Optimum Times For Specific Spells and Rituals

Here is a small list of the optimum times of the day, the month, and even seasons of the year for specific spell work and rituals. This short list is intended as a spell enhancer, and is not the be all end all of when to work your magic. There is no WRONG time for magical spells and rituals. The important thing is to have fun and allow the zee energy to flow through you.

Times of the day:

• Sunrise: purification, business, success, study, travel, employment, breaking habits, guilt, jealousy, healing disease, conscious mind
• Midday: magickal energy, physical energy, strength, protection, money, courage...

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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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Carnation Magick

Ruler: Capricorn, Saturn
Type: Flower
Latin Name: Dianthus caryophyllus
Folk Names: Nelka, Gilliflower, Jove's Flower
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire
Magickal Form: Fresh, dried, essential oil
Basic Powers: Protection, Energy

Used to remove hexes and negative energy, the carnation is especially good for clearing out love problems. Brush flowers down your body to cleanse. After reaching the feet, break the stems to trap and hold the negative energy....

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Narcissus Magicks

Ruler: Dionysus
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Flower, Essential Oil

The Narcissus is often  assigned to the month of December, and is also associated with the Chinese New Year which occurs in February.

Wear this scent to entice others and promote self-love and self-confidence. Overuse can attract stalkers and create egomaniacs - so don't over do it. Rub on pink candles to meet new people....

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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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Gemstones For Luck

This is a list of gemstones believed to bring luck:

• Agate - protection from bad luck
• Amazonite - luck in hopes and dreams
• Amber - promotes luck and success
• Amethyst - brings luck in making your dreams come true
• Aventurine - brings good luck in chance or gambling
• Black Tourmaline - increases luck, brings success in business and relationships...

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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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Herbal Amulets

Herbs are often worn or carried in order to tap their specific powers. Following are several traditional herbal amulets, some of which are questionable, some fanciful, but all fascinating and potentially useful.

• To See Ghosts: Carry lavender and inhale its scent.
• To Allay Fear: Carry a mixture of nettle and yarrow.

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27 Wisdom Enhancers

Got questions about life? Need answers? wisdom? guidance? Here is a basic (but by no means complete)  list of herbs, spices, fruits, gemstones, and food that promote and enhance wisdom along with a short explanation as to how to use them:

1. Azalea - flowers and plants bring knowledge of the beyond.
2. Beeswax - when burned send prayers directly to heaven.
3. Bristles - pluck the bristles from a man's beard to increase wisdom.
4. Chestnuts - eat for love and wisdom.
5. Crossroads - when looking for the right direction invoke Hekate at the crossroads.
6. Cypress - burn the leaves to receive the wisdom of the Goddess....

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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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Peppercorns and Binding Agreements

What follows is a dry and lengthy discussion about peppercorns as legal tender. I included it here at Gypsy Magic because it interested me and because I think the concept can be used in magick as well.

Consider this - you want to do magick, and you'd like to invoke the aid of a deity, an elemental spirit, or some magickal entity but you are unsure as to how to "seal the deal." In a court of law, a "legal" contract, in order to be binding,  requires that both sides provide consideration, and I think that in magick this could be true as well...

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Sweet Pea Magick

Ruler: Venus

Type: Flower

Magickal Form: Flower, oil

The Sweet Pea is the flower often associated with the month of  April. Work with this flower or oil to increase your vulnerability and openness. Sweet Pea helps to break down ...

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About Holy Water

Many assume that the term "Holy Water" indicates church-based water only. This is an oversimplification of a complex concept. The Roman Catholic Church did not invent the concept of Holy Water but adopted it from earlier Pagan use. Various Pagan shrines possessed virtually identical Holy Water fonts. Holy Water is a crucial component of many magical, religious and spiritual traditions, although what constitutes Holy Water and how it's made varies greatly.

Holy Water may refer to any one of a variety of products:

• Jordan River Water
• Church blessed water
• According to British folk tradition, rain falling on Holy Thursday - Ascension Day - may be gathered and used as Holy Water. ...

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The Importance of Salt

Salt is a primary tool of any Witch, regardless of the personal path. Sacred to all ocean deities and considered one of the most sacred substances of earth. It is a representation of earth herself in a mineral form. Salt is used in traditional magical practices for blessing, grounding, protection, and cleansing. It is frequently used as a base for other ingredients in powders, floor washes, bathing spells, and charm bags....

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Mistletoe Magick

Ruler: Apollo, Druids, Venus
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Berries, Leaves, Wood
Use for: Fertility, protection, love, healing, luck, and invisibility

Mistletoe is another important plant that is used in many holiday traditions surrounding the winter solstice. Druids believed that anything found growing on an oak tree had been sent from heaven and mistletoe found on oaks was especially sacred.

Said to lose its power once it touches the ground, mistletoe is a holy herb and sacred to many deities. Mistletoe was perceived as being in a category all its own....

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Cinnamon as a Magickal Ingredient

• Ruler: Sun, Mercury, all Gods and Goddesses of victory
• Type: Spice
• Magickal Form: powder, sticks, oil

A favorite of many gods and goddesses, cinnamon powder is sprinkled on offerings to attract attention and win the favor of the gods. Add the oil or powder to any money or success blend to bring swift results. Before getting out of bed in the morning, rub a dab of pure essential...

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Daisy Magick

Ruler: Venus
Type: Flower
Magickal Form: Petals and flowers

The Daisy is traditionally assigned to the month of April. A flower of friendship and courtship, the daisy is used to open up social or romantic opportunity. Add the petals to bathwater on Wednesdays to draw new friends. Place whole flowers on a love altar with pink candles to attract romantic possibilities...

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Emeralds in Magick

Ruler: Venus
Type: Mineral
Magickal form: Raw, polished
Color: Green
Number: 4
Birth stone of: May, Taurus, and the Vine Moon

This precious gemstone draws love and admiration....

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Aster Lore and Magicks

Also known as starworts, Michaelmas daisies or Frost flowers, the name aster is derived from the Greek word for “star,” This is largely due to the shape of the flower’s head; however, it is also because they grow in a spotted abundance and have an appearance similar to that of the stars in the sky....

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