tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715860239406111632024-03-13T21:10:54.915-05:00Tales from the Old Wooden Art TableTales from the Old Wooden Art TableMickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-11652379130658658172022-10-29T15:21:00.006-05:002022-10-29T15:21:36.607-05:00Protection Spell For Your Home, Railroad Spike Ward<div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I recently made a railroad spike protection charm for my house and I'm making some for my Etsy shop, I wanted to show you how I made these and added layers of magick every step of the way. </p><p class="MsoNormal">This railroad spike was locally sourced from railway that
was replacing spikes as part of maintenance, it is very old, You'll notice
some rust and pitting, this is very desirable in railroad spikes
used for magick. It's made from an alloy of mostly iron with a little carbon
added forstrength. This protection ward is handmade by me, filled
with intention, blessed and enchanted in layers as I worked on it, it's a
spell in physical form, fully enchanted and ready for use.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To drive away evil, I've added a bat nut/devils’ pod that's
anointed with my own protection oil blend made just for these wards. It’s
been attached using natural red cord tied in square knots while focusing on
protection energy. The ends of the cord are capped with a bit of red ochre inside,
red ochre is used in some of the oldest magick on earth for protection and
blessing, An eye charm to keep a watchful gaze on your household and a key charm
to open the way for helpful opportunities and lock harmful energy out. I’ve
added a cork back to protect the wall and behind the cork is a matrix of
protective magickal herbs. The red cord ties in the back to make a little
hanger.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>You may display it on a nail, over or near your front door,
or in any room in your home that you feel guided to place it. It can
also rest on your altar during protection spells. If you feel it needs
to be recharged at any point you can anoint it with a very small amount of
any protection oil such as olive oil, clove, or frankincense and set it
outside under the full moon to bless it.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I hope you enjoy the video!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Blessings,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Mickie</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/V2_hlsZSLp8" width="480"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-49867922340861650632022-07-21T00:56:00.003-05:002022-07-21T00:56:49.625-05:00How to Make a Hexenspiegel for Protection, What Is Mirror Magic<div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">What is mirror magic? Well, I’m the witch who literally wrote the book
on that! <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/384398954/the-witchs-mirror-the-craft-lore-magick" target="_blank">The Witch's Mirror by Mickie Mueller</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNxn8FrZGx6YPFJ371_HeKeKulXxLyGMcT4RsZDyi9VSfU1gsz6Q5XnGu_Uj8ogoc3jtNh3rSIsXEAkqPTlWjrC3-COhvo8ftnFFZRgzRlduuAHpn50mqNYqfRcOYwdU5ykAzMyTphDWTj0qqSHlKQd6l1B_MC0ckNPlOJDTm1H_44ow5UZwhy25Ziig" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNxn8FrZGx6YPFJ371_HeKeKulXxLyGMcT4RsZDyi9VSfU1gsz6Q5XnGu_Uj8ogoc3jtNh3rSIsXEAkqPTlWjrC3-COhvo8ftnFFZRgzRlduuAHpn50mqNYqfRcOYwdU5ykAzMyTphDWTj0qqSHlKQd6l1B_MC0ckNPlOJDTm1H_44ow5UZwhy25Ziig=w281-h281" width="281" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">There are so many different kinds of mirror magic; divination,
reversal spells, duplication, mirror traps, but one of my favorites is creating
a mirror magick shield, it’s not hard to do and you can enchant one to protect
your energy in these challenging times! You can charge any small
mirror as a Hexenspiegel, transforming it into an amulet that can be used for
personal or home protection.</span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hexenspiegel!
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sounds kinda baddass, and it is, but it literally means “witch’s mirror”
in German. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It’s a specific kind of
witch’s mirror. It’s usually a mirrored pendant, pin, or other kind of jewelry
that is worn or carried with you, or it can displayed in the home to shield the
user from the evil eye and all forms of negative energy. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It’s generally a preventative that you can put
in place to prevent intrusive or harmful magic, the evil eye, or hateful
intentions.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The hexenspiegel not only repels harm, but
sends any negative energy sent to you right back to the attacker so this is a
little tiny mirror with some pretty serious magic.</span></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Think of it like this, if a person offers you
a gift and you decline, the ownership of that gift remains with the person who
intended to give it to you. The same is true with in the case of harmful
energy, which occasionally comes in the form of an actual purposeful curse but
more often than not is just unintentionally sent from people who are just not
in a good place themselves and radiate generally crappy energy in your
direction.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The hexenspiegel does set off warning bells to
energetic attackers, ok, not literal bells, basically they’ll get a feeling
that they are better off to just leave you alone to begin with or be on their
best behavior around you. This is something that they’ll only notice on a
subconsiouls level., but If they don’t heed the warning, and then they go ahead
and send their malicious intentions your way the hexenspiegel simply says,
“thanks, but no thanks” letting any sender of ill intentions remain the owner,
they keep their own nasty gift. It doesn’t multiply the energy or add to it,
but it keeps it from getting through to you so that it remains with the sender.
The hexenspiegel is an automatic kind of magic, create it, place it and forget
it, it keeps on doing its job without any further attention from you.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">There are a few online sellers that sell
pre-enchanted hexenspiegels, but they’re not always easy to find. I sometimes
make a batch for my Etsy shop and I’ve included a step by step of how I make my version of a
hexenspiegle necklaces at the end of the video below.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Even if you can’t find any pre-enchanted ones,
don’t worry because any small mirror can be enchanted and turned into a
hexenspiegel, </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If you want a hexenspiegel, you can find both
actual antiques and reproductions of fancy decorative mirror pins and pendants
in many styles and at pretty much any price point. Try checking your local
second-hand store, I know lots of people worry about second hand mirrors, but
we’re witches and we have skills to solve such problems should they arise.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Clear Mirror Energy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brew up a tea out of clearing and cleansing
herbs, chamomile, peppermint, rosemary, sage, fennel, lavender, bay, strain
well and add it to some white vinegar, about ½ and 1/2 , now you have a mirror
purifier that you can use along with your intention to reset any mirrors energy
and clear out anything left over from the previous owner. You can also cleanse
a mirror with purifying smoke of your choice like frankincense, sandalwood,
bay, or sage, or if it’s small enough bury it in salt for a few days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If you
can’t find mirror jewelry locally, just try a quick search online, there are
many out there. Some mirror pendants are even inside a locket or a sliding
cover. Yes, the magick still works even if covered.. Another great mirror to make into a hexenspiegel is
a small compact mirror you can keep in your purse, with a little luck; you
might even find one with a magical symbol on it. There are also small mirrors
meant for to be keep in wallets, some of those are acrylic mirrors, and yes,
they will still work.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Some people like to enchant a hexenspiegel for
their home, protecting not only themselves, but their family, property, and
even home business from harm. It can be a fancy sun catcher that’s on display
or a simple small mirror craft tile that’s hidden in the corner of a window
facing out, be creative, you’ll never know what you might find. You can also
find small mirror jewelry components at your local craft store so you could make
a necklace, earrings, suncatcher, or even a charm bracelet in your own style
and even include stones for magical protection to boost your hexenspiegel such
as moonstone, tiger eye, black tourmaline, or labradorite. You could even add
special charms such as an animal energy you like to work with or a personal
sigil, or symbol of your patron deity to make it even more personal.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You can turn any small mirror into a
hexenspiegel. I have two versions of the hexenspiegle spell, one is in my book
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/384398954/the-witchs-mirror-the-craft-lore-magick" target="_blank">The Witch’s Mirror</a>, a simpler version is in the download of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/690990667/printable-grimoire-book-of-shadows-pages">The Witch’s MirrorBook of Shadows pages</a> that I have in my Etsy shop which has a lot of additional
mirror spells that I came up with after I wrote my book. I’ll leave the links
for both below. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The one I’m showing you today
is a bit of a combination of both of those spells. You see, you don’t have to
do things exactly as they are written in a book, or exactly the same way you
did it last time. As long as you have good valid reasons for your methods and
they make sense to you personally it will work.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">HEXENSPIEGEL SPELL</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">First purify your new mirror in any manner you
wish. Next make a hexenspiegel mirror wash. Mirror washes simultaneously
physically cleanse and magically program your mirror.</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Here’s my formula for a hexenspiegel wash,
these are protective herbs that would have been found in and around the cottage
of the witches of Germany and Austria that could easily be crafted into a
method for empowering an amulet of this kind. Brew an infusion using hot water
and any of the following: rosemary, marjoram, holly leaves or berries, rowan, mullien,
nettle, agrimony. Once the brew cools, strain it through a coffee filter or
cloth and mix equal parts of the brew with white vinegar. Wipe the wash over
the surface of the mirror and wipe it dry. Next light a white candle and hold
the hexenspiegel in your left hand, trace a pentagram in the air over it and
push it in with your right hand. Now whisper into your cupped hands three times</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“Hexenspiegle now I name you,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My protector now I claim you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Serve this witch as my noble guard,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">From all attacks, their access barred.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Decline and keep curses at bay,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All nasty arrows shine away.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Leave it next to the candle until the candle
burns down completely. You can bury any remaining wax on your property or
