Color of the day: White
Incense of the day: Neroli

People don’t like to have negative energy nibbling at them. Plants don’t like to be nibbled by herbivores, either. They have devised many defensive strategies to protect themselves, including bristly leaves, bitter taste, and thorns. Two plants with excellent protective qualities are thistle and hollyhock, both readily available during the summer. To make a protective charm, find a small metal box. Carefully gather a small piece of thorny thistle leaf and bristly hollyhock leaf. Press and dry them. Place the dried leaves in the box and seal it. Chant three times:
Thistle and hollyhock,
All harmful magic block.
Store the box in a safe place, and never open it. This will help against negative energy, psychic attacks, and other such unpleasantness.

By: Elizabeth Barrette