Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within - Juliet Diaz 2019

Psychic Enhancement
The Witch’s Garden of Herbal Magick

Take your gifts to another level with these methods for enhancing psychic abilities. They’re meant to amplify your inner Magick and tap into your consciousness. These are perfect to cast before you start to meditate and before bedtime when you’re more open to inner connection.

I believe we all have gifts within us. Some of us are born with them, others recognize they have a gift but need to develop it, while others haven’t yet experienced their gifts. This is all perfectly okay, and there are many factors that play a role in how fast we build our skills.

Practice is key! Just like any other muscle in our body, we need to work our psychic muscles to develop them. The methods in the follow pages will surely get you feeling like you belong in the cast of Practical Magic!

Star anise psychic-amplifier and protection incense

When I was growing up star anise was a staple both in our kitchen and in our Magickal workings, and I still use it often today. Not only does the incense here smell like a dream but it’s powerful, too, helping to heighten psychic ability and at the same time providing psychic protection from negative energies.

Use a small amount of the blend to burn as a loose incense, or just add ground star anise to myrrh or copal resin and burn the mixture while meditating or performing Magickal work.

What you need

1-3 whole star anise

1 tablespoon copal resin

1 tablespoon myrrh resin

What to do

✵ Crush the ingredients together and make sure they’re thoroughly mixed.

✵ Burn as you would any other resin.

Eyebright third-eye tea

I love teas, whether creating them or sipping their enchanting waters. This eyebright third-eye tea is ideal for taking before divination, meditation, or other spell work. This recipe makes enough for one cup.

What you need

1 cup (250ml) water

1 tablespoon dried eyebright

1 teaspoon dried passionflower

1 whole star anise

1 teaspoon dried rose petals

What to do

✵ Put the ingredients in a small saucepan, bring to the boil, and then simmer for 5—7 minutes. Alternatively, leave to steep in a teapot of freshly boiled water for 8—10 minutes.

✵ Set aside the tea until cool enough to drink.

Lemongrass intuition-amplifier wash

Use this mixture to wash your altar, Magickal tools, and home; it will heighten your intuition and bring protection against negative energies. Note that this wash is not to be consumed.

What you need

3 cups (750ml) water (preferably rainwater)

1 tablespoon dried lemongrass

3 bay leaves

2 teaspoons dried jasmine

2 teaspoons dried catnip

2 teaspoons dried wormwood

Half a lemon

What to do

✵ Put all the ingredients in a small saucepan, bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 minutes.

✵ Let the mixture cool and then strain it so that you’re left only with the liquid wash. This is now ready for use.