HOPS - Organic - Sleep, Healing, Lust, Clarity, Love

BOTANICAL NAME:  Humulus lupulus

MARS/MASCULINE/AIR

LORE: Hops are associated with wild wolves (lupulus) in Celtic mythology and ruled over the winter months of the dead time. 

February is called "wolf month", and rules over Imbolc in the Northern Hemisphere and associated with the Celtic Goddess Brigid

RECIPE:  BEER

2 pts beer hops.   1 lb sugar.  1 lb malt.  2 gallons water. yeast.                                Activate the yeast. Place the hops in a large saucepan with enough water to cover and boil for 15 mins. Strain the liquid into a brewing bin, add the sugar, malt and stir until dissolved. At the same time, add the rest of the water. Cool then add the yeast and cover for 5 days. Bottle in screw top bottles and leave for at least a week before drinking. 

MAGICKAL USES: Promotes Sweet Dreams, Spiritual Healing, Clarity, Love

Stuff a sachet and place under your pillow to ward off insomnia and nightmares.

Connected to the Underworld, the wolf stands beside Cernunnos on the Gundestrop cauldron. Carry hops to promote physical and emotional healing, to enhance creative and sexual energies.

Hops can be used in sleep sachets for peaceful rest, or added to your ritual work to encourage creativity and resolve emotional tensions. Its deep connection to the cycles of winter and Imbolc make it a meaningful addition to rituals honouring the seasons and celebrating personal transformations.

Make an infusion with tepid water to cleanse altar tools and in a bath before ritual. 

Sold in 10gm parcels.