It's impromptu darlings, I need your help..

[sweet nothings]

I'm going to make a little rune to protect my friend on his trip up to Canada...and I want to sprinkle some kind of spice/herb on it to get me fully tapped in to what im doing...but the thing is...all i have is house cooking spices..alot of them but nothing fancy...what do you reccommend?

[Isil Darkmoon]

for protection:
basil, caraway, cinnamon, cumin, curry, dill, fennel, garlic, ginseng, mint, nettle, parsley, pepper, rosemary, sage are all good kitchen spices.

I'd personally recommend a blend of basil, rosemary, and sage. It's aromatic and very magically potent. Blend that in with some salt (kosher/pretzel salt is my favorite, but any, from rock to iodized, is fine) to absorb negativity and enhance the purity of the charm.

[sweet nothings]

thank you so much....I have all of those spices!! poke for u!!

[Isil Darkmoon]

Cinnamon, cumin, curry, garlic poweder, and pepper also make a good blend, but it's much more firey. (And if you have any allergies, it'll really get to you.) The green blend I mentioned first seemed to be a much better match for a rune spell.

[Fideal]

Rosemary, definitely. I love the stuff!

[sweet nothings]

I didnt have any rosemary :( but I mixed a bunch of the spices Isil gave me and made a really nice smelling pouch for my friend...now as long as he doesn't have the urge to open it, this will be all good.

[Isil Darkmoon]

hehehhe... if he opens it it'll go POOF! and scatter everywhere :) at least that's what all my herbal sachets do... explode upon contact!

[DraconisArcanus]

hehehhe... if he opens it it'll go POOF! and scatter everywhere :) at least that's what all my herbal sachets do... explode upon contact!
What do you put in them to make them explode? <ducks under his desk>

[Isil Darkmoon]

Nothing out of the ordinary... really... *hides jar of gunpowder behind her back* those black flecks? No... no, that's just ground peppercorns... I swear!

[mucgwyrt]

Bay leaves, also, I believe :)
You can even write your intent upon them and then crumble them over the rune :)

[zakzekezedd]

I find that rosemary, basil and sage work well....add a pich of garlic and you can smell like a sausage. ;)....And never forget good old fashion salt and black pepper.

[hedgecub]

Comfrey is specifically good for protection while travelling. (Sources: Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, by Scott Cunningham; A Compendium of Herbal Magick, by Paul Beyerl; Herb Craft, by Susan Lavender and Anna Franklin.)