6 drops of lavender oil
3 drops basil oil
2 drops pine oil
1 drop nutmeg oil
Add to a base oil such as sweet almond or grape seed (about 15mls of carrier oil should be about right).
2 part juniper
2 parts cedar
1 part pine
1 part eucalyptus
—Moon Magic – Pagan Portals
Rachel Patterson
Most everyone is familiar with the nursery rhyme: “Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon; the little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon.” Cast this spell to empower your bond with your pet.
For this spell, you will need your cat or dog, lavender essential oil, and a few drops of lemon juice.
After dark, sit with your pet so you can see the night sky. Say the nursery rhyme to your cat or dog. Sit quietly together for a few minutes. Rub behind his or her ears. Tell your pet how much she or he means to you, how much your pet is appreciated. Say three times:
Blessed be [say your pet’s name]
Thank you for your loving company.
Now, pour a few drops of lavender essential oil and a few drops of lemon juice into your hand, and rub it onto your cat’s or dog’s fur. Don’t get this mixture near your pet’s head, mouth, nose, or eyes. As you rub, say quickly (because your pet will take off like a rocket once she or he gets scent of the lavender oil:
May the God and Goddess protect and bless you always!
Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
SIrona Knight
Lucid Dreaming SpellCast this spell just before you go to sleep to encourage lucid dreaming.
You will need a white pillar candle, a ballpoint pen, and lavender-scented oil.
Draw seven equal concentric circles around the pillar candle with the ballpoint pen. These circles represent the next seven nights, including tonight. Write these words in large letters around the candle body:
Next time I am dreaming, I will know
I am dreaming.
Dress the candle body with a thin film of lavender oil. Next, anoint yourself with the oil. Wipe any remaining oil from your hands, and light the candle. Repeat nine times:
Next time I am dreaming, I will know
I am dreaming.
Think about a dream you recently had. For a couple of minutes imagine you are back in your dream, but this time you know you are dreaming. For example, you notice the floor is melting, or you can fly, the cat speaks seven languages, or the dog is purple— something unusual always will indicate you are dreaming. Say to yourself:
I know I am dreaming!
Snuff out the candle. Now as you drift to sleep, repeat to yourself:
Next time I am dreaming, I will know
I am dreaming.
Focus all your attention on this idea. If your mind drifts to another thought, just let it go and return to the suggestion:
Next time I am dreaming, I will know
I am dreaming.
Relight the candle each of the next six nights, repeating the spell each night.
Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
SIrona Knight
Essential oils are the fragrant and therapeutic essences distilled from herbs, flowers, leaves and bark. Each essential oil has unique therapeutic properties which have been documented by use throughout history. For centuries essential oils have been considered the most therapeutic and rejuvenating of all botanical extracts. They are highly concentrated, regenerating, oxygenating and contain hormones, vitamins, and antiseptics that work on many levels. They are used in aromatherapy diffusers, aromatherapy lamps,blends, baths, massages and inhalations. Choose the aromatherapy oils that appeal to you and begin to experience the wonderful world of scents and aromatherapy.
Wolf Moon Ritual Oil
Use this oil to induce insightful and blessed dreams.
To make this ritual oil you will need a small cup, two teaspoons of olive oil, lavender oil, clary sage oil, and vanilla oil.
Make this mixture just before you go to sleep. Begin by putting two teaspoons of olive oil in a small cup. As you add four drops of lavender oil, say:
Wolf Moon oil bless me with power and insight.
Next, add two drops of clary sage oil while saying:
Divine dream oil empower me with blessed dreams.
Now, add two drops of vanilla oil, and say:
Divine dream oil empower me with sweet dreams.
Conclude by mixing the oil with the fingers of your power hand (right hand if you are right-handed) and chant several times:
Divine dream oil empower me with blessed dreams.
Rub the oil into the front and back of your neck, and into your wrists and ankles. As you rub the oil into your skin, chant:
Divine dream oil empower me with blessed dreams.
While drifting to sleep, repeat to yourself:
Sweet dreams, blessed be!
When you awaken, write down everything you recall from your dreams in your journal.
Relaxing Lavender Honey Bath
Did you know that Honey has a calming effect? Combined with pure essential oil of Lavender it’s a yummy bath treatment. Why not try it tonight!
2oz. of Honey
5 drops Lavender
Combine in a jar, use 1 -2 Tablespoons per bath. Enjoy!
