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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Monday, November 18, 2013
What kind of person sees ghosts?
What kind of person sees ghosts?
By Tomas Rees
The human mind is naturally attuned to try to spot hidden agents. In fact, we're too good at it, because we tend to interpret all sorts of random environmental noise as actually being caused by someone.
It's widely thought that this tendency contributes to religious belief, and yet it's also the case that many religious people don't claim to have seen any spiritual agents directly at work - and many no-religious people see ghosts from time to time.
Kirsten Barnes and Nicholas Gibson, at the University of Cambridge, surveyed 583 people (mostly women, 50% atheist/agnostic) who were in their survey data. Most were from Britain, some from Australia and Canada, and others from all over.
They asked them whether they had ever had a spiritual, religious, supernatural or paranormal experience. For those that had, they asked to describe the experience - what happened, where they were, how they felt at the time, etc. And they asked them to complete a battery of personality tests.
They found that those who had had some kind of supernatural experience were also more likely to have had other unusual experiences (meaning ones where the person sensed or felt odd, but not necessarily supernatural), and were less neurotic (although this link was weak and may have been spurious).
Intriguingly, given the study I covered in my previous post, people who had had a spiritual, religious, supernatural or paranormal experience in the past also scored higher on empathy and trust.
However, when they looked solely at experiences that involved a supernatural agent, this link disappeared. This suggests that the link between empathy and religion is not down to the ability to "read minds".
Whet do they mean by supernatural agent? Well, here's a couple of verbatim examples given by participants:
They found that, relative to other kinds of supernatural experiences, non-religious, supernatural agents (AKA ghosts) were more often seen when the environment was secluded, dark, quiet, and threatening. Those who had seen ghosts also reported being anxious or upset at the time. That wasn't the case for religious supernatural agents.
The authors found that people who see ghosts are inclined to magical thinking, which may explain the link. Or it could be that people with no religious framework are more likely to report these experiences as threatening. Or it might simply be that people remembered the experience as threatening, and only later came to remember their surroundings at the time as being threatening.
What this suggests is that anxiety and distress combine to make it more likely that people will see ghosts, but that this relationship doesn't hold for religious experiences.
It';s interesting to contrast this with other research showing that anxiety and uncertainty can make people see things that aren't there, and also that religion is more popular in environments that are threatening or dangerous.
Maybe turning to religion is one way to reduce the distress caused by supernatural experiences that are caused by threatening environments!
It's widely thought that this tendency contributes to religious belief, and yet it's also the case that many religious people don't claim to have seen any spiritual agents directly at work - and many no-religious people see ghosts from time to time.
Kirsten Barnes and Nicholas Gibson, at the University of Cambridge, surveyed 583 people (mostly women, 50% atheist/agnostic) who were in their survey data. Most were from Britain, some from Australia and Canada, and others from all over.
They asked them whether they had ever had a spiritual, religious, supernatural or paranormal experience. For those that had, they asked to describe the experience - what happened, where they were, how they felt at the time, etc. And they asked them to complete a battery of personality tests.
They found that those who had had some kind of supernatural experience were also more likely to have had other unusual experiences (meaning ones where the person sensed or felt odd, but not necessarily supernatural), and were less neurotic (although this link was weak and may have been spurious).
Intriguingly, given the study I covered in my previous post, people who had had a spiritual, religious, supernatural or paranormal experience in the past also scored higher on empathy and trust.
However, when they looked solely at experiences that involved a supernatural agent, this link disappeared. This suggests that the link between empathy and religion is not down to the ability to "read minds".
Whet do they mean by supernatural agent? Well, here's a couple of verbatim examples given by participants:
“I went to the prayer room where I really had a physical sense of God’s presence—I remember reaching out my hand to feel it”
“In a house I used to live in, I was usually visited by a being that took the form of a pre-teen girl. She was lithe, pale skinned and had straight, dark colored hair”
They found that, relative to other kinds of supernatural experiences, non-religious, supernatural agents (AKA ghosts) were more often seen when the environment was secluded, dark, quiet, and threatening. Those who had seen ghosts also reported being anxious or upset at the time. That wasn't the case for religious supernatural agents.
The authors found that people who see ghosts are inclined to magical thinking, which may explain the link. Or it could be that people with no religious framework are more likely to report these experiences as threatening. Or it might simply be that people remembered the experience as threatening, and only later came to remember their surroundings at the time as being threatening.
What this suggests is that anxiety and distress combine to make it more likely that people will see ghosts, but that this relationship doesn't hold for religious experiences.
It';s interesting to contrast this with other research showing that anxiety and uncertainty can make people see things that aren't there, and also that religion is more popular in environments that are threatening or dangerous.
Maybe turning to religion is one way to reduce the distress caused by supernatural experiences that are caused by threatening environments!
Monday, October 14, 2013
some of my favourite QUOTES
I’m going to turn on the light, and we’ll be two people in a room
looking at each other and wondering why on earth we were afraid of the
dark. ~Gale Wilhelm
Come to the edge, He said. They said: we are afraid. Come to the edge, He said. They came. He pushed them, and they flew. ~Guillaume Apollinaire
The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. ~Henry Miller
Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life. ~Buddha
Why wait? Life is not a dress rehearsal. Quit practicing what you’re going to do, and just do it. In one bold stroke you can transform today. ~Marilyn Grey
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep. And miles to go before I sleep. ~Robert Frost
The more a man knows, the more he forgives. ~Confucious
Make it a rule never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say, “I have made one human being at least a little wiser, a little happier or a little better this day.” ~Charles Kingsley
Night is purer than day; it is better for for thinking and loving and dreaming. At night everything is more intense, more true. The echo of words that have been spoken during the day takes on a new and deeper meaning. The tragedy of man is that he doesn’t know how to disinguish bewteen day and night. He says things at night that should only be said by day. ~ Elie Wiesel
I don’t break the rules. I merely test their elasticity. ~Bill Veck
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. ~George Bernard Shaw
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. ~John F. Kennedy
Beauty is not caused. It is. ~Emily Dickinson
Forever is composed of nows. ~Emily Dickinson
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. ~Emily Dickinson
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams not mortal ever dared to dream before. ~Edgar Allen Poe
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~Nelson Mandela
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~Marianne Williamson
Have you ever confused a dream with life? Or stolen something when you have the cash? Have you ever been blue? Or thought your train moving while sitting still? Maybe I was just crazy. Maybe it was the 60′s. Or maybe I was just a girl… interrupted. ~Girl, Interrupted (Film)
I know what it’s like to want to die. How it hurts to smile. How you try to fit in but you can’t. How you hurt yourself on the outside to try to kill the thing on the inside. ~Girl, Interrupted (Film)
Was I ever crazy? Maybe. Or maybe life is… Crazy isn’t being broken or swallowing a dark secret. It’s you or me amplified. If you ever told a lie and enjoyed it. If you ever wished you could be a child forever. They were not perfect, but they were my friends and by the ’70s most of them were out living lives. Some I’ve seen, some never again, but there isn’t a day my heart doesn’t find them. ~Girl, Interrupted (Film)
One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. ~Abraham Maslow
I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am, I am, I am. ~Sylvia Plath
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. ~Edgar Allen Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary. ~Edgar Allen Poe
Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence – whether much that is glorious – whether all that is profound – does not spring from disease of thought – from moods of mind exalted at the expense of general intellect. ~Edgar Allen Poe
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication. ~Marlon Brando
Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. ~ Mark Twain
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. ~Henry C. Link
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything; but I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Hale
People often say that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves. ~Salma Hayek
Every one of those keen moments has left its trace, and lives in us still, but such traces have blent themselves irrecoverably with the firmer texture of our youth and manhood; and so it comes that we can look on at the troubles of our children with a smiling disbelief in the reality of their pain…Surely if we could recall that early bitterness, and the dim guesses, the strangely perspectiveless conception of life that gave the bitterness its intensity, we should not pooh-pooh the griefs of our children. (George Elliot – Mill on the Floss – Chapter VII)
I am the entire human race compacted together. I have found that there is no ingredient of the race which I do not possess in either a small way or a large way. ~Mark Twain
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. ~Ambrose Redmoon
Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre, and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes. ~Douglas Adams
Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish. ~John Jakes
There has to come a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complete package. Take me…or leave me. Accept me – or walk away! Do not try to make me feel like less of a person, just because I don’t fit your idea of who I should be and don’t try to change me to fit your mold. If I need to change, I alone will make that decision. When you are strong enough to love yourself 100%, good and bad – you will be amazed at the opportunities life presents you. ~Stacey Charter
Individuality is only possible if it unfolds from wholeness. ~David Bohm
Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. ~ Dr. Seuss
You’re only given a little spark of madness. Don’t lose it. ~Robin Williams
The only worse thing than being talked about is not being talked about. ~Oscar Wilde
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. –Krishnamurti
Laughter is the closest distance between two people. ~Victor Borge
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. ~Gilbert Highet
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart. ~Washington Irving
If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. -Maya Angelou
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K. ~Ted Theodore Logan
Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation. ~Unknown
Have you had your existential angst today? ~Unknown
Come to the edge, He said. They said: we are afraid. Come to the edge, He said. They came. He pushed them, and they flew. ~Guillaume Apollinaire
The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. ~Henry Miller
Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life. ~Buddha
Why wait? Life is not a dress rehearsal. Quit practicing what you’re going to do, and just do it. In one bold stroke you can transform today. ~Marilyn Grey
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep. And miles to go before I sleep. ~Robert Frost
The more a man knows, the more he forgives. ~Confucious
Make it a rule never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say, “I have made one human being at least a little wiser, a little happier or a little better this day.” ~Charles Kingsley
Night is purer than day; it is better for for thinking and loving and dreaming. At night everything is more intense, more true. The echo of words that have been spoken during the day takes on a new and deeper meaning. The tragedy of man is that he doesn’t know how to disinguish bewteen day and night. He says things at night that should only be said by day. ~ Elie Wiesel
I don’t break the rules. I merely test their elasticity. ~Bill Veck
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. ~George Bernard Shaw
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. ~John F. Kennedy
Beauty is not caused. It is. ~Emily Dickinson
Forever is composed of nows. ~Emily Dickinson
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. ~Emily Dickinson
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams not mortal ever dared to dream before. ~Edgar Allen Poe
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~Nelson Mandela
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~Marianne Williamson
Have you ever confused a dream with life? Or stolen something when you have the cash? Have you ever been blue? Or thought your train moving while sitting still? Maybe I was just crazy. Maybe it was the 60′s. Or maybe I was just a girl… interrupted. ~Girl, Interrupted (Film)
I know what it’s like to want to die. How it hurts to smile. How you try to fit in but you can’t. How you hurt yourself on the outside to try to kill the thing on the inside. ~Girl, Interrupted (Film)
Was I ever crazy? Maybe. Or maybe life is… Crazy isn’t being broken or swallowing a dark secret. It’s you or me amplified. If you ever told a lie and enjoyed it. If you ever wished you could be a child forever. They were not perfect, but they were my friends and by the ’70s most of them were out living lives. Some I’ve seen, some never again, but there isn’t a day my heart doesn’t find them. ~Girl, Interrupted (Film)
One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. ~Abraham Maslow
I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am, I am, I am. ~Sylvia Plath
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. ~Edgar Allen Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary. ~Edgar Allen Poe
Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence – whether much that is glorious – whether all that is profound – does not spring from disease of thought – from moods of mind exalted at the expense of general intellect. ~Edgar Allen Poe
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication. ~Marlon Brando
Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. ~ Mark Twain
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. ~Henry C. Link
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything; but I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Hale
People often say that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves. ~Salma Hayek
Every one of those keen moments has left its trace, and lives in us still, but such traces have blent themselves irrecoverably with the firmer texture of our youth and manhood; and so it comes that we can look on at the troubles of our children with a smiling disbelief in the reality of their pain…Surely if we could recall that early bitterness, and the dim guesses, the strangely perspectiveless conception of life that gave the bitterness its intensity, we should not pooh-pooh the griefs of our children. (George Elliot – Mill on the Floss – Chapter VII)
I am the entire human race compacted together. I have found that there is no ingredient of the race which I do not possess in either a small way or a large way. ~Mark Twain
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. ~Ambrose Redmoon
Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre, and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes. ~Douglas Adams
Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish. ~John Jakes
There has to come a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complete package. Take me…or leave me. Accept me – or walk away! Do not try to make me feel like less of a person, just because I don’t fit your idea of who I should be and don’t try to change me to fit your mold. If I need to change, I alone will make that decision. When you are strong enough to love yourself 100%, good and bad – you will be amazed at the opportunities life presents you. ~Stacey Charter
Individuality is only possible if it unfolds from wholeness. ~David Bohm
Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. ~ Dr. Seuss
You’re only given a little spark of madness. Don’t lose it. ~Robin Williams
The only worse thing than being talked about is not being talked about. ~Oscar Wilde
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. –Krishnamurti
Laughter is the closest distance between two people. ~Victor Borge
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. ~Gilbert Highet
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart. ~Washington Irving
If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. -Maya Angelou
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K. ~Ted Theodore Logan
Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation. ~Unknown
Have you had your existential angst today? ~Unknown
Thursday, August 01, 2013
SPIRITUAL TIME, SPACE, MASS, LIGHT AND ENERGY
- SPIRITUAL TIME, SPACE, MASS, LIGHT AND ENERGY
(Last updated 8/20/00)
Consider the following quote:
Time is an accident consequent upon motion and is necessarily attached to it. Neither of them exists without the other. Motion does not exist except in time, and time cannot be conceived by the intellect except together with motion. And all that with regard to which no motion can be found, does not fall under time.
A brilliant insight from Albert Einstein,
perhaps?
If you answered "probably," you're only off by about
700 years.
In as much as the above quotation sounds like a 20th
century theory of Einstein, it is actually from Maimonides, the great Jewish
Torah scholar of the twelfth century. (1)
Actually, Einstein and his colleagues probably were inspired
by Maimonides' writings, which were well ahead of their time.
