Feather Correspondences

In natural magic feathers are used in spells and ceremonies to promote
change. They are used as catalysts to help focus concentration while
carrying out spells and wishes.

The medicine bag, also called power pouch or sachet, often includes special
feathers which have meaning to the wearer and help attracting good luck as
well as driving away bad things.

Feathers are often used to focus concentration in spells.

Feathers are magically ruled by the element of air. This makes them good
communication helpers. But each feather also can hold other special powers;
depending on the bird it came from, its color and place of discovery and
other factors.

The knowledge what kind of feather is best used for what kind of indent can
only be found out for oneself by trial and error. A pigeon feather is not as
helpful for creating a defense strategy than a feather taken from a bird of
prey.

The general rule for future feather magicians is always to use self found
feathers rather than bought ones. A shop cannot substitute a walk in nature,
nor the joy when the wanted feather is finally found.

Feathers are often used to focus concentration in spells

Feathers used for magical undertakings are mainly determined by the energy
which is brought into the feather by the magician him/herself through
concentration and thought. Beside from the energy the magician brings into
the object, feathers hold certain natural abilities.

PEACOCK
Peacock Feathers were thought to be very unlucky, because they resemble an
eye. The eye shape represented the evil eye which people were afraid of.
Today the beauty and natural strength of the peacock feathers are again
recognized. They are specially valued for their multicolored eyes.

BLUE JAY BIRD
Blue Jay feathers are valued as bringer of light and joy and are said to
have the ability to brighten up even the darkest places.

CROW
The Crow is one of the animals humans have always been afraid of. A crow at
the window is said to represent the soul of a dead person. Crow feathers are
used for mourning and letting go of unwanted feelings or situations.

ROBIN
Robin feathers can help to bring new things into ones life. They can also be
used to induce fertility.

SWAN
The pure white feathers of swans are used to purify and cleanse by
attracting new energy. They represent beauty, grace and goodness. Black swan
feathers can be used to purify of unwanted energy.

NIGHTINGALE
This birds feathers are good communication feathers. They help to tap into
the deeper consciousness and can teach sacred wisdom.

HAWK
The feathers of hawks not only hold the active energy of those artful
hunters, but can also be used to identify diseases at skilled hands.

EAGLE
Eagle feathers are thought to be great energy bringers and remind us of the
basic sacredness of all birds . They represent peace and happiness and can
also drive away harmful energy.

Basically all feathers can be used for any spell, they can either attract or
repel energy. But their color gives them a specify energy which should be
chosen in accordance to the wished outcome of the spell. Naturally colored
feathers are more powerful than chemically died ones. Often colored candles
are used in conjunction with feathers to give additional strength to the
spell.

COLOR, BASIC ENERGY, ABILITY, BRINGS ABOUT, HELPS WITH:

RED
Courage, good fortune, life, energy, lust, courage, enjoyment, vitality,
overactivity

ORANGE
Attraction, energy, success, creativity, physical love, new ideas, will
power, love, loneliness

YELLOW
Intelligence, blessings of the Sun, thinking, reasoning, playfulness,
pondering, reasoning

GREEN
Harmony, unity, fertility, growth, finances, nature, nature spirits, animal
and plant spirits, forgiveness, selfishness

BLUE
Psychic awareness, peace, health, connection with spirits, protection,
believe, faith, knowledge, communication

VIOLET
Spiritual awakening, deep spirituality, knowing of ones, faith, devotion,
intuition, idealism

PINK
Love, romance, caring, feelings, empathy, kindness, love, tenderness,
loneliness, longing

WHITE
Purification, spirituality, hope, protection, peace, blessings of the Moon,
balance, finding peace, absorbing energy

GRAY
Peace, neutrality, being invisible, doubting, neutrality, static

BLACK
Protection, driving away, slow energy, grief, loss, repelling energy

An excerpt from Feather and Shell Magick
by Maxpages

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Charms and Pouches

Love Charm
Ingredients:
–A pink, red, or white pouch or cloth
–Rose quartz (stone and chips)
–Malachite(chips)
–Rose oil
–Ylang ylang oil
–5 small rosebuds
–lavander
–sea salt
–Pink, red, or white string
Directions:
Put several drops of rose oil on the cloth. Anoint the stones with
both oils, empower them and put them in the cloth or pouch. Anoint
the rosebuds. Add only 4 of them with the lavander to the cloth.
Sprinkle a bit of sea salt over everything to purify. Gather the 4
corners of the cloth together and tie with ribbon or string. Tie 2
knots while visualizing or chanting a spell. Example:
“By the spell i cast today
May the magick I weave bring love my way.”
Place the fifth rosebud where the knots are being tied. Place it
there and tie the
remaining five knots over the rosebud to hold it in place. End the
spell by saying
” For the good of all
and with harm to none
this is my will
and it is done.”

