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How to make a tincture

Making a tincture involves steeping the herb or root in alcohol, extracting its oils, minerals, alkaloids, and glycosides so that it is in its purest form. You can use vegetable glycerin or apple cider vinegar instead, particularly in tinctures intended for children, but they aren’t quite as effective at pulling out the good stuff. You’ll need strong alcohol, at least 80 proof. Everclear works well, as does vodka or brandy. You’ll also need a pint jar to fill with the herb or plant you want—any of the herbs listed above will work here. 

Chop the herb up a bit or bash it around with a mortar and pestle to help it break down. You’ll want the jar to be full, but not pack your herbs in too tightly. Then fill the jar completely with the alcohol. (If you’re using dried herbs or roots, you need only put in enough to reach halfway, and then add the alcohol up to the top.)

Seal the jar tightly. Label and date it, and let it rest in a cool, dark place.

For the first week, shake it once a day, then let it rest for five more weeks. At the end of the resting period, use a layer of muslin or cheesecloth held tightly over the jar to strain out the liquid. Decant the tincture into one of those small, dark glass bottles, preferably one with a dropper, and keep it stored away from direct sunlight. It should last for five to ten years.

How to make herbal oil

It’s more trouble than it’s worth to make your own essential oils. A true essential oil is extracted by boiling the herb in question and skimming the oil off the top—that’s a task best left to the professionals. But you can make your own herbal oil. It may not be quite as distilled, but it can still be effective, and it’s a great way to preserve herbs for use long into the winter. The nice thing about creating your own oils is that you can use any combination of herbs that you desire. You might mix calendula, catnip, lemon balm, marshmallow, mullein, plantain leaf, and yarrow for an oil that is particularly effective for skin care, or lavender, vervain, lemon balm, and yarrow for a soothing oil to rub on the temples. Chop or bruise your chosen herbs and place them in a jar. Fill the jar with the carrier oil of your choice (olive or almond oil works well), covering the herbs by one inch, and leaving one inch of space at the top. Close the jar tightly, and allow it to sit in as much sunshine as possible for a month. Strain the oil through a cheesecloth on an as-needed basis, leaving the rest to continue steeping.

How to make a poultice

A poultice is a soft, moist mass of herbs, cloth, and other ingredients, and it’s an excellent tool for treating topical infirmities. A hot poultice is excellent for drawing out infection, as with bee stings or draining abscesses, while a cold poultice will help reduce inflammation. Gather the herbs you want to use, either fresh or dried. If they’re fresh, you may want to mash the herbs up in a mortar and pestle (the traditional way) or blitz them through a food processor (the modern way). Even if you’re planning on making a cold poultice, add a couple of tablespoons of hot water to your herbs to awaken them, before letting them cool. You can add medicinal clay powder, Epsom salts, or baking soda and combine with water until the mixture becomes a thick paste. For ailments like congestion or insect bites, you can place the poultice directly on the skin, making sure, of course, that it isn’t too hot. To treat a burn or something that could easily become infected, place a clean cotton cloth between the skin and the poultice.

Common herbs and their uses

Ashwagandha: The name translates to “smell of horse.” This herb is hard to find fresh, but powders, pills, teas, and extracts are available. Benefits: Increases energy, boosts the immune system, antiinflammatory, reduces anxiety. Suggested use: Stir ¼-½ tsp. powder into warm milk and honey before bed. Concerns: May increase thyroid hormone levels and lower blood sugar.

Black cohosh: This member of the buttercup family could be grown in a garden. Dried roots, capsules, teas, and extracts are also available. Benefits: Relieves menstrual cramps and arthritic pain. Eases symptoms of menopause. Suggested use: Drink as a tea or mix with honey as a syrup. Concerns: May cause upset stomach, so consider taking with food.

Calendula: Also known as marigold, this herb could be grown in a garden, but is also available as teas, oils, and creams. Useful for dyeing and food coloring as well. Benefits: Helps heal cuts. Good for diaper rash or other skin irritations. Calms an upset stomach. Suggested use: Steep petals in just below boiling water for ten minutes, then drink as a tea. Add dried flowers to coconut, almond, or olive oil as a salve. Concerns: None known.

