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Moonstone is a safe-travelers stone; keep a small tumbled moonstone in your pocket while you travel.
Oil of vanilla conveys self-confidence and brings good fortune.
Wear patchouli oil when taking a test to clear the mind and sharpen the wits.
Tuck a green aventurine and a bloodstone in the cash register drawer to encourage lots of business and sales.
The snowdrop, crocus, and African violet are traditional flowers with which to celerate the sabbat of Imbolc.
As a familiar, the magpie teaches the reading of signs and omens.
To gain extra power, eat ginger before performing a spell-especially a love spell.
Wear silver to bolster your psychic abliities; it's a receptive metal and will help you recieve psychic impressions more easily.
Eggs represent fertility and life; colored eggs mimic the returning flowers of sping.
Oil of orange creates an uplifting, positive atmosphere and is ideal for treating head colds.
Place a four-leaf clover in your lover's shoe to help him or her remain faithful while traveling.
When you and a friend must part, exchange a pair of garnets to ensure that you meet again.
Add dill seeds to your bath to make yourself irresistible.
Adding a quartz crystal point to any stone spell increases the power of the other stones and the charm itself.
Tulips are aligned with the element of earth, they encourage good luck and prosperity.
Give catnip to your feline familiar; it will create a psychic bond between the two of you.
Ranging in color from delicate pink to lavender, the stone kunzite relieves stress, especially in the workplace.
Gather the first violets of the spring and fashion them into a little posy; this encourages love and fairy magic.
Adding a few tumbled semiprecious stones to your garden enourages the benevolence of the nature spirits and fairies.
Tuck a sprig of rosemary beneath your pillow to promote restful sleep and sweet untroubled dreams.
Carry dice in your pocket for good luck.
Deep blue lapis lazuli promotes loyalty, fidelity, and spiritual thoughts.
To attract the fairies to your shady garden, plant violets, lady's mantle, ferns, foxgloves, and bluebells.
To attract the fairies to your sunny garden, plant yarrow, roses, rue, betony, lavender, and morning glory.
A Full Moon in May is a sacred time to bless your magical garden, flowers, herbs, plants, and enchanitng trees.
The Chinese carve jade butterflies to exchange as love tokens.
For best results, plant annual flowers in the waxing Moon and perennial flowers, trees, and shrubs in the waning Moon.
Crumbled and dried betony (lamb's ears) sprinkled around the perimeter of your home creates a proctective boundary and promtes security.
Hematite heals by drawing illness out of the body.
Gather flowers for charms and spells early in the cool of the morning; they will stay fresh longer.
Made of fossilized tree resin, amber holds the power of the Sun.
Ozark folklore tells us that when a honey bee lies around your head, money is on the way.
Plant cherry-scented heliotrope in your sunny gardens; believed to grant invisiblity, they help to ensure your privacy from neighbors.
Worn on the hand, carnelian bolster confidence and dispels anger, jealousy, and depression.
Grow green beans in your garden; they are sarcred to the Goddess, and the blossom's scent guides spirits to their resting place.
To prevent nightmares, make a dreampillow stuffed with anise seeds.
Bake blackberry pies for Lughnasadh in honor of the dying God.
Lavender is an herb of transformation; use this herb to transform situations from negative to positive.
When a red bird (cardinal) crosses your path, expect to recieve a kiss before the day is out.
Lavender promotes calm, relives insomnia, and treats headaches-hence its ues in linen closets.
Wearing bright blue bachelor's buttons-a Venus flower-is though to make you irresistible.
When fishing, throw back the first fish you catch as payment to Neptune; then you will catch many more.
The flowering vine jasmine corresponds to the Moon and is used to promote sensuality and loving enchantments.
To bring rain, burn fern leaves outside.
Red begonias or scarlet geraniums planted in window boxes bestow protection on the home and all who live there.
Chysanthemums are magical fall flowers; thier spicy scent besows protection and their jewel-bright colors and uplifting and cheerful.
Keep an acorn on the windowsill or use it as a window shade pull; it grants protection, especially from lightning strikes.
Agates are a great all-purpose stone; match up the color of the agate to your magical intention.
Hang a small set of wind chimes indoors; thier happy sound dispels any negative vibrations that may be lurking about.
Never use iron to harvest plants used for magic, as its touch dispels their powers.
Plant your spring bulbs in the waning Moon of September or October for best results.
Painting the ceiling of your porch sky blue frightens away ghosts and wandering spirits; in the old South this special color was called "haint blue"
Sweet, spicy sandalwood oil lessens inhibitions and frees the imagination.
Tuck a holey stone under your front porch to ward the house and protect the family.
This fall, pick up a fallen acorn and slip it into your pocket; acorns promote fertility and symbolize the God.
Knots can trap malignant spirits; a knotted fringe makes the perfect finishing touch on an altar cloth.
Arrange apples, ornamental corn, and mini-pumpkins into a basket; enchant then for wisdom, prosperity, and a happy harvest season.
Petrified wood grants longevity and aids in exploring past lives.
Carry a small golden-striped tiger's-eye in your pocket for success and protection.
Essential oil of gardenia promotes trust, love, and spirituality.
When you get a new coat, put a coin in the right-hand pocket for good luck.
Decorate your Yule wreaths with the magical dou of holly and ivy; this promotes protection, fidelity, and good luck.
Set out a few clusters of quartz crystals in the main room of your house; they keep the family on a positive track.
Wintergreen oil has a refreshing energizing effect that aslo conveys wisdom.
Decorate the Yule log with both holly (masculine) and ivy (feminine)-to naturally represent the God and the Goddess.
Turquoise beads or rings can be worn to promote good health and prosperity, and to prevent accidents.
Wear malachite touching your skin if you want to expand your heart's ability to love and to attract a lover.
Wearing amethyst jewelry helps keep you calm and centered; it's a great de-stressing stone.
This information was taken from the Llewellyn's Witches' Datebook 2005.