I accidently created a library...

 

Back in the day, the early years of the internet, when it was still fun and blogs were a novelty, I started my first blog, Magickal Connections, at Wordpress.  Since I've kept a diary, sporadically, since I was 12 years old, this was a hoot, and it was even made more weird and exciting knowing that people were actually going to see it.  (And they did, in large numbers, before someone invented the algorithm)

I began creating pages for this blog, more and more pages, connecting contents from my books, contents from my websites, especially The Witch's Corner, but also The Tarot Parlour. It was fun; and a lot of work; and I marveled at how you could connect all these internet locations to make it one giant coop, or corporation, or something.

Following are links to the pages that I created throughout the realm of the internet, connecting my favorite places with unabashed delight...  I hope you find something of interest here, and I hope that you enjoy!

PAGES @ MAGICKAL CONNECTIONS

Book of Shadows ~ Spells
BOS: Spells 

Banishing Spells
Beauty Spells
Breaking the Spell
Candle Spells
Command & Compel Spells
Court Case Spells
Health & Healing Spells
Hexing, Cursing, Binding Spells
Love Spells
Mojo Bag Spells
Money Spells
Protection Spells
Spells for the Tongue
Spells To Summon

Tarot Magick: The Queens’ Oil

Goddess Connection

#1 Goddess Connection ~ Airmed, Aphrodite, Arianrhod, Artemis, Astarte

#2 Goddess Connection ~ Athene, Aurora, Baby Yaga, Bast, Baubo
#3 Goddess Connection ~ Black Tara, Blue Tara, Brighid, Cailleach, Ceres
#4 Goddess Connections ~ Cerridwen, Copia, Cybele, Demeter, Eostre
#5 Goddess Connection ~ Flora, Freya, Green Tara, Hathor, Hecate
#6 Goddess Connection ~ Inanna, Isis, Kalima, Kuan Yin, Lakshmi
#7 Goddess Connection ~ Lilith, Lucina, Mama Cocha, Mami Wata, Morrigan
#8 Goddess Connection ~ Oshun, Pele, Persephone, Red Tara, Shakti
#9 Goddess Connection ~ Shitalia, Snake Woman, Sophia, Thalia, White Buffalo Calf Woman

Magickal Correspondences

Media

Motherpeace Tarot JourneyThe Major Arcana
Minor Arcana: Swords
Minor Arcana: Wands
Minor Arcana: Cups
Minor Arcana: Discs

My Books

Online Tarot Lesson #1
Online Tarot Lesson #2
Online Tarot Lesson #3
Online Tarot Lesson #4
Online Tarot Lesson #5
Online Tarot Lesson #6
Online Tarot Lessons/Introduction

Reconnect with Your Pagan Roots & the Mother Goddess

Tarot Study Guide
Tarot Tutorial

1. Dividing the Deck: Major/Minor
2. The Major Arcana: In a Nutshell
3. The Major Arcana: In Depth
4. The Suits: In a Nutshell
Minor Arcana: The Aces
Minor Arcana: The Eights
Minor Arcana: The Fives
Minor Arcana: The Fours
Minor Arcana: The Nines
Minor Arcana: The Sevens
Minor Arcana: The Sixs
Minor Arcana: The Tens
Minor Arcana: The Threes
Minor Arcana: The Twos

Tarot Tutorial 2

Court Cards: Energy of the Knights
Court Cards: Majesty of the Kings
Court Cards: Mystery of the Queens
Court Cards: Pages- The Messengers

Woman Speak

The Witch's Desk ~ Q&A

All questions are posted as received, No Editing (except to delete identities), as all questions are posted anonymously. These questions were originally posted at my blog, Magickal Connections.

• 1. Well I don’t really know how to cast a circle and there are some things about a money bottle I don’t understand and the mojo bag also help thank u

Note: I have to say that I get this type of message quite often, actually A LOT.  This is obviously a person who has not picked up a book to read or learn anything on the subjects in question.  Basically, they want someone to do everything for them, in essence, it's like they want me to "learn" for them, or just tell them everything they need to know.  Learning the old-fashioned way is too much work.

