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Saturday 29 September 2012

Magickal Properties of Herbs


The Magickal Properties of Herbs



Since most herbs are known by many folk names, use your Find command to find specific herbs on this page. For a more detailed look at the properties of the herbs mentioned here, go to www.botanical.com

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Acacia (Acacia Nilotica) Also called gum arabic.
Gender: Masculine, Planet: Sun, Element: Air, Deities: Osiris, Astarte, Diana, Ra
Protection, Psychic Powers. Burn with sandalwood to open psychic centers. Parts used: dried gum, leaves, wood


Aconite (Aconitum Napellus) Also called wolfsbane, monkshood, blue rocket *POISON* Don't ingest.Gender: Feminine, Planet: Saturn, Sign: Capricorn, Element: Water, Deities: Hecate, Medea
Protection, Invisibility. Use this herb with great caution to consecrate the athame or ritual knife. Make an infusion with the leaves or root to banish prior energy from magickal blades and to infuse it with protection. The root or leaves may be burned as incense for the same purpose. Gather the fresh flowers to make a tincture to refresh the power of the knives. Use an infusion as a magickal wash for ritual tools or sacred space. Brings protection and magickal watchfulness against negative energies in ritual. Wash a new cauldron in the infusion or burn aconite in its first fire. Used to invoke Hecate. Wrap the seed in a lizard skin and carry to become invisible at will. Used to poison arrow tips in early times. Also as protection from and a cure for werewolves.


African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)
Gender: Feminine, Planet: Venus, Element: Water
Spirituality, Protection. Promotes spirituality when grown in the home.









Agaric (Amanita muscaria) aka magic mushroom, redcap, death angel, death cap
Gender: Masculine, Planet: Mercury, Element: Air, Deity: Dionysus
Fertility. Place on the altar or in the bedroom to increase fertility.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) Also called Church steeples, cocklebur, stickwort, sticklewort
Gender: Masculine, Planet: Jupiter, Element: Air
Protection, Sleep. Agrimony is best known for its sleep-inducing qualities, therefore it is excellent in dream pillows, especially mixed with mugwort. Enhances magickal healing. A wash or oil increases effectiveness of all forms of ritual healing, psychic healing, or distance healing. Anoint hands with oil to cleanse auras. Creates a barrier against negative energies. Use if you feel to be under psychic attack. A counter-magick herb, it not only breaks hexes, but sends them back to the hexer.








