Aes Sidhe Elixir

Good Morning fair people!

I'm very happy to be able to post this blog, it's been burning away in my mind for weeks now, and it's all come together so well which makes it all the more sweet.

About two weeks ago my parents came by with a big ol' bag of fresh cherries from their cherry tree that exploded with fruit while they were preparing to move. I like to think it was the trees going away present for them, as in the 3 years they lived there it has never been as bountiful.

So there I am with a big bag of cherries FAR too many to eat, what is a girl to do?

Brew something magical that's what!


Cherries have always been an odd fruit to me. They come out in the brightness of summer, but they seem anything but jovial to me.
This undercurrent of darkness, definitely not innocent, delicious, often paired with alcohol lend to that more mature complexity. I can't say as a child I ever yearned to sit with e a bowl of cherries the same way I did with Strawberries.

Now usually I may chock this up to me being weird, but lets take a moment to think about the pop culture associations with this fruit. Most of them sexual (poppin' cherries), most of them seductive (knotting cherry stems with ones tongue), and while there isn't any real fairy tale references with them, the scenes in The Witches of Eastwick concerning them leave an imprint on the mind.

So with all this in mind, while I chopped and pitted the blood red buds, it became clear to me that the energy was very Fay, very Sidhe. Playful, seductive, complex, dark and bright. It was around this idea and energy that I brewed this potion.



After chopping them up, I covered them with Everclear, to steep. Some people use vodka, and it does work but generally you want good quality vodka to better get the flavor that your steeping. I like Everclear because it does get a very clear flavor in the end, that and I'm not so hot on vodka lol.

I put the jar on my the Sidhe corner of my altar, made a few offerings, shook it up once a day and honestly forgot about it for a while. Since it was fruit it really didn't HAVE to sit as long as it did to get all the flavor. 3-5 days is usually enough. But as this is a sidhe elixir they had other ideas, and all the pieces didn't come together to make the lovely potion till yesterday, the day after the Solstice. ;)

My good friend, Brenda, came over for the occasion to laugh at my antics and add her own special brand of trixy energy. (Well that and it was her birthday and I was making her dinner and watching movies and such XD )



With some simple syrup and various amounts of delicious liquors, rose water, peppermint and rose petals, an elixir was born.



Aes Sidhe Elixir:
Under the golden beams of the sun, there is the freedom of summer. Memories of childhood days spent in revelry and innocents. The air is heavy with the perfume of summer, fruits ripen on the vine in vibrant colors. It is a time of action, it is a time of life. And yet...out of the corner of your eye, there in the shadow is a shade of something darker. The wind whistle a tune of sweat and seduction, and you know the fay are at hand.

Elixir and potions are great for adding extra "oomph" to spells, as well as special offerings. When left as an offering this elixir will bring more fairy and fay kind to your life & surroundings. Sidhe magic is complex and deep. Excellent for adding steam to love spells, great for charming inspiration to come your way. Not feeling so magical yourself, a sip to bring back the sparkle. Would be an lovely and welcome addition to any Midsummer ritual or spell work.



May everyone fill the magic of the summer sun, and go out and make life happen!

Branwen