🧑‍🧒 WITCH CHALLENGE - Your Inner Child

[Selena-Paloma]

Hey girlll I love your entry! Maybe I should start making Spray Bottle Spell Armies Next

[Greenbriar]

Wow this is wonderful @kimberley3

Your inner child sounds like a fun person to have around

[Feathertip]

This is wonderful, @kimberley3! Your blend of essential oils must smell divine.

[Feathertip]

Witch Challenge - Your Inner Child

Pablo Picasso:

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”

Madame Marie Curie:

“All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.”

Author Robert R. McCammon, from Boy’s Life :

“You know, I do believe in magic. I was born and raised in a magic time, in a magic town, among magicians. Oh, most everybody else didn’t realize we lived in that web of magic, connected by silver filaments of chance and circumstance. But I knew it all along…You probably did too; you just don’t recall it.

“See, this is my opinion: we all start out knowing magic. We are born with whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us…But then we get the magic educated right out of our souls. We get it churched out, spanked out, washed out, and combed out. We get put on the straight and narrow and told to be responsible. Told to act our age. Told to grow up, for God’s sake…The truth of life is that every year we get farther away from the essence that is born within us. We get shouldered with burdens, some of them good, some of them not so good. Things happen to us…Life itself does its best to take that memory of magic away from us. You don’t know it’s happening until one day you feel you’ve lost something but you’re not sure what it is…”

I chose the above quotes and passages because they each so succinctly capture the essence of, not just childhood, but how we draw away from and even lose touch with our Inner Child. Time and events, seeing ourselves suddenly in adult clothing, saying responsible things, maybe even hearing our parents’ voices coming out of our own mouths, all conspire to shape us into something that perhaps we had no intention of becoming. Some of us have experienced real trauma, others have perhaps avoided trauma but are wondering why time seems to go faster with every passing season.

Have you ever had the experience of revisiting a house you once lived in as a child, or driven past your old elementary school, and being surprised by how small it looked? That’s your adult eyes suddenly eclipsing what you only recalled from seeing it through your childhood eyes - and throughout your lifetime, your memory of that place was linked to the memory from those eyes. It can be a shock to have to replace that memory of a formerly very large building (where once, you were always were looking up) with the adult reality of its actual size.

We shouldn’t let the physical fact of our growth from child to adult mimic our loss of childhood wonder, and have the magic around us shrink until it’s so small we can no longer see it.

As children, our brains aren’t expanded enough to see too far into the future. It’s a gift from Gaia. “Let kids be kids.” We lived from moment to moment, with old people, really old people like parents and teachers, interrupting those moments to announce dinnertime, bedtime, or to do our homework before we could watch TV. Reciting rules and establishing routines. Step outside those lines and things will not go well for you. You might get in trouble.

For me, staying in touch with my Inner Child means to not look too closely at actual past events, but only to recall a feeling of freedom - and insulation from having to make actual decisions beyond grabbing clothes for the day. It’s a difficult head space to get into, that insulation. Keeping the adult, outside world at bay long enough to remember how to play. To focus on Play whenever possible as a day’s real accomplishment. Did I get outside? Score! Did I stop and listen when I heard a new bird call? Score! Did I step in front of the easel, pick up the camera, or read only for pleasure? Did I touch my Lenormand cards, smell a new candle, or cook something fabulous in the kitchen?

Winner! Game over.

There are no more adults around to lord over me, threaten to ground me, or take away privileges. Only the outside world can do that. And I like to insulate myself from it as much as possible.

Keeping our Inner Child alive is to keep our original childhood sense of magic alive - to bring out those “whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us.”

We can reignite that fire of magic through our practice and through our play. And the world needs as much magick as we can give it.

[Phoenix_Fire]

Challenge entry

So im back.. sorry health and issues kept me away for a bit but I thought.. you know I need to check in again and reconnect. I found I was at tail end of a challenge but I thought since I working on stuff right now this was worth exploring thd topic even if goes on for me past the challenge period .. today can be my starting point and I can reconnect and share my inner child task I chose at the same time.

So you know im mad about cards even digital..so cause I was needing a quick start it was easier to screen shot the app.

I decided a self reflective grand tableu with the lenormand deck. Below is mine. I did blue for communication as im wanting to connect to my inner child. Before drawing the spread I decided to look at my relationship with my inner child snd adult self .

lady - me

Gentleman- my adult self

Child - my inner child

I’ll have yo do more study snd reflection of the spread to explore this further but I am at least encouraged that my adult self and inner child are auspicious here ( not a struggle) as they fall ahead of the lady. Usually the higher up person is more in focus ( lol is a spread for inner child) so the child on top row seems fitting and the lady falling between the 2 shows maybe as the person viewing both I am between both connecting the adult self snd inner child .. maybe like a mediator of sorts . This can also show how my adult self relates or views maybe the inner child ??

