#magick of fleabane

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Magick of Australian Fleabane

Considered a noxious weed by agriculturalists, Fleabane and it's varieties are actually some of the most potent spiritual plants.

Used for exorcisms, protection and chastity magick, Fleabane is a great alternative to burning Sage for cleansing and Spiritual purposes as this baby packs a punch when it comes to cleansing negative energy.

It's completely resistant to pesticides which makes its protective quality incredibly strong and can grow in some of the most inhospitable environments, making it extremely resilient.

Harvest and dry it to use in regular smoke cleansing just like you would sage or other herbs.

Happy Witching

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The Poison Path

The Poison Path is a unique and intriguing aspect of witchcraft that involves the use of psychotropic and toxic plants in rituals, spellwork, and other magickal practices. This ancient and often misunderstood path offers profound insights into the relationship between humanity and the natural world, emphasizing the transformative power of these potent botanicals. These plants are often referred to as 'baneful herbs' and have been used for centuries in various cultures for their powerful effects on the mind and body. The term "Poison Path" highlights the dual nature of these plants- they can heal or do harm, depending on the knowledge and intent of the practitioner.

History

The use of toxic plants in magick dates back to ancient times. Many traditional witchcraft practices involved the use of these potent herbs for ritual, divination, and healing. Plants like belladonna, henbane, and mandrake were commonly used by witches and herbalists for their medicinal and mind altering properties.

In his book, Veneficium: Magic, Witchcraft, and the Poison Path, Daniel A. Shulke delves into the historical and cultural significance of these plants. He explains that the knowledge of toxic plants was highly guarded and often passed down through generations of practitioners.

"Toxic plants have been used not only for their physical effects, but also for their symbolic and spiritual significance. They represent the balance of life and death, healing and harm."

Practices of the Poison Path

Practitioners of the Poison Path use toxic plants for various purposes, including:

• Rituals and Ceremonies- Baneful herbs are often used in rituals to induce altered states of consciousness, allowing witches to commune with spirits, deities, and otherworldly entities.

• Divination and Scrying- The mind altering effects of certain plants can enhance divination practices, helping seers gain deeper insights and visions.

• Healing and Protection- Despite their toxic nature, many of these plants have medicinal properties and are used in small, controlled doses for healing or protection.

Words of Warning

These plants have varying toxicities and some have the potential to sicken or kill. Do plenty of research before injesting, using herbs topically, or burning them. Then do some more research, just to be sure. With common sense, these botanicals make powerful additions to any working and are absolutely worth using. By approaching this path with respect, caution, and proper knowledge, one can unlock profound insights and enhance your magickal practices.

Plants on the Poison Path

• Aconite (Wolf's Bane)

• Lobelia

• Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade)

• Milkweed

• Datura

• Pokeweed

• Pointsettia

• Black Walnut

• Hellebore

• Snapdragon

• Yarrow

• Pennyroyal

• Lilac

• Dogbane

• Calamus

• Hemlock

• Sassafras

• White Snake Root

• Fleabane

• Fly Agaric

• Bloodroot

• St. John's Wort

• Henbane

• Rue

• Tansy

• Aloe

• Bittersweet

• Poppy

• Lily of the Valley

• Mandrake

• Elder

• Hartstongue

• Lobelia

• Wormwood

• Buttercup

• Arnica

• Licorice

• Loco Weed

• Black Nightshade

• Foxglove

• Eyebright

• Bleeding Heart

• Mistletoe

• Vervain

• Oleander

• Blue Cohosh

• Yew

• Broom

• Castor Bean

• Dragon's Breath

• Lady's Mantle

• Morning Glory

• Monkshood

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Herb Spotlight: Fleabane

Guess what bitches? It's ~Fleabane Season~

Fleabane is a "weed" (i.e., a wildflower in the Erigeron family) that is prevalent throughout North America, and grows like crazy if left to prosper in meadow-y areas. It looks very similar to domesticated daisies, albeit much smaller in flower size, more akin to German Chamomile. There are actually many different types of Fleabane, and the color of the petals can vary from white to yellow, or even a pinkish/purpley color. It's a composite flower, and it will have many flower heads per stem. Neat, huh?

Anyways, Fleabane had been used for thousands of years in North America by the indigenous peoples. It has both a variety of magickal and medicinal uses!

Magickal uses include:

Exorcism. Yes, like banishing-bad-sprits type of exorcism, along with banishment of negative energies. Burn it as you would any other herb bundle (sage, rosemary, cedar, etc) to exorcize a space of any negative entity or energy.

You can also use it to protect yourself by preventing bad spirits from arriving by hanging it around your home - either in bundles, or small sachets. Can be done in combination with St. John's Wort, wheat, and a few capers for best effect.

The seeds of the Fleabane flower tossed between the bedsheets promotes chastity. I guess if you really need someone (or yourself) to remain celibate for a time, this can come in handy - especially if the person co-sleeps with a partner.

Alignments of: feminine aspect, the planet Venus, and the element of Water.

Along with the metaphysical uses of Fleabane, there is a wide variety of medicinal uses for this plant (note: I am not a medical doctor. Do not take this as medical advice. Consult a physician or certified herbalist if you plan on taking it for any of these... ahem... more serious uses).

Medicinal uses include:

To reduce inflammation. Can be used in a poultice or a tea to treat inflammation about the body.

Wound ointment. Traditionally, the Cherokee made an ointment using the herb and tallow to made a balm or salve for cuts and scrapes, as it has astringent properties.

You can steep it in a Witch Hazel Extract solution to further enhance the astringent properties for use on skin.

The roots can be boiled in water to make a solution for "menstruation troubles" (i.e., to bring about a miscarriage. Dangerous. Do not do this).

Drinking a tea can also help break fevers and treat symptoms of the common cold

A diuretic, can help with certain kidney conditions (consult a doctor for this one to make sure no medications you are taking with interfere with its use. Do not use if you have a history of kidney disease) by breaking up any of the smaller particulates that would lead to kidney stones

Using the herb as an incense and inhaling the smoke can be used to treat head colds

Has antioxidant and neuroprotective properties from something called caffeic acid, which this plant has LOTS of!

Aids in digestion and can be used to treat diarrhea

May help with passive bleeding or minor hemorrhaging by being applied directly to the wound (don't take this advice, go to the fuckin ER)

Had been shown in some circumstances to inhibit the growth of cancerous tumors (for the love of God, see a doctor for this, don't take the advice of a post on tumblr dot com to treat cancer)

Isn't this plant so cool? And you cloud have it growing in your yard right now! I know I do, because I harvested a fuck ton of it today, evidenced here:

I'm going to dry all of these bundles and process them into cut and shifted leaves/stems and flowerheads. The two small bundles in the middle will be hung from the ceiling to ward off negative spirits and energies.

Now for some fun facts!

Despite the name Fleabane and the association of repelling fleas and ticks, there is no proven evidence that this works... at least for the dried herbs. I haven't found any studies on this for live plants.

The entire plant is edible, and is high in vitamin C! It was used to treat scurvy, and the cooked leaves taste like spinach (you can eat them raw, but there's little hairs all over it, which are not pleasant to consume)

These plants are high in caffeine! If you make a tea out of the flower heads the same way you would Chamomile, you get a nice floral tea with a kick to start your day off right.

Remember kids! I am *not* a doctor, so don't be using this to treat some weird ailment or cancer. And please, for the love of God, do some research on herbs before you use them medicinally. But in terms of the metaphysical properties, go ham! Have a blast! Banish that weird ghost in your house that likes to watch you pee!

And as always, have fun with your craft!

Sources:

Department of Agriculture, United States. Erigeron Philadelphicus, L. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ERPH. Accessed April 17, 2023.

Cunningham, Scott. Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. Llewellyn Publications, 1985.

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Photograph: Featured here is Flower Circle and Night Owl. 

Magickal body oils

Some things to consider when making body oils.

What are the skin benefits of the non toxic plants you are using?

Do any of the plants you intend to use irritate the skin in any way? Some plants are capable of irritating the skin such as Prairie Fleabane, which can cause mild dermatitis. 

Are any of the plants you intend to use toxic or poisonous? Do not use toxic or poisonous plants ever on the skin. The skin absorbs anything put on it, such as, lotions, balms, and oils. Never use harmful substances in skin or body oils. 

Do not use any plant, herb, or flower that you are allergic to. 

After rinsing jars or bottles for making your oils, make certain the container is completely dry. Using a container with water on the inside, will result in molding botanicals. To increase the shelf life of the oil, make certain there is no water mixed with your base oil. 

Always seek the advice of a medical professional. Some herb and plant material can interact with medications. Bring up any concerns you have with your primary care physician. 

Discontinue use of any product which irritates the skin or that which you have any reaction to.

Remember if you want a product with less plant matter that you can strain your oil. First let the herbs stay in the oil in indirect sunlight for a few weeks to infuse the oil. This is the folk method of infusing botanical oils. 

There are safe ingredients you can use to color your oils to make them more appealing.

Mica powders are safe for cosmetic use to color your oils.  

Scent: Flower Circle

Half a blend of botanicals and fragrance oils,with a touch of rose and ritual, this oil is perfect for the green, hedge, or fae witch.

Intention: Love. Botanicals used relate in symbolism to loving intentions.

Medicinal Qualities: Soothes and softens skin, while reducing lines and wrinkles.

Ingredients:

Base oil.

Banded Agate.

Rose petals.

Three Virginia spiderwort petals.

Witch's money bag leaves.

Rose garden and white musk fragrance oil.

Five petals of narrow leaf sundrop, or Evening Primrose.

This blend was foraged locally from the yard of this hedge witch. Every medicinal and magickal ingredient was fully researched and lovingly dried and added to the base oil. This is an oil, that as I write this, I am preparing myself.

Using rose to soften skin and narrow leaf sundrop to reduce wrinkles this is a great oil for the intention of love. Magick and medicine are combined in hedge witch fashion. 

Scent: Night Owl

Magickal body oil

Intention: Protection.

Medicinal qualities: Relaxation, and helps alleviate sinus issues. 

With touches of night and campfire ritual this is a great oil for personal protection. 

Ingredients

Base oil

Snowflake obsidian

Dried purple lilac flower

Dark amethyst fragrance

Fire amber fragrance

White musk fragrance

Dried spearmint leaves

With this particular oil I like to energetically link it to a full moon cycle. It begins to charge on a full moon and grows more potent until the end of the moon’s waning phase. Bringing in protection. 

Scent: Moon over India

Magickal body oil

Intention: Psychic development. Enjoy developing clair ability with this luxurious fragrance. 

Ingredients

Base oil.

Amethyst piece (optional).

Jasmine buds.

Moonlit path fragrance oil.

Nag champa fragrance oil. 

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Holy Herbs! F

False Unicorn: Healing, menstruation relief and periods, protection for pregnant folk and their babies.

Fennel: Cleansing, vitality, healing, protection wards, strength.

Fenugreek: Wealth, drawing in money.

Fern: Mental clarity, studying, bringing in rain, good luck, cleansing, concentration.

Feverfew: Hex breaking, protection against accidents and sickness.

Figwort: Healing magic, balms, protection, health and keeping it, warding off the evil eye.

Flax Seed: Prosperity, luck in business or your work, money, beauty, abundance, warding off poverty.

Fleabane: Chastity, exorcism, protection.

Foxglove: Home and garden protection, faerie magick, warding off evil spirits.

Frangipani: Attracting love, trust, and pixie dust(admiration), bringing openness to those around you.

Frankincense: Exorcism, spirituality, concecration, May Day, Lammas, Yule, success, cleansing, self-will and self control, emotions, ego.

Fumitory: Consecration, Samhain, protection, bringing in prosperity, The Underworld.

Holy Herbs! A

Acacia: Psychic enhancement, protection, purification, warding off negativity, consecrating tools, harmony.

Acorn: Growth, good luck, fertility, abundance, potential, preserving your youth, attracting faeries (when found or planted under a full moon).

Agar Agar: Opportunities, success, blessings, joy.

Alfalfa: Money, wealth, prosperity, warding off both hunger and poverty.

Allspice: Courage, good luck, healing, riches, power, determination, adding energy to spells.

