Simple Luck Charms

• Spread candies and coins around your house, especially in the corners of rooms.
• Wear coral, wash it with Holy Water and/or Coconut water (the liquid from a coconut) to replenish it's powers.
• Bathe in Laurel leaves...

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Spell for Luck and Granting Wishes

Here is a great spell for good luck and for having your wishes come true:

Gather together:

• 4 red candles
• 4 green candles
• Cinnamon
• glass of wine
• edible seeds or nuts
• round pebble

The red candles are for luck and the green for prosperity, but you may wish to substitute other colors more suitable to your specific wish. The seeds hold the promise of regrowth...

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An Old Story About A Gypsy

Here is an old story about a gypsy. It's kind of long, and a little odd, but I think it gives an interesting view of gypsies way back in the 1800's.

KIRK YETHOLM

There are two Yetholms - Town Yetholm and Kirk Yetholm. They stand at the distance of about a quarter of a mile from each other, and between them is a valley, down which runs a small stream, called the Beaumont River, crossed by a little stone bridge. Of the town there is not much to be said. It is a long, straggling place, on the road between Morbuttle and Kelso, from which latter place it is distant about seven miles. It is comparatively modern, and sprang up when the Kirk town began to fall into decay.

Kirk Yetholm derives the first part of its name from the church, which serves for a place of worship not only for the inhabitants of the place, but for those of the town also. The present church is modern, having been built on the site of the old kirk, which was pulled down in the early part of the present century, and which had been witness of many a strange event connected with the wars between England and Scotland. It stands at the entrance of the place, on the left hand as you turn to the village after ascending the steep road which leads from the bridge....

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Top 5 Houseplants to Purify Your Living Space

Witches know that ultimate Magic comes from the heart of nature. Forging a strong bond with nature by nurturing house plants is very empowering and can sort out your health too!

The top five plants all remove chemical vapors that build up in the home from paints, cleaners, solvents and other unhealthy things - and they have magickal abilities too as listed below:

• GERBERA DAISY Great to encourage happiness.
• PEACE LILY Encourages harmonious energies and good communication.
• BOSTON FERN Encourages psychic ability and intuition.
• ENGLISH IVY For protection and luck - especially good for newly weds.
• ARECA PALM (or Butterfly or Yellow Palm) For peace and creativity.

More information on magickal plants can be found at my new website, Magickal Ingredients.

To Remove a Headache

Here are a few old Gypsy cures for a headache:

• Rub your forehead with a stone and then cover the stone with soil.
  The ache is said to be absorbed by the soil.
• Alternatively, you can rub a headache away by rubbing a horseshoe on your forehead.
  (A piece of iron is said ...

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Dreaming in the Garden

Dreams can be merely entertaining or intense and prophetic. Many natural aids to dreaming can be found in the garden!

• If you want peaceful dreams that are relaxing, place a vase of jasmine by your bed.
• If you are having nightmares and wish them stopped, place morning glories in the vase instead.
• If you need to learn something in a dream, place a bay leaf under your pillow and ask for the knowledge....

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