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This bath is for two people who are very into one another. Enjoy it together to empower your love, bring good health and divine abundance.
You will need your lover, three drops of lavender oil, three chamomile tea bags and two glasses of your favorite wine (or sparkling cider).
After dark, with your love, fill the bathtub with warm water. Then add the drops of lavender while saying:
Fragrant beauty of the lavender flower deva
Please bless this bath with your divine energy.
Add the three bags of chamomile tea to the bath. As you and your beloved bathe, you can take moist tea bags and rub them on each other’s skin. Both chamomile and lavender are soothing and moisturizing to the skin.
As you sip your glasses of wine, toast the Goddess and God by saying:
Blessed be the Goddess
Blessed be the God
Please continue to bless our life
With your divine, love, health, and abundance.
Spell to Calm Overreacting
To reduce a tendency to overreact to situations
Items You Will Need:
White Candle
Lavender essential oil or incense
This can be said on the new moon or whenever needed. It is actually more of an affirmation than a spell, so you might want to memorize it and say it whenever you feel yourself starting to overreact to something. (You only need the candle the first time you do the spell.)
Anoint the candle with lavender essential oil or burn some lavender incense. (Lavender is an easy scent to find and you can use it later to remind yourself not to overreact. If necessary, you can dab a bit of essential oil on a tissue and tuck it in your pocket.) Light the candle and focus for a while on the light and the calming smell. Then say the spell as slowly and calmly as possible.
“I am calm and in control
Rooted in Earth
Soothed by Water
Brought clarity by the Air
The Fire within has burned to embers
I am calm and in control.”
Aromas to Heal a Broken Heart
By Francoise Rapp
Too often people write off break-ups as just another page to turn in the book of life. There is some truth in that, but break-ups should be taken a bit more seriously. After all, this is the end of a relationship. And this loss can be as painful as losing a loved one in death. To heal it takes time, self-care, and conscious processing of your emotions. It is vital that you allow this healing process to occur, and take advantage of the situation to treat yourself with gentleness and nurturing.
Here are some other things to keep in mind during this transformative time:
· Avoid any big decisions.
· Go into the pain and the feelings. There is no way out but to get through it…and you will!
· Take long aromatherapy baths with appropriate holistic blends. See recipes below.
· Cry when you need to. Don’t let others tell you to just get over it.
· Be VERY selfish.
· Surround yourself with positive and happy people.
· Dare to ask for a lot of hugs.
· Get a dog or cat, or cuddle with the ones you have.
· Write really awful, bitchy, letters to your ex. Write everything you would love to say. Burn them in the sink. Run the water to make it go away.
· Love yourself. Look in the mirror as often as you can and say wonderful things about yourself aloud.
· Write your way through the feelings.
· Connect with other people who understand and can relate: friends, counselors, message boards on websites, etc.
· Have a healthy lifestyle: eat well, exercise (at least get some fresh air on the beach, at the park, etc.).
· Nourish your soul with beauty: watch movies, read poetry, go to museums.
· Meditate.
· Stay alone and appreciate the tranquility of your aloneness.
There’s no rule for how long the pain of a heartbreak will last. It may take weeks, months or even years. But using the following special aromatherapy blend and ritual will soothe your heart, nurture your wounded soul, and envelop you in comfort. I recommend following this bath ritual every night until you feel the pain has faded.
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Your Daily Bath Ritual to Ease Your Broken Heart
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Prepare your aromatherapy blend by adding the following essential oils to a 10-oz bottle and filling with organic vegetable oil:
· 4 drops Rose Essential Oil
· 15 drops Sandalwood Oil
· 9 drops Lavender Oil
Run some warm water for your bath and add 10 drops of your aromatic blend. Light some candles and turn off the lights. Close your eyes and place your hands on your heart. Visualize yourself filled and surrounded by a pink color. Take a few deep breaths. Feel the color soothing your being. Say aloud, “I am love myself.” Take a few deep breaths again. Soak for at least 15 minutes.
After you get out of the bath, pour a few drops of the aromatherapy blend into the palms of your hands and anoint your heart chakra (the seat of love: healing, grieving, acceptance), and the third eye (integrating, detachment, connection with your Higher Self).
Leaves of many blazing colors now cloak the trees as autumn glows in full glory. But even with all this natural beauty, the shifting seasons can often have you feeling like a slave to seasonal allergies. If you find that you’re shedding as many tears as there are leaves on the ground, then try a simple aromatherapy remedy. Add ten drops of pure eucalyptus oil to six drops each of true lavender oil and chamomile and drop this mix into a bowl of steaming spring or distilled water. When diffused into your immediate environment, this synergistic blend should stop the wheezing and sneezing and even help dry those eyes.