This is re-posted from my blog Magickal Connections, June 2014. I had the time and patience then to sit down and respond to messages like this.  I don't have either now.  If I received this message now, I would give them a link to my books, which contain all the information they would need for these topics.  I would tell them that they need to find the time to read, and study, and learn, and then, if they still have questions, ask them... Here's a link to My Books.  (Available in paperback or kindle)  Okay, I'm done ranting now... on with my reply:

Witch’s Bottles ~

Witches’ bottles are an old form of magick wherein the spell, in the form of personal effects, herbs, and a variety of objects, are deposited in a glass jar or bottle. The container is then sealed up with wax and used in a variety of ways, depending upon it’s purpose. Money bottles can be kept near the front door where they are visible and handy, and you can grab them and give them a shake from time to time to keep the energy moving towards manifestation. Witches’ bottles for protection might be buried on your property, as near the threshold of your front door as possible. A wild and woolly bottle, meant to kick some magickal butt or get rid of a pesky problem, will be buried as far away from your land as is physically possible and reasonable. A bottle meant to conjure love, well, I’d tuck that beneath the bed, where the energy will pool and puddle, perk and boil, till the damn bursts and love and passion bloom.

You can use any kind of bottle that has a mouth large enough to deposit some of the more unusual items you might have for your spell. This creation can be very unique.  Witches’ Bottles are easy spells to cast, fun to put together, and long potent lasting magick.

Circle Casting

You’ll find a circle casting ritual at my website by clicking HERE.

To cast most magick, you will want to create sacred space in which to work; space that is cleansed, consecrated, and reinforced against negative energy and entities. This space will hold and contain magickal energy as it builds, until you are ready to release it into the universe, sometimes with explosive abruptness. This space will give you the reassurance of protection, so that you can concentrate on your spell casting or ritual, knowing that you are safe– physically mentally, and spiritually– knowing that nothing will interfere with you or the energy within your circle. This space will provide a place of beauty and serenity, in which to invoke Deity.

Whether or not the boundaries of your magick circle are marked with physical objects…a ring of stones, a silver cord, bouquets of flowers, or candles; you most likely will feel the invisible energy of this circle as a shift in temperature, the sensation of being closed within a small space, a tingling sensation on the soles of your feet, or a slight change of pressure around your head or inner ear. Some people experience a physical sensation within the circle, and others do not. It may depend on an individual’s physical sensitivity to various energies. Even if you experience no sensations within the magick circle, know that this space, when properly cast, is as solid and real and sacred as the most intimidating cathedral, or the quaintest neighborhood church.

Mojo Bags

The ancient practice of combining spell ingredients for particular intentions in small bags and pouches is an ancient one, and a magick that has proved particularly powerful. Mojo bags can be carried in your purse or pocket, tucked beneath your pillow, worn from a cord or chain around your neck, tucked in an enemy’s personal space, or even dismantled and thrown to the wind…I bet you’ll know what to do.

I have a whole section in my book Natural Magick the Gray Witch Way devoted to mojo bags, including directions on making your own with correspondences for a number of intentions…"These enchanting magickal charms can be carried and integrated into your life in a variety of ways. Mojo bags to enhance your dreams or to prevent nightmares can be tucked beneath your pillow, releasing their magick and fragrance right under your nose each night. Mojo bags for prosperity can be carried in your purse, rubbing elbows with your wallet or checkbook, bringing you success and abundance in the financial world. Mojo bags for love and employment, for protection and hexing, can all be created to move energy along, to invoke spirits, to create change, and to shake up the mundane world in a million different magickal ways.”

• 2. Hello Amythyst this (Name Deleted) and you once did a reading for me and was about who thought at the time was my soul mate only to find out for my goddess Hecate my true soul mate is Gabriel and that the (Name Deleted) guy was just somebody I was sing to help. It turns out that I am still waiting for my true soul mate and I want him in my life and I feel alone and want somebody do love me too. I feeling confused with my life and want to know why my life. I want to know why I am never lucky with anything I do? I feel like I never get anywhere and I think more about helping other people but am to worried to help myself. I feel that if I try to make my life better that everything will not work out. I just want to be happy. I am not happy with the way my life is. Can you help me?