The last sentence of Maimonides' quote actually
pertains to God Himself. As "motion" (as well as space) imply measurement and
can only apply to physical objects, and as God is not corporeal, then He is not
confined by time or space. Time was created by God, for us. He operates beyond
time as we know it.
TIME
AND SPACE IN
OUR
3-DIMENSIONAL WORLD
There are many ways that "time" and "space" can be
shown to have a relationship. A simple example is found in the game of chess.
Chess strategy involves interplay between space (how many of the 64 squares of
the board you control), and time (how many moves that you are ahead or behind
your opponent). Experienced players often "trade" space for time, having to use
their intuition as to whether they are getting the "better end of the deal."
Only after a beginner understands this "dimension," of the game, can he move
forward to becoming an advanced player.
In mathematics, there are complex equations that
cannot be solved without introducing a "4th dimension" (something beyond the X,
Y and Z coordinates in 3-dimensional space). Again, without "expanding" beyond
the elementary and obvious, one cannot advance to the next level of
understanding.
Physics has shown that there are relationships
between things like energy and mass, as well as time and space, Einstein's
famous equation, E=mc2 (Energy equals
mass times the constant of the speed of light, squared) was one of the first to
link two such elements. Experiments have been done sending atomic clocks through
the atmosphere in different directions, arriving at the same destination at the
same moment -- however when the clocks were checked, the times were different,
thus showing that speed through space affected time.
FIVE SPIRITUAL ELEMENTS
The concepts we call, "time" and "space," as well as,
"light," "mass," and "energy," are all part of God's creation and may be
considered a "reflection" of His attributes. As God is consistent in what He
does, when studying the Scriptures, we should not be surprised to find that
there are corresponding elements in the spiritual realm. The study of these
spiritual elements plays a key role in understanding who God is, who we are,
what is to come, and how we are to get there.
The following are offered for
consideration:
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spiritual time, represented by repeated "events" not constricted to the physical linear aspect of time, i.e., the Moedim (including Shabbat, Shemitta and Yovel years, and the seven "Feasts of God"). Many of these are associated with events in the Millennium or Olam Haba (the world to come).
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spiritual space, the dimension(s) beyond our physical one, including aspects of those set on earth for us (i.e., the Tabernacle/Temple, a place where God could "reside" among us on this sinful earth.) Spiritual space is necessary for God's spiritual light to be transmitted, just as physical space is needed for physical light.
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spiritual light, God's word and/or perfect will, either of which is a constant. "You are the light of the world," is an admonition for God's people to teach others His Torah, which is His light. (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. - Psalm 119:105.) The glory of God is also represented by "light" in Scripture.
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spiritual mass, any entity whose function is to implement the will of God (i.e., angels, the Ruach Ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit), Messiah or the Shekinah). This would also include "evil angels" (demons), including haSatan, who also ultimately serve God's purpose.
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spiritual energy, the result of the work of; angels, the Ruach Ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit), Messiah the Shekinah or demons -- i.e., miracles or revelation
The Sabbath is shown to have a time-transcending
character, as seen in the mystical teachings of the Zohar, and is directly tied
to the Millenium/Olam Haba:
Soncino Zohar, Shemoth, Section 2, Page 88a - Therefore the Sabbath is more precious than all other times and seasons and festivals, because it contains and unites all in itself, whereas no other festival or holy day does so.’ Said R. Hiya: ‘Because all things are found in the Sabbath it is mentioned three times in the story of Creation: "And on the seventh day God ended his work"; "and he rested on the seventh day"; "and God blessed the seventh day" (Gen. II, 2, 3).’
Soncino Zohar, Shemoth, Section 2, Page 88b - The unique character of the Sabbath is expressed in the words: "Between Me and the children of Israel." And because the Faith is centred in the Sabbath, man is given on this day an additional, a supernal soul, a soul in which is all perfection, according to the pattern of the world to come. What does the word "Sabbath" mean? The Name of the Holy One, the Name which is in perfect harmony at all sides.’ [Tr. Note: This idea is based upon the mystic significance of the three letters of the word Sabbath, shin, beth, tau.]
Soncino Zohar, Shemoth, Section 2, Page 205b - ‘The prayer offered by the holy people on the Sabbath is of three parts, corresponding to the three Sabbaths, but being in essence only one. [Tr. note: i.e. the Sabbath of the Creation, the Sabbath on which the Torah was given, and the Sabbath of the Millennium.]
Our definition of spiritual space has to do with a
place (and means) by which God can "reside" among His creation -- especially in
their sinful state.
The first place we see the idea of God creating
"spiritual space," is in creation. According to mystical Jewish tradition, the
purpose of creation was to provide God with a "dwelling place in the lower
realms." Eden was a place where man walked with God, in the spirit (ruach) of
the garden. This "space" was corupted by the sin of Adam and Even, and they were
banished from it.
God's process of redemption brings us to Mount Sinai,
where once again, sin (the golden calf) gets in the way of the plan. In order
for God to reside among his people, He needs to create a spiritual space that is
not tainted by sin -- first, the Tabernacle, and later, the Temple.
Recall that Moses built the first Tabernacle and its
elements according to a heavenly model. The Zohar
(3) states that God made everything in this
"lower" world along the same pattern as that in the "upper" world. A similar
thought is expressed in Midrash Rabbah:
Midrash Rabbah - Genesis II:2 - NOW THE EARTH WAS TOHU E.V. ‘UNFORMED’, etc. R. Abbahu and R. Judah b. R. Simon [gave the follow-ing illustrations]. R. Abbahu said: This may be compared to the case of a king who bought two slaves on the same bill of sale and at the same price. One he ordered to be supported at the public expense, while the other he ordered to toil for his bread. The latter sat bewildered and astonished: ‘Both of us were bought at the same price,’ exclaimed he, ‘yet he is supported from the treasury whilst I have to gain my bread by my toil!’ Thus the earth sat bewildered and astonished, saying, ' The celestial beings [sc. the angels] and the terrestial ones [sc. man] were created at the same time: yet the celestial beings are fed by the radiance of the Shechinah, whereas the terrestial beings, if they do not toil, do not eat.We are taught in Scripture that our bodies are the Temple of God's Spirit. Just as the Tabernacle and Temple were constructed according to an image given by God, we ourselves are created in the image of the same God. God's "characteristics" are consistent and can be seen in all He does. By studying God's Temple (as commanded in Ezekiel) and properly keeping His Sabbath, we actually learn more of how to restore our personal relationship with Him. Such "wisdom" is considered greater than prophecy in Jewish tradition.
As Paul said, these things are indeed a (wonderful) shadow of what is to come, and don't let anyone "trouble you," if you choose to study and do them in faith (Colossians 2:17).
A
UNION OF
TIME AND SPACE
It is reasonable to assume that we can look for His
"pattern" throughout any part of His creation. As we find the Temple and Shabbat
closely linked in the Torah (when they are formally given to us, i.e. Leviticus
19:30), and coming to their fullness together in the Millennium, it is sensible
to look for a connection involving spiritual time and space between the
two.
Besides the weekly Shabbat, the three pilgrimage
feasts of Pesakh, Shavuot and Succot were also called "sabbaths" and related to
the Temple:
Deuteronomy 16:16 - Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:
The Jewish scholar Nachmanides (12th
century), taught that all 613 commandments of the Torah are related in some
fashion to the Temple and Shabbat (2),
making the Temple and Shabbat as critical to understanding God's revelation (His
Torah) and the spiritual world, as the study of physical time and space are to
understanding the "reality" of our physical world.
Science proclaims that our present reality is
dependent on the relationship between space and time. Reality is made up of the
three aspects of the dimension of space (height, width and depth -- or "X," "Y'"
and "Z" coordinates) along with the single dimension of time. (i.e., If you want
to know the "location" of something on this earth, you need to know the three
aspects of where it was/is and the single aspect of when it
was/is.)
The consistency of God's rules would apply to the
reality of the spiritual realm. As the Millennium is the return of spiritual
reality to its "proper state," we should view the union of of the Temple with
Shabbat at that time in such terms, keeping in mind the three aspects of
space and one of time. (We will also see later in this study, that there is
a "fifth dimension," a spiritual/moral one, that indicates a status of:
good/evil, clean/unclean, holy/unholy. This, like the others, is also not
"static," (i.e., things that are clean can become unclean and
vice-versa).
As we go through this study, we will find that
"space-related" things such as; the structure of the Temple, the terms of the
Besorah ("Gospel") and the New Covenant, are interwoven with the "time-related
items" of; Shabbat, Yovel Year (Jubilee) and Yom Kippur.
Physical time and space are indeed a shadow of their spiritual
counterparts:
"Space by itself and time by itself, are doomed to fade into mere shadows."- Herman Minkowski, a contemporary of Einstein, in a scientific address given September 21, 1908
"Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come ..."
- Sha'ul's letter to the Colossians, chapter 2, verses 16 & 17
"HaMakom V'HaZman Echad Hu" - "Time and Space are One"
- 16th century Jewish saying
"Mehitabut ha'orot, nithavu hakelim -"From the condensation of the lights, were the vessels brought into being."
- Ancient Jewish mystical saying
1. The Fifteenth Premise, from Maimonides'
The Guide of the Perplexed, Introduction to the Second Part. A study of
any of Maimonides' works is very beneficial to understanding deep Biblical
concepts. Much of his material can be found on Internet bookstores such as Amazon.com. His work, The Guide of the
Perplexed, is an outstanding piece of literature and recommended for
understanding the Jewish Scriptures.
2. Nachmanides commentary on
Leviticus
3. Zohar, commentary on Exodus
3:1
http://www.yashanet.com/studies/revstudy/rev4.htm
Friday, April 12, 2013
Six Entries of Evil
Six Entries of Evil
How did I get a Demon? How did "they" get there?
We are going to examine some of the ways that this happens. There are many ways that Satan uses to gain some measure of control over a human life. Demons are spirit beings that can't function in our physical ream like they want to unless they can gain some kind of entry into a human body. If they can gain entry into our body, they can influence our thoughts and actions much more than they can from the outside.
Let's examine six of the ways that demons can use to gain entry into our minds and bodies:
1. Willful Sin
If you are living in deliberate spiritual rebellion, you are open to demonic attack. God will only set you free from you enemies, not your friends. He will only set you free to serve him better. If you are living in sin, you must change your address. You must turn to Jesus with all your heart. You must build a good life with Him, which means spending time with Him in prayer and reading his word. You must say "Jesus, forgive my sins. I repent and I renounce them and I turn from my sins to you with all my heart". Then you are ready to ask him to deliver you from your enemies.
2. Involuntary Inheritance
Ancestral curses cause an inherited vulnerability to demons. Have you noticed that cancer and heart disease usually show up in every generation when it starts in a family? Doctors know that some sicknesses and diseases pass from one generation to the next. The same applies to spiritual sickness. How many alcoholics have alcoholic children? Many times, no matter how the children try not to be like Mommy or Daddy, they turn out the same. How many abused children grow up to be abusers of their children? The curses that the children were born with, many times pass to their children and to their grandchildren. These curses can only be broken through the power and the name of Jesus.
Let's read Duet: 18:9-14. When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord, and because of these detestable practices, the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you. You must be blameless before the Lord your God. Now let's read Duet. 28:58-61. If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law which are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name -the Lord your God- the Lord will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses. He will bring upon you all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will cling to you. The Lord will also bring on you every kind of sickness and disaster not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed.
You say, "Didn't Jesus take the curse for us?" Yes, Jesus took the curse of the law, which was that there was no forgiveness wider the law. There was just atonement by animal sacrifice year by year. The sin was covered by the blood of the sacrifice, not taken away. Jesus became our sacrifice to be free from the curse of the law. Our sins are removed as far as the East is from the West, never to be remembered again. What we read here is the curse of the Lord. If we do the same things that they did, we will reap the same things that they reaped.
3. Occult Entanglement
Read Deuteronomy 18:9-14 once more. When we become involved in the things that God says "do not do" it is like signing a legal and binding contract with the forces of darkness. Satan is the smartest lawyer that ever was, and if he has a legal right to torment you, you cannot stop him until you take away that legal right. This is done by forgiving and asking forgiveness from God. Also, the contract must be broken. This is done by renouncing the things of the occult and turning from them to God with the whole heart. What are these things? Some of the most common are: horoscope, oujia boards, water witching, fortune telling, psychic healing, tarot cards, séances and mental telepathy. (See the detailed list at the end of this article.) Have you ever wondered why God told Israel to destroy some of the cities completely when they came into the land of Canaan or Palestine? He said to destroy all belongings, all cattle, all people, men, women and children, all their gold and silver, every thing that they owned. It was because some of these people were so corrupted by occult sins and demon worship that God knew if His people saved any of their belongings or lived in their cities, they would become corrupt also.
Occult sins are not covered by the general rule of forgiveness. Sure, when we ask Jesus to forgive our sins, He does. Our spirits are saved and on their way to heaven, but many times our body and our soul are still tormented by the occult spirits that we have a legal and binding contract with. This causes a vulnerability to the forces of darkness. The contract must be voided. If an occult ritual was performed over us, it must be undone. We do this by saying, "Jesus I renounce all the occult involvement (name them). I repent for turning to your enemies about things in my life. I ask you to forgive me and cleanse me from all occult activity".
4. Abuse
When children are abused, the general nature of the trauma opens them to demonic activity. The five areas of abuse are physical, verbal, emotional, mental and sexual. Of the five, more children are demonized by sexual abuse than all the others. Statistics from "The Family Research Council", a Christian oriented family organization based in Washington, D.C., tells us that 40% of the people in our churches were sexually molested or raped before 17 years of age. This includes men and women both. Out in the every day world, the percentage is 17%. What does this tell us? Hurting people are coming into our churches looking for help. If we don't provide help for them, they will turn to drugs, alcohol, sex and the occult to try to find it. What happens when a child is abused? He or she, most of the time, grows up to be an angry, violent person. They can become revengeful, and feel compelled to take it out on some body else. School violence is a good example. You say, "It isn't fair. I'm the victim and I got the demon!" Nothing that Satan ever does is fair. His kingdom does not play by our rules. He will take every unfair advantage to gain a foothold in our lives.
