Calming Jar

Because sometimes, a witch just needs to remember to take a breath.

Materials:

Find yourself a small jar and fill it with an equal-parts blend of Chamomile, Lemon Balm, Lavender, and Spearmint. To this, add a few of your nail clippings or a strand of your hair, and one good steady outward breath. (Don’t blow into the jar, that will just scatter things and make a mess. Just exhale long and slow, and try to release a little stress while you’re at it.)

Seal the jar and store it somewhere that it won’t be disturbed. Whenever you get those feelings of anxiety or you just can’t seem to simmer down, take the jar out and give it a shake, or pop the lid off and have a small sniff of the herbs inside. If it starts to smell funny or develops mold, discard the contents and clean the jar thoroughly, then start over.

Note: Please be aware of allergies when concocting your herb blend. If you are allergic to any of the components, please feel free to substitute other herbs or crystals with calmative properties.

Spell for Confidence and Beauty

Items Needed:

Step 1) Brew tea with rose hips and spearmint. As it steeps, swirl it 3 times and say the following: As this power slowly steeps, so shall beauty steep in me. I am smart, I have confidence, and I am beautiful.

Step 2) When the tea is finished brewing, kiss the surface of it (if it’s too hot, wait for it to cool). Imagine this connecting your energy to the energy of the spell.

Step 3) Sip the tea! Imagine the energy flowing into your body and coursing through you. Let the words echo throughout your mind. “I am smart, I have confidence, and I am beautiful.”

Step 4) When done with (or at the same time as) drinking the tea, rub your favorite lotion all over your body. Imagine it bringing your beauty and confidence to the surface so everyone can see it. 

Health and Healing Potion

2 tablespoons rosemary 2 tablespoons spearmint 1 teaspoon sage 1 teaspoon thyme ½ lemon (or a tablespoon of lemon juice) 1 tablespoon honey 2 cups water

Heat the water to just below boiling point, then remove from heat. Add the herbs, cover, and let it sit for about ten minutes. Strain into a cup, and add the lemon juice and the honey. Drink.

Calming Spirits Ritual Tea

used before ritual workings to aid in achieving a calmed centered state of mind before beginning work.

Materials Needed:

******Mugwort should never be used internally during pregnancy or lactation or by anyone who has pelvic inflammatory issues as it causes uterine contractions and can be passed through the mother’s milk.

-By HONEYCOYOTE-

Mental Focus Tea

– from “The Way of the Green Witch” by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

Post stomach bug mix: peppermint & spearmint (anti-gas, anti-bloating, relieves nausea), catnip (soothing to the nerves and smooth muscles), lemon balm (calming, anti-viral), raspberry leaf (anti-diarrhea, soothes cramping).  All from my yard.  Rinse and place in a mason jar, fill with just-boiled water and cover.  Allow to sit for 20 minutes, strain and drink throughout the day.  It’s naturally sweet, so don’t add sweetener.

Herbs good for seasonal Allergies

Here is a list of herbs I like to make into a tea. If you can find local raw honey, that also can help the body fight allergies as well.

Job Shrine Spell with Ginger root

Items needed

steps

1. Allow the Root to dry for at least 2-3 days. It takes a bit of time for roots to properly dry

2. set up the shrine on a counter space, or somewhere that you are often in.

3. Gather the herbs and grind them together, make sure there is at least a somewhat fine powder.

4. Place the powdered mix into the small box, and place the magnets around the box.

5. place the ginger root in front of the box, and light the candles. Its time to place energy into the spell “Make my desire, mine.” Chant this as you empower the room with what you want. It is the very essence of your want for a job, your outcome to get a job.

6. Feed the root a few drops of blood from yourself, then place it into the box. “My power grows in you, you are my power”

7. Grab the small cup of milk, and feed the root a few drops “Fed power, now grow”

8. everyday, you will feed energy to the spell, and give a few drops of milk to the root. Continue this until the short time prior to your interview/call back. When it is almost time for the results, you will burn the entire box, and bury the ashes.

Herbs good for seasonal Allergies

Here is a list of herbs I like to make into a tea. If you can find local raw honey, that also can help the body fight allergies as well.

