POWDERS

Scattering herbs and powders is a common way of invoking
the influence of the herbs to achieve your magickal intent.
They are dusted around places of business to improve sales,
scattered in bedrooms to light the spark of love and sprinkled
over people to bless or protect them.

Powders are particularly common in traditional
American folk magick where there are hundreds
of them in common use.
They are a relatively easy product, scattering herbs
are single herbs or blends that are spread around a home,
store, property or other sort of place
to produce a magickal intent.

Powders are finely ground dried herbs, mixtures
of herbs or oils added to a base of talcum powder.
A coffee grinder is useful in grinding the herbs
finely to make powders although you may
use a mortar and pestle.
You want the herbs truly powdered, a very fine mixture
without large bits scattered through it.
Any recipe for oil may be made into a powder by adding
the oil blend to a small quantity of unscented talcum powder.
Most sachet blends may be made
into powders by finely grinding them.
I would avoid grinding those that have resins in them,
however since they gum up your coffee grinder.
It is easier to purchase finely ground resins
for use in powders than to grind them yourself.
Consider also that some things will tend to stain items
they are dusted on such as tumeric, saffron,
dragon's blood resin and avoid them or use them
only outside or on objects which will not be damaged.
Also, some resins leave a sticky residue
when sprinkled such as pine.
With most powders a light touch is preferred
when sprinkling, if you can see a green path through
your living-room, you may have been a bit heavy handed.

Powders may be dusted onto your altar to enhance
your magickal workings, sprinkled onto ritual objects
to strengthen the connection to your magickal
intent or blown into the air to spread their magickal
influence through a room or place.
You may add a protection powder to the casting
of the circle ritual, sprinkling it around the sacred space.
Using powders is something you will need
to use your imagination for.
If you plan to dust the powder on yourself it would
be a good idea to test a bit of it on a small patch
of skin to see if you may be allergic to any
of it's ingredients first.
That love powder will not work as well if you have hives!

Below there is a table that gives some
traditional uses of scattering herbs and below
that are some recipes for powders.
They all must be dedicated to the magickal intent
through ritual to bring out their power.
You should invoke their power via ritual and visualization
with a proper consecration to your magickal purpose,
utilizing the appropriate day and time correspondences.
This is important if you want them to work properly.


*Love ~
Basil, Orris, Rose Petals, Vetivert and Witch Grass.

*Lust ~
Deerstongue, Galangal and Periwinkle.

*Peaceful Home ~
Dragon's Blood, Dulse, Eryngo, Gardenia Blossoms,
Lavender, Loosestrife, Meadowsweet, Olive Leaves,
Passion Flower, Purslane and Rose Petals.

*Prosperity ~
Alfalfa Ashes, Cinnamon, Ginger, Orange Peel,
Patchouli, Sandalwood and Sarsaparilla.

*Protection ~
Ague Root, Angelica, Ash Leaves, Barley, Basil,
Betony, Buckwheat Flour, Burdock, Chamomile,
Chili Pepper, Dragon's Blood, Grain, Ivy,
Mustard Seed and Tumeric.

*Purification ~
Bay, Betony, Basil, Chili Pepper, Cumin,
Dragon's Blood, Horseradish, Loosestrife,
Mint, Nettle, Sandalwood and Wintergreen.


Recipes for Powders


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~Lez~
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