5. Addictions
Addictions always go deeper than just addictions. Some deep, underlying root of bitterness and rejection usually drives a person to addictions. What was described in the abuse section, many times, leads to drugs and alcohol. Mind altered states from drugs and alcohol open us to demons. You gave him the right to come in when you yielded your will to the drugs. This opens the doorway to the soul so that demons can enter. If you are out of control, the demons will get in control! Drugs and alcohol shut down the process of your will and give a legal right for demons to enter!
6. Abandonment
Physical or emotional abandonment opens a child to demons. A parent who is not there, or doesn't care about the child when be or she is there, opens a child to Satan's kingdom. This brings rejection to an unwanted child. Rejection can create the most serious wound to the emotions that the child will ever suffer.
Now to the cure for all these things:
Repent, renounce, and remove.
Repent of all sin.
Renounce all occult involvement.
Renounce all family curses.
Forgive all who have hurt you.
Forgiveness heals the wound of rejection, resentment infects it.
Identify the enemy inside. If you are an angry person, for example, begin to resist anger.
Pray and ask Jesus to help you. Then begin to take the authority that you have in Jesus Christ to remove. "Anger, in the name of Jesus, I command you to leave."
LIST OF OCCULT RELATED OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES:
NUMEROLOGY
FORTUNE TELLING
SORCERY
PSYCHIC HEALING
VOODOO
SATERIA
TEA LEAF READINGS
MEDIUMS
HYPNOTISM
TABLE TIPPING
WATER WITCHING
HOROSCOPES
ASTROLOGY
PENDULUM
WHITE MAGIC
BLACK MAGIC
CONJURATION
FETISHES
NECROMANCY (TALKING TO THE DEAD)
TAROT CARDS
PARAPSYCHOLOGY
ASTRAL PROJECTION
LEVITATION
SOUL TRAVEL
PENTAGRAMS
ACUPUNCTURE
CHANTING
NEW AGE PHILOSOPHY
OUIJIA BOARDS
TALISMANS
WITCHCRAFT
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
PALM READING
CRYSTAL BALLS
HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
SOME INDIAN CEREMONYS
E.S.P.
ANY OCCULT BOOKS (Example) SANTANIC BIBLE, EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, ETC.
DIVINATION
MANY VIDEO GAMES (Example) DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
ALL OCCULT MOVIES (Example) THE EXORCIST, THE OMEN, ROSEMARY'S BABY
AND MANY MORE.
Written by Paul Cooprider
http://pullingdownstrongholds.com/deliverance/six_entries_of_evil.htm
How did I get a Demon? How did "they" get there?
We are going to examine some of the ways that this happens. There are many ways that Satan uses to gain some measure of control over a human life. Demons are spirit beings that can't function in our physical ream like they want to unless they can gain some kind of entry into a human body. If they can gain entry into our body, they can influence our thoughts and actions much more than they can from the outside.
Let's examine six of the ways that demons can use to gain entry into our minds and bodies:
1. Willful Sin
If you are living in deliberate spiritual rebellion, you are open to demonic attack. God will only set you free from you enemies, not your friends. He will only set you free to serve him better. If you are living in sin, you must change your address. You must turn to Jesus with all your heart. You must build a good life with Him, which means spending time with Him in prayer and reading his word. You must say "Jesus, forgive my sins. I repent and I renounce them and I turn from my sins to you with all my heart". Then you are ready to ask him to deliver you from your enemies.
2. Involuntary Inheritance
Ancestral curses cause an inherited vulnerability to demons. Have you noticed that cancer and heart disease usually show up in every generation when it starts in a family? Doctors know that some sicknesses and diseases pass from one generation to the next. The same applies to spiritual sickness. How many alcoholics have alcoholic children? Many times, no matter how the children try not to be like Mommy or Daddy, they turn out the same. How many abused children grow up to be abusers of their children? The curses that the children were born with, many times pass to their children and to their grandchildren. These curses can only be broken through the power and the name of Jesus.
Let's read Duet: 18:9-14. When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord, and because of these detestable practices, the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you. You must be blameless before the Lord your God. Now let's read Duet. 28:58-61. If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law which are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name -the Lord your God- the Lord will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses. He will bring upon you all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will cling to you. The Lord will also bring on you every kind of sickness and disaster not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed.
You say, "Didn't Jesus take the curse for us?" Yes, Jesus took the curse of the law, which was that there was no forgiveness wider the law. There was just atonement by animal sacrifice year by year. The sin was covered by the blood of the sacrifice, not taken away. Jesus became our sacrifice to be free from the curse of the law. Our sins are removed as far as the East is from the West, never to be remembered again. What we read here is the curse of the Lord. If we do the same things that they did, we will reap the same things that they reaped.
3. Occult Entanglement
Read Deuteronomy 18:9-14 once more. When we become involved in the things that God says "do not do" it is like signing a legal and binding contract with the forces of darkness. Satan is the smartest lawyer that ever was, and if he has a legal right to torment you, you cannot stop him until you take away that legal right. This is done by forgiving and asking forgiveness from God. Also, the contract must be broken. This is done by renouncing the things of the occult and turning from them to God with the whole heart. What are these things? Some of the most common are: horoscope, oujia boards, water witching, fortune telling, psychic healing, tarot cards, séances and mental telepathy. (See the detailed list at the end of this article.) Have you ever wondered why God told Israel to destroy some of the cities completely when they came into the land of Canaan or Palestine? He said to destroy all belongings, all cattle, all people, men, women and children, all their gold and silver, every thing that they owned. It was because some of these people were so corrupted by occult sins and demon worship that God knew if His people saved any of their belongings or lived in their cities, they would become corrupt also.
Occult sins are not covered by the general rule of forgiveness. Sure, when we ask Jesus to forgive our sins, He does. Our spirits are saved and on their way to heaven, but many times our body and our soul are still tormented by the occult spirits that we have a legal and binding contract with. This causes a vulnerability to the forces of darkness. The contract must be voided. If an occult ritual was performed over us, it must be undone. We do this by saying, "Jesus I renounce all the occult involvement (name them). I repent for turning to your enemies about things in my life. I ask you to forgive me and cleanse me from all occult activity".
4. Abuse
When children are abused, the general nature of the trauma opens them to demonic activity. The five areas of abuse are physical, verbal, emotional, mental and sexual. Of the five, more children are demonized by sexual abuse than all the others. Statistics from "The Family Research Council", a Christian oriented family organization based in Washington, D.C., tells us that 40% of the people in our churches were sexually molested or raped before 17 years of age. This includes men and women both. Out in the every day world, the percentage is 17%. What does this tell us? Hurting people are coming into our churches looking for help. If we don't provide help for them, they will turn to drugs, alcohol, sex and the occult to try to find it. What happens when a child is abused? He or she, most of the time, grows up to be an angry, violent person. They can become revengeful, and feel compelled to take it out on some body else. School violence is a good example. You say, "It isn't fair. I'm the victim and I got the demon!" Nothing that Satan ever does is fair. His kingdom does not play by our rules. He will take every unfair advantage to gain a foothold in our lives.
5. Addictions
Addictions always go deeper than just addictions. Some deep, underlying root of bitterness and rejection usually drives a person to addictions. What was described in the abuse section, many times, leads to drugs and alcohol. Mind altered states from drugs and alcohol open us to demons. You gave him the right to come in when you yielded your will to the drugs. This opens the doorway to the soul so that demons can enter. If you are out of control, the demons will get in control! Drugs and alcohol shut down the process of your will and give a legal right for demons to enter!
6. Abandonment
Physical or emotional abandonment opens a child to demons. A parent who is not there, or doesn't care about the child when be or she is there, opens a child to Satan's kingdom. This brings rejection to an unwanted child. Rejection can create the most serious wound to the emotions that the child will ever suffer.
Now to the cure for all these things:
Repent, renounce, and remove.
Repent of all sin.
Renounce all occult involvement.
Renounce all family curses.
Forgive all who have hurt you.
Forgiveness heals the wound of rejection, resentment infects it.
Identify the enemy inside. If you are an angry person, for example, begin to resist anger.
Pray and ask Jesus to help you. Then begin to take the authority that you have in Jesus Christ to remove. "Anger, in the name of Jesus, I command you to leave."
LIST OF OCCULT RELATED OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES:
NUMEROLOGY
FORTUNE TELLING
SORCERY
PSYCHIC HEALING
VOODOO
SATERIA
TEA LEAF READINGS
MEDIUMS
HYPNOTISM
TABLE TIPPING
WATER WITCHING
HOROSCOPES
ASTROLOGY
PENDULUM
WHITE MAGIC
BLACK MAGIC
CONJURATION
FETISHES
NECROMANCY (TALKING TO THE DEAD)
TAROT CARDS
PARAPSYCHOLOGY
ASTRAL PROJECTION
LEVITATION
SOUL TRAVEL
PENTAGRAMS
ACUPUNCTURE
CHANTING
NEW AGE PHILOSOPHY
OUIJIA BOARDS
TALISMANS
WITCHCRAFT
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
PALM READING
CRYSTAL BALLS
HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
SOME INDIAN CEREMONYS
E.S.P.
ANY OCCULT BOOKS (Example) SANTANIC BIBLE, EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, ETC.
DIVINATION
MANY VIDEO GAMES (Example) DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
ALL OCCULT MOVIES (Example) THE EXORCIST, THE OMEN, ROSEMARY'S BABY
AND MANY MORE.
Written by Paul Cooprider
http://pullingdownstrongholds.com/deliverance/six_entries_of_evil.htm
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Monday, January 07, 2013
MAGICAL USES OF HERBS
MAGICAL
USES OF HERBS
Agrimony
Use in all protection sachets and spells, also to banish negative energies and spirits It protects against goblins, evil and poison Agrimony has also long been used to reverse spells sent against the magician; i.e. it not only breaks hexes, it also sends them back to the hexer. Agrimony placed under the head will make one sleep as if dead, according to ancient lore, but don't use this for insomnia: the sleeper won't awaken until the herb is removed.
Alfalfa
Keep in the home to protect from poverty and hunger. It is best placed in in the cupboard or or pantry.
Amaranth
A crown of amaranth flowers worn on the head speeds healing. To make sure that you are never struck by a bullet, pull up a whole amaranth plant (including roots) preferably on a Friday during the Full Moon. Leave an offering to the plant and then fold it, roots and all, in a piece of white cloth. Wear this against your breast and you'll be 'bullet-proof.' The dried amaranth flowers have been used to call forth the dead, and are also carried to cure the affections'; i.e. to mend a broken heart.
Angelica
Grown, the plant is protective. Use in all protection and exorcism incenses. Sprinkle the four corners of the house with angelica to ward off evil, or do this around the perimeter of the house. Added to the bath angelica removes curses, hexes and any spells that may have been cast against you. The root was carried in the pocket as a gambling talisman among some American Indian tribes. Angelica is also used in healing incenses and mixtures, and smoking the leaves is said to cause visions.
Anise
Fill a small pillowcase with anise seeds and sleep on it. This will ensure that you have no nightmares. Use in protection and meditation incenses. Fresh anise leaves placed in a room will drive off evil, and they are sometimes placed around the magic circle to protect the magician from evil spirits. It also averts the evil eye. Anise seed is also used in purification baths, especially with bay leaves. It is used to call forth spirits to aid in magical operations, and a sprig hung on the bedpost will restore lost youth.
Blackberry
A bramble bush that forms a natural arch is a great aid to magical healing. On a sunny day, crawl through the arch backward and then forward three times, going as nearly east to west as possible. This will cause boils, rheumatism, whooping cough and even blackheads to disappear. The blackberry leaves are used in spells of wealth, as are the berries themselves and the vines are protective if grown. this tree several times and the evil shall flee in terror. Barren women walk naked beneath a bodhi tree to become fertile. Use the leaves in meditation incenses and all mixtures designed to give wisdom.
Boneset
The plant wards off evil spirits. Make an infusion and sprinkle about the house to drive away evil.
Borage
Carry the fresh blossoms to strength-en your courage, or place one in your buttonhole for protection when walking outdoors. A tea of Borage induces psychic powers.
Buchu
An infusion of Buchu, drunk, enables one to foretell the future. Frankincense mixed with Buchu is burned directly before retiring to produce prophetic dreams. Only a small amount should be burned, and this must be in the bedroom.
Buckthorn
Branches of the Buckthorn, placed near doors and windows, drive away all enchantments and sorceress, according to Dioscorides. A charming legend concerning the Buckthorn vows that if one sprinkles Buckthorn in a circle and then dances within it under a full Moon, an elf will appear. The dancer must notice the elf and say, 'Halt and grant my boon!' before the creature flees. The elf will then grant one wish. I cannot make any guarantees this will happen, however. Buckthorn is also used in legal matters (carried or worn to court, etc.) and as a general good luck generator.
Burdock
Cast around the home to ward off negativity. Add to protection incenses and use in such spells. Gather burdock roots in the waning Moon, dry and then cut them into small pieces. String these on red thread like beads and wear for protection against evil and negativity. The leaves of the burdock, when laid to the soles of the feet help to cure gout. .
Caraway
The caraway serves as protection against Lilith, as well as all manners of evil spirits, entities and plain old negativity. It s often carried for this purpose. Any object that holds some caraway seeds is theft-proof.
Cascara Sagrada
Sprinkle an infusion of casa sagrada around your home before g to any court proceeding. It will help win your case. Cascara sagrada is also use in money spells, and worn as an amulet against evil and hexes.
Catnip
Given to your cat, catnip creates a psychic bond between the two of you. It is also intoxicating to the cat. Catnip is used in love sachets, usually in conjunction with rose petals. If you hold catnip in your hand until it is warm, then hold anyone else's hand, they will forever be your friend, as long as you keep the catnip you used for the spell in some safe place. Grown near the home or hung over the door, catnip attracts good spirits and great luck. Catnip is also used in spells designed to enhance beauty and happiness. Large catnip leaves are pressed and used as bookmarks in magical texts.
