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How to Create Your Own Kitchen Witch Altar

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:36:38 +0000

Are you a kitchen witch or want to start practicing kitchen witchery? One of the first things we suggest is to set up a kitchen witch altar. Keep in mind an altar is simply a place to focus your magic and energy. For a kitchen witch, this altar should be where? In the kitchen, of course! Here are a few ideas to get you started on your own personal kitchen witch altar. 1. Find a Surface Every altar needs a flat, sturdy surface. Many witches have altars on tops of tables, buffets, book shelves, and more. In the kitchen, locate a surface that doesn’t get a TON of use, and where people won’t constantly move your sacred tools and items. A good spot would be on a kitchen counter in a corner or on a kitchen shelf or baker’s rack. 2. Kitchen Witch Doll If you don’t have a kitchen witch doll, now’s the time to buy one or make one yourself! A kitchen witch doll is an old tradition in Eastern Europe and parts of Russia and is exactly how it sounds – a doll that looks like a witch! The kitchen witch doll will protect your kitchen and aid in your magical workings when placed on the kitchen witch altar and given offerings, etc. You can buy vintage kitchen witch dolls online or make one. 3. Candles and Offering Bowls In addition to your kitchen witch doll, add candles and offering bowls to your kitchen witch altar. Candles can be lit in honor of your kitchen witch, hearth spirits, and ancestors or kitchen gods. They can also be lit for kitchen witch spells and rituals. Offering bowls, cups, and jars will hold your offerings to your gods, spirits, and kitchen witch doll, etc. I prefer to keep a red candle to honor my ancestors’ hearth-fire from centuries past. 4. Kitchen Witch Grimoire Another thing to keep on your kitchen witch altar is your grimoire or Book of Shadows. A kitchen witch’s grimoire might contain recipes for magical meals and herbal remedies, along with spells, dreams, rituals, sabbat traditions, and more. Have any of your ancestors’ recipes? They should DEFINITELY go in your kitchen witch’s grimoire and then on your altar. 5. Kitchen Witch Tools Some kitchen witches like having sacred, special tools when casting in the kitchen. These include: decorative wooden spoons, a mortar and pestle, a cauldron, tea kettle, and athame (knife). Whatever tools you feel are special and magical, cleanse, charge, and keep on your kitchen witch altar. 6. Herbs and Spices The kitchen witch no doubt has a love and obsession with herbs and spices. If you feel inclined to do so, keep your most-used herbs and spices on your kitchen witch altar. Use these herbs and spices in your magical meals and spells. Some kitchen herbs and spices for the kitchen witch are: salt, pepper, cinnamon, oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, mint, etc. 7. Kitchen Witch Reference Books Any kitchen witch worth his or her salt has a myriad of cookbooks and reference books. Place your most-used and beloved kitchen witch reference books on your kitchen witch altar (at the end or under your tools). Some kitchen witch references include: herbal remedy books, tea making books, the magical herb encyclopedia, kitchen witch cookbooks, your ancestors’ cookbooks, etc. 8. Decorations Feel free to decorate your kitchen witch altar however you see fit. I’ve seen kitchen witches decorate with fake fruit, teacups, vintage kitchen towels and mats, vintage and antique kitchen utensils, jars of various shapes and sizes, bottles with oils and honey, representations of the elements, photos of kitchen familiars and gods, etc. There’s no limit to what you include on your kitchen witch altar, as long as it keeps the magic flowing and the cauldron a’bubbling! Read More about Kitchen Magic: How to Become a Kitchen Witch Pumpkin Spice Coffee Recipe for Prosperity Kitchen Witch Herbs & Spices How to Cook a Magical Meal

