Beet Juice/Dried Beets ground down
Gum Arabic
Few drops of river water

Mix dry ingredients then wet with water slowly in cauldron/pot of metal,then heating slowly place under moon and sun for three days and nights.
(**sorry about this sketchy info folks-I got this from a mailing list I am on-source unknown and there were no measurements for it-I have done this using 1 part to 1 part with enough water to make it thin enough to use and it seems to have worked well.)

Dragon's Blood Ink

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Dragon's Blood resin is a plant latex. It is more soluble in some inks than others so experiment a little. It contains contaminants and plant fibers that will clog pen nibs and quills. The following steps help to eliminate some of the impurities:

   a. Grind Dragon's Blood resin into a fine powder with a large pestle and mortar.
   b. Measure out 1 very heaping teaspoon of the powdered resin, store any remaining powder for future use.
   c. In a clean pestle & mortar, add the heaping teaspoon of powdered resin and one ounce of the finest red calligraphy ink you can find. Grind for about 15 minutes being careful not to splash or spill the ink. Store in a jar for a day or more, shaking occasionally. A full lunar cycle of "steeping" is great!
   d. Filter out the undissolved plant materials with a fine paper coffee filter. This is a messy, but necessary, process. Filtering can take a few hours so cover the filter with plastic wrap to prevent the ink from drying.
   e. If you look closely, the coffee filter will contain very fibrous particles, like very small strands. These dry to an orange-brown color rather than the deep blood red of normal Dragon's Blood resin, even after soaking in red ink! This is the plant fibers and contaminants. You should  have about 1/2 the amount of residue left in the filter as resin you put in. In other words you added a heaping teaspoon of resin powder and the filter should contain about 1/2 teaspoon residue. Dragon's Blood is a natural product so the contaminants can vary widely.
   f. If you would like a realistic "true blood" color, add a few drops of brown calligraphy ink. Start with just a drop or two and adjust the color as desired.

Invisible Inks

Remember writing in lemon juice, scorching the paper and having it show up? Well you can use a lot more than lemon juice! You can also use grapefruit juice, acetic acid (white vinegar), onion juice, and milk.

*mix 4 measures of table salt in a test tube 1/2 full of water, use as ink.When the writing is dry,rub over it lightly with a soft lead pencil and the writing will stand out.

*to create invisible "blue" ink -dissolve one measure of sodium ferrocyanide in a test tube 1/2 full of water. Using a toothpick, write a message with this solution on a blank sheet of paper. Make another solution by dissolving one measure of ferric ammonium sulfate in a test tube 1/2 full of water. Dampen a piee of blotting paper with this solution and press it on the first sheet of paper. Your writing will turn blue.

*to make your secret messages disappear - dissolve 1/2 measure of ferric ammonium sulate and 1/2 measure sodium ferrocyanide in a test tube 1/4 full of water. Using a toothpick, write a message with this solution on a blank sheet of paper. To make the writing disappear, say your magic words as you wipe over it with a mixture of two measures o sodium carbonate in a test tube of 1/4 full of water.

*to create a special ink that disappears when you breathe on it: Make an ink by dissolving 3 measures of cobalt chloride in a test tube 1/2 full of water. Using a toothpick, write a message with this solution on a blank sheet of paper. Carefully hold the paper near an electric light bulb. Your mesage will appear in blue. The blue writing will disappear again if you blow on it.

Lavender Ink

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Scented ink will give a delicate, intangible fragrance to your personal writings, a fragrance that will waft out as soon as the envelope or pages are opened. It will linger mysteriously over the pages of your Book of Shadows.

Ingredients:

1/2 oz (15g) dried lavender flowers
6 tbsp water
1 small bottle ink (can use Dragons Or Doves Blood ink)

Directions :

Crush the lavender and put into a saucepan with the water. Bring them to the boil and simmer for about 30 minutes or until you have 2 tablespoons brown, opaque liquid left. Strain, pressing down well. Mix the liquid with the ink.

Prosperity Ink

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   a. Grind one pinch of each of the following herbs with a pestle & mortar: basil, alfalfa, cinquefoil, cinnamon powder, clove powder, and  galangal powder (a.k.a. Low John the Conqueror Root)
   b. Add 1 very heaping teaspoon of the powdered herbs to one ounce of the finest green calligraphy ink you can find. Grind for about 15 minutes being careful not to splash or spill the ink. Store in a jar for a day or more, shaking occasionally. A full lunar cycle of "steeping" is great! 
   c. Filter the ink with a fine paper coffee filter. This is a messy, but necessary, process. Filtering can take a few hours so cover the filter with plastic wrap to prevent the ink from drying.
   d. In each bottle of ink, place a small piece of aventurine stone.  ( small beads work well for this)

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