{"id":5418,"date":"2011-07-01T01:10:09","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T06:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=5545"},"modified":"2011-06-13T16:56:40","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T21:56:40","slug":"witchcrafts-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2011\/07\/01\/witchcrafts-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Witchcrafts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Whenever spell work is planned most of us try to begin with a ritual bath or shower, and in my mind the raising of energy can actually begin then.\u00a0 That is what lead me to the making of ritual bath soaps that are charged at the time of their making.\u00a0 In addition to charging these I use corresponding herbs, oils, and scents to help as many of the senses to be involved as possible.\u00a0 I also like to add color, body glitter, anything that helps the user truly begin the process in the bath or shower.<\/p>\n

Melt and pour soap base is carried at all most all large craft stores and you can get all kinds, goat milk, olive oil, and suspension blends to hold the herbs in place, to name a few.\u00a0 You can use it as needed, and as long as it’s not exposed to a lot of humidity it keeps well.\u00a0 If you are only buying it for personal use, a pyrex bowl and your microwave are really all you need, and the tins for bite size muffins work great for a mold.\u00a0 If you want to customize them there are all kinds of molds available.<\/p>\n

I have found the most commonly requested ritual soaps are either for prosperity, love, or protection, and with that in mind, and since space is limited, those are the three I am including here:<\/p>\n

Love<\/strong><\/p>\n

For this soap I use rose petals, and either the scent or oil, as well as some vanilla.\u00a0 You can add pink or red soap coloring, and body glitter if you wish.\u00a0 It really does seem that the more senses you involve the easier it is to raise energy.\u00a0 I use the following charge:<\/p>\n

Rose of beauty you lend the scent<\/p>\n

To find true love is my intent<\/p>\n

A companion strong and true<\/p>\n

This is the task I ask of you<\/p>\n

Prosperity<\/strong><\/p>\n

For this I like bayberry oil, a light green color and gold body glitter.\u00a0 You can substitute any other oils or herbs that symbolize prosperity as you desire.<\/p>\n

Gold that glitters, rich green light<\/p>\n

Shine down upon me<\/p>\n

Clear and bright<\/p>\n

A change of luck, prosperity<\/p>\n

Is my intent please let it be<\/p>\n

Protection<\/strong><\/p>\n

For this blend I use dragon’s blood oil as well as finely ground resin.\u00a0 I also like to add sandalwood or myrrh oil since the dragon’s blood is not very strongly scented in this form.\u00a0 Color is kind of a toss up, for me a dark red conjures the best image.<\/p>\n

Dragon timeless, creature bold<\/p>\n

Send your protection<\/p>\n

As in days of old<\/p>\n

Kindly lend your energy<\/p>\n

This is my will so mote it be<\/p>\n

You can also use epsom salts or sea salt, and add your oil, scent and herbs if you want.\u00a0 Another good thing about having the soap base around, you can use it for gift giving.\u00a0 If you have people that are not Wiccan on your list, oatmeal and milk, or lavender are pretty popular.\u00a0 For the oatmeal and milk you can use plain oats that come in the round containers, and a little dry milk.\u00a0 Add the milk first a pinch at a time, and if you end up with some that does’nt blend in, it’s simple to use a small spoon and skim it out, once you feel there is enough in the base.<\/p>\n

There is no limit to the different recipes you can make whether they be for ritual bath or your kid’s teacher, and almost alway’s if you end up with a scent you hate there is someone in your life that will love it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whenever spell work is planned most of us try to begin with a ritual bath or shower, and in my mind the raising of energy can actually begin then.\u00a0 That is what lead me to the making of ritual bath soaps that are charged at the time of their making.\u00a0 In addition to charging these I use corresponding herbs, oils, and scents to help as many of the senses to be involved as possible.\u00a0 I also like to add color, body glitter, anything that helps the user truly begin the process in the bath or shower. Melt and pour soap base is carried at all most all large craft stores and you can get all kinds, goat milk, olive oil, and suspension blends to hold the herbs in place, to name a few.\u00a0 You can use it as needed, and as long as it’s not exposed to a lot of humidity it keeps well.\u00a0 If you are only buying it for personal use, a pyrex bowl and your microwave are really all you need, and the tins for bite size muffins work great for a mold.\u00a0 If you want to customize them there are all kinds of molds available. I have found the most commonly requested ritual soaps are either for prosperity, love, or protection, and with that in mind, and since space is limited, those are the three I am including here: Love For this soap I use rose petals, and either the scent or oil, as well as some vanilla.\u00a0 You can add pink or red soap coloring, and body glitter if you wish.\u00a0 It really does seem that the more senses you involve the easier it is to raise energy.\u00a0 I use the following charge: Rose of beauty you lend the scent To find true love is my intent A companion strong and true This is the task I ask of you Prosperity For this I like bayberry oil, a light green color and gold body glitter.\u00a0 You can substitute any other oils or herbs that symbolize prosperity as you desire. Gold that glitters, rich green light Shine down upon me Clear and bright A change of luck, prosperity Is my intent please let it be Protection For this blend I use dragon’s blood oil as well as finely ground resin.\u00a0 I also like to add sandalwood or myrrh oil since the dragon’s blood is not very strongly scented in this form.\u00a0 Color is kind of a toss up, for me a dark red conjures the best image. Dragon timeless, creature bold Send your protection As in days of old Kindly lend your energy This is my will so mote it be You can also use epsom salts or sea salt, and add your oil, scent and herbs if you want.\u00a0 Another good thing about having the soap base around, you can use it for gift giving.\u00a0 If you have people that are not Wiccan on your list, oatmeal and milk, or lavender are pretty popular.\u00a0 For the oatmeal and milk you can use plain oats that come in the round containers, and a little dry milk.\u00a0 Add the milk first a pinch at a time, and if you end up with some that does’nt blend in, it’s simple to use a small spoon and skim it out, once you feel there is enough in the base. There is no limit to the different recipes you can make whether they be for ritual bath or your kid’s teacher, and almost alway’s if you end up with a scent you hate there is someone in your life that will love it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5418"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5314,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5418\/revisions\/5314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}