UNDERSTANDING HERBAL EMPOWERMENTS
Roots
Elemental Magic to use: Air & Earth
Planet: Saturn
Empower when moon moves into Capricorn or Aquarius
Sap
Elemental Magic to use: Fire
Sun
Empower when is moon moves into Aries Or Leo, Can
also empower it when the moon is your sun sign – your sun sign defines your
personality depending on zodiac sign
Leaves
Elemental Magic to use: Water
Moon
Empower when moon moves into Cancer, Can also do it
if moon is in your natal moon sign (Meaning where Moon was at the moment of
your actual birth)
Bark
Elemental Magic to use: Air & Earth
Planet: Mercury
Empower when moon is in Gemini or Virgo
Fruit
Elemental Magic to use: Fire & Water
Planet: Venus
Empower when moon moves into Sagittarius or Pisces
Seeds
and Peels
Elemental magic to use Air & Earth
Planet: Mercury
Empower when moon moves into Gemini or Virgo
Flowers
Elemental Magic to use: Air & Earth
Planet: Venus
Empower when moon moves into Taurus or Libra
Herbal Empowerment's are used for several methods
all have different properties
Ways you can use your herbs once gathered or
brought from shop, remember if u take an herb from a plant or tree in the wild
make sure u leave something in replace as a sacrifice and always ask gods and
goddesses for permission before removing herb.
The following things you can use to create your own
bit of magic.
Incenses
Making your own incense with herbs is great fun and
there is no right or wrong way to make incense as long your intentions are
pure, you will still need to make sure you use the correct incense magical
properties’ to enable the spell to work. The best way to make incense is by using a mortar
and pestle, that can easily be attained in most kitchen shops or new age/occult
stores with in your area. Once you have got the herbs you wish to use mash them
up in the mortar and pestle and put your own energy into mixing the herbs
together, once they finely mashed the aroma should be quite strong. You can
store the mixture in jar in cool and dark environment , make sure you label it,
so u know what u put into it and double check before mixing herbs that it’s
what u require. We all learn as we go along and let the gods, goddesses and
ancestor’s guides you. Incenses are used mostly for rituals and can be
sprinkled if u have made a fire during the ritual or u can find a heat proof
jar u can find them at new age shops as well and make sure u grab yourself some
charcoal tablets from the store as well, so u can sprinkle it on charcoal
tablet. Please don’t use normal bbq charcoal as its dangerous and doesn’t work
and can lead to severe burns, Even the charcoal tablets are very hot so always
put your safety first. Love and Light.
Sachets
Herbal sachet bags are commonly used to hang in the
house for example to expel evil from the house you would use combination of
small crystals and herbs such as Onyx and Magnetite, adding herbs such as (Lavender,
Rosemary and Sage) to this aids in empowerment. You can create any type of
sachets to put in car, place in your handbag, under your pillow it’s a very
versatile why of introducing magic in convenient ways and can made up pretty
fast and easy.
Tea
Brews
Most people enjoy a nice cuppa tea; it’s refreshing
and can make a variety of flavours to suit the individual’s needs.
When attempting to make tea brews and u wish to
drink or give to someone else you need to make sure what you are adding as some
herbs are poisonous and can interact with some medications so always consult a Naturopath or Doctor before sipping a home brewed tea.
We all know the basic tea brew of Chamomile and
honey in warm water to sooth our nerves and help with rest. Just some points to
follow and understand.
1.
Make sure you understand what the herbs
you are putting in the tea.
2.
Consult Naturopath or Doctor if
concerned or on medications
3.
If you are using herbs from herb shop,
make sure u drain the herbs with a strainer so your tea isn’t full of herbs on
the bottom of cup
4.
I usually make my tea on stove top with
tea pot that is specially used to make your tea and heat up.
5.
Let the herbs soak, bring to boil and
use strainer to remove leaves.
6.
Let it cool down a little bit and then
enjoy your home brewed tea. You can let it cool down and have Iced Tea is
refreshing as well.
7.
You can get the same effect from the
aroma of the tea. So you don’t always have to drink the actual tea.
Making a Tea brew is pretty easy
as long as you follow the basic guidelines.
OILS
Making oils is pretty straight forward as well, you
can use a variety oils depending on what oils you are making whether that is
consecrated oils, Aroma Oils or Massage oil for your body.
Depending on the oil can be quite expensive, so
shop around when looking for the ideal oil to use.
Making oils can take a little bit of time and some
versions of oil require it to sit for a while to gain full effect.
For Aroma Oils I use strong fresh flowers such as
Lavender, Jasmine or Canola Flower. I usually get the small vials that
aromatherapy oils came in; once it’s used it still has the scent of the
aromatherapy oil which enhances the scent. So basically u grab the required
herbs and use your mortar and pestle to grinded the herbs place them in vial or
jar (The Jar must have a tight lid on top) otherwise the oil can degrade. The
longer you leave the aroma type oils the stronger the scent becomes over time
as long its keep in cool place and you can use the moon to recharge the oil, I
don’t usually recommend to leave it in the sun for too long as it can damage
the oil. To get the aroma scent u need to warm to room temperature by rolling
it in your hands if you are using the vials
Place the correct oil in the vial you might need to
do a bit of research as there is lots of information out there. I personally
use Olive Oil, Canola Oil or Grape seed oil it varies depending what country u
live in as well regarding price.
Common body massage oil is Sweet Almond Oil you can
add your herbs that don’t effect the skin again you need to check on the herbs
you are using, Sweet almond oil is a little bit oily but your skin does absorb
it fairly fast and its natural.
SMOKING
In the old traditions such as druidry and shamanic
they used the effect of smoking herbs for therapeutic healing as well as ways
to connect with the ancestors ,dream walking and connecting with your inner
most spiritual self. Sometime smoking herbs was also used for divination and
prophecy.
Again unless you know what the herbs are used for,
I don’t recommend inhaling the herbs.
The only herb that I tend to inhale if required is
mugwort, which is seldom and only use for specific purposes.
Safety is the up most importance along with a solid
based knowledge of herbs.
BATH
OR BODY WASHES
This is a common practise to maximise the effects
of the herbs that you place in your bath.
Generally you use mixture of fresh and dried herbs
to assist with what you are trying to achieve, for example to attract self-love
I would use a combination of rose petals variety of colours and lavender.
So basically you run a nice warm bath place the
rose petals and lavender in the bath and let them soak in the water, you then
slip into bath, and you can say an affirmation of empowerment and just lay down
close your eyes and relax it’s very soothing and private.
You might want to light a candle either scented or
plain and play some music in background and let the magic happen.
Again I sound like broken record, but it’s
important to understand what herbs you are placing in bath as certain herbs can
irritate the skin and have adverse effects.
So you wouldn’t be putting hot herbs like chilli,
pepper, poisonous herbs or stinging herbs that hurt when mixed or touched, so
do your research well, if you are unsure, feel free to ask me or send an email
and I’ll be happy to help you out.
Herbs can be broken down as
Hot Herbs – Generally speaking Pepper, Poisonous, Chilli,
Sting Herbs, those types that can interact with your body.
Cool/Gentle herbs these herbs are generally ok,
just double check they could be herbs such as Jasmine, Lavender, Rose Petals,
Meadowsweet, Sage, Basil, Rosemary to name a few
I Hope this is helpful, the above information has
come from my experiences, and knowledge as well as a mixture of resources.
Wishing you all the best on your spiritual path I
hope it is full of enlightenment and enjoyable.
May the Ancestors walk along side you and share
their wisdom and knowledge and touch your very heart.
Love and Light, Many Blessings
Michael Barnett
Celestial World Australia
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