Magickal Herbs
This is a very long list. The credit for this list goes to the Earth Witchery website…..http://www.earthwitchery.com/herbs.html.
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Acacia (Acacia Nilotica) Also called gum arabic.
Gender: Masculine, Planet: Sun, Element: Air, Deities: Osiris, Astarte, Diana, Ra
Protection, Psychic Powers. Burn with sandalwood to open psychic centers. Parts used: dried gum, leaves, wood
Aconite (Aconitum Napellus) Also called wolfsbane, monkshood, blue rocket *POISON* Don’t ingest.
Gender: Feminine, Planet: Saturn, Sign: Capricorn, Element: Water, Deities: Hecate, Medea
Protection, Invisibility. Use this herb with great caution to consecrate the athame or ritual knife. Make an infusion with the leaves or root to banish prior energy from magickal blades and to infuse it with protection. The root or leaves may be burned as incense for the same purpose. Gather the fresh flowers to make a tincture to refresh the power of the knives. Use an infusion as a magickal wash for ritual tools or sacred space. Brings protection and magickal watchfulness against negative energies in ritual. Wash a new cauldron in the infusion or burn aconite in its first fire. Used to invoke Hecate. Wrap the seed in a lizard skin and carry to become invisible at will. Used to poison arrow tips in early times. Also as protection from and a cure for werewolves.
African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)
Gender: Feminine, Planet: Venus, Element: Water
Spirituality, Protection. Promotes spirituality when grown in the home.
Agaric (Amanita muscaria) aka magic mushroom, redcap, death angel, death cap
Gender: Masculine, Planet: Mercury, Element: Air, Deity: Dionysus
Fertility. Place on the altar or in the bedroom to increase fertility.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) Also called Church steeples, cocklebur, stickwort, sticklewort
Gender: Masculine, Planet: Jupiter, Element: Air
Protection, Sleep. Agrimony is best known for its sleep-inducing qualities, therefore it is excellent in dream pillows, especially mixed with mugwort. Enhances magickal healing. A wash or oil increases effectiveness of all forms of ritual healing, psychic healing, or distance healing. Anoint hands with oil to cleanse auras. Creates a barrier against negative energies. Use if you feel to be under psychic attack. A counter-magick herb, it not only breaks hexes, but sends them back to the hexer.
Alfalfa (Medicavo Sativa)
Gender: Feminine, Planet: Venus, Element: Earth
Prosperity, Anti-hunger, Money. Brings in money and protects against financial misfortune. Harvest a small quantity at the full moon. Dry and burn in the cauldron. Place ashes in an magickal amulet.
Allspice (Pimenta officinalis or P. dioica)
Masculine, Mars, Fire
Money, Luck, Healing.
Almond (Prunus dulcis)
Masculine. Mercury. Air. Deities: Attis, Mercury, Thoth, Hermes
Money, Prosperity, Wisdom. Use oil, wash, or incense to anoint magickal wands or ritual candlesticks. (Almond wood makes excellent wands, especially for use in love magick). Excellent herbs for handfastings or other rituals of union. Also good for overcoming alcohol dependency. Almonds, leaves, and wood may be used in money magick. Placing almonds in your pocket will lead you to treasures.
Aloe (Aloe vera) aka burn plant, medicine plant
Feminine. Moon. Water.
Protection, Luck. Guards against evil influences and prevents household accidents. Plant aloe on the graves of loved ones to promote a peaceful existence until the deceased is reborn. Use for success in the world. Prevents feelings of loneliness.
Aloes, Wood (Aquilaria agallocha) aka Lignum aloes
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Love, Spirituality.
Althea (Althea officinalis) aka marshmallow, sweet weed, wymote
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Protection, Psychic Powers. Burn as incense or carry as a sachet for a good psychic power stimulator. A good “spirit puller.” It draws good spirits into workings and rituals when placed on the altar. An aphrodisiac — make an oil from seeds gathered under the full moon to use on the genitals. An amulet made of the leaf or root worn near the genitals will accomplish the same ends.
Alyssum — Protection, Moderating Anger
Amaranth — Healing, Protection, Invisibility
Anemone — Health, Protection, Healing
Angelica — Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions
Apple — Love, Healing, Garden Magick, 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, Beauty, Lust
Bachelor’s Buttons — Love
Balm, Lemon — Love, Success, Healing
Balm of Gilead — Love, Manifestations, Protection, Healing
Bamboo (Bambusa Vulgaris)
Masculine. Deity: Hina
Protection, Luck, Hex-Breaking, Wishes. Excellent for magick wands, representing all four elements. “Growing up from the earth through water, it passes through the sky as it reaches toward the fire of the Sun.” Crush the wood to a powder and burn for protection — or grow by the house for good fortune.
Banana — 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, Wart Charming, Reconciliations, Potency, Love
Bedstraw — Love
Beech — Wishes
Beet — Love
Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) aka banewort, witches berry, sorcerer’s berry, deadly nightshade, death’s herb, devil’s cherries *Poison*
Feminine. Saturn. Water. Deities: Hecate, Bellona, Circe
Highly toxic. All parts of the plant are extremely poisonous. Encourages astral projection and produces visions, but belladonna is best avoided. A primary ingredient in flying ointments. Used in funeral rituals to aspurge the circle, helping the deceased to let go and move forward. Used to invoke Circe. Gather berries when they are ripe (around Samhain.) Store with onyx. Medicinally, it has been used as a sedative.
As every part of the plant is extremely poisonous, neither leaves, berries, nor root should be handled if there are any cuts or abrasions on the hands. The root is the most poisonous, the leaves and flowers less so, and the berries, except to children, least of all. It is said that an adult may eat two or three berries without injury, but dangerous symptoms appear if more are taken, and it is wiser not to attempt the experiment. Though so powerful in its action on the human body, the plant seems to affect some of the lower animals but little. Rabbits, sheep, goats and swine eat the leaves with impunity, and birds often eat the seeds without any apparent effect, but cats and dogs are very susceptible to the poison. — Grieve’s Modern Herbal
Benzoin (Styrax benzoin)
Masculine. Sun. Air. Deities: Venus, Aphrodite, Mut.
Purification, Prosperity. Provides focus. Enhances concentration. Useful in astral travel (protects spirit while travelling). Promotes generosity. Brings increased success to any magickal working or to attain magickal goals. Used as a base for incense. Make an incense of benzoin, cinnamon, and basil to attract customers to your place of business.
Bergamot, Orange — Money
Be-Still — Luck
Betony, Wood — Protection, Purification, Love
Birch — Protection, Exorcism, Purification
Bistort — Psychic Powers, Fertility
Bittersweet — Protection, Healing
Blackberry — Healing, Money, Protection
Bladderwrack — Protection, Sea Spells, Wind Spells, Money, Psychic Powers
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis or D. formosa)
Feminine. Venus. Water
Love. When grown, the plant brings love. If growing indoors, plant a penny in the soil to offset negative vibrations. (For some reason, this plant emits negativity when grown indoors — maybe because love needs freedom to grow?) Lore: crush the flower. If the juice is red, your love has a heart full of love for you. If it is white, he or she does not.
