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How To Make Your Own Braucherei Activation Elixir to Empower any Object or Activate Petitions


You can store your finished Braucherei Activation Elixir by Silver Ravenwolf
You can store your finished Braucherei Activation Elixir in any spray bottle or glass jar. Be sure to properly mark the container.

How To Make Your Own Braucherei Activation Elixir

by Silver RavenWolf
copyright 2012

A Braucherei Activation Elixir is an herbal, water, and alcohol formula created by the magickal practitioner.  The elixir can be sprayed on objects, tools, and craft items in an effort to enhance the overall power of the working.  Think of the elixir as an energy drink for things, an herbal zap to awaken the item.  The Activation Elixir should not to be ingested and is for spraying or sprinkling only on inanimate objects.  The elixir can be a part of the blessing and consecration process, or it used further on in the working.  When the elixir is used is entirely up to the practitioner. You can spray the Activation Elixir on poppets, candles, petitions, ritual tools, sachets, arts and craft projects…its use is almost unlimited!

Making the Activation Elixir is very easy and takes only a few minutes to prepare.  However, the activation of the Elixir itself takes approximately 48 hours as the formula should set for 24 hours before the simple ritual process begins, allowing the herbs and resins to thoroughly infuse the water/alcohol mixture.  Then, the Elixir is held to the dawn and blessed, to the midday sun and blessed, to the coming of twilight and blessed, to the sound of the clock striking at midnight to be blessed, and if you are very sincere… held to the heart of the home at halfnight (3:00 A.M.)  These are the Braucherei times of magick.  The good part of this formula is that you don’t have to bless it all in one day/night if your schedule is just too busy.  You can bless it at dawn today, noon tomorrow, twilight the next day, etc., as long as you keep the blessings in order and finish them all before you use the formula.

Supplies

Here are the supplies you will need to make the Activation Elixir.  This elixir is entirely of my own creation.  You will not find the formula printed anywhere but here.  I have used the formula for several magickal operations, including find a job for a good friend, empowering poppets and fetish dolls, obtaining an important contract, and even winning a small amount in the lottery.

Two canning jars (or something similar) and one lid
6 ounces of spring water, heated
2 ounces of Vodka
Strainer or cheesecloth (a twisted coffee filter also works)
Spray Bottles (for your end product)
Clear Bowl
Wooden Spoon
One Red Candle (I used a Dragon’s Blood candle)
One piece of brown paper
Pen

The Herbal Formula: Use only a small amount if measurement is not listed

One dried orange peel
1/2 ounce of dark coffee
Allspice
One piece of Ginger
Two bay leaves
Nutmeg
Chamomile
One small piece of Dragons Blood Resin
One small piece of Frankincense Resin
One High John Root
Brown Sugar (just a pinch will do)

The Instructions

Although the best time to begin this mixture is at dawn on a New Moon, life doesn’t always allow us to brew up potions at specific times, and as you will be empowering the elixir at dawn you can skate on the preparation time if you must.

Step One.  Gather all your supplies.  Bless your supplies in the name of your deity.  Charge all objects in your own words (with clear intent) with what you wish to accomplish – in this case to blend together to become a positive force of activation.  Instruct the objects to work together for the purpose you have given.  I often run the palm of my right hand over all the objects in a circular fashion, imagining the energy of the objects blending in a colorful mass that changes to pure, white light.

You can write wishes or commands on the bay leaf with black pen.

Step Two.  Mix the dry ingredients of your herbal formula in a clear bowl.  Pour this mixture into one of the clean, empty canning jars.

Step Three.  Add the six ounces of hot water to the jar.  Let cool to room temperature.  Add the vodka.

Activationelixir by silver ravenwolf

Step Four.  Write the following incantation on the piece of brown paper.  This is my charm that I use for many different magicks.

From Nothing to Something I will this thing to form
I KNOW that it will manifest and to this world be born.

Draw any activation runes or designs you like on the paper.  Finish by drawing three equal-armed crosses on the paper.  I always recite the charm many times while constructing it.  Blow three times on the paper.  Place the paper in the jar.  Many Braucherei practitioners have used this technique to empower liquids for a variety of purposes.

Step Five.  Stir the elixir with the wooden spoon as many times as you feel necessary to begin the blending process.  Repeat the chant given above, keeping in mind that you are manifesting an activation liquid.

Step Six.  Set brew aside for at least twenty-four hours.  Strain out the herbal formula.  Give the used herbs to the earth.  You can save the dragons blood, the High John Root and the cinnamon sticks to place in your spray bottle if you like, or keep them in the jar, or allow them to dry and use elsewhere.  The formula will have a slightly sweet aroma.

Step Seven.  Begin the blessing process.  In your own words, ask for the blessings of Spirit to be placed upon this Elixir at dawn, noon, twilight, midnight, and halfnight.

Step Eight.  Once the blessing process is completed, cap the jar and set a red candle on the lid of the strained elixir.  Allow to burn completely, although be sure this occurs in a fire safe area or container and the working is monitored at all times.  (See the picture below.)  You can place the jar in a big pot, for example, or in the kitchen sink (away from curtains).  You can also use a tea candle if you feel a votive or taper will take too long.  Repeat the chant above nine times as you light the candle.  This is the final act of empowerment.  Draw three equal-armed crosses in the air over the candle to seal the working.

activation elixir

Step Nine.  Pour the Elixir into clearly marked spray bottles.  Store your Activation Elixir in the refrigerator for a longer shelf life. Make sure your Elixir is well marked, and place warning signs on the container that it should not be ingested.

