Learn to use apples in witchcraft and magic and live the apples season as an enchanted kingdom of earthly delights.

The apple could be better described as the «red -haired lover of literary symbolism.» From the scandalous biblical scriptures to the envious jealousy of a fairy tale queen and its poisoned fruit, this beautiful garden jewel has a sparkling reputation.

For the modern witch, the Manzano evokes all the ethereal intrigue of daring to explore what is beyond the five ordinary senses. Walk through a manzanal and feel the living, moving and shocking energy that swirling invisibly around us.

Does curiosity catch you? Go to a apple collection farm and try some of these ideas while the season lasts.

Use apples in Tarot spells.

Surround the letter of the Empress of the Tarot with apple slices (dry or fresh) and leave them on the altar to help you with fertility.

Serve a libation of apple juice to foster wisdom.

In the western tradition, apples symbolize one’s knowledge and awareness. Pour a libation of apple juice during your next ritual to ask for the gift of insight or seek help with the decisions of life.

Includes apples in the portions to avoid temptation.

Apples can be used in spells to lose weight or spells for search engines fighting addictive patterns. Burn an apple with tobacco (or other vice symbol) and turn on a candle every night during a full moon cycle to support serious efforts to break the negative habits.

Add breeches of cauldron for love.

Add apple peels to a large pot or water cane with cinnamon, Jamaica pepper and/or ginger root to infuse romanticism to your home. Ideal for a night appointment.

Cut an apple in half to find the pentacle.

If you cut an apple in half (of the «fat» form, not the «high», if it makes sense), you will find a pentacle star in the center. Press the ingredients of the spell in the pulp or use it to symbolize the earth on a totally natural altar.

Make a wand with wood.

Apple branches are beautiful wands. Leave yours natural, or decorate it with precious stones, shells, sea glass, feathers, etc.

Fill an apples basket and place it on your altar of Samhain or Mabon.

As the «veil between worlds» between Mabon and Samhain, the connection with our ancestors narrows. The apples symbolize the food of the dead, so leave them on the altar to honor your ancestors and welcome them to «celebrate with you» during the harvest time.

Burning of apple flower to improve your connection with other kingdoms.

All parts of the apple are appropriate to include them in rituals to increase consciousness, but dry flowers are especially convenient as loose incense.

Includes seeds in protection spells.

Bitter seeds of the apple are an excellent complement for mojo bags, spells or protection amulets.

Plant an apple in your garden to bless your home and get prosperity.

Apples symbolize abundance and growth, which makes them the perfect «central» tree for garden magic.

If you live in a climate in which apple trees are good and you are lucky to have a house with land, plant one.

The commitment of an apple to your farm will bless you for years.