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Welcome to my online Grimoire! Here you'll find full recipes and spells for all the goodies you see on my Instagram. If you're seeking a bit more magic in your life, you've come to the right place.

Tea Leaves Thursday: Mystery Norwegian House Tea

Mother of Mugwort

Mar 29, 2019
1 min

Tea Leaves Thursday: Mystery Norwegian House Tea

For those of you keeping up with the tumultuous saga that is my life, you'll know that I moved again recently, but things are good! My new roommate is truly an angel and we've been having loads of fun together. One funny thing that happened so far was that we found a mystery tea while cleaning out the cupboards? Perhaps from roommates past? Either way I used Google Translate to find out what it was and it turned out to be a Norwegian tea! The contents being: "white pine, hybr

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Mother of Mugwort

Mar 11, 2019
2 min

Tea Leaves Thursday: Tea Drops

This week for Tea Leaves Thursday, I wanted to do a review on a really cool tea I found recently! Tea Drops are essentially a bath bomb for tea. The company describes them as "organic, pressed teas that dissolve in your cup." They also say, "Tea Drops are made with real loose leaf tea. That means you'll notice sediment at the bottom of your cup. We encourage you to drink it for extra benefits--that's where the good stuff is!" According to their site, part of the reason why th

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Tea Leaves Thursday: Tragic Love Spell Tea

Mother of Mugwort

Jan 24, 2019
1 min

Tea Leaves Thursday: Tragic Love Spell Tea

Another tea blend I've been making at Ineffable, besides the Spellbound Warming Tea, is my Tragic Love Spell tea! The measurements are similar to that one in that it's roughly 40% Hibiscus Flowers, 50% Lemongrass, 10% Orange Peel, and a couple shakes of Cinnamon! As you might recall, I love hibiscus tea more than any other, and it always always pairs perfectly with cinnamon. Why Tragic Love Spell? Well, remember that hibiscus is used in spells of love, lust, and divination. C

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Prophetic Potions: Rose-Colored Scrying Glass Cocktail

Mother of Mugwort

Jan 24, 2019
1 min

Prophetic Potions: Rose-Colored Scrying Glass Cocktail

In an effort to spice things up a little, I want to branch off from the sweet and do a wider variety of kitchen witch recipes--like when I did my favorite pasta recipe. For this post, I want to talk about cocktails! Like for example, did you know hops are prophetic herbs? Alcohol can open our senses to different vibrations in the atmosphere. It allows us to loosen up and hear and see more than we normally can--and this can be used to our advantage if we mix just the right pot

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Tea Leaves Thursday: Spellbound Warming Tea

Mother of Mugwort

Jan 17, 2019
1 min

Tea Leaves Thursday: Spellbound Warming Tea

For today's Tea Leaves Thursday, I'm going to talk about a very special tea--one that I've made! Some of you might know that I part-time at a few different places--one of them being Ineffable Ca Phe on Penn Avenue. Recently I've been wanting to step up their tea game with more herbal blends so I started digging through what bounty we had to work with. This blend I call my Spellbound Warming Tea--for the warming feeling it gives me all through my bones! This tea is roughly 40%

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Tea Leaves Thursday: Hedge Witch Apothecary Fall Sampler Review

Mother of Mugwort

Jan 8, 2019
2 min

Tea Leaves Thursday: Hedge Witch Apothecary Fall Sampler Review

So in this amazing little box from Hedge Witch Apothecary that I've been writing about all week, I received some samples of their wonderful fall teas! As they all came together, I figured it'd be most fitting to review them in one big masterpost! So let's begin, shall we? This is Halloween Trick or Treat Tea: This tea is a mix of Vanilla Red Rooibos, Peppercorns, Cacao Nibs, Orange Peel, and Peppermint. The Rooibos definitely blends nicely with the mint and gives a very warmi

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Tea Leaves Thursday: Butterfly Pea Flower Tea

