🧧 Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Amulets & Talismans

My Challenge Entry

Hii everyone, I know I am a lot late but at least I did not forget. :laughing: So for this weekly witchy challenge, I had…nothing. :joy: :pleading_face: Yep. When I went in search of anything that would be good to use for crafting a Talisman, I realized that I am having zero, such objects or tools! :sob: Honestly speaking, I have been feeling very very embarrassed about posting my entry for this one, as I have seen everyone else’s beautiful amulets and talismans and they all are soooo witchy & gorgeous! :heart_eyes: :prayer_beads: :sparkles: Now, I shall tell you why I was feeling hesitant, because, I had nothing to go with except a piece of colored paper and creating a unique (my own) Runic Talisman with it. So I decided I would go with a special type of desire for my talisman to attract & manifest! :innocent: :green_heart: I created my own rune (that since I’m a beginner, isn’t what it actually should look like. :sweat_smile:) and drew it finally on the piece of colored paper that is light green. I chose this color because I searched on internet and mainly, green is considered as one of the very strong colors for achieving succesful manifestations! So I used it and crafted my very first rune according to the instructions given in the spells8 rune lesson.

Later, I held a ritual with a green chime candle to imbibe my runic talisman with positive energy…:candle: :sparkles:

Now my Runic Talisman is ready to use and I have kept it safe inside my wicca supplies box right now, as I had created it for a very important purpose. The purpose is that, my father has come here for about one week and we are going out to a hill station for sometime, we will leave early morning tomorrow. As much as the hill station thing is making me feel love-struck, I know it’s NOT easy to bear my father’s heavily toxic energy all the time and that with all three of them by my side there, I won’t be able to be my authentic self. If I do, they will probably look at me like I’m mentally ill, like I’m completely irrational and deluded. Which would actually be, me singing along with the trees, touching every petal and leaves, collecting pine cones, happily and wanting to sit alone amidst a canopy of dark trees…watching the clouds go by. Breathing in the nature, the love. Yes, I know I can’t do any of those…still I am grateful to the Goddess that I am getting an opportunity to get that close to her! :broken_heart: :broken_heart: :broken_heart:

All I can do is that I will keep this talisman close to me all the time, so that I don’t fall down that same old dark pit of feeling dead inside and still smiling for my family who never could understand. That’s okay, I guess there must be something good in here too. I know I will find it one day. :smiling_face: :heart: :revolving_hearts:

Blessed Be everyone & stay happy! :hugs: :pink_heart: :sparkling_heart:

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You have it. The light is you, in you, noone can take it away. When I’m with family that dont understand. I gently touch my necklace and ā€œseeā€ the magic in my mind. Its all around you and in you always. Sending magik to you my lovely sister. :heart:

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Awww… that’s what healthy human behavior looks like to me. None of that posturing and trying to look important and getting muscle cramps all over the body stuff… that has unhealthy and soulless written all over it. We really should reclaim our lives from those kinds of people, run wild and free in the forest with our hair flying in the wind, talking with the trees and flowers, hugging the ground, being in constant blissful conversation with Goddess the way she intended us :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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This is a really nice ritual! I like that it combines all of the elements to help empower the talisman to do multiple things in the name of protection.

I just wanna hop in here real quick and leave a little note about Mari Silva. She has written over 400 books, and not all of them are great. One of her books, Irish Paganism, is full of inaccuracies and looks like it was written by AI. Another one of her books about Brigid says this in the first chapter.

Brigid, who is also known as Brigantia, which is Celtic for High One, was the ancient Celtic goddess of poetry, prophecy, crafts, and divination, among a wide array of other things which will be explained later.

…Celtic isn’t a language :sweat_smile: but I digress. All of this is to say that if you read Mari Silva’s books, please be sure to double-check sources and take what she says with a grain of salt.

