Writings From A HIGHER SOURCE

And Questions relating to Herb Substitutions

I get emails from time to time from various people who are on a budget inquiring about spell ingredients and spiritual supplies. Some of these questions include the following: Can I substitute this ingredient that I don't have or can't afford? Will the spell work if I leave out the herbs? Can I make this herb blend using just the three herbs I have instead of the five herbs in the spell? I only have enough money to buy a condition oil; can I just skip the herbs or the bath crystals?

These are all really good questions, and I completely sympathize with not having enough money to spend on sometimes-expensive spiritual supplies. So for all of you folks on a budget, I offer several recipes utilizing common household ingredients. Now you can blend your own spell herbs, magical powders, herbal baths, and anointing oils if you so choose. Before I give you the recipes, though, here are some quick answers to those questions I mentioned above.

 

( Read on for more information and RECIPES... )

 

This how-to has been a long time coming.  In the past six months i have written probably a dozen separate emails to a dozen separate clients and querrants on this very subject: Exactly what are those magic powders and what do i do with them?  For those who know, and who love and use sachet powders, i apologize for the review.


Sachet powders are a versatile magical product.  The powders i make, with a few exceptions, consist of ground botanicals and minerals, condition oils, and pure talc.  I do not tint my sachet powders, but some makers do and that is generally accepted and expected.  Thus you would have pinkish powders for a love sachet, and mint green powder for a money-drawing sachet and the like.  Oftentimes sachet powders are scented but not overwhelmingly so.  Powders are meant to be used subtley, and you won't find them (or you shouldn't) in day-glo yellow strongly scented of Pina Colada.  Sachet Powders are also a bit labor intensive to make and a little goes a long way, so that's why i (and other makers) sell them in smaller quantities and/or for slightly more money than the same quantity of another magical product such as bath salts.

Sachet powders are just one type of magical powders.  Magical powders can be further broken-down into several sub-groups:  All-herb powders; All-mineral powders; All-zoological powders; and blended powders: a varying mixture of herbs, minerals, and animal curios depending on the formula (this is the category sachet powders fall into).

All-herb powders are simply made from plant material ground down to a fine dust.  This can be accomplished quite nicely with a coffee bean grinder for most plant materials.  Certain roots and parts are too hard, though, and i use a hand-cranked grist mill to get the job done.  While you can easily do the job yourself and make your own all-herb powders, this type of powder is not typically offered commerically.  It does take a suprising amount of plant matter to make a few tablespoons of powder, but this should not stop you from grinding your own.  Many folks enjoy using a mortar and pestle thereby putting a little elbow grease into the creation of their personalized spiritual supplies.  There are many pre-ground herbs available in commerce and many of them make a nice base for your own all-herb powders.  Frequently these are offered as cooking spices and non-combustible incenses.  Examples are Sandalwood powder, powdered Benzoin, and ground Cinnamon.

Examples of all-mineral powders would be magical dirts such as graveyard dirt and church dirt as well as magical minerals such as ash, sulphur, saltpetre, and brick dust.  A lot of times these ingredients are kept seperate and used by themselves or are blended with other botanicals in various formulas. 

All-zoological powders are similar in use to all-mineral powders.  They are typically used alone or blended with complementary herbs to create a formula.  An example of a zoological powder would be crab shell powder.  You could use that powder by itself for reversing work, or you could make your own blended Reversing Powder and add other ground reversing herbs and minerals.  Other animal-based powders include ground snake sheds and snake meat, dried and powdered insects, and crushed bone.

Blended powders are made with an assortment of ingedients: mineral, plant, and animal.  Sachet powders are an example of a blended powder as most of them contain talc, a mineral, and plenty of ground botanicals mixed in.  Some blended powders also include animal products.  Most goofer dust recipes, a blended powder, call for nasty ingedients such as sulphur and pepper as well as snake skin and ground insects.  In some hoodoo spells, the practitioner is directed to powder a dirt dauber's nest.  This would be a type of blended powder as the dirt/wood pulp nest is a mineral and the ground insect larvae is an animal specimen. 