Almond: Wisdom, prosperity, abundance, helping overcome dependencies and addictions, fruitfulness.

Aloe: Love, luck, peace, relieving loneliness, protection from accidents.

Amaranth: Healing, summoning spirits, mending broken hearts.

Amber: Focus, mental clarity, turning negative energy to positive energy, protection (from harm outside influences, and psychic attacks).

Angelica: Healing, exorcism, purification, uncrossing, removing spells + hexes + curses, protection against negativity, attracts positivity.

Anise: Purification, divination, protection, psychic awareness, meditation, relieving bad dreams and bringing good ones.

Apple: Fertility, abundance, long life, friendships, healing, garden magick, relationships, sexuality, spirits and the dead, Samhain.

Apricot: Love

Arnica: Strengthening psychic abilities, spiritual protection.

Ash Tree: Sea magick, prosperity, health, traveling safely, preventing illness, used at the Yule Log!

Aspen: Eloquence, anti-theft, clairvoyance, releasing fear.

Aster: Love, water magick

[witchinessstuff]

Protect Yourself

Being able to protect yourself is one of the wonderful things about the craft. Heres a list of some ways to do so. 👻

🧂Salt circles// When preforming a ritual, meditating and so on. They are basically protective barriers. If you have a broom, sweep away negative energy then lay the salt circle.

☆Sachets// These are bags that are sewn together. They are comprised of herbs. The traditional fabric to use is muslin, but any fabric will do.

👝Charm bag// These are bags that basically carry a magick spell. They can be filled with any charged items such as, stones, crystals, charms, herbs, oils, etc.

💎Crystals// One thing amazing about crystals is that they have many properties to them. Carrying some around may help. Black crystals, like obsidian or hematite will relfect negative energy. Smokey quartz will cloak you.

☆Spell jar// These are wonderful for sacred spaces and houses.

➰Sigil// Create and activate a protection sigil.

🦇Spirit animal// if you have a spirit animal, you can call them and ask for protection.

⛓Iron// hanging an iron horsehoe, open end facing down above your door to keep evil spirts out.

👀Visualization// basic meditation with a process of visualization.

♡~ This is one of the things i learned very early on as a witch. Basically, you stand outside your property. Close your eyes and start to breathe in and out. Visualize each chakra opening, kind of like meditation. When you open your last chakra, root, ensure your visualizing your roots going straight to the earths core. Then, use the power from those roots to encase a protective barrier around your house. Imagine the color of it. Imagine it pushing the spirits away from your house. ~♡

🌿🌿Herbs for protection//

Acacia, African Violet, Agrimony, Ague Root, Aloe, Althea, Alyssum, Amaranth, Anemone, Angelica, Anise, Arbutus, Asafoetida, Ash, Balm of Gilead, Bamboo, Barley, Basil, Bay, Bean, Betony/Wood, Birch, Bittersweet, Blackberry, Bladderwrack, Bloodroot, Blueberry, Bodhi, Boneset, Briony, Bromeliad, Broom, Buckthorn, Burdock, Cactus, Calamus, Caraway, Carnation, Cascara Sagrada, Castor, Cedar, Celandine, Chrysanthemum, Cinchona, Cinnamon, Cinquefoil, Clove, Clover, Club Moss, Coconut, Cohosh/Black, Cotton, Cumin, Curry, Cyclamen, Cypress, Datura, Devil’s Bit, Devil’s Shoestring, Dill, Dogwood, Dragon’s Blood, Ebony, Elder, Elecenpane, Eucalyptus, Euphorbia,, Fennel, Fern, Feverwort, Figwort, Flax, Fleabane, Foxglove, Frankincense, Galangal, Garlic, Geranium, Ginseng, Gorse, Gourd, Grain, Grass, Hazel, Heather, Holly, Honeysuckle, Horehound, Houseleek, Hyacinth, Hyssop, Irish Moss, Ivy, Juniper, Kava-Kava, Lady’s Slipper, Larch, Larkspur, Lavender, Leek, Lettuce, Lilac, Lily, Lime, Linden, Liquidamber, Loosestrife, Lotus, Lucky Hand, Mallow, Mandrake, Marigold, Masterwort, Meadow Rue, Mimosa, Mint, Mistletoe, Molluka, Mugwort, Mulberry, Mullein, Mustard, Myrrh, Nettle, Norfolk Pine, Oak, Olive, Onion, Orris, Papaya, Papyrus, Parsley, Pennyroyal, Peony, Pepper, Pepper Tree, Periwinkle, Pilot Weed, Pimpernel, Pine, Plantain, Plum, Primrose, Purslane, Quince, Radish, Ragwort, Raspberry, Rattlesnake Root, Rhubarb, Rice, Roots, Rose, Rosemary, Rowan, Sage, St. John’s Wort, Sandalwood, Sloe, Snapdragon, Southernwood, Spanish Moss, Squill, Tamarisk, Thistle, Ti, Toadflax, Tomato, Tormentil, Tulip, Turnip, Valerian, Venus Flytrap, Vervain, Violet, Wax Plant, Willow, Wintergreen, Witch Hazel, Wolf’s Bane, Woodruff, Wormwood, Yerba Santa, Yucca

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A Witch's Guide to Wildcraft: Using Common Plants to Create Uncommon Magick

A Witch's Guide to Wildcraft: Using Common Plants to Create Uncommon Magick 

Paperback – May 8, 2021

by JD Walker (Author)

You don't need a lush garden to begin wildcrafting―you can find plenty of magickal herbs growing just outside your door. A Witch's Guide to Wildcraft explores more than thirty common plants, providing tips for identification, gathering, and cultivation as well as specific rituals and magickal uses. You will also discover step-by-step instructions for dozens of hearth-and-home herb projects, including cleansers, powders, incense, talismans, sprays, jam, and more.

The plants in this book are all native to North America and will lend sacred energy to spells and magical workings. Filled with history and lore, astrological correspondences, common and Latin names, and hands-on projects, this book helps you develop a closer relationship with our enchanted world and with your own spiritual self.

Boxwood

Cherry

Chickweed

Chicory

Clover

Club moss

Daisy

Dandelion

Ferns

Fleabane

Geranium

Grass

Holly

Honeysuckle

Ivy

Juniper

Mimosa

Morning glory

Moss

Mugwort

Mullein

Oak

Onion

Periwinkle

Pine

Plantain

Poke

Sweet gum

Thistle

Violet

Walnut

Willow

About the Author

JD Walker (Greensboro, NC) is the vice chancellor of the House of Akasha, a North Carolina pagan group. A former business journalist, she writes a weekly garden column for The Courier Tribune and she has contributed dozens of articles to Llewellyn's almanacs.

Publisher : Llewellyn Publications (May 8, 2021)

Language : English

Paperback : 288 pages

ISBN-10 : 0738765430

ISBN-13 : 9780738765433

Item Weight : 5.6 ounces

Dimensions : 5.4 x 0.9 x 8.1 inches

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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

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Herbs and Their Witchy Names

original graphic by: LorelainW

One of the things you might notice when working with spells is they call for some different ingredients. For example, eye of newt, wool of bat, toe of frog. To some who happen across these spells it can help lend to some of the fear surrounding witches because some of the ingredients may seem a bit bizarre. However, you will often find that seldom will those ingredients be literal. For example, if you see eye of newt in a spell, you are not going go out and get an actual eye from a newt. It actually refers to mustard seed.

The reason we have these names, stems from ancient times when it was not safe to keep spells about. So to protect the craft these names would be used instead. Some of them are just Old English, and some even date back to ancient China. A lot of times, you will find that the name is based on what the herb resembles. You will also find that many witches still use these names to this day. The more you work with magick and spell work the more familiar with these names you will become. I wanted to provide you with a basic list that you can use to work with as you are becoming familiar with working with them. As you find more you can add more to it.

