TO KEEP BEAUTY FROM FADING
When all your face appears most fair,
When the comets and meteors gild your hair,
And in your eyes the moon and sun
Contest, surrender, and burn as one,
When ivory Venus smoothes your brow,
And Mars recurves your lips' red bow,
Make haste to utter this binding verse
And hold the stars on their kindest course:Figure of fire,
That shift and change,
Planets that move
By heaven's hinge,
Be siged and fixed
Forever here,
And close my image
Wthin thy sphere.
Measure a yard of golden string, Loose from your fingers let it swing, Then tie it in thirteen sturdy knots, Hide it among your scents and pots.
An Herbal Beauty Charm Spell
You can use this charm to "fluff up" the glamour in your aura. This combination of herbs works to give you not only radiance, but also increased attractiveness and self-confidence. Keep the sachet on your altar or near your bed where you can see it daily. To make it you will need:
1 six-inch square of golden cloth
1 seven-inch square of green lace
1 teaspoon of witch hazel bark
1 teaspoon of cardamom seeds
1 teaspoon grains of paradise
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon caraway
1 inch piece of dried sugar ginger
1 inch piece of cinnamon stick
13 apple seeds
1 piece of rose quartz
1 garnet
red ribbon
tiny red ribbon roses
Lay out the gold cloth squarely on top of the lace. In the centre sprinkle the witch hazel, cardamom, grains of paradise, basil, and caraway. Hold the sugar ginger in your hands and focus on your inner beauty; see it as ray of light making its way into your aura. Place the sugar ginger on top of the herbs. Add the cinnamon stick, the apple seeds, the rose quartz, and the garnet. Bring the corners of the cloth and the lace up to a bundle; wrap three times with the ribbon. Tie three knots. Put the ribbon rose stems directly over the ribbon and wrap the ribbon ends three more times, tying three more knots to secure the ribbon roses to the sachet. Trim any ragged ends Raise energy and charge the sachet, saying:
"Treasures without, Treasures within
the glamour comes from my heart,
Beauty without, Beauty within,
Never from me to part. "
True Beauty
Items Needed:
A dish full of earth (good soil, not dry, dusty dirt).
A yellow candle
A fullsized mirror
Olive, patchouli, jasmine, or cinnamon essential oil
A small flower pot
A flower or plant seed Anoint the candle with the essential oil you have chosen. Place it in the center of the dish of earth. Light it and sit down with it between you and a mirror.
Look deeply into the mirror, concentrate on your reflection. Without being vain, consider the things you find most beautiful about yourself- not just physically but mentally. What is your inner beauty, what is your outer beauty?
It's important that you never think of what you feel must be "changed", be as positive about the beauty that you have already. Perform this ritual 3 nights in a row.
Once the entire candle has burnt down, remove the wax from the dish. Place the earth from the dish inside a small flower pot and plant a seed inside it. Water it and care for it so that it grows properly. You will soon find that your beauty will grow, flourish, and shine brighter than ever before- just as the plant grows before you, emerging from its seed.