Alfalfa (Medicavo Sativa)
Gender: Feminine, Planet: Venus, Element: Earth
Prosperity, Anti-hunger, Money. Brings in money and protects against financial misfortune. Harvest a small quantity at the full moon. Dry and burn in the cauldron. Place ashes in an magickal amulet.
Allspice (Pimenta officinalis or P. dioica)
Masculine, Mars, Fire
Money, Luck, Healing.
Almond (Prunus dulcis)
Masculine. Mercury. Air. Deities: Attis, Mercury, Thoth, Hermes
Money, Prosperity, Wisdom. Use oil, wash, or incense to anoint magickal wands or ritual candlesticks. (Almond wood makes excellent wands, especially for use in love magick). Excellent herbs for handfastings or other rituals of union. Also good for overcoming alcohol dependency. Almonds, leaves, and wood may be used in money magick. Placing almonds in your pocket will lead you to treasures.
Aloe (Aloe vera) aka burn plant, medicine plant
Feminine. Moon. Water.
Protection, Luck. Guards against evil influences and prevents household accidents. Plant aloe on the graves of loved ones to promote a peaceful existence until the deceased is reborn. Use for success in the world. Prevents feelings of loneliness.
Aloes, Wood (Aquilaria agallocha) aka Lignum aloes
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Love, Spirituality.
Althea (Althea officinalis) aka marshmallow, sweet weed, wymote
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Protection, Psychic Powers. Burn as incense or carry as a sachet for a good psychic power stimulator. A good "spirit puller." It draws good spirits into workings and rituals when placed on the altar. An aphrodisiac -- make an oil from seeds gathered under the full moon to use on the genitals. An amulet made of the leaf or root worn near the genitals will accomplish the same ends.
Alyssum (Alyssum spp.) aka Alison, Madwort
Protection, Moderating Anger
Amaranth (Amaranthus hydrochondriacus) Love-lies-bleeding, red cockscomb, velvet flower
Feminine. Saturn. Fire. Deity: Artemis
Healing, Protection, Invisibility. Used in pagan burial ritutals. Mends a broken heart.
Anemone (Anemone pulsatilla) aka Meadow Anemone, Wind Flower, Pasque Flower
Masculine. Mars. Fire. Deities: Adonis, Venus.
Health, Protection, Healing. Use the blossoms in all healing rituals. Grow red anemones in the garden to protect the garden and the home. Wrap flowers in a red cloth and wear or carry to prevent disease. Use the flowers to color Ostara eggs.
Anemone (Wood) (Anemone nemorosa) aka crowfoot, windflower
Mars. Deities: Adonis, Anemos, Aphrodite, Eurus, Venus
Healing.Used to invoke elemental air. Maturing flower is ideal nesting place for faeries. A charm against fevers. Use during rituals of death and dying.
Angelica (Angelica archangelica) aka archangel, masterwort
Masculine. Sun. Fire. Deity: Venus.
Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions. Use in all protection and exorcism incenses. Angelica protects in two ways: it creates a barrier against negative energy and fills you with good, radiant energy. Removes curses, hexes, or spells that have been cast against you. Enhances the aura. Gives a joyful outlook on life.
Anise Seed (Pimpinella anisum) aka aniseed, anneys
Masculine. Jupiter. Air. Deities: Apollo, Mercury.
Protection. Purification. Youth. Deals with inner, personal issues related to lack of fulfillment. Helps one to become more open to happiness and enjoy company of others. Put in dream pillows to protect from nightmares. Brings protection when traveling in the astral. Include anise in handfasting and wedding cakes.
Anise, Star (Illicium verum) aka Chinese anise
Moon, Uranus. Aquarius.
Use to consecrate ritual cups and chalices. Powdered stars may be used as incense to invoke your Deities or banish negative energy. Used in death and dying rituals.
Apple (Pyrus spp.) aka Silver bough, silver branch, tree of love
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deities: Pomona, Venus, Dionysus, Olwen, Apollo, Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Diana, Zeus, Iduna
Love, Healing, Garden Magick, Immortality. Use apple branches to make wands ideally suited for emotional and love magick. The apple branch will gain one admittance to the faery underworld. For healing, cut an apple into three pieces, rub on the afflicted part of the body, and bury outside. Do this during the waning moon to banish illness. Apples can be used for poppets or the apple wood carved into a poppet. Powder dried seeds and bark to burn as incense. (Caution: more than a few apple seeds can be poisonous). Apples are associated with the dead and Samhain, which is often called the Feast of Apples.
Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deities: Venus
Love. Use juice in love spells or potions. Eat fruit to obtain a sweet disposition. Leaves and flowers can be added to love sachets and the pits carried to attract love.
Arabic Gum (Acacia vera) aka Arabic, Egyptian gum, Indian gum
Masculine. Sun. Air.
Purifies negativity and evil. Add to incense for good vibrations.See Acacia.
Arbutus (Arbutus unede)
Masculine. Mars. Fire. Deity: Cardea.
Exorcism, Protection. Protects little children.
Arrow Root (Maranta arundinaceae)
Jupiter.
Increases one's good fortune and makes opportunity more visible on the horizon.
Asafoetida (Ferula Foetida) aka Devil's dung, food of the gods
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Exorcism, Purification, Protection. Horrid odor. Use with caution. Used by those seeking the mysteries of the Horned God. Helps us break free of our negative desires. Increases the power of any ritual.
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior or F. americana) aka Nion
Masculine. Sun. Fire. Deities: Uranus, Poseidon, Thor, Woden, Neptune, Mars, Gwydion
Protection, Prosperity, Sea Rituals, Health. The Teutonic World Tree, Yggdrasil, is said to be an ash tree. An ash staff wards off evil. Healing wands should be made of ash wood. Carve poppets from the roots of the ash tree. Burning ash at Yule brings prosperity. Carry the leaves to gain love.
Aspen (Populus spp.)
Masculine. Mercury. Air.
Eloquence, Anti-Theft.
Aster (Callistephus chinesis) aka China Aster, Michaelmas Daisy, Starwort
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deity: Venus.
Use in love sachets, or carry the bloom to win love. Grow in the garden with a wish for love.
Avens (Geum urbanum) aka bennet, blessed herb, clove root, golden star, harefoot
Masculine. Jupiter. Fire.
Exorcism, Purification, Love. Brings protection to the home, kindred, and self. A whole root is needed for an amulet. Burn ground or cut root to promote blessings and keep out negativity.
Avocado (Persea americana) aka alligator pear
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Love, Beauty, Lust. Grow a plant from the pit of an avocado to bring love into it. Wands made from avocado wood make potent all-purpose instruments.
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Bachelor's Buttons (Centaurea cyanus) aka devil's flower, red campion
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deity: Robin Goodfellow
Love. Women wear this flower on their breast to attract love.
Balm, Lemon (Melissa officinalis) aka bee balm, lemon basalm, melissa, sweet balm, sweet melissa
Feminine. Moon. Water. Deity: Diana
Love. Success. Healing, especially for those with mental or nervous disorders. Use in love charms and spells to attract a partner. Opens one to the divine love of the Goddess. Gives energy to make one more desirable to the opposite sex.
Balm of Gilead (Commiphora opobalsamum) aka balsam tree
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Love, Manifestations, Protection, Healing. Carry the buds to mend a broken heart. Also steep them in red wine for a love potion. One of the best forms of magickal oils to be used to dress candles in magickal healing.
Bamboo (Bambusa Vulgaris)
Masculine. Deity: Hina
Protection, Luck, Hex-Breaking, Wishes. Excellent for magick wands, representing all four elements. "Growing up from the earth through water, it passes through the sky as it reaches toward the fire of the Sun." Crush the wood to a powder and burn for protection -- or grow by the house for good fortune.
Banana (Musa sapientum)
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Fertility. Cures impotency. Use leaves, flowers, and fruits in prosperity and money spells.
Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) aka Indian fig tree, vada tree
Masculine. Jupiter. Air. Deity: Maui
Luck.
Barley (Hordeum spp.)
Feminine. Venus. Earth. Deity: Venus
Love, Healing, Protection. Use the grain or barley water in love spells.
Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) aka Witches herb, American dittany, St. Joseph's herb
Masculine. Mars. Fire. Deity: Vishnu, Ezrulie
Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying, Protection. Causes sympathy between two people and soothes tempers between lovers. Add to love sachets and incenses. Place in cash register or on doorsill of business to attract customers. Use when invoking elemental salamanders or communing with dragons. Also used for courage.
Bay (Laurus nobilis) aka bay laurel, laurel, sweet bay
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Protection, Psychic Powers, Healing, Purification, Strength. Used in clairvoyance and wisdom brews. Place leaves under pillow for prophetic dreams. Burn to cause vision. Attracts love and romance. Use to consecrate musical instruments. Bay leaves impart strength to athletes. Write wishes on bay leaves and burn.
Bean (Phaseolus spp.)
Masculine. Mercury. Air. Deities: Demeter, Cardea.
Protection, Exorcism, Wart Charming, Reconciliations, Potency, Love. Used in rattles, they scare away bad spirits. Rub a dried bean on warts during the waning Moon. As you do so, say "As this bean decays, So wort, fall away!"
Bedstraw (Galium triflorum)
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Worn or carried to attract love.
Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Feminine. Saturn.
Wishes
Beet (Beta vulgaris)
Feminine. Saturn. Earth.
Love. Use as an ink in love magick, also as a blood substitute.
Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) aka banewort, witches berry, sorcerer's berry, deadly nightshade, death's herb, devil's cherries *Poison*Feminine. Saturn. Water. Deities: Hecate, Bellona, Circe
Highly toxic. All parts of the plant are extremely poisonous. Encourages astral projection and produces visions, but belladonna is best avoided. A primary ingredient in flying ointments. Used in funeral rituals to aspurge the circle, helping the deceased to let go and move forward. Used to invoke Circe. Gather berries when they are ripe (around Samhain.) Store with onyx. Medicinally, it has been used as a sedative.
As every part of the plant is extremely poisonous, neither leaves, berries, nor root should be handled if there are any cuts or abrasions on the hands. The root is the most poisonous, the leaves and flowers less so, and the berries, except to children, least of all. It is said that an adult may eat two or three berries without injury, but dangerous symptoms appear if more are taken, and it is wiser not to attempt the experiment. Though so powerful in its action on the human body, the plant seems to affect some of the lower animals but little. Rabbits, sheep, goats and swine eat the leaves with impunity, and birds often eat the seeds without any apparent effect, but cats and dogs are very susceptible to the poison. -- Grieve's Modern Herbal
Benzoin (Styrax benzoin)
Masculine. Sun. Air. Deities: Venus, Aphrodite, Mut.
Purification, Prosperity. Provides focus. Enhances concentration. Useful in astral travel (protects spirit while travelling). Promotes generosity. Brings increased success to any magickal working or to attain magickal goals. Used as a base for incense. Make an incense of benzoin, cinnamon, and basil to attract customers to your place of business.
Bergamot, Orange (Mentha citrata) aka orange mint, bergamot
Masculine. Mercury. Air.
Money. Put leaves in wallet or purse to attract money. Rub fresh leaves on money before spending.
Be-Still (Thevetia nereifolia) aka trumpet flower, yellow oleander *POISON*
Wear beans as a talisan to attract luck.
Betony, Wood (Betonica officinalis) aka bishopwort, lousewort, purple betony
Masculine. Jupiter. Fire.
Protection, Purification, Love. Placed under the pillow, it shields the sleeper from dreams. Throw in the Midsummer fire and jump through the smoke to purify the body. Very powerful in its ability to protect against dark and negative energy.
Birch (Betula alba)
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deity: Thor
Protection, Exorcism, Purification. The traditional broom of the witch is made from birch twigs. Since birch is sacred to Thor, it is best to take the bark after the tree has been "kissed" by Thor, that is, hit by lightning. A circular grove of oak trees is among the most magickal of sites.
Bistort (Polygonum bistorta) aka dragonwort, snakeweed, sweet dock
Feminine. Saturn. Earth
Psychic Powers, Fertility. Carry bistort if you wish to conceive. Burn with frankincense to increase psychic powers or when using divination. Add to money and wealth incenses.
Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens)
Masculine. Mercury. Air
Protection, Healing
Blackberry (Rubus villosus)
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deity: Bridget
Healing, Money, Protection. Bake blackberry pies at Lammas. Use leaves and berries in spells of wealth. Dry fruit and powder it for use in magickal healing potions. Weave pentagrams from the brambles to hang in the home for protection.
Bladderwrack (Fucus visiculos) aka kelp, sea spirit, seawrack
Feminine. Moon. Water.
Protection, Sea Spells, Wind Spells, Money, Psychic Powers. Fill a small jar with whiskey, add kelp and cap tightly. Place in kitchen window to ensure a steady flow of money in the household.
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis or D. formosa)
Feminine. Venus. Water
Love. When grown, the plant brings love. If growing indoors, plant a penny in the soil to offset negative vibrations. (For some reason, this plant emits negativity when grown indoors -- maybe because love needs freedom to grow?) Lore: crush the flower. If the juice is red, your love has a heart full of love for you. If it is white, he or she does not.
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) aka king root, red root *POISON*
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Love, Protection, Purification. Wear or carry the root to draw love and to avert evil spells and negativity.
Bluebell (Campanula rotundifolia) aka harebell
Luck, Truth. Anyone who wears a bluebell is compelled to tell the truth in all matters. Plant on graves. Comforts those left behind.
Blueberry (Vaccinum frondosum) aka bilberry
