Rootworking

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COTTON
Gossypium herbaceum

Description: A biennial or triennial herb, with a round, branching stem about 5 feet high. Hairy, palm-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. The fruit is a 3- or 5-celled capsule in which the seeds are embedded. Originally native to Asia, cotton is now cultivated throughout the world.

Part used: The inner bark of a young root.

Use: Chew root to stimulate sexual organs.

Official use: The root bark of this plant was officially recognized in the USP from 1863 to 1916 for its effects on the uterine organs. In the nineteenth century the active principle was called “gossypiin.”

Other Afro-American use: In 1840 a French writer, Bouchelle, reported that the root bark of cotton was widely used by Negro slaves in America to induce abortion. According to John U. Lloyd, “the credit for the discovery of its uses [as an abortifacent] must be given to the Negroes of the South.”

Native American use: To ease labor, small doses were given to aid uterine contractions in childbirth. To relieve labor pains, asthma; to induce abortion.

Euro-American use: Used instead of ergot in cases of difficult labor; for uterine inflammation, sterility, vaginitis, menstrual irregularities. It was believed that the seeds possessed properties that prevented menstruation.

 

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Black mustard seed

This is used to interfere with baneful magic against you. It confuses the mind of the enemy. Simply sprinkle it where enemies will walk. It is sometimes referred to as “seed of strife and discord.”


Matthew 17:20 “…Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Health benefits of black mustard seeds:​

Black mustard seeds are a good home remedy for toothaches, neck pain, snake and scorpion bites, wounds, Seizure disorder, breathing problems, and rheumatism. On the surface of the skin, it works well as an anti-inflammatory medicine. Mustard seed is good for your health and has some healing properties.

• Improve your heart health

Black mustard seeds have a lot of minerals in them, like iron, copper, magnesium, and selenium, which help treat high blood pressure and keep it from getting worse. Heart patients should use black mustard oil. When you think about people with heart disease, mustard oil is the best alternative to other oils. Mustard helps keep cholesterol levels in check, which lowers the amount of bad cholesterol in the blood.

• Improving Metabolism

Metabolism is made up of two main things that happen at the same time. One is anabolism, which builds body tissues and stores energy. The other is catabolism, which breaks down body tissues and releases energy. There are nutrients in black mustard seeds that help your body use energy more efficiently.

• Helps in Food Digestion

The most important part of metabolism is digestion, which is where complex molecules are broken down and energy is released. Black mustard seeds are full of fibres that help the body digest food better. It will make bowel movements better, which will improve the body's metabolism as a whole.



Mustard seeds are great for the health of your gut and stomach. If you have trouble with your digestive system for a long time, you might want to eat more mustard seeds.

• Slowing the growth of cancer cells

There are certain things in black mustard seed, like glucosinolates and myrosinase. These compounds use phytochemicals to stop cancer cells from growing and forming. Selenium is an antioxidant that is found in mustard seeds. Selenium stops cancer cells from growing and also acts as a great defence against cancer cells. Mustard seeds can protect the body's tissues from carcinogens because they are chemopreventive.

• Rheumatoid arthritis can be lessened.

Black mustard seed is the best way to treat rheumatoid arthritis because it has a lot of selenium and magnesium in it. When our immune system makes a mistake, it can cause rheumatism. The immune system sends the antibody around the bone and joint tissue by mistake. The antibody then attacks the tissue, which causes arthritis.

• Getting rid of different headaches

Migraine is a type of headache that makes the head feel like it is pulsing. When compared to headaches, it is a very big problem. The magnesium in the black mustard seed can help with both migraines and headaches. Magnesium will calm our nervous system and give it a boost. So head pain and stress are taken away.

• Treats Respiration Congestion

Black mustard seeds cure congestion problems in the respiration system. Minerals like copper, magnesium, iron, and selenium present in black mustard seeds play a major role in curing Asthma. Also, mustard seed helps in decreasing mucus formation in the lungs which is the major reason for breathing problems.

• Treats Fever, Cold & Back Pain

The minerals present in the black mustard seed gives you relief from cough or cold. Isothiocyanates present in the mustard seed treat spasms and back pain. Black mustard seeds initiate sweating, thereby fever gets decreased. Removing toxins from the body is an important thing to improve the performance of the body organs.

