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Tigers Eye crystal is a stone of protection that is good for grounding. It enhances integrity, willpower, and self confidence. It brings good luck and prosperity, tigers eye is also a good stone to wear when travelling, also helps one to see clearly without illusion. Tigers Eye also brings a special boost to the solar plexus chakra and to one's own personal power

Red Jasper Crystal Angel Pendant

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Red jasper gives one the ability to speak out and have personal independence, red jasper is thought to help balance the energy in the body, helping to ease emotional stress and return the body to its proper balance and stability.

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Fixed Wand Amethyst Crystal Pendant

Beautiful fixed wand Amethyst Crystal pendant on a black wax leather cord necklace

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Amethyst is a meditative and calming stone which works in the emotional, spiritual, and physical planes to promote calm, balance, and peace. It is also used to eliminate impatience.
Amethyst is used as beneficial when dealing with legal problems and money issues, which can lead to prosperity and abundance, though it is not the best known prosperity stone.
In the psychic and spiritual realms, amethyst is an excellent all-purpose stone that can increase spirituality and enhance intuition and psychic powers of all kinds. It does this by making a clear connection between the earth plane and other planes and worlds. Amethyst is also excellent for meditation and lucid dreaming. It is used to open one's channels to telepathy, past life regression, clairaudience, clairvoyance, and communication with angels. Amethyst also protects against psychic attacks, especially during spiritual work.
Amethyst is not only a psychic protection stone, but is also used to protect one from thieves, and to protects travelers.

Emotionally, amethyst is used in crystal healing  to help heal personal losses and grief, bringing one gently past. Amethyst has a gently sedative energy that ca promote peacefulness, happiness, and contentment. It also is said to bring emotional stability and inner strength. This stability and strength not only helps one hold firm in one's life, but it can enhance flexibility and cooperation. To be flexible at need is a sure sign of strength.

Amethyst is very well known -- as from the ancients -- as a sobriety stone. It has been used for millenia to prevent drunkenness, and is used to assist in getting rid of addictions to alcohol, drugs, smoking, etc, and destructive compulsive behaviors of all kinds.

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Spearmint Uses

Spearmint

PARTS USED
The Whole Herb

GENDER: Feminine
ELEMENTS: Air and Water
PLANET: Venus

FOLK NAMES
Brown Mint
Erba Santa Maria
Fish Mint
Frauen Munze
Garden Mint
Green Mint
Lamb Mint
Mackerel Mint
Menthe de Notre Dame
Mismin (Irish Gaelic)
Our Lady's Mint
Sage of Bethlehem
Spire Mint
Yerba Buena (Spanish)

POWERS

Healing
Love
Mental Powers
Healing and some Love wishes.
Burn for healing wishes especially respiratory.
Carry the herb in sachet for healing, drink the tea
for healing or take a bath for strength and vitality.

MAGICAL USES

Spearmint ia used in all healing applications.
especially in aiding lung disease.
Spearmint is sometimes used to provoke lust.
Smelled, spearmint increases and sharpens mental power.
For protection while asleep.
stuff a pillow or mattress with spearmint.

Source
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
by Scott Cunningham

Oak Moss - Druid's Woodland Scent

Evernia prunastri, also known as oakmoss, is a species of lichen. It can be found in many mountainous temperate forests throughout the Northern Hemisphere, including parts of France, Portugal, Spain, North America, and much of Central Europe.

Oakmoss grows primarily on the trunk and branches of oak trees, but is also commonly found on the bark of other deciduous trees and conifers such as fir and pine. The thalli of oakmoss are short (3–4 cm in length) and bushy, and grow together on bark to form large clumps. Oakmoss thallus is flat and strap-like. They are also highly branched, resembling the form of deer antlers. The colour of oakmoss ranges from green to a greenish-white when dry, and dark olive-green to yellow-green when wet. The texture of the thalli are rough when dry and rubbery when wet. It is used extensively in modern perfumery.

Like all the mosses, this plant is ruled by the Element Earth and so is especially suited for work involving the Crone or other permutations of death/birth. It helps us connect to Elemental Earth energy. Others like to use this magick herb for money spells, seeing the Elemental Earth connection to wealth. It is a good addition to potpourri, helping to fix the scents and to add a forest-like smell, and it makes a great base for vegetable musks, especially when combined with labdanum and patchouli. Try it as an incense base, too; grind it together with resins or hard spices.

Try in combination with other Earth scents for a grounding oil or as an ingredient in Druidic or Celtic oils.

Oakmoss absolutes and extracts, derived from the lichen, have a distinctively woody, sharp and very sensual aroma that combines very well with floral and green notes, and makes a great addition to oriental type fragrances. A special type of oakmoss which grows on pine trees has a slightly different, turpentine-like smell, which makes it highly valued among perfumers.

