During the period when I was guinea pig to find out how to elicit scrying abilities in a difficult subject (and I must admit to being difficult), we tested quite a few "psychic enhancing" teas on several folks. There was one that was consistantly helpful, and moreover it helped both before and after. Mugwort tea -- which we found we had to actually boil, not steep, the leaves for two minutes to get the best effect -- seemed to cleanse the channels somehow so that the clatter of normal life was healed and enabled a greater sensitivity. Then after workings, when if you're not paying attention you're left kind of limp, we found that mugwort tea again cleansed things and restored the natural flow of the energies thru the systems we had carelessly bruiesed. I'd rather drink an infusion of boiled hay, but the stuff works. Some folks take a candy cinnamon stick to make it drinkable, but I'm quite happy with the effects of dropping in a little honey after I pull out the tea ball.
Be Blest,
Ambrose Hawk
Tea for Divination (Moura)
1 tbsp China black, or English or Irish breakfast tea
2 tsp lemon balm
1 tsp eyebright
1 tbsp mugwort
1 tbsp rose hips
Tea for Psychic Healing (Moura)
1 tbsp China black
1 tsp elder flower
1 tsp nettle
2 tsp burdock root
2 tsp mullein
2 tsp rose hips
Tea for Meditation (Moura)
1 tbsp China black or English breakfast tea
2 tsp chamomile
1 tsp rose hips
2 tsp elder flower
This one isn't really meant to be a tea but might be of interest:
Clairvoyance Brew (Cunningham)
3 parts Rose petals
1 part Cinnamon
1 part Nutmeg
1 part Bay
1 part Mugwort
Place in teapot, fill with boiling water, let steep, covered, for a few minutes. Remove cover, sniff steam (not so that you burn your nose) for a few moments, visualize the mystic scent opening your psychic awareness, then lie down and prophesize. If you wish, drink a bit of the brew as well, and let the steam continue to rise as you stretch your psychic awareness.
Dream Tea (Cunningham)
2 parts Rose petals
1 part Mugwort
1 part Peppermint
1 part Jasmine flowers
1/2 part Cinnamon
Mix, add one teaspoon to a cup. Pour boiling water over this and let steep, covered, for a few minutes. Drink before going to bed to produce psychic dreams.
Psychic Tea (Cunningham)
3 parts Rose petals
2 parts Yarrow
1 part Cinnamon
Brew, strain and drink a cup before or during divination and psychic work to enhance your psychic awareness.
from The Complete Book of Incense, Oils & Brews by Scott Cunningham page 166
Clairvoyance Brew
3 parts Rose petals
1 part Cinnamon'
1 part Nutmeg
1 part Bay
1 part Mugwort
Place in the teapot, fill with boiling water , let steep, covered, for a few minutes. Remove cover , sniff steam ( not so that you burn your nose) for a few moments. Visualize the mystic scent opening your psychic awareness. Then lie down and prophesixe, If you wish, drink bit of the brew as well , and let the steam continue to rise as you stretch your psychic awareness.
Yes, as a matter of fact, and it works quite well too! -SG- I Was using this tonic when I used to work the phone lines, (which can sometimes be very stressful due to other's rudeness, etc.)
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Super Psonic Psychic Tonic:
1oz. Borage
1/2 oz. Lemongrass
1/2 oz. Spearmnt
2 Entire Oranges
1 Entire Lemon
3 cups Ginger Ale
2 cups White Grape Juice
Add herbs to 5 cups of water, bring to a slow boil simmering for about 15 to 20 minutes with a TIGHT lid. While cooling, juice oranges and lemon, peel, seeds and pulp and add to herbal infusion. When cool, add the grape juice. Strain the entire mixture thru double cheesecloth(three times works for us!). Hand-squeeze the pulp/herbal mixture to insure getting every last drop. Add the ginger ale and chill for a few hours. *[No claims or guarantees are made by us regarding the benefits or properties of this recipe, medicinal or otherwise. The use of herbs can be dangerous to the uninformed. Proper research is suggested]. Jon Jensen/Terese Hartjoy 1996~1999 All Rights Reserved. ~^~^~^~^~
Merry Meet, I found these in "Magick Potions" by Gernia Dunwich, which is an excellent book all about magickal potions, teas, philtres, infusions and oils. My copy is quite dog-eared!
Blessings,
Sephrenia
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Potion to Increase Psychic Powers
On a night when the moon is full, drink a magickal tea brewed from any of the following herbs:
Borage
Ruled by the planet Jupiter and the element of Air, this herb works especially well for male Witches who desire an increase in their clairvoyant abilities.
Kava Kava
Ruled by the planet Saturn and the element of Water, the root of this plant has been used in Polynesian magickal practices for centuries. To make an infusion, place the root in a small pot or cauldron. Pour one cup of boiled water over the root. Cover with a lid and let steep until cools, then place it in the refridgerator and keep it there overnight. A word of caution: Do not drink kava kava infusions in large amounts or for extended period of time because kidney damage may result!
Mugwort
Ruled but the planet Venus and the element of Earth, this is a popular herb of magick among Witches. It has been associated with psychic workings since olden times and possesses a strong feminine vibration, making it especially powerful for women. Mugwort infusions, sweetened with a bit of honey, are traditionally drunk prior to scrying rituals and other forms of divination and psychic work. Many Witches even use them for washing their crystal balls, magick mirrors and other tools of scrying.
Yarrow
Ruled by the planet Venus and the element of Water, infusion made from the flowers of this highly magickal plant should be drunk by the light of a purple colored candle if you seek to awaken or strengthen your clairvoyant powers.
Broom
Ruled by the planet Mars and the element of Air, infusions of this plant were drunk once by those seeking to heighten their powers of extrasensory perception. Also known as "besom" (an old Scottish name for a Witch's broom), this plant is regarded as being mildly toxic. Therefore, internal use of it in any way is definitely not recommended.
Dandelion
Ruled by the planet Jupiter and the element of Air, the root of the dandelion is said to promote psychic powers when it is dried, roasted and ground (in the same manner as coffee) and then made into a tealike brew and drunk beneath the rays of the full moon.
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A Witch's Brew for Clairvoyance
Into a cauldron of boiling water, add a handful each of shredded laurel leaves, cinquefoil, and mugwort (three herbs that have long been associated with the arts of divination and prophecy.) Cover with a lid, and boil for 13 minutes. Liftr the lid of the cauldron and deeply inhale the vapors of the bubbling brew three times. Repeat this for three minutes, and if you have allowed yourself to properly enter a psychic state, you may begin to recieve prophetic visions, either in the form of pictures or symbols, or perhaps in a combination of the two. When used prior to sleeping, this brew may help to induce dreams of a prophetic nature. Write down your dreams upon waking and study them for hidden meanings and messages. Reocurring dream symbols are highly significant.
