"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.