Pumpkin & Spice Home Protection Simmer Pot

Pumpkin & Spice Home Protection Simmer Pot

Good morning moon babes! Happy Mondayyyy- For the start off for this weeks Samhain post with another protection blend, this time we are working in the kitchen with both dried and fresh botanicals to bring in a warm yet protective energy into your space. Today we are going to be curating a simmer pot to let simmer and brew on your stove for a few hours. ( I know that some people like using mini crock pots or even those little fondue pots with a tea light candle underneath it to brew their simmer pots instead of 

For simmer pots I try and gather as much fresh materials as I can find from local markets or the store, not only does this add a huge boost in aromatic scents that the simmer pot releases into your space but energetically it feels incredible with fresh produce and herbs. Of course if you only have some of these herbs in dried form then use that! You can also gather any other fresh herbs or elements from your area and add it into your simmer pot recipe, add local plants and elements to boost the protection for your spell.

Things You Need:

-Wooden spoon - for grounding you and your work.

-Pot for your stove

-Allspice

-1 spoon full of pumpkin spice blend (I shared a graphic with a recipe for one last week! As well as the spiritual properties associated with them!)

-3 cloves -

-Black pepper - to protect you and your home, add spice to your protection.

-2 Bay leaves - protection against the evil eye and protect your and everyone in your homes health.

-3 sticks of cinnamon -

-Basil - protection against illness and 

-Rosemary - I like this in this spell to aid in sustainability and longevity of this ritual to continue even past when its on the stove.

-Sun water - To bring fiery energy and warmth to your space.

-Black chime candle - for protecting your space

-Fire proof dish

-Orange Peel / Fresh orange slices - emotional balance, warmth, and abundance.

How To Cast:

As all spells on this page,  I always advise that you cleanse your home entirely from back to front. I prefer using bells and a broom for this as we are working protectins - bells are just something my ancestors love so if you adore a certain incense or smoke blend use that instead. Once you have cleansed your home make sure to leave appropriate offerings to your ancestors / spirits / deities if you are going to ask for their assistance as you put together this simmer pot if you are going to be asking any spirit for help at all. (For me its fresh coffee, some sweets bc my people love sweats and a lil ancestor money being burnt.)

Go to your kitchen and spend some time cleansing your surfaces and tools you are going to be using today, gather all the fresh elements and benign praying over them one by one, activate them and enjoy them. Smell all of the scents, enjoy the spirit of these fresh herbs before putting them into your pot on the stove. Once all ingredients have been added and prayed over then pour your sun water over your mix and turn your stove on medium. I let it sit on medium until it starts to boil then I will turn it down to low and let simmer while adding new water as needed

The candle is to power your working while the simmer pot simmers and combines together.  You will need to place this somewhere safe in your kitchen and let it burn fully (do not blow out then start again.) Let the simmer pot stay on your stove for at LEAST as long as it takes for the chime candle to burn down. Etch your initials, or the initials of everyone who lives in your home into the black candle and you can either dress the black candle with olive oil or leave blank with just the initials etched in and burn. Let your simmer pot burn for at the very least as long as the candle burns.

When you are done with your simmer pot you can always take some of the herbs from your stove and put them into a tea bag or sachet and take a bath with them, you can wait for the water to cool down completely and take the water to your front door with a white cloth and wash the front and back of your front door - including knobs- with the water from the leftover simmer pot. If you want to carry this onto a floor wash you can also do this and its super juicy, just strain out the herbs and add fresh hot water into a pail and add a drop of the simmer pot water into your pail before moping up.

Let me know if any of you guys try this simmer pot blend out!

XOXO