#digigrim

a gentle “flying ointment” for aid in visionary travel

Ingredients

1/8 cup olive oil

1/8 cup horse oil*

1/8 cup dried mugwort

1/8 cup dried yarrow

pinch of white rabbit hair

2 tsp granular beeswax

3 drops of poplar bud oil

1 capsule vitamin e (preservative)

Heat the first list of ingredients over a double boiler (if you don’t have a double boiler, a heat proof mixing bowl over a small saucepan works) for 3 hours. Stir every once and a while. Strain out solids then return to double boiler, adding the second list just until melted.

Pour into a small jar and allow to cool before sealing it. If it’s too hard, melt it down and add a little more oil. If it’s too soft, add more wax. Charge under the full moon.

When using, anoint the brow and heart. Use in conjunction with a hedgecrossing rite for smooth travel. This is gentle enough for regular use. The combo of horse oil and yarrow make your skin feel really nice afterwards, though please spot test before slathering it all over yourself. Should apparently last 2 years, though I usually use it up before then. YMMV

"magical tupperware"- knots for preserving the magical efficacy of enchanted items

Preparing the Cord-

Place a spool of black cotton or hemp cord in a mason jar. Seal the jar tight and bury beneath your home on a Wednesday morning. If you cannot bury the jar, find the deepest and darkest point of your residence. It should be as close to the earth as possible. Exhume the jar Saturday evening. The cord itself should be ready to go for future use.

Using the Cord-

The object that is to be preserved should be placed in a box or wrapped with cloth. Cut a length of cord long enough to to wrap around the package twice.

Wrap the cord around the package once, then tie the ends together as you would for shoelaces. As you do so, recite the following either out loud or in your heart:

“As I bind you, you will keep.”

So long as the knot is in place, the item housed within will be kept in stasis. Any enchantments will be preserved and outside influences will not taint it.

for the humble acquisition of good fortune 

Kapitolina Rumiantseva,  Still life with white tea-cup. 1969

Ideally on a Wednesday, place a cup within a bowl. Make a genuine prayer in your heart or recite psalms 23:5 while pouring filtered water into the cup until it overflows into the bowl. Drink the water in the cup then reserve the water from the bowl in a suitable vessel. When you need aid, wash your hands with the water, being sure that any excess returns to the earth. Good will is sure to grace you.  

a caffeine-free japanese mugwort based spiced milk tea to help you go to sleep and promote vibrant dreams

Ingredients

3 cup milk

2 cup water

2 tsp garam masala

2 tsp powdered ginger

1 tsp powdered cardamom 

1 tsp powdered cinnamon

1/2 tsp cracked black pepper

1/2 cup sugar

140 grams dried yomogi

1 tbs poppy seeds

1 tbs rose water

Combine first list in a pot and simmer on low for 10 minutes, making sure to stir every once and a while. Strain and transfer into a jug. While still warm, add the second list and shake to incorporate. Keep refrigerated.

This drink is comforting and gently prepares you for dream work. It tastes spicy with a slightly grassy taste, akin to green tea chai.

Re-heat and drink as needed. Try to drink within 3 days, but it could probably last for 5.

※ This recipe was formulated with Yomogi, otherwise known as japanese mugwort (artemisia princeps) instead of mugwort (artemisia vulgaris). Vulgaris is significantly more bitter and I would not recommend this.   

a potion promoting beautiful dreams

Ingredients-

an almond

2 tbs/1 oz creme de violette *

1 dash rose water

1 dash orange blossom water

one capsule activated charcoal

sparkling mineral water

* Alcohol can mess with one's sleep cycle. if you have had more to drink prior, it may be best to skip out on this potion. Alternatively you can use violet syrup to avoid alcohol all together. This is not meant to get you drunk.

Place an almond in a small old fashioned glass. Combine creme de violette, rose and orange blossom water, and charcoal in glass. Stir counterclockwise until thoroughly mixed, taking care that the almond is not damaged in the process. Top off with sparking mineral water.

After drinking the potion, place almond under pillow and go to sleep.