Recipes & Fun Stuff

Simple Salve recipe:

1. To each cup of fixed oil (Almond, apricot, jojoba) stir in approximately 1 to 2 oz.* of dry herbs or a combination of herbs. It is best if you powder the herb to a moderately course powder whenever possible.
2. Heat the mixture in a double boiler on low heat (ideally between 100-140 degrees Fahrenheit) for 3-5 hours. Check the temperature periodically and stir thoroughly each time.  When the herbs drop to the bottom & are like a thick mud, the oild should be done.
3. Line a large strainer with cotton muslin cloth, paper towel or coffee filter.
4. Remove the mixture and, while it is still warm and liquid, pour into the strainer to separate the herbs from the oil infusion. Let this sit until well drained, press out the remaining oil and discard the remaining solid herb.
5. Measure the amount of infused oil at this point and return to a clean double boiler.
6. Add shaved beeswax (roughly 1 oz. of wax per cup of oil) to the infusion of oil. You may want to keep some extra beeswax handy for later if you wish to alter the consistency of your salve.
7. Warm this oil & wax mixture over low heat until the wax is fully melted. To check consistency, drop a bit of salve on counter to cool.
8. Stir your mixture and transfer into the container you will store it in.

Extra fun: add essential oils to your salve. The best way is to drop them into the  storage container just prior to pouring in the warm salve mixture.

Calendula salves are wonderful medicine for skin problems of many kinds.

Car protection bag:

2 parts rosemary herb
2 parts juniper leaves
1 part mugwort
1 part comfrey leaf
1 part caraway
1 small black tourmaline stone
Tie up in a black cloth bag.

Charge the bag: ( ‘charging' can take on many forms. Most simply you should find yourself some quiet space to sit with your new magickal tool. At this point you may speak your intention aloud, or quietly to yourself, or say nothing at all and ‘see' with your mind, things being as you want them to be. In this case for example, seeing your car safe and protected. Certainly the process for charging any ritual tool or magickal item can involve an entire ritual and elaborate procedures. Determining how much energy, or for how long you need to do your working can only be determined by you. Let your intuition be your guide and remember...there is no wrong way to pray if your intentions are clear and true.)

Lastly, place your bag somewhere in your car, out of sight. You may want to repeat your charging exercise once a moon cycle and replace the herbs as you see fit.