A Bone of an Ibis: Buckthorn A Titan’s Blood: Wild Lettuce A Lion’s Hairs: Tongue of a Turnip (the leaves of the taproot) A Man’s Bile: Turnip Sap A Pig’s Tail: Leopard’s Bane A Hawk’s Heart: Heart of Wormwood Aaron’s Rod: Goldenrod, Mullein Absinthe: Wormwood Achillea: yarrow Adders Tongue: Dogstooth Violet African Ginger: Ginger Aftator Pear: Avocado All Heal: Mistletoe, Valerian American Dittany: Basil Aneton: Dill An Eagle: Wild Garlic Aquifolius – Holly Archangel – Angelica Armstrong – Knotweed Arrowroot – Yarrow Assear: Comfrey Ass’s Foot or Bull’s Foot: Coltsfoot Ava – Kava Kava Bad Man’s Plaything: Yarrow Bairnwort – Daisy Bat’s Wings: Holly Battree – Elder Bear’s Foot: Lady’s Mantle Bee Balm – Lemon Balm Beer Flower – Hops Beggar’s Buttons – Burdock Beggarweed – Dodder Bereza – Birch Bindweed – Morning Glory Bird’s Eye – Pansy, Germander Bird’s Foot – Feunugreek Bird’s Nest – Carrot Biscuits – Tomentil Bitter Greass – Ague Root Bitter Root – Gentian Black Cherry – Belladonna Black Maidenhair: Black Spleenwort Black Sampson: Echinacea Black Wort – Comfrey Blessed Herb – Avens, Pimpernel Blind Buff – Poppy Blood: Elder sap or another tree sap Blood of Hephaistos: Wormwood Blood from a Head – Lupine Blue Buttons – Periwinkle Blue Eyes – Potato Blood of Ares: Purslane Blood of a Goose: Mulberry Tree’s Milk Bloodwort: Yarrow Blood of Hestia: Chamomile Blood of an Eye: Tamarisk Gall Blood from a Shoulder: Bear’s Breach Bottle Brush: Horse Tail Brain Thief: Mandrake Bread and Cheese Tree – Hawthorne Bride of the Meadow – Meadowsweet Bride of the Sun: Marigold Braisewort – Comfrey, Daisy Bull’s Blood or Seed of Horus: Horehound Burning Bush: White Dittany Calendula: Marigold Calf’s Snout: Snapdragon Cankerwort: Dandelion, Ragwort Candlemas Maiden: Snowdrop Candlewick Plant: Mullein Cape Gum: Acacia Capon’s Tail: Valerian Carpenter’s Weed: Yarrow Catmint: Catnip Cat’s Foot: Canada Snake Root and/or Ground Ivy Cat’s Wort: Catnip Cheeses: Marsh Mallow Cherry Pie: Heliotrope Chewing John: Glangal China Root: Galangal Chinese Parsley: Coriander Chocolate: Carob Chocolate Flower: Wild Geranium Christ’s Eye: Vervain Sage Christ’s Ladder: Centaury Christ’s Thorn: Holly Church Steeple: Agrimony Clear-eye: Clary Sage Click: Goosegrass Clot: Great Mullein Clove Root: Avens Corpse Plant: Indian Pipe Couch Grass: Witch’s Grass Cowgrass: Knotweed Crowdy Kit: Figwort Crow Corn: Ague Root Crow’s Foot: Cranesbill Crown for a King: Wormwood Crown of Thorns: Euphorbia Cuckoo’s Bread: Common Planatin Cuddy’s Lungs: Great Mullein Cucumber Tree: Magnolia Cupids Car: Wolf’s Bane Daphne: Bay Laurel Death Angel: Agaric Death Flower: Yarrow Death’s Herb: Belladonna Delight of the Eye: Rowan Devil’ Apple – Datura Devil’s Cherries: Belladonna Devils Dung: Asafoetida Devil’s’ Eye: Henbane, Periwinkle Devil’s Flower: Bachelor’s Buttons Devil’s Plaything: Yarrow Dew of the Sea: Rosemary Dog’s Mouth: Snap Dragon Dollar: Meadowsweet Dove’s Foot: Wild Geranium Dragon’s Blood: Calamus Dragon Wort: Bistort Dumbledore’s Delight: Wolf’s Bane Earth Smoke: Fumitory Elf Leaf: Lavender, Rosemary Elf’s Wort: Elecampane Enchanter’s Plant: Vervain English Cowslip: Primrose Englishman’s Foot: Common Plantain Erba Santa Maria: Spearmint Everlasting Friendship: Goosegrass Eye Balm: Goldenseal Eye of Christ: Germander Speedwell Eye of the Day: Common Daisy Eye of Newt: Mustard Seed Eye of the Star: Horehound Eye Root: Goldenseal Eyes: Aster, Daisy, Eyebright Fairies Horses: Ragwort Fair Lady: Belladonna Fairy Bells: Sorrell, Wood Fairy Cup: Cow Slip Fairy Fingers: Foxglove Fairy Smoke: Indian Pipe Fairy Petticoats: Foxglove Fairy Weed: Foxglove False Wintergreen: Pipsissewa Fat from a Head: Spurge Felon Herb: Mugwort Field Hops: Yarrow Five Fingers: Cinquefoil Flute Plant: Meadow Rue Folk’s Gloves: Foxglove Fox Bells: Foxglove Foxtail: Club Moss French Wheat: Buckwheat Frog’s Foot: Bulbous Buttercup From the Belly: Earth-apple From the Foot: Houseleek From the Loins: Chamomile Frozen Roses: Wood Rose Fruit of the Gods: Apple Fruit of the Underworld: Apple Gagroot: Lobelia Gallowsgrass: Hemp Garden Heliotrope: Valerian Ghost Flower: Datura Gillies: Carnation Gin Plant: Juniper Giver of Life: Corn Goat’s Foot: Ash Weed Goat’s Leaf: Honeysuckle Goat’s Weed: St John’s Wort God’s Hair: Hart’s Tongue Fern Golden Bough: Mistletoe Golden Star: Avens Goldes: Marigold Gosling Wing: Goosegrass Graveyard Dust: Mullein Graveeyard Flowers: Plumeria Ground Apple: Chamomile Ground Raspberry: Golden Seal Great Ox-eye: Ox-eye Daisy Hairs of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed Hair of Venus: Maidenhair Fern Hag’s Taper: Great Mullein Hagthorn: Hawthorn Happy Major: Burdock Harebell: Bluebell Hare’s Beard: Great Mullein Headache: Poppy Healing Herb: Comfrey Helmet Flower: Scullcap Herb of Enchantment: Vervain Herb of Grace: Rue, Vervain Hind’s Tongue: Hart’s Tongue Fern Holy Herb: Yerba Santa Holy Rope: Hemp Agrimony Honey Stalks: Clove Hook and Arn: Yerba Santa Horse Tongue: Hart’s Tongue Fern Horse Hoof: Coltsfoot Horse Violet: Pansy Hundred Eyes: Periwinkle Hundred Leaved Grass Indian Dye: Golden Seal Indian God Tree: Banyon Indian Paint: Golden Seal Indian Root: Trillium Indian Sage – Bonesset Indian Tobacco – Lobelia Innocense: Bluets Jacob’s Ladder – Lily of the Valley Jacob’s Staff: Great Mullein Jaundice R Joy of the Mountain: Marjoram Joy on the Ground: Periwinkle Jupiter’s Staff: Great Mullein Juno’s Tears – Vervain King’s Crown: Black Haw Knight’s Milfoil: Yarrow Klamath Weed – St Johns Wort Knight’s Milfoil – Yarrow Knitback – Comfrey Kronos’ Blood: sap of Cedar Ladder to Heaven – Lily of the Valley Lady’s Glove: Foxglove Lady’s Meat: Hawthorn Lad’s Love: Southernwood Lamb’s Ears: Betony Lamb Mint: Spearmint Lion’s Herb: Columbine Lion’s Mouth: Foxglove Lion’s Tooth: Dandelion Little Dragon: Tarragon Love Fruit: Orange Love Herbs: Lovage Love Idol: Pansy Love in Idleness: Pansy Love Leaves: Burdock Love Lies Bleeding: Amaranth/Anemone Love Man: Goosegrass Love Parsley: Lovage Love Root: Orris Root Mackeral Mint: Spearmint Maiden’s Ruin: Southernwood Man’s Health: Ginseng Master of the Woods: Woodruff May: Black Haw May Lily: Lily of the Valley May Rose: Black Haw Mayflower: Hawthorne Maypops: Passion Flower Military Herb: Yarrow Miracle Herb: Comfrey Mistress of the Night: Tuberose Mosquito Plant: Pennyroyal Mutton Chops: Goosegrass Naughty Man’s Cherries: Belladonna Nine Hooks: Lady’s Mantle Nine Joints: Knotweed Nose Bleed: Yarrow Obeah Wood: Ebony Old-Maid’s-Nightcap: Wild Geranium Old Man’s Flannel: Great Mullein Old Man Fennel: Mullein Old Man’s Pepper: Yarrow Old Uncle Henry: Mugwort Old Woman: Wormwood Oliver: Olive Organ Tea: Pennyroyal Paddock Pipes: Horsetail Password: Primrose Pearl Moss: Irish Moss Peter’s Staff: Great Mullein Priest’s Crown: Dandelion leaves Poor Man’s Treacle: Garlic Pucha-Pat: Patchouli Queen of the Night: Vanilla Cactus Queen of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Queen of the Meadow Root: Gravelroot Queen’s Root: Stillengia Quick: Hawthorn Quickbane: Rowan Quick Grass: Witch Grass Rabbits: Toadflax Ram’s Head: American Valerian Red Cockscomb: Amaranth Ring-o-bells: Bluebells Robin-run-in-the-grass: Goosegrass Run by the ground: Pennyroyal Sacred Bark: Cascara Sagrada Sacred Herb: Yerba Santa Sacred Mother: Corn Sacred Mushroom: Agaric Sailor’s Tobacco: Mugwort Scaldhead: Blackberry See Bright: Clary Sage Seed of Horus: Horehound 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 Seven Year’s Love: Yarrow Shameface: Wild Geranium Shepherd’s Heart: Shepherd’s Purse Silver Bells: Black Haw Silver Dollar: Honesty Snake’s Grass: Yarrow Soapwort: Comfrey or Daisy Soldier’s Tea: Horehound Sorcerer’s Berry: Belladonna Sorcerer’s Herb: Datura Sorcerer’s Violet: Periwinkle Sparrow’s Tongue: Knotweed St. John’s Herb: Hemp Agrimony St. John’s Plant: Mugwort Star Flower: Borage Star of the Earth: Avens Starweed: Chickweed Storm Hat: Wolf’s Bane Summer’s Bride: Marigold Sweethearts: Goosegrass Swine’s Snout: Dandelion Leaves Tanner’s Bark: Toadflax Tarragon: Mugwort Tartar Root: Ginseng Tears of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Juice Thousand Weed: Yarrow Thunder Plant: House Leek Tongue of Dog: Houndstongue Torches: Great Mullein Unicorn Root: Ague Root Wax Dolls: Fumitory Weazel Snout: Yellow Archangel White: Ox-eye Daisy White Man’s Foot: Common Plantain White Wood: White Cinnamon Witch’s Asprin: White Willow Bark Witch’s Brier: Brier Hips Weasel Snout: Yellow Archangel Wolf Claw: Club Moss Wolf Foot: Bugle Weed Wolf’s Milk: Euphorbia

Have a magickal day!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

http://jasmeinemoonsong.com/herbs-and-their-witchy-names-3/

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Herbs and Their Magickal Uses

ACACIA: Protection, Psychic Powers, Friendship

ACONITE: **POISON**

ADAM & EVE ROOTS: Love, Happiness

ADDERS TONGUE: Healing

AFRICAN VIOLET: Spirituality, Protection

AGARIC: Fertility

AGRIMONY: Protection, Sleep

AGUE ROOT: Protection

ALFALFA: Prosperity, Anti-hunger, Money

ALKANET: Purification, Prosperity

ALLSPICE: Money, Luck, Healing

ALMOND: Money, Prosperity, Wisdom

ALOE: Protection, Luck

ALOES/WOOD: Love, Spirituality

ALTHEA: Protection, Psychic Powers

ALYSSUM: Protection, Moderating Anger

AMARANTH:Healing, Protection, Invisibility, Healing the Heart

ANEMONE: Health, Protection, Healing

ANGELICA:Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions

APPLE: Love, Healing, Garden Magic, Immortality

APRICOT:Love

ARABIC GUM:Purify Negativity and evil

ARBUTUS:Exorcism, Protection

ASAFOETIDA:Exorcism, Purification, Protection

ASH: Protection, Prosperity, Sea Rituals, Health

ASPEN:Eloquence, Anti-Theft

ASTER: Love

AVENS:Exorcism, Purification, Love

AVOCADO:Love, Lust, Beauty

BACHELOR’S BUTTONS:Love

BALM, LEMON: Love, Success, Healing

BALM OF GILEAD:**POISON**Love, Protection, Healing

BAMBOO:Protection, Luck, Wishes, Hex-Breaking

BANANA:Fertility, Potency,Prosperity

BANYAN:Luck

BARLEY: Love, Healing, Protection

BASIL: Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying, Protection

BAY: Protection, Psychic Powers, Healing, Purification, Strength

BEAN:Protection, Exorcism, Potency, Love

BEECH:Wishes

BEET:Love

BELLADONNA: **POISION** Astral Projection

BENZOIN:Purification, Prosperity

BERGAMONT:Money

BETONY:Protection, Purification, Love

BIRCH:Protection, Exorcism, Purification

BISTORT:Psychic Powers, Fertility

BITTERSWEET: Protection, Healing

BLACKBERRY: Healing, Money, Protection

BLACKNIGHTSHADE:**POISION**

BLADDERWRACK:Protection, Sea Spells, Wind Spells, Money, Psychic Powers

BLOODROOT:Love, Protection, Purification

BLUEBELL: Luck, Truth

BLUEBERRY: Protection

BODHI:Fertility, Protection, Wisdom, Meditation

BONESET:Protection, Exorcism

BORAGE:Courage, Psychic Powers

BRACKEN:Healing, Rune Magick, Prophetic Dreams

BRAZIL NUT: Love

BRIONY: Image Magic, Money, Protection

BROMELIAD:Protection, Money

BROOM:Purification, Protection, Wind Spells, Divination

BRYONY:**POISION**

BUCHU:Psychic Powers, Prophetic Dreams

BUCKTHORN:Protection, Exorcism, Wishes, Legal Matters

BUCKWHEAT: Money, Protection

BURDOCK: Protection, Healing

CABBAGE:Luck

CACTUS:Protection, Chastity

CALAMUS:**POISION**Luck, Healing, Money, Protection

CARNELLIA: Riches

CAMPHOR:**POISION**Chastity, Health, Divination

CAPER:Potency, Lust, Luck

CARAWAY: Protection, Lust, Health, Anti-theft, Mental Powers

CARDAMON:Lust, Love

CARNATION:**POISION**Protection, Strength, Healing

CAROB: Protection, Health

CARROT:Fertility, Lust

CASCARA SAGRADA: Legal Matters, Money, Protection

CASHEW: Money

CASTOR:Protection

CATNIP:Cat Magic, Love, Beauty, Happiness

CATTAIL:Lust

CEDAR:Healing, Purification, Money, Protection

CELANDINE:Protection, Escape, Happiness, Legal Matters

CELERY:Mental Powers, Lust, Psychic Powers

CENTAURY:Snake Removing

CHAMOMILE: Money, Sleep, Love, Purification

CHERRY:Love, Divination

CHESTNUT: Love

CHICKWEED:Fertility, Love

CHICORY:Removing Obstacles, Invisibility, Favours, Frigidity

CHILLI PEPPER:Fidelity, Hex Breaking, Love

CHINA BERRY:Luck

CHRYSANTHEMUM:Protection

CINCHONA: Luck, Protection

CINNAMON:Spirituality, Success, Healing, Power, Psychic Powers, Lust, Protection, Love

