The Hearth
Olive branches hung on the chimney kept it? secure and serve to deflect lightning strikes. Pine needles scattered in the fireplace or cypress lain on the hearth worked similarly for the fireplace as a whole.
A lady�s slipper orchid hung from the chimney prevents outsiders from? casting spells against the home�s inhabitants.
Nettles thrown into the fire? conquer fear, while vervain dispels the pangs of unrequited love.
Oak is? burned during healing magic, when someone in the home is sick. This helps to �draw off� the illness, aids in recovery, and guards the rest of the household from contracting the sickness.
Apple wood is burned before lovers meet at? home, or as an adjunct to love spells.
Ash logs promote energy, pine brings? money into the home, and juniper offers protection.
Thresholds of Power
Garlic or dill suspended over the front door repels those who are? ill-disposed or envious of you from gaining entrance.
Sprinkling mustard? seeds or ground dragon�s blood on the doorsill will guard the home from the entrance of evil.
Ferns, lilies, marigolds, and juniper are grown on the? front porch to further protect the home.
An old sock filled with salt, sage,? mullein, tansy, and any other protective herbs can be buried beneath the front porch to keep ghosts from the home.
Furnishings
If you are low on? money and luck, try tucking a bit of dried Irish moss (seaweed) under your rugs.
To maintain a peaceful atmosphere in the living room, hang a painting? or drawing of plants, such as evergreens, peonies, or roses. The plants� symbolic presence brings their essence into the room.
List of Wood (for? furniture) and their Magical Influences
Ebony: magical power, protection
Oak: strength, luck, health, protection
Pine: money, exorcism, healing
Redwood: longevity
Cherry: love
Teak: riches
Cedar: healing, longevity, purification, protection
Maple: love, money
Mahogany: protection against lightning
Rattan: luck, strength
Walnut: health
Dreaming
Induce sleep: Stitch up a 6� square pillow. Stuff it? half full of cotton batting, then fill it with celery seed. Sleep with the pillow on top of your regular pillow, if you use one; the scent should cause drowsiness.
Eucalyptus leaves or cinquefoil placed beneath the pillow guards? our physical bodies while we are asleep.
A cyclamen or hoya (wax plant)? grown in the bedroom will reflect any ill that may come near your sleeping body.
A large red onion tied to a bedpost speeds recovery from any number of? ills, including colds, and also protects the occupant(s) from future sickness.
Fir branches hung over the bed guard against sickness or, if you? are already ill, speed recovery.
Purslane laid on the bed and vervain or? mistletoe twigs hung on the headboard do their part in fighting off nightmares, as does a bit of wood betony.
To ensure a night of pleasant, relaxing? dreams, you can sleep on a small pillow of anise seed or thyme.
Burning? eyebright in the bedroom has long been done to cause psychic dreams, as has sleeping on a pillow of mugwort.
Sipping a glass? of warm rosebud tea before bed may cause visions of the future in your dreams.
Try slipping an onion or? a bay leaf under your pillow to cause visions of the future in your dreams.
If you wish to add zest to a decaying romance, sprinkle orris powder? between the sheets, or add a few drops of patchouli or musk oil to the final rinse water when washing your sheets.
Before lovers or potential lovers come? to visit, burn musk, patchouli, rosemary, or vanilla incense in your bedroom to magickally suggest your intentions and infuse the room with sexual vibrations.
Problems of sexual impotency can be alleviated by placing a? piece of dried dragon�s blood resin beneath the mattress or tying a branch from a fig tree to the bed.
Stove & Spoon
�The aloe plant: If grown in the kitchen, it guards the cook against food preparation accidents that can be very nasty. When using aloe gel in the kitchen, dab some onto major appliances, windows, doors, and tools to safeguard them as well.
�A rope of garlic, onions, or peppers can be hung in the kitchen for protection. If this is done, make sure to never use it for food, for the vegetables absorb negativity and spell danger to anyone who eats them.
�A bulb of garlic placed on the kitchen window sill is also a fine magical ward, as is an on ion.
�Filling a small jar with alfalfa and placing it in the food cupboard will help the family to never know hunger, as long as it is left there.
�Place pieces of sweet flag root or alfalfa somewhere in the kitchen to guard against poverty.
�Place a whole onion beneath the kitchen sink to absorb negativity. (Replace it every month if necessary)
Bathing and Brushing
�If you need courage, dab on rose geranium oil.
�Feeling depleted? A drop of cinnamon or allspice oil should perk you up.
�If you�re in the mood for love, try drenching yourself with tonka or rose oil.
Popular Household Plants and Their Magical Virtues
African Violets: promote spirituality and peaceful vibrations; their five-petaled flowers are protective and link the plant with feminine divinity; the Goddess.
Aloe Vera: protects against intruders and accidents in the home, as well as negative energies. A good luck plant in Hawaii.
Anthurium: lends love as well as beauty to the house.
Avocado: spreads love throughout the house and may also increase sexual appetite.
Bird�s Nest Ferns: offers protection to the home and its occupants, especially children and babies, and beauty to all.
Bromeliads: bring luxury and abundance to the home, as well as exquisite beauty (especially the more exotic varieties); the plant has sharp points that deflect and defuse negative energies.
Cactus: a protective plant, helps safeguard the house against burglaries and intrusions; grown in the bedroom if you wish to cool your sexual urges; if possible, have one in a northern window, another to the East, South, and West.
Crocus: sends loving vibrations and peace through your home.
Cyclamen: protective, for no noxious spells can take effect where it lives; also guards against the effects of weather on the home; grown in the bedroom, it protects you while you sleep.
Ferns: magically potent and have been used in occult protective practices for centuries; are especially effective if placed in front of large windows.
Ivies: protective, their curious stems and leaves drive all evil and negativity from their dwelling place.
Orchids: love, chastity.
Palms: emanate uplifting vibrations; highly spiritual qualities.
Norfolk Island pine: grants protection against hunger and evil.
San Pedro cactus: possesses curative properties; associated with the four winds and is quite protective.
Succulents: bring love and abundance; choose ones that appeal to your mystic sense.
Ti or Ki: all around good luck plant; protective and draws positive vibrations; will attract money if a coin is placed beneath it.
Tulips: good safeguards against poverty and desperation, also a plant of love.
Venus�s flytrap: protective; �catch� or �trap� something, such as luck, money, or a job.
Wandering Jew: said to be unlucky.
Weeping fig: will confer restful sleep if in the bedroom; in kitchen, it guards against poverty and hunger; anywhere else in the house, it provides good luck and prosperity of every kind.