Celery
Chew the seeds to aid in concentration, or use in spell pillows to induce sleep. Burned with orrisroot, celery seed increases psychic powers. The stalk, along with the seeds, induces lust when eaten. Witches supposedly ate celery seed before flying off on their brooms that they wouldn't become dizzy and fall.
Centaury
The smoke from burning or fuming centaury drives off snakes.
Chamomile
Chamomile is used to attract money and a handwash of the infusion is some times used by gamblers to ensure winnings. It is used in sleep and meditation incenses, and the infusion is also added to the bath to attract love. It is also a purificatory and protective herb. When sprinkled around the property, it removes curses and spells cast against you.
Chickweed
Carry or use in spells designed to attract a love or to maintain a relationship
Chicory
Chicory is used to remove all obstacles that might crop up in your life. It is carried for this purpose. At one time it was thought to make its possessor invisible, and to open locked boxes and doors if held against the locks. But for these last two purposes, chicory has to be gathered with a gold knife in perfect silence at noon or midnight on Midsummer. If you anoint your body with chicory juice, you will obtain favors from great persons. It is also carried to promote frugality.
Clove
Burned as incense, cloves attract riches, drive away hostile and negative forces, produce spiritual vibrations, and purify the area. Cloves are burned as incense to stop others from gossiping about you. Worn or carried, cloves attract the opposite sex and bring comfort to the bereaved. Evil presence's.
Coltsfoot
Add to love sachets and use in spells of peace and tranquility. The leaves, when smoked, can cause visions.
Comfrey
Worn or carried, Comfrey protects and ensures safety during travel. Also, tuck some into your suitcases so that they aren't lost or stolen. The root is also used in money spells.
Damiana
Damiana is used in lust infusions as well as lust spells. It is also burned to produce visions.
Dandelion
To find out how long you will live, blow the seeds off the head of a dandelion. You will live as many years as there are seeds left on the head. To tell the time: blow three times at the seed head. The number left is the hour. The root, when dried, roasted and ground like coffee, is used to make a tea. This infusion will promote psychic powers. This same tea, steaming and placed beside the bed, will call spirits. To send a message to a loved one, blow at the seed head in his or her direction and visualize your message. Dandelion, buried in the northwest corner of the house, brings favorable winds.
Echinacea
Indians used Echinacea as an offering to spirit and strengthen spells.
Elecampane
Worn, Elecampane attracts love Sew up some of the leaves or flowers in pink cloth, or make a sachet. It is also carried for protection, and the herb smoldered on charcoal aids in sharpening psychic powers, particularly when scrying.
Eucalyptus
The leaves are used to stuff healing poppets and are carried to maintain good health. To relieve colds, ring greens candles with the leaves and pods and burn them to the socket, visualizing the person (or you) as being completely healthy. Also hang a small branch or twig of eucalyptus over the sick bed. String the immature (green) pods on green thread and wear to help heal sore throats. Placed beneath the pillow, the pods guard against colds. The leaves are also carried for pro-tection.
Fennel
Grown around the home, fennel confers protection. Wearing a piece of fennel in the left shoe will prevent wood ticks from biting your legs. Fennel is also hung up at windows and doors to ward off evil spirits, and the seeds can be carried for the same reason. Fennel is used in purification sachets, as well as healing mixtures.
Fenugreek
To bring money into the household, a few fenugreek seeds can be added to the mop water (or a small amount of a fenugreek infusion). Also, half-fill a small jar with fenugreek and leave open in the house to attract money. Add a few seeds every couple of days until the jar is full; then empty the fenugreek out and begin again. Return the spent herb to the ground.
Feverfew
Carry with you for protection against colds and fevers, as well as accidents.
Figwort
Hung from the neck, the Figwort keeps the wearer healthy and protects against the evil eye. The plant is also smoked over Midsummer fires and then hung in the home for its protective powers -
Garlic
Garlic was once worn to guard against the plague. It is still used to absorb diseases. Simply rub fresh, peeled cloves of garlic onto the afflicted part of the body, then throw into running water An old spell utilized garlic in protecting against hepatitis. To do this, simply wear' thirteen cloves of garlic at the end of cord around the neck for thirteen days On the last day, in the middle of thc night, walk to a corner of an intersection of two streets, remove the necklace throw it behind you and run home with out looking back. Garlic is also extremely protective Sailors carry some while on board ship to protect against its wreckage. Soldiers wore garlic as a defense in the middle ages, while Roman soldiers ate it to give them courage. It is placed in the home to guard against the intrusion of evil, to keep out robbers and thieves, and is hung over the door to repel envious people. Garlic is especially protective in new homes - Worn, garlic guards against foul weather (mountaineers wear it) as well as monsters, and it also shields you from the blows of your enemies. When evil spirits are about, bite into garlic to send them away, or sprinkle powdered garlic on the floor (if you don't mind smelling it for some time). Garlic is also placed beneath children's pillows to protect them while asleep, and brides once carried a clove of garlic in the' pocket for good luck and to keep evil far from her on her big day. Rubbed onto pots and pans before cooking in them garlic removes negative vibrations, which might otherwise contaminate the food. When eaten, garlic acts as a lust. inducer, and when a magnet or lodestone, is rubbed with garlic it loses its magic powers.
Ginger
Eating ginger before performing spells will lend them power, since you have been 'heated up' by the ginger. It is especially true of love spells, in which ginger is much used. Whole ginger roots are planted a grown to attract money, or the powdered root is sprinkled into pockets or onto money for this purpose. Ginger is also used in success spells or to ensure the success of a magical operation. In the Pacific the Dobu islander make much use of ginger in their magic They chew it and spit it at the 'seat' of an illness to cure it, and also spit chewed ginger at an oncoming storm, while at sea, to halt it.
Ginseng
The root is carried to attract love as well as to guard one's health, to draw money, and to ensure sexual potency Ginseng will also bring beauty to all w carry it. Burn ginseng to ward off evil spirits and to break hexes and curses. A tea of ginseng is used as a powerful lust-inducing drink, whether alone or mixed with other like herbs. Hold a ginseng root in your hands, visualize your wish into the root, and throw it into running water. Or, carve your wish onto a root and toss into the water. Ginseng can be a substitute for the mandrake -
Gotu Kola
Use in meditation incenses. Burn small amount prior to (but not during) meditation.
Hawthorne
Hawthorn has long been used to increase fertility. Because of this power it is incorporated into weddings, especially those performed in the spring. The leaves, curiously enough, are also used to enforce or maintain chastity or celibacy. The leaves are placed beneath the mattress or around the bedroom for this purpose. Carried in a sachet on a fishing trip hawthorn ensures a good catch, and worn or carried it promotes happiness in the troubled, depressed, or sad. Hawthorn protects against lightning, and in the house in which it resides, no evil ghosts may enter. It is also powerful for protecting against damage to the house from storms. The Romans placed hawthorn in cradles to guard the child from evil spells. In the past most Witch's gardens contained at least one hawthorn hedge. The hawthorn is sacred to the fairies, and is part of the tree fairy triad of Britain: 'Oak, Ash and Thorn,' and where all three trees grow together it is said that one may see fairies.
Hops
A pillow stuffed with dried hop; brings on sleep and rest. Hops are also used in healing sachets and incenses.
Horehound
Horehound is used in protective sachets, and is carried to guard against sorcery and fascination. Horehound is also scattered as an exorcism herb. Drink an infusion of the herb and it will clear your mind and promote quick thinking, as well as strengthen the mental powers. Horehound, when mixed with ash leaves and placed in a bowl of water, releases healing vibrations, and should be placed in a sickroom.
Horseradish
Horseradish root (dried and grated or ground) should be sprinkled around the house, in corners, on the steps outside, and on doorsills. This will make all evil powers clear out, and will diffuse any spells that may have been sent against you.
Horsetail
Whistles made of the stems of the horsetail, when played will call snakes to the musician. Horsetail is also used in fertility mixtures, or placed in the bedroom for this purpose.
Hydrangea
Use the bark of the hydrangea to unhex by carrying, scattering around the home, or burning.
Hyssop
Hyssop is the most widely used purification herb in magic. It is added to baths in sachets, infused and sprinkled on objects or persons to cleanse them, and hung up in the home to purge it of evil and negativity.
Irish Moss
Irish moss is carried or placed beneath rugs to increase luck and to ensure a steady flow of money into the house or pockets of the person. Irish moss is also carried while on trips for protection and safety, and is used to stuff luck or money poppets.
Juniper
Used throughout Europe as a protective herb, Juniper also guards against theft. It was probably one of the earliest incenses used by Mediterranean Witches. Juniper hung at the door protects against evil forces and persons, and it is burned in exorcism rites. A sprig of the plant protects its wearer against accidents and attacks by wild animals. It also guards against ghosts and sickness. Juniper is added to love mixtures, and the berries are carried to increase male potency When carried or burned, juniper helps the psychic powers and breaks hexes and curses, and drives off snakes.
Lady's Slipper
Lady's slipper is used in protective sachets as it guards against all manner of hexes, curses, spells and the evil eye
Lemon Grass
Lemongrass planted around the home and in the garden will repel snakes. It is also used in some lust potions, as well as in an infusion to aid in developing psychic powers.
Licorice
Chewing on a licorice stick (the root, not a piece of candy) will make you passionate. It is also a good practice to use while quitting smoking. Licorice is added to love and lust sachets, carried to attract love, and used in spells to ensure fidelity. Licorice sticks make useful wands.
Lobelia
Throw some powdered lobelia at an oncoming storm to stop its approach. Lobelia is also used to attract a love.
Mandrake
A whole mandrake root, placed on the mantel in the home, will give the house protection, fertility, and prosperity. Mandrake is also hung on the headboard for protection during sleep, carried to at-tract love, and worn to prevent contraction of illnesses. Where there is mandrake, demons cannot reside, and so the root is used in exorcism. To 'activate' a dried mandrake root (i.e., to bring its powers out of hibernation), place it in some prominent location in the house and leave it there undisturbed for three days. Then place it in warm water and leave overnight. Afterwards, the root is activated and may be used in any magical practice. The water in which the root has bathed can be sprinkled at the windows and doors of the house to protect it, or onto people to purify them. The mandrake has also long served as a poppet in image magic, but its extreme scarcity and high cost usually forces the magician and Witch to look for substitutes; ash roots, apples, the root of the briony, the American may apple and many others have been used. Money placed beside a mandrake root (especially silver coins) is said to double, and the scent of the mandrake causes sleep.
Marigold
Marigolds, picked at noon when the Sun is at its hottest and strongest, will strengthen and comfort the heart. Garlands of marigolds strung on the doorposts stop evil from entering the house, and scattered under the bed they protect you while asleep and make your dreams come true, i.e. give you prophetic dreams. Especially effective in discovering a thief who has robbed you. Marigolds added to the bath water help win the respect and admiration of everyone you meet. Looking at the bright flowers strengthens the sight, and carried in the pocket, marigold helps justice to smile favorably upon you while in court. If a girl touches the petals of the marigold with her bare feet, she will understand the languages of the birds.
Marjoram
Marjoram is used in love spells is also added to food to Strengthen Carried it is protective, as it placed around the house, a bit room, and renewed each month. in the garden it offers Shielding against evil. Violets Given to a depressed person, marjoram brings happiness It is also used in money mixtures and sachets.
Mistletoe
Long used for protection against lightning, disease, and misfortune of every kind, fires and so on, it is carried or placed in an appropriate spot for these uses. The leaves and berries are used. Mistletoe is placed in cradles to protect children from being stolen by fairies and replaced with changelings. A ring carved of mistletoe wood will ward off sicknesses when worn and the plant will cure fresh wounds quickly when carried (do not apply to the wound). Mistletoe is also carried or worn for good luck in hunting, and women carry the herb to aid in conception. It has also been utilized in spells designed to capture that elusive state of immortality, and to open locks. Laid near the bedroom door, mistletoe gives restful sleep and beautiful dreams, as it does when placed beneath the pillow or hung at the headboard. Kiss your love beneath mistletoe and you'll stay in love. Burned, mistletoe banishes evil. Wear it around your neck to attain invisibility. Mistletoe is an all-purpose herb.
Mullein
Mullein is worn to keep wild animals from you while hiking in untamed areas. It also instills courage in the bearer, and a few leaves placed in the shoe keeps one from catching a cold. Mullein is also carried to obtain love from the opposite sex. Stuffed into a small pillow or placed beneath your pillow mullein guard against nightmares In India, mullein is regarded as the most potent safeguard against evil spirits and magic, and is hung over doors, in windows, and carried in sachets. It is also used to banish demons and negativity. In the Ozarks, men performed a simple love divination. The man went to a clearing where a mullein grew and bent it down so that it pointed toward his love's house. If she loved him the mullein would grow upright again; if she loved another it would die. Graveyard dust-an infrequent ingredient in spells-can be substituted with powdered mullein leaves. At one time Witches and magicians used oil lamps to illuminate their spells and rites, and the downy leaves and stems of the mullein often provided the wicks.
Mustard
The Hindus used mustard seed to travel through the air. A more down-to-Earth use is carrying mustard seed in a red cloth sachet to guard against colds and to increase mental powers. Italian peasants sprinkle mustard seed on the doorsill for protective reasons, and mustard seed buried under your doorstep will keep all manner of supernatural beings from your home. When eaten mustard seed increases fertility in women.
Myrrh
Burned as incense myrrh purifies the area, lifts the vibrations and creates peace. However, it is rarely burned alone, usually in conjunction with frankincense or other resins. Myrrh increases the power of any incense to which it is added. Myrrh is also included in healing incenses and sachets, and its smoke is used to consecrate purify, and bless objects such as amulets, talisman, charms, and magical tools. Myrrh aids meditation and contemplation. It is often added to sachets, usually with frankincense.