simply state that the spell is complete and throw it away.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you want to see this spell in action, check out this video, There's lots more info on hexenspiegels in this video too and I'll even show you how to hand craft your own!</span></p></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/YtrlMAkY6oY" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YtrlMAkY6oY/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-36536892706736986232022-06-25T17:33:00.004-05:002022-06-27T11:49:18.530-05:00Pride Month Magical Book Giveaway<p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;">It’s been a hard week for human rights, now let’s wrap up Pride Month with something happy. I have these two awesome brand new magical books that I want to share with you! You can enter to win your choice of one of these books! There will be two winners!</span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsUnEIA9CaNejKYX0M5ECANxHrlUmV33sms8wJhQhdZkmEh7NC2lTMHt0JUJvXeDkECeslnZdm1jE5mOVQZg0aX2bMxTkGZMPuHGJJ5ZYNYm-TtwHhaSV6-XEXQdCZHbrjD2mnI49xgLgbXlWw2HGauq292ZVCdvBJiEUV_EhZH_JVF1QFfbQq3CIcLw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsUnEIA9CaNejKYX0M5ECANxHrlUmV33sms8wJhQhdZkmEh7NC2lTMHt0JUJvXeDkECeslnZdm1jE5mOVQZg0aX2bMxTkGZMPuHGJJ5ZYNYm-TtwHhaSV6-XEXQdCZHbrjD2mnI49xgLgbXlWw2HGauq292ZVCdvBJiEUV_EhZH_JVF1QFfbQq3CIcLw=w318-h318" width="318" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;"><br style="scroll-behavior: auto;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;">Be sure to check out the sneak peek of these two books over on my Instagram account! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mickiemueller/" style="background-color: transparent;">https://www.instagram.com/mickiemueller/</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;">Open to those over 18 in U.S. only.</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;">Enter now until Thursday. 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Wisdom at your Fingertips by Deborah Blake that I illustrated! I found out
that our book is a finalist for 2022 COVR Visionary Awards Best Book
Illustration on June 11 so I made a video to take you behind the scenes of these
illustrations step- by step to show you </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">how I created the illustrations for this book. After that, </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">we’ll bring the witchy snake candle holder that I drew as part of the illustrations in this book to life!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-YDMhsTrxSFeqhwdevproVumaamcelu8AjhuhYsYNRvOxeM25p2LaNPvuMJy4KwbJwXTn89eJOdqLFzBO8xdHefsC-Vwhg6BeD3AHHuWSy7V-RjelL3fCHQnLlZXHxPfWvgQ2WQI84sFTmn5-mWc9V9cM-Kow_023FY4QIobGy8QWurlN16UUUhOdPQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-YDMhsTrxSFeqhwdevproVumaamcelu8AjhuhYsYNRvOxeM25p2LaNPvuMJy4KwbJwXTn89eJOdqLFzBO8xdHefsC-Vwhg6BeD3AHHuWSy7V-RjelL3fCHQnLlZXHxPfWvgQ2WQI84sFTmn5-mWc9V9cM-Kow_023FY4QIobGy8QWurlN16UUUhOdPQ=w315-h400" width="315" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The COVR </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">awards </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Coalition of Visionary Resources) </span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Each year COVR gives Visionary Awards to entries selected from among the best new products, electronic media, jewelry, music and books in the Mind/Body/Spirit marketplace. COVR is the only awards of their kind in the metaphysical industry.</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> So when I heard that Debora Blake’s book The
Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows was up for an award that will be announced on
June 11, 2022 at INATS I was pretty excited! Then I discovered that
it was in the category of “Best Illustrations” What?!?</span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> I’m not going to be able to attend the awards ceremony, so I
decided to celebrate over on YouTube! No idea if our book
will win of course, and there are many other books that are finalists but it’s
absolutely an honor to be among such good </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">company</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">! </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJczu30LLfscXrY0Jt8RBx5FXrKHapg4pDAO5tkwHekDOaV3DvXKpKVg7rVXaCWJELHxisAZMbmZ2q5cthG9YIiBzjY_s8qwS7bfs0_d0ZCQGZ2VRMERBabzNczIbc590bUs9whYEM44NyJcq4D1voUEp4zCkORaAh267H6vt1DyT7TP3m6v_Zghd6xw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJczu30LLfscXrY0Jt8RBx5FXrKHapg4pDAO5tkwHekDOaV3DvXKpKVg7rVXaCWJELHxisAZMbmZ2q5cthG9YIiBzjY_s8qwS7bfs0_d0ZCQGZ2VRMERBabzNczIbc590bUs9whYEM44NyJcq4D1voUEp4zCkORaAh267H6vt1DyT7TP3m6v_Zghd6xw=w302-h400" width="302" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Back when I was working on this project I shot some footage of one of my illustrations while I was working on it, I'm really excited to share it with you in this video. You'll see that I used lots of my personal magickal items as references for the art. I thought
it would be fun if you could own something to, and since I wanted to make a
snake candle holder like the one I illustrated I thought I would show you how I
made it so that you can make one too! Even if you’re not an accomplished
sculptor, this is just so easy and I’ll share my tips to make it absolutely
magickal!</span></div><div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/i7u0IIu2lU4" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i7u0IIu2lU4/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-48684090737629300102022-04-09T22:58:00.001-05:002022-04-09T22:58:43.466-05:00House Cleansing Ritual and Witch's Floor Wash<div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dan and I had the house to ourselves this week </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">so we did spring cleaning </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">and I decided to do a spiritual cleanse too.
There are lots of ways to do this, I thought I would bring you along to show
you how I did it in a video. I’ll also share how I made a house cleansing and protection
floor wash!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">My kid and boyfriend went on a trip this week
so I took the opportunity to get things in order here at home. I really love
how it feels when everything is relatively neat…and while I’m not the kind of
person who needs everything perfect, you can really tell when a home is
spiritually cleansed. Yeah, I’ll always have some clutter around, but there’s
nothing like that feeling when everything is re-organized a bit, dusted,
vacuumed and spiritually cleansed and blessed!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">That’s a ritual that I don’t preform all the
time, sometimes I’ll do a quick smoke cleanse or ring bells around the house, or just play some house cleansing music just for magickal maintenance but
a few times a year I like to do a big deep clean of everything and follow it up
with a full cleansing ritual.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You can usually tell when your room or home
needs it. I sometimes notice that when the energy of the house is off people
get cranky and out of sorts more easily. Sometimes little things like several lightbulbs
going one after the other, lots of things breaking, clogging, or a long streak
of nightmares can be a sign that you might need to do a house cleansing
ritual.</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It’s nothing to freak out about,
sometimes unwanted energy collects and gets stagnant, just like dust or cat
fur, nothing to worry about and an easy fix. You might also feel more tired
than usual when you’re home even to the point of feeling stuck. When it’s hard
to pry yourself out the door to run errands and then you find yourself coming up
with any excuse not to go back home, it’s probably time to cleanse. </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A house cleansing ritual doesn’t have to be
too formal and you don’t have to do it exactly the same way every time, I
certainly don’t. I like to change it up, do things in a different order, add
extra steps, or leave some out as the mood strikes me or depending on what
supplies I have on hand. It’s your house and your space, so you don’t have to
do anything other than how you feel inspired to do it. The way I did last time
isn’t exactly the same as how I’m doing it in this video and it probably won’t
be the same next time I do it either. I’ll show you how I’m doing it this time
and that’ll include some tried and true methods for doing a house cleansing
ritual and you can adjust them to fit your space, lifestyle, and supplies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">And yes, because I’m a practical witch we’re
going to do it all with supplies that I already have around the house! The
first thing I did was a short meditation for grounding and centering to get my
head in the right space, being grateful and positive is the energy you’ll want
to radiate while doing a house cleansing ritual. Some people even like to do a
ritual bath before they start, it’s really whatever practice speaks to your
soul. So let’s get started on getting the vibe right in my house!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">While I do go through the house sweeping
as part of my house cleansing ritual, the gritty work of mundane sweeping
usually falls to Dan who frankly, does a really good job of getting every
square inch clean, much better than I usually do. When caring for a household
we all should play to our strengths! In some traditions spiritual sweeping
should be done from one direction to another. Some go east to west but that can
be complicated depending on where your doors are situated. Some people sweep</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">There are other methods
that I didn’t show here, for instance, I don’t have carpet, but if you do, you
might want to make up some carpet powder. I used to mix salt, baking soda, and finely
ground rosemary for a basic powder, but you can add herbs for any magickal
purpose. Sprinkle onto your carpet and allow the powder a few minutes to absorb
unwanted energy and vacuum it up with intention. You might want to follow up
your cleansing ritual by warding your home to seal in all that good energy you
worked so hard on and seal out any astral nasties that might be passing by your
home.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Blessings!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Mickie</p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/A137Moy8tzg" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A137Moy8tzg/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-2650827518696439432022-03-30T20:39:00.001-05:002022-03-30T20:39:44.570-05:00MINT FAERY CANDLE UNBOXING and Vlog: What's Been Up in my Weird Life!<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/tRI1SEXOy_U" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-52773819143841162072022-03-26T18:42:00.004-05:002022-03-30T18:11:10.077-05:00Resources to Support Ukraine <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC8L6y05JAPZVyThuW3vPLa6TvyucLYqCZ8PbVqQ52EJfHqUwnH9NkuqRYY4XbPMxeTun_oetZE0AxHm9rrCuBYO3V2EBzZJPG6V1XW7YEME8N6ucTM4sWOg2HFPgWXtHKaEZFVxy_NWA0_U6uDcnzzehwM2fGAC5aWYue7k_mSubm1_GgZQ8vH_5yYg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="794" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC8L6y05JAPZVyThuW3vPLa6TvyucLYqCZ8PbVqQ52EJfHqUwnH9NkuqRYY4XbPMxeTun_oetZE0AxHm9rrCuBYO3V2EBzZJPG6V1XW7YEME8N6ucTM4sWOg2HFPgWXtHKaEZFVxy_NWA0_U6uDcnzzehwM2fGAC5aWYue7k_mSubm1_GgZQ8vH_5yYg" width="297" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My Wonder Wonder: Digital download </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">watercolor art: </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyWonderWonder" style="text-align: left;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyWonderWonder</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> It's been really hard to witness what's been happening in Ukraine, but of course the hardest thing would be living it. I've always hated war, in fact, I've always thought it's an example of the worst of humankind. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcFaMX0i4XLENjwKkqox248K8043ps0-U5hUtLPpM6voladyoyQUKSR9OnT5qA5kKTXvdJS2QWjJbE6ykMuVGC_By4ZJOtSgNAR0YGM9icqG7U67uViXsz4LDHmbf474S37RbFJRYZDxwLjOoGyiTOhVnNTmPdAVpNzULJ62s4BLetdc4bnzPwDLQWYQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcFaMX0i4XLENjwKkqox248K8043ps0-U5hUtLPpM6voladyoyQUKSR9OnT5qA5kKTXvdJS2QWjJbE6ykMuVGC_By4ZJOtSgNAR0YGM9icqG7U67uViXsz4LDHmbf474S37RbFJRYZDxwLjOoGyiTOhVnNTmPdAVpNzULJ62s4BLetdc4bnzPwDLQWYQ=w298-h298" width="298" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto;">Art by Volkosana: digital poster: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/648969212/to-love-people-poster-or-card-printable">https://www.etsy.com/listing/648969212/to-love-people-poster-or-card-printable</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: georgia;">Many of us are praying for peace, lighting candles, working spells, and those are all needed, but I'm a practical witch who believes that spell work should be followed up with real world action. We can feel overwhelmed as we're all people who have come through collective trauma of 2 years in a worldwide pandemic, unpacking racial, LGBTQ+, and social injustice, the surges of open bigotry and hate, and now this horrible war can really feel like just too much. Yet as hard as things have been, those of us are not actually in a war torn country still have our homes, our families, and we aren't being invaded by tanks and armed military forces...but we can still feel hopeless and powerless in the face of world events. </span></p></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB8yGDXIp9xosEaDJrh8mv58mYPgS2T-kx9F_S4cVqQNKOgsSpME2rZBRK6k87bjAwvzyNxH1CZKrg240lWCIs2mdWMColoyvLwJB0z51c9khdVfyL-aB4c-Lf0WA1R5PfbwMAarsPZEHPvu4wgmhQlhk05V9ZyrL3dos55SYfPnw918JMpnekBrP0CA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="794" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB8yGDXIp9xosEaDJrh8mv58mYPgS2T-kx9F_S4cVqQNKOgsSpME2rZBRK6k87bjAwvzyNxH1CZKrg240lWCIs2mdWMColoyvLwJB0z51c9khdVfyL-aB4c-Lf0WA1R5PfbwMAarsPZEHPvu4wgmhQlhk05V9ZyrL3dos55SYfPnw918JMpnekBrP0CA" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Feldi Ukrainian Art: digital print downloads, children's art: </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FeldiUkrainianArt" style="text-align: left;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/FeldiUkrainianArt</a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>What Can We Do?