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How to Use Essential Oils Around the Home | A Guide

The uses of essential oils in the home are endless and can be easily incorporated into everyday living in a variety of different ways. Whether you would like to enjoy a relaxing bath, create a beautifully scented, natural air freshener or lavish a rich moisturising oil all over your body, essential oils offer the perfect […]

What is a Talisman & How It’s Used in Magic

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A talisman is an object specially made and charged to embody a specific energy or force. It is then used to represent or attract the energy in a ritual or to attract or radiate that energy for the person who carries or wears it. Talismans in Rituals The word talisman derives from the Greek verb teleō (τελέω); […]

Geranium

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Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Geranium. These beautiful North American natives (Geranium maculatum) light up the late spring woods with pale pink and purple […]

Getting the Best Essential Oils on the Market | A Guide

Choosing the finest pure essential oils is an extremely important factor in determining how effective your aromatherapy blend or treatment will be. With the large selection of essential oils available on the market along with a growing number of suppliers, this task can be a daunting one. Before choosing an essential oil brand, it is […]

7 Powerful Beauty Spells That Actually Work

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Before we go ahead, I would like to remind you that your intention is the most important thing within the spell. If you cannot find the correct ingredients or do not have the resources, then simply use this as guidance & inspiration for your own spell work. Feeling beautiful today is a challenge, and it’s […]

Ylang Ylang

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Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Ylang ylang. Ylang ylang, even if is not one of the most common and widely-used flowers, is a great […]

Extraction Methods for Essential Oil

Essential Oils are made from a process called Extraction. There are several different methods of Extraction and in this video, we will cover 3 of them. Steam Distillation Steam Distillation is the most popular method used to extract and isolate essential oils from plants for use in natural products. This happens when the steam vaporises […]

Bless your Book of Shadows Using These 3 Potent Methods

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Before we go ahead, I would like to remind you that your intention is the most important thing within the spell. If you cannot find the correct ingredients or do not have the resources, then simply use this as guidance & inspiration for your own spell work. Blessing your book of shadows is a fundamental […]

Marigold

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Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Marigolds. Marigolds (Tagetes spp) are herbaceous plants, some perennial, some annual, of the Asteraceae family, the blooms made up […]