Nettle
The protective powers of the nettle have long been used in magic. To remove a curse and send it back, stuff a poppet with nettle, or carry some in a sachet. Also, sprinkle nettle around the house to keep evil out and to send it back. Nettle is also thrown onto a fire to avert danger, held in the hand to ward off ghosts, carried with yarrow to allay fear, and worn as an amulet to keep negativity far away. A pot of freshly cut nettles placed beneath a sickbed will aid in the person's recovery. Nettle has sometimes been used as a lust Inducing herb, and contemporary Mexican spiritualists recommend its use in purification baths because it is 'more carnivorous' than other herbs, and so will work more efficiently.
Papaya
The papaya has long been used in magical rites. One of the simplest of these is to tie a rag around a limb of a papaya tree while visualizing your need. Hang several twigs of papaya wood over the doorsill; this will keep evil from entering the house. Eat the fruit and serve to a loved one; it will intensify feelings of love.
Parsley
When eaten, parsley provokes lust and promotes fertility, but if you are in love don't cut parsley-you'll cut your love as well. Though the plant has associations with death and is often regarded as evil, the Romans tucked a sprig of parsley into their togas every morning for protection. It is also placed on plates of food to guard it from contamination. Parsley is also used in purification baths, and those to stop all misfortune. A wreath of parsley worn on the head prevents (or delays) inebriation.
Passion Flower
Contrary to its name, the passion flower is placed in the house to calm problems and troubles, and to bring peace. Carried, it attracts friends and great popularity. Placed below the pillow it aids in sleep.
Peach
The fruit, when eaten, induces love, and so a peach or peach pie served a desired one may help to win his or her heart. Branches of the peach tree are used to drive off evil spirits in China, and also to root out illnesses. Children in China wear a peach pit suspended about the neck to keep demons away. Carrying a bit of peach wood will increase one's life span and may even lead to immortality. The Japanese use the peach to increase fertility, and branches of the tree are utilized as divining and magical wands
Pennyroyal
Pennyroyal placed in the shoe prevents weariness during travel and strengthens the body in general. When worn it acts against the evil eye and aids in making business deals. When given to quarreling couples it will cause them to cease their fighting, and so pennyroyal is an herb of peace. it is also carried on board ships to prevent seasickness -
Peppermint
Peppermint has long been used in healing and purification spells. Its presence raises the vibrations of an area. Smelled, it compels one toward sleep, and placed beneath the pillow it sometimes offers one glimpses of the future in dreams. It is rubbed against furniture, walls and floorboards to cleanse them of evil and negativity. Pliny stated that peppermint excites love, and so can be added to this type of mixture.
Periwinkle
A powerful magical herb, periwinkle should be gathered according to strict procedures before it is of any efficacy in magic. It is to be gathered when one is 'clean of every uncleanness' when the Moon is one night old, nine nights old, eleven nights old or thirteen nights old, and the following incantation should be uttered while plucking the plant: I pray thee, vinca pervinca, thee that art to be had for thy many useful qualities, that thou come to me glad blossoming with thy mainfulness, that thou outfit me so that I be shielded and prosperous and undamaged by poisons and water. After this the plant is carried to obtain grace, to attract money, and to protect against snakes, poison, wild beasts, terror, the evil eye and spirits. It is, placed over the door to protect the home. Periwinkle is utilized in love and is thought to increase one's passions when carried or sprinkled under the bed. When gazed upon it restores lost memories.
Plantain
Bind the plantain with red wool to the head to cure headaches, and place beneath the feet to remove weariness. Plaintain is also hung in the car to guard against the intrusion of evil spirits. A piece of the root in the pocket protects "its bearer from snakebites
Prickly Ash
Use the fruits of the prickly ash as a perfume to attract love.
Quassia
Quassia is used in love mixtures, both to draw and to maintain love. The powdered wood is used in incense bases. .
Red Raspberry
The brambles (branches) of red raspberry are hung up at doors and windows for protection. This is also done when a death has occurred, so that flu spirit won't reenter the house once it has left. Raspberry is served as a love inducing food, and the leaves are carried by pregnant women to alleviate the pain of pregnancy and childbirth.
Rhubarb
Wear a piece of rhubarb root around the neck on a string to protect against pains in the stomach. Rhubarb pie served to a mate helps to maintain his or her fidelity. .
Rosemary
Rosemary, when burned, emits powerful cleansing and purifying vibrations, and so is smoldered to rid a place of negativity, especially prior to performing magic. It is one of the oldest incenses. When placed beneath the pillow rosemary ensures a good sleep and drives away nightmares. Laid under the bed it protects the sleeper from all harms. Rosemary is also hung on the porch and doorposts to keep thieves from the house and is carried to remain healthy. Placed in the bath it purifies. A chaplet of rosemary, worn, aids the memory, while the wood, smelled often, preserves youthfulness. To ensure the latter add a rosemary infusion to the bath water. Rosemary has long been used in love and lust incenses and other mixtures, and healing poppets are stuffed with rosemary to take advantage of its curative vibrations. Rosemary infusion is used to wash the hands before healing work, and the leaves mixed with juniper berries are burned in sickrooms to promote healing. If you wish to receive knowledge or the answer to a question, burn rosemary on charcoal and smell its smoke - Rosemary is also grown to attract elves, and the powdered leaves wrapped in linen cloth and bound to the right arm dispel depression and make the emotions light and merry. Rosemary is generally used as a substitute for frankincense.
Rue
Rue leaves placed on the head relieve headaches. Worn around the neck rue aids in recuperation from illnesses and also wards off future problems. Rue is added to healing poppets. Fresh rue, sniffed, clears trouble in love matters and also improves processes. Rue added to baths breaks hexes and curses that may have been cast upon you, and it is also added to exorcism incenses and mixtures. The fresh leaves rubbed on the boards of your house sends back any ill spell against you. The Romans ate rue preservative against the evil eye, and it was also carried to guard the bear poisons, werewolves, and all manner of ills.
Saffron
The infusion, drunk, enables you to foresee the future, and simply ingesting saffron dispels melancholy. In fact, one early author warns against eating too much saffron lest one should 'die of excessive joy'! Saffron in the home keeps lizards from venturing in, and wearing a chaplet of saffron will protect you from inebriation. Sheets were rinsed with a saffron infusion in Ireland so that the arms and legs would be strengthened during sleep, and the ancient Persians utilized saffron to raise the wind.
Sage
Sage has been utilized to ensure a long life-sometimes-even immortality. This is done by eating some of the plant every day, or at least in May, for: Sage is carried to promote wisdom, He who would live for aye Must eat sage in May. and the leaves are used in countless healing and money spells. To guard you against contracting the dreaded evil eye wear a small horn filled with sage. There are a few curious gardening tips concerning sage: first, it is bad luck to plant sage in your own garden; A stranger should be found to do the work; Second, a full bed of sage brings ill I so ensure that some other plant shares plot. Incidentally, toads love sage.
St. Johnswort
Worn, St. John's Wort wards off fevers and colds, makes soldiers invincible, and attracts love. If it is gathered on Midsummer or on a Friday and worn it will keep mental illness at hay and will also cure melancholy. When placed in a jar and hung by a window, St. John's Wort protects against thunderbolts, fire and evil spirits. Both flowers and leaves are used for this purpose. It is also dried over the Midsummer fires and hung near the window to keep ghosts, necromancers and other evil doers from the house, and is burned to banish spirits and demons. Any part of the herb placed beneath the pillow allows unmarried women to dream of their future husbands. Use in rituals or carry to detect other magicians; at one time it was held to the mouth of accused Witches to attempt to force them to confess.
Sarsaparilla
Sarsaparilla is mixed with cinnamon and sandalwood powder and sprinkled around the premises to draw money. It is also utilized in love spells.
Sassafras
Sassafras is placed in the purse or wallet to attract money, or is burned for this purpose. It is also added to sachets and spells designed to aid healing.
Scullcap
Scullcap is used in spells of relaxation and peace. A woman who wears Scullcap protects her husband against the charms of other women.
Senna
Magical Uses: Use Senna in love spells.
Slippery Elm
Burn Slippery elm and throw the fire a knotted yellow cord or thread. Any gossip against you will. Slippery elm bark worn about a neck will give it a persuasive use when fully grown.
Spearmint
Spearmint is used in all healing applications, especially in aiding lung diseases. Smelled, spearmint increases and sharpens mental powers. For protection while asleep.
Spikenard
Spikenard worn around the neck brings good luck and wards off disease
Stillingia
Burn the root to develop psychic If you have lost something, burn stillengia and follow the smoke to its hiding place.
Strawberry
Strawberries are served as a love food, and the leaves are carried for luck. Pregnant women may wish to carry a small packet of strawberry leaves to ease their pregnancy pains.
Thyme
Thyme is burned to attract good health and is also worn for this purpose. It is also used in healing spells. Placed beneath the pillow, it ensures restful sleep and a pleasant lack of nightmares. Worn, thyme aids in developing psychic powers, and women who wear a sprig of thyme in the hair make themselves irresistible. Thyme is also a purificatory herb; the Greeks burned it in their temples to purify them and so thyme is often burned prior to magical rituals to cleanse the area. In spring a magical cleansing bath composed of marjoram and thyme is taken to ensure all the sorrows and ills of the past are removed from the person. Thyme is also carried and smelled to give courage and energy. If you wear it you will be able to see fairies.
Uva Ursi
Add to sachets designed to increase psychic powers.
Valerian
The rather ill smelling root, powdered, is used in protective sachets, hung in the home to guard it against lightning, and placed in pillows to aid in falling asleep. .
Violet
VIOLET (Viola odorata) When the flowers are carried they offer protection and bring changes in luck and fortune. Mixed with lavender, they are a powerful Jove stimulant and also arouse lust. If you gather the first Violet in the spring dearest wish will be granted. Ancient Greeks wore the violet to induce sleep.
Willow
Willow leaves are carried or used in mixtures to attract love, and the wood is used to fashion magical wands dedicated to Moon Magic. If you wish to know if you will be married in the new year, on New Year's Eve throw your shoe or boot into a willow tree. If it doesn't catch and stay in the branches the first time, you have eight more tries. If you succeed in trapping your shoe in the tree you will be wed within 12 months-but you'll also have to shake or climb the tree to retrieve your shoe. All parts of the willow guard against evil and can be carried or placed in the home for this purpose. Knock on a willow tree ('knock on wood') to avert evil. The leaves, bark and wood of the willow are also utilized in healing spells. If you wish to conjure spirits, mix crushed willow bark with sandalwood and burn at the waning Moon outdoors. Magical brooms, especially Witch' brooms, are traditionally bound with willow branch.
Wintergreen
Wintergreen is placed in children's pillows to protect them and grant them good fortune throughout their lives. When sprinkled in the home it removes hexes and cures, especially when mixed with mint. Wintergreen is also utilized in healing spells, and when fresh sprigs are placed on the altar they call good spirits to witness and aid your magic.
Witch Hazel
Witch hazel has long been used to fashion divining rods, hence the common name. The bark and twigs are also used to protect against evil influences. If carried, witch hazel helps to mend a broken heart and cool the passions.
Wormwood
Wormwood is burned in incenses designed to aid in developing psychic powers, and is also worn for this purpose. Carried, wormwood protects not only against bewitchment, but also from the bite of sea serpents. Also, according to ancient traditions, it counteracts the effects of poisoning by hemlock and toadstools, but 1 wouldn't bet my life on its effectiveness in this area. Hung from the rear-view mirror wormwood protects the vehicle from accidents on treacherous roads. Wormwood is also sometimes used in love infusions, probably because it was once made into an alcoholic beverage called absinthe. This highly addictive and dangerous liqueur is now outlawed or banned in many countries, but the reputation lingers and wormwood is still used in love mixtures. One such use is to place it under the bed to draw a loved one. Wormwood is also burned to summon spirits. It is sometimes mixed with sandalwood for this purpose. If burned in graveyards the spirits of the dead will rise and speak, according to old grimoires.
Yarrow
When worn, yarrow protects the wearer, and when held in the hand, it stops all fear and grants courage - A bunch of dried yarrow hung over the bed or yarrow used in wedding decorations ensures a love lasting at least seven years. Yarrow is also used in love spells. Carrying yarrow not only brings love but it also attracts friends and distant relations you wish to contact. It draws the attention of those you most want to see. The flowers are made into an infusion and the resulting tea is drunk to improve psychic powers.
Yerba Santa
Yerba Santa is carried to improve or to attain beauty, and the infusion is added to baths for the same reason. The leaves are added to healing incenses and are worn around the neck to ward off illnesses and wounds. It is also carried for spiritual strength, to increase psychic powers and to protect the bearer.
Yucca
A hoop or loop of twisted yucca fibers will transmute a person into an animal if he or she jumps through it, according to American Indian magic. An-other method instructs the magician to place a small wreath of yucca fibers on his or her head. This allows the person to assume any form desired. A cross of yucca fibers twisted together and placed on the hearth protects the house from evil. Suds made from the yucca plant are used in purifying the body before magic. If a spell to remove curses or illnesses is performed, repeat the yucca-suds bath afterward to ensure that all traces of the evil or sicknesses are removed.
Use in all protection sachets and spells, also to banish negative energies and spirits It protects against goblins, evil and poison Agrimony has also long been used to reverse spells sent against the magician; i.e. it not only breaks hexes, it also sends them back to the hexer. Agrimony placed under the head will make one sleep as if dead, according to ancient lore, but don't use this for insomnia: the sleeper won't awaken until the herb is removed.
Alfalfa
Keep in the home to protect from poverty and hunger. It is best placed in in the cupboard or or pantry.
Amaranth
A crown of amaranth flowers worn on the head speeds healing. To make sure that you are never struck by a bullet, pull up a whole amaranth plant (including roots) preferably on a Friday during the Full Moon. Leave an offering to the plant and then fold it, roots and all, in a piece of white cloth. Wear this against your breast and you'll be 'bullet-proof.' The dried amaranth flowers have been used to call forth the dead, and are also carried to cure the affections'; i.e. to mend a broken heart.
Angelica
Grown, the plant is protective. Use in all protection and exorcism incenses. Sprinkle the four corners of the house with angelica to ward off evil, or do this around the perimeter of the house. Added to the bath angelica removes curses, hexes and any spells that may have been cast against you. The root was carried in the pocket as a gambling talisman among some American Indian tribes. Angelica is also used in healing incenses and mixtures, and smoking the leaves is said to cause visions.
