Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Magickal Inks & Oils
Challenge entry - Garnet
Today, Iām going to write about blood-based magickal ink. Once, long ago, blood from living creatures was used in magick, both black and white.
WHAT? you may ask, but take heart. Ms Pacifist, (me) isnāt killing anything, I donāt do that. So far, my karma is good and I want to keep it that way.
Blood historically had either a sinister or supernatural reputation.
So, you may ask Blood As in Iām going to bite your neck, Blah? No, for this, the vampire reference will remain fiction. And we arenāt killing lambs to paint door sills to ward off death. Iām talking about the blood of sacrificed animals and sadly people used magickly for its power, in long-gone days.
Think about it, all things in nature, flora or fauna has their own spirit and power.
I have so often researched magical inks, over the years. They are beautiful and smell delicious. Although they arenāt made the way they were back in the ādayā, each plant resin used for these inks is powerful in its own rite. Most magical inks begin with alcohol as a base liquid and gum arabica added to thicken slightly. and instead of plant or resin powder, Essential Oils may work as well.
DRAGONāS BLOOD INK, [which doesnāt hold a drop of DRAGONāS BLOOD ] is a very powerful magick ink supposedly imbued with the protective powers of dragons.
Today, it is made from resin harvested from various plants. This is done to save the original Dracaena cinnabari (dragonās blood trees) which are evolutionary miracles of the plant kingdom, but they may not be around for much longer. It is listed as āvulnerable to extinctionā. Today cinnabar is most often used for the precious and costly Dragon resin, in order to preserve this tree from extinction.
Dragonās blood tree 
BATāS BLOOD, AGAIN, NO ACTUAL BLOOD. Contains Dragonās Blood, Alcohol Gum arabica, and essential oils of cinnamon and myrrh. Itās used for commanding, dominating and hexing spells, for binding and protection, and for casting and removing curses and jinxes.
Butterflyās Blood Ink No butterflies are killed in the making of this ink, I promise, just Add saffron so that the ink will be a golden yellow. Vervain may be added as well. Use this ink for love spells and spirit-summoning spells. Probably the rarest of magical inks, Butterflyās Blood ink is reserved for inscribing sacred words and talismans. Occasionally it is used in petitions to request insight or divine guidance. It is an orange/gold ink and was originally made from precious Saffron (if youāve ever priced real saffron? $$$$)
Ravenās Blood Ink is essentially the same formula as dragonās blood ink, but the red colour is obtained from iron oxide powder (rust), not powdered dragonās blood. It is used for love spells.
*Ravenās Feather Ink -. Burn one black feather, freely given. Not sure how you ask for a feather. Add the ashes to the ink. For commanding spells.
Chinese Magickal Ink -* Write spells with a peach-wood pen and cinnabar ink. Should smell really good.
Beetroot Ink Boil 2 beetroots, mash, strain & add to ink. Add gum arabica to thicken. Colour Result: Reddish-Pink Ink
Blackberry Ink - Mash, strain, and add gum arabic. Colour Result: Deep Purple Ink,
Black Ink, Known As Lampblack Ink - too much work, and mess, buy it. Colour Result: Deep Black Ink.
DOVEāS BLOOD, no bird dies in modern times for this ink. It is used for spells involving love, desire, blessings, reconciliation, friendship and loyalty. Itās also been used historically to seal pacts and promises. Made very much like Dragonās blood ink, but uses E.O.ās, cinnamon, bay and rose.- Colour Result: Red Ink
Actually, any fruit or berry can be made into ink.
Iāll stop now before you all hit blood overload, and Iām sure that is more than any of you wanted to know about magical inks, but history and research are my forteā
As with any magick, 
āBe careful what you wish for, you just may get it.ā
Blessed be
Garnet
Moderator Note: The recipes included in the above post are from The Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells by Judika Illes.