Category: Herbs

13 Herbs for Litha

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Make magick for Midsummer with the abundant plants that are all around you. I’ve got 13 Herbs for Litha to help you honor the summer solstice.

The earth is at it’s most abundant at Litha, the longest day of the year. It’s been absorbing the sun’s rays as the days slowly grow longer, and this sabbat marks the peak of the sun’s power. Because of this, it’s one of the most powerful days of the year to collect herbs for your witchcraft practice.

Some say that Midsummer herbs should be collected skyclad (aka naked) and they should only be cut with a consecrated silver knife. Some say metal should never touch the plants. There are all sorts of myths and legends, but your witchcraft practice is your own, so do what’s right for you.

Herbs for Litha

Really, any herb that’s growing in summer is a Litha herb, but some are more traditionally tied to this sabbat than others. Don’t limit yourself, but if you’re not sure where to start, this should give you a good idea. There were nearly 30 herbs I found in just one book which correspond to Midsummer, but I’ve narrowed it down to some of the more common or easy to find herbs to make things easier for you.

Remember that if you’re foraging for herbs and botanicals to only take what you need, and never take more than 10% of a plant. You might also want to consider leaving an offering for the plant or connecting with its energy to thank it for its contribution to your thriving.

Chamomile – With powers of regeneration, protection, and peace, this herb also attracts money and luck, so you definitely want it in your apothecary. Use it in tea or other infusions.

Daisy – Tied to innocence and purity, this flower can be used in spells for true love.

Dill – Can be used for protection and cleansing, as well as clearing the mind.

Elder – Gather leaves on Midsummer morning and use the flowers to make cordials or liqueurs.

Fennel – A plant for courage, purification, and protection.

Heather – Can be used for protection and to draw in luck and money. Also helpful in working with fairies.

Honeysuckle – Use for divination, dreams, and love spells.

Lavender – The classic herb for peace and harmony, it can also be used for purification and cleansing and to enhance meditation.

Lime – Add to spells for healing, love, and protection.

St. John’s Wort – Use this herb for protection, especially to repel negativity. Also effecting in clearing and purification spells.

Strawberry – Tied to blessings, love, and fertility, there’s nothing sweeter than a freshly picked ripe summer strawberry.

Sunflower – The ultimate symbol of the sun, this flower also brings happiness, blessings, fertility, and courage.

Violet – Use in spells for love, fertility, faithfulness, and luck.

How to Use Your Herbs

Recipes to Use Your Litha Herbs

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Herbs – The Magic of Mistletoe

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Berries of the Mistletoe is very poisonous to humans and animals

Source: witchdom.com

As we lead up to Yule, I thought I’d extol the virtues of magical mistletoe. Some plants really have that feeling of magic, and mistletoe, for me, is one of them. When I moved into my current home, I was delighted to find a large ball of mistletoe in an old apple tree in the back garden. Mistletoe grows prolifically in the county where I live and the nearby counties. These are Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Somerset and these counties supply the rest of the UK. One town close to where I live has a mistletoe festival every December. Many trees have several balls of mistletoe attached to them and, in the winter, they become more obvious in the bare branches.

Mistletoe grows in a variety of trees. A hemi (partial) parasitic plant, it attaches itself to a host tree. It can often be seen in apple, hawthorn, sycamore, ash, poplar, and lime trees. Orchards are a more obvious place to find it. It is a poisonous plant, and the UK varieties are more so than the US varieties. The effects of the poison can be seen more in children and animals than adults.

Historical References

In his Complete Herbal, Culpeper says of mistletoe (“misselto”) that it is under the dominion of the Sun, but even though it “rarely” grows on oak, when it does it takes on the nature of Jupiter. From these two planets, I would say together they promote positivity, success, and good fortune, strength, wisdom, provide protection, represent the self, and have life-giving properties. You should also decide what they signify to you. Therefore, if you find it on oak then you can double the magical qualities.

Culpeper also says he does not know why mistletoe takes on that nature of the oak (strength), above the other trees it grows on. However, he adds that mistletoe which grows on pear trees and…

Herbs – Holly: Folklore, Spiritual and Magical Uses

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There are over 400 species of holly (Ilex spp), including both evergreen and deciduous species or trees, shrubs and climbing vines.

European holly, Ilex aquifolium. Source: Danielle Teychenne, published under CC0 Public Domain

Other Names Christ’s Thorn, Holy Tree, Hulver, Holme, Holme Chase, bats wings, Aquifolium, Tinne, Black drink plant, evergreen oak, needle-leaf.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Throughout history and folklore, holly has symbolized protection, rebirth, and hope, often used in Yule celebrations and to ward off evil spirits during the winter solstice.

Folklore: Holly has long been associated with folklore and traditions, particularly during the winter season. In Celtic mythology, it was believed to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck and protection. Holly branches were often used to decorate homes during Yule celebrations, symbolizing life and rebirth during the darkest days of winter.

Spirituality: In spiritual practices, holly is revered for its symbolism of strength, protection, and resilience. Its evergreen leaves symbolize endurance and immortality, making it a potent symbol of vitality and renewal.

Magickal Uses: Holly is highly regarded in magickal traditions for its protective qualities and ability to ward off malevolent energies. It is commonly used in spells, charms, or rituals designed to banish negative influences, create sacred boundaries, and safeguard against psychic attacks. Additionally, holly can be incorporated into rituals for fertility, prosperity, and spiritual growth, harnessing its potent energies for manifestation and empowerment.

Holly’s folklore, spiritual, and magickal uses reflect its revered status as a symbol of protection, resilience, and the eternal cycle of life, offering its blessings to those who honor its sacred presence.

Herbal Amulets c 2014

Herbal Amulets

For Negative forces in the home

At the front and back door of your house, hand two
bunches of clover upside down. As you hang each bunch,
feel the negative energy around you and direct it to each
bunch. The cloves will then set out to fight the negativity
around your house.

Protection for the house

Get a fresh, whole coconut, drain it, then, cut it in half. In a
bowl mix fresh rosemary, basil, and half a cup of uncooked
rice. Blend these together, then cover both halves of the
coconut with the mixture. Fit the coconut together and wrap
a white ribbon around it to keep it shut. Go outside on a
Sunday night and bury it in the backyard. It will protect
your home and backyard.

Another Protection for the house

With a red ribbon tie a bunch of garlic to the corner of your
front door. It will protect you and your loved ones from
negative vibes that may enter your house. Never let
anyone use the garlic for anything else.

To improve the mind

In a little yellow drawstring bag carry vanilla beans, fresh
rosemary and petals of a lily of the valley and place it
around your neck. With each breath visualize your mind
becoming stronger, remembering dates you will not want
to forget.

For a Job Interview

Fill a jar with crushed pecans, add three drops of rose oil
and keep a luck hand (root of an orchid)inside with the lid
shut tight. After three nights, place your lucky hand and
seven pecans in a little red drawstring bag and take it with
you to job interviews. With this little bag, you will feel
confident while questions are being asked and will have a
good chance of getting the job you want. Don’t let anyone
else, see the red drawstring bag.

Fertility (Male)

If you want to enhance your fertility chances, eat lots of
carrots, carrot seeds and bananas in, groups of threes. It will
aid performance like never before with sperm count levels
way up.

Fertility (female)

Find some fresh mistletoe and leave it indoors to dry until it
becomes brittle. Place it inside a little orange drawstring bag.
It will strengthen the female reproductive system. Carry it
with you everywhere you go and at night place it under
your pillow.

