Make a Magickal Needle Compass

This isn't really "magick" in the strictest sense of the word but if you don't have a Compass to know which direction is North so you can set up your altar, here's how to make one:

You will need

• A glass or bowl of water 
• A magnet 
• A steel needle 
• A small torn square of paper (torn is best) 

Rub the needle tip on the magnet for a few minutes....

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Sewing Needle Spell

The following spell is for drawing someone into a sexual relationship. Here's how to do it:

Lay two sewing needles together, with the eye of one beside the point of the other. Wrap them in a mint or basil leaf, wrapping it toward you. Secure with a red thread, knotting in your desire.

Wrap this in a piece of red silk or satin, again rolling or...

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Bridal Protection Spells

Here are two simple needle protection spells for Brides:

Needle in the shoe: Wrap a needle and a little salt in a piece of red silk. Place this in the bride's right shoe to promote her magical well being.

Needle in the gown: A Russian spell recommends that you break the eyes off new needles and stick them into the underside of the bridal gown.

From: Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells

New Needle Love Spell

Murmur your desires while threading a brand new needle, which has never been used, with unbleached thread. This must be passed through the clothing of the woman or man you love near the heart three times. (He/she does not have to be in the clothing at the time, although no doubt that would enhance the strength of the spell.)

From: Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells

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Moonstone Love Spell

• 2 candles (l pink and 1 white) 
• cinnamon
• a moonstone

Place the candles on the alter, the pink one to the left and the white on to the right. Cast a circle and light the candles. Place the moonstone on the alter. Invite the Goddess Selene (or other goddess of your choice) to join you, for you will be needing her help. Next, sprinkle the cinnamon ...

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Selene - Goddess of the Moon

Also known as: Mene (as in month or menstruation), and Latin Luna

Origin: Greece

Stones: Moonstones and Selenite (literally "moon rock")

Favored people: She is the matron of magicians, sorcerers, witches, and moon-gazers.

Selene is an ancient goddess of the moon. Comparatively little information regarding Selene's veneration and rituals survives although she is described as "great in magic" and was apparently invoked in magic spells. Her parents are Titans, Hyperion and Theia. Helios, the sun, is her brother. Many of her functions were later transferred to Artemis as Helios' were to Apollo....

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About Selene

Here is a scholarly article about the Goddess Selene:

Also called Mene, or Latin Luna, Selene was the goddess of the moon, or the moon personified into a divine being. She is called a daughter of Hyperion and Theia, and accordingly a sister of Helios and Eos; but others speak of her as a daughter of Hyperion by Euryphaessa, or of Pallas, or of Zeus and Latona, or lastly of Helios. She is also called Phoebe, as the sister of Phoebus, the god of the sun....

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Ritual for Selene's Day

Color: White and silver
Element: Water
Altar: Lay with a white cloth, on which is sewn moons of silver in cycle from new to dark. Set out two white candles rubbed with jasmine oil, a silver tray with round white cakes, a glass pitcher of goat's milk, a glass chalice of white wine, a glass of clear anise liqueur, a round mirror, and a silver bell.
Offerings: White foods. Milk, poured in libation. A promise to aid those suffering from mental illness or emotional confusion.
Daily Meal: Nothing but milk or rice milk to drink. Rice. Custard. Cream soups and sauces.

Invocation to Selene 

Lady of the Full Moon 

White Lady whose rays shine on us 

Lighting our path through the darkness ...

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Aphrodite Oil

• 5 drops Cypress 
• 2 drops Cinnamon 
• a small piece of dried Orris root 

Add the true essential oils and the Orris root to an olive-oil base. Anoint your body to bring a love into your life....

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The Feast of Aphrodite

Aphrodisia, festival of Aphrodite, ancient Greece was, according to Wilson's Almanac celebrated on or around February 6th. If you'd like to invoke the Goddess of love, sex, and beauty, you can prepare for a feast honoring Aphrodite's loving sensuality and warmth.

• Decorate with pink carnations; they are the flowers of friendship.
• Burn warm yellow sandalwood scented candles - sandalwood loosens inhibitions.
• Put symbols of love including pomegranates, apples, and seashells out in blue ceramic or crystal bowls....

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