Magick for the Kitchen Witch

Never Go Hungry Spell

This is a cute spell to ensure that you and yours never go hungry, and one that mimics actual cooking.  Gather 1 red candle, 1 cup table salt, 1 cup flour, 1 cup water, 1 egg white, 1 tsp poppy seeds and a red ribbon.  If schedules allow and you like working with moon phases then wait for the waxing moon.  Anything with the waxing moon is to bring things towards you because the full moon is on its way in whereas waning is to let things go or be rid of them since the full moon is on its way out.

Cast a circle or bless the kitchen in a preferred method, then set the oven for 100 degrees.  Light the candle and pass hands carefully over the flame while reciting the charm: 

“I invoke the spirit; I invoke the earth, the air, the water and the fire.”

Place the salt and flour in a bowl and mix.  Add water until dough is smooth and pliant.  Knead 3 minutes while reciting: 

“Come wealth, come health, some prosperity a-plenty”

Roll the dough into an even tube and form into a figure 8.  Coat it with egg whites and press poppy seeds into dough.  Place it into the oven and cook.  It is done if it sounds hollow when lightly rapped with knuckles.  Dress with the ribbon tied in a bow and hang it in the kitchen.  While this is not toxic, it is not meant to be eaten but just used as a decoration.  (Notice that this spell encompasses all of the elements: water, the earth is in the ingredients, the air is drying the dough and the fire is the heat used for drying).

Kitchen Blessing 

Before performing this spell, clean up the kitchen and stock it with food; two things that need to be done anyway, so why not empower these two ordinarily mundane tasks.  Then, get a candle, incense, a dish with salt and a glass of water.   Light the candles and incense then set all 4 items (elements) in their corresponding points (salt for earth placed in the north; a candle for fire placed in the south; water in the west and the incense for air in the east).  This is an excellent spell to do at New Year’s since there is a superstition that a person should never start the New Year with empty pockets and empty cupboards.  Recite the charm:            

 “Blessed be this kitchen of air, fire, water and earth;
be warmed by the light of the Gods or Goddesses
(you can recite the name of the God or Goddess you honor)
May all that is created here by means both magickal and mundane,
bring nourishment, healing sustenance and cause harm to none.
With love and peace, with joy and magick be now and always filled.”

Now relax, knowing that your kitchen is clean, fully stocked and blessed.

Wooden Luck Spoon 

This spell is one I read about in the book “Magickal Household” by Scott Cunningham and David Harrington.  The spell states that a person’s luck (either individually or as a household) can be changed by simply using a spoon.  Take an old wooden spoon and walk through the house slowly, keep in mind that the spoon will not be reused.  The spoon does not necessarily have to be wooden and in Cunningham’s spell it doesn’t specify if it should be metal, wooden or plastic and also states that it doesn’t even have to be clean.  However, I believe that plastic is never good for spells because it is synthetic materials.  Metal and wood come from nature, but of the two wood is more porous and I feel will be more effective.  

Visit each room while holding the spoon in the receptive hand and visualize the spoon absorbing the house’s malaise and negativity.  When you feel that all the bad vibrations and negativity the house might have exhibited or held in the past has been absorbed by the spoon, go to any crossroads and bury the spoon.  A crossroads can be where two paths intersect in your yard or forest near your home, where they threshold of the door meets outside (bury it under the front stoop) or anywhere else that two things intersect.  

Walk away from the spoon without looking back or it is believed that the negativity will follow.  It is believed that by burying the spoon the earth will absorb the negativity and it will dissipate harmlessly. 

Basil Blessing 

Basil is one of the best herbs for a Kitchen Witch to have on hand.  It is used for protection and can be used in such a variety of ways for magick and for cooking.  From Llewellyn’s Magickal Almanac 2007 we get this great blessing.  It is intended for Basil but parsley or sage would work just as well.  For other intents, such as calming or peace, other herbs can be bundled and used (for example, lavender could be used to create a calming and peaceful atmosphere).  

Lightly rinse off at least 3 full of fresh basil and carefully tie them together.  While facing east hold the Basil in your projective hand, gently shake it while moving clockwise around the kitchen.  This will flick some of the water off of the Basil.  The thought here is that the properties in the Basil will be infused with the water and spread throughout the home.  As you walk around the room (this is good fore more than just kitchens) recite the following charm: 

“Bless the pantry and every pot,
Bless the oven that cooks the food and keeps it hot,
Bless each appliance, cupboard and drawer,
Bless this kitchen forever and more.”

Alternatives to this blessing might be to sprinkle some dried basil in a corner of each room.  To prevent negativity from coming into the home sprinkle Basil on the porch and threshold of any exterior door.  Also, by keeping a pot of Basil growing in the kitchen, porch or patio its magickal properties, and a aroma, can be released by touching it frequently.

A Happy Home 

What Kitchen Witch doesn’t want a happy home?  To ensure that you have one, get a handful each of fresh rose petals, lavender, mint and also a pinch of sea salt (table salt will work).  Boil all the ingredients on the stove.  As it boils, it will promote a feeling of calmness throughout the home as well as be aromatically pleasing. 

Keep an eye on the water level so the items don’t burn or scorch the pan.  When done boiling this potpourri mix, dump the water and its contents onto the earth or your garden to appease the nature spirits.  Many people believe that used herbs should not be thrown away, that it is an insult, and they should instead be given back to the earth.

Similarly, this spell could be done in a potpourri pot which requires only a tea light candle and the water will evaporate at a slower pace.  Dried, the ingredients could be mixed and sprinkled on a charcoal disc for burning or placed in a muslin bag for a sachet to be hung up near the front door.