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EFFECTIVE Herbal Tea for Colds Recipe

admin — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 09:00:20 +0000

Let’s face it. Winter is here and we’re all vulnerable to the seasonal ickiness that comes along with it. The holidays are knocking on our doors, and so are colds and the flu. Sometimes we try everything to avoid getting ill, but ultimately it’s unavoidable. So, for when you happen to catch a cold, keep this herbal tea for colds recipe handy and pick up the ingredients now (if you don’t already have them in your cupboard). Now, will this tea cure your cold? I can’t assure it’ll cure it (it did for me but results will vary), but it definitely eases the symptoms. PLEASE NOTE: check with your doctor before going on any herbal regimens and also to be sure none of your medications interact with the herbs. Herbal Tea for Colds Recipe: Ingredients 1. Nettle (1 tsp): Nettle is known to be high in vitamins C, B complex, and vitamin E. It’s been used for centuries because of its diuretic and healing properties. Part of the mint family, it energizes the body and helps to restore the body’s nutrients which most of us are sorely lacking. As a gentle diuretic, nettle is known to flush away toxins in the body and is said to be good for colds. 2. Elder Flower (1 tsp): Not only does it add a sweet, musky flavor to your herbal tea for colds, elder flower will decrease inflammation in sinus passages and the respiratory system. Herbalists have used elder flower for centuries for colds, flu, and other respiratory illnesses. It also has antibacterial and antiviral properties. In the Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, a study in 2010 showed elder flower to be effective against certain strains of bacteria including MRSA. 3. Yarrow (1 1/2 tsp): Yarrow is one of those all-purpose healing herbs. If you keep any herb in your cabinet, let it be yarrow. It’s a featured ingredient in many herbal tea for colds recipes and has been for centuries. It has antiviral properties, as well as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Our ancient ancestors in Europe knew this and brought yarrow to the Americas, where it was used medicinally by the Natives for digestive problems as well as colds and flu. 4. Local Honey (1/2 tsp): Honey has been used for thousands of years, all over the world, for its health benefits. Not only does taking local honey on a daily basis help relieve seasonal allergies, it also helps to relieve sore throats, coughs, and colds. The honey you buy in a grocery store won’t do – buy from a local beekeeper and get it raw. Add a bit to your tea. Instructions: Add herbal ingredients to 8-10 ounces of steaming hot water. Let steep for ten minutes then strain. Add 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp of local honey to tea and drink hot. Drink herbal tea for colds recipe 2-3 times a day while symptoms last.

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Learn How to Be a Kitchen Witch in 7 Essential Steps

