Merry meet!
Thank you once again to all those who joined in for the previous Witchy Challenge - Holiday Crafting 
. We’re marking another milestone in witchy challenge history this week, and it is a particularly exciting occasion: We have reached 250 Witchy Challenges !
As this challenge is a decimal of ten, it is a Catch-Up Challenge, aka a chance to partake in any challenges that were missed or that you didn’t have the opportunity to join before. To mark the anniversary of this special challenge landmark, there will be an extra bonus for all challengers this week (see below for details) 
To celebrate the 250th Weekly Challenge something extra special is happening…
Was there a busy week where you missed a challenge? Did an interesting theme happen before you joined the forum? Maybe there was a topic you were hesitant to try but now feel ready for. Well, now is your chance!
This week is a Catch-Up period where all previously closed challenges will be re-opened for a short time.
So are you ready? It’s a blast from the past!
On your mark, get set:
CHALLENGE TIME! 
Choose From the Previous Challenges 
From moon magick to potion crafting, past lives, magickal names and much more- there are 226 previous challenge themes to choose from (not including the past Catch-Up challenges).
The previous challenges and the titles they granted are listed below. Please click the link to visit that challenge page to view details including guidelines, entry suggestions, and inspiration from past coven member entries.
Note that the old discussions for past challenges will remain locked - please share your entries/comments as a reply below or create a new topic
Past Challenges:
CLICK HERE to view all past challenges
Catch-Up XXIV [this challenge!]
Holiday Crafting
A Witch’s Library – Bookwyrm
Colorful Candle Magick - A Witch of Many Colors
The Thinning Veil – Veil Worker
Foraging Fun – Forager Witch
Hot Brews & Magickal Stews - Warm Witch
Moon, Sun, and Other Magickal Waters – Crafter of Magickal Waters
Your Inner Child - Child at Heart
Morning Magick - Witch of the Dawn
Catch-Up XXIII
Fantastical Food – Food Wizard
Mirror Magick – Mirror Magician
Spirit & Aether Magick - ✱ Spirit Witch
Earth Magick – Blessed by the Earth
Water Magick - Witch of the Water
Air Magick - Air Witch
Fire Magick - Fire Witch
Sacred Blades: Athames & Bolines – Sacred Blade Wielder
Powerful Plants - Plant Lover
Catch-Up XXII
A Witch’s Divination – Diviner
Creative Magick – Creative Witch
Purify & Cleanse – Crafty Cleanser
Who’s Your Deity? – Divine Love
Your Favorite Magick – Specialized Witch
Light the Way: Solstice & New Year’s Magick – Light Bringer
Cozy Magick – Cozy Caster
Coven Show & Tell – Proud Witch
Practicing Peace – Peaceful Witch
Catch-Up XXI
Spooky Season Spellwork – Spooktastic Witch
Witch Aesthetics – Witch Aestheticist
Simmer Pots – Simmer Potter
Spirit Animals – Guided by Spirit
Casting with Candles - Candle Caster
Cures & Remedies – Magickal Mender
Practicing With Nature – Nature Witch
Metal Magick - Metal Worker
Power of the Planets – Planetarist
Catch-Up XX
Card Magick - Card Witch
The Art of Substitutions – Magickal Substitutor
A Witch’s Incense – Incense Enthusiast
The Fifth Element: Spirit – Spirit Elemental
Full Moon Magick – Witch of the Full Moon
Wisdom of the Witches – Wisdom Keeper
Taglocks & Tokens – Spell Director
Sacred Places, Sacred Spaces – Sacred One
Wiccan Magick – Wiccan
Catch-Up XIX: The Two Hundredth Challenge
Nordic Magick – Nordic Practitioner
Greek & Roman Magick – Greek Practitioner (or) Roman Practitioner
Egyptian Magick – Egyptian Practitioner