You can use your Activation Elixir for any magickal process (just don’t drink it).  There is one last trick I’d like to share with you, and that’s the final empowerment process of the elixir.  I warn you, it takes practice.  Although it sounds simple in words, actually being quick with your hands is another matter.  The trick is simply this:

To empower the bottle in the spirit world you draw three circles in the air with the bottle in your dominant hand.  Then, you quickly toss the bottle through the invisible circle, punch your hand  through the invisible circle and catch the bottle before it drops.

Um.  Don’t try this with a glass bottle.

The thought here is that as you threw the bottle (quickly) into the circle area, it drew in the positive energies from another realm, then, as you catch it and draw it back, you are drawing that power into your world.

Yeah.  Takes practice.  Have at it.

Peace with the Gods
Peace with Nature
Peace within.

Silver

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How to Make the Traditional Style No-Sew Magickal Bag for Success


Success Conjuring Bag by Silver RavenWolf

Traditional Red Conjuring Bag — No Sew for Success
by Silver RavenWolf
copyright 2012

Success begins in the mind.  The construction of a ritual bag such as this one encourages you to think thoughts of success and accomplishment while “doing something right now” rather than waiting and worrying if success will ever find you.  Conjuring bags are a wonderful way to set your mind and thoughts on the right path for super success.

This no-sew mojo bag follows today’s traditional style of small, opaque red bag with drawstring.  The bag takes longer to make than the ones previously shown.  I spent about a half an hour constructing mine.  As with the other instructions Step One is the same.  Gather all your supplies together.  Sprinkle them with holy water.  Bless all supplies and tools in the name of your deity.  Charge all items in your own words (with clear intent) with what you wish to accomplish.  Before you begin, check that rhythm and remember to keep, hold on to and accelerate those feelings of excitement and happiness associated with the creation and ultimate outcome of the project.

Please note that you can use a 1/2 inch seam or a 1/4 inch seam allowance in this project.  A 1/2 inch seam creates bulkier seams, which you may not desire in a small bag.  You can even narrow this to 1/8 inch.

Here are the Supplies I Used:

7×6 inch piece of red cloth (you can make a larger bag if you like)
Seam Guide (for quickly measuring the seams)
Scissors
Red Ribbon
Steam Iron
Double-Sided Fuse A Seam tape
Safety Pin (to draw ribbon through drawstring pocket)
Holy Water or Perfume
Wire Wrapped and Beaded Ginger Root (the More Power root)
Nutmeg (General Good Fortune)
Citrine Gemstone — for long lasting, golden success
Red Jasper Gemstone – for increased power
Large Bay Leaf (use this as your petition and write your success desire directly on the leaf — add empowering runes or other magickal symbols if you like.)
Embellishments (appliqué, beads, cloth circles)
One match (no kidding)

When to Make This Charm Bag:  Depends on what the bag is for.  General success is the New or Building Moon, when the Moon is well aspected, your natal chart is well aspected, on a Sunday, Thursday or Friday, at Dawn or Noon, or even on Tuesday (Mars Day for action).  You choose!  If the bag will be used to play the lottery or gambling in general, you may wish to add an alligator foot lucky charm.

In the first three parts of this article I gave you complete step-by-step instructions for creating various mojo/conjuring bags.  I began this bag at dawn, offering all supplies to the rising sun after the cleansing and empowerment process.  Then I wrapped the charms and herbal supplies in a piece of black cloth until I was ready to add them to the bag.

When to Make This Charm Bag:  Depends on what the bag is for.  General success is the New or Building Moon, when the Moon is well aspected, your natal chart is well aspected, on a Sunday, Thursday or Friday, at Dawn or Noon, or even on Tuesday (Mars Day for action).  You choose!

Follow the pictures below to create your traditional mojo bag.  I started with a 7inch by 6 inch piece of red cloth.  You can change the dimensions to suit your needs.

Step One.  Using a steam iron fold all four edges 1/4 inch and steam press. (See the picture below.)

Step Two.  To make the sleeve for the drawstring, affix Steam-A-Seam fusible tape to one of the six-inch edges.  Fold over and steam press.  The sleeve for the drawstring is now completed. (See photo.)

Step Three.  On the right side of the material, affix fusible tape from center of bag bottom to end; and from right below the drawstring sleeve to bottom.  (See picture.)

Step Four.  Fold bag in center (right sides facing each other) and press.  Clip bottom edges to keep the seams from being too bulky.

Step Five.  Turn bag right side out.  Use a bamboo skewer or pencil to encourage nice, crisp points (don’t poke too hard).  Press bag.

Step Six.  Attach safety pin to one end of ribbon and gently push closed pin and ribbon through the draw string sleeve.

Step Seven.  Add embellishments to outside of bag.

Step Eight.  At noon (as this is a success bag) I placed all herbs, charms, etc., into the bag, then empowered the entire bag outdoors over a ritual bonfire, offering the bag to the four quarters. You can use any charm or chant you like to empower the bag.While the bag is still open, strike a match, insert in the bag and quickly smash the bag shut.  Okay, so this takes a little practice; but you can do it.  This is a way to “put fire in the bag”.  You  must be very careful not to burn yourself or the contents of the bag, which is why you have to be fast, fast, fast!  The lit match is the last item that should go in the bag, then tie it tightly shut.  I also sprayed the bag with my own Activation Elixir (the subject of the next How-To article.)

With your bag finished, you can use it in any success working!  To make the bag your own, add a lock of your hair (if the bag is for yourself).  Feel free to add additional herbs or charms as your instinct guides you.  As a general rule, your bag should be re-activated every thirty days.

Four bags — four no sew ideas for magickal fun, enjoyment and accomplishment!  As with all my blog articles, if you wish to add information or ideas, please feel free to comment.  Take a picture of your own magickal mojo bags and post them on my author page for everyone to enjoy.  Thank you so much!

Peace with the Gods
Peace with Nature
Peace within.

So be it.

Silver