All Purpose Magical Wash

All Purpose Magical Wash

You will need:

• About 2 cups white vinegar
• About 1.5 ounces of salt (a regular shot glass filled to the brim is 1.5 ounces)
• 13 pine needles, broom straws, or etc
• 2 cups fresh or 1/2 cup dried lemon verbena (also called lemon vervain or, in New Orleans, van van)
• 1/2 cup pine oil cleaner (I like a brand called “Lehman’s”, which is just pine oil and surfactants (chemicals to make the oil dissolve properly in water.  Pinesol brand, which is what I learned to use as a kid, no longer contains any pine oi.)
• 2 liters water.  Rain water is best, but any water will do.
• A large pot
• A funnel
• A clean, empty spray bottle
• A clean empty two liter bottle

Begin by boiling the water, salt, vervain, and lemongrass together.  Let it boil for about 10 minutes, and then cool. Strain out the herbs, and then mix in the vinegar.  Slowly drop in the pine needles and broom straws, and then stir 13 times while praying for blessings on your home.  Psalm 127 is a nice choice, as is the Orphic hymn to Hestia, but it is always best to speak your own words to your own gods.  Thank the pine tree and the vervain for their help. Thank the salt and the water for their help. Thank the broom for it’s help.  Fill the bottles with the funnel, and store for future use. The mix can be used as is or added to other cleaners. Remember to label the bottles.