Be Irresistible!

Do you want to be irresistible to love or money? Here's how:

Dill is a very versatile herb that can be to dispel negative energy, and to attract money or love. The smell of dill is often enough to stimulate lust and other such feelings. Eating or bathing in dill can make you irresistible to those you desire.

Begin by visualizing yourself as irresistible to the object of your desire. While visualizing...

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Love Charm

Rosemary symbolizes remembrance. It is ruled by the sun, and according to the Romanies, is representative of people born under the zodiac sign Aries. So the following love charm is particularly effective on people born under the sign of the Ram.

In April or May, when rosemary is in season, choose pliable, willowy stems and bind them together into the shape of a heart. Form a mental image of the one you wish for. ...

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Silver and Sugar

Fill a silver spoon with sugar, and carry it around the house in a counter clockwise direction.

The silver spoon will banish negativity, and the sugar will empower and sweeten your opportunities. Leave the spoon undisturbed for seven hours...

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antique roman spoon

Dimish your debt

This is a great spell for helping you diminish any debts you may have incurred, including those standard monthly debts otherwise known as bills.

The word abracadabra is extremely ancient and can be a powerful invocation to rid oneself of sickness and poverty. In this spell, we are going to use it to diminish bills and debt....

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Flush those bills away

Here is something easy and simple. It's probably not an "authentic" gypsy magic spell, but I think it's worth doing.

List your bills separately on toilet paper.
And flush the toilet paper down the toilet.

As you are doing this ...

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50 SIMPLE CHARMS

Sometimes the simplest charms are the best ones.

Here is nice little selection brought to you by Victoria Martyn

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....

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It's About Thyme

Thyme is another herb the Romanies would make good use of- it`s very good for the nerves! Also it has antiseptic properties- did those of you who have gargled with a thymol preparation realize that it was made from thyme?It is good, too. as a general tonic. Try sprinkling a little thyme over a cabbage salad or in a plate of potato or tomato soup. Thyme is also very good in pancakes.

Thyme, especially wild thyme, is known by the gypsies as Mother`s thyme, because a tea made from it gives relief to the cough that sometimes troubles expectant mothers....

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Thyme Magick

Thyme was called thymos by the Greeks, which meant "fumigate". They associated thyme with valour in battle, and the restoration of physical power. Roman soldiers were known to bathe in a decoction of thyme before going into combat, to boost strength and courage. The Sumerians used it as an antiseptic, and in Egypt ...

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Rosemary

As for Rosmarine, I lett it runne all over my garden walls, not onlie because my bees love it, but because it is the herb sacred to remembrance, and therefore, to friendship...

~Sir Thomas More

Remove Blocks to Prosperity

According to the 16th century swiss alchemist Paracelsus, the gnome is able to move through earth in the same manner that a fish swims through water or a human walks through air. Gnomes are associated with the fey, or fairy-folk, and are equated with earthly treasures, earth consciousness, and great knowledge of the magick in rocks, caves, roots, gems, and mountains.

Because gnomes can move through earth like fish swim through water, one can turn to the gnomes to move a block of earth energy within oneself, or a block placed in our path by another....

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Earth Abundance Spell

Abundance from the Earth

Supplies:

• A thin spindle (the kind they stick cash register receipts on)
• 3 one dollar bills (higher denominations are ok too - just be aware that you won't be using them unless you have a "money emergency")
• Powdered Cinnamon
• Prosperity oil (we made this yesterday)

Instructions...

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Catnip Magick

Catnip leaves are used by many folks for luck in love affairs. Catnip is called a woman's love herb because it is said to make women enticing and charming to thus to make men ready and increase their nature - and for this reason...

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Elderberry Cold Preventative

Put stalked elderberries into an earthenware jar, cover with a well-fitting lid and place in a slow oven. Leave till the juice flows, then pour ir off into a pan and return the covered jar to the oven. Continue doing this until...

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Elderberry Cold Cure.

Take a tablespoon each of elderflowers, peppermint and yarrow and infuse with a pint of boiling water. Strain off a large cupful and drink it hot in bed. Take this same medicine...

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Elderberry Influenza Cure.

Take half an ounce of elderflowers and one ounce of peppermint herbs. Pour over them one pint of boiling water. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, ..

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Simple Supermarket Spells

Here are some simple spells which use ingredients found in any supermarket.

• Chocolate is excellent for money.
• Spinach can help you get a job.
• Bitter foods will make you work harder, sweet foods will ease the pressure on a workaholic (try honey, not junk food)....

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Love Potion Tea

To make another person fall in love with you, brew this tea on a Friday during a waxing moon.

• 1 pinch of rosemary
• 2 teaspoons of black ordinary breakfast tea
• 3 pinches thyme
• 3 pinches nutmeg
• 3 fresh mint leaves
• 6 fresh rose petals...

