#elfwort

[random-racehorses]

Random Real Thoroughbred: ELFWORT

ELFWORT is a mare born in Great Britain in 1966. By ELF-ARROW out of PEARLWORT. Link to their pedigreequery page: https://www.pedigreequery.com/elfwort

[aspelladay]

Elfdock Employment Spell

Carry the botanical elfdock* at work to receive favors and kindness from others.

[Note: Elfdock refers to the plant elecampane, inula, or elfwort with the scientific name of Inula helenium.]

(from The Element Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells by Judika Illes)

[lady-boa]

Witchy Translations

Old witchy names for herbs/roots in their modern names.

*Warning: A good chunk of these are poisonous*

Adders Fork- Adders tongue Adders tongue- Dogstooth Violet Ass's Foot or Bull's Foot - Coltsfoot Bat Flower - Tacca Bat's Wings - Holly Bat's Wool- Moss Bear's Foot- Lady's Mantle Beggar's Buttons -Burdock Beggar's Tick- Cockhold Bird's Eye- Germander Speedwell Bird's Foot- Fenugreek Black Maidenhair- Black Spleenwort Black Sampson- Echinacea Black Snake Root- Black Cohosh Blind Eyes- Poppy Blood- Elder Sap or another tree sap Blood from a Head- Lupine Blood from a Shoulder- Bear's Breeches Blood of Ares- Purslane Blood of Kronos- Cedar Blood of Hephaistos- Wormwood Blood of Hestia- Chamomile Blood of a Goose- Mulberry Tree's Milk Blood of a Titan- Wild Lettuce Blood of an Eye- Tamarisk Gall Blood Leather- Reindeer Moss/Rock Tripe/Caribou Lichen Bloodroot- Tormentil Bloodwort- Yarrow Bloody Butcher- Valerian Bloody Finger- Foxglove Bone of an Ibis- Buckthorn Brains- Congealed Gum from a Cherry Tree Bread and Cheese Tree- Hawthorne. Whitethorn, Hazels Broom- Gorse Bull's Blood or Seed of Horus- Horehound Bull's Foot- Coltsfoot Burning Bush- Fraxinella, White Dittany Butcher's Broom- Irish Tops Buttons- Tansy Calf's Snout- Snapdragon Candelmas Maiden- Snowdrop Capon's Tail- Valerian Cat's Foot- Canada Snake Root and/or Ground Ivy Cheeses- Marsh Mallow Cherry Pie- Heliotrope Chocolate Flower- Wild Geranium Church Steeples- Agrimony Clear-Eye- Clary Sage Click- Goosegrass Clot- Great Mullein Corpse Candles- Mullein Corpse Plant- Indian Pipe Courtesy- Summer Wind Crocodile Dung- Black Earth Crow Corn- Ague Root Crow Foot- Wild Geranium Crowdy Kit- Figwort Crown for a King- Wormwood Cuckoo's Bread- Common Plantain Cucumber Tree- Magnolia Cuddy's Lungs- Great Mullein Dead Man Ash- Mandrake root poppet