Awakened Vitality Tea, 5+ Cups

A morning ritual cup. Where an evening tisane closes the day, this blend opens it; the act of brewing and drinking is the practice, a small waking rite you return to.

Herbs of energy and protection. Ginseng, rosemary, and eucalyptus carry long folk reputations for vigor, protection, and cleansing, gathered here into one warded, wakeful cup.

Five or more cups. Loose tea, enough leaf to make the morning steep a regular ritual rather than a one-time pour.

• Form: loose herbal tea blend with a black-tea base
• Yield: one package makes five or more cups
• Contains caffeine (black tea and ginseng)
• Offered for ritual and reflective use
• Storage: keep sealed in a cool, dark place

• Gotu kola
• Ginseng
• Peppermint
• Damiana
• Rosemary
• Eucalyptus
• Black tea

A loose-leaf blend with no additives. Proportions may vary slightly by batch.

This is a tea in the eclectic folk tradition of the morning cup, the waking counterpart to the evening tisane. Its herbs each bring a long magical record: ginseng, worked in folk magic and Hoodoo for protection, luck, and vital energy; rosemary, the classic herb of protection, purification, and remembrance; peppermint for cleansing and a clear, quick mind; eucalyptus for purification and warding; and damiana, kept for the psychic and dreaming register. The black-tea base grounds the blend and carries the caffeine that makes it a true morning drink.

You can treat the cup as a small working. Brew it as you open your altar or your day, name energy, protection, or clarity as your intention while it steeps, and let the making and drinking mark the start of the day's work. The tea holds the intention you bring to it.

1. If you like, cleanse the loose tea by passing it through smoke or setting it in morning light, and name your intention for the day.
2. Steep one teaspoon per cup in hot water for five to ten minutes, then strain.
3. Sip it at the start of the day or before altar work, letting the first warm cup mark the crossing into the day's tasks.
4. Fold it into a morning practice with candle or incense work if that is part of your rhythm.
5. Keep the rest sealed, cool, and dark between cups.

Awakened Vitality Tea is offered for traditional, ritual, and reflective use. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, and is not a substitute for a doctor's care. If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking medication, check with your healthcare provider before drinking.

• Copalquin Herbal Tea: another ritual tea for the intentional, reflective cup.
• Damiana Leaf Cut, 1 oz: the same dreaming, psychic herb to work on its own.
• Protection Oil: dress a candle for the warding side of a morning working.
• A Tea Witch's Grimoire: go deeper into brewing with intention.

What is in it?

Gotu kola, ginseng, peppermint, damiana, rosemary, eucalyptus, and a black-tea base.

Does it have caffeine?

Yes. The black-tea base and ginseng make this a caffeinated morning blend, which is part of why it is kept for the waking cup rather than the evening one.

Is it a ritual tea or a drinking tea?

Both. Unlike incense or a dressed candle, this is a tea you actually brew and sip, and many people treat the steeping and drinking as a small morning ritual, naming energy or protection as they make it.

How do I brew it?

Steep one teaspoon per cup in hot water for five to ten minutes, then strain, longer for a stronger cup. One package makes five or more cups.

Is it safe for everyone to drink?

It is offered for ritual and reflective use and is not a substitute for a doctor's care. Because it contains caffeine and herbs such as damiana and eucalyptus, anyone who is pregnant, nursing, or taking medication should check with a healthcare provider first.