Oak Moon – If the Broom Fits

Clear the House

Kerri-Anne — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:43:07 +0000

You’ll need: Whatever you clean with. Rosemary – fresh, dried, or oil. Something to burn it in or on if you’re using smoke. Optional: salt water, a bell, your own voice.
Timing: When it needs doing. After illness, after conflict, after a run of bad luck, after someone difficult has been in your space, or just when the air feels heavy and you can’t explain why.

Start with the physical. This part matters and people skip it, and then they wonder why the energetic work doesn’t hold. Sweep the floors. Wipe the surfaces. Open the windows if you can, at least the curtains/blinds. Take out the trash. Clear the clutter off the surfaces that have become invisible to you. You know the ones.

This isn’t a metaphor. Stagnant physical space holds stagnant energy the same way a damp corner grows mold. Clean the space first.

When the physical is done, take your rosemary. Loose dried herb in a fireproof dish, a bundle if you prefer, or a few drops of oil on your palms if smoke isn’t an option. Move through the space deliberately: corners first, then along the walls, then through the center. The corners are where energy collects and sits. Start there.

As you go, say what you’re doing out loud if that helps you focus. It doesn’t need to be formal. “Out” works fine. So does “this space is clear and clean.” So does silence, if your intention is solid.

When you’ve moved through the whole space, open the front door for a moment. Let whatever you’ve moved out have somewhere to go.

That’s the working. You don’t have to follow it with a spell. Sometimes clearing the space is the whole job, and the relief you feel afterward is the magic telling you it worked.

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Breath Into Stillness

Kerri-Anne — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:05:00 +0000

You’ll need: A quiet space, your breath, ten minutes
Timing: Any time. Before ritual, before spellwork, before sleep, before difficult conversations. Whenever you need to cross the threshold between ordinary and intentional.

This is not a complicated working. It is, however, a foundational one — the kind of skill that quietly improves everything else you do. Trance isn’t unconsciousness. It isn’t sleep. It’s the deliberate shift into a more receptive state, like tuning a radio until the static clears.

Sit or lie comfortably. Close your eyes if that feels right. If not, soften your gaze toward the floor.

Breathe in for a count of four. Hold for a count of four. Out for a count of four. Hold for a count of four. This is box breathing — simple, effective, and old enough that nobody remembers who invented it first. Repeat it until your body starts to settle. You’ll feel it: a slight heaviness in the limbs, a quieting of the inner noise.Once you’re there, shift your breathing to something slower and more natural. With each exhale, imagine yourself sinking slightly — not falling, just settling. Roots finding soil. Each breath takes you a little further in.

Stay as long as you like. When you’re ready to return, take three deliberate breaths, slightly deeper than the rest. Wiggle your fingers. Open your eyes slowly.

That’s the threshold.

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Screenshot Spell Jar

Kerri-Anne — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:40:26 +0000

You’ll need: Your phone or device, a private space to work (album, folder, note, or whatever feels right), intention.
Timing: New moon to open for drawing in. Full moon to open for release. Any time for urgent work – the moon accommodates.

So a spell jar is basically a container you build with intention. You put things in it that represent what you’re calling in or pushing out, and it holds that energy while the working does its thing. This is that. Just… on your phone.

Create a private space on your device. A locked album, a password-protected note, a folder nobody else opens. This is your jar. Treat it like one.

Before you add anything, hold your device for a moment. State your intention out loud or in your head. Something simple and true: what is this jar for?

Now fill it. Screenshots of words that match your intention. Colors. Images. Symbols you’ve made or found. A photo of the moon the night you opened it. Anything that belongs to this working. Nothing that doesn’t.

Close the folder. Set it aside. Come back to it on moon phases: open it, look at what’s in it, add something if it feels right, close it again. You’re feeding the jar the same way you’d tend a physical one.

When the working is complete – when what you called in has arrived, or what you released is gone – delete it. Not archive. Delete. That’s closing the jar.

Stay witchy

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Prosperity – Coin, Cinnamon & Citrus

Kerri-Anne — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:47:33 +0000

Place a coin, a cinnamon stick or powder, and a citrus peel in a small dish or jar. Light a small candle beside it.

Write a simple petition: not what you lack, but what you’re welcoming.
Example: “My work is valued. My needs are met.”

Let the candle burn safely while you breathe on the open container.

Carry the coin in your wallet for the first week of the year.

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Evergreen Bundle

Kerri-Anne — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:15:26 +0000

Gather evergreen: pine, cedar, fir, holly — whatever grows near you. Add seasonal herbs if desired: cinnamon sticks, bay, rosemary.

As you bundle, speak what you want held at the threshold:
“Nothing that means harm may cross.
Nothing that is not mine may cling.”

Tie with natural twine or red thread.

Hang above your door on solstice or any winter night. Traditionally, you can leave it until it begins to fade or the next seasonal turning.

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White

Kerri-Anne — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:30:22 +0000

In traditional Wiccan and folk magical systems, white represents purity, truth, and spiritual light. It is widely regarded as a universal or substitute color, capable of standing in for any other color in candle magic when a specific shade is unavailable. White is most strongly aligned with the Moon, reflecting intuition, emotional balance, and the cleansing power of lunar energy. It is frequently used in spells and rituals for protection, peace, spiritual cleansing, and blessing.

