A Tea Witch's Grimoire: Magickal Recipes for Your Tea Time

by S.M. Harlow

Celebrate the simple pleasures and great magickal power of teas and herbal brews.
 
A Tea Witch’s Grimoire offers recipes for magickal botanical brews of all teas, elixirs, potions, and decoctions, accompanied by spells and rituals to put these brews into action. Whether you’re looking for prosperity, protection, mental clarity, love, or beauty, this illustrated grimoire has a carefully crafted tea spell and ritual for you. Author Susana Harlow learned tea witchcraft as a young girl at her grandmother’s side. A Tea Witch’s Grimoire now presents the recipes and magickal tea lore she learned and perfected over the years. In this cornucopia of recipes, spells, and rituals, you’ll find teas for all sorts of purposes and
Celebrating the sabbats of the wheel of the year Honoring the phases of the moon Aligning with your astrological sign Using crystals and sigils as part of your tea magick Working with everyday problems and personal aspirations  
Also included is an information-packed section listing botanical ingredients and their substitutions, and correspondences for working with specific energetic qualities and personal goals. A must-have for every witch’s kitchen  

Genres: Witchcraft, Nonfiction, Cookbooks, Reference, Spirituality, Magick, Paganism

205 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 2, 2023

About the author

S.M. Harlow discovered her love of romantic fiction and the wildcraft over two decades ago. Her calling for the craft began when she was a young girl at eleven, among the trees and the wind. She found great peace and connection with herbs and how they brought magick into the everyday mundane. Tea was a gift given to her by a Master, who taught her how spirituality and healing is found within its brewed depths.

Romantic fiction was a turning point in Harlow's teens, setting the imagination free and ablaze. It set her off towards expressing her creative fantasies on paper.

As a writer for both Romance and Tea Witchery, S.M. Harlow hopes to give the world the same passion and inspiration that was so humbly bestowed upon her.

When she is not writing, Harlow is studying to become a Doctor of Traditional Naturopathy. She lives with her husband, son, and their adorable fluffy Welsh corgi in Southern California.

Reviews

[Agatha · Rating 1 out of 5]

Really frustrated and upset that the author doesn't take the time to mention that some of the herbs used in these tea blends could cause health complications. Holy basil is fine so long as you aren't currently pregnant or looking to become pregnant, or if you are on blood thinners. I'm so sick of seeing people publish books without any consideration of the serious health effects they are carelessly suggesting. Herbs are medicine, and being aware that different people in different situations could become very ill or even cause death is something that should not be taken lightly when publishing a book.

[kay reads]

Kind of a cute concept but missing many things like safety warnings about some side effects of some tea blends as well as categories of people who can or cannot drink them.

[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are some great recipes I'm excited to try!

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you like to have fun mixing teas you may want to try a few recipes. BUT beware some ingredients could be harmful if you have certain medical issues.

[Raven · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was genuinely such a well thought out, well written, well formatted book. Not only is the information within informative and useful, but the book it is bound within is beautiful and easy to read. It’s the perfect grimoire for all tea-related witchery, with everything from lists of herbs and their properties to information regarding different technical aspects to a large medley of spells and rituals for you to do yourself. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves tea and wants to learn about the magical properties held within the leaves.

[Delphina · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this book, because the concept really spoke to me. I'm an herbalist and a lover of tea and tisanes. But I have many issues with this book.

1. The writer starts off by saying that “when we think of tea we think of black/green/oolong/etc.”. No, we don’t just think of that as tea. That’s *actual* tea. Anything made from the camellia sinensis plant is tea. Everything else is not. Herbal infusion or tisane are good ways to refer to herbal drinks that don’t have true tea in them.

2. There are vague references in the beginning to her Abuelita inspiring the tisane blends & spells. Again, some explanation would be helpful here. I too am Latin American and although my grandmother and mother were are/were both also spiritual herb gardeners, many of their traditional herbs have very little relation to the typical herbs you find in North America. This author used a limited range of herbs, most of which are typical to North American herbalism, which has me doubting her grandmother actually inspired the recipes. Which leads me to my next issue…

3. There are zero explanations as to why each herb is being used. I’m an herbalist so I can sort of guess but at times I definitely didn’t agree with the blends she suggested. If she’d provided some additional information maybe I could have seen her point of view better.

