Powder Magick by takhisis

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Powders are not made to be breathed in but sprinkled around your house. Do no allow children or animals to ingest. Please make sure you do not have a reaction to such herbs.

 

The Making of Powders:

 

Powders have long been an integral part of folk magick. They consist of ground herbs which are sprinkled to release their powers. A powder is an incense never burned, a sachet never worn.

 

Simply grind herbs as finely as possible. To save time you can buy ground herbs but doing so cheats you of really getting in touch with them. While mortaring herbs, during the whole long process, visualize...imagine...see your magickal goal. The power lies within the herbs and within ourselves. If we don't empower powders, incense and oils, if we don't accurately "program" them with our magickal goals through visualization and concentration, such mixtures will have only slight effects. If you forget the empowerment, you might as well forget the magick.

 

Using Magickal Powders:

 

The easiest method is to simply scatter them when and where you need their energies. Other methods are also available:

 

-Sprinkle the powder in a circle around you, beginning and ending in the East and moving clockwise. Sit within this circle and absorb the powder's energies.

 

-Those who work with crystals and stones can add powders to their rituals. Sprinkle the appropriate powder around the crystal (or crystals) as it lays on the altar to increase it's power.

 

-Sprinkle powders around candles before being burned to boost their energies.

 

-Scatter a ritually appropriate powder over the altar before spells.

 

-Sprinkle on the altar in specific shapes to use as focal points for visualization: protection powder in pentagrams; love powder in hearts; psychic powders in circles. It doesn't matter if the powder remains in the shape for long. And so on, as your imagination teaches you.

 

One note: some powders, particularly those that contain dragon's blood, will stain carpets, bed sheets, clothing and other materials. Be aware of this when sprinkling.

 

Some Powder Recipes:

 

Astral Travel Powder:

2 parts sandalwood

1 part mugwort

1 part cinnamon

 

Sprinkle on the bed sheets and pillow before sleeping to encourage consciously directed astral travel

 

Exorcism Powder:

3 parts basil

2 parts frankincense

2 parts rosemary

1 part yarrow

 

Sprinkle throughout the house or in any place needing a strong purification and protection

 

Happiness Powder:

2 parts lavender

1 part catnip

1 part marjoram

 

When you wish to lift you spirits, sprinkle this powder in a circle on the floor or ground and sit within it, drinking in the powder's energies. Visualize them surrounding you and infusing you with joy

 

Health Powder:

2 parts eucalyptus

1 part myrhh

1 part thyme

1 part allspice

 

Sprinkle in the sickbed or in the recovery room to speed the body's healing process. Or scatter on the altar and burn blue candles

 

Love Powder:

3 parts yarrow

3 parts lavender

2 parts rose petals

1 part ginger

 

For use in attracting love. Be sure to sprinkle the bed sheets or bedroom

 

Luck Powder:

2 parts vetivert

2 parts allspice

1 part nutmeg

1 part calamus

 

Use to bring positive changes into your life

 

Money Powder:

2 parts cedar

2 parts patchouli

1 part galangal

1 part ginger

 

To attract money, sprinkle in your place of business, in your wallet or in your purse. Rub onto money before spending. Or, sprinkle in a dollar sign on the altar and burn green candles over the symbol

 

Prosperity Powder:

3 parts sassafras

2 parts cinnamon

1 part pine

 

To attract wealth in all it's forms

 

Protection Powder #2:

2 parts mugwort

2 parts frankincense

1 part dill

1 part juniper

1 part cumin

 

Sprinkle where you need protection, inside or out. For personal protection sprinkle in a circle and stand within it until you are charged with the herb's energies. Do this daily to lend protective energies to yourself at all times

 

Psychic Powder:

2 parts yarrow

1 part rose petals

1 part lemongrass

1 part eyebright

 

Sprinkle before exercising your innate psychic awareness

 

Spirituality Powder:

2 parts wood aloe

1 part frankincense

1 part myrhh

1 part sandalwood

 

Sprinkle in room prior to meditation or religious rituals to turn your awareness to higher things. Also, sprinkle in circles around blue candles for this purpose

 

Wishing Powder:

2 parts sage

1 part sandalwood

1 part tonka

 

In a lonely place, hold the powder in your right hand (or left if left-handed). Feel it's energies and visualize your wish with perfect clarity. Rouse the power in you and send it into the powder. When it is jumping with energy, fling it as far from you as you can. As the powder touches the earth, it releases it's energy and goes to work to bring your wish into manifistation  

 

  

Used with Permission and shared by Aos Sidhe