Mother of Mugwort

Dec 27, 2018
1 min

Tea Leaves Thursday: Butterfly Pea Flower Tea

Hello my doves, I've finally returned from a long hibernation, to pick back up right where we left off--with Tea Leaves Thursday! And I'm coming back strong with the most magical tea of all: Butterfly Pea Flower Tea. You'll probably recognize this tea from a plethora of Buzzfeed tutorials for lemonade or cocktails. You see, what makes this tea so magical, is that it can change its color. It makes for an excellent party trick, or even just a bright little surprise on an otherw

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Tea Leaves Thursday: Jasmine Fairy Blooming Tea

Mother of Mugwort

Feb 26, 2018
1 min

Tea Leaves Thursday: Jasmine Fairy Blooming Tea

This week's tea is a souvenir I got from someone after their trip to China. I love blooming tea and even have a special pot for it. I find it charming and peaceful how beautiful it is, so this was a perfect gift for me. For my first taste, I decided to try the Jasmine Fairy tea. The package I got had an Oleada Rose tea and the Jasmine Fairy. I figure you can't go wrong with a good jasmine and the picture on the box and pamphlet looked absolutely lovely. Jasmine tea is not onl

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Mother of Mugwort

Feb 19, 2018
2 min

Medicinal Monday: Eucalyptus globulus

You probably know eucalyptus from lots of bath products and toiletries, but there's more to this plant than just a calming scent in your bubble bath. Eucalyptus--also known as Blue Gum or Fever Tree--is native to Australia, where the water stored in its roots helped stave off dehydration for aborigines and settlers alike. In America, Eclectic physicians from the 1800-1900s used it to treat respiratory infections. But what gives eucalyptus its power? Eucalyptus contains a chem

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Mother of Mugwort

Feb 15, 2018
1 min

Tea Leaves Thursday: Hibiscus Tea

Second only to Shiso Tea, Hibiscus is one of my absolute favorites. In fact, it was the tea that got me into tea! I used to hate tea and feel it was bland and bitter, but then I tried a hibiscus tea and the tart, full flavor made me second guess my opinions. While there are raspberry teas, to me, hibiscus tastes more like raspberry than they do. It's tart, but sweet, and requires no add-ins to make it drinkable. Some teas need some honey or milk to make them taste just right,

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Tea Leaves Thursday: Sundried Wild Rose Buds

Mother of Mugwort

Feb 8, 2018
2 min

Tea Leaves Thursday: Sundried Wild Rose Buds

This week's Tea Leaves Thursday is featuring a tea from my friends at Wilderleaf Tea! This tea a Sun-Dried Wild Rose Bud tea that the site describes as: "Another delicious option for those of us without a tolerance for caffeine, this soft tisane originates from high up in the mountains of Wenshan in Yunnan, China. The full rose buds are picked and sun dried on bamboo mats to preserve their fresh floral aromas. When brewed, the liquor shows up a pale pink that presents a pleas

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Admin

Feb 2, 2018
1 min

Tea Leaves Thursday: Shiso Tea

Thursdays are officially Tea Leaves Thursdays! Every Thursday we'll talk about my favorite teas and what they can do for you! And some weeks we'll even delve into how to read tea leaves! For the first Tea Leaves Thursday, I wanted to focus on my favorite of all teas: shiso tea. Perilla frutescens var. crispa, or shiso, is a perennial plant of the mint family. It produces red-purple leaves or green-leaved forms and is sometimes referred to as the "beefsteak plant." When I firs

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Mother of Mugwort

Jan 29, 2018
1 min

Laryngitis Pick-Me-Up

Having a hard time making it through the winter unscathed? I'm just starting to get over a week of laryngitis and having no voice. My go-to in the morning right now is hot water, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, Throat Coat tea, honey, and an echinacea tincture. I was also getting relief from ginger syrup and onion syrup (which I would add to this mixture). Give it a try and watch it work its magic! For onion syrup: Dice one large onion. Pour the pieces into a sauce pan wi

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