For spiritual awareness and psychic strength

In a medium size jar half filled with almond oil, add a
teaspoon of dry yerba santa, damiana and spearmint leaves
with seven drops of lime essential oil. Mix together with a
plastic spoon and screw the lid on top. This is be used
before spiritual healings, or for divination purposes. Place
three drops on your hands before you start rub them gently
together and place on your forehead. Then take them to the
back of your neck, breathe deeply and start your work. You
may even like to use this blend in your bath.

For astral traveling

In a little purple drawstring bag, place two teaspoons each
of dry angelica and crushed peppermint leaves and add a
smoky quartz that has been cleansed with lavender essential
oil. As you do this visualize what you would like from the
astral realm and very night before you go to bed rub the
drawstring bag on the bottom of your feet. This will take
you where you want to go and protect you along the way.

Protection from evil

Make four little blue drawstring bags, each the same size.
Mix in a bowl dry angelica, Solomon’s seal and balm of
Gilead buds. As you do this visualize your house protected
from evil. Divide the mix into four equal amounts and fill
each bag with it. Hang them or hide them in the four,
corners of your house.

For sleeping problems

Make yourself a little purple drawstring bag and as you do
this think of a having a good night’s sleep. Inside add a
teaspoon of valerian and each night hold it in your hand
while you lay in bed. Before you know it you will be
soundly asleep and when you awake the little bag will be
somewhere in your bed.

For Courage

Sprinkle dry yarrow and thyme in your shoes. It will not
only give you courage but it will stop the fear so you can
accomplish what you have set out to do.

For money in your purse or wallet

If you find yourself without a cent, sprinkle dry sassafras in
your purse or wallet and you will always have enough for
the things you need to buy.

For Money

In a green bowl mix equal parts of ginger, Irish moss and
sesame seeds. Crush together to form a powder and as you
crush it visualize your money needs. Light a charcoal tablet
(cube) and on top add a quarter of a teaspoon of your
money powder. Concentrate, inhaling deeply. Do this for
ten minutes every night for seven nights, beginning on a
Thursday night just after the sun goes down.

For prosperity

Sprinkle fresh alfalfa sprouts in the front and back of your
house. As you do this visualize your most wanted needs and
recite the following: “May the ground take this offering I
give. May it bring me prosperity which is in great need” Do
this, seven times every Thursday and don’t be shy
sprinkling plenty of alfalfa sprouts.

11 Popular Natural Remedies for the Common Cold

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The research on using alternative home remedies for colds is mixed. Still, some people swear by natural treatments for cold symptoms like runny nose, cough, nasal congestion, sore throat, sneezing, watery eyes, headache, fatigue, and body aches.

Some of the most popular natural cold remedies include:

Zinc

Vitamin D

Astragalus

Garlic

Vitamin C

Honey

Echinacea

Ginseng

Ginger

Elderberry

Eucalyptus

If you’re interested in giving them a try, be sure you are aware of potential side effects, interactions, and contraindications before you do.

This article goes over what research has found about the safety and effectiveness of each of these, as well as what you need to know before using these remedies. Click here to read this rest of this article

American Ginseng

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Woodland Native Americans dug and boiled ginseng roots to relieve cold symptoms and nausea. The Pawnee of the Caddoan tribes made a love potion using ginseng, wild parsley, columbine, and cardinal flowers to attract a spouse.

Ginseng

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GINSENG

Ginseng stimulates the immune system, helps protect the liver from toxics, and increases stamina. In one animal experiment, it also increased sexual activity.

How to use:

Follow package directions for teas, capsules, tablets, and tinctures.

Herb of the Day for May 11 is Ginseng c 2016

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(One Person’s View Point) 20 Common Herbs and Roots Used in Spell Work

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These powerful plants are some of nature’s most incredible gifts.

Roots and herbs are an integral part of the rituals and spells of Hoodoo and Rootwork. Every herb and root has a medicinal and a magical property of some sort that becomes the main ingredient to help your ritual or spell to succeed. These powerful plants are some of nature’s most incredible gifts. These are 20 of the most widely used and well-known herbs and roots used in spell work.

Ruda.The Ruda plant is widely held to be a Magical herb. Many people carry a pinch of Ruda in a cloth bag or place it above the front door to ward off the evil eye. Some folks make a tea of Ruda and sprinkle it around the home for protection or bathe in it to break spells. This herb can also be used to make a powerful love spell.

Wormwood. Burn the Wormwood herb in your home over charcoal to remove any hexes or curses. Carry in vehicle to protect from accidents on dangerous roads. Use as incense for clairvoyance, to summon spirits, or to enhance divinatory abilities.

Mugwort. Make the Mugwort leaves into a tea to wash your crystals. This will remove any jinx the crystal has picked up and will add strength to it. It can also be burned on top of charcoal before crystal gazing. Place the Mugwort herb in your shoes to produce energy and vitality.

Angelica Root. Sprinkle the Angelica Root (also known as Archangel) in the four corners of your house, at the entryways and on the window panes to ward off evil. You may also add Angelica to your bath to remove any hexes or curses that have been placed on you.

Bloodroot. Burn or carry a piece of the bloodroot in a red flannel bag to aid in protecting against hexes. Additionally burn as an incense or carry the root with you if someone is trying to take your husband or lover. This root can also be carried to attract a new lover. Place in windows and doorways to keep curses and evil spirits out. A favorite root for use in voodoo to defeat hexes and spells aimed against you.

Patchouli. Patchouli is used in spells, sachets, baths and… Click here to read the rest of this article Source: originalbotanica.com

An Herbal Grimoire by Lady Rhiannon – Balm of Gilead and Ash

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The content provided on this website is for informational purposes only and DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE PROVIDING OF MEDICAL ADVICE and is not intended to be a substitute for independent professional medical judgment, advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your health. WitchesofTheCraft.com, any staff member of WitchesofTheCraft.com, Lady Rhiannon, and Lady Carla Beltane are not responsible for any type of a negative reaction when using this herb for any reason.

And we are back again!  Working with Herbs can be very rewarding.  There are many benefits to working with herbs, not only do you get your hands in the dirt, but the connection with Mother Earth cannot be discounted.  Working with the Mother, instead of against her, can be very rewarding.  She can lend not only her strength, but her beauty to your spell casting.  Be pure in your attentions, no matter what they may be and the Earth’s pureness will help you.

Goddess Herb – Balm of Gilead

Balm of Gilead has a feminine aspect.  It is closely connected with Saturn and the Spirit.  The buds of Balm of Gilead can be carried in a sachet to help ease a broken heart.  They also lend their energy to protection, healing, inspiration and knowledge as well as lending strength to overcome that broken heart.

Using Balm of Gilead in Magickal workings can help to boost the energies by lending that strength.  Understanding what you will be sending out in the Universe can help to boost your own energies.  This herb is good for protection, so lending others that it will touch on its journey through the Universe can only help you in return, threefold.

God Herb – Ash

Ash, even though it can be referred to as the Goddess Tree, has a masculine aspect.  It is closely connected to the Sun and the element of Fire.  While great for spells of protection, it can be also used to make brooms for purification of sacred spaces as well as great for Wands!  The wands that are made from Ash have a deep healing aspect.

This herb/tree is used in Sea Rituals.  To call to the God of the Seas.  Even though the element that is most closely connect is Water, we all know that opposites attract and Ash can help when working with Water in that Sea Ritual.

Placing the leaves in a sachet beneath a pillow can help to induce psychic dreams.  If you wish to astral walk in dreams, this would be a beneficial herb to use.  (Disclaimer: One Person’s View Point No one should astral alone.  You need another person to act as that anchor to pull you back from the abyss).