Bloodroot — Love, Protection, Purification
Bluebell — Luck, Truth
Blueberry — Protection
Blue Flag — Money
Bodhi — Fertility, Protection, Wisdom, Meditation
Boneset — Protection, Exorcism
Borage — Courage, Psychic Powers
Bracken — Healing, Rune Magick, Prophetic Dreams
Brazil Nut — Love
Briony — Image Magick, Money, Protection
Bromeliad — Protection, Money
Broom — Purification, Protection, Wind Spells, Divination
Buchu — Psychic Powers, Prophetic Dreams
Buckthorn — Protection, Exorcism, Wishes, Legal Matters
Buckwheat — Money, Protection
Burdock — Protection, Healing
Cabbage — Luck
Cactus — Protection, Chastity
Calamus — Luck, Healing, Money, Protection
Camellia — Riches
Camphor — Chastity, Health, Divination
Caraway — Protection, Lust, Health, Anti-Theft, Mental Powers
Cardamom — Lust, Love
Carnation — Protection, Strength, Healing
Carob — Protection, Health
Carrot — Fertility, Lust
Cascara Sagrada — Legal Matters, Money, Protection
Cashew — Money
Castor — Protection
Catnip — Cat Magick, 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, Favors, Frigidity
Chili Pepper — Fidelity, Hex Breaking, Love
China Berry — Luck
Chrysanthemum (Anacylus pyrethrum) aka mum
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Protection. Promotes mental health. Use in rituals of death and dying.
Cinnamon (Cinnamonum zeylanicum) aka sweet wood
Masculine. Sun. Fire. Deities: Venus, Aphrodite
Spirituality, Success, Healing, Power, Psychic Powers, Lust, Protection, Love. Empower with tourmaline. Enhancing skills of prophecy through channeling, working through an oracle, or through divination. When burned as an incense, it raises high spiritual vibrations. Aids in healing. Draws money. Stimulates psychic power and produces protective vibrations. Great in sachets and amulets.
Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis or P. reptans) aka crampweed, five finger blossom, five finger grass, goosegrass, silverweed, potentilla
Masculine. Jupiter. Fire.
The five points of the leaves represent love, money, health, power, and wisdom. If carried, all these will be granted. Good for love magick and to promote an abundant harvest. Contains the energy to manifest one’s ideas. An ingredient in mediaeval flying ointments.
Citron — Psychic Powers, Healing
Clove — Protection, Exorcism, Love, Money
Clover — Protection, Love, Money, Fidelity, Exorcism, Success
Club Moss — Protection, Power
Coconut — Purification, Protection, Chastity
Cohosh, Black — Love, Courage, Protection, Potency
Coltsfoot — Love, Visions
Columbine — Love, Courage
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) aka boneset, bruisewort, knit back, knit bone, slippery root
Feminine. Saturn. Water.
Good for any magickal healing. Worn or carried, it ensures safety during travel. The root is used in money spells.
Copal (Bursera odorata)
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Love, Purification. Added to love and purification incenses. A piece of copal can represent the heart in poppets.
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) aka Chinese parsley, cilantro
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Love, Health, Healing. Used in love sachets and spells. Add the powdered seeds to warm wine to make a lust potion. Protects gardeners and all in their households. Gather at harvest and hang in the home for protection. The seeds promote peace between people who are unable to get along. Use it in drinks or crushed in incense. Helps one find romance and is an excellent herb to add to an elixir when the Great Rite is celebrated. Throw instead of rice at handfastings or add to the handfasting cake.
Corn — Protection, Luck, Divination
Cotton — Luck, Healing, Protection, Rain, Fishing Magick
Cowslip — Healing, Youth, Treasure Finding
Crocus — Love, Visions
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
Deerstongue — Lust, Psychic Powers
Dill — Protection, Money, Lust, Luck
Dock — Healing, Fertility, Money
Dogbane (Apocynum adrosaemifolium)
Use the flowers in magickal love mixtures.
Dogwood (Pyiscidia erythrina)
Moon, Pluto. Pisces. Deity: Consus
Wishes, Protection. Keeps writings and meetings secret, therefore is an excellent herb for the Book of Shadows. An oil of the flowers is priceless in sealing letters and keeping unintended eyes from secret writings. Powdered flowers and dried bark may be used as incense. Place the sap of the dogwood onto a handkerchief on Midsummer Eve. This will grant any wish you have as long as you carry it faithfully. Dogwood leaves or wood can be placed in protective amulets.
Dragon’s Blood (Daemomorops Draco)
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Love, Protection, Exorcism, Potency. Used in homemade magickal inks. Burn the resin to entice errant lovers to return. A stick placed under the pillow will cure impotency. A powerful protectant when sprinkled around the house or burned as incense. A pinch added to to other incenses will increase their potency.
Dulse — Lust, Harmony
Dutchman’s Britches — Love
Ebony — Protection, Power
Echinacea — Strengthening Spells
Edelwiess — Invisibility, Bullet-Proofing
Elder — Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Peace
Elecampane — Love, Protection, Psychic Powers
Elm — Love
Endive — Love, Lust
Eucalyptus — Healing, Protection
Eyebright — Mental Powers, Psychic Powers
Fennel — Protection, Healing, Purification
Fenugreek — Money
Fern — Rain Making, Protection, Luck, Riches, Health, Exorcism
Feverfew — Protection
Fig — Divination, Fertility, Love
Figwort — Health, Protection
Flax — Money, Protection, Beauty, Psychic Powers, Healing
Fleabane — Exorcism, Protection, Chastity
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) aka deadmen’s bells, dog’s finger, fairy thimbles, fox bells, witches bells, witches thimbles *POISON*
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Protection. Brings true magick to your garden by attracting faeries and plant devas. Assists in communion with the Underworld. Collect the juice of the herb under a favorable moon sign. Mark the very center of your circle with the juice and wait there to see the realm of faery.
Frankincense — Protection, Exorcism, Spirituality
Gardenia — Love, Peace, Healing, Spirituality
Garlic — Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Lust, Anti-Theft
Gentian — Love, Power
Geranium — Fertility, Love, Health, Protection
Ginger — Love, Money, Success, Power
Ginseng — Love, Wishes, Healing, Beauty, Protection, Lust
Goats Rue — Healing, Health
Goldenrod — Money, Divination
Goldenseal — Healing, Money
Gorse — Protection, Money
Gotu Kola — Meditation
Gourd — Protection
Grain — Protection
Grape — Fertility, Garden Magick, Mental Powers, Money
Grass — Psychic Powers, Protection
Ground Ivy — Divination
Groundsel — Health, Healing
Hawthorn — Fertility, Chastity, Fishing Magick, Happiness
Hazel — Luck, Fertility, Anti-Lightning, Protection, Wishes
Heather (Calluna Vulgaris) aka heath
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deity: Isis, Osiris, Venus
Protection, Rain Making, Luck. Robert Graves said heather is “a suitable tree for the inititation of Scottish witches.” Brings one in touch with divinity and increases physical beauty. Wearing an amulet of the wood will bring a long physical life and put one in touch with the truly immortal soul. A valuable herb for those who pursue initiatory paths. Unfolds the inner self. Carried, it will guard against rape or other violent crimes or just to bring good luck. (White heather is best here.) When burned with fern will attract rain.