Protection. Keeping blueberries under the doormat will keep away undesirables. Eat blueberry pie when under attack. This gets the protection inside you and increases the herb's protectiveness.
Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) aka iris, liver lily, poison lily, flag lily, fleur-de-lys *POISON*
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Money. Carry the root for financial gain. Place in cash registers to increase business.
Bodhi (Ficus religiosa) aka bo-tree, peepul tree, pipul
Gender. Jupiter. Air. Deities: Vishnu, Buddha
Fertility, Protection, Wisdom, Meditation.
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) aka Indian sage, feverwort, sweating plant, teasel, wood boneset
Feminine. Saturn. Water.
Protection. Exorcism.
Borage (Borago officinalis)
Masculine. Jupiter. Air.
Courage. Drink a tea for psychic powers. No matter how difficult the times, borage will always lift spirits.
Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Masculine. Mercury. Air.
Healing, Rain Magick, Prophetic Dreams. If bracken is burned outside, rain will fall. Place the root under the pillow and solutions to problems will appear in dreams. Also used for fertility and protection.
Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excellsa)
Masculine. Mercury. Air.
Carry as a talisman for love.
Briony (Bryony, spp.) aka wild hops, wild vine, wood vine, gout root, mad root, snake grape
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Image Magick, Money, Protection.Often used as a substitute for the rare mandrake root in poppet magick. Money placed near briony root will increase, as long as it is left there. Hang in houses to protect against bad weather.
Bromeliad (Crypanthus, spp.) aka chameleon star, Earth star
Masculine. Sun. Air.
Protection, Money. Grow in the home for protection, money, and luxuries.
Broom (Cytisus scoparius) aka besom, basam, broom tops, Irish broom, Scotch broom *POISON*
Masculine. Mars. Air.
Purification, Protection, Wind Spells, Divination. Makes an excellent ritual or handfasting broom. Use to create sacred space. Blooms bring good fortune and plenty. To raise the winds, throw broom into the air while invoking the spirits of the Air. To calm the winds, burn broom and bury the ashes. An infusion sprinkled throughout the house exorcises poltergists.
Buchu (Agathosma betulia or Barosma betulina) aka buku, oval buchu, short buchuFeminine. Moon. Water.
Psychic Powers, Prophetic Dreams. Drink to foretell the future. Mix with frankincense and burn before sleep for prophetic dreams (only a small amount in the bedroom).
Buckthorn (Rhammus spp.)
Feminine. Saturn. Water.
Protection, Exorcism, Wishes, Legal Matters.
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.) aka beechwheat, French wheat, Saracen corn
Feminine. Venus. Earth.
Money, Protection. Form magick circles with the flour for protection. Add a few grains to money incenses and keep in the kitchen to guard against poverty.
Burdock (Arctium lappa) aka beggar's buttons, cockleburr, great burdock
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Protection, Healing
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Cactus (all species)
Protection, Chastity. Cactus spines are used in witches bottles for protection. Carry or bury to release their protective powers.
Calamus (Acorus calamus) aka myrtle flag, sweet cane, sedge, sweet flag, sweet grass, sweet sedge
Feminine. Moon. Water. *POISON*
Luck, Healing, Money, Protection. String beads and wear for healing. Use powdered root in incenses and sachets. Used to strengthen and bind spells. Growing the plant brings good luck.
Camellia (Camellia japonica)
Feminine. Moon. Water.
Brings riches and luxury. Place fresh blossoms in water on altar during money and prosperity riches.
Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora)
Feminine. Moon. Water.
Chastity, Health, Divination. A bag of camphor hung around the neck keeps flus and colds away. Use in divinatory incenses.
Caraway (Carum carvi)
Masculine. Mercury. Air.
Protection, Lust, Health, Anti-Theft, Mental Powers. Any object which holds some caraway seeds is theft-free. Induces lust when baked into breads, cookies, or cakes. The seeds strengthen the memory.
Cardamom (Elettario caramomum)
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Lust, Love. Add ground seeds to warmed wine for a quick lust potion. Bake in apple pies and add to sachets and incenses to induce love.
Carnation (Dianthus carophyllus) aka jove's flower, gillies, gilliflower, sops-in-wine
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Protection, Strength, Healing. Use in all-purpose protection spells. Gives strength and energy to the sick. Place fresh carnation on the altar during healing spells and add dried flowers to healing sachets and incenses.
Carob (Jacaranda procera or Prosopis dulcis) aka caroba, carobina, carobinha
Protection, Health. Wear or carry.
Carrot (Dancus carota)
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Fertility, Lust. Women should eat the seeds to become pregnant. Eat carrots to promote lust and cure impotence.
Cascara Sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana) aka sacred bark
Legal Matters, Money, Protection. Sprinkle infusion around your home before going to court. It will help you win your case.
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Money.
Castor (Ricinus communis) aka palma christi, palms christi root *POISON*
Protection.
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) aka catmint, cat's wort, field balm, nepeta, nip, catnep
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deity: Bast.
Cat Magick, Love, Beauty, Happiness. Give to your cat to create a psychic bond between the two of you. Use in love sachets with rose petals. Attracts good spirits and great luck. Used in beauty and happiness spells. Large pressed leaves are used for bookmarks in magickal texts. Mix with dragon's blood in an incense to rid oneself of bad habits or behavioral problems.
Cattail (Typah spp.)
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Lust. Carry if you don't like sex, but want to.
Cedar (Cedrus libani or C. spp.)
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Healing, Purification, Money, Protection. The smoke is purifying and chases away bad dreams. Keep a piece in the wallet to draw money and in all money incenses. Add to love sachets and Burn for psychic powers.
Celandine (Chelidonium majus) aka devil's milk, kenning wort, swallow-wort, tetterwort
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Protection, Escape, Happiness, Legal Matters. Aids in escaping unwarranted imprisonment or entrapment. Wear next to the skin and replace every three days. Cures depression, brings happiness when worn. Wear to court to win the favor of the jury.
Celery (Apium graveolens)
Masculine. Mercury. Fire.
Mental Powers, Lust, Psychic Powers. Chew seeds to aid concentration or in dream pillows to induce sleep. Burned with orris root, seeds increase psychic powers. Eat stalk to induce lust.
Centaury (Centaurium spp.) aka christ's ladder, feverwort
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Burn to drive off snakes.
Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) aka ground apple, roman camomile, maythn, whig plant
Masculine. Sun. Water
Money, Sleep, Love, Purification. Sprinkle around property to remove curses and spells cast against you.
Cherry (Prunus avium) aka sweet cherry
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Love, Divination.
Chestnut (Castanea spp.)
Masculine. Jupiter. Fire.
Love.
Chickweed (Stellaria media) aka adder's mouth, starweed, starwort, stitchwort, tongue grass
Feminine. Moon. Water.
Fertility, Love
Chicory (Cichorium intybus) aka succory, wild cherry, wild succory
Masculine. Sun. Air.
Removing Obstacles, Invisibility, Favors, Frugality. Carry to remove all obstacles that might crop up in your life. Rub juice on body to obtain favors from great persons.
Chili Pepper (Capsicum spp.) aka red pepper
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Fidelity, Hex Breaking, Love.
China Berry (Melia azederach*POISON*
Carry seeds for luck and to bring change into your life.
Chrysanthemum (Anacylus pyrethrum) aka mum
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Protection. Promotes mental health. Use in rituals of death and dying.
Cinnamon (Cinnamonum zeylanicum) aka sweet wood
Masculine. Sun. Fire. Deities: Venus, Aphrodite
Spirituality, Success, Healing, Power, Psychic Powers, Lust, Protection, Love. Empower with tourmaline. Enhancing skills of prophecy through channeling, working through an oracle, or through divination. When burned as an incense, it raises high spiritual vibrations. Aids in healing. Draws money. Stimulates psychic power and produces protective vibrations. Great in sachets and amulets.
Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis or P. reptans) aka crampweed, five finger blossom, five finger grass, goosegrass, silverweed, potentilla
Masculine. Jupiter. Fire.
The five points of the leaves represent love, money, health, power, and wisdom. If carried, all these will be granted. Good for love magick and to promote an abundant harvest. Contains the energy to manifest one's ideas. An ingredient in mediaeval flying ointments.
Citron (Citrus medica)
Masculine. Sun. Air.
Psychic Powers, Healing.
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum or Caryophyllus aromatica)
Masculine. Jupiter. Fire.
Protection, Exorcism, Love, Money. Burn as an incense. Worn or carried, they attract the opposite sex.
Clover (Trifolium spp.) aka shamrock, trefoil, three-leaved grass
Masculine. Mercury. Air.
Protection, Love, Money, Fidelity, Exorcism, Success.
Coconut (Cocus necifera)
Feminine. Moon. Water.
Purification, Protection, Chastity
Coffee (Coffea Arabica)
Mercury. Uranus.
Ritual stimulant. Aztec, Mayan, and Incan peoples all revered the berry of this plant.
Cohosh, Black (Cimicifuga racemosa) aka black snake root, bugbane, squawroot
Masculine.
Love, Courage, Protection, Potency
Coltsfoot (Tussilago Farfara) aka ass's foot, British tobacco, bull's foot, butterbur, Coughwort
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Use in love sachets and spells of peace and tranquility. Love, Visions.
Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Love, Courage. Rub on hands for courage and daring or carry it. Seeds can be used in love perfume. Pulverize seeds and rub on hands to attract love. Practitioners of animal magick, those working with eagles (aquila=eagle), or those wishing to invoke the protection of deity through the realm of birds may work with this herb.
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) aka boneset, bruisewort, knit back, knit bone, slippery root
Feminine. Saturn. Water.
Good for any magickal healing. Worn or carried, it ensures safety during travel. The root is used in money spells.
Copal (Bursera odorata)
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Love, Purification. Added to love and purification incenses. A piece of copal can represent the heart in poppets.
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) aka Chinese parsley, cilantro
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Love, Health, Healing. Used in love sachets and spells. Add the powdered seeds to warm wine to make a lust potion. Protects gardeners and all in their households. Gather at harvest and hang in the home for protection. The seeds promote peace between people who are unable to get along. Use it in drinks or crushed in incense. Helps one find romance and is an excellent herb to add to an elixir when the Great Rite is celebrated. Throw instead of rice at handfastings or add to the handfasting cake.
Corn (Zea Mays) aka maize, seed of seeds, sacred mother
Feminine. Venus. Earth.
Protection, Luck, Divination. Represents fertility and is used to invoke Mother Earth. Used at Mabon and Lammas in ritual, it teaches the mystery of life, death, and rebirth.
Cornflower (Centaurea Cyanus) aka blue bottle, bluecap, bluet
Venus. Saturn. Deity: Flora, Chiron.
Patron herb of herbalists. Blue leaves make a lovely ink for Book of Shadows.
Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
Feminine. Moon. Earth.
Luck, Healing, Protection, Rain, Fishing Magick. Place cotton on an aching tooth to take away pain. Planted or scattered in yard, it keeps ghosts away. Burning cotton causes rain.
Cowslip (Primula veris) aka arthritica, fairy cup, lady's key, buckles
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deity: Freya.
Healing, Youth, Treasure Finding. Place it beneath the front porch to discourage visitors. Preserves youth, and restores it when lost. The odor is healing, and holding a bunch will locate hidden treasure. Sacred to Freya, and can be used to invoke her. Some believe the path to Freya will lead one to earthbound treasures and abundance.
Crocus (Crocus vernus)
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Burn in a censor with alum to see a vision of the thief who robbed you. Love, Visions.
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) aka cowcucumber
Feminine. Moon. Water. Deity: Uttu (Sumerian)
Chastity, Healing, Fertility. Cooling and soothing to the psyche. Slices laid on eyes assists astral travel. Fruit hinders lust. Peel on head relieves pain of headache.
Cumin (Cumimum Cyminum) aka cumino, cumino aigro
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Protection, Fidelity, Exorcism, Anti-theft. Burned with frankincense for protection and scattered on the floor (sometimes with salt) to drive out evil. Used in love spells. When given to a lover, promotes fidelity. Cumin seed steeped in wine makes a lust potion.
Curry (Murraya Koenigii)
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Protection. Burn the specific plant, not the mixture of spices, to repel evil at night.
Cyclamen (Cyclamen spp.) aka groundbread, sow bread, swine bread
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deities: Hecate
Fertility, Protection, Happiness, Lust. Add to handfasting or wedding cake.
Cypress (Cupressus sempervirensaka Tree of Death
Feminine. Saturn. Earth. Deities: Hecate, Hebe, Mithras, Pluto, Aphrodite, Ashtoreth, Artemis, Apollo, Cupid, Jupiter, Zoroaster.
Longevity, Healing, Comfort, Protection. Wear at time of crisis. Taken to funerals, eases grief and calms mind. Throw a sprig of cypress into a grave to give the deceased luck and love in the hereafter.
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Daffodil -- Love, Fertility, Luck
Daisy -- Lust, Luck
Damiana -- Lust, Love, Visions
Dandelion -- Divination, Wishes, Calling Spirits
Deerstongue -- Lust, Psychic Powers
Dill -- Protection, Money, Lust, Luck
Dock -- Healing, Fertility, Money
Dogbane (Apocynum adrosaemifolium)
Use the flowers in magickal love mixtures.
Dogwood (Pyiscidia erythrina)
Moon, Pluto. Pisces. Deity: Consus

