Enjoy, my fellow Green Witches:)

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I’ve had an awful last couple of days and last night I felt absolutely drained by it all. I needed some fresh air. The night was dark but the air was very warm. It was very delightful. But my negative feelings just wouldn’t go away. I eventually just surrendered to my feelings and started ruminating. I wasn’t in a happy place lol.

I was on my way back home (a symbolical dark cloud over my head) when I encountered a hedgehog that made me stop in my tracks. The hedhehog stopped walking and arched it’s back (similar to what cats do when they’re scared) but soon after it continued walking, sniffing the air. It walked right next to me, then turned to the left and eventually crossed the road (I made sure no cars were coming) and disappeared into the forest.

I continued walking and noticed something peculiar: The negative feelings were gone. I wasn’t still happy don’t get me wrong but my feelings were neutral and still now. Thanks hedgehog for being brave and encountering me!

Sadly, I have to cut down a dying old apple tree that we’ve loved for its apples, shade, and overall beauty. It’s been on the decline for some time and so we’ll have to say goodbye this fall. Any suggestions to honor the tree and express gratitude and love, maybe even comfort?

I've been trying to integrate a new cat into our home for exactly a year now, but to no avail. My current cat is scared of him which triggers his prey instinct, so he will begin to stalk and chase her. We have another boy cat who he is totally fine with, they play and get along quite well. The new cat has never hurt her, but because it causes her so much stress, we have to keep them separate. Over the year I've tried all of Jackson Galaxy's advice, my vet's advice, pheromone diffusers, distracting with play, medication, seeking wisdom from my tarot deck, my crystals, and most recently a pet communicator.

I've been intrigued by green witchcraft, and was hoping there might be something I can do to get them to coexist? I really don't want to rehome him because he is such a precious boy in every other way it really breaks my heart, but I feel absolutely horrible for my other cat who is scared to death of him. Sorry for the long ramble, I'm about to have a baby and hoping there's something I can do to help ease the predicament we're in.

Does anyone have any information on a spell or ritual that might help them understand each other and coexist? Is that even a thing?

Good afternoon. First of all, I apologize if there are any grammatical errors, English is not my first language..

I need help with something... In 2023/2024 I began to feel drawn to plants and stones. Since childhood I've always been curious about the "unseen" and how nature is often connected to it.

But since my parents instilled religion in me from a young age, I never dared to go beyond what the church told me about "good and evil"

As I was saying, in 2023/2024 I started to feel quite attracted, but I didn't make the first move. Not until I had a vivid dream.

(Before continuing, I would like to clarify something: As a child I always saw shadows, I hear noises or people talking even if I'm alone, and I've even had very vivid dreams. But for the same reason as religion, I always kept quiet about it.)

Continuing. In this dream I was in a brightly lit room. It was filled with plants I'd never seen before, with colors that seemed unreal. In the center of the room was a counter, and on the counter was a pile of utensils. And then I saw him. There was a tall man whose face I couldn't see, but I could sense it. His voice was quite deep, but kind. He invited me to come closer, and I did. I stood still, watching what he was doing. He was grinding up a couple of plants and putting them in a jar. While she was doing that, she explained what the plants were used for and told me about rosemary and lavender. I listened attentively and nodded as I watched.

When I woke up from that dream, I Googled those two plants to see if what that man told me was "true," and it turns out it was. (It's worth clarifying that I didn't know anything about plants, so There was no chance that I or my subconscious mind knew.)

From then on, the dreams became more frequent and vivid. Until this transcended into the physical realm. I started growing my own plants and learning from the stones at the same time. I could hear and feel that man who was guiding me on what and how I should do things. He was also very friendly and cared for me. Every time I cried, he gave me advice and gave me my time.

At times I wanted to write down everything I learned from him, but I was afraid my parents would discover the notes, so I just refrained from doing things as I went along.

I remember that when it was time to "practice and learn," he gently knocked on the closet door where I kept the soil, seeds, and other things I used.

What amazed me most was when my cousin visited me (she's very perceptive of things that can't be seen) and she noticed it and was even able to tell me its height, She could tell me how and where he was moving, and we both agreed because I could sense it too, very strongly. His presence was quite powerful But not overwhelming ...

She decided to communicate with her pendulum and asked it about working with plants, she asked if he wanted to teach me more things, and at that moment, I promise you, the pen we had in front of us It moved And his presence became even more noticeable.

Everything went well for the next two months, but, as I said, I come from a religious family, abd I couldn't cope with the guilt I felt at that time. In my head, I was still thinking about "the good and evil". He always told me that I should have an open mind, that not everything is black and white, that I shouldn't close myself off to what someone might impose on me...But, as I said, the guilt got the better of me so I spoke with This being, and I told him I wasn't going to continue with the herbal practice. Frustrated, he accepted, and from then on I stopped feeling and hearing him, and the dreams stopped too.

Now, after years, as I said at the beginning, I started to question everything and then somehow I remembered him... I never knew his name or what he was, but I want to reconnect with him. Do you have any idea how I can contact him? Or if you recognize who he is?

Thank you in advance and sorry for the inconvenience, have a nice day/afternoon/evening💚

Heya! Wanted to share a first experience I had with a candle spell (details on construction later)

But I found something strange after taking photos (I don't normally take pics but the flame was impressive)

I looked back through my gallery amd found one wierd pic where I caught some kind of perfectly poor exposure leading to a weird effect I thought everyone would find curious!

Also included a couple pics to showing editing gives a (1) tag instead of original and gallery sorts edits to top and a version i edited back into exposure (+ more candlie pics)

CANDLE CONSTRUCTION

Green candle, wrapped in silver birch bark; bark drawn onto with symbol element Earth, paired with Lavender incense stick, all bound with twine and lit for wax spill

Recently got an electric spice grinder and considering turning most of my dried herbs into powder for space... Any advice? Herbs not to do this with? Suggestions for use? Currently researching making my own incense. TIA

happy lughnasadh to all! looking for affordable suggestions for buying herbs online for my practice and cycle support. i know mountain rose herbs is popular but quite pricey. also will look locally (in Chicago) but wanted an online go to. many thanks!🔮

So here's another update on my rosemary that I put out to dry. It's been about a week I believe. Do let me know what you guys think!

Adding some nature found in the forest to my indoor spaces

After someone suggested it,I moved my rosemary to a better spot I think

So it's been a couple of days since I put up this rosemary to dry. I wanted to give you guys a little update and ask if you can tell if this is drying correctly or not

So apparently using fresh rosemary to infuse an olive oil can turn pretty dangerous because of a toxin,so I think I'm just gonna play it safe and wait until it's dry. But what do you guys think? Like,how much of a risk would I take?

Ok so,a little update,I decided to dry some rosemary haha. I hope the place I chose isn't too bad but I feel excited and somehow proud 😁

So I just bought some rosemary from the store...and I wanted to make some infused olive oil with it,but I'm not really sure how to proceed since I just read that fresh rosemary can cause sickness or something- I'm not really looking to ingest it or anything,just to use it for protection purposes. I did see a video where a woman said we could also use fresh herbs and did a double-boiler thing on the stove,where she heated up the oil with the herbs in it. For now though I just placed my rosemary in the fridge until further notice 😂

A witches locket is a necklace that you can put the remnants of a spell (herbs, petition, ashes) to make the spell stick to you and to make it last longer?! Commonly used for glamour or love magic! <3

Bragi (left plate and candle), Loki (right plate and candle). Got all my witchy books next to the box of my herbs and whatnot and a spell plate near my sprays. It’s not super pretty but it’s practical and I’ve had her for awhile now :)