Celtic Magick – Celtic Practitioner
Interpreting Magickal Signs & Messages – Magickal Interpreter
Enchanting Herbs – Herbal Witch
Spell Bags & Pouches – Spell Bag Builder
Rock Magick – Rockin’ Witch
Waxing Moon Magick – Witch of the Waxing Moon
Catch-Up XVIII
Magickal Guardians – Protected with Love
A Witch’s Intuition – Intuitive Witch
Magickal Creatures – Favored by the Fantastical
Bind Runes – Rune Binder
Waning Moon Magick – Witch of the Waning Moon
Splish Splash Spellwork – Water Witch
Science & Witchcraft – Scientific Witch
Empaths & Empathic Abilities – Empath
The Magick of Movement – Witch on the Move
Catch-Up XVII
Luck Magick – Lucky Witch
Fairies & Fae – Friend of Fairies
Manifestation – Manifestor
Light Magick – Lightworker
Candle Divination – Candle Diviner
Finding Your Witchy Talents – Magickally Skilled
Witch Ethics: The Morals of Magick – Honorable Witch
A Witch’s Cauldron – Cauldron Keeper
Your Magickal Senses – Sensational Witch
Catch-Up XVI
Blessed Besoms – Broom Keeper
Spirits & Ghosts – Spiritworker
Magickal Correspondences – Keeper of Correspondences
Of Hearth & Home – Hearthtender
Deities & Deity Worship – Blessed by the Divine
Consecration – Consecrator
Magickal Equilibrium: Balance – Equalibralizer
Magickal Traditions & Pagan Paths – Proud of My Path
Wonderful Wands – Wand Wielder
Catch-Up XV
The Magick of Sound - Sound Worker
A Witch’s Collection – Collector
Wheel of the Year: Pagan Holidays – Year-Round Witch
Magickal Safety – Warden
Visualizations – Visualizer
Sacred Books – Book Keeper
Witch-conceptions: Stereotypes – The One and Only
Anointing Candles – Anointer
Witch Fashion – Stylish Witch
Catch-Up XIV
Knot Magick – Stitch Witch
Culinary Magick – Crafty Chef
Amulets and Talismans – Charming Witch
A Witch’s Companions – Among Friends
The Art of Scrying – Scryer
Natural Health & Healing – Healed by the Earth
The Divine Feminine – Divinely Feminine
The Divine Masculine – Divinely Masculine
Grounding & Centering – Composed Caster
Catch-Up XIII
Witchy Media – Magickal Maestro
Sleep & Dream Magick – Witch of the Night
Magick of the Sun – Sun Witch
Cleansing in the Craft – Powerful Purifier
The Fortune Teller’s Game – Blessed by Fortune
Eclectic Witch: Interdisciplinary Magick – Eclectic Witch
Magickal Inks & Oils – Craftswitch
Ancestor Work – A Living Legacy
Circles in Magick – Magister Circulorum
Catch-Up XII
Spell Jars & Witch Bottles – Spell Jar Specialist
Technologic & Modern Magick – Technomancer
Magickal Names – One Who Knows Thyself
Time Magick – Tempus Mage
13 Days of Holiday Celebrations – Festive Witch
The Chakras – Chakra Worker
Weather Witchery – Weather Witch
Green & Herbal Magick – Green Witch
Troubleshooting Spellwork – Spell Mechanic
Catch-Up XI
Tactical Magick – Magickal Strategist
All About Runes – Rune Reader
Hedge Magick: Into Other Realms – Hedge Witch
Seasonal Magick – Witch of the Season
Palmistry – Palm Reader
Witch Brews & Potions – Potion Brewer
Handwritten Magick – With Hand and Heart
Conditional Magick – Master of Circumstances
Numerology – Numerologist
Catch-Up X
Liminal Magick – Liminal Witch
Divining Differently – Divination Explorer
Multilingual Magick – Polyglot Practicioner
Wholesome Healers – Healer
Money Magick – Prosperous Witch
Casual Casting – Casual Caster
HandCrafting – Handy Witch
A Journey of Change – Doctrina et crescente
Mountain Magick: Land Beneath Our Feet – Mountain Witch
Catch-Up IX : The Hundredth Challenge
Solstice: Festivities of Light – Solstice Celebrant
Ocean Magick – Sea Witch
As Above, So Below – One Who Is Connected
