How to make 'Moonwater',
and a Spell to use it in.
I USE MOONWATER IS MANY SPELLS, AND HAVE OFTEN BEEN ASKED "WHAT IS IT?" AND "HOW DO YOU MAKE IT?".  MOONWATER IS 'BLESSED' WATER THAT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO SOAK UP THE POWER OF THE MOONS' GLOW. IT IS MADE DIFFERENTLY BY EACH AND EVERY WITCH ~ I HAVE NEVER FOUND TWO RECIPES THE SAME.
I HAVE A SMALL WOODEN BOWL, ESPECIALLY MADE FOR ME, THAT I USE IN MAKING THIS INGREDIENT. MANY PEOPLE USE GLASS JARS, WITH SCREW-TIGHT LIDS. NOTE HERE: I ONLY USE THIS MOONWATER IN SPELLCRAFT ~ I DO NOT DRINK IT. MOONWATER MADE FOR INGESTING IS MADE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY (BELOW).

FILL THE BOWL WITH WATER GATHERED FROM ONE OF THESE SOURCES:
MELTED SNOW
RAINWATER
FREE-FLOWING WATER SOURCE (STREAMS, ETC.)
SPRINGWATER (EVEN THE BOTTLED VARIETY)

PLACE MOONSTONE, OR A CRYSTAL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL: THE CHOICE OF CRYSTAL OR STONE IS OFTEN DETERMINED BY THE KIND OS SPELL I WILL WEAVE ~ FOR INSTANCE, IF THE WATER WAS TO BE USED IN A SPELL FOR PSYCHIC AWARENESS, PROTECTION, OR USED AS A DIVINATION TOOL, THE STONE CHOSEN COULD BE AMETHYST. SOME PEOPLE WILL USE THE STONE THEY KNOW JUST 'FEELS' RIGHT.  LEAVE THE BOWL OUTSIDE IN THE LIGHT OF THE FULL MOON FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY.  THE MOON PHASE MAY VARY ACCORDING TO THE MAGICKAL NEEDS. MAKE SURE THE BOWL IS GOING TO BE WELL AWAY FROM ANY DEBRIS, OR ANIMALS THAT MAY TRY TO REACH IT.  IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM, I SOMETIMES LAY A FINE NETTING OVER THE TOP OF THE BOWL.
THIS MOONWATER IS TO BE USED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ~ AND NEVER TO HAVE DAYLIGHT TAINT IT.  USE THE WATER ONLY BY MOONLIGHT OR CANDLELIGHT.
MOONWATER MADE FOR DRINKING

USE A GLASS JAR WITH A LID ~ MAKE SURE IT IS THOROUGHLY CLEAN, AND UNTAINTED ~ THE JAR SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY CLEANSED ~ PHYSICALLY AND RITUALLY.IF THAT IS THE PREFERRED METHOD.

FILL THE JAR WITH A CUPFUL OF DRINKING WATER ~ BOTTLED SPRING WATER IS QUITE EFFECTIVE.  DO NOT LET THE WATER REACH THE TOP OF THE GLASS JAR, AS THE LID WILL PROBABLY BE MADE WITH METAL, AND MAY TAINT THE WATER.
PLACE INTO THE JAR WITH THE WATER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
DRIED GINGER STEM (SMALL PIECE)
DRIED CHAMOMILE (HALF A TEASPOON)
ROSEMARY (ONE SPRIG)

PUT THE LID OF THE JAR ON TIGHTLY, AND ALLOW IT TO BATHE IN THE GLOW OF THE MOON FOR ONE NIGHT. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS DOWN TO PERSONAL PREFERENCE, AS SOME PEOPLE WILL SAY THREE NIGHTS, OR A WHOLE PHASE OF THE MOON. THE MOONPHASE WILL VERY ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU WANT THE PROPERTIES OF THE WATER TO BE. AS THIS WATER IS FOR DRINKING, I REALLY DO SUGGEST ONLY ONE NIGHT ~ AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT ALLERGIC TO ANY OF THE HERBS YOU PUT INTO THE WATER. SOME SPELLS WILL CALL FOR THE MOONWATER TO BE MADE WITH MANDRAKE ROOT ~ PLEASE DON'T USE THIS ROOT FOR INGESTING IN ANY WAY AS IT IS POISONOUS.
VARIATIONS ON MOONWATER

