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Essential Oils, Pets and Tiny Kids

For small kids, there are a few essential oils that are generally considered safe – super diluted and not used all the time. This is of course only if your tiny human is not allergic to it, and doesn’t have any medical or other issues

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Moon Water Uses  

Now you have your very own Moon Water, what can you do with it? The options are limited only by your imagination. The phase the moon is in when you collect your moon water will guide the intention and use of your moon water, but the full moon is sort of a catch all for intention, adding power to your work. Here are some ideas for using your moon water: Add it to your bath tub Dab on your third eye for enhanced awareness Add some (fresh, clean water) to your tea or coffee, or drink it! Add it to your cooking, even just a drop Add a little bit to your home

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Making Moon Water

Moon water! Such a simple yet amazing tool, referred to by some as ‘drawing down the moon’; making moon water dates back to at least the ancient Greeks and is found in many cultures around the world. How do you make moon water? It’s actually incredibly simple. DIY Moon Water

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Cleansing and Charging Your Crystals

The majority of the crystals you work with, wear, and hoard I mean display around your home and workspace will pick up energy. You don’t really want all that energy attached to them, especially protective stones as they can often protect you by absorbing negativity and ill intent. The energy they collect isn’t necessarily always bad, but it may not be aligned with what you’d like to work with your crystal for. Allowing people to touch your crystals, using them for healing and wearing them can all cause your gemstones to pick up extra energies.

Casting A Circle

Simple Circle Casting

Everyone’s practice is different so I encourage you to read and research different possibilities and experiment to find something that fits you. Like the rest of your practice this will probably evolve over time and change slightly for different spells. The correspondences can also change depending on your location – if you’re on the East Coast then East might feel more like water than air for you.

White Light Protective Bubble

The purpose of the white light protective bubble is to:
• Create a spiritual protective shield around yourself
• Cleanse yourself energetically/spiritually
• Regulate your emotions (e.g. help bring your focus back to your breathing)
• Fill yourself with positive, healing energy.

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What is Everyday Magick?

Everyday magic, or ‘real magic’ as I sometimes call it, is bringing magical practices into your daily routine and doing spell work in simple, practical ways.
Everyday magic is manifesting changes in your life by using magic, and using it as often as possible.

Ritual Bathing

Self care is an overused term for such an important thing! Sometimes a good soak in the bath is great self care, for other people it’s watering their garden and for others it’s watching some TV after a hard day. Ritual bathing is different to self care, however when the two overlap it’s powerful! Many magical traditions around the globe and throughout history have used ritual bathing in their practices. A ritual bath just by itself can be a spell, or a ritual bath makes up part of a spell. So what is it? In …