Magical Mondays: PB&J
Monday September 22, 2008
Magical Mondays: PB&J!
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If you're new to Magical Mondays, here's how it works. Each Monday I'll post a photo of an item -- and the catch is, that it's *not* going to be a traditional magical object. No crystals, herbs, or other things typically associated with spellwork or magic. The idea is to see how many magical uses we can come up with for the item. No right answers, no wrong answers, just sharing ideas. Post your suggestions in the Comments section, and see what other readers have to say as well!
To see previous editions of Magical Mondays, you can read here: Magical Mondays. Last week's not-so-magical item was a crescent wrench, and we had some clever ideas appear for that one!
So this week's item comes to us following a joke at our local PPD, involving confusion about the letters of the LBRP... which ended up leading us to PB&J. So naturally, it seemed like this week's item should be peanut butter and jelly! It's delicious, comforting and sticky all at the same time, so there is all kinds of magical potential. No specific rules on this one -- use chunky or creamy peanut butter, any flavor jelly, together or separate, on bread or by themselves. Think outside the box, and tell us -- what are you going to do with your PB&J?
Comments
My husbands suggestion is to use them in a money spell because certain fruits are money attracters or in a spell to bring food into the house.
I think they would be great to use in a relationship spell. Peanut butter as the male and jelly as the female (almost as a great rite representation). They are still two separate and whole (beings) items but together they make something great that works together well.
MM, MP, MMA
Blinda
Ha!
I *told* ya I was going to do it!
patti
I would use a PB&J sandwich for a spell involving children. I always think of kids & my own childhood when I see a peanut butter sandwich. It might be a way to let a younger child participate in magic, letting them make the sandwich (if you don’t mind the mess).
I never doubted you for a minute, Patti!!
LOL!
I like to use PB&J in place of bread when i have cakes and ale. It helps to remind me that magic should always be fun, and it keeps away the formal vibes.
PB&J could really make a great longer ritual with kids. Staining kid’s hands and feet with blueberries is a traditional and powerful protection ritual. Learning about where your food comes from is an important lesson for kids as well. You could, in season, take the kids out to a pick-your-own place, let them pick blueberries (staining their fingers up!) and make a batch of blueberry jelly. While mixing it up for the freezer or canning, add your intentions for this jelly to be full of protective influences.
Then, each time you would like a little protection power for your kids (first day of school, first date, walking to the corner store with friends for the first time) you can just feed or pack them a blueberry jelly and peanut butter sandwich!
I WAS going to say use in place of cakes and ale, but since it has already been stated, what about using it as an offering to the fae, gods/goddesses or the spirits? I’m sure they would like it just as much as we do! Even a harvest ritual would work, because all the food used in PBJs is usually collected around autumn!
I am home sick so that may explain my idea:)
I would use PB&J in an abundance ritual.Using a cookie cutter in the shape of a person,make as many peanut butter forms as needed for each family member.Place forms in a circle(Wheel of Fortune). Let each person choose their favorite fruit jam or preserves and dollop onto shapes. Create your own ritual words letting each person name what abundance they would like to receive and have “stick” to them like the abundant fruits of Gaia are sticking to the PB. Oh, it would probably be cool to initial each PB person.
Like I said, I’m in a mild fever, my head hurts and I am on the computer for distraction:).This is fun!
Well, all my ideas have been used…not that I had all that many but for my first attempt, hey!
So far I think Rasheedah “wins” with the best…combine it with getting the kids involved too!
Use for attracting change and abundance into your life that will be sweet and stick. Finding true love, good jobs, succeeding in school anything you want to be long lasting and positive
i think that it should be used as i binding spell because once you put pb&j together you have a real tough time getten them apart and it makes a great snack to lol bb
You put Peanut butter and Jelly together? Mixed in a butty? Maybe this is because I’m English, but that sounds disgusting!
Perhaps use for warding off evil and protecting yourself? I hate blueberries with a passion, so I would view them as a deterrent to keep evil out my house and protect the occupants within!
Angela, your comment made me laugh! Yeah, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a popular lunch staple here on our side of the big pond. They’re even better if you toast the bread first and put a little butter on it ebfore you smear on the pb&j
patti
i about bust a gut when i saw that! we even use pb&j as a metaphor we’re so used to them together lol. it never occurred to me that it would be a surprise to someone else.
Mine is also about kids. At least, American kids, lol. A PB&J could be used to help attract appropriate, wholesome, and enjoyable infuences into a child’s life. It could also be used to attract the more childlike qualities back into an adult’s life.
This is something I have done with my mother and grandmother and now my children who are grown and will hopefully pass it on their children. We make peanut butter and jelly biscuits bake them in the oven in long loafs like bread then slice them and put an icing over them ever so thin. This is made to bring abundance and kept on the table during the holiday season to ensure there is always food on your table and so it will be there all the year through.
PB&J’s remind me of happy times so any time I may be feeling down I’ll whip up a sandwich or two and spread the happiness!