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I reviewed Star Child’s Astral Vision magical herb infusion yesterday, and I feel like I was a bit mean. Probably entirely justifiably, but I feel bad about it nonetheless. I don’t want my negative energy buggering up Star Child‘s teamongering chakras. They’re totally the sort of people who would notice if I did that.
I have decided to crack on and review the other Star Child herbal tea that I have here at Tea Fancier Towers. This one is called Dragon Sparks and promises to “stimulate body and mind” and provide “a boost of power when energy is flagging”. Well that’s a bit of a come down after yesterday’s astral travel and third eye opening, isn’t it? Oh well. On the plus side, this tea doesn’t seem to contain anything that might kill me, so that’s a bonus.
This tea tastes mostly of mint, which is odd because although there is indeed spearmint in the mix, there are fifteen other ingredients in here as well. That’s quite a lot of things. There is also a rather satisfying kick-y chilli aftertaste, which is almost certainly provided by the cayenne pepper in here.
The other ingredients, if you’re interested, are: hibiscus, lemon balm, violet leaves, damiana, yerba mate, ginkgo, woodruff, kola nut, galangal, ginger, rosemary, sassafras, sarsaparilla and cinnamon. Thinking about it logically, not every one of those ingredients could possibly have made it into my one teaspoonful. You probably get a different combination of flavours in every cup.
Both today’s and yesterday’s Star Child herbal teas were bought for me by my lovely daughter when she visited Glastonbury a few weeks ago. These teas are absolutely the sort of thing one will come across when browsing the town’s many new-agey witchy hippy emporiums.
I love Glastonbury. It was actually the last place I visited before lockdown. Back in March 2020 when everything was getting serious (but not serious enough to cancel a mini break apparently), my boyfriend and I spent a pleasant few days in Somerset. While we were away, my company closed the office and told everyone to work from home. A week or so later, we were living the full Global Pandemic lifestyle, and I’ve been working from home ever since. Those were strange times. They still are, to be honest.
Talking of strange, here’s an odd thing. I did feel weirdly peppy and positive-energy-y after drinking Dragon Sparks. This may have nothing to do with the tea itself, (correlation, as we all know, is not causation) but it is an interesting observation nonetheless, and one that warrants further investigation.
Dragon Sparks is not an entirely unpleasant drink. The cayenne pepper in particular gives it a certain something. “Not an unpleasant drink” might sound like faint praise, but regular readers – who are familiar with my aversion to herbal blends – will appreciate that, from me, that’s quite the endorsement.
Today’s featured book is The Occult, Witchcraft and Magic by Christopher Dell. I bought this book when I went to an exhibition called Spellbound at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford in 2018. It was a showcase of magical beliefs throughout history and was absolutely fascinating.
