, you can begin to add the herbs if you want. The last layer should cover the broom handle and all other ties.
4) Either fold over the tops of the bristles of the last layer and tie again to secure or clip them to create an even top. This step isn’t necessary, but it makes the besom look more complete.
5) Add any decorative items you want.
Don’t forget to consecrate any witch items before use!
If you don’t want a large besom, you can adjust the size of the handle and bristles to suit your desires. The steps are still the same. :)
Today at my school we had an assembly about internet predators and when I had said that most of my true friends are over the internet and they gave me a lecture about how “I don’t know who I’m talking to” blah blah. So please, if you aren’t a predator in any way, please reblog so i can prove a point.
Ooooh! I haven't chosen a divination so these will be helpful
Like any other school of Magick, Divination uses many different methods in order to divine esoteric knowledge, including the past, present, and possible future.
Important note: It is important to remember that, no matter the type of divinatory practices used, no single person is able to tell the future. There are always variables at play that may change your future and your destiny. Divination simple says that, should things continue as they are, this is the most likely outcome of the situation.
In and around all things is a flow of energy. You can think of this flow of energy as the circle of life type of thing from Lion King. “The circle of life flows through us all”, or, like water: Water particles are everywhere, even in the air we breath, and is thus constantly in motion. Same with energy. Energy makes up the very fabric of our existence, making us connected to everything around us.
Here’s a witchy secret they don’t often bother to tell you: We are connected to this energy, and this energy is connected to all things. Energy, at its base, is information.
When we tap into this energy, we are able to see the information that the energy has to give us. Different diviners use different methods of tapping into this energy, but it’s all the same.
By no means is this list exhaustive. As mentioned before, there are many ways in which diviners practice divination. None is better than the other, and all accomplish basically the same thing. There are a few that I have dabbled in, and a lot that I have not.
The most common and well known form of divination is divining using a deck of cards, most commonly tarot. Among the cards are different sets of titles and imagery that is meant to invoke some sort of reaction from your intuition. The best way to work with the tarot, oracle, or any other deck of cards is allow the cards to speak to you, and not you for it. In other words, allow there to be a natural progression as you read the tarot, instead of forcing meanings where there may be none.
Runes are another form of divination that use ancient symbols housing esoteric wisdom to divine. According to the legends which I’ve read, the runes are Norse in origin, but the exact details of how they came to be is a mystery. It is said that they were sacred to the Norse goddess Freya, and were possibly even discovered by her. She then introduced then to Odin, the Allfather, god of war, and the greater mysteries. Odin, who became fascinated by them, hung himself in a tree to die a shamanic death, and was then reborn as Odin the Runemaster. At some point, it is rumored that Odin then gifted the runes to man.
Whatever the legends, the runes do have an energy all their own, but are not quite as easy as the tarot to read. They are symbols, ancient and unknown in origin, not pretty little colored images on a deck of cards. The best way to work with runes is to learn their general meaning, and allow them to expand their knowledge to you over time.
Scrying is another popular form of divination that uses a smooth, reflective surface in order to “See” images within the depths. Most commonly, crystal balls, black mirrors, and bowls of water are used.
This form of divination is difficult to master, and takes tremendous patience. Thus, I will not be able to go into further detail about this at present.
“Throwing bones” as it were. I’ve had more time to learn a little bit more about this, and I have a very basic understanding of how this form of divination works.
Osteomancy uses bones, preferably from small animals, as well as other shells, beads, and curios collective known as the “bones” thrown out onto a cloth to divine the future. Depending on where the bones land, the diviner is then able to use their meaning to paint a picture of the quarents future, past, and present.
I’ve read a few blog posts about this form, and it seems that, most commonly, osteomancers use what is known as “animism” the idea that everything has a spirit and is alive, in order to divine. While this may or may not be true, I believe that bone throwing employs the use to psychometry in order to decipher the bones.
Which brings me to my last point…
Psychometry is a powerful way to exercise your “Psychic muscles”, but it also takes a lot of patience to learn. Psychometry refers to the latent or inherent or learned ability to perceive residual information off of objects and/or people, usually by touch.
Psychometry is best practiced in one of two ways.
Collect various, preferably older items, such as necklaces, pocket watches, other small antiques, wood, shells, etc. Place all of the items under a cloth or under a bowl and then shuffle them around, making sure that you shuffle long enough for you to have no way of knowing where each item is. You then place your hand over the object, fell its energy, and try and divine what the object is. It’ll take time, but your accuracy will vastly improve, and you’ll find that other esoteric things come to you easily.
Find random objects such as old building bricks, signs, lampposts, antiques, etc. and place your hand on them. Close your eyes, and try to sense the object. See all of the memories that it houses within. Who did it belong to? What has it witnessed? Where did it come from? Eventually, you’ll begin to gain an understanding of the objects around you even without needing to touch them and close your eyes. Then, eventually, you’ll be able to divine a person’s past, present, and future using the same exact method, giving you yet another tool in your divinatory arsenal.
There are, of course, many MANY other methods that I missed. The ones I mentioned above are simply the ones that I personally have, so far, dabbled in. The tarot, of course, is my strongest practice, but others are working their way up there as well.
Short list of other divination practices:
Tesseomancy- Tea leaf reading
Pyromancy- Fire scrying
Lithomancy- Stone throwing
Pendulum- Divining with a heavy, pointed object on a chain
Numerology- Divining with numbers
Astrology- Divining using the stars and their alignments
Automatic writing/Drawing- Divining by closing your eyes and allowing your subconscious mind to write/draw
Plants to grow in your faerie Garden:
Bluebells: Faeries get called to their midnight dances by the ringing of bluebells. Bluebells represent kindness. They symbolize consecrated faery magick grounds. A potent plant for faerie magick.
Buttercup: These flowers help faeries to bring compassion to humans. Buttercups bring healing energy and understanding.
Carnation: Faeries have a strong love of these. They can strengthen the aura and ones love life.
Clover: Attract Fae.
Cowslips: These are loved and protected by faeries. The flowers are adorred by faeries.
Daisy: Symbolizes happiness. Useful for attracting faeries.
Foxglove: A flower associated with faeries and mentioned in faerie folklore. Flowers attract faerie energy.(Very poisonous!)
Fern: Provides the Fae with shelter.
Holly: Holly berries are a favorite food for fairies.
Lavender: Is used in Elf magick.
Lilac: Its scent attracts the fae.
Morning Glories: Keeps malevolent faeries at bay.
Mushrooms and Toadstools: Loved by Fae. Circles of mushrooms are considered dangerous.
Pansy: Said to attract faeries.
Rose: Rose bushes are a wonderful way to attract fairies to your garden. The petals can be used fairy magic and are especially useful for love spells.
Rosemary: Useful for keeping malicious fairies away, but when burned as incense, it will attract the fae.
Tulips: Adored by faeries.
Violets: Used to attract faeries and in faerie magick.
Make sure to add wildflowers and flowers native to your area!
Things to add:
Bird houses, hummingbird feeders, bird feeders, and bird baths.
Bee homes, bee waterers, bee baths.
Fountain or fish pond
Wind chimes and bells
A place for offerings
Mirrors
Shiny stones
Faerie homes (Make sure they are made of natural materials only!)
Glass/mirrored globes
Stained glass
Leave out offerings
Shiny beads
For the Anon who requested this :)
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