Death Angel- Agaric Death Flower- Yarrow Devil's Apple- Datura Devils Dung- Asafoetida Devil's Eye- Henbane, Periwinkle Devil's Flower- Bachelor's Buttons Devil's Guts- Dodder Devil's Milk- Celandine Devil's Nettle- Yarrow Devil's Oatmeal- Parsley Devil's Plaything- Yarrow Dew of the Sea- Rosemary Dog Fennel- Anthemis Dog Grass- Agropyrum Dog's Mouth- Snap Dragon Dog`s Tail- Cynosurus Dog's Tongue- Conoglossum Officinale Dog`s Tooth Violet- Erythronium Dove's Foot- Wild Geranium Dragon Wort- Bistort Dragon Bushes- Toadflax Dragon's Blood- Calamus Dragon's Scales- Bistort Leaves Duck's Foot- May Apple Eagle- Wild Garlic Ear of an Ass- Comfrey Ear of a Goat- St. John's Wort Earth Smoke- Fumitory Elf leaf- Lavender, Rosemary Elf's Wort (Elfwort)- Elecampane Enchanter's Plant- Vervain Englishman's Foot- Common Plantain Erba Santa Maria- Spearmint Everlasting Friendship- Goosegrass Eye of the Day- Common Daisy Eye of Newt- Wild Mustard Seed Eye of the Star- Horehound Eye Root- Goldenseal Eyes- Aster, Daisy, Eyebright Fairies Eggs- Molukka Fairie's Finger- Foxglove Fairies Horses- Ragwort Fairy Bells- Sorrel, Wood Fairy Cup- Cowslip Fairy Smoke- Indian Pipe Fat from a Head- Spurge Felon Herb- Mugwort Filwort- Centory or Feverwort Five Fingers- Cinquefoil Flesh and Blood- Tormentil Fox's Clote- Burdock Frog bit- Hydrocharis Frog fruit- Phyla Frog Orchid- Coeloglossum Frog's Foot- Bulbous Buttercup Frog`s Lettuce- Groenlandia From the Belly- Earth-apple From the Foot- Houseleek From the Loins- Chamomile Gazel's Hooves- Quickset, Albespyne Goat's Foot- Ash Weed Goat's Leaf- Honeysuckle God's Hair- Hart's Tongue Fern Golden Star- Avens Gosling Wing- Goosegrass Graveyard Dust- Mullein Great Ox-eye - Ox-eye Daisy Hag's Taper- Great Mullein Hagthorn- Hawthorn Hairs of a Baboon- Dill Seed Hair- Maidenhair Fern Hair of Venus- Maidenhair Fern Hare's Beard- Great Mullein Hare's Foot- Avens Hawk's Heart- Heart of Wormwood Heart- Walnut Heart of Osmund- Royal Fern Herb of Grace- Vervain Hind's Tongue- Hart's Tongue Fern Holy Herb- Yerba Santa Holy Rope- Hemp Agrimony Hook and Arm- Yerba Santa Horse Hoof- Coltsfoot Horse Tongue- Hart's Tongue Fern Hundred Eyes- Periwinkle Indian Dye- Goldenseal Innocence- Bluets Jacob's Staff- Great Mullein Jew's Ear- Fungus on Elder or Elm John's Bread- Carob Joy of the Mountain- Marjoram Jupiter's Foot- Houseleek Jupiter's Staff- Great Mullein