Note that when a powder is labeled "Sachet" that means it is a "nice" powder appropriate to dust your body with.  One of the many uses of sachet powders is as a magical body powder similar to the use of condition oils as a magical perfume.  You would never dust your own body with one of the other more sinister powders (note, not called "sachet") such as Crossing Powder, Hot Foot Powder, or goofer dust.  Those powders are meant to be thrown for another person, not to be worn by you to infuse your own self with their nastiness.  This is just a reminder that all powders are not meant to be used the same way.  Here are some common ways to employ sachet and other magical powders:

Use powders to dress papers.  This is where sachet powders shine.  You can't dress papers with condition oils unless you want a telltale oily splotch.  Sachet powders can be lightly sprinkled on papers, prayed over, and then you run your fingers around and through the powdered papers, working towards you for attraction, and then the excess is tamped off.  This is the perfect method to get your magic into the hands of your target.  Powder your resume before giving it to prospective employers.  Dress business cards with Attraction or Better Business Sachet Powder.  Work some Saty With Me powder or Reconciliation onto your next love letter.  Fix magic money by sprinkling Money Come To Me Sachet Powder on your paper money each night.  The uses go on and on.
Don't forget to dress the backsides of documents, too, where they will be touched the most. 

Use sachet powders to sprinkle on the ground where they will work their magic and/or where your target will walk over them.  Use sachet powders as a magical carpet sprinkle; set down a light dusting of Protection or Peaceful Home Sachet Powder after spiritually cleansing your home.  You can also place pinches of powder in the four corners of each room or in your home to magically seal your property.  Sneakily sprinkle powders where your target will step over or touch.  Lay down some Look Me Over or Love Me Sachet Powder to get you noticed by your intended.  Dust your troublesome neighbor's stoop with Hot Foot Powder to move them out!  When sprinkling sachet powders on the ground, be sure to mix them with some of the local dirt to make the powder less conspicuous.

Sachet Powders have many uses and are indespensable in spell work.  Use sachet powders to dress your candles with after anointing them with an oil.  Sachet powders are easier to apply to candles than crushed herbs and burn better as well.  You can mix any number of sachet powders with other herbs or herb blends to make a totally customized botanical spell blend.  Dress name papers, prayer papers, and petition papers with corresponding sachet powders.  Add a pinch to the center of your packet when folding these magical papers up into an amulet.  Sachet powders are convenient to use in container spells; add a pinch or a spoon to bottle spells, sweetening jars and other jar spells, and when added to a mojo bag, the powder gradually and slowly sifts out, infusing your person with its magic.  Magical powders are also wonderful to lay out symbols on an altar or to sprinkle the whole working space.  They lend their essence quite marvelously that way.  Many practitioners encircle their candles and spell implements with sachet powders to reinforce and concentrate the magical energies.

Wear sachet powders as a magical body powder much in the same way folks wear condition oils as a magical perfume.  One advantage of wearing sachet powders is they are typically much lighter scented than oils.  This is great if you don't particularly like the scent of an oil you wish to use, say if it's a little too feminine for your taste; you can then try to wear the sachet powder.  You may add a spoonful of magical powder to a container of regular body powder to stretch it out, or you can use this method if you wish to get some magic into an unwitting target (such as Stay With Me Sachet Powder in your roving husband's foot powder).  Sachet powders can also be applied to your body uncut using your hands or a clean powderpuff or feather duster.

Thus concludes our quick survery of the background and usage of magical powders.  I'm sure i forgot quite a few things, so i welcome any suggestions.



this document is copyright (c), 2008, A Higher Source

These are the 40+ formulas of Condition Oils which i currently make.  With only a few exceptions, all these can also be made into Bath Crystals and Sachet Powders.  These oils are my pride and joy, and are the foundation of my spiritual work.  I am constantly creating new oils, as well, so keep checking back.

My website is finally up: www.ahighersourcesupply.com, and i have also been selling these products  in a few ebay auctions (user id: ldygry777) and of course to my cleints.  If you're interested, visit my site or send me a message, and we'll go from there.  I only accept payment though PayPal or money order.  I also entertain ideas for custom-blended Condition Oils; just contact me.  Need suggestions?  I'm glad to help.

(1/2 oz. Bottles)

Prices:
1/2 oz. bottle of Condition Oil ~ $8
1 Dram bottle of Condition Oil ~ $4
Any seven 1/2 oz. bottles of Condition Oils ~ $50

Sample vials of Condition Oil, 2 1/2" tall glass vials which hold 1 1/2 ml. ~ $2

Sachet Powder, about 2 T. ~ $6
Bath Crystals, small, 3 uses ~ $6
Bath Crystals, large, 9+ uses ~ $13

(1 Dram Bottles)
 

PRODUCT FAMILIES

1) Helping Hand:  Get a little extra help!  For luck, protection, and good health.

