Potions


 


LOVE POTION

You'll need a few large apples, cinnamon, yarrow, spring water, salt, and an
enameled or cast-iron saucepan. These are often associated with love and passion.
If it is to your orientation, it is often helpful to bless or consecrate these components.
Concentrate on your goal while preparing this potion:
Slice the apples place them into the saucepan, coat with cinnamon, and cover with yarrow.
Put in enough water to submerge the contents and add a small sprinkling of salt.
Stir clockwise on low heat, incanting a love charm of your own making.
Bring to a simmer for about 90 minutes, strain and place into a dark jar.
Put a few drops into your favorite aftershave or cologne and wear it every 4 days.
The magick stays after the scent fades.

PROTECTION POTION

* 2-4 Cups of Spring Water, as a base
* 1 Tble. Powdered Iron or Iron Shavings
* 1 tsp. Vervain
* 2 Tble. Sea Salt
* 2 Tble. of each frankincense & Myrrh
· A pinch of Wolf's hair from a live, shedding Wolf (ask a local Zoo keeper)

WISHING POWDER

* The Great Outdoors (This could be your back yard, a park, or forest -- any
place where the wishing powder will land on the earth when you release it).
* Anything else you feel you need to personalize your wish.
You will need to craft the wishing powder ahead of time.
You can either do this at home in a Circle or, if you don't mind taking your mortal
and pestle along with you, you can make it outside where you plan to use it.
(This isn't too hard to do if you're staying in your own backyard).
* 2 parts sage * 1 part sandalwood * 1 part Tonka beans
Grind, mix, and empower.
If you're feeling adventurous, customize your wishing powder to the wish you'll be making.
(Example: Crushed rose petals for bringing love into your life).
Find a spot to make our wishes from.
Take a handful of the wishing powder and begin concentrating on your wishes.
(Please do not put yourself in danger to make a wish.
A wish is just as powerful whether it's made standing on a rock on the side of a steep
hill or standing in a field). Put your energy and wish into the powder you are holding.
When it feels like you can no longer hold the energy, let it fly.
As the powder settles to the ground, visualize your wishes joining with the Earth,
gaining power and strength.
As always, remember the Rule of Three when making your wish.
After putting the energy out there, it's impossible to call it back.
Remember the old saying, "Be careful what you wish for, you may get it."
If you are worried about where to get Tonka Beans (as needed for the above wishing spell).
You can do an easy search for them through any search engine to find them.
Vanilla Beans/pods are a Substitute

LOVE POTION TEA

1 pinch of rosemary 2 teaspoons of black ordinary breakfast tea tea
3 pinches thyme 3 pinches nutmeg 3 fresh mint leaves
6 fresh rose petals 6 lemon leaves 3 cups pure spring water
Sugar to taste Honey
To make another person fall in love with you, brew this tea on a Friday during a waxing moon.
Waxing = moving from dark or no moon to full
Place all ingredients in an earthenware or copper tea kettle.
Boil three cups of pure spring water and add to the kettle.
Sweetenwith sugar and honey, if desired.
Before drinking, recite this magical rhyme:
BY LIGHT OF MOON WAXING BREW THIS TEA TO MAKE [lover's name] DESIRE ME.
Drink some of the tea and say:
GODDESS OF LOVE HEAR NOW MY PLEA
LET [lover's name] DESIRE ME!
SO MOTE IT BE
On the following Friday, brew another pot of the love potion tea and give some to
the person you want to love you. He or she will soon begin to fall in love with you.

LUST POTION

6 drops of Patchouli oil 6 drops of Sandalwood oil 6 drops of Rose oil
6 drops of Clove oil 6 drops of Nutmeg oil 6 drops of Olive oil
Wear as a perfume whenever you'll be in the presence of the person you're trying to attract.
Be careful, this stuff is really potent. And don't be surprised if you find others eyeing you as well.
I find it's pretty effective for getting a man's attention. I would probably suggest substituting amber
oil for the rose oil in order to attract a woman.

LOVE ME MADLY SPELL

If you are madly in love and wish it to go full steam ahead into handfasting (Wiccan Marriage)
make him this excellent supermarket-ingredient love potion.
Get yourself some orange juice, some spring water, some rose water and a dash of nutmeg-oranges
are very potent symbols of love-if your partner brings you one you can be sure he adores you.
Anyway, blend a beautiful refreshing drink from the above (don't overdo the nutmeg) and
drink it with your lover-you don't have to tell him what it's for. Look into his eyes-you'll see the
truth there about your future once he's downed this powerful concoction.
This spell also work male to female.

EMPLOYMENT POTION

One part sandalwood oil One part patchouli oil One part clove bud oil
One part frankincense oil One part nutmeg oil
You will also need a green candle, parchment, a pen and dragon's blood ink.
You may also use a green or gold ink pen.
On the waxing or full moon, fold all the herbs into the cloth and tie a ribbon around it and place it on your altar.
Combine the oils together and place the bottle on your altar.
On the parchment draw the symbol for Jupiter, a money symbol (like a dollar sign or the
symbol for the pound or a rune for prosperity). Also make a general list of all the things
you'd like to gain from your new job. Take the green candle and with a pen, tack or crystal,
carve the word "Prosperity" into the wax. Anoint the candle with some of the oil and allow it
to burn out. Wear the remainder of the oil as a perfume, add it to a bath or put a drop or two
on your application or resume. Sleep with the sachet under your pillow for at least a week.
You should see results in 1-3 months.

MOON PRIESTESS PERFUME
1 Drop Queen of the Night Oil 3 drops rose oil
1 drop lemon verbana oil 4 fl. oz white spirit
Blend the three oils in a bottle. Add the white spirit, and shake all
vigorously. A cologne can be made by adding another 1 FL. oz of white
spirit and 3 fl. oz of distilled water.