Lol ok i thought of this idea or task only a few hours ago so im still working out how or what to do with this start.. but for this challenge I decided to at least show the task I chose to start the discussion internally

[BryWisteria]

This is the last day to join the challenge

Well done to all those who reached out to inner child - the entries shared so far have been wonderful to read!

This is your heads up that the challenge is approaching its end. It will close to entries tomorrow: Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00 AM ET (Eastern US Time)

If you haven’t already shared an entry with the coven but would like to join in, this is your friendly reminder that you still have time left to do so.

Also, please don’t forget to vote for your favorite award badge if you haven’t already. Thank you!

Blessed Be

[AIRAM]

Challenge entry

Whispered love spell
a children’s spell
There are words that do not need to be written in ink… only whispered with intention.
This is the secret of whispered magic, the lips become a tool, the breath becomes a carrier of power.

So a simple little whispered spell for love..

Take a red candle, engrave on it the name of the one you desire.
If you do not have a candle, a small object connected to your heart will suffice… Hold it close to your lips and whisper…

…As the flame burns, so may your heart warm for me. As the wind brings me to you, so may you come to me.

Whisper it three times, with all your intention.
Do not shout, the power lies in the secret word, which travels unseen in the air.

This spell is like dripping honey into the other person’s mind slowly, but sweetly and inevitably, filling him with childlike love.

[MeganB]

I had an idea related to doing a working to help let my inner child and imagination come out to play, specifically for school. See, we have lab days, specifically simulation lab days. During these class times, we will be in the simulation lab working with Mannekins, as they’re called, that can do all kinds of things. They have a pulse in all the major pulse points on the body, they can blink, talk (through a microphone and settings from our instructors in another room), receive injections, etc.

It sounds like a lot of fun for me, to be honest, but I struggle with suspending disbelief. And why do I have to do this? Well, we have to treat these Mannekins as if they are real patients and we are in a real clinical setting. This is great practice for when we get to our clinical sites, but speaking to the Mannekin as if it is a real person will be a challenge for me I can’t even lean into my imaginative play as a parent because I’ve always struggled with that, too!

I’m drawing a blank on what to do, though, so I decided to do a coloring page to get me into a more mindful state while drawing on the power of the Unicorn, which is great because I just remembered we have a unicorn-inspired sigil here in the forum!

→ Unicorn’s Blessing - A Magickal Magnet

I drew this sigil in the corner of my coloring page and reframed it slightly. Rather than drawing in good things and keeping evil at bay, I’m charging it to draw in healthy imagination while keeping my nerves at bay.

I haven’t finished the coloring page yet, but I’ll share it as soon as I do!

[Firedoe771]

@Greenbriar lol that looks good!

[Firedoe771]

@Greenbriar i love this! I’m going to do this tomorrow morning after I get off of work- it’s been a crazy last week for me so I can definitely use some inner child joy ! Thank you for sharing

[Firedoe771]

I hope your jar brings you healing you need- also thanks for sharing! I can pass this information to people who need that healing of course if you don’t mind.

[Medea]

Witchy Challenge - Your Inner Child - ENTRY

I was pretty sure that for this week’s challenge, I was going to have a hard time but it wasn’t as bad as I thought. For as long as I can remember, I always was the one who made plans for after school and we are talking about 6 years old. In kindergarten I got caught making plans and had to take a nap on the hard floor under the coats.
It was now time for me to leave, I must leave, I’m late, I’m late, I’m late for a very important date!! My important date is with life.

Etsy, 2025

This is the phase where my inner child is beginning to grow up. I am preparing myself for school and the real world. But there was a promble with that part; the real world. I do not know what happened or why it happened, but it happened. I tried to eliminate an 8-year-old kid that I despised with every ounce of my being. He was mean, he would jump hard on his little sisters stomach while she was sleeping. We were all together at camp and sometimes we would all sleep in my sister and my tent or theirs. One night he jumped so hard she started bleeding between her legs…After that I knew what I needed to do, or so I thought.

I the event you had bad memories growing up, you must heal your inner child first. This is where your real happiness comes from. By healing your inner child, will allow you to discover the source of many fears, insecurities and undermining life patterns. Only by reaching out to your inner child and showing love can you empower yourself to live a better life, and here are a few steps that can help you with that endeavour:

Step 1: Earn the trust of your inner child – To heal your wounded inner child, you have to develop trust. This means that your inner child needs to have faith in you and it should understand your sole purpose is to protect and nurture it.

Step 2: Fight his extreme pains – Like a frightened child, you have to help your inner child to overcome pain and move on. Try to understand the grief of your inner child and learn to embrace it. After embracing the sufferings of your inner child, you are one step closer to profound healing.

