Kitchen Witchery: Unlocking the Magick in Everyday Ingredients

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I think if Terry Pratchett’s witches wrote an introduction to magic, it would look a lot like this book. Pragmatic, playful, wise and sprinkled with humour, the author covers a lot of ground and isn’t afraid to use a wooden spoon! Keep a book of stories and recipes that have been passed down through your family, or create your own book of recipes with your own special magic. I personally believe that you’re already making magic in the kitchen when you choose foods intentionally, because you’re choosing them to support a specific outcome. It’s like delicious manifestation. Eat with intention. Continue visualizing your life where your intention has manifested. Visualize the energy of the food transforming within you into your magical purpose.

Try your hand at kitchen divination, such as reading tea leaves or using your intuition to interpret the patterns and shapes in the ingredients you're working with. To a kitchen witch, the entire house is sacred space. Make magical decorating a part of your practice. Make your entire house sacred space by adding magical itemssuch as house plants, seashells, pictures of nature, crystals, candles, incense, essential oil diffusers, and other modern magical items. Making one’s own cleansing and blessing rituals are crucial to keeping your space free of negative energy and open to positive energy. 5. Kitchen Tools If you're a beginner, look to guides like Greenleaf's for advice on "meditations, charms, folk wisdom, and incantations along with instructive lore covering astrological aspects, phases of the moon, candle color alchemy, and exactly which domestic goddesses to invoke." Another great place to start? Box of Shadows, a monthly Wicca-inspired subscription for "eclectic souls." They deliver curated boxes of worship supplies, altar decor, craft tools, jewelry, and pagan-related gifts fit for any eclectic path. If you're looking to enchant and inspire, start with Box of Shadows.

How to Be a Kitchen Witch

But what does the life of a kitchen witch really look like? And indeed what makes a kitchen witch in this modern day world we live in? The great thing about kitchen witchcraft is that if you have a kitchen, it's probably already equipped with everything you need to create something magical. The tools you'll use for preparation, cooking, and transformation of food should be treated just like any other magical tool you possess (besom, cauldron, wand, etc.) Onto a list of tools I think you'll need: Dishes, Cookware and Other Containers As witches, we know the importance of embracing the cycles of the year and the changing of the seasons. In kitchen witchery, this is no different. Seasonal recipes are a big part of kitchen witchcraft, as we use the different foods available to us throughout the year to create magic. For example, at Yule, a kitchen witch might create a warm and hearty stew made with root vegetables, such as carrots, potatoes, and turnips, to symbolize the earthy energy of the season. One of my favorite things to study as a kitchen witch is the folklore and history of food. Did you know beer has been made for thousands of years and was once used to pay the laborers who built the Egyptian pyramids? Did you know that cheese has a magical history and is said to “en-spell” a woman when given a piece by a desiring man? The lore and origins of food will fascinate you and you’ll be able to include these tidbits into your kitchen rituals and spells. 11. Using Your Witch’s Broom

When there’s a comma before the instruction, you measure first, then do the instruction. So “1 cup almonds, COMMA, chopped” means you measure 1 cup of almonds, then chop. But most certainly I still consider myself a kitchen witch. It’s not about being a master of all things in the kitchen and your home. It’s about your energy, intentions, and whether or not the term resonates with you. Olive oil: Known for its protective and healing properties, olive oil is often used in kitchen witchcraft for anointing and dressing candles, tools, and other ritual objects.My kitchen is multi-purposed. First of all, it’s where we locate all of our food related activities, cooking, eating, storing food and appliances, etc. It’s also where I store my cleaning supplies. CILANTRO/CORIANDER– Known to be a protective herb in the garden. Traditionally a bunch was hung within the home as an herb of protection. It is associated with peace, and may be used in rituals performed for that effect. In Egypt it was used in love spells to enhance the love between two, and also coined as an ‘herb for immortality.’ Remember, your environment in your kitchen (and beyond) can have a profound impact on you. Why not impact that environment with aromatherapy? Sixth Scents subscription boxes focus on 100% pure essential oils, curated for the aromatherapy needs of the upcoming month. CACAO –The Mayas used cacao beans in ceremonial beverages during spiritual rituals honoring the Mayan gods. The liquid liquid chocolate often combined with other medicines, was served and drank as a symbol for blood, and used to access the land of the ancestors. Although cacao is often found in every corner of the world now a days, its vital to use the right kind during ritual. Raw cacao beans or powder can be used to ignite spiritual sight and to enhance meditation.

