Please add to it any spells or types of magick that you have used successfully.  It will be a help for others that are new to the path

Blessed Be

Tony, Carrie & John

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• YELLOW......Divination and Psychic Workings
  
  
• PURPLE......Magicians and Mages
  
  
• BLUE......Healers and Empathy Magick
  
  
• GREEN......Hebalists and Love Magick
  
  
• BROWN......Nuture and Earth Magick
  
  
• WHITE......Meditation and can be used in place of
                 any other colour
  
  
• ORANGE......Minor Feasts
  
  
• RED.....Major Sabbats
  
  
• BLACK......Divine Energy or Shape Shifting Rituals

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beautiful... wonderful list

and have you a list of scents? that match these colors for candle magick?

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Ceromancy is quite an old way to work.

By dripping the wax in a bowl of cold water and seeing what shape the wax has hardened into, then a reading can be seen.

You can use any color candle although darker colors show up better.  It takes only a bit of imagination on the part of the seer to decypher the images which emerge from the bit of hot wax allowed to drop into the bowl of cold water.

This little poem by an author unknown ---describes how to tell by the
flame.

Touch a light to the little wick,
Watch it burn to the candlestick.
Study with care the little blaze;
Fortunes are told in its tiny rays.

If an unseen power makes it weak and low,
For you it foretells a tale of woe.
If that same power makes a blaze bright and healthy,
You'll be happy and wise, be good and wealthy.

here are the meanings of the shapes of wax that may be seen by the
hardened wax

AEROPLANE - A trip of a disappointment
ANCHOR - Your loved one is true

BABY - Troubles are coming
BALL or BALLOON - Your problem will not last very long
BEANS - Money difficulties
BED - A vacation would be good for you
BELLS - A wedding
BIRD - News will reach you soon
BRIDGE - Take a chance
BROOM - Make a change

CANDLE - Spiritual growth
CAT - A friend is untrue
CHAIN - Go ahead with your plans
CIRCLE - Reconciliation
CLOUD - Something or someone threatens you
CROSS - Do not fear for you are protected
CROWN - Sickness
CUP - Bitter quarrel with a friend

DOG - Your self-esteem is too low

EAR - Be alert for an opportunity to advance in your work
EGG - New developments soon

FAN - A surprise is in store for you
FEATHER - The problem will be solved
FISH - Someone will betray you

GHOST - Someone from the past is looking for you
GRASS - Good fortune is approaching

HAT - A change of location is indicated
HEART - A friendship will turn into love
HOUSE - Better times are coming

KEY - A setback in plans should be expected
KITE - Your wish will come to naught

LADDER - Take steps to change your attitude toward an old friend
LEAF or LEAVES - Things will be changing soon
LION - An unpleasant situation is developing

MOON - Indicates more money
MOUNTAIN - Good friends are willing to help you

PANTS - You will be tempted
PEN - Expect a letter from a relative
PIN - Your lover may be attracted to another
PIPE - Peace and comfort

RING - Marriage may be possible in the near future

SCISSORS - Separation
SHOE - Be suspicious of a new acquaintance
SNAKE - Be on guard against an enemy
SPIDER WEB - Pleasant happenings
STAR - Happiness
SUN - Good fortune

TABLE - An abundance of blessings
TREE - A good time for new undertakings

UMBRELLA - Trouble is coming

WALKING STICK - Get out of the house and visit friends
WHEEL - One who has been away will return soon
WITCH - Danger will pass you by
WORM - Business troubles ahead if you are not careful

I have found it to be quite accurate

Please give it a try....

Blessed Be
Tony
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To Heal the sick,

Using a white pillar candle, carve the name of the sick onto the candle.

Burn a sweet incense such as lavender. Light your candle and say a blessing or passage containing your intent. ( You must have clear intent in mind, No negitivity in mind or in your surroundings) No wind which could blow out your candle. Let your candle burn itself out. When the candle has burnt itself out the spell is complete.

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For the blessed salt, where would I get it? Could I bless it myself? I really want to do the knot spell to undo some things. I can feel the negative energy and it's been 6 years.

I am looking for a calming ritual/spell. Things have been hectic.

A friend of mine and I want to start a little business making and selling natural things. Is there a good spell for that? I'm sure there is but I have no idea

Ahhh, I need some sage to smudge the house.