Catnip: It’s not just for cats! Catnip is easily grown and also available as a capsule, tea, extract, and essential oil. It is also handy as an insect repellent. Benefits: Anti-inflammatory. Good for insomnia, upset stomach, menstrual cramps, headache, and treating the common cold. Suggested uses: Steep for tea, sprinkle essential oil into the bath or rub it on the temples, use in cooking (it’s a member of the mint family, so its flavor is better than some). Concerns: None known.

Cranberry: Easily obtained fresh or frozen and also available in pill form, this herb is a great source of vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin E. Benefits: Most frequently used to treat and prevent urinary tract infections. Also shown to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, slow tumor progression in cancer, and help prevent gum disease. Suggested uses: Because they’re so tart, cranberries often come with a lot of sugar. Try to buy reduced-sugar dried cranberries and stay away from most cranberry juices. If you can manage it, drink the unsweetened juice to relieve a UTI, and certainly try making your own cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving. Concerns: None known.

Dittany: This is one of those herbs with a long history. It is also known as “burning bush.” Easily grown, it is hard to find in dried or tea form. Benefits: Antibacterial, antifungal, and antimicrobial. Good for the skin and the intestines, and is thought to be an aphrodisiac. Suggested uses: Steep in hot water for tea, but use sparingly. Use as an antibacterial balm or poultice. Concerns: If you’ve put some on your skin, stay out of the sun, as it can increase the risk of sunburn.

Elderberry: This herb has been used to battle a flu epidemic in Panama as recently as 1995. It can be grown, but is also available as a pill or an extract. For your personal garden, look specifically for Sambucus nigra, as other elderberry varieties can be toxic. Benefits: Boosts the immune system, treats sinus infections, lowers blood sugar, acts as a diuretic and a laxative, good for skin health and allergies. Suggested uses: They’re delicious! Can be made into a syrup, jams, or jellies—even wine. Concerns: Don’t pick and use wild elderberry unless you’re absolutely certain the plant is Sambucus nigra. Always cook the berries to remove any toxicity.

Feverfew: This is another herb with a long history. Easily grown and available dried, it is most frequently found in capsule form. Benefits: For centuries, it was used to relieve fever, to assist with childbirth, and for fertility. Now it is most frequently used to prevent migraines. It can also help with tinnitus, nausea, dizziness, asthma, and allergies. Suggested uses: It doesn’t taste good, so not recommended even as a tea. Instead, make a tincture or purchase capsules. Concerns: If you do drink it, feverfew can cause irritation in the mouth. If taken in large quantities on a regular basis, stopping can cause withdrawal symptoms, so use only as needed. May cause the uterus to contract, so don’t take while pregnant.

Horse chestnut: This is not the kind of chestnut you’d want to roast on a fire, but it is still useful. It is not recommended for personal processing, as the seed contains esculin, a poisonous substance. Purchase an extract or pill instead. Benefits: Shown to be extremely effective against varicose veins. Also good for hemorrhoids and frostbite. Suggested uses: 300 milligrams of horse chestnut seed extract twice daily. Concerns: Don’t consume raw horse chestnut seeds, bark, or leaves.

Lemon Balm: This member of the mint family has a distinct lemony scent. It is also known as “melissa.” It is easily grown, but also available in tea, extract, and essential oil forms. Benefits: Calms anxiety, encourages restful sleep. Good for the skin, improves mood and mental clarity. Suggested uses: Steep fresh or dried to make tea, use in cooking, use to flavor honey or vinegar, use in a hot bath. Concerns: None known.

Marshmallow: Sadly, these are not the things we put in hot chocolate. The root is available dried, as well as in powder, extract, capsule, and tea form. Benefits: Aids with dry cough, represses inflammation in the lining of the stomach, good for chilblains and sunburn. Suggested uses: Drink as a tea, add to a base oil for a salve. Concerns: May cause low blood sugar.

Milk thistle: This herb is easily grown, as it’s pretty much a weed. It’s available as an extract, pill, or tea. Benefits: Milk thistle can protect your liver from toxins—say, for instance, alcohol. It can even be used to treat cirrhosis and jaundice and helps with environmental toxin damage. Suggested uses: Steep in hot water or make a tincture. Not recommended for use in cooking. Concerns: May cause diarrhea.