CINQUEFOIL:Money, Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Sleep

CITRON:Psychic Powers, Healing

CLOTH OF GOLD: Understanding Animal Languages

CLOVE: Protection, Exorcism, Love, Money

CLOVER: Protection, Money, Love, Fidelity, Exorcism, Success

CLUB MOSS:Protection, Power

COCONUT: Purification, Protection, Chastity

COHOSH, BLACK:Love, Courage, Protection, Potency

COLTSFOOT: Love, Visions

COLUMBINE:Courage, Love

COMFREY:**POISION**Safety during Travel, Money

COPAL: Love, Purification

CORIANDER: Love, Health, Healing

CORN: Protection, Luck, Divination

COTTON:Luck, Healing, Protection, Rain, Fishing Magic

COWSLIP: Healing, Youth, Treasure Finding

CROCUS:Love, Visions

CUBEB: Love

CUCKOO-FLOWER: Fertility, Love

CUCUMBER: Chastity, Healing, Fertility

CUMIN:Protection, Fidelity, Exorcism

CURRY:Protection

CYCLAMEN:Fertility, Protection, Happiness, Lust

CYPRESS: Longevity, Healing, Comfort, Protection

DAFFODIL:Love, Fertility, Luck

DAISY: Lust, Luck

DAMIANA:Lust, Love, Visions

DANDELION:Divination, Wishes, Calling Spirits

DATURA:Hex Breaking, Sleep, Protection

DEERSTONGUE: **POISION**Lust, Psychic Powers

DEVILS BIT: Exorcism, Love, Protection, Lust

DEVILS SHOESTRING: Protection, Gambling, Luck, Power, Employment

DILL:Protection, Money, Lust, Luck

DITTANY OF CRETE: Manifestations, Astral Projection

DOCK: Healing, Fertility, Money

DODDER: Love, Divination, Knot Magic

DOGBANE:Love

DOGWOOD:Wishes, Protection

DRAGONS BLOOD:Love, Protection, Exorcism, Potency

DULSE:Lust, Harmony

DUTCHMANS BREECHES: Love

EBONY:Protection, Power

ECHINACEA:Strengthening Spells

EDELWEISS: Psychic Invisibility,

ELDER: Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Sleep

ELECAMPANE:Love, Protection, Psychic Powers

ELM: Love

ENDIVE:Lust, Love

ERYNGO: Traveler’s Luck, Peace, Lust, Love

EUCALYPTUS:**POISION**Healing, Protection

EUPHORBIA:**POISION**Purification, Protection

EYEBRIGHT: Mental Powers, Psychic Power

FENNEL:Protection, Healing, Purification

FENUGREEK: Money

FERN:**POISION**Rain Making, Protection, Luck, Riches, Eternal Youth, Health, Exorcism

FEVERFEW:Protection

FIG: Divination, Fertility, Love

FIGWORT:Health, Protection

FLAX:Money, Protection, Beauty, Psychic Powers, Healing

FLEABANE: Exorcism, Protection, Chastity

FOXGLOVE: Protection

FRANKINCENSE:Protection, Exorcism, Spirituality

FUMITORY:Money, Exorcism

FUZZY WEED:Love, Hunting

GALANGAL:Protection, Lust, Health, Money, Psychic Powers, Hex Breaking

GARDENIA: Love, Peace, Healing, Spiritualit

GARLIC: Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Lust, Anti-Theft

GENTIAN: Love, Power

GERANIUM:**POISION**Fertility, Health, Love, Protection

GINGER: Love, Money, Success, Power

GINSENG: Love, Wishes, Healing, Beauty, Protection, Lust

GOATS RUE: Healing, Health

GOLDENROD: Money, Divination

GOLDEN SEAL: Healing, Money

GORSE: Protection, Money

GOTU KOLA: Meditation

GOURD: Protection

GRAIN: Protection

GRAINS OF PARADISE: Lust, Luck, Love, Money, Wishes

GRAPES: Fertility, Garden Magic, Mental Powers, Money

GRASS: Psychic Powers, Protection

GROUND IVY: Divination

GROUNDSEL: Health, Healing

HAWTHORN: Fertility, Chastity, Fishing Magic, Happiness

HAZEL: Luck, Fertility, Anti-Lightning, Protection, Wishes

HEATHER: Protection, Rain-Making, Luck

HELIOTROPE: **POISION**Exorcism, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Wealth, Invisibility

HELLEBORE, BLACK: **POISION** Protection

HEMLOCK: **POISION** Destroy sexual drives

HEMP: Healing, Love, Vision, Meditation

HENBANE:**POISION**

HENNA: Healing

HIBISCUS: Lust, Love, Divination

HICKORY: Legal Matters

HIGH JOHN THE CONQUEROR: Money, Love, Success, Happiness

HOLLY: Protection, Anti-Lightning, Luck, Dream Magick

HONESTY: Money, Repelling Monsters

HONEYSUCKLE: Money, Psychic Powers, Protection

HOPS: Healing, Sleep

HOREHOUND: Protection, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Healing

HORSE CHESTNUT: Money, Healing

HORSERADISH: Purification, Exorcism

HORSETAIL: Snake Charming, Fertility

HOUNDS TONGUE: Tying dogs tongues

HOUSELEEK: Luck, Protection, Love

HUCKLEBERRY: Luck, Protection, Dream Magic, Hex Breaking

HYACINTH:**POISION** Love, Protection, Happiness

HYDRANGEA: Hex Breaking

HYSSOP: Purification, Protection

INDIAN PAINT BRUSH: Love

IRIS: Purification, Wisdom

IRISH MOSS: Money, Luck, Protection

IVY: **POISION**Protection, Healing

JASMINE: Love, Money, Prophetic Dreams

JOBS TEARS: Healing, Wishes, Luck

JOE-PYE WEED: Love, Respect

JUNIPER: Protection, Anti-theft, Love, Exorcism, Health

KAVA-KAVE: Visions, Protection, Luck

KNOTWEED: Binding, Health

LADY’S MANTLE: Love

LADY’S SLIPPER: Protection

LARCH: Protection, Anti-theft

LARKSPUR: Health, Protection

LAVENDER: Love, Protection, Sleep, Chastity, Longevity, Purification, Happiness, Peace

LEEK: Love, Protection, Exorcism

LEMON: Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship

LEMONGRASS: Repel Snakes, Lust, Psychic Powers

LEMON VERBENA: Purification, Love

LETTUCE: Chastity, Protection, Love, Divination, Sleep

LICORICE: Love, Lust, Fidelity

LIFE EVERLASTING: Longevity, Health, Healing

LILAC: Exorcism, Protection

LILY: Protection, Break Love Spells

LILY OF THE VALLEY: Mental Powers, Happiness

LIME: Healing, Love, Protection

LINDEN: Protection, Immortality, Luck, Love, Sleep

LIQUID AMBER: Protection

LIVERWORT: Protection, Love

LOOSESTRIFE: Peace, Protection

LOTUS: Protection, Lock-Opening

LOVAGE: Love

LOVE SEED: Love, Friendship

LUCKY HAND: Employment, Luck, Protection, Money, Travel

MACE: Psychic Powers, Mental Powers

MAGUEY: Lust

MAGNOLIA: Fidelity

MAHOGANY: Anti-Lightning

MAIDENHAIR: Beauty, Love

MALE FERN: Luck, Love

MALLOW: Love, Protection, Exorcism

MANDRAKE: **POISION**Protection, Love, Money, Fertility, Health

MAPLE: Love, Longevity, Money

MARIGOLD: Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Legal Matters, Psychic Powers

MARJORAM: Protection, Love, Happiness, Health, Money

MASTER WORT: Strength, Courage, Protection

MASTIC: Psychic Powers, Manifestations, Lust

MAY APPLE: Money

MEADOW RUE: Divination

MEADOWSWEET: Love, Divination, Peace, Happiness

MESQUITE: Healing

MIMOSA: Protection, Love, Prophetic Dreams, Purification

MINT: Money, Lust, Love, Healing, Exorcism, Travel, Protection

MISTLETOE: **POISION** Protection, Love, Hunting, Fertility, Health, Exorcism

MOLUKKA: Protection

MOONWORT: Money, Love

MOSS: Luck, Money

MUGWORT: Strength, Psychic Powers, Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Astral Travel

MULBERRY: Protection, Strength

MULLEIN: Courage, Protection, Health, Love, Divination, Exorcism

MUMS:**POISION**

MUSTARD: Fertility, Protection, Mental Powers

MYRRH: Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Spirituality

MYRTLE: Love, Fertility, Youth, Peace, Money

NARCISSUS:**POISION**

NIGHTSHADE:**POISION**

NETTLE: Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Lust

NORFOLK ISLAND PINE: Protection, Anti-hunger

NUTS: Fertility, Prosperity, Love, Luck

OAK: Protection, Health, Money, Healing, Potency, Fertility, Luck

OATS: Money

OLIVE: Healing, Peace, Fertility, Potency, Protection, Lust

ONION: Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Money, Prophetic Dreams, Lust

ORANGE: Love, Divination, Luck, Money

ORCHID: Love

OREGON GRAPE: Money, Prosperity

ORRIS: Love, Protection, Divination

PALM, DATE: Fertility, Potency

PANSY: Love, Rain Magic, Love, Divination

PAPAYA: Love, Protection

PAPYRUS: Protection

PAROSELA: Hunting

PARSLEY: Love, Protection, Purification

PASSION FLOWER: Peace, Sleep, Friendship

PATCHOULI: Money, Fertility, Lust

PEA: Money, Love

PEACH: Love, Exorcism, Longevity, Fertility, Wishes

PEAR: Lust, Love

PECAN: Money, Employment

PENNYROYAL: Strength, Protection, Peace

PEONY: Protection, Exorcism

PEPPER: Protection, Exorcism

PEPPERMINT: Purification, Sleep, Love, Healing, Psychic Powers

PEPPER TREE: Purification, Healing, Protection

PERIWINKLE: Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Money, Protection

PERSIMMON: Healing, Luck

PLOT WEED: Protection

PIMENTO: Love

PIMPERNEL: Protection, Health

PINE:**POISION** Healing, Fertility, Protection, Exorcism, Money

PINEAPPLE: Luck, Money, Chastity

PIPSISSEWA: Money, Spirit Calling

PISTACHIO: Breaking Love Spells

PLANTAIN: Healing, Protection, Strength, Snake-Repelling

PLUM: Healing

PLUMERIA: Love

POKE: Courage, Hex Breaking

POMEGRANATE: Divination, Luck, Wishes, Wealth, Fertility

POPLAR: Money, Flying

POPPY: Fertility, Love, Sleep, Money, Luck, Invisibility

POTATO: Image Magic, Healing

PRICKLY ASH: Love

PRIMROSE: Protection, Love

PURSLANE: Sleep, Love, Luck, Protection, Happiness

QUASSIA: Love

QUINCE: Protection, Love, Happiness

RADISH: Protection, Lust

RAGWEED: Courage

RAGWORT: Protection

RANUNCULUS:**POISION**

RASPBERRY: Protection, Love

RATTLESNAKE ROOT: Protection, Money

RHUBARB: Protection, Fidelity

RICE:Protection, Rain, Fertility, Money

ROOTS: Protection, Power, Divination ROSE: Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Divination, Luck, Protection

ROSEMARY:Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth

ROWAN: Psychic Powers, Healing, Protection, Power, Success

RUE: Healing, Health, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Love

RYE:Love, Fidelity

SAFFRON: Love, Healing, Happiness, Wind Raising, Lust, Strength, Psychic Powers

SAGE: Immortality, Longevity, Wisdom, Protection, Wishes

SAGEBRUSH: Purification, Exorcism

ST. JOHNS WORT: Health, Power, Protection, Strength, Love, Divination, Happiness

SANDALWOOD: Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Spirituality

SARSAPARILLA: Love, Money

SASSAFRAS: Health, Money

SAVORY/SUMMER: Mental Powers

SCULLCAP: Love, Fidelity, Peace

SENNA: Love

SESAME: Money, Lust

SHALLOT: Purification

SKUNK CABBAGE: Legal Matters

SLIPPERY ELM: Stops Gossip

SLOE: Exorcism, Protection

SNAKEROOT: Luck, Money

SNAKEROOT, BLACK: Love, Lust, Money

SNAPDRAGON: Protection

SOLOMONS SEAL: Protection, Exorcism

SORREL WOOD: Healing, Health

SOUTHERN WOOD: Love, Lust, Protection

SPANISH MOSS: Protection

SPEARMINT: Healing, Love, Mental Powers

SPIDERWORT: Love

SPIKENARD: Love

SQUILL: Money, Protection, Hex-Breaking

STAR ANISE: Psychic Powers, Luck

STILLENGIA: Psychic Powers

STRAW: Luck, Image Magic

STRAWBERRY: Love, Luck

SUGAR CANE: Love, Lust

SUMBAL: Love, Luck, Health, Psychic Powers

SUNFLOWER: Fertility, Wishes, Health, Wisdom

SWEETGRASS: Calling Spirits

SWEETPEA: Friendship, Chastity, Courage, Strength

TAMARIND: Love

TAMARISK: Exorcism, Protection

TANSY: Health, Longevity

TEA: Riches, Courage, Strength

THISTLE: Strength, Protection, Hex Breaking, Healing

THYME: Health, Healing, Sleep, Psychic Powers, Love, Purification, Courage

TI: Protection, Healing

TOADFLAX: Protection, Hex Breaking

TOADSTOOL: **POISION** Rain Making

TOBACCO: Healing, Purification

TONKA:**POISION**

TREFOIL:**POISION**

TUMERIC: Purification

TURNIP: Protection, Ending Relationships

UVA URSA: Psychic Working

VALERIAN: Love, Sleep, Purification, Protection

VANILLA: Love, Lust, Mental Powers

VENUS FLYTRAP: Protection, Love

VERVAIN: Love, Protection, Purification, Peace, Money, Youth, Chastity, Sleep, Healing

