🌊 Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Of the Element Water

[BryWisteria]

Loving the Sea Witch Aesthetic, @Missa- and thanks for the helpful water correspondence crystals as well!

Beautiful and soothing- a lovely water ritual, @Silverbear! I have to admit the spellwork with roses is a favorite. The petals look so enchanting on the water

Look at that glacier, @berta! I’m in AWE- it’s so powerful to see. I bet it was a very memorable experience to have- I’d love to visit Alaska someday You look so happy and relaxed on the beach- gorgeous picture!

Ohhh you make me miss the saunas and steam rooms, @CelestiaMoon! It’s so relaxing to let your worries seep out of your skin and disappear into the steam- shame I could never stay in them for very long, the temperatures were always too hot for me! Cheers to wanting to be able to breathe underwater- that would be a talent I’d love to have too!

Wonderful information about Scorpio and the horoscopes’ watery qualities, @Susurrus! As a fellow scorpion, I really loved reading this Thanks for sharing!

[BryWisteria]

I dug out my shells and drew on my longing for the ocean for this challenge. I miss living by the beach every day, but focusing on water magick (and seeing everyone’s gorgeous pictures and spellwork) really brought back that connection!

I had a lovely bath meditation without candles- just the darkness, sounds of the water in the tub, and my crystals nearby.

Sea glass, Citrine, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Lapis Lazuli, Green Aventurine
Blue Cornflower Petals
Sea Salt

Although I do love my bath rituals and try to do at least one a week, I haven’t been working with a focus on water much. My Scorpio energy seemed to like delving into this wonderful element- it does feel like home

[BryWisteria]

Friendly reminder time!

This challenge will close TOMORROW

If you would like to participate and haven’t done so already, please post about your water magick experience by the deadline: Tomorrow: January 19th, 7:00 AM CET (Central European Time Zone)

Blessed be!

[Susurrus]

It all makes sense why we are all so highly emotional about the most random things. I had never really thought of anyone else’s sign as in-depth as my own, but I guess that was my oversight. I mean it didn’t dawn on me really, until yesterday that I have 3 water signs in my house & that we are each sign so similar but so different.

My son the Cancer, if he is hungry then forget it and my daughter if she is tired, she gets well right now, whiney because she is younger, but they act out in their own ways. Usually when I get tired & I’m hungry I’m no fun to be around. More the tired than the hungry.

It’s like light bulbs were bursting over my head while I was reading about them.

[jill]

I’m a Cancer♋️ So water is my element and @SilverBear you inspired my yet again. I did your rose water rite with my first batch of moon water and I took it a step further and did a self love bath Meditation with some bath salts I made with rose petals and a heart shaped rose quartz. I gave each of my girls some for Christmas and had enough left over for myself. I’m ready to tackle this new year and get back where I belong!

[praecog29]

@Rowan and @berta, thank you for the lovely photos. Tamera, I always enjoy seeing photos from near your idyllic home. Berta, Alaska is on my bucket list. Looks awe-inspiring.

@Haley, a warm bath in salt sounds like the perfect way to refresh and reset. While not the same, I enjoy the sensory depravation tanks in my town. They are filled with body temperature salt water and I can float in them for an hour or more as time just passes by.

Thank you for sharing the infographic, @Missa. The artist that made it is certainly talented.

@SilverBear, your videos never cease to impress and inform me. Thank you.

@BryWisteria, my friends from Japan have sent beautiful photos from the cherry blossom festivals they attend. Still jealous you lived in such a wonderful land with rich history and culture.

Your meditation sounds perfect for the occasion. I might need to try that myself.

@Jeannie1, scrying with wax and water? So interesting. Thank you for sharing. Self love is incredibly important and it will indeed help you reach your full potential.

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As a cancer , I am drawn to my water sign. It certainly gets the most love when Circle Casting. Because the worship of my Goddess replaced my Christianity, I visualize a river flowing from her. This river can be refreshing and nourishing bringing abundance to my life and the lives of my loved ones, or it can be a roaring rapids that sweeps away the negative and dead in my life.

Before Allah, before Yahweh, before Ba’al, Ancient Near Eastern peoples worshiped El. El was the creator of creatures and the head of a pantheon of Gods. El lived on a holy mountain from which two rivers flowed. These rivers were the source of all fresh water in the world. Religions based on, or borrowing from, ANE beliefs would eventually run with the idea of a river(s) running from a mountain of God.

(Later, the sea and the river were thought of signs of Chaos, also known as Yam - a dragon/god for Ba’al to defeat on his path to becoming king. This is all part of the Ba’al Cycle. As an aside, the Ba’al Cycle is seen as either a seasonal cycle predating cycle of The Lord or as the infertility and fertility of the land. If you are at all interested in any of the ANE beliefs, I strongly reccomend the YouTube channel Digital Hammurabi and any of the books from Mark S. Smith as a start.)

Knowing even a shred of this information led me to the beliefs I hold today. I see my Goddess on her holy mountain providing the kind of river I need in each moment of life. (Imagine the Himalayas at night, a full moon shining brightly above them as she starts to ascend into the sky. A river flows down the mountains you are looking at and you realize this water can either sweep you away or it can provide everything you need to survive. Which will it be? Only she can tell.)

