🎟 WITCH CHALLENGE - Freebie!

[Moonbeam]

• Do you have a magickal name?

  Moonbeam

• Do you have a favorite area of magick?

  That is a hard question to answer. I think I would say whichever one I feel I need to do at the time. I am particularly drawn to the Moon and making Moon & Sun Water, The 5 elements, crystals, candles, tarot, runes and Angel Numbers. Home cleansing

• What are you studying right now?

  Oracle Cards. Learning from other members
  as knowledge is the key to enlightenment.

• Are there any hobbies or crafts you’re working on?

  1. Deep Sleep & Rest Spell Jar

  2. Health Pain Relief Spell Jar and a Candle Spell for my Husband

• Do you have any pets or familiars?

  Two German Shorthair Pointer Dogs called
  Millie and Bronte

  12 Large Koi Fish had over 20 years in our
  back garden Pond

• How long have you been practicing?

  I have had experiences from childhood and
  have always been drawn to the craft. My first
  time I cast a spell was in 1995

Blessings

[leilani1]

Happy Birthday Baby!!!

(I turned 61 last December) Lady Gene

[leilani1]

Fanciful Friday Donna,

Welcome to the club!!! Take your time to look around.

@marissa1

Do you have a magickal name?
No but I would love one! How does one acquire a magick nickname?

This is how I was approached in choosing a name. Take your birthday, and add up the numbers, mine 12-17-1964. 1+2=3, plus 1+7=11, plus 1+9+6+4=31=4. Find a name that you like that equals the number of your birthday….my original middle name is Gene, and it equals 4. The way the letters work, is make a chart, number 1-9, fill in the alphabet, such as square 1 has A, square 2 has B, square 3 has C, and so on. That is how I ended up with my middle name working out. GENE , E’s are 5, and G is 7, together 22, = 4. That is how I chose mine. So, take your birthday, adding the numbers to get the smallest number possible. Choose a name, see if it totals “down” to the same number. If it is a name that you really want, see if you can alter the spelling so that the letters will make it to your number. (I’m thinking instead of an I sound, maybe change it to a Y or an E…whatever works)

Lady Gene

[catherine4]

@BryWisteria

• Do you have a magickal name?
• Do you have a favorite area of magick?
• What are you studying right now?
• Are there any hobbies or crafts you’re working on?
• Do you have any pets or familiars?
• How long have you been practicing?

• • Do you have a magickal name?

  • Never thought to have a magickal name till reading this prompt

  • Do you have a favorite area of magick?

  • Developing a practice by taking pieces from many areas, so eclectic for now with a strong pull toward nature.

  • What are you studying right now?

  • tarot because it seems to work very well for me. A little scary actually

  • Are there any hobbies or crafts you’re working on?

  • hiking, crocheting, reading, learning cross stitch, and learning local history

  • Do you have any pets or familiars?

  • I have 3 dogs - not familiars but friends

  • How long have you been practicing?

  • Had been doing witchcraft without knowing it all my life so when I explored it further, it just fit.

[leilani1]

Welcome Catherine,

You are like sooooo many of us,

@catherine4

been doing witchcraft without knowing it all my life

You’ll definitely fit in here!! Welcome to the Club!

Lady Gene

[catherine4]

Thank you, Lady Gene for your kind words of encouragement!

[jess2]

Hello getting back into practicing again

[leilani1]

Fantastic Friday Jess,

Welcome to the “class”. Glad to see you’re back!!! Lady Gene

[CelestiaMoon]

What a cute challenge, I’m enjoying reading everyone’s responses

@BryWisteria

Do you have a magickal name?

Yes, Celestia Moon

It’s my second name, with my first love’s maiden name Also it describes my love of the Moon and the night sky.

@BryWisteria

Do you have a favorite area of magick?

Energy work, shadow work, dream interpretation, tarot and astrology. Those are kinda the core of my practice. Shamanism, tantra and dark goddesses deserve a mention too.

@BryWisteria

What are you studying right now?

I’m taking a 9 month live course on energy and sound healing with a shamanic touch. I’m also constantly studying more tarot and astrology, as they’re rabbit holes that keep giving Same goes for exploring my shadow, and my emotional intensity. I’m also studying energy vampirism, to find healthy and consensual ways to satisfy that hunger in me, and to avoid unconsciously depleting people’s energy. (Sorry if I’ve been nomming on you ) Kinda related to that, I’m also looking into siren magick. I’m a water and fire kind of girl

@BryWisteria

Are there any hobbies or crafts you’re working on?

I’m working on an online booking system that might be useful for me and my future energy healer colleagues I used to be a web developer in my previous life, now I weave magick

@BryWisteria

Do you have any pets or familiars?

A little houseplant named Delilah, she’s a four-year old poinsettia Most just get them for Christmas here and then throw away. Not a thing to do to a living creature. She’s about four times her original size now, and all green. I tried to get her to grow some more bright red leaves in the darkness, but she didn’t want to. I love her anyway.

@BryWisteria

How long have you been practicing?

Since that huge global pandemic named after the crown chakra… 6 years now. Dream interpretation for 25 years or so, some kind of intuitive energy work, shadow work and mystical thinking pretty much all my life. 38 years of it now. I also believe this is not my first life as some kind of a magickal practitioner.

@BryWisteria

Etc - feel free to make your own prompts!

• What themes call to you in your practice?

I feel drawn to the darker side of the craft, our shadow, and everything often considered “forbidden” or “taboo”. Not to cause harm (unless absolutely called for), though it’s interesting asking why and how. It helps with more thorough healing, from the inside out. And I absolutely love asking the questions I “shouldn’t” ask

All kinds of altered states. Life and death. Ecstasy, sexual and otherwise. How energy moves and how to guide it. Who and what we are, and what all of this is really about. And how to become more loving and conscious, and inspire that in others too.