For many years, oakmoss has been known as a potent dermal sensitizer that should be used with extreme caution in order to prevent adverse dermatological reactions. However, it has become very controversial in recent times, since the IFRA, a body that regulates the guidelines for safe usage of fragrant chemicals and essential oils in perfumes, has listed oakmoss as a restricted ingredient. IFRA regulations state that oak moss extracts obtained from Evernia prunastri should not be used in consumer products if their quantity exceeds 0.1%. Moreover, if the formula already contains tree moss extracts, the levels of oakmoss and tree moss extracts should be reduced in such a way that the total amount of both extracts doesn't exceed 0.1%.

Edible Oakmoss

You have to cook oakmoss before eating and use as an ingredient with other dishes.

Clean the oak moss to ensure there are no bits of bark still attached
Prepare two pans of salted boiling water.
Boil the oak moss for 5 minutes in the first pan then strain and transfer to the second pan for a further 5 minutes.
Strain the water and lay each piece of moss out on the kitchen towel to dry out lightly.
Meanwhile heat some sunflower oil for deep-frying the moss to 160 C.
Drop small amounts of the oak moss into the oil and fry for between 5 and 10 seconds, remove with a slotted spoon and place on some more kitchen towel.

Once its all been fried, place in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, drizzle about half a teaspoon of flavoured oil, a squeeze of lemon and gently toss to coat the lichen with the flavoring ensuring not to be too rough and break the delicate structure.

IMPORTANT notes on ingredients – and a warning

PLEASE exercise extreme caution when consuming wild foods that you have collected and remember that you do so entirely at your own risk. Most lichens contain varying amounts of indigestible polysaccharides and lichenic acids which may be toxic in large quantities, so conduct very, very careful research to identify and decide on the safety of any you collect.

Cranberries Wiccan Correspondences

Element: Water.
Planetary association: Mars.

Good for: healing, protection, love, lust, positive energy, courage, passion, action.

Cranberry juice or cranberry wine can be substituted for red wine in rituals. With its deep, sensual red color, they are associated with love, and if you are cooking a meal for a loved one, consider incorporating cranberry into the meal.

The cranberry’s beautiful red color has associated it with the planet Mars, and as a result, its magickal correspondences are similar to that of Mars. Cranberry can be used for protection, positive energy, courage, passion, determination, goals, and action. Similarly, the deep, erotic red color of cranberries make them useful in magick for love.

A glossy, scarlet red, very tart berry, the cranberry belongs to the same genus as the blueberry, Vaccinium. (Both berries also belong to the food family called Ericaceae, also known as the heath or heather family.)

American Indians enjoyed cranberries cooked and sweetened with honey or maple syrup—a cranberry sauce recipe that was likely a treat at early New England Thanksgiving feasts. By the beginning of the 18th century, the tart red berries were already being exported to England by the colonists. Cranberries were also used by the Indians decoratively, as a source of red dye, and medicinally, as a poultice for wounds since not only do their astringent tannins contract tissues and help stop bleeding, but we now also know that compounds in cranberries have antibiotic effects.

Although several species of cranberries grow wild in Europe and Asia, the cranberry most cultivated as a commercial crop is an American native, which owes its success to one Henry Hall, an observant gentleman in Dennis, Massachusetts. In 1840, Mr. Hall noticed an abundance of large berries grew when sand was swept into his bog by the prevailing winds and tides. The sandy bog provided just the right growing conditions for the cranberries by stifling the growth of shallow-rooted weeds, thus enhancing that of the deep rooted cranberries.

Cranberry cultivation soon spread not only across the U.S. through Wisconsin to Washington and Oregon, but also across the sea to Scandinavia and Great Britain. The hardy berries arrived in Holland as survivors of a shipwreck. When an American ship loaded with crates filled with cranberries sank along the Dutch coast, many crates washed ashore on the small island of Terschelling; some of the berries took root, and cranberries have been cultivated there ever since.
In terms of scientific classifications, one of the most common cranberry types is Vaccinium oxycoccos, sometimes referred to as European cranberry. This species of cranberry is native to the Northern Hemisphere and found not only in Northern Europe but also Northern Asia and Northern North America.

Another common type—Vaccinium macrocarpon is larger and more common along the eastern parts of the United States and Canada. This is the cranberry species that is most widely commercially cultivated.

Vaccinium microcarpum is a smaller cranberry species that is most widely found in Northern Europe and Northern Asia.

Cinnamon the Spice of Life

Correspondences

Element: Fire
Planet: Sun
Season: Winter
Deities: Venus, Aphrodite, Mars, Bast
Gender: male

Cinnamon is masculine in action and ruled by the Sun and the element of Fire. As well as being a valuable ingredient in many recipes, cinnamon can be sprinkled over coals and burned as a pleasing incense to purify your sacred space before beginning your magical work and cinnamon scented candles are readily available as well. It can be made into cinnamon clay and used to fashion any number of delightfully scented sculptures and cinnamon sticks can be added to wreathes and other crafts.

Ground cinnamon sprinkled in cabinets will discourage bugs from entering.