King's Crown- Black Haw

Knight's Milfoil- Yarrow

Kronos' Blood- Cedar King's Crown Black Haw Knight's Milfoil- Yarrow Lad's Love- Southernwood Lady's Glove- Foxglove  Lady's Mantle- Nine Hooks Lady's Meat- May Flower blossom Lady's Slipper- American Valerian Lady's Tresses- Spira Root Lamb's Ears- Betony Lion's Ear- Motherwort Lion's Hairs- Turnip leaves Lion's Tooth- Dandelion aka Priest's Crown Lizard's Tail- Breast Weed Little Dragon- Tarragon Love in Idleness- Pansy Love Leaves- Burdock Love Lies Bleeding- Amaranth or Anemone Love Man- Goosegrass Love Parsley- Lovage Love Root- Orris Root Man's Bile- Turnip Sap Man's Health- Ginseng Maiden's Hair- Maidenhair Fern Maiden's Ruin- Southernwood Master of the Woods- Woodruff May- Black Haw May Lily- Lily of the Valley May Rose- Black Haw Maypops- Passion Flower Mistress of the Night- Tuberose Mother's Heart- Shepheard's Purse Mouse's Ear- Hawk Weed Mouse's Tail- Common Stonecrop Mutton Chops- Goosegrass Newt`s Tail- Saururus Nose Bleed- Yarrow Old-Maid's-Nightcap- Wild Geranium Old Man- Mugwort Old Man's Flannel- Great Mullein Old Man's Pepper- Yarrow Old Woman- Wormwood Oliver- Olive Organ Tea- Pennyroyal Paddock Pipes- Horsetail Pantagruelian- Marijuana Password- Primrose Peter's Staff- Great Mullein Pig's Tail- Leopard's Bane Poor Man's Treacle- Garlic Poor Man- Weatherglass Pimpernel Priest's Crown- Dandelion leaves Pucha-pat- Patchouli Queen of the Meadow- Meadowsweet Queen of the Meadow Root- Gravelroot Queen of the Night- Vanilla Cactus Queen's Delight- Silverleaf Queen's Root- Stilengia Rabbit's Foot- Field Clover Ram's Head- American Valerian Red Cockscomb- Amaranth Ring-o-Bells- Bluebells Robin-Run-in-the-Grass- Goosegrass Scaldhead- Blackberry See Bright- Clary Sage Semen of Ammon- Houseleek Semen of Ares- Clover Semen of Helios- White Hellebore Semen of Herakles- Mustard-rocket Semen of Hermes- Dill Semen of Hephaistos- Fleabane Seed of Horus- Horehound Serpent's Tongue- Adder's Tongue Seven Barks- Hydrangea Seven Year's Love- Yarrow Shameface- Wild Geranium Shepherd's Heart- Shepherd's Purse Silver Bells- Black Haw Skin of a Man- Fern Skull- Skullcap Mushroom Snake's Blood- Hematite Stone Snake's Friend- Indian Paintbrush Snake's Head- Balmony Snake's Milk- Blooming Splurge Snake's Tongue- Adder's Tongue Fern Snake/ Snakeweed- Bistort Snow Drop- Bulbous Violet Soapwort- Comfrey or Daisy Sorcerer's Violet- Periwinkle Sparrow's Tongue- Knotweed Spider Lily- Spiderwort Squirrel's Ear- White Plantain St. John's Herb- Hemp Agrimony (This is not St. John's Wort) St. John's Plant- Mugwort Stag's Horn- Club Moss Star Flower- Borage Star of the Earth- Avens Starweed- Chickweed Sweethearts- Goosegrass Swine's Snout- Dandelion Leaves Tanner's Bark- Common Oak Tarragon- Mugwort Tartar Root- Ginseng Tears of a Baboon- Dill Juice Titan's Blood- Wild Lettuce Thor's Helper- Rowan Thousand Weed- Yarrow Thunder Plant- House Leek Toad- Toadflax Toe Of Frog- Bulbous Buttercup Leaves Tongue of dog- Hound's Tongue Tooth or Teeth- Pinecone(s) Torches- Great Mullein Tree of Heaven- Chinese Sumach Unicorn's Horn- False Unicorn Unicorn Root- Ague Root Wax Dolls- Fumitory Weazel Snout- Yellow Dead Nettles/Yellow Archangel Weed- Ox-Eye Daisy White- Ox-eye Daisy White Man's Foot- Common Plantain White Wood- White Cinnamon Witch Bells- Foxglove Witch Herb- Mugwort Witch's Asprin- White Willow/Willow Bark Witch's Brier- Brier Hips Witch's Hair- Dodder Witch's Thimble- Datura Witchbane- Rowan Wolf Claw- Club Moss Wolf Foot- Bugle Weed Wolf's Hat- Wolfsbane Wolf's Milk- Euphorbia Worms- Gnarled, thin roots of a local tree

[witxhmommy]

The Magickal Association of Herbs - Part 1

Herbs Associated with Aid in Legal Matters: Buckthorn, High John the Conqueror, and Galangal

Herbs Associated with Anti-Sorcery/Uncrossing: Absinthe, African ginger, Agrimony, Ague weed, Angelica, Anise seed, Ash leaves, Basil, Bay, Benzoin, Betony, Blessed thistle, Blood root, Boneset, Broom, Cinquefoil, Clover, Cloves, Curry powder, Dill, Dog grass, Dragon’s blood, Elder, Fennel, Flax, Frankincense, Galangal, Gentian, Geranium, Ginger, Hawthorn, Huckleberry, Hyacinth, Hyssop, Lilac, Lotus flowers, Mandrake root, Marigold, Marjoram, Mistletoe, Mugwort, Nettle, Peony root, Pine (bark), Polkroot, Rue, Sage, Saint John’s wort, Sloe (berries and bark), Spikenard, Tormentil, Unicorn root, Valerian, Vervain, Vetivert, Woodruff, and Wormwood.

Herbs Associated with Astral Projection: Dittany and Mugwort.

