This potion is a magical aid for both New Moon and Full Moon rituals – concoct it to increase psychic sensitivity and open up the body for deeper ritual work.
Makes 4
*not suitable for pregnancy
You will need:
Ingredients
13g mugwort
1 lemon
1 bottle of soda water
A herbal syrup, agave syrup, or honey alternative (CF recommends Hunny from The Female Glaze)
4 mugwort sprigs and/or 1 lemon slice for garnish
Equipment
1 saucepan and lid
1 jug
1 sieve
4 glasses
Instructions
Inact all steps with mindfulness and intention, this is your ritual potion…
Boil the 13g of mugwort in 300 ml of filtered water for 7 minutes. You can use fresh or dried leaves.
Once the water has boiled and turned a strong gray/brown color, strain it into a jug.
While warm, mix in your l syrup. I normally add 1 tablespoon.
Put the mugwort concoction in the fridge to cool.
Juice the lemon and add 2-3 teaspoons to each glass, or into a cocktail shaker.
Add ice to the glasses (or into your shaker).
Pour 50-75ml of your cooled mugwort concoction into your glass or shaker.
Stir your glass or shake your shaker and pour into the glass.
Top up your glass with soda water (this can be supplemented for ginger beer but you may want to add less syrup).
Add your garnish and consume in a relaxed state.
This botanical mocktail is ideal for a solo evening ritual, before a tarot reading or a group ritual.
Lemon magically represents the moon, its cleansing energy refreshes the system and clears the way for deeper magical workings.
Mugwort AKA Artemisia vulgaris is a wild herb associated with the Greek goddess of the moon–Artemis. Mugwort has long been associated with lucid dreaming and invokes the dream space, allowing us to access the well of the unconscious. I have found mugwort induces deeper meditations and visions.
To tailor your potion to the needs of a specific ritual, you can add a herbal syrup infused with a preferred plant ally For example a rose syrup would be suitable if you are working with love or ginger for inner fire and strength.