Old Mother Redcap's "Truth in a Cup" Spell

This spell is designed to uncover the truth behind any situation. If one suspects someone of lying or withholding the truth, this spell may help to discover the facts. It involves making a “truth serum”, however, we will not be using it on the target, instead, we will be using it on ourselves as an aid. Items needed: - Plain tea cup or coffee mug - Water - 2 parts black tea - 1 part passionflower  - 1 part spearmint - 1 part lemon balm - Sugar to taste - Photo of presence of the person relating to the situation Method: Brew the tea and let it steep for 5 minutes. Stir clockwise with your dextral hand, as you close your eyes and focus on uncovering the truth. You will not be straining the tea.  Once ready, dip your finger into the tea. If you’re using a photo, smear a bit of the liquid onto it. If the person can be near, for instance, if it is your partner, smear a little on your lips and kiss them. Now, go somewhere quiet whilst you sip your tea. Take deep breaths. Your focus must be on uncovering the truth in the matter.  When you’re finished the tea, leave a bit of liquid at the bottom (about a teaspoon to a tablespoon full). Flip your cup upside down on the table or saucer, and whilst concentrating, turn your cup three time clockwise.  Once ready, flip your cup over and decipher the symbols. These symbols will only relate to your individual situation, and is best to not consult symbol dictionaries. 

Another beautiful capture from this morning’s gardening - a tiny sea of Spearmint (Mentha Spiccata). Perfect to ease digestion and frayed nerves, cleanses the mind and the soul, and brings good luck and healing. Easy to grow if you get it from cuttings, and spreads through the roots like mad, so if you want to contain its growth, you can plant it on pots or containers on the soil. In Canarian cuisine, besides using it for a delicious herbal tea (with actual tea or without it) we add a few fresh leaves to our chicken soup - on your dish, not on the pot :). 

20 Household Herbs And Their Magical Uses

• Sea Salt: Purification and cleansing. • Sage: Sacred purification herb, used to banish negative energies, and consecrate magical tools and spaces. • Black Pepper: Banishing negativity, warding off evil, and protection. • Thyme: Invigorates the user and inspires them to move on to new things- good for getting over losses. • Rosemary: Cleansing, purifying, and matters of the heart. • Chamomile: Money and luck, reversing hexes, and representing masculine energy. • Bay Leaves: Psychic powers and divination, success, money, and granting wishes. • Basil: Domestic harmony, home protection, purifying, and warding off negative influences. • Parsley: Divination, and psychic advancement, protection. • Cinnamon: High levels of spirituality and psychic ability, lust and love. • Cloves: Drive away negativity, cleansing, and bringing prosperity • Ginger: Adds strength to any working, and draws new experiences. • Oregano: Joy, strength, vitality, and energy. • Peppermint: Cleansing, peaceful sleep, bringing change, abundance, and wishes. • Spearmint: Healing, sleep protection, wishes, and vitality. • Vanilla Bean: Love, lust, passion, and restoring energy. • Poppy Seeds: Pleasure, heightened awareness, luck, and relief from insomnia. • Cayenne Pepper: Dealing with separation, speeds the effect of magical workings • Orange Peel: Love, divination, money, luck, and emotional peace. • Paprika: Adds an extra boost to any magical working.

Retaliation Tea

Gearing up for magical retaliation? Want a clear mind and spirit with which to work? The herbs in this tea are designed to help you think and act with a distinct focus, leading to peace of mind and a sense of safety.

Steep all the ingredients except the ice in the boiling water until it has a strong aroma (about 10 minutes). Strain into the cup of crushed ice (the ice here gives you a cool head with which to work). Stir the mixture clockwise saying, ” Within this potion my magic bind, grant to me an astute mind. Direct my focus and energies, by my will this spell is freed!“ Drink the potion up and get to work!

Warning: This is not recommended for any pregnant or nursing. Use caution if you have any medications that might be negatively affected by this tea.

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20 Household Herbs and their Magical Uses

Sea Salt: purification and cleansing

Sage: sacred purification herb, used to banish negative energies, and consecrate magical tools and spaces

Black Pepper: banishing negativity, warding off evil, and protection

Thyme: invigorates the user and inspires them to move on to new things- good for getting over losses

Rosemary: cleansing, purifying, and matters of the heart

Chamomile: money and luck, reversing hexes, and representing masculine energy

Bay Leaves: psychic powers and divination, success, money, and granting wishes

Basil: domestic harmony, home protection, purifying, and warding off negative influences

Parsley: divination, and psychic advancement, protection

Cinnamon: high levels of spirituality and psychic ability, lust and love

Cloves: drive away negativity, cleansing, and bringing prosperity

Ginger: adds strength to any working, and draws new experiences

Oregano: joy, strength, vitality, and energy

Peppermint: cleansing, peaceful sleep, bringing change, abundance, and wishes

Spearmint: healing, sleep protection, wishes, and vitality

Vanilla Bean: love, lust, passion, and restoring energy

Poppy Seeds: pleasure, heightened awareness, luck, and relief from insomnia

Cayenne Pepper: dealing with separation, speeds the effect of magical workings

Orange Peel: love, divination, money, luck, and emotional peace

Paprika: adds an extra boost to any magical working