A stick of Cinnamon makes an excellent incense, as it smolders slowly releasing a potent energy. Cinnamon has a high vibration, and can be added to most spells simply to boost their power.
Cinnamon can be used to achieve a higher state of spirituality and as an aid to clairvoyance and to stimulate psychic powers.

Incorporated into a spell or charm, Cinnamon can be used to give your creativity a boost, and it can also be drawn upon to reinforce your will and determination. The fast moving, successful, determined energy of Cinnamon makes it an ideal addition to prosperity and success spells to draw money and increase your personal power, and aid in successful ventures.

However you apply it, cinnamon can be used in magic for protection, prosperity, scrying, and warm, comforting love. Cinnamon is all about security.

Cinnamon is a natural accompaniment to apples and enhances their loving energy.

If you are using cinnamon as an incense or other non edible ways then the shop bought off the shelf Cassia Cinnamon is fine but if you are going to cook with it on a regular basis then use Ceylon Cinnamon because it has low levels of Coumarin compared to Cassia Cinnamon, if you only use it in cooking now and again then you could use either, personally I only use Ceylon Cinnamon.

If you are taking Ceylon Cinnamon for diabetes, take it in moderation as part of a healthy program of diet, proper nutrition and moderate exercise.

Cinnamon is a spice that is made from the inner bark of trees called Cinnamomum.
It has been used as an ingredient throughout history, dating back as far as Ancient Egypt. It used to be rare and valuable, and was regarded as a gift fit for kings.
These days, cinnamon is cheap, available in every supermarket and found in all sorts of foods and recipes.

There are two main types of cinnamon

Ceylon cinnamon: Also known as “true” cinnamon.

Cassia cinnamon: This is the more common variety today, what people generally refer to as “cinnamon.”

Cinnamon is made by cutting the stems of the cinnamomum tree. The inner bark is then extracted and the woody parts removed from it.

When it dries, it forms strips that curl into rolls, called cinnamon sticks. The sticks can be ground to form cinnamon powder.

The distinct smell and flavor of cinnamon is due to the oily part, which is very high in a compound called cinnamaldehyde.

It is this compound that is responsible for most of cinnamon’s powerful effects on health and metabolism.

Ceylon Cinnamon Leaf Oil is a powerful anti-bacterial and makes a great natural disinfectant.

Cinnamon is effective in inhibiting bacterial growth. This maybe one reason why it is widely used in food preparation in hot Asian countries. In Sri Lanka, virtually every dish has a pinch of Cinnamon in it. In addition to great flavor, Ceylon Cinnamon in combination with other spices like Turmeric and Chili may have been an indigenous solution to preserve food without a refrigerator.

Pure Cinnamon Leaf oil not only smells great but is an effective odor neutralizer as it kills bacteria that creates bad odors and not just mask odors. All you need is 2-5 drops of Cinnamon leaf oil mixed with water on a diffuser and within minutes all odors are neutralized. Alternatively spray diluted Cinnamon Leaf Oil and wipe down toilets, floors and kitchen counter tops, garbage cans and the interior of vehicles to rapidly remove foul odors. Far better than any chemical sprays. It also has the effect of improving your mood. Especially great as a cure for the winter blues.

Cinnamon is a well known warming agent. Combined with a carrier oil it is highly effective in relaxing and relieving muscle pain. Try putting a few drops in your bath to relax and to sooth tired and aching muscles.

At the first sign (within 5-10 minutes) of sniffles or an itch in your throat take some Cinnamon Tea or Cinnamon stick Tea. It is said to stop an impending illness in its tracks. Again this is related to the anti bacterial properties and warming properties of Cinnamon and its propensity to increase blood flow and thereby improve blood oxygen levels to fight illness. Chinese traditional medicine commonly recommends Cinnamon for phlegm coughs.

The Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Lands

The Gods and Goddesses

(Quick reference of the Celtic Gods and Goddesses that begin with the letter A)

Abarta
Location:  Ireland.
Description:  A God of the Tuatha De Danann.  "Performer of feats."
Rules Over:  Understanding the destructive nature of jealousy, teamwork.

Accasbel
Location:  Ireland.
Description:  A Partholan who is credited with making the first tavern (pub) in Ireland.  Most likely was an early God of wine or meade.
Rules Over:  Mabon vine harvest, Beltane's blessing of the meade.

Achtland
Description:  Goddess queen who no mortal man could sexually satisfy, so she took a giant from the faery realm as her mate.
Rules Over:  Sex magick.

Addanc
Other Names:  Affanc.
Location:  Wales.
Description:  Primordial Giant/God who created and rode the crest of the flood near his home on the Lake of Waves.  Was once a deity worshipped by the people of the lake region but who is now reduced to faery or evil demi-god.  In modern times the word Addanc is used to describe any evil fresh water-dwelling faery of Wales.
Rules Over:  Erasing an event/person/etc from your mind, erasing unwanted thoughts so you can have a fresh start.

Adsullata
Location:  Britain.
Description:  Goddess of hot springs who came to Brittany from Celtic Gaul.  A minor sun Goddess in her own right before the time when the Cels relegated the majority of their sun images to male deities and their moon images to female ones.
Rules Over:  Purification, solar magick.