Wishes, Protection. Keeps writings and meetings secret, therefore is an excellent herb for the Book of Shadows. An oil of the flowers is priceless in sealing letters and keeping unintended eyes from secret writings. Powdered flowers and dried bark may be used as incense. Place the sap of the dogwood onto a handkerchief on Midsummer Eve. This will grant any wish you have as long as you carry it faithfully. Dogwood leaves or wood can be placed in protective amulets.
Dragon's Blood (Daemomorops Draco)
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Love, Protection, Exorcism, Potency. Used in homemade magickal inks. Burn the resin to entice errant lovers to return. A stick placed under the pillow will cure impotency. A powerful protectant when sprinkled around the house or burned as incense. A pinch added to to other incenses will increase their potency.
Dulse -- Lust, Harmony
Dutchman's Britches -- Love
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Ebony -- Protection, Power
Echinacea -- Strengthening Spells
Edelwiess -- Invisibility, Bullet-Proofing
Elder -- Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Peace
Elecampane -- Love, Protection, Psychic Powers
Elm -- Love
Endive -- Love, Lust
Eucalyptus -- Healing, Protection
Eyebright -- Mental Powers, Psychic Powers
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Fennel -- Protection, Healing, Purification
Fenugreek -- Money
Fern -- Rain Making, Protection, Luck, Riches, Health, Exorcism
Feverfew -- Protection
Fig -- Divination, Fertility, Love
Figwort -- Health, Protection
Flax -- Money, Protection, Beauty, Psychic Powers, Healing
Fleabane -- Exorcism, Protection, Chastity
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) aka deadmen's bells, dog's finger, fairy thimbles, fox bells, witches bells, witches thimbles *POISON*
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Protection. Brings true magick to your garden by attracting faeries and plant devas. Assists in communion with the Underworld. Collect the juice of the herb under a favorable moon sign. Mark the very center of your circle with the juice and wait there to see the realm of faery.
Frankincense -- Protection, Exorcism, Spirituality
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Gardenia -- Love, Peace, Healing, Spirituality
Garlic -- Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Lust, Anti-Theft
Gentian -- Love, Power
Geranium -- Fertility, Love, Health, Protection
Ginger -- Love, Money, Success, Power
Ginseng -- Love, Wishes, Healing, Beauty, Protection, Lust
Goats Rue -- Healing, Health
Goldenrod -- Money, Divination
Goldenseal -- Healing, Money
Gorse -- Protection, Money
Gotu Kola -- Meditation
Gourd -- Protection
Grain -- Protection
Grape -- Fertility, Garden Magick, Mental Powers, Money
Grass -- Psychic Powers, Protection
Ground Ivy -- Divination
Groundsel -- Health, Healing