Mullein: This is the clear quartz of herbal healing. It is easily found and grown and available both dried and in capsule form. Benefits: Known particularly for respiratory relief, including cough, bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia, it’s also good for earache, fever, sore throat, migraine, and to heal the skin. Suggested uses: Apply a tincture to relieve ear infection, drink as a tea, use as a salve to heal wounds and bruises. Concerns: None known.

Plantain leaf: Pretty hip these days, as herbal remedies go, plantain leaf is easily grown and available dried or in capsule form. Benefits: Great for the skin, particularly in relieving insect bites, poison ivy, and sunburn. Lowers cholesterol, helps clear up bladder infections, relieves constipation or diarrhea. Suggested uses: Make poultice with clay and water or make a salve with a base oil. Infuse vinegar to spray on the skin to provide pain relief. Drink as a tea. Concerns: None known.

Rue: This herb is also known as “herb of grace.” Easily grown, it is also available dried, in capsule form, or as an essential oil. Benefits: Used to promote menstruation, it provides a sense of calm and well-being and is good for relieving gas, mucus, and arthritis. Suggested uses: As an oil or poultice it can relieve croup or chest congestion. Drink as a tea to ease anxiety. Concerns: This one is serious—it can cause a miscarriage. Use in small amounts, regardless of whether or not you’re pregnant.

Valerian: This is an attractive addition to any garden, with a pleasing scent, but it is the root which holds the good stuff and that does not smell good. Easily grown, this herb is also available in tea, capsule, and extract forms. Benefits: Valerian is very effective against insomnia. It also calms anxiety and depression, and helps with ADHD and headache. Suggested uses: Drink a tea made from the leaves for a mild sedative, or steep the roots for something stronger. Add a tincture to a bath for a gentler, child-friendly alternative. Concerns: None known, but obviously don’t operate heavy machinery.

Vervain: Usually blue vervain is used, but other types seem to work just as well. Easily grown, vervain is also available dried or as an extract. Benefits: Helps with anxiety and sleeplessness. Also provides pain relief, eases tense muscles, and promotes an overall sense of wellbeing. Suggested uses: Steep in hot water as a tea. Not recommended in cooking, though it smells nice, so add a little to a bath. Concerns: May cause nausea.

Yarrow: This member of the sunflower family is easily grown—and quite lovely— and available dried or as an essential oil. Benefits: Relieves fever, as well as cold and flu symptoms. Relieves cramps, provides a sense of calm and relaxation, and aids in restful sleep. Suppresses the urge to urinate (say, during a UTI). Use topically for a rash or small cuts. Suggested uses: Drink as a tea in the evening to induce sleepiness or relieve cold and flu symptoms, or make into a salve for external use. Concerns: None known.

ALLSPICE: increase energy, love, healing, luck

ANGELICA: protection, purification

Benefits for health: improve digestion

ARTEMISA: dream divination, clairvoyance

AZUCENA: sentimental improvement, progress, peace  

BASIL: economic success, money, prosperity, peace, protection, happiness, purification, tranquillity, love

BAY: fosters loving vibrations, protection, wards off negativities in a home, success, wisdom, divination

BAY LEAF: protection, purification, healing, strength, good fortune, money and success

BIRCH: protection, purification

BLACK PEPPER: protection, courage  

CALENDULA: happiness, prosperity, love, psychic power, harmony

Benefits for health: treat skin irritation (like eczema, bruises, scars, scrapes)

CARAWAY: protection against negativity, health, mental abilities, fidelity

Benefits for health: antitheft

CARDAMOM: passion, sex, intimacy  

CARNATION: cosmic energy, magic, disease, protection, strength energy, luck, healing

 White: peace, healing

Red: sex, love, passion

Yellow intellectual movement

Rose: disappearance of disagreements  

CHAMOMILE: brings love, healing, relieves stressful situations, prosperity, peace, healing, harmony, happiness

Benefits for health: sooth stomach problems, calm headache, calm nerves

CHICHWEED:

Benefits for health: astringent,  cooling (topically), demulcent, relieves itchiness

CINNAMON: aphrodisiac, passion, love, luck, prosperity, success, raises spiritual vibrations, purification, energy, healing, protection