Aerten
Other Names:  Aerfen, Aeron.
Location:  Wales, Cornish.
Description:  Goddess of Fate who presided over the outcome of war between several Celtic clans.  She had a shrine at Glyndyfrdwy on the banks of the River Dee, where legend has it that three human sacrifices had to be made every three years to ensure success in future battles.  Her symbol was the double-bladed axe.
Rules Over:  Peace, overcoming enemies.

Aesun
Location:  Ireland.
Description:  Early Irish God whose name means "to be."  Most likely part of a lost creation myth.  Aesun was also known by the Persians and Umbria and Scandinavia.

Aeval
Other Names:  Aebhel.
Location:  Ireland.
Description:  Goddess who in popular legend is a faery, who held a midnight court to hear the debate on whether the men of her province were keeping their women sexually satisfied or not.  She commanded that the men bow to the women's sexual wishes.
Rules Over:  Lust, sex magick, wisdom in making judgement.

Agrona
Location:  Wales.
Description:  Slaughter goddess often equated with the Morrigu.
Rules Over:  War, slaughter.

Aibell
Location: Ireland.
Description:  Goddess of Munster whose legends were almost lost until she was 'demoted' to a faery queen.  She had in her possession a magickal harp which did her bidding, but which human ears could not hear or else the eavesdropper would soon die.  She was associated with stones and leaves.
Rules Over:  Protection, music, earth magick, ecological magick.

Aibheaog
Location:  Ireland.
Description:  Fire goddess who had a magick well that contained mighty healing powers, especially effective against toothache so long as the petitioner left a small white stone at the well to represent the decayed tooth.  She is associated with wells and the number 5.
Rules Over:  Healing, Midsummer well rituals.

Aife
Other Names:  Aoife.
Location:  Ireland, Scotland.
Description:  Goddess and queen of the Isle of Shadow.  She ran a school for warriors, but her school was less successful than her sister, Scathach's, school.  Aife was not vulnerable to magick, and commanded a legion of fierce horsewomen.  She stole an alphabet of knowledge from the deities to give to humankind.  For that infraction, she was transformed into a crane by the elder deities.  Supposedly, she was accidentally killed by hunters but yet others say she still haunts the countryside in this form today.  She is associated with the three fold law and the crane.
Rules Over:  Protection, general knowledge, teaching, pathworking, lessons of the threefold law.

Aimend
Location:  Ireland, Scotland.
Description:  Minor Sun Goddess who is thought to be the daughter of the king of the region known as Corco Loidhe.

Aine of Knockaine
Location:  Ireland.
Description:  Moon Goddess who was connected with the Summer Solstice.
Rules Over:  Crops and cattle.

Airmid
Location:  Ireland.
Description:  Goddess of medicine and all healing arts to the Tuatha De Danann.  She was looked upon as a magician and herbalist of great reputation.  She was also a craftswoman who, with her brother, helped create the famed silver hand of Nuada.
Rules Over:  Magick, healing, learning, herbalism, understanding family loyalty, inspiration to craftspeople.

Albion
Description:  Son of a forgotten Sea God who may have been part of a lost creation myth.  Was once said to rule the Celtic world.  His name became the poetic name for Britain.

Alisanos
Description:  Gaulish God of stones about whom very little is known.  Probably a deity of the standing stones of Brittany.
Rules Over:  Fertility.

Almha
Location:  Ireland.
Description:  Basically all her myths are lost to us today.  What is known about her is that she was a Goddess of the Tuatha De Danann and that a hill in southern Ireland was named for her.

Ambisagrus
Other Names:  Bussumarus.
Location:  Britain.
Description:  Originally from Gaul, where his Celtic identity was lost during the Roman takeover where he took all the characteristics of the Roman God Jupiter.  Weather deity who controlled the rain, wind, hail and fog.
Rules Over:  Weather magick, leadership.

Ancasta
Description:  A Goddess who survives only in her name through an inscription on a stone in Hampshire.  It is a possibility she is related to Andraste.

Andraste
Location:  Britain.
Description:  War Goddess who was evoked on the eve of the battle to bring favor, and possibly ritual sacrifices were given to her.  Queen Boadicea of the Iceni offered sacrifices to Andraste in a sacred grove before fighting the Romans on her many campaigns against them.
Rules Over:  Overcoming enemies.

Angus Mac Og
Other Names:  Angus of the Brugh, Oengus of the Bruig, Angus Mac Oc, Aengus MacOg.
Location: Ireland.
Description:  One of the Tuatha De Dannan who had a golden harp that could create incredibly sweet music.  He had a brugh (fairy palace) on the banks of the Boyne.
Rules Over:  Youth, love, music magick, protection of lovers, dream work, creativity and beauty.

