Witch’s Flyte Balm

Witch’s Flyte Balm is a modern take on the old “flying ointments” – only with safe, dreamy herbs instead of the toxic historical ones. The blend you’ve chosen leans toward trance, relaxation, and dream journeying. Here’s how it would work energetically and physically:

Uses

• Dream work – rubbed on pulse points, temples, or chest before bed to encourage vivid or visionary dreams.

• Meditation & trance – used to soften the body and quiet the mind, making it easier to slip into altered states for scrying, hedge-crossing, or deep whispering.

• Ritual flight – a symbolic “ointment of flight” for witches who want the traditional feel of the ointment without the dangers of belladonna or datura.

• Relaxation & anxiety relief – everyday use as a calming balm to soothe nerves and unwind tension.

Effects on a person

• Physiological: The combination (mullein, raspberry leaf, passionflower, California poppy, mugwort, lavender, blue lotus) is gentle but sedative. It won’t make someone hallucinate, but it can calm the nervous system, ease restlessness, and encourage drowsiness.

• Energetic/folk-magic:

  • Mullein – protection during astral work, keeps away unwanted spirits.

  • Raspberry leaf – linked to feminine power, grounding, and womb-strength.

  • Blue lotus – mild euphoria, visionary and sacred dream plant.

  • Passionflower – unwinds the mind, helps open the “gateways” of thought.

  • California poppy – safe, soothing poppy relative; encourages sleep and release.

  • Mugwort – classic dream and vision herb, often used in hedge-crossing.

  • Lavender – calms anxiety, smooths the edges, and protects during sleep.

Together, the balm won’t send you flying like the myths of witches’ ointments suggest, but it creates a dreamy, liminal state that helps a witch step out of ordinary consciousness and into the subtle realms.

How to Use

Apply sparingly to pulse points, temples, or chest before bed to encourage vivid dreaming, or during ritual to soften the body and quiet the mind. A small amount goes a long way. Use as a symbolic “ointment of flight” for trance and hedge-crossing, or as a calming balm to ease tension and support relaxation.

YOU SHOULD HOWEVER ALWAY PATCH TEST FORST FOR ALLERGY.