Bath Magick
Please make sure you are not allergic to these herbs on your skin.
Adding herbs
to the bath is certainly one of the easiest forms of Magick. In
essence, a tub of water containing a bath sachet is little more than a
huge pot of herb tea in which the bather brews. When herbs are placed
in warm water they release their energies as well as their scents and
color. As such, baths are powerful tools in gaining psychic awareness,
drawing love, speeding healing and granting personal protection.
Making the Sachets
Choose to
follow one of the recipes on my pages or create your own. Each bath
mixture may be prepared in advance and saved until needed if kept in an
airtight jar. Once you've assemble all ingredients, add them to your
mixing bowl. Mingle the herbs with your fingers, pouring your power
into them and visualizing your Magickal goal. When mixed, place about a
handful or so in the center of a large square of cheesecloth. Tie up
the ends and add this to the bath. If you don't have any cheesecloth,
simply use an old washcloth. To save time in the future, make up
several bath sachets. Place them in a jar with a tight fitting lid and
store.
Using the Sachets
This is
simple. Fill the clean tub with warm water. Place the sachet in the tub
and let it steep until the water is colored and scented. If you don't
have a bathtub, or if you simply prefer showers, make up a sachet in a
washcloth and scrub your body with this after your normal shower, just
before toweling.
A third method
of using the sachets is a little more complicated. Heat two cups water
until boiling. Pour this over one or two sachets in a heat-proof
container. Cover and let the herbs steep for ten to thirteen minutes.
Remove the sachets, squeeze out the last drops of scented water from
them, and pour the infusion into the bath.
As you step
into the tub, feel the herb's energies mixing with your own. Visualize
your Magickal goal. Don't make the herbs do all the work-invite their
energies inside you and send the out to the universe (through your
visualization) to bring your need into manifestation. Repeat the bath
for as many days as you feel is necessary. If you wish, burn an
appropriate incense and perhaps some candles in the bathroom while you
soak.
Bath
Salts are an easily prepared alternative to bath herbs, and are to be
preferred to the caustic mixtures now on the market. Most of these
chemical ridden formulas are almost guaranteed to irritate your skin.
Creating Bath Salts
The basic
ingredients are table salt, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and Epsom
salts (magnesium sulfate). Some herbalists also use borax. Add the
salts to a large bowl in these proportions:
3 parts Epsom salts
2 parts baking soda
1 part table salt (or Borax)
Mix
thoroughly. This is not the base from which you can create a wide
variety of bath salts. With this you can make up a large quantity of
one type of bath salt. If two or three types are preferred, simply
divide the base and set aside those portions to be separately
fragranced and colored.
It's wise to
add the power of color to bath salts. Use plain food coloring for this
purpose, letting it fall drop by drop onto the salt base. If two or
more colors are required to mix an exotic hue (such as purple), mix
these in a spoon first and then add to the salts to avoid creating a
two toned product. Recommended colors for all bath salt mixtures are
included in the recipes. For those that read "Color: White", simply
leave them untinted. Add many drops for a darker colored salt; fewer
for a lightly hued salt. Mix the color into the salts with a spoon
until it is evenly distributed.
Now add the
essential oils drop by drop, one ingredient at a time, until the scent
seems right. Mix with a spoon until all salt particles are moistened.
Be prepared to spend some time doing this, perhaps a half hour or so.
As you mix, visualize the energies within the oils merging with each
other and with the salt. Keep the salt's magickal goal in mind while
you stir.
Empower the
mixture. Use or store until needed. As to the proportions: Though each
recipe lists relative proportions (two parts almond oil; one part
mint), rely on your nose to determine the exact quantities (such as one
tablespoon or 30 drops). The more potent the finished product's scent,
the less will have to be used for each bath. Bath salts should be
strongly scented.
To use, add
from two tablespoons to one half cup of the ritual bath salts to a full
tub. Mix with your hands, feeling their energies merge with the water.
While sitting
in the tub, soak up the power. Allow yourself to receive it, or
alternately, to release specific negative energies from yourself into
the water.
Directly after
every ritual bath (and before, if necessary), clean your tub, either
with a commercial cleanser or with a damp cloth covered with baking
soda. Ritual baths taken in unclean bathtubs won't have the desired
effects.
The
proportions in the recipes, though for essential oils, are by parts.
One part may equal six drops. Generally speaking, there shouldn't be
more than ten drops of essential oil per half cup of bath salts.
Experiment to find what works best, and please use only genuine
essential oils for Bath Salts Recipes
Air Bath (Elemental)
3 parts Lavender
1 part Bergamot Mint Bouquet
2 parts Rosemary
1 part Peppermint
Color: Yellow
Use to attune with the powers of Air, for divination, theorization, aiding the memory, concentration, clear
Thinking, visualization and study.