Thank you for your time

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I always bless my own then I can tagret the blessing for the purpoae needed and for the Diety I wish to call upon.  I have never found a blessing for salt anywhere. And I believe that magick is a pursonal art and as such it must be crafted by you, and you alone for it to work correctly for you

Tony

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I don't always bless my salt since it depends on where I obtained it. I am luck in that living by the sea i can gather my own and as Neptune has already given his blessings to all that come from the sea, I just thank him for his gift. however if bought salt from a shop look at the packet and depending on where the product comes from one can send a thanks for the gift to the relevent Deity.

Meditarian - Posidion and Neptune, these are the only major water deities that come to my mind although there is a Roman goddess called Salacia. Salacia is the Roman goddess of the sea but more importantly salt so if in doubt ask for her blessing upon your salt.

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Joanna's post reminded me about my love for Sage.  We have several smuge bundles of sage around the house and it's about time for a good cleaning.  I have picked up the most fragrant sage incesnce sticks from the local Whole Foods Market, they are covered with a sage sented resin and the entire house changes it's energy when we burn any kind of sage.  I put a love/health/happy/protection spell over all the food that I cook while sprinkling sage in it, and since I haven't turned green yet I figure I'm ok....lol 

Who else has an obsession with a spice/scent/earth tool?

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Here is a spell I wrote that others have said has helped them:

Preparation:

Take a walk, pick up a stone that you like, pick a flower, pick a blade of grass.

Walk and cleanse your mind

Say,

Dragon’s breath upon my cheek

I feel the warmth it’s meant to be

Wind blowing the scent of flower

Dragon’s breath I feel your power.

 Mother Earth heart of stone,

Heal my heart make it your own.

Dragon and Mother Earth combined

Take this offering

Heal my mind.

Place the stone, flower and grass together on the ground for Mother Earth

 and cleanse again.

8/2006 Faith Powell

Blessed Be

Lady Bleu

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Thank you so much! When it stops raining here I will be sure to do that one  

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OK you pulled me out of my lurk mode Melissa, who wrote Magickal Hearth? I tried to find it with just the title and couldn't find it. I would love to read it as I am a bit of a kitchen witch myself.

Catt <going back to lurk mode>

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The most powerful magic I have used, and works every time!!!!

Positive thinking!  The law of attraction, (Karma).  The important element of this is to KNOW your desire to be so.  It will not work if you wish, or think, or hope.  See it manefest, and know. 

I recently quit smoking, and I thought my friends cast a spell to help me.  A few days after I stopped smoking I asked them what kind of spell they used.  Both assured me they hadn't cast any spells.  After our discussion, it occurred to me, that I had cast my own spell just by sending out positive energy.  After 24 years of smoking, I quit without withdrawl, or help.  Try it!!!

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I can't agree more with Deb. The most powerful magick is the force of your intention. I cast a spell for work and money on New year's eve and it has worked incredibly:As soon a sthe year began I had lots of interviews,m phone calls, apporaches-and right now I have job that I like and I do well at,and money keeps coming in steadily: I have cast other job spells in the past, but I think the reason why this one worked so well is the enrgy and intention I put on it-I remember i felt it myself.

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Earth

Direction - North

Symbols - Acorns, grain, salt, sand, soil, sphinx, stones.

Tools - Ankh and Pentacle.

Crystals - Carnelian, emerald, jasper, malachite, moss agate, peridot, smokey quartz, tiger' eye and tourmaline.

Time - Midnight.

Season - Winter.

Colours - Black, blue, brown, green, silver and white.

Gods - Hapi and Osiris.

Goddess - Nephthys.

Incense - Benzoin and styrax.

Herbs - Barley, hops, patchouli and vetivert.

Spells -Employment, fertility, money and prosperity.

Air

Direction - East.

Symbols - Balloons, bells, birds, bubbles, fans, feathers, flutes, hawks and kites.

Tools - Censor and wand

Crystals - Amethyst, azurite, citrine, sapphire and topaz.

Time - Dawn.

Season - Spring.

Colours - Blue, bright yellow, grey, pastels, silver and white.

God - Duamutef and Horus.

Goddess - Neith.

