Candlelight Spells: The Modern Witch's Book of Spellcasting, Feasting, and Healing - Gerina Dunwich 2000

Aphrodisiacs
Spellcasting

MANDRAKE APHRODISIAC—To create a powerful aphrodisiac, add a tiny particle of powdered female mandrake leaf to a cup of wine. (Use caution when working with mandrake root, both male and female, for it is a very magickal plant and misuse of it can result in delirium or painful death.)

APHRODISIAC SACHET—During a full moon, place an herb mixture of verbana, lemon, serpentaria root and elder flowers on the center of a square of red felt or cotton. Gather up the ends and tie them together with red wool yarn or cotton twine. Place this powerful sachet under your pillow or wear it on a string around your neck.

VENUS APHRODISIA WINE—Boil two teaspoons of passion fruit juice, two powdered juniper berries and a pinch of ground dried basil in red wine while chanting:

VENUS WINE BUBBLE AND TURN

PASSION BURN

PASSION BURN

LOVE POTION TEA

1 pinch rosemary

2 teaspoons black tea

3 pinches thyme

3 pinches nutmeg

3 fresh mint leaves

6 fresh rose petals

6 lemon leaves

To make another person fall in love with you, brew this tea on a Friday during a waxing moon.

Place all ingredients in an earthenware or copper tea kettle. Boil three cups of pure spring water and add to the kettle. Sweeten with sugar or honey, if desired.

Before drinking, recite this magickal rhyme:

BY LIGHT OF MOON WAXING

I BREW THIS TEA

TO MAKE (name) DESIRE ME.

Drink some of the tea and then say:

GODDESS OF LOVE

HEAR NOW MY PLEA

LET (name) DESIRE ME!

SO MOTE IT BE

SO MOTE IT BE

On the following Friday, brew another pot of the love potion tea and give some to the person you want to love you. He or she will soon begin to fall in love with you.

YARROW LOVE-VISION SPELL

To receive a psychic dream vision of your future lover, sew an ounce of yarrow herb into a small square of red flannel and place it under your pillow at bedtime. Close your eyes and recite these magickal words:

THOU HERBE OF VENUS TREE

THY TRUE NAME IS YARROW;

NOW WHO MY TRUE LOVE MUST BE

PRAY TELL THOU ME TOMORROW.