Heliotrope — Exorcism, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Wealth, Invisibility
Hellebore, Black (Helleborus niger) aka Melampode
Feminine. Saturn. Water. *Poison*
Protection. Provides an aura or mantle of invisibility. The safest use of this herb is to place pieces of the root or dried berries in an amulet or magick pouch. Used to bless farm animals and pets. Good for working with familiars — but please don’t breathe the fumes or ingest!
Hemlock (Conium maculatum) aka herb bennet, poison parsley, spotted hemlock, water parsley
Feminine. Saturn. Water. Deity: Hecate *Poison*
Destroys sexual drive. Induces astral projection. Juice rubbed on magickal blades empower and purify them.Used in medievel flying ointments.
Hemp — Healing, Love, Vision, Meditation
Henbane (Hyosycamus niger) aka black nightshade, devil’s eye, henbells, poison tobacco, hogsbean
Feminine. Saturn. Water. *Poison*
A love-bringing herb when worn. Traditionally used in ointments and brews. Induces delirium. Used with wisdom, it could be an excellent herb for consecrating ceremonial vessels. Attracts hares, therefore would be an excellent herb for those who raise rabbits.
Henna (Lawsonia inermis)
Jupiter.
Healing. Place on forehead to relieve headache. Attracts love if worn near the heart. Protects from illness and from evil eye. A body adornment originating in the Mediterranean. Modern witches use as a ritual adornment, especially for the Great Rite and other important ritual occasions. Henna mixed with olive oil, massaged on the penis at the rising and setting suns promotes virility.
Hibiscus — Lust, Love, Divination
Hickory — Legal Matters
High John the Conqueror — Money, Love, Success, Happiness
Holly (Ilex aquifolium or I. opaca)
Masculine. Mars. Fire. Deity: Holly King
Protection, Anti-Lightning, Luck, Dream Magick. One of the best protective herbs. The wood of the holly is very well suited for the handle of the ritual knife as it both attracts and repels energies. It is powerful when defense is needed in circle while preserving the gentleness within it. Holly water is sprinkled on newborn babies to protect them. Carried by men, it promotes luck. (Ivy is the corresponding plant of luck for women). Decorate the house with it at Yule for good luck.
After midnight on a Friday, without making a sound, gather nine holly leaves, preferably from a non-spiny plant (one that has smooth leaves). Wrap these up in a white cloth using nine knots to tie the ends together. Place this beneath your pillow, and your dreams will come true. — Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magickal Herbs
Honesty — Money, Repelling Monsters
Honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium) aka goat’s leaf, woodbine
Masculine. Jupiter. Earth
Money, Psychic Powers, Protection. Ring green candles with honeysuckle flowers to attract money or place them in a vase in the house for the same purpose. Lightly crush flowers and rub on forehead to heighten psychic powers. The extracted oil is best for increasing spiritual sight. It enhances understanding of images and impressions collected in the astral. Connects one with the mysteries of the Cauldron of Cerridwen. In ritual, dried, powdered bark may be used as incense.
Hops — Healing, Sleep
Horehound — Protection, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Healing
Horse Chestnut — Money, Healing
Horseradish — Purification, Exorcism
Horsetail — Snake Charming, Fertility
Houseleek — Luck, Protection, Love
Huckleberry — Luck, Protection, Dream Magick, Hex Breaking
Hyacinth — Love, Protection, Happiness
Hydrangea — Hex Breaking
Hyssop — Purification, Protection
Indian Paint Brush — Love
Iris — Purification, Wisdom
Irish Moss — Money, Luck, Protection
Ivy — 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-Kava — 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 (with rosemary), Longevity, Purification, Happiness, Peace
Leek — Love, Protection, Exorcism
Lemon — Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship
Lemongrass — Repel Snakes, Lust, Psychic Powers
Lemon Verbena — Purification, Love
Lettuce — Chastity, Protection, Love, Divination, Sleep
Licorice — Love, Lust, Fidelity
Life Everlasting — Longevity, Health, Healing
Lilac — Exorcism, Protection
Lily — Protection, Breaking Love Spells
Lily of the Valley — Mental Powers, Happiness
Lime — Healing, Love, Protection
Linden — Protection, Immortality, Luck, Love, Sleep
Liverwort — Protection, Love
Loosestrife — Peace, Protection
Lotus — Protection, Lock-Opening
Lovage — Love
Love Seed — Friendship, Love
Lucky Hand — Employment, Luck, Protection, Money, Travel
Mace — Psychic Powers, Mental Powers
Magnolia — Fidelity
Maidenhair — Beauty, Love
Male Fern — Luck, Love
Mallow — Love, Protection, Exorcism
Mandrake (Mandragora officinale or Atropa Mandragora) aka herb of Circe, witches mannikin, wild lemon, sorceror’s root *Poison*
Masculine. Mercury. Fire. Deities: Circe, Diana, Hecate, Hathor, Saturn
Protection, Love, Money, Fertility, Health. Few herbs are as steeped in magickal lore as mandrake. It is associated with the most intense practices of magick and especially well suited for love magick. It has great power as a visionary herb. It empower visions, providing the impetus to bring them into manifestation. It intensifies the magick of any situation. A whole mandrake root placed in the home will bring protection and prosperity. Carried, it will attract love. The human shape of the root makes it well suited for use as poppet. (Substitute ash roots, apples, root of the briony, or the American may apple if the cost is prohibitive). To activate a dried mandrake, place it on the altar undisturbed for three days. Then place it in warm water overnight. The root will then be activated and ready for any magickal purpose.
Maple — Love, Longevity, Money
Marigold (Calendula officinalis) aka calendula, drunkard, marybud, marygold
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Legal Matters, Psychic Powers. Aids visionary sight and helps find stolen property by producing a vision of the thief in the mind and the location of the stolen property. Dried petals may be used alone or mixed with dried incense to consecrate divination tools. Petals may be macerated in sunflower oil to make an oil of consecration. Adds a special, loving magick to rituals of death and dying. Carry marigold petals with a bay leaf to quiet gossip.
Marjoram — Protection, Love, Happiness, Health, Money
Mastic — Psychic Powers, Manifestations, Lust
May Apple (Podophyllum peltaltum) aka American mandrake, duck’s foot, hog apple, racoon berry *Poison*
Masculine. Mercury. Fire.
Money. Generally used as a substitution for European (true) mandrake. Its uses are practically identical. The may apple is not related to the true mandrake.
Meadow Rue — Divination
Meadowsweet — Love, Divination, Peace, Happiness
Mesquite — Healing
Mimosa — Protection, Love, Prophetic Dreams, Purification
Mint — Money, Love, Lust, Healing, Exorcism, Travel, Protection
Mistletoe (Viscum Album) Witches broom, Thunderbesom, Holy wood, Golden bough
Masculine. Sun. Air. Deities: Balder, Apollo, Freya, Frigga, Venus, Odin
Protection, Love, Hunting, Fertility, Health, Exorcism.
