#magicka

Snail shells

(Sustainably harvested from the mountain forest)

(no snails are ever harmed, all shells are discards)

Magickal properties;

Chakra activation, especially of the Yin Meridian

grounding energies and earthing frequencies

protection during travel

Sanctuary and warding of homes and dwellings

The spiral symbolizes the Inward journey, personal growth, and focus upon the self

Whole snail shells are the perfect component for protection spells dedicated to your house or for traveling.

Large snails shells can be used as oracle or divination tools; by painting runes, symbols or sigils upon them, shake and scatter gently to do a shell reading.

Crushed snail shells can also be used in place of salt, clay, or eggshells in many other spells.

The powdered shells can be mixed with anointing oil and used to activate the chakras and stimulate Kundalini energy as well as the Yin Meridian

Here are a few pages from an ‘alchemy’ book that I made for my boyfriend for his 21st birthday. It is based upon the potions found in the video game, “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim”.

Each in-game potion comes in varying potencies and colors. I took these potions and assigned them to real-life alcoholic cocktails that would be the same color as the in-game potion. I also took into consideration the proof of each alcoholic drink, pairing higher proof drinks with the stronger in-game potions. Thus, I created a sort of alcoholic potion recipe book based on the video game from scratch.

I aged the watercolor paper pages with black tea, illustrated the potions with watercolor, ink, and colored pencil, inked the recipes by hand, and hand-stitched the book together with embroidery thread. The cover is watercolor and a paper cutout.

Some potions for your journey

These are modeled after the potion bottles in “Skyrim”; watercolor, ink, and colored pencil. I also aged/stained the watercolor paper myself with tea