Witches Whistle To Connect With Spirits and Beings From Other Realms

The Whistling Witches: A Tune for the Otherworldly

While chants, incantations, and ritualistic drumming are well-known witchy conjure tools for summoning entities in witchcraft, there exists a lesser-known practice called "whistling magic." Whistling witches, shrouded in a veil of mystery, whistle tones and melodies to beckon spirits and beings from other realms. It's probably easiest to learn a whistling language from one's blood-witch family. Yet if your heritage was stomped out by the Inquisition (like many important cultures have been) you can regain some of the old wisdom from studying with non-witchy communities who are willing to share their whistling languages with you.

The Power of Breath and Tone

Unlike spoken words, whistles bypass the rational mind and tap directly into the subconscious. The specific tones and rhythms create vibrations that resonate with the desired entity, acting as a kind of magical signature. These whistles can be intricate and complex, passed down through generations, or improvised based

on the witch's intuition.

Regional Variations

The practice of whistling magic is found across various cultures, each with its own unique characteristics. In the folklore of Spain's Canary Islands, the "Silbo Gomero" is a complex whistling language used for communicating across ravines. Similarly, whistling languages can also be learned from Myanmar (located between India and China), Mexico, Turkey, the Canary Islands, the French Pyrenees, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Greece, and New Guinea. Like all topics magickal, you may listen to any whistling language for FREE on YouTube and (if the language is in your ancestral DNA) you will instantly feel the magic in it. Witches who master the skill can use their specific whistles to call upon benevolent spirits for protection or guidance.

Legends that caution non-witches against nighttime whistling

• Mexican and Texano legends teach that night whistling attracts the Lechuza (shape-shifting witches who look like ordinary women by day).
• In Hawaii, it's believed that night whistling attracts the Hukai'po (aka "night marchers")

  

• In Japan, night whistling draws snakes and Tengu (mythical demons)
• In Australia, it's said that night whistling draws forest-dwelling dwarves.
• In Turkey, when you whistle at night, you might be summoning the Jinn!

As with any witchy practice, complete your sorcery homework BEFORE you embark on any new summoning adventure. *(Be safe, or you'll be sorry.)*

Blessed be! 

 

Warm Sunny Morning Spell

We're enjoying record-warm weather today in Western Washington. That's inspired me to write this spell.

Chamomile Flower Corolla

Gather:

• Small bowl 
• Spring water or filtered water
• Coarse sea salt
• A yellow or orange candle
• A few dried chamomile flowers (optional)

Prepare:

1. Cleanse the Dish: Wash the dish with warm, soapy water and let it dry completely. If using a clay or terracotta dish, consider leaving it out in the sunlight for an hour to absorb some solar energy.

2. Prepare the Water: Fill the dish with enough spring or filtered water to cover the bottom by about a half inch. (Do not offend the Elements or the Goddess with chlorinated tap water).

3. Invoke the Sun: Light the yellow or orange candle and place it beside the dish, focusing on its warm glow. (In lieu of using a candle, simply stand outside to feel the Sun's warmth on your skin).

4. Salt for Sunshine: As you sprinkle the sea salt into the water, visualize it representing the Sun's rays dissolving into the Ocean, infusing it with warmth. Imagine the salt grains sparkling to reflect Sunshine.

Visualize Your Personal Sun Deity:

EXAMPLES:

• Goddess Sól (aka "Sun" from Norse Traditions) is sister to Moon Goddess Máni.
• Egypt has at least SEVEN Sun God/desses. The most interesting was probably Sekhmet, Goddess of both war and the Sun. Sekhmet also ruled over plagues and was the creator of the desert. (If that doesn't sound like an interesting Goddess, I don't know what does!)
• Nearly every tradition (Philippine, Mayan, Native American, Hindu, African) has some sort of Sun God or Goddess.
• Important for this spell is for you to align with the spiritual allies/deities according to the yearnings in your heart.

While Visualizing Your Deity also visualize the desire you intend to manifest:

EXAMPLES:

• have more confidence at work
• earn more money
• attract your true love
• learn the college material you need to pass your boards
• bring your arguing family back together
• heal your body/mind/spirit

Cast The Spell:

1. As the Sun Rises: Light the candle (in a fire safe holder). Stand or sit facing the East, holding the bowl of water.

2. Invocation: As the first rays of Sun appear, speak aloud:

3. "Great Sun Goddess [e.g., Sól], source of life and warmth, I call upon your radiant energy.

4. Grant me the power to [state your intention].

3. Charging: Hold the bowl of water towards the rising sun. Imagine the sunlight infusing the water with golden light.

4. Visualization: Close your eyes and envision the sun's energy flowing through you, filling you with strength and vitality. See it burning away negativity and doubt.

5. Empowerment: Open your eyes, take a sip of the charged water, feeling the sun's power course through you.

6. Sealing: Sprinkle the remaining water on the ground as acknowledgment to Earth for sustaining life, while thanking the sun for its rich blessings.