Herbs Associated with Courage: Columbine, Rose, and Thyme.

Herbs Associated with Divination: Acacia, Adder’s tongue, Camphor, Cloves, Cowslip, Daisy, Dandelion, Frankincense, Goldenrod, Hawthorn flowers, Hibiscus, Honeysuckle, Lemon Grass, Mace, Mugwort, Nutmeg, Orris root, Peppermint, Rose, Thyme, Vervain, Wormwood, and Yarrow.

Herbs Associated with Dream Magick: Adder’s tongue, Agrimony, Anise, Camphor, Celandine (lesser), Cinnamon, Diasy, Hlly, Hops, Ivy, Lemon verbena, Mandrake root, Marigold, Mistletoe, Mugwort, Onion, Peppermint, Purslane, Rose, Saint John’s wort, Verbena, Vervain, Wormwood, and Yarrow.

Herbs Associated with the Evil Eye: Figwort, Garlic, Hyacinth, Tulip (See also Herbs Associated with Protection, and Herbs Associated with Anti-Sorcery/Uncrossing ) 

Herbs Associated with Exorcism: Angelica, Basil, Cloves, Dragon’s blood, Elder, Fern, Fleabane, Frankincense, Garlic, Horehound, Juniper, Lilac, Mallow, Mint, Mistletoe, Mugwort, Myrrh, Periwinkle, Rue, Solomon’s Seal, Saint John’s wort, Thistle, Vervain, and Yarrow.

Herbs Associated with Fairies, Elves, and Woodland Spirits: Daisy, Elecampane (elfwort), Foxglove (fairy fingers, fairy caps, fairy’s thimbles, fairy’s gloves). Indian pipe (fairy smoke) Ragweed (fairies’ horse), Ragwort, Shamrock (Leprechaun Clover), and Wood Sorrel. 

Herbs Associated with Fertility/Virility: Catnip, Geranium, Gingseng, Lotus flowers, Mandrake root, Mugwort, Myrtle, Sarsaparilla, Tansy, and Yohimbe.

Herbs Associated with Good Luck: Buckthorn (bark) Chamomile, Clover (especially four-leaf clovers), Dandelion, Dragon’s blood, Frankincense, Goldenrod, Healmoss, Job’s tears, John the Conqueror, Kelp, Khus-Khus, Lotus flowers, Lucky hand root, Mistletoe, Mojo wish bean, Myrrh, Nutmeg, Peony Root, Queen of the Meadow, Rose Hips, Rosemary, Sacred bark, Sandalwood, Satyrion root, Star anise, Spearmint, Strawberry, Tonka bean, and Tulip.

Herbs Associated with Health: All-heal, Allspice, Asafetida, Ash leaves, Betony, Buckeye, Caraway seeds, Gardenia, Ginseng, Horehound, John the Conqueror, Laurel, Life-everlasting, Narcissus, Peppermint, Rose, Rue, Sarsaparilla, Sassafras, Thyme, Vervain, and Wintergreen. 

Herbs Associated with Immortality: Motherwort, Periwinkle, and Tansy.

Herbs Associated with Invisibility: Ferns and Tansy.

Herbs Associated with Love Magick*: Absinthe, Adam and Eve root, Almond, Aloes, Apple Blossoms, Archangel, Ash Leaves, Aster, Balm, Basil, Bay laurel, Bedstraw, Beth root, Birthroot, Bittersweet, Black snakeroot, Bugleweed, Burdock, Cardamom, Catnip, Cinnamon, Cinquefoil. Cloves, Cumin, Diasy, Damiana, Deer’s tongue, Dill seed, Dragon’s blood, Dulse herb, Elder, Elecampane, Fennel seeds, Feverfew, Five-finger grass, Gentian root, Ginger, Grains of Paradise, Groundsel, Heart’s ease, Hemp (seeds), Hibiscus, Hyacinthe, Indian paintbrush, Jasmine, Juniper (berries), Khus-khus, Lady’s mantle, Laurel, Lavender, Lemon, Licorice stick herb, Lime, Linden, Lotus, Lovage, Magnolia, Maidenhair fern, Mandrake, Marjoram, Mint, Mistletoe, Motherwort, Mulleuin (leaves), Myrrh, Myrtle, Orange blossoms, Orchid, Orris root, Passion flower, Patchouli, Pennyroyal, Periwinkle, Primrose, Quassia chips, Queen Elizabeth root, Raspberry, Rose, Ros geraniu, Rosemary, Rue, Sage, Satyrion root, Skullcap, Senna pods, Snakeroot, Southernwood, Spikenard, Strawberry, Sweet bugle, Thyme, Vanilla, Verbena (root), Vervain, Vetivert, Violet, Wormwood, Yerba mate and Ylang Ylang.