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Hawthorn -- Fertility, Chastity, Fishing Magick, Happiness
Hazel -- Luck, Fertility, Anti-Lightning, Protection, Wishes
Heather (Calluna Vulgaris) aka heath
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deity: Isis, Osiris, Venus
Protection, Rain Making, Luck. Robert Graves said heather is "a suitable tree for the inititation of Scottish witches." Brings one in touch with divinity and increases physical beauty. Wearing an amulet of the wood will bring a long physical life and put one in touch with the truly immortal soul. A valuable herb for those who pursue initiatory paths. Unfolds the inner self. Carried, it will guard against rape or other violent crimes or just to bring good luck. (White heather is best here.) When burned with fern will attract rain.
Heliotrope -- Exorcism, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Wealth, Invisibility
Hellebore, Black (Helleborus niger) aka Melampode
Feminine. Saturn. Water. *Poison*
Protection. Provides an aura or mantle of invisibility. The safest use of this herb is to place pieces of the root or dried berries in an amulet or magick pouch. Used to bless farm animals and pets. Good for working with familiars -- but please don't breathe the fumes or ingest!
Hemlock (Conium maculatum) aka herb bennet, poison parsley, spotted hemlock, water parsley
Feminine. Saturn. Water. Deity: Hecate *Poison*
Destroys sexual drive. Induces astral projection. Juice rubbed on magickal blades empower and purify them.Used in medievel flying ointments.
Hemp -- Healing, Love, Vision, Meditation
Henbane (Hyosycamus niger) aka black nightshade, devil's eye, henbells, poison tobacco, hogsbean
Feminine. Saturn. Water. *Poison*
A love-bringing herb when worn. Traditionally used in ointments and brews. Induces delirium. Used with wisdom, it could be an excellent herb for consecrating ceremonial vessels. Attracts hares, therefore would be an excellent herb for those who raise rabbits.
Henna (Lawsonia inermis)
Jupiter.
Healing. Place on forehead to relieve headache. Attracts love if worn near the heart. Protects from illness and from evil eye. A body adornment originating in the Mediterranean. Modern witches use as a ritual adornment, especially for the Great Rite and other important ritual occasions. Henna mixed with olive oil, massaged on the penis at the rising and setting suns promotes virility.
Hibiscus -- Lust, Love, Divination
Hickory -- Legal Matters
High John the Conqueror -- Money, Love, Success, Happiness
Holly (Ilex aquifolium or I. opaca)
Masculine. Mars. Fire. Deity: Holly King
Protection, Anti-Lightning, Luck, Dream Magick. One of the best protective herbs. The wood of the holly is very well suited for the handle of the ritual knife as it both attracts and repels energies. It is powerful when defense is needed in circle while preserving the gentleness within it. Holly water is sprinkled on newborn babies to protect them. Carried by men, it promotes luck. (Ivy is the corresponding plant of luck for women). Decorate the house with it at Yule for good luck.
After midnight on a Friday, without making a sound, gather nine holly leaves, preferably from a non-spiny plant (one that has smooth leaves). Wrap these up in a white cloth using nine knots to tie the ends together. Place this beneath your pillow, and your dreams will come true. -- Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magickal Herbs
Honesty -- Money, Repelling Monsters
Honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium) aka goat's leaf, woodbine
Masculine. Jupiter. Earth
Money, Psychic Powers, Protection. Ring green candles with honeysuckle flowers to attract money or place them in a vase in the house for the same purpose. Lightly crush flowers and rub on forehead to heighten psychic powers. The extracted oil is best for increasing spiritual sight. It enhances understanding of images and impressions collected in the astral. Connects one with the mysteries of the Cauldron of Cerridwen. In ritual, dried, powdered bark may be used as incense.
Hops -- Healing, Sleep
Horehound -- Protection, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Healing
Horse Chestnut -- Money, Healing
Horseradish -- Purification, Exorcism
Horsetail -- Snake Charming, Fertility
Houseleek -- Luck, Protection, Love
Huckleberry -- Luck, Protection, Dream Magick, Hex Breaking
Hyacinth -- Love, Protection, Happiness
Hydrangea -- Hex Breaking
Hyssop -- Purification, Protection
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Indian Paint Brush -- Love
Iris -- Purification, Wisdom
Irish Moss -- Money, Luck, Protection
Ivy -- Protection, Healing
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Jasmine -- Love, Money, Prophetic Dreams
Jobs Tears -- Healing, Wishes, Luck
Joe Pye Weed -- Love, Respect
Juniper -- Protection, Anti-Theft, Love, Exorcism, Health
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Kava-Kava -- Visions, Protection, Luck
Knotweed -- Binding, Health
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Lady's Mantle -- Love
Lady's Slipper -- Protection
Larch -- Protection, Anti-Theft
Larkspur -- Health, Protection
Lavender -- Love, Protection, Sleep, Chastity (with rosemary), Longevity, Purification, Happiness, Peace
Leek -- Love, Protection, Exorcism
Lemon -- Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship
Lemongrass -- Repel Snakes, Lust, Psychic Powers
Lemon Verbena -- Purification, Love
Lettuce -- Chastity, Protection, Love, Divination, Sleep
Licorice -- Love, Lust, Fidelity
Life Everlasting -- Longevity, Health, Healing
Lilac -- Exorcism, Protection
Lily -- Protection, Breaking Love Spells
Lily of the Valley -- Mental Powers, Happiness
Lime -- Healing, Love, Protection
Linden -- Protection, Immortality, Luck, Love, Sleep
Liverwort -- Protection, Love
Loosestrife -- Peace, Protection
Lotus -- Protection, Lock-Opening
Lovage -- Love
Love Seed -- Friendship, Love
Lucky Hand -- Employment, Luck, Protection, Money, Travel
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Mace -- Psychic Powers, Mental Powers
Magnolia -- Fidelity
Maidenhair -- Beauty, Love
Male Fern -- Luck, Love
Mallow -- Love, Protection, Exorcism
Mandrake (Mandragora officinale or Atropa Mandragora) aka herb of Circe, witches mannikin, wild lemon, sorceror's root *Poison*
Masculine. Mercury. Fire. Deities: Circe, Diana, Hecate, Hathor, Saturn
Protection, Love, Money, Fertility, Health. Few herbs are as steeped in magickal lore as mandrake. It is associated with the most intense practices of magick and especially well suited for love magick. It has great power as a visionary herb. It empowers visions, providing the impetus to bring them into manifestation. It intensifies the magick of any situation. A whole mandrake root placed in the home will bring protection and prosperity. Carried, it will attract love. The human shape of the root makes it well suited for use as poppet. (Substitute ash roots, apples, root of the briony, or the American may apple if the cost is prohibitive). To activate a dried mandrake, place it on the altar undisturbed for three days. Then place it in warm water overnight. The root will then be activated and ready for any magickal purpose.
Maple -- Love, Longevity, Money
Marigold (Calendula officinalis) aka calendula, drunkard, marybud, marygold
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Legal Matters, Psychic Powers. Aids visionary sight and helps find stolen property by producing a vision of the thief in the mind and the location of the stolen property. Dried petals may be used alone or mixed with dried incense to consecrate divination tools. Petals may be macerated in sunflower oil to make an oil of consecration. Adds a special, loving magick to rituals of death and dying. Carry marigold petals with a bay leaf to quiet gossip.
Marjoram -- Protection, Love, Happiness, Health, Money
Mastic -- Psychic Powers, Manifestations, Lust
May Apple (Podophyllum peltaltum) aka American mandrake, duck's foot, hog apple, racoon berry *Poison*Masculine. Mercury. Fire.
Money. Generally used as a substitution for European (true) mandrake. Its uses are practically identical, although the may apple is not related to the true mandrake.
Meadow Rue -- Divination
Meadowsweet -- Love, Divination, Peace, Happiness
Mesquite -- Healing
Mimosa -- Protection, Love, Prophetic Dreams, Purification
Mint -- Money, Love, Lust, Healing, Exorcism, Travel, Protection
Mistletoe (Viscum Album) Witches broom, Thunderbesom, Holy wood, Golden bough
Masculine. Sun. Air. Deities: Balder, Apollo, Freya, Frigga, Venus, Odin
Protection, Love, Hunting, Fertility, Health, Exorcism.
Moonwort -- Money, Love
Moss -- Luck, Money
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) aka Artemis herb, Artemisia, Felon herb, Muggons, Naughty Man, Sailor's Tobacco, St. John's Plant
Feminine. Venus. Earth. Deities: Artemis, Diana
Strength, Psychic Powers, Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Astral Projection. Use a wash or the oil to consecrate or anoint crystal balls or any tool of divination. Produces visionary dreams and is a prime ingredient in dream pillows. Keeps one safe from dark forces. Protects children. Incense brings protection. Carried, it brings loved ones safely home from journeys. A tonic for the soul, it keeps us aware of our spiritual direction. Burn with sandalwood or wormwood during scrying sessions. A mugwort infusion sweetened with honey will enhance divination. Carried, it also increases lust and fertility.
Mulberry -- Protection, Strength
Mullein -- Courage, Protection, Health, Love, Divination, Exorcism
Mustard -- Fertility, Protection, Mental Powers
Myrrh -- Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Spirituality
Myrtle -- Love, Fertility, Youth, Peace, Money
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Nettle -- Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Lust
Norfolk Island Pine -- Protection, Anti-Hunger
Nuts -- Fertility, Prosperity, Love, Luck
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Oak -- Protection, Health, Money, Healing, Potency, Fertility, Luck
Oats -- Money
Olive -- Healing, Peace, Fertility, Potency, Protection, Lust
Onion -- Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Money, Prophetic Dreams, Lust
Orange -- Love, Divination, Luck, Money
Orchid -- Love
Oregon Grape -- Money, Prosperity
Orris (Iris florentina or Phizoma Iridis) aka Florentine Iris, Queen Elizabeth Root
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deities: Aphrodite, Isis, Osiris, Hera, Iris
Love, Protection, Divination. The root is used to find and hold love. The root powder is known as "Love Drawing Powder." Protects from evil spirits. The roots and leaves hung in the house and added to the bath are good for personal protection. Make a pendulum with a small piece of the wood.