Smells Like Magick – Osmic Occultist
Meditation Magick – Magickal Meditator
Blooming with the Moon - Virent anima
The Bestiary - Cryptozoologist
Let a Witch Unwind! – Caster of Calm
Energy Work – Energy Channeler
Catch-Up VIII
Candle Magick: Light 'Em Up! – Holder of Light
Chaos Magick – Master of Chaos
Tools of the Witch Trade – Well-Equipped Witch
Flower Power – Athrophile Witch
Teas & Infusions – Tea Witch
Teachers of Magick – Student of Magick
Symbols & Sigils – Wielder of Symbols
Everyday Magick – Carpe diem
Love Magick – Lovely Witch
Catch-Up VII
Lunisolar Calendar and Chinese New Year – Favored by Fortune
Your Magickal Muse – Beloved by the Muses
Sacred Trees and Wood – Custos Arborum
Making Magickal Offerings – Blessed Bestower
Passage Into the New Year – Trailblazer
The Magick of Happiness – Beholder of Happiness
Solar Magick – Solar Mage
Freedom in Forgiveness – Magnanimous
Dual Wielding Opposite Forces – Unus qui est libratum
Catch-Up VI
Spell Swap Meet – Coven Contributor
Working With Higher Powers - In manibus numinum
Trick-or-Treat! - Sweet 'n Spooky
Making Objects Magickal – Enchanter
A Magickal Blessing – Blessed One
Peering into Past Lives – Witch of the Ages
History of Magick – History’s Heir
Powerful Protection – Powerful Protector
The Magick of Music – Bard Witch
Catch-Up V
Magick on the Go – Wandering Witch
One Witch to Another – Keeper of Knowledge
Salty Spellwork – Imperium salis
Reading Auras – Aura Reader
Cat Magick – Amicus felium
Wickedly Delicious – Connoisseur Witch
Deities of the Moon – Blessed by the Moon
Beauty Magick – Pulchra magicae
A Touch of Tarot – Tarot Reader
The Challenger [50th Challenge] – Challenge Champion
Dragon Magick – Blessed by Dragons
A Healthy Dose of Crystals – Crystal Healer
Enchanting Chants – Chant Witch
The Many Colors of Magick – Colorful Witch
Catch-Up IV
Astrology: Reading the Skies - Astrologer
Into the Light - Witch of Love and Light
From the Shadows - Shadow Survivor
Congrats to the Coven - Coven Celebrant
All About Altars - Reverent Witch
Holistic Magick: A Witch’s Apothecary - Apothecarist
The Wizardry of Words - Word Witch
Claws, Paws, Tails and Scales - Animalis magum
Strength of the Full Moon - Lunar Witch
Catch-Up III
Magick in the Arts - Art Witch
Star Magick - Shining Bright
Your Magickal Roots - Peritus viatorem
Elemental Mastery - Master of All Elements
Of the Element Earth - Earth Elemental
Of the Element Fire - Fire Elemental
From Seed to Sprout - Ceiliúradh an tséasúir
Of the Element Air - Air Elemental
Of the Element Water - Water Elemental
Catch Up II
Of Goals and Intent - Finis patrator
Holiday Cheer - Merrily Magickal
Magick in the Dark - Tenebris Lucem
Of Spells and String - Weavemaster
Scrub-a-dub, Magick in the Tub - Bubbly Witch
Heed the Call of Crystals - Crystal Collector
Creative Crafting - Creatively Crafty
Of Candles and Flame - Witch of the Flame
The Veil Between Worlds - Witch of the Veil
Catch-Up I
The Spell-ing Bee - Spell Master
Foretelling the Future - Seer Apprentice
Potion Making - Potion Master
Books, Tomes, and Tales - Book Lover
Giving Gratitude - Blessed and Grateful
Inviting Abundance - Blessed by Abundance
Moon Magick - Moon Witch
Dealing in the Divine - Deific Witch
Kitchen Witchery - Kitchen Witch
Dream Magick - Oneiric Witch
Earth-Friendly Witchcraft - Earth Witch
The Thrifty Witch - Thrifty Witch
Celestial Exploration - Cosmic Witch
Trying Something New - Experimenter
(Note that you can view the full list of challenges at any time by visiting: Weekly Witchy Challenges A History)
How many challenges can I do during the Catch-Up period?
