#wormwood
{***Please be sure to do your own research, find out if it is safe for you to use plants such as wormwood, and that you use proper dosages. There are several health conditions and situations where wormwood and related plants are not safe for folks to use. And please, for the love of all that is sacred, dilute before using and use responsibly.***}
This morning I started a brew of wormwood bitters {inspired by absinthe}, which I am looking forward to using to aid in travelling and divination during the upcoming dark half of the year. This is my first time making this, so it is a bit of an experiment. In my own brew I added the following herbs, after giving them a good going over with a stone mortar and pestle:
wormwood
fennel
anise
hyssop
peppermint
lemon balm
coriander seed
dandelion root
I then added in some 80 proof vodka, enough to cover the herbs and then some. Most of the ingredients are traditionally found in absinthe recipes, and many have the delightful associations of what I plan to use it for. I added dandelion root as a extra, for it’s association with seeing, ancestor work and the Otherworlds.
I will brew it for at least a week, shaking it every day, saying a little charm as I do so. While it sits, I will have it covered in black, with a pendant that I wear during some rituals, to inform the brew of its intended use.
It will then be strained and bottled, and use diluted. Below is the video I got inspiration from to make this, which I encourage people to check out.
A Wormwood harvest on the Dark of the Moon—
“Of these worts that we name Artemisia, it is said that Diana did find them and delivered their powers and leechdom to Chiron the Centaur—.”
image id: a digital drawing of wormwood from the game don’t starve. he is pictured in full view, sitting and holding out his arms in a shrug-like gesture. he is facing the viewer, but turning his head slightly to the side. he is smiling, delighted. wormwood is overgrown with green leaves and small, white flowers. he also has a tail made out of a thin, green vine, ending with a big, white flower resting in front of his legs. there are yellow and orange butterflies flying around him or resting on his head or hands. wormwood is also wearing a straw hat with a torn top to fit the sprout on his head. the background shows a green, grassy field with pale white and blue flowers growing on it and a blue sky filled with fluffy pale blue clouds. end id
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EDIT: yknow i see the irony of the first one combined with the fact that this post is not accessible to screen readers. id under the cut
every few months i remember this game exists and obsess over it for like 3 weeks
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