Benefits for health: antimicrobial, aromatic, astringent, mild stimulant, relieves wind

CLOVE: protection, purification, mental ability, healing

COFFEE: intellect awakening  

COMFREY: health, healing, protection during travel, prosperity

CUMIN: protection spell

DAFFOIL: luck, fertility, love

DAISY: love, flirtation, hope, innocence

DANDELION: divination, interaction with the spirit world, wishes

Benefits for health: bitter tonic, diuretic, liver cleanser,  mild laxative

DILL: good fortune, tranquillity, prosperity, lust, protection

ELACAMPANE: protection, luck, dispels negative vibration, plant spirit communication

EUCALYPTUS: health, healing  

FENNEL: longevity, protection,  healing,  purification  

GARDENIA: harmony, healing, love, peace

GARLIC: protection against evil eye  

GERANIUM: protection, happiness, mental clean up, fertility, love, healing, courage

GINGER:

Benefits for health: fight cold, calm stomach, suppress nausea

HAWTHORN:

Benefits for health:  antioxidant, heart  tonic,  lowers  blood  pressure, relaxes blood vessel

HIBISCUS: divination, dreams, love and lust

HERBABUENA: money, prosperity  

HYACINTH: love, happiness, protection

INCENSE: Spirituality

IRIS: wisdom, valour, peace, harmony, love

IVY: protection, healing

JACINTO: overcoming old pains of love  

JASMINE: divinatory dreams, sexuality, moon, feminine energy, seduction, sensuality, love, meditation, spirituality, harmony, prosperity

LAUREL: success, glory  

LAVENDER: love, peace, restful sleep, clairvoyance, happiness, healing, money, passion, protection, relief from grief, longevity, meditation, harmony, tranquillity, purification

LEMON: happiness, love

LEMON BALM: love, success, healing

Benefits for health: antidepressant, antispasmodic, insect repellent, relaxant, relieves  wind, topical  anti-viral

LEMON VERBENA: love, purification

LILAC: protection, banishing negative energy

LILAS: purification, love  

LILY: helps memory, love, protection, elimination of hexes, rebirth

LILLY OF THE VALLEY: enhances concentration, mental ability, encourage happiness    

MADRESELVA: helps remove the vices and addictions

MAGNOLIA: love

MANZANO: love, happiness  

MARJORAM: happiness, protection, love, joy, courage, health, money

MIMOSA: divinatory dreams, love

MINT: avoid jealousy, dreams, protection, prosperity, joy, fertility, purification, love, success, lust, travel

Benefits for health: calm headache, stimulate appetite, aid digestion, antiseptic,  antispasmodic,  diaphoretic, mild analgesic, mild bitter, mild sedative, relives wind

MEADOWSWEET:

Benefits for health: antacid, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, astringent

MUGWORT: psychic powers, protection, increases lust and fertility, prophetic dreams, divination, relaxation, tranquillity, banishing, consecration (*Do not ingest, and do not even handle if pregnant*)

NAIL: Protection spells  

NARCISO: Love

NARDO: Love

NETTLE: protection, healing, lust

NUTMEG: Money, prosperity, good luck, protection, psychic abilities, happiness, love, health

PANSY: divination, communication, happiness, love

PARSLEY: Protection in general, power, strength, lust, purification, prosperity  

PATCHOULI: Money, sex  

PEPPERMINT: Purification

PINE: Health, Healing  

POPPY: tranquillity, fertility, prosperity love, sleep, invisibility, money, luck

ROMERO: Longevity, purification, prosperity

ROSE: Love, encourages closeness with nature, healing, divination, tranquillity, harmony, psychic ability, spirituality, protection, luck

Red: passion, peace, welfare  

Yellow: commitments  

White: spiritual love

ROSEMARY: love, lust, promote healthy rest, protection, improving memory, wisdom, health, healing, mental power, purification

Benefits for health: calm headache, stimulate circulatory, nerve and digestive tonic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antispasmodic

SAFFRON: money, physical movement  

SAGE: longevity, wisdom, protection, dispels negative energy, purification, health, immortality,               wishes

Benefits for health: calm anxiety,  antimicrobial, antioxidant, astringent,         digestive tonic, oestrogenic, general  tonic,reduces sweating

SALVIA: money

SANDALWOOD: spirituality, healing, tranquillity, sexuality, desire.  

