Love potions and charms

Yup. If the headline has got you, let me assure you that these are indeed love potions that will mesmerise your lover like no other.

And before you think, these are grandma’s recipes handed down by generations, they are not.
But first things first, I am talking about a book titled Bewitching Love Potions and Charms by the London-based Octopus Publishing under the imprint of Cassell Illustrated.

So who is the author, you ask? Well, it’s Raven Tempest, a professional witch born into a Persian family where practical magic was part of everyday life. So what you have the book showcases a mix of rituals, spells, charms and meditative exercises that could heal scarred relationships and bring back the glow of warmth into your lives.

While I am not sure if reading this book will “help you find the love of your life and make sure it lasts”, all I can say is that there is nothing wrong in trying out some of them.

Here are my personal best for their simplicity and practicality…

1. Make a wish by writing it down or saying it out loud or doing both. Just remember to ask for something that DOES NOT hurt or harm others or yourself. And yes, Don’t ever use magic as a weapon to hurt others, because it will come back to you threefold.

2. To make yourself look more attractive, sprinkle 3 drops of vanilla essential oil, 2 drop of ylang-ylang essential oil and 2 drops of rose oil (men can replace this with mandarin) into a hot bath.

3. To invite love into your life, pamper yourself and begin to love yourself all over again. When you obsess over yourself, others will find something attractive about you, too! Makes perfect sense!

4. Collecting naturally-carved heart-shaped stones and placing them in the focal point of your living room will draw love.

5. Take a large piece of rose or blue quartz, hold it in your left hand and squeeze it. Begin to visualise the person you seek in love and being happy together. By releasing your energy into the crystal, you are infusing it with your desire. Carry it with you.

6. Stand beneath the full moon or a new moon. Observe the power and brilliance of the moon against the night sky. Make a wish and walk away, making sure you do not look back.

7. Find out your lover’s birthstone and charge it with your love for them. Then either place it on their desk at work or in their briefcase. This will give them a sense of harmony and love and also remind them of you.

8. To increase sex appeal, dab a drop of English rose oil behind the ears, on the wrist and the back of the knees. Watch their heads turn.

9. To bring the harmony back into your relationship, place a thornless rose in the south-west area of your home.

10. Painting part of the south-west and north-east of the home with bursts of either orange, red or yellow will invite loving energies.

11. Placing crystals, particularly quartz, on the windowsill is effective for drawing the earth’s energies, especially when the sunlight catches it, and creates rainbows around the room.

12. Keeping ornaments in pairs is a way of ensuring that you share your life with someone special.