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Every Day Kitchen Witchery: #1 - Lavender Tea

For: Calm, Relaxation, Passion, Purity, and Clarity

One of the reasons I love tea is that it ties together the practice of kitchen witchcraft and herbalism. Mix together your needed ingredients, preferably ones that will taste great together, and you have a makeshift potion customized by you.

This was chosen for the amazing and calming properties of lavender. Lavender is known to calm and relax, as well as to open us up to love and passion, and has been shown to help aide those with depression. For this little tonic you can also add rosebuds (like I have) to help with mental clarity and boost the strength of your inner eye. I like to drink a cup of this before a tarot reading or using my pendulum.

I think a tea ritual every day, however small, is an excellent way to treat yourself and maintain calm and balance.

To brew I use a teaspoon and a half per eight ounces and water just before the boil. While it steeps I sit and stare into the changing water, like a reflection pool, reflecting on the day and how I can take action to make it smooth. I fill it full of positivity and when it is done brewing and I throw away the leaves or compost them, saying a mental thanks for their gift, throwing away negative thought with them.

After that I add a little honey, always stirring clockwise and enjoy!