VETCH GIANT: Fidelity

VETIVERT: Love, Hex Breaking, Luck, Money, Anti-Theft

VIOLET: Protection, Love, Luck, Lust, Wishes, Peace, Healing

WAHOO: Hex-Breaking, Courage, Success

WALNUT: Health, Mental Powers, Infertility, Wishes

WATER PARSNIP:**POISION**

WAX PLANT: Protection

WHEAT: Fertility, Money

WILLOW: Love, Divination, Protection, Healing

WINTERGREEN: Protection, Healing, Hex-Breaking

WINTERS BARK: Success

WISTERIA:**POISION**

WITCH GRASS: Happiness, Lust, Love, Exorcism

WITCH HAZEL: Protection, Chastity

WOLFS BANE: **POISION** Protection, Invisibility

WOOD ROSE: Luck

WOODRUFF: Victory, Protection, Money

WORMWOOD: **POISION** Psychic Powers, Protection, Love, Calling Spirits

YARROW: Courage, Love, Psychic Powers, Exorcism

YELLOW EVENING PRIMROSE: Hunting

YERBA MATE: Fidelity, Love, Lust

YERBA SANTA: Beauty, Healing, Psychic Powers, Protection

YEW: **POISION** Raising the Dead

YOHIMBE: Love, Lust

YUCCA: Transmutation, Protection, Purification

Sources; 

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Protection & Warding ⚔

A guide on protecting yourself and your home.

Note: this is a long post!

Personal Protection

Wear an amulet on your person - can be made from man-made or natural materials so long as its intent is to protect

Keep a protective crystal in your pocket

Craft a small protective spell jar and keep on your person

Anoint yourself with a protective oil

Place an energetic shield around yourself

Place a glamour on yourself to go unnoticed in the presence of harmful or negative energies

Carry a piece of iron on your person

Bathe with a wash made from protective herbs

Sleep with a sachet of herbs under your pillow or hanging above your bed to prevent nightmares

Prayers and offerings to your patron deity

Hang a protective amulet from the rearview mirror in your vehicle for safe travels

Home & Hearth Protection

Hang rose stems with thorns intact above the entrance of your home

Hang an upside down horseshoe above the entrance of your home (some lore states you should hang the horseshoe right-side-up)

Hang wind chimes or bells outside of your home

Create a “Witch Bottle” and bury in your front yard, or in a potted plant on your porch

Create a “Witch’s Ladder” or “Witch Ball” and hang it either inside or outside of your home

Hang imagery of protective symbols outside or around your home

Burn protective incense in your home

Create a room spray made from protective oils and spray around your home

Create a protective wash and use it to clean your windows, door frames, and tile/wooden floors

Use the wash mentioned above to “paint” symbols of protection on the outside of your front door, on your porch, etc.

Place a protective crystal at each corner inside your home

Place a small glass of salt at each corner inside your home

Hammer 3 iron nails into your front door

Create a protective powder and sprinkle around the perimeter of your home - alternately, sprinkle outside of your front and back door

Create a sachet filled with protective herbs and crystals - keep inside or outside of your home, in your vehicle, etc.

Hang mirrors inside of your home

Place a crystal grid at the center of your home using protective crystals

Call upon your patron deity to protect your home and those who reside in it

Protective Symbols & Items

Pentacle

Triquetra

Witch’s Knot

Algiz (Elhaz) rune

Vegvisir

Helm of Awe

Mjolnir

Glyph of the Moon, Mars, or Saturn

Eye of Horus

Ankh

Crossed Swords

Iron nails

Railroad spikes

Thorns

War Water

Flying Devil Oil

Third & Fifth Pentacle of Saturn; Third & Sixth Pentacle of Jupiter; Sixth Pentacle of Mars; Second, Third, & Fifth Pentacle of the Moon

Crystals

Agate

Amethyst - protection against psychic attacks and while traveling

Angel Aura Quartz - spiritual protection

Apophyllite

Aqua Aura Quartz - protection against psychic attacks

Aquamarine - protection while traveling via water

Astrophyllite

Aventurine

Beryl - protection while traveling

Blue Goldstone

Bowenite

Bronzite

Bustamite

Catlinite - spiritual protection

Carnelian - protection from negative emotions

Celestite - emotional protection

Chalcopyrite

Chrysoberyl

Citrine - protection from nightmares

Clear Quartz

Diamond

Dravite

Eudialyte

Fire Agate

Fluorite - protection against psychic attacks

Galaxite

Garnet

Indicolite

Infinite Stone

Jade

Jasper

Jet

Lapis Lazuli

Lepidolite

Malachite - protection during pregnancy and childbirth

Moonstone - protection during pregnancy, childbirth, and while traveling via water

Mother of Pearl - protection for children

Nuumite

Obsidian

Onyx

Peridot

Pyrite

Rose Quartz - protection during pregnancy and childbirth

Ruby - protection of the home and hearth

Salt

Schorl

Shungite

Smithsonite

Smoky Quartz

Snowflake Obsidian

Sugilite

Tanzanite

Tiger’s Eye

Turquoise

Vauxite - protection from nightmares

Botanicals

Acacia, Aconite, Acorn (protection from lightning), African Violet, Ague, Alder (protection for the deceased), Alfalfa (protection from hunger and poverty), Alkanet (protection from snakebites and the fear of snakes), Aloe (protection from household accidents), Amaranth (protection from bullets), Amber, Angelica, Anise Seeds, Ash (protection from drowning and while traveling), Aspen (protection against thieves), Bamboo, Barley, Basil, Bay Laurel (protection from lightning), Bay Leaf (protection for your home and family, protection against baneful magick), Belladonna, Bergamot (protection from illness), Bilberry Bark, Birch (protection from lightning and infertility), Black Cohosh (protection from accidents and sudden death), Black Haw, Black Pepper, Blackberry, Bladderwrack (protection while traveling), Blessed Thistle, Bloodroot, Blue Violet, Blueberry, Boneset, Brimstone, Buckeye (protection against arthritis), Buckwheat, Cactus, Calamus, Calendula, Carnation, Caraway, Cascara Sagrada (protection against baneful magick), Catnip (protection while sleeping), Cedar (protection from lightning), Celandine, Chia, Chives, Chrysanthemum, Cilantro (protection for gardeners), Cinnamon, Cinquefoil (protection for loved ones on a journey), Clove (protection for babies), Clover, Coconut, Comfrey (protection while traveling), Coriander, Corn, Cotton, Cramp Bark, Cranberry, Cumin, Curry, Cypress, Daisy (protection for babies), Dandelion Root (protection while sleeping), Datura, Devil’s Bit, Devil’s Claw, Dill, Dogwood, Dragon’s Blood, Ebony, Elder (protection for the deceased), Elm (protection from lightning), Eucalyptus, False Unicorn Root (protection during pregnancy and childbirth), Fennel, Fern, Feverfew (protection against accidents and cold/flu), Figwort (protection for your home), Flaxseed (protection for your home, protection against baneful magick), Fleabane, Foxglove (protection for your home and garden), Frankincense, Gardenia, Garlic, Geranium, Ginger, Ginseng, Gorse (protection against baneful magick), Hawthorn (protection from lightning), Heather (protection against violent crimes), Heliotrope, Henna (protection from illness), Hickory, High John the Conqueror, Holly, Horseradish, Hyssop (protection for property against burglars and trespassers), Irish Moss (protection while traveling), Ivy, Juniper, Kava Kava, Lady Slipper (protection against baneful magick), Larch (protection against theft), Larkspur, Laurel, Lavender, Leek, Lemon, Lemon Verbena (protection of your home, protection from lightning and storms), Lettuce, Lime, Lotus, Lucky Hand Root (protection while traveling), Mandrake, Marigold (protection while sleeping), Marjoram, Marshmallow Root, Mimosa, Mint, Mistletoe (protection from lightning and fire), Mullein (protection from nightmares and baneful magick), Nutmeg, Oak Moss, Olive Leaf, Onion, Papyrus, Parsley (protection for your home), Peat Moss, Peony, Periwinkle (protection against snakes and poison), Pimpernel, Pine, Pineapple, Plantain (protection from snake bites and jealousy), Quince, Radish, Raspberry Leaf, Red Clover (protection for pets), Rhubarb, Rice, Rowan, Rue, Sage, Sandalwood, Saw Palmetto, Sea Salt, Sheep Sorrel (protection from heart disease), Slippery Elm, Snapdragon, Solomon’s Seal, Spanish Moss, Spearmint, St. John’s Wort (protection from baneful magick, lightning, and fire), Straw Flower, Sunflower, Tangerine, Thistle, Toadflax, Tonka Bean (protection from disease), True Unicorn Root (protection from baneful magick), Valerian, Venus Fly Trap, Violet, Willow, Witch Hazel, Wood Aloe, Wood Betony, Woodruff, Wormwood (protection against dangerous roads while traveling), Yerba Santa, Yew, Yucca (protection of your home)

Metals

Chromium

Lead

Iron

Nickel

Pewter

Steel

Titanium

Zinc

Lunar Phases

Waxing - to attract protective energy and positivity

Full - generalized protection

Waning - to banish negativity, thus protecting the caster

Planets

Moon

Mars

Saturn

Days of the Week

Monday

Tuesday

Saturday

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Magickal Folk Names for Herbs

Having knowledge of herbs and plants (either magically or medicinally) during the Middle Ages, often was reason enough to accuse a woman of being a "witch,” so there is no doubt some of the country folk at the time took these herbal folk names literal.  Chances are, these names were used merely as descriptors to help remember them easier.  Most plants were given names descriptive of their uses and others were given names for something they generally resembled. Spells written by witches in ancient times were often written with such descriptors, which personally i believe to be a form of secret coding.

Here is a small list of “witchy” herb names (most of these are already floating around the community) that you can use in your craft when you create your spells.  This list could be a great addition to any Grimoire and i hope you find them as useful as i do.

