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The Magical
Properties of Herbs
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Herbal substitutions|A-Z
of Herbