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Dandelion related Old Wifes Tales

1. Dandelion root tea will promote psychic powers. This same tea, steaming and placed beside the bed, will call spirits.

2. To find out how long you will live, blow the seeds off the head of a dandelion. You will live as many years as there are seeds left on the head.

3. To tell the time, blow three times at the seed head of a dandelion. The number of seeds left is the hour.

4. To send a message to a loved one, blow a dandelion seed head in his or her direciton and visualize your message.

5. Dandelion root buried in the northwest corner of the house brings favorable winds.