Small Spells For Winter Magic

Hi everyone!

While it’s not a super popular opinion, I freaking love winter! I think it’s completely underrated magically, and I certainly think it’s flat out gorgeous and whimsical. I decided to use my love of winter to kickstart a new monthly-ish series for my Patreon on Small Spells. I’m defining Small Spells as ones that require very few to NO ingredients, and that likely will not take you more than a few minutes at a time. Here’s a lil’ snapshot of this first one!

FULL DISCLOSURE: I am sharing this to give you a sample of what you’ll get by supporting me monthly on Patreon. I work really hard on mine, offering a mix of tarot and witchcraft information with original, creative writing on these topics and so many more. My patreon is absolutely critical to my ability to do the things I do for a living. Writing rarely gives you money until months or years after you write the thing, and I can not be there for clients during busy times if I don’t have this support to keep me afloat in the dead times in my business.

I’m pushing this platform harder now because I am going on a Parental Leave in February and for much of March! Posts will be queued up, and I will be active in the Discord I started for it to give myself a little adult conversation. It’s a great time to join for yourself, as there will be lots of fun stuff uploaded in this time without any kind of social pressure from me. It’s also when I need support the most.

Thank you so much for understanding! Enjoy the Small Spells, and know there are EVEN MORE going up on said Patreon on Saturday.

For Tuning In to the Energy Of the Moment

1. Grab a clear quartz or other beloved, all purpose stone or metal. Sit by your favorite window. Gaze at your view. Let your eyes soften until things become pleasantly hazy. Close your eyes and breathe deeply a few times. Open your eyes. What is the scene outside of your window telling you? You may want/need to wait a couple of minutes before things seem to "happen."

2. Grab your favorite hot beverage. Intentionally choose all of your ingredients based on your relationship with them and what you know them to correspond to. (For example, coffee is protective, inspiring or drawing so it's one of my all-purpose faves. Hot chocolate can help you notice and melt into the sweetness and love in all areas of your life. The herbs in your herbal teas obviously have their own correspondences.)

As you're making the drink, stay focused on tuning in to the magic you're about to sip up, or let your mind go blank. Sit outside or in a favorite spot inside with your drink. Hold it between both hands and say a simple intention like "for every sip I take, I awaken more to life's joy". Sip it slowly.

Steam or liquid scry if you feel up to it, letting your eyes go hazy again, looking for symbols and messages to guide you on your journey towards your intention.

All Purpose/Customizable

1. Draw sigils, symbols or entire images in the snow or ice.

2. If you have (safe) access to a fireplace or outdoor fire, use it! Name your intentions for connecting with fire spirits, and make an offering of fresh wood or dry leaves. As you sit by the fire, remember that it connects us to The Sun and reflect on Solar energy and lessons.

3. Kitchen Witchery: make soup (or whatever but soup is obviously the best!) with very carefully planned herbs and seasonings based on the intentions you want to manifest for yourself and anyone else eating it.

4. If you decorate for the holidays, choose your symbols and correspondences intentionally. I also like to hide sigils, symbols and images behind other ones so that the magic works on a daily, subconscious level too. For example, if I were going to put up some holly myself based on its protective elements, I would also either trace a pentagram underneath it, or even place a small physical one that I had (like a metal charm or something like that) behind it to reinforce that.