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Palm, Date -- Fertility, Potency
Pansy -- Love, Rain Magick, Love, Divination
Papaya -- Love, Protection
Parsley -- Love, Protection, Purification
Passion Flower -- Peace, Sleep, Friendship
Patchouly -- Money, Fertility, Lust
Pea -- Money, Love
Peach -- Love, Exorcism, Longevity, Fertility, Wishes
Pear -- Lust, Love
Pecan -- Money, Employment
Pennyroyal -- Strength, Protection, Peace
Peony -- Protection, Exorcism
Pepper -- Protection, Exorcism
Peppermint -- Purification, Sleep, Love, Healing, Psychic Powers
Periwinkle (Vinca minor) aka Sorcerer's Violet, Blue Buttons *POISON*
Feminine, Venus, Water.
Patron herb of Wiccans. Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Money, Protection. Best when gathered when the moon is one night old, nine nights old, 11 nights old, 13 nights old, or 30 nights old. The dried flowers may be added to any magickal mixture to enhance the working. Banishes negative energy. Makes one feel desirable. Add dried flowers or root to amulets to bring necessary changes to one's life to attract a loving partner. Plant on graves of children. Helps grieving parents heal from their loss. Keeps memory of lost child alive without unhealthy attachments.
Persimmon -- Healing, Lust
Pimento -- Love
Pine -- Healing, Fertility, Protection, Exorcism, Money
Pineapple -- Luck, Money, Chastity
Pistachio -- Breaking Love Spells
Plum -- Healing
Poke -- Courage, Hex Breaking
Pomegranate -- Divination, Luck, Wishes, Wealth, Fertility
Poplar -- Money, Flying
Poppy -- Fertility, Love, Sleep, Money, Luck, Invisibility
Potato -- Image Magick, Healing
Prickly Ash -- Love
Primrose -- Protection, Love
Purslane -- Sleep, Love, Luck, Protection, Happiness
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Quince -- Protection, Love, Happiness
R
Radish -- Protection, Lust
Ragweed -- Courage
Raspberry -- Protection, Love
Rattlesnake Root -- Protection, Money
Rhubarb -- Protection, Fidelity
Rice -- Protection, Fidelity
Roots -- Protection, Power, Divination
Rose -- Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Love, Divination, Luck, Protection
Rosemary -- Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth
Rowan -- Psychic Powers, Healing, Protection, Success
Rue -- Healing, Health, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Love
Rye -- Love, Fertility
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Saffron -- Love, Healing, Happiness, Wind Raising, Lust, Strength, Psychic Powers
Sage -- Immortality, Longevity, Wisdom, Protection, Wishes
Sagebrush -- Purification, Exorcism
St. John's Wort -- Health, Power, Protection, Strength, Love, Divination, Happiness
Sandalwood -- Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Spirituality
Sarsaparilla -- Love, Money
Sassafras -- Health, Money
Savory, Summer -- Mental Powers
Skullcap -- Love, Fidelity, Peace
Senna -- Love
Sesame -- Money, Lust
Shallot -- Purification
Skunk Cabbage -- Legal Matters
Slippery Elm -- Halts Gossip
Snakeroot -- Luck, Money
Snakeroot, Black -- Love, Lust, Money
Snapdragon -- Protection
Solomon's Seal -- Protection, Exorcism
Sorrel Wood -- Healing, Health
Southern Wood -- Love, Lust, Protection
Spanish Moss -- Protection
Spearmint -- Healing, Love, Mental Powers
Spiderwort -- Love
Spikenard -- Love
Star Anise -- Psychic Powers, Luck
Strawberry -- Love, Luck
Sugar Cane -- Love, Lust
Sunflower -- Fertility, Wishes, Health, Wisdom
Sweetgrass -- Calling Spirits
Sweetpea -- Friendship, Chastity, Courage, Strength
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Tansy -- Health, Longevity
Tea -- Riches, Courage, Strength
Thistle -- Strength, Protection, Hex Breaking, Healing
Thistle, Holy -- Purification, Hex Breaking
Thistle, Milk -- Snake enraging
Thyme -- Health, Healing, Sleep, Psychic Powers, Love, Purification, Courage
Toadflax -- Protection, Hex Breaking
Toadstool -- Rain Making
Tobacco -- Healing, Purification
Tonka Bean (Coumarouna odorataDipteryx odorata) aka Coumaria Nut, Tonqua, Tonquin Bean *DO NOT CONSUME. BELIEVED TO CAUSE CANCER*
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Love. Money. Courage. Wishes. Used extensively in love sachets and mixtures, and carried to attract love. Also worn or carried to attract money, bring luck, grant courage, and ward off illness.
Turmeric -- Purification
Turnip -- Protection, Ending Relationships
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Uva Ursa -- Psychic Workings
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Valerian -- Love, Sleep, Purification, Protection
Vanilla -- Love, Lust, Mental Powers
Venus Flytrap -- Protection, Love
Vervain (Verbena officinalis)
Feminine. Venus. Earth. Deities: Cerridwen, Mars, Venus, Aradia, Jupiter, Thor, Juno
The Witches Herb. Love, Protection, Purification, Peace, Money, Youth, Chastity, Sleep. Healing. Empowers any magick, especially love spells. Enhances the dreaming process and is recommended for dream quests. Used to consecrate and empower any ritual tools. Protects from negative emotions and depression. Used in house and home blessings. Turns back negativity. In love spells: add to recipes to attract mates, find true love, achieve sexual fulfilment, work sexual magick, an for bringing extra bliss on the wedding night. The herb of poets, singers, and bards. Inspires artistry. Instills a love of learning. Best when gathered at Midsummer.
Vetch, Giant -- Fidelity
Vetivert -- Love, Hex Breaking, Luck, Money, Anti-Theft
Violet -- Protection, Love, Lust, Luck, Wishes, Peace, Healing
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Walnut -- Health, Mental Powers, Infertility, Wishes
Wheat -- Fertility, Money
Willow -- Love, Divination, Protection, Healing
Wintergreen -- Protection, Healing, Hex Breaking
Witch Hazel -- Protection, Chastity
Wolf's Bane -- see Aconite
Wood Rose -- Luck
Woodruff -- Victory, Protection, Money
Wormwood -- Psychic Powers, Protection, Love, Calling Spirits
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Yarrow -- Courage, Love, Psychic Powers, Exorcism
Yellow Evening Primrose -- Hunting
Yerba Mate -- Fidelity, Love, Lust
Yerba Santa -- Beauty, Healing, Psychic Powers, Protection
Yucca -- Transmutation, Protection, Purification