Anise
Fill a small pillowcase with anise seeds and sleep on it. This will ensure that you have no nightmares. Use in protection and meditation incenses. Fresh anise leaves placed in a room will drive off evil, and they are sometimes placed around the magic circle to protect the magician from evil spirits. It also averts the evil eye. Anise seed is also used in purification baths, especially with bay leaves. It is used to call forth spirits to aid in magical operations, and a sprig hung on the bedpost will restore lost youth.
Blackberry
A bramble bush that forms a natural arch is a great aid to magical healing. On a sunny day, crawl through the arch backward and then forward three times, going as nearly east to west as possible. This will cause boils, rheumatism, whooping cough and even blackheads to disappear. The blackberry leaves are used in spells of wealth, as are the berries themselves and the vines are protective if grown. this tree several times and the evil shall flee in terror. Barren women walk naked beneath a bodhi tree to become fertile. Use the leaves in meditation incenses and all mixtures designed to give wisdom.
Boneset
The plant wards off evil spirits. Make an infusion and sprinkle about the house to drive away evil.
Borage
Carry the fresh blossoms to strength-en your courage, or place one in your buttonhole for protection when walking outdoors. A tea of Borage induces psychic powers.
Buchu
An infusion of Buchu, drunk, enables one to foretell the future. Frankincense mixed with Buchu is burned directly before retiring to produce prophetic dreams. Only a small amount should be burned, and this must be in the bedroom.
Buckthorn
Branches of the Buckthorn, placed near doors and windows, drive away all enchantments and sorceress, according to Dioscorides. A charming legend concerning the Buckthorn vows that if one sprinkles Buckthorn in a circle and then dances within it under a full Moon, an elf will appear. The dancer must notice the elf and say, 'Halt and grant my boon!' before the creature flees. The elf will then grant one wish. I cannot make any guarantees this will happen, however. Buckthorn is also used in legal matters (carried or worn to court, etc.) and as a general good luck generator.
Burdock
Cast around the home to ward off negativity. Add to protection incenses and use in such spells. Gather burdock roots in the waning Moon, dry and then cut them into small pieces. String these on red thread like beads and wear for protection against evil and negativity. The leaves of the burdock, when laid to the soles of the feet help to cure gout. .
Caraway
The caraway serves as protection against Lilith, as well as all manners of evil spirits, entities and plain old negativity. It s often carried for this purpose. Any object that holds some caraway seeds is theft-proof.
Cascara Sagrada
Sprinkle an infusion of casa sagrada around your home before g to any court proceeding. It will help win your case. Cascara sagrada is also use in money spells, and worn as an amulet against evil and hexes.
Catnip
Given to your cat, catnip creates a psychic bond between the two of you. It is also intoxicating to the cat. Catnip is used in love sachets, usually in conjunction with rose petals. If you hold catnip in your hand until it is warm, then hold anyone else's hand, they will forever be your friend, as long as you keep the catnip you used for the spell in some safe place. Grown near the home or hung over the door, catnip attracts good spirits and great luck. Catnip is also used in spells designed to enhance beauty and happiness. Large catnip leaves are pressed and used as bookmarks in magical texts.
Celery
Chew the seeds to aid in concentration, or use in spell pillows to induce sleep. Burned with orrisroot, celery seed increases psychic powers. The stalk, along with the seeds, induces lust when eaten. Witches supposedly ate celery seed before flying off on their brooms that they wouldn't become dizzy and fall.
Centaury
The smoke from burning or fuming centaury drives off snakes.
Chamomile
Chamomile is used to attract money and a handwash of the infusion is some times used by gamblers to ensure winnings. It is used in sleep and meditation incenses, and the infusion is also added to the bath to attract love. It is also a purificatory and protective herb. When sprinkled around the property, it removes curses and spells cast against you.
Chickweed
Carry or use in spells designed to attract a love or to maintain a relationship
Chicory
Chicory is used to remove all obstacles that might crop up in your life. It is carried for this purpose. At one time it was thought to make its possessor invisible, and to open locked boxes and doors if held against the locks. But for these last two purposes, chicory has to be gathered with a gold knife in perfect silence at noon or midnight on Midsummer. If you anoint your body with chicory juice, you will obtain favors from great persons. It is also carried to promote frugality.
Clove
Burned as incense, cloves attract riches, drive away hostile and negative forces, produce spiritual vibrations, and purify the area. Cloves are burned as incense to stop others from gossiping about you. Worn or carried, cloves attract the opposite sex and bring comfort to the bereaved. Evil presence's.
Coltsfoot
Add to love sachets and use in spells of peace and tranquility. The leaves, when smoked, can cause visions.
Comfrey
Worn or carried, Comfrey protects and ensures safety during travel. Also, tuck some into your suitcases so that they aren't lost or stolen. The root is also used in money spells.
Damiana
Damiana is used in lust infusions as well as lust spells. It is also burned to produce visions.
Dandelion
To find out how long you will live, blow the seeds off the head of a dandelion. You will live as many years as there are seeds left on the head. To tell the time: blow three times at the seed head. The number left is the hour. The root, when dried, roasted and ground like coffee, is used to make a tea. This infusion will promote psychic powers. This same tea, steaming and placed beside the bed, will call spirits. To send a message to a loved one, blow at the seed head in his or her direction and visualize your message. Dandelion, buried in the northwest corner of the house, brings favorable winds.
Echinacea
Indians used Echinacea as an offering to spirit and strengthen spells.
Elecampane
Worn, Elecampane attracts love Sew up some of the leaves or flowers in pink cloth, or make a sachet. It is also carried for protection, and the herb smoldered on charcoal aids in sharpening psychic powers, particularly when scrying.
Eucalyptus
The leaves are used to stuff healing poppets and are carried to maintain good health. To relieve colds, ring greens candles with the leaves and pods and burn them to the socket, visualizing the person (or you) as being completely healthy. Also hang a small branch or twig of eucalyptus over the sick bed. String the immature (green) pods on green thread and wear to help heal sore throats. Placed beneath the pillow, the pods guard against colds. The leaves are also carried for pro-tection.
Fennel
Grown around the home, fennel confers protection. Wearing a piece of fennel in the left shoe will prevent wood ticks from biting your legs. Fennel is also hung up at windows and doors to ward off evil spirits, and the seeds can be carried for the same reason. Fennel is used in purification sachets, as well as healing mixtures.
Fenugreek
To bring money into the household, a few fenugreek seeds can be added to the mop water (or a small amount of a fenugreek infusion). Also, half-fill a small jar with fenugreek and leave open in the house to attract money. Add a few seeds every couple of days until the jar is full; then empty the fenugreek out and begin again. Return the spent herb to the ground.
Feverfew
Carry with you for protection against colds and fevers, as well as accidents.
Figwort
Hung from the neck, the Figwort keeps the wearer healthy and protects against the evil eye. The plant is also smoked over Midsummer fires and then hung in the home for its protective powers -
Garlic
Garlic was once worn to guard against the plague. It is still used to absorb diseases. Simply rub fresh, peeled cloves of garlic onto the afflicted part of the body, then throw into running water An old spell utilized garlic in protecting against hepatitis. To do this, simply wear' thirteen cloves of garlic at the end of cord around the neck for thirteen days On the last day, in the middle of thc night, walk to a corner of an intersection of two streets, remove the necklace throw it behind you and run home with out looking back. Garlic is also extremely protective Sailors carry some while on board ship to protect against its wreckage. Soldiers wore garlic as a defense in the middle ages, while Roman soldiers ate it to give them courage. It is placed in the home to guard against the intrusion of evil, to keep out robbers and thieves, and is hung over the door to repel envious people. Garlic is especially protective in new homes - Worn, garlic guards against foul weather (mountaineers wear it) as well as monsters, and it also shields you from the blows of your enemies. When evil spirits are about, bite into garlic to send them away, or sprinkle powdered garlic on the floor (if you don't mind smelling it for some time). Garlic is also placed beneath children's pillows to protect them while asleep, and brides once carried a clove of garlic in the' pocket for good luck and to keep evil far from her on her big day. Rubbed onto pots and pans before cooking in them garlic removes negative vibrations, which might otherwise contaminate the food. When eaten, garlic acts as a lust. inducer, and when a magnet or lodestone, is rubbed with garlic it loses its magic powers.
Ginger
Eating ginger before performing spells will lend them power, since you have been 'heated up' by the ginger. It is especially true of love spells, in which ginger is much used. Whole ginger roots are planted a grown to attract money, or the powdered root is sprinkled into pockets or onto money for this purpose. Ginger is also used in success spells or to ensure the success of a magical operation. In the Pacific the Dobu islander make much use of ginger in their magic They chew it and spit it at the 'seat' of an illness to cure it, and also spit chewed ginger at an oncoming storm, while at sea, to halt it.
Ginseng
The root is carried to attract love as well as to guard one's health, to draw money, and to ensure sexual potency Ginseng will also bring beauty to all w carry it. Burn ginseng to ward off evil spirits and to break hexes and curses. A tea of ginseng is used as a powerful lust-inducing drink, whether alone or mixed with other like herbs. Hold a ginseng root in your hands, visualize your wish into the root, and throw it into running water. Or, carve your wish onto a root and toss into the water. Ginseng can be a substitute for the mandrake -
Gotu Kola
Use in meditation incenses. Burn small amount prior to (but not during) meditation.
Hawthorne
Hawthorn has long been used to increase fertility. Because of this power it is incorporated into weddings, especially those performed in the spring. The leaves, curiously enough, are also used to enforce or maintain chastity or celibacy. The leaves are placed beneath the mattress or around the bedroom for this purpose. Carried in a sachet on a fishing trip hawthorn ensures a good catch, and worn or carried it promotes happiness in the troubled, depressed, or sad. Hawthorn protects against lightning, and in the house in which it resides, no evil ghosts may enter. It is also powerful for protecting against damage to the house from storms. The Romans placed hawthorn in cradles to guard the child from evil spells. In the past most Witch's gardens contained at least one hawthorn hedge. The hawthorn is sacred to the fairies, and is part of the tree fairy triad of Britain: 'Oak, Ash and Thorn,' and where all three trees grow together it is said that one may see fairies.
Hops
A pillow stuffed with dried hop; brings on sleep and rest. Hops are also used in healing sachets and incenses.
Horehound
Horehound is used in protective sachets, and is carried to guard against sorcery and fascination. Horehound is also scattered as an exorcism herb. Drink an infusion of the herb and it will clear your mind and promote quick thinking, as well as strengthen the mental powers. Horehound, when mixed with ash leaves and placed in a bowl of water, releases healing vibrations, and should be placed in a sickroom.
Horseradish
Horseradish root (dried and grated or ground) should be sprinkled around the house, in corners, on the steps outside, and on doorsills. This will make all evil powers clear out, and will diffuse any spells that may have been sent against you.
Horsetail
Whistles made of the stems of the horsetail, when played will call snakes to the musician. Horsetail is also used in fertility mixtures, or placed in the bedroom for this purpose.
Hydrangea
Use the bark of the hydrangea to unhex by carrying, scattering around the home, or burning.
Hyssop
Hyssop is the most widely used purification herb in magic. It is added to baths in sachets, infused and sprinkled on objects or persons to cleanse them, and hung up in the home to purge it of evil and negativity.
Irish Moss
Irish moss is carried or placed beneath rugs to increase luck and to ensure a steady flow of money into the house or pockets of the person. Irish moss is also carried while on trips for protection and safety, and is used to stuff luck or money poppets.
Juniper
Used throughout Europe as a protective herb, Juniper also guards against theft. It was probably one of the earliest incenses used by Mediterranean Witches. Juniper hung at the door protects against evil forces and persons, and it is burned in exorcism rites. A sprig of the plant protects its wearer against accidents and attacks by wild animals. It also guards against ghosts and sickness. Juniper is added to love mixtures, and the berries are carried to increase male potency When carried or burned, juniper helps the psychic powers and breaks hexes and curses, and drives off snakes.
Lady's Slipper
Lady's slipper is used in protective sachets as it guards against all manner of hexes, curses, spells and the evil eye
Lemon Grass
Lemongrass planted around the home and in the garden will repel snakes. It is also used in some lust potions, as well as in an infusion to aid in developing psychic powers.
Licorice
Chewing on a licorice stick (the root, not a piece of candy) will make you passionate. It is also a good practice to use while quitting smoking. Licorice is added to love and lust sachets, carried to attract love, and used in spells to ensure fidelity. Licorice sticks make useful wands.
Lobelia
Throw some powdered lobelia at an oncoming storm to stop its approach. Lobelia is also used to attract a love.
Mandrake
A whole mandrake root, placed on the mantel in the home, will give the house protection, fertility, and prosperity. Mandrake is also hung on the headboard for protection during sleep, carried to at-tract love, and worn to prevent contraction of illnesses. Where there is mandrake, demons cannot reside, and so the root is used in exorcism. To 'activate' a dried mandrake root (i.e., to bring its powers out of hibernation), place it in some prominent location in the house and leave it there undisturbed for three days. Then place it in warm water and leave overnight. Afterwards, the root is activated and may be used in any magical practice. The water in which the root has bathed can be sprinkled at the windows and doors of the house to protect it, or onto people to purify them. The mandrake has also long served as a poppet in image magic, but its extreme scarcity and high cost usually forces the magician and Witch to look for substitutes; ash roots, apples, the root of the briony, the American may apple and many others have been used. Money placed beside a mandrake root (especially silver coins) is said to double, and the scent of the mandrake causes sleep.
Marigold
Marigolds, picked at noon when the Sun is at its hottest and strongest, will strengthen and comfort the heart. Garlands of marigolds strung on the doorposts stop evil from entering the house, and scattered under the bed they protect you while asleep and make your dreams come true, i.e. give you prophetic dreams. Especially effective in discovering a thief who has robbed you. Marigolds added to the bath water help win the respect and admiration of everyone you meet. Looking at the bright flowers strengthens the sight, and carried in the pocket, marigold helps justice to smile favorably upon you while in court. If a girl touches the petals of the marigold with her bare feet, she will understand the languages of the birds.