I don’t know if this qualifies for the weekly witchy challenge, but this is what I think of when I think of my water sign.

[christina4]

This week, I had a relaxing, bath with my tumbled rose quartz for self love, amethyst and lavender for anxiety and rose petals , which also represent love. I light a pink and purple candle. I had to add some seashells Then, I lowered myself in and all my stress melted away. I meditated and I easily fell asleep last night!! I haven’t slept well lately, so that was helpful.

Thank you @BryWisteria I needed this week’s activity!! Wonder what the next one will be???

[christina4]

Your pictures are beautiful you’re so lovely and look like you had a wonderful time!!

[SilverBear]

@praecog29

@SilverBear, your videos never cease to impress and inform me. Thank you.

awww thank you for the kind words!

[Abs53]

I decided to make the most of the Moon being in Pisces on Sunday for the Water Challenge and indulged in a meditative bath I added Himalayan Pink Salt and surrounded the tub with blue and purple candles. I added some Jade, Amethyst and Clear Quartz crystals and relaxed to the Spells8 Moon in Pisces mediation - I would definitely recommend it to everyone! It was lovely

[Susurrus]

@Abs53 that sounds lovely. I should try doing the guided meditations when I am in the shower doing my rituals. That sounds amazing!

[brad1]

This is very Beautiful and calming. Love the sea shell.

[Abs53]

They really are very lovely and they are a great length in my opinion! The perfect amount of time for some mindfulness but not too long that my mind gets restless!

[CelestiaMoon]

Thought I’d make a (personal) map of correspondences for water… I could keep going but eventually I’m going to run out of dimensions… water is patient and persistent, just give it enough time and it’ll escape any container you might throw at it!

[laurie]

Hello!
I haven’t tuned in this forum in a little while, I figured I’d take a look at this week’s challenge! Just in time, because it will soon run out…!
I must admit water is an element I’m not too familiar with in my practice. I researched what stones I have in my collection that are water element. Turns out, quite a few! I then decided to do the Water meditation from above, surrounded by my crystals and all the seashells I own, along with some sea glass from Nova Scotia, and of course moon water!

I was born in Gaspesie, in Quebec, and the ocean was in my backyard~
Sometimes I miss going there, and having the sounds of the waves all day. My most cherished memories were actually the evening thunderstorms. The sounds of the crashing waves, and the lightnings flashing over this vast mass of water was spectacular! Such a shame that my aunt sold that house. Maybe one day I will buy it ?

This weekend we had our first real snowstorm. The trees were dressed in a beautiful and heavy white snow. I went for a very long walk in a park near where I live, the scenery was quite lovely!
I had to shovel my car for quite some time, does this count as working with water?
All jokes aside, thank you for this weekly challenge, that pushed me to research an element I too often ignore but should definitely reconnect with!

[Susurrus]

That all sounds lovely! I love living so close to the ocean. I just have to walk across the boulevard here and there I am. We walk to the beach from my house, less than a 1/8th mile to the beach each day in the summer. I really like to watch the storms down at the bigger beaches with the jettys.

Great job working with water in so many ways too!

[walter]

Being a Leo and not a water sign, i still love the water. I can spend hours in the ocean, pool or lake. Even just looking at water makes me Zen out. I even love it when it rains. ( I hear people say sometimes." I hate the rain" Why lol)

In this apartment i don’t have a tub, only a stand-up shower. (One thing i miss from my old apt) However, i do love long showers and usually have cleansing/ Spiritual showers. For the challenge I brewed a pot of water with herbs, oils, and Florida water . Added the florida water and oils after the herbs simmered- let it cool down…Than carried the bath to my shower. After i cleansed myself i poured the warm bath over myself. While chanting the water invocation as a blue votive and incense were lit on the sink. Also had some Celtic, relaxing music goin on… Afterwards, i felt very relaxed and sat by my altar and see what my tarot cards had to reveal . They were actually pretty accurate in their meanings, to what’s going on im my life right now.

Thank you for the challenge.
Blessed be.

[Francisco]

@CelestiaMoon Wow!! That mind map is perfect! You captured so much information in such a simple, organized way. I’d love to see more of those!!

I posted my challenge entry in a separate topic: How to Program your Water: Making Blessed Water 💧

@laurie

Such a shame that my aunt sold that house. Maybe one day I will buy it ?

Wouldn’t that be awesome? I love the sound of thunderstorms and is probably one of the things I miss the most about my hometown

@walter Sounds like you took time for yourself and received spiritual blessings and guidance from water. I really like this challenge!

[Abs53]

Are you a Pluviophile 🌧️

Pluviophile [Screenshot_20200923_150915] I adore the rain I like nothing more than throwing open the windows and listening to the noise of the rain hitting the ground; I love the way the moisture feels so fresh in the air. I love the smell of the rain on grass . I love the CLEAN PURE sensation I get when I stand under the rain and it washes over me Guess I should be grateful I’m English?! 5 Signs you’re a Pluviophile 1. Y…

Thought this post seemed applicable to the challenge also

[CelestiaMoon]

@Francisco Thank you! Connections and correspondences are what brought me to magick in the first place, and I finally found a program that allows me to make mind maps / graphs the way it feels intuitive to me, so I’m definitely going to make more!