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Lust Potion

Wear as a perfume whenever you'll be in the presence of the person you're trying to attract. Be careful, this stuff is really potent.

• 6 drops of Patchouli oil
• 6 drops of Sandalwood oil
• 6 drops of Rose oil
• 6 drops of Clove oil...

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Ritual for Common Sense and Inspiration

You will need paper, pencil (a pen won't do), and a nice big eraser. A white vanilla scented candle.

Step 1: Light the candle, and then think of one thing in yourself that keeps you from trusting or maybe even hearing your inner voice, your own opinions, your own hopes and dreams.

Step 2: With your pencil, write a description of your block on the piece of white paper....

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Money Drawing Oil

Many Romanies roll their bills rather than keeping them flat. Smearing the outside bill with Money Drawing Oil is believed to attract cash.

• 3 drops wood marjoram oil
• 2 drops lemon oil...

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Making a simple drawstring bag

EZ directions as to how to make a simple draw string bag using a handkerchief, a ribbon, and a needle and thread.

1. Lay a handkerchief out flat and put a ribbon across the middle of it with the ends hanging over a little bit. The longer the ribbon is, the easier it will be to tie it together when you are done.

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Lucky Lottery Spell

If you buy lottery tickets, use this spell. Every time you buy a ticket, think to yourself that you are doing it as an act of magic and power. Say to yourself:

I am open to wealth coming to me,
I am open to good fortune coming to me,
I am open to my luck.

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For a Life Filled with Sunshine

St. John's Wort, a golden flower that smells like turpentine, is regarded as an emblem of the sun.

Light an orange candle and place a bunch of St. John's Wort beside it. Make a wish, then hang the bundle of flowers...

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Wishing Well Spell

Take any large bowl. Drip a few drops of different colored candle wax in the bottom of the bowl, then adhere a white candle to that spot. The different colors represent diverse needs and goals, while the white binds this variety together in harmony.

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Harmony Spell

Disruptive neighbors who upset the harmony of your home can be tamed quite simply. Place small hand mirrors on windowsills facing their home. These reflect back whatever is being sent to you. As you place the mirrors...

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Love Spells - Words of Wisdom

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The Freezer Spell

Here is a spell for "freezing out" and getting rid of people, situations, and whatever else you don't want to have in your life anymore. Just be sure that you really don't want whatever it is that you put into this spell because it really does work.

You will need:

• Black Candle
• Aluminum Foil
• Picture of whatever (whoever) it is you want to get rid of - or you can just write it (names, situation, circumstances, etc) on a sheet of paper. Be as specific as possible....

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Gypsy Funeral

At one time, it was commonly believed that just as the body is a vehicle for the spirit on earth, the vardo is the vehicle for the body on earth...

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The Romani Flag

The Roma flag is comprised of blue and green traditional colors

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Feast of Sekhmet

In ancient Egypt, the saving of mankind was commemorated every year on the feast day of Hathor/Sekhmet. Everyone drank beer stained with pomegranate juice and worshipped "the Mistress and lady of the tomb, gracious one, destroyer of rebellion, mighty one of enchantments". A statue of Sekhmet was dressed in red facing west, while Bast was dressed in green and faced east. ...

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Festival of the Lares Compitales

Lares are the Roman guardian spirits of house and fields, ancient Roman deities protecting the house and the family — household gods. The Lares were worshiped in small sanctuaries or shrines, called Lararium, which could be found in every Roman house. They were placed in the atrium (the main room) or in the peristylium (a small open court) of the house. Here people sacrificed food to the Lares on holidays.

Presumed to be sons of Mercury and Lara, Lares are beneficent and friendly spirits, and deeply venerated by ancient Romans. In every house there was at least one little statue, and through these small statues, the Lare was presumed to take part in all that happened inside the house....

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The Gypsy Vardo

There are six design types. They are known by various names but are perhaps best called the Reading, the Ledge and the Bow-top. The Bow-top is the most typically Romani; the now extinct Brush – characteristic of brush, broom, rush and wickerwork makers; the Burton – most typically showman; and, the more modern one, the Open-lot.



Being individually built, no two wagons are exactly alike. They vary according to customer requirements, price, skill and location of builder and period. At the same time they have certain exterior features in common, and with few exceptions the interiors conform to a set plan or layout. Thus, the vardo is always one-roomed on four high wheels, with door and moveable steps in front (the Brush wagon the only exception), sash windows, a rack called the ‘cratch’ and a pan-box at the rear....

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Not A Lucky New Year!

There is a lot of lore and superstition surrounding the New Year. What follows is an extensive listing of what NOT to do, and what to avoid at all costs on this most powerful day of the year:


New Year's day was one of ill omen to the ancient Egyptians.

It is unlucky to have clothes hanging on the line when the New Year is born.

If a person in deep mourning pays you a call on New Year's day, a member of your family will die before the year is out....

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