Anu
Other Names:  Anann, Dana, Dana-Ana, Catana.
Location:  Ireland.
Description:  Mother Earth, Great Goddess, Greatest of all Goddesses.  Another aspect of the Morrigu.  The fertility Goddess, sometimes she formed a trinity with Badb and Macha.  Her priestesses comforted and taught the dying.  Fires were lit for her on Midsummer.  Guardian of cattle and health.
Rules Over:  Fertility, prosperity, comfort, health, cattle.

Arawn
Other Names:  Arawyn, Arrawn, Arawen.
Location:  Wales.
Description:  King of Hell, God of Annwn.  Ruled the underground kingdom of the dead.
Rules Over:  Revenge, terror, war, spirit contact, picking magickal names, strengthening friendships, reincarnation.

Ard Greimme
Location:  Ireland, Scotland.
Description:  Father of the famed warrioress sister Aife and Scathach.  Once a Sun God.
Rules Over:  Fire magick.

Ardwinna
Other Names:  Dea Arduinna.
Location:  Britain.
Description:  Woodland and animal Goddess who haunted the forests of Ardennes riding a wild boar.  She commanded a fine for any animal killed on her land, yet asked for animal sacrifices on her feast day.
Rules over:  Animals, familiars, woodlands.

Ariadne
Description: The only Greek Goddess known to have been worshipped in Celtic Gaul.  Her name is derived from the word arachnid.  Ariadne spun the universe from the primordial darkness like a spider spins her web, a theme with echoes in the creation myths of many other cultures.  She is thought to be very 'unceltic' and to have been brought with the Celts on their long journey across the European continent.  She is associated with spider web, sulphur, thread, yarn.
Rules Over:  Protection, magick, manifestation, time.

Arianrhod
Location:  Wales.
Description:  Keeper of the circling Silver Wheel of Stars, a symbol of time and karma.  Mother aspect of the Triple Goddess.  Honored at the Full Moon.
Rules Over:  Beauty, fertility, reincarnation.

Arnamentia
Description:  Goddess of spring waters who was once a minor solar deity.
Rules Over:  Healing and purification.

Artaius
Description:  God of sheep and cattle herders from Celtic Gaul.  Later, the Romans identified him with Mercury.
Rules Over:  Sheep, cattle.

King Arthur
Location:  Wales, Cornwall.
Description:  Most likely based on a seventh-century king named Artorius who led the fight to drive the Saxons from Britain, and later his legend was merged with that of a now-forgotten father/sacrificial God.  Because of the strength of his legends, some consider him a God (even if only archtypically), father figure, warrior, leader, sacrificial king, protector and defender of justice and mercy.  Son of King Uther Pendragon and Igraine, the Duchess of Cornwall.  Taught and protected by the magician/Druid Merlin, married Guinevere, and was mortally wounded in battle by his son Modred (Morgan LeFay's child).  Arthur's body was carried to Avalon to sleep and await the time when he is needed.  He is a sacrificial God/king in the purest sense.  The oldest legends surrounding him are found in The Black Book of Caermarthen.
Rules Over:  Nearly anything is said to be able to be helped by King Arthur.

Artio
Description:  Bear Goddess whose shrine once stood in what is now Berne, Switzerland.  She is usually depicted as being surrounded by full baskets and animals.  Goddess of fertility and wildlife.  She is associated with the bear, claws and teeth, geode stones.
Rules Over:  Fertility, animals, strength, courage.

UNCROSSING OIL

Use Uncrossing oil to hold up a protective mirror against others’ negative projections, and to untangle the knots of competition, jealousy or revenge (in others or yourself).

An uncrossing is a method of removing crossed conditions, which could mean anything from an actual curse someone has put on you, to a run of bad luck, to a destructive behavior pattern. An uncrossing operation is like a souped-up banishing ritual or psychic detox that purges your system of crossed conditions.

Uncrossing Magick Oil Recipe

Ingredients:

essential oil of hyssop
essential oil of angelica
essential oil of frankincense
a pinch of sea salt
a pinch of black pepper
a pinch of cayenne pepper
a sprig of rue
a sliver of fresh garlic
a section of broken chain, e.g., from a key-chain or necklace

Add the ingredients to a bottle filled with blended castor oil and jojoba oil. The crucial ingredients are the hyssop and the chain. Add the other ingredients as desired. Essential oil of angelica has photosensitizing properties: so if worn on the body, avoid exposure to the sun.

This oil is extremely versatile! Just some of the ways you can use the oil include:

* dress candles for cleansing and uncrossing
* add to bath salts for a spiritually cleansing bath
* dress the soles of your feet and wear as a personal power scent to stay clean
* add a few drops to your mopbucket to spiritually cleanse your home
* place a few drops on an unscented incense stick or diffuse in an oil burner to create Uncrossing incense for fumigation or ritual

Make the sign of uncrossing on any place associated with a curse or hex, or on your front doorstep. The sign of uncrossing is like an X, but each stroke is made from the center of the X outward, so as to "undo" the crossed circumstances. Draw each stroke in a counterclockwise direction, since counterclockwise is the direction of unmaking.

