Everything Under the Moon

And here I thought it was "We are not Amused"... in Thet-speak.

Totally agree, dude. Our middle school had a painting of the Prisim on the wall of our school. It had a very strong and spiritual vibe, and I used to go there for renewal and play "dark side of the moon" in my head.

Oh, btw, in stead of taking epson salts and putting it in a cauldron with rubbing alcohol (or vodka) and lighting it on fire, you can just use a while round candle in a cauldron. Believe it or not, scraping all that wax out later is actually easier than removing the concretion created by the "b...

My pendulum is usually kept in a bag with a bag of salt in the bag. (I find that those little packets of salt that you get at fast food restaraunts work brilliantly for this) Or sometimes I'd just stick some lavender or sage or mugwort loose in the bag with the pendulum. I don't do chants much. I ju...

I'm not talking about essential oils. I'm talking about things like Bach's floral alcohol extracts, which were originally touted to be the morning dew harvested off the flowers. From this, I figure it's probably got to be fresh. But hell, I'm desperate. Also, I know from Fox Mountian that it works t...

This topic ain't over yet! Ok. When it comes to making herbal blends and the like, I don't worry about vibes until I start charging the materials... at least as far as it goes. I mean, if I'm doing herbal work (ie. making an incense) I always work somewhere I've previously cleaned, and I know that t...

Like hedge and Eretik, I use a LOT of herbs. I have an entire five shelf wall unit full of herb jars. I routinely blend and mix herbs, not only for herbal healing but to make incense, sacred oils (i use both infused versions and essentials) sacred potpouri, and herbal blends to charge stones and wor...

Why talk about these troublesome plants? If you use plants at all in your workings, you need to know something about those plants that are poisonous or troublesome. If for no other reason, so you can identify their effects or at least know to avoid that herb in the store. Even if you never wild har...

Shaman has a very valid point. Herbalists, magical or mundane healing, MUST know what herbs are poisonous and HOW poisonous they are. You need to not only know what to avoid, but WHY. You should also know what the symptoms of these overdoses are, SO YOU KNOW, just in case. For example, if, Gods forb...

Do you cast a circle before you do this divination? Do you clear your pendulum and board each time before you use it? Store pendulum in salt? Store your board with sage and mugwort.Try doing a cleansing on both of your tools, then doing a circle casting. Start your pendulum standstill. Also, try onl...

I spent my childhood being the first group. I was beaten senseless quite frequently, despite bending over backwards to not offend.
I've now become a member of the third group, and feel better for it. Yes, I have harder decisions to make, but damn it, I prefer having the option to defend myself.

There are a number of different ways to use oils. You can make oil blends in a carrier oil. I like using blend of jojoba oil and castor oil. (%70 jojoba oil, %30 castor oil). You don't need much of the essential oil, just a few drops. 5 drops for 10 ml tops for a strongly scented oil. 20 ml is about...

Well, I'm not really wiccan, but I do sorta have a book of shadows. It's sort of split between the on-line portion (which includes a lot of links) and a paper version which is two disorganized piles of ramblings I've had over the years. It includes: A book protection cant, an outline of my view of t...

There is an all-purpose un-binding spell in Post a spell or Ritual called "Breaking the Ties that Bind." See how that spell feels for your situation.

If you need help tuning it for your situation, PM me.

I cannot speak to the whole "three time back at ya" thing. However, by my experience, doing curses and so on DOES make your life more difficult. The more hostile energy you work with, the more hostility seems to be around you. I don't pretend to know what mechanism this happens (save, &quo...