I see several questions within this question.

First, can I help you?…Basically, no. Up to a point, I can listen to you, I can encourage you, I can comfort you, I can advise you, I can do a reading for you, I can make suggestions; but in the end, ultimately, you are responsible for your own happiness, you are responsible for your own decisions, you are responsible for your own actions or inaction.

“I feel that if I try to make my life better that everything will not work out…"  So you’re saying that you’re so afraid of failure you’re not even going to try? (If you don’t try, you’ll never succeed.) Are you saying that it’s better to live a life of unhappiness and discontent, rather than to make the effort to change it?

One of the first questions to ask yourself is: What do I have to do to improve my life? 

Think about every area of your life, from relationships, to employment, to spirituality, to health (both mental & physical).   Make a list.  What do I need to do to improve my life?  How many things on this list are do-able in the short term, like now; and how many things on this list are long-term issues that you should start working on now in order to make the future better?  Once you’ve made this list, you can’t just sit forever and ponder on it, you actually have to get out there, contact the right people, and start things in motion.  You have to put effort into Action.

One thing about this that irks me is the fact that women in general have a tendency to be thrown completely for a loop when a relationship doesn’t work out.  It’s sad.  Yes, it’s disappointing, but it’s not the end of the world. You need to be a whole and complete, happy and content human being on your own before you’re ready to enter into a relationship with anyone.  I actually think that some women benefit from a period of time on their own, time to find their center, time to learn about who they really are and what they really want out of life.  Some women need a period of time to themselves to gain confidence in their ability to fend for themselves, to make good decisions, to handle business, to delve into their creative sides.  Some women just plain benefit from time to themselves, period.

My advice?…Stop pining for this guy you broke up with. Stop looking for imaginary spiritual mates in the ether world. Concentrate on this world, this life.  Take the idea of potential partners out of the picture all together. What do you want to do with your life? You said that you wanted to help people.  How do you intend to do this?  Does this touch your soul and make you feel good inside, good about yourself, good about the world? 

If you’re meant to find your soul mate, you will, when the universe and Spirit decide it’s time.  Stop wasting so much of your energy fretting over this issue.  In order to draw good things into your life, you have to surround yourself with and project positive energy.  Work on this.

Learn to love yourself.

Source:

Magickal Connections
April, 2014

Answers for a Reader

Good morning, World! I received the following comment from a lovely reader at my blog, Magickal Connections. This is her comment (posted anonymously and unedited):

“What can I do to get my boyfriend to leave this girl alone whenever I ask him about her he keeps on liein about her plus why can’t I keep my money whenever I get it it just gone”

And this is my reply:

I don’t cast spells for people, but you may find what you’re looking for at this page of love spells:

https://wytchymystique.com/spells/love-spells/

And about the lying, that’s a terrific character flaw, one you might find a magical solution to on this page:

https://wytchymystique.com/spells/spells-for-the-tongue/

About your money… first look at it mundanely– do you budget? Do you stick to a budget? Do you have someone else influencing how you spend it? Think about mundane everyday things you can do to manage your money more efficiently, and while you’re doing that, you can look for an appropriate money spell on this page:

https://wytchymystique.com/spells/money-spells/

Resources ~ A Magical Library

For anyone who's interested, there are pages and pages of resources at my blog, Magickal Connections.  I started this blog over a decade ago, so it's had a long time to build!  A lot of these blog pages were either inspirations for my books, or are excerpts from my books.  The topics, of course, are witchcraft, tarot, the goddess, spells and magick.

Here you be...