Moonwort — Money, Love
Moss — Luck, Money
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) aka Artemis herb, Artemisia, Felon herb, Muggons, Naughty Man, Sailor’s Tobacco, St. John’s Plant
Feminine. Venus. Earth. Deities: Artemis, Diana
Strength, Psychic Powers, Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Astral Projection. Use a wash or the oil to consecrate or anoint crystal balls or any tool of divination. Produces visionary dreams and is a prime ingredient in dream pillows. Keeps one safe from dark forces. Protects children. Incense brings protection. Carried, it brings loved ones safely home from journeys. A tonic for the soul, it keeps us aware of our spiritual direction. Burn with sandalwood or wormwood during scrying sessions. A mugwort infusion sweetened with honey will enhance divination. Carried, it also increases lust and fertility.
Mulberry — Protection, Strength
Mullein — Courage, Protection, Health, Love, Divination, Exorcism
Mustard — Fertility, Protection, Mental Powers
Myrrh — Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Spirituality
Myrtle — Love, Fertility, Youth, Peace, Money
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 (Iris florentina or Phizoma Iridis) aka Florentine Iris, Queen Elizabeth Root
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deities: Aphrodite, Isis, Osiris, Hera, Iris
Love, Protection, Divination. The root is used to find and hold love. The root powder is known as “Love Drawing Powder.” Protects from evil spirits. The roots and leaves hung in the house and added to the bath are good for personal protection. Make a pendulum with a small piece of the wood.
Palm, Date — Fertility, Potency
Pansy — Love, Rain Magick, Love, Divination
Papaya — Love, Protection
Parsley — Love, Protection, Purification
Passion Flower — Peace, Sleep, Friendship
Patchouly — Money, Fertility, Lust
Pea — Money, Love
Peach — Love, Exorcism, Longevity, Fertility, Wishes
Pear — Lust, Love
Pecan — Money, Employment
Pennyroyal — Strength, Protection, Peace
Peony — Protection, Exorcism
Pepper — Protection, Exorcism
Peppermint — Purification, Sleep, Love, Healing, Psychic Powers
Periwinkle (Vinca minor) aka Sorcerer’s Violet, Blue Buttons *POISON*
Feminine, Venus, Water.
Patron herb of Wiccans. Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Money, Protection. Best when gathered when the moon is one night old, nine nights old, 11 nights old, 13 nights old, or 30 nights old. The dried flowers may be added to any magickal mixture to enhance the working. Banishes negative energy. Makes one feel desirable. Add dried flowers or root to amulets to bring necessary changes to one’s life to attract a loving partner. Plant on graves of children. Helps grieving parents heal from their loss. Keeps memory of lost child alive without unhealthy attachments.
Persimmon — Healing, Lust
Pimento — Love
Pine — Healing, Fertility, Protection, Exorcism, Money
Pineapple — Luck, Money, Chastity
Pistachio — Breaking Love Spells
Plum — Healing
Poke — Courage, Hex Breaking
Pomegranate — Divination, Luck, Wishes, Wealth, Fertility
Poplar — Money, Flying
Poppy — Fertility, Love, Sleep, Money, Luck, Invisibility
Potato — Image Magick, Healing
Prickly Ash — Love
Primrose — Protection, Love
Purslane — Sleep, Love, Luck, Protection, Happiness
Quince — Protection, Love, Happiness
Radish — Protection, Lust
Ragweed — Courage
Raspberry — Protection, Love
Rattlesnake Root — Protection, Money
Rhubarb — Protection, Fidelity
Rice — Protection, Fidelity
Roots — Protection, Power, Divination
Rose — Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Love, Divination, Luck, Protection
Rosemary — Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth
Rowan — Psychic Powers, Healing, Protection, Success
Rue — Healing, Health, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Love
Rye — Love, Fertility
Saffron — Love, Healing, Happiness, Wind Raising, Lust, Strength, Psychic Powers
Sage — Immortality, Longevity, Wisdom, Protection, Wishes
Sagebrush — Purification, Exorcism
St. John’s Wort — Health, Power, Protection, Strength, Love, Divination, Happiness
Sandalwood — Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Spirituality
Sarsaparilla — Love, Money
Sassafras — Health, Money
Savory, Summer — Mental Powers
Skullcap — Love, Fidelity, Peace
Senna — Love
Sesame — Money, Lust
Shallot — Purification
Skunk Cabbage — Legal Matters
Slippery Elm — Halts Gossip
Snakeroot — Luck, Money
Snakeroot, Black — Love, Lust, Money
Snapdragon — Protection
Solomon’s Seal — Protection, Exorcism
Sorrel Wood — Healing, Health
Southern Wood — Love, Lust, Protection
Spanish Moss — Protection
Spearmint — Healing, Love, Mental Powers
Spiderwort — Love
Spikenard — Love
Star Anise — Psychic Powers, Luck
Strawberry — Love, Luck
Sugar Cane — Love, Lust
Sunflower — Fertility, Wishes, Health, Wisdom
Sweetgrass — Calling Spirits
Sweetpea — Friendship, Chastity, Courage, Strength
Tansy — Health, Longevity
Tea — Riches, Courage, Strength
Thistle — Strength, Protection, Hex Breaking, Healing
Thistle, Holy — Purification, Hex Breaking
Thistle, Milk — Snake enraging
Thyme — Health, Healing, Sleep, Psychic Powers, Love, Purification, Courage
Toadflax — Protection, Hex Breaking
Toadstool — Rain Making
Tobacco — Healing, Purification
Turmeric — Purification
Turnip — Protection, Ending Relationships
Uva Ursa — Psychic Workings
Valerian — Love, Sleep, Purification, Protection
Vanilla — Love, Lust, Mental Powers
Venus Flytrap — Protection, Love
Vervain (Verbena officinalis)
Feminine. Venus. Earth. Deities: Cerridwen, Mars, Venus, Aradia, Jupiter, Thor, Juno
The Witches Herb. Love, Protection, Purification, Peace, Money, Youth, Chastity, Sleep, Healing. Empowers any magick, especially love spells. Enhances the dreaming process and is recommended for dream quests. Used to consecrate and empower any ritual tools. Protects from negative emotions and depression. Used in house and home blessings. Turns back negativity. In love spells: add to recipes to attract mates, find true love, achieve sexual fulfilment, work sexual magick, an for bringing extra bliss on the wedding night. The herb of poets, singers, and bards. Inspires artistry. Instills a love of learning. Best when gathered at Midsummer.
Vetch, Giant — Fidelity
Vetivert — Love, Hex Breaking, Luck, Money, Anti-Theft
Violet — Protection, Love, Lust, Luck, Wishes, Peace, Healing
Walnut — Health, Mental Powers, Infertility, Wishes
Wheat — Fertility, Money
Willow — Love, Divination, Protection, Healing
Wintergreen — Protection, Healing, Hex Breaking
Witch Hazel — Protection, Chastity
Wolf’s Bane — see Aconite
Wood Rose — Luck
Woodruff — Victory, Protection, Money
Wormwood — Psychic Powers, Protection, Love, Calling Spirits
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Yarrow — Courage, Love, Psychic Powers, Exorcism
Yellow Evening Primrose — Hunting
Yerba Mate — Fidelity, Love, Lust
Yerba Santa — Beauty, Healing, Psychic Powers, Protection
Yucca — Transmutation, Protection, Purification
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This is a very long list. The credit for this list goes to the Earth Witchery website…..http://www.earthwitchery.com/herbs.html.