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;">While we’re praying for Ukraine and peace I wanted to offer some resources to support Ukraine that can really make a difference for people in need. I stumbled upon ways to help by supporting actual people of Ukraine. My daughter Brittany told me about a Ukrainian artist (</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stitchy_princess_black">https://www.instagram.com/stitchy_princess_black</a> on Instagram)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;">she knows from a cross stitch group who makes </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;">beautiful cross stitch patterns (I grabbed some myself) it’s an instant download so no waiting for shipping. In fact it's come to the point that many sellers can't ship from Ukraine right now, so downloads are a great way to buy. My daughters friend was so happy with the sales she made that she reported that she was able to buy supplies for her family, but also for neighbors who were in need! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">After picking up her patterns I went down the Etsy rabbit hole and started finding other Ukrainian artisans. Many of them had instant downloads for patterns that I'm saving for future projects. I also found that some sellers who didn't have any kind of products they could offer as downloads had listings for simple postcards you can grab, the idea is that it's a way to donate directly to families, many of whom are struggling because they can't run their shops in the middle of a full out invasion. My Etsy shop supports my family, I can't even imagine what I would do in their shoes, so I made it a point to buy as many of those downloads as I could. I also found out that Etsy is not charging their Ukrainian sellers fees which made </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">me very happy!!</span></div><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiogrUMzgj7EgUwVBzSO3fvyrC3ZtT6WhlQKqOhG5dtAo3kq8g0xfhXLMTyavKu_HKPfzIhUV5zYfYv97pfEPazGFIirSOKCjFAwTZ96U3f0RRnfad67eYLkoRgmvjhPIL-37WR7nHNFTtI7ExG4P6uzBgEwgut2Anw9QuUfVb2RTw1bDXBgaGO_lM2fA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="794" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiogrUMzgj7EgUwVBzSO3fvyrC3ZtT6WhlQKqOhG5dtAo3kq8g0xfhXLMTyavKu_HKPfzIhUV5zYfYv97pfEPazGFIirSOKCjFAwTZ96U3f0RRnfad67eYLkoRgmvjhPIL-37WR7nHNFTtI7ExG4P6uzBgEwgut2Anw9QuUfVb2RTw1bDXBgaGO_lM2fA" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Stitchy Princess: Baba Yaga Cross Stitch: </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/794913952/witch-cross-stitch-pattern-pdf-baba-yaga">https://www.etsy.com/listing/854840729/baba-yaga-cross-stitch-pattern-witch</a></span></span></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim28L5CgrV1zkjc7i9AYEcJtf3kbBM9Rb4XxGellUZzxc40UvDskQo2zD9jt3NZE1ZTkiHcrBuclpn4qd_UpyLdg-g7DB55rt40NOUUppCfX4YLhcfkk6g-DeADTvFFaxRFA4m3ksivGJw_B_a3GLKLiKa6W43dqSxB78KiYYCIa_jlSmvrdP8KsNo8Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="794" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim28L5CgrV1zkjc7i9AYEcJtf3kbBM9Rb4XxGellUZzxc40UvDskQo2zD9jt3NZE1ZTkiHcrBuclpn4qd_UpyLdg-g7DB55rt40NOUUppCfX4YLhcfkk6g-DeADTvFFaxRFA4m3ksivGJw_B_a3GLKLiKa6W43dqSxB78KiYYCIa_jlSmvrdP8KsNo8Q=w351-h277" width="351" /></a></span></div><h1 class="wt-text-body-03 wt-line-height-tight wt-break-word" data-buy-box-listing-title="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT, Charter, "Charter Bitstream", Cambria, "Noto Serif Light", "Droid Serif", Georgia, serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.35px; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; word-break: break-word !important;"> </h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Witchy Sassy Cross Stitch: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/868317965/snarky-cross-stitch-pattern-pdf-witchy">https://www.etsy.com/listing/868317965/snarky-cross-stitch-pattern-pdf-witchy</a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"><br />I just love her awesome witchy designs. I wanted to give her a shout-out here and give you the opportunity to grab a pattern or two that we can stitch with our magickal intention to protect the people of Ukraine. When you support small businesses you’re helping an actual person and their family. I hope you love her work as much as I do!</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">After picking up her patterns I went down the Etsy rabbit hole and started finding other Ukrainian artisans. Many of them had instant downloads for patterns that I'm saving for future projects. I also found that some sellers who didn't have any kind of products they could offer as downloads had listings for simple postcards you can grab, the idea is that it's a way to donate directly to families, many of whom are struggling because they can't run their shops in the middle of a full out invasion. My Etsy shop supports my family, I can't even imagine what I would do in their shoes, so I made it a point to buy as many of those downloads as I could. I also found out that Etsy is not charging their Ukrainian sellers fees which made </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">me very happy!!</span></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXbPri8Nh297RSL1uPDOevS1haZD6GuHuF6cQfyoESB9F6s-jPUHbZMwkEMUCIxAIwwPom98OTHtCbW1P4s79iKfvCRt2x6WG1EnkrTbliwDeul7TYOv8__hVrg-4R_w5hOpiItyJoQTD6J5-l0FOg8ZSCTx50Ob5FZRHcNelWCXbCP6VdKEEFHVXUcQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXbPri8Nh297RSL1uPDOevS1haZD6GuHuF6cQfyoESB9F6s-jPUHbZMwkEMUCIxAIwwPom98OTHtCbW1P4s79iKfvCRt2x6WG1EnkrTbliwDeul7TYOv8__hVrg-4R_w5hOpiItyJoQTD6J5-l0FOg8ZSCTx50Ob5FZRHcNelWCXbCP6VdKEEFHVXUcQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXbPri8Nh297RSL1uPDOevS1haZD6GuHuF6cQfyoESB9F6s-jPUHbZMwkEMUCIxAIwwPom98OTHtCbW1P4s79iKfvCRt2x6WG1EnkrTbliwDeul7TYOv8__hVrg-4R_w5hOpiItyJoQTD6J5-l0FOg8ZSCTx50Ob5FZRHcNelWCXbCP6VdKEEFHVXUcQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggqsZzDSaA1l1St-NSweIqy4FCVIrjFei0YGocBZdsZ9Mot1ALKEpxPLnieDPnMBd-lTWGvavs7FvONjL6R68yVXzPBoOnF7ToIiy5Gy0Z5TZmx-DdzKakrf6slHg50JmhyIK_ETmoYYPtXlSjyga8gaLDvAohiAiisnJiM4TrxVi1t_qCl86UOk1nlw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="892" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggqsZzDSaA1l1St-NSweIqy4FCVIrjFei0YGocBZdsZ9Mot1ALKEpxPLnieDPnMBd-lTWGvavs7FvONjL6R68yVXzPBoOnF7ToIiy5Gy0Z5TZmx-DdzKakrf6slHg50JmhyIK_ETmoYYPtXlSjyga8gaLDvAohiAiisnJiM4TrxVi1t_qCl86UOk1nlw" width="311" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: black; text-align: left;">Studio Happy Toys: Anatomical Heart Crochet Pattern: </span><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1171929338/digital-download-ukraine-crochet-pattern">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1171929338/digital-download-ukraine-crochet-pattern</a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHeaMtDW3XaZ-YWjS3h45A84DrZ2N98WDqhAfVjRvh-XiKFT3M4bNZBnkUKGT7e1xiiUdIS7P6dgep9QNh9lBPpM5qJymIHDl3BXcFzKsXEa08QNFgat0TM7Olp61oinpbhyAPdrYR8c9bZVzjE0Nf2vr9CLHAwZjrjCK-GcRySmD0HPKLqaLIy3JD3A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHeaMtDW3XaZ-YWjS3h45A84DrZ2N98WDqhAfVjRvh-XiKFT3M4bNZBnkUKGT7e1xiiUdIS7P6dgep9QNh9lBPpM5qJymIHDl3BXcFzKsXEa08QNFgat0TM7Olp61oinpbhyAPdrYR8c9bZVzjE0Nf2vr9CLHAwZjrjCK-GcRySmD0HPKLqaLIy3JD3A=w301-h301" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; text-align: left;">Boutique VP: Halloween Earrings Brick Stitch Beading Pattern: </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1073395796/halloween-earrings-pattern-for-brick" style="text-align: left;">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1073395796/halloween-earrings-pattern-for-brick</a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Below you'll find links to some Ukrainian Etsy sellers who offer downloads and some other resources as well. Keep those spells and prayers going, by all means, plant sunflowers as a reminder if you can, and if you can, here's some other ways to brighten up a troubled world just a little bit at a time.</span></div></div><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpsaOT2DSIsisBuqWK0oh7sYLQ0KZrEUxA-_T-CpPH8bYgub5AJAIk5tVe3kpV1Q0pBW130PDKNolCObpuGJ_-p6720IsEB4Hm4HVX7BSO85Am6u36hxVDjMeuAEPnLo8vKXi-z11R5_eu7e4ThTVi4wng1xnOjWn2HSFX0XIPtUxHLmL_wB80WwjgPA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="794" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpsaOT2DSIsisBuqWK0oh7sYLQ0KZrEUxA-_T-CpPH8bYgub5AJAIk5tVe3kpV1Q0pBW130PDKNolCObpuGJ_-p6720IsEB4Hm4HVX7BSO85Am6u36hxVDjMeuAEPnLo8vKXi-z11R5_eu7e4ThTVi4wng1xnOjWn2HSFX0XIPtUxHLmL_wB80WwjgPA=w433-h288" width="433" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;">My Wonder Wonder: Digital download watercolor art: </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyWonderWonder" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyWonderWonder</a></span></div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;">I had more of these but a few of the shops are down now, if you feel inspired to make purchases from them, please don't hesitate, your few buck might make the difference for them.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;">Links</span></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;">Stitchy Princess: Baba Yaga Cross Stitch: </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/794913952/witch-cross-stitch-pattern-pdf-baba-yaga">https://www.etsy.com/listing/794913952/witch-cross-stitch-pattern-pdf-baba-yaga</a></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Studio Happy Toys: Anatomical Heart Crochet Pattern: </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1171929338/digital-download-ukraine-crochet-pattern">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1171929338/digital-download-ukraine-crochet-pattern</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;">Studio Happy Toys: Digital Postcard <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1171958762/digital-file-ukraine-shops-flag-png-pray">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1171958762/digital-file-ukraine-shops-flag-png-pray</a></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;">Boutique VP: Halloween Earrings Brick Stitch Beading Pattern: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1073395796/halloween-earrings-pattern-for-brick">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1073395796/halloween-earrings-pattern-for-brick</a></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;">Boutique VP: Digital Postcard <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1187059981/ukraine-post-card-pdf">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1187059981/ukraine-post-card-pdf</a></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;">Family Mill Shop: Digital Postcard: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1173105406/digital-file-ukraine-business-ukraine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1173105406/digital-file-ukraine-business-ukraine</a></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;">My Wonder Wonder: Digital download watercolor art: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyWonderWonder">https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyWonderWonder</a></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;">I also suggest that you follow my fellow Llewellyn author Madame Pamita on Instagram as she has Ukrainian ancestry and shares lots of information about ways to help: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/madamepamita">https://www.instagram.com/madamepamita</a></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;">Global Giving Ukrainian Fundraiser: <a href="https://www.globalgiving.org/fundraisers/41535/">https://www.globalgiving.org/fundraisers/41535/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;">Green Borsch Store: digital print downloads: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1205046073/ukraine-instant-download-digital-file">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1205046073/ukraine-instant-download-digital-file</a></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;">Volkosana: digital poster: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/648969212/to-love-people-poster-or-card-printable">https://www.etsy.com/listing/648969212/to-love-people-poster-or-card-printable</a></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; scroll-behavior: auto; text-align: left;"><br /></p>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-23774177448859067202022-01-23T17:13:00.003-06:002022-01-23T17:13:27.648-06:00Witch Ball Unboxing Hand Blown Glass Magick!