Four Thieves Vinegar/Oil

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[glow=red,2,300]Merry Meet Members,

I am in need of your Four Thieves Potions recipes...

I am leaving you mine here...I understand four thieves is used for so many things from protection...or breaking a curse..... to putting someone in jail when used in spells.



*Four Thieves Vinegar/Oil. REMEMBER....Not all vinegar recipes are edible. Use common sense, when in doubt, research it.
If you are pregnant/nursing mom, please stay away from the wormwood recipes and research the others. Four Thieves is a great anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral 'potion' to have around, particularly during cold/flu season. Use as a disinfectant around the home (cupboards, counter tops, door knobs, floor washes etc), hand wash, body wash etc. It's also great for spiritual/psychic protection.

The oils can be used in a vaporizer/diffuse for about 15 mins. Light skinned people (particularly blondes/red heads), people with sensitive skin, allergies, be cautious of using the oil as irritation may occur (particular in oil recipes containing cinnamon/cloves). Again, when in doubt, research.

I had made Four Thieves Vinegar a few years back using a recipe very similar to this one....... I found mine in Ray T. Malborough's book "Charms, Spells, and Formulas." As a note of interest for those who are into hexcraft, Four Thieves Vinegar can also be used in hexing, I suspect as an agent to protect you against the negativity raised in the process.



I'd like to know what you use it for???





Four Thieves is some amazing stuff. I am using the oil with good results to date.

FOUR THIEVES VINEGAR: ANTIVIRAL GERMICIDE Possible Alternative for Flu Shots

Herbal lore has it that, while the Plague was raging in France, a rash of burglaries of plague victims’ homes was discovered. No effort was made, however, to apprehend the thieves, as it was assumed that they would soon succumb to the contagion in the homes they had robbed..

The thieves carried on their crime spree for some time, and people began to wonder why they had not become ill and die. It was then that the authorities began to pursue them… to discover the secret of their immunity to the Plague.

Once the burglars had been apprehended, they struck a bargain with the authorities, that they should be set free in exchange for revealing the secret to their immunity to the Plague.

It was then that the four thieves revealed the herbal disinfectant formula that rendered them immune to the Plague.

Current theorists suggest that this formula, now called “Four Thieves Vinegar”, may offer protection against fearsome possible threats, such as the flu, smallpox, and biological weapons, which concern us today, as all of its ingredients are either strong anti-bacterial agents, or have potent anti-viral properties.

FOUR THIEVES VINEGAR

1 part lavender, dried
1 part sage, dried
1 part thyme, dried
1 part lemon balm (Melissa), dried
1 part hyssop, dried
1 part peppermint, dried
1 handful garlic cloves
Raw (unpasteurized), organic apple cider vinegar

• In a glass jar, place all dry ingredients.
• Add raw (unpasteurized), organic apple cider vinegar to cover
• Place jar in a cool place and let sit, at room temperature, for six weeks.
• Strain off herbs and garlic, and decant to a glass bottle or jar with a tight fitting lid.

HOW TO USE FOUR THIEVES VINEGAR
• For personal protection, add a teasthingyful to bath water.
• Use as a topical spray for disinfecting surfaces and/or skin

ALTERNATIVE FOUR THIEVES VINEGAR
wormwood
meadowsweet
juniper berries
rosemary
camphor
sage
cinnamon
cloves
white wine vinegar

FOUR THIEVES OIL
1 part eucalyptus
1 part rosemary
1 part cinnamon
1 part clove
1 part lemon
Carrier oil (olive, Jojoba, or your choice)
Mix


I put 50 drops of each oil in a 2 oz. bottle and then top it off with Jojoba oil (I like Jojoba oil because it seems to never go rancid).


An alternative recipe:

200 drops Clove Bud Oil
175 drops Lemon Oil
100 drops Cinnamon Oil
75 drops Eucalyptus Oil
50 drops Rosemary

Mix with Jojoba oil.

APPLICATIONS:

• Apply 1-2 drops of Four Thieves on the bottoms of the feet and on the nape of the neck.
• Apply under the arms and on the chest.
• Diffuse for 20 minutes or less at work or at home.

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Merry Meet Members,
here is more info.......
I'm in search of the darker side of Four Thieves used in casting........what are your thoughts on Four Thieves potion??
The story behind this is pretty amazing . In New Orleans, there was a plague... yellow jacket..... if I am not mistaken. More commonly known as malaria or yellow fever. Victims homes were boarded up and abandoned because the spread of the plague was not known at the time. These homes were robbed by four thieves. When they were finally caught, the magistrate asked them how they stayed healthy and they claimed that a Hoodoo woman had made this up for them.


Another version of why "four thieves" comes from From the July 1996 issue of Delicious! Magazine "The Healing Power Of Garlic" By Frances Albrecht, M.S., C.N.

"Perhaps the most amazing use of garlic was in France in 1721, when four condemned criminals were given the unsavory task of burying plague victims. Surprisingly, none was stricken by this deadly disease, a feat attributed to their consumption of macerated garlic soaked in wine. Four Thieves Vinegar, the name given to this tonic, is still sold today in France."

This story seems to be the more common story, since New Orleans was and is very French and Voodoo is still practiced today. . ..... : ) Grin... !

Four Thieves Vinegar
2 QT Apple Cider Vinegar
2 Tbls Lavender
2 Tbls Rosemary
2 Tbls Sage
2 Tbls Wormwood
2 Tbls Rue
2 Tbls Mint

The herbs can be fresh, powdered or whole. Please understand and make sure that you know this is absolutely not for drinking. Wormwood can kill a person. And no, I don't care to discuss the joys of absinthe.

Put the herbs in the vinegar. Shake well. Let is sit in the sun for two weeks.

Open. Drop in six cloves of garlic. Cap it. Shake well. Let sit in sun for one week.

Strain. Pour into bottles or jar. Seal with wax or add glycerin to preserve it.

NOTE: How much glycerin would be necessary? Seems to me that the vinegar is a pretty strong preservative all on its own
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Thank you Gypsy, very educational!