Part Two
Being a public Pagan, I get lots of spell requests. Especially around Valentine's day. (As a matter of fact, I'm going to hold a class / discussion on Love Spells in my home in the next week or so.) My favorite love spell is one that shows the Gods (with one in particular) that you're ready for love.
Aphrodite is the goddess most readily thought of during the February lust craze; rightly so, because She not only rules beauty, carnal love, and the like, even our language recognizes her power today, even if most 'muggles' don't. 'Aphrodisiac' is the term for something inducing desire or sexual feelings.
Spell 1: Plant 9 Basil seeds in a clay pot. Basil is just one of the many plants sacred to Aphrodite. Put them in a sunny window and grow them. Tend to these tender seedlings as you would devote time and energy to a new love relationship. After all, if you don't have the time to care for a plant, how can you care for another human being and the new love you both are growing together?
While on a local radio show last month, the DJ was discussing love spells; I came up with a cute rhyming couplet on the spot, that worked very well for a dear friend of mine the next day. So I thought I'd flesh it out into a spell for you all.
Spell 2: Best done the Friday before the full moon. (Friday is ruled by the planet Venus and many Love Goddesses.)
Sit down with a paper and pen and create a list of the things you need from a relationship. (Not physical qualities, but emotional ones.) List the attributes that will form the basis of your connection. (Be specific, but still allow room for interpretation.) Start with things like great sense of humor, or dog lover, but move deeper to things like 'way with people' or 'artistic' and 'involved with the community'. Don't forget things like "available", as you don't want to attract the unavailable.
Find a red candle (a nice LUSTY red), tapers work well. The right scents can help you get into the mood, since scent passes through your memory centers in the brain before cognition centers. You can anoint yourself with a nice sexy perfume or cologne if you like, or the right incense may help put you in the mood faster.
Aphrodisiac Essential oils include:
Black Pepper
Sandalwood
Ylang ylang
Clary Sage
Patchouli
Jasmine
Ginger
Neroli
Rose
Rosewood
Amyris
Aniseed
Cumin
Pimento
Once you have your items set up, (creating sacred space if you desire) grab your red candle (and a fireproof candle holder!) anoint your candle, grab some favorite incense if you have it, and say, "Rose petals and peals of laughter / bring the love that I've been after". Think of your list of qualities for a relationship. Chant until you feel the energy building, when it's reached its peak, let it go! Light your candle! Fold your list and place it under the candle holder. As long as you can be with it, (always supervise burning things, crazy things can happen!) let it burn. Snuff it out when you have to leave it. Make time to burn it each day until it is gone!
Then what? Forget you cast it! Magic is all about the "fix it and forget it!" Remember the Witches' Pyramid. To know, To Will, to Dare, and to keep Silent. It's a lot easier to keep silent (blabbing about your spell work allows for the air of doubt from others). It is much easier to keep silent if you're not thinking about your spell work.
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