Angelica

Incense:

Protection

Harmony

Integration

Insight

Understanding

Stability

Meditation

Properties

Its active ingredients are found in the roots or rhizomes

The roots can be used for food, and the stalks for medicine

Crystallised stems can be used as cake decorations

The roots and seeds can be used to flavour gin

Boiled roots can be applied to the inside and outside of wounds to speed healing

Antispasmodic

Magickal properties

Sun

Fire

Ot promotes healing and protection against negative energies

Used to remove curses, in exorcisms and in purification spels

Sprinkle it all around outside the home for protection

Can be used for divination

It can be carried as an amulet

Use it at the beginning and end of rituals for blessings and banishing

Ambergris

Incense: 

Dreams

Aphrodesiac

Properties:

Produced in the digestive system of sperm whales

Solid, waxy and flammable

At first, it is soft and white. It hardens over time and turns grey/black

Melts at around 62C to become a fatty, yellow resinous liquid

Used in perfumes

It has a sweet and earth scent when it’s older

Magickal properties:

Earth and water

Used to lend power to other herbs

Strong sexual compellent

Associated with Jupiter or the Sun, maybe even Venus

It provides a feeling of well-being and expansiveness

Good for love magick

It increases psychic ability; it can be used for divination through dreams

Ancient Greeks added it to wine. They used this for digestive problems

Used to treat sore throat, heart disease and paralysis

Suitable for any god of the sea, or Aphrodite

Used in luck and money spells, as it is so expensive

Aloeswood

AKA Agarwood, Jinko, Eaglewood

Incense:

Enlightenment and clarity

Spiritual journey

Grounding

Properties:

It is one of the most rare and precious woods on Earth

It is a resinous heartwood formed in Aquilaria and Gyrinops when they are infected with a type of mould. They produce a dark, aromatic resin in defence.

The leaves and stems can also produce this resin

Laxative properties in the leaves of the trees

It’s a good anti-inflammatory agent, and is widely used in skincare

Reduces halitosis and tastelessness

Stimulates the heart and purifies blood

Expels extra mucus from the respiratory tract

Aphrodesiac

Carminative

Magickal properties:

Sagittarius

Feminine

Air

It is usually considered a Jupiter herb

It is a psychoactive scent. It can be used for obsessive thinking, nervousness and exhaustion

Drives away evil spirits and helps clear mental illness

It is good for adding extra power to rituals

It brings energy to the centre and calms the mind and spirit

It opens the Third Eye as well as all the upper Chakras

Brings motivation and dedication to meditation (I love this sentence)

Brings alertness

Relieves anxiety

Invokes a sense of strength and peace

It creates natural order

Enhances cerebral functioning

It calms the nervous system

It is a companion in solitude

Aids the ascension of prayers

Valerian is a natural component in Aloeswood which relieves insomnia

It is used for love and spirituality. It is said to draw a lover near when used in a love spell.

I have Aloeswood incense, and I used it to relax when I am feeling depressed or can’t sleep. It helps me also if I have writer’s block or need to focus on working.

African Violet

 

Incense:

Protection
Spirituality within the home

Properties:

Leaves and flowers are edible
High in vitamins A and C
Antiseptic
Leaves can be used for bruises, skin ulcers and other wounds
Its syrup can be used for coughs
Violet oil can be distilled from the leaves
Non toxic

Magickal properties:

Under the influence of Venus
Its 5 petals means that it is a goddess flower
Sacred to Aphrodite/Venus
Good to add to faery charms and spells
Faery protection
Spirituality

 

Violet Syrup recipe:

• Boil 3lbs sugar in 2 cups water for 10 minutes

• Remove the scum

• Crush 1lb violet flowers in a mortar and add to the syrup

• Cook until it loses colour

• Strain and contain in a glass bottle

 

Book of Shadows

I spent a whole year trying to find the right kind of Book of Shadows for me. The ones that intrigued me most were the fully-expandable ones as seen here. However, I just do not have that sort of money as I am but a poor student! But making this sort of book seemed simple enough, so I made my own!

The back is attached to the spine that slots in to a pocket on the front. I was vey proud of this. I was going to put a design on the front, but instead found this gorgeous forest green crushed velvet. I am absolutely in love with it!

I will occasionally update you with new pages in it if I feel they’re interesting enough!

In the meantime,

Blessed be,

Emmy