<div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Today I’m sharing an unboxing video of a package that was gifted to me by Hanna and Lily from 2 Sisters Artisan Glass on Etsy! These two sisters run their hot shop in Arizona where they hand blow beautiful glass works of art, many of the pieces they create are the delightful magical charms known as witch balls! I was so excited to open this but I wanted to share the experience with you. </span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xj0M8AuC2Io/Ye3gsuiSA1I/AAAAAAAAEuw/Bvl891eH_9cMekgs_RZkXCoq21QAUqv4ACNcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8955.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xj0M8AuC2Io/Ye3gsuiSA1I/AAAAAAAAEuw/Bvl891eH_9cMekgs_RZkXCoq21QAUqv4ACNcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8955.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">When I was editing my witch ball video I decided that I wanted to show some of the different styles of witch balls. That’s when I discovered Hanna and Lily on Etsy and saw their beautiful hand blown treasures. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">If you’ve been watching my videos for awhile you’ve probably noticed other photos that I found on Etsy or other shops. I figure if I’m going to share photos it might as well also help showcase some of my fellow small businesses owners, so I like finding Etsy sellers and asking permission to show photos of their items.</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I knew there was a witch ball in this box, but I din’t know which style it was because they have a great variety of colors and form. it was fun to be surprised!</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Glass blowers have been making witch balls regularly for hundreds of years in the same way that they do it at 2 Sisters Artisan Glass. There are several styles of witch balls but the hand blown variety contain strands of glass inside meant to trap and entangle aggressive spirits or spells like a web. They are great protection from baneful spirits and to bring good luck and prosperity. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I still can’t believe it, it’s so beautiful! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I’m just over the moon at how beautiful this witch ball is, I’ll treasure it forever!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oua6KAURjbI/Ye3gwQTnU9I/AAAAAAAAEu0/RtbwGMWnWQAf8Uj7s_OdJjxsRkkiqXf8gCNcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8956.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oua6KAURjbI/Ye3gwQTnU9I/AAAAAAAAEu0/RtbwGMWnWQAf8Uj7s_OdJjxsRkkiqXf8gCNcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8956.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A huge thank you to Hannah and Lily over at 2 Sisters Artisan Glass for making this video possible with your generosity and skilled craftsmanship!</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">You can find 2 Sisters Artisan Glass on Etsy, here's the link: </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/2SistersArtisanGlass</span></span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto !important;" /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/E6j6s420cj4" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E6j6s420cj4/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-45889142822750922892021-12-29T19:13:00.001-06:002021-12-29T19:18:44.895-06:00Witch Balls: How To Make One, History, and Folklore<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">Winter
is the best time of the year to find glass ornaments so I thought, hey, let’s
make a witch ball together! Witch balls have a long and interesting history,
and while they’ve changed over time, the magickal concept of how they work
remains. Let’s explore witch balls and I have a video where I put one together step-by-step. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZUl1yQlZEBwxf6jQrzhj3z7cdHTozkinXeQcp8QOTn-DZSzLHMMNbXq4KLcZE6Akuzm8bOHNh4oR03A9FHHDbU203H2W8iWjyQv50JhyJCzLivG2t2XQbvhT7UeMdk1LN5upDXTWnuT4sbeEjuDIJ9rrKLw-NjxL3LdVicfCbo0uPlDBFLz45UUybEw=s1334" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1334" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZUl1yQlZEBwxf6jQrzhj3z7cdHTozkinXeQcp8QOTn-DZSzLHMMNbXq4KLcZE6Akuzm8bOHNh4oR03A9FHHDbU203H2W8iWjyQv50JhyJCzLivG2t2XQbvhT7UeMdk1LN5upDXTWnuT4sbeEjuDIJ9rrKLw-NjxL3LdVicfCbo0uPlDBFLz45UUybEw=w429-h242" width="429" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">How witch balls look and how they’re made has definitely
changed through the ages. While these ornamental charms were traditionally used
as protection wards, modern witches have been inspired by this very old magick
and transformed witch balls into charms created for every magical purpose under
the sun and moon! </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>According to History Daily (I’ll leave a couple links below this post for more reading on the subject) these glass balls started being used around
the same time that we see witch bottles being used, as early as the seventeenth
to eighteenth century and they had a similar purpose, to ward away malign
energies from homes and families. Yep,
I made a witch bottle too, here’s the video. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Both witch bottles and witch balls were used as magickal
protection against witchcraft being cast against the owner of the ball or
bottle, although they were made differently. Witch bottles were either glass or
clay containers and filled with sharp or tangled items like glass shards,
nails, bent pins. A witch bottle also included a marker or taglock such as spit
or urine so that the bottle would be a stand-in for the intended victim of curses,
hexes, or ill-intentioned spells. The spell would hit the bottle instead of the
actual target; getting trapped inside, cut, stabbed, and rendered useless.
Witch bottles have been found by archeologists buried under the front step or
hidden beneath floorboards or built into the foundation of home from that time.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In contrast, Witch balls (sometimes called watch balls) were
hung in the open, usually in windows, they were made of glass, and were often magickal
on their own without adding anything inside. The idea was that the malevolent
spirit, hex, or curse would be attracted to and absorbed inside the hollow ball
and dissipate once sunlight hit it. According to the Philadelphia Archeology
Forum the origin of witch balls go back to the 1600’s when people used glass
balls for storing salt hung by the fireplace to keep the salt dry. Breaking one
would have been bad luck since salt was very valuable back then. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> In the early
seventeenth century fishermen used hollow glass buoys on their nets, the weighty
yet hollow glass would always float to the surface. Years later the practice of
trying suspected witches by dunking them in water started being used. The
unfortunate suspect was bound and tossed in the water, sinking (and drowning)
meant they were innocent of the charges, if they floated, they were found guilty
of witchcraft. Of course it was an illogical system but it served the
witch hunters and accusers well, too bad for the accused who were in a no-win
situation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Apparently, witches floated and hollow glass balls floated
too. Does this mean the two were related? Maybe. I will say Sailors tended to be a pretty
superstitious bunch at the time, probably because their livelihood and very
lives depended on circumstances beyond their control. Those beautiful glass floats may have seemed
like a way to counteract baneful witchcraft by matching like to like or
fighting fire with fire. Wives of fishermen began hanging a float in the window
of their home as a talisman to protect the fishermen while out at sea to ensure
their safe return. It probably wasn’t long before the ball became a talisman
considered to protect the home while the fishermen were away as well. Glass
blowers saw a market so in addition to the fishing floats, they began making
spherical bottles with corks that people could fill with holy water. There’s a
fascinating article by Kathryn Kane on The Regency ReddingGoat blog that I’ll
leave in a link at the bottom of this post.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Eventually the practice spread and soon glass blowers were
making witch balls regularly. They were now sealed spheres had strands of glass
inside meant to trap and entangle aggressive spirits or spells like a web. It
was the first item created when a new glass shop was opened and was hung in the
shop as protection from baneful spirits and to bring good luck and prosperity. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ckgTNOg-Qm0/Yc0HZG3zLDI/AAAAAAAAEtw/wTOmNgoxDGke0n-gUgLvxPOgR7-5SOV5ACNcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8855.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1334" height="225" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ckgTNOg-Qm0/Yc0HZG3zLDI/AAAAAAAAEtw/wTOmNgoxDGke0n-gUgLvxPOgR7-5SOV5ACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/IMG_8855.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Witch balls were items that could be easily turned out at the
end of the day when the rest of the work was complete. NailSea glassworks in
Bristol took them to the next level adding more colors and patterns. If you
were looking for a witch ball in the late seventeen hundred Nail Sea was top of
the line.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are many traditions about witch balls, some say it
must hang in the east window of the largest room in the house. Some said it
should be dusted regularly to re-empower it. Some communities expected every
home to hang a witch ball in order to protect the whole community from
misfortune. In areas where a village witch or cunning person was relied on, that
local magical practitioner would enchant the witch balls for the community. In
areas where witches (or whatever title the village magic users were going by were
maligned the witch balls were expected to protect against all magic. (but of
course witch balls are magic as well!) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In later times witch balls were made reflective by silvering
the interior of the ball, in the same ways mirrors were silvered, this created
a mercury glass magick mirror of sorts that would reflect negativity away. These
became the beautiful Victorian gazing balls seen in homes and gardens of the
time. I talk about these in my book The Witch’s Mirror. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2OKX5AMPQj0/Yc0Hjw5ZyhI/AAAAAAAAEt0/-p3DU6ALyS8OI6ewTlKjhN0vigaX9JxywCNcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8857.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1334" height="231" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2OKX5AMPQj0/Yc0Hjw5ZyhI/AAAAAAAAEt0/-p3DU6ALyS8OI6ewTlKjhN0vigaX9JxywCNcBGAsYHQ/w411-h231/IMG_8857.PNG" width="411" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Modern witch balls can be found in all of the old forms,
fishing floats, hand blown masterpieces, and reflective glass orbs. Many modern
witches have taken to creating our own witch balls. Since glass blowing is a
very specific set of skills and equipment, many witches opt to using tree
ornaments and filling them with their own magickal items and enchantment. These
would be similar to the old ones that were made with a cork and were intended
to be filled. Traditionally witch balls were used for protection, but modern
witches have begun making witch balls for every purpose including luck, money,
love, it’s completely up to the imagination!
