Herbal Amulets

Herbal Amulets

From Magical Herbalism by Scott Cunningham

To See Ghosts: Carry lavender and inhale its scent.

To allay fears: Carry a mixture of nettle and yarrow.

To Detect Witches: Carry a sachet of Rue, maidenhair, agrimony, broom-straw, and ground ivy.

To Be Courageous: Wear a fresh borage flower, or carry mullein.

To Avoid Military Service: Wear the 4-leaved clover if you wish to avoid duty.

To Ensure Safety and Protection on A Journey: Comfrey worn or carried will safeguard you.

To Prevent Storms and Wreckage While At Sea: Put a clove of garlic in your purse or in your pocket. In the South Pacific or in Hawaii wear a garland of ti leaves.

To Guard against Rape: Wear the heather to avoid all acts of passion.

To Keep One from Dreaming: Hang a sprig of lemon verbena around the neck.

To Conceive: Wear the mistletoe, the cyclamen, or the bistort.

To Prevent Weariness while Walking: Put mugwort in the shoe.

To Keep Venomous Beasts and Wild Animals Afar: Wear avens or mullien.

To Keep Others from Deceiving You: Wear the pimpernel or snapdragon.

To Keep Disease Afar: Wear a sprig of rue around the neck.

To Enable A Soldier To Escape His Enemies: Wear the vervain and you shall accomplish this.

To Avoid Being Sent To The Gallows: Wear or carry a carnation.

To Ensure Victory: Wear woodruff to win.

To Ensure That Friendly Words Are Spoken To You: Wear the heliotrope.

To Enter the Underworld: Carry an apple, or the branch of an apple tree that bears buds, flowers, and fully ripened fruit.

To Regain Lost Manhood: Carry an acorn or mandrake root.

To Remain Youthful: Carry an acorn.

To Prevent Drunkenness: Wear a chaplet of saffron, crocus, parsley, or rue to prolong your enjoyment.

To See Fairies: Gather wild thyme and carry it with you, or put it on the eyelids (with your eyes closed) and sleep on a fairy hill.

To Be A Successful Fisherman: Carry a bit of the hawthorn.

To See A Unicorn: As this beast usually lives among the ash trees, carry a bit of the wood or leaves and you may see one. Or lie down among ashes and place one of its leaves on your chest and wait for one to make itself known.

Quick item enchanting for helping you pass a written exam

Gather all or some of the stuff you’ll use for your exam. I gathered my pen, pencil, eraser and calculator. You can even add the paper sheets you want to use, or rulers or any other tool.

You’ll need some or all of these, depending on which intents you want to get into the spell:

-Rosemary: for remembering all that you know about the things being examined.

-Chamomile: for being calm during the exam, which is great if you tend to get nervous.

.-Cinnamon: for an extra oomph, and sweetening my disposition towards the exam.

-Mint: for a clear mind and being able to explain yourself clearly through the written word.

((In my case, I didn’t have mint, but I used the rest of these.))

Sprinkle each of these over your school supplies while you focus on the intent, to program them, and charge them with the energy you prefer using. I just channeled a couple of balls of my own energy and put them into my supplies.

Finding\Binding Spell

Purpose:

To bind an item to you to prevent you from losing it, and if you still lose track of it, the spell will guide you towards the lost item.

Items:

The item you want to bind

Yourself

Process:

Hold the item in your hands, or hold your hands over it. Then chant the following whilst imagining threads coming from inside of you, out of your hands, into the item, and back, tightening and solidifying each second that you chant:

Finders are keepers and never are weepers.

May I not lose this object to the reapers.

And if I do, may this spell be a clue

To find wherever it flew.

Connect this object now to me,

As I will so shall it be.

Witch Tip

When writing a spell, I like to go through the who, what when, where, why, and how of the spell. 

“Who” is the target/recipient of the spell. In my case it is usually myself.

“What” is the objective/s of the spell.

“When” is the time frame of the spell. I include starts, ends, and any times it is to recur. These can be “when requirements x, y, z are met”.

“Where” is simply enough the location/s. May be tied to an individual.

“Why” gives you a nice reminder of the spell’s purpose, and can avoid spells backfiring ironically by “working” but against their ultimate purpose. This may be a good time to reflect on your rede or other moral code, and add a “clause” to keep your spell working within it.

“How” refers to the “route” which you want your spell to take, but also what energy will be used to power the spell.

This format lends itself well to written or digital records of your spell, and clearly defines all aspects of it.

Charging Storm Water

This spell is used to give your spells extra pizzazz and ooomph! It also combos really well with Blessed Water. I will post that spell later. 

Items:

Large Bowl/Container

White Cloth

Silver Candle

Cauldron

Tsp. Mugwort

Feather

Dark Bottles w/lids

Timing: During rainstorm; then Full Moon.

Steps:

Place bowl or container outside during rainstorm.

When you collect enough water bring inside. 

Place a white cloth over it and put on Altar to wait for the next Full Moon. 

During the Full Moon, remove cloth so moonlight will touch the water. 

Light silver candle, drop Mugwort into flame, and waft smoke with feather over water. Then recite:

By Thunder and Lightning By Mugwort and Mood! This water is charged to work and boon. 

Can move into Blessed Water Spell at this point or move to next step.

Let candle burn for one hour. 

Pour water in clean bottle for storage in a dark area. 

Congrats, you now have boosted water for extra OOOOMPH!  

Source: Moura, Ann. Grimoire for the Green Witch. N.p.: Panroringu., n.d. Print.

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