Bright Blessings,
Bewitched,
XOXO
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Acacia (Acacia Nilotica) Also called gum arabic.
Gender: Masculine, Planet: Sun, Element: Air, Deities: Osiris, Astarte, Diana, Ra
Protection, Psychic Powers. Burn with sandalwood to open psychic centers. Parts used: dried gum, leaves, wood
Aconite (Aconitum Napellus) Also called wolfsbane, monkshood, blue rocket *POISON* Don’t ingest.
Gender: Feminine, Planet: Saturn, Sign: Capricorn, Element: Water, Deities: Hecate, Medea
Protection, Invisibility. Use this herb with great caution to consecrate the athame or ritual knife. Make an infusion with the leaves or root to banish prior energy from magickal blades and to infuse it with protection. The root or leaves may be burned as incense for the same purpose. Gather the fresh flowers to make a tincture to refresh the power of the knives. Use an infusion as a magickal wash for ritual tools or sacred space. Brings protection and magickal watchfulness against negative energies in ritual. Wash a new cauldron in the infusion or burn aconite in its first fire. Used to invoke Hecate. Wrap the seed in a lizard skin and carry to become invisible at will. Used to poison arrow tips in early times. Also as protection from and a cure for werewolves.
African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)
Gender: Feminine, Planet: Venus, Element: Water
Spirituality, Protection. Promotes spirituality when grown in the home.
Agaric (Amanita muscaria) aka magic mushroom, redcap, death angel, death cap
Gender: Masculine, Planet: Mercury, Element: Air, Deity: Dionysus
Fertility. Place on the altar or in the bedroom to increase fertility.
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) Also called Church steeples, cocklebur, stickwort, sticklewort
Gender: Masculine, Planet: Jupiter, Element: Air
Protection, Sleep. Agrimony is best known for its sleep-inducing qualities, therefore it is excellent in dream pillows, especially mixed with mugwort. Enhances magickal healing. A wash or oil increases effectiveness of all forms of ritual healing, psychic healing, or distance healing. Anoint hands with oil to cleanse auras. Creates a barrier against negative energies. Use if you feel to be under psychic attack. A counter-magick herb, it not only breaks hexes, but sends them back to the hexer.
Alfalfa (Medicavo Sativa)
Gender: Feminine, Planet: Venus, Element: Earth
Prosperity, Anti-hunger, Money. Brings in money and protects against financial misfortune. Harvest a small quantity at the full moon. Dry and burn in the cauldron. Place ashes in an magickal amulet.
Allspice (Pimenta officinalis or P. dioica)
Masculine, Mars, Fire
Money, Luck, Healing.
Almond (Prunus dulcis)
Masculine. Mercury. Air. Deities: Attis, Mercury, Thoth, Hermes
Money, Prosperity, Wisdom. Use oil, wash, or incense to anoint magickal wands or ritual candlesticks. (Almond wood makes excellent wands, especially for use in love magick). Excellent herbs for handfastings or other rituals of union. Also good for overcoming alcohol dependency. Almonds, leaves, and wood may be used in money magick. Placing almonds in your pocket will lead you to treasures.
Aloe (Aloe vera) aka burn plant, medicine plant
Feminine. Moon. Water.
Protection, Luck. Guards against evil influences and prevents household accidents. Plant aloe on the graves of loved ones to promote a peaceful existence until the deceased is reborn. Use for success in the world. Prevents feelings of loneliness.
Aloes, Wood (Aquilaria agallocha) aka Lignum aloes
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Love, Spirituality.
Althea (Althea officinalis) aka marshmallow, sweet weed, wymote
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Protection, Psychic Powers. Burn as incense or carry as a sachet for a good psychic power stimulator. A good “spirit puller.” It draws good spirits into workings and rituals when placed on the altar. An aphrodisiac — make an oil from seeds gathered under the full moon to use on the genitals. An amulet made of the leaf or root worn near the genitals will accomplish the same ends.
Alyssum — Protection, Moderating Anger
Amaranth — Healing, Protection, Invisibility
Anemone — Health, Protection, Healing
Angelica — Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions
Apple — Love, Healing, Garden Magick, 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, Beauty, Lust
Bachelor’s Buttons — Love
Balm, Lemon — Love, Success, Healing
Balm of Gilead — Love, Manifestations, Protection, Healing
Bamboo (Bambusa Vulgaris)
Masculine. Deity: Hina
Protection, Luck, Hex-Breaking, Wishes. Excellent for magick wands, representing all four elements. “Growing up from the earth through water, it passes through the sky as it reaches toward the fire of the Sun.” Crush the wood to a powder and burn for protection — or grow by the house for good fortune.
Banana — 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, Wart Charming, Reconciliations, Potency, Love
Bedstraw — Love
Beech — Wishes
Beet — Love
Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) aka banewort, witches berry, sorcerer’s berry, deadly nightshade, death’s herb, devil’s cherries *Poison*
Feminine. Saturn. Water. Deities: Hecate, Bellona, Circe
Highly toxic. All parts of the plant are extremely poisonous. Encourages astral projection and produces visions, but belladonna is best avoided. A primary ingredient in flying ointments. Used in funeral rituals to aspurge the circle, helping the deceased to let go and move forward. Used to invoke Circe. Gather berries when they are ripe (around Samhain.) Store with onyx. Medicinally, it has been used as a sedative.
As every part of the plant is extremely poisonous, neither leaves, berries, nor root should be handled if there are any cuts or abrasions on the hands. The root is the most poisonous, the leaves and flowers less so, and the berries, except to children, least of all. It is said that an adult may eat two or three berries without injury, but dangerous symptoms appear if more are taken, and it is wiser not to attempt the experiment. Though so powerful in its action on the human body, the plant seems to affect some of the lower animals but little. Rabbits, sheep, goats and swine eat the leaves with impunity, and birds often eat the seeds without any apparent effect, but cats and dogs are very susceptible to the poison. — Grieve’s Modern Herbal
Benzoin (Styrax benzoin)
Masculine. Sun. Air. Deities: Venus, Aphrodite, Mut.
Purification, Prosperity. Provides focus. Enhances concentration. Useful in astral travel (protects spirit while travelling). Promotes generosity. Brings increased success to any magickal working or to attain magickal goals. Used as a base for incense. Make an incense of benzoin, cinnamon, and basil to attract customers to your place of business.
Bergamot, Orange — Money
Be-Still — Luck
Betony, Wood — Protection, Purification, Love
Birch — Protection, Exorcism, Purification
Bistort — Psychic Powers, Fertility
Bittersweet — Protection, Healing
Blackberry — Healing, Money, Protection
Bladderwrack — Protection, Sea Spells, Wind Spells, Money, Psychic Powers
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis or D. formosa)
Feminine. Venus. Water
Love. When grown, the plant brings love. If growing indoors, plant a penny in the soil to offset negative vibrations. (For some reason, this plant emits negativity when grown indoors — maybe because love needs freedom to grow?) Lore: crush the flower. If the juice is red, your love has a heart full of love for you. If it is white, he or she does not.
