{"id":17628,"date":"2018-08-01T01:10:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T06:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=18638"},"modified":"2018-07-19T12:40:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T17:40:45","slug":"for-my-witches-in-the-wardrobe-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2018\/08\/01\/for-my-witches-in-the-wardrobe-2\/","title":{"rendered":"For My Witches in the Wardrobe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello Hello my lovely Broom Closeted Sisters & Brothers!<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

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(<\/span>Photo by chuttersnap<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

This is my third love letter to you all, slipped under your doors, and I thought I would cover the ever witchy herbs this month <\/span>having covered flowers<\/span>. Witches use herbs in all sorts or magick and mundane ways and you can, too, without anyone knowing you are using Magick!<\/span><\/p>\n

As you may, or may not know yet, herbs have meanings, magickal, and healing. There are many great websites and books with this knowledge and I am not going to get into all the herbs out there and their meanings in this article. This article is to show you how you can use them on the down low in your everyday life. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Growing Them<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

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(<\/span>Photo by Mike Enerio<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Growing herbs is a great way to learn how to work with herbs. Many people grow their own herbs to cook with. There are many kits out on the market today that help you grow your own small herbal gardens to make it easier for you to learn. Even kids kits help to begin to learn. I start with children’s kits, and single pots. I find them easiest, since I have a black thumb, rather than a green one. They come with a tiny pot, seeds for your herb, and a dirt disk that needs to be soaked. You can find them in many stores or online. I have even found mine at the dollar store. But you do not have to start or stop there. If you are an experienced gardener, have at it! Go crazy, grow all your witch supplies!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cooking Magick<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

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(<\/span><\/span>Culinary Blends Sample Pack <\/span><\/span><\/a>from Inked Goddess Creations Magickal Mail Boxes and Products Site. Product reviewed here<\/a> in the column Worth the Witch<\/a>.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The first, most obvious way to use herbal magick is by <\/span>C<\/span>ooking. <\/span>Did you know you can impart your intent in your meals and baked goods? If you look at the picture above you can see how the bottles labels say things like Money, Protection, Love\u2026 These are all magickal workings you can work into your food. The herbs you choose to place into your food can have a magickal effect on you and others. Be sure to look up ingredients you use. Or look up the ingredients in recipes to see what they mean. Then as you cook, concentrate your energy and your purpose to your cause. Or you can buy magickal culinary blends like the ones pictured above that are simply delicious. If you read the review<\/a> of the blends in the article Worth the Witch<\/a> <\/span>you will see how I baked some love cookies using one of the blends. They filled my house with love, laughter, and happiness! They were also delicious! This is a great way to perform magick because no one is usually with us in the kitchen and a lot of the time the spells can be performed in our heads. Drop in your herbs. Stir your pot (cauldron) and cast in your mind!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wearing Your Herbs<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

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Did you ever think about wearing your herbs? I\u2019m not talking about oils, though that is a great way to wear your herbal scents, as well. I\u2019m talking about on your clothing. Sachets are a way to keep your clothing smelling lovely but also bestowing them with purpose. Lavender keeps you calm, magickally and medically, so add some lavender to sachets in your drawers or on your hangers in your closets with a quick chant about keeping you calm and anxiety free. Then as you go through your day you have the scent of peace about you. Take a nice sniff to remind yourself daily. For happiness try sweetpea, for love jasmine, or musk for courage. Whatever you feel you need more of, you can make up for in herbal scents. Everyone will just think you smell great!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Teas<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

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(<\/span>Photo by Marisa Harris<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ahhhh nothing like a relaxing cup of herbal tea! Between the magickal and medical correspondences of the herbs in tea the benefits are out of this world. But did you know that the types of tea themselves have correspondences? <\/span><\/p>\n

Rooibos:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n