Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven

by Jaya Saxena

from above. Visualize your body, and then watch the water around you slowly change color. It could be all one color or a few. Then let the color or palette you see inspire your makeup looks—even if it’s a shade you’ve always been told not to wear. Be as bold or subtle as you like; if you see blue, for instance, you could go for retro blue eyeshadow, striking ice-blue lips, or even a classic blue-toned red. If you (like Jess) hate baths, you can also find your spirit colors by meditating. Close your eyes and picture yourself in a room where you feel a profound sense of ease and safety. You are sitting in an armchair, and there is a flower in a vase. Concentrate on your feeling of security, then look at your surroundings. What color is the upholstery? The flower? The quality of the light in the room? Now envision yourself outside, in a setting of transcendent beauty. You’re surrounded by flowers here, too, and the scenery is so spectacular it almost takes your breath away. Concentrate on that feeling of overpowering beauty and then look around. What color are the flowers? What color is the sky? These visualizations help you tap into the colors you associate with different mental states and thoughtfully incorporate