* You cannot make someone love you, Love Magick simply means “self-love, true love, current lover” 

“You cannot start a marriage off with a kidnapping” 

Herbs Associated with Lunar Magick: Acanthus, Adder’s tongue, African daisy, Anise, Cabbage, Calla lily, Chickweed, Clary sage, Cleavers, Colewort, Cress (water), Dog Rose, Dog-tooth violet, Duckweed, Flag, Ginger, Goose grass, Iris, Jasmine, Lady’s smock, Lettuce, Loosestrife, Moonwort, Mugwort, Opium poppy, Orach, Orpine, Orris root, Peral Trefoil, Privet, Purslane, Rose (white), Rushes, Sea Holly, Seaweed, Sesame, Stonecrop, Sweetflag, Water chestnut, Water cress, Water lily, Water mosses, and Wintergreen. 

Future posts will contain : Herbs Associated with Money Spells/Magick, Herbs Associated with Peace, Herbs Associated with Protection, Herbs Associated with Psychic Development, Herbs Associated with Shape-Shifting, Herbs Associated with Sorcery (the Black Arts), Herbs Associated with Spirit Conjurations, Herbs Associated with Spiritual Healing, Herbs Associated with Spiritual Purification, Herbs Associated with Success, Herbs Associated with Weatherworking, Herbs Associated with Wisdom, Herbs Associated with Wish-Magick/Wish Spellwork, Herbs Associated with Witchcraft and Magick (the basics and most common). 

* Section from “The Wicca Spellbook: A Witch’s Collection of Wiccan Spells, Potions, and Recipes” Gerina Dunwich, author of Wicca Craft

[sarenth]

Patreon Topic 39: Decolonizing Magical Practice vs Honoring Ancestral Traditions

If you want to submit a topic you would like me to write on for this blog or my Patreon, sign up for the Uruz or Thurisaz level or above here on my Patreon. From Elfwort comes this question: “Would you talk about decolonizing magickal practice vs honoring ancestral traditions?” I am going to start with the point that I do not view this as an either/or. I look at this with the perspective that…

[medievalcellphone]

ELFWORT

[thegodskeeper]

🧿 20 Day Newbie Devotee Challenge - Odin

Day 4: What symbols/animals/plants/etc. are associated with your deity? Start out by listing the ones that you know. Then, do a little research to see if you can find more. In a separate list on the same post, list those ones, too. Make note of which ones you think fit and don’t fit your deity.

Oh good, homework. Odin’s not had me do much of this in a while. Correspondences with a * are ones I hadn’t thought of before, and [S] is SPG.

Ravens and Wolves, Eagles * and Bears [S]

Wednesday

Birch and Ash

Runes, specifically ‘Algiz and Gebo and Othala’ [S]

The Numbers 9, and 3*

Mead, and Whiskey [S]

Spears and War, and the Gallows

Ecstasy and Shamanism

Valknut, and Horns of Odin *

Blue and Grey [S]

All-Seeing Eye

Element of Air *

Sagittarius *, and Mercury

The Hanged Man and the Magician

Agate, Carnellion and Onyx * 

Amanita muscaria, Juniper, Elfwort, Monkshood and Elecampane*

Twelve Days of Christmas (Iceland) *

Queerness [S]

Gandalf [S]

I can’t say that I strictly speaking disagree with any correspondences I found. I’d like to say that some of the ones which have become associated with the more folkish side of Asatru are symbols I don’t like to acknowledge in my practice though, such as the Othala rune and the Valknut. It’s easier to wash your hands of some things than be mistaken for something you aren’t.