• Lowering Blood Sugar Levels

Consuming blood sugar-lowering medicines with mustard tea may lower blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes patients when compared to consuming medicine alone.

• Protect Against Psoriasis

Black mustard seed may treat inflammation, irregular or abnormal change in tissue due to psoriasis as per animal test studies.

• Strengthen Bones, Teeth, & Gums

Mustard seeds possess medicinal properties such as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that improve oral health by treating pains gum, bones, teeth infections, and pain. The mineral selenium is an enriched source for your bone health. They also strengthen your nails and hair.

• Fight Against Skin Infection

Black mustard seeds contain large quantities of sulphur content. Sulphur has antifungal properties that help you to get rid of skin infections like rashes, redness, etc. Skin infection will irritate yourself and may cause mental issues.

• Helps in Removing Odour Spices, Masala, or other ingredients in a container cause a bad smell on kitchen shelves or fridge. Those unpleasant smells can be removed using black mustard seeds. Add a small quantity of warm water and mustard seed paste into the jar. Shake the container well, pour it out and now unwanted smell goes out from the container.

• Relieves Muscle Pain

Add a small amount of black mustard seed powder in a tub full of warm water, then soak yourself in that water. It will relieve yourself from stiff and painful muscles.

• Black Mustard Seeds for Skin and Hair:

Black mustard seed powder can be used to naturally scrub the surface of your skin. Mix the powdered black mustard seed with rose water or another essential oil. Scrub your body with this mixture. It gets rid of dead skin or skin you don't want on your skin's surface.



When you put a paste made of black mustard seed powder and aloe vera gel on your skin, it gets hydrated. It will make your skin look great by getting rid of all the dirt and oil on the surface. During the winter, your skin gets dry, so it's important to keep your face moist.



Mustard seeds help keep your skin moist in a big way. The anti-inflammatory properties of black mustard seeds help to reduce swelling and acne on the skin's surface.

• Slows down the ageing process

Every living thing goes through a process of ageing that can't be stopped. If you eat black mustard seeds every day, you can slow down this process. Black mustard seeds are full of carotene, antioxidants like lutein, and vitamins A, C, and K, all of which help humans age more slowly.

• Getting hair to grow faster

Mustard seeds are used to make mustard oils. Mustard seeds have vitamin A, which makes hair follicles work and makes hair grow quickly. Black mustard seed oils contain vitamins A and E, protein, calcium, omega-3 fatty acids, and omega-6 fatty acids, which strengthen your hair from the root up and stop hair loss.

• Works as a natural conditioner for hair

Fatty acids like omega-3, omega-6, and others are found in black mustard seed oil. When you put it on your hair, it feels shiny and full. It will make your hair feel like it has been deeply conditioned.

 

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Using candle magic

Using candle magic requires you to focus. It requires you to be able to pay close attention to one thing at one point in time, but that is something that is incredibly difficult to do on your own. Focusing your mind on just one thing for an extended period of time to allow you to cast those spells is not always easy, but when you have a candle, you can start encouraging it. You can cut the amount of time that it will take for you to focus, and that means that you can start working on your spells sooner. Think about it—if time is of the essence, you will probably want yourself to figure out what you are doing sooner. You will probably want to pull that focus as soon as possible, and that requires you to start somewhere.

To use candle magic, you must be able to focus on the candle. You must be able to essentially meditate on it. You want to focus on the effects that the candle has, and you want to use that to build your focus. Before you know it, you will be candle-savvy in no time. But, to do so, you have to pick out the right candles as well. You must know what it is that you really want and how you can encourage that focus and development of what you need.

Candle colors

The candles that you choose will not only have their own unique shapes that matter, they also have their own individual colors. Colors actually matter immensely. The colors that you choose will help to influence the spell that you are attempting to cast, and sometimes, you will have spells that will have very specific colors that are needed. If you are casting your own spell, you might need to choose a color that is going to be suitable for you, and that requires you to know which colors mean what and how you can start putting them together. Let’s go over those colors and their purposes now.

Black

Black candles are typically assumed to be evil, but the truth is, they aren’t. Yes, they have a use when using magic that is going to be darker in nature, and yes, they are likely to show up in practicing the occult, but in hoodoo, they have a more benign use. They represent protection and are prevalent in protection spells. If you need to dominate others, you would also draw upon black spells.