Marjoram
Marjoram is used in love spells is also added to food to Strengthen Carried it is protective, as it placed around the house, a bit room, and renewed each month. in the garden it offers Shielding against evil. Violets Given to a depressed person, marjoram brings happiness It is also used in money mixtures and sachets.
Mistletoe
Long used for protection against lightning, disease, and misfortune of every kind, fires and so on, it is carried or placed in an appropriate spot for these uses. The leaves and berries are used. Mistletoe is placed in cradles to protect children from being stolen by fairies and replaced with changelings. A ring carved of mistletoe wood will ward off sicknesses when worn and the plant will cure fresh wounds quickly when carried (do not apply to the wound). Mistletoe is also carried or worn for good luck in hunting, and women carry the herb to aid in conception. It has also been utilized in spells designed to capture that elusive state of immortality, and to open locks. Laid near the bedroom door, mistletoe gives restful sleep and beautiful dreams, as it does when placed beneath the pillow or hung at the headboard. Kiss your love beneath mistletoe and you'll stay in love. Burned, mistletoe banishes evil. Wear it around your neck to attain invisibility. Mistletoe is an all-purpose herb.
Mullein
Mullein is worn to keep wild animals from you while hiking in untamed areas. It also instills courage in the bearer, and a few leaves placed in the shoe keeps one from catching a cold. Mullein is also carried to obtain love from the opposite sex. Stuffed into a small pillow or placed beneath your pillow mullein guard against nightmares In India, mullein is regarded as the most potent safeguard against evil spirits and magic, and is hung over doors, in windows, and carried in sachets. It is also used to banish demons and negativity. In the Ozarks, men performed a simple love divination. The man went to a clearing where a mullein grew and bent it down so that it pointed toward his love's house. If she loved him the mullein would grow upright again; if she loved another it would die. Graveyard dust-an infrequent ingredient in spells-can be substituted with powdered mullein leaves. At one time Witches and magicians used oil lamps to illuminate their spells and rites, and the downy leaves and stems of the mullein often provided the wicks.
Mustard
The Hindus used mustard seed to travel through the air. A more down-to-Earth use is carrying mustard seed in a red cloth sachet to guard against colds and to increase mental powers. Italian peasants sprinkle mustard seed on the doorsill for protective reasons, and mustard seed buried under your doorstep will keep all manner of supernatural beings from your home. When eaten mustard seed increases fertility in women.
Myrrh
Burned as incense myrrh purifies the area, lifts the vibrations and creates peace. However, it is rarely burned alone, usually in conjunction with frankincense or other resins. Myrrh increases the power of any incense to which it is added. Myrrh is also included in healing incenses and sachets, and its smoke is used to consecrate purify, and bless objects such as amulets, talisman, charms, and magical tools. Myrrh aids meditation and contemplation. It is often added to sachets, usually with frankincense.
Nettle
The protective powers of the nettle have long been used in magic. To remove a curse and send it back, stuff a poppet with nettle, or carry some in a sachet. Also, sprinkle nettle around the house to keep evil out and to send it back. Nettle is also thrown onto a fire to avert danger, held in the hand to ward off ghosts, carried with yarrow to allay fear, and worn as an amulet to keep negativity far away. A pot of freshly cut nettles placed beneath a sickbed will aid in the person's recovery. Nettle has sometimes been used as a lust Inducing herb, and contemporary Mexican spiritualists recommend its use in purification baths because it is 'more carnivorous' than other herbs, and so will work more efficiently.
Papaya
The papaya has long been used in magical rites. One of the simplest of these is to tie a rag around a limb of a papaya tree while visualizing your need. Hang several twigs of papaya wood over the doorsill; this will keep evil from entering the house. Eat the fruit and serve to a loved one; it will intensify feelings of love.
Parsley
When eaten, parsley provokes lust and promotes fertility, but if you are in love don't cut parsley-you'll cut your love as well. Though the plant has associations with death and is often regarded as evil, the Romans tucked a sprig of parsley into their togas every morning for protection. It is also placed on plates of food to guard it from contamination. Parsley is also used in purification baths, and those to stop all misfortune. A wreath of parsley worn on the head prevents (or delays) inebriation.
Passion Flower
Contrary to its name, the passion flower is placed in the house to calm problems and troubles, and to bring peace. Carried, it attracts friends and great popularity. Placed below the pillow it aids in sleep.
Peach
The fruit, when eaten, induces love, and so a peach or peach pie served a desired one may help to win his or her heart. Branches of the peach tree are used to drive off evil spirits in China, and also to root out illnesses. Children in China wear a peach pit suspended about the neck to keep demons away. Carrying a bit of peach wood will increase one's life span and may even lead to immortality. The Japanese use the peach to increase fertility, and branches of the tree are utilized as divining and magical wands
Pennyroyal
Pennyroyal placed in the shoe prevents weariness during travel and strengthens the body in general. When worn it acts against the evil eye and aids in making business deals. When given to quarreling couples it will cause them to cease their fighting, and so pennyroyal is an herb of peace. it is also carried on board ships to prevent seasickness -
Peppermint
Peppermint has long been used in healing and purification spells. Its presence raises the vibrations of an area. Smelled, it compels one toward sleep, and placed beneath the pillow it sometimes offers one glimpses of the future in dreams. It is rubbed against furniture, walls and floorboards to cleanse them of evil and negativity. Pliny stated that peppermint excites love, and so can be added to this type of mixture.
Periwinkle
A powerful magical herb, periwinkle should be gathered according to strict procedures before it is of any efficacy in magic. It is to be gathered when one is 'clean of every uncleanness' when the Moon is one night old, nine nights old, eleven nights old or thirteen nights old, and the following incantation should be uttered while plucking the plant: I pray thee, vinca pervinca, thee that art to be had for thy many useful qualities, that thou come to me glad blossoming with thy mainfulness, that thou outfit me so that I be shielded and prosperous and undamaged by poisons and water. After this the plant is carried to obtain grace, to attract money, and to protect against snakes, poison, wild beasts, terror, the evil eye and spirits. It is, placed over the door to protect the home. Periwinkle is utilized in love and is thought to increase one's passions when carried or sprinkled under the bed. When gazed upon it restores lost memories.
Plantain
Bind the plantain with red wool to the head to cure headaches, and place beneath the feet to remove weariness. Plaintain is also hung in the car to guard against the intrusion of evil spirits. A piece of the root in the pocket protects "its bearer from snakebites
Prickly Ash
Use the fruits of the prickly ash as a perfume to attract love.
Quassia
Quassia is used in love mixtures, both to draw and to maintain love. The powdered wood is used in incense bases. .
Red Raspberry
The brambles (branches) of red raspberry are hung up at doors and windows for protection. This is also done when a death has occurred, so that flu spirit won't reenter the house once it has left. Raspberry is served as a love inducing food, and the leaves are carried by pregnant women to alleviate the pain of pregnancy and childbirth.
Rhubarb
Wear a piece of rhubarb root around the neck on a string to protect against pains in the stomach. Rhubarb pie served to a mate helps to maintain his or her fidelity. .
Rosemary
Rosemary, when burned, emits powerful cleansing and purifying vibrations, and so is smoldered to rid a place of negativity, especially prior to performing magic. It is one of the oldest incenses. When placed beneath the pillow rosemary ensures a good sleep and drives away nightmares. Laid under the bed it protects the sleeper from all harms. Rosemary is also hung on the porch and doorposts to keep thieves from the house and is carried to remain healthy. Placed in the bath it purifies. A chaplet of rosemary, worn, aids the memory, while the wood, smelled often, preserves youthfulness. To ensure the latter add a rosemary infusion to the bath water. Rosemary has long been used in love and lust incenses and other mixtures, and healing poppets are stuffed with rosemary to take advantage of its curative vibrations. Rosemary infusion is used to wash the hands before healing work, and the leaves mixed with juniper berries are burned in sickrooms to promote healing. If you wish to receive knowledge or the answer to a question, burn rosemary on charcoal and smell its smoke - Rosemary is also grown to attract elves, and the powdered leaves wrapped in linen cloth and bound to the right arm dispel depression and make the emotions light and merry. Rosemary is generally used as a substitute for frankincense.
Rue
Rue leaves placed on the head relieve headaches. Worn around the neck rue aids in recuperation from illnesses and also wards off future problems. Rue is added to healing poppets. Fresh rue, sniffed, clears trouble in love matters and also improves processes. Rue added to baths breaks hexes and curses that may have been cast upon you, and it is also added to exorcism incenses and mixtures. The fresh leaves rubbed on the boards of your house sends back any ill spell against you. The Romans ate rue preservative against the evil eye, and it was also carried to guard the bear poisons, werewolves, and all manner of ills.
Saffron
The infusion, drunk, enables you to foresee the future, and simply ingesting saffron dispels melancholy. In fact, one early author warns against eating too much saffron lest one should 'die of excessive joy'! Saffron in the home keeps lizards from venturing in, and wearing a chaplet of saffron will protect you from inebriation. Sheets were rinsed with a saffron infusion in Ireland so that the arms and legs would be strengthened during sleep, and the ancient Persians utilized saffron to raise the wind.
Sage
Sage has been utilized to ensure a long life-sometimes-even immortality. This is done by eating some of the plant every day, or at least in May, for: Sage is carried to promote wisdom, He who would live for aye Must eat sage in May. and the leaves are used in countless healing and money spells. To guard you against contracting the dreaded evil eye wear a small horn filled with sage. There are a few curious gardening tips concerning sage: first, it is bad luck to plant sage in your own garden; A stranger should be found to do the work; Second, a full bed of sage brings ill I so ensure that some other plant shares plot. Incidentally, toads love sage.
St. Johnswort
Worn, St. John's Wort wards off fevers and colds, makes soldiers invincible, and attracts love. If it is gathered on Midsummer or on a Friday and worn it will keep mental illness at hay and will also cure melancholy. When placed in a jar and hung by a window, St. John's Wort protects against thunderbolts, fire and evil spirits. Both flowers and leaves are used for this purpose. It is also dried over the Midsummer fires and hung near the window to keep ghosts, necromancers and other evil doers from the house, and is burned to banish spirits and demons. Any part of the herb placed beneath the pillow allows unmarried women to dream of their future husbands. Use in rituals or carry to detect other magicians; at one time it was held to the mouth of accused Witches to attempt to force them to confess.
Sarsaparilla
Sarsaparilla is mixed with cinnamon and sandalwood powder and sprinkled around the premises to draw money. It is also utilized in love spells.
Sassafras
Sassafras is placed in the purse or wallet to attract money, or is burned for this purpose. It is also added to sachets and spells designed to aid healing.
Scullcap
Scullcap is used in spells of relaxation and peace. A woman who wears Scullcap protects her husband against the charms of other women.
Senna
Magical Uses: Use Senna in love spells.
Slippery Elm
Burn Slippery elm and throw the fire a knotted yellow cord or thread. Any gossip against you will. Slippery elm bark worn about a neck will give it a persuasive use when fully grown.
Spearmint
Spearmint is used in all healing applications, especially in aiding lung diseases. Smelled, spearmint increases and sharpens mental powers. For protection while asleep.
Spikenard
Spikenard worn around the neck brings good luck and wards off disease
Stillingia
Burn the root to develop psychic If you have lost something, burn stillengia and follow the smoke to its hiding place.
Strawberry
Strawberries are served as a love food, and the leaves are carried for luck. Pregnant women may wish to carry a small packet of strawberry leaves to ease their pregnancy pains.
Thyme
Thyme is burned to attract good health and is also worn for this purpose. It is also used in healing spells. Placed beneath the pillow, it ensures restful sleep and a pleasant lack of nightmares. Worn, thyme aids in developing psychic powers, and women who wear a sprig of thyme in the hair make themselves irresistible. Thyme is also a purificatory herb; the Greeks burned it in their temples to purify them and so thyme is often burned prior to magical rituals to cleanse the area. In spring a magical cleansing bath composed of marjoram and thyme is taken to ensure all the sorrows and ills of the past are removed from the person. Thyme is also carried and smelled to give courage and energy. If you wear it you will be able to see fairies.
Uva Ursi
Add to sachets designed to increase psychic powers.
Valerian
The rather ill smelling root, powdered, is used in protective sachets, hung in the home to guard it against lightning, and placed in pillows to aid in falling asleep. .
Violet
VIOLET (Viola odorata) When the flowers are carried they offer protection and bring changes in luck and fortune. Mixed with lavender, they are a powerful Jove stimulant and also arouse lust. If you gather the first Violet in the spring dearest wish will be granted. Ancient Greeks wore the violet to induce sleep.
Willow
Willow leaves are carried or used in mixtures to attract love, and the wood is used to fashion magical wands dedicated to Moon Magic. If you wish to know if you will be married in the new year, on New Year's Eve throw your shoe or boot into a willow tree. If it doesn't catch and stay in the branches the first time, you have eight more tries. If you succeed in trapping your shoe in the tree you will be wed within 12 months-but you'll also have to shake or climb the tree to retrieve your shoe. All parts of the willow guard against evil and can be carried or placed in the home for this purpose. Knock on a willow tree ('knock on wood') to avert evil. The leaves, bark and wood of the willow are also utilized in healing spells. If you wish to conjure spirits, mix crushed willow bark with sandalwood and burn at the waning Moon outdoors. Magical brooms, especially Witch' brooms, are traditionally bound with willow branch.
Wintergreen
Wintergreen is placed in children's pillows to protect them and grant them good fortune throughout their lives. When sprinkled in the home it removes hexes and cures, especially when mixed with mint. Wintergreen is also utilized in healing spells, and when fresh sprigs are placed on the altar they call good spirits to witness and aid your magic.
Witch Hazel
Witch hazel has long been used to fashion divining rods, hence the common name. The bark and twigs are also used to protect against evil influences. If carried, witch hazel helps to mend a broken heart and cool the passions.
