🌕 “Moonlight Cauldron Soup” 🌿

Here is a magical soup recipe that’s comforting, nourishing, and spell-infused — ideal for rituals of healing, intuition, and spiritual protection.

✨ Ingredients (Serves 4):

Base:

• 1 tbsp olive oil (for grounding and abundance)

• 1 onion, diced (truth, clarity)

• 4 garlic cloves, minced (protection, warding)

• 2 cups sliced mushrooms (spiritual connection, especially shiitake or cremini)

• 2 carrots, chopped (nurturing energy)

• 2 parsnips, chopped (cleansing and balance)

• 2 potatoes, chopped (earth magic, grounding)

• 1 tsp sea salt (purification)

• ½ tsp black pepper (banishing negativity)

• 6 cups vegetable broth or mushroom broth (for deep spiritual nourishment)

Magical Herbs (fresh or dried):

• 1 tsp rosemary (protection and memory)

• 1 tsp thyme (courage, healing)

• 1 bay leaf (intuition, vision)

• A pinch of sage (cleansing, wisdom)

• Optional: 1 tsp dried nettle or mugwort (enhanced dreamwork and psychic energy)

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🔮 Directions:

1. Circle and Intention: Before you begin, set your sacred space. Light a white candle and stir your ingredients clockwise with an intention for healing, clarity, and inner wisdom.

2. Sauté the aromatics: In a large pot, warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and sauté until translucent — chant a small mantra if desired (e.g., “With each stir, may peace occur.”)

3. Root vegetables and mushrooms: Add carrots, parsnips, potatoes, and mushrooms. Stir them in well and let them cook for 5-7 minutes.

4. Add broth and herbs: Pour in your broth. Add sea salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme, bay leaf, sage, and optional mugwort/nettle. Bring to a gentle boil.

5. Simmer: Cover and simmer over low heat for 25-30 minutes. Stir occasionally clockwise, focusing on your magical intent.

6. Finish and Bless: Remove bay leaf. Taste and adjust salt/pepper. Before serving, hover your hand over the pot and speak your blessing into the soup (e.g., “By moon and root, by star and stem, I invite peace to enter them.”)

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🥣 Magical Notes:

• Best served during a waning or new moon, or after spiritual work.

• Garnish with parsley (joy) or a swirl of oat cream (softness).

• Serve with rustic bread for grounding — or crescent-shaped rolls if during moon rituals.