MOON PRIEST COLOGNE

1 fl.oz lemon verbena or Lime oil 2 fl.oz coriander oil
1/2 fl.oz. camphor or myrrh oil 1/4 fl.oz. white spirit 3 3/4 fl.oz. distilled water
Blend the oils in a bottle, add the spirit and water and shake all
vigorously. Increasing the myrrh oils gives a darker perfume;
increasing the camphor, a lighter and more spicy one. All perfumes 'behave'
differently on different skins, so it is worth experimenting to find your own balance.

EARTH MOTHER PERFUME

Musk oil Patchouli oil Rose Oil
Blend in equal parts, bottle and shake well.

SUN GODDESS PERFUME:

Cinnamon Oil Lemon Verbena Oil Ylang-Ylang Oil
Blend equal parts, bottle and shake well.

ART OF PERFUMERY

¼ oz. oil of lavender
60 drops essence of musk
30 drops essence of ambergris
30 drops oil of bergamot
8 oz. spirit
Mix by agitation. Then add:
22 drops oil of cloves
8 drops oil of cinnamon
8 drops essence of ambergris

SOLID LAVENDER PERFUME

4 ounces beeswax
½ cup sweet almond oil
1 tablespoon Lavender essential oil
Melt beeswax into the oil using a double boiler.
Remove from heat. Stir in essential oils and keep stirring
for about a minute. Pour into containers and let cool
completely until solid.

LAVENDAR WATER

Fragrance Family: Floral
Single Note: Floral
The recipe is simple and very easy to follow.
The alcohol in the recipe serves as a preservative and prolongs the shelf life of the lavender
water from eight months to a year. Apply by hand or spray to relieve aching legs, to relax,
refresh and calm emotions. The scent is distinctly soft and delicate to the wearer.
Ingredients:
1 clean airtight container or jar
1 clean spoon
1 cup distilled water
2 ½ tablespoons vodka (a good brand)
20 drops lavender fragrance oil
½ cup lavender flowers (fresh or dried will do)
For later:
1 coffee filter or cheese cloth
1-2 airtight bottles to store cologne
Mix. Fill container or jar with lavender flowers.
Pour water and vodka over flowers and stir with spoon gently.
Add lavender fragrance oil, stir again.
Seal container and set in cool, dark place for one week, stirring every few days.
One week later: Strain liquid through coffee filter or cheese cloth and discard lavender.
Bottle lavender water immediately. It can be stored in a dark bottle and kept up to one year.

FLOWER POWER COLOGNE

This is a light, fresh toilet water that combines two favorite garden scents - rose and lavender
with fresh herbs and citrus peel for an irresistible scent, perfect for splashing on throughout the day.
2 tablespoons fresh rose petals
2 tablespoons fresh lavender flowers
Peel of 1 lemon (zest only)
1 tablespoon fresh Rosemary
1 tablespoon fresh Peppermint
2 Cups water 1 ¼ cups vodka
Place the flowers, peel, and herbs in a small saucepan and cover with the water.
Simmer on low heat for 5 minutes but do not boil. Cool completely and add the vodka.
Pour the mixture into a clean container with a tight-fitting lid and place in a cool, dry location
for 2 weeks. Strain off all solids and bottle your cologne in a pretty bottle. Yield: 16 ounces.

LAVENDER WATER

1 cup lavender flowers
¼ cup ethyl alcohol at room temperature.
Steep for 6 days in a screw-top jar, shaking vigorously each day.
Strain and Decant into a dark glass bottle.

LAVENDER BEESWAX SOAP

4 ounces unscented, clear glycerin soap
1 teaspoon grated beeswax
¼ teaspoon lavender fragrance oil
Violet food coloring -- (or one drop each blue & red)
Melt the soap over low heat until liquefied. Add beeswax and stir until melted.
Remove from heat and add the fragrance oil and food coloring. Stir until blended.
Pour into mold and let set for 3 hours.

DEODORANT RECIPE

4 ounces 100 proof grain alcohol
28 ounces purified water
1 cup of dried lavender flowers
¼ tsp. dried thyme leaf
¼ cup witch hazel leaf
2 teaspoon Lavender essential oil
In a large jar, combine herbs. Mix alcohol and water and pour into jar with herbs to fill.
Screw cap tightly on jar. Let steep, shaking occasionally for a full moon cycle.
Strain liquid through muslin cloth. Return liquid to clean jar, add essential oils,
Screw cap tightly on jar, shake vigorously. Let set and shake thrice more over the course of a day.
Shake well before decanting into spray bottles.

SLAVE MAKER

10ml unscented body lotion 2 drops lemon
1 drop geranium 1 drop sandalwood 20 drops of pre-diluted rose oil
Blend well and massage into your hands.
Now, if you shake somebody's hand they'll do anything for you.

MOON WATER TONIC

Tonic waters containing the energies of the moon embody very powerful healing
benefits that bring about integral balance and wholeness throughout the body,
mind and soul. Clear quartz crystal catalyses the absorption of lunar energies as
well as amplifies the healing benefits.

TO PREPARE MOON WATER

Wait for a clear night, preferably on or right before the full moon.
Put your crystal in a clear glass and cover with one cup of purified water.
Check an almanac for the exact time of sundown on the day you have chosen.
At sundown, place the glass out of doors in a moonlit place (cover the glass with clear plastic wrap).
Remove the glass at dawn. The water is now filled with lunar potency.
Drink the moon water every morning to prepare your body, mind and spirit for the stress of the day.