White candles are a staple of ritual practice, often used in dedications, consecrations, healing work, and prayer-like intentions. In seasonal magic, white is closely tied to Yule, symbolizing snow, stillness, and the rebirth of the Sun, and Imbolc, representing purification and new beginnings. It is also central to Full Moon esbats, where its reflective quality supports divination, dream work, and spiritual insight.

White embodies sacred space, honesty of intent, and spiritual safety. Its energy is gentle but powerful, creating a foundation of clarity and protection in both traditional and modern witchcraft practice.

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Juniper

Kerri-Anne — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:22:28 +0000

Juniper has a long-standing place in European and British folk magic as a powerful protective and purifying plant. Traditionally, its berries and branches were burned as a form of spiritual fumigation to cleanse spaces of harmful or stagnant energies, similar in function to other sacred smokes. In Wiccan practice, juniper is used to ward homes, protect sacred space, and strengthen spiritual boundaries. Its evergreen nature connects it strongly to themes of survival, endurance, and the returning light of Yule, while its cleansing smoke aligns it with ancestral work and spirit-clearing rites often associated with Samhain.

Magically, juniper is commonly added to protection jars, incense blends, floor washes, and ritual baths for removing unwanted influences. It is well suited to workings that require strong energetic boundaries or the breaking of curse-like conditions through traditional uncrossing techniques. Practitioners should use care with physical ingestion, as juniper berries can be toxic in large amounts and are not considered safe for everyone, particularly during pregnancy. Ethically sourced or symbolic use is preferred. Juniper’s energy is steady, defensive, and clarifying, making it a trusted ally in both traditional and modern witchcraft.

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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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Rosemary

Kerri-Anne — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 01:42:56 +0000

Rosemary has been one of my constant allies for decades, from the time I kept a spindly little plant in the window of my first apartment, stubbornly alive despite my forgetful watering. Its energy is clean and bright, with a protective edge that feels a bit like a well placed hand on your shoulder. In magical work, rosemary offers protection, remembrance, mental clarity, loyalty, purification, and a grounded sort of love that asks for no spectacle. I use it in protection spells, memory charms, and cleansing bundles, and I toss a sprig into my grandmother’s cast iron when cooking a meal meant to comfort or steady someone. It makes a fine warding herb, especially when hung above doorways or tucked discreetly behind a photo frame. If you grow it, know it prefers sun and a bit of neglect; rosemary thrives where many herbs would wilt. It is culinary safe, though pregnant folks should avoid heavy medicinal use. When you need focus, protection, or a nod to those who came before, rosemary steps forward, fragrant and ready.

Rosemary is one of the most widely respected magical herbs in traditional European folk magic and Wiccan practice. It is primarily a herb of protection and purification, often used as a substitute for more culturally sensitive cleansing plants. Historically, rosemary was burned to disinfect sick rooms, carried to ward off harmful influences, and placed in homes to maintain spiritual cleanliness. Its strong association with memory and remembrance makes it especially meaningful in ancestral rites, funeral customs, and Samhain observances, symbolizing the honoring of the dead and the endurance of the spirit.

In practical magic, rosemary is used in floor washes, ritual baths, incense blends, and protection charms. It is frequently added to house-blessing rituals and carried as a protective talisman. Its solar nature gives it strength in spells involving clarity, confidence, and personal power, while its airy qualities support mental focus and divination. Rosemary is generally safe to handle and burn in ritual contexts, though concentrated oils should be used with care. Spiritually, it represents faithfulness, clear conscience, and the strengthening of sacred space.

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Green

Kerri-Anne — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 03:10:28 +0000

Green is the color of prosperity, growth, healing, fertility, nature magic, and renewal. I use it for money spells, garden magic, and any working where I want to encourage new skills or healthier patterns to take root. Dark green carries a sense of ambition and financial grounding, while light green speaks of fresh starts and physical healing. Forest green is my choice when I am working at the edge of the woods or tending the boundary between home and wild places. It pairs beautifully with gold for wealth, with brown for grounding, and with white for pure healing energy. Any spell focused on building, growing, or mending naturally leans toward the many shades of green, as steady and hopeful as a fresh leaf.

In traditional color magic, green represents life force, fertility, and prosperity, symbolizing the steady growth found in nature. Strongly aligned with the element of Earth, it is commonly used in spells and rituals for financial abundance, career success, fertility, and physical or emotional healing. Green candles are a standard tool for money magic, job workings, and long-term manifestation goals. In folk and Wiccan practices, green is also associated with balance and harmony, making it useful in workings that seek to stabilize relationships, homes, or personal energy.

Planetary links often include Venus for love, fertility, and attraction, and Jupiter for wealth and expansion, though this can vary by tradition. Green is frequently connected to plant magic, garden blessings, and earth-based devotional work. It is not traditionally tied to specific Sabbats or Esbats, as its energy is considered ever-present through the growing cycle of nature. As a color correspondence, green is gentle yet powerful, encouraging patience, steady effort, and trust in natural rhythms of growth.

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