• About the Witch
• BOS: Spells

Banishing Spells
Beauty Spells
Breaking the Spell
Candle Spells
Command & Compel Spells
Court Case Spells
Health & Healing Spells
Hexing, Cursing, Binding Spells
Love Spells
Mojo Bag Spells
Money Spells
Protection Spells
Spells for the Tongue
Spells To Summon
Tarot Magick: The Queens’ Oil

• Goddess Connection 

#1 Goddess Connection ~ Airmed, Aphrodite, Arianrhod, Artemis, Astarte
#2 Goddess Connection ~ Athene, Aurora, Baby Yaga, Bast, Baubo
#3 Goddess Connection ~ Black Tara, Blue Tara, Brighid, Cailleach, Ceres
#4 Goddess Connections ~ Cerridwen, Copia, Cybele, Demeter, Eostre
#5 Goddess Connection ~ Flora, Freya, Green Tara, Hathor, Hecate
#6 Goddess Connection ~ Inanna, Isis, Kalima, Kuan Yin, Lakshmi
#7 Goddess Connection ~ Lilith, Lucina, Mama Cocha, Mami Wata, Morrigan
#8 Goddess Connection ~ Oshun, Lucina, Mama Cocha, Mami Wata, Morrigan
#9 Goddess Connection ~ Shitalia, Snake Woman, Sophia, Thalia, White Buffalo Calf Woman

• Magickal Correspondences
• Media
• Motherpeace Tarot Journey

The Major Arcana
Minor Arcana: Swords
Minor Arcana: Wands
Minor Arcana: Cups
Minor Arcana: Discs

• My Books
• Online Tarot Lesson #1
• Online Tarot Lesson #2
• Online Tarot Lesson #3
• Online Tarot Lesson #4
• Online Tarot Lesson #5
• Online Tarot Lesson #6
• Online Tarot Lessons/Introduction
• Reconnect with Your Pagan Roots & the Mother Goddess
• Tarot Tutorial

1. Dividing the Deck: Major/Minor
2. The Major Arcana: In a Nutshell
3. The Major Arcana: In Depth
4. The Suits: In a Nutshell
Minor Arcana: The Aces
Minor Arcana: The Eights
Minor Arcana: The Fives
Minor Arcana: The Fours
Minor Arcana: The Nines
Minor Arcana: The Sevens
Minor Arcana: The Sixs
Minor Arcana: The Tens
Minor Arcana: The Threes
Minor Arcana: The Twos

• Tarot Tutorial 2 

Court Cards: Energy of the Knights
Court Cards: Majesty of the Kings
Court Cards: Mystery of the Queens
Court Cards: Pages- The Messengers

• Woman Speak

Books by Amythyst Raine

click  HERE

The Tarot Parour

click  HERE

The Witch's Corner

click  HERE

Does it really work?

A new blog post @ Magickal Connections on spirituality, "knowing", belief, and faith.

https://wytchymystique.com/2019/12/29/does-it-really-work/

Magickal Connections ~ Milestone

My blog, Magickal Connections,
has hit over 700,000 views. 

To celebrate, here's an encore post that was very popular: 

