Inexpensive / Free Witchcraft items
With some usage inspiration 😊
- coloured birthday candles
(colour and candle magic)
- kitchen herbs and spices
(inexpensive, easy to obtain and safe to consume- look up herbal correspondences)
- water
(cleansing, represent water element)
- salt
(cleansing, protection)
- flowers
(can be as simple as a daisy or dandelion, lavender is great too!- look up flower correspondences)
- feathers
(freedom spells, spiritual spells, releasing feelings or energies, travel, communication, meditation or look up bird correspondences)
- pebbles
(represent earth, stability, foundations, look up colour correspondences, altar decorations)
- sticks
(stability, growth, binding, use as a wand, tie together to make a pentacle, look up tree correspondences)
- shells
(renewal, security, safety, protection, house spells, connecting with water element, use to represent water, altar decorations, look up shell correspondences )
- scraps of ribbon or thread
(binding, ribbon and knot magic, look up colour correspondences)
- string
(binding, knot magic)
- sewing pins
(protection or banishing)
- iron nails
(protection, banishing, strength)
- leaves
(renewal, growth, healing, write a wish on one and let the wind take it, look up tree correspondences)
- thorns
(protection, banishing, hexes)
- grass
(renewal, represent earth element)
- weeds
(hexes, pull out weeds to rid negativity, banishing)
- soil
(represent earth element, nurturing, going back to your roots)
- sand
(represent earth element, sea magic)
- pinecones
(new beginnings, growth)
- conkers
(new beginnings, growth)
- fruit seeds and pips
(growth, ‘planting’ wishes or ideas, working a spell to fruition or look up fruit correspondences)
- recycled jars
(store stuff, use as candle holders, write down negative thoughts and banish to the jar, use as a memory jar)
- seaweed
(Sea magic, cycles especially of life and events- just as seaweed goes through a constant cycle of being active when in water and inactive when out. If you put dry seaweed in water again it will reactivate, rebirth)
- paper and pen
(writing and drawing charms, symbols, sigils and written spells - use different colour ink for colour magic!)
- photo or drawing of an animal
(look up animal and bird correspondences, nice if you don’t want to or can’t use actual animal parts like bones, fur, teeth or can’t get a specific bird feather)
- cheap gemstones from a gift shop
(Look up either gemstone correspondences for specific meanings, or colour correspondences which is a lot easier if you have a limited supply :) )
- gemstone chip bracelets
(you can break the bracelet and use them as individual stones- even better if you happen to find something like a chakra bracelet with more than one type of stone!)
- hair
(use as a tag lock of the person you’re casting the spell on, could even be your own if you want to making a healing poppet for yourself)
- photo of someone
(to direct a spell to that person)
- an item that belongs to the person you’re casting the spell for/on
- key or a ring you already own on a necklace chain or piece of string
(free pendulum!!!)
- playing cards
(can be used for divination)
- herbal tea bags
(can either steep in water for a potion or open tea bag and use contents dry. Get a multipack with different sorts in it!!)
- imagination and intuition!!
(go with the flow and don’t solely rely on things you’ve heard other people using in their craft or the strict ‘official’ correspondences- apply your own meanings to everyday items- whatever those items represent to you personally, is how you can use it in your craft- everyone’s craft is personal and practicing using your own imagination and intuition helps you develop more as a witch and will eventually lead to you relying less on books and other people. Let your own magic shine through!!)
*** feel free to add to this list if you have anything to add!! ***
