Swallow Heart

• A classic love curio. Carried, not displayed.
• For warmth and affection. Drawing love and keeping it kind.
• Under the swallow's sign. The bird of devotion and return.
• Charm-bag ready. Suited to love-drawing mojo and charm bags.

• Swallow's heart curio, sold singly
• Carried in a pocket, purse, or charm bag
• Traditional curio stock; pieces vary slightly

The swallow earned its place in love charms by how it lives: returning each spring to the same eaves, keeping to its chosen nest, and raising its young beside people rather than away from them. Old European folk magic carried charms under the swallow's-heart name to be beloved, to warm a cool affection, and to keep a love faithful and glad, and the curio trade has kept the name alive ever since. The house ethic for love work applies here as everywhere: carry it to open and warm your own heart and your own welcome, not to bend another's will. The charm does not act on its own; it keeps the intention close while the tenderness you offer does the real work.

1. Carry it. Keep it in a pocket or purse when you want warmth to come easy.
2. Bag it. Add it to a mojo or charm bag built for love drawing.
3. Name the intention. Hold it a moment and speak the love you are opening to.
4. Keep it close, not displayed. Curios of this kind traditionally travel quietly with their keeper.

• Swallow's Eye Talisman: the companion curio, for friendship and welcome.
• Stay With Me Oil, 4 Dram: the devotion oil to dress the charm.
• Red Chime Candles: the love color to burn beside the working.

What is a swallow's heart carried for?

Love: being beloved, warming affection, and keeping a bond glad, under the sign of the bird that returns to its chosen nest each spring.

How is it different from the swallow's eye?

Same bird, different gift. The eye is carried for friendship, welcome, and goodwill; the heart is carried for love.

How do I carry it?

Plain in a pocket or purse, or worked into a love-drawing charm bag with kindred ingredients.