Enjoy ~~~  Cannawitch

Plants

Aaron's Rod - Goldenrod or mullein stalk Absinthe - Wormwood Adder's Fork - Adder's Tongue Fern or Bistort Adder's Tongue - Dog's Tooth Violet (or Adder's Tongue Fern Ague root - Unicorn root Alison - Sweet Alyssum Angel Food, Archangel - Angelica Angel's Trumpet - Datura Ass's Ear - colt's foot or comfrey Ass's Foot, Bull's Foot - colt's foot Auld Man's Bells, Old man's bells - wood hyacinth, Hyacinthoides hispanica

Bad Man's/Devil's Oatmeal/Porridge - hemlock Bad Man's/Devil's Plaything - Yarrow Bastard - false Dittany Bat flower - tacca Bat's Wing - Holly leaf Bat's Wool - moss (which moss?) Bear's Foot - Lady's Mantle Bear's Grape Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bear Paw - ramsons Allium ursinum or the root of male fern Dryopteris Felix-mas Bear weed - Yerba Santa Eriodictyon californicum Beard of a Monk - Chicory Beggar's Lice - Hound's tongue Beggar's Buttons - Burdock Bird's Eye - Speedwell Veronica officinalis Bird's Foot - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum (Also bird's foot violet and bird's foot trefoil) Bird's Nest - carrot, Indian pipe Bishop's Wort, Bishop's Elder - Wood betony Stachys betonica Bitter Grass - Ague Root Aletris Farinosa Black Sampson - Echinacea Blazing Star - liatris Blind Eyes - Poppy Blood from a head - Lupine * Blood from a shoulder - Bear's breech * Blood of a Goose - Sap from a mulberry * Morus nigra Blood of an Eye - Tamarisk gall * (probably the tannin extracted from) Blood of Ares - purslane * Blood of Hephaestus - wormwood * Blood of Hestia - Chamomile * Blood - sap of the elder or bloodwort Bloody butcher - Valerian Bloody Fingers - Foxglove Blue Bottle - Bachelor's buttons Boy's Love, Lad's Love: Southernwood Brain Thief - Mandrake Bone of an Ibis - buckthorn * I am not sure if this is Rhamnus cathartica or sea buckthorn Hippophae spp If I can find a recipe containing this, I will know for sure by comparing its purpose to their very different qualities Bread and Cheese - Hawthorn Bride of the Meadow - meadowsweet Bull's Blood - beet or horehound Burning bush - false dittany, also a modern name for species of Euonymus Cow's Horn - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum Bride of the Sun - calendula Brown Dragon - wake robin Buttons - tansy

Calf's snout - Snapdragon Candlemas Maiden - snowdrop Candlewick - mullein, the flower stalk Capon's Tail - valerian Carpenter's Herb - bugleweed Lycopus europaeus Carpenter's Square - knotted figwort Carpenter's weed - Yarrow Cat - catnip Cat's foot - white balsam, black cohosh, ground ivy Cat's herb - valerian Chameleon star - bromeliad Cheeses - marsh mallow Chocolate flower - wild geranium (I don't buy it) Christ's eye - wild clary Salvia verbenaca Christ's ladder - centaury Christ's spear - adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum Church steeple - Agrimony Clear eye - clary sage Cleavers - bedstraw Click - goosegrass Clot - great mullien Cocklebur - Agrimony Cock's comb - amaranth Colt's Tail - fleabane Crane's bill - wild geranium Crow's foot - wild geranium, or wood anemone bulbous buttercup (verified) Crowdy kit - figwort Cuckoo's bread - common plantago Cucumber tree - magnolia Cuddy's lungs - great mullein Crown for a king - wormwood

Dagger flower - blue flag Daphne - bay laurel Dead man's bells foxglove Death angel - fly agaric Amanita Muscaria Death cap - fly agaric Amanita Muscaria Death flower - Yarrow Death's Herb - Belladonna Delight of the Eye - rowan Devil Plant - basil Devil's Apple - Mayapple or Mandrake Devil's beard - houseleek Devil's bit - false unicorn root Devil's cherries Belladonna berries Devil's plaything - yarrow Devil's dung - asafoetida Devil's ear - wakerobin Devil's eye - henbane or periwinkle Devil's flower - bachelor's buttons Devil's fuge - mistletoe Devil's guts - dodder Devil's herb - belladonna Devil's milk - celandine Devil's nettle - yarrow Devil's Shoestring: Various varieties of vibernum, esp Black Haw, cramp bark, hobblebush Dew of the Sea - Rosemary Dog Berry - wild rose hips Dog's mouth - snap dragon Dog's tongue - hound's tongue Dove's foot - wild geranium Dragon - tarragon Dragon Flower - blue flag (really, wild iris? not an arum or a Antirrhinum?) Dragon wort - bistort Dragon's blood - calamus

Eagle - ramsons Allium ursinum Earth apple - potato Earth smoke- fumitory Elf's wort - Elecampane Enchanter's plant - vervain Englishman's fruit/ White man's foot - common plantain Everlasting friendship - goosegrass Eye root - goldenseal

Fairy smoke - Indian pipe Fairy fingers - foxglove Fat from a Head - spurge * Felon herb - Mugwort Five fingers - cinquefoil Fox's Clote - burdock Frog's foot - bulbous buttercup From the belly - Earth-apple. * potato?? Did the writers know about potatoes? When was pgm written? From the foot - houseleek * From the loins - chamomile *

Goat's foot - morning glory Goat's Horn - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum God's hair - hart's tongue fern Golden's star - avens Gosling's wing - goosegrass Graveyard dust - mullein (and sometimes it's just graveyard dust)

Hag's taper - mullien stalk Hagthorn - hawthorn Hair of Venus - Maidenhair fern Hairs of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed * Hare's beard - mullein Hawk's Heart, Old Woman - Wormwood Artemisia absinthium crown or seed head * Hind's tongue - hart's tongue fern Holy herb - yerba santa Holy rope - hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Horse tongue - hart's tongue fern Hundred eyes - periwinkle

Innocence - bluets

Jacob's Staff - Great Mullein Joy of the Mountain - Marjoram Jupiter's Staff - Great Mullein

King's Crown: Black Haw vibernum Knight's Milfoil - Yarrow Kronos' Blood - sap of Cedar *

Lady's glove - foxglove Lamb's ears - betony but more likely lamb's ear Stachys byzantina Lion's Hair - The extra little roots that stick out of the turnip bulb or the base leaves Brassica rapa * Lion's tooth - dandelion Little dragon - tarragon Love in idleness - pansy Love Lies Bleeding - amaranth (Not so ancient, a modern ornamental variant) Love Leaves - burdock Love man - goosegrass Love Parsley - lovage Love root - orris root

Maiden's Ruin - Southernwood Man's Bile - Turnip Juice * Man's Health - Ginseng Master of the Woods - Woodruff May Lily - Lily of the Valley May Rose - Black Haw viburnum May - Black Haw viburnum Maypops - Passion Flower Mistress of the Night - Tuberose Mutton Chops - Goosegrass

Nose Bleed - Yarrow

Old Man's Flannel - Great Mullein Old Man's Pepper - Yarrow Old-Maid's-Nightcap - Wild Geranium

Password - primrose Peter's Staff - Great Mullein Poor Man's Treacle - Garlic Priest's Crown - Dandelion leaves

Queen of the Meadow Root - Gravelroot Queen of the Meadow - Meadowsweet Queen of the Night - Vanilla Cactus

Rats and Mice - Hound's tongue Ram's horn - valerian Ring a Bells - bluebell Robin run in the grass - goosegrass

Scaldhead - blackberry Seed of Horus - horehound See bright - Clary sage Semen of Ammon - Houseleek * Semen of Ares - Clover * Semen of Helios - White Hellebore * Semen of Hephaistos - Fleabane * Semen of Herakles - arugula * Semen of Hermes - Dill * Seven Year's Love Yarrow Shameface - Wild Geranium Shepherd's Heart - Shepherd's Purse Silver Bells - Black Haw viburnum Snake Root - black cohosh Soapwort - Comfrey or Daisy or maybe Soapwort Sorcerer's Violet - Periwinkle Sparrow's Tongue - Knotweed St. John's Herb - Hemp Agrimony St. John's Plant - Mugwort Star Flower - Borage Star of the Earth - Avens Starweed - Chickweed Sweethearts - Goosegrass Swine's Snout - Dandelion leaves

Tail of a Pig - Leopard's bane * Tanner's bark - toadflax Tartar root - ginseng Tears of a Hamadryas Baboon - Dill Juice * Thousand weed - yarrow Thunder plant - houseleek Titan's Blood - Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa * Torches - mullein flower stalk

Unicorn's horn - unicorn root or false unicorn root Urine - dandelion or maybe urine

Wax dolls - fumitory Weasel - rue Weasel snout - yellow archangel Winter wood - wild cinnamon Canella alba White - ox eye daisy Witch's Asprin - white willow bark (this is ancient?) Witch's brier - wild brier rose hips Wolf claw - club moss Wolf's foot - bugleweed Wolf's milk - euphorbia Woodpecker - herbLpeony Worm fern- male fern Dryopteris Felix-mas

Yerba Santa Maria - epazote

Plant Parts/Body Parts

Blood - Sap or juice Eye - The disc of a composite flower, or a seed Foot - Leaf Guts - Roots, stalks, tangly bits Hair - Very stringy roots (sometimes silk or tangly stems) Head - Flower head or seed head Tail - Stem Tongue - Petal, sometimes stigma Toes - leaf or bud Paw - sometimes bud, usually leaf Privates - Seed pod Worm - stringy roots Wool - Moss

Minerals

A Snake's Ball of Thread - soapstone * Blood of a Snake - hematite * Crocodile Dung - Soil from Ethiopia * A Physician's bone - sandstone *

Animal Parts

A Snake's Head - A leech * Blood of a Hyrax - A rock badger, * small weasel-like/rodent-like (but actually neither) creature native to Africa and the Middle East Blood of a Hamadryas Baboon - Blood of a spotted gecko * Bull's semen - the egg of a blister beetle * Lion Semen - Human semen * Kronos' Spice - Pig Milk *

* From Ecloga ex Papyris Magicis: Liber I, V, xxvi

More Sources for verification -

Galen - De succedaneis, Claudii Galeni Opera Omnia, v 19

Paulus Aegineta, Corpus Medicorum Graecorum IX/2 vII

Dioscorides De Materia Medica

Witchipedia

Lady Raven

Tryskelion

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Common Kitchen Herbs 🌱

Not every witch has access to metaphysical shops that sell specialty herbs, or herbs you can’t find in your local grocery store, so here is a list of common herbs and spices that you can easily access, or that you may already have! 

Aside from obtaining these herbs and spices individually, look for bottles of poultry or beef seasoning, and other seasoning blends (Cajun, Italian, etc.) - they usually contain a variety of these herbs in one convenient container. 

·         Allspice - prosperity, luck, healing, energy

·         Anise Seed - protection, happiness, enhanced psychic ability, cleansing, warding off nightmares and disturbing dreams

·         Basil -  love, banishing, wealth, success, sympathy, protection; dispelling confusion, fears, and weakness

·         Bay Leaf - wishes, protection, good fortune, success, purification, strength, healing, inducing prophetic dreams, enhanced psychic ability

·         Black Pepper - protection, banishing, cursing

·         Chamomile - peace, relaxation, restful sleep, love, healing, luck, prosperity, removing curses or negating spells

·         Chili Powder - love, fidelity, cursing, removing curses or negating spells

·         Cinnamon - success, healing, protection, power, love, luck, strength, prosperity

·         Cloves - protection, love, prosperity, banishing, friendship, stopping gossip

·         Cumin - love, fidelity, protection, banishing, preventing theft

·         Dill - prosperity, protection, luck, lust

·         Fennel - strength, vitality, sexual virility; prevents curses and wards off negative energy

·         Garlic Powder & Garlic Salt - healing, protection, banishing, cleansing, purification

·         Ginger - sensuality, sexuality, personal confidence, prosperity, success, health, protection, new experiences and adventures

·         Mace - concentration, focus, self-discipline, studying

·         Marjoram - cleansing, purification, dispelling negative energy, protection, love, wealth, revealing the truth through dreams, overcoming sadness and grief

·         Mustard Seed - courage, endurance, preventing physical injury, luck, success

·         Nutmeg - prosperity, luck, protection, intellect, removing curses

·         Onion Powder & Onion Salt - prosperity, stability, endurance, protection, breaking bad habits, cleansing

·         Oregano - happiness, strength, energy, vitality 

·         Paprika - energy

·         Red Pepper - energy, banishing, cursing

·         Rosemary - healing, love, lust, improved memory, dispelling negative energy, cleansing, warding off nightmares

·         Sage - cleansing, purification, wisdom, healing, dispelling negative energy, wishes, overcoming grief and loss

·         Sea Salt - cleansing, purification, banishing, protection

·         Sesame Seed - prosperity, lust, passion

·         Tarragon - healing, compassion

·         Thyme - loyalty, affection, strength, courage, banishing, cleansing, healing, luck, prosperity, restful sleep, warding off nightmares

·         Turmeric - cleansing, purification

Common spice brands include: 

·         McCormick

·         Mrs. Dash

·         Lawry’s

·         Old Bay

      🌕 Moonbeam Ward 🌕

With the rise of the full moon this evening, I feel as though it’s a perfect time to cleanse and ward your space. 

