Kitchen Witchery

When I speak of performing kitchen witchery, I am essentially talking about cooking with magickal intent, cleaning with magickal intent, and preparing items for regular household use -- such as handmade soap and candles -- with magickal intent.


Witchy Food

Probably the easiest act of spellcraft, for me, is to make food with intent so that those who eat it, including myself, are blessed with health and feelings of well-being.  The only things you will need are the ingredients for what you're making and regular cookware and utensils.  I do have a small stoneware cauldron with a food-safe glaze that holds two cups of liquid, and this I will use for "special cases", on one of those occasions where I'm sick or otherwise needing an extra charge of energy, so I will make soup or tea in the cauldron in the microwave, chanting over the brew before it goes in, visualizing while it cooks, and then praying over it prior to consumption.

A good way to become acquainted with magicking food is to send energy into it as you work it with your hands.  You should see this energy as a white, gold, or blue light.  While you prepare the ingredients for the food, working them through your hands, you might want to chant something like:

I bless this food for the body,
I bless this food for the soul.

If you're doing this correctly, you should feel warmth tingling in your hands, and the food should start to faintly vibrate.

At a more advanced level of witching food, a woman could put a small amount of her personal fluids into a tea or soup (or a man's semen, for that matter) to enhance love or seduction, or use a drop of her partner's blood in something she eats or drinks for speeding healing.  It sounds a bit odd, and one could argue that it is the intent behind this working that is effective, and the personal fluids are just the proper carrier for the energy.  That being said, this practice was so widespread in Anglo-Saxon England that the Church issued edicts against it specifically:


Gif hwa wiccige ymbe æniges mannes lufe and him on aete sylle oððe on drince oððe on æniges cynnes gealdorcræftum, þaet hyra lufu for þon þe mare beon scyle, gif hit læwede do, fæste healf gear.

If someone lays an enchantment upon anyone's affections and gives him something in food or drink or by any other kind of spell, to make her love (i.e. love of her?) greater -- if a lay person do this, let [them] fast half a year.

(Penitential of pseudo-Egbert)


Mulier quae semen viri cum cibo suo miscuerit, et id sumserit, ut masculo carior sit, III annos jejunet.

A woman who mixes the semen of a man in her drink, and consumes it, in order to make herself more cherished by the man, let her fast 3 years.

(Confessional of Egbert ch. 29)


Mulier si sanguinemn viri sui pro remedio gustaverit, XL dies jejeunet.

If a woman tastes of the blood of her husband for any kind of remedy, let her fast 40 days.

(Confessional of Egbert ch. 31)



Witching the Home

One of the best ways to enchant one's home, both warding its boundaries from trouble as well as creating peaceful energies within, is to make household cleaners from scratch and empower the mixtures with chanting and visualization, and chant as you scrub down household surfaces.  You can also empower homemade laundry soap with protection or healing properties.  Not only will these cleaners be more ecologically friendly, but they're very cheap and should help with the budget.


Unless otherwise specified, general cleaners can be kept in non-aerosol spray bottles, and the laundry detergent in a jug.

All-Purpose Cleaner: Mix 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/4 cup baking soda (or 2 teaspoons borax) into 1/2 gallon (2 liters) water: for removal of water deposit stains on shower stall panels, bathroom chrome fixtures, windows, bathroom mirrors, etc.

Dishwasher Soap: Mix equal parts of borax and washing soda; increase the washing soda if you have hard water.

Disinfectant: Mix 2 tsp borax, 4 tbsp vinegar, and 3 cups hot water for immediate use: if you need something very strong add 1/4 tsp liquid castile soap, to apply to surfaces used for preparing food in particular.

Laundry Detergent: Mix 1 cup Ivory soap shreddings, 1/2 cup washing soda and 1/2 cup borax. Use 1 tbsp for light loads; 2 tbsp for heavy loads.

Mold and Mildew: Use white vinegar or lemon juice full strength, do not store in spray bottle; apply with a sponge.

Toilet Bowl Cleaner: Mix 1/4 cup baking soda and 1 cup vinegar, pour into the toilet basin and let it set for a few minutes; scrub with a brush, and rinse. A combination of 2 parts borax to 1 part lemon juice will also work just as well, if you like that "fresh lemony scent".

Tub and Tile Cleaner: For a simple cleaning, rub in baking soda with a damp sponge and rinse with fresh water. If you need something stronger, wipe the surfaces down with vinegar first (use sparingly, as it can break down the grout), and follow with baking soda to scour.

Window Cleaner: Mix 2 teaspoons of white vinegar with 1 liter or quart of warm water; clean with a cotton cloth.  If the sun is shining directly on the window or the window is warm, don't clean it, as it will be streaky.  (The best time to wash windows is at night.)

An effective chant to use while cleaning the house:

I wash out woe, I bring in weal
Safe from foes, happy we feel


A further way to witchify the home is to make homemade soap and candles.  Homemade soap prepared with intent can be used for healing purposes, and can even be charmed to positively influenced someone's self-esteem with use.  Candles can be made with beeswax and dye or scent (or not, as you will) and intent for any number of purposes, whether it be creating a peaceful and happy atmosphere, or a field of protection, or healing, or even setting the stage for romance.

Last, consider using small stones or herbal potpourri (preferably organic) to enhance a peaceful, friendly, and comforting energy within your home, as well as placing small mirrors around the outside periphery of your home (perhaps buried an inch into the ground in a place that is not frequently walked over), also in obvious "exit-and-enter" places like the doors and windows, for protection.  A Witch's Bottle can be made out of a glass bottle or mason jar to which has been added broken glass, nails, pins, screws, a bit of your urine, and I like to add vinegar for good measure, which will then be buried in your backyard to deflect negativity from your home.  If burying it in your yard is impossible, you can get a discrete container to place the bottle inside, making sure it's sealed well, and stand the container next to your front door.

One of the most effective wards I have ever done is a "NO SOLICITORS" sign using the symbol of Mjollnir, Thor's Hammer.  I made this sign after I was harassed repeatedly by Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, and evangelical Christians coming to my door, as well as people soliticing for the charity-of-the-week (including one who wanted me to contribute to a charity for the disabled, receiving a sharp "I AM disabled, can I have some of your money?" as I closed the door).  I am not completely cold-hearted, but I don't like to be bothered at home.  I have no patience to argue with people who won't open their minds to religious tolerance, nor do I have the patience to deal with people who get pushy because I won't give them money on my own doorstep.  The Mjollnir sign was made with furious warding intent, asking Thor to watch over me and mine and keep disrespectful people far away.  It has worked, perhaps too well; neighbors of mine have gotten visits from the passing solicitors, but not me.  Businesses won't even put their flyers on my doorstep!


Anyway, this is a start, and as I often say, the best magick is that which you work yourself.  With the right intent, your magick will be more effective than anything given in a book or website to practice with.  I wish you good luck in creating a magickal and blessed home!

(C) 2008 Sigrun Freyskona.