Magical intent
Passion
Magical intent1 tradition
Passion is fierce desire: for a person, a cause, a craft. Mars rules the blood and the fire.
Uses
- Reigniting desire
- Motivation
- Physical energy
- Commitment to a cause
- Day
- Tuesday
- Moon phase
- Waxing moon
- Colors
- Red, scarlet, crimson
- Herbs and scents
- Cinnamon, ginger, basil
- Stones
- Garnet, ruby, carnelian
Working with it
On a Tuesday, light a red candle and spend ten minutes moving your body hard: dance, run, lift. Then write what you want with your whole heart. Passion lives in the body before it lives on paper.
What to work with for Passion
Herbs
❦ Black Pepper❦ Cardamom❦ Cayenne❦ Cinnamon❦ Coriander❦ Damiana❦ Galangal❦ Ginger❦ Hibiscus❦ High John the Conqueror Root❦ Nettle❦ Parsley❦ Patchouli❦ Pomegranate❦ Tiger Lily
Stones
Oils and resins
Kitchen
Candle colors
15 herbs7 stones2 oils and resins1 candle color
Where the traditions place it
- Mars — Common practice