LOVE TEA SPELL

A love tea spell can be made on Monday, Tuesday, or Friday during a waxing moon.
You Will Need:
3 candles (red, pink, and green) 4 caraway seeds 4 fennel seeds
1 tea bag 3 rose hips 5 edible rose petals.
If you cannot get rose petals, buy rose water or dried roses from a herbal shop.
(Be sure that the roses have not been sprayed
with pesticides and are safe for brewing into a tea).
Light the candles and place them on the stove near the teapot.
Bring two cups of spring water to a slow simmer.
Add the other ingredients with the tea.
As the love tea is steeping, pass your hands over the steam three times,
and concentrate on the feelings of love.
Pour a cup and sit in a cheerful place.
If you have a photo of an intended lover, place it where you can see it as you drink the tea.
Recite this spell:
"I lift this cup to my lips,
I drink it slow with tiny sips,
Rose, tea, caraway,
And fennel cause love to stay."

ROSE DEW

Dew should be collected from organically grown roses!
Non-organic roses are frequently sprayed with highly toxic chemicals, some will cause allergic
reactions or worse! They aren't safe even if you have never seen them being sprayed either,
systemic poisons are injected or placed around the roots of the plant and will result in the same
exposure to these toxins. Even organically grown roses are occasionally sprayed with sulfur and
other solutions to keep fungi at bay, so this will affect the working. Sulfur will actually oppose this
working with its repelling tendencies. Ideally, the roses will be your own, or from a garden you are
familiar with so you know that it has been at least two weeks since any sprays have been applied.
I spray mine with a mixture of Comfrey, manure, compost, and baking soda, fermented together and
made into a tea, and NO WAY would I recommend collecting dew off of them for a couple days
after the spray! To collect the dew, have a very clean, well wrung out, natural sea sponge or
color-free cellulose sponge. Armed with your sponge and a small bottle, go to the roses late at
night or very early in the morning, during the waxing moon is best. Dab the dew from the flowers
and some leaves and occasionally wring the sponge out into the bottle.
This shouldn't take long, maybe 15 minutes to collect what is needed, (depending on the
humidity in your area) but get extra as long as you are there for future use.
Separate the excess from what you will be using for any immediate workings.
To the bottle that you will be putting up for storage add:
3 drops of ethyl alcohol, brandy, or rubbing alcohol OR 9 drops of commercial vanilla extract
AND a small pinch of sea salt.
This will keep it fresh for several months, and I like to refrigerate mine as well.
Exposure to light will ruin the solution, as with many extracts and infusions, so keep it in the dark
or in an amber or cobalt glass phial. If you cannot collect Rose Dew in this manner, substitute
rose water in your spells. Rose water can be readily purchased from most grocers, drug stores
or Mediterranean food markets.

DELICIOUS SPICY LOVE POTIONS (MULLED WINE)

Mortar and pestle red wine beautiful glasses for serving the wine
- 1 red candle 1 stick of incense a saucepan
- 3 types of love herbs, 1 teasp of each (check that the herbs you chose are not poisonous )
Prepare your altar, light the incense and candle. Grind the herbs in your mortar and pestle (If you
have used it for grinding poisonous herbs, then either buy a new one for cooking, or use a food
processor ), charge the herbs for your magical purpose. Put enough wine in the saucepan, simmer,
then add herbs slowly. As you do it, feel your intention for love, stir in herbs, keeping your focus.
For best results, do on the waxing of the moon and chose herbs that suit your taste. Some herbs
and spices do have a very strong taste.

SPELLBOUND LOVE POTION

filtered water, 2 cups of red wine
1 teasp of each of the following: Cumin, mint and peppermint
mix herbs together in a pot, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 mins. Serve.

CHARMS FOR LUCK

Place dried seaweed under the busiest portion of the house to draw luck and prosperity to you.
To change your luck, add one tablespoon of nutmeg to six cups of boiling water.
Steep for three hours. Use for body anointing or add to a ritual bath.

HAPPINESS SIMMERING POTPOURRI

This just does something to people and I can't figure out what it is.
They totally love the scent and go absolutely wild over it.
I've used the recipe in simmering potpourri, soap and other things.
It works in almost anything and is simple to make.
--1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon and a half of rose oil
--1 teaspoon and a half of lavender oil
--One chamomile tea bag (empty the bag into your bowl)
--4 good shakes of cinnamon 1 teaspoon of coriander 1 bowl 1 spoon
Measure out all the dry ingredients into your bowl.
Add your energy into them by mixing the ingredients with your fingertips.
When you feel they are well mixed and you are content, add the oils and other liquid
ingredients and mix with a spoon until all dry ingredients are damp.
Use as needed...simmer with water as potpourri or..use it however you wish.
When I made this I simply couldn't get the smell off my hands. Not for days.
No matter how many times I washed. But when I made it into bath salts and soap
the smell hardly showed up at all. It only seems to show up when you seem to need it
and then a person can't get enough of it and they smell it and smell it until it's ALL they smell.

PAIN RELEIVER SALVE

Mix together 1 oz of chickweed (reduces inflammation and aids in healing), 1 oz of
wormwood (a great pain reliever), and 1 ounce of yarrow (an anti-bacterial agent that
also helps relieve pain). The yarrow plant contains achillein and achilleic acid.
These substances reduce the clotting time of blood, so they help stop any bleeding.
Yarrow also has pain-killing and anti-inflammatory properties that are similar to aspirin.
Add the mixture of herbs to 2 pints of olive oil and simmer 3 hours.
Strain and add 3 ounces of beeswax and 1 teaspoon of tincture of benzoin.
Test for consistency before pouring into wide mouth containers.

