Techno Witch and Magical AppliancesWritten by Sam Stevens
My favourite episode of Bugs Bunny is one where Bugs turns into a witch and says: "We ride vacuum cleaners now". It is true that vacuum cleaner can be substituted for a broom to do a spell. For instance, one way to get rid of negative energy in your home would be to sprinkle sage leaves or salt all over floor and as you vacuum picture all bad vibrations being sucked up and removed along with real dirt. I recommend you do this after a nasty person has paid you a visit or a tragic or upsetting event has taken place in your environment. The old way would be to sprinkle salt all over your floor or some kind of commercial powder and sweep astral detritus away with a broom and out. Lightly sprinkling salt onto floor and vacuuming your house in a counterclockwise direction during a waning moon is a good idea. Think of it as a kind of Techno-Banishing Spell. Another modern convenience, common household drain, can also be used for a banishing spell. Every time you rinse out your sink, picture all bad energy in your life going down drain as well. Picture your burdens, troubles and bad habits swirling down drain. There is a spell using blueberries that is used for removing rivals and obstacles in your path. As you crush blueberries in your hand you are supposed to watch blue juice swirling down drain. An automatic disposal unit can be used in same way using various vegetables. For instance, a classic spell to create impotence is to take cucumbers or carrots and mulch them in your automatic disposal unit. Potatoes, which are historically used to make poppets, (a crude form of voodoo doll) can be carved into shape of a person or into a symbol of thing you want removed from your life and crushed in garbage disposal same way. You don't have to spend a whole lot of time carving symbols out of potatoes and wasting perfectly good food. In general, whenever you mulch, crunch, destroy, rinse or throw something down a drain, visualize a problem in your life disappearing along with waste material. The toaster is also a Techno-Witch's best friend. With a knife lightly carve a symbol representing what you would like to happen into a slice of bread or a frozen waffle -- a heart for love or amount of money you need to receive The toasting represents cosmos "warming up to idea". All cooking practices are a form of magic. When waffle or toast is ready, slather it with butter, to smooth your way and honey to make sure your wishes "stick" to you. Jam, particularly strawberry-rhubarb, is good for a love wish. Then eat it to symbolize bringing magic into your life.
| | Plants, Herbs, and Roots for LoveWritten by Sam Stevens
In column Plants, Herbs and Roots For Prosperity, I explain in detail how to practically use a plant material to attract things to you, so refer to that if you have never used plant matter in magic before. In brief, main methods of using plant material to draw love are: carrying substance on your person in a locket or a sachet, boiling herb and sprinkling residual water around your residence, putting a sprig of it under your bed or in your pillow and burning it as incense. Also with love attracting, just keeping living plant in your house can help increase your vibrations. Some flowers can also be dropped in a bath. Here is a list of common plants, herbs and roots used in love magic with some tips about how to use them: Apple Blossoms: One of simplest love attracting spells involves dropping these pretty blossoms in your bath. It is said to make others thing that you are more attractive than you are! Apple blossoms are also said to increase fertility. Carrying blossoms on your person increases popularity, flirtation and invitations. Althea Root: Sometimes also known as Marshmallow Root this herb is known as persuasion herb, this can be carried in a locket or sachet on your person. Traditionally, though, it is burned on charcoal with Apple and Rose blossoms to invite a proposal of marriage. Balm of Gilead: This energizing and protective herb is carried on person or burned as incense to keep a lover attracted and faithful. Bayberry: Bayberry is used a commercial oil. It is bought by men and worn on pulses to attract women. Bay: The leaves, which represent “the glory of love” are put in a bath and used to attract a soul mate. They can also be carried on person for same person. Black Snakeroot: This is traditionally burned on charcoal or concealed on person of a man to arouse a woman’s lust. It is most commonly used ingredient in Adam and Eve love spells. Caraway Seeds: Carried on person to increase lust in another. Place on your lover’s person they are said to stop infidelity. Cardamom: Sprinkled as a spice on food or tucked in a sachet under bed to arouse a lover. It is known as a compelling herb. Cinnamon: Used in love sachets and sprinkled under sheets of bed to increase passion between two people. It is also burned as incense to speed things up in a love affair.
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