If you are feeling particularly adventurous and want to do more than just the usual one challenge, you can do:
→ Up to FIVE CHALLENGES ←
This limit exists to encourage mindfulness on each challenge- please remember that, although some challenges have similar themes, every challenge requires its own unique entry in order to receive the corresponding badge 
But I want to earn all of the badges!
That is awesome- I am so happy that you enjoy the badges so much!
At the end of the day, badges are just a small token- the challenges are really here to help you improve and enhance your magickal practice. So please try to take your time with your exploration of the theme(s) you choose- they are here to help you help yourself!
(On an administrative note, the limit also exists to save your challenge moderator from a potential ocean of badge-giving for all the various challenges at once! )
But for challenge enthusiasts and badge collectors- no fear! You can rest assured that another chance to join in on any additional missed challenges will come again soon. You can expect another Catch-Up Challenge and a chance to earn old badges every ten challenges 
Not sure which challenges you already participated in? 
Click here to learn how to check which badges you already have
If you can’t remember if you completed a challenge or not, no worries! You can go to the challenge page by clicking the challenge name listed above and check the entries to see if you submitted.
Alternatively, you can go to your Badges page to see a collection of all the titles you previously earned.
Here is how to check your badges:
- Click on your avatar/picture icon at the top right-hand side of any page in the forum.
- Click on the person icon and select “Summary”.
- Next, click on “Badges”
Here you can see all the badges you have earned during your time exploring the forum.
How to Join the Challenge
In order for your entry to be counted, all you have to do is write/share about your experience and label it as your challenge entry. Labeling helps let me know which posts among the many replies, general conversation, and other comments are intended as entries.
If you do not include a challenge or badge name with your entry, I will have to use my best guess and you may not get the badge you were hoping for - so please be sure to mention it!
Where Do I Share My Entry?
Click here to learn where to share your challenge entry
You are welcome to post it right here- just click “reply” 
to this post and write your experience in the text box that pops up!
Alternatively, you could create a new post in the forum (this is good for when you have a lot to share and/or would like to discuss aspects of your entry not related to the current theme)
Note : If you do choose to create a new thread, please add the “challenge-entry” tag and/or add a hyperlink back to this post so that it can be easily found- thank you! 
Click here for a note for our lovely lurkers
Everyone is welcome to join the challenge. For those who would like the challenge prizes, please know that you will need to share your experience if you want to receive a prize and a public shout-out.
Don’t feel comfortable sharing? No fear! For lurkers and those who are shy, it is absolutely okay to follow along with the challenge on the sidelines. At the end of the day, these challenges are here to help you help yourself by expanding and enhancing your personal magickal practice. I hope they can be helpful for you!
Deadline
This challenge will close in 13 DAYS
To join in, please share your experience by:
Tuesday, December 30 at 7:00 AM ET (Eastern US Time)
2025-12-30T12:00:00Z
(Note that the time zone is ET- if you don’t see your time displayed above, you can use this time zone calculator to check for your time zone!)
Prizes 
For their efforts, all participants will receive a special shout-out and a small prize!
Acknowledgments will be given in a Props and Presents Post that will appear in the forums on Tuesday.
After the challenge closes, you are still very welcome to post but please be aware that no additional prizes will be given. This discussion will remain open for about a week after the challenge finishes.
A Special Bonus Prize
In addition to the badges associated with the challenges you enter, everyone who participates in this Catch-Up Challenge will receive an additional badge unique to the 250th Challenge
As this 250th Challenge badge is a special prize for this event, it will not be available in future Catch-Up Challenges.
A warm reminder that the challenges are designed to be very open - everyone is encouraged to participate in a way that honors and reflects their unique practice
If you have any doubts about if something is acceptable to post or say, please double-check with the Forum FAQ and/or reach out to your friendly Moderator Team
And for those new to challenges - welcome! Know that the goal of these activities is to help you further diversify and strengthen your abilities. The challenges hope to bring together the Spells8 forum family in ways that inspire and support one another. I hope you have fun with them!
I’m gonna try to make one or two more today, I think, and mess around with the pattern a bit to get it how I want it 