Bloodroot — Love, Protection, Purification
Bluebell — Luck, Truth
Blueberry — Protection
Blue Flag — Money
Bodhi — Fertility, Protection, Wisdom, Meditation
Boneset — Protection, Exorcism
Borage — Courage, Psychic Powers
Bracken — Healing, Rune Magick, Prophetic Dreams
Brazil Nut — Love
Briony — Image Magick, Money, Protection
Bromeliad — Protection, Money
Broom — Purification, Protection, Wind Spells, Divination
Buchu — Psychic Powers, Prophetic Dreams
Buckthorn — Protection, Exorcism, Wishes, Legal Matters
Buckwheat — Money, Protection
Burdock — Protection, Healing
Cabbage — Luck
Cactus — Protection, Chastity
Calamus — Luck, Healing, Money, Protection
Camellia — Riches
Camphor — Chastity, Health, Divination
Caraway — Protection, Lust, Health, Anti-Theft, Mental Powers
Cardamom — Lust, Love
Carnation — Protection, Strength, Healing
Carob — Protection, Health
Carrot — Fertility, Lust
Cascara Sagrada — Legal Matters, Money, Protection
Cashew — Money
Castor — Protection
Catnip — Cat Magick, 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, Favors, Frigidity
Chili Pepper — Fidelity, Hex Breaking, Love
China Berry — Luck
Chrysanthemum (Anacylus pyrethrum) aka mum
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Protection. Promotes mental health. Use in rituals of death and dying.
Cinnamon (Cinnamonum zeylanicum) aka sweet wood
Masculine. Sun. Fire. Deities: Venus, Aphrodite
Spirituality, Success, Healing, Power, Psychic Powers, Lust, Protection, Love. Empower with tourmaline. Enhancing skills of prophecy through channeling, working through an oracle, or through divination. When burned as an incense, it raises high spiritual vibrations. Aids in healing. Draws money. Stimulates psychic power and produces protective vibrations. Great in sachets and amulets.
Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis or P. reptans) aka crampweed, five finger blossom, five finger grass, goosegrass, silverweed, potentilla
Masculine. Jupiter. Fire.
The five points of the leaves represent love, money, health, power, and wisdom. If carried, all these will be granted. Good for love magick and to promote an abundant harvest. Contains the energy to manifest one’s ideas. An ingredient in mediaeval flying ointments.
Citron — Psychic Powers, Healing
Clove — Protection, Exorcism, Love, Money
Clover — Protection, Love, Money, Fidelity, Exorcism, Success
Club Moss — Protection, Power
Coconut — Purification, Protection, Chastity
Cohosh, Black — Love, Courage, Protection, Potency
Coltsfoot — Love, Visions
Columbine — Love, Courage
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) aka boneset, bruisewort, knit back, knit bone, slippery root
Feminine. Saturn. Water.
Good for any magickal healing. Worn or carried, it ensures safety during travel. The root is used in money spells.
Copal (Bursera odorata)
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Love, Purification. Added to love and purification incenses. A piece of copal can represent the heart in poppets.
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) aka Chinese parsley, cilantro
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Love, Health, Healing. Used in love sachets and spells. Add the powdered seeds to warm wine to make a lust potion. Protects gardeners and all in their households. Gather at harvest and hang in the home for protection. The seeds promote peace between people who are unable to get along. Use it in drinks or crushed in incense. Helps one find romance and is an excellent herb to add to an elixir when the Great Rite is celebrated. Throw instead of rice at handfastings or add to the handfasting cake.
Corn — Protection, Luck, Divination
Cotton — Luck, Healing, Protection, Rain, Fishing Magick
Cowslip — Healing, Youth, Treasure Finding
Crocus — Love, Visions
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
Deerstongue — Lust, Psychic Powers
Dill — Protection, Money, Lust, Luck
Dock — Healing, Fertility, Money
Dogbane (Apocynum adrosaemifolium)
Use the flowers in magickal love mixtures.
Dogwood (Pyiscidia erythrina)
Moon, Pluto. Pisces. Deity: Consus
Wishes, Protection. Keeps writings and meetings secret, therefore is an excellent herb for the Book of Shadows. An oil of the flowers is priceless in sealing letters and keeping unintended eyes from secret writings. Powdered flowers and dried bark may be used as incense. Place the sap of the dogwood onto a handkerchief on Midsummer Eve. This will grant any wish you have as long as you carry it faithfully. Dogwood leaves or wood can be placed in protective amulets.
Dragon’s Blood (Daemomorops Draco)
Masculine. Mars. Fire.
Love, Protection, Exorcism, Potency. Used in homemade magickal inks. Burn the resin to entice errant lovers to return. A stick placed under the pillow will cure impotency. A powerful protectant when sprinkled around the house or burned as incense. A pinch added to to other incenses will increase their potency.
Dulse — Lust, Harmony
Dutchman’s Britches — Love
Ebony — Protection, Power
Echinacea — Strengthening Spells
Edelwiess — Invisibility, Bullet-Proofing
Elder — Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Peace
Elecampane — Love, Protection, Psychic Powers
Elm — Love
Endive — Love, Lust
Eucalyptus — Healing, Protection
Eyebright — Mental Powers, Psychic Powers
Fennel — Protection, Healing, Purification
Fenugreek — Money
Fern — Rain Making, Protection, Luck, Riches, Health, Exorcism
Feverfew — Protection
Fig — Divination, Fertility, Love
Figwort — Health, Protection
Flax — Money, Protection, Beauty, Psychic Powers, Healing
Fleabane — Exorcism, Protection, Chastity
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) aka deadmen’s bells, dog’s finger, fairy thimbles, fox bells, witches bells, witches thimbles *POISON*
Feminine. Venus. Water.
Protection. Brings true magick to your garden by attracting faeries and plant devas. Assists in communion with the Underworld. Collect the juice of the herb under a favorable moon sign. Mark the very center of your circle with the juice and wait there to see the realm of faery.
Frankincense — Protection, Exorcism, Spirituality
Gardenia — Love, Peace, Healing, Spirituality
Garlic — Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Lust, Anti-Theft
Gentian — Love, Power
Geranium — Fertility, Love, Health, Protection
Ginger — Love, Money, Success, Power
Ginseng — Love, Wishes, Healing, Beauty, Protection, Lust
Goats Rue — Healing, Health
Goldenrod — Money, Divination
Goldenseal — Healing, Money
Gorse — Protection, Money
Gotu Kola — Meditation
Gourd — Protection
Grain — Protection
Grape — Fertility, Garden Magick, Mental Powers, Money
Grass — Psychic Powers, Protection
Ground Ivy — Divination
Groundsel — Health, Healing
Hawthorn — Fertility, Chastity, Fishing Magick, Happiness
Hazel — Luck, Fertility, Anti-Lightning, Protection, Wishes
Heather (Calluna Vulgaris) aka heath
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deity: Isis, Osiris, Venus
Protection, Rain Making, Luck. Robert Graves said heather is “a suitable tree for the inititation of Scottish witches.” Brings one in touch with divinity and increases physical beauty. Wearing an amulet of the wood will bring a long physical life and put one in touch with the truly immortal soul. A valuable herb for those who pursue initiatory paths. Unfolds the inner self. Carried, it will guard against rape or other violent crimes or just to bring good luck. (White heather is best here.) When burned with fern will attract rain.