Prosperity Pouch
Ingredients:
–Green or gold cloth and bag
–Cinnamon
–Patchouli
–Mint
–Basil
–Money oil, cinnamon oil, or heliotrope oil
–1 small cinnamon stick
–Malachite
–Pyrite
–1 Gold Candle
–1 Green candle
–Prosperity incense
Directions:
Empower all objects
Carve a prosperity rune or symbol on the candles and dress them with
any of the above oils. Visualize your goal as you dress them. Add a
chant if you like.
“Wealth and money, come to me
I deserve prosperity.”
Light the candles on your altar or place of magick. Place the
empowered herbs in the bag and ask for the blessings of the earth.
Wave the bag through the incense smoke and ask for the blessings of
air. Pass the bag throught the flame of each candle and ask for the
blassings of fire. Anoint the bag with any of the money drawing oils
and ask for the blessings of water. Hold the stones and tell them
what they are to do. Explain their magickal purpose. Add them to
your pouch. Take the cinnamon stick and drip some green wax on one
end and gold wax on the other. These are 2 traditional money drawing
colors but can also be viewed as colors for the Goddess (Green) and
the God (Gold). Ask for their blessing on your spell. Say:
“For the good of all
and with harm to none
this is my will
And it is done!

Inner Power Pouch
Ingredients:
–Purple bag or cloth
–Vervain
–Dragon’s blood resin
–Rosemary
–Frankincense
–Galangal or ginger root
–High John oil, personal power oil or Dragon’s blood oil
–1 Clear quartz crystal
–A personal talisman
–Purple Candle
Directions:
I suggest making up your own directions and spell for this one
because it is a very personal pouch. Add ingredients or objects that
have meaning to YOU. One suggestion: Try to sew on some small
semi-precious stone chips or a stiched personal symbol.

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House Protection Spell Bottle

Since the earliest spell bottles were created for protection, it seems
fitting to begin
with one made for this purpose. Ideally, such a bottle will be walled up in
a new home
under construction, or placed under the floorboards. If this is impossible,
simply
place it in a position of importance somewhere in the home.

Items needed:
1 glass jar with cork stopper or lid (a small canning jar is fine)
1/2 to 1 cup salt (depending on size of the jar)
3 cloves garlic
9 bay leaves
7 TBS dried basil
4 TBS dill seeds
1 TBS sage
1 TBS anise
1 TBS black pepper
1 TBS fennel
1 bowl
In the morning, ideally on a bright and sunny day, assemble all items.
Place the salt into the bowl and say:
Salt that protects, protect my home and all within it.
Add the cloves of garlic to the bowl and say:
Garlic that protects, protect my home and all within it.
Crumble the bay leaves, place in the bowl and say:
Bay that protects, protect my home and all within it.
Add the basil and say:
Basil that protects, protect my home and all within it.
Add dill and say:
Dill that protects, protect my home and all within it.
Add the sage and say:
Sage that protects, protect my home and all within it.
Add the anise and say:
Anise that protects, protect my home and all within it.
Add the pepper and say:
Pepper that protects, protect my home and all within it.
Add the fennel and say:
Fennel that protects, protect my home and all within it.
Mix together the herbs and the salt with your hands. Through the movement of
your hands
and fingers, lend energy to the potent protective items. Visualize your home
as a
shining, safe, guarded, secure place of sanctuary. Pour the mixture into the
jar. Seal
tightly and place in your home with the following words:
Salt and herbs, nine times nine
Guard now this home of mine.
It is done.

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Protection Charm

Tools:

One red candle + one white candle

A small piece of white paper

Oil

Ink pen

Red Ribbon

Set the white candle alight on the left to represent the Goddess and a red candle to the right to represent the God. Place the materials for the spell between the two candles.

Using the oil, with your right index finger, draw a pentacle (star inside a circle) in the middle of the white paper, while saying, “With the seal of this pentagram I request that this charm be used for protection.” [Editor's note: a pentagram seal may also be used.]

Using a pen, in the center of the oil-drawn pentagram, draw your own special symbol for protection.

Say, “With this rune, I request that this charm be used for protection.”

When you are ready, roll the paper up with the red ribbon tightly lengthwise.

Hold the charm over the red candle and say,

I consecrate myself in fire

so that I can defend myself

and protect myself with the power I have.

Continue doing this with the smoke of the white candle, but consecrate it in the name of air.

Hold the charm with both hands. Concentrate on the charm’s task. Then seal the left end of the charm with white wax, the right with red wax. The charm is now complete.

How to make the oil yourself:

1 T base oil

4 drops primrose

4 drops lavender

2 drops sandalwood

Of course, you can always use whatever you feel will do the job.

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SACHET FOR HEALING

2 parts Cinnamon
2 parts Sandalwood
1 part Rose petals
1 part Cayenne
1 part Ginger
1 part Rue
blue or purple cloth
Eucalyptus oil
Chamomile, White Willow bark, or Wood Betony

Mix and tie the ingredients in a blue or purple cloth.
Anoint with
Eucalyptus oil and wear or place near bed at night.
Some herbs that
are medicinally good for pain relief and magically
good for healing
that you might add into the sachet would be Chamomile,
White Willow
bark and Wood Betony.

Source: Scott Cunningham’s Book of Incense, Oils and
Brews.

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A protective egg Charm
Take an egg and, by poking small holes at each end of it, empty it out. Fill the egg with Cinquefoil leaf and Dogwood, then tape the holes shut. You can decorate the egg with Runes or symbols of protection, or you can leave it natural. Your home and property will be protected.

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