Witch's Broom

Recipes for incenses, soaps, oils and other types of recipes that I may come across that can be used for the Lughnassadh season!

Lughnassadh Incense 1

  • 2 parts Frankincense
  • 1 part Heather
  • 1 part Apple blossoms
  • 1 pinch Blackberry leaves
  • a few drops Ambergris oil

 

Lughnassadh Oil

  • 2 parts lime oil
  • 2 parts cinnamon oil
  • 2 parts sandalwood oil
  • 1 part clove oil
  • 1 part frankincense oil

 

Mix well and bottle. Use in Lughnasadh/Lammas rituals.

Lughnassadh Incense 2

  • 1 tsp. Bay Leaves
  • 1 tsp. Thyme
  • 1 tsp. Cinnamon Powder
  • 1 tsp. Allspice Powder
  • 1 tsp. Gardenia Flowers
  • 1 tsp. Rose Petals

 

Lammas Ritual Potpourri

Recipe by Gerina Dunwich

  • 20 drops clove bud oil
  • 25 drops sandalwood oil
  • 1 cup oak moss
  • 2 cups dried pink rosebuds
  • 2 cups dried red peony petals
  • 1 cup dried amaranth flowers
  • 1 cup dried heather flowers

 

Mix the clove bud and sandalwood oils with the oak moss and then add the remaining ingredients. Stir the potpourri well and store in a tightly covered ceramic or glass container.

(The above recipe for "Lammas Ritual Potpourri" is quoted directly from Gerina Dunwich's book "The Wicca Spellbook: A Witch's Collection of Wiccan Spells, Potions and Recipes", page 162, A Citadel Press Book, Carol Publishing Group, 1994/1995)

 

Lughnassadh Incense 3

  • 2 tsp. Copal
  • 2 tsp. Benzoin
  • 1 tsp. Oak
  • 3 tsp. Chamomile
  • 20 drops Lavender

 

Lughnasa Incense 4

  • 2 tsp. Benzoin
  • 1 tsp. oak wood
  • ½ tsp. gorse flowers
  • ½ tsp. basil
  • ½ tsp. borage
  • 2 tsp. frankincense
  • A few drops of pine oil

 

Blend together and burn on charcoal.

Recipe created by Anna Franklin and can be found on her webpage.

 

Lammas Soap

  • 1 cup grated unscented soap
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 1 tbsp. apricot oil
  • 1 tbsp. sunflower petals
  • 1/2 tbsp. blackberry leaves
  • 6 drops rosemary oil
  • 3 drops sandalwood oil

 

Place grated soap in a heat-proof non-metallic container and add the hot water and apricot oil. Leave until it is cool enough to handle, and then mix together with your hands. If the soap is floating on the water, add more soap. Leave to sit for 10 minutes, mixing occasionally, until the soap is soft and mushy. Once the soap, water, and oil are blended completely, add the dry ingredients. Once the mixture is cool, then add the essential oils (essential oils evaporate quickly in heat). Enough essential oils should be added to overcome the original scent of the soap. Blend thoroughly and then divide the soap mixture into four to six pieces. Squeeze the soaps, removing as much excess water as possible into the shape you desire, and tie in a cheesecloth. Hang in a warm, dry place until the soap is completely hard and dry.

Recipe adapted from Kate West's The Real Witches' Kitchen Sabbat Soap recipe.

 

Lammas Incense 5

  • 2 tsp. Frankincense
  • 1 tsp. hops (or sandalwood with a few drops of beer)
  • 1 tsp. apple blossom
  • 1 tsp. blackberry leaves
From The Real Witches' Kitchen by Kate West

 

Lammas Oil 2

  • 2 tsp. wheat germ oil
  • 6 drops frankincense oil
  • 2 drops clary sage oil
  • 1 drop rose oil
  • sunflower oil to make 2 TB.

 

Mix well and bottle. Use in Lughnasadh/Lammas rituals.