Incense - Frankincense, galbanum and myrrh.

Herbs - Almond, clover, dill, lavender, primrose, vervain, violet and yarrow.

Spells - Finding lost items, knowledge, psychic work, study and travel.

Fire

Direction - South.

Symbols - Candles, lamps, laterns, serpents and the Sun.

Tools - Athame and sword.

Crystals - Bloodstone, diamond, fire opal, flint, garnet, jasper, quartz crystal and ruby.

Time - Noon.

Season - Summer.

Colours - Amber, gold, orange, red and white.

God Imsety and Ra.

Goddess - Isis.

Incense - Copal, frankincense and rose.

Herbs - Basil, chilli peppers, ginger, hibiscus and orange.

Spells - courage, healing, protection, purification and sex.

Water

Direction - West.

Symbols - Bells, crocodile, cymbols, the Moon, shells and sistrum.

Tools - Cauldron and chalic.

Crystals - Amethyst, aquarmarine, blue tourmaline, coral, crystal, jade, moonstone, mother of pearl and pearl.

Time - Sunset.

Season - Autumn (Fall).

Colours - Black, blue, green, turquoise and white.

Gods - Qebhsennuf and Thoth.

Goddess - Selqet.

Incense - Lily, lotus and myrrh.

Herbs - Gardenia, lettuce, lily, lotus and rose.

Spells - Dream work, fertility, friendship, healing, love and marriage.

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here is a link about the properties of Parsley. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/herbalism/93902/2

here is a link about bluebells and their properties, very interesting!

http://www.angelfire.com/magic2/bluetail/documents/2240.html

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First before I begin Thank you for your last post Lady Bleu most helpful. Now then essentials oils part of my kit include the following:

Acacia - meditation and purification.

Almond - vitality and an engergy booster.

Basil - harmony.

Bay - love spells and prophetic dreams.

Bayberry - money spells.

Cedar - courage, protection, money and prosperity.

Clove - healing (espeically toothache) and love spells

Eucalyptus - healing (one of my favourites my local pub grows a tree in their garden so I can't get much fresher than this).

Frankincense - prosperity, protection and psychic awareness.

Honeysuckle - mental clarity and money.

Jasmine - love spells, meditation and to sweeten any situation.

Lavender - healing (also aids sleep), purification and love spells.

Mint - money spells

Patchouli - love spells, protection and money spells.

Rue - protection.

Sage - cleansing and wisdom.

Vervain - money and fertility spells.

Ylang-ylang - aphrodisiac (which has worked for me) and love spells.

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You torture me ...  It is difficult for me to understand all what you say. An the fes I undertand makes me dreaming...

To all of you ...

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I have always loved the smell of sweetgrass, lavendar, and jasmine. 

Anaconda

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use the following coloured candles for different spells;

Blue - calming and study.

Red - love and passion.

Pink - fun and compassion.

Green - new beginnings and starting projects.

Yellow -wealth, health and happiness.

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The circle we use to protect us from harm while doing any workings can be cast anywhere and any time. All you need to do is know where the compass points are and using yourself as the centre point.

First visualise

East - a yellow light for Air.

South - red light for fire.

West - a blue light for water

and finally North - a green light for earth.

Now imagine all negativity bouncing off the outside of your circle and now your mind should be free to connect with uncontaminated higher realm.

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Well said Sandy the only 2 tools you ever need I believe are 1 your mind and 2 your faith

Tony

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Sandy I am just like you, when ever I walked into my local new age store the crystals would draw me to them &I would just have to touch them. If any stuck to my fingers I would buy them even if I didn't need it at the time but a few days (99% of the time) I would require them for something. Oh by the way I am very upset since my local store has closed down & I have to go to the next city if I need anything but I am sure the Great Mother will help me when I require something. 

Raven you are quite right Magic is the self and I have always beleived that magick only works if you are the magick not the tools around you although Mother Nature (to me) has a wonderful knack of giving me something.

Now for those new to Magick each day of the week is dedicated to a certain deity bar Sunday and Monday so here how it goes:

Monday - the moon god or goddess can be invoked althought the moon itself is a deity. You can use the herbs/oils chamonile, eucalyptus, jasmine or lemon oil. Use the colours silver, white or indigo for any workings on this day.

