This week on #WiccanChat, we asked our beautiful Sisters and Brothers what they’d love to chat about! They chose Self-Care! We don’t realize how important it is to care for ourselves in today’s hectic and distant lifestyle; after all, we can’t heal others if we aren’t healthy, ourselves! Our Sisters and Brothers of The Craft answered questions and shared their favorite self-care rituals and more on Twitter as part of Plentiful Earth’s Wiccan Chat! This was our fifth Twitter chat, and we look forward to seeing our Pagan Twitter community grow!
Read our magickal recap below, and feel like you were part of the magick! Follow us on Twitter, and be sure to join us on Twitter every Wednesday at 11am Central time! We cover a new Wiccan topic every week!
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Icebreaker: If you were in your magickal space, and all you had was pink rose petals, myrrh, and rose quartz, what self-care ritual would you create?
Answers from the Wiccan Community:
“IB: Heart opening/filling. Smolder myrrh on charcoal, make a circle of rose petals, hold the rose quartz, and just soak it in. #WiccanChat“@NorthwestWitch
“Ice Breaker: In my space, that would be an invocation to the Feminine. Everything I do begins with Her. “Ancestor, Animal, Maiden, Crone: Guide this journey till my work is done.”@madrabanrion
“I.B.: Breathing in the calming smells until I’m…Calm. Clean and simple. #WiccanChat” @BreakdownGraphx
“need2make time4physical self care but also #spiritual #selfcare .If I’m not spiritually grounded?I’m less likely2take physical care of self” @Brenna_Etian
Q1: When our bodies relay the sensation that we’re thirsty, we’re actually already dehydrated. How can you apply this fact to self-care?
Answers from the Wiccan Community:
“A1: If we FEEL the need for self-care, we’re probably already depleted. Making time for it regularly prevents becoming drained.” @NorthwestWitch
“A1: I tend to go go go until I collapse. Few ppl in my life seem to acknowledge I need self care until it’s too late.”@madrabanrion
“A1: When you’re exhausted you’re already past the point of needing some you time. Regular self-care rituals will help prevent or lessen he burnout. It is critical that we take care of ourselves to always be replenishing our inner well of energy”@wickedwitch1987
“A1 I find that if you tend to take just 10 min to root yourself or meditate it will be refreshing for body and soul. #Wiccanchat”@Wicca_BluMoon
Q2: How often do you tell others “no”? Would you consider starting?
Answers from the Wiccan Community:
“A2: I’ve started saying “when I can”–and that’s sort of the same thing as no. 🙂 ” @julidrevezzo
“A2: I’m getting better at it! I had hard lessons at work that turned into a great teacher of the power + necessity of “No”!” @abutterflywitch
“A2 Being both autistic and an empath, “No” is probably tossed around a lot more than it should be. I don’t like being around ppl.”@autisticwitchy
“A2: I say no a lot! I started about 2 years ago telling people no when I normally would say yes even if I didn’t want to.#WiccanChat. It’s amazing how much better I feel now that I’m honoring myself. @JoannaDeVoe says “you don’t owe anyone your time”. I live by that.”@wickedwitch1987
“A2: As an empath I’ve had to get good at telling people “no”. I do a lot of shielding work so I don’t HAVE to say no as often. #WiccanChat”@NorthwestWitch
Q3: Do you remember to care for yourself the same way that you care for others?
Answers from the Wiccan Community:
“A3: I am getting much better at not trying to solve everyone’s problems! After all, self-care is their responsibility, too!” @abutterflywitch
“A3: I’m doing better! My boyfriend reminds me to slow down and that not everything is a race. I’m taking more time to color, read, etc.”@wickedwitch1987
“A3: I TRY to. Some days are better than others … fortunately my wife has gotten good at realizing when I’m getting frazzled.” @NorthwestWitch
Q4: Affirmations + Meditation = Powerful mental Self-Care. What’s your favorite affirmation or meditation?
Answers from the Wiccan Community:
“A4: A little silly, but my affirmations are usually me talking to myself like a little kid, telling myself I’m doing great, etc. #WiccanChat”@NorthwestWitch
“A4: favorite meditation is reciting the “Om Mani Padme Hum” mantra with my mala beads. I also have a inner temple I “fly” to. #WiccanChat”@wickedwitch1987
“A4: I’m new to affirmations, but I like the short and sweet “All is well and so am I” <3 #wiccanchat”@FatFemnistWitch
“A4: With annointing oil on ppl/pets: “Ancestor, Animal, Maiden, Crone/Grant this spell when these words are done. In dark of night and light of day / Keep health nearby and harm away.”@madrabanrion
“A4 “I am a reflection of the Goddess in a throne of Tranquility” taken from “Goddess Bless” by Sironia Knight”@autisticwitchy
“A4: “Earth my body/water my blood/air my breath and fire my spirit” & “I am happy, healthy, healed & whole” in the AM.”@abutterflywitch
“A4: What works for me is pulling out my tarot cards, shuffling a while, then pulling something.Never been good at meditation.” @julidrevezzo
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! If you missed it, we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday!
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Aurora Moone
Aurora Moone is a beautiful, kind-spirited, loving, motivating, and exciting Witch of 21 years. Having traveled all over the United States, Aurora has close friends of every religious background and spiritual path.
She believes, whole-heartedly, in the power of coexistence through love, respect, and growth. She feels that we have responsibilities that involve everyone, no matter what path they walk.
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During her time in Hattiesburg, MS, Aurora founded Coexist at Southern Miss and Southern Miss Spell Casters. She specializes in mindfulness, Usui Reiki, Ascension Reiki, Wicca, meditation, extra-sensory perception, instant magic, and tarot analysis and reading. She is a 4th rank Temple Tradition Priestess.