Blessed Be Brothers & Sisters!

Happy Spellcasting!

(One Person’s Viewpoint) The Herbal Grimoire

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The Herbal Grimoire Source: thewiccanlady.co.uk

A List of herbs and their uses and other names they are often known by …

Some herbs are poisonous, do not consume and use with caution. Always check in a Herball or other trusted herb book before consuming any herbs, barks, flowers or roots.

Herb Name

Acorn – Good luck, personal power, protection and wisdom. Dried acorns are a natural amulet for youthfulness. Associated with Litha. Element water.

Agrimony – Shielding and hex-breaking, aids sleep, brings luck towards you and is powerful in spell reversal.  Element Air.

Alder – Helps you to face up to things you are avoiding, divination, teaching especially anything arty and weather magic. Element Fire.

Alfalfa – Money, prosperity and a happy home, also anti-hunger. Generosity and luck.  Element Earth.

Allspice – Draws money and business success.  Aids compassion, luck and healing. Element Fire.

Angelica – Also called Archangel. It is a  very powerful protection herb, healing, creates harmony and courage and helps in exorcisms.  Aids vision. Element Air.

Apple – Garden magic, love, healing and wisdom, also vanity, marriage and beauty. Associated Mabon & Samhain. Element water.

Ash – Spells relating to the sea, protection, and luck. Make your Yule log from ash and burn to brings prosperity. Yggdrasil was an Ash tree.  Element water.

Basil – Also called witches herb. Use in spells for Love, exorcism, wealth, sympathy, and protection. Associated with Imbolc. Aids astral projection. Element Fire.

Bay Leaf – Protection, success, purification, strength, wisdom and healing, also increases  psychic powers. Element Fire.

Beech – Happiness, inspiration and divination. Represents the Green Man.  Element Air.

Belladonna – Also Called: Deadly Nightshade. Toxic. Use for forgetting past loves. Protection, beauty and original flying ointments. Adds energy to rituals.   Element Water.

Benzoin – Purification, prosperity, and helps to soothe tension by dispelling anger and lessening irritability, de stressing, helps depression, concentration and astral projection. Element Air.

Bergamot – Money, prosperity and sleep.  Protects from both evil and illness. Good for luck and wealth. Increases magical power.  Element Fire.

Birch – Protection, exorcism and purification. Dispels lightning, infertility, and the evil eye. Associated with Yule. Element Water.

Black Pepper – Banishing negativity, exorcism, and offers protection and help with inner strength.  Element Fire

Blackthorn – Exorcisms, warding off negative spirits and general protection.  Associated with Samhain. Element Earth.

Bladderwrack – Protection, sea  and wind spells, attracts money, psychic powers, and customers to your business. Element Water.

Blessed Thistle – or Holy Thistle. Purification, protection against negativity and evil, hex breaking and aids vitality.  Carry on you for strength and protection. Element Earth.

Blueberry – Protection of children, keeps evil out, and strengthens the aura.  Associated with the Great Spirit. Element Water.

Borage Leaf – Courage, strength and peace, plus aids psychic powers. Also ward’s off evil.  Calming and de stressing. Element Air.

Borage Flower – Self Courage, peace, calm, self love and strength. Element Air.

Burdock – Also called Beggar’s buttons. Used for cleansing magic and warding off negativity. Protection, healing and persistence spells.  Element Water.

Calendula – Also called Marigold. Attracts success and justice in legal matters. Increases psychic/spiritual powers and aid prophetic dreams. Dispels negativity.  Element Fire.

Cardamom – Lust, love, and fidelity. Sweetens the personality   Use in handfastings. Element Water.

Carnation – Protection, strength, healing, enhancing magical powers, and achieving balance.   Element Fire.

Catnip – Also called Nepeta. Use when working with animals.  Draws love, luck and happiness, also used in beauty magic.  Associated with Bast. Element Water.

Cedarwood – Luck, strength and power.  Helps increase money and protection. Also healing.    Associated with Mabon. Element Earth.

Cedar Berries – Also Called: Juniper Berries.  Protective, cleansing and repels negativity very well. Used in healing rites.  Element Fire.

Celandine – Cures depression, treats piles, improves circulation. Brings about Joy and happiness. Solar Magic.  Element Fire.

Chamomile – Love, sleep, protection and purification, also reduce stress.  Use for meditation work and to attract money. Solar Magic. Element Water.

Chervil – Helps healing, flatulence and superstition.  Is considered the herb for bringing in new life.  Element Water.

Chickweed – Also called Witches Grass. Use in moon spells. Also good for animal magic, relationships, love and fertility. Element Water.

Chili – Fidelity, love and passion.  Also hex breaking. Element Fire.

Cinnamon – Also called Sweet Wood. Use for Solar magic.  Meditation and astral projection. Increases spirituality, success, healing, protection, power,  luck, strength, and prosperity. Element Fire.

Clover, Red – Also called Trefoil. used in any spells relating to marriage, love, lust and fidelity.Aids success linked to money also.  Element Air.

Clove – Use to protect, banish negative forces, and divination.  Also helps with any teeth spells. Aids money and draws love.  Element Fire.

Coltsfoot – Aids wealth.  Works with peace, tranquility, prosperity, and love. Associated with  Brighid. Element Water.

Comfrey – Also called Slippery Root.  Supports magic healing and safe travel. Use for money, endurance and stability spells. Element Water.

Coriander – Love, lust and health.  Used as an aphrodisiac and to heal migraines. Brings peace & protection to the home. Element Fire.

Cornflower – Used primarily as an Ink for your Book of Shadows. It is the patron herb of herbalists. Use in rituals to give honor to the Mother of all nature, also connected to Rainbow and Crystal children..  Element Earth.

Cumin – Fidelity, protection, and exorcism.  Also used in love spells and food which can also promote fidelity.  Element Earth

Cypress – Associated with death and mourning; stimulates healing and helps overcome the pain of loss.  Other properties include self esteem, protection, love and banishing nightmares. Element Earth.

Damiana – Lust, sex magic and attracting love. It is thought to be an aphrodisiac. Use for astral projection and spirit quests.  Element Fire.

Dandelion Leaf – Used to summon spirits, make wishes on, healing, purification and defeating negativity.  Element Air.

Dandelion Root – Magical uses include divination, wishes and calling spirits. It also enhances dreams and works well in astral projection. Element Air.

Dock Root– (Yellow). Used to release baggage no longer needed. Also fertility, healing and  money magic. Clears blockages and cuts bindings.  Solar Magic. Element Air.

Echinacea – Adds a boost to clairvoyant and psychic abilities. Adds powerful strength to spells used in  money drawing magic, fertility and abundance and provides the user with protective power. Element Earth.

Elder Tree  – Sleep, releasing enchantments, protection against negativity, banishing.  Elderflower & Berry – Peace, protection, and healing, plus aids in exorcisms.  Element Water.

Elm – Energises the mind and balances the heart. Aids love spells, and offers protection from lightning. Element Water.

Evening Primrose – Ideal for moon magic. Also use in love charms and to attract fae.  Element Water.

Eyebright – Increases mental power, psychic ability and inner vision.  Element Air.

Fennel Seed –  Helps with meditation.  Healing, purifying and protection.  Also linked with new motherhood and offers inner strength. Element Air.

Feverfew – Aids poor health.  Protection against accidents when travelling and protection when working with spirit.  Carry on you for inner strength. Element Water.

Flax Seed – Also called Linseed. Used for money spells and healing rituals. Helps with beauty spells and offers protection.  Element Fire.

Fleawort – Healing, Cleansing, strength and power. The Goddess herb. Element Earth.

