You need a strong base for any kind of support, so I’ve started my ‘As Above, So Below‘ herbal tea collection with ‘Mood Elevation’. Mood Elevation herbal tea’s recipe has been lovingly curated to support the muladhara chakra; your root chakra.
Muladhara Chakra
The root chakra feeds energy to the other chakras, much like roots drawing energy from the earth to feed the stems and leaves of plants. From a stable and healthy root chakra, you can bring joy and grounding to the rest of the body, and it is from the muladhara chakra that a kundalini awakening begins.
Each ingredient in Mood Elevation tea contains a little medicine and a little magic. I’m not here to talk about the more farfetched claims surrounding any of these herbs; studies have been done about each of them that talk about preventing cancer or other major diseases, but we’re not going to go there. Please do not use herbal tea in place of actual advice or prescriptions from your doctor, and remember to check if any medication you are taking could react with the ingredients in the tea.
Chamomile
Chamomile has been used in traditional medicine recipes for centuries to calm anxiety, settle upset stomachs, help with rheumatic pain, and reduce hay fever symptoms. It is packed with terpenoids, flavonoids, and mucilages. These components have antiallergic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties that are soothing for your insides and your skin, and can aid wound healing. Herbal tea is one of the most popular forms in which to consume or apply chamomile.
In folklore and magic, chamomile is connected to love, healing, luck, and stress reduction. When you add it to a spell or a sachet, it is supposed to increase the chances of success. Some people sprinkle chamomile infusions around their house to remove unwanted energy, and some use it in bath magic to attract love.
Mint
Mint has also been used in many kinds of medicine; even just the scent is somehow calming and invigorating at the same time. Mint contains rosmarinic acid, which is an anti-inflammatory agent and an antioxidant, and menthol, an aromatic decongestant. It is often combined with chamomile for relief for irritated stomachs.
Metaphysically, it is used to promote communication, boost energy, and raise vitality. It is also good for healing and protection, and to entice helpful spirits to assist your magic.
Orange Peel
Orange peels contain phytonutrients and flavonoids, nutrients like polyphenols, fibre, folate, and vitamin C, and limonene which is a potent anti-inflammatory. Like chamomile and mint, it can aid in digestion, and help reduce gastrointestinal problems like heartburn and constipation.
Magical uses of orange peel include divination, luck, love, and money blessing. Some people use it in sachets to help them or someone else make up their mind, or bring luck to business.
Sarsaparilla
Sarsaparilla is a strong anti-inflammatory that can be useful to treat rheumatoid conditions. It contains saponins, which may kill bacteria, help with itchy skin, and reduce joint pain. Researchers think that sarsaponin can bind to the endotoxins that cause lesions in psoriasis, and remove them from the body. These saponins are also thought to synergistically increase the absorption and bioavailability of other herbs it is mixed with.
The magic of sarsaparilla increases health, love, money and sexual vitality. It is a synergist in magic as well as medicine, as it can be mixed with other herbs to improve the success of witchy rituals.
What's in the Box
When you purchase Mood Elevation herbal tea at my massage therapy studio, you’ll get a cute paper pillow box with a sigil on the label. Each box contains one small tea bag with 1 teaspoon of loose tea, and one large tea bag with 2 teaspoons of loose tea. I created the sigil to infuse the contents of the box with uplifting energy directed at the person who uses the tea. The tea bags, tea, box, and labels are all compostable.
How to Use
Mood Elevation is a sweetly flavoured tea with a pleasing aroma, making it perfect for a cheering drink and bath combination. Because this is ‘As Above, So Below’ tea, if you want to add something to your cup to sweeten your tea, consider also adding some to your bath; honey would be a great addition for your skin. I usually add epsom salt or sea salt to the tub, and a little pinch of sea salt to the tea. If you are feeling extra witchy, drop a stone like smoky quartz or bloodstone in your bath for a little more root chakra magic (I don’t recommend adding stones to your tea; some crystals are water soluble and not good for drinking).
Hydrotherapy wisdom teaches us that soaking in a salt bath for longer than 20 minutes will reduce the medicinal aspect of your soak. I’ve measured the tea bag for your cup to make a smallish cup of tea, because drinking too much hot beverage in a hot bath can be dangerous for your thermoregulation. Remember the hydrotherapy gods? They’re still watching. Please bathe responsibly.