The sign of Cancer is very much oriented toward love of home and family as well as security. Mixed dried flowers, otherwise known as potpourri, are now a popular household staple. It was a medieval custom to have them in the house, revived by the Victorians. Use different combinations for desired magical results; they help create sacred sanctuary space.
Gather together
- 1 cup (20g) of dried rose petals
- 1 cup (20g) of dried marigold
- 1 cup (20g) of dried lily petals
- a basket or bowl for the flower blend
- clove essential oil
- cinnamon essential oil
Timing: Either sun or moon in Cancer is a perfect time for this offering to the goddess of happy homes.
Put all the dried posies in the basket or bowl and sprinkle them with the essential oils. Place the mixture on the south point of your altar for the duration of a moon cycle. The sweet and spicy scent of the potpourri will spread a positive and protective energy to your home and your magical workings. A wreath of these same flowers with garlic cloves added will protect you from harm and illness. If you are a working witch, a small, sweet-smelling bowl of potpourri on your desk will provide constant comfort. If you have a fireplace, keep some on the mantle as an offering to the domestic goddess Vesta, she who keeps the home fire burning. When the scent has faded, burn it in your cast iron cauldron or a fireplace as an offering to her. Speak this invocation when making the offering:
Vesta, goddess of home and hearth,
Stand guard over this place I love.
Keep safe the ones I love.
This night, we breathe in peace.
These flowers are my offering to you.
So mote it be.
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