Tuesday - this day is dedicated to the mighty war god Mars for workings reguarding the law & courage. Use the following oils or herbs ginger, High John the Conqueror & basil. Best colours for this day are reds and deep orange. Those who follow the Norse tradition would invoke Thor.

Wednesday - this is the day of the winged god Mercury since he is the god of travel and communications. Best oils or botanicals are lily of the valley, lemon grass or clover & the colour best used is yellow. This day was also the day of Woden a Norse god so if you are a follower of the Norse tradition this would the God you would invoke.

Thursday - the classical god Jupiter would be invoked on this day since he is a god of strength & power (Father God & sky lord). The oils or incense used on this day would be clove, honeysuckle, nutmeg or sage.  Best colours used are gold, green & royal purple.

Friday - the day of Venus & Aphrodite as well as Freya all goddesses of different forms of love (passion, erotic and exotic) even Ishtar could be invoked on this day. The oils or incenses used would be musk, frangipani, rose, raspberry, ylang-ylang even jasmine could be used. The colours for this day are usually red or pink.

Saturday - the day of Saturn a father sky god who was originally an argricultural deity. The inceses used could be cypress or patchouli. The best colours for this day are purple, black, white or green.

Sunday - this day is devoted to the sun so goddesses like Sol or Saule might be invoked. Incense or oil used would be frankincense. Colours - gold, yellow or orange.

Please note that silver candles can represent the God on your altar where as gold ones represent the Goddess. This is useful if you don't own the appropriate image of the deity you are invoking. Also any of the above information is only a guideline not a must be use what ever feels right to you.

Bright Blessings and positive energy going your way.

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White candle spell for blessing

Get a white candle-either a plain one (offertory, pillar, or taper) or a figural one in the gender of the person you want to bless.

Carve the person's full name on the candle, then dress it with Blessing Oil or Holy Oil.

For more power, you may place a name-paper of the person, or a photo, or some personal item of theirs (such as a bit of hair or a snippet of clothing) either under the candle or next to it. One easy way to do this is to place the paper or personal concerns under an overturned saucer and put the candle on top of the saucer.

Burn a portion of the candle every day for seven days, pinching it out between burnings. As you light it each day, say this

[Name], may you be blessed
May all good things come to you
May nothing whatsoever harm you
May your heart be light
May your travels be safe
May your health be good
May your mind be sound
May your friendships sustain you
May you be blessed in every way

If you have a special request for this person (such as that they find a lover, get a good job, come home safely from a war, or whatever), just add it to the list.

Some people use a large pillar-type candle and keep it going for longer than seven days.

They may make a habit of burning such a candle every day-or once a week, on Sundays -- for as long as their friend or relative needs help, even doing so for months at a time.

If the candle is large and it is to be burned in this way, it should be re-dressed with Blessing Oil or Holy Oil once a week: after the initial dressing, you can drop a tiny bit of oil into the "well" or hole in such a large candle just before lighting it each time.

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CATNIP: Catnip is ruled by the planet Venus and is therefore useful in love, beauty
and happiness. One of the favorite uses is "cat magick." If you feed your cat some
catnip, it will build a psychic bond between you and your cat. You can also make a
pink sachet and fill it with catnip, to wear or carry to draw love to you. Growing some
in your home will draw positive vibrations and good luck to you and your house.
Catnip tea is also great for relaxing and sleep inducing.

CHAMOMILE: To get a good night's sleep, drink Chamomile tea. It is also used for
luck and gambling when carried or worn in a green sachet.

CINNAMON: Cinnamon is a wonderful herb to either burn as an incense or make
into a sachet. Fill a green or gold sachet with cinnamon to draw money & success
or to use as a healing charm. Put in a purple sachet to  increase your magickal
and/or psychic abilities. A pink or red sachet of cinnamon can be worn, carried or
placed under your bed to draw love or promote lust. Use a white sachet filled with
cinnamon to increase spirituality & bring protection.

CLOVES: Their magickal powers include banishing evil, clearing your head, love,
protection and money. Burn cloves as an incense to draw wealth & prosperity, drive
away hostile & negative forces, produce positive spiritual vibrations & purify the area
in which they are burned. Wear or carry cloves to draw members of the opposite sex,
to you. Using cloves in your magickal spells is said to ensure that your magickal
intention is realized.