Blue

Blue candles are those that are meant to sharpen your communication skills. They work well to ensure that you have health and healing as well, and they are perfect for meditation. If you need some clarity in your communication with your ancestors, these candles can help greatly.

Green

Green candles tend to evoke powers of money and growth. The growth aspect is also typically linked to fertility and luck. If you are looking for growth, abundance in the universe, or luck, you probably want to turn to a green candle to create those effects.

Red

Red candles are passionate and commonly used to encourage passionate feelings. In particular, red is focused on both love and revenge. These two uses may seem like they are opposing, but they are both driven by intense emotions. Red itself is strongly capable of creating those effects of riling up emotions and is able to help do exactly that. If you need passion in a spell, you probably want a red candle.

Silver

Silver candles create a sort of feminine energy, as well, as energy, is drawn from the moon. These are perfect if you need moonlight but cannot wait until you have access to it.

White

White is commonly believed to be purifying and protective. It is also a peaceful color that you can use to create a sense of calmness that you might need in a spell. It is the most common color when you are following through with incantations and spells, and it will create a degree of clarity to your thoughts that you might not have otherwise. For cleansing and for protection, this is the perfect candle color to go to.

Yellow

Yellow candles are highly positive and are used in ways that are meant to boost morale. They are perfect for building positive emotions up, even when there are problems or stressors. It is used to evoke happiness and clarity in other people.

Reading candles

When you have your candles lit, you can then begin to draw on the energy that they create. You can start figuring out the reactions that you are trying to read so you can start recognizing the right ways to interpret the energy that is in front of you. This can start getting very deep very quickly, but if you want to know the basics, there are three key aspects to watch on your candle. You want to look at the color of your fire, the movement of your fire, and the brightness of your fire. Each of these will provide you with an understanding of what you are doing and how you are going to be able to understand them.

Color

The color that your flame takes is very indicative of the powers surrounding you. Your candle may be blue in the center or all the way to red to the tip, and there is usually yellow and orange between them. Blue flames in the center show the presence of something benign or even friendly. It could be an ancestral spirit that you are aware of, or it could be an angel. The blue is good. Red, on the other hand, shows that there may be something very powerful nearby. The power could swing either way—being good or bad—and you will need to trust your intuition there. Yellow and orange help you to see the amount of energy present in the spell that you are working on.

Movement

When your candles are burning, they will typically flicker and move in the direction of the air currents. You will see the flames moving along with the current. However, if you notice that it is flickering and you are somewhere that should have air that is still, you should pay close attention. You want to look at the direction that the flame is going so you can interpret the strength and status of your spell.

Flames moving to the east tend to indicate mental soundness. Flames facing west tend to show that there is an emotion in the spell. Flames moving to the north show some degree of physicality and flames to the south show that you have intent in your spell.

Brightness

Brightness also helps you to start seeing what is going on around you. Flames that burn low tend to mean that there are low levels of energy present in the spell as well. The flames that are higher and brighter mean that there is more energy. However, if there are flames burning unevenly, you should be mindful of focus—your spell is burning without being grounded.

The most desirable state for your candle to be in is a state in which the flame burns slowly and steadily, flickering strongly without being rapid or uneven. Steady and even means that your spell is proceeding accordingly.

 

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Psalm 44 - Protecting children from harm

This very powerful working will help to insure that your child/ ren are safe when you cannot be there.

Day: Full Moon

Candle: Taper-White

Herb: Woodruff & Mugwort

Oil: Protection

Other: Plant Mars Talisman/ Seal, full sheet parchment paper, red thread/yarn, a few strands of child/ren’s hair (hint-get from hairbrush)

Rub candle with oil while saying the 23rd Psalm.
"1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever."

On paper draw a large cross with finger using protection oil.

Write child/ren’s name on all four corners of paper in ink.

Place talisman and hair in center of paper and fold corners to center. Bind securely with red thread.

Light the candle and say verses while holding bound paper talisman close to your heart.

Psalm 44 v 5–8

5 Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

When finished let candle burn for a time then pinch out. Place bundle under child’s mattress at foot of bed. Sprinkle equal amounts of woodruff and mugwort in dresser drawers and closets used to store child’s clothes.