Step 3: Let go of your anger – Though it is natural to be angry, it doesn’t mean that you have to be mad at all times. Through forgiving, you have a chance to heal your inner child. Forgiveness takes a considerable deal of love and dedication for others.

Step 4: Fight the loneliness –Make sure that your inner child feels accepted, loved and understood and that it recognizes its true self. You have to help it drive away the guilt of the past in order to embrace the joy of the present.
One of the best ways to connect with our inner child, and receive his or her guidance, is by practicing the following inner child magic activity!

Inner Child Art Magic

Things you need:
1.Colorful crayons, paint, or markers. Gather 5-10 different colors.
2. 5-10 pieces of paper
Steps to follow:

1. Find a quiet space on the floor or at a table. Layout your art materials in front of you. This activity could get very messy, so you may want to have a protective covering beneath your materials.

2. Relax your mind. Take a few deep calming breaths. Let yourself take this time just for you. Let all concerns and worries go. This is your time to connect with your inner spirit.

3. Talk to your inner child for a moment. Tell them that you are now going to allow him or her to take a much bigger role in your life. Start to laugh within, as you feel the joy, enthusiasm and lightheartedness of your inner child coming up within you to play!

4. Now ask for his or her direction and guidance.

5. Take your crayons or paint and allow your inner child to draw free and wildly on the paper! Remove all of your own judgment in this space, and give your inner child free rein. Let them get messy! Take as much time and use as many sheets of paper as your inner child requires. Let yourself go completely as your inner child takes over!

6. Once you are done, step away from your art space for a little while. Take a walk outside or grab a bit of food.

7. After ten minutes or so, return to your art space. Take a look at what your inner child created. Ask yourself, “what is my inner child saying to me through this image?”

8. Write down any thoughts, sensations or images that come to mind. Trust your first instincts. Do not judge anything that comes to your mind. Write down everything the art is making you feel and might be saying to you.

9. Keep this special art somewhere sacred to you, and periodically look at it. Sometimes the message reveals itself bit by bit over the course of a few weeks.

Source
Reconnect with Your Inner Child: 9 Magical Steps to Joy | Numerologist . Sirena Moon (2025)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1780322242/alice-in-wonderland-mushroom-scene-art?ref=sidebar_cart_view_listing. (9/2025)

[WrenEve]

Here I am completing my challenge at the last minute again! lol

Challenge entry

I’ve been thinking about how to recapture some of the uninhibited joy and playfulness that I felt in moments of my childhood. As a child I loved to dance through overgrown gardens, sprinkling seeds as I went (imagining myself a garden fairy ), running and wrestling with my dog in the field, climb trees, put on cherry earrings, explore the woods and name each section of it. One of the last times I felt truly carefree in my childhood home, I heard a song on the radio - Some kinda Wonderful by Sky and I just let go and danced with pure joy.

So with these memories at the forefront of my mind I created a spell.

Spell for Joy and Playfulness

Essential oils:
bergamot, lemon and rosemary (since the sense of smell can be so personal or evocative feel free to use scents that bring up carefree memories for you)

Add the oils to a spray bottle with distilled Full moon water and a couple Tbsps of witch hazel.

When you are ready to use it, repeat this spell:

“With a spritz of joy, let my spirit take wing,
Welcome my inner child, let laughter ring .

As I dance, let my heart be free,
Embrace the magic, let play carry me.”

Put on your favourite joyful song and dance or move your body. Let all your worries melt away as you move to the music and allow your inner child to take over.

[BryWisteria]

This challenge is now CLOSED

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[BryWisteria]

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→ Award Post for the Inner Child Challenge

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While no additional badges will be given out now that the challenge has officially closed, this thread has been reopened for discussion- feel free to comment on the theme, ask questions or reply to entries.

[Medea]

Hi BryWisteria.

I have pictures but I could not get them in my challenge. Not sure what I can do at this point.

Anyways, thank you and Blessed Be

Medea

[MeganB]

@Medea

I have pictures but I could not get them in my challenge. Not sure what I can do at this point.

Hey Medea!

You can always add a new comment with the pictures. That would work! If you’re having trouble actually getting the pictures in the comment, never fear! There was a recent update to the forum software that has caused some hiccups. I have updated the forum tutorials to include this new update.

You can find the relevant ones here!

• Things seem a little different in the forum today? [Forum Update!] – this post details the new text editor that has caused a bit of confusion

• How to Add Pictures to Posts All the ways! – tutorial for adding images

• Text Decorations & Formatting Text A Guide For You! – tutorial for adjusting posts with the new editor

Let me know if you still need help and we can troubleshoot together

[Medea]

Thanks Megan so much for your help. I should have looked it up myself in the tutorial. I don’t know why I didn’t but thank you again.

Have a Blessed day

Medea