After all, witchcraft is a living practice, changing with the times and
often shifted by the inspiration of the witches who practice their craft. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/y23Dmeu6OnY" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">References:</span></div><div><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">History Daily: </span><a href="https://historydaily.org/protection-against-witches-how-ornaments-used-to-ward-off-evil-spirits">https://historydaily.org/protection-against-witches-how-ornaments-used-to-ward-off-evil-spirits</a></div><div><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">Philadelphia Archeology Forum: </span><a href="https://www.phillyarchaeology.net/philly-archaeology/artifactindex/past-artifacts-nov11/">https://www.phillyarchaeology.net/philly-archaeology/artifactindex/past-artifacts-nov11/</a><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">Article about Witch Balls on Regency Redingote Blog: </span><a href="https://regencyredingote.wordpress.com/2016/10/28/glass-witch-balls/">https://regencyredingote.wordpress.com/2016/10/28/glass-witch-balls/</a><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">
GORGEOUS HAND BLOWN WITCH BALLS: The ones I showed in the video are made by these really nice artisans on Etsy, 2 Sisters Artisan Glass: </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/966896188/2-sisters-artisan-glass-limited-edition">https://www.etsy.com/listing/966896188/2-sisters-artisan-glass-limited-edition</a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; color: #030303; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; scroll-behavior: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Witch Bottle Article: </span><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-50186758" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-50186758</a></div><div><br /></div>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-84445336883704654622021-11-13T19:39:00.002-06:002021-11-13T19:39:43.238-06:00How to Organize Kitchen Witch Herbs<div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oh my gosh, it was such a mess, but now I have everything organized!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rm3U17slmuI/YZBoy7ZngaI/AAAAAAAAEsE/2c3jxTuP2WQXFEa_4v5yNowZ2S3FomHkACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8275.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="332" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rm3U17slmuI/YZBoy7ZngaI/AAAAAAAAEsE/2c3jxTuP2WQXFEa_4v5yNowZ2S3FomHkACLcBGAsYHQ/w332-h332/IMG_8275.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm going to show you how to organize your kitchen witch herbs, but first look at the mess I had going on! We're going to take the corner of my kitchen counter from cluttered mess to organized witchcraft at my fingertips! I also have these labels in a free download so that you can have them too, either use the same ones I did or use the one without text to add your own herbs either by hand or in Photoshop (like I did)
Eventually I'll be doing this with my non-culinary herbs too so watch for that.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/SahYPDMoO3E" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Blessings!</div><div>Mickie<br /><div><br /></div></div>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-86672187215395936202021-10-31T15:15:00.001-05:002021-10-31T15:15:19.934-05:00Halloween Protection Talisman, Samhain Cross / Parshell and GIVEAWAY WINN...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c3X3NfW4N8U/YX73m0VpeKI/AAAAAAAAEro/v04hrjuaZYMBljwUS1rtxbWF6nVCtd6AACLcBGAsYHQ/6F1CCAEC-880D-4188-BA64-18EBE570EFD0.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="750" height="325" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c3X3NfW4N8U/YX73m0VpeKI/AAAAAAAAEro/v04hrjuaZYMBljwUS1rtxbWF6nVCtd6AACLcBGAsYHQ/w329-h325/6F1CCAEC-880D-4188-BA64-18EBE570EFD0.JPG" width="329" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm sharing how I make a Halloween Protection Talisman called a Samhain Cross or Parshell. This traditional bit of old folk magick comes from rural Ireland and have such old roots that no one really knows it's origin. I wrote about these in my book Llewellyn's Little Book of Halloween and I illustrated one for Diana Rajchel's book "Samhain" which is part of Llewellyn's Sabbats Essentials series. I hope you enjoy learning about this great little bit of Halloween magick and how to make and use it.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">These protection amulets are traditionally made on Halloween or Samhain and hung over the front door on the inside of the home. A new one is made every year. When the old one is removed it's important to shout "Fonstarensheehy!" Then the new one takes it's place. The ones from previous years were often hung in the barn to protect the livestock and farm equipment, a modern alternative is to hang them in the garage. They can also be burned.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'll walk you through step-by-step in the video while I make one.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/KeCrirGBmUw" width="480"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-61536249741151694282021-10-26T19:47:00.002-05:002021-10-26T19:47:28.235-05:00HALLOWEEN BOOK GIVEAWAY! October Ghosts and Autumn Dreams: More Poems fo...<div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I've got a Halloween Book Giveaway! Here's a peek into October Ghosts and Autumn Dreams: More Poems for Halloween by K.A. Opperman (Jackanapes Press, October, 2021) and a giveaway of this beautiful book which is a sequel to the one we enjoyed here last year! I wanted you to get a little treat, so here's some Halloween inspiration and a giveaway that I'll be announcing the winner of on Halloween night! HOW TO ENTER: Subscribe to my channel, like this video, comment on this video. Winner chosen by random drawing on Oct. 30 15:00 pm CST, to be announced Halloween: Sunday, 10/31/2021</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">October Ghosts and Autumn Dreams: More Poems for Halloween by K.A. Opperman</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Autographed copies available here: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.jackanapespress.com/product/october-ghosts-and-autumn-dreams-more-poems-for-halloween-strong-preorder-strong</span></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/1eSmTVIoI5Y" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below are the Official Rules, I know it sounds like a bunch of legalese, (which is what it is) but it’s there so that this giveaway is in compliance with the law and YouTube’s guidelines.
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
1. Eligibility: October Ghosts Poetry 2021 Giveaway (the “Giveaway”) is open only to legal residents of the United States (excluding its territories and possessions) and Washington D.C. who are at least 18 years of age at time of entry (“Entrant"(s)). Void in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and where prohibited. The Giveaway is sponsored by K.A. Opperman (“Sponsor”).
2. Prize: The Giveaway allows Entrants to enter random drawings, as described below, on the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.youtube.com/c/MickieMuellerStudio</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> YouTube Channel (the “Channel”) for a chance at a copy of October Ghosts and Autumn Dreams: More Poems for Halloween by K.A. Opperman and publishers bookmark (“Prize”). The average retail value (“ARV”) of the Prize is $15.99 The total ARV of all Prizes is $15.99. THE ODDS OF WINNING THE PRIZE DEPENDS ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED.
No Prize substitution or cash alternative is allowed except at the sole discretion of Sponsor. If a Prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of Sponsor, a substitute prize of equal or greater retail value may be awarded. The Winner will be solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and for any other fees or costs associated with the Prize received.
3. Giveaway Period: The Giveaway shall begin at 12:01 a.m. Central Time ("CT") on 10/26/2021 and shall end at 5:00 p.m. CT on Saturday 10/30/2021 ("Giveaway Period").
4. How to Enter: To enter the Giveaway you must (a) subscribe to the Channel, (b) “like” the video HALLOWEEN BOOK GIVEAWAY! October Ghosts and Autumn Dreams: More Poems for Halloween (“Video) and (c) place a comment (“Comment”) on the Video (together the “Entry”). Entries must be received during the Giveaway Period. ONLY ONE ENTRY IS PERMITTED PER PERSON.
5. Winning: The winner of the Giveaway (“Winner”) shall be chosen by the Sponsor at a random drawing. The Winner shall be chosen within 5 days of the end of the Giveaway Period.
6. Prize Claim: The Winner will be notified within 3 days of the drawing via reply to the winning comment or Instagram/Facebook DM if applicable. The Winner may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and (where legal) a Publicity Release (collectively, “Prize Claim Documents”) within 3 days of notification, or as directed by the Sponsor. The failure to respond timely, to the notifications and the failure to provide the Prize Claim Documents will result in forfeiture of the Prize and, in such case, the Sponsor may declare an alternate winner, based on another random drawing. If a Prize goes unclaimed or is forfeited by the Winner, the Prize may not be re-awarded, in Sponsor’ sole discretion. Other restrictions may apply.
6. Rights of Sponsor: Sponsor, shall have the right, at its sole and absolute discretion to refuse any Entry whatsoever made by Entrants which it finds to be in violation of these Official Rules or which it finds in its sole discretion to be otherwise objectionable for any reason.