Frankincense Resin – Use in solar magic. Associated with Beltane, Lammas, and Yule.. Use in rituals and magic associated with self-control, spirituality and protection.  Also regulates emotions and helps depression. Element Earth

Fumitory – Associated with the underworld and used at Samhain. Linked to spells for monetary gain, consecration and protection. Element Earth.

Galangal Root – Also called Lo John the Conqueror or Lo John. Carry into legal proceedings to help win. Money, gambling and hex breaking.  Also aids luck and psychic development. Element Fire.

Garlic – Magical uses include speed, health and endurance, also protection, exorcism and purification. Use also to promote your inner strength.  Element Fire.

Gentian – Increases spell power. Good luck and works well in love & romance spells. Element Fire.

Ginger – Increases magic power. Success, love, money and power.  Element Fire.

Ginseng – Promotes love, beauty, healing and lust.  Element Fire.

Hawthorn Wood– Associated with Beltane. Magical uses include chastity, fertility, fairy magic, fishing magic, and rebirth.  Success in career, work, and employment. Use it to work with the fae. Used Used in weddings and handfastings to increase fertility. Element Water.  Hawthorne Berries aid chastity. Hope, protection and happiness. Element Fire.

Hearts Ease – Also called Violet.  Helps to mend a broken heart. Aids rebirth, peace, wishes and luck.  Calms the nerves and promotes peace and tranquility. Element Water.

Hemlock – Use to paralyze a situation and a funeral herb. Highly Toxic.  Element Water.

Henbane – Dried leaves are used in the consecration of ceremonial vessels. Used in love sachets and charms to gain the love of the person desired. Highly Toxic. Element Water.

Hibiscus – Attracting love and lust.  Use in divination. Associated with lunar magic.  Element Water.

High John – (The Conqueror) An “all purpose” herb.  Use for strength, confidence, conquering any situation.  Good luck, prosperity and protection. Element Fire.

Holly Hock – Protecting, all Fairy magic, abundance, personal growth and aids passing. Related to Lammas. Element Earth.

Horehound – Protective against evil doings. Helps with mental clarity during ritual; stimulates creativity/inspiration; balances personal energies and healing.  Element Earth.

Horsetail – Use for strength and resolve. Protection, cleansing and clearing unwanted emotions.  Element Earth.

Hyssop – Used for purification.  Banishing, protection and healing.  Element Fire.

Irish Moss – Used for luck. Ideal for gamblers!  Attracts money and customers for self employed. Offers protection. Element Water

Ivy – Protection, healing and fertility.  Use for love and hang at handfastings.  Element Fire.

Jasmine – The herb of attraction.  Helps prophetic dreaming, money and love. Element Water.

Juniper – See Cedarberries.

Lady’s Mantle – Aphrodisiac and transmutation. Use in love spells and those of fertility.  Increases magic power in spells and connects with fairy lore. Element Water.

Laurel – See bay leaf.

Lavender – Magical uses include healing, sleep and peace. It also promotes chastity and love. Increases longevity of life, tranquility and happiness.  Element Air.

Lemon Balm – Also called Melissa. Love, success and healing.  Aids psychic/spiritual development. Supports mental health disorders and compassion. Element Water.

Lemon Grass – Psychic cleansing and opening.  Use in lust potions and when using Dragon Magic.  Element Air.

Licorice Root – Love, lust, and fidelity. Also attracts passion. Element Water.

Lilac – Wisdom, memory, good luck and spiritual aid.  Element Water.

Linden Flower – Wisdom, justice, love and protection. Element Air.

Lime Tree Leaf – Healing, calm and love.  Aids strength and tranquility,  Element Air.

Low John – See Galangal root.

Lungwort – Use in air magic or as an offering to the Gods of air.  Offers safe travel when flying. Element Air.

Mandrake – Spell strengthener. Use for protection, happiness and wealth.  It aids money multiplying. Element Earth.

Marigold – See Calendula.

Marjoram – Use for cleansing, purification, and dispelling negativity.  Also aids grief and sadness. Element Air.

Marshmallow Flower – Cleansing, protection, love, sex and fertility. Used in handfastings. Elements Water.

Marshmallow Root – Protection and psychic powers.  Use in tea to aid sore throats. Handfasting herb and cleansing.  Element Water.

Meadowsweet – Used to increase the chances of getting a job. Helps peace, love and happiness.  Aids divination. Element Air.

Mint  – Promotes energy, communication and vitality, protection and draws custom. Element Air.

Mistletoe – Also called Witches Broom. Used for fertility, creativity,  and protection from negative spells & magic. Hang at handfasting to kiss beneath and promote peace. Element Air.

Mountain Ash Berry – Also called Rowan Berry. Strong fairy and Goddess connections. Aids protection and meditation, helps to clear the mind. Element Fire.

Motherwort – Mother’s Herb. Love and fertility. Grounding, helps against bad luck. Protection and good fortune. Element Fire.

Mugwort – Use for strength, protection and healing. Mugwort amplifies magic. Aids astral projection, and psychic power.   Element Earth.

Mullein – Represents the cross roads.  Offers protection from nightmares & hexing.  Attracts love and keeps evil energies and spirits at bay.  Element Fire.

Mustard Seed – Courage, faith, and endurance. It is a good luck amulet. Aids mental power and offers protection.  Element Fire.

Myrrh – Spiritual, meditation, and healing. Supports youthfulness and protection.  Luck and peace. Element Earth.

Nasturtium – Banishing and releasing fear.  Helps create your own reality. Aids creativity and independence.  Element Air.

Nettle – Uses include dispelling darkness & fear,and curse breaking. Healing and protection and increases lust in partners. Renewal.  Element Fire.

Nutmeg – Magical uses include attracting money/prosperity, and luck.  Use for fortune telling and when you need favourable decisions to be made. Element Fire.

Oak – Connected to Litha and the most sacred of all trees.  Oak supports success, good luck and healing. Stability and potency and attracts money.  Element Water.

Orange Peel & Flower– Attracts abundance, luck.  Love and happiness and strengthens divination.  Element Fire.

Oregano – Aids astral projection, health, and vitality.  Increase joy and justice and protects against evil.  Use at Handfastings. Element Air.

Parsley – Use this herb to help with contacting the dead. Increases strength, vitality and passion.  It is uplifting and helps spiritual growth. Element Air.

Passion Flower – Attracts friendship and passion. Calming, peace and instills passion into stale relationships. Good for house blessings too.  Element Water.

Patchouli – Used in spells for connecting with spirits. Money attracting, increases fertility and lust. Calming and peaceful.  Element Earth.

Pennyroyal – Use for peace, harmony and tranquility. Carry to avoid seasickness or for physical strength & endurance. Element Earth.

Peppermint – Use for headaches and other forms of healing. Increases sleep and love.  Use for increasing psychic power and divination. Element Air.

Pilewort – See Celandine.

Pine/Needles – Prosperity and success.  Protection, purification and divination. Throw in the fire to dispel negativity. Use in house and business blessings.  Element Fire.

Plantain – Increases fertility and libido.  Healing, protective and offers strength.  Use to have power over supernatural events. Element Earth. .

Poppy Seeds – Pleasure, love and luck.  Aids sleep and insomnia. Use in astral projection and flying magic.  Increases fertility and happiness. Element Water.

Pumpkin Seed – Use in lunar magic to honour the moon.  Also healing and increases divination. Element Fire.

Raspberry Leaf – Used for healing, protection, love. Raspberry leaf not to be eaten by pregnant women until due date, as it induces labour. Helps to reduce the pain involved in childbirth. Supports sleep, dreams and love.  Element Water.

