"Witches Bottle"

An old magical tradition, Witch, Spell or Protection bottles have been used by believers for hundreds of years. Folk magic in many earth-based religions rely on their powers to protect, lend power or ward off illness. Placed on a witch's land, in home or even cemetery. These enchanted and mystical bottles contain powerful herbs, flowers stones & crystals. Perfect gift for Yule.



They were originally used for protection, being filled with broken glass, rusty nails and urine. Now that large assortments and colours of glass jars and bottles are available, they can be used for anything from love spells to miniature altars or dedications to a god or goddess. They can be made as simple or as complicated as you wish. Here are some examples of Witch’s Bottles.



PROTECTION – General (place any of these items in a bottle)

Colour:

White for protection.

Silver to reflect negativity.

Black for destroying negativity.

 

Herbs & Trees:

Acorn

Angelica

Ash twigs

Balm of Gilead

Basil

Bay Laurel

Cactus needles

Dill

Fennel

Fern

Flax

Horehound

Hyssop

Lemon peel

Mugwort

Mullien

Periwinkle

Pine needles

Rosemary

Rowan

St. John’s Wort

Tarragon

Vervain

 

Numbers:

3, 5, or 9

 

Miscellaneous Items:

Broken glass

Iron nails

Needles

Pepper (repellent)

Porcupine quills

Rusty nails

Salt

Thorns

 

Stones:

Amber

Amethyst

Apache Tears

Black Moss Agate

Black Onyx

Garnet

Jade

Lapis Lazuli

Leopard Skin Agate

Malachite

Sunstone

Tiger Eye

 

LOVE – General (place any of these items in a bottle)

Colour:

Red for sexual love.

Pink for emotional love.

White for astral love and soul mates.

 

Herbs & Trees:

Apples (dried fruit, leaves or twigs)

Basil

Caraway

Catnip

Chamomile

Cinnamon

Cumin

Dill

Ginseng

Jasmine

Lavender

Lemon Balm

Lovage

Mandrake Root

Marjoram

Myrtle

Orange peels

Orris

Peppermint

Rosemary

Thyme

Walnuts

Yarrow

 

Numbers:

3, 4, or 9

 

Miscellaneous:

Copper

Heart shapes

Dove feather

Keys

Owl feather

Pennies

Silk (red, white, or pink)

 

Stones:

Amber

Amethyst

Aphrodite

Bloodstone

Opal

Pearl

Rhodochrosite

Rose Quartz

Ruby

Sunstone

Turquoise

 

FERTILITY - (place any of these items in a bottle)

Colour:

Green

 

Herbs:

Acorn

Almonds

Hazelnut

Mandrake

Myrtle

Pine cones

Poppy seeds

Sesame seeds

Sunflower seeds

Walnut

 

Numbers:

1 or 3

 

Miscellaneous:

Seed or nut of any kind

Triple spirals to signify the cycles of life

Holed stones

Eggs, eggshells, anything egg-shaped

Gold

Rich soil

Wreaths – a small wreath made of ivy to fit in bottle

Phallic-like objects such as a small phallus made from clay

 

Stones:

Agate

Crystal Quartz

Green Jasper

 

PROSPERITY – General (place any of these items in a bottle)

Colour:

Green

Gold

Silver

 

Herbs & Trees:

Allspice

Almond

Basil

Cedar chips

Chamomile

Cinnamon

Comfrey

Dill

Elder leaves and twigs

Ginger

Goldenrod

Honeysuckle

Marjoram

Mint

Nutmeg

Poppy seeds

Sesame seeds

Woodruff

 

Miscellaneous:

Dice

Dollar signs

Gold coin

Magnet

Silver coin

 

Stones:

Carbuncle

Emerald

Green Jasper

Green Moss Agate

Moonstone

Peridot

Ruby

Tiger Eye

Turquoise

 

HEALING – General (place any of these items in a bottle)

Colours:

White to purify

Blue is a general healing colour

Red for when energy is needed

 

Herbs & Trees:

