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I am a WITCH on a BUDGET! I'm always thinking of ways to Use What I Have around the house and incorporate it into my magickal practice. One of my favorite things to work with is incense. There's just something about scent that puts you in a perfect frame of mind for all kinds of magick. It helps me to focus on my intention, and it keeps me centered and inspired with all kinds of good positive energy. We can't all afford expensive incense and fancy burners. Did you know that you can make Loose Powdered Incense from the everyday ingredients in your kitchen cupboard? Well, you can; and this video will show you how to do it, and how well it works...the only thing we're lacking is a "scratch n' sniff"! Enjoy the video, and have fun making your own incense.
Blessings, Amythyst
1. Any of a group of colorswith a huebetweenthat of violetandred.
2. Cloth of a colorbetweenvioletandred,formerlyworn as a symbol of royalty or highoffice.
3. Imperialpower;highrank:born to thepurple.
4. RomanCatholicChurch
a. Therank or office of a cardinal.
b. Therank or office of a bishop.
adj.
1. Of thecolorpurple.
2. Royal or imperial;regal.
3. Elaborateandornate:purpleprose.
tr. & intr.v.pur·pled, pur·pling, pur·ples
To make or becomepurple.
Purple ~ Magickal Energies
Purple is the color of royalty, charm, meditation, idealism, divination, progress, justice, mysticism, devotion, clairvoyance, luck, accomplishment and religion. In magick, purple is employed for protection, power, legal matters, divination, progress, the breaking of bad luck, the access of higher realms, driving away evil, to stop gossip or lies, material wealth, spirit contact and to enhance spiritual and psychic powers.
Purple is the color of your crown chakra, connecting you to Divinity and your Higher Self.
I lost my purple somewhere along the way. For the past three years I was the main driving force keeping a life-long drug addict straight. The longer we were together, the more my own interests and activities slipped into the background. Pretty soon, they were non-existent. And the "me" that was ME was replaced with another persona; this one focused on doctors, and appointments, and bills, and pills.
I became something far beyond a spouse and partner, something I'm not sure I ever should have been. I became the gate-keeper, the nurse, the disciplinarian, and the Keeper-Of-The-Pills. I became responsible for all those things in my husband's life that my husband should have been responsible for himself. And along the way, I lost my purple.
When you lose your purple, you don't realize you're losing it right away. It fades gradually, eventually disappearing all together. It suddenly dawns on you, unexpectedly, triggered by an event, a disappointment, a confrontation, exasperation, desperation, or exhaustion. You abruptly raise your head above the dark grim focused world you've been immersed in; you look around; and you are acutely aware of the poisonous negative energy surrounding you. You are shockingly aware of the absence of your purple. It was a stark, clarifying, defining moment for me.
You suddenly have to ask yourself, "How much of "Me" am I willing to sacrifice for this person?"...a season? a life time? "What am I willing to sacrifice for this person?"...all other personal relationships? financial security? peace of mind? It's a somber moment of introspection.
You realize, in the back of your mind, that this needy unpredictable troubled individual may not survive without your discipline, your determination, your strength. You have to reach a moment, a heartbreaking illuminating moment, when you finally say..."Me first."
You have to reach a primal raw wild place in your soul, where the idea of self-preservation resides. Only when you arrive at this point where you care about yourself and your future more than you care about someone else's destiny, can you turn a magickal corner.
Once this happens...it's time to find your purple.
Yes, this is another wonderful witchy blog post...I promise you that there will be a Personal blog post coming up in the near future with a very un-witchy theme. I'm working on it. In the meantime, spread a little magick :)
The candle I made for this video is a spell candle for love, but for any of my muggles who visit this blog, this is just the basic way to make a regular ole' non-wax candle. It was so much fun, and even the couple glitches I ran into during the process (which you'll see) didn't dampen my ardor, or the final results!
Enjoy!
Making a LOVE Non-Wax Spell Candle ~ Items Needed: 1. a glass jar, size of your choice 2. wick 3. crazy glue 4. Crisco Shortening, or any other name-brand solid vegetable shortening 5. a crayon, red 6. herbs ~ rose petal, hibiscus, nutmeg 7. essential oil ~ rose 8. a paper bowl
This project was So Much Fun, and I screwed up during the process! When I poured the hot mixture into my glass container, the wick became dislodged from the small metal tab that held it to the bottom of the jar. Oh dear, what shall we do? Instead of cutting the camera and fixing the problem before moving on, I thought this was a perfect opportunity to show you what I did to fix this problem. It's all a "learn as we go" process...everything is!
I am hoping to add these candles, in assorted sizes and containers, to the merchandise at The Witch's Corner. I LOVE making them, so I'm also pretty sure that my daughters will wind up with a multitude of colored candles for various occasions and intentions!
I hope you enjoyed this video...thank you for liking, sharing, and subscribing. (It matters, you know!) And Happy Candle Making!!!
