: Bay Laurel by MtMoonKitty

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Bay Laurel

 

Bay has many uses in magick.  Some of its properties include:

Divination & Psychic ability
Clairvoyance
Wisdom
Dreamwork
Consecration
Protection
Wishes

 

Bay wards of negative influences and has potent healing properties. Bay, combined with sandalwood makes a powerful curse breaker.

 

To break a curse or negative spell that has been cast against you or someone you know:

Mix together:
1 tsp water
1/2 tsp sandalwood
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Write on one whole bay leaf the name of the person you are protecting from the negative spell.
Rub the bay leaf in the water/herb mixture until the entire leaf is coated.  Allow the leaf to dry.
Hold the bay leaf over an open candle flame until it begins to burn on its own.  Hold on to the leaf until it has burned down the where you can longer hold on to it and let it fall into a cauldron or other fire safe bowl.  If the flame goes out before the leaf is all the way burned, you will need to repeat the
process over again.

 

Psychic dreaming potion

1 bay leaf
1 tsp catmint
1/2 tsp lavender flowers
pinch valerian

 

Steep herbs in 6 oz of steaming hot water.  While they are steeping, breath in the scents of the steam. Strain herbs and sweeten with honey.  Sip before bed.  You will not need to drink it all to create the effect, so leave the cup on your nightstand so that the aroma will remain near you while you sleep.  Do NOT use if pregnant.

 

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Another use for bay leaves..... keep bugs (especially cock roaches) away. Place the leaves in the corners of cabinets and behind refridgerator or in pantry or closets. It's great because it is safe to have around food...but of course you have to keep it from infants and animals. Please correct me if I am wrong...but I was always told you could not eat the leaves or they would make you sick (even though you can use the leaves to flavor things when cooking...you don't eat the leaf???). This is not exactly a magical use....but then again maybe if you have a problem with bugs (particularly cock roaches) and it makes them go away, you might consider it magic!!!   by Shay

 

 

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You are right about keeping the bugs away. We have used this for a long time in keeping piss ants out of the cabinets and away from the sink, for some reason they seem to like places with water.

The reason that you don't eat the bay leaf or the berries is that they are a narcotic and a stimulant and too much of the leaf can cause you to vomit severely and can stimulate you to the point of heart attack. And yes eating one leaf can be too much. The berries in concentration have been used in the past to cause abortion, as little as 5 or 6 berries can cause this reaction.

The reason that we don't get this effect when the herb is infused (in food or tea) is that most of the time we don't leave the leaves in the liquid long enough to get most of the nasty qualities of the herb into the solution. In order to do this it would almost have to be a tincture, but eating a fresh or dried leaf will cause the full impact of the herb to be felt.

The dreaming potion sounds wonderful by the way and thank you.   by Michelle Turner