Coffee

Kitchen ingredient1 tradition

overview

Coffee speeds things up. In folk magic it is added to spells that need to work fast, offered to spirits in Hoodoo and Vodou, and used to drive off nightmares.

Uses

Speeding up a spell
Energy
Offerings to spirits
Breaking blocks

ritual

Working with it

Add a few coffee grounds to a spell jar that needs to work fast, or leave a cup of black coffee on an ancestor altar.

⚠ Safety note for Coffee

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Planet: ♂︎ Mars
Role: Add-in: stirred into a working
Element: Fire
Works for: Vitality Initiative Banishing Success Courage
Forms: wholepowder
How to use: Brew (drinkable tea)Sachet or charm bagAltar or offering

⚠ Safety

Toxic to pets. Harmful to cats, dogs, or horses. Keep it, and any oil made from it, out of their reach.

Projective

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Where the traditions place it

Mars — Common practice