FLEXIBILITY CAN BE A GOOD THING
But so is tradition. As much as the Crowd likes to bellow from the hilltops, “My magic, my way!” and “You do you!” and “We don’t need no stinking badges (or rules)!” doesn’t mean that there aren’t some rules worth following, or that there aren’t some things that are immutable….
HERE’S MY TAKE ON THIS WORK THAT SEEMS TO BE SO SOUGHT AFTER
When I was coming up, it wasn’t uncommon to say that a person who wasn’t thinking straight, or was acting like they were in a fog, were “walking around like their head is full of cotton.” Meaning, essentially, that they’re acting like they’re…
MAKE YOUR HOUSE A LARGE MIRROR BOX
I have been using the following trick for forever. It is essentially making your house into a large mirror box. I get the small craft mirrors and I cleanse them in a solution of kosher salt, ammonia, and agrimony. After letting them dry, I wipe them for smudges and…
GREAT THINGS CAN COME IN SMALL PACKAGES
Some things in conjure are stronger, work better, work faster, when they are bigger — High John the Conqueror roots and lodestones come to mind — while a good many things can work just as well, even better, in miniature.
Small things are easy to hide and easy to carry….
USING CONJURE OILS
Conjure oils have a variety of uses and a variety of names. They may be referred to, generally speaking, as “conjure,” “dressing,” “ritual” or “spell” oils. However, sometimes an additional distinction is made, where some oils may be referred to as “anointing” oils and others as “dressing” oils.
When…