Casting Instructions for ‘Love Potion Number Nine’
”Let the one who drinks this wine
shower me with love divine,
sweet love potion number nine
make his/her love forever mine.”
Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat and let it simmer for nine minutes. Remove the cauldron from the heat and allow the potion to cool off. Blow nine times upon the potion, bless it in the names of nine love-goddesses, (see below) and then strain it through a cheesecloth into a clean container. Cover and refrigerate it until you are ready to serve it to the man or woman from whom you desire love and affection. (Do not allow anyone other than your beloved to look at, touch, or drink the love potion.)
The nine goddesses: Inanna, Ishtar, Astarte, Hathor, Nephthys, Aphrodite, Venus, Freya, Arianrhod.
- 9 drops of red wine/cherry soda
- 9 basil leaves
- 9 red rose petals
- 9 cloves
- 9 apple seeds
- 9 drops vanilla extract
- 9 drops strawberry juice
- 9 drops apple juice
- 1 ginseng root, cut into 9 equal pieces