Heliotrope — Exorcism, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Wealth, Invisibility
Hellebore, Black (Helleborus niger) aka Melampode
Feminine. Saturn. Water. *Poison*
Protection. Provides an aura or mantle of invisibility. The safest use of this herb is to place pieces of the root or dried berries in an amulet or magick pouch. Used to bless farm animals and pets. Good for working with familiars — but please don’t breathe the fumes or ingest!
Hemlock (Conium maculatum) aka herb bennet, poison parsley, spotted hemlock, water parsley
Feminine. Saturn. Water. Deity: Hecate *Poison*
Destroys sexual drive. Induces astral projection. Juice rubbed on magickal blades empower and purify them.Used in medievel flying ointments.
Hemp — Healing, Love, Vision, Meditation
Henbane (Hyosycamus niger) aka black nightshade, devil’s eye, henbells, poison tobacco, hogsbean
Feminine. Saturn. Water. *Poison*
A love-bringing herb when worn. Traditionally used in ointments and brews. Induces delirium. Used with wisdom, it could be an excellent herb for consecrating ceremonial vessels. Attracts hares, therefore would be an excellent herb for those who raise rabbits.
Henna (Lawsonia inermis)
Jupiter.
Healing. Place on forehead to relieve headache. Attracts love if worn near the heart. Protects from illness and from evil eye. A body adornment originating in the Mediterranean. Modern witches use as a ritual adornment, especially for the Great Rite and other important ritual occasions. Henna mixed with olive oil, massaged on the penis at the rising and setting suns promotes virility.
Hibiscus — Lust, Love, Divination
Hickory — Legal Matters
High John the Conqueror — Money, Love, Success, Happiness
Holly (Ilex aquifolium or I. opaca)
Masculine. Mars. Fire. Deity: Holly King
Protection, Anti-Lightning, Luck, Dream Magick. One of the best protective herbs. The wood of the holly is very well suited for the handle of the ritual knife as it both attracts and repels energies. It is powerful when defense is needed in circle while preserving the gentleness within it. Holly water is sprinkled on newborn babies to protect them. Carried by men, it promotes luck. (Ivy is the corresponding plant of luck for women). Decorate the house with it at Yule for good luck.
After midnight on a Friday, without making a sound, gather nine holly leaves, preferably from a non-spiny plant (one that has smooth leaves). Wrap these up in a white cloth using nine knots to tie the ends together. Place this beneath your pillow, and your dreams will come true. — Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magickal Herbs
Honesty — Money, Repelling Monsters
Honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium) aka goat’s leaf, woodbine
Masculine. Jupiter. Earth
Money, Psychic Powers, Protection. Ring green candles with honeysuckle flowers to attract money or place them in a vase in the house for the same purpose. Lightly crush flowers and rub on forehead to heighten psychic powers. The extracted oil is best for increasing spiritual sight. It enhances understanding of images and impressions collected in the astral. Connects one with the mysteries of the Cauldron of Cerridwen. In ritual, dried, powdered bark may be used as incense.
Hops — Healing, Sleep
Horehound — Protection, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Healing
Horse Chestnut — Money, Healing
Horseradish — Purification, Exorcism
Horsetail — Snake Charming, Fertility
Houseleek — Luck, Protection, Love
Huckleberry — Luck, Protection, Dream Magick, Hex Breaking
Hyacinth — Love, Protection, Happiness
Hydrangea — Hex Breaking
Hyssop — Purification, Protection
Indian Paint Brush — Love
Iris — Purification, Wisdom
Irish Moss — Money, Luck, Protection
Ivy — 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-Kava — 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 (with rosemary), Longevity, Purification, Happiness, Peace
Leek — Love, Protection, Exorcism
Lemon — Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship
Lemongrass — Repel Snakes, Lust, Psychic Powers
Lemon Verbena — Purification, Love
Lettuce — Chastity, Protection, Love, Divination, Sleep
Licorice — Love, Lust, Fidelity
Life Everlasting — Longevity, Health, Healing
Lilac — Exorcism, Protection
Lily — Protection, Breaking Love Spells
Lily of the Valley — Mental Powers, Happiness
Lime — Healing, Love, Protection
Linden — Protection, Immortality, Luck, Love, Sleep
Liverwort — Protection, Love
Loosestrife — Peace, Protection
Lotus — Protection, Lock-Opening
Lovage — Love
Love Seed — Friendship, Love
Lucky Hand — Employment, Luck, Protection, Money, Travel
Mace — Psychic Powers, Mental Powers
Magnolia — Fidelity
Maidenhair — Beauty, Love
Male Fern — Luck, Love
Mallow — Love, Protection, Exorcism
Mandrake (Mandragora officinale or Atropa Mandragora) aka herb of Circe, witches mannikin, wild lemon, sorceror’s root *Poison*
Masculine. Mercury. Fire. Deities: Circe, Diana, Hecate, Hathor, Saturn
Protection, Love, Money, Fertility, Health. Few herbs are as steeped in magickal lore as mandrake. It is associated with the most intense practices of magick and especially well suited for love magick. It has great power as a visionary herb. It empower visions, providing the impetus to bring them into manifestation. It intensifies the magick of any situation. A whole mandrake root placed in the home will bring protection and prosperity. Carried, it will attract love. The human shape of the root makes it well suited for use as poppet. (Substitute ash roots, apples, root of the briony, or the American may apple if the cost is prohibitive). To activate a dried mandrake, place it on the altar undisturbed for three days. Then place it in warm water overnight. The root will then be activated and ready for any magickal purpose.
Maple — Love, Longevity, Money
Marigold (Calendula officinalis) aka calendula, drunkard, marybud, marygold
Masculine. Sun. Fire.
Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Legal Matters, Psychic Powers. Aids visionary sight and helps find stolen property by producing a vision of the thief in the mind and the location of the stolen property. Dried petals may be used alone or mixed with dried incense to consecrate divination tools. Petals may be macerated in sunflower oil to make an oil of consecration. Adds a special, loving magick to rituals of death and dying. Carry marigold petals with a bay leaf to quiet gossip.
Marjoram — Protection, Love, Happiness, Health, Money
Mastic — Psychic Powers, Manifestations, Lust
May Apple (Podophyllum peltaltum) aka American mandrake, duck’s foot, hog apple, racoon berry *Poison*
Masculine. Mercury. Fire.
Money. Generally used as a substitution for European (true) mandrake. Its uses are practically identical. The may apple is not related to the true mandrake.
Meadow Rue — Divination
Meadowsweet — Love, Divination, Peace, Happiness
Mesquite — Healing
Mimosa — Protection, Love, Prophetic Dreams, Purification
Mint — Money, Love, Lust, Healing, Exorcism, Travel, Protection
Mistletoe (Viscum Album) Witches broom, Thunderbesom, Holy wood, Golden bough
Masculine. Sun. Air. Deities: Balder, Apollo, Freya, Frigga, Venus, Odin
Protection, Love, Hunting, Fertility, Health, Exorcism.