7. YouTube Policies
a) Your participation in and entry into this giveaway must be in compliance with YouTube’s own Community Guidelines. Entries which don’t comply with YouTube’s Community Guidelines will be disqualified.
b) YouTube is not a sponsor of this Giveaway. By entering this Giveaway, you release YouTube from any and all liability related to this Giveaway.</span></div>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-10781930311146478302021-10-08T13:15:00.000-05:002021-10-08T13:15:10.319-05:00October Events for 2021 Join Me Live!<p> I'm so excited to share two really special and unique events with you for October! I want to keep everyone safe but also give us an opportunity to hang out and celebrate Halloween and Samhain so I have two live virtual events in October and I hope you can attend either one or both!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ScpLODw7SQU/YWCKcYfZtWI/AAAAAAAAEqs/ibJeHX4Fu7gEVymdi2SCihpoILJ54MOFgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_7811.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="414" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ScpLODw7SQU/YWCKcYfZtWI/AAAAAAAAEqs/ibJeHX4Fu7gEVymdi2SCihpoILJ54MOFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w414-h414/IMG_7811.JPG" width="414" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;">Wed. Oct. 13 6:30-8:30 pm CST I’m doing a Zoom class about working with the symbols of Halloween for my old friends at Pathways Books in St. Louis Here’s the link for that: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/symbols-of-halloween-with-mickie-mueller-tickets-186275052697">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/symbols-of-halloween-with-mickie-mueller-tickets-186275052697</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;"><br style="scroll-behavior: auto;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;">Sun. October 24 6:30-8:30 pm CST I’m having a virtual book signing and shopping event on Facebook Live at my cousin’s shop (yep witchery dances in the fam) Aquarian Herbs in St. Charles MO. Here’s the link for that event:<br style="scroll-behavior: auto;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/900250440697149/">https://www.facebook.com/events/900250440697149/</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;"><br style="scroll-behavior: auto;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;">I’m doing a unique spell for each event with a printable download: Halloween’s Guardian Lantern Spell at the Pathways Books Zoom event and Pumpkin Spirit Gate Spell at the Aquarian Herbs Facebook Live! I’m really glad to be able to offer these events this year!<br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;">Blessings!</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; scroll-behavior: auto;">Mickie</div>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-58741557426945330792021-08-16T13:09:00.002-05:002021-08-16T13:09:32.119-05:00WEALTH AND SUCCESS Candle Spell, DIY Candles and Giveaway Winners<div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm sharing a wealth and success candle spell using one of my DIY candles that look super witchy, but first, I'll share who the giveaway winners are, they're announced in my YouTube video! </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LnTjCoBNLJ4/YRqpDF8mpyI/AAAAAAAAEpc/PGWBc_ZDVwo84S6m3cqgwMb9zP6MdpS9gCLcBGAsYHQ/239297190_10226990127645666_5266124912506636289_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="339" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LnTjCoBNLJ4/YRqpDF8mpyI/AAAAAAAAEpc/PGWBc_ZDVwo84S6m3cqgwMb9zP6MdpS9gCLcBGAsYHQ/w339-h339/239297190_10226990127645666_5266124912506636289_n.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/mO77EICDwjc" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mO77EICDwjc/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">These spell candles look amazing, they can also be used for witchy decor and make beautiful gifts for friends. I'll show you how to make them step-by-step adding your magickal intention as you go. You can simply burn the candle on it's own, add more spell elements, or include the candle in any wealth, success, or money spell of your choosing, get creative! </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">DESIGNS INCLUDED IN FREE DOWNLOAD (found in the description of this video over on my channel)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Wealth & Success Sigil: Use this for any money spells, wealth, prosperity, job hunting, career advancement.
Raven: Spells for courage and knowledge of your inner-self including but not limited to shadow work. Also good for and divination magick unlocking the subconscious mind. Use for spells to overcome any obstacle. Perfect for a Morrigan altar.
Snake: Great for healing as seen on the caduceus symbol used to represent health. The snake is also a symbol of transformation and rebirth because it sheds its skin and is reborn anew. The snake is a powerful guardian and also is the energy of fulfilling ambition, dreams, and creative forces. Perfect for a Hecate altar.
Pentagram & Moon: This is an all purpose design, use this to boost energy for any spell, love, money, luck, healing, protection, you name it!
Studio Coven Cicada: Great for any spells to boost creativity, or to break a creative block. Also use for spells for harmony, community, transformation, and embracing your inner voice.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YZw9V4OQgKk/YRqpODJkFqI/AAAAAAAAEpg/lyDt5b0zBngRzKokTMpqar_EYjvdEKLcwCLcBGAsYHQ/239339662_10226990127565664_562932275629239411_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YZw9V4OQgKk/YRqpODJkFqI/AAAAAAAAEpg/lyDt5b0zBngRzKokTMpqar_EYjvdEKLcwCLcBGAsYHQ/239339662_10226990127565664_562932275629239411_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you enjoy learning how to make these cool candles, will you use them in spellwork or for decor? They make really nice gifts too and they're budget friendly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qpy6V9m63Pg/YRqpSEdfBvI/AAAAAAAAEpk/oS7y80FNlPAol0yy4JNPpewWtJUs2aPswCLcBGAsYHQ/239214308_10226990127405660_4790311452636783863_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qpy6V9m63Pg/YRqpSEdfBvI/AAAAAAAAEpk/oS7y80FNlPAol0yy4JNPpewWtJUs2aPswCLcBGAsYHQ/239214308_10226990127405660_4790311452636783863_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Be Your Magick!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mickie Mueller<br /><br /></span></div>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-52800777243983817182021-08-06T21:21:00.001-05:002021-08-06T21:46:21.522-05:00WITCHES' BREW and Ten Thousand Subscriber Giveaway 2021<div><br /></div><div><p class="Body"><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I’m doing my biggest giveaway ever, there will be ten winners to celebrate the milestone of my channel passing 10,000 subscribers! I also wanted to share a beautiful kitchen witch spell to share the joy with you! We’ll be brewing butterfly tea flower tea lemonade, enchanting it with intention, and I’ll share some of my bartender tricks to make it a beautifully layered drink! This is the kind of thing that fun to make, and magickal to share with loved ones, friends, or a coven. Let the celebration commence!! Whoop-whoop!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body"></p><p class="Body"><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">HOW TO ENTER: Subscribe to my channel, like this video, comment on this video with your Instagram handle. Winners chosen by random drawing to be announced Saturday August 14 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Below are the Official Rules, I know it sounds like a bunch of legalese, (which is what it is) but it’s there so that this giveaway is in compliance with the law and YouTube’s guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Scroll down for OFFICAL RULES</span></p><p align="center" class="Body" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="Body" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/soGQ8rnd7q4" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p align="center" class="Body" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">OFFICIAL RULES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="Body" style="margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 9.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">1. Eligibility</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">: </span><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">WITCHES' BREW and Ten Thousand Subscriber Giveaway 2021</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> (the “Giveaway”) </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">is open only to legal residents of the United States (excluding its territories and possessions) and Washington D.C. who are at least 18 years of age at time of entry (“Entrant"(s)). Void in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and where prohibited.</span><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;"> The Giveaway is sponsored by </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">Mickie Mueller</span><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;"> (“Sponsor”).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2. Prize:</span></b><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt;"> The Giveaway allows Entrants to enter random drawings, as described below, on the </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/c/MickieMuellerStudio" style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">www.youtube.com/c/MickieMuellerStudio</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt;"> YouTube Channel (the “Channel”) for a chance at a one of the prizes listed (“Prize”). The average retail value (“ARV”) of the Prizes are listed below. The total ARV of all Prizes is $173.95. THE ODDS OF WINNING THE PRIZE DEPENDS ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Prizes (to be awarded randomly) and average retail value:</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac 2021 $14.99<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Witch’s Wand by MacLir $15.99<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Witch’s Altar by Mankey & Zakroff $15.99<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Witch’s Mirror by Mueller $15.99<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows by Blake (to be delivered when the book becomes available from publisher) $19.99<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Two Lavender Wands handmade by Mickie Mueller $20.00<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Black Salt handmade by Mickie Mueller $10.00<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Palmistry Hand handmade by Mickie Mueller $20.00<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Wooden Pendulum Board and Crystal Pendulum handmade by Mickie Mueller $26.00<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; 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If a Prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of Sponsor, a substitute prize of equal or greater retail value may be awarded. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Winners will be solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and for any other fees or costs associated with the Prize received.</span></p><p class="Body" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">3.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Giveaway Period: </b>The Giveaway shall begin at 12:01 a.m. Central Time ("CT") on 8/6/ 2021 and shall end at 11:59 a.m. CT on Friday August 13 2021 ("Giveaway Period").<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">4. How to Enter:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> To enter the Giveaway you must</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HE;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> (a) subscribe to the Channel, (b) “like” the video </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">WITCHES' BREW and Ten Thousand Subscriber Giveaway 2021</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(“Video) and </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(c) place a comment with Instagram OR Facebook handle (“Comment”) on the Video (together the “Entry”). Entries must be received during the Giveaway Period. ONLY ONE ENTRY IS PERMITTED PER PERSON.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">5. 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Other restrictions may apply.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">6. </span></b><b><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">Rights of Sponsor</span></b><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">: Sponsor, shall have the right, at its sole and absolute discretion to refuse any Entry whatsoever made by Entrants which it finds to be in violation of these Official Rules or which it finds in its sole discretion to be otherwise objectionable for any reason.</span></p><p class="Body" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">7. YouTube Policies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Body" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="Body" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">Your participation in and entry into this giveaway must be in compliance with YouTube’s own </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">Community Guidelines</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">. Entries which don’t comply with YouTube’s Community Guidelines will be disqualified.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">YouTube is not a sponsor of this </span><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">Giveaway</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">. By entering this </span><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">Giveaway</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">, you release YouTube from any and all liability related to this </span><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;">Giveaway.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span color="windowtext" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></p></div>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-74341960438701929152021-07-11T11:41:00.003-05:002021-07-11T11:41:38.204-05:00How To Prevent Nightmares with a Lavender Wand Spell<div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Have you been having trouble sleeping? Lots of people have. <span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'll show you how to prevent nightmares with a lavender wand spell. You can turn this Victorian craft into a witch craft and take charge of your bedtime ritual. Weave a talisman with me using lavender, ribbon and crystals filled with your intention and use it to cast a protective circle around your bed while you sleep. This simple nighttime ritual works great for bad dreams, nightmares, night terrors, insomnia, and can protect you from psychic attack and may even help with sleep paralysis while asleep too.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">SUPPLIES NEEDED:
7 stems of fresh lavender (or any odd number)
Ribbon ¼ inch thick, 2 yards long
Scissors
Spoon
toothpick
Small crystals of your choice for sleep/protection, I used amethyst and black tourmaline, but you can also use quartz, moonstone, labradorite, lapis lazuli, selenite, charoite, prehenite, smokey quartz, lepidolite