Protection Magick the Gray Witch Way 

https://wytchymystique.com/2011/05/27/protection-magick-the-gray-witch-way/

A Magickal Library

Pages @ Magickal Connections

• About the Witch
• BOS: Spells
  • Banishing Spells
  • Beauty Spells
  • Breaking the Spell
  • Candle Spells
  • Command & Compel Spells
  • Court Case Spells
  • Health & Healing Spells
  • Hexing, Cursing, Binding Spells
  • Love Spells
  • Mojo Bag Spells
  • Money Spells
  • Protection Spells
  • Spells for the Tongue
  • Spells To Summon
  • Tarot Magick: The Queens’ Oil
• Goddess Connection
  • #1 Goddess Connection ~ Airmed, Aphrodite, Arianrhod, Artemis, Astarte
  • #2 Goddess Connection ~ Athene, Aurora, Baby Yaga, Bast, Baubo
  • #3 Goddess Connection ~ Black Tara, Blue Tara, Brighid, Cailleach, Ceres
  • #4 Goddess Connections ~ Cerridwen, Copia, Cybele, Demeter, Eostre
  • #5 Goddess Connection ~ Flora, Freya, Green Tara, Hathor, Hecate
  • #6 Goddess Connection ~ Inanna, Isis, Kalima, Kuan Yin, Lakshmi
  • #7 Goddess Connection ~ Lilith, Lucina, Mama Cocha, Mami Wata, Morrigan
  • #8 Goddess Connection ~ Oshun, Lucina, Mama Cocha, Mami Wata, Morrigan
  • #9 Goddess Connection ~ Shitalia, Snake Woman, Sophia, Thalia, White Buffalo Calf Woman
• Magickal Correspondences
• Media
• Motherpeace Tarot Journey
  • The Major Arcana
  • Minor Arcana: Swords
  • Minor Arcana: Wands
  • Minor Arcana: Cups
  • Minor Arcana: Discs
• My Books
• Online Tarot Lesson #1
• Online Tarot Lesson #2
• Online Tarot Lesson #3
• Online Tarot Lesson #4
• Online Tarot Lesson #5
• Online Tarot Lesson #6
• Online Tarot Lessons/Introduction
• Reconnect with Your Pagan Roots & the Mother Goddess
• Tarot Tutorial
  • 1. Dividing the Deck: Major/Minor
  • 2. The Major Arcana: In a Nutshell
  • 3. The Major Arcana: In Depth
  • 4. The Suits: In a Nutshell
  • Minor Arcana: The Aces
  • Minor Arcana: The Eights
  • Minor Arcana: The Fives
  • Minor Arcana: The Fours
  • Minor Arcana: The Nines
  • Minor Arcana: The Sevens
  • Minor Arcana: The Sixs
  • Minor Arcana: The Tens
  • Minor Arcana: The Threes
  • Minor Arcana: The Twos
• Tarot Tutorial 2
  • Court Cards: Energy of the Knights
  • Court Cards: Majesty of the Kings
  • Court Cards: Mystery of the Queens
  • Court Cards: Pages- The Messengers
• Woman Speak

Free Tarot Reading...

I pulled four cards for you today and posted them at my Other Blog...

Someone is holding something over you… their power. They’re holding secrets, they’re holding onto influence, they’re holding on to something that is not theirs to keep.

                           

Read on, click  HERE

A Desert Reading ~ A Message from the Other Side

New blog post @ Magickal Connections

click  HERE

The Week Ahead Tarot Spread ~ Cards & Interpretations

Hello, World!... I'm going to be spending less time re-posting between Magickal Connections and Every Cat Has a Tale. This was suppose to be the blog I shared more of my Personal Stuff on, and I'm going to swing it back to that mode.  For blog posts on witchcraft and tarot, you'll have to travel on over to Magickal Connections.  And if you're not already, you might want to sign up at MC so that you'll receive an email when I post a new article.

Blessings,
Amythyst

The Week Ahead Tarot Spread ~ Interpretations

Some Winter Inspiration

Some Winter Inspiration ~ a new blog post at Magickal Connections, something to snuggle down and read on this very cold winter weekend. Enjoy! 

 

 https://wytchymystique.com/2017/12/29/some-winter-inspiration/

 

 

 

 

Summer Magick

Hello, Every Catters!  It's June, and the world is rife with summer magic and Magick.  This is a special time of year for me, and the blog posts listed below will reflect that.  You'll find inspiration, life coaching, practical advice, and lots of magickal information dealing with June and the Summer Solstice in particular (recipes are included with this one, so read it to the end, you have to try my "Fairy Punch"!) 

To catch up with these posts at my "other" blog, Magickal Connections,
just click on the Link Titles ~

Recent Posts @ Magickal Connections

• Women ~ At Some Point, the Plastic Breaks
• Hello, June ~ Here Comes The Summer Solstice!            
• “Seek Magic Everyday”     
• Magickal Correspondences ~ Stuff to Add to Your Book of Shadows (includes videos)

 

 

What does a witch do at 3:33am?

 

 

To find out, click HERE

 

 

 

 

Psychic Oil ~ What is it? How do I use it? How do I make it?

Hello, from Hedgewytch Hollow! I’m tucked in bed this morning with my computer and a fresh cup of morning coffee (my first one, actually).  My ipod is singing to me in the background (an Indian/Yoga/Relaxation chant), and if I remember, I’ll tuck it at the bottom of this blog post so you can listen to it, too.  I have tons of stuff to do on this holiday weekend.  Where, in earlier years, I would spend weeks preparing for this end-of-the-year holiday, I’m going to do it all in ONE day this time– today!  But my kids are thrilled that we are ALL off work and home at the same time, so I’m going to chill, and we’re going to “wing it”.  This is going to be a warm and fuzzy huggy weekend; I can see it coming.

