Witches ladders, charms, Handfasting

Witches ladders make perfect gifts, you can make them with ribbon, twine, coloured string, beads, knots, charms, feathers, berries, twigs, bones, beads, crystals, you name it, if you have the items you can make it your own. You could use practically anything, as long as it corresponds with your intent while making it. It's a form of knot or cord magic, and it can be used in Handfasting, altar magic, meditation, binding and so on. 

Witches ladders, are created traditionally with red, white and black cord (representing maiden, mother crone) with either 9 charms, 9 feathers or nine knots. 

So with each charm feather or knot, you are weaving your intent and energy into this magical tool

You can make a witches ladder for any specific purpose, such as for prosperity, healing, protection, binding and so on.. You decide! 

Here's a traditional spell that can be used while creating your witches ladder.

'By Knot of one, the spells begun,

By knot of two, it cometh true,

By knot of three, so mote it be,

By knot of four, this power I store,

By knot of five, the spells alive, by knot of seven, events I'll even, by knot of eight, it will be fate, by knot of nine, what's done is mine.'

Here is my Yuletide witches ladder that I created, especially for this festive season. 

Lovingly made with energies of health, prosperity, and luck

It is made with red/burgundy ribbon, for strength, health, vigour, Yule.

A green crocheted silk scarf, for finances, fertility, luck, success, prosperity.

a ribbon of embroidery floss that was made up with metallic green, gold, silver, red/pink, to give a little sparkle to it.

Silver for the feminine energy

Gold for the male energy

Green (as above)

Pink for healing

It also has 3 red feathers, for health, strength, vigor, Yule

8 bronze/gold pewter charms, in relevance to the season, these consist of, dragonflies one at the beginning and one at the end, (dragonflies are associated with prosperity, harmony and good luck). A Yuletide / winter solstice wreath, bells and holly, candy cane, St Nicholas, a festive tree, an ornate key and one Tibetan silver pentacle charm for protection (making a total of 9 charms) and 9 knots. Each charm and each knot are sealed with a spell of intent.

To be hung up by your altar for the winter solstice celebrations, for meditation purposes, or adding a bit of 'POW' to your spell castings in association with health, prosperity and luck. 

The energies on this ladder were infused on a waxing moon. 

Happy spell casting witches

To purchase this Yuletide witches ladder click here. 

Whilst weaving and adding your charms and knots remember to focus your intent, so these energies are embedded into this witches ladder.

So what are you waiting for my dear witches, time to get crafty! 

Blessed be 

~Opal Storm )O(