BALM OF GILEAD SALVE

Place 1 ounce of the buds in 1 pint of hot olive oil and allow to simmer, covered, 3 hours.
Strain and add 1-1/2 oz of beeswax and 1/2 tsp. tincture of benzoin to the strained mixture.
Test for consistency and place in sterile jar.
This is a good salve to use on burns, scratches, swelling injuries. Also good for any skin eruptions.
The signature of balm of Gilead is the resin exudation covering the buds.
It contains salicin, which is also found in aspirin.
It has some of the same pain-killing and anti-inflammatory properties as aspirin.

DO IT YOURSELF FLORAL WATER

Base: Grain alcohol, witch hazel, glycerin
Add herbs and/or essential oils:
Some suggested herbs - Floral herbs such as: Lavender flowers, rose petals;
Citrus herbs such as: orange or lemon peels
Instructions:
Basically, you're making a weak tincture of herbs that either smell nice together, or are
beneficial to the skin. Choose your herbs, just enough to loosely fill the bottom ½ of a jar,
pour grain alcohol and/or witch hazel to cover the herbs. Cover and place in a dark fairly
cool place. Shake the jar once or twice a day for 2 - 3 weeks. Strain out herbs; if desired
add eo or fo. Add distilled water to fill the remainder of the jar, shake to mix well, and
decant into a dark glass bottle.

FIERY PASSION POWDER

Red candle. Red and gold talc. Patchouli, mandrake, musk. Increases your sexuality.

WATER OF TRANQUILITY

To be added to scrub water, or as a method of ritual consecration.
Crush 1/2 oz of white rose petals in 16 oz of spring water.
Let the rose petals steep for three days, strain and bottle the liquid for use.

FIRE OF LUST POTION

Items needed:
--1 ounce bourbon 1 ounce vodka 3 ounces sloe gin orange juice 1 pinch allspice
Add the first three ingredients in order to a tall glass of ice.
Fill the glass with orange juice and add a pinch of allspice. As you stir, chant:
"Fire of lust and fire of passion
Bring to me some satisfaction
Lust unbridled I desire,
Bring me now what I require"
Share the drink with the person you desire.

MONEY POWDER

Money Powder Mix equal amounts of the following herbs together:
Chamomile, marigold, hyssop, jasmine, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, cinquefoil.
Combine all herbs with your hands empowering them with your energy and your need.
Sprinkle in your purse, wallet, mailbox, anywhere you might expect to receive money.
Rub It on your money before you spend it to call it back to you.
Create a money spell, using green candles and this money powder on your altar.

TRADITIONAL WITCHES SOAP

4 parts of lard 3 ounces of lye 5 cups of water 1 tablespoon of lavender oil
1 tablespoon of patchouli oil 1 cup of fresh strawberry juice
1/4 cup of dried soap bark herb
Soap made from jewelweed juices removes all itches.

BREW FOR EXORCISM

4 tbsp. Boneset 3 Sprigs of Holy Thistle Handful of Angelica
4 oz. Horehound Pinch of Salt 3 parts Sandalwood 3 Roots of Mandrake
Brew and sprinkle to all four corners of the House to drive away Evil.

PROTECTION BREW

4 part Rue 6 oz. Rosemary 3 oz. Vetivert 2 tbsp. Hyssop Sprig of Mistletoe
Don't Drink This!
Brew these ingredients and anoint each window and door of the house.
Sprinkle the rest on the four corners of the house to prevent Evil from coming.

POTION FOR INDUCING SLUMBER

2 oz. Agrimony Pinch of Belladonna Root of Mandrake
2 oz. Cinnamon 1 oz. Peppermint 4 oz. Chamomile

RELIEVE MUSCLE PAIN

Combine:
1 TBS cayenne powder 1 TBS wormwood
1 TSB tansy flower 8 ounces vinegar
Warm gently to dissolve the powders, then cool and strain through cheesecloth.
Next, add 1/2 oz of spirits of camphor and 8 oz of turpentine to the herbal/vinegar mixture.
You now have a super liniment.
Its secret is in its potency as a rubefacient, or substance that stimulates the blood flow
to the surface of the skin.

PERFUMED INKS

Can be used when you want to intensify a spell. Simply purchase a bottle of ink,
either black or colored, and add 2 or 3 drops of appropriate essential oil to the bottle.
Let the bottle of ink set on your altar overnight.
This is best done on the Full Moon for positively-charged ink. Can be done on the
Dark Moon for negatively-charged ink. You can add steeped lavender flowers to
blue ink and add a drop of red coloring dye to make lavender ink for love spells.

DRAGON'S BLOOD INK

1 part dragon's blood powder
15 part alcohol
1 part Arabic

FRAGRANT DRAGON'S BLOOD INK

Dragon's Blood resin (powered if possible)
--colorless alcohol (vodka works well)
--tightly sealable jar
--1 cinnamon stick (chipped) or 15 clovers or 1 vanilla bean (chipped or crushed)
--9 coffee beans
Pour the resin and spices into jar. Pour in just enough vodka to cover the resin/spices
mixture plus 10% more. Seal the jar. The resin will reach it's color into the alcohol,
faster if it is a powder than if it is resin chunks. The spices well leach their scent into
the ink at the same time. When you think it is dark enough, dip a sterile toothpick into
the liquid, and test on the paper you intend to use it on. Let dry: if it is dark enough or
does it need more steeping? Continue testing.
When it is done, strain to remove the resin and spices. Put in bottle, use for writing.
It should not be used for things that will spend time in the sun.