EUCALYPTUS: It is the best healing herb & can be used for protection. Carry some
of the leaves with you, for protection. To help in relieving cold symptoms, combine
the oil with camphor oil.

FRANKINCENSE TEARS: Magickal properties similar to Myrrh. Use these beads to
drive out negativity & enhance positive vibrations. Can be used on a charcoal disc,
as an incense to help induce visions & aid in meditation. You can also make a sachet
of white or purple, to carry for spiritual growth and protection. Primarily used as a
base for herbal incenses.

LAVENDER FLOWERS: Wonderful for use in love spells, lavender is an all-purpose
herb. It can be sprinkled around the home to bring peacefulness & burned as an
incense to help with sleep. Lavender has also been used for protection, chastity,
longevity, purification & happiness.

MUGWORT: Used to induce psychic awareness either as a tea or incense. Make a
weak tea to use to clean crystal balls and scrying mirrors. Placed beside the bed,
mugwort is also useful in astral travel. Other magickal uses are for strength,
protection, healing & prophetic dreams.

MYRRH: Wonderful herb for spirituality, either used with Frankincense or alone. Also
good for protection, healing & exorcism. Burn as an incense to purify an area or use
to purify and consecrate magickal items. Use with Frankincense in herbal mixtures or
to enhance it's properties.

PEPPERMINT: Peppermint is a wonderful healthful tea, also aiding in increasing
psychic awareness. (Drink before reading the Tarot, Runes, etc.) May also be used
to help with psychic visions and helping with sleep. Sprinkled around the home,
peppermint will aid in purification.

ROSEBUDS & PETALS: These are wonderful for use in spells to draw love...use red
for passionate love, pink or white for romantic or true love.

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For those whose crafting leans toward the fabric arts, you may be wondering
what you can do magically with your crafting abilities. There are many
things, one of which is the Magickal Quilt.

Traditionally thirteen rows of thirteen squares; this can be modified to any
magically significant (to you) number of rows and squares. Multiples of
three, five, and seven are usually good ones.

For example:
A quilt for attracting good fortune could be 21 rows of 14 squares each. (Or
14 rows of 7 squares, depending on how big you make your squares and how big
you want your quilt. It could be of green and gold, as these colors are
readily associated with money, growth and expansiveness.

If you like, you could add symbolic stitchery to each square, or just some
squares. You could also sew in pockets for herbs, charms, etc... stitch
chants, spells or blessings into the fabric... perhaps (if your goal were
monetary) even sew a coin into each corner of the quilt.

You could create quilts for many magickal purposes; some are listed here for
your inspiration:

Healing
Comforting
Dream Magic
Seasonal Attunement
Warding
Astral Projection
Psychism Enhancement

By Vee Jessup

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Firstly find out what the Colour and Incense of the day is

Color of the day:
Incense of the day:

Then......

When traveling by plane, boat, or train, luggage can be misplaced. Put a
spell bag of comfrey root and oregano in your luggage to ensure it will
arrive when you do. Carrying a piece of moldavite (green translucent
meteorites) or turquoise protects travelers. A spell bag containing feverfew
can ward against sickness or accident during travel. Copper bracelets are
said to aid against motion sickness. Make a mixture of salt, pine needles,
and lavender to spread on the floor in hotel rooms to draw away negativity
and the energy from former occupants. This mix will not set off the smoke
alarms as smudge might.

By Vee Jessup

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Starry nights and
brilliant days,
Protection bless us,
And fill this space.

May those we love
gather in strength,
And unify at times of strife.
We call upon the Cosmos of which we are a part,
May we flow with you and make a start.

Winds of night,
Blow softly and upon all beneath.
Waters of the sea,
Protect us as we bathe
in your healing deep.

Fires of the earth,
Warm us without harm.
Bring energy and not
disaster.

Earth beneath our feet,
Stay solid and true,
As we move upon your ground.

May we be granted
The blessings of long life.
May the heavens smile upon us,
Every day of our long, full lives.

May the wisdom of the ancients,
Visit us in our dreams,
And fill our waking time.

By the power of the bear, May there be strength in our actions.

