How to play the Witches Tarot + Banishing Ritual

O witches tarot is exactly the same as a conventional Tarot, containing the 78 cards. However, the images that illustrate them bring representations of nature that are important to the Wiccan religion.

These images bring precious advice from witches’ lore, which has been passed from one woman to another for centuries. See how to play the Witches Tarot and the meaning of the cards.

Witch Tarot – How to play?

Playing the Witches tarot is exactly the same as playing another oracle card:

Step 1 – Shuffle the cards well.

step 2 – Formulate a question clearly and objectively and focus on it.

step 3 – Choose a card from the pile.

Witch Tarot – Card Meaning

The Witches Tarot cards have almost the same names as the cards of a normal Tarot, including the Major Arcana, which are also called: The Priestess, the Empress, The Emperor, The High Priest, The Lovers, The Chariot , Justice, The Wheel of Fortune, Strength, The Sacrifice, Death, Temperance, The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgment, The World.

The change is in a few cards, such as The Hermit who becomes The Hermit in the Witches Tarot, The Fool who becomes The Madwoman and The Wizard, which is the same card as The Witch.

In addition to the Major Arcana, the Witches Tarot also has the Minor Arcana, which have the same names and interpretations as the traditional Tarot, such as the Tarot de Marseille.

The meaning of the Witches Tarot cards is also the same as the traditional tarot cards. However, as the cards are illustrated with images important to the Wiccan religion, it is possible to extract additional advice by reflecting on the figures.

Some important symbols for witches that are recorded on the cards are the four elements of nature (Water, Fire, Air and Earth), the four phases of the Moon (New, Crescent, Full and Waning), magical instruments such as a broom, cauldron, hat and goblet, the black cat and the pentagram.

These figures bring additional information to the tarot cards and help to stoke the instinct of the witch doing the reading.

Thus, she is able to seek in the knowledge of her ancestors – who live inside her – important advice and guidance for the consultants.

magic rituals

In addition to playing the witches tarot, you can do rituals to attract love and protection, as this oracle is very much related to magic.

Below is a banishing ritual you can do to cleanse and end any spells that have been thrown at you.

Banishing Ritual with Witches Tarot

materials

• black towel;
• Coarse salt;
• black candle;
• Cypress essence;
• Witches Tarot Cards.

How to make

On a waning moon night, go outside or at least open your windows.

Cover a table that will be made into an altar with the black tablecloth and sprinkle coarse salt over it. Set aside the black candle, the cypress essence and the “Death”, “Priestess” and “Wheel of Fortune” cards.

Sit quietly and breathe in the aroma of cypress. Smell the ancient trees, those that have survived the cold, that flank tombs and cemeteries. All these things aren’t bad, they’re just misunderstood, just like the figure of Death.

Take the Priestess card and close your eyes. Visualize the image of the card taking shape, little by little, and starting to move freely.

When you are fully immersed in this scene of power, talk to the Priestess. Also ask for the waning moon’s blessings so that all energies thrown at you, intentionally or not, are neutralized.

Listen to what she has to say – her advice is valuable. When she feels comfortable, she opens her eyes.

Then dig your nails into the candle wax, making (simple) designs while asking out loud that all the negative energies in your life be absorbed by it.

Grease the candle with cypress essence. Light it and place the Tarot cards in front of you in the following order: “Death”, “Priestess” and “Wheel of Fortune”.

Let the candle burn to the end. Then throw the rest of the wax in the trash (never pollute nature). Collect the coarse salt from the altar and prepare a bath with it.
With this ritual you will be protected against any harm they want to do to your life.

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