[costerus-blog]

Een heerlijk plekje om de dag door te brengen. #grieksealant #ilunahelenium #compositae #echteralant #elecampane #elfwort #horseheal #elfdock #grandeaunée #enulacampana #lægealant #omanwielki #ålandsrot #isohirvenjuuri #botanicalgarden #tuin #hilversum #plantstagram #flowerstagram (bij Botanische Tuin Dr. Costerus)

[tyetknot]

Treading The Mill Tuesdays

Being a chapter-by-chapter analysis of Nigel Pearson's 'Treading The Mill'

Chapter Three: SpellCrafting

Introduction | Hallowing the Compass | SpellCrafting | Censing the Sacred | Entering the Twilyte pt 1 | Entering the Twilyte pt 2 | SpiritWorking pt 1 | SpiritWorking pt 2 | Approaching the Powers pt 1 |  Approaching The Powers – Part 2 and Conclusion

I'm just going to get it out of the way now, it drives me fucking crazy when Pearson capitalizes the second part of a smooshed-together word and he does it a lot. It reminds me of Silver RavenWolf and her ‘WitchCrafting’, it made it feel like she was selling a product and I feel like that with Pearson when he does it. I assume this is actually poor editing, which is kind of a rampant problem with this book.

We open with a discussion of basic magical theory. I'm going to note here that I really don't spend a lot of time thinking about the hows and whys of magic, I just accept that it's real, it works, and honestly don't worry about it more than that. Pearson has what I feel are fairly ordinary views on how magic works, and goes on to quickly talk about ethics which actually closely match my own,which are that there's no Rule of Three but what goes around comes around. Don't be a dick, because no-one likes people who are total dicks, but take no shit.

There's a section on writing chants and incantations with poetry that's not the worst I've seen, although it's nowhere near the standard set by St Doreen. We get a section on herbal magic, with commentary that your own intuition is more important than someone else's list of correspondences, suggested methods of herb collecting, and then some suggested spells. Some of them are, uh, well….

“Round about the cauldron go

In the herbs of magic throw

Elfwort, Trefoil, Goats Leaf, Bour,

In the pot the magic four”

So, y’know. Not the most original of verse, maybe. I will note that this is, perhaps, the only time I've seen someone use folk names for herbs in the entirety of my magical career, which is going back to 2001, so props to him in that front, I suppose.

We move on to herbal preparations, these being simples (one-ingredient infusions) and potions (in which he literally takes a love spell verbatim from Huson's 'Mastering Witchcraft’). He tells us how to make infused oils and gives a few recipes for protection, dreams, sex (presumably for men given as it contains oakmoss, patchouli, pine, ginger, and blackthorn), and wealth. He gives a process for making lotions, which I would describe more as an ointment as it's the oil and beeswax method, and rather strangely suggests that you can use a water-based potion to make a beeswax ointment. He gives blends for divination and binding an object to you to ensure its return. One thing Pearson does bring up is sensible use of essential oils.

Next up is Elemental magic, dealing with Elemental workings. This section had nothing new to me, I'm very familiar with the Elements and how to use them in magic, but I've been doing this for a while and I know it's not written for me. These are all fairly general but well-thought-out methods of working magic with nothing objectionable.

Pearson describes but does not describe a magical stone which through context I presume is some form of natural totem / magical power reservoir. He says a lot of things without saying much, but mostly doesn't say why you'd need a magical pet rock while giving some suggested uses with almost no detail. He talks about weather magical which seems to be more of a sending the weather and what it's going to do, using it to enhance your workings, and (rather beautifully) meditating in the power of the Sun. However, this also has one of the book’s stranger passages, regarding storms:

“A lot of self-control is needed with this technique, as it is very easy to lose the focus of what you are doing and just “ride the storm”, so to speak. … Of course “Riding the Storm” is actually a magical technique employed by Traditional Crafters for specific purposes apart from spellcrafting. It is a difficult skill to teach and to learn so I shall not go further with it here; suffice to say that personal experimentation with this technique, if undertaken with care and seriousness, could literally take one far!”

……..what? No, seriously, what?

