Serpent & Smoke
Some recipes were never written down. They were whispered.
Forgotten Blends are not simply elixirs—they are echoes.
Stirred from ancient hands, carried across lifetimes,
they are vessels of memory and unspoken truths.
Serpent & Smoke
Ancient Origin: Only the Nagini remembers.
There are days when you feel something lingering—not quite yours, not quite gone. This is the elixir you reach for when your edges blur and your boundaries hum with static.
Serpent & Smoke doesn’t just cleanse. It coils, it watches, it wards.
It clears not with sweetness, but with intent. This is not water. This is fire in fog.
Traditional Properties
Traditionally, herbs like mugwort, rosemary, and myrrh have been used in smudging, incense, and brews to ward off spiritual interference, negative energy, and psychic debris. Seers burned them before visions. Healers used them at doorways and thresholds.
Salt and smoke have always been the first protectors. This elixir draws from that legacy—but wraps it in a serpent’s stillness and a witch’s will.
Raw Honey
- Balances the bitterness, anchors the vision.
- Thick with sun and memory, raw honey carries notes of wildflower and resin.
- An ancient offering—used to seal, soothe, and summon what is sacred through sweetness.
- Binding, soft shield, energetic sweetness.
Citron Peel
- Digestive aid, antioxidant, mild expectorant.
- Brightens and clears fog from the mind and auric field.
- Cuts through confusion and psychic fatigue.
- Focus, uplifting bitterness, auric cleansing.
Smoked Sea Salt
- Mineral-rich, trace elements, electrolyte support.
- Combines earth and fire elements.
- Used to ward, cleanse, and fortify boundaries.
- The smoke binds the spell.
Rosemary
- Antioxidant, antimicrobial, circulatory stimulant.
- Known as a powerful protective herb across many traditions. Used in spellwork to guard against harm and cleanse spaces. It awakens the memory and strengthens energetic resolve.
Apple Cider Vinegar
- Detoxifying, blood sugar-regulating, antimicrobial.
- Combines earth and fire elements. Used to ward, cleanse, and fortify boundaries. The smoke binds the spell.
- Preservation, energetic cutting, aura cleansing.
Mugwort
- Nervine, digestive stimulant, emmenagogue.
- Traditionally used to enhance psychic vision and dreamwork. It clears stagnant energy from the third eye and supports spiritual boundary-setting. Used by oracles and seers in ritual for centuries.
Lavender
- Anxiolytic, sedative, anti-inflammatory.
- Restores calm and safety to the nervous system and aura.
- It softens energetic inflammation and is often used to soothe spiritual agitation.
Cayenne
- Circulatory stimulant, pain reliever, metabolic enhancer.
- Sharpens focus, creates a protective heat, and keeps unwanted energy at bay.
- Firestarter, energetic heat, subtle repellent.
Myrrh
- Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent.
- A sacred resin burned in temples and tombs. Used to ground, protect, and seal energy fields. Deeply ancestral in tone—draws a line no shadow can cross.
Profile
Notes:
- Bright, smoky, sharp.
- Bittersweet undertones
- A lingering heat.
- Bold, earthy depth
The vinegar cuts through immediately, chased by the heat of cayenne and the tang of citrus. Honey softens the bite, but doesn’t erase it. It tastes like protection—like a spell cast on the tongue, with smoke rising after the first sip.
Intentional Uses:
- Before spellwork, divination, or dreamwork
- After conflict, emotional drain, or unwanted contact
- During energetic threshold crossings (waking/sleeping/returning to self)
- For psychic shielding before travel or gatherings
- When your aura feels haunted or heavy
Elemental Signature
In the context of The Forgotten Blend, an elemental signature refers to the core energy and connection a blend has with the natural world.
Smoke + Shadow + Blade of Air
This is not for gentleness. This is for presence. A potion that hisses through your bones and reminds you: you don’t owe your openness to everyone.
“The voice you seek awaits within.”
– The Wizard’s Table Codex
