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Vision Crafting

Vision boards, while not inherently witchy, are a perfect addition to your magical practice because all magic benefits from deep, clear intentions.

A vision board is any type of space you use to visually represent what you want your life to look like in the future. It’s a collection of images, quotes, and meaningful items that you arrange with the intention of bringing those things into your life. Basically, a vision board is a tool to manifest your goals.

Vision boards are a valuable dreaming tool, they help you get clear on what you want and the process of finding and sorting images allows you to figure out what things you actually want to bring into your life, not just what you think you want.

To create your own magical vision board begin by gathering your materials. Get creative here and allow yourself to be led by your intuition. And then, approach your entire vision board creation experience as a ritual. Cleanse your space, and fill it with items that resonate with your intention.

Ideas for things to potentially include:

• A “board” of some kind. A small or medium-sized poster board will work well, but you can also use a piece of wood, the cover of your journal, a page from your grimoire, a corkboard, or anything else that you feel drawn to.
• Old magazines, catalogs, or books that you don’t mind cutting up.
• Images printed from the internet
• Printed quotes
• Markers, pens, and/or paints
• Stickers
• Glitter
• Glue, tape, or any suitable adhesive for the material you’re working with
• Scissors and/or a utility knife

Ideas for magical materials you might consider using:

• An assortment of herbs
• Essential oils or oil blends
• Crystal chips
• Salt
• Dried flowers
• Candles
• Colored Ribbons or string
• Old tarot or oracle cards (or copies of your favorite magical cards)
• Materials you find in nature like leaves, sticks, bark, feathers, or even bits of dirt

How To Weave Witchcraft Into Your Vision Board

Direction & Element Magic

Divide your vision board into four different sections and assign a direction to each section. North can be positioned at the top of your board. East can be to the right. South can be at the bottom. West can be on the left side of your board.

• Place goals around physical things (home, car, money) in the earth section.
• Place all your intellectual and work-related goals in the air section.
• Place all your passion projects and vacations in the fire section. Sex goals can go here too!
• Place all your family, relationship, love, romance, and emotional goals in the water section.
• Spiritual goals can go in either air or water.

Color Magic

Certain colors can be associated with different types of magic. You can use color magic when decorating your vision board.

Here’s some basic color magic to get you started:

• Red – Grounding energy, Strength, Passion, Courage, Lust, Charisma
• Orange – Creativity, Success, Justice, Opportunity, Ambition
• Yellow – Intelligence, Learning, Reason, Focus, Confidence, Memory, Joy
• Green – Nature, Healing, Money, Love, Fertility, Growth
• Blue – Communication, Traveling, Expression, Forgiveness, Calm
• Purple – Influence, Psychic Abilities, Authority, Royal, Wisdom, Knowledge
• Brown – Home, Protection, Animals, Stability, Family
• Black – Banishing Negativity, Protection, Binding, Transmutation
• White – Spirituality, Peace, Higher Self, Purity

This list is by no means complete, and there are a lot of variations for what colors go with each type of spell. Use your intuition when picking colors. Oftentimes, you find yourself drawn to certain colors for whatever reason. Follow those impulses.

Tarot or Oracle Card Magic

Use images of tarot or oracle cards to add energy to your desires. The Major Arcana cards are excellent for this, but any cards that you have a connection with can be used. Use the images of your oracle cards in the same way, place cards near images that match the energy.

Other Magical Materials:

When using your magical materials on your vision board, be creative with ways to include spellwork into your design. To do this, think of what materials you use to perform different spells and see if there’s a way to bring that magic to your vision board. Don’t be afraid to try something new.

• Create a circle of protection around the images on your vision board by gluing a ring of salt along the edges of your board.
• Glue crystal chips to your vision board. Selenite bits are self-cleansing and self-charging, which are great energies to bring to your board.
• Mix dried herbs and spices with glitter and glue them to your vision board. Use herbs that will support your intentions, such as dried basil near a money goal or dried patchouli for a relationship goal. You can also make tea with your herbs and use the water to “stain” your board or paint interesting designs. Add a bit of dirt to your water to create a rich brown hue.
• Diffuse essential oils or light incense as you put together your vision board. You can also adhere incense to your vision board or mix a couple drops of oil into your paint.

When it comes to making your board there are no rules! Your board should represent you entirely, put on whatever inspires you, catches your eye, means something to you, or reminds you of a goal or a period of time that you are looking forward to.