For the Love of Undies
by Eliza Yetter
(written 2002 / revised 2007)

There is a drawer in my bedroom that contains copper pennies, a matchbook, an old love letter, a red sachet, and other assorted trinkets. It's my undies drawer and it is the most potent spot in all the house for love magic.

Reigniting an Old Flame

Items needed: matchbook, red marker or pen, firesafe bowl.
Moon phase: Waxing
Purpose: To bring back the flame to an established relationship or marriage.
Action: Inside the matchbook write, in red, your name and your partner's name inside a heart in the fashion of young, teenage heart throbs.
Light one match from the matchbook and allow it to burn in a firesafe bowl.
Place the matchbook with its remaining unlit matches into your underwear drawer and leave it there.

The Knotted Necklace

Items needed: Red embroidery thread.
Moon phase: Waxing, 5 days before full moon if possible.
Purpose: A lover's binding.
Action: Take three equal lengths of red embroidery thread and braid it into a choker necklace while thinking of your lover.
Tie five knots into the braided strand: one knot at each end of the braid to hold the braid in place; three knots in-between the two. Picture yourself and your lover embraced when you tie each knot.
Tie the necklace around your neck and wear for five days. If you are uncomfortable with adding this extra knot because it will be untied, then wax the ends of the necklace together so that you can wear it around your neck.
On the fifth day, you and your lover must come together in an embrace so that the necklace comes into physical contact with him or her.
Afterwards, remove the necklace at the back (do not undo the original five knots) and place the braided strand safely into your undies drawer.
Be extremely careful to never lose this braided strand. There may come a time when its power needs to be undone.
"What I made,
I now unmake.
Restore to order,
The spell now breaks."

5 Pennies

Items needed: 5 copper pennies.
Moon phase: N/A. Perform when Venus can be seen in the sky as either the morning star or the evening star.
Purpose: To bring love.
Action: When the Venus star can be seen in the sky, toss 5 copper pennies into your underwear drawer and say:
"Five petals of the sacred rose.
Five directions that the Spirit chose.
Five senses the lowly mortal knows.
Five loves that only Venus shows.
And five pennies to pay the way for each of those."

Repel Love

Items needed: Socks.
Moon phase: N/A.
Purpose: You've better things to do than to be troubled with a love affair.
Action: Socks are a general repellant. Keep your socks and undies in the same drawer to keep love well away from your door.