Correllian Shaman Mojo Bag Assignment

So today, I am going to tell you about how I made my Mojo bag. A mojo bag is a small spell bag that you make with intent and wear where no one can see it. They can be custom built to meet your needs. For mine, I included herbs, oils, crystals and chose the color of fabric, thread and ribbon based on my intent.

A mojo bag is full of magical power. You will want to wear it close to your skin the first week of use. This could be in your bra, undergarments, etc. After that, you can store it in a dresser drawer, in your purse or on the altar, but be sure to keep it out of sight. You will need to recharge it regularly.

Mojo bag for healing, protection and strength.

Ingredients:
Sea Salt - to protect
Dragon's blood - for protection and spell potency
Dry herbs:
- Basil - to protect
- Bay - to heal, strengthen & protect
- Lavender - to heal & protect
- Rosemary - To heal & protect
- Sage brush - To heal
- Mint - to heal
Oils:
- Lavender
- Cedar - To strengthen, heal & protect
Crystals:
- Amethyst - to heal
- Tigers eye - to strengthen
- Hematite - to protect

Brown, white and light blue fabric - stability, lunar magic & healing
Green & yellow thread - stability & stimulate nervous system
Red ribbon - protect and defend
Silver paint pen - lunar power

I began by cleansing and grounding. Everything was in my ritual area so that I could cast a circle and work this spell. The first step was to cut the fabric in a 4" circle. I used pinking shears to prevent unraveling. I then used the thread to make loose stitches around the circle.

 Next, blessed all of the materials and began mixing everything up. In the bag went the stones, dragons blood and salt. As I placed them I spoke my intentions. Then, I mixed up the herbs until they were in little bits, while speaking my intentions. These items then went into the bag.

 My final addition was the oils. I placed 3 drops of lavender and 1 drop of cedar on the mixture. I then pulled the thread tight wrapped and tied it seven times.

 After trimming the thread I then wrapped and tied the end of the ribbon around the bag three times. Then, the second end was wrapped and tied three times. Finally, the two ends were tied together once more.

The final product extends down to my breasts. This will allow me to wear it comfortably during the first week when I cannot just tuck it into my bra.

I ended by running dragons blood incense around it. Closed the circle, cleansed and grounded.

Pagan Fitness Challenge Update!

I am participating in the "Winter Pagan Fitness Challenge" I found at Pagan Health & Fitness. As I posted previously, the author asks us to come up with 5 things to go with the diet to represent the elements. The goals I chose were: 

Status Report: 

Air~ Breathe more intently. Do yoga to practice healing breathing. --> I did yoga ONCE this week... moving up a bit!

       
Fire~ Feel the burn of working out! --> I did do toning exercises twice this week, went walking twice and played basketball with the kids at work. Woot! I met my weekly goal! 

       

Water~ Drink more of it! --> I drank 8 glasses of water EVERY day this week. 

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Earth~ Focus on being more grounded in life. --> I did ground and shield every day this week. It was a great week. I didn't let things get to me and I noticed my coworkers were also a bit more relaxed. 

Spirit~ Work on my attitude and accepting me. Goddess made me a beautiful person now, I just have to own it! I am working on this and think I am making very good progress. 

Week 4 goals: 

Water~ Keep drinking the water and this week I do not want to drink ANY diet soda. 

Air~ Do yoga twice this week. Focus on breathing and meditation. 

Fire~ Do toning exercises twice this week. 

Earth~ Focus on being more grounded in life. -- Goal is to ground every morning and evening. 

Spirit~ Work on my attitude and accepting me. Goddess made me a beautiful person now, I just have to own it! NO negative self talk. I know this one is not any different, but this is one of my biggest challenges. 

Organized Ritual Space

Okay, so I'm going to be totally honest here. My Ritual room (aka my bedroom) was a total wreck. I woke up Saturday morning and said "holy shit! I just can't live like this anymore." I tried to talk my husband into giving up his bedroom and moving into the dining room, but that didn't work! Since I couldn't be a total meanie, I compromised. My room had to be totally reorganized so I didn't feel totally stressed out just being in my room.

The photo above was after I moved a couple of things around. I didn't think to take proper "before" photos!

So, then the work began. My husband was kind enough to build me a shelf to mount my TV & dvd player, so that cleaned up some space. Then, it was time to figure out how to store all of my "witchy" equipment. I was fortunate to have a hutch that housed my bottle collection, so that was repurposed into a Witch's Cabinet.

Everything now has a true home. I can find things without digging through piles and guess what? I can sleep in peace and wake up without being stressed out!

I could tell immediately that it was better this way. The dog came in and relaxed and the cat hasn't left the room since I made the bed. The vibe is better AND I have space to do yoga in private. I feel more motivated and creative too. The lesson here is that you need to keep your space organized. It will benefit you in the long run. Have a lovely day all!

Reorganizing complete