Witches Brew for Samhain & Honoring Ancestors

Upon the coming of Samhain, the Witches New Year, it is tradition to craft a magickal witches brew, essentially a hot mulled wine made with red wine or apple cider, visionary herbs, spices of Samhain and flowers to increase our psychic awareness. As we invite our ancestors to pass through the veil into the world of the living from the spirit world, use as a gracious offering by placing a separate chalice of the beverage on the altar during Samhain ritual. The wine is perfect used as a sacred libation (to be poured upon the earth) to honor ancestral spirits.

The wine is traditionally brewed with a authentic blending of spices, fruits, ciders and spirits. Herbs and flowers that are optional include adding very small amounts of elderberry, mugwort, lavender and/or calendula flowers. Elderberry and mugwort should be used in very very small amounts. Mugwort (Artemisia Vulgaris) is a very powerful visionary herb and should be used with extreme caution when taken internally. Also, mugwort should never be taken when pregnant.

To make it easy for you to enjoy a traditional Witches Brew, we have gathered and prepared all of the ingredients you need including all of the spices and fruits for easy brewing.

Fresh fruits are always traditionally added to the brew. Apples are sacred to witches and have been used in spells and rituals since ancient times. As we invite our ancestors to pass thru the veil, apples serve as a food offering for nourishment aiding our ancestral spirits safe travel as they pass through the veil between the worldly realms.

Prepare fresh apple slices and orange slices which can be shaped into stars/pentacles or crescent moons. Twist orange peels into spirals and incorporate as garnish.

As we prepare our sacred altars on this most important night of the year, Samhain, brew up a pot of Witches Brew with White Magick Alchemy’s Traditional Witches Brew, blended especially for Samhain.

Use Witches Brew to add the essence of Samhain to your sacred space too! To use as an aromatic home brew, fill a cauldron or simmering pot with about 2 cups of water, add your desired amount of Witches Brew the water and simmer on low heat. If simmering for a longer period of time, make sure to add more water to the mix.

Click here for Witches Brew! From our altar to yours, with love and magick.