DOVES BLOOD INK

--1 part dragon's blood 2 drops cinnamon 2 drops bay
--10 parts alcohol 1 part gum Arabic 2drops rose oil
Dove's Blood Ink is typically used for love spells. Mystical Inks are traditionally
used for the writing of spells, magickal requests,
petitions, wished, and the inscription of Mystical Seals.
You can use Dove's Blood Ink for writing in your Book of Shadows, or for writing love spells.
It is also used for thanking the Higher Powers for their assistance or aid.
Dragon's Blood is an herb, and used for incense spells and make ink.

POTION TO RID NERVOUSNESS

Valerian Wine -red or white wine with valerian root or leaves infused for a month and drained
--2 handful valerian roots 1 clove 1 Orange rind 1 rosemary twig
--1 liter of dry white wine
Cut valerian root into small pieces, and place them in a large clear glass container.
Add the clove, the grated orange rind, and rosemary twig.
Pour the dry white wine over the dry mixture.
Seal the container tightly and allow to steep for one moon cycle (28 days).
Then strain through gauze cloth, store in a bottle and seal tightly.
Drink 1 liqueur glass three times daily.
Also recommended for faintness.

SPELLS TO RELIEVE STRESS

Ingredients: Ginger Sugar Sea Salt Lemon Cardamom Chamomile Tea
There are several ways to utilize this spell:
1. Draw a bath and add three chamomile tea bags, a whole ginger root, three fistfuls of sugar,
three fistfuls of salt, a teaspoon of cardamom seeds, and the juice of a whole lemon.
Relax and soak in the tub.
2. Brew a cup of chamomile tea add a pinch of salt, cardamom, and ginger.
Then add lemon and sugar to taste. Drink tea before, during or after a stressful situation.
3. This preparation is used as a massage therapy for muscle tension in the body.
Brew the tea as described above, but do not add the salt.
Fill an empty mayonnaise jar with sea salt and then pour the tea over it. Shake well.
You now have a salt rub to use on specific areas of your body that hold tension and stress.

VIOLET LIASON BREW

1 Lemon, sliced 1 Qt Spring water 1 Orange, sliced
2 whole Cloves 1/2 cup packed Violet petals
Place first four ingredients in a pan. Heat liquid until tepid, but not hot.
Add the violet and simmer until they are almost see-through.
Strain and serve hot or cold in one glass with two straws to share with your loved one.

LOVE TEA FOR TWO

2 tsp. Rose petals 1 tsp. Spearmint herb
1 tsp. Licorice root (ground) 1 tsp. Hawthorn herb
A pinch of the following: coriander, cinnamon, nutmeg Vanilla or Ginger Honey to taste
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Place the herbs and spices listed above in the hot water;
simmer on low for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to steep for 5 minutes longer.
Strain tea before serving.

APHRODESIAC PASSION DRINK

1 pinch Rosemary 2 pinches Thyme 2 tsp. Black Tea 1 pinch Coriander
3 fresh Mint leaves (or 1/2 tsp. dried)
5 fresh Rosebud petals (or 1 tsp. dried)
5 fresh Lemon tree leaves (or 1 tsp. dried Lemon peel)
3 pinches Nutmeg 3 pieces Orange peel
Place all ingredients into teapot. Boil 3 cups of water, then add to the teapot.
Strain; sweeten with honey, if desired. Serve hot.

ESSENCE OF LOUISIANA VAN VAN OIL

Used as a sprinkling solution to attract good luck and power of all kinds
when used in full strength. Add to scrub water to wash down the floor
and steps of a home or business to get rid of negativity.
Put 1 1/2 oz of Louisiana Van Van oil in 16 oz of alcohol. Shake well before each use.

NONTOXIC FLYING OINTMENT

1 part Dittany of Crete 1 part Cinquefoil
1 part Mugwort 1 part Parsley
Prepare using the formula for making an ointment in the herbal section
and anoint the body prior to an Astral Projection session.

NONTOXIC FLYING OINTMENT

2 drops Sandalwood Oil 1 drop Jasmine Oil
1 drop Benzoin Oil 1 drop Mace Oil
Add these essential oils to the ointment base and anoint the body prior to an
Astral Projection session. The Gazing Technique -
This is to be done when going to bed. You need something to focus on; if it is in
view the moon, the stars, a crystal, a favorite doll will work well...Use whatever you like.
This method involves the body falling asleep, and you should never leave anything that
burns unattended. Place the object within your view and lie down in your bed.
Just stare at the object as you doze off. The first few times may be frustrating.
You may just fall asleep and that's it. Keep staring at the object. As your eyelids become
heavy, keep staring. Eventually your eyes will close, but you will still be able to see the object.
You will still be staring at the object. Sit up or stand up, and don't be surprised to see your
physical body sleeping peacefully in your bed!
When you are out of your body, do whatever you wish.

FOUR THIEVES VINEGAR

This is used as a hexing agent.
The name of the person you wish to curse is written on a piece of paper.
The paper is soaked in the vinegar. The paper is then allowed to dry and then is burned.
It is the ashes of this paper you use in the ritual.
Four Thieves Vinegar can be sprinkled on an enemy's door step to break up their home.
To a gallon of strong cider vinegar add a handful of the following:
Rosemary Wormwood Lavender Rue Sage Mint
Add one ounce of powered camphor gum.
Tightly close the container with the cider vinegar and herbs in it.
Place this container in a pan of water and heat until the water begins to boil.
Always shake this mixture before heating. Heat daily for four days.
Strain the herbs from the liquid, bottle and keep tightly closed.