It’s a beautiful necklace, Amethyst! :heart:

I believe all of the stories of Celtic (Picts included, though they may be pre-Celtic) people painting themselves blue with woad aren’t quite correct. I think scholars now believe that Julius Caesar’s description of the blue-tinted skin was mistranslated as woad when he was just trying to describe the color. Some scholars think the blue tint was instead a copper- or iron-based color.

I’m not an expert on this, of course, just repeating what I’ve learned before :blush: This website (https://www.tastesofhistory.co.uk/post/dispelling-some-myths-woad) has some good information and more sources if you wanna check it out!

And thank you! I love my hag stones, too :heart:

Sometimes the simple spells are the best :heart: I’m glad you’ve got some enchanted jewelry to offer protection!

Those are all so beautiful! I really love the key charm you’ve got :old_key:

Thank you! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: I’ve very excited about them! I still haven’t chosen a color yet. Maybe I’ll just use both red and blue!

Oh, you’re very welcome! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

I love your enchantment, too :heart:

Oh my, what a gorgeous opal ring! :heart_eyes: Those are beautiful pieces of jewelry, Christina – thank you for sharing them with us!

A beacon crystal is a fantastic idea! :clap: I love the one you’ve chosen, too. I’ve thought about getting a ā€œbattery crystalā€ to use as an energetic battery of sorts. You’ve inspired me to continue with that idea!

What a wonderful ritual, Wysteria! :clap: Thank you for sharing it with us! I’ve never used agrimony - in fact, I can’t even tell you where I’d find it… :thinking: but I may need to add it to my personal collection of herbs!

I think those Mala beads fit perfectly with Kali. I don’t know too much about her, but they just seem to be perfectly perfect :joy: I love it!

I think it’s perfect! :clap: And I love how you named Arthritis Art :laughing: I think naming things like that gives us a better chance at identifying what it is and fighting against it. I do the same thing with my anxiety!

That’s okay! :heart: I enjoyed seeing your thought process and watching everything come together, even if it isn’t complete yet. Great job! :clap: I can’t wait to see what it looks like when it’s all finished.

I love the sigil you created! :heart: Don’t feel embarrassed about your entry at all! You created something when you had nothing - that’s one of the pillars of a great witch, in my opinion! :clap:

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CHALLENGE ENTRY

I used some polymere clay to make some amulets.
I made an ankh containing a wedjat (eye of Horus) and an Isis knot with her hieroglyphic name inscribed. They didn’t turn out quite how i would have liked but hope that they still work for me. On a side note, i made a small bust of Osiris too.

After the oven…

Blessed be

Alan

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Thankyou for the update on Mari Silva. :sparkling_heart:

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These are amazing. :sparkling_heart:

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We all are going on hear say. I don’t remember being Pict :sweat_smile: Though my father, adopted, traces back to Pict

We all have our family battles. Uncle Art and Aunt Xiety are never invited, but always show up :rofl:

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Thank you so much!

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Not sure if this counts as an Amulet or Talisman… Or both?

I found these chakra charms at my local Five Below store and I thought it would be perfect to put in my car! Unfortunately they only had some of the chakras to choose from and not all. Out of the ones they had I thought the Root Chakra would be perfect for my car.


Root Chakra Car Charm
ā€œThe Root Chakra is responsible for our sense of safety and security. It helps to keep you grounded and brings stability to your life.ā€

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I had always said I’d get Donut’s pawprint tattooed on my chest as well but when it came around to it, I just couldn’t make the appointment to get it done. I realized I needed something permanent that I could see and feel. :paw_prints:

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Beautiful! I love the leaves and vine carvings! I have a perfect walking stick residing in my garage that I used boiled linseed oil on the preserve but haven’t done anything more with it. What you’ve done with your is gorgeous and inspiring (and yes very clever :wink: :smiley: )

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CHALLENGE ENTRY

A protection amulet has been on my Do Soon list but I didn’t know if I could do the whole process this week. I started at the top and everything fell into place so nicely. Although I was kind of yelled at by a ring that I hadn’t even considered until the missing piece pop up in a strange place.

