Trying to get on the good side of a witch? Join the club. If you have someone in your life with a love of the arcane, consider one of these witchy gifts to help them further their practice.
Desert Witch Potions
These potions are designed by desert witch Corinna Rosella, whose work is “informed by years of community organizing, studying applied anthropology and leftist theory, and working in harm reduction.” Corinna, who describes themself as “perpetually fascinated,” centers themself within the natural world by creating magic using plants, working with earth-based practices and ritual to meet the modern problems that come with living under systems of oppression in late-stage capitalism.
Their Desert Lily Flower Essence is intended to “restore life force to the soul … enhance beauty in the mundane, and release negative energy and doubt,” while the Desert Marigold Flower Essence is created for those in competitive environments who feel depleted and want to remember that they possess an inner power that no one can take away. For witches who want to connect with the “femmes in their lineage,” the cacti and hot pink flowers in the Beavertail Flower Essence offer the insight that some of our own gifts are hidden from view and may not be acknowledged by others.
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Portals Tarot Deck
Designer Taylor Ursula’s Portals Oracle Deck has rendered the Tarot in the style of a fever dream, “catalyzed by her study of hypnosis and the subconscious realm.” In lieu of fleshed out faces and figures, Ursula collages lightning-struck flowers and glowing horizons to give the feeling of a portal upon a portal. She invites us to peer infinitely there, discovering an essential self within the greater whole. Her website offers a free PDF with prompts and shadow questions to guide you along the way.
An Intuitive Tarot Session with The Witchy Femme
For a witch who has found herself feeling stuck or on the brink of change, consider booking a Tarot reading. Danyelle Caruthers, aka The Witchy Femme, offers remote readings that aim to brighten or shine the qualities that already exist within her clients. “I believe that my clients are divinely protected and innately spiritual,” she says, and incorporates inner child and shadow work through her training as a psychotherapist for a deeper reading. As a “defector of grind culture,” Danyelle peers through a decolonized, anti-oppressive lens to meet the seeker in the context of their own lineage and sexuality.
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Ethically Sourced Stones & Crystals
To ponder the question of gifting stones, we called up Edie Keepsfire of Twisted Thistle Apothecary, a purveyor of plants and divinatory tools in Oakland, California. Edie, who was raised as a witch by their mother, advises a series of inquiries before approaching the stones:
“Who is your witch? What has their journey been so far? What kind of space are they currently in at present? Where do you think they might be pointed toward in the future? Are you giving them something that celebrates and honors how far they’ve come, something that just holds them in the moment, or something they might be able to use in the future, even if they don’t already know it? What is this person’s practice?”
Edie suggests these seven stones for forgiveness, meditation, bliss, shadow work, protection, spellwork, and divination: Rhodonite, amethyst, fluorite, black tourmaline, citrine, and iolite or lapis lazuli.
Fables and Spells by adrienne maree brown
adrienne maree brown is a doula and movement worker who hosts a podcast called How to Survive the End of the World with her sister Autumn, where they have held over 25 Witch School conversations exploring concepts like sex magic, adornment, ancient prophets, “light feminine and dark feminine energy,” despair, drumming, and so much more.
adrienne describes herself as “a poet trying to change the world” and her book, Fables and Spells, works with divination in the form of poetry and fiction to chant us into a new future full of mutual splendor. If the witch you know yearns for an irresistible revolution and a life full of pleasure, this book is for them.
Road Opener Anointing Oil
Anointing oils are infused with plants and applied directly to the body, allowing sensitivity to take over and transform our perspective. Infused with frankincense and the spiciness of nutmeg, Milk Thistle Apothecary’s Road Opener Anointing Oil is meant to build the capacity to incorporate the unexpected.
Rewilding Mythology Course with Advaya
Advaya’s course on rewilding mythology features compassionate thinkers who are expanding our capacity to be wild. Teachers like brontë velez, a trickster and wake-worker, and David Zilber, a fermentation nerd, bring students into a new kind of spellcasting, something for the baffling mystery of our time that borrows from the deranged witches of the past in its refusal to conform to preconceived expectations.
The Alchemy of Your Dreams: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Lucid Dreaming and Interpretation, by Athena Laz
For witches bidden by the messages of dreams, The Alchemy of Your Dreams can be a guide to the luminous interior of sleep. Athena Laz works to reveal the hidden parts of us that slip forward when we are sleeping, including step-by-step instructions to activate our will within our dreams, making clear choices and nuanced interpretations within the dreamscape.
You can pair this book with True Dreams tea, a lucid dreaming blend of chamomile, damiana, mugwort, rosemary, lavender, and lemon verbena from Sacred Vibes Apothecary in Brooklyn for a bedtime ritual.
Botanical Bath Soaks
Draw your witch a bath! Simple hot water can transform the body, but the whole experience can feel supremely special when you include a tray of tea, soaks, and fruit. Put on their favorite music, hang up a robe, and leave them alone.
Sḵwálwen Botanicals in British Columbia uses sustainable harvesting methods to create their Wild Rose & Yarrow Bath Salts and Lúlum Coco Oat Bath Soak with calendula and plantain, while Milk Thistle offers their own line of affordable Botanical Bath Teas, including purifying dandelion and a rosa rugosa tea with roses, apples, and star anise — a blend for celebration.
An Herbal Consultation with Karen Rose
Karen Rose is a master herbalist inspired by the intersection of African, Caribbean, and Latin American healing practices she remembers from her childhood in Guyana. She founded Sacred Botanica, a spiritual shop and temple in Brooklyn, after noticing how many spiritual shops were selling medicines in plastic bottles made with synthetic dyes. Rose works with small farmers to create medicines to be applied inside and outside the body, and draws from her expertise in both Western and Eastern herbalism to create a custom consultation that empowers you to become a healer in your own home.
