#philtre

qedavathegrey:

Used to arouse enamor and playful infatuation – given to a potential sweetheart or lover to sway them to your favor, romantically, sexually or (maybe) platonically

This recipe sounds very bright and not something I would have come up with – but that’s the beauty of it, I didn’t have to! I transcribed it from a recipe given to me by my newest Spirit Teacher: hence the namesake. Given I am not currently shopping for love, I figured I would post it here (with her permission, of course) and see if all of you could get any use out of it. Be mindful, I haven’t tried this recipe, so I cannot vouch for its effectiveness – but Guiérda’s recipes haven’t let me down yet, I don’t see this being that one that does so.

Ingredients:

• Hollyhock Flowers (dried and powdered; I’d say Hibiscus could be used in place of)
  
• Honey
  
• Blooms of Alisma lanceolatum (though I’d say any wetland, flowering fern might do)
  
• Verydry,white wine or (dry, notsweet!)vermouth
  
• Orange Rind/Peel
  
• A Sprig of Fresh Thyme
  
• A Pinch of Crushed Anise Seed
  

Preparation:

1. In a clean, glass bottle (of any size) rinse first with spring water or the water of a moving (clean) creek. Allow this to dry, then add in just enough honey to coat the bottom and come roughly ½ inch up. To this, add, in order: Hollyhock powder, the orange peel, Anise seeds and just a scant bit of wine/vermouth to get things moving. Spin the bottle to combine the honey with the vermouth, warming it slightly if need be.
   
2. Cap or cover the bottle and allow the mixture to sit overnight.
3. The following day, pour in a small amounts of wine/vermouth incrementally, swirling with each addition to ensure proper mixing. When the mixture nearly fills the bottle, add in the fresh blooms and thyme, then shake gently. From the bottle take a drink, and allow the contents to fall from your mouth back into the bottle – basically backwash, there’s really no sweet way to put that. Cap/Cork.

Best served chilled, if drinking straight, or can be sneaked into food or drink of any kind. I’d say it would keep (refrigerated) for no more than a week.

philtren. a potion, drug, or charm held to have the power to arouse sexual passion

“Carlotta, there is not the faintest shadow of a doubt that you are, and ever will be, my philtre.”

“I beg your pardon, Lola?  Did you ask if this was Viagra?  Good gracious, no!  This is an ancient blue lozenge that says Philtre, not Pfizer.”