Ingredients & items: 

·         Visualization 

·         Basic knowledge of shielding and energy work

·         Lemon essential oil or lemon peels

Instructions: 

1.       At sunset, or when the moon is visible in the sky, begin by cleansing your space using either lemon essential oil or lemon peels (lemon corresponds with both cleansing and lunar energy)  - you can use these in whatever manner you choose, but some ideas include steam cleansing, crafting a spray to use in your home, making a floor wash, etc. 

2.       Once you feel as though your space is sufficiently cleansed, it’s time to put up a fresh ward - you may do this next part inside or outside so long as you can see the moon. 

3.       Visualize a moonbeam shining down onto your home, engulfing it in a ball of light, thus providing a shield to repel negative energy (you can use your hands or a wand to physically direct lunar energy down from the moon and onto your home if that helps). 

4.       Meditate on your intent as you do this, which is to prevent the entrance of negative or unwanted energy into your space.

5.       When finished, seal the shield at the top of the ball of moonlight, sending any unused energy back into the cosmos. 

6.       Renew this shield during each full moon.

 Lunar Eclipse Water 🌕🌞

Lunar Eclipse water can be used for matters involving illumination, revealing secrets, unveiling hidden knowledge, healing, protection, and divination.

Items:

·         Clean, clear container 

·         Water (the source doesn’t matter) 

·         Optional: a sigil or statement of intent written on paper

Instructions:

1.       On the day of the lunar eclipse (August 7th), fill your container with water and set outside or in your windowsill before the peak of the eclipse (the time will depend on your location) 

2.       Program the jar to absorb energy from the eclipse - you can use visualization to accomplish this, or set the jar on top of the sigil/statement I mentioned above

3.       Remove the jar before the eclipse ends and store in a cool, dark place

Note: this eclipse will only be visible to those who reside in Australia, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

   Magickal Folk Names for Herbs

Having knowledge of herbs and plants (either magically or medicinally) during the Middle Ages, often was reason enough to accuse a woman of being a “witch,” so there is no doubt some of the country folk at the time took these herbal folk names literal.  Chances are, these names were used merely as descriptors to help remember them easier.  Most plants were given names descriptive of their uses and others were given names for something they generally resembled. Spells written by witches in ancient times were often written with such descriptors, which personally i believe to be a form of secret coding.

Here is a small list of “witchy” herb names (most of these are already floating around the community) that you can use in your craft when you create your spells.  This list could be a great addition to any Grimoire and i hope you find them as useful as i do. 

Enjoy ~~~  Cannawitch

Plants 

Aaron’s Rod - Goldenrod or mullein stalk  Absinthe - Wormwood  Adder’s Fork - Adder’s Tongue Fern or Bistort  Adder’s Tongue - Dog’s Tooth Violet (or Adder’s Tongue Fern  Ague root - Unicorn root  Alison - Sweet Alyssum  Angel Food, Archangel - Angelica  Angel’s Trumpet - Datura  Ass’s Ear - colt’s foot or comfrey  Ass’s Foot, Bull’s Foot - colt’s foot  Auld Man’s Bells, Old man’s bells - wood hyacinth, Hyacinthoides hispanica

Bad Man’s/Devil’s Oatmeal/Porridge - hemlock  Bad Man’s/Devil’s Plaything - Yarrow  Bastard - false Dittany  Bat flower - tacca  Bat’s Wing - Holly leaf  Bat’s Wool - moss (which moss?)  Bear’s Foot - Lady’s Mantle  Bear’s Grape Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi  Bear Paw - ramsons Allium ursinum or the root of male fern Dryopteris Felix-mas  Bear weed - Yerba Santa Eriodictyon californicum  Beard of a Monk - Chicory  Beggar’s Lice - Hound’s tongue  Beggar’s Buttons - Burdock  Bird’s Eye - Speedwell Veronica officinalis  Bird’s Foot - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum (Also bird’s foot violet and bird’s foot trefoil)  Bird’s Nest - carrot, Indian pipe  Bishop’s Wort, Bishop’s Elder - Wood betony Stachys betonica  Bitter Grass - Ague Root Aletris Farinosa  Black Sampson - Echinacea  Blazing Star - liatris  Blind Eyes - Poppy  Blood from a head - Lupine *  Blood from a shoulder - Bear’s breech *  Blood of a Goose - Sap from a mulberry * Morus nigra  Blood of an Eye - Tamarisk gall * (probably the tannin extracted from)  Blood of Ares - purslane *  Blood of Hephaestus - wormwood *  Blood of Hestia - Chamomile *  Blood - sap of the elder or bloodwort  Bloody butcher - Valerian  Bloody Fingers - Foxglove  Blue Bottle - Bachelor’s buttons  Boy’s Love, Lad’s Love: Southernwood  Brain Thief - Mandrake  Bone of an Ibis - buckthorn * I am not sure if this is Rhamnus cathartica or sea buckthorn Hippophae spp If I can find a recipe containing this, I will know for sure by comparing its purpose to their very different qualities  Bread and Cheese - Hawthorn  Bride of the Meadow - meadowsweet  Bull’s Blood - beet or horehound  Burning bush - false dittany, also a modern name for species of Euonymus  Cow’s Horn - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum  Bride of the Sun - calendula  Brown Dragon - wake robin  Buttons - tansy

Calf’s snout - Snapdragon  Candlemas Maiden - snowdrop  Candlewick - mullein, the flower stalk  Capon’s Tail - valerian  Carpenter’s Herb - bugleweed Lycopus europaeus  Carpenter’s Square - knotted figwort  Carpenter’s weed - Yarrow  Cat - catnip  Cat’s foot - white balsam, black cohosh, ground ivy  Cat’s herb - valerian  Chameleon star - bromeliad  Cheeses - marsh mallow  Chocolate flower - wild geranium (I don’t buy it)  Christ’s eye - wild clary Salvia verbenaca  Christ’s ladder - centaury  Christ’s spear - adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum  Church steeple - Agrimony  Clear eye - clary sage  Cleavers - bedstraw  Click - goosegrass  Clot - great mullien  Cocklebur - Agrimony  Cock’s comb - amaranth  Colt’s Tail - fleabane  Crane’s bill - wild geranium  Crow’s foot - wild geranium, or wood anemone bulbous buttercup (verified)  Crowdy kit - figwort  Cuckoo’s bread - common plantago  Cucumber tree - magnolia  Cuddy’s lungs - great mullein  Crown for a king - wormwood

Dagger flower - blue flag  Daphne - bay laurel  Dead man’s bells foxglove  Death angel - fly agaric Amanita Muscaria  Death cap - fly agaric Amanita Muscaria  Death flower - Yarrow  Death’s Herb - Belladonna  Delight of the Eye - rowan  Devil Plant - basil  Devil’s Apple - Mayapple or Mandrake  Devil’s beard - houseleek  Devil’s bit - false unicorn root  Devil’s cherries Belladonna berries  Devil’s plaything - yarrow  Devil’s dung - asafoetida  Devil’s ear - wakerobin  Devil’s eye - henbane or periwinkle  Devil’s flower - bachelor’s buttons  Devil’s fuge - mistletoe  Devil’s guts - dodder  Devil’s herb - belladonna  Devil’s milk - celandine  Devil’s nettle - yarrow  Devil’s Shoestring: Various varieties of vibernum, esp Black Haw, cramp bark, hobblebush  Dew of the Sea - Rosemary  Dog Berry - wild rose hips  Dog’s mouth - snap dragon  Dog’s tongue - hound’s tongue  Dove’s foot - wild geranium  Dragon - tarragon  Dragon Flower - blue flag (really, wild iris? not an arum or a Antirrhinum?)  Dragon wort - bistort  Dragon’s blood - calamus

Eagle - ramsons Allium ursinum  Earth apple - potato  Earth smoke- fumitory  Elf’s wort - Elecampane  Enchanter’s plant - vervain  Englishman’s fruit/ White man’s foot - common plantain  Everlasting friendship - goosegrass  Eye root - goldenseal

Fairy smoke - Indian pipe  Fairy fingers - foxglove  Fat from a Head - spurge *  Felon herb - Mugwort  Five fingers - cinquefoil  Fox’s Clote - burdock  Frog’s foot - bulbous buttercup  From the belly - Earth-apple. * potato?? Did the writers know about potatoes? When was pgm written?  From the foot - houseleek *  From the loins - chamomile *

Goat’s foot - morning glory  Goat’s Horn - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum  God’s hair - hart’s tongue fern  Golden’s star - avens  Gosling’s wing - goosegrass  Graveyard dust - mullein (and sometimes it’s just graveyard dust)

Hag’s taper - mullien stalk  Hagthorn - hawthorn  Hair of Venus - Maidenhair fern  Hairs of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed *  Hare’s beard - mullein  Hawk’s Heart, Old Woman - Wormwood Artemisia absinthium crown or seed head *  Hind’s tongue - hart’s tongue fern  Holy herb - yerba santa  Holy rope - hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum  Horse tongue - hart’s tongue fern  Hundred eyes - periwinkle

Innocence - bluets

Jacob’s Staff - Great Mullein  Joy of the Mountain - Marjoram  Jupiter’s Staff - Great Mullein

King’s Crown: Black Haw vibernum  Knight’s Milfoil - Yarrow  Kronos’ Blood - sap of Cedar *

Lady’s glove - foxglove  Lamb’s ears - betony but more likely lamb’s ear Stachys byzantina  Lion’s Hair - The extra little roots that stick out of the turnip bulb or the base leaves Brassica rapa *  Lion’s tooth - dandelion  Little dragon - tarragon  Love in idleness - pansy  Love Lies Bleeding - amaranth (Not so ancient, a modern ornamental variant)  Love Leaves - burdock  Love man - goosegrass  Love Parsley - lovage  Love root - orris root

Maiden’s Ruin - Southernwood  Man’s Bile - Turnip Juice *  Man’s Health - Ginseng  Master of the Woods - Woodruff  May Lily - Lily of the Valley  May Rose - Black Haw viburnum  May - Black Haw viburnum  Maypops - Passion Flower  Mistress of the Night - Tuberose  Mutton Chops - Goosegrass

Nose Bleed - Yarrow

Old Man’s Flannel - Great Mullein  Old Man’s Pepper - Yarrow  Old-Maid’s-Nightcap - Wild Geranium

Password - primrose  Peter’s Staff - Great Mullein  Poor Man’s Treacle - Garlic  Priest’s Crown - Dandelion leaves

Queen of the Meadow Root - Gravelroot  Queen of the Meadow - Meadowsweet  Queen of the Night - Vanilla Cactus

Rats and Mice - Hound’s tongue  Ram’s horn - valerian  Ring a Bells - bluebell  Robin run in the grass - goosegrass

Scaldhead - blackberry  Seed of Horus - horehound  See bright - Clary sage  Semen of Ammon - Houseleek *  Semen of Ares - Clover *  Semen of Helios - White Hellebore *  Semen of Hephaistos - Fleabane *  Semen of Herakles - arugula *  Semen of Hermes - Dill *  Seven Year’s Love Yarrow  Shameface - Wild Geranium  Shepherd’s Heart - Shepherd’s Purse  Silver Bells - Black Haw viburnum  Snake Root - black cohosh  Soapwort - Comfrey or Daisy or maybe Soapwort  Sorcerer’s Violet - Periwinkle  Sparrow’s Tongue - Knotweed  St. John’s Herb - Hemp Agrimony  St. John’s Plant - Mugwort  Star Flower - Borage  Star of the Earth - Avens  Starweed - Chickweed  Sweethearts - Goosegrass  Swine’s Snout - Dandelion leaves

Tail of a Pig - Leopard’s bane *  Tanner’s bark - toadflax  Tartar root - ginseng  Tears of a Hamadryas Baboon - Dill Juice *  Thousand weed - yarrow  Thunder plant - houseleek  Titan’s Blood - Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa *  Torches - mullein flower stalk