Red Clover – Aids success, love and money.  Increases fidelity. Use in exorcism.  Element Air.

Rose – Use for divination, increased psychic power,  love, lust and healing. Helps strengthen close friendships. Place around sprains and bruises to help them heal faster.  Element Water.

Rose Hips – Used in healing spells or to bring good luck and invoking good spirits. Aids stronger love.  Element Water.

Rosemary – Use in healing poppets and love/lust spells.  Improves memory. Increases sleep, mental power and protection. Burn to help purification and removing negativity. Associated with faery magic.  Element Fire.

Rowan – See Mountain Ash.

Rue – Use in healing, health and love.  Also, protection against the evil eye.  Increases mental power and clarity of the mind. Used in exorcism.  Element Fire.

Sage – Used for self purification and cleansing.  Helps grief and loss. Healing and protection, also increases wisdom.   Element Air.

Sandalwood – Burn during protection, healing, and exorcism spells.  Aids luck and success, meditation and divination. Raises a high spiritual vibration. Element Water.

Skullcap – Aids love, fidelity and peace.  Increases harmony. Element Water.

Sea Salt – Use to cleanse crystals and tools.  For purification, grounding and protection.  Supports ritual work. Absorbs negativity and banishes evil.  Element Earth & Water.

Sheep’s Purse – Prosperity, protection and healing. Element Earth.

Sheep Sorrel – Carry to protect against heart disease. Cleansing and increases luck.  Use in faery magic. Element Earth.

St. John’s Wort – Worn to prevent colds & fevers.  Induces prophetic and romantic dreams. Protects against hexes and black witchcraft.  Increases happiness. Use in Solar Magic. Element Fire.

Star Anise –  Consecration, purification, and happiness.  Use for curse breaking or increasing luck. Burn to increase psychic awareness.   Element Fire.

Strawberry Leaf – Attracts success, good fortune, and favorable circumstances. Increases love and aids pregnancy. Element Water.

Sunflower – Energy, protection, and power.  Aids wisdom and brings about wishes.  Use in fertility magic. Element Fire.

Sweet Cicely – Use during rituals for the dead or dying.  Helps with divination and the contact of spirit.  It is sacred to the Goddess’ of death. Element Earth.

Sweetwood – See Cinnamon.

Tansy –  See Agrimony.

Tarragon – Increases self confidence.  Use in Dragon magic. Aids healing after abusive situations.   Element Fire.

Tea Leaves – Use for courage or strength. In tea for increasing lust. Burn leaves to ensure future riches.  Element Air.

Thistle – See Blessed Thistle.

Thyme – Attracts loyalty, affection, and love. Increases good luck and psychic power.  Drink in tea to aid sleep. Element Air.

Valerian – Also called Graveyard dust. Aids sleep, is calming and a sedative.  Quietens emotions. Supports protection and love. Element Water.

Vervain – Strengthen others herbs. Helps, peace, love and happiness.  Burn the leaves to attract wealth and keep your youth. Increases chastity also.  Element Water.

Verbena – Psychic protection, peace and purification.  Healing and helps depression. Increases beauty and love.  Mind opening and clearing. Ideal use for exams. Element Earth.

Violet – See Heart’s Ease.

White Willow Bark – Use in lunar magic.  Reduces negativity and removes evil forces and hexes.  Use in healing spells. (Aspirin) Element Water.

Willow – Used for lunar magic, drawing or strengthening love, healing, and overcoming sadness..  Element Water.

Witches Grass – Happiness, lust, love, and exorcism. Reverses hexes.  Element Earth.

Wood Betony – Use for purification, protection, and the expulsion of evil spirits and nightmares.  Draws love in your direction. Element Fire.

Woodruff – Victory, protection, and money.  Element Air.

Wormwood – Used to remove anger, stop war, inhibit violent acts, and for protection. Use in  clairvoyance, to summon spirits, or to enhance divinatory abilities. Element Earth.

Yarrow – Healing, calming and increases love. Used in handfasting & weddings.  Increases psychic power and divination. Gives courage when needed. Element Air.

The Wiccan Lady’s Herbal Store

(One Person’s Viewpoint) Herbs: A – Z List (The Medicinal, Spiritual and Magical Uses of…)

Disclaimer: No herb should be used for medicinal purpose until you have checked with your health care professional to ask if it is safe for you to use it for any reason. The content provided on this website is for informational purposes only and DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE PROVIDING OF MEDICAL ADVICE and is not intended to be a substitute for independent professional medical judgment, advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your health. WitchesofTheCraft.com, any staff member of WitchesofTheCraft.com and/or Lady Carla Beltane are not responsible for any type of negative reaction when using this herb for any reason.

  • Aloes:

General: Aloes are indigenous to East and South Africa, but have been introduced into the West Indies (where they are extensively cultivated) and into tropical countries, and will even flourish in the countries bordering on the Mediterranean. The drug Aloes consists of the liquid exuded from the transversely-cut bases of the leaves.

Medicinal Use: The drug Aloes is one of the safest and best warm and stimulating purgatives to persons of sedentary habits and phlegmatic constitutions. An ordinary small dose takes from 15 to 18 hours to produce an effect. Its action is exerted mainly on the large intestine, for which reason, also it is useful as a vermifuge. Its use, however, is said to induce Piles. From the Chemist and Druggist (July 22, 1922):

‘Aloes, strychnine and belladonna in pill form was criticized by Dr. Bernard Fautus in a paper read before the Chicago branch of the American Pharmaceutical Society. He pointed out that when given at the same time they cannot possibly act together because of the different speed and duration of the three agents. Aloin is slow in action, requiring from 10 to 12 hours. Strychnine and Atropine, on the other hand, are rapidly absorbed, and have but a brief duration of action.’

Aloes was employed by the ancients and was known to the Greeks as a production of the island of Socotra as early as the fourth century B.C. The drug was used by Dioscorides, Celsus and Pliny, as well as by the later Greek and Arabian physicians, though it is not mentioned either by Hippocrates or Theophrastus.

Spiritual Use: The word Aloes, in Latin Lignum Aloes, is used in the Bible and in many ancient writings to designate a substance totally distinct from the modern Aloes, namely the resinous wood of Aquilaria agallocha, a large tree growing in the Malayan Peninsula. Its wood constituted a drug which was, down to the beginning of the present century, generally valued for use as incense, but now is esteemed only in the East. The Mahometans, especially those in Egypt, regard the Aloe as a religious symbol, and the Mussulman who has made a pilgrimage to the shrine of the Prophet is entitled to hang the Aloe over his doorway. The Mahometans also believe that this holy symbol protects a householder from any malign influence. In Cairo, the Jews also adopt the practice of hanging up the Aloe. In the neighbourhood of Mecca, at the extremity of every grave, on a spot facing the epitaph, Burckhardt found planted a low shrubby species of Aloe whose Arabic name, saber, signifies patience. This plant is evergreen and requires very little water. Its name refers to the waiting-time between the burial and the resurrection morning.

  • Arnica:

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One Person’s Viewpoint) HERBS TO AVOID OR USE WITH CAUTION DURING PREGNANCY c. 2012

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HERBS TO AVOID OR USE WITH CAUTION DURING PREGNANCY

Many herbs contain steroids that can affect the baby’s development during pregnancy and/or nursing. Others may be of a mild toxic type, and others may be strong uterine stimulants. Please read this section carefully and take heed.