Thursday 27 September 2012

Using the power of the elementals to clear negative earth energies




Elementals are essential to the movement of energy through the earth. Sometimes energies get blocked because of human pollution such as motorway constructions, phone mast erection, or mine working that has been abandoned though the resources are not naturally exhausted. Other causes include major housing developments especially in direct line with sacred sites (and so on natural earth power lines not intended for dwellings. Sometimes housing or work places are created from old businesses premises such as mental hospitals & prisons or ware houses. These carry negative feelings from earlier inhabitants that likewise sour and slow the flow of energies through the new homes and offices. These negative earth energies are sometimes called geopathic stress.

If you live or work in a place of negative earth energies then the building or certain rooms may feel cold or seem dark even in the summer. Plants will not thrive and animals will refuse to settle. Children may become fractious there or have nightmares if the blocked psychic streams are below a bedroom. You may feel tired or suffer a series of minor illnesses and accidents in common with others who live or work there. There may be a lot of quarrels seemedly caused by no logical cause. Stress related illnesses are common among workers in such establishments.


Tuesday 25 September 2012

Positive Affirmation How-To's



Affirmation works.
In fact, it may be the most powerful force in the universe.
-- Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, Dare To Win.

1. Present Tense

Say your affirmation as if you already have it, not as if you will have in the future.
Eg: "I am happy."
Not: "I will be happy" or "I want to be happy."
(Unless you're developing your desire to be happy. Then "I want to be happy" is a perfect affirmation.)

2. Positive Phrasing

Say what you do want, not what you don’t want.
Eg: "I am happy."
Not: "I'm no longer depressed."

3. Short And Simple

Eg: "I am happy."
Not: "I am happy and all my dreams come true, and I live in grateful abundance and harmony in a world overflowing with grateful abundance and harmony for all beings forever."

4. Relatively Believable


Don't go so far out from where you are now that it seems impossible.
Eg: "I am happy."
Not: "I live in constant ecstacy, 24/7."

5. Start Fresh

It's better to start over rather than trying to change something.
Eg: "I am happy."
Not: "I am free of this burden."

6. Stay Real

Don't tell yourself you're happy when your puppy has just died.
Eg: "I am grateful for the time we had together."
Not: "I am happy, I am happy, I am happy, goshdarnit!"