SOME WITCHES PREFER TO LEAVE THE MOONWATER OUTSIDE FOR MORE THAN ONE NIGHT, AND SELECT DIFFERENT MOONPHASES TO IMBIBE THE WATER WITH SPECIFIC MAGICKAL QUALITIES. EVERY WITCH DOES THIS IN A DIFFERENT MANNER. THERE IS NO WRONG WAY ~ IT IS DOWN TO PERSONAL PREFERENCE. IN MOST CASES, HOWEVER, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT SUNLIGHT SHOULD NEVER REACH THE MOONWATER. WHEN LEAVING IT OUT FOR MORE THAN ONE NIGHT, IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE BROUGHT INSIDE BEFORE DAWN, COVERED, AND THEN PUT BACK OUTSIDE WHEN THE MOON IS UP.
WHEN USING THIS WATER IN SPELLWORK, ONCE AGAIN, IT SHOULD NOT BE TOUCHED BY THE RAYS OF THE SUN. ALL SPELLS WITH MOONWATER SHOULD BE WOVEN BY MOONLIGHT, OR CANDLELIGHT.
SPELL FOR EMOTION AND PHYSICAL JOURNEYS

MOONWATER MADE FOR SPELLWORK ONLY, AND  PLACE MALACHITE OR AGATE IN THE WATER.
YOU WILL NEED A GINGER ROOT FOR THIS SPELL, IN THE FORM OF A PERSON ~ MANY SHOPS SELL WHOLE PIECES OF GINGER ROOT, AND IT IS QUITE EASY TO FIND A PIECE THAT IS ROUGHLY THE SHAPE YOU WANT.
THREE PIECES OF YELLOW OR ORANGE COLOURED RIBBON.
PERFORM THE SPELL (IF POSSIBLE) ON A THURSDAY.
HOLD THE GINGER-ROOT 'MAN' IN YOUR HAND, AND TIE THE THREE PIECES OF RIBBON AROUND IT, ONE ON EACH LIMB. DO NOT TIE ANYTHING AROUND THE PART REPRESENTING THE NECK THOUGH. WITH EACH KNOT YOU TIE, SAY THE FOLLOWING (OR WORDS OF YOUR OWN):

"THERE COMES A WISH WITH THIS KNOT,
THROUGHOUT MY LIFE I SUFFER NOT.
THROUGH EVERY PATH AND JOURNEY THROUGHOUT
I CAST AWAY PAIN, I CAST AWAY DOUBT.
PROTECTION AND SAFE IN ALL TRAVELS THROUGH LIFE
THIS WAY I CHOOSE SHALL BE WITHOUT STRIFE"

SPRINKLE THE GINGERMAN WITH MOONWATER, ASKING FOR PROTECTION THROUGHOUT ANY MAJOR JOURNEY YOU WILL BE UNDERTAKING.~ THIS INCLUDES  EMOTIONAL JOURNEYS AS WELL AS PHYSICAL ONES.
WRAP YOUR GINGERMAN INSIDE A PIECE OF CLOTH, WITH THE STONE FROM YOUR MOONWATER. LEAVE IT TO DRY OUT A LITTLE WHILE, AND THEN PLACE IT SOMEWHERE SAFE ~ PERHAPS IN A DRAWER.
FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS YOU MAY TAKE HIM OUT AND TOUCH THE KNOTS OF THE TIED RIBBON, REPEATING THE WORDS THAT YOU SPOKE WHILST TYING THEM.  HOLD THE STONE IN YOUR HAND, OR CARRY IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU NEED THE STRENGTH OF THIS SPELL.
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