Celibacy Bath
4 parts Lavender
2 parts Camphor
Color: White
Add to a tub of tepid water-not hot. Bathe in this blend when you wish to cool down.
Circle Bath
3 parts Rosemary
2 parts Myrrh
2 parts Sandalwood
1 part Frankincense
Color: Purple
Bathe in Circle Bath before any form of magickal working to strengthen, purify and prepare yourself for ritual.
Earth Bath (Elemental)
4 parts Patchouly
3 parts Cypress
1 part Vetivert
Color: Green
For use in
attuning with the Earth, or for spells involving money, foundation,
stability, creativity, fertility, ecology and so on.
Exorcism Bath
3 parts Frankincense
3 parts Sandalwood
2 parts Rosemary
1 drop Clove
Color: White
Bathe in this
mixture for a heavy psychic cleansing. Splash fresh water over your
body after the bath. NOTE: Do not add more than one drop of clove
essential oil-it can irritate the skin.
Fire Bath (Elemental)
3 parts Frankincense
2 parts Basil
2 parts Juniper
1/2 part Orange
Color: Red
For use in attuning with the element of Fire, or for rituals involving strength, courage, passion, lust and so on.
Flowery Love Bath
3 parts Palmarosa
2 parts Lavender
1 drop Rose
Color: Pink
Bathe in this
mixture to attract love and to expand your ability to give and to
receive love. NOTE: I've specified one drop of rose oil because of its
high cost. More can be added if desired; rose absolute can be used in
place of palmarosa, which is much less expensive.
Healing Bath
3 parts Niaouli
2 parts Eucalyptus
1 part Sandalwood
Color: Dark Blue
For use in
speeding healing. Release the ailment into the water. Splash fresh
water over your body before toweling. And don't bathe, of course, if
your condition doesn't allow it.
High Awareness Bath
3 parts Cedarwood
2 parts Sandalwood
1 part Frankincense
Color: Purple
Bathe in this
mixture to direct your consciousness toward higher things, to promote
spirituality and to combat Earth-obsessions such as uncontrolled
spending, overeating, sluggishness and all forms of unbalanced
materialism.
Love Bath
3 parts Rosemary
2 parts Lavender
1 part Cardamom
1 part Yarrow
Color: Pink
For promoting and attracting love. Use with visualization, as with all of these formulas.
Lust Bath
3 parts Sandalwood
2 parts Patchouly
1 part Cardamom
Color: Red
For promoting lustful desires.
Protection Bath
3 parts Rosemary
2 parts Frankincense
1 part Lavender
Color: White
Bathe in this
mixture daily to strengthen your psychic armor and to stave off all
manner of attacks-physical, mental, spiritual, psychic and emotional.
Psychic Bath
4 parts Yarrow
1 part Bay
Color: Light Blue
Use this blend in baths to strengthen your psychic awareness.
Purification Bath
3 parts Geranium
2 parts Rosemary
1 part Frankincense
Color: White
Bathe in this blend to purify body, spirit and soul.
Sea Witch Bath
3 parts Lotus Bouquet
2 parts Lavender
1 part Rosemary
Color: Dark Blue
Add a bit of sea salt to the salt base. Bathe in Sea Witch Bath for a gentle purification prior to magickal works.
Spiritual Bath
4 parts Sandalwood
2 parts Myrrh
1 part Frankincense
1 drop Cinnamon
Color: Purple
Use to
increase your awareness of the divine, especially before religious
rituals. NOTE: use only one drop of cinnamon essential oil.
Water Bath (Elemental)
2 parts Chamomile
2 parts Yarrow
1 part Ylang-Ylang
1 part Palmarosa
Color: Dark Blue
Use for attuning with the element of Water, or for love, psychic awareness, friendships, healing and so on.
Water Bath (Elemental) #2
(a less expensive version)
2 parts Palmarosa
1 part Sandalwood
1 part Myrrh
1 part Geranium
Color: Dark Blue
Another like the one above.
Anti-Hex Bath
4 parts Rosemary
3 parts Juniper
2 parts Bay
1 part Mugwort
Soak in this mixture at night to purify you of all ills.
Aphrodisiac Bath
3 parts Rose petals
2 parts Rosemary
2 parts Thyme
1 part Myrtle
1 part Jasmine flowers
1 part Acacia flowers
Add three drops of musk oil to the tub. Bathe before meeting a lover, or bathe with a friend
Beauty Bath
3 parts Lavendar
3 parts Rosemary
2 parts Spearmint
1 part Comfrey root
1 part Thyme
Place a hand
mirror next to the tub. Lie back, smell the scented water, and close
your eyes. Relax. Be at peace. Visualize yourself as you wish to
appear, then open your eyes. Hold the mirror before you face and seethe
new you.