HEALING HERBAL BALM

Herbs: Calendula (Calendula officinalis) and Plantain (Plantago major)
This sweet-smelling balm soothes and protects cuts and scrapes.
And it's so gentle you can even use it on diaper rash.
Calendula and plantain are known for their ability to speed skin healing.
Both soften skin, relieve pain, and are antibacterial.
How to make it: This is a two-step process.
First, you'll make an herb-infused oil: In a large glass jar, combine 2 tablespoon each of crushed
Calendula flowers and dried plantain leaves with 1/3 c of extra-virgin olive oil.
Leave uncovered, and place in a pan filled with enough water to cover the lower half of the jar.
Set the burner on very low heat and simmer gently for about 4 hours.
Check the oil periodically to be sure it's not scorching; don't let it boil.
(You can also make the infused oil in a Crock-Pot set on very low without a lid.)
After the allotted time, remove the oil from the heat and allow it to cool completely.
Strain away the herbs through several layers of cheesecloth and discard.
To make the balm, combine the infused oil with 1 or 2 tablespoon of grated beeswax
and put it into a small stainless steel bowl; set the bowl into a pot of water and heat just
until the beeswax melts, stirring gently to help the melting.
To test the consistency, insert a cool metal spoon into the balm and check the balm that
sticks to the spoon; it should be spreadable but firm. If it's too oily, add another few
shavings of beeswax. At this point, you can add a natural preservative to your balm to
prevent spoilage. Vitamin E, squeezed from capsules, works very well.
Rosemary extracts or oil might improve the aroma and antiseptic properties as well.
You'll need about 1/4 tsp. (two capsules) to preserve this much balm.
After you've blended in the vitamin E, transfer your final product to a sterile glass jar.
Use a clean spoon or small spatula to transfer the balm to avoid introducing bacteria to the jar.
How to use it: Apply the balm to rashes, scrapes, and other small or superficial abrasions
(don't use it on deep cuts). You can also apply it regularly to help heal chronically chapped skin.
Stored in a cool, dark place, the balm should keep for up to a year. Discard if it smells rancid.

FLYING OINTMENT

1/2 Cup shortening, 3 drops dragon's blood, 3 Tbsp. mugwort- Melt shortening over low heat.
This is your base. Add mugwort and dragon's blood to base.
Visualize your intent while stirring. Steep for 9 minutes. Strain into glass jar.

BAT'S BLOOD INK

2 parts dragon's blood resin 1/2 part myrrh resin 2 drops cinnamon oil
2 drops indigo color 12 parts alcohol 1/2 part gum Arabic
No instructions are given, although I suppose you steep the ground resins in the alcohol
until dissolved, then add the cinnamon oil, indigo, and ground gum Arabic. Filter and bottle.

DOVE'S BLOOD INK

1 part dragon's blood resin 2 drops cinnamon oil 2 drops bay oil
10 parts alcohol 1 part gum Arabic 2 drops rose oil

DRAGON'S BLOOD INK

1 part dragon's blood resin 15 parts alcohol 1 part gum Arabic

DRIVE-AWAY SALT

Drive-Away salt, also known as Get Away Salt, is essentially Hot Foot Powder made
with ordinary table salt replacing the talcum powder.

EASY LIFE POWDER

Gum Mastic Cloves Ginger Lemon Orange peel Cassia
color: Brown. A special blend which allows you to relax while others do your work.
Sprinkle on any person you wish to gain control over. Lets you dominate their thoughts.

EASY WRATH POWDER

Ashes Red Pepper Rose Jasmine Sandalwood color: Blue
Toss on any person who is angry over something you have done.
Eliminates all feelings of animosity. Also good for overcoming hatred.

CHINESE WASH

Start with whatever combination of essential oils of Oriental Grasses you normally use
for compounding Van Van oil concentrate (e.g. citronella grass, lemongrass, Gingergrass,
Palmarosa grass, Khus Khus grass, and Vetivert grass, singly or together).
Cut a bunch of broomcorn straws (from a natural broom, or from broomcorn plants,
if you happen to grow them) and place the straws in a bottle.
Add a good squirt of Van Van oil concentrate and a small lump of frankincense gum,
then top with your own (or any commercial) preparation of liquid oil soap (e.g. Murphy's Oil Soap).
Dilute Chinese Wash in water before use, of course.

FOUR THIEVES WINE -- FOUR THIEVES VINEGAR

This formula dates from the fifteenth century, when it was developed as a healing formula.
As an inoculation against epidemic diseases it actually works. Its use in magic came about
much later, as with many other substances it became useful in the magical arts.
While the Bubonic plague raged through southern France in the 1450s the number of bodies
so overwhelmed the grave diggers that they called upon the municipal authorities for assistance.
Four thieves who had been jailed together were released on the condition that they assist in
burying the dead. They agreed, and served so well at their gruesome task that they were later
pardoned on the condition that they left town.
One of the magistrates asked them how they had managed to appear to remain so healthy,
even though they have been burying those who had did of the plague.
They told him the secret of the four thieves vinegar, which was made from
bottles of cheep wine, which begins to turn to vinegar in a few days if left opened.
They filled the wine bottles with garlic, and allowed it to stand for a while, and then drank a
wineglass (2 Oz) with every meal. They continued this for a bit over the three or four months
that they had been engaged in burying the dead.

Four Thieves Vinegar is made in the following way:
Burgundy (red) wine is divided between two bottles, and both bottles
are filled with peeled, and occasionally crushed, garlic cloves.
The bottles are placed in the refrigerator or spring house for a week.
Then two ounces of the wine (possibly on the way to becoming vinegar) are taken twice or
three times a day. During the 1917 flu epidemic my grandfather used it on all his family,
beginning as soon as he heard of the epidemic. None of the family became ill, although
the neighbors on both sides of them had deaths in their families. In magic it is used for
getting rid of people. It works there as well. put about two ounces in a bath, soaking
for about five minutes in the tub. It has a variety of other uses, in both magic and healing, as well.

