Dragons Fire Tea
A Spicy warming tea, to fuel your inner dragon fire.
Materials Needed:
- 7 whole Cloves
- 2 orange slices
- 2 cinnamon sticks broken
- Fresh grated Ginger
- 4 tsp brown sugar or Honey
Boil water and steep for 10 minutes then strain.
-By HoneyCoyote-
MERMAID ICED TEA
Serves 2
- 2 Tablespoons Butterfly Pea
- 1 1/2 Cup Boiling Water
- 2-5 Drops Liquid Stevia
- 2 Tablespoons Coconut Cream
- Ice (to serve)
- Steep loose tea in boiling water for 10 minutes.
- Strain the tea, and add to a sealed container. Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours.
- When ready to serve, stir the stevia into the tea. Divide the tea into two, ice filled glasses.
- Top each glass with a tablespoon of coconut cream and serve immediately.
- Butterfly Pea Tea is a refreshing, light tasting, caffeine-free tea with a beautiful, violet color. Look for it in your local tea shop.
https://effortlessvegan.com/mermaid-iced-tea/
ROOIBOS ROSE SUN TEA RECIPE WITH HIBISCUS HONEY
Rooibos Rose Herbal Sun Tea
For this tea I used a 1:1:1 ratio of Rooibos (Red Bush Tea), rose tea and culinary lavender. To sweeten it, I used infused hibiscus honey.
Rooibos (pronounced ROY-boss) is also called African Red Bush Tea. Grown only in South Africa, the tea is made from the needle-like leaves of the shrub, which turn red as the tea oxidizes, or ferments. Rooibos is naturally caffeine-free and full of antioxidants and minerals such as calcium and zinc. The lovely Red Tea, as it is also called, seems to benefit the digestive system and can help with skin conditions due to its high levels of phenylpyretic acid, which has anti-inflammatory properties.
To make the tea, place the herbal tea blend onto several layers of cheesecloth and tie it into a pouch. Leave the string long enough so it’s easy to fish out after it’s “brewed.” Making a little pouch out of cheesecloth isn’t totally necessary, but it eliminates the step of straining the tea before you drink it.
Then place the tea sachet into a large jar and fill it with cool or room temperature water. (The jar pictured holds 1 liter.) Set the bottle in a sunny windowsill or outside in a sunny spot. In a few hours the tea will brew and be ready to drink! Give the tea sachet a good squeeze to make sure you get all the flavor out. It can then be discarded or placed in a compost bin.
I love my iced tea with a good squeeze of lemon and little drizzle of honey. I think I’m going to be making this once a week! It’s easy and delicious. You can use any kind of tea bags you like – green tea is another great one to try out.
Lavender Rooibos Sun Tea
Prep 2 hours
Total 2 hours
Author Lindsey Rose Johnson
Yield 8 -12
A simple way to make herbal tea using the sun's rays to brew it.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place rooibos and lavender in a large glass jar and fill with water. Place in a sunny window for several hours to brew. Sweeten with honey and add a squeeze of lemon juice.
https://helloglow.co/herbal-sun-tea/
Full Moon Tea: Emotional Well-Being
Making moon tea is a lot like making sun tea, only it imbues different properties. With the moon being a feminine energy, this is a method to use if you're looking to balance feminine hormones, inspire self-love, or to harness the Goddess's nurturing attributes. Today I decided to focus on emotional well-being, because who couldn't use a boost?
Between everyday stress and random junk life throws at us, it's not uncommon for us to need a little pick-me-up now and then in the emotional realm. And who else better to make us feel safe and loved than the Moon Goddess herself?
Here's what to do:
1. Gather your herbs
2. Place them in a clear glass jar
3. Fill jar with gently warmed (NOT boiling or steaming) water
4. Loosely cover with lid or cheesecloth
5. Leave outside in the moonlight
6. In the morning, strain herbs from tea (perfect for composting!)
7. Enjoy a glass while reflecting on how awesome you are.
Easy peasey, right? Below are the herbs I selected. I like to use what I have on hand and encourage you to do the same. No need to make life more complicated, especially if you're making a tea to help you relax! If you're looking for a great, comprehensive reference for magickal herb properties and meanings, I recommend Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs.
A hefty pinch of each:
Magickal properties: Love and happiness
Medicinal properties: analgesic, sedative, moves chi (energy), calms nerves
Magickal properties: love and self-love
Medicinal properties: calms nerves, eases digestion, soothes anxiety, stress, nightmares
Magickal properties: Promotes self-care
Medicinal properties: Encourages convalescence, clears heat, cleanses heavy metal toxicity
Because herbs are so beautifully versatile and comprehensive, I only listed a few applicable medicinal properties of each. Herbal medicine is invaluable and wonderfully vast. Even after years of study, I'm still in awe of how all of our needs can be met through herbs, even modern and unnatural needs, like herbs to combat the side effects of chemotherapy. The more I explore nature, the more I come to realize we truly are taken care of by this beautiful planet. It's humbling and breathtaking and truly miraculous.
...I'm just going to enjoy that thought for a moment.
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Okay, back to tea! If you don't have the herbs above, see what speaks to you from your pantry. Once you've selected three or four, look them up and see what your intuition is telling you. Kind of fun, hm?! Happy Full Moon, everyone!
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