#herb magic

[maxiswitchcraftandpaganblog]

My Digital Grimoire is Complete*!

All of the pages on my digital grimoire are complete! Feel free to look through them and reference them if you need to!

There are pages on:

color associations

animal associations

moon phase associations

associations of the moon in different signs

tarot card meanings (including yes/no)

associations of herbs and botanicals

crystal associations

hellenic deities

associations of different kinds of water (ex: moon, sea, river, well...)

associations of days of the week

associations of days in the wheel of the year

associations of planets

I hope this helps somebody!

*i will continue to add little things here and there to the site but all the basic stuff is done!

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[breelandwalker]

(Spawned by this post and done separately bc I didn't want to derail.)

Folk magic traditions and folk medicine, historically speaking, tend to rely heavily on regionally-available resources. Whatever was growing in their particular biome was what got used. So we see many many plants with overlapping usages or correspondence. And it may SEEM repetitive in an age where we can source pretty much whatever we want or need from the internet or from local stores that import herbs and spices.

White sage and palo santo are excellent examples, but we can also look at things that are closer to home. Consider, for instance, the humble peppercorn.

Native to the India, black pepper is one of the oldest known spices in the world, with usage records going back over 5000 years, and is a staple ingredient in most household spice cabinets. Even the blandest, most white-bread kitchens will at least have salt and pepper on hand, and pepper has a plethora of magical uses from protection to cleansing to fertility to warding off bad luck and malefic magic.

AND YET. Black pepper used to be the most expensive spice in the western world. Literally worth its' weight in gold in the ancient, classical, and medieval periods. It was used by physicians to treat a variety of digestive complaints and was believed to reverse the effects of certain poisons. It was so valuable, people used to pay their rent with it, much in the way that Roman soldiers once received salt as part of their wages. It wasn't until the Renaissance that black pepper started to be affordable for an average household as trade expanded and other substances like coffee, cocoa, and saffron gained in popularity.

So we might easily reach for a courtesy pepper packet for a quick banishing or protection ritual today, but that's not something the average medieval English peasant looking to ward off bad luck or keep evil spirits out of their house would have access to. But what they DID have was rowan trees. And we see many references in the folk magic of the British Isles to rowan boughs or rowan berries being using for protection, fertility, cleansing, and the warding-off of misfortune and magical harm.

So instead of going right for the white sage or palo santo, why not try smoke-cleansing with rosemary and bay leaf? They have the same magical properties and are much more affordable and readily available, plus that added bonus of, yanno, avoiding culturally appropriative or overharvested plants.

Anyway, point is, widespread availability is all well and good, but you'd be surprised just how much you can find in your own backyard and how useful it can be in your craft.

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[iridescent-witch-life]

Handfulsofdust

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[godspellcraft]

Saints/Plants/Animism in Christian/Catholic Witchcraft

Does anybody else think of plants (especially when used in witchcraft) kind of like saints?

I think when I was first starting out in my practice I was really nervous about what I was allowed to include, not wanting to be accidentally practicing idolatry and all that other scrupulous stuff (which I now understand has a totally different definition than what I thought, lol)

But what's there to worry about? I don't think this plant is a god. I mean, maybe in the way that the Holy Spirit is in every living thing. But generally I think of them like saints: I am asking this rosemary for assistance in presenting my petition for cleansing my space to God. I am asking for this cinnamon stick's support in seeking God's protection.

They're mediators, symbols, sacramentals, go-between-ers.

Go hug a tree or something

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[moth-and-pearl-witch]

⭐Witchy Tip⭐

Count the Star Anise Points

Star Anise is a herb that is said to increase psychic powers, provide protection, and brings good fortune.

You will find an average of 5 to 8 points with anise pods. But did you know if you find one with 7 points it is considered to bring extra luck? A pod with more than 8 points is said to bring even more luck!

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[onlyfairyever]

i made some rosemary & lavender water with moon water from the eclipse the other day!!

what all can i use them both for? i want to make sprays but im not sure what else …. help me out pls !!🌷

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[greenpanda-basicfakewitch]

Witch Tools | Herbs Used In Wicca

Like Herbal tea/Baths or would then later become smudge sticks. List Of Herbs: Sage. Rosemary. Ginger. Garlic. Chilli Nutmeg. Cloves. Bok Choy. Cinnamon. Capers  Pepper. Dill Banishing. Bay Leaf. Thyme Dill. Allspice. Vanilla. Cardamon. Chives Mint. Rocket arugula. Sage. Bay Leaf. Basil Chamomile. Vervain. Lemon Balm. Mugwort Wolfsbane. Rowan.