By the vision of the hawk,
May our sight be ever sharp.
By the grace of the cat,
May our bodies and
spirits be lithe.

These things be granted,
So mote it be.

By Vee Jessup

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You need to find out the colour of the day and the incense of the day...

Color of the day:
Incense of the day:

Gather together a potato and two pennies. Cut the potato in half and carve a
circle in the middle of each half large enough to hold a penny. Around the
pennies carve the name of the project to which you’d like to give energy.
Put the potato pieces back together, and on the night of the New Moon bury
the potato in a place where it will not be disturbed. As you bury the
potato, say the following:

As the New Moon rises, all things will renew. I charge this battery with new
resolve! My plans will now come true!

Picture the energy of the potato battery recharging your own energies and
giving new excitement to your project.

By Vee Jessup

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50 Magickal Charms

50 SIMPLE CHARMS by Victoria Martyn http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/amethystbt/magickcharms.html

Who says that magick has to be complex?

Here are fifty simple charms that utilize many different common items, herbs, fruits and vegetables. Note: Please do not use any of these charms in place of medical treatment, or when outside help is obviously advisable.

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

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

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

 4. Carry an anemone flower with you to ward against illness.

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

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

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

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

9. Carry an avocado pit with you to let your inner beauty shine outwardly.

10. Avocado is an aphrodisiac.

11. Strawberries are an aphrodisiac.

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

13. Celery is an aphrodisiac.

14. Place almonds in your pocket when you need to find something.

15. Scatter chili peppers around your house to break a curse.

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

17. Scatter some sugar to purify a room.

18. Throw rice into the air to make rain.

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

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

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

22. Chew celery seeds to help you concentrate.

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

24. 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.

25. Eat olives to ensure fertility.

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

27. Eat mustard seed to ensure fertility.

28. Place lilacs around your house to rid yourself of unwanted spirits.

29. Eat lettuce to drive lustful thoughts from your mind.

30. Rub a lettuce leaf over your forehead to help you sleep.

 31. Add lemon juice to your bathwater for purification.

32. Eat grapes to increase psychic powers.

33. Carry a blade of grass to increase your psychic powers.

34. Smell dill to get rid of hiccups.

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

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

37. Buy cotton to cause rain.

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

39. Carry a small onion to protect against venomous animals.

40. Eat grapes to increase fertility.

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

42. Place an onion underneath your pillow to have prophetic dreams.

43. Place morning glory seeds under your bed to cure nightmares.

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

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

46. Smell peppermint to help you sleep.

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

48. Eat a peach to assist in making a tough decision.

49. Carry peach wood to lengthen your lifespan.

50. Carry a walnut to strengthen your heart muscle.

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INCENSES BY INTENTIONS

Herbs are often burned for incense during a spell or ritual. Charcoal blocks are available for this purpose in gift and candle shops as well as occult supply stores, but there are times when the herbs are burned in candles that are consecrated to a particular work. Caution: Remember, wormwood is poisonous if burned, so use good ventilation.

ANOINTING: acacia, angelica, carnation, cinquefoil, frankincense, jasmine, lavender, lily of the valley, lotus, myrrh, rose, rosemary, vervain

BALANCE: basil, chamomile, comfrey, jasmine, mullein, orange, rose, woodruff

BANISHING/RELEASING: betony, cedar, clove, cypress, elder, fern, mugwort, patchouli, rose, rue, St. John’s Wort, vervain, violet, yarrow

BINDING: apple, cayenne, cypress, dragon’s blood, pepper, pine, rowan, wormwood

BLESSING/CONSECRATION: carnation, chamomile, cypress, dianthus, elder, fennel, frankincense, lotus, mint, oats, rosemary, rue, vervain

CHANGES: dragon’s blood, peppermint, woodruff

CLAIRVOYANCE/DIVINATION: acacia, cinnamon, dittany of Crete, eyebright, hazel, honeysuckle, laurel, lilac, marigold, moonwort, mugwort, nutmeg, rose, rowan, thyme, wormwood, yarrow

CLEANSING/PURIFICATION: avens, basil, bay laurel, benzoin, betony, burdock, cedar, clove, dragon’s blood, elder, feverfew, frankincense, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mullein, myrrh, oak, parsley, peppermint, pine, rosemary, rue, salt, thyme, valerian, vervain, woodruff, wormwood, yarrow

