Whitcher’s blade enchantment (Whitcher inspired)

To enchant a blade as a protective talisman

Ingredients:
Blue candle
Red candle
Purple candle
knife

Steps:
Arrange the candles in a triangle around the knife
Light the candles
Sit in front of the knife and focus on all that you might need protection from, and put that energy into the candles
Use the knife to put out the candles so that it can know how to protect you from all your worries

Hawkeye’s adaptability (Marvel inspired)

For help adapting to changes

Ingredients:
Raspberry leaf tea
Lavender
Catnip
Honey

Steps:
Brew the herbs together as a tea, and use the honey to draw in a symbol for adaptability.  Stir clockwise to put your intent into the tea

Mandalore’s strength (Star Wars inspired)

For aid from your ancestors, both in blood and blade

The only thing you’ll need is something to represent the protection of your armor. If you’re not sure what to use a piece of amber can work.

Place your armor representation in front of you and recite this incantation 3 times:

“I ask for the strength
of my brothers and sisters who have fallen
The strength of the clan
until my task is at its end”

Be sure to thank those who come to help you!

Ezio’s hood glamour (Assassin’s Creed inspired)

A glamour based on a single garment

Ingredients:
Agarment to use as your focus
Thyme, orange peel, dragon’s blood

Steps:
Light the herbs as an incense and pass your focus through the smoke while focusing on the inner qualities you are trying to bring out, such as confidence or calmness 

For rejuvenating baths

Ingredients:

Blue candles, red candles, black candles

Black tea, lavender, rosemary 

Process:

As you draw the bath, light the candles where you can see them from inside the tub

In whatever form you wish (I recommend in a sachet) add the tea, lavender, and rosemary

As you get into the bath recite this incantation:
“As I sink into the pit
May I rejuvenate where I sit
To emerge healthy, cleansed, and fit”

Repeat as needed and enjoy for as long as you feel you should

Let’s talk about: Bath spells

Bath spells are very common for witches today, and with good reason.  Who doesn’t love a nice relaxing bath, and using candles and herbs to set the mood has been done for years.  Like a lot of magic the main difference between a bath spell and a bath with candles and good smells is intent.  I’ve heard of a dozen ways to do bath spells, mostly involving putting different herbs in the bath to enhance it.  This is something you can either do loose in the bath, as a sachet, or as an incense burned nearby; I’m a fan of the sachet method for myself, just for the ease of clean up.

Adding candles and stones around the edge of the bath can also be a great way to bring magic to your soak, but of course if you’re doing anything with fire always put your safety first.  If you can’t place a candle safely on the edge of your bath, a nearby counter top with line of sight can work just as well.

Now you’re probably saying, “Hey! You promised us a masculine witch blog, baths aren’t very manly”.  To which I can only say, “So?”  While it’s true that baths don’t fall under the typical view of masculinity that doesn’t mean they should be avoided,  I like to use baths to loosen my muscles up after tough workouts, or meditate in a relaxing environment.  

That being said, here’s a few ways to make your bath spells more manly:

1. Take a shower instead of a bath, you won’t be able to enjoy it for nearly as long, but if you put your herbs in a sachet and hang it from the shower head you’ll get a similar experience.

2. Use scents that you consider more masculine, I don’t use scented candles often but when I do my favorite scent is tobacco; basically what I’m saying is you don’t have to come out of a bath smelling like flowers if you don’t want to.

3. Drink beer or whiskey while you bathe, obviously don’t do this one if you’re underage, but I find a nice rye while I’m soaking is a wonderful way to get me to relax and let the spell do its job.

4. Listen to a podcast, a lot of people recommend music to relax in a bath, but I always find I don’t like any of the usual “relaxing” music because it’s too slow; instead I’ll listen to gaming podcasts.

5. If none of those are masculine enough for you then I recommend this: Don’t bathe alone, you won’t get much magic done, but a soak with a partner never fails to relax me.

That finishes up my ramble on bath magic.  Practice safe and Ret'urcye mhi!