Magickal Baths

Taking a Magickal Bath doesn't have to bedraw the bird to the blossom. It also honours
complicated. It can be as simple as running to yourChuparosa - the Divine Hummingbird of Love.HOPS:
local drug or beauty supply and buying a product thatYou can buy hops in a commercially prepared bubble
is appropriately scented or contains an herb orbath (OMBRA) or you can pour half a cup of beer in
essential oil. The important thing about taking one ofthe bath for spiritual cleansing (and also a peaceful
these baths, no matter how humble or expensive thesleep.) David from Psychic Realm suggests combining
ingredients are, is to meditate on your intention whilea half a cup of sea salt, the juice of a lemon and a half
you are sitting in the tub.You can get a little fancier, byof cup of beer for spiritual purification and protection
making an infusion from flowers, herbs or otherfrom astral attack.LAVENDER: Lavender corresponds
elements. Brewing the herbs as you would brew a cupto the planet Mercury and is used to improve
of herbal tea and then pouring the strained infusion intocommunication, attract happiness and achieve piece of
your bath water is the easiest way to make anmind. It is also a very seductive flower that was used
infusion. You can also put the ingredients in aby prostitutes as a magic charm to attract customers
cheesecloth bag that hangs over the bathtub faucetmany years ago. Many commercial preparations are
and have the hot water run through the ingredients. Inavailable, but throwing in a few of the live buds might
some cases you can actually buy tea bags and justbring you a wealthy and generous lover.OAT
toss them in the water. I'm a purist so personally I loveBEAUTY BATH: OK, most of us don't live near a field,
to throw the entire herb, flower or vegetable in thebut if you gather your own oats and throw the
bath. It makes me feel like I am Cleopatra having asheaves into the bathtub with you, you are performing
bath in ancient Egypt or like some kind of wicked harlota significant act of magical transformation. Oats are
getting ready for her Roman Soldier.However if youvery feminine and appeal to the Goddess energies.
do decide to get really into the food aspect of thisThey soften the skin, make the eyes glow and give
make sure you have some kind of strainer on youryou a youthful appearance. You can throw a cup of
drain so that stuff doesn't flow down your pipes. Whatraw, uncooked oats into the bath if you're in hurry or
can I say? Some miracles can be quite "messy."Belowyou can buy a commercial preparation. Aveeno
are a couple of "quick fixes" for aspiring witches onmakes a good one.ORANGE AND MINT LEAVES:
the run.ALL PURPOSE AURA CLEANER: Half a cupThis is a bath to make yourself more attractive and
of sea or Epsom salts plus half a cup of baking sodayour skin smell really nice. Take nine mint leaves and
dumped in the tub is the potion used to purify the auranine orange segments and dump them in the bath with
and clear it of all negative attachments so that you areyou. You don't have to eat the mint and orange leaves
surrounded by a rainbow of opportunitiesthis time (thank God) but you can if you get hungry.)