admin — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 22:17:04 +0000

Have you been called to the realm of kitchen witchcraft? Maybe as a child you watched your grandmother cook in the kitchen, and she seemed to make magic every time she prepared a meal. Maybe you’re the homemaker of your household and long to add magic to your daily life. Domestication isn’t a dirty word in your book – it’s liberating! It’s inspiring! But you’re wondering how to be a kitchen witch. It’s not difficult, but I will lay it out for you here in these essential steps. DISCLOSURE: I may earn a small commission for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial, and/or link to any products or services from this website. Your purchase helps support my work in bringing you information about the paranormal and paganism. First, What is a Kitchen Witch? We should define this special path before getting into the steps on how to be a kitchen witch. A kitchen witch, also called a cottage or hearth witch, is someone who makes magic in the kitchen and in the home using food and everyday items as magical tools. The kitchen witch is able to center his or her energy through the making of magical meals and creating sacred space at home. Let’s learn how to be a kitchen witch next. 1. Learn Your Herbs & Spices The most important tool a kitchen witch has in her pantry is a decent supply of herbs and spices. If you’re a good cook, you probably already own all the herbs and spices you need. Much magic can be found in simple herbs and spices like: cinnamon, pepper, salt, oregano, basil, and more! To learn more about the magical herbs and spices already in your pantry, click here. The kitchen witch knows how to use herbs and spices for various magical purposes, adding them to meals and making them into medicine. 2. Magical Meals A magical meal is a spell or ritual to the kitchen witch. The process of planning the recipe, gathering the ingredients, and cooking the meal is pure alchemy. The kitchen witch takes ingredients and transforms them into something else entirely – nourishment to the body and soul. When learning how to be a kitchen witch, it is essential to learn how to cook a magical meal. From the recipe ingredients and their magical properties to the energy put into the meal, every step in the cooking process is important. Learn more about cooking a magical meal here. 3. Kitchen Spirits The kitchen witch works with spirits of the hearth. These spirits might include the household guardians, kitchen guardians, the ancestors, and hearth gods and goddesses. In ancient times, every hearth had a guardian spirit, and the family acknowledged and worked with that spirit. The kitchen witch gives offerings to the household and hearth spirits in return for help with the chores. Learn more about household spirits here. 4. Sacred Space To a kitchen witch, the entire house is sacred space. Learn how to be a kitchen witch by including magical decorating in your practice. Make your entire house sacred space by adding magical items such as house plants, seashells, pictures of nature, crystals, candles, incense, essential oil diffusers, and other modern magical items. Making one’s own cleansing and blessing rituals are crucial to keeping your space free of negative energy and open to positive energy. 5. Kitchen Tools To the kitchen witch, kitchen tools are his or her magical tools. His or her athame is a kitchen knife. A wand is a wooden spoon. Every appliance in the kitchen becomes magical when dedicated to the art of kitchen witchery. The stockpot doubles as a cauldron. The teapot brews herbal potions. The oven transforms ingredients into magical meals. Cleanse and consecrate all of your kitchen tools you plan to use in your magic. 6. Kitchen Altar The kitchen witch often sets up and tends to a magical kitchen altar. The altar can be on top the kitchen counter, a kitchen shelf, or anywhere you see fit. Candles, offerings, and figurines can be placed on the kitchen witch’s altar. I’ve seen everything from vintage kitchen witches to miniature cauldrons and skull-patterned tea cups used candle holders! Make your kitchen altar a space for the kitchen gods and spirits and as a daily reminder of your unique practice. 7. Kitchen Grimoire Every witch has a grimoire or Book of Shadows, and a kitchen witch is no exception. The kitchen witch’s grimoire might look a bit different from the next witch. It will hold family recipes, herbal knowledge, and kitchen witch secrets in its pages. A kitchen grimoire can be a recipe book, three-ring binder, or a simple composition book! I find recipe books with blank cards to be best for magical recipes and herbal tidbits. Read More About Kitchen Witchcraft: 1. Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of by Scott Cunningham2. by Denise and Meadow Linn3. Cunningham’s by Scott Cunningham4. by Joanne Asala5. by Victoria Zak6. by Ellen Dugan7. by Rosalee De La Foret8. by Soraya NOW Otherworldly Oracle is offering online witchcraft classes!!!

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Kitchen Witchery: Pumpkin Spice Coffee Prosperity Recipe

admin — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:35:06 +0000

It’s Fall and we basic witches know what that means…PUMPKIN SPICE EVERYTHING! It seems as soon as August rolls around, each year more and more pumpkin spice products are put on the shelves and peddled to the masses. And that’s perfectly fine with us! The more pumpkin spice the better. Here’s a fun, easy recipe to try this Fall season – Pumpkin Spice Coffee Recipe for Prosperity. Mix, make, sip, and watch the blessings roll in! Magical Ingredients in Pumpkin Spice Coffee In addition to being delicious, the ingredients in my pumpkin spice coffee recipe are incredibly magical and are typically already in a person’s kitchen pantry! Here are the ingredients and their magical properties: Cinnamon: brings success and money Ginger: associated with fire and amplifies magic Nutmeg: for luck Cloves: brings good luck and prosperity Allspice: increases determination Coffee: to speed up the results Adding Prosperity Magic to Your Pumpkin Spice Coffee Recipe Fall season is the season of the harvest which means it’s time to harvest the plants we’ve been growing all Spring and Summer. This is also a symbolic time to reap what we’ve sown in life, whether that be in our jobs, homes, friendships, etc. The Harvest season represents abundance and prosperity. If we think back to when our ancestors grew their own food in fields and garden, an abundant crop yield meant everyone stayed fed and healthy through the cold, winter months ahead. Take stock of the seeds you’ve sown throughout the year and bring about greater prosperity with this simple pumpkin spice coffee prosperity spell. While combining the spices, be sure to stir in a clockwise-direction 3, 7, 9, or 13 times. Think of your intention while doing this – I mean really visualize yourself being prosperous in whatever area of life you seek to improve. Sprinkle the pumpkin spice over your coffee and visualize being rained down upon with blessings. Then sip and enjoy while continuing to imagine your prosperous year ahead! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:1]

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