Our Lady of Carmel (Italy)

Meditrina

Theme:  Health

Symbols: Healing Charms; Herbal Preparations

About Meditrina:  This Roman goddess of healing magic specializes in the use of wines, herbs, and empowered charms to restore our health when summer colds or weariness set in.

To Do Today:  In Italy, this is a time to go to Madonna del Carmine's church bearing an emblem of one's sickness so the Maddona (a goddess type) can heal the malady.  We will be turning to Meditrina instead, invoking her power to make health-provoking amulets for physical protection, and a healthful wine.

To make yourself a Meditrina charm that keeps health with you, place a pinch of caraway, marjoram, nutmeg, and thyme in a green cloth and tie it up.  Put this in sunlight (considered healthful) for several hours, then bless it, saying,

Meditrina, see my need.  I am open to receive.

Throughout the day good health impart, in my body, mind, and heart.

Carry this often.  To change it so it protects you from sickness, use a red-colored cloth filled with apple peel, allspice berries, and a pinch of cinnamon.

To make an aqua vitae (a healthful wine) that will internalize Meditrina's well-being, begin with a base of apple juice or wine.  In this base steep a cinnamon stick, cloves, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and a bit of honeycomb.  Do this during a waxing moon if possible to promote growing health, then drink as desired.

By Patricia Telesco~From "365 Goddess"