FOUR THIEVES VINEGAR OZARKS VARIANT

The major difference between our recipes for Four Thieves Vinegar is that it must have
four spices in it, one for each thief -- the four additives being
garlic (crushed or whole),
red pepper (crushed),
black peppercorns (whole), and
black mustard seed (whole).
Also, I was taught to make it with apple cider vinegar, not red wine vinegar.
This is probably a regional variant based on the fact that wine vinegar is uncommon in the
Ozarks, where I learned to mix up this blend. I like red wine vinegar much better;
however, either way, it tastes great!
In addition to providing personal protection from disease and magical attack,
Four Thieves Vinegar is used to send away unwanted people or to make a family quarrel
and fall out among themselves. It can be sprinkled or dashed against an enemy's doorsteps,
but it can also be served to an enemy family as a condiment, which to me justifies the "thieves"
part of the name -- it is a sneaky way to protect yourself while you get them out of your life.

HARVEYS NECROMANTIC FLOORWASH

This preparation is used to clean and prepare areas and tools used in Necromancy.
Hyssop [herb] Florida Water [floral cologne] Kolonia 1800 Sandelo (Sandalwood cologne)
5 hot peppers [herb] Thyme [herb] Vervain [herb] Lemon Juice Sugar, a pinch
Kananga Water [floral cologne] Mullein [herb] Mistletoe [herb] Black Pepper [herb]
Ammonia, a few drops Olive Oil, a few drops
Fey Kapab [twigs] (aka Florida Boxwood: used a lot in Haitian magic)
Nutmeg [powdered spice] Cinnamon [powdered spice] Allspice [powdered spice]
3-4 cups spring water

SEPARATION POWDER

Chili Powder Cinnamon Galangal Black Pepper Iron Filings Vetivert
Pinch Bitter Aloes or Vetivert
Use when you desire to break any relationship.
Creates animosity between lovers and business associates. Forces an eventual separation.

FLYING OINTMENT

Damiana, Hemlock, celery seed, juniper berries, kava kava root, and white oak bark.
You can burn these ingredients as an incense, or use bees wax and oils
and "cook" it up into an ointment. Apply it to pulse points (wrists, neck and ankles)

LUST BATH SALTS

1 cup Epsom salts 2/3 cup table salt 1/3 cup baking soda
14 drops orange oil 14 drops lime oil 10 drops rosemary oil
8 drops cinnamon oil color: orange

LUST BATH SALTS

3 parts sandalwood 2 parts patchouli 1 part cardamom Color: red

RICHES OINTMENT

4 drops patchouli, 1 drop clove oil, 1 drop basil, 3 drops Oakmoss bouquet
Mix with oil and anoint body and hands daily.

HEX BREAKING OINTMENT

3 parts Galangal, 2 parts Vetivert, 1 part thistle, 2 parts dried ginger root
Steep herbs in shortening, strain, cool and anoint body at night.

LOVE PERFUME TO MAKE HIM/HER FALL FOR YOU

Need: perfume (check out "Real" here - contains pheromones to attract!),
ground rosemary, ground mugwort.
Stand unobserved where your love lives/will be and blow powders, don't wipe off from your
hands-add perfume/cologne and rub your hands to generate heat and add more powders
then blow and say:
"wandering wind carry my spell,
make ________ love me well,
herbs and scent make ______ mine
_____ shall see me, make his/her love turn to me".
Wear this perfume whenever you will be near them.

TO ATTRACT

Need: 1 cup of river/ocean water, powdered hot pepper, powdered rosemary,
5 drops Jasmine oil, few drops of your blood in a bowl never used before.
Sprinkle speaking forth your desire, in or near their home.

DO IT YOURSELF BATH SALTS

Base Ingredients:
Epsom salt, Sea salt, Baking soda
Optional ingredients:
Finely powdered herbs, powdered oatmeal, powdered milk, food coloring
Fragrance: Essential oil blends or Fragrance oils as desired
Directions:
All ingredients must be water soluble, or be in such a finely powdered state that it is invisible in the water.
Also, if your salt is a large crystal type, grind your salt first in a food processor until it is finely ground.
Combine all dry ingredients in a large zip-lock bag; mix well. Add fragrance and/or coloring slowly,
squinch up the bag and really mix well. Keep mixing. Mix some more. Pour into a glass container -
plastic will eat up any fragrance you put in.

PERFUMED INKS

Perfumed inks can be used whenever you want to intensify a spell. If burning a candle, write out
your objective on a small piece of paper and place it under the burning candle. If doing a spell
that calls for burning the paper, this ink will strengthen what you are writing. Perfumed inks are
also great for writing notes and letters to your loved ones. The making of perfumed ink is very easy.
Simply purchase a bottle of ink, either black or colored, and add 2 or 3 drops of the appropriate
essential oil to the bottle. Let the bottle of ink sit on your altar overnight. This is best done on the
Full Moon for positively-charged inks, on the Dark Moon for negatively-charged inks. My tip for
a love letter is to mix red and blue Indian or types of inks together and add some lavender essential
oil or some diffused lavender essence or just leave the lavender petals in the inks and put in the
sun or airing cupboard for a week and then strain. It is supposed to be the thing for writing love
letters and spells. As good as the Doves blood ink!