I have everything figured out and gathered but there’s a bit of a roadblock. My bedroom is still a wreck from the total rearranging and my space is in the bedroom so I decided to wait until everything is settled.

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This challenge is now CLOSED :exclamation:

I’m going to call everyone here an enabler (in the most loving way possible)- look at all of these beautiful charms on display! :star_struck: To everyone who kindly offered experiences, pictures, and spellwork about their talismans and amulets this week, thank you so much for sharing with the coven! :heart:


A Props and Presents post will soon appear with shout-outs and prize details for everyone who submitted an entry. Please keep an eye on the main page of the forums.

Note : To avoid confusion, this discussion will be locked until the Props and Presents post appears. At that time, this thread will reopen for discussion for a few more days- comments are welcome during this time, but please note that no additional prizes will be given.

Thanks again for joining in the challenge! :partying_face:

Blessed be! :red_gift_envelope: :sparkles:

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The challenge deadline has passed- thank you to everyone who joined in! :sparkles:

This topic is reopening for any continued discussion and comments (feel free to respond to entries that were shared, chat about the challenge theme, etc!)

The ā€œProps and Presentsā€ award post for this challenge is now live in the forum and badges have been sent to all entrants! :trophy:

→ Award Post for the Amulets & Talismans Challenge

Thank you once again to all those who joined the challenge! :star2: I hope you enjoy your new badge :medal_military:

This thread has been reopened for discussion- feel free to comment on the theme, ask questions or reply to entries! However, please remember that no additional badges will be given out now that the challenge has officially closed. Thank you!

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@tracyS Thank you infinitely Tracy!! :hugs: :heart: :face_holding_back_tears: :two_hearts:
I feel so touched by your loving & gentle words my beautiful sister! :people_hugging: :blue_heart:

@CelestiaMoon my sweet friend, you couldn’t be more right! :sob: It’s just that, especially in India nowadays these things are considered extremely stupid. So much happened with me in my teenage that I too find it hard to believe it is normal & beautiful to be who I am really. Parents, sister, friends, trachers, relatives and literally everyone, always said ā€œyou are irrational & stupidā€ :broken_heart: :broken_heart:

Yes! Yes! Yes! :face_holding_back_tears: :sparkling_heart: I sooo want to do this, all of this!! :smiling_face: But I really can not explain the extent of stereotypes & low level mentality here…if I do anything like this I will be thrilled to my very core, but I will also be looked at like a person who ran away from mental hospital. I am scared as hell & longing for the day I will gather up enough courage to be me, no matter who watches or whatever they think. :pink_heart: :dizzy: :earth_asia: :rainbow:

@MeganB oh goodness. I was secretly hoping someone would say that! :sob: :hugs: :heart: I love the way you see this world Megan, it is so beautiful and pure and full of love. :heartbeat: :sparkles: Thank you for being my support pillar always! :smiling_face: :blush: :people_hugging: :two_hearts:

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@Solasta_Amore Oh sweetie, my heart goes out to you… :sob: I’m so glad you found this coven, even though I’d wish you could do all the lovely things in person too…

I’ve seen that mindset before, rooted in fear and scarcity… the idea that money is tight so anything that doesn’t at least potentially bring some in is considered ā€œstupidā€ and ā€œa waste of timeā€ :frowning_face: It’s an extremely short sighted mindset, but I guess it works for the immediate survival needs and it persists… but it’s hardly a place for creativity, love and happiness. The things that make life worth living. I feel it’s a ā€œwaste of timeā€ spending time in these bodies, if all we can do is living in fear of losing them.

Here’s me and the Dark Goddess looking forward to giving you a nice, toothy grin when that day comes, and lots of love and courage always :blush: :pink_heart: :black_heart:

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I got my Evil Eye car refresher rear view hanger from Five Below. I am shocked they had a bunch of stuff in there. I saw a few Tarot decks, pendulums, and some other things.

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