Author: A Solitary Pagan
Elderberry Syrup Recipe
This homemade elderberry syrup can be taken at the first sign of a cough, cold, or flu. It’s also great as a daily immunity booster. For cold and flu. Adults, use 1 tablespoon every 2-3 hours. For children under six, use 1 teaspoon every 2-3 hours. For immunity. Take 1 teaspoon daily. Ingredients. 4 cups of water. A 1⁄4 cup of dried elderberries. 2 Tablespoons of dried elderflowers. 2 Tablespoons ...
The Best of Elderberries
The elderberry recipes here are what will make the bounty of your foraging a real prize. A recipe is what brings surprise to all you’ve gathered. There is much to learn from bringing your abundance into further form such as food or medicine. Here is a little secret for you. After gathering your elderberries, be sure to freeze them before removing the berries from the stems. When frozen, the berrie...
What is A Psychic Attack?
A spiritual or psychic attack is when someone intentionally sends negative energy your way. All that’s really required is for someone to think negative thoughts or wish you ill for that energy to affect you – it’s the force and intent behind that energy that determines how powerful it is. People who unknowingly send psychic attacks usually don’t know how to process their emotions whenever they fee...
Symptoms of a Psychic Attack
Below are a few of the many examples of what can be experienced by a psychic attack Having nightmares: Having frightening and unpleasant dreams Seeing the attacker front and center: Seeing the attacker in a devilish way, either in dreams, meditations, or thoughts Experiencing fatigue: Feeling tired and depleted of energy constantly, for no reason Feeling pain: Having aches in the sa...
Herbal Poppets
This is also known as the “voodoo doll,” although it has been in magical use at least 4,000 years and was only lately associated with voodoo. Though they have been made out of roots, potatoes, lead, bark, paper, and other materials, in magical herbalism poppets are usually fashioned of cloth and herbs. The poppet is a doll made to represent the person to be aided through magic. Poppets are most of...
Herbal Poppets And Sachets
Traditionally, empowered herbs were used to fill either sachets or featureless dolls called herbal poppets. They were made for love, protection, prosperity, fertility, healing and success and could contain either a single herb or a mixture, depending on the purpose. Poppets, which are used mainly in love or healing or occasionally in protective magick, are generally kept in a safe place, such as a...
Water Lilly
Nymphaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family contains five genera with about 70 known species. Water lilies are rooted in soil in bodies of water, with leaves and flowers floating on or emergent from the surface. Leaves are round, with a radial notch in Nymphaea and...
Calendula
Calendula, known botanically as Calendula officinalis, is a radiant and versatile plant cherished for centuries across cultures. With its bright orange and yellow daisy-like flowers, calendula is instantly recognizable in gardens and wild meadows alike. The plant typically grows to about 12 to 24 inches tall, with lance-shaped, slightly sticky leaves that are softly hairy to the touch. Its stems a...
Plantain (Plantago lanceolota)
Plantain (Plantago lanceolata), often called ribwort or narrowleaf plantain, is a humble yet powerful herb found in meadows, lawns, and roadsides across the world. Its long, lance-shaped leaves are easily recognized by their parallel veins and slightly fuzzy texture. (short pause) Though it may seem unassuming, plantain has a rich history of use in both herbal medicine and magical traditions, maki...
Moon Wort
Moonwort—Botrychium lunaria—is a small, enigmatic fern steeped in magic and mystery, cherished by herbalists and witches alike for centuries. Its name comes from the distinctive, crescent-shaped leaflets that resemble tiny half-moons, giving the plant an ethereal, lunar quality. (short pause) But beneath its delicate appearance lies a world of botanical intrigue and ancient lore. Botanically, moon...
Mandrake
Mandrake, or Mandragora officinarum, is a plant whose magical reputation is as deep and tangled as its roots. For centuries, witches, magicians, and herbalists have revered the mandrake as one of the most potent and mysterious plants in the world of witchcraft. Its very form—broad, wrinkled leaves hugging the earth and a thick, forked root that often resembles a miniature human—seems to hint at it...
Skullcap (Scutulleria nodosa)
Scutellaria nodosa—a graceful perennial herb whose gentle power has been cherished by herbalists, healers, and magical practitioners for centuries. With its slender, square stems, opposite lance-shaped leaves, and delicate spikes of blue-violet, hooded flowers, skullcap is instantly recognizable. The unique shape of its blossoms, reminiscent of tiny helmets or “skullcaps,” gives the plant its evoc...