LOVE/LUST POWDER

5 oz. Talc 1/4 oz. Cinnamon 1 oz. Sandalwood 1/2 tsp. sweet basil
10 drops frankincense oil 8 drops jasmine oil 6 drops patchouli oil 1 tsp. myrtle oil

MONEY SOAP

The easiest way to do it would be to take a bar of pure olive oil soap, or if you can't get
that, a bar of glycerin soap, and cut it into shavings. Melt this slowly in a double
boiler, or in a pan over boiling water, and mix the shavings with a bit of water so they
don't stick together in the pan. When you have a nice, smooth consistency to work
with, you can add empowered ingredients. Good ingredients to add would be:
-money herbs and oils, such as patchouli, mint, basil, cinquefoil, ginger, sage,
Tonka, nutmeg, oak moss and lemon balm.
-empowered gold glitter
-Green vegetable coloring (or whatever color you correspond money and prosperity with)
Once you have added your ingredients, let the mixture cool slightly until you can start
forming it in your hands. You can now roll it into balls, wrap them up in some
cheesecloth or muslin, and let them harden.
An easier way to make a quick money soap is to purchase some melt & pour glycerin from
a craft store - I think they even have it at Wal-Mart. It's sold in blocks. Melt the blocks in
glassware over the stove or on the microwave until it is liquid.
Add your empowered ingredients quickly, as melt & pour sets fast.
Next, pour the mixture into a mold (these can be purchased also, or you can make
molds from just about anything from margarine tubs to juice cans to empty toilet paper
rolls with foil on one end) and let the soap set.
Melt and pour soap is easier to work with, because you can add your ingredients much
easier, and you don't end up with so much soap afterwards. You can also make bars
that are individual to your needs. For example, try pouring half the mixture into the mold,
add a toy coin or a plastic dollar sign which you have empowered, then pour the rest into the mold.
When hardened, you will have a soap with an empowered item in the middle of it.
You could even put a charged stone in the middle of the soap.
Creating the soap with your individuality only makes it more powerful.
The best part? The above directions can be used for any magickal goal, not just money!
One more thing, when using your soap, concentrate clearly on your intentions and visualize!
For money, visualize the soap attracting the money to you.
For illness, visualize the soap cleaning the illness out of you.

HOLY WATER

Ingredients: 1 tsp. of rose water 3 tbsp. sea salt or Kosher salt 1 small bowl of spring water*
1 clean glass container 1 new compact mirror 1 small storage glass bottle**
Note: You can buy the bottled water as long as you know that it's really spring water.
But it's best if you get the water from a running stream or other "live" body of water that you
know the water is clean. The bottle should be either green or blue in order to keep its magic.
Before the Rite:
Cleanse and sterilize the bowl and the glass container with boiling water.
Time: Midnight during a Full Moon phase.
Place: Out of doors under the moon, or near a window that will reflect the light of the moon.
Procedure: Ground and center. Cast your magic circle. Hold your arms outstretched in the Goddess
position (arms out at the sides like you're cradling the Universe, palms up). Say:
In the cloak of the midnight hour
I call upon the Ancient Power
I seek the presence of the Lady and Lord
To bless this water that I will pour.
At this point, you should feel the energy of Earth Mother and Skyfather move abut your feet
and head. Feel your own energy expand around your navel and then unite with Divinity.
Take your time; no need to rush. Add the rose water to the spring water. Pick the bowl of
water, hold it toward the light of the Moon, and say:
In my hands I hold the essence of the Goddess.
I hereby cleanse and consecrate this water to Divinity
that it may be used for positive acts only
and may aid me in my magical works.
Feel the energy of the Moon Goddess pulsate down into the water.
Imagine her silver light descending from the heavens and impregnating both the water and yourself.
You will feel a "glowy" sensation. Set the water down and pick up the salt.
Feel the power moving in your arms as you raise the salt toward the moon. Say:
In my hands I hold the essence of Earth Mother,
She whose bounty sustains all living creatures.
I hereby consecrate this salt to Divinity
that it may be used for positive acts only
and may aid me in my magical work.

HEALING HERBAL BALM

Herbs: Calendula (Calendula officinalis) and Plantain (Plantago major)
This sweet-smelling balm soothes and protects cuts and scrapes.
And it's so gentle you can even use it on diaper rash.
Calendula and plantain are known for their ability to speed skin healing.
Both soften skin, relieve pain, and are antibacterial.
How to make it: This is a two-step process.
First, you'll make an herb-infused oil: In a large glass jar, combine 2 tablespoon each of crushed
Calendula flowers and dried plantain leaves with 1/3 c of extra-virgin olive oil.
Leave uncovered, and place in a pan filled with enough water to cover the lower half of the jar.
Set the burner on very low heat and simmer gently for about 4 hours.
Check the oil periodically to be sure it's not scorching; don't let it boil.
(You can also make the infused oil in a Crock-Pot set on very low without a lid.)
After the allotted time, remove the oil from the heat and allow it to cool completely.
Strain away the herbs through several layers of cheesecloth and discard.
To make the balm, combine the infused oil with 1 or 2 tablespoon of grated beeswax
and put it into a small stainless steel bowl; set the bowl into a pot of water and heat just
until the beeswax melts, stirring gently to help the melting.
To test the consistency, insert a cool metal spoon into the balm and check the balm that
sticks to the spoon; it should be spreadable but firm. If it's too oily, add another few
shavings of beeswax. At this point, you can add a natural preservative to your balm to
prevent spoilage. Vitamin E, squeezed from capsules, works very well.
Rosemary extracts or oil might improve the aroma and antiseptic properties as well.
You'll need about 1/4 tsp. (two capsules) to preserve this much balm.
After you've blended in the vitamin E, transfer your final product to a sterile glass jar.
Use a clean spoon or small spatula to transfer the balm to avoid introducing bacteria to the jar.
How to use it: Apply the balm to rashes, scrapes, and other small or superficial abrasions
(don't use it on deep cuts). You can also apply it regularly to help heal chronically chapped skin.
Stored in a cool, dark place, the balm should keep for up to a year. Discard if it smells rancid.

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