Allspice

Apple leaves and twigs

Ash leaves and twigs

Camphor

Cinnamon

Coriander

Eucalyptus

Fennel

Hops

Lavender

Lemon peel

Myrrh

Onion, dried

Peppermint

Rose, white or blue

Rosemary

Sage

Sandalwood

Spearmint

Thistle

Thyme

 

Numbers:

6 or 9

 

Miscellaneous:

Smooth, round white stones or pebbles

Horseshoe nail

Red wool yarn

Holed stone

Salt

Rich soil

Salt water

 

Stones:

Agate

Amber

Amethyst

Aquamarine

Bloodstone

Blue Aventurine

Carnelian

Coral

Garnet

Green Aventurine

Green Jasper

Hematite

Jade

Lapis Lazuli

Opal

Topaz

Turquoise

 

GOOD LUCK – General (place any of these items in a bottle)

Colours:

Orange

Green

 

Herbs & Trees:

Bay Laurel

Broom

Bryony

Celandine

Cinquefoil

Hazelnut

Jasmine

Poppy seeds

Rosemary

Rowan twigs

Vervain

Woodruff

 

Numbers:

Whatever your personal number is

 

Miscellaneous:

Holed stone

Rabbit’s foot (back left)

Three or four leaf clover

A piece of coal that has been found

Penny with your birth year on it

Whisker that has fallen from a black cat (do not pull one out)

Horseshoe charm

Magnet

 

Stones:

Apache tears

Green Aventurine

Green Moss Agate

Jade

Labradorite

Orange Aventurine

Tiger Eye

 

WITCH BOTTLE WORKSHEET

 

1.    What is your intent? The main focus of this witch bottle is to:

2.    What are the desired results?

3.    What colour will be used that relates to your focus?

4.    What herbs will you be using that relate to your focus?

5.    What stone will you be using that relates to your focus?

6.    Moon phase?

7.    What other items will you be adding to your spell bottle?

8.    Chants or affirmations:

9.    Notes:

 

EXAMPLE OF A WITCH BOTTLE

TO PROTECT AGAINST PSYCHIC ATTACKS

INGREDIENTS:

Jar with lid

Small mirror, broken into pieces

Small black onyx stone

Clean steel nails

Black votive candle

 

Note: it is believed that to break a mirror by accident is to bring bad luck. In this spell, you are breaking the mirror intentionally and with the intent to bring protection.

 

Moon Phase:

This is not limited to the moon phase. When protection is needed there should be no limits to the time in which you perform such a spell. If you feel bound by the moon phases then change your visualisation work. If the moon is new or waxing, visualise protection growing around yourself. If the moon is waning, visualise the psychic attacks dissipating. Full moons, harvest the full powers to cast this spell.

 

Gather the items needed for this spell.

 

When ready, begin by lighting your small votive candle, saying:

 

Candle lit, burning down End the attacks, here and now.

 

Now take the pieces of broken mirror and put them in the jar. Say:

 

Broken mirror to reflect All the harm that comes to wreck.

 

Take a handful of nails, add them to the jar. Say:

 

Nails of steel be true Let no evil pass through.

 

Take the black onyx stone in your power hand, the hand you write with. Black onyx is an extremely protective stone and will absorb all negativity. Visualise the onyx protecting you, or actually ‘sucking up’ all the negative energies and psychic attacks being made upon you. Now place it in the jar.

 

By now the black votive candle should be burnt our or almost burnt out. If it isn’t, use the extra time to meditate and work on creating a protective bubble around yourself. To create a protective bubble, imagine that there is a silvery bubble surrounding yourself, you are in its centre. The bubble is transparent, you can see out of it, but it also has a silver film to it, reflecting back the energies that you don’t want in your life.

 

Once the candle has burnt out, add what leftover wax there is to the spell bottle.

 

Close the bottle tightly – the spell is done.

 

Keep the bottle hidden is a safe place. Tuck it in the back of a closet, a drawer, the attic, or bury outside your front door.