Love Potion #9
 
 Ingredients 
9 oz. sweet red wine 
9 basil leaves 
9 red rose petals 
9 cloves 
9 apple seeds 
9 drops vanilla extract 
9 drops strawberry juice 
1 ginseng root, cut into 9 equal pieces
By the light of 9 pink votive candles, put these nine ingredients into a cauldron on the ninth hour of the ninth day of the ninth month of the year. Stir the potion nine times with a wooden spoon, each time reciting the following magickal incantation: 
 
LET THE ONE WHO DRINKS THIS WINE
SHOWER ME WITH LOVE DIVINE.
SWEET LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE
MAKE HIS/HER LOVE FOREVER MINE.
 
Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat and let it simmer for nine minutes. Remove the cauldron from the heat and allow the potion to cool off. Blow nine times upon the potion, bless it in the names of the nine love-goddesses, and then strain it through a cheesecloth into a clean container. Cover and refrigerate it untill you are ready to serve it to the man or woman from whom you desire love and affection. (DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE OTHER THAN YOUR BELOVED TO LOOK AT, TOUCH, OR DRINK THE LOVE POTION!) A word of warning: This potion is extremely potent and should be used with caution. Its results can be very intense, long-lasting, and often difficult to control or reverse. So please be absolutely sure before you give it to an intended lover that he or she is the right one for you, and vice versa. 
Found in the AOL Pagan message boards 
 
 

"Collected Wisdom" made by Daniel S.  9/5/1998