Unicorn’s horn - unicorn root or false unicorn root  Urine - dandelion or maybe urine

Wax dolls - fumitory  Weasel - rue  Weasel snout - yellow archangel  Winter wood - wild cinnamon Canella alba  White - ox eye daisy  Witch’s Asprin - white willow bark (this is ancient?)  Witch’s brier - wild brier rose hips  Wolf claw - club moss  Wolf’s foot - bugleweed  Wolf’s milk - euphorbia  Woodpecker - herbLpeony  Worm fern- male fern Dryopteris Felix-mas

Yerba Santa Maria - epazote

Plant Parts/Body Parts

Blood - Sap or juice  Eye - The disc of a composite flower, or a seed  Foot - Leaf  Guts - Roots, stalks, tangly bits  Hair - Very stringy roots (sometimes silk or tangly stems)  Head - Flower head or seed head  Tail - Stem  Tongue - Petal, sometimes stigma  Toes - leaf or bud  Paw - sometimes bud, usually leaf  Privates - Seed pod  Worm - stringy roots  Wool - Moss

Minerals

A Snake’s Ball of Thread - soapstone *  Blood of a Snake - hematite *  Crocodile Dung - Soil from Ethiopia *  A Physician’s bone - sandstone *

Animal Parts

A Snake’s Head - A leech *  Blood of a Hyrax - A rock badger, * small weasel-like/rodent-like (but actually neither) creature native to Africa and the Middle East  Blood of a Hamadryas Baboon - Blood of a spotted gecko *  Bull’s semen - the egg of a blister beetle *  Lion Semen - Human semen *  Kronos’ Spice - Pig Milk *

* From Ecloga ex Papyris Magicis: Liber I, V, xxvi

  More Sources for verification -

·         Galen - De succedaneis, Claudii Galeni Opera Omnia, v 19

·         Paulus Aegineta, Corpus Medicorum Graecorum IX/2 vII

·         Dioscorides De Materia Medica

·         Witchipedia

·         Lady Raven 

·         Tryskelion 

  ☀️ magickal tips for the august 21st eclipse 🌑

on august 21st, during the new moon in leo, the moon will pass in front of the sun in a total solar eclipse. with three planets in leo and five planets total in fire signs, this is a great time to cast spells that deal with power, authority, creativity, justice, starting new projects, and personal empowerment.

to fully utilize the energy of this eclipse, i would highly recommend timing your spell to occur during the exact moment of the eclipse. in my opinion, it doesn’t matter if you can see the eclipse or not. those of us who practice cosmic witchcraft draw from the energy of the stars often, and light pollution prevents us from fully viewing the night sky. in this instance, timing is far more important than location.

planetary placements:

·         ☉ ♌ (sun in leo)

·         ☽ ♌ (moon in leo)

·         ☿ ♍ (mercury in virgo)

·         ♀ ♋ (venus in cancer)

·         ♂ ♌ (mars in leo)

·         ♃ ♎ (jupiter in libra)

·         ♄ ♐ (saturn in sagittarius)

·         ♅ ♈ (uranus in aries)

·         ♆ ♓ (neptune in pisces)

·         ♇ ♑ (pluto in capricorn)

aspects:

·         sun conjunct moon

·         sun/moon trine saturn & uranus

·         sun/moon conjunct mars

·         mercury oppose neptune

·         venus square jupiter, quincunx saturn, square uranus, oppose pluto

·         mars sextile jupiter, trine saturn/uranus, quincunx pluto

·         jupiter sextile saturn, semisquare neptune, square pluto

·         saturn trine uranus, square neptune

·         neptune sextile Pluto

spellcasting tips:

·         eclipses are all about balance, and the placements of this eclipse are all about balancing fiery energy with the rest of our solar system’s major cosmic players. (see more on eclipses and balance here.)

·         the moon is dimming the light of the sun, but this powerful event is taking place in the sun’s sign leo. further empowered by a near conjunction with mars, and two trines by this fiery trio to saturn and uranus, these planets are in excellent alignment to help you chase your ambitions in a measured, balanced way. exercise the caution and discipline of saturn and utilize uranus’s intuition and creativity.

·         be sure to consider the planets that are not currently in a fire sign to emulate the balance of the eclipse, particularly jupiter, which is the only planet in an air sign. i would suggest deliberately incorporating tools or representations for air to ensure your spell isn’t lacking in the element’s positive qualities.

·         if you won’t be able to sit down and take some time to cast your spell during the eclipse, you can prepare your spell beforehand and leave things to charge until a predetermined time during the eclipse. set aside five minutes to cast your spell, in whichever way you choose, from wherever you are during the hours of the eclipse.

o    from work, you could draw a sigil that will activate a spell jar at home.

o    sit down at your desk or in the break room and visualize the eclipse from space, seeing the moon’s shadow upon the earth, envisioning the fused solar and lunar energy filling you to the brim with power.

o    create a sachet, spell jar, necklace, or some other magical object and leave it outside to charge in during the hours of the eclipse.

☀️ eclipse magick 🌕

An eclipse takes place when one celestial body passes in front of another, obstructing the light we can see from it here on Earth. Since eclipses always take place during the most powerful phases of the lunar cycle, eclipses are great times for extra powerful spells! To find out when you’ll next be able to view an eclipse, take a look at this website.

Solar Eclipses take place during the New Moon.

·         A partial solar eclipse takes place when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not quite perfectly aligned, and the Moon only covers a portion of the Sun. 

·         A total solar eclipse takes place when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are perfectly aligned, and the Moon passes right through the Sun’s center, creating a bright ring of visible sunlight.

·         Intents: destroy the things that are holding you back, starting something new, healing, drawing something to you, shadow work, balancing the conscious mind and unconscious

·         Ideas for extra powerful spells: Take note of the planetary placements and see if there are any other planets conjunct/aspect with the Sun and the Moon. Draw on those energies as well! Use as much planetary energy as possible to give power to your new beginning.

·         Tips for Safe Viewing:

o    NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT A SOLAR ECLIPSE. EVER.

o    View through a solar filter

o    View through Welder’s goggles with a rating of 14 or higher

o    Some telescope companies offer metal-coated filters that allow safe viewing of the Sun through a telescope

o    Build your own pinhole projector

Lunar Eclipses take place during the Full Moon.

·         A total lunar eclipse occurs when the entire Moon is covered by the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, its umbra.

·         A partial lunar eclipse occurs when part of the Moon is covered by Earth’s umbra.

·         A penumbral lunar eclipse takes place when the Moon travels through the faintest part of Earth’s shadow.

·         Intents: healing, protection, finishing projects, illuminating the unknown, balance, manifestation, peace

·         Ideas for extra powerful spells: Again, draw on the planetary placements - but since the Sun and the Moon are in opposition during a full moon, this time see which planets are conjunct/aspect with the Sun and the Moon individually. A lunar eclipse is a great way to balance opposing forces in your life and you can draw on the energies of other planets to help resolve the solar and lunar forces!

·         Tips for Safe Viewing:

o    Although it’s perfectly safe to view a lunar eclipse with the naked eye, please don’t trespass or venture into the wilderness alone.

 Cosmic Witchcraft 101 🌠

lunaesteria:

One of the questions I find myself answering a lot is “how do I get into cosmic witchcraft?” Although @phaesphore​ has a really good guide (here), I thought I’d write out a few of my own suggestions. 

Who:

·         Who can be a cosmic witch?

o    Anyone can be a cosmic witch! The main aspects of cosmic witchcraft include working with the various celestial bodies included in the cosmos, and harnessing energy from them depending upon your intent. If you feel drawn to the cosmos and the vastness of outer space, then cosmic witchcraft is definitely for you. 

What & Why:

·         Figure out what aspects of cosmic witchcraft that you are drawn to

o    Is it your fascination with outer space? Is it the desire for a spiritual relationship with the cosmos? There are many reasons someone might be drawn to this practice, so do some digging and figure out yours. 

·         Which celestial bodies do you want to work with and why? 

o    This ranges from planets, to stars, to constellations, and various deep space objects. Each celestial body has its own set of correspondences and associations, some that may resonate more with you than others. 

o    Still at a loss? Complete your birth chart and figure out your dominant planet - birth charts show the alignment of the planets at the time of your birth. Each person has a dominant planet, which can be found in more detailed birth charts that you can complete online. 

o    To find your dominant planet, go to Astro.com > click “extended chart selection” on the right hand side > fill out the necessary information > choose “Pullen/Astrolog” > from the dropdown menu, select “simple chart delineation by Walter Pullen” > scroll about ½ or ¾ of the way down the page until you find a section that lists the percentages of the planets in your chart > the planet with the highest percentage would be considered your dominant planet.

·         What kind of spells do you like to perform? 

o    Each celestial body has their own set of correspondences to choose from depending on your intent. 

§  Planetary Associations

§  Celestial Body Correspondences

§  Asteroid, Comet, & Minor Planet Associations

o    The types of spells you can perform when practicing cosmic witchcraft are endless. 

§  Draw planetary symbols as sigils, or combine them to represent more than one intention 

§  Using Planetary Symbols (an ask)

§  Make spell jars or sachets using ingredients that represent various planets or celestial bodies

§  Perform glamour magick using cosmic spell ingredients

§  Celestial Roll-On Perfume

§  Planetary Bath Salts

§  Planetary Shower Disks

§  Uranian Coffee Scrub

§  Solar Herbal Salve

§  Burn loose incense or herbs that represent the planets 

§  Make powders that represent the planets to be used in spell jars, sachets, or to be sprinkled in a desired area

§  Planetary Powders

§  Charge water with celestial energy 

§  Moon Water

§  Uses for Moon Water

§  Moon Water & Lunar Phases

§  Celestial Gem Elixir

§  Turn your charged water into a consumable potion

§  Star Potion

§  Moon Potion

·         What kind of tools do you like to use? 

o    With Cosmic Witchcraft, you’re free to use whatever tools you like, as they all have some kind of association to the cosmos. This includes herbs, essential oils, and crystals, to name a few. 

§  Planetary Botanical Blends

§  Planetary Fruit & Vegetable Blends

§  Zodiac Botanical Blends

§  Planetary Essential Oil Blends

§  Planets & Minerals/Crystals

When:

·         Spell timing in cosmic witchcraft can be done in a multitude of ways. 

o    Planetary hours (the hours of the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, etc.)

§  Planetary Hours

o    Lunar phases (waning, waxing, full, new, etc.)

§  Lunar Phase Associations

o    Planetary aspects and alignments (sextile, trine, conjunction, square, etc.)

§  Planetary Aspects & Orbs

o    Planetary placements (whether a planet is transiting through a certain zodiac sign)

§  The Moon in Zodiac Signs

o    Various times of day (sunrise, daylight, noon, evening, twilight, nighttime, midnight, etc.)

§  Spell Casting - Time of Day

o    Meteor Showers

§  Draconids

§  Orionids

§  Taurids

§  Leonids

§  Lyrids

Where:

·         Cosmic witchcraft can be performed literally anywhere, whether it’s inside or outside. You don’t necessarily have to be outside under the night sky to successfully perform a cosmic spell or harness cosmic energy. If you choose to perform cosmic magick indoors, use some visual or auditory tools to help you out; i.e. spacey music, a picture of space on your computer, a space poster on the wall behind your altar, etc.

How:

·         Actively practicing cosmic witchcraft encompasses more than just doing spells. 

o    Learn to harness the power of the cosmos to not only perform spells but also to charge, empower, and enchant objects

§  Channeling Celestial Energy

§  Planetary Invocation 

§  Spiral Meditation

§  Black Hole Grounding

o    Learn to protect yourself using cosmic energy

§  Celestial Warding

§  Black Hole Decoy

o    Set up an altar dedicated to the cosmos and your practice

§  Cosmic Altar & Room Ideas

o    Perform daily, mundane-seeming tasks to connect with the cosmos

§  Tasks for the Cosmic Witch

o    Do arts and crafts that can be used as active spell components or as objects to represent the cosmos

§  Black Hole Jar

§  Star Jar

§  Nebula Jar

§  Solar Jar

§  Stardust Powder & its many varieties 

o    Incorporating Cosmic Magick into your practice (a reblog)