Vervain Water

Vervain was known in many legends as one of the herbs sacred to the Druids. Although it is often associated with the Summer Solstice, the vervain plant is highly potent in late summer, around the time of Lammas.



In Hoodoo and other folk magic traditions, vervain is used to make Van-Van oil - this is simply a blend of vervain and a base oil, simmered and strained. This oil is used to provide magical protection, and clear away evil energies. In many forms of folklore, vervain is associated with workings that decrease lust - however, the scent of vervain is a well-known aphrodisiac.

In addition to matters of the libido, however, vervain is commonly incorporated as a cleansing herb. You can brew up a batch of vervain water to cleanse your magical tools, asperge around a sacred space, or purify your altar for ritual....

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Hecate's Dream Pillow

The Goddess Hecate provides protection at night as well as psychic enhancement, so that you can journey safely during dreams. Appeal to Hecate to block nightmares too.

You will need:

• Dried lavendar
• Dried mullein
• Essential oil of lavender...

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Summoning Hecate - An Enhancement

To enhance your ability to summon Hecate, Queen of the Night, try this:

Dry dandelion roots, then slice and pierce them to create beads, forming a ritual necklace to wear when calling Hecate. Call - or think - Hecate's name as you pierce, string, and knot each bead. For best results, string the necklace at night by firelight....

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Lemon Balm

Lemon Balm is of so great virtue that though it be but tied to his sword that hath given the wound it staunches the blood.

~Pliny

If you are interested, an indepth post on Lemon Balm can be found at The Encyclopedia of Herbology, and the magickal properties of this lovely herb can be found at Magickal Ingredients

Mint - A Gypsy Favorite

As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.

~Pliny

Mint is another commonly used herb and a real favorite with the true Romanies. Mint is sweet and refreshing, try a few chopped fresh leaves in a salad, also chop and add to pea soup and add it to the water of potatoes when they are nearly cooked....

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A Sweet Bath for Insomnia

• One cup of milk
• One quarter cup of honey
• One teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• Four drops essential oil of lavender
• Four drops essential oil of chamomile

Warm the milk gently over a low heat and stir in the honey. When they are blended, remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract and essential oils....

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Spell To Quiet a Noisy House

• Lavender (crushed fine)
• Salt
• Sugar

Mix all three ingredients in a small bottle. Cover tightly and...

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Energy Restoration Potion

Searing hot temperatures have a way of sapping the energy right out from one’s body. The following energy potion can help replace this lost energy. Brew pinches of mint and ginseng herbs along with a green tea bag. Steep for three minutes. Strain and serve over ice with lemon slices for a refreshing tonic....

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Blessing for Your Garden Herbs

To bless your kitchen herbs, rise at dawn and then gather all of your herbs together on the kitchen counter. Hold your hands above them with your palms down, and then say:

God and Goddess of the good Earth
Bless these herbs with love and mirth...

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Herbal Prosperity Powder

Herbal powders have long been used to improve the quality of a person’s life. Here is one herbal potion that will make you prosperous. Take equal amounts of ground cloves, cinnamon, mustard seed, and ginger and grind in a mortar and pestle to a fine powder. Visualize the mixture drawing wealth to you as you work....

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More About Parsley

Common Names: Parsley, Persil, Devil's Oatmeal, Perceley
Latin Name: Petroselinum crispum
Parts Used: Leaves, stems, roots, and seeds

Magickal Uses: Parsley promotes fertility and encourages lust. Use it in purification baths. Sprigs of parsley were once used on plates to keep food from becoming contaminated.

Medicinal Uses: Parsley has more vitamin C, proportionally, than an orange. Take infusions of parsley for bladder infections. It is also rich in other vitamins, like A, several B's, and contains good quantities of calcium and iron....

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Parsley Jelly

This is a wonderful recipe for relieving rheumatism and cleaning the blood:

Wash a big bunch of parsley, put it into a large earthenware pot or flameproof casserole dish. Press it down tightly and cover it with water, bring it to the boil and simmer with lid on for two hours. Strain the liquid, measure it, and add...

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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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Aphrodsiac Passion Drink

• 1 pinch Rosemary
• 2 pinches Thyme
• 2 tsp. Black Tea
• 1 pinch Coriander
• 3 fresh Mint leaves (or 1/2 tsp. dried)
• 5 fresh Rosebud petals (or 1 tsp. dried)...

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Attraction Oil

You will need equal parts of:

• Lovage Herb
• Grated Lemon Peel or Lemon Flowers

Add 2 Tbs of this mix to 2 oz oil and steep for a few weeks....

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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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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

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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