4. There are zero explanations for the add-ons… like candles, ribbons, incantations, etc. They just seem like the rehashing of what you read in witch 101 books. If this "tea witchcraft" is supposed to be unique, it'd be good to get context as to why.

Overall, this book was neither unique nor enlightening, with many faults. I will however say that I most loved the first few pages (namely the introduction) as well as the artwork.

[Astrid · Rating 2 out of 5]

Informative but has issues. Firstly, there's a complete lack of safety warning. Secondly I dislike how rigid some of the instructions were.

However my biggest issue with the books is that it doesn't explain why you're doing any of it. It doesn't explain why you're using certain herbs (to be fair, there is a section in the back organizing the herbs by intention but because it's divide by intention rather than listing all of the herbs alphabetically, it's a massive pain to find anything). It includes specific instructions like what color you should be wearing and using a specific gemstone without any further explanation on why.

Witchcraft is about intention. There's no magical ritual that turns a normal cup of tea into a spell. The only thing that separates the two is intention. If you're not going to explain why the reader should draw a circle around the cup with a piece of quartz then it becomes nothing more than that action. They're just waving a piece of quartz around for no reason. Theirs no purpose to the action, nothing transformative or magical about it, because they don't know what the purpose is.

[Luminea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of the first books published about tea magick, before it became such a trendy topic. I have an early edition of the book, and was excited to read this revised and expanded version.

While the book has a ton of recipes for tea blends, what I most enjoyed was the numerous ideas and methods for tea magick. These provided me with a lot of inspiration for creating my own tea spells and rituals. There are lots of correspondences provided as well.

I think this book is a good introduction to tea witchery and a handy reference for the witch's library. Some topics, such as tasseomancy, are explored more deeply in other books, but this one does provide a helpful overview.

[Lee · Rating 1 out of 5]

I enjoyed this, but I'd add huge caveats that there are no warnings in it regarding any of the herbs called for. It's pretty well known that certain herbs can be harmful for various health conditions, including things like pregnancy, blood pressure, blood thinners, drowsiness, even increased chance of seizures etc.
So do your due diligence and look up the ingredients of these recipes yourself to see if it will be safe for you and your loved ones.

[Sherry Griffin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute book. There’s got to be a tea recipe for everything. Tells how to brew and what to do to get the most out of your tea. Has use of candles, ribbons, oils, crystals, and more. It talks about drying and reading teas. There are potions with liquors. It even talks about blooming teas! This is quite an interesting book.

[Jina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful book that's well laid out. Really appreciated the last chapter of tables and correspondances. And while I walked away with a number of new tea blends to try - as much as I love tea, I'm def not a "tea witch." None of the incantations or rituals spoke to me. I also don't see myself caring what I wear or the type of kettle I use.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charming collection of tea blends and rituals for spellwork, moons, esbats and sabbats, and even zodiac signs. There's also info on tea leaf divination, how to make tinctures and potions and even a correspondence table. Basically everything you need to be a "tea witch."

But now to track down all those herbs...

[Cody McKeithan · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW!

I expected a cute little collection of basic tea blends. This is so much more. This is a comprehensive grimoire perfect for the beginner and the experienced wise woman. It is lovingly and meticulously presented and has beautiful images throughout. I have the ebook and will be purchasing the print version as well.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I tried to win this book for my daughter who is convinced of the power of tea, and who wants to explore "witchcraft". I read most of the book before passing it on. It is a beautiful little book with recipes and "spells" that could also reasonably be called positive affirmations.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative and interesting book. This book has one great tea recipes also. So happy I got this book.

[Ron Frampton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very interesting book about about tea recipes and tea lore.

[Katie Walther · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!

[Mitchell Stern · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice guide to using tea as a magical tool.

[Carmelita Pestana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got alot of home made tea recipes I want to try. Book was very informative

[JH · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book so much! I read it, then bought a copy for me and a family member.

[Corbin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Author did not include what each herb represented nor any warnings of health risks like "pregnant people should not consume such and such herb".

[SANDRA TREGASKIS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book on teas for all the sabbath, very well written. Ingredients are easy to find. Teas taste amazing

[Ginger Hilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

recipe book. I plan to purchase

[Lychee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading it for a few days and I really like a lot of the tea recipes!! 🐡

[Emily Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very cozy and beautiful book! I loved learning how to make my tea time a meaningful ritual and experience.

[Stacy Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated and highly informative!💚🫖💚🫖