Day 14: Do you use any items or tools that can be found around the household?
This post is part of a 31 Days of Secular Witchcraft series in which I answer questions about my own personal views about magic and witchcraft. I urge you to answer the same questions, found here, on your own blog.
I might be perceived as a "kitchen witch" in some circles. Most of my spellwork uses ingredients found around the house. I typically work with plants, herbs, spices, thread, and other items that can be found around the house. I use holy water that I make myself, candles, and incense, which are not particularly unusual or hard to obtain. I sometimes sprinkle a little cinnamon in my coffee grounds before I brew and say a little prayer for health, and I sometimes bless and empower the food I cook. I rarely use a wand, and when I do I use a cinnamon stick or a feather I found on a run. I don't use an athame.
I don't freak out if people touch my magical items. I don't see a clearly delineated difference between the spiritual and the mundane, the sacred and the profane. I use my legal name in magical circles. I use my incense holder to burn incense just for the smell of it, not only in ritual. I was delighted when my niece grabbed my protective dove necklace and said it was "a pretty birdie." I don't think her touch did anything to mess with its magic; if anything, she added her own adorable, sweet energy to it. I write my spells and reflections in the same notebook I write poetry in and keep a "magic folder" in my Gmail account.
So, yes, almost all the items and tools I use can be found around a typical household or easily obtained.
I might be perceived as a "kitchen witch" in some circles. Most of my spellwork uses ingredients found around the house. I typically work with plants, herbs, spices, thread, and other items that can be found around the house. I use holy water that I make myself, candles, and incense, which are not particularly unusual or hard to obtain. I sometimes sprinkle a little cinnamon in my coffee grounds before I brew and say a little prayer for health, and I sometimes bless and empower the food I cook. I rarely use a wand, and when I do I use a cinnamon stick or a feather I found on a run. I don't use an athame.
I don't freak out if people touch my magical items. I don't see a clearly delineated difference between the spiritual and the mundane, the sacred and the profane. I use my legal name in magical circles. I use my incense holder to burn incense just for the smell of it, not only in ritual. I was delighted when my niece grabbed my protective dove necklace and said it was "a pretty birdie." I don't think her touch did anything to mess with its magic; if anything, she added her own adorable, sweet energy to it. I write my spells and reflections in the same notebook I write poetry in and keep a "magic folder" in my Gmail account.
So, yes, almost all the items and tools I use can be found around a typical household or easily obtained.
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