On animals: using bits of critters for magic. Study animals to discover what they do and how they live, and use those lessons in your work. Animal parts can be used for different things, with examples such as horsehair for a binding, feathers being make into a soft of witch’s ladder for protection, the fox or mouse for stealth with directions on how to preserve a found dead mouse. I sort of wonder if a mouse found in a mouse trap would be as good for stealth? Obviously it would have been insufficiently stealthy, I presume.

The chapter closes with more detail in how to gather magical herbs, which is decent advice, really.

Our next chapter, Censing the Sacred, will deal with ritual incenses.

[wolvsalt]

kinda lame how the herbs introduced for this event dont count for the "forage for x herbs" quests. I sent my herbalist out twice and she's brought back 2 herbs each time (arnica and meadowsweet/ buffaloberry and elfwort), but i guess the event specific ones don't count towards that bc the counter only says i have 2/6 foraged. I kinda get it, but also :\\\

,

[1saniyamansoori]

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[errantknightess]

Okay but as a non-native English speaker, I am constantly delighted by some of the older common folk names for flowers and plants in this language. They sound like something straight out of a fantasy novel or a fairytale, and I just love the ring they have - kinda cute, kinda mysterious, kinda ridiculous. I mean, just look at these:

arum (adder’s root, snakeshead, cuckoo-pint, wake robin, friar’s cowl) barrenwort (bishop’s hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed) bittersweet (bitter nightshade, felonwood, poisonberry, snakeberry) chasteberry (monk’s pepper) cowslip (key of heaven, fairy cups, petty mulleins, crewel, buckles, palsywort, plumrocks, tittypines) dungwort (stinking hellebore, bear’s foot) earth smoke elecampane (horse-heal, alanroot, elfwort, elfdock) feverfew (featherfew, bachelor’s buttons) field bindweed (withy wind, creeping jenny, possession vine) field horsetail gold-dust (golden alyssum, golden-tuft madwort, rock madwort) hawthorn (quickthorn, whitethorn, motherdie) houndstooth maidenhair fern mouse-ear hawkweed mugwort (common wormwood, felon herb, sailor’s tobacco, naughty man) orpine (livelong, frog’s-stomach, harping Johnny, witch’s moneybags) red valerian (kiss-me-quick, fox’s brush, devil’s beard) scarlet pimpernel (poor man’s weather-glass, shepherd’s clock) spiny restharrow STINKING GOOSEFOOT wild pansy (heart's ease, tickle-my-fancy, come-and-cuddle-me) yarrow (bloodwort, sneezeweed, soldier’s woundwort, allheal)

also, the sheer number of various names referring to naked people in one way or another is just glorious

[rootchildren]

Elfwort (not grown by me)

Needs to be planted by the end of this week!

[tipsycad147]

Magickal Herbs 20

Faery Herbs and Fungi 

Chicory - Chicory can bring good luck or make you invisible if you carry it with you. It is also said to be able to open any lock. 

Elecampane - Elfwort and Elf Dock are folk names for this plant, an herb whose roots are used in faery magick. Scattering the root about is said to attract faeries to your home, and growing it is said to attract them to your garden. It can be added to any magick or spell used to invoke faery blessings. 

Flax - Purging Flax is also called Faery Flax. 

Lady's Mantle - Faeries shower with the dew that drops from this flower's petals. They keep wrinkles away and this is very important for someone as old as they are. Lavender - Where there is lavender there is great faerie activity. Faery clans like to have many parties and lavender infused wine is one of their favourites because it promotes pure knowledge. Lavender plants are also where the Faeries drape their clothes to dry. These faeries bring healing, protection and help to overcome emotional blocks and the scent of lavender in the air relieves stress.

Elf leaf is another name for lavender, which is used in elfin magic. 

Pearlwort – Placing a spring of pearlwort above the front door is said to prevent faeries from stealing any member of the household away. 

Rosemary – Provides protection against evil faeries; grow rosemary, or place a fresh sprig of it about, to keep malicious faeries away. Burn dried rosemary as incense to attract the fae. It is also good for the memory. 

Sassafras – A favorite of Air Elementals. 