Angelica – stimulates suppressed menstruation
Black Cohosh – uterine stimulant – mostly used during labor
Blue Cohosh – a stronger uterine stimulant
Borage oil – a uterine stimulant – use only during the last few days of pregnancy
Comfrey – can cause liver problems in mother and fetus – use only briefly, externally only, for treating sprains and strains –
Dong Quai – may stimulate bleeding
Elder – do not use during pregnancy or lactation
Fenugreek – uterine relaxant
Goldenseal – too powerful an antibiotic for the developing fetus, also should not be used if nursing
Henbane – highly toxic
Horsetail – too high in silica for the developing fetus
Licorice Root – can create water retention and/or elevated blood pressure
Motherwort – stimulates suppressed menstruation
Mugwort – can be a uterine stimulant
Nutmeg – can cause miscarriage in large doses
Pennyroyal Leaf – stimulates uterine contractions (NOTE: Pennyroyal essential oil should not be used by pregnant women at any time!) – do not handle if pregnant or nursing

Rue – strong expellant
Shepherd’s Purse – used only for hemmorhaging during/after childbirth
Uva Ursi – removes too much blood sugar during pregnancy and nursing
Yarrow – uterine stimulant

Flower Meaning, Symbolizes, and Spiritual Meaning – How to Prune Houseplants

As many of us have house plants that have gotten out of hand over the colder months, I thought this is a good article to share with you.

How to Prune Houseplants from almanac.com

The days are getting longer and the light is getting stronger. Both signal to your houseplants that it is time to get growing. If your plants are looking leggy and tired after a long winter, revive them by giving them a haircut. They will reward you with healthy new, compact growth. Here’s how to prune houseplants.

Prune or pinch?

Basically whether you prune or pinch depends on the size of the plant stem you wish to cut. If it is just a tender growing tip, then you can easily pinch it out between your thumbnail and forefinger. If it is thicker, some type of tool is necessary such as sharp clean scissors, a knife, or razor blade.

Where to cut?

Dormant buds await where the leaf meets the stem. They are ready to grow and send out new branches when the stem is cut just above the bud. Whether you are pruning just to shape the plant or to rejuvenate an overgrown monster, make your cuts just above a leaf node.

How much to remove?

One common rule of thumb states that we should not remove more than ¼ of the plant’s growth each season but an overgrown plant can benefit from a hard spring pruning.

What is considered hard pruning?

Vining and climbing plants such as ivies, pothos, heart-leaf philodendron, and Swedish ivy can be cut back to about 6 inches long or to whatever length you desire.

Blossoming plants can be cut back hard after they have finished blooming. Remove as much as 2/3rds of the plant to encourage plenty of new shoots that will give you more flowers during the next blossoming cycle.

Multi-stemmed plants can be cut as low as 2 to 4 inches above the soil and they will come back full and bushy.

Some single stem plants such as ficus, dracaena, hibiscus, abutilon, can also be hard pruned to just a few inches above the soil and they will send out new compact growth. Keep their tips pinched and the plants will stay bushy all summer. Be mindful of when flowering plants start to form buds and stop pinching to let them blossom.

Other single stemmed plants such as Norfolk Island pine, palms, and orchids should not be pruned at all.

A word of caution:

If your plant has any health issues or doesn’t have a strong root system, the shock of losing all its leaves could kill it! Please take the health of your plant into consideration before you start chopping.

Basket Case

Don’t be afraid to cut back the leggy ones like my pothos. It hadn’t been pruned in a couple of years and had developed lengthy, mostly leafless, stems that I just kept winding around the pot. Some of the leaves were turning yellow and it was time for it to have a fresh new do for summer. The last time I did this the plant responded almost immediately with bright new growth.

I also winter over tender perennials

like lantana, fuchsia, petunias, and calibrachoa. They respond well to being cut back, repotted, and fertilized. They will be ready to pump out the blossoms as soon as they get back outside.

Fibrous wax begonias weren’t given the Latin name semperflorens—always flowering—for nothing! They earned it! An impulse buy of a 6-pack last spring blossomed non-stop all summer outside and didn’t skip a beat all winter indoors!

They didn’t even notice that they had a haircut and continue to happily bloom just waiting for their chance to go outside again.

If you’d like to make more plants, definitely try rooting your cuttings.

Remove the flowers and strip off some of the lower leaves. Then simply place in a glass of water to root.

There is no time like the present to give your houseplants a tune-up and get them ready for summer. If your plant has outgrown its pot, take advantage of this opportunity to repot it in fresh soil. If roots are cramped move it up into a larger container—not too big though, only 1 to 2 inches larger will suffice. Once nights are reliably in the 50s, start transitioning them outside for their summer vacation.

See our complete guide to houseplant care.

(One Person’s View) Herbs and Their Spiritual Associations

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Herbs and Their Spiritual Associations

This is a list of many different herbs and the usages.I think it is a good list to print off to keep in your Book of Shadows/Grimoire Click here to read the rest of this article Source: beyondmagick.com

(One Person’s View) 40 Herbs for Magick and Their Uses

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40 Herbs for Magick and Their Uses

In the realm of magic, herbs have been essential tools for centuries, believed to hold potent energies that can influence the physical and spiritual worlds. The practice of using herbs in spells and rituals is steeped in a rich tapestry of history, intertwosing ancient lore from cultures such as the Celts, Egyptians, and Native Americans. These civilizations recognized the unique properties of various plants and infused them into their mystical traditions, creating a foundation for modern magical herbalism.

The use of herbs in magic today is as diverse as it is ancient, encompassing a wide range of intentions from protection and love to prosperity and healing. Each herb is thought to possess its own unique vibration or spirit, contributing to its effectiveness in specific magical workings. For example, lavender is commonly used for its calming properties and is often incorporated into spells for peace, tranquility, and sleep. In contrast, rosemary is considered a powerful cleansing herb, used to purify spaces and objects, as well as to boost memory and mental clarity.

A compelling statistic that highlights the enduring allure of magical herbs is that up to 80% of the world’s population relies on herbal medicine for some part of primary healthcare, according to the World Health Organization. This underscores not only the global belief in the healing properties of herbs but also their continued relevance in both medicinal and magical practices. Sage, with its aromatic leaves, is one such herb revered for its ability to clear negative energy when burned, a ritual known as smudging that has been embraced by various spiritual paths.

Another fascinating aspect of magical herbalism is astrology, with many practitioners aligning their use of herbs to the celestial movements. Mugwort, for instance, is often associated with the moon and is used to enhance psychic abilities, dream work, and astral projection. On the other hand, sun-associated herbs like sunflower and calendula are sought for spells that invoke vitality, success, and joy.

Interest in magical herbs has seen a resurgence in modern times, with individuals seeking a more natural or spiritual approach to their lives. Kitchen witches, for example, incorporate magical herbs into their cooking, subtly weaving spells into their everyday meals. This practice illustrates that the magic of herbs can be accessible to anyone, even without elaborate rituals. Basil is a prime example, often used to stir in prosperity and protection with every dish it seasons.

Herbs like chamomile are cherished for their gentle nature, offering peace and attracting money, while bolder herbs such as ginger are used to ‘heat up’ spells, adding power and speed to their manifestation. With the world looking towards more sustainable and earth-centered lifestyles, the knowledge and use of these powerful plants have found new respect and significance in contemporary spiritual practices.

In the realm of love and attraction, herbs like rose petals and jasmine have been long valued. They are often included in love sachets or baths, with the aim of drawing in romantic vibrations. Crumbled dried rose petals might be sprinkled around a space to invite love, while a jasmine-infused oil might be worn to attract a potential partner.

