| Here are some very simple rituals, some old, and | | | | - To bless your marriage and keep him faithful, |
| some new that might help you achieve your | | | | serve him cooked cabbage on the new moon of |
| romantic intentions. | | | | every month. |
| - A bouquet of roses set in the southwestern | | | | - Burn a pink candle, carved with both of your |
| corner of your bedroom is thought to attract | | | | initials inside of your heart, along with the |
| love. | | | | planetary symbol of Venus, to draw your lover to |
| - To prevent a lover from straying, light a green | | | | you. |
| candle to St. Martha and ask her to keep him | | | | - Serving your spouse rhubarb pie on a full moon |
| faithful to you. | | | | will keep him faithful. |
| - To find out if your lover will stay with you, cut | | | | - To ensure that a relationship will last, fill a glass |
| an apple in half and offer him or her the other | | | | with water. Let him or her take a sip of it and |
| half. If he or she accepts the apple, he or she will | | | | then take a sip of it yourself. Then purposefully |
| be with you a long time. | | | | drop it so that it breaks. Collect the shards and |
| - Feed your lover a fig, with your initials carved | | | | bury it in the backyard. |
| lightly into it, to keep him or her faithful. | | | | - Carry a rose quartz as a love talisman to draw |
| - Select the following cards from a Tarot Deck - | | | | love to you. |
| The King of Cups, the Queen of Cups, the Ace of | | | | - To arouse lust in a partner, scratch his or her |
| Cups and the Lovers. Fan these cards around a | | | | name into the side of a red candle, anoint it lightly |
| pink candle and light it. Keep these cards spread | | | | with olive oil and light it. |
| out in this configuration for a period of seven | | | | - To find out how many more months a troubled |
| days. This is an affirmation of your romantic | | | | relationship has left, cook some kidney beans. |
| intention to find or keep a lover or soulmate. | | | | Place what you think is an equal amount of beans |
| - Procure a lock of your lover's hair and twist it | | | | on your plate and then on his. Count the beans on |
| with a lock of your own in a clockwise direction | | | | each plate. The difference in the number of beans |
| nine times. Tie both ends with red thread and | | | | you have on each plate tells how many months |
| place in a safe place, such as a locket. Carry this | | | | you have left to work things out. |
| in your pocket. | | | | - Wear copper jewelery, the favorite metal of |
| - To have him or her think or dream of you | | | | Venus, to encourage loving vibrations around you. |
| more often, anoint the corners of a photograph | | | | - To have him or her think of nobody but you, |
| with orange and rose oil and place the photograph | | | | take two separate photographs, one of you and |
| under your pillow. | | | | one of him and sandwich them with faces against |
| - To attract a new lover, light a red candle to St. | | | | each other. Bind this together with pink and red |
| Barbara and ask her to make you attractive to | | | | ribbon and keep in a safe, secret place. |
| your soulmate. | | | | - To keep a man faithful, anoint his photograph |
| - To keep you on your lover's mind, do this after | | | | with oil that has been soaked for three days in |
| each time you part ways. Strike a match on the | | | | rosemary leaves. Rosemary assures the |
| heel of your shoe and say "Be True." | | | | dominance of the female in the relationship. |