Ever wanted to physically see spirits? Maybe you've heard of Adder Stones but couldn't find one, or got inspired by fiction, like how I was inspired by the Silph Scope from Pokemon. Maybe you want to see the fae. Well, here's a recipe, using alchemy and witchcraft.

-Rubbing or Drinking Alcohol (Clear. Use Rubbing for Liniment and Drinking for Tincture.

-Herbs and spices. These are all associated with spirituality, divination, and psychic powers:

-Bay leaf

-Celery

-Cinnamon

-Pepperment

-Thyme

-Amethyst

-Moon Water

1) Prepare the herbs and spices. If fresh, cut them up to release the oils. If not, grind them all together. This, especially the oils, is called Sulfur, the soul, in alchemy. It represents the plant's consciousness, as the oil is a reaction to damage.

2) Soak them in your alcohol. Technically water and vinegar also work, and theoretically any potion base too, but they don't get the essence of the herbs and spices out. Leave an amethyst nearby so it's energy can be absorbed. This takes a while, a couple weeks, months, it's like fermentation. This is the Mercury in alchemy, the spirit. It is the soul, the Sulfur, drawn out, extracted from the body.

3) After you think the mix is ready, strain the mixture. At this point, it could be done, but if you're following the alchemical formula, there's another ingredient, which is believed to make it more potent; the Salt. There's also another step, which adds another layer of magic, so you should keep reading if you want that.

4) Dry the herbs and spices...then light them on fire. There's no right method, you could use a kiln, an oven, a lighter...what you're trying to do is make Ash. You used alcohol, so be careful; you may want to wash them so things don't explode. If you're using an open flame, like lighting them in a bowl or a fireplace...well, just be careful, ok? If you're afraid, wash them off and put them in the oven to make them hot enough to crumble? You can then readd this to the mixture, or...

5) Mix with water, then filter out everything left over. Boil the water to get the Salt, or body. Or maybe the ashes were the body, and this is the refined stuff? It's not that important, to be honest. Remember the list of ingredients? You can use moon water to add lunar energy to the Salt, or you could cut the mixture with said water, either with the salt added in or without. Meaning, you can skip boiling if you intend to cut the mixture. You can cut the mixture even if you don't add the Salt.

The Silph Scope;