</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All the instructions for creating an enchanted lavender wand and adding a circle casting to your nighttime routine are in the video! Enjoy!</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Be Your Magick!</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mickie</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/ZjA5wH_BYzw" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZjA5wH_BYzw/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-74029845463387077432021-06-25T19:41:00.002-05:002021-06-25T19:41:11.983-05:00The Eclectic Witch's Book of Shadows Sneak Peek<div><br /></div><div>This is the moment that I held the book I illustrated for Llewellyn, The Eclectic Witch's Book of Shadows in my hand for the first time ever!! LOL </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm literally such a dork!</div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings,</div><div>Mickie</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/vM5ZnlZjHAw" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vM5ZnlZjHAw/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-78649391420994019702021-05-29T13:38:00.002-05:002021-05-29T13:38:20.020-05:00Witchy Home Decor, DIY Palmistry Hands Witchy Crafts<div><span style="font-family: times;">I've had a weird creepy hand in my studio for a couple years and I finally got around to turning it into a palmistry hand and then I made two more! <span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"><span style="color: #030303;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love adding witchy stuff to my decor because I weave magick into every area of my life. I'm not super experienced at palmistry, when I was in a coven ages ago we did a couple "Palm Sunday's" where we would analyze each others palms while reading out of a book to determine what all those lines, bumps, and stuff meant. Our hands are with us all the time and according to palmistry they're also a roadmap to be deciphered. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"><span style="color: #030303;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kYJVPd4aqiA/YLKJiKrOWNI/AAAAAAAAEkA/J2Ysh0NgK1cRDhqc7tg86VsAN0nUvQWdACLcBGAsYHQ/palmistry%2Bhand%2Balone.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1505" height="334" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kYJVPd4aqiA/YLKJiKrOWNI/AAAAAAAAEkA/J2Ysh0NgK1cRDhqc7tg86VsAN0nUvQWdACLcBGAsYHQ/w245-h334/palmistry%2Bhand%2Balone.jpg" width="245" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palmistry Hand Copyright Mickie Mueller 2021</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: times; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Palmistry hands are a cool witchy </span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: times; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">aesthetic</span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: times; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> trend, but it can also be a tool for learning a new skill for your witches tool box! Sure you can buy one, but if you make your own you can put your own </span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: times; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">energy</span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: times; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> into it and learn about those symbols by </span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: times; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">purposely</span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: times; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> drawing them on yourself. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"><span style="color: #030303;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you love witchy crafts, this one is for you! I made three of these hands, one from a store display hand and two that I cast from plaster myself, I'll show you how I made them step-by-step! Also included in the video description on YouTube is a free download of a printable Palmistry Guide with the symbols and lines to use as a reference so you can make your own palmistry hand too and make sure it's accurate. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"><span style="color: #030303;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"><span style="color: #030303;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope you join me in my studio where I'll show you that it's easier than you think to make something beautiful and magickal for your home.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"><span style="color: #030303;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"><span style="color: #030303;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be Your Magick!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"><span style="color: #030303;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"><span style="color: #030303;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mickie</span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/LxxATjTv7Bg" width="480"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-52002125711999676042021-04-28T19:51:00.005-05:002021-04-28T19:51:49.921-05:00Quick Witch Tips: Star of Bethlehem Magick #shorts<p class="MsoNormal">Dan was getting ready to mow and we had Star of Bethlehem popping up in the yard so he suggested I go gather them up, I totally did and got inspired to make a new YouTube #short! <o:p></o:p>Star of Bethlehem flower can be used as a spell ingredient and I'm sharing three ideas in under one minute in this video!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Star of Bethlehem flowers are good for Balance, harmony, healing shock and trauma, hope,
inspiration, honesty, recovery from grief</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do not ingest Star of Bethlehem flower or plant.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Element: Water<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Planet: Moon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Energy: Projective<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In some areas they’re considered weeds, they only bloom for
a short time, watch for them in April or May.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sprinkle dried flowers on a candle surrounded with citrine
to boost hope in the future. Dab olive oil on your favorite incense then roll it in dried
Star of Bethlehem flower. Its smoke encourages the truth to be revealed! Use it in a spell bottle for healing past trauma. I included
lavender, amethyst and a Pecos diamond I had on hand, but you can use any
ingredients for healing trauma that you like.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>If you want to work with the energy of Star of Bethlehem but
it doesn’t grow in your area, it’s a popular plant used in flower essences such
as Bach flower remedies, you can use a couple drops of that for any of these
quick spells.<div><br /><div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/CdL9mY6M3ho" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div></div></div>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-59843785897594484152021-04-23T21:39:00.000-05:002021-04-23T21:39:04.972-05:00Unboxing SPIRITUAL GOODIES BOX Dragon Healing March 2021<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Z2d2AD5CEjg" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-80948831199715904712021-04-09T14:54:00.009-05:002021-04-24T21:01:09.918-05:00Free Mental Health Resources<p><span style="font-family: times;"> Most of what I talk about here on my blog is witchcraft, today I want to share something that is important to anyone who wants to stand in their power and become the best version of themselves that they can be. That is one of the goals of witchcraft, but it's also important to <i>all human beings</i> on the earth no matter what your path is in life, what I'm talking about is your mental and emotional health. I've noticed many of my online friends (are there any other kind in 2021?) are struggling, and I wanted to share some resources with you that might help. My blog just seemed like the easiest way to do that.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_SEJ47dCOpY/YHCs5Icaw5I/AAAAAAAAEiM/KgxnY6EW7oEXpakMeQ0FRw6cGyagctpkgCLcBGAsYHQ/0E48D31D-7F2E-4910-9329-347870A3120F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_SEJ47dCOpY/YHCs5Icaw5I/AAAAAAAAEiM/KgxnY6EW7oEXpakMeQ0FRw6cGyagctpkgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h400/0E48D31D-7F2E-4910-9329-347870A3120F.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times;">I know it's been the most challenging year that most of us have ever faced. The pandemic has made everything including big overreaching problems and little minor things that go wrong in our lives seem to be magnified. As someone who was diagnosed with PTSD shortly before the pandemic started and continued therapy remotely throughout this past 12-plus months I get it. So many of us are just completely overwhelmed and getting so tired. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">We've tried to do whatever we could to protect our communities, families, and ourselves. If you've decided to be part of the solution instead of adding to the problem, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. We've faced our inner demons, we've discovered implicit biases hidden inside and felt outrage at the hate, racism, willful ignorance, and violence that humanity seems to have been steeped in for far too long. We want to face the world with compassion and wisdom, but how can we help others if we haven't done the work to help ourselves? You can't pour from an empty vessel.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">I know, you're tired, frustrated, tattered and torn. So am I. You miss your families, friends, and being together in the world. You're mourning the lives lost this year to the virus, to violence, systemic racism, suicide, and reasons too many to count. Sometimes life hurts. I get it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Sz2XlhpZihE/YHCtbiIwSlI/AAAAAAAAEiY/l38J-Tz0IGQ248s8hFuzWV9vhp8I0p4dQCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_7343.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Sz2XlhpZihE/YHCtbiIwSlI/AAAAAAAAEiY/l38J-Tz0IGQ248s8hFuzWV9vhp8I0p4dQCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_7343.JPEG" width="253" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">The truth is, I'm concerned for all of us, dear reader. I can't tell you how many times I was so grateful after talking with my therapist about how I've been feeling. It really helps. I know that I really lucked out with her and that many people don't have the privilege to be able to get therapy, years ago I didn't either. With all that we as individuals and a society are facing right now, I'll tell you something, those feelings you're having...they're normal given the circumstances we're living in, you shouldn't have to face those feelings alone. You deserve better</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">To that end, <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">I wanted to share some resources,
most are free, some of the apps have in-app purchases, but if you’re on a
limited budget you can get a lot out of the free versions. None of these apps
or companies have paid me to share these with you, these are some that I found
on my own or that were recommended. If you find one or more that helps you then
you have another tool for managing and maybe you’ll
share it with someone else in need. Let's destigmatize and normalize mental health treatment. Together, I hope we can go from simply
surviving to eventually thriving.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SjXV7Tj4y88/YHCuaerP45I/AAAAAAAAEis/4NECQTgpikUYc99xx8ahW-1VTBX3UAkVgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8987.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SjXV7Tj4y88/YHCuaerP45I/AAAAAAAAEis/4NECQTgpikUYc99xx8ahW-1VTBX3UAkVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/IMG_8987.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b><u>Important Note:</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 107%;">These applications
explicitly do not replace the diagnosis by a mental health care provider, but
can aid treatment. These applications explicitly do not replace psychotherapy. I've provided links so that you can research these apps on your own, most (I think all) are available for iPhone and Android.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Resources For Mental Health</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d1d1f; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>The Mighty</b>- Free</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d1d1f; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Mighty is the world's largest digital health community. We're people who talk
about what health is really like — from mental health to chronic illness,
disability, rare disease, parenting, neuro-diversity, care-giving and so much
more. Find and foster the human connections that will help you navigate your health
journey, no matter what you or your loved one is going through. We're here for
you.</span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-mighty/id1432324582">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-mighty/id1432324582</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>MindDoc:
Your Mental Health Companion- </b>Free <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 107%;">Top mental health app with
over 3,000,000 downloads and 4.7 stars out of 26,000+ reviews.</span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;" />
<span style="background: white;">Developed by clinical psychologists in close
collaboration with leading researchers for those who want to learn about
emotional well-being or who suffer from mild-to-moderate mental illness
including depression, anxiety, insomnia, and eating disorders. </span></span></span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://mymoodpath.com/en/">https://mymoodpath.com/en/</a></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>7 Cups: Online
Therapy & Chat- </b>Free with in-app purchases, They also offer counseling with
licensed therapists for $150 per month.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">Thanks to
thousands of volunteer listeners stepping up to lend a friendly ear, 7 Cups is
happy to say, "We're here for you!" No matter who you are or what
you're going through, this is a place where you'll be heard and cared for. We
might be strangers on the surface, but underneath we're just the friends you
haven't met yet. </span></span><a href="https://www.7cups.com/" style="font-family: times;">https://www.7cups.com/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>CPT Coach -</b>Free</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 107%;">CPT
Coach is for Veterans, Service members, and others with PTSD who are
participating in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) with a professional mental
healthcare provider. This app contains support materials for a complete course
of CPT to help you manage your treatment, including between session
assignments, readings, PTSD symptom monitoring, and mobile versions of CPT
worksheets. CPT Coach is not intended to be used as self-help without the
guidance of a professional mental healthcare provider.</span></span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.va.mobilehealth.ncptsd.cptcoach&hl=en&gl=US" style="font-family: times;">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.va.mobilehealth.ncptsd.cptcoach&hl=en&gl=US</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #595959; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #595959; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>ACT Coach -</b>Free<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; color: #595959; line-height: 107%;">Acceptance and