By Ellen Whitehurst for Astrology.com
Purpose of Spell: To reduce a tendency to overreact to situations.
Items You Will Need:
White candle
Lavender
Essential oil or incense
Timing: This can be said on the new moon or whenever needed. It is actually more of an affirmation than a spell, so you might want to memorize it and say it whenever you feel yourself starting to overreact to something. (You only need the candle the first time you do the spell.)
Anoint the candle with lavender essential oil or burn some lavender incense. (Lavender is an easy scent to find, and you can use it later to remind yourself not to overreact. If necessary, you can dab a bit of essential oil on a tissue and tuck it in your pocket.) Light the candle and focus for a while on light and the calming smell. Then say the spell as slowly and calmly as possible.
I am calm and in control
Rooted in Earth
Soothed by Water
Brought by clarity by the Air
The Fire within has burned to embers
I am calm and in control.
I don’t know if you have the same problem that we do. You can’t sit out at night without the bugs trying to carry you off. Then while you are swaying at this one, there is another one biting the crap out of you. Then you scratch yourself to death the rest of the night. This oil recipe below is simple but it good. It takes the itch right out of those bites.
INSECT BITE OIL
1 tsp Lavender Essential Oil
1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
Combine essential oil and vegetable oil and dab mixture directly on bite as
needed. Store in a bottle with a tight lid.
‘National Pharmacist’s Day’ pays tribute to those who fill our lives with prescriptions for happiness and health but who remind us that another apothecary offers us the same opportunity. Mother Nature also offers indispensable advice, especially where one all encompassing anti-viral, anti-fungal and all-natural antibiotic is concerned. Pure lavender essential oil is considered the gold standard of holistic remedies. Every household should have a bit of lavender on hand to treat small cuts or scrapes, bites, burns and other topical wounds. Of course and as always, check with a physician or pharmacist for a proper medical diagnosis but know that your other ‘Mother’ says that you can treat infections, headaches and all manner of skin irritations with this amazing herb. Alleviate anxiety and improve sleep quality with lavender oil while also giving new meaning to ‘sweet dreams.’
By Ellen Whitehurst for Astrology.com
Avoid high doses during pregnancy as it is a uterine stimulant.
Lavender contains limonene which can cause photosensitivity, especially when perfumes and cosmetics are used containing lavender oil.
Full-strength lavender oil should not be applied directly to the skin, but should be diluted in a carrier, or neutral, oil.
Native to France and the western Mediterranean, it is now cultivated worldwide for its volatile oil. It is grown as a garden plant as far north as Norway. Lavender is a perennial shrub, growing to about three feet, producing spikes of violet-blue flowers that extend above the foliage. Some varieties have flowers of pale pink, dark purple, white, or magenta and are harvested toward the end of flowering season when the petals have begun to fade. They are generally picked by the end of July to obtain maximum strength in its essential oils, with sixty pounds of flowers yielding about sixteen fluid ounces of oil.
One of the most popular medicinal herbs since ancient times, its name is derived from the Latin lavare, meaning to wash. The Greeks and Romans were fond of it in their bath water.
Since ancient times, the oil has been used to kill lice and fleas and as an embalming fluid.
In Arab medicine, it was used as an expectorant and antispasmodic
In European folk medicine, it was regarded as a useful wound herb and a worm remedy for children.
It became popular as a medicine during the late Middle Ages and taken to the New World by Pilgrims in 1620.
As a strewing herb, lavender was popularly used to mask the smells of households and streets.
The glovers of Grasse used the oil to scent their fashionable leather and were remarkably free of the plague. This encouraged others to use the herb to ward off the pestilence.
The medical properties of lavender have been noted in the earliest English herbals and in the British Pharmacopoeia for about 250 years.
Flowers, essential oil
Linalyl ester is the major component of bergamot and is also responsible for the aroma and medicinal qualities of the plant.
Tannins have antibacterial properties that are useful in treating minor skin wounds.
A small British study found that lavender was more effective than a pharmaceutical sleep drug in helping nursing home patients obtain a more restful sleep.
An infusion from the flowers is taken for nervous exhaustion, tension headaches, during labour, for colic, and for indigestion. A weak infusion (25% normal strength) is given to babies for colic, irritability, and excitement.