7. Letting Go: Allow the candle to burn itself out, symbolizing the release of your intention into the universe.

NOTES:

1. Chamomile Charm (Optional): European witches use chamomile flowers for protection/In Egypt, the chamomile bloom represents the Sun with its yellow center and white petals/Sunrays) sprinkle a few on top of the water. Chamomile is associated with calmness and joy, perfect for a pleasant warm day.

2. Charging with Intent: Place the dish on a sunny windowsill or outside in a warm, sheltered location. Focus on your desire for warm weather. See the sun shining brightly, feel the gentle warmth on your skin, and hear the happy sounds of a summer day.

3. Letting Go: Leave the water to evaporate naturally, carrying your warm weather wish with it. Once the water is gone, you can reuse the dish and repeat the spell whenever you desire a touch of sunshine.

Tips:

• Replace the water and redo the spell if it rains before your desired warm weather arrives.
• Visualize the kind of warm weather that you desire – a gentle breeze, clear skies, or a perfect day for outdoor activities.
• Always be mindful of fire safety when using a candle.

When your Tealight Candle's Wick Says To Its Wax: "I feel a little WICKed!"

Brief history and philosophy of candle magic

For European witches, the candle represents all four elements and directions: 

• The wick and base of the candle represent the Earth/North. Earth is the element that grounds us. It's where our food grows and where all who live here (plants, animals, birds, insects, and grubs) find nourishment and a place to rest.
  
  
• In European witchcraft, the melting wax symbolizes the Water/West element (as wax melts it becomes more fluid and malleable). The candle wax, which transforms from a solid to a liquid and then to a gas, is very akin to the shape-shifting characteristics of Water. When water boils, it evaporates into steam. Yet it can also freeze and become solid as ice, or stay refreshingly cool as a life-sustaining liquid to drink. According to Ayurveda, Water is the element of emotion and wisdom, particularly the wisdom of age (Crone). It represents a time moving toward the end of the cycle. Water aligns with the West, which is easy to imagine, living here on the beach-side of Washington state, as the Pacific Ocean is just West from here. 
  
  
• Air/East feeds the flames that represent fire. Air is the wind beneath a flock of geese wings. It's the gas that causes buoyancy on water when a physical body floats, and just as the candle flame also needs Air to survive, Air is also what you and I breathe in-and-out to remain alive. Because many cultures equate thinking and imagination with the Air element, a spellcaster's thoughts are believed to travel through the conduit of Air, just as the smoke from our incense and candles also rise into the Cosmos.
  
  
• For all people, the candle-burning ritual honors our human connection with the natural element of Fire/South. Fire purifies, cooks, boils water, and forever changes whatever it touches. Even the giant poplar tree turns to ash when fire caresses it. Likewise, a witch who gazes into the candle flames can scry for visions or messages. Watching a candle’s flame not only relaxes the mind but it ignites a witch's psychic intuition.
  
  
• The fifth element, the Soul, is the witches' intention/desire/will. The Soul is the Witch's deepest yearning. Lighting, burning, and reading candle flames can connect the Witch with her ancestors and Spirit Guides. 

European Witches Know That Calling To The Four Cardinal Directions Brings Forth Entities 

If you do spell magick, remember that Elemental spirits are wild beings. That means a witch who summons an Elemental for spell work must cast her protective circle to keep them away from her home and family. No witch wants wild creatures running about wildly through her home! That's why we dismiss each Elemental Spirit before opening the ritual circle!

Each spirit from the four directions is known to be a watch-keeper of one of the cardinal quarters. This remains true from several cultural teachings. Various belief systems have different names for Elemental spirits. Some say they are daemons (in Greek mythology) while others equate them with the fae (Europe) or with angels (Middle East).

• In Christianity, the elementals are angels

• In Santeria and Witchcraft, Elementals are intermediaries or demi-gods who mediate on behalf of humans and the natural world.

• In Greek mythology, daemons are personifications of various spirit-concepts, such as love, darkness, or justice.

• Paracelsus, the great Swiss alchemist, and a forefather of modern medicine, classified Elementals with whatever elemental energy that they represent! 

• Gnomes (Earth)

• Undines (Water)

• Salamanders (Fire), 

• Sylphs (Air).

The Golden Dawn is a Witchcraft tradition that originated in England, and that tradition teaches that the directional/Elemental Spirits correspond with the four Quarters, following the established European perspective.   

DID YOU KNOW (Here's Some Candle Magic Trivia):

• Some Christians light candles before a statue or sacred image to signify their prayer(s) offered in faith. Candles can also show reverence and a desire to remain spiritually present with a prayer or intention. 

• Shamans charge their candles during a shamanic ceremony or dance. They work through prayer and ritual to ask healing spirits for aid.

•  When performing candle magick, witches may use the Earth’s materials and sometimes household items to “dress” the candle. This oil (and usually herbal) “dressing” employs plant-allies for help when attracting better outcomes and manifesting goals.