Fabulous Folklore: Bittersweet

Bittersweet ~ Solanum dulcamara

This nightshade - also known as woody nightshade, scarlet berry, felonwood, poisonflower, blue bindweed, snakeberry, and many other names! - is one of the less toxic plants in the nightshade group, although it’s berries are still poisonous.

It’s a perennial woodland herb that grows on other plants for support, and its name ‘Solanum’ comes from the same Latin root word as ‘solace’.

Traditionally gathered at Samhain when its berries are bright red, it is used to honour the dead, and in rituals involving the spirit realm or death.

It aids power to spells done on the Dark Moon, is good for banishing, and is a useful aid in working with the Law of Attraction. 

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Simple Magick: Cosmic Ordering & The Law of Attraction

You can do (or have) absolutely anything your heart desires. We all have it within us to achieve our dreams. The Law of Attraction and Cosmic Ordering are real, and work. I have manifested quite a few things over the years which, on paper, seemed totally impossible.

There are a few simple steps to manifesting whatever you’d like:

Step 1: Get clear on what you want. Be really, really precise because the Universe will fill in the gaps!

Step 2: Make your intent known to the Universe by politely asking for what you’d like.

Step 3: Know it will happen. Don’t use up energy thinking about the how/ifs/why/buts. Dismiss any thoughts that wander into a negative space. Know and believe that it WILL happen. Feel it in your heart, soul, body, mind - there is no room for anything else here.

Step 4: Work towards your goals. Keep your vibration high.

Step 5: Receive. Be grateful, and give thanks.

In the meantime, go about your day believing you can do (or be) absolutely anything. Hold your head high. You are a divine being.

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