SNAPDRAGON: protection from illusion or deception, reflect negative energy

STAR ANISE: peace, tranquillity, awakening of psychic awareness , Luck, spiritual connection, psychic and magical power  

SUNFLOWER: sun, sun energy, happiness, success, health, associated with welcome and family, fertility

THYME : health courage. Eliminates nightmares, Attracts loyalty, affection, psychic abilities  

TULIP: prosperity, abundance, protections, love, happiness

VANILLA: sex

VALERIAN: protection, drives away negativity, purifies sacred space

VERBENA: calm headaches, eases stress, divination, prosperity, reversal of negative activity

VIOLET: peace, hope, harmony, protection, luck, love, sleep, tranquillity, encourage peace among people, calm nightmares, fertility, abundance

WATER LILY: happiness

YARROW: healing, divination, love, promotes courage and confidence

Resources: 

Wicca Herbal Magic by Lisa Chamberlain

Charms, Spells and Herbs by Esteban Portela

The Green Witch by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

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Basil at the door, windows, or scattered in the home will increase money.

Lay thorny branches on your doorstep to keep evil from your dwelling.

Eat a pinch of Thyme before bed, and you will have sweet dreams.

Place chips of Cedar wood in a box with some coins to draw money to you.

Carry an Anemone Flower with you to ward against illness.

Hang a bit of Seaweed in the kitchen to ward evil spirits.

Keep a jar of Alfalfa in your cupboards to ensure the prosperity of your house.

Burn Allspice as an incense to draw money or luck to you, as well as speed healing.

Cut an Apple in half, and give one half to your love to ensure a prosperous relationship.

Carry an Avocado pit with you to let your inner beauty shine outwardly. Avocado is also an aphrodisiac.

Strawberries are an aphrodisiac.

Place a piece of cotton in your sugar bowl to draw good luck to your house.

Celery is an aphrodisiac.

Place Almonds in your pocket when you need to find something.

Scatter Chili Peppers around your house to break a curse.

Carrying a packet of strawberry leaves will help ease the pains of pregnancy.

Scatter some sugar to purify a room.

Throw rice into the air to make rain.

Carry a potato in your pocket or purse all winter to ward against colds.

Eat five almonds before consuming alcohol, to lighten the effects of intoxication.

Place a pine branch above your bed to keep illness away.

Chew celery seeds to help you concentrate.

Carry of chunk of dry pineapple in a bag to draw luck to you.

Ask an orange a yes or no question before you eat it, then count the seeds: if the seeds are an even number, the answer is no. If an odd number, yes.

Eat olives to ensure fertility.

Toss Oats out your back door to ensure that your garden or crop will be bountiful.

Eat mustard seed to ensure fertility.

Place Lilacs around your house to rid yourself of unwanted spirits.

Eat Lettuce to drive lustful thoughts from your mind.

Rub a Lettuce leaf over your forehead to help you sleep.

Add Lemon juice to your bathwater for purification.

Eat grapes to increase psychic powers.

Carry a blade of grass to increase your psychic powers.

Smell Dill to get rid of hiccups.

If you place a Dill sachet over your door, those who wish you ill can not enter your home.

Place cotton on an aching tooth, and the pain will ease.

Burn cotton to cause rain.

Place pepper inside a piece of cotton and sew it shut to make a charm to bring back a lost love.

Carry a small onion to protect against venomous animals.

Eat grapes to increase fertility.

Place a sliced onion in the room of an ill person do draw out the sickness.

Place an onion underneath your pillow to have prophetic dreams.

Place morning glory seeds under your bed to cure nightmares.

Walk through the branches of a maple tree to ensure that you will have a long life.

Mix salt and pepper together and scatter it around your house to dispel evil.

Smell Lavender to help you sleep.  (Lavender makes me fall asleep so fast).

Hang a pea pod containing nine peas above the door to draw your future mate to you.

Eat a peach to assist in making a tough decision.

Carry peach wood to lengthen your lifespan.

