My apologies for the lack of posts - my ISP was down. But I did write for the blog, just couldn't post it! So here are the posts for Friday and Saturday:
Fri. 6/1
Wow!!! What a perfectly marvelous Blue Moon last night, even though it was overcast here, I still could feel the power of it's vibrations. I hope all of you got as much accomplished as I did (magically speaking). After I finished with all my Ritual and completed my Workings, I started thinking about different times in my past and how I came to be on my Spiritual Path.
My Grandmother was not an old-school "witch". She did not dance under the Moon or perform Pagan rites under the cover of darkness. She exemplified the true meaning of 'Christian'. She lived her Spirituality, giving to and nurturing others all her life. She tithed and sang and clapped her hands and prayed to the Christian God in a Baptist Church three times a week. She did not judge others or try to push her beliefs on others. If I could have been the kind of Christian woman that she was, perhaps I would not know the Gods and Goddesses I now revere.
So, you can imagine how surprised I was to realize one day, while I was looking back on my younger life, that my Grandmother gave me my very first Enchantment! She would have been mortified to know that I consider it such.
Late one afternoon when I was seven or eight years old, we stood in her kitchen at the old stove, in front of an empty cast iron skillet. She looked at me and said 'One day, you will have a husband. And you will, at some point in time be running late with supper. It'll be ten or fifteen minutes before your husband comes through the door, expecting supper on the table and your stove will look just like this - nothing in the skillet! So throw a big slab of fresh butter in the skillet and turn it on low to melt the butter.' She did this as she spoke, showing me exactly what she meant. 'Next slice up an onion or two - make sure they're sweet onions, now. Then smash three cloves of garlic like this' ( again, showing me along the way) 'Put it all in the melted butter - oh, put a nice big Bay leaf in while you're at it. Now cover it with the lid and let it simmer. Don't take that lid off til you hear your man coming up the walk. Just as he opens the door, you pull the lid off the skillet and sweetly spiced clouds will billow up in the air and tickle his nose. It will smell so good to him he won't care how long he has to wait! Then take your time and cook supper. Even if it is late, it will taste so grand to him he won't think to grumble!'
Now I don't know about you, but that's pretty darn Magical in my book! And so, Grammy, I thank you for setting my young feet on this Path I now walk, although neither of us realized it way back then.
But now, on to the Herbal Lore of the day:
Bayberry:
Good fortune, luck, healing, and stress relief. Burn a white candle sprinkled with bayberry bark for good fortune and money. Even better-make a candle of Bayberry wax! This is not wax spiced with Bayberry herb, but a wax made from the Bayberry plant itself. Though not so easy to find a source for it, it is so-o-o-o powerful!
Also Called: American Vegetable Tallow Tree, Myrtle, Wax Myrtle, Candleberry, Candleberry Myrtle, Tallow Shrub, American Vegetable Wax, Vegetable Tallow, Waxberry, Pepperidge Bush, Berbery
Cayenne:
Dealing with separations or divorce; Cleansing & purification; Repels negativity; Speeds up the effect of any mixture to which it is added. I use this in a 3-Thieves' Wash to protect the home or business from theft.
Well, that's the herbs for today. Later today, I will try to load some of the pictures I took of different Blue Moon Candles and other things I have made lately.
May the Universe bring you lasting love.
Sat 06/02/07
Today's post is short, (basically just about the herbal lore).
Coriander:
Love, health, immortality, and protection. Tie fresh coriander with a ribbon and hang in the home to bring peace & protection. Add to love charms and spells to bring romance or use in ritual work to ease the pain of a broken love affair. Promotes peace among those who are unable to get along. Throw the seeds in lieu of rice during Handfastings and other rituals of union. Use the seeds in love sachets and spells. Add powdered seeds to wine for an effective lust potion. Wear or carry the seeds to ward off disease and migraines.
Also Called: Cilantro, Chinese Parsley, Yee Sai
Corn:
Used for Protection and Good Fortune Litha is a good time for a Corn Roast, the protection of the rest of the harvests of the year and Good Fortune throughout the upcoming wintertime.
Corn Flour:
Much used in Hoo-Doo to draw the equivalent of the Wiccan Sacred Circle, this has a strong protective aspect.
Cotton:
Fishing magic, rain, protection, luck, and healing. Burn to attract rain. Cloth made of cotton is the best for magical use. Place cotton in a sugar bowl to draw luck.
That's all for today. May the Spirits of the Universe watch over you and yours, and guide you along your Path.
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