I took my first of 7 spiritual healing baths on Monday… I started by steeping 7 different herbs, barks and roots in nearly boiling water for half an hour…
- Oak Bark: I always like to use something I associate with my ‘Patron Pair’ and the Oak tree is linked to Cernunnos and is used to bring strength, vitality and healing…
- Elder Flowers: I always like to use Elder, as this is Elen’s tree… It is also used for healing, to bring protection and change…
- Althaea: Known as ‘The Healer’, so need I say more?
- Lemon Verbena: I find anything that smells Lemony is good for cleansing…
- Lavender Flowers: For healing and peace – And also brings good sleep…
- Chamomile Flowers: Purification, and to bring sleep…
- Queen Elizabeth Root: To give me a bit of a boost and to feel sensual and womanly…
~Obviously these herbs, etc have other properties, but these are the ones I wanted to draw on…
Then I leave the infusion to cool… When ready, I take 2 cups of the infusion and add to a special crystal bowl I use only for this purpose, along with:
- A splash of Florida Water
- 1 cup of Chalice Well Water, from both the red and white wells in Glastonbury
- And 1 cup of milk that has had some oil whisked in… I used a few drops of Lavender, Frankincense & Myrrh and Special #20 for an added kick
- 2 cups of warm water…
I then light the candle I have fixed, and dressed in the same oils as above, with a touch of ground Hyssop and Lavender… I run a nice hot bath and add half of the herbal bath to the water, along with a wee sprinkling of magnetic sand and some Calendula (Marigold) Petals…
I get in and relax…
Soaking away all my aches and pains, and tension… Thinking about my body cleansed & healed, fully rejuvinated, and my spirit lifted… This bath is also good for clearing negativity, and giving your physic senses a wee zap!
Basically a good, powerful all-rounder!
Just before stepping out, stand up pour the remaining herbal bath over your head… I use 3 pours and rub it up my body, for bringing healing TO me (If I was banishing, etc I would stroke down and away from my body)…
With spiritual baths you should always drip dry… If you use a towel it’s like rubbing the working away…
So tonight will be my third bath, and I’m already feeling a lot better than I did on the weekend, but still go the rest of the week left…
Anyways… I was also having a wee browse about and came across Jamie Ridler’s blog, and her WishCasting Wednesdays… So I thought I’d jump on in with her question this week…
What do you wish to embrace?
I could get all deep here and say; my destiny, life as it’s meant to be lived, opportunities, uncertainty, my true-self… And I always wish to embrace my husband and son…
But obviously… I wish to embrace my friends and family who are across the ocean!
It’ll have nearly been a year that I haven’t hugged and cuddled with my folks and my brother, Mike… And I have to wait until June to be able to snuggle with my friends (that will be well over a year since I did so last)… Since I was pregnant when I moved here in Feb, and having to wait for my greencard and work authorization, I haven’t held a job since January, so I haven’t made many friends here as of yet… There are a couple of couples we hang out with, and I love them dearly, but they just don’t seem to be the snuggling type… I’m a very tactile person, and I miss the closeness…
There is one embrace I wish to feel above all… And those are the embraces of my dear friend Jeremy…
Jeremy, a 6ft-god-knows-how-many-inches, burly, bearded, ex-Angels biker; My best friend and Pagan brother, who sadly lost the battle to cancer, is now riding his motorbike on the streets of gold in sky…
I miss you, Brother… Whenever I hear the Thunder, I know it’s you…
“You can be a maker of magic and a tender of wishes. It’s easy. Answer the wish prompt above on your blog and then add a direct link to your post in the box below. Support wishes by visiting other participants, leaving a comment saying “As (insert name) wishes for her/himself, so I wish for her/him also.” It’s that simple. There is great power in wishing together.”



















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