Finally, the connectivity of herbs to the elements of earth, air, fire, and water also plays a crucial role in magical practices. For instance, seaweed and lotus are associated with the water element and are used in spells that deal with emotions, intuition, and healing—their relationship with water suggesting fluidity and purification. This elemental correspondence offers practitioners a way to balance and harness natural energies in their work, further solidifying herbs as integral components of magical systems across cultures and time.

The practice of using herbs for their magical properties has been a cornerstone in various cultures and traditions throughout history. Each herb carries its unique attributes, which can be harnessed for rituals, spells, and creating amulets. Here are 40 herbs often used in magical practices and their traditional uses: Click here to read the rest of this article Source: witchcraftforbeginners.com

(Side Note From LCB – There is a lot of interesting herbal information in this article. I suggestion you use the hyperlink and read it all.)

(One Person’s View) 31 Everyday Herbs and Spices that You can use in Spells

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Click here to read the rest of this article Source: plentifulearth.com

Beginner Witch? Closeted Witch? Need low-key spell ingredients to fuel your desire to make a change in the world? Don’t worry; we’ve got you! Did you know that your kitchen is filled with tons of amazing spices that are not only excellent for cooking but are also excellent in spell work? That’s right!

Cinnamon does more than make amazing coffee cake, and black pepper does more than put decorative specks on your fried eggs! The spice pantry of your kitchen is brimming with magickal energy, waiting for you to tap into it!

Not only will this list of 31 everyday herbs and spices that you can use in spells increase your ability to morph the cosmos, but it will also help you bridge your magickal and spiritual practice into your everyday life! No more magickal mindset; all magick, all the time. Let’s tear down those barriers, shall we?

31 Everyday Herbs and Spices that You can use in Spells

Allspice Correspondences

Buy dried allspice for spells.

  • Magickal Properties
    • Luck
    • Money
    • Positivity
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aids digestion
    • Mild anesthetic
    • Reduces flatulence

Basil Correspondences

Buy basil anointing oil | basil washes for spells.

  • Magickal Properties
    • Business success
    • Happiness
    • Love
    • Money
    • Peace
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aids in headache curing
    • Antibiotic
    • Antifungal
    • Prevents flatulence
    • Reduces anxiety

Bay Leaves Correspondences

Buy bay leaves for spells.

  • Magickal Properties
    • Banishing
    • Empowerment
    • Exorcism
    • Fidelity
    • Loyalty
    • Luck
    • Psychic Development
    • Wealth
    • Wish Magick
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Bactericidal
    • Calms nerves
    • Fungicidal
    • Helps cure chest colds
    • Reduces arthritis pain
  • Learn More: Bay Laurel Materia Magicka

Black Pepper Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Banishing
    • Binding
    • Creating confusion
    • Dispelling curses
    • Exorcism
    • Protection from evil
    • Stop gossip
    • Ward off jealousy
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aids Digestion
    • Antioxidant
    • Helps against cold and flu

Cayenne Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Aid separation
    • Empowerment
    • Increasing the aura
    • Overcome heartbreak
    • Protection
    • Romance
    • Speed up spell results
    • Strength
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aids digestion
    • Aids in detoxes
    • Boosts metabolism
    • Relieves migraines

Cinnamon Correspondences

Buy cinnamon incense | cinnamon oils | dried cinnamon for spells.

  • Magickal Properties
    • Draw love
    • Fast money
    • Happiness
    • Healing work
    • Increase spiritual energy
    • Money
    • Wealth
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Helps ward off car sickness
    • Reduces stress

Chili Powder Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Spell booster
    • Ward off unwanted visitors
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Antioxidant
    • Helps reduce fat

Cloves Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Money
    • Stops gossip
    • Strong protection from all harm
    • Wealth
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aphrodisiac
    • Reduces inflammation
    • Reduces toothache pain

Crushed Red Pepper Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Aid separation
    • Empowerment
    • Increasing the aura
    • Overcome heartbreak
    • Protection
    • Romance
    • Speed up spell results
    • Strength
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aids digestion
    • Aids in detoxes
    • Boosts metabolism
    • Relieves migraines

Cumin Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Aids in exorcism
    • Fidelity
    • Protection
    • Wards off thieves
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aphrodisiac
    • Eases colic
    • Reduces gas and bloating
    • Stops diarrhea

Curry Powder Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Beauty spells
    • Protection from evil
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aids in liver detox
    • Anti-aging
    • Boosts metabolism
    • Promotes healthy bones

Dill Weed Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Luck
    • Money
    • Protection
    • Romance
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Reduces gas and bloating

Fennel Seeds Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Diet spells
    • Home protection
    • Increases charisma
    • Increases memory
    • Strengthens the mind
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aids in digestion
    • Reduces colic

Garlic Powder Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Dissuade thieves
    • Love
    • Protects against psychic vampires
    • Remove negative energy
    • Remove stalkers
    • Strengthens other spell ingredients
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Cures athletes foot
    • Cures cold sores
    • Reduces high blood pressure
    • Reduce risk of colon and prostate cancer
    • Reduce tick bite frequency
    • Softens hard arteries

Ginger

  • Magickal Properties
    • Healing
    • New opportunities
    • Romance
    • Speeds up spells
    • Strength
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Cures stomach cramps
    • Helps reduce menstrual cramps
    • Stops nausea, of all kinds

Marjoram Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Ancestor magick
    • Animal magick
    • Courage
    • Dreams
    • Eases grieving
    • Happiness
    • Money
    • Peace
    • Protection
    • Psychic awareness
    • Protection
    • Success
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aids in digestion

Mint Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Cleansing
    • Happiness
    • Inspiration
    • Money
    • Optimism
    • Positivity
    • Purification
    • Studying
    • Writing
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aids Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Mustard Seed Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Courage
    • Faith
    • Endurance
    • Success
    • Wards off injury
    • Wards off thieves
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Increases appetite

Nutmeg Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Breaking curses
    • Creative thinking
    • Luck
    • Money
    • Prosperity
    • Success
    • Wealth
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aiding in digestion

Onion Powder Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Absorbs and removes harmful energies
    • Grounding and centering
    • Healing work
    • Removes bad habits
    • Stability
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Reduces scarring

Oregano Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Happiness
    • Healing
    • Strength
    • Vitality
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Effective against intestinal parasites
    • Helps reduce high blood pressure

Paprika Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Increases power of other spell ingredients

Parsley Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Calm
    • Inspiration
    • Luck
    • Protection
    • Purification
    • Strength
    • Vitality
    • Wealth
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Remedies bad breath

Poppy Seeds Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Happiness
    • Increased awareness
    • Insomnia
    • Invisibility
    • Luck
    • Pleasure

Rosemary Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Blessing
    • Consecrating
    • Fairy magick
    • Healing
    • Love
    • Purification
    • Romance
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Relieving sore throats

Sage Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Cleansing
    • Consecrating
    • Exorcism
    • Healing
    • Increasing memory
    • Purification
    • Wisdom
    • Wish magick
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Increases memory
    • Increases mental performance
    • Reduces effects of Alzheimer’s disease
    • Reduces high cholesterol
    • Reduces menopausal symptoms
    • Treats cold sores

Salt Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Cleansing
    • Healing
    • Purification
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Reduces sinus swelling

Tabasco Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Aid separation
    • Empowerment
    • Increasing the aura
    • Overcome heartbreak
    • Protection
    • Romance
    • Speed up spell results
    • Strength
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aids digestion
    • Aids in detoxes
    • Boosts metabolism
    • Relieves migraines

Tarragon Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Aids in compassion
    • Stops abuse

Thyme Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Affection
    • Banishing
    • Beauty
    • Courage
    • Loyalty
    • Luck
    • Strength
    • Ward off nightmares

Turmeric Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Banish harmful energies
    • Exorcism
    • Healing
    • Protection
    • Strength
    • Vitality
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Reduces high cholesterol
    • Reduces painful osteoarthritis

Vanilla Correspondences

  • Magickal Properties
    • Beauty
    • Happiness
    • Romance
    • Self-love
    • Vitality
  • Medicinal Properties
    • Aphrodisiac

You can use these herbs in spells, in spell recipes, to dress your candles, to make sachets, and more!

