A SPELL FOR BEAUTY

It is said that this spell was used by many Witch's long ago.
The origin of this spell was probably based more on myth than fact.
Hand mirror, never used by you. Vervain, 1/4 cup. Eye Bright, 1 pinch.
Yerba Santa Leaves, 1 pinch. Spring water, 1/4 cup.
A piece of red velvet in which to wrap the mirror.
This Spell is done under the waxing Moon or the full Moon.
In your chalice, mix the herbs and spring water, stirring with your Athame, singing the Song For Beauty.
Paint the mirror with this potion, taking care that you do not catch your reflection in it.
Capture in the magic mirror the reflection of Hathor, the Goddess of Beauty,
or any other form of person you wish to resemble. Wrap the mirror in the red
velvet and take it with you to a starlit river or lake. When the surface is calm,
look at your reflection and cast the magic Mirror in the water, shattering your reflection. Say:
"Aphrodite, born of Sea,
Let thy power transfigure me.
Grant to me thy rounded breast,
Slender limb and all that's best
Of hair and eyes and nose and chin,
A smooth, unwrinkled, silken skin
To catch the eye and turn the head
Of any man, that I be wed*
For no man's proof against the Arts
That, through his eyes, reach to his heart.
O Goddess of the form divine,
Make my appearance like to thine!"
Then do a dance upon the shore, to Hathor-Aphrodite, or sing to the stars,
Songs of Beauty. *The line "Of a man, that I be wed" may be changed to "Of him whom I
desire to wed" or "I'll not be scorned but choose instead" or "Of lovers I desire to bed".