Courage – If the Broom Fits

Cinnamon

Kerri-Anne — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:02:57 +0000

Cinnamon has a long history in magical and folk traditions as a spice of prosperity, protection, and passion. Its fiery energy, associated with the element of Fire and planets like the Sun and Mars, makes it ideal for spells that attract success, wealth, or personal empowerment. In ritual, cinnamon can be used as loose powder, in sticks, oils, or incense. Common applications include adding it to money or prosperity jars, sprinkling on candles for success or love spells, or carrying small sachets for protection and confidence. Cinnamon is also used in cleansing rituals to invigorate spaces and banish stagnant energy. Its associations with love and passion make it useful in charms that enhance romantic or creative energies. While generally safe in ritual use, ingestion in large amounts can be irritating, so it should not be consumed excessively. Across traditions, cinnamon symbolizes fire, energy, and transformative power, making it a versatile and uplifting tool for modern practitioners.

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Cardinal

Kerri-Anne — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:09:54 +0000

In witchcraft and folklore, the cardinal is revered as a symbol of vitality, courage, and spiritual alertness. Its fiery red color aligns with the Fire element, representing energy, passion, and personal empowerment. Historically, cardinals have been interpreted as messengers from ancestors or spiritual guides, offering reminders to trust intuition and inner wisdom. In magical practice, cardinals can enhance spells or rituals focused on confidence, courage, creative action, and protection. Images, feathers, or symbolic representations of the cardinal are often placed on altars, used in meditation, or incorporated into charms and talismans to invite clarity and spiritual support. The cardinal’s association with the Sun and Mars emphasizes life force, assertiveness, and vitality. While cardinals themselves are protected wildlife and should never be harmed, symbolic use in artwork, jewelry, or ritual tools allows practitioners to harness their energy safely. Across traditions, cardinals are also linked to heart-centered work, reminding practitioners to act from love, compassion, and integrity, making them a versatile and empowering spirit ally.

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Bloodstone

Kerri-Anne — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 02:12:29 +0000

This stone has been valued for millennia. Ancient warriors carried it into battle for courage and to staunch wounds. Medieval magicians believed it could make the bearer invisible or grant the power to control weather. Its red inclusions—iron oxide within green chalcedony—gave rise to legends linking it with sacrifice, martyrdom, and the blood of the earth itself. It has been called heliotrope, meaning “sun-turner,” for the belief that it could reflect the sun’s light.

In practice, bloodstone grounds excess energy and focuses the mind during challenging work. Carry it when you need physical stamina or emotional fortitude. Place it on your altar during protection spells or when working magic that requires deep reserves of strength. Hold it during meditation to connect with your root chakra and anchor yourself in the present moment.

Use bloodstone when you need to stand firm, when fear threatens to overwhelm, or when your body needs reminding of its own resilience. Cleanse it in earth or salt, charge it under the waning moon, and let it teach you the strength that comes from being rooted deep.

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