Post by Willow (Pixie Witch) on Feb 6, 2008 12:28:06 GMT -5
Who says that magick has to be complex? Here are fifty
simple charms
that
utilize many different common items, herbs, fruits and
vegetables.
Note:
Please do not use any of these charms in place of
medical treatment, or
when outside help is obviously advisable.
1. Lay thorny branches on your doorstep to keep evil
from your
dwelling.
2. Eat a pinch of thyme before bed, and you will have
sweet dreams.
3. Place chips of cedar wood in a box with some coins
to draw money to
you.
4. Carry an anemone flower with you to ward against
illness.
5. Hang a bit of seaweed in the kitchen to ward evil
spirits.
6. Keep a jar of alfalfa in your cupboards to ensure
the prosperity of
your
house.
7. Burn allspice as an incense to draw money or luck
to you, as well as
speed healing.
8. Cut an apple in half, and give one half to your
love to ensure a
prosperous relationship.
9. Carry an avocado pit with you to let your inner
beauty shine
outwardly.
10. Avocado is an aphrodisiac.
11. Strawberries are an aphrodisiac.
12. Place a piece of cotton in your sugar bowl to draw
good luck to
your
house.
13. Celery is an aphrodisiac.
14. Place almonds in your pocket when you need to find
something.
15. Scatter chili peppers around your house to break a
curse.
16. Carrying a packet of strawberry leaves will help
ease the pains of
pregnancy.
17. Scatter some sugar to purify a room.
18. Throw rice into the air to make rain.
19. Carry a potato in your pocket or purse all winter
to ward against
colds.
20. Eat five almonds before consuming alcohol, to
lighten the effects
of
intoxication.
21. Place a pine branch above your bed to keep illness
away.
22. Chew celery seeds to help you concentrate.
23. Carry a chunk of dry pineapple in a bag to draw
luck to you.
24. Ask an orange a yes or no question before you eat
it, then count
the
seeds: if the seeds are an even number, the answer is
no. If an odd
number,
yes.
25. Eat olives to ensure fertility.
26. Toss oats out your back door to ensure that your
garden or crop
will be
bountiful.
27. Eat mustard seed to ensure fertility.
28. Place lilacs around your house to rid yourself of
unwanted spirits.
29. Eat lettuce to drive lustful thoughts from your
mind.
30. Rub a lettuce leaf over your forehead to help you
sleep.
31. Add lemon juice to your bathwater for
purification.
32. Eat grapes to increase psychic powers.
33. Carry a blade of grass to increase your psychic
powers.
34. Smell dill to get rid of hiccups.
35. If you place a dill sachet over your door, those
who wish you ill
can
not enter your home.
36. Place cotton on an aching tooth, and the pain will
ease.
37. Buy cotton to cause rain.
38. Place pepper inside a piece of cotton and sew it
shut to make a
charm
to bring back a lost love.
39. Carry a small onion to protect against venomous
animals.
40. Eat grapes to increase fertility.
41. Place a sliced onion in the room of an ill person
to draw out the
sickness.
42. Place an onion underneath your pillow to have
prophetic dreams.
43. Place morning glory seeds under your bed to cure
nightmares.
44. Walk through the branches of a maple tree to
ensure that you will
have
a long life.
45. Mix salt and pepper together and scatter it around
your house to
dispel
evil.
46. Smell peppermint to help you sleep.
47. Hang a pea pod containing nine peas above the door
to draw your
future
mate to you.
48. Eat a peach to assist in making a tough decision.
49. Carry peach wood to lengthen your lifespan.
50. Carry a walnut to strengthen your heart muscle