Java Magic



Excerpt from The Supermarket Sorceress by Lexa Roséan

Coffee can be used in spells for much more than physical energy!

Ingredients needed: that ole' black coffee

The stimulant effects of coffee were first experienced by goats in Ethiopia around 1200 A. D. The goat is the symbol for Capricorn. The sign of hard work. It is traditional to have a cup of coffee before settling into one's daily work. Coffee can be used in various ways aside from drinking it. Taking a bath in Coffee (add three cups of Expresso to half a tub of water) can prepare one for hours of hard work ahead. It produces an abundance of physical energy without the side effects that drinking too much coffee can cause. Brewing coffee in a room can stimulate others to buckle down and concentrate.

The smell alone will produce these effects. One need not drink it. A powder made of ground coffee and ground cinnamon can be sprinkled around a room, carried in the pockets or you can dust your hands with it to produce quick and successful results. Adding a pinch of ground nutmeg to the mixture will make one lucky at the racetrack. Coffee can also be used to divine the future. It must be prepared in the Turkish fashion. Boil water and add one heaping teaspoon of coffee for each cup. Add sugar. Bring to a second boil on a low flame. Take off when coffee begins to rise. When finished drinking, swirl the dregs around and turn them upside down onto a plate. The pictures formed can be used to see the future.