Moonwort — Money, Love
Moss — Luck, Money
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) aka Artemis herb, Artemisia, Felon herb, Muggons, Naughty Man, Sailor’s Tobacco, St. John’s Plant
Feminine. Venus. Earth. Deities: Artemis, Diana
Strength, Psychic Powers, Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Astral Projection. Use a wash or the oil to consecrate or anoint crystal balls or any tool of divination. Produces visionary dreams and is a prime ingredient in dream pillows. Keeps one safe from dark forces. Protects children. Incense brings protection. Carried, it brings loved ones safely home from journeys. A tonic for the soul, it keeps us aware of our spiritual direction. Burn with sandalwood or wormwood during scrying sessions. A mugwort infusion sweetened with honey will enhance divination. Carried, it also increases lust and fertility.
Mulberry — Protection, Strength
Mullein — Courage, Protection, Health, Love, Divination, Exorcism
Mustard — Fertility, Protection, Mental Powers
Myrrh — Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Spirituality
Myrtle — Love, Fertility, Youth, Peace, Money
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 (Iris florentina or Phizoma Iridis) aka Florentine Iris, Queen Elizabeth Root
Feminine. Venus. Water. Deities: Aphrodite, Isis, Osiris, Hera, Iris
Love, Protection, Divination. The root is used to find and hold love. The root powder is known as “Love Drawing Powder.” Protects from evil spirits. The roots and leaves hung in the house and added to the bath are good for personal protection. Make a pendulum with a small piece of the wood.
Palm, Date — Fertility, Potency
Pansy — Love, Rain Magick, Love, Divination
Papaya — Love, Protection
Parsley — Love, Protection, Purification
Passion Flower — Peace, Sleep, Friendship
Patchouly — Money, Fertility, Lust
Pea — Money, Love
Peach — Love, Exorcism, Longevity, Fertility, Wishes
Pear — Lust, Love
Pecan — Money, Employment
Pennyroyal — Strength, Protection, Peace
Peony — Protection, Exorcism
Pepper — Protection, Exorcism
Peppermint — Purification, Sleep, Love, Healing, Psychic Powers
Periwinkle (Vinca minor) aka Sorcerer’s Violet, Blue Buttons *POISON*
Feminine, Venus, Water.
Patron herb of Wiccans. Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Money, Protection. Best when gathered when the moon is one night old, nine nights old, 11 nights old, 13 nights old, or 30 nights old. The dried flowers may be added to any magickal mixture to enhance the working. Banishes negative energy. Makes one feel desirable. Add dried flowers or root to amulets to bring necessary changes to one’s life to attract a loving partner. Plant on graves of children. Helps grieving parents heal from their loss. Keeps memory of lost child alive without unhealthy attachments.
Persimmon — Healing, Lust
Pimento — Love
Pine — Healing, Fertility, Protection, Exorcism, Money
Pineapple — Luck, Money, Chastity
Pistachio — Breaking Love Spells
Plum — Healing
Poke — Courage, Hex Breaking
Pomegranate — Divination, Luck, Wishes, Wealth, Fertility
Poplar — Money, Flying
Poppy — Fertility, Love, Sleep, Money, Luck, Invisibility
Potato — Image Magick, Healing
Prickly Ash — Love
Primrose — Protection, Love
Purslane — Sleep, Love, Luck, Protection, Happiness
Quince — Protection, Love, Happiness
Radish — Protection, Lust
Ragweed — Courage
Raspberry — Protection, Love
Rattlesnake Root — Protection, Money
Rhubarb — Protection, Fidelity
Rice — Protection, Fidelity
Roots — Protection, Power, Divination
Rose — Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Love, Divination, Luck, Protection
Rosemary — Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth
Rowan — Psychic Powers, Healing, Protection, Success
Rue — Healing, Health, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Love
Rye — Love, Fertility
Saffron — Love, Healing, Happiness, Wind Raising, Lust, Strength, Psychic Powers
Sage — Immortality, Longevity, Wisdom, Protection, Wishes
Sagebrush — Purification, Exorcism
St. John’s Wort — Health, Power, Protection, Strength, Love, Divination, Happiness
Sandalwood — Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Spirituality
Sarsaparilla — Love, Money
Sassafras — Health, Money
Savory, Summer — Mental Powers
Skullcap — Love, Fidelity, Peace
Senna — Love
Sesame — Money, Lust
Shallot — Purification
Skunk Cabbage — Legal Matters
Slippery Elm — Halts Gossip
Snakeroot — Luck, Money
Snakeroot, Black — Love, Lust, Money
Snapdragon — Protection
Solomon’s Seal — Protection, Exorcism
Sorrel Wood — Healing, Health
Southern Wood — Love, Lust, Protection
Spanish Moss — Protection
Spearmint — Healing, Love, Mental Powers
Spiderwort — Love
Spikenard — Love
Star Anise — Psychic Powers, Luck
Strawberry — Love, Luck
Sugar Cane — Love, Lust
Sunflower — Fertility, Wishes, Health, Wisdom
Sweetgrass — Calling Spirits
Sweetpea — Friendship, Chastity, Courage, Strength
Tansy — Health, Longevity
Tea — Riches, Courage, Strength
Thistle — Strength, Protection, Hex Breaking, Healing
Thistle, Holy — Purification, Hex Breaking
Thistle, Milk — Snake enraging
Thyme — Health, Healing, Sleep, Psychic Powers, Love, Purification, Courage
Toadflax — Protection, Hex Breaking
Toadstool — Rain Making
Tobacco — Healing, Purification
Turmeric — Purification
Turnip — Protection, Ending Relationships
Uva Ursa — Psychic Workings
Valerian — Love, Sleep, Purification, Protection
Vanilla — Love, Lust, Mental Powers
Venus Flytrap — Protection, Love
Vervain (Verbena officinalis)
Feminine. Venus. Earth. Deities: Cerridwen, Mars, Venus, Aradia, Jupiter, Thor, Juno
The Witches Herb. Love, Protection, Purification, Peace, Money, Youth, Chastity, Sleep, Healing. Empowers any magick, especially love spells. Enhances the dreaming process and is recommended for dream quests. Used to consecrate and empower any ritual tools. Protects from negative emotions and depression. Used in house and home blessings. Turns back negativity. In love spells: add to recipes to attract mates, find true love, achieve sexual fulfilment, work sexual magick, an for bringing extra bliss on the wedding night. The herb of poets, singers, and bards. Inspires artistry. Instills a love of learning. Best when gathered at Midsummer.
Vetch, Giant — Fidelity
Vetivert — Love, Hex Breaking, Luck, Money, Anti-Theft
Violet — Protection, Love, Lust, Luck, Wishes, Peace, Healing
Walnut — Health, Mental Powers, Infertility, Wishes
Wheat — Fertility, Money
Willow — Love, Divination, Protection, Healing
Wintergreen — Protection, Healing, Hex Breaking
Witch Hazel — Protection, Chastity
Wolf’s Bane — see Aconite
Wood Rose — Luck
Woodruff — Victory, Protection, Money
Wormwood — Psychic Powers, Protection, Love, Calling Spirits
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Yarrow — Courage, Love, Psychic Powers, Exorcism
Yellow Evening Primrose — Hunting
Yerba Mate — Fidelity, Love, Lust
Yerba Santa — Beauty, Healing, Psychic Powers, Protection
Yucca — Transmutation, Protection, Purification
August 19, 2011
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