A spell jar is a small, sealed container — usually glass — filled with a combination of herbs, salt, small stones and sometimes a written intention, put together for a specific purpose: protection, luck, calm, or something more personal. The idea is old and appears in various forms across folk magic traditions, not any one single practice.
What typically goes in one
There’s no fixed recipe, which is part of the point — a spell jar is usually built around what you’re trying to achieve rather than a set list. Common inclusions are dried herbs, salt, small crystal chips, and a slip of paper with a written intention. A small stone like the ones in the Love Healing Crystal Set is a reasonable starting point if you want the jar built around a specific intention like love or luck.
Sealing and keeping it
Once filled, jars are usually sealed with wax from a candle and kept somewhere meaningful to their purpose — by a door for protection, on a windowsill for something more general. There’s no single correct answer here either; where you keep it is usually as intentional as what’s in it.
See the altar & ritual range for trinket dishes and other pieces to build one with.