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Kitchen Witchery: A Compendium of Oils, Unguents, Incense, Tinctures, and Comestibles »

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Authors: Marilyn Daniel
ISBN-13: 9781578631896, ISBN-10: 1578631890
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Date Published: May 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Marilyn Daniel

Book Synopsis

Psychic Soap
4 parts Lemongrass + 3 parts Bay + 1 part Cinnamon
Come and See Me Oil
5 drops Patchouli oil + 2 drops Cinnamon oil + Olive oil base

Over the years, Wiccan High Priestess Marilyn Daniel has collected hundreds of recipes for her craft. Responding to repeated requests for her secrets, she has compiled them here for the first time in this comprehensive reference of more than 400 magical tips and recipes - covering everything from beauty treatments to healing salves to tasty treats.

In addition to advice for buying, storing, and blending essential oils (always stir clockwise), Marilyn reveals her secrets for making incense, bath salts, soaps, ointments, potpourri, ink, and more. Readers will learn how to make a Tuberose Bouquet for attracting love and Air Oil for clear thinking and overcoming addiction, as well as how to incorporate their pets into spellcraft. Kitchen Witchery includes a wide variety of cookies, breads, wines, and other magical foods, and Marilyn serves up her famous recipes for goodies like Sabbat Cakes and Wiccan Handfasting Cake, and drinks such as Nettle Ale and the Milk of Isis. And should a witch find herself in the middle of a recipe with a missing ingredient, she can find a worthy substitute in the extensive list provided. Kitchen Witchery also includes a helpful reference list of magical correspondences and a glossary of herbs and their folk names.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1Preparing for Ritual1
Circle Casting1
Charging or Enchanting Components or Tools4
Chapter 2Magical Oils5
Buying Oils5
Blending Oils6
Charging or Enchanting Oils7
Using Magical Oils8
Bouquets9
Oil Recipes12
Oils of the Elemental Winds29
Chapter 3Tinctures31
Processing Tinctures32
Using Tinctures33
Tincture Recipes34
Chapter 4Magical Incense39
Incense Burners: Censer or Thurible40
Two Forms of Incense41
Using Combustible Incense42
Making Combustible Incense42
Using Noncombustible Incense46
The Fourteen Most Frequently Used Incense Herbs48
Incense Recipes49
Chapter 5Bath Salts91
Charging or Enchanting Bath Salts92
Preparing the Bath Salts Base93
Proportions94
Bath Salts Recipes94
Zodiac Bath Salts100
Chapter 6Magical Soap105
Magical Soap Spheres106
Magical Liquid Soap106
Soap Recipes107
Chapter 7Ointments111
Preparing Magical Ointments112
Charging Ointments113
Ointment Recipes113
Calendula Ointments119
Chapter 8Magical Potpourri121
Locating the Ingredients of Potpourri122
Storing Your Potpourri122
Using Magical Potpourri123
Mixing Potpourri123
Potpourri Recipes124
Chapter 9Magical Inks135
Making Magical Ink136
Using Magical Ink136
Invisible Ink137
Ink Recipes137
Chapter 10Magical Foods141
Breads and Baked Goods141
Beverages150
Honey162
Dressings and Condiments165
Seasonings167
Syrups and Jellies168
Miscellaneous Recipes170
Chapter 11Magical Beauty Treatments177
Magical Scents178
Perfume Recipes180
Magical Dress185
Face and Body Care187
Miscellaneous Remedies189
Chapter 12Magical Pets and Spellcraft193
Protective Symbols and Objects193
Attuning Your Animal to You194
Pet Spells194
Spells to Protect Your Pet from Theft195
Magical Animal Attributes196
Chapter 13Magical Substitutions197
Herb and Plant Substitutions197
Magical Goal Correspondences200
Planetary Substitutions212
Elemental Substitutions216
Astrological Substitutions220
Chapter 14Magical Correspondences227
Dream-Magic Herbs227
Flowers and Herbs of the Celebrant228
Cardinal Points and Herbs228
Herbs of the Goddesses and Gods228
Plants of the Home Circle232
Trees and Their Planetary Rulers and Astrological Influences232
Trees of Pagan Deities, Heroes, and Nymphs234
Woods of the Balefire236
Dates and Times237
Colors240
Numbers241
Appendix IGod and Spirit Correspondences243
Appendix IIHerbs and Their Folk Names249
Appendix IIIBaneful Herbs271
Bibliography273

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