Herbal Magickal Correspondences c 2013

Disclaimer: No herb should be used for medicinal purpose until you have checked with your health care professional to ask if it is safe for you to use it for any reason. The content provided on this website is for informational purposes only and DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE PROVIDING OF MEDICAL ADVICE and is not intended to be a substitute for independent professional medical judgment, advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your health. WitchesofTheCraft.com, any staff member of WitchesofTheCraft.com and/or Lady Carla Beltane are not responsible for any type of negative reaction when using this herb for any reason.

Herbal Magickal Correspondences

The power behind herb magic is formless, shapeless, eternal. It doesn’t care whether you call on it in the name of a Witch Goddess or the Virgin Mary – or tap it within no religious framework at all. It is always there, present in abundance no matter where we are or where we travel in the universe.
Though the power is formless, some materials contain higher concentrations of power than others; these include plants, gems, and metals. Each substance also contain different types of power, or vibrational rates. The vibrations of a piece of pine wood, for example, are far different from those of a perfect, faceted diamond.
This vibratory rate is determined by several factors: chemical make-up, form, density, and so on. The powers resident in herbs are determined by the plant’s habitat, scent, color, form, etc. Similar substances usually possess similar vibrations.
Herb magic, then, is the use of herbs to cause needed changes. These plants contain energies – each as distinct as human faces. For maximum effect, the herbs chosen for a spell should possess vibrations that match your need. Cedar is fine for attracting money, but wouldn’t be of help in a fertility spell.
How does herbal magic work? First, there must be a need. A desire often masquerades as a need, but in magic a “desire” is not enough; there must exist an all-encompassing need.
The nature of the need determines which plants are used. Attracting love, for example, is a common magical need and several dozen plants do the job. (A comprehensive list of plants and their corresponding magical needs is coming up…)
Next, a spell or ritual may need to be devised; much herb magic doesn’t need a complete spell, but some of it does. This spell may be as simple as tying up the herbs in a piece of cloth, or placing them around the base of a candle, lighting the wick, and visualizing your need.
If you wish, your spell can be complex, involving boiling water in a cauldron over a mesquite-wood fire at the edge of the desert while waiting for the Moon to rise, before throwing roots and leaves into the pot.
Third, the herbs can be enchanted to ensure that their vibrations are attuned to the need. To do this, you can simply hold the plant material in your hands and visualize aligning the vibrations of the plant(s) with your magical need.
For example: “I gather you, rosemary, herb of the sun, to increase my mental powers and concentration.”
Fourth, the spell is worked, if you choose to perform this step.
Fifth, once the spell has been worked, or the herbs enchanted and the need visualized, it should be forgotten. This allows it to “cook” and bring your need into manifestation.
When baking a cake, if you look into the oven every few minutes the cake will be spoiled. In magic, as in cooking, keep the oven door shut!
And there you have it. This is how herb magic is worked. Does it sound basic? It is. These are the first steps. As with any art, the student may take herb magic further, exploring new territories. For instance, you may wish to incorporate planetary and days-of-the-week correspondences into your herbal magic workings as well.

Agrimony Protection, banishes negative energy,        sleep(air)
Allspice Prosperity, courage, energy, strength (fire)
Almond Money, wisdom (air)
Angelica Protection, exorcism, health, meditation, divination         (fire)
Anise Protection, psychic awareness, repels evil spirits         (air)
Basil Mend        quarrels, sympathy, happiness (fire)
Benzoin resin Prosperity, astral projection, purification         (air)
Betony Protects against nightmares and despair         (fire)
Borage Psychic abilities, financial gain
Broom Used        to bless weddings (air)
Carnation Feminine energy, healing, strength (water)
Cedar Home        purification, good fortune, luck (fire)
Chamomile Love, meditation, peace (water)
Cinnamon Energy, creativity, financial matters (fire)
Clove Banishing, love (fire)
Copal resin Purification, cleansing (fire)
Damiana Love, lust (fire)
Dill Money, luck, protection (fire)
Fennel Protection, healing (fire)
Frankincense resin Exorcism, purification, spirituality (fire)
Galangal Psychic abilities, luck, money (fire)
Gardenia Love, peace, healing (water)
Ginger Success, courage, strength (fire)
Hazel Divination, psychic abilities, dreams (air)
Holly Protection, luck (fire)
Honeysuckle Healing, love, creativity (earth)
Horehound Protection, exorcism, mental clarity (air)
Hyssop Purification, repel negativity (fire)
Jasmine Dreams, sexuality (water)
Lavender Love, sleep, dreams, meditation, protection         (air)
Lemongrass Psychic abilities (air)
Lilac Protection, divination (water)
Marigold Legal matters, dreams, divination (fire)
Meadowsweet Love, peace (air)
Mint Healing, prosperity, creativity (air)
Mistletoe Protection, fertility, exorcism (fire)
Mugwort Psychic abilities, divination, protection         (earth)
Myrrh resin Purification, healing, spirituality (water)
Orris Root Love         (water)
Patchouli Money, lust, fertility (earth)
Pine Prosperity, fertility, healing (air)
Rose Love, healing, friendship (water)
Rosemary Cleansing, purification, exorcism (fire)
Rue Banishing, protection (fire)
Sage Purification, repels negativity, wisdom (air)
Sandalwood Spirituality, exorcism, healing (water)
Thyme Sleep, protection, courage (water)
Valerian Love, sleep, protection (water)
Vanilla Lust, love, courage (water)
Vervain Love, prosperity, sleep, healing, creativity         (earth)
Wormwood Scrying, divination, exorcism (fire)
Yarrow Love, psychic abilitities, banishing (water)

Herbal Teas and Their Magickal Correspondences c2015

Disclaimer: No herb should be used for medicinal purpose until you have checked with your health care professional to ask if it is safe for you to use it for any reason. The content provided on this website is for informational purposes only and DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE PROVIDING OF MEDICAL ADVICE and is not intended to be a substitute for independent professional medical judgment, advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your health. WitchesofTheCraft.com, any staff member of WitchesofTheCraft.com and/or Lady Carla Beltane are not responsible for any type of negative reaction when using this herb for any reason.

MAGIC HERBAL TEA CORRESPONDENCES



Anise- Calling Spirits
Bergamont- Success
Burdock Root- Purity, Protection
Chamomile- Mediation
Elder Flower- Divination
Eyebright- Mental and Psychic Power
Hyssop- Purification
Lemon (Leaves)- Lust
Lemon Balm- Health, Success
Mugwort- Divination
Mullien- Divination
Rose Hips- Psychic Power and Divination

Imbolc Plants and Herbs c 2017

Disclaimer: No flower or plant or herb should be used for medicinal purposes until you have checked with your health care professional to ask if it is safe for you to use it for any reason. The content provided on this website is for informational purposes only and DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE PROVIDING OF MEDICAL ADVICE and is not intended to be a substitute for independent professional medical judgment, advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your health. WitchesofTheCraft.com and/or any staff member of WitchesofTheCraft.com and/or Lady Carla Beltane are not responsible for any type of negative reaction when using this flower or plant for any reason.

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