Hecate is often associated with plants associated with death in one way or another – poisonous herbs and plants that were symbolically used in funeral rites. Her servants, Medea and Circe, were especially versed in pharmacology – the magic of herbs, potions and poisons. But, despite the long lists found in many books on modern paganism, historical ancient Greek or…
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Candles • Filling with Oils
The oil, which has its own characteristics and is able to enhance the effect of the ritual, can only be added in two ways. The first is to add oil to the wax while making the candle Approximately 1-3% of the oil by weight of the wax is added. At the same time, the use of more than 2 oils…
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Breathing Practices
The effect of breathing extends both to the work of the heart and lungs, and to subtle physiological interactions, in particular, to the molecular processes due to which the production of energy in the body is ensured. I think everyone noticed that along with the change in the emotional background, our breathing also changes: during experiences it accelerates, becomes superficial…
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Herbs • Helichrysum
The ancients believed that this flower possesses magical properties, and assumed that the soul of the deceased entered it in order to communicate with relatives and friends in this form and convey the last greetings to them. In the language of flowers, immortelle means “live forever, forever yours.” Saves from: liver diseases, diseases of the biliary tract, diseases of the…
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Magic Stones • Tourmaline
The mineral got its name from the Sinhalese “turamali” — multi-colored, mixed. Tourmaline is the only stone known to man has a constant electric charge, for which it is called a crystal magnet. In the old days, the Dutch called the stone “pulling tobacco” and used it to clean the pipes from ash. The color range of natural tourmalines includes…
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Cooling and Warming Herbs
If you can get hot easily, tend to get angry, or be aggressive, when you are out of balance, feel aroused and/or anxious, you are the warm type of person. You can do well with cooling herbs that cause your body’s metabolism to slow down. If you don’t like the cold weather, you tend to be constantly freezing or feeling…
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Ogham
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Ogham is druids, Celtic priests, teachers and judges. The Druids performed their rituals in sacred groves, and the oak was their sacred tree. Actually from the name of this tree, according to one of the versions, the word “druid” comes from. The second version: the Gaulish form “druides”, like the…
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Infusions & Decoctions to Strengthen Hair
Hair loss: Nervous, sick, overeating nasty things for a month – and hair is in a hurry to leave the ship. We take one tablespoon at a time: thyme willow bark oak bark calamus rhizome Everything is in the pharmacy, do not hesitate to go there with a list.We put it in a saucepan, boil for about 20 minutes in…
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Witch’s Runes
At the moment, there is an active debate on the Internet about how ancient and powerful these symbols are. Someone considers them worthless remakes, someone claims that over the centuries of persecution of witches, information about these runes could disappear or be passed on from mouth to mouth. On some sites, along with the runes, a book by Susan Sheppard…
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Charms • Witch’s Eye
There is a very effective protective charm called the “Witch’s Eye”. It resembles a simple folk amulet of two rowan branches tied in the form of a cross with a red thread, but instead of rowan, you can use an oak tree. To make it you need: 2 branches of rowan or oak red woolen threads The witch’s eye differs…
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Meditation • Contemplation of the Skeleton
Perhaps some of you have already done it, because this technique is quite old. It aims to renew itself, and allows you to take off your old moth-eaten skin and put on a new one, beautiful and sleek. Relax completely and suppress your thoughts. Just lie there for a while and feel nothing. Silence should be absolute, and the position…
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Herbs • Tansy
Now is the time to collect. Tansy loves dry fields and forests, as well as river floodplains. There is a beautiful legend about the origin of its name:in Latin her name is tanaceta vulgarum, and tanaceta is the Latinized Greek athansia. Denial of Thanatos, the god of death. Tansy blooms for a long time, and after harvesting its inflorescences do…
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Immunity tea
Here’s a recipe for tea that will definitely come in handy in the fall, but now cold version can please you. Rose hips – 3 parts Flowers (or grass) St. John’s wort – 2 parts Elecampane root – part 1 Linden flowers – part 1 Clover flowers – part 1 We mix all this happiness, put it in a thermos…
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