Merry meet!
Thank you once again to all those who joined in for last weekās Witch Challenge - Mirror Magick Itās time to step back from the looking glass, and is it just me, or is all this spellwork making you hungry, too?
The theme for this weekās challenge is inspired by preparations for the upcoming āBread Sabbatā Lammas and isā¦
Food may be a necessity, but itās also one of the joys of life. And you donāt need to call yourself a Kitchen Witch in order to blend magick into your meals (although you certainly can)!
Whether itās through drawing on the magickal correspondences of your ingredients, stirring in your intention, blessing the food, expressing gratitude for what you eat, leaving offerings for your deities, or more - we use food magickally in a feast of ways. This challenge encourages you to open up the pantry and your mind. How do you incorporate or acknowledge food in your Craft?
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This challenge is about food magick - how you choose to take on this theme is up to you. So are you ready? Because itāsā¦
CHALLENGE TIME!
From Spells8: Dumb Supper Essentials
Mouth-Watering Witchery 
This challenge is all about magickal food - as always, feel free to explore the theme in a way that aligns with you and your unique practice.
Still not sure where to begin? To help you get started, here are a few suggested spells and other ways in which a witch might approach this challenge.
Please make sure you are logged into your Spells8 Account so you can view all of the resources shared!
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Magickal Cooking, Baking, and Eating 
Magickal Blends for Kitchen Witchery
ā Check out the Recipes category and the food tag for lots of tasty ideas!
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Food & Meal Blessings 
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Magickal Tools for Cooking & Eating 
How to Consecrate Your Magickal Tools
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Other Magickal Food Uses 
Related discussions and resources:
- Offering edible foods to the Gods? How do you do it?
- Food offerings
- š Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Making Magickal Offerings
The suggestions above are just a few ideas to help kickstart your creativity. If you feel called to explore the challenge theme in another way, you are welcome to do so.
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. There is a lot of chatting here (which is awesome- chatting and discussion are very welcome!) so please clearly write that it is your entry so I know to count 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 āreplyā 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 āchallenge-entryā 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.
Donāt 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, July 29 at 7:00 AM EDT (Eastern US Time)
2025-07-29T11:00:00Z
(Note that the time zone is ET- if you donāt 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 the day the challenge closes.
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 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 youāre not sure whether or not something is acceptable to post, 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 and to bring together the Spells8 forum family to inspire and support one another in creative ways
From Spells8: Strawberry Cookies - Soul Food for Peace
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Bring out the dishware and lay out the plates
A feast of figs and honey, milk and dates
Whether savored alone, with deities or with friends-
Serve them up deliciously magickal blends!
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Blessed Be