We all have times in our lives when we have more money going out than coming in. This spell is designed for general use when you discover that you are having bad luck financially, It could be that you simple don’t have enough money to see you through to your next pay day, or that you are facing the prospect of bankruptcy. Do this spell to banish financial bad luck. 

I do this spell on EVERY new moon.

You will need. 

A Photocopy of your recent bank statement 

A Black pend

A photocopy of your a recent bill

Glue 

A Handful of red glitter 

A dark blue candle (I just used white) or you could use black for banishing. 

Matches or lighter 

A photocopy of your bank / credit card. 

A Handful of silver glitter. 

Method. 

Do this spell on a new moon. Take the photocopy of your recent bank account and score out any amounts that show your in debt, changing them to credit with a black marker. Next take the copy of the recent bill and write across it big black letters “Paid” place both copies on the table and paste some glue all over them. Next sprinkle some red glitter over both copies. Put the candle on top of the copies and light it say the following words. 

“By the time this spell is done, My finances will improve, I banish all debt to the universe may you help me in my quest to remove these financial obstacles from my life” 

Allow the candle to burn down (for quickness you can use a candle from a birthday cake or a tealight candle). Next put the photocopy of your bank card on top of the copies of your bank statement and bill, Paste a small amount of glue on top of the copy of your bank card then sprinkle the silver glitter on top of and say the following words

“By the power of this spell I banish poverty from my life, Leaving only room for prosperity to flourish. This is my quest, so mote it be”

Leave the pile undisturbed for 24 hours to enable the message to be carried to the universe. Tidy your spell away and keep the photocopies documents and glitter together in your financial folder, You should notice an inmprovement in your finances within 29 days. 

One of the most popular images of witches is the cackling old hag stirring a  cauldron of foul- smelling brew made up of things that would shock a serial killer. It is general assumed that if something she is engaged in something like this, she is hexing someone. Now, spunky modern day witches know the hexing someone is going to bring it too much karmic detritus and so worth the effort But occasionally, you need to get of someone who is really bugging you! following is a karma free spell guaranteed to get rid of the unwanted sexual advances of the creepy boss, the harassing and obsessive interest of that neurotic ex-boyfriend / girl friend and the annoying work/ school mate at the next desk who keeps pinching all your pens! But just so that you no-one gets their hackles up, this isn’t a hexing spell - you’re just aiming to get them out of your face, not harm them or even bind them to any significant degree.

You will need. 

9 Rusty nails 

9 drop of black pepper oil

1 knob of garlic with the top cut off.

1 red candle

1 black candle

1 cup of sea salt

1 ice cube tray

water

a freezer

paper and pen

a photo of the ones who’s got to go.

Sprinkle a circle of salt about 5 feet in diameter on  a flat surface (perhaps the kitchen floor). Sit in it with all your goodies. Light candles, placing the red one in front of you and the black one behind. Take seven deep breathes, stilling your mind. Now, focus on the photography and take the garlic and rub it on the photo ‘crossing out’ the person. Say

“I release you from my life, I banish you from my space, this I do in good grace. So Mote it Be.”

On a small piece of paper, write down all the thing this person done to bug you in a and place them in each cube of the tray. Then pour water into the tray. Take the nails and drip the drops of oil on them saying 3 times

“Barred are you from my sphere, my will is strong, my thoughts are clear”

 Now stand up and say 

“It’s done” Open the circle of salt by pushing it aside and put the tray in the freezer. As the water freezes, that person’s actions will stop against you. How long you keep the cubes is up to you. Permafrost them if you want! However if a month later you feel that the action taken is sufficient, carry the cubes outside, dig a hole, drop them in and pour bolling water over them. As they melt sense it all fading away into the past. Cover the bits of paper with earth, brush you hands off and move one.

Place the nails under the doormat of your front door. The person will not be able to enter you home. nor will thoughts of them haunt you once you step over the threshold. Bury the photo in some earth- a garden or pot plant will do. The person will leave you alone. 

Dragons Blood Hex. 

Many Plants/ Herbs/ Roots / Resins such as dragons blood are usually relied upon for their protective properties, but they can be twisted toward malevolent purposes too. 

In the Solomon Islands, the dragons blood tree. Dracaena, its believed to have sprung from the grave of a sea spirit. A powerful plant, whose resin is most frequently used in protection rituals, this hex utilizes the trees leaves. 