Commitment Therapy (ACT) aims to help you live with unpleasant thoughts, </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 107%;">ACT Coach was developed for Veterans,
Servicemembers, and other people who are in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
in consultation with a therapist. It offers exercises, tools, information, and
tracking logs so you can practice what you’re learning in your daily life. </span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background: white;">In ACT, you are encouraged to commit to
actions so that you can live your life by your values, even in the face of
these unpleasant experiences.</span></span></span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=is.vertical.actcoach&hl=en" style="font-family: times;">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=is.vertical.actcoach&hl=en</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>CBT-i Coach-</b>Free<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 107%;">CBT-i Coach is for people
who are engaged in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia with a health
provider, or who have experienced symptoms of insomnia and would like to
improve their sleep habits. The app will guide users through the process of
learning about sleep, developing positive sleep routines, and improving their
sleep environments. It provides a structured program that teaches strategies
proven to improve sleep and help alleviate symptoms of insomnia. </span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background: white;">CBT-i Coach is intended to augment face-to-face
care with a healthcare professional. It can be used on its own, but it is not
intended to replace therapy for those who need it. </span></span></span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.va.mobilehealth.ncptsd.cbti&hl=en&gl=US" style="font-family: times;">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.va.mobilehealth.ncptsd.cbti&hl=en&gl=US</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>What’s Up? A Mental Health App</b> -</span>
<span style="line-height: 107%;">Free- In-App Purchases<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">What's Up? is a fantastic free app
utilizing some of the best CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and ACT
(Acceptance Commitment Therapy) methods to help you cope with Depression,
Anxiety, Anger, Stress and more! With a beautiful, modern design, simple
heading and easy-to-follow methods, you can get to what helps you the most in
seconds! </span></span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jacksontempra.apps.whatsup&hl=en&gl=US" style="font-family: times;">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jacksontempra.apps.whatsup&hl=en&gl=US</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Bloom- Free- In-App Purchases</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1d1f; letter-spacing: -0.065px;">Bloom is the easiest & most affordable way to do therapy. Train your mind with over 500+ exercises from cognitive-behavioral-therapy (CBT). Do therapy yourself and get personalized daily mental health coaching sessions to manage stress and anxiety, improve sleep, build better habits, foster stronger relationships and improve the quality of life. </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloom-cbt-therapy-self-care/id1475128511">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloom-cbt-therapy-self-care/id1475128511</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Calm Harm</b>- Free<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">Calm Harm is an award-winning app developed
for teenage mental health charity stem4 by Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant
Clinical Psychologist, using the basic principles of an evidence-based therapy
called Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT). Calm Harm provides tasks to help
you resist or manage the urge to self-harm. You can make it private by setting
a password, and personalize the app if you so wish. You will be able to track
your progress and notice change. </span></span><a href="https://calmharm.co.uk/#row1" style="font-family: times;">https://calmharm.co.uk/#row1</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>DBT Coach</b> -</span> <span style="line-height: 107%;">Free- In-App Purchases<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 107%;">This is the most
comprehensive DBT app that exists today with easy to follow visual tools.</span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;" />
<span style="background: white;">Learn and practice DBT skills using video
lessons and fun animations which helps you to remember skills longer. Features
over 100 videos and 200+ animations. You can also take notes on these lessons
for future use. </span></span></span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.swasth.dbtcoach&hl=en_US&gl=US" style="font-family: times;">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.swasth.dbtcoach&hl=en_US&gl=US</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>SuperBetter</b> -Free</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Join nearly a millon people who have played SuperBetter so far to build resilience, achieve goals, and tackle challenges including anxiety, depression, stress, chronic pain, concussion recovery, and more. This app is fun and encouraging and b<span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">acked by science. Created by game designer Jane McGonigal,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;"> SuperBetter is powered by the Live Gamefully® method; a framework that activates the psychological strengths of game play to build resilience and success in real life. Proven results in just minutes a day.</span></span> https://www.superbetter.com/</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meditation
Apps</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>Waking Up: Guided Meditation</b> -</span>
<span style="line-height: 107%;">Free- In-App Purchases<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">Waking
Up is a guide to understanding the mind, for the purpose of living a more
balanced and fulfilling life. Join Sam Harris—neuroscientist, philosopher, and
New York Times best-selling author—as he explores the practice of meditation
and examines the theory behind it. </span></span><a href="https://wakingup.com/" style="font-family: times;">https://wakingup.com/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Insight
Timer</b> Free- In-App Purchases<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">Insight
Timer offers 90,000 free guided meditations. We believe everyone deserves
access to a free daily meditation practice. Which is why we publish the world's
largest collection of free guided meditations, with over 90,000 titles. There
are meditations for almost any topic you can imagine and even meditations for
children. </span></span><a href="https://insighttimer.com/" style="font-family: times;">https://insighttimer.com/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #5c6167;">Liberate -</span></span></span><span style="color: #5c6167; font-family: times;">Free- In-App Purchases</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1d1f; letter-spacing: -0.065px;">Liberate is the meditation app for us, by us that is Black-owned. We’re not only just a meditation app, we’re a safe space for the Black community to develop a daily meditation habit. Anyone is welcome to use Liberate, we just want to be clear who we’re here for.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1d1f; font-family: times; letter-spacing: -0.065px;">With popular meditations and talks like The Joy of Gratitude, Mindfulness of Healing, and For The Ancestor In You we offer a meditation journey that speaks to the realities of being Black in the modern day. Our carefully-curated library of over 260+ titles is led by teachers of color representing a wide range of experiences and lineages in their practice. </span><span style="color: #1d1d1f; font-family: times;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/liberate-black-meditation-app/id1451620569">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/liberate-black-meditation-app/id1451620569</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1d1d1f; font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>The
Tapping Solution</b> Free- In-App Purchases<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">After
540,000 plays of our “Releasing Anxiety” Tapping meditation the average
reported reduction of anxiety was 41% in just 9 minutes. Tapping, also known as
EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), is a powerful stress relief technique.
Tapping is based on the combined principles of ancient Chinese acupressure and
modern psychology. This is because stress is linked to anxiety, weight gain,
sleep problems, lack of motivation, chronic pain, stomach issues, and
depression. Tapping is proven to reduce stress, lower cortisol, improve sleep,
reduce anxiety, relieve pain, increase productivity, and so much more! </span></span><a href="https://www.thetappingsolution.com/tapping-101/" style="font-family: times;">https://www.thetappingsolution.com/tapping-101/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Headspace</b>
-Free, In-App Purchases<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">Headspace
makes meditation techniques available online so more people could experience
the benefits of meditation anytime, anywhere. With this app you’ll find: guided
meditations, animations, articles and videos, all in the distinct Headspace
style. There are also useful articles on the website and a show on Netflix
about meditation. </span></span><a href="https://www.headspace.com/" style="font-family: times;">https://www.headspace.com/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><b>Calm</b>
-</span> <span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;">Free, In-App Purchases<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #5c6167; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sleep, Meditation and Relaxation, with over 100 million
downloads and over 1.5M+ 5-star reviews. We’re honored to be an Apple BEST OF
2018 award winner, Apple's App of the Year 2017, Google Play Editor's Choice
2018, and to be named by the Center for Humane Technology as "the world's
happiest app". </span></span><a href="https://www.calm.com/" style="font-family: times;">https://www.calm.com/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #5c6167; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #5c6167; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ypo1m2k7GKk/YHCv1Sq8j8I/AAAAAAAAEi0/eR_7HNni1vUFBSHnFn69qtJdkPg5JM5BwCLcBGAsYHQ/7A4A429E-F676-4B48-B284-47F602EBD36F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ypo1m2k7GKk/YHCv1Sq8j8I/AAAAAAAAEi0/eR_7HNni1vUFBSHnFn69qtJdkPg5JM5BwCLcBGAsYHQ/7A4A429E-F676-4B48-B284-47F602EBD36F.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">I hope you find some resources here that are helpful. It might also "break the seal" on the idea of looking for help. You might even find more if you search for apps on your phone. If you want to get in person mental health treatment (and many are doing telehealth these days too.) You can visit Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/ and they have a great search where you can find all kinds of mental health professionals in your area. If you're on a tight budget some even offer a sliding scale. I know it's scary, but if you've read this far then I know you're thinking seriously about it. It's going to be ok. If you had a broken arm, you would go to the doctor, this is no different. I believe in you!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">Love and Blessings,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">Mickie</span></p><p><br /></p>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-44792232985626455612021-04-01T15:48:00.001-05:002021-04-01T15:48:37.659-05:00Spring Witchcraft, How To Make Wildflower Seed Bombs<div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'll show you some spring witchcraft, here's how to make wildflower seed bombs for manifesting anything! This was inspired by one of my articles in the 2017 Llewellyn''s Sabbats Almanac. Seed bombs are perfect for harnessing the power of spring to break inertia and manifest any goal you want. These are really easy to make with stuff you already have around the house. This easy spell is budget friendly and great for new witches and experienced witches alike. Great for celebrating Ostara/spring equinox, Earth Day, or celebrate all spring!
Seed bombs are often used to toss into empty lots in order to beautify the area and help pollinators. I do want to give you a little word of caution and make sure that you check your local ordinances or with the owner of the lot because I don’t want anyone to get in trouble for vandalism. Never toss seed bombs onto privately owned property (unless you’ve checked with them first, a conservation area, or land used for agricultural purposes. If in doubt, just use them in your own yard. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/jZT-kxk3Aw4" width="480"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-86357761384577379362021-03-20T21:13:00.002-05:002021-03-20T21:13:50.920-05:00Ostara Altar Tour: Why is There Coffee on My Altar?!<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/5piN1jj-sW4" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-71589634892004238032021-03-14T00:23:00.000-06:002021-03-14T00:23:10.725-06:00Safe Travel and Car Protection Spells Collab with 1fitbruja<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/vWMU-0LtZXk" width="480"></iframe>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071586023940611163.post-31162689362969962022021-02-17T22:06:00.002-06:002021-02-17T22:06:28.731-06:00Bay Leaf Spells and Witch Book Haul Giveaway<div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I finally got more work done on the book illustrations for The Eclectic Witch's Book of Shadows: Witchy Wisdom at Your Fingertips, so I had a little time to do a new video!</span></div><div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AVSSBheDww0/YC3nH77OpsI/AAAAAAAAEgA/U-Joi05xKvEar5Ovx-xQNMwRTf1MRy4eQCLcBGAsYHQ/9780738765327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AVSSBheDww0/YC3nH77OpsI/AAAAAAAAEgA/U-Joi05xKvEar5Ovx-xQNMwRTf1MRy4eQCLcBGAsYHQ/w213-h320/9780738765327.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I did the art for the cover of this lovely book, and I'm also doing the interior illustrations, it's going to be full color you guys, and it's coming along so nicely! I can't wait to share it with you when it's finished!</span></div><div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Anyway, in my new video I decided to offer you </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">three easy bay leaf spells plus I have a witch book haul giveaway for you guys! Three lucky viewers will win one of these books or the calendar, I contributed articles for each, so I'll sign them for the winners too. </span></div><div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
HOW TO ENTER: Subscribe to my channel, like this video, comment on this video. Any comment can win, but if you tell me in the comments which prize you prefer I'll do my best. Winner chosen by random drawing to be announced Wednesday February 24 2021.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/v59DXTPEIio" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mickie Mueller Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634252718129366400noreply@blogger.com30