Or maybe you’re wondering what a guardian of nature is, now that I’ve brought it up.
Well if there’s an existing witchy term for this, please let me know, but I’m using “Guardian of Nature” to mean someone who protects, maintains, and honors a natural space, thereby establishing a stronger connection to that space and the forces within it.
If that sounds cool to you, I have two pieces of great news:
It’s easy to become a guardian of nature
Anyone can
In fact, I’d go so far as to say everyone should, and that if everyone did, our planet would be in better shape, but that’s a rant for another day.
How to Become a Guardian of Nature
Like I said, it’s easy:
Start by selecting a natural spacewith a reasonable size that you have access to. So, like, probably not a whole forest or your neighbour’s garden.
You want somewhere that you can safely spend time without getting in trouble, and that you can reasonably commit to maintaining. Spaces you already visit or pass by often are great. It definitely doesn’t have to have a lot of vegetation or be deep in the wilderness: places closer to humans are typically the spaces that need help most desperately.
If you feel it’s appropriate, you can do a ritual or ceremony to cement your commitment to the space. You can declare your intentions, make an offering, ask for acceptance from the space and/or any beings within it, ground yourself there to establish an understanding of the space’s needs, etc.
Congrats, you are now a guardian. As for your duties, they are to:
Guard, Maintain, and Honour
There’s so much you can do for the space you’ve adopted.
Clean litter and trash in the area
Cleanse the space
Ward it against evil
Water the plants during dry times
Research the life cycles and needs of the plants in the area and care for them as you would a garden
Researching the geology and climate of the area is useful, too. Learn as much as you can about the space
Sprinkle fertilizer or compost-soil on the ground
Plant wildflowers and other area-appropriate things
Erect a shrine or altar for any spirits present or even just to the space itself
Leave offerings for local spirits or animals
Erect a shrine or altar to a deity whose domains intersect with the space, ask their blessing on the space and those within it.
Spend time meditating, centering, or grounding in the space. Let the space and those within know that they are loved and appreciated
Try to connect with the spirits in the area; find out what their needs are, what they like and don’t like, and how you can best serve them.
Use things from the area (stones, flowers, etc.) to cast protection and vitality spells on it from home
Carry a piece of the area with you as a sign and reminder of your commitment
Leave talismans or sigils in the area to help your work. Make sure they are safe for the animals, insects, and spirits who live there.
Lastly, remember to take care of yourself. There will be times when you have to decrease your visits or lighten your workload and that’s okay. The main thing is just to remain committed to protecting, maintaining, and honouring as best you can.
I went through all of my witchy supplies and shelves and have found a collection of neat things that no longer call to me the way they used to that I hope I can pass along to someone who will appreciate them more.
I am going to be doing this giveaway a little differently than I have seen others do. I do not need more followers than what I have now, so this is ONLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FOLLOWED ME BEFORE TODAY (7/17/2018). You all have stuck by me for an awfully long time and seen me grow personally as well as my practice and I love you forever for that.
Now for the rules!
1. You MUST have been following me before today (7/17/2018). Anyone who follows me after today will not be counted even if you do reblog this. The giveaway will END ON 8/18/2018 (ideally – see bottom). I will have announced the winner within THREE DAYS of the end date on 8/21/2018.
2. You MUST reblog this post but DO NOT tag as a giveaway. You all know the run down and I don’t want to get in trouble or want it blowing up in my face for doing a nice thing. If you do tag as a giveaway I will be forced to remove you and I don’t want to do that.
3. I reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone with problematic blog content. I do a great job usually of kicking people out as time goes on but I’m sure out of 1600+ I may have missed a couple. If there’s anything racist, anti-LGBTQ, pro-Trump or problematic in general that I see (or is reported to me with proof) I will not hesitate to disqualify and block you.
4. If you live outside the continental US (think Hawaii/UK/Brazil etc.) and win you must pay your own shipping and handling because I am not a rich woman and it tends to get very very pricey when sending items anywhere outside the country.
5. I am not responsible for the potential mishandling of this package by the USPS. I plan to pack everything as best I can to prevent leaking/breaking/etc. but I cannot plan on shitty carriers doing shitty things and I will NOT be able to replace anything that I send and for that I’m sorry!
6. I am NOT responsible for any kind of potential allergic reaction you may have to anything I have included, whether it’s the herbs, the perfume oils or essential oils. Please use your noggin and do your research and use wisely!
And finally, I am not counting this as a rule, but PLEASE cut this pregnant lady some slack. I live in a very HOT very MISERABLE very WILDFIRE PRONE part of California and if I am forced to evacuate with my 4 year old and husband and the other 3 members of our immediate family like I was last year, or have been hit with a very LOW SPOON week, I may have to extend the giveaway or cut it short by the time I have stated. I will do my best to get the package shipped within 2 weeks of the end date and if anything comes up will let you know as soon as I can.
Now for the fun part! THE GOODS.
From left to right we have 1 muslin bag filled with lemonbalm and 1 filled with holy basil, 1 driftwood candle holder, 1 brand new copy of The Witching Herbs by Harold Roth, 1 gently used copy of On the Edge of Dream: The Women of Celtic Myth and Legend by Jennifer Heath, 1 brand new hardback copy of Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman, 1 plastic egg I found hiking that contains a lucky penny, 1 dram bottles each of ginger and angelica root essential oils, 1 small bottle each of my very own homemade dandelion oil and rosemary tincture, 1 brass fairy pin/brooch, 1 nearly full roller bottle of Enchantress (lilac and gooseberries like Yen from the Witcher), 1 nearly full roller bottle of Traveling Vardo’s Sif perfume (sweet cream and almond), 1 dram of PMS ease oil from the Inked Goddess, a miscellany of perfume samples from Traveling Vardo, Sage Goddess and Wild Witchery, a miscellany of tumbled stones, 1 velvet lined box I think is silver but might be pewter designed with roses, 1 8in Italian silver 9.25 chain, 1 carnelian beaded stretch bracelet, 1 silver plated stretch bracelet with red swarovski crystals, 1 rose quartz pendant, 1 set of butterfly wing earrings, 1 ear cuff, 3 tealights (one plain and 2 winter berry) and a cool ass collectible/decorative offering plate.
I used this for all of my blue stones for a bit.
Looks to be violet agate, obsidian arrowhead, agate, carnelian, citrine, calcite and a couple others I can’t recall.
Dragons’ Keep is sort of a sweet cinnamon musk, Nomad is an herby earthy blend, Hexe is a very strong bitter herb blend, Witches Brew is a bright herb blend and Elder Council is some seriously dark herby business.
I hope the egg brings you luck too!
The butterfly wings were humanely collected here locally.
Good luck everyone! All of my love!
Just a reminder – only 4 days left in my giveaway! ❤️ Please read entire post. ❤️
Light a candle with a new intention. Focus on everything that is moving forward in your life. Tell a clear quartz your wishes and dreams. Sleep with it next to your bed for three nights.
Is Warrior Cats a good series? I am trying to write short stories about an otter and someone said they sounded like warrior cats?
Warrior Cats is great! It’s about factions of cats that live in the woods outside of a neighborhood with very complex and spiritual societies. It sounds a bit silly but it is a story made for kids, and it was a staple of my childhood!
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