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Actions in Witchcraft

Just like each herb and crystal has certain properties and strength, so do actions taken during rituals and spells. When writing spells it is important to include the proper actions to make sure your spell is as effective as possible.

Burning - Burning an object is a common practice in spells and rituals. Fire is considered a cleansing and activating force.

  • If you want to destroy something’s influence, burn it and dispose of the ashes away from your home.
  • If you want to set something into motion, burn objects related to the situation to ash.
  • If you want to activate certain energies, burn objects related to those involved.
  • If you are performing a curse or hex, burn the object in the flame of a candle.

Burying/Abandoning - A Witch might bury and object for many reasons. They might want to put something to rest, perform a slow spell, or banish something. There are different ways in which one can bury an object to accomplish a desired outcome:

  • If you want to keep something close, bury the object in your back yard.
  • If you want to attract something, bury the object under the front door step
  • If you want to disperse something to a distance, throw the object into a crossroads
  • If you want to fix an influence, inter the object in a five-spot pattern
  • If you want something to work by means of spirits, bury the object in a graveyard (but don’t disrupt those buried there!)
  • If you want to hide something’s point of origin, conceal the object in a tree
  • If you want something/someone to work by stealth, hide the object in clothing or on objects
  • If you want an influence to begin or strengthen, throw the object East
  • If you want an influence to end or weaken, throw the object West

Rubbing - Rubbing an object can be the easiest and most immediate way to experience witchcraft. Transferring and garnering energy from objects can be done through physical contact with an object.

  • If you want to put energy into an object, rub it with your left hand
  • If you want to gather energy from an object, rub it with your right hand
  • If you want to bring positivity, rub clockwise
  • If you want to bring negativity, rub counter clockwise
  • If you want to use crystals to heal, rub the appropriate stone on the effected part of the body.

Soaking - Water is one of the main elements used in witchcraft. It comes in many forms with many different properties and uses.

  • If you want something to move away and sink, throw it in running water
  • If you want something’s influence to rise and fall cyclically, float it in a tidal estuary
  • If you want to protect or cleanse something, soak an object in rain water
  • If you are focused on your personal goals, soak your object in sea water
  • If you want to bring about transformation, soak your object in snow/melted snow
  • If you’re trying to make a wish come true, soak your object in well water
  • If you want to banish, soak your object in harbor water
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Yarrow

Name: Yarrow Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium  Family: Asteraceae Common Names: Milfoil, Old Man’s Pepper, Soldier’s Woundwort, Nose Bleed Part Used: Flowers, leaves and roots

Actions and Energetics

Diaphoretic, astringent, tonic, stimulant and mild aromatic.

Traditional Use and Folklore

Yarrow was once known as “nosebleed”, its feathery leaves making an ideal astringent swab to encourage clotting. Yarrow skin washes and leaf poultices can staunch bleeding and help to disinfect cuts and scrapes. Supposedly it is the same plant with which Achilles stanched the bleeding wounds of his soldiers, hence the name of the genus, Achillea. It was called by the Ancients, the Herba Militaris, the military herb. It was one of the herbs dedicated to the Evil One, in earlier days, being sometimes known as Devil’s Nettle, Devil’s Plaything, Bad Man’s Plaything, and was used for divination in spells. Yarrow, in some Eastern European countries, is termed Yarroway, and there is a curious mode of divination with its serrated leaf, with which the inside of the nose is tickled while the following lines are spoken. If the operation causes the nose to bleed, it is a certain omen of success:

‘Yarroway, Yarroway, bear a white blow, If my love love me, my nose will bleed now.’

Preparations

Use yarrow infusion by taking 1-3 drops, 1-3x/day.

Tea can be made from both fresh and dried cut leaves and flower heads. The bitter taste can be masked with sweeter herbs and a bit of honey. Fresh leaves also can be used as a poultice to stop bleeding and chewed to relieve a toothache. Yarrow can also be taken as an extract. A yarrow poultice can also be used on a cut or scrape to encourage clotting.

Yarrow Tea is a good remedy for severe colds, especially to combat fevers. The infusion is made with 1 oz. dried herb to 1 pint of boiling water, drunk warm. It may be sweetened with sugar or honey. It opens the pores freely and purifies the body by encouraging perspiration, and is recommended in the early stages of children’s colds, and in measles and other eruptive diseases.

Safety Issues and Precautions

If you are pregnant or nursing do not use yarrow internally. Do not use if you have a bleeding disorder. Do not use if you have an allergy to ragweed or related plants.

Magickal Uses

Yarrow is associated with Aphrodite, Hermes, the Horned God and the hero Achilles. Magickally, this herb is used for divination; the I Ching was originally not thrown with coins but with dried yarrow stalks. It makes a nice ingredient for dream pillows and for divinatory incense and tea (great to combine with mugwort for this purpose). Rubbing your eyelids with yarrow is said to enhance psychic abilities. Drink yarrow tea prior to divination or sleep to encourage heightened psychic powers.

* Herbs are medicines!!! Please complete your own thorough research before using herbs!!! *

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