"Break the Habit" Bath
2 parts Rosemary
1 part Lavendar
1 part Lemongrass
1 part Lemon Verbena
1 part Sage
To rid
yourself of negative, baneful habits as well as their root causes:
Place the sachet in the tub. After it has colored the water, step into
it. Lie back in the water and visualize yourself happily avoiding the
habit or other negative condition-smoking, drinking, drugs,
depressions, obsessions and so on. Visualize the water absorbing your
desire and need for the habit. See in your mind's eye all the energy
you've been giving to this negative condition seeping out into the
water. When you've visualized all that you can, pull the plug and sit
in the tub until the water has drained out. Splash fresh water onto
your body, washing away all traces of the taint. Repeat daily.
Dieter's Magickal Bath
2 parts Rosemary
2 parts Fennel
1 part Lavendar
1 pinch Kelp
For best
results, repeat this bath morning and night. While in the tub,
visualize yourself as possessing complete control over your eating
habits. See yourself eating sensible foods in sensible quantities. For
symbolic associations, begin this bath regime two days after the Full
Moon and continue until the New Moon. On the last day of the two-week
period, visualize yourself as you wish to be-slim, fit, healthy.
Divination Bath
3 parts Thyme
2 parts Yarrow
2 parts Rose
1 part Patchoulli
1 part Nutmeg
Bathe in this
mixture directly before practicing any form of divination, to relax the
conscious mind and to stimulate psychic awareness.
Energy Bath
3 parts Carnation
2 parts Lavendar
2 parts Rosemary
2 parts Basil
Use when
fatigued or depressed. Gives a lift, especially if you let the water
cool slightly before bathing. Visualize the water sparkling with fiery
droplets of energy that melt into your body, lending you vitality and
power.
Exorcism Bath
2 parts Basil
2 parts Rosemary
1 part Yarrow
1 part Cumin
1 pinch Rue
Bathe in this
mixture to cleanse yourself of negativity, especially when you feel
that someone (or something) is out to get you. Visualize the energy
packed water absorbing the negative energies from your body. Splash
fresh water over your body after this bath to remove all traces of the
negativity.
Healing Bath
3 parts Rosemary
2 parts Lavendar
2 parts Rose
1 part Peppermint
1 part Cinnamon
To be used, of
course, in conjunction with conventional medical attention. This bath
speeds the healing process. To help shake off a cold, add two parts
eucalyptus to this formula. (Avoid bathing if your doctor so informs
you).
Love Bath
3 parts Rose petals
2 parts Lovage
1 part Dill
Bathe in this
mixture daily to bring a love into your life. Visualize yourself as a
loving, caring person seeking another of like mind.
Love Bath #2
3 parts Rose petals
2 parts Rose Geranium
1 part Rosemary
Another like the above
Money Bath
3 parts Patchoulli
2 parts Basil
1 part Cinnamon
1 part Cedar
Bathe in this mixture to increase your finances.
Money Bath #2
3 parts Clove
2 parts Cinnamon
1 part Galangal
Another like the above
Peace Bath
2 parts Catnip
2 parts Hops
1 part Jasmine
1 part Elder flowers
Bath to stem
anger and to relieve stress. Visualize yourself releasing the anger or
stress into the water as you sit in it. Feel it floating out and the
water absorbing the hurt, pain, nerves and wrathful feelings. Splash
fresh water onto your body after the bath.
Protection Bath
4 parts Rosemary
3 parts Bay
2 parts Basil
2 parts Fennel
1 part Dill
To strengthen your psychic armor, bathe in this mixture daily until you feel strong.
Psychic Bath
3 parts Lemongrass
2 parts Thyme
2 parts Orange peel
1 part Clove
1 part Cinnamon
Use before
working with your psychic awareness. Or, repeat this bath daily to
become increasingly aware of psychic impulses. Visualize.
Ritual Purification Bath
4 parts Lavendar
4 parts Rosemary
3 parts Thyme
3 parts Basil
2 parts Fennel
2 parts Hyssop
1 part Mint
1 part Vervain
1 pinch Valerian root
This recipe,
adapted from "The Key of Solomon", is ideal for use before all types of
Magickal rituals, or when you simply wish to feel clean and free of
impurities. If you add more than a pinch of valerian , you'll be sorry.
It smells bad!!
Summer Magickal Cleansing Bath
3 parts Marjoram
3 parts Thyme
Use this mixture during the spring and summer to wash away the chills of winter and to "spring clean" yourself.
Winter Magickal Cleansing Bath
3 parts Pine needles
2 parts Bay
1 part Rosemary
Bathe in this blend during the winter months to refresh and revitalize your Magickal energies.
Witch's Bath
3 parts Rosemary
3 parts Carnation petals
2 parts Galangal
2 parts Cinnamon
1 part Ginger
While bathing
in this mixture, visualize yourself possessing perfected abilities to
rouse, direct and release personal power. Use prior to all types of
positive Magickal rituals for extra potency.