again.BARLEY WATER BATH: This is for protectionWhen you get out of the bath, you are not supposed
and to dispel evil with a capital E. This is definitely theto rinse off, just towel yourself off lightly so that the
one to do if you are feeling haunted by something thatscent lingers. You could also try mixing an orange bath
seems unseemly and of supernatural origin. Boil wholegel with a mint one.PINEAPPLE: Pineapple juice is used
barley until it is soft in a pot. Drain and save the water.to bring luck, money and wealth, and if you are a
Pour into the bath. Bad spirits will run likesavage purist, you can throw nine chunks of the raw
hell.CHAMOMILE: Chamomile not only relaxes you, butstuff right in your bath. However I warn you, that it is
you can use it as a magical bath to draw money topretty messy. Some people prefer to throw in the
you. Many preparations are available commercially butdried rinds. Just adding a spoonful of the juice or
you can also make an infusion out of the buds or evenmaking an infusion from the dried rinds and immersing
throw the buds directly into the bath. I do not adviseyourself from head to toe in it for a couple of minutes
this if you are allergic to ragweed.CHOCOLATEshould make you luckier than a leprechaun.ROSE:
CHERRY BATH: Ok this one is completely decadentRoses correspond to Venus and attract love, luck and
and is designed to bring more erotic pleasure into yourprotection. There are tons of rose-scented products
life. First of all you should know that there areon the market, including essential oils - though David
commercial chocolate bubble bath preparations outfrom Psychic Realm points out that Essential Rose Oil
there on the market, but they can be somewhat hardis incredibly expensive and you may want to stick with
to find in some areas. So what you need to do first, isfragrance oils used in perfumes and baths. If you want
mix yourself up a little glass of chocolate milk. The milkto go all out and make yourself a powerful love
is good for your skin and the chocolate raises yourattracting bath, tint the scented water pink with a touch
serotonin levels - the pleasure chemicals in your brain. Itof food colouring and cast a pinch or two some
also makes the water a very nice loving looking pink.multicoloured glitter (from a craft store) in there to
You dump this into the tub as the hot water is pouringstrengthen your magical intentions.ROSEMARY:
into the tub and then you pop nine whole cherries intoRosemary is a powerful "wish granting" herb. Ombra
the bath with you. Then you are supposed to sit theremakes an excellent commercial bath, but you can
and eat each cherry, while imagining what a good timemake an infusion of this from the spice jar in your
you are going to have with your lover. The littlecupboard or put a bit of the essential oil in your bath
bobbing cherries are like all your "little ducks" lined up in(but make it just one drop - rosemary is strong and
a row when it comes to your romantic intentions. Rinsecan irritate the skin - so I mean it, use one drop!) A
off good after this. You'll need it.FAME AND GLORYbath in rosemary uplifts the spirits and is used to
BATH: This one is from Lexa Rosean (author of Thecreate lust, attract love and improve communication
Supermarket Sorceress series of books). I tried it and Iskills. It is also corresponds to the Virgin Mary, so if you
LOVED it. Cut an apple in nine pieces, or alternatelyare in need of a lucky break, a bath in this may enable
throw nine whole shiny apples into the tub. Use greenyou to be shown some mercy.SAFFRON BATH:
and golden apples if you want your fame to comeSaffron was sacred to the Moon and Fertility
with some money attached. Then add nine bay leaves.Goddess, Ashtoreth. Saffron is a very expensive
Get in the tub and immerse yourself for exactly ninespice and you need to only add a couple of strands to
minutes, and then get out. It is supposed to be a goodyour bath water to turn it a yellow colour. Don't add
one for artists and writers.GINGER-LIME BATH: Youtoo much or you will turn yellow. You'll be a jaundiced
can buy this commercially (made by Ombra). Which iscolour. So either make an infusion from it first or just
way easier than grating the ginger, peeling the lime andadd one strand. Saffron was used to purify oneself
making a "bath tea" out of it, or you can cut up somebefore healing rituals, increase psychic powers and
ginger and lime and make an infusion of it a pot. Thealso attract love, happiness, lust, and strength.SAGE
ginger is to relax and focus you and the lime is forBATH: Sage is an herb of wisdom. Make a brew of
self-control, discipline and a clear head. This is a greatthe herb and pour it into your bath. Some companies
bath for those who need to "get down to business(like Ombra and Kniepp) make a sage bath, but you
fast."FRUIT BLOSSOM BATHS: Once again these arecan also just buy the tea bags. This is a good bath to
available commercially which will do, but it is really reallytake just before studying for a test or if you are trying
nice to take a handful of blossoms from a tree andto find a solution to a problem.Samantha Steven's
dump them in your bath. Apple Blossoms, Apricotarticles have been published in many high-standing
Blossoms, Cherry Blossoms and Orange Blossoms allnewspapers and she has published several books. If
correspond to the planet Venus and are ideal foryou wish to buy Samantha's books about metaphysics
attracting love, fidelity and marriageclick here
proposals.HONEYSUCKLE: You can buy this as a
bubble bath or once again, just throw the flowers intoYou can meet Samantha Stevens at where she
the tub. Honeysuckle attracts wealth, riches, honours,works as a professional psychic.
marriage proposals and treasures. This is one way to