[Feathertip]

Welcome, @catherine4 and Merry Meet! I’m Feathertip, from SE Michigan.

@catherine4

Had been doing witchcraft without knowing it all my life so when I explored it further, it just fit.

Your path sounds similar to mine. We do so much instinctively, without putting a name to it. It’s kind of an ah-Ha! moment of awakening!

Enjoy your journey!

[donna5]

Hello. I am well. Hope you are too.

Donna5

[georgia]

Welcome @erica!

I’m happy to see you here, collecting badges already! Enjoy your time here!

@shannon3

both of them came to me to let me know they were together in a field of flowers.

Wow! Enjoying the tale. Thank you for sharing!

@Catori_Miakoda

I am working on a new beaded spider design and finishing a beaded tree-of-life suncatcher.

These sound beautiful! Would you be willing to share pics?

@marissa1

My name is Marissa

Welcome @marissa1!

@elyse

this is my first time participating in one!

Happy to see you get a badge!

@marissa1

How does one acquire a magick nickname?

There are several ways to proceed.

Numerology based: as the lovely @leilani1 posted, count up the digits in your birthdate or the date you chose to become a witch. If that is 1/1/2026, your number would be 1+1+2+2+6= 12 and reduce 1+2=3. Then take a subject or name you like and see if it equals the date, with each letter corresponding to a number. Forgive this table if it doesn’t line up properly.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

A B C D E F G H I

J K L M N O P Q R

S T U V W X Y Z

My name, Georgia, adds up to: 7+5+6+9+7+9+1= 44 reduces to 4+4=8

This may be the hardest way or it can be the most fun, depending on you.

A second way is to pick something relating to your interests. Just start using it, here. You can change your account name to match your magical name at any time through the list which pops up when you hit your avatar or ask the mods for assistance.

Third is to seek something from an intense dream or meditation.

Fourth, accept a name from cherished loved ones.

@katharina

Lirio’s magic shop

Fantastic place!

@donna5

Hello Everyone.

Hi @donna5!

@catherine4

when I explored it further, it just fit.

Welcome @catherine4!

@jess2

Hello

Welcome back!

@CelestiaMoon

What themes call to you in your practice?

At the moment, I’m in a Do Over phase. This was not chosen, but forced upon me and fought tooth and nail only because the initiation of the phase was so rude and unexpected. When I decided to surrender, I was offered a glimpse of the path. Good path, indecent force, still upset at the lack of communication from a supposed “guide.”

[katharina]

Welcome back @jess2 @elyse and @donna5
Hello and merry meet @catherine4 @marissa1 and @erica

We haven´t met yet! I´m Katharina from Vienna, Austria. I´m an eclectic art witch.
It´s nice to meet you!

@Nikki-Phoenix

So I’m going to take this moment to be grateful.

This is so beautiful! I wholeheartedly agree, Francisco created a safe space for all of us and we have the best Mods Team!

@CelestiaMoon

avoid unconsciously depleting people’s energy. (Sorry if I’ve been nomming on you )

@CelestiaMoon

Most just get them for Christmas here and then throw away

Very much like my Schlumbergera Truncata (whataname) which actually was thrown away by someone. On the street! Kicked to the curb!! Poor little thing, I took her home and pampered her. I swear to you, that little plant radiated sadness…it was heart breaking. This was five years ago, today she is BIG, happy and she blooms all year round. Normally they only bloom in December.

@CelestiaMoon

everything often considered “forbidden”

When something is considered “forbidden” it´s always good to ask: forbidden by WHOM? (In many cases you´ll find out it´s patriarchy trying to keep women powerless and silent).

[Catori_Miakoda]

Yes, I can share pictures of the spiders and trees of life I create.

[CelestiaMoon]

@katharina

Very much like my Schlumbergera Truncata (whataname) which actually was thrown away by someone. On the street! Kicked to the curb!! Poor little thing, I took her home and pampered her. I swear to you, that little plant radiated sadness…it was heart breaking. This was five years ago, today she is BIG, happy and she blooms all year round. Normally they only bloom in December.

I’m happy you found each other

@katharina

When something is considered “forbidden” it´s always good to ask: forbidden by WHOM? (In many cases you´ll find out it´s patriarchy trying to keep women powerless and silent).

Too true… like my goddess Lilith, I’m not having any of it!

[leilani1]

Superb Saturday Katharina,

@katharina

Schlumbergera Truncata

This name reminded me of….when I lived in Laredo, Tx, we were having a VERY rough time (does drive-by shootings and threats by the police and their “homies” count as very stressful?), we were “unemployable” so I started being “the burrito lady” for the oil companies about 1 mile away. I got up about 3 am made 2 different types of breakfast burritos and went down the block (about 3 blocks long) of all the oil companies in the morning, and the guys would buy my burritos for $2 (this was 2000-2001). Homemade and cheap. I usually sold out my 60 burritos in about an hour. Just to turn it around and do it again next morning. Well, it kept us afloat until one of the offices decided to hire me as their secretary. Anyway, long intro, for….the name Schlumberger……I always wondered what it was. I knew it was German, by the spelling, but that was all. Now your plant is Schlumbergera?! What does “slumber-jay” mean? Schlumberger was the largest oil company on that street. I always sold to them first, because they would almost buy me out, (probably 30-40 of my burritos in the morning). Anyway, I’m yapping too much as usual.

Lady Gene

[georgia]

Google Search

[katharina]

@leilani1

Now your plant is Schlumbergera?!

It really is a stupid name for a really beautiful plant.

[leilani1]

Does it mean something, or just a name? I know names have an original meaning, but it that just a name now? Why did you use that name for your plant?

Lady Gene

[katharina]

It’s the botanical name.