A tincture from the flowers is taken for headaches and depression.
Lavender is well-known for its soothing and calming effect; and, when combined with other sedative herbs, relieves insomnia, irritability, headaches, migraines, and depression. Medicinally, lavender has many uses, especially in aromatherapy, and is used by midwives, massage therapists, and some hospitals.
Its significant amounts of volatile oil soothes indigestion and colic, relieving gas and bloating.
It is also used to treat asthma and, through its relaxing effects, is especially effective when excessive nervousness is the trigger.
The essential oil is strongly antiseptic and a valuable first aid remedy helpful in treating minor burns, wounds, and sores. It is also effective on insect stings as it relieves the pain and inflammation.
The dried flowers are often hung in rooms to perfume the air and repel moths and other insects.
When placed near or inside a pillow, dried lavender helps promote a restful sleep. A few drops in the bathwater can relieve tension and mild depression, while promoting sleep.
Added to cool bathwater, it becomes an energizing stimulant.
Drops of lavender oil are sometimes added to water and used as an astringent for cleaning the face and treating acne.
In Mexico, lavender is used in a tea to treat indigestion, and burned in a type of aromatherapy. Smudge sticks are made from bundles of the plant and burned to fumigate sick rooms. New mothers are purified with it after childbirth.
In Spain and Portugal, L. stoechas is used as an antiseptic wash for wounds, ulcers, and sores; but its oil is inferior to that of L. officinalis. Although L. spica (Spike lavender) yields more oil than L. officinalis, it is also of an inferior quality.
The English and French varieties are especially prized for their essential oils, which are used in perfumes, cosmetics, skin care products, and air fresheners.
Cool it down with running cold water or a soaked cloth or keep it moist with a dose of witch hazel.
Most people know about aloe vera, and its always nice to have a plant around you can clip a stem from, but what about lavender or vitamin E oil? Lavender oil can help relieve and prevent peeling and E oil is an incredible moisturizer.
Check your kitchen for the following items: oatmeal, apple cider vinegar, milk, yogurt, honey and tea. All have soothing qualities that when applied to burnt skin can really help out. With the vinegar or tea, you can add them to your cooling bath and let it really soak in all over.
Of course, sunscreen and a hat or umbrella will do a world of wonders in prevention.
Baby Salve
2 part Calendula flowers
1 part Comfrey leaf
1 part Comfrey root
1 part Plantain
1 400 IU Vitamin E oil capsule (optional)
Lavender essential oil
Make an infused oil using the above herbs. Proceed as directed above, adding the lavender oil and vitamin E oil, if used, after removing from heat. To do this, poke the capsule with a sterile needle and squeeze the oil out.
Adding the lavender oil gives additional healing benefits, but omit if an unscented salve is desired.
4 lbs. lard
13 oz. lye (1 can)
5 cups cold water
1 tbsp. lavender oil
1 tbsp. patchouli oil
1 cup fresh strawberry juice
¼ cup dried soap bark herb (optional)
In a large enamel or iron kettle, melt the lard over very low heat. (Never use metal) In a separate pot, stir together the lye and the water. Heat lard until small bubbles begin to appear – do not boil.
Remove from the heat & slowly pour the lye solution into the lard. With a big wooden spoon, stir in the lavender & patchouli oils, the strawberry juice & soap bark herb. Simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
Pour into 2-inch deep greased pan & allow to cool overnight. Cut the soap into squares and leave in the pan for at least 3 days before removing. Place the Soap bars on waxed paper & allow them to age in a draft free area approximately 4-6 weeks before using.
Storm Moon Dream Bath
Return A Love
This is to bring a past love back to you
You will need:
1. Select a clean area to cast your spell or create an altar.
2. Mix a bit of lavender oil, rosemary oil, and vanilla extract together. Take a q-tip and anoint the candles with the oils.
3. Place the two red candles facing north and south and the two pink candles facing east and west.
4. Place the picture of the couple in the middle of the candles.
5. Light the white candle then light the incense and candles going around clockwise. Now focus and say.
”As the candles light,
Memories of our love shall unite,
Our hearts shall be binded together,
In love we shall stay forever,
By day three,
You shall come back to me,
No reverse or curse,
So mote it be,”
6. Let the candles burn down
7. Take the remains and throw them in a natural water source or bury them
Blood/Harvest Moon Dream Bath
Witches Of The Craft® 
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