Psychic Ability
and Divination
There are many foods, potions, and methods for enhancing the psychic ability that lies dormant in most of us, just waiting to be unleashed. Fortunately for the modern-day practitioner, a large amount of ingredients that can promote psychic ability are just waiting for us at the supermarket. The trick, of course, is in knowing what to look for and combine to create the desired effect. Since this chapter is about both enhancing psychic ability and divination, I will include a few simple divination methods using these ingredients, all of which I have found to be effective.
Brew
Magical brews to enhance psychic ability go way back in both fact and fiction. From Welsh legends of the goddess Cerridwen and the potion she was brewing in her cauldron—of which Taliesin consumed a bit and gained knowledge, magic, and psychic ability—to Shakespeare’s Macbeth—in which the three witches brew up a potion to cause spirits to reveal knowledge—making magical brews for psychic enhancement is well known as a magical skill. Luckily, we don’t have to stir the brew for a year or add eye of newt for our brews to work. The following potion is quick, simple, and effective.
Psychic Enhancer Potion
Bring the water just to boiling and remove from heat. Add the herbs and spices, and cover. Allow to steep for ten to fifteen minutes. Lift the lid and charge the potion with your desire for enhanced psychic ability. Strain into a cup and sip slowly while engaging in divination work.
Powder
This powder can be sprinkled around dark blue or purple candles to enhance their ability to boost your psychic potential. It can also be carried in a charm bag as a personal talisman to enhance your psychic power, and it can be used in divination.
Psychic Powder
Grind all the herbs together and stir in the cornstarch. Charge with your desire and pour in a jar for safekeeping.
Powder Spell
Powder Divination
Light the white candle and allow melted wax to build up. When there is plenty of melted wax, drip some wax in a random pattern on the cardboard. Set aside the candle. Sprinkle the powder over the wax and then gently pick up the cardboard and shake the excess powder into the bowl. Now, look at the cardboard and search for any symbols, letters, numbers, or words. Interpreting these is a personal matter of discovering what they mean to you, although consulting a book on tea-leaf reading is always helpful.
Dream Pillow
Breathing in the scent of magical herbs and absorbing their energies while you sleep is a wonderful way of unlocking your psychic potential. An herbal pillow is the best means of accomplishing this. The following pillow is easy to create.
Prophetic Dreams Pillow
Stuff the pillowcase (or sew up three sides of the cloth squares or napkin and stuff) with the herbs and sew up the end. Charge the pillow with your desire for prophetic dreams. Sleep with this pillow on top of your regular pillow to induce psychic dreams.
Oil
This oil can be worn on the body or used to anoint candles used in spells designed to increase your overall psychic ability, or on candles used during divination.
Psychic Oil
Warm the herbs and oil in a pot over low heat until you can smell the herbs in the air. Remove from heat and allow it to cool completely. Charge the oil with your intent for enhanced psychic ability, then strain and bottle for use. Cloves can be irritating to the skin, so they can be omitted if desired, but I recommend including them. Years ago, I read a recipe for an herbal charm for psychic ability using cloves as its primary ingredient. Skeptical, I tried it and was surprised at its effectiveness. There is something about cloves that seems to awaken the mind.
Oil Spell
Water Scrying
Fill the cauldron or bowl three-quarters of the way full with water. Anoint the candles with the oil. Use the oil to anoint your third eye, wrists, and back of the neck as well. Place the candles far enough behind the cauldron so that their flames are not reflected into the water when you are gazing. Light the candles. Calm and center yourself and gaze into the water. Relax your vision and continue to gaze. This may take a few attempts, but after a while the water will appear to cloud over and images will form. Interpret the symbols according to your personal reactions.
Food
There is one food that can be used in an easy and time-honored method of divination: eggs. The egg has been employed to determine whether or not a pregnant woman will have twins by rubbing it on her belly and then cracking it open to see if there is one yolk or two. Studying the condition of the yolk can also provide clues as to the baby’s health; a rotten egg or bloody yolk are ill omens. There is also a method of scrying using an egg and water, and it is quite simple to perform.
Ovamancy
Crack the egg into the bowl of water and study the shapes that the egg whites take in the water. Look for signs and omens. Again, these should be interpreted according to your own intuition, but consulting a book on tea-leaf reading could be helpful.
Charm
A handy magic charm relating to psychic ability is a pendulum. A pendulum can be easily made using a nut and some thread. In Irish lore, the hazel is considered the tree of wisdom. Its nut, the hazelnut or filbert, is packed with wisdom-enhancing energy; using one as a pendulum can help you find the answers you seek.
Pendulum of Knowledge
Carefully take the needle and poke a hole through the center of the hazelnut. This may take more than one try so it is a good idea to buy several nuts and take your time. Once you have the hole through the center, take the thread and feed it through the hole. Tie a knot in the thread so that you basically have a bead on a string. Cut the thread to about 12 inches. Charge the pendulum with your intent that it be a divinatory device and will always tell the truth. It is ready for use.
Pendulum Divination
To use the pendulum, hold the end of the string between the thumb and forefinger of your strong hand and ask the pendulum to give you its answer for yes. It will swing. Note the pattern of this swing. It may be back and forth or in a circle. If a circle, it may turn in a clockwise circle or counterclockwise circle. No matter how it moves, note that it is the pendulum’s “yes” motion. Now ask it to indicate its no response. Note the swing of the pendulum this time. Once you have clear indications of yes or no answers, you may begin to ask questions. The swing will indicate the answers to your questions. Take clear notes at all times so you remember what was asked and what the answers were. This will give you a way to gauge accuracy as you progress.
Witch Bottle
This spell bottle can be created to be a continual force of psychic-enhancing energy channeled to you.
Psychic Spell Bottle
Anoint yourself and the candle with the Psychic Oil. Light the candle. Place each of the herbs into the bottle and close the lid tightly. Hold the bottle in both hands and charge with your intent of increased psychic ability. Drip melted wax over the lid until it is completely covered to seal the spell. If possible, keep the bottle by your bed so you can absorb its energies while you sleep.
Shopping List
Here is the list of ingredients used in this chapter.
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❏ Anise |
❏ Cloth (white, dark blue, or purple) |
❏ Needle |
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❏ Bay |
❏ Clove |
❏ Nutmeg |
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❏ Bottle or Mason jar |
❏ Cornstarch |
❏ Olive oil |
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❏ Candles (white, dark blue or purple) |
❏ Eggs |
❏ Orange |
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❏ Celery seeds |
❏ Flax seeds |
❏ Peppermint |
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❏ Chamomile |
❏ Hazelnuts |
❏ Tarragon |
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❏ Chicory |
❏ Lemongrass |
❏ Thread (white, dark blue or purple) |
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❏ Cinnamon |
❏ Mace |
❏ Thyme |