Now let me describe how it works. Herbal magick works with plants own natural energies mixed with your own through the empowerment (See below). Next you have different forms. You can make incense (both combustible and noncombustible), ritual soap, bath salts, sachets, and there are many more. Mainly the form is the makers choice. What they prefer and what they think is better.
Empowerment - this is a fairly simple process. It dose two things. Adds your own energies in with those of the herbs/oils making them stronger, and aligns there magickal energies for the specific purpose. For instance copal is good for protection, purification, and exorcism. If you were making a protection incense during empowerment you would want to align it's energies towards protection.
When empowering take the product either in your hand (I find better results holding directly in your hand) or pick up the container. Some people like to use a candle of the proper color as part of the ritual. Now imagine yourself building up energy and focusing it towards your goal. Now move that energy into your hands and then pass it into the product. Also if using a candle or something of the sort pick up it energies and move it into the product as well. Some people have better results imagining this energy as something, such as light or little circles but experiment and just do what come naturally to you. There your finished if you have lit a candle to help snuff it out. Put into a container, label with name and date made, and store in your herbal pantry. also some people (and me too when i want an even more powerful mixture) take and empower each hern/oil indavidualy and when mixed. It's time consuming but when you need that extra bang for the buck it's the way to go.
How the spells work
For a purposes of demonstration we shall use a healing ritual. Take a prepared healing incense, oil, and a purple or blue candle to your alter. With your mind clear and calm light a charcoal block and set it in your censor. Now take and sprinkle a little incense onto it. As the sent and smoke rises focus on healing. Now open the oil and hold it in your left hand and put a little oil on your right hand fingers. Start at the wick end and rub the oil to the center then from the base to the center until the whole candle is covered in a thin shinny coating of oil. While doing this visualize the candles, oils, and your own healing energies mingling together and then going into the candle to become one. Now call out (either mentally or aloud) to any deities or powers you wish though you don't have to if you don't want to. Now put the candle in a holder and light it add some more incense to the charcoal. Watch the flame and continue visualizing healing power and yourself in perfect health. Now you have two choices. First choice-leave the room. Push all images of the ritual from your mind. If you feal it necessary go add some more incense every now and then until the candle has burnt itself out. If you have called any powers or deities thank them for there help and bid them farewell. Now its done. Seal the spell with So Mote It Be. And your finished. Some people like to repeat this for several days, just do as many times you feal as necessary. Choice 2-Rather then leaving the room you can instead go into a deep meditation and keep the visualization going. I normally find better results with the meditation choice. Other then substituting meditation for leaving the room follow the same directions as above. But hey experiment and see what works best for you. On another note: I personally like to stick to the phases of the moon to aid me in aligning powers and energies properly.
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