One Herb Incenses

Here is a list of one herb incenses and their magickal uses:

• Allspice: Attracting money, good luck, and providing extra physical energy.
• Arabic(gum): Attracting money, good luck, and providing extra physical energy.
• Bay: Purification, healing, protection, and enhancing psychic powers.
• Benzoin: Purification, prosperity, and increasing mental powers.
• Cedar: Purification, protection, speed healing, promoting spirituality, and obtaining money.
• Clove: Protection, exorcism, money, love, and purification....

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The Magic of Basil

To attract love and money, bring the magic of Basil into your home. It's amazing what something as simple as fresh basil can do.

• Grow basil in your garden and around the house.
• Place pots of fresh basil by your front entrance and around the perimeter of your home....

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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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Samhain Incense Powder

To create an incense to be used in Samhain (Halloween) rituals and spells, combine the following finely crushed dried herbs:

• 2 tsp Nettles
• 2 tsp Bayleaf

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Hyssop Magick and Lore

Hyssop, (Hyssopus officinalis) is the herb that purifies your life.

Hyssop will:

• Protect you and your home
• Purify your altar or sacred space
• Dispel depression

How to harness Hyssop's magical properties:

To remove negativity, tie a bunch of hyssop branches together to create a symbolic broom. Then use it to sweep your home, removing any negative energy or spirits....

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Herbs for Luck

• ACORN is a symbol of great luck and fortune.
• ALLSPICE is burned as an incense to attract money or luck, and is also
  added to such mixtures.
• ALOE is hung over houses and doors in Africa to bring good luck.
• ANGELICA is considered lucky. Rub the root between your palms when you gamble or pick your lottery numbers....

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Herbs for Luck

Here is a list of herbs associated with luck:

• Alfalfa
• Angel's turnip
• Ash tree leaves
• Basil
• Blessed thistle
• Chamomile...

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Invisibility Powder

At Dark Moon, in a mortar and pestle, grind together:

• 1 part Fern leaf, dried
• 1 part Poppy seeds

Add ....

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Pepper as a Magickal Ingredient

Ruler: Mars
Type: Spice
Magickal Form: ground, whole

Heat producing and fiery chili pepper makes a great lust ingredient. Add to coconut and chocolate to turn up the flames of desire. Place a circle of red peppercorns around a photograph of your lover to keep others away from him or her. ...

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Isis Psychic Power Powder

To tap into the essence of the Mistress of Magick, blend powdered orris root, sweet flag (calamus) and ground myrrh. Add the herbs to a base of rice flour or powder and sprinkle on yourself for added psychic power.

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Bay Leaf Divination

The oracle at Daphne, near Tarsus was obtained by dipping bay leaves or branches into a sacred spring, and bay leaves remain an ingredient of many magic spells and a tool for divination. Here's a simple bay leaf divination spell that doesn't require a magical spring....

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Cinnamon Cures and Remedies

Cinnamon is one of the all time great "go to" spices when it comes to old herbal remedies, however it is rarely used alone. Most often, cinnamon is used as an added ingredient to herbal teas or other preparations. Because of that, most of the entries here are recipes with many other ingredients. It is likely that the addition of cinnamon is often for flavor, however it does have a warming effect on the body and may add punch to the prescription.

Some of these remedies are benign and might actually work, for example: cinnamon tea for a cold and the lovely tea for indigestion. Others might be downright dangerous - check out the cures for Blindness and Syphilis. As always, if you decide to try one or more of the following remedies, please use common sense and educate yourself beforehand. Remember, these cures are old and were used in an era of ignorance and superstition....

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Cinnamon Ornaments

• 1 part cinnamon
• 1 part applesauce
• splash of nutmeg, cloves or ginger

Mix ingredients until it is a firm dough. If too try and crumbly, add more applesauce. If too moist, add more cinnamon or nutmeg. Roll out on a cinnamon-dusted board, rolling 1/4 to 1/8 inch thick.If the dough is really sticky, you can roll it out between 2 sheets of plastic wrap....

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Lammas Ritual Potpourri

Ingredients:

• 20 drops clove bud oil
• 25 drops sandalwood oil
• 1 cup oak moss
• 2 cups dried pink rosebuds
• 2 cups dried red peony petals...

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Bad Luck Begone Powder

This botanical powder makes no promises about bringing good fortune but allegedly counteracts bad luck and protects from its effects. Nine, seven, and five are numbers of protection - incorporate these numbers into the quantities of botanicals used.

Blend the following ingredients, grinding them together:

• Nine dried bay leaves crumbled
• Frankincense...

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Summer Solstice Ritual Potpourri

• 45 drops lemon or lavender oil
• 1 cup oak moss
• 2 cups dried lavender
• 2 cups dried wisteria...

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The Incantation To Plants

The following is an "Incantation To Plants," written by the Greek physicians of Alexandria (which explains both the usage of Greek and Egyptian gods), which would be used while watering or collecting plants.

You were sown by Cronos

Made welcome by Hera,

Protected by Ammon,

Born of Isis,

Nourished by Zeus of the Rains....

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Planetary Herbs

Here is a listing of the planets and the herbs associated with them:

Sun: Acacia, Ash, Bay, Carnation, Cedar, Chamomile, Cimmamon, Hazel, Heliotrope, Juniper, Marigold, Misteltoe, Oak, Orange, Pam, Peony, Rice, Rosemary, Saffron, Sunflower, Tea, Walnut

Moon: Aloe, Cotton, Dulse, Eucalyptus, Gardenia, Grape, Irish Moss, Jasmine, Lemon, Liiy, Myrrh, Poppy, Potato, Sandalwood, Willow...

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Elemental Herbs

When creating spells for a specific purpose you may want to use herbs or flowers that resonate to a specific elemental power, for example - when igniting the "flames" of passion - you might want to saturate the space with "fire" herbs, when doing a moon spell you might want to use water herbs. Alternatively, for balance you might want a little of each. With that in mind, here is a comprehensive listing of the four elements and their respective herbal correspondences. There are many different lists of elemental herbs - this was the most extensive one I found. Not every one agrees as to the elemental properties of some of the herbs listed. When in doubt, go with what seems right to you.

Earth: Alfalfa, Barley, Beet, Buckwheat, Corn, Cotton, Cypress, Fern, Honesty, Honeysuckle, Horehound, Horsetail, Knotweed...

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