PRE-RITUAL BATH SCENTS:
To cleanse and relax the body before a ritual, and to energize the psychic centers. Fill small sachets of muslin cloth with equal amounts of the following herbs:
Basil (for psychic energy)
Borage (to strengthen the inner self)
Lavender (to banish mental and emotional stress)
Centuary (a traditional witch herb)
Rue (a traditional bathing herb)
Put a sachet into your bath five minutes before you get in, to give the aromatics time to work.
DIANA OF THE MOON INCENSE:
It is recommended that it be made in the hour and the day of the Moon - i.e. the first or eighth hour after sunrise, or the third or tenth hour after sunset, on a Monday.
Thoroughly mix equal amounts of the following:
Gum mastic
Jasmine
Mandrake
Orris root
add a few drops of wintergreen oil and moisten with a little clear mineral oil.
AINE of KNOCKAINE INCENSE:
1/2 oz (15gm) meadowsweet flowers and leaf (gathered when the plant is in full bloom and dried)
1/2 oz (15gm) finely chopped pine needles
1/2 fl.oz. (15cc) lemon verbena oil
By the way, meadowsweet blossom also makes a delicious wine.
How to Make Honey Powder
Scented powders are the talk of the town and if you have ever wondered how to make the Scented Honey Powder you see in catalog's and small boutiques, here is your chance.This powder can be stored in a beautiful salt shaker and sprinkled on your linens as well.
1 tablespoon of vanilla powder (the baking type)
1 cup of cornstarch.
Mix then add 1 tablespoon of pure honey to the mixture. Work it in to the cornstarch and rub the crumbs between your hands until it turns into very tiny dust particles. Apply to the body with a large feather puff.
Vanilla powder can be found in the baking section of your grocery and if you cannot find it in yours than check a well known mail order source like William Sonoma.