Make the stroke from the center to upper left, and recite "Undone the cross." Next make the stroke from the center to the bottom left and say, "Undone the charm." Now, make the stroke from the center of the X to the bottom right, saying "Undone the hex." Finally, from the center to the upper right, say "Undone the harm." I often say this spell four times rapidly: "Undone the cross, undone the charm, undone the hex, undone the harm," or in a set of four times four, sixteen. Each of the "roads" or pathways leading out from the center of the crossroads is a way for the bad energy to leave your life.

Lord Of The Wildwood

A silence lies on the Wildwood,
The light of the stars grows dim,
The wind has died in the branches,
But a shadow moves. It is Him!

He is the stag in the moonlight,
The stallion alone on the hill,
The bull that paws at the tussocks,
The salmon that leaps in the rill.

Each is a part of the Hunter,
The Godhead that lives in the Dark,
Lord of the Wild and the Hidden,
At midnight, the small breathing spark.

His is the glory of sunrise,
The greenness that rises in spring,
His is the force of the tempest,
The strength in the wild eagle's wing.

His is the voice of the pan-pipes,
The power that governs the land,
But She is his wife and his Mother,
And he dwells in the palm of her hand.

Source - A Witch Alone By Marian Green

Magical Properties of Incense and Smudge Sticks

.What is Smudging?

"Smudging" is the common name given to a powerful cleansing technique from the Native American tradition; however, the burning of herbs for emotional, psychic, and spiritual purification is a common practice among many religious, healing, and spiritual traditions. It is a ceremonial way to cleanse a person, place or an object of negative energies or influences. It is also an effective method for energizing or blessing a person, place or object.

Smudging can be useful when you're feeling depressed, angry, resentful, unwell or after you have had an argument with someone. It is common to smudge yourself, the space and all the guests or participants before a ritual or ceremony or celebration. You can smudge your home or work space as part of a general spiritual housecleaning, and you can cleanse crystals or other objects of any negative or lingering energy with a smudging ritual.

How to Smudge

Any action undertaken with intention and belief can become a potent ritual, so consider your intention before you smudge and hold it clearly in your mind. Smudging should be done with care, with reverence and in an attitude of love.

A candle flame is recommended to light the smudge stick as it may take a little time to get the stick smoking. Once the stick is alight with flame, blow it out so that the smudge stick is smoldering, not burning - be careful not to blow ash everywhere. If you're using loose leaves, a candle is still recommended, but the single leaf will light much more quickly - again, you want to blow out the flame so the sage doesn't burn away too rapidly (you won't get the sweet sage smoke if it burns rather than smolders). And yes, it is still called smudging if you are only using loose leaves not rolled into smudge sticks.

What is the advantage to using loose leaf vs. smudge sticks? You may need to light more than one leaf for your purpose, but you won't be relighting a smudge stick that may smell like old ash the next time you need the power of sage. Further, a goodly portion of a smudge stick can be "wasted" in snuffing out a stick. A smudge stick goes a long way, so it is unlikely that you'll use the whole thing in only one use unless it is a lengthy ceremony.

Smudging yourself or another

Fan the swirls of smoke around your body from head to toe. You may want to especially focus on areas where you feel there are blockages or where there has been or is physical, emotional, or spiritual pain. Imagine the smoke lifting away all the negative thoughts, emotions and energies that have attached themselves to you. If you are feeling depressed, for instance, you could visualize the smoke carrying away all your feelings of depression.

You may want to speak an intention or a suggestion for the smudging as you do it. Repeat this process with your guests as they enter the space at a ritual, ceremony or special event.

Smudging a room or space

Light the smudge stick as suggested above, and walk about the perimeter, giving special attention to the corners and the places behind doors. You can also fan the smoke throughout the room with a large feather. If you are amenable to the notion, you should state a prayer of gratitude for the cleansing and keep in mind your intention of removing any negatively inclined energy from the area during the ritual.

This is a list of Herbs used in Incense and Smudge Sticks

AFRICAN VIOLET: used for spirituality and protection. 

ALOESWOOD: used for spirituality, meditation, luck, love and to strengthen other incenses.

AMBER: used in healing, meditation. 

APPLE: used in love, peace and happiness.

BAMBOO: Bamboo is the stick used to hold the herbs and resins in most stick incense. It has magical uses of its own. It is used in divination in Chinese Temples. Used in luck, protection and hex-breaking rituals.

BANANA: used for fertility, potency and prosperity rituals. 

BASIL: used for happiness, peace and money. 

BAY: used for psychic awareness and purification.

BENZOIN: used for purification, prosperity, knowledge, peace, and psychic protection 

BERGAMOT: used for peace, happiness, restful sleep. 

CAMOMILE: used for sleep, meditation and peace. 

CAMPHOR: used for purification, physical energy and celibacy.

CEDAR: used for purifying, protection and to banish bad dreams. Used by Native Americans in sweat lodges to release heavy emotional energies.

CHAMPA: used for meditation and for creating your sacred space. An auric energizer. It brings one's energies into harmonious balance.

