I feel like the honeys have the capacity to be one of the most potent S+S offerings available, but also one of the most tricky to use and understand. In my experience -- and note that I'm still in the early stage of the learning curve with this kind of magic, and YMMV -- the honeys can be very slow-moving in terms of magical energy, delivering results that trickle in steadily over time rather than providing rapid turnarounds. To that end, they can also be great teachers, since sometimes my experiences with more quick-moving kinds of magical materia (e.g. the incense) can be a little overwhelming, offering a 'burst' of magical boons without allowing much time/space to process/understand what just 'happened.' When I made a honeypot for myself using this Empress honey, I focused on petitioning for results that could've come on quicker, but which might not've been as profound or lasting if they'd been experienced as acute 'bursts' of X, Y or Z. Instead, what I received was a protracted, but necessary lesson in understanding where I was holding myself back from receiving X, Y or Z, before I started to slowly realize that X, Y, and Z were all already happening, unfolding -- or blooming -- at a slow but steady pace, without my even being aware of them until after they had settled comfortably into my everyday experience. A subtle but profound result!

I had a friend who is just this really great, amazing gorgeous successful divorced woman, like adored by the community, booked and busy you know, making jokes and making money, but who was starting to get really obsessed and discouraged about finding a partner in a way that made me a bit sad for her, like why does this absolute queen need to mess with these rude tinder people and then criticize herself when it doesnt lead to marriage? no justice in this world. Anyway, along with her birthday gift last year I kind of pushed this honey and a few empress items I hadn't been using as much into her hands and jokingly told her they would help her either get a cool boyfriend or stop caring, we both laughed. Not a month later to everyones shock shes somehow suddenly in a serious relationship with this lovely man thats been our close friend for years, a hot fireman with a heart of gold and the worlds filthiest jokes, like I have no idea how we all hung out that much and it never clicked for them before but its clicked now for sure. I asked her for my Venus stuff back because mission accomplished and she was like "I didnt even use it" and I was like what do you mean? and no joke, she goes, "I didnt even really use it, I just put it on the table next to my bed. and tasted the honey a couple times" and I laughed like yeah thats how you use it. I have a bunch of good empress stories but this is the funniest one. the honey found my friend a super hot fireman lover out of thin air. I dont know if that would be the result for everyone, I am still without any firefighters, but its not impossible. thanks s+s, thanks Kaitlin as ever <3