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A bottle of colored liquid labelled as a love potion A collection of vials labelled as potions. A potion is a liquid "that contains medicine, poison, or something that is supposed to have magic powers." [1] It derives from the Latin word potio which refers to a drink or the act of drinking. [2]
The mythological White Hare from Chinese mythology, brewing the elixir of life on the Moon. The elixir of life (Medieval Latin: elixir vitae), also known as elixir of immortality, is a potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth. This elixir was also said to cure all diseases.
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The Love Potion is a 1903 painting by the English artist Evelyn De Morgan depicting a witch with a black cat familiar at her feet. According to Elise Lawton Smith, [ 1 ] the painting "exhibits a Pre-Raphaelite fascination with medieval subjects and decorative detailing."
Distinguishing between black magic and white magic often relied on perspective, for example, if a healer attempted to cure a patient and failed, some would accuse the healer of intentionally harming the patient. In this era, magic was only punished if it was deemed to be ‘black’, meaning it was the practice of a sorcerer with harmful intention.
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