Wrap a lime and a piece of ginger root in a dracaena leave lay it in the path of your target, Should he or she step on or over it, their life will be filled with great distress.

Dead Mans Rope Curse

The Renaissance magician, Corneluis Agrippa, discussed this hexing tool. Use a rope to obtain nine measurements from a dead man’s corpse. Measure each of the following three times each. 

From the elbow to the longest finger, From the shoulder to the tip of the longest finger, From the head to the toe. 

Keep the rope. Anyone subsequently measured with it will suffer misery, misfortune or worse. 

Bottle Hex 

Place your targets photograph inside a bottle, write their name on a piece of paper and put inside the bottle, too (alternative you can write there name on the back of the photo) stuffy holly and ivy into the bottle and some black ink and war water. Seal the bottle shut and bury it upside down. 

War Water. 

Once Upon a time, this formula was a mainstay of folk healers, who used it to treat anemia. Although It’s medical uses are no longer popular. This remains a very important magical formula 

War water is used.

To gain protection, This is an extremely aggressive forceful spiritual cleaner. 

To Reserve a curse and send it back where it came from. 

To place a curse. War water is a traditional and allegedly potent during psychic  warfare and witch wars.  

Standard Protection War Water.

Place iron nails in a mason jar, Cut iron nail are recommended because they rust very easily, but any iron nails may be used. Add enough water to cover the nails leave this within seven to 10 days. Although the jar is usually kept shut. It should be opened periodically to encourage oxidation. Once the rusting process begins, more water may be added, Keep the jar in a refrigerator or other cool area. Strain the water and use as need. 

You may continue adding water to the original nails virtually indefinitely. Some people have a water water starter lasting years akin to a sour dough starter. However, should mold or bacteria ever form, discard everything including the jar and start again from the beginning. 

Standard Malevolent War Water 

Collect war water from a fierce thunderstorm in a jar. Add Rusty nails, Sulfur and some of your own urine. Store this in a cold, dry place until you heed it. 

Colors are an intricate and important part of many magical systems. We are surrounded by color, and its effect is sometimes breathtaking like the setting of a flame-red sun spreading it’s glitter over a becalmed sea. At others times, color can create a soothing environment; soft lighting relaxes and give a subtle atmosphere, perfect for meditation. Every color has its own vibration and unique psychological effect if which many of us are completely unaware. Color magic has been used in India & China as an intrinsic part of healing work for many thousands of years enhance your inner powers and incorporate the strength of colors into your magic by wearing a piece of silk in your favorite color, or colors of appropriate magical significance close to your skin when performing the spells. Below you will find some ideas for colors and their magical associations. 

White if you psychic matter,s, dispelling evil spirits, and for beginning a new phase. 

Red - Presents life force, vitality, power & determination, and attracts good luck. 

Pink is the color of Love, reconciliation, friendship, happiness, and harmony. 

Orange symbolizes joy, optimism, and the will to succeed. 

Brown is a protective shield  and denotes natural wisdom and an affinity with nature 

Yellow Stimulates the mind and represents achievement and learning 

Green is restful and calming, and symbolizes prosperity and fertility 

Blue is the color of the spirit, and represents healing, idealism, and occult protection.

Purple is for spiritual strength, providing a link with higher planes

Black is for retribution and communing with the dead, and denotes endings but also the seeds of new beginnings. 

Silver is the color of vision and intuition and brings forth latent potential 

Appears as an animal of the wild, a whisper on a winter’s night, the moon singing songs to you on a full night.

Forewarnings:

Artemis can be cold. She really is a lovely deity to welcome, but she is just wary.

Once she’s used to you, she’s warm, kind, and willing to fight for you at any given moment.

She can be distant. She’s the chosen deity of many, many women and men, and she’s often busy dealing with her brother’s bullshit

She is the perfect Mom Friend. She’ll support you through anything, except boys, where her advice is usually “dump him”.

Crystals:

Moonstone

Azurite

Sapphire

Nuummite

Talisman:

A bow, arrow, animal bone, pelt, moon symbol, or Orion painting/drawing

Color association

Silver

Gray

teal

These are some of the things I’ve learned working with Artemis, and may not be true for everyone. Intentions are good on this post. I have permission from the deities to post these for your benefit.