CHERRY: used to attract love and divination.

CINNAMON: raises spiritual and protective vibrations, stimulates psychic powers, physical energy.

COPAL, BLACK: used in immunity, heart rituals, purification. An earthy, spicy Copal. Burned during "Day of the Dead" Celebrations.

CLOVE: used to drive away hostile, negative forces, a psychic enhancer. It is also used to produce spiritual vibrations and to purify the area.

DESERT SAGE: used to drive out bad spirits, feelings and influences. An important, strong, herbaceous Native American Plant. Burned for wealth, wisdom, knowledge, protection, and purification.

DRAGON'S BLOOD: Resin from the palm tree. It is used in rituals involving love, protection and exorcism. Burned for consecration, protection, good luck.

EUCALYPTUS: used in healing and to maintain good health, purification and protection.

FRANGIPANI: used for psychic work to restore peace and harmony with its soothing vibrations.

FRANKINCENSE: used as an incense for purification, spiritual growth, knowledge and meditation. Has been used for over 3,000 years and is still burned in Catholic churches. 

FRANKINCENSE & MYRRH: A powerful combination that is used for spirituality, healing, protection and exorcism. Used as an incense for purification, spiritual growth, knowledge and meditation.

GARDENIA: used in love spells and to attract good, peaceful spirits during rituals. Possesses very high spiritual vibrations. Also used for peace and love. 

GINGER: Used in money and success rituals, for psychic growth, success, sex, love money and courage.

GUM ARABIC POWDER: used in protective and psychic awareness rituals. Burned for purification. 

HONEYSUCKLE: used for love, fidelity, money, protection and clairvoyance. A mental stimulant that aids intuition and psychic perception.

HYACINTH: used for love, protection, happiness and overcoming grief. Guards against nightmares.

HYSSOP LEAF: used for wealth and psychic protection 

IRIS: used for love and psychic awareness.

JASMINE: used to create prophetic and psychic dreams, love, peace, spirituality and raising vibrations.

JUNIPER: used to promote psychic powers, protection, purification and healing. Guards against evil and sickness. Used in sick rooms throughout Europe.

LAVENDER: used in love and healing rituals. Used to attract and protect relationships. Promotes sleep and peacefulness.

LEMONGRASS: used for psychic awareness and purification.

LILAC: used for love, protection, exorcism and protection. Brings peace and harmony into everyday life. 

LIME: used for purification, physical energy and protection.

LOTUS: The Lotus has been long revered in the East as a mystical symbol of life, spirituality and the center of the universe. Burned for protection and as a sacred offering to the Gods. It is said to attract good fortune and love while promoting long life. 

MACE: used for psychic awareness. 

MAGNOLIA: used for fidelity and love. 

MELON: used for healing and health. 

MIMOSA: used for psychic dreams and love. 

MUGWORT: used for psychic awareness, psychic dreams and astral projection. MUSK: used for protection, enlightenment and sexual magnetism. Stimulates self-confidence, determination and enhances extroversion. 

MYRRH: Was used in the temple of Isis. Great meditation and contemplation incense. Used or protection, spirituality, healing and stimulates crown chakra. NAG CHAMPA: A blend of costly, highly fragrant rare gums, resins & powders for meditation and for creating your sacred space. An auric energizer. It brings one's energies into harmonious balance. 

NUTMEG: used for physical energy, magical energy, psychic awareness and money. 

OSHA: A plant revered by all Native American healers for its powerful healing abilities. Used to treat respiratory and rheumatic complaints. 

ORANGE: used for beauty, luck, fidelity, love, purification, joy and physical energy.

PEPPERMINT: used for healing, protection, prosperity, growth and renewal. 

PINE: used for healing, purification, protection, grounding, physical and magical energy.

PINEAPPLE: used for luck, money and chastity.

PINION PINE: used in healing, money, exorcism and protection rituals. PLUMERIA: used for peace and love. 

ROSE: used in love, luck, grief and healing rituals. Induces thoughts of loving affection and peaceful harmonious vibrations. Used for prophetic dreams.

ROSEMARY: used as powerful cleansing and purifying vibrations. One of the oldest incenses. Used in love, healing and mental rituals. Stimulates memory and clarification.

SAFFRON: used for love, healing, happiness, lust, strength and clairvoyance.

SANDALWOOD: used for spiritual awareness, meditation and psychic development. 

STAR ANISE: used for psychic awareness. Sacred Japanese temple incense used to drive away negativity and to bring good luck 

STRAWBERRY: used for love and luck.

SWEETGRASS: used to purify spaces and to attract positive influences. 

SWEETPEA: used for happiness and courage. 

TEA, GREEN: used for money, courage and strength.

Tobacco: Sacred Plant of Native Americans

The custom and belief is that when you pick sage (or receive any gift from nature) you should give the gift of tobacco to the plant first. This is a respectful way of thanking the earth, the sage plant, and the Creator for the gift you are about to receive. Just sprinkle a little tobacco on the plant first, then after your give thanks pick only as much as you need and will use.