7. Keep It Vibrant

If it becomes routine and difficult to feel a daily affirmation, update it so it's alive to you.
This is particularly beneficial when your subconscious belief has caught up to your positive affirmation. Then you can take it a little further.
Eg: "I am happy."
Update: "I am loving my life."

8. Don't Sweat The Details

Do an affirmation for the end result you want, not for how you think it will come about.
Eg: "I am engaged in my ideal career."
Not: "I wow them at this job interview," or "Joe Smith offers me the promotion."

9. Tell It To Yourself

Do self affirmations while looking at yourself in a mirror, and saying them in the second person, using your own name.
Eg: "Janice, you are worthy of love and happiness."



Thursday 20 September 2012

How to Make Rose Hip Oil




Although we know that roses grew in ancient Egyptian gardens, we don’t know if the small seeded pod went into the making of rose hip oil. However, in the mid-1800s, making oils by combining vegetable or animal fats with rose hips became a popular hobby, and women rubbed them on their shoulders and necks to freshen up. Today, rose hip oil is common in cosmetics and soaps. With a few ingredients, you can make rose hip oil at home.

Tools
·  Rose hips
·  Carrier oil
·  Small crock pot (or mason jar)



1         Use dried or fresh rose hips. If you are buying them, the dried variety is usually the only kind you will find. Gather fresh rose hips from plants you are reasonably sure were not treated with chemical pesticides and herbicides.

2         Choose your carrier oil. Olive oil or even regular vegetable oil will do in a pinch, but some people prefer a lighter oil, such as almond oil, that leaves a smooth, satiny feel on the skin.

3         After removing any foreign debris from the rose hips, combine 2 cups of the carrier oil and 1 cup of rose hips in the bottom of a small crock pot. Stir well, set the crock pot on “Low,” cover and let it warm for at least 8 hours. A more natural but much slower method is to put the ingredients into a quart-size mason jar, cover and put in a windowsill for 3 weeks. If you choose the jar method, use only dried rose 

4         After the recommended amount of time, strain the oil through cheesecloth until no particles are visible. An easy way to do this is to fold the cheesecloth into a large square three or four layers thick and place it over the top of a small bowl. Use a large rubber band to hold the cheesecloth in place, but don’t pull it tight; leave enough of an indentation in the cloth that the oil won’t run over the top.

5         Pour the oil and rose hips into the cloth and let them slowly drain. Discard the rose hips and pour your new rose hip oil into a darkened bottle to store.

 
The Sacredness of Sage

Herbs can be powerful medicine. Some herbal remedies, whether used in tincture, tea or capsule form, holds an incredible and potent medicinal quality. In addition, there are other plants that, when burnt, the smolder
ing smoke offers various remedies for many physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental imbalances - one such herb is SAGE.

Sage is held sacred by many Native American Indians, because of it’s effective purifying energies. It heals by bringing the patient back into balance and cleanses the body and mind of negative spirits and impurities. It played an intricate part in ancient, as well as current ceremonies and was often included as an ingredient in a mixture called Kinnikinic, and then smoked in a pipe or used was used externally for smudging.

When smoked, it can be mixed with other plants such as white clover, bear berry leaves and mullein. This creates the Kinnikinic smoking mixture to be used in the sacred pipe. The smoke is then given as an offering to the Sprits. The pipe itself acts as the line to the Spirits and the smoke, as it rises, carries the messages. Those who share the pipe, and the smoke, share the same breath.

Sage is a traditional choice for burning and smudging for the Native Americans because of all of the herbs, it is one of the best for cleansing. Medicine People used this herb on people who were ill, to bring them back from the negative place where their body and soul laid. Today, sage is often used in smudging ceremonies for those who are seeking balance and pure thought, spirit and body. An updated smudging ceremony can be performed by nearly anyone who wishes to relieve their worries, open their mind, clear negative thoughts and feelings, harmonize the body and de-stress the spirit. It is often used when a person faces a personal difficulty, when negative luck has seemed to follow, prior to a major transition, within a new house, over a new baby or following a major emotional difficulty. In a sense, whenever a person feels "out of balance" or unlucky.

The following is a Smudging Technique that you can try. But remember - this is POWERFUL MEDICINE and you should be open and understanding of the entire experience.

What: Smudging is a ceremony that uses cleansing smoke to clear away negative energy and to attract positive ones.

Need: * A "bowl" - examples would be, a shell, a stone that has an indented round surface, a piece of pottery or a stone bowl or mortar

* The dried-leaf herbal mixture. If desired, you can also add in cedar (healing) , sweet grass (brings positive energy) and , juniper (for healing).

* A feather, if possible. If not, you can make a feather-like object from paper or material, or simply use your hand.

* Matches

* Drumming or Native music, if desired.


The Ceremony


1. Use your hands to roll the dried herbal leaves, crumbling them into your bowl.

2. Placed the rolled and mixed plants into the bowl.

3. Burn the leaves until they begin to smolder, giving off clouds of smoke.

4. Fan the smoke with a feather or with your hand to circulate it into the air. Starting with your heart and working your way up to the head, you will visualize the smoke entering your body and spirit, pulling out the impurities. Continue this procedure all the way down the body, and back up again.

5. All the while, pray for your spiritual deity to assist you on your life path and ask for good, positive energy and spirits to guide you.

6. Offer the smoke to the 7 directions - North, South, East, West, Father Sky, Mother Earth and the Great Spirit. Request their assistance on your journey and ask they will help to lead the negativity that is attached to your life - out of your life.

7. Continue cleansing anything that you may feel needs the purification. Your home, your family and friends, or even something that is causing you great pain such as a person (smudge their photo or a letter), finances (smudge the bills) or even an illness (smudge the medication).

8. Following the smudging, you should pray to your spiritual advisor and relax your body with soft stretching and then relax your mind with meditation or sleep.

Tuesday 18 September 2012

How to Use Rose Hips in Wicca Practice


Things You'll Need

·                                 Rose hips
·                                 Cheese cloth
·                                 Pink candle

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For cleansing before a ritual, or to wash away stress after a hard day, fill a tub with warm water. Add some crushed rose hips tied up in a piece of cheesecloth to your bath water. Also add some rose petals or a few drops of rose oil. Sink into the tub and relax. Meditate and visualize all of your stress and negativity being washed away into the water. Unstop the drain and imagine your stress and negativity going down the drain with the water.
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For a spell to draw love into your life, set up your altar and cast a circle. Light a pink candle while meditating on attracting a compatible romantic partner. Send energy out into the universe to draw a proper mate to yourself, rather than visualizing anyone in particular. String rose hips with a needle and thread to make a necklace out of them. Place the necklace on your pentacle and charge them with your intent. Wear or carry your necklace with you when you go out.
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Share a rose hip tea sweetened with honey with your significant other at the beginning of a romantic evening.
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Place rose hips around the home to bring back harmony and peace if there has been a great deal of disharmony or upheaval. Consecrate and charge the rose hips to radiate with loving, calming energies that will fill your space. Tuck them in cabinets and closets, under pillows, and on window sills and door frames.
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Give a boost to any healing sachets or infusions with rose hips. Add them to your tea for a sore throat or upset stomach. Soak a cloth in a tea of rose hips, wring it out and place it on your head for a headache, over your back for a backache, or on any bruise or sore spot. When your feet ache from standing, soak them in a basin filled with warm rose hip tea.
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When honoring the goddess Venus in ritual, place a bowl of rose hips on your altar.
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