May the stars watch over you!

i noticed there isnt too much on aphrodite (or maybe where i’m looking there isnt lmao) but i love her dearly. here are some things i associate with her, and things to put on your altar!

rose quartz

mirrors

lipstick

shells - abalone, pink shells, ones you found at your beach

sand

sea salt

ocean water

poems

love letters

flowers - daisies, roses, fragrant flowers

fruit - apples, pomegranates

statues - dolphins, doves, swans, aphrodite herself

things you’re passionate about - art, writing, etc

feathers

rose water

colours that represent her- pink, red, blues

could be on your makeup vanity

lace

jewelry 

candles

lingerie

fairy lights

something to represent her in the middle - a picture, a statue, a woman you find beautiful

big abalone offering bowl, or any shell

hearts

mermaids

perfume

bath bombs

an aphrodite spell bottle - heres one i made!

i noticed there isnt too much on aphrodite (or maybe where i’m looking there isnt lmao) but i love her dearly. here are some things i associate with her, and things to put on your altar!

rose quartz

mirrors

lipstick

shells - abalone, pink shells, ones you found at your beach

sand

sea salt

ocean water

poems

love letters

flowers - daisies, roses, fragrant flowers

fruit - apples, pomegranates

statues - dolphins, doves, swans, aphrodite herself

things you’re passionate about - art, writing, etc

feathers

rose water

colours that represent her- pink, red, blues

could be on your makeup vanity

lace

jewelry 

candles

lingerie

fairy lights

something to represent her in the middle - a picture, a statue, a woman you find beautiful

big abalone offering bowl, or any shell

hearts

mermaids

perfume

bath bombs

an aphrodite spell bottle - heres one i made!

A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO ALTARS V3: PERSEPHONE’S ALTAR

Let me know what god/goddess you’d like me to do next ^_^

Things to keep in her altar:

🌷Pomegranate, and pomegranate flavored things

🌷Honey

🌷Seeds

🌷Flower Crowns

🌷Poppies

🌷Lilies

🌷A statue or picture of her

🌷Daisies

🌷Lavender

🌷Mint

🌷Bright colored things

🌷Jasper

🌷Quartz

🌷Purple/green/blue Candles

🌷Floral perfumes

🌷Poems/drawings of her

🌷Deer charms

"Persephone is the goddess queen of the underworld, wife of the god Hades, and the goddess of spring growth along with her mother, Demeter."

Large Altars:

Pomegranates

Pomegranate juice or wine

Honey or honey infused wine

Honey made from flowers

Spring water

Floral tea

Flower or herb infused water

Breads, grains, cakes, sweets, etc.

Sweet fruits

Flower crowns

Flower arrangements

Potted plants

Floral scented incense

Almond, vanilla, bergamot, or pomegranate scented incense

Purple, magenta, indigo, green, and black candles

Crowns

Statues or paintings of bats, rams, and/or deer

Small/hidden Altars:

Pomegranate seeds

Pomegranate candies

Dark chocolate

Spring flowers

Wild flowers

Fake flowers

Crushed mint

Small animal bones

Fake or animal skulls

Toy coffins

Floral scented perfumes

Almond, vanilla, bergamot, or pomegranate scented perfumes

Jewlery

Gems such as crystal, quartz, agate, black onyx, pink tourmaline, obsidian, coral, and jasper

Artwork

Poetry

Seeds

Plush toys of bats, rams, and deer

Devotional Acts:

Tend to a garden or keep a plant

Learn herbalism

Learn about flowers, try baking with them, using them in bath spells, etc.

Make a playlist of songs that remind you of Her

Meditate outside

Go on nature walks

Clean up nature trails

Smell the flowers

Celebrate the coming of spring and Her return

Likewise, celebrate the coming of fall and Her departure to the underworld

Honor the dead

Visit graveyards

Clean up graveyards

Donate to those who can't afford a funeral service

Honor the fae and work with them

Honor Hades

Honor Demeter

Sources:

Artwork from Smite

https://vocal.media/futurism/ways-of-worship-persephone

https://occult-world.com/persephone/