Honey
happiness, warmth, healing, love, encouragement, prosperity, abundance, fertility, community, diligence, work ethic
Honey is an ingredient I use often. And Honestly, there is too much lore across too many cultures to just list but the history is RICH with information. Obviously a major use it to "sweeten" a working but there are so many other areas to use it in, as listed above. The golden color also plays a huge role in why I use it for so many things and offer it to so many of the deities in my practice. So here is some other things related to it…
Medicinal Uses:
Help with Indigestion – Taking a tablespoon or two will settle your stomach and it won't ferment and cause more trouble.
Relieve Nausea – You can use honey with ginger ale to help relieve nausea
Wound Care – Use as a topical wound care, it can help quicken healing time for injuries such as rashes, burns, and skin abrasions.
Cure Acne – It's a natural face cleaner and is known to help cure acne, and works on all skin types even sensitive skin. Use about half a teaspoon and warm it in your hands then spread on your face like soap, rubbing in circular motions. Let sit for about 10 minutes then rinse with warm water and dry.
Relieve Sore Throat – There is a reason your mom would make you warm tea with honey when you had a sore throat, it can help it feel better.
Sugar Substitute – Use raw honey as a substitute for white sugar
Energy Boost – Take a tablespoon of honey before as a pre-workout.
Moisturizer – Use a spoonful of honey and mix with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice to make an ultra moisturizing lotion.
Cure Dry Elbows – Rub some honey on your dry elbows and it will help soften your skin.
Lip Balm – Use honey to a make a natural lip balm. You will need honey, beeswax, and a few other oils.
Hair Mask – This will help lock in moisture and shine in your hair use one teaspoon of honey to 5 cups of warm water the rinse and style like normal.
Cure a Hangover – Honey will help speed up your metabolism and help your body process the alcohol faster.
Cough Syrup – Use honey to make a cough syrup
Reduce Seasonally Allergies – Use local raw honey and take a tablespoon or so a day. The local pollen in the honey helps build your body's immunity to the pollen which will lessen your allergies during pollen season.
Moisturize Your Skin – Add a tablespoon of honey to your hot bath to help moisturize your skin while you bathe!
Help Get to Sleep – Use a tablespoon of honey at night to help get to bed! Honey has been known to help absorb the compound tryptophan, which makes us sleepy!
Honey Combos
Thyme Honey: the Honey of Courage
Lavender Honey: the Honey of Magic and Healing
Acacia Honey: the honey of Vital Energy
Manuka Honey: the honey of Healing
Pine Honey: the honey of Protection
Flower Honey: the honey of Happiness
Eucalyptus Honey: the honey of Uncrossing
Rosemary Honey, Rose Honey: the honey of Love and Beauty
Mint Honey: Honey of Prosperity
Ideas
Honey Cakes
Make ritual soaps
Spell jars to sweeten or stick
Brews
Offering
Healing Workings
Communication Workings
Manifestation Workings
Hexes to make it stick and hard to get off
Make mead lol