Just like any other space, the kitchen can sometimes collect unwanted energies, especially if it doesn't get much sunlight. All those cabinets and crevices between appliances don't help matters. And if you live in a rental there could be years of energetic build up hanging around in your kitchen. The gifts of the Earth are transformed and combined into creations that nourish and benefit your body. That's pretty neat! Visualize your intention. As you are prepare the ingredients by chopping, peeling, and heating, visualize yourself in the life where your intention has manifested. This tool is used to grind herbs and nuts. You place your ingredients in the mortar and rub the pestle along the surface of the mortar—which has ribs on it—to crush and grind the herbs or nuts. It's totally okay to use a blender or electric grinder for this, or to buy your herbs pre-ground. If you want the full experience though, using a mortar and pestle can be fun. PantryHowever, you don’t have to be rigid with cooking (whereas baking is more of a science that can take practice). You can do whatever you want if your instincts are telling you to try something else. Essential kitchen items Kitchen design interior". Kitchenbos.com. 2011-01-03. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03 . Retrieved 2012-08-04. There are lots of ways we can embrace our inner kitchen witch. Even if we aren’t growing everything we eat, or living in that little cottage at the edge of the wood. And remember, this is a lifelong path and learning process. You will not become the wise old kitchen witch overnight, and you should want to. I love Rachel's writing style, for those of you 'new' to the path a brilliantly informative book on everything you need to know to make a start. For those who have been travelling this path for a while a confirmation and a tidy up of the knowledge you already have plus a few extras! All told openly as if by your favourite Aunt :) More like this please!

Magically, Parsley is used in spells for love, lust, fertility, protection, purification, spirit communication and other spells related to the dead. Therefore, it would be a good addition to Samhain meals to honor the ancestors or dearly departed. Sage Read more about storing herbs and spices: Your Magical Cabinet or How to tell if your herbs are still good. Parsley Using seasonal foods in your recipes not only adds an extra layer of magic, but also helps to connect us to the earth and the natural cycles. Whether you are making a sweet and tangy summer salad with fresh berries or a comforting autumn soup filled with root vegetables, the food you prepare can reflect the energy of the season and bring a sense of balance and harmony to your life. The Spiritual Practices Of Kitchen Witches Are Varied A modern day kitchen witch may have an office jobduring the day, be running her kids to soccer practice in the evening, and have to buy her herbs instead of wild foraging or growing them herself. These scenarios are normal to modern day life, and that’s okay. We all know this house and can picture it in our minds. It’s the resident witch house, with the stories and lore to go with it. This is the fantasy, the mythology, what we want the witches house to look like. Hell it’s the one I want to live in one day lol.The kitchen witch often sets up and tends to a magical kitchen altar. The altar can be on top the kitchen counter, a kitchen shelf, or anywhere you see fit. Candles, offerings, and figurines can be placed on the kitchen witch’s altar. I’ve seen everything from vintage kitchen witches to miniature cauldrons and skull-patterned tea cups used candle holders! Make your kitchen altar a space for the kitchen gods and spirits and as a daily reminder of your unique practice. 7. Kitchen Grimoire CEDAR – Another precious tree recognized by many cultures as a mythical and powerful ally. Cedar has been known through the ages as a protective ally, assisting in repelling bad energy. Dedicate a space in your kitchen for your magical tools, such as shelves for crystals, candles, and herbs. Keep your tools organised and use them when needed to amplify your intentions and rituals. To make your journey to becoming a Kitchen Witch easier, we have created a Kitchen Witchcraft Kit, full of everything you need to get started in your journey including herbs, teas, and tools. Embrace Mindfulness If you want happiness, put on some happy music, cook with brightly colored foods, set up the environment to create this energy within you as you cook. If you’re angry, trying to just think happiness into your meal isn’t really going to work, you have to create the vibe. Just like with a ritual, you don’t want to go into it with heightened emotions and make things go haywire. ROSE – Many cultures have used this one throughout history to call in love and beauty. Magically it has been used for divination, spiritual protection and to help mend a broken heart.