COURAGE: allspice, dragon’s blood, mullein, musk, rosemary

CREATIVITY: honeysuckle, lilac, lotus, rose, savory, vervain, wild cherry

CURSING: blackthorn, elder, pepper

DETERMINATION: allspice, dragon’s blood, mullein, musk, rosemary

DIVINATION: bay, cinquefoil, marigold, moonwort, mugwort, mullein, orange peel, thyme, woodruff, wormwood, yarrow

ENCOURAGES CHANGES: linden, purple heather, woodruff

ENERGY/POWER/STRENGTH: allspice, bay, carnation, cinnamon, cinquefoil, dragon’s blood, elder, fennel, frankincense, holly, lotus, musk, oak, St. John’s Wort, thyme, verbena, vervain

EXORCISM: basil, bay, cedar, fern, frankincense, lavender, mullein, myrrh, pepper, pine, rosemary, rue, St. John’s Wort, vervain

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Superstitions that Honor Magickal Influences

Agrimony: Reverses spells placed upon a mage.

 Anise: An overall magickal helpmate, especially to protect a high magician from angry, invoked spirits.

Birch: The traditional wood for a witch's broom handle.

Catnip: Excellent to help witches improve their rapport with cat familiars.

Celery seed: This was once thought to help witches fly.

Chamomile: An indispensable herb for the green-thumbed witch; this energizes the whole garden with magick.

 Clove: Improves overall magickal energy.

Coriander: A powerful herb spirit that energizes magickal gardens.

Cypress: Increases the power of a witch's invocations.

 Dragon's Blood: Increases overall magick power.

Echinacea: Used to invoke spirits to help with magickal workings.

Elder: Can house a witch's spirit.

Eyebright: Improves a magician's psychic powers.

Fig: A natural charming agent.

Gardenia: Increases positive vibrations for witchcraft.

Geranium: Warns witches of approaching guests, especially strangers.

Ginger: A power-enhancing herb.

Hawthorn: Witches can turn themselves into this tree for protection.

 Hemlock: This helps the witch travel astrally.

Juniper: Carry this to improve magickal and spiritual awareness.

Lemon: The witch's alternative to a poppet in sympathetic magick.

Mugwort: Improves psychic awareness.

Mulberry: Used by witches to safeguard spell books.

Myrrh: Acts as a magickal blessing and clears the sacred space of unwanted energies before a ritual or spell.

 Periwinkle: The folk name of Sorcerer's violet says a lot. This is an overall pro-magick herb, especially useful for witchery.

Poplar: A tree used for water witching ( as a divining rod) indicating its inherent magickal power for aiding a witch with fortune telling.

Valerain: Used to improve a witch's rapport with spirits.

Willow: Used to bind a witch's broom.

(Source: A Floral Grimoire)

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Anti-magick and Anti-witch Herbs, Flowers, and Plants

• Alyssum: protects the bearer from charm and fascination.

• Angelica: Cures bewitchment and curses, or deflects them from you.

• Anise: A sure-fire ward against the evil eye.

• Ash: Protection against sorcery and conjury.

• Bamboo: Used for hex-breaking and banishing.

• Basil: This purges an area of magickal influences.

• Beans (any dried kind): Turns away magickally generated misfortune.

• Broom: Hung in the home or placed across the doorway this will turn back witches.

• Chamomile: averts any kind of spell.

• Chrysanthemum: Protects the home against evoked spirits and also averts magickal mayhem.

• Cinquefoil: Washes away hexes.

• Coriander: Protective herb that fights off mystical evils.

• Dill: Protects the bearer from witchery when carried over the heart.

• Elder: Used to identify whether or not a person is a real witch.

• Fennel: Hung in the doorway on a midsummer's day it will turn away any mal-intended magick.

• Garlic: A good all-around preventative against magickal creatures and unwanted spells.

• Holly: Protection against the evil eye, no matter how powerful the caster.

• Hyacinth: Cures fascination.

• Ivy (ground): When fashioned into a cross, this was thought helpful to witch-hunters.

• Mallow: Fights off black magick.

• Marjoram: German witches cannot tolerate this herb.

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