TUBEROSE: used to ward off evil and negativity. It restores happiness, peace and harmony.

VANILLA: used for love, lust, healing, luck and mental powers.

VERBENA, LEMON: used or carried for protection and love.

WHITE SAGE: used to purify and protect objects, places and people.

White Sage is traditionally used as a cleansing plant by Native Americans for healing, ceremonies, and to remove negative energy. The belief is that it also said to be mind enhancing

WISTERIA: used for protection and calling higher spiritual forces.

WOOD BETONY: used in protection and reunion rituals. 

YARROW: used for psychic awareness, courage and love. 

YERBA SANTA LEAF: used to drive out negative influences and restores a guarded boundary of protection. 

YLANG-YLANG: used for peace, sex, love, calming and tension relieving'

Sabbat Candle Colours

Samhain - Black, orange

Yule - Red, green & white

Imbolc - Red, pink & brown.

Ostara - Green, yellow & gold

Beltane - Dark green

Litha - Green, blue

Lughnasadh - Yellow, orange

Mabon - Orange, brown & yellow

Wiccan Spell to Cleanse the Body of Negative Energy

Tools: 

Three candles – one white (representative here of positive energy), one black (representative of negative energy) and one green (representative of healing). Matches. Herbs (optional).

Technique: 

Sit comfortably and place the candles before you. Clear your mind and light the white candle. Say the following: 

Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit, 

I ask thee to cleanse my body 

of all negative energies.

Light the black candle and repeat the incantation. Light the green candle and say:

Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit, 

I ask thee to free and heal my body from all negative forces. Blessed Be!

Sit without interruption and keep your mind still for 15 minutes, after which you should feel renewed and fresh.

Notes: 

This constructive spell is most effective when performed during the waxing of the Moon, when the Moon is shining brightly. Practice this spell while in a positive mood, as this will achieve the best end. 

If you would like to set some herbs around the candles for additional effect, bay leaves are believed to possess a great deal of positive energy. Use five bay leaves: Place them so that one leaf is on each side of each candle (that’s four) and the fifth is in the front and center.

Hedge Witch

Hedge craft is a path that is somewhat shamanic in nature, (sometimes referred to as wise man & wise woman) as they are practitioners of an Earth-based spirituality. These are the ones who engage in spirit flight and journey into the Other world. They can, in this capacity, be very powerful midwives and healers. A bird of one kind or another is usually associated with the Hedge Witch, most commonly the raven and the goose. The term “hedge” signified the boundary of the village and represents the boundary that exists between this world and the spiritual realm. (they are said to be Night travelers or walkers on the wind). Their main function is mediator between the spirits and people. They may also work as a herbal healer or midwife. Some claim it to be the continuation of the practices of the cunning folk and wise-women, while others say that it is a modern tradition.

Samhain Correspondences

GODDESSES: Crone, all crone Goddesses, Cerridwen, Hecate, Hel, Oya, the Morrigan, Lilith, Kali, Ishtar, Arianrhod, Rhiannon, Tlazoteotl, Nephthys, Persephone, Beansidhe (Banshee), Inanna, Baba Yaga, Isis, Pomona and Cailleach Beara (Brigid's crone aspect), who is reborn this night.

GODS: Osiris, the Horned God, Herne the Hunter, Cernunnos, Anubis, Odin, Bran, death gods, dying and rising gods.

INCENSE: Copal, sandalwood, mastic resin, benzoin, sweetgrass, wormwood: to get the sight, to see the spirits of the returning dead.

CANDLES: New candles for the new year: black, orange, autumn colors, or black candles for the Lord and the old year, white candles for the Lady and the new year.

TOOLS: Besom, to sweep out the old year and any negativity it had.
Cauldron, for transformation.
Divination tools: Tarot cards, scrying bowl, rune stones, pendulum, mirror, etc.

PLANT: Pumpkin, apple, grain, pomegranate, mugwort, wormwood, Dittany of Crete, acorn, oak leaf, gourds, root vegetables, rosemary (for remembrance).

STONE: Obsidian, carnelian, onyx, smoky quartz, jet, bloodstone.

ANIMAL: Bat, black cat, owl.

ALTAR DECORATIONS: Autumn leaves, fall flowers, pomegranates, apples, pumpkins, ears of corn, sprays of grain, corn dollies, gourds, nuts, seeds, acorns, chestnuts and images of ancestors are all appropriate. Use whatever is in season where you live, whatever feels right and looks good to you.

FOOD: Gingerbread, freshly roasted nuts, nut breads, anything made with apples or pumpkin, meat (especially bacon), doughnuts, popcorn, cakes with lucky tokens in them, and red foods because the ancients held them sacred to the dead.

DRINK: Mead, apple cider, mulled cider, mulled wine.

CELEBRATE: Masks, costumes - trick-or-treating - feasting and partying to defy the coming darkness (bob for apples, roast nuts, pop popcorn) - harvest feasts - rituals to honour the dead - Witches' Ball.