Topical Brews are potions that have been brewed under the full moon and are meant to be used as aromatherapy or to anoint objects. Each bottle has a gemstone inside that corresponds to its ingredients. Allow your intuition to guide you in using a Topical Brew, but don’t eat it, these are for external/topical uses only. Shake well before use.
Each Brew has undergone a charging journey where the elements used in and around the potion correspond to an intention or attitude. Essentially, this is an oil with magical ingredients and buzzing vibes that will increase the power or permission behind your intentions, rituals or spells.
Suggestions for use:
Waft the Topical Brew fragrance toward your nose as you breathe deeply and think positively of your intention, wish or question. Apply the Brew to your wrists, neck, decolletage or feet throughout the day. Allow the aroma to remind you of your intentions. Breakthroughs, answers or results will present themselves shortly.
Carve your intentions on a spell on a candle, anoint the candle with just a drop of your Topical Brew. Burn the candle during ritual, divination or meditation. Please be careful when using fire with oils, practice fire safety.
Use Topical Brews as massage oils!
Free Write and Burn! Write on a piece of paper everything that is coming to your mind as you think of it. Don’t worry about spelling or grammar as you will burn this paper, never to be read by anyone. I usually write about a page before I fall into trance and just dump everything out of my mind onto the paper. You will know when it is time to stop writing, you will feel complete. I usually end each free write with a positive affirmation. Anoint your pages with the appropriate Topical Brew and burn them, send them off, let them go.
Laudanum No.125 is a Topical Brew from MoonPumpkin’s PaddedRoom.
Charging Journey:
On January 25, 2024 under the Full Wolf Moon A combination of Poppy Seed Oil, Almond Oil, Amber, Bergamot, Cardamom, Rose and Vanilla were charged under the light of the Full Moon with a piece of raw Howlite gemstone.
A candle was burned alongside the Brew with this intention carved on it, "May this Potion Bring stillness to the maddened mind, Clarity through the cobwebs, Relaxation to the restless, And warmth to the isolated."
The Brew was then charged with the song essence of “Feel The Same” by Bully and the Tarot essence of the Four of Swords, Four of Cups and The Hermit.
Laudanum No.125 was born from the need for restoration and the healing of wounds; the emotions and boredom that can come with moments of much needed, long rest; the realization/denial of defeat; the need to surrender to the chrysalis. Change is coming soon and you can feel it, but for now you need to take it slow and nourish yourself.
This brew is named after a tincture of opium popularly used in the Victorian era to alleviate pain, insomnia and “female disorders”. The name was coined from the Latin laudare, meaning “to praise” by the 16th century Swiss-German physician Paracelsus, best known for his dictum “only the dose makes the poison.”
This Topical brew does not contain opium but, to pay homage to its origins, the carrier oil is that of the poppy seed. The essential oils used and the gemstone Howlite are commonly used for relaxation, warmth, healing, and entering a dream-like state.
I created this potion when I was in a time of deep healing, reckoning and isolation. During this particular healing period I was feeling very sarcastic, angry and I wanted justice. I felt silenced and vulnerable, but I also needed to build my strength back up and properly nourish my body. It was not a time for action, I felt restrained. I could feel myself going mad. I thought of the Laudanum tincture as it was given to women for “hysteria”, and slowly surrendered to my (tongue-in-cheek) insanity.
Belladonna No.325 is a Topical Brew from MoonPumpkin’s PaddedRoom
Charging Journey:
On March 25, 2024 under the Full Crow Moon A combination of Sweet Almond Oil, Ashwagandha, Clove, Ylang Ylang and Palmarosa were charged under the light of the Moon with a piece of Obsidian gemstone.
A candle was burned alongside the Brew with this intention carved on it, "May your portals be opened, May the nectar flow, May you embrace this sacred cycle. May you take your power back."
The Brew was then charged with the song essence of “Touched” by Vast, and the Tarot essence of The Lovers, The Tower and The Wheel of Fortune.
Belladonna No.325 is a dedication to Sex and Death, the two great portals. In divination we learn not to think of sex and death in finite terms. What one may see as a romance, another may see as a choice. What one may see as a door closing, another may see an opportunity. However you define sex and death in the moment you are using this Topical Brew- is correct.
This brew is named after a deadly nightshade, used as a cosmetic and a poison. Drops from the plant have been used in the eye to dilate the pupil creating a doe-like beauty, a glamor spell if you will, used to lure lovers. The plant’s leaves have also been used to poison and murder the ones you wish to lure no more. Neither of these uses are recommended. This brew embodies the energies of the Black Widow, to love and kill all at once (metaphorically of course).
This Topical brew does not contain actual Belladonna, but the ingredients are known for their aphrodisiac properties and can aid in release. Charged under the Crow Full Moon, this concoction is ideal for blocking what no longer serves and opening up to vast possibilities. This potion was brewed during a great shed. I was in a raw and powerful liminal space. Change is inevitable, you will constantly be learning new things about yourself and my advice is to dive in! Become who you truly are, live authentically and make adjustments where it is needed for you to correspond to the nature of your own song.
In the process of living authentically I have needed time to rest and process my new self (Laudanum No.125), then I have needed to take action and create accommodations for my new life, sometimes having to fight hard for what I truly need (Ravenous No.224), during all this I am transforming, molting, cracking open, sprouting and molting again. Belladonna No.324 is not the final stage, there is no final stage, only a cycle. Use this potion throughout the process as needed when you are vulnerable, on the threshold, beginning and ending, loving and leaving. This potion is intended to help you view life from the center of the Wheel of Fortune, rather than getting dizzy on the edge.