Love Philtres - Jon G. Hughes - diskuze

• Explores the use of love magic since prehistoric times, throughout the ancient cultures of Babylon, Greece, and Rome, as well as among medieval European alchemists• Presents methods for using Magicis Materiae of active botanicals, minerals, magic soil, and animal products, as well as incantations, periapts, amulets, and poppets• Describes the rites and rituals of love magic and practices to protect oneself from love spells and counter the effects of aphrodisiacsThe practice of love magic in its various forms—from aphrodisiacs and amulets to philtres and potions—dates back to prehistoric times. Archaeological and textual evidence reveals the use of love magic in the ancient civilizations of Babylon, Greece, and Rome, throughout Hindu and Islamic cultures, and among the alchemists and occultists of medieval Europe.Practicing Druid, Jon G. Hughes, explores the history of love magic. With a focus on the magical and Druidic cultures of the British Islands, he teaches readers how to carry on this tradition. This practical instruction manual presents how to use Magicis Materiae of active botanicals, minerals, magic soil, and animal products. The author explains how to identify these materials and work with them to create love philtres, and he shares the incantations and spells that accompany their use.Hughes also explores how to harvest materials and prepare a wide range of potions in the form of electuaries, tinctures, elixirs, oils, and ointments. He describes the appr
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