Anyway, on to the business at hand– Psychic Oil!
Visit  MAGICKAL CONNECTIONS  to continue reading...

A Loved Filled Afternoon! ~ Florida Water, Lodestones, Love Magick (video)

Hello, Everyone!...Join me for a wonderful afternoon filled with love magick. This was a very impromptu video, which I decided at the last minute to shoot.  I had lots of magickal work to do today.  I decided to work outside on my deck, and I set the camera up so you all could join me .  In this video I'm making Florida Water (my own recipe!); I'm bringing out my Lodestones for some magnetic love magick, and I'll explain a bit about lodestones, how to choose them when you're buying your own, how to cleanse them, anoint & baptize them, and name them.  I'm also going to dress a candle for a love spell, which is an actual spell that's going up on my candle altar for a client.  If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below.  I tried to cover everything I could think of when I was busy putting all these magickal endeavors together, but I squeezed a lot of information and topics into one video, and there may be something else you'd like to know.

Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my channel for automatic updates every time I post a new video; and be sure to LIKE and SHARE this video.  (This makes me a very happy witch.)

My website ~ The Witch's Corner
http://ladyamythyst.com

My blog ~ Magickal Connections
http://wytchymystique.com

 

 

The Witch's Corner ~ FAQ ~ Topics: Poppets & Witch's Oil (video podcast)

1) Poppets ~ Should I “personalize” them with my hair, etc.? If I have to be away for more than a week, do I take them with me? Are they OK to pass through TSA? Do you recommend breathing life into them after receiving them? Will they be upset if I don’t travel with them?
2) Witches’ Oil ~ Where can I buy it, or how do I make it?

http://www.ladyamythyst.com/poppets.htm

http://www.ladyamythyst.com/oils-potions

[Note: This episode of “The Witch’s Corner ~ FAQ” is a podcast.]

 

 

My Tumblr! A New Post

Yay! I don't remember when I've taken the time to really gather up a good Tumblr post chock full of links and updates.  I managed to do that this weekend.

 

If there's anyone reading this who has a Tumblr page, by all means, leave us a link in the comment box below!  I'd like to see your page.

 

My Tumblr:

click  Here

 

 

Magickal & Mundane ~ Mixing it Up

As anyone who follows this blog already knows (but I'm going to say anyway), Every Cat Has a Tale is reserved more for everyday mundane life and goings on, and my "Other Blog" is kept solely for all types of magickal posts dealing with a lot of what the general public might find unusual.  However, I was kind of surprised when I realized that I can't always cut a perfectly fine line on this.  Magickal things and unusual topics (like tarot) will slip through because that is also a very integral part of my life and who I am.

So for anyone stopping by this spot and expecting the usual fare today, here's something just a tad bit different.  If there are any readers here unfamiliar with my other blog, Magickal Connections, here ya' go.  And if there's anyone visiting today who's not into this kind of stuff, that's okay-- I'll be updating my latest very mundane Job Hunting Venture in Fremont, Nebraska, this week, just as soon as I hear back from a lady.

Every Tuesday, for several weeks now, I've been posting tarot lessons. We're working our way through the Major Arcana, and this weeks card is "DEATH", one of the most imposing cards in the deck. Pretty scary, huh. Sometimes this card of Great Transition actually heralds good things for us, but as creatures of habit, we don't always accept change gracefully. The lesson: http://wytchymystique.com/…/…/tarot-study-major-arcanadeath/
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Sticky Note:

There is an ongoing tarot study class being posted every Tuesday on this blog, Magickal Connections. At this time, we’re looking at the Major Arcana . At the bottom of this week's lesson, you can click on “Tarot Study Guide” if you need to find the previous lessons and play catch up.

These lessons are being posted as they’re being written, and when I finish with the Major Arcana, there may be a short break while I review what I’ve put up and decide if there is more information that I’d like to add to the lessons already posted. Have fun!!– And LEARN TAROT

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