once again, we find
ourselves on the very verge of summer, and Beltane is a great holiday to stop
and heal yourself before going off to enjoy the rest of the lighter half of the
year. i wrote a
simple recipe for a tea you can drink while celebrating Beltane.
needed:
🌙mint
–purification–
🌙ginger
–protection–
🌙cinnamon
–cleansing; spiritual guest calling–
🌙water
🌙anise
–joy– (optional)
🌙honey
(optional)
preparation:
🌙put
the water to boil;
🌙add
the herbs to a sachet;
🌙introduce
the sachet into the boiling water and let steep for 5 minutes;
a stovetop potpourri is a wonderful way to fill your house with whatever energy you choose. water naturally has cleansing properties, and its vapor can carry the scent (and magick!) and fill a space entirely. this is a recipe for a potpourri with warm spices and herbs to cleanse your space and cultivate positive energy within it. best done during a new or waning moon. you will need:
☾ a medium-sized metal pot
☾ three cups of water
☾ three cups of apple cider (good spirits, home magick, blessings)
☾ bay leaf (purification, blessing the home)
☾ elderflower (house blessing and clearing negativity)
☾ orange peel (blessing and sunlight energy)
☾ pine needles (new beginnings, purification)
☾ anise (instilling calm, happy energy in a space)
☾ ginger (good health, protection, optimism)
fill your pot with the water and apple cider. put all your ingredients in; other than the one bay leaf, add each item in proportion to how much you like the smell + how much of its particular magick you want in your potpourri.
set it on the stove on medium heat, and let it simmer for as long as you like, or until the water gets too low to simmer any longer. strain out the ingredients and bury them in the front or back yard, letting their magick rest on the foundation of your home. if you don’t have a yard, bury them in the soil of a houseplant.
🌹 Casting spells can take a few different forms, the main two being charming and potions. Spell work is something we do for personal gain and assistance. The energy that you release in spell work will bounce back to stimulate the intent of the spell. A spell could use verbal indications such as chants, sayings or simple word formations, sometimes combined with physical movements and different variations of objects and tools and mediums to create a magickal energy.
🌱 Many people think that rituals and spells are the same but they are not. Rituals are for a longer lasting purpose; they reach deeper within your core. Rituals are performed as a part of the Wicca faith, you can do them within a group or alone and they are typically used to become closer to the divine.
🌱 We usually cast spells for a few main different intentions. Honouring spells can be used specifically for our deities, for the Sabbaths or Esbats, or for the deceased. They are used to give thanks to the natural earth, to the natural occurrences such as seasons and to your deities (however you perceive them). You can cast a spell to get rid of something, to expel or remove something that you no longer want or need in your life. You can cast spells to bless something or someone- objects or people- and these types of spells can help a situation, a venture or a relationship to begin with good energy and intentions; to create a positive start to something. For example. this type of spell could be used when you or someone you know is moving to a new home, blessing the house will creative a positive new beginning. You can also bless new tools that you are going to use in your magickal workings. Existing tools,places and relationships, etc, can also benefit from blessing spells- for instance, maybe you have been going through a period of negativity, for whatever reason, and you can feel that this has attached itself to your room, your personal space or haven; blessing the room can create new energy and new beginning in that area. Or you can cast spells for something that you may want to add to or gain in your life or to help you to create positivity for yourself in some form. For example, you might be hoping for a promotion at work and you can cast a spell to help with this.
🍁 A potion is a mixture of ingredients that, when combined in the proper fashion, has magickal energy. A potion can be a blend of herbs, oils, teas or other natural materials. Potions can be used externally, bathed in, or consumed by drinking or eating, sometimes even steaming, or burning. Potions are so diverse; there is probably a potion for every type of spell you may need! There is no specific potion or spell for each subject and intent; for example. there is no one potion for a love spell. There are lots of different ones and every combination works differently on every person, Liquid potions should be stored in bottles, jars are best for dried materials or, if the potion is not suitable for storing, be sure to discard it properly, by burying it in the ground,for example.