*Authors Note: Take this post with a grain of salt/most sources came from pinterest/internet. And nothing goes into detail about flowers/Herbs and the difference between the two.

Herbs Used In Wicca

Four Corner Home Blessing. Four clear Glass Vessels, For North, south, east and west.  Lavender: For peace.  Sage: For good vibes.  White Rice: For Abundance.

How to dry Herbs:

Air-drying works best for low-moisture herbs like marjoram, oregano, rosemary and dill. Trim fresh herbs at an angle to protect the rest of the plant. Gather 5-10 branches together and tie with string or a rubber band. The smaller the bundle, the easier and faster they will dry.

Put the bundle of herbs, stem side up. Hang over a week ideally in a cool dark place.

Herbs are best stored in airtight glass containers, they’re uses range from cooking, tea, tincture, even decoration.

What herbs can you think of to use in your craft?

Tea Magick

[Reminder that Alastar Crowley added a K to Magic to differentiate between the craft or magician parlour tricks]

Green: Energy immunity cleanse. Peppermint: Decongest, clarity, tummy ache.

Chamomile: Anxiety, stress, sleep. Hibiscus: Blood pressure. Love, Harmony.

Black: Strength. Repel negative energy. Ginger: Nausea. Menstrual pain, tummy ache.

White: Cleansing, protection, antioxidant.   Cinnamon: Cold relief, anti inflammatory, metabolism

Matcha: Mental clarity, tasty af detox. Chai: Calming, energy, digestion.

-> Flowers Page

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[yourlocalchaoswitch]

I just got gifted around 20-30 jars of herbs🥹🥹

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[farahwaygod]

Just wanna say. Mint is actually so good for cleansing

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[sappy-witch]

Love Tea Spell 🍵💕

Hello darlings 🥰

Here’s a recipe I love for brewing up your own Love Tea Spell ✨

Ingredients:

🌹Rose Petals: Symbolize love, romance, and passion. 

🌼Jasmine Flowers: Enhance sensuality, attraction, and emotional connection. 

🍃 Mint Leaves: Infuse the tea with freshness, revitalization, and positive energy.

Brewing Your Tea Spell:

🔥Boil water in a kettle and pour it into a teapot. 

💖 Add a tablespoon of dried rose petals and a teaspoon of dried jasmine flowers. 

🌿 Drop a few fresh mint leaves into the teapot. 

⏳ Let the tea steep for 5-7 minutes, allowing the enchanting blend to infuse. 

🌺 Close your eyes and visualize yourself surrounded by love and affection. 

🍵 Pour the tea into a loving cup or mug, straining out the flowers and herbs. 

💕 With each sip, feel the love and warmth filling your heart and radiating through you. 

✨ As you enjoy the tea, focus on attracting love and cultivating deep connections.

💗Embrace the magical energy of this love tea spell, inviting love and positive relationships into your life.

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[breelandwalker]

What do you use deadnettle for?

Mostly I use it for magic pertaining to happiness, growth, beauty, or opportunity. I also associate deadnettle with the ability to make proper use of available resources, so I sometimes add it to a spell if a little bit of flexibility, fortitude, or Making The Best Of Things is called for.

Purple deadnettle is an early spring flower, very popular with the bees, and it grows abundantly pretty much anywhere it can find loose damp soil. It turns my yard into an oasis of tiny bell-shaped wildflowers and happily bumbling bees long before the early summer clover begins to bloom. This sweet little flower was one of the first gifts my new home gave me and it helped kickstart the bond I'm developing with the land.

(Apparently, it's also edible, although I've never tried it.)

Pictured: A patch of purple deadnettle in my yard, with vetchweed and dandelion puffballs mixed in.

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[emo-altdemon]

🧿🪴🪻🧚‍♀️

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[undyne-the-sea-witch]

Killer love spells using tea magic, here I come 😈💘

🌹 Rose: love, romance, divination, healing, aphrodisiac

🌺 Hibiscus: love, passion, divination, fertility

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[moth-and-pearl-witch]

I didn't know potpourri hanging ornaments existed!

