Abrev - A cart full of magic: your secret supermarket shopping list

Llewellyn Publications

Woodbury, Minnesota

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A Cart Full of Magic: Your Secret Supermarket Shopping List 2018 by Ileana Abrev.

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Contents

: From Everyday Products
to Magical Items

: Introduction

: A Short History of Grocery Shopping

: Magical Supplies and Tools

: Not Everything Has a Magical Correlation

: Visualization

: Grocery Shopping with Intention

: Using this Book

: Food, Drink, and More

: Vegetables

: Fruits

: Bread

: Dairy

: Nuts and Seeds

: Grains and Legumes

: Eggs

: Sugar

: Baking Goods

: Honey

: Vinegar

: Oils

: Salt

: Herbs and Spices

: Coffee and Tea

: Water

: Juice Drinks

: Alcoholic Beverages

: Household, Hygiene, Beauty, and Other Items

: Flowers

: Essential Oils

: Hygiene and Daily Ritual Products

: Beauty

: Housewares

: Cleaning Products

: Hardware

: Seeds for Planting

: Bird Food

: Other Products

: Enhancing Magical Work

: Applying Color in Magic

: Allowing Outside Influences

: Blending Energies

: Cleansing Your Home Physically and Spiritually

Part One

FROM EVERYDAY PRODUCTS TO MAGICAL ITEMS

Introduction

I n todays world of online shopping, resources for magical supplies have grown so much since I first wrote White Spells: Magic for Love, Money & Happiness . You can buy just about anything online now, especially the resins and rare herbs for specific spells. But supplies to bring or vanish spiritual energy to manifest stability in your home are endless, and the supermarket is just another convenient place where you can shop for them.

In this book, I transform the supermarket into a magical place you never knew existed. Produce will come alive with its magical essence. A single nut will bring prosperity and wisdom into your world; a safety pin could be a quick means of protection. Together, well make shopping at your supermarket a fun and magical experience and improve your emotional well-being, finances, love, and spiritual health and happiness by imbuing the weekly expedition with a magical perspective.

Im always trying to make things easier for those I help. Simplicity in magic is what makes our minds focus on the intent we wish to bring forth. I have found that the simpler something is, the more motivation we have to do it and this in turn brings a positive outcome.

Witches have a way of interpreting all that there is and what it could be. We make do with what we have. We conjure from the Earth. We respect what has been freely given with unconditional love. We do not take what is not ours. We respect others faith, even if we cannot justify it, and understand that individuality is what makes us all unique and beautiful.

A Cart Full of Magic is about convenience and know-how for the modern-day witch. I hope to make you a little bit wiser and more aware of what you purchase, what items could mean or represent to you once you bring your groceries home, and the many ways your weekly supermarket expedition can be used to bring love, happiness, health, and protection into your home.

Once you bring home items from your secret supermarket shopping list, be a little more conscious of your magical purchases. Dont just display flowers; display them for a purpose, for love or happiness. Dont put a bunch of fresh basil straight in the fridge; display it in a vase for protection. Every time you eat a nut, feel protected and assured that all will be as it should be.

A Short History of Grocery Shopping

W e have come a long way since those first early days when homegrown vegetables, fruits, herbs, and grains were shared or swapped between communities or farmers. Outdoor markets once were the only place to stock up for the winter and where witches gathered most of their precious supplies if they didnt grow them. Witches spent most winters creating potions to assist the sick, help those with their spiritual path, and aid with the many births they encountered. In those early times, salt was a very expensive commodity as it was an essential part of preserving meat, seafood, and dairy products in the absence of refrigeration. There were no pesticides, everything was more than organic, and if it wasnt in season, you didnt find it at the market until it was.

The food on the table identified ones financial status within the community, and sadly to this date it still does. More often than not, our ancestors ate the same meal for days on end. Grains such as wheat, rye, oats, and barley were their staple diet. These were boiled down into soups, ground into flour to make bread, and malted for alcoholic beverages. Legumes provided protein, as meat was only available on rare occasions.

The introduction of the country general store in the middle of the 1800s dramatically changed the way people purchased food. These stores were unique and friendly; they had very little lighting, long counters, high shelves, and rounded glass drawers and bins filled with all sorts of grains.

There was hardly anything prepacked; goods were mostly sold by weight and mainly situated behind the counter. While the storekeeper individually wrapped your order, social interaction was at its peak, not only with the storekeeper but also with those waiting to be served. Stocking up at the general store was the daily or weekly social event some people looked forward to while others shunned, not wanting their business to become public knowledge in the town.