First of all, you mother is a very intelligent witch. I'm not telling you anything you didn't already know, of course.
Calendaring. Honestly.
And you are your mother's daughter. Adsimilis Silphion is solidly effective, entirely safe, and has the benefit of being inexpensive in contrast to commercial preparations. You're right, of course, it is a somewhat complex spell and is, thus, not the right choice for every witch.
I think either of the products you mention would be safe and reasonably reliable. With Madame Selene's it's important to have a regular (and compatible) cycle, as it is based on the rhythms of the lunar calendar and can go awry if there is too much variability or if the body's cycle is ill-aligned to the astronomical one. On the whole, I think I'd point her towards Ferula, either in a self-brewed potion (I could dig up a recipe) or in its commercial form. That has the advantage of being effective after the fact, as it were, if a witch finds herself having taken unprotected risks. I suspect that the pamphlets do not mention this.
Speaking of which. I have a parcel here from W.R. that is, I'm sure, my annual complement of pamphlets meant to be distributed to our school leavers. It's been a while since I've bothered reading them, but I'll have a look.
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Date: 2012-06-01 03:42 pm (UTC)Calendaring. Honestly.
And you are your mother's daughter. Adsimilis Silphion is solidly effective, entirely safe, and has the benefit of being inexpensive in contrast to commercial preparations. You're right, of course, it is a somewhat complex spell and is, thus, not the right choice for every witch.
I think either of the products you mention would be safe and reasonably reliable. With Madame Selene's it's important to have a regular (and compatible) cycle, as it is based on the rhythms of the lunar calendar and can go awry if there is too much variability or if the body's cycle is ill-aligned to the astronomical one. On the whole, I think I'd point her towards Ferula, either in a self-brewed potion (I could dig up a recipe) or in its commercial form. That has the advantage of being effective after the fact, as it were, if a witch finds herself having taken unprotected risks. I suspect that the pamphlets do not mention this.
Speaking of which. I have a parcel here from W.R. that is, I'm sure, my annual complement of pamphlets meant to be distributed to our school leavers. It's been a while since I've bothered reading them, but I'll have a look.