I found this one and another one at a yard sale.

There is a plug on the back to remove or add fragrance. Going to fill this one with lavender and find a place for it.🌿

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[onlyfairyever]

people who work with herbs, question !

i keep having the problem of finding resources where one herb is listed helpful for so many things that i don’t know what to even use it for, if that makes sense? or that their properties are conflicting on different resources. does anyone have good resources to help me out? i get so confused :’)

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[hildathesaint]

Hilda's herborium: Rosemary

Scientific name: Salvia rosmarinus

Native Habitat: Mediterranean

Magickal qualities:

-protection

-banishing

-remembrance

-purifying

-death magick

-love

Description:

Rosemary is described as a woody, perennial herb that can become a bushy shrub. The leaves are evergreen and needlelike in shape, and they produce the essential oil that gives rosemary its characteristic scent. They are dark green on the upper side, and the underside has a dense covering of short, white, woolly hairs. Some varieties of rosemary grow in an upright form, and stalks can reach five feet tall. Other varieties have a trailing form with the branches curving downward into a cascade effect. The small flowers of rosemary can be blue, violet, purple, pink, or white, depending on the variety. They are fragrant and attract bees, butterflies, and some birds, which the plant depends on for pollination.

Folklore:

Rosemary is one of the most important Old World magickal herbs. It was associated with Aphrodite/Venus (Rosemary's name means “dew of the sea” in Latin). Later, it became linked to the Virgin Mary, who is said to have given the plant its blue blossoms when she rested her blue mantle on a bush.

Rosemary has a long history. It is native to the Mediterranean region and written evidence of it first appeared on stone tablets in Mesopotamia from around 5000BC. The Ancient Egyptians used rosemary in their burial rituals, maybe due to its antifungal and antibacterial properties which would have helped in the mummifying process. Sprigs of it have been found in tombs from as early as 3000BC.

During the Middle Ages (5th to the 15th centuries) it was used to ward off negative energies and evil. It was placed under pillows to ward off nightmares and was burned in houses to keep away the plague. The idea that rosemary provided protection and purification still continues today and it is often used to purify sacred places.

It used to be very common for a couple getting married to incorporate rosemary into their wedding. The bride would wear a headdress which would feature rosemary and the groom and guests would also wear a sprig attached to their clothing. It’s thought that this tradition was started because rosemary could improve your memory and recall. Wearing a remembrance herb meant that it was more likely that the couple would remember their sacred vows to each other. Guests would wear rosemary so that they could better remember the event. Rosemary would be planted at the door of the newlyweds’ home, the idea being that if the plant took root and flourished, the marriage would too. The traditional use of it at weddings meant that it soon became known as a love herb and was included in many love spells and charms.

Although Rosemary is generally now counted as a Masculine/Solar herb, the feminine association was stronger once upon a time. An old saying has it, “Where Rosemary grows, the woman rules.” It was said that Rosemary would only flourish in a garden where the lady of the house wore the pants. Because of this saying, men often forbid rosemary in their home. (Lol)

Christians once believed that the Rosemary plant echoed the life of Christ, growing for 33 years to the height of a man, then perishing. Rosemary also banished nightmares: according to a letter sent by Jeanne of Valois (1294 – 1342) to her daughter Queen Phillippa (wife of our Edward III), laying a sprig of Rosemary under the head of a sleeping man “doth away evell sprirites and suffereth not the dreeme fowl dremes ne to be afearde.”

Quotes about Rosemary:

"There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember." -William Shakespeare

"I plant rosemary all over the garden, so pleasant is it to know that at every few steps one may draw the kindly branchlets through one's hand, and have the enjoyment of their incomparable incense; and I grow it against walls, so that the sun may draw out its inexhaustible sweetness to greet me as I pass." -Gertrude Jekyll

"I try to do nothing. I drink rosemary when I have a lot of work to do. People take coffee, they take speed, whatever. I take rosemary." -Agnes Varda

"As for rosemary, I let it run all over my garden walls, not only because my bees love it but because it is the herb sacred to remembrance and to friendship, whence a sprig of it hath a dumb language." -Sir Thomas More

Miss Ainslie gathered a bit of rosemary, crushing it between her white fingers. "See," she said, "some of us are like that it takes a blow to find the sweetness in our souls." -Myrtle Reed

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