Wormwood
Wormwood is burned in incenses designed to aid in developing psychic powers, and is also worn for this purpose. Carried, wormwood protects not only against bewitchment, but also from the bite of sea serpents. Also, according to ancient traditions, it counteracts the effects of poisoning by hemlock and toadstools, but 1 wouldn't bet my life on its effectiveness in this area. Hung from the rear-view mirror wormwood protects the vehicle from accidents on treacherous roads. Wormwood is also sometimes used in love infusions, probably because it was once made into an alcoholic beverage called absinthe. This highly addictive and dangerous liqueur is now outlawed or banned in many countries, but the reputation lingers and wormwood is still used in love mixtures. One such use is to place it under the bed to draw a loved one. Wormwood is also burned to summon spirits. It is sometimes mixed with sandalwood for this purpose. If burned in graveyards the spirits of the dead will rise and speak, according to old grimoires.
Yarrow
When worn, yarrow protects the wearer, and when held in the hand, it stops all fear and grants courage - A bunch of dried yarrow hung over the bed or yarrow used in wedding decorations ensures a love lasting at least seven years. Yarrow is also used in love spells. Carrying yarrow not only brings love but it also attracts friends and distant relations you wish to contact. It draws the attention of those you most want to see. The flowers are made into an infusion and the resulting tea is drunk to improve psychic powers.
Yerba Santa
Yerba Santa is carried to improve or to attain beauty, and the infusion is added to baths for the same reason. The leaves are added to healing incenses and are worn around the neck to ward off illnesses and wounds. It is also carried for spiritual strength, to increase psychic powers and to protect the bearer.
Yucca
A hoop or loop of twisted yucca fibers will transmute a person into an animal if he or she jumps through it, according to American Indian magic. An-other method instructs the magician to place a small wreath of yucca fibers on his or her head. This allows the person to assume any form desired. A cross of yucca fibers twisted together and placed on the hearth protects the house from evil. Suds made from the yucca plant are used in purifying the body before magic. If a spell to remove curses or illnesses is performed, repeat the yucca-suds bath afterward to ensure that all traces of the evil or sicknesses are removed.
Friday, November 02, 2012
what is an aura?
WHAT DOES AN AURA CONSIST OF?
The aura consist of seven levels/layers/auric bodies . Each one of the subtle bodies that exist around the physical body, has its own unique frequency. They are interrelated, and affect one another and the person's feelings, emotions, thinking, behaviour, and health as well. Therefore a state of imbalance in one of the bodies leads to a state of imbalance in the others.
THE AURIC BODIES AND YOUR NEEDS ON EACH LEVEL OF AURIC FIELD
1) Physical auric body - Physical sensations. Simple physical comfort, pleasure, health.
2) The etheric auric body - Emotions with respect to self. Self-acceptance and self love.
3) Vital auric body - Rational mind. To understand the
situation in a clear, linear, rational way.
4) Astral (emotional) body - Relations with others. Loving interaction with friends and family.
5) Lower mental auric body - Divine will within. To align with the divine will within, to make commitment to speak and follow the truth.
6) Higher mental auric body - Divine love, and spiritual ecstasy.
7) Spiritual (intuitive) body - Divine mind, serenity. To be connected to divine mind and to understand the greater universal pattern.
http://www.reiki-for-holistic-health.com/auracolormeanings.html
The aura consist of seven levels/layers/auric bodies . Each one of the subtle bodies that exist around the physical body, has its own unique frequency. They are interrelated, and affect one another and the person's feelings, emotions, thinking, behaviour, and health as well. Therefore a state of imbalance in one of the bodies leads to a state of imbalance in the others.
THE AURIC BODIES AND YOUR NEEDS ON EACH LEVEL OF AURIC FIELD
1) Physical auric body - Physical sensations. Simple physical comfort, pleasure, health.
2) The etheric auric body - Emotions with respect to self. Self-acceptance and self love.
3) Vital auric body - Rational mind. To understand the
situation in a clear, linear, rational way.
4) Astral (emotional) body - Relations with others. Loving interaction with friends and family.
5) Lower mental auric body - Divine will within. To align with the divine will within, to make commitment to speak and follow the truth.
6) Higher mental auric body - Divine love, and spiritual ecstasy.
7) Spiritual (intuitive) body - Divine mind, serenity. To be connected to divine mind and to understand the greater universal pattern.
http://www.reiki-for-holistic-health.com/auracolormeanings.html
Saturday, October 13, 2012
List of New Age music artists
List of New Age music artists
A
Philip Aaberg – pianist
William Ackerman – guitarist
Adiemus – band
Azam Ali - singer, songwriter
Alpha Wave Movement – composer, synthesizer music
Amethystium – band
Darol Anger - violinist, composer
Anugama
David Arkenstone – composer
Diane Arkenstone – composer, pianist, keyboardist
Armik – flamenco guitarist
James Asher – composer, percussionist
Can Atilla – (pianist, songwriter, violinist)
Australis – composer, producer, electronic New Age
Paul Avgerinos – composer, producer, Ambient New Age
Ayana - singer, songwriter
Sara Ayers
Anaya Music - composer, producer, guitarist, keyboardist, singer, arranger
B
B-Tribe - a Spanish trio
Bandari
Emily Bear - pianist, composer
Hennie Bekker – pianist, composer
Benise (Roni Benise) – flamenco guitarist
Biddu - Vocalist, Music Producer
Tim Blake – keyboardist
Blue Stone – composer, band
Moya Brennan - composer, singer
Thom Brennan – composer
Jim Brickman – pianist
Sarah Brightman
Javier Ramon Brito – composer
Markus Burger – pianist, composer
Richard Burmer – composer, keyboardist
Ray Buttigieg – composer
C
Celtic Woman - band
Wendy Carlos – composer, keyboardist
Stephen Caudel - composer, guitarist, keyboardist, arranger
Ceredwen – duo
Checkfield - duo, composer, guitarist, keyboardist
Sheila Chandra
Craig Chaquico – guitarist
Suzanne Ciani – composer, pianist
Clannad – band
Michael Colina – composer, producer, pianist, keyboardist, engineer.
Al Conti – composer, pianist, keyboardist
Jesse Cook – flamenco guitarist
Randy and Pamela Copus – duo known as 2002
Coyote Oldman – band
Cusco – band
D
Dadawa
Scott D. Davis – pianist, composer
Peter Davison (composer) - Composer, TV/film composer
Deep Forest – band
Delerium
Constance Demby - composer, multi instrumentalist
Deuter – composer, multi instrumentalist
Thomas Di Leva – Singer, guitarist, keyboardist, harmonica, drummer, peace activist, composer
Julius Dobos – composer, film composer
Suzanne Doucet – composer, multi instrumentalist
Catherine Duc – composer, pianist/keyboardist
Dinesh Subasinghe-composer,violinist,Ancient Ravanahatha performer,Multi instrumentalist ,Tv/film composer
Kyle Bobby Dunn - composer, arranger, performer
Chinmaya Dunster – sarod
E
Ludovico Einaudi - composer/pianist
Levente Egry – Composer, pianist
Enigma – musical project by Michael Cretu
Enya – singer, composer (however Enya herself is on record as not considering her music to be of the New Age genre.)
Era – musical project
Esteban
Dean Evenson – flautist, keyboardist, composer
F
Ryan Farish - composer, multi-instrumentalist
Larry Fast
Alex Fox – flamenco guitarist
Christopher Franke – keyboardist
Eloy Fritsch – composer
Edgar Froese – composer, guitarist, keyboardist
G
Peter Gabriel
Gandalf – composer, multi instrumentalist
Lisa Gerrard
Philip Glass – composer, pianist, keyboardist
Medwyn Goodall – multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer
David & Steve Gordon
Govi – composer, multi instrumentalist
Francis Goya – guitarist
Gregorian – band
Nicholas Gunn - flautist, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, composer, producer
H
John Hackett – composer, flute player and member of Symbiosis
Jean Ven Robert Hal – composer, synthesizer player, keyboarder
Michael Allen Harrison – composer, pianist, song writer
Fiona Joy Hawkins – pianist
Michael Hedges – composer, guitarist
Barbara Higbie - pianist, violinist, composer, singer, song writer
Steve Hillage
Himekami
Joe Hisaishi – composer, pianist
Michael Hoppé – composer
Paul Horn, flautist
James Horner – film music composer
Yoshiaki Hoshi – composer, synthesizer player, and founder of the group Himekami
I
Isadar - pianist, composer, singer, song writer
J
Steve Jansen – composer, drummer, keyboardist
Jean Michel Jarre – composer
Karl Jenkins - composer
Theo Jörgensmann – composer, basset clarinetist
Bradley Joseph – composer, pianist, keyboardist
William Joseph - Pianist, Composer
Prem Joshua – Composer
K
Karunesh – composer
Peter Kater
Paul Kenny – Australian composer, pianist, music educator
Kevin Kern – composer, pianist
Al Gromer Khan – composer, sitar player
Sandeep Khurana – composer, songwriter
Kitarō – composer
Bernward Koch - pianist, composer
Kokin Gumi - music group
Darlene Koldenhoven – Grammy Winning Vocalist/Keyboardist/Songwriter
Tetsuya Komuro – composer, pianist
Andrei Krylov – composer, guitarist, keyboardist, flutist
L
Lara & Reyes (Sergio Lara and Joe Reyes) – flamenco guitarists
Fariborz Lachini – composer, pianist
David Lanz – composer, pianist
Raimond Lap – composer, pianist
Lesiëm
Lia – singer, songwriter
Ottmar Liebert – flamenco guitarist
Life In Balance – musical duo
Johannes Linstead – flamenco guitarist
Liquid Tension Experiment – group, composers
Lorie Line – composer, pianist
Helen Jane Long – composer/pianist
Oscar Lopez – flamenco guitarist
Ray Lynch – composer, musician, producer (Lynch states that his music doesn’t fit into established categories, so it tends to be thrown into the melting pot of the New Age genre.)
Lisa Lynne – composer, harpist
M
Mannheim Steamroller – group (Leader Chip Davis)
Michael Manring – electric bassist, composer
Catya Maré – (songwriter, violinist)
Giovanni Marradi – pianist, composer
Keiko Matsui – pianist
Lyle Mays – composer, pianist
Paul McCandless – composer, wood wind player
Loreena McKennitt – singer, musician, composer, producer
Pat Metheny – composer, guitarist, band leader
Stephan Micus – composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer
Miten
Mithoon – film composer
Robert ÆOLUS Myers – composer, performer, producer
N
Nightnoise
Michael Nyman – composer
O
Patrick O'Hearn – keyboardist, composer
Mike Oldfield – composer, guitarist
Terry Oldfield – composer
Opafire – musical project
Oregon - ethenic jazz band Ralph Towner (leader)
Jeff Oster – flugelhorn, trumpet,composer
Thomas Otten
P
Alan Parsons Project – progressive pop/rock band - leader Alan Parsons
Proyecto Oniric – Pianist, composer.
Jeff Pearce – guitar and Chapman Stick
Deva Premal – musician and singer
R
Jorge Reyes – Mexican ethnic fusions
Rippingtons – smooth jazz band
Lawson Rollins – flamenco guitarist
S
Ryuichi Sakamoto – composer, pianist
Bruno Sanfilippo – musician composer
Carlos Santana – Latin guitarist
Jon Schmidt – pianist, composer
Klaus Schulze – keyboardist, composer, drummer (note that Schulze himself has always denied connections to this genre)
Secret Garden – duo
Jonn Serrie
Shadowfax
Shahin & Sepehr (Shahin Shahida and Sepehr Haddad) – flamenco guitarists
Dechen Shak-Dagsay – vocalist
Ananda Shankar - musician
Oliver Shanti & Friends – band
Rabbi Shergill – singer, songwriter, guitarist
Yoko Shimomura – composer, pianist
Michael Shrieve
Manose Singh – bansuri flute
Montana Skies – cello, guitar
Cadence Spalding – singer, composer
Chris Spheeris – composer
Jeremy Soule – composer
Stewart St. John – composer, pianist, multi instrumentalist; channels sound and music
Gary Stadler – recording artist
Michael Stearns – composer, keyboardist
Liz Story - pianist, composer
Strunz & Farah (Jorge Strunz and Ardeshir Farah) – flamenco guitarists
Andy Summers – composer, guitarist
David Sylvian – composer, guitarist, keyboardist
Symbian – ambient music band
Symbiosis – band (UK)
Sythe (Sythe Cameron) - Composer, Musician, Instrumentalist
T
Tangerine Dream – band
John Tesh- pianist, composer
Robert Scott Thompson – composer, recording artist (Only some works might be considered New Age.)
Isao Tomita – composer, keyboardist
Toshi – vocalist, ex-lead singer of Japanese metal band X Japan
Kathryn Toyama – composer and pianist
U
Nobuo Uematsu – composer
V
Vangelis – composer
Rondò Veneziano – chamber orchestra
Luis Villegas – flamenco guitarist
Andreas Vollenweider – harpist, composer
W
Billy Joe Walker, Jr. — guitarist
Rick Wakeman – keyboardist, composer
Wavestar – band
Simon Webb
Hayley Westenra – vocals, piano, violin, guitar
Stuart Wilde – producer, lyricist
Willie and Lobo (Willie Royal and Wolfgang "Lobo" Fink) – flamenco duo (guitar & violin)
George Winston – pianist
Paul Winter – world/jazz musician, soprano saxophonist, composer, pioneer of new age music, founder of living music
Erik Wøllo – composer, guitarist
David Wright – keyboardist, composer
Y
Akira Yamaoka – Composer, Producer
Yanni – composer, pianist, keyboardist
Yiruma – composer, pianist, producer
David Young – composer, flautist
Young & Rollins (Dan Young and Lawson Rollins) – flamenco guitarists
Z
Gheorghe Zamfir – pan flute
Zamora - Composer, pianist, keyboardist
Hans Zimmer – composer
Zingaia
Ralph Zurmühle – composer, pianist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Age_music_artists
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