Scrying Brew

1 cup water
3 teaspoons dried Mugwort(to contact our inner wisdom)
1/4 cup dried oatstraw (comfort)
1 cinnamon stick, 2 to 3 inches long (flavour)
Maple syrup, honey, or brown sugar

Use this brew not too often and with care. Mugwort is a powerful herb.

Boil the water, then add to a teapot into which the Mugwort, oatstraw, and cinnamon stick have been placed. Steep for at least 15 minutes. Strain and pour into a dark colored mug, preferably black. Sweeten with maple syrup, honey, or brown sugar, if desired. Sit comfortably in your Power Place with your mug. Sniff your Scrying Brew, feeling the steam, warm as breath on your face.

Take a sip and savor the earthy taste. As you sip, become aware of your breathing. Is it shallow or deep, quick or slow? As you drink, be with your breath without attempting to change it. When the tea is nearly gone, gradually turn your attention to the surface of the liquid remaining in your mug. Gaze at it without much effort, simply letting yourself be with the mug and the tea. The disk where tea meets air may look silvery if it catches a light's reflection. As you look, pay some dreamy attention to the thoughts that flash through your mind like fish. What are they?

All over the world, people are scrying and dreaming tonight. What images do you see? Take as much time as you can. You may want to leave the remainder of the tea in its mug on your kitchen altar as an offering for you long-forgotten kindred who knew how to perform this ancient ritual.

~Source Unknown~

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Sacred Water

Make your own sacred water by adding one part of the following herb mixture to four parts water in a large, clear bottle or jar:

rose petals
jasmine
hyssop

Stir in three teaspoons of sea salt.

Begin your waters during the third quarter of the moon. Sit the mixture in a sunny spot where it will be undisturbed until the last night of the fourth quarter of the waning moon. (9-16 days, depending on when you start).

If the water gets low, add one-half to three-fourths cups water. When it has "percolated" sufficiently (it will look like tea), strain off the herbs and save in a jar for divination.If using clear water, drop a crystal or shell into the bowl. This will aid in your focus.

Scry as usual.

~Source Unknown~

Black Salt

Black salt is generally used in protection spells and hex-breaking. To make your own, follow the recipe below:

1 part rue
1 part sea salt
pinch of graveyard dirt.

In a pan or cauldron heat the rue until it is charred. Make sure to supervise closely and work in a well-ventilated area. Let cool.

In a mortar and pestle, grind the rue, sea salt and graveyard dirt until completely blended. Consecrate according to your path. Store in an airtight container.

Hex Breaking Potion

If a hex has been cast against you or your family, make an infusion from the bark of the plant known as the Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpuracea) then let it cool.


Dip the fingertip of your right index finger into the infusion and then use it to trace the symbol of a cross on your forehead and/or those of the family members afflicted by the hex. As this is done, shout the work "Wahoo!" seven times.




According to occult tradition, the hex will be instantly broken.




WARNING: Do not drink the infusion as Wahoo is regarded as poisonous.

Flying Ointment

This is the ointment that was supposedly used in the old days by witches to fly on brooms but what it does is makes you hallucinate and get high and is probably lethal. PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS!

Cinquefoil
Parsley
Aconite
Belladonna
Hemlock
Cowbane

Astral Oil

5 parts mugwort
2 parts parsley
1 part catnip
1 part orris root powder
3 drops jasmine oil
pinch of valerian root

Crush the herbs and mix them into a natural, unscented oil. Apply to body before attempting astral projection.

Note: Always be cautious when using mugwort. It is a powerful herb which must be used both carefully and sparingly.

~Source Unknown~