St. John’s Wort – St. John’s Wort is said to offer protection from both faeries and faery spells. It is also used for healing. The Celts passed it through the smoke of the Summer Solstice fire, then wore it into battle for invincibility. The people of Scotland wore it as a charm against faery influence. Thyme - Ever want to bring the fae into your home? Hang sprigs of Thyme in a window. Placing sprigs of thyme on your closed eyes while you sleep upon a faery mound is a sure way to see faeries. If you plant thyme in your garden, the faeries will come and build their homes under its mounds. 

Verben 

Vervain Western hyssop or horsemint 

Wild Thyme - Part of a recipe for a brew to make one see the faeries. The tops of the Wild Thyme must be gathered near the side of a faerie hill. Wearing a spring of wild thyme, or essential oil of thyme, will help one to see faeries. 

Wood Sorrel - Wood sorrel is used in faery magick, and for the evocation of elves. 

Yarrow Mushrooms and Toadstools Mushrooms and Toadstools - Mushrooms and toadstools with knobbed caps are used as stools and umbrellas by the faeries. Some of the folk names for various types of fungi reflect this belief: Faery Club, Elf Cap, Elf’s Stool, etc. A circle of mushrooms on a lawn is called a Faery Ring, Faery Circle, Faery Dance, or Faery Court. Faery rings are believed to be places of dangerous enchantment that formed where faeries dance. Mushrooms are used by faeries to mark the boundaries of their dancing circles and portals to their world. Some toadstools have poisonous hallucinogenic properties. The Vikings ate them and gained their reputations as berkerkers. In Celtic lore, they are among the food of the gods, as with many red plants. Some toadstools associated with the faerie are Fly Agaric, Yellow Fairy Club, Slender Elf Cap, Dune Pixie-Hood, and Dryad's Saddle.

Miscellaneous Faery Plants 

Clover - The clover faeries will help one to find love. Those with four leaves can be used to break faery spells and glamours. Wearing a four-leaf clover in your hat will give you the power to see invisible faeries, as does anointing yourself with an ointment made from four-leaf clovers, or carrying a charm of 7 grains of wheat plus one four-leaf clover.   

Elderberry – This is used to make faery wine. The berries can also be burned on a fire to invite the Guide Neighbours to a gathering. Make a homemade brew of Elderberry Wine and you are sure to have some thirsty visitors. It is said that if a human drinks the wine, then he or she will be ale to see the Wee Ones. If a human should drink Elderberry wine from the same goblet as a faery, he or she will be able to see them forever. 

Fern - Ferns are favoured by pixies, who are said to sometimes be found near them. 

Milkweed - Both Monarch butterflies and faeries like milkweed. If milkweed is planted in a Witch's garden, the fae will always be in the area. The silky tassels of the milkweed pods can be added to a dream pillow – no only to make it softer, but also to make you dream of the faeries. In the Autumn, when the pods are bursting, and the fluffy seeds are flying across the fields, one wish is granted for each seed that is be caught and then released again. 

Shamrock – Celtic faeries adore it. Also see Trefoil. 

Trefoil - Also known as shamrock, or searaog, it symbolises all triple deities. Always leave something in payment when you take trefoil, because it is a favourite herb of the Little People and faeries. A pinch of ginger or a little milk pored onto the ground are acceptable gifts.   

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Patreon Prayer/Poem/Song 39: For Reindeer

If you want to submit a request for a prayer, poem, or song to be written to you privately or to be posted on this blog or my Patreon for a God, Ancestor, or spirit, sign up for the Ansuz and above level here on my Patreon. This was requested by Elfwort for Reindeer. Your hooves strike the powdery snow Follow the leader on where to go Together we walk, together we walk Eat the green and…

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Elecampane

aka Yellow Starwort, Elfdock, Elfwort, Horse-elder, Horseheal, Scabwort, Elecampagne, Velvet Dock

Use for banishing and to dispel angry or violent vibrations.

Use in a sachet to attract love or in incense to purify initiates.

Use for baby blessings.

Hide a sachet of elecampane or sprinkle it around doorways to keep out bad vibrations.

Ground together with vervain and mistletoe for a powerful love powder. 

Strong association with the Elven world and Tarot. 

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