2)  Cast Off Evil:  Rid bad habits, negative influences, release bad acts

3)  Blessing:  Bless new homes, objects, people, and ventures

4)  Kiss Me Now!:  Attract immediate sexual attention, spice up your love life with your current partner

5)  Love Stay With Me:  Keep the lover you have, stave off infidelity

6)  Spiritual Cleaner:   A strong cleaner to rid old or harmful energy from people and places

7)  Man-Catching Oil:  Attract, possess, and keep a loving man and make him do your bidding!

8)  Red Fast Luck:  Good luck in a hurry

9)  Attraction:  Triple action!  Attract money, love, and luck

10)  Fiery Wall of Protection:  Strong protection from all things bad

11)  Reconciliation:  Mend quarrels and hut feelings, get your lover back, fosters closeness and greater intimacy

12)  Shut-Up:  Protect yourself from gossipers, shut them up!

13)  Special Oil No. 20:  Old fashioned all-purpose altar oil, called wick oil or brown oil, used for any purpose, need, or desire

14)  Money Come To Me:  Increase your finances, have a more lucrative business, gambling wins

15)  Love Me:  Turn a friend or the object of your affection into a lover, deepen intimacy with your current mate

16)  Master and Commander:  Bring another/others under your control, be magnanimous, leadership

17)  Holy Oil:  A Biblical altar oil, used for religious ritual, prayer, and petition

18)  Lodestone Love Oil:  Used to anoint Lodestones employed in Love Work, draw love like a magnet

19)  Lodestone Money Oil:  Used to anoint Lodestones employed in Money Work, draw money like a magnet 

20)  Love Come To Me:  Draw a new lover for an evening or for a life-long mate

21)  Van Van:  Road opener, purification, anoint lucky charms, gambling fortune

22)  Hot Foot:  Drive unwanted people away from your life, keep trouble makers at bay!

23)  Peaceful Home:  Have a happy home, reduce domestic tension, your house is your sanctuary

24)  Steady Work aka Find a Job:  Gain or maintain employment, be a valued employee

25)  Happy Heart and Soul:  Be happy, overcome depression, aids in deep work for self- and emotional healing.

26)  Psychic Vision:  Enhance psychic works, meditation, divination, dream true

27)  Money Stay With Me:  Keep the money you have on-hand, anoint Lodestones and paper money, increase your cash flow

28)  King Solomon Oil:  Let the wisdom of this holy man guide you, decision making, clarity, studying, academics

29)  Better Business:  Draw more customers and clients, make more money!

30)  Crown of Success:  Financial, career, academic, and personal success

31)  Cut and Clear:  Rid yourself of old ways, old lovers, old emotions, and start fresh

32)  Essence of Bend-Over:  Command and control, impose your will upon others

33)  Woman-Catching Oil:  Attract a loving woman and make her do your bidding

34)  Gambler's Golden Luck:  An authentic good luck aid to help bring in the winnings

35)  Heal-All:  Use in your prayers for health and well-being, illness, surgery, and medical procedures

36)  Hyssop, Wash Me Clean:  Use the powers of holy hyssop for jinx removal, cleanse karmic repercussions, purification

37)  Male Magnetism:  Men, be all that you can be!  Be respected, liked, and desired

38)  Marry Me:  Get a proposal and walk down the aisle, deepen your lover's commitment

39)  Nature:  Increase your, or your partner's, libido and sexual performance, be irresistible!

40)  Purification:  Remove old and/or negative influences off of people, places, and objects

41)  Safe Travel:  Assure a safe trip and a joyful reunion

42)  Temptress:  Be sexually alluring and irresistibly glamorous

43)  Uncrossing:  Remove crossed conditions/jinxes, put an end to bad luck

44)  Lucky Cat aka Black Cat:  An old-fashioned blend for gambling luck, changing luck from good to bad, and general good fortune.  Made with authentic Black Cat Bone collected ethically and compassionately.

45)  Court Case:  Have legal success, delay and thwart the prosecution/opposition, get a fair sentence

46)  Law Keep Away:  Be invisible to the eyes of the Law!

47)  Hire Me!:  Get the job!  Beat out other applicants, and be irresisitible to your prospective boss

48)  Bless My Heart:  A high vibrational oil for heart healing and spiritual Love

49)  Adam and Eve:  Made from AUTHENTIC Adam and Eve Root, this oil is a perfect lover's oil.  Use to strengthen an existing relationship or to draw in your perfect soulmate.