For this weekās challenge I started with the Oceans charm spell but I couldnāt focus entirely because I couldnāt stop crying and in usual pain in the rear demeanor my estranged husband decided to do even more pain in the rear rear things to get me stirred up (because I had used the phone to do my guided meditation just before casting I had forgotten to put the do not disturb option on with everything else on my mind) needless to say I was feeling every which way but confident about my spell seedling and decided the next morning to release it and start again.
So after modifying the spell a little, last night once more I did my meditation, made sure I had enabled DND and cast my circle both with my wand and a circle of salt around my space. Then I set up my tools the way the spell instructed me to do. I did not have 2 green candles though so I used a white one inscribed with a different sigils for attracting money and dressed with A low tide mermaid wish oil blend that I found courtesy of Moody moons. (Iām not sure why but when I went page to the page I found it on it wouldnāt load but Iāll include the link for someone else to try but itās lemongrass, eucalyptus, lavender and spearmint) to call upon the power of the sea as I would already be calling upon Lady Luna and the strength of the full moon and I rolled it in a dust made of ground cinnamon, ground ginger and dried powdered jasmine flowers and did the same with the 1 green candle I Did have (which btw was coconut lime and it smelled amazing with the oil and herbs I chose). My thoughts were since Iām a water sign (cusp of Gemini/cancer) and the tides are controlled by the moon and Iām ruled by both the water and moon then I should gain more strength by asking both for assistance. Living in north Alabama I donāt have an ocean close enough to walk to for my ritual so instead a filled a small vase (which currently serves as my chalice on the mini altar) with aventurine and smoky quartz infused moon water (sea water that I made with dead sea salt and set out to collect water during a very intense thunderstorm and later charged under the full moon) and added a drop each of green and blue food coloring and 4 drops of the low tide blend mentioned earlier and placed the white tealight candle I was substituting for my green candle in the mouth of the vase on top of the sigil paper the had the same sigils as my candle and then made my circle around the candles with Epsom salt, tiny seashells and sand from a beach in Oregon that was sent to me by another witch I was trading items with (which was a strange experience for me because growing up on the gulf coast of Florida until I was 13 beach sand was whiteā¦ Or so I thought. This Oregon beach sand looked like blended salt and black pepper and was so soft) and added a small cement crab talisman that I keep with my purse sized travel altar for quick and quiet manifesting. I then lit my sage/citrus scent incense stick and then my 3 candles. I arranged my candles so that they had a stair step effect to symbolize the small steps that Iām taking towards my new chapter in life and focused my intentions and allowed the spell to be done as suggested in the original spells8 version. While my candles burned I sipped on the tea blend I had put together for my ritual (rose petals, jasmine, catnip, rosemary, lemongrass, skullcap and ginseng root) I envisioned myself sitting under a full moon on the beach shore with a gentle waves crashing against my body and carrying my wishes with them out to sea and bringing back blessings when it returned. The also envisioned the breeze surrounding me doing the same thing as the wind swirled around me in a green haze.
While I was visualizing my intentions manifesting into reality I worked on phase 2 of my challenge entry. The chakra salt bottle. I made salts that were the cooresponding colors to all 7 chakras and layered them in a jar as a pretty decoration for my new mini altar to help me stay grounded and balanced
As the candles burnt out they did so in the same manner I would have climbed the steps so as if each step I cleared the light of the candle would go out. (Shortest to tallest, each lasting a few minutes more than the one before it) until I finally felt I could snuff out The remaining candle. But hereās where the twist goes. I then took a jar which I had cleansed with sage smoke and added the salt, sand and shells from the circle around the candles and the sea water from my chalice as well as an old top hat monopoly piece (to represents lifeās luxuries, a costume jewelry engagement ring that I wore due to swelling during my sonās pregnancy a couple of years ago also representing luxuries) 3 of each type of coin (pennies, nickels etc) a monopoly hotel (represnting the home I wish to find with the money I receive), a glass rune that I made myself with the āfehuā sigil and the sigil paper from under my chalice and a petition with my intentions written on itā¦ And then I added a little more beach sand just to make it a bit more beachy lol. I capped the jar and sealed it with wax from my ādressed for successā coconut lime candle. Then I strung a few little charms on a green thread (a nautical compass, an opalite bead with a four leaf clover etched on it, a moon/star charm- that is the identical match to one I wear on my anklet and also the one adorned on my wand- a mermaid, and a shell) and wrapped the thread around the jar tying it together end to end to represent the ebb and flow of the tides, the continuous circle of life.
Followed up today by a House cleansing ritual
Resulting in sweeping salt from my floors and then mopping them with a solution made of thieves vinegar, lemon juice, pine essential oil and the above mentioned crystal infused moon/sea water to clear my momās home of all the residual garbage left from spellwork gone wrong, harsh words, painful memories and day to day nastiness
There are so many recipes used in this spell that Iād never be able to end my post if I shared them all at once so if you want the recipe for anything I used in this challenge entry feel free to ask and Iāll share it with youā:star2: