Herbal Magick Procedures

Attunement

Pour the needed amount of dried herb into a bowl. Sit or stand calmly and gaze into the herb. Sense its vibrations awaiting within the leaves and flowers and stems; see them emerging from the plant or lying in wait. Psychics can see the vibrations leaving the plant in various forms, such as sharp jagged lines, lazy spirals or blazing comets. Lean toward the bowl and place your power hand within it, touching the herb. Leave it motionless for a few seconds, strongly visualizing your need.
 
 

Run your fingers through the herb. Still strongly visualizing your need, send it into the herb. Feel your fingertips charging the herb with energy. If you have trouble holding the image in your mind, chant simple words that match your need, such as: Yarrow Yarrow make love grow! Chant this endlessly under your breath. As you run your fingers through the herb feel them infusing the plant with your need. When the herb is tingling with power (or when you sense the enchantment is complete) remove your hand. The plant has been enchanted!
 
 

Herbs to be carried or placed in the house (over doors, windows, ect)  should be made into sachets. (see my page on sachets) A sachet is a small bag or piece of cloth in which the herb is contained. In voodoo magick this is often called a charm bag. They are very easy to make. Take a small amount of material (square, round or triangular shape) of the appropriate color. Felt works well, place the enchanted herb on the center of the material. (about a teaspoon) Gather the ends together and tie with a piece of cord or yarn matching the color. As you knot the cord, firmly visualize your need. (you should visualize through the entire proceedure!) Make two more knots and the sachet is finished.
 
 

of soaking herbs in hot water. There are some refinements however. Use no metal pots when boiling water or during the steeping process as this interferes with the herbs powers. Keep the liquid covered during infusion so little steam is lost. Finally enchant all herbs prior to injusion. Use one teaspoon dried herb to each cup of water. Heat water until just boiling. Pour over herb and cover. Steep for 9-13 minutes. Strain and cool before using. Infusions are drunk as teas of course, but they are also added to baths, rubbed on floors and furniture and to anoint the body.
Needless to say NEVER make an infusion of a poisoness plant!
 
 

Baths are often used in herbal magick, for they are an easy way to spread an herb's power over the entire body. There are two methods: One make a sachet of cheesecloth (use about one half to one cup of the appropriate enchated herb) Drop this into the bathwater. A better method entails the preparation of an infusion. Add the strained liquid to the tub.
 
 

An old form of herb magick as well as medicine an ointment is simply any fatty substance to which powdered herbs or oils have been added. In the past Lard was used as a base, but today vegetable shortening is used. To a cup of shortening add three tablespoons of the enchated powdered herbs. Pound or mash them together all the while visualizing your need until well-mixed then place into a air tight container to store. An alternative method is even easier. Melt the shortening, add drops of the appropriate oils and cool. Using the ointment is easy, simply apply to the body at pulse points (wrists, neck, ect)
 
 

By extracting oils through steam distillation and other methods is incredibly expensive, we are saved by the availablity of essential oils and synthetics on the market today. Many so called essential oils are synthetic, this does not negate their use in magick. If they smell good, use them! Essential oils are used in numerous ways. They are worn on the body, rubbed on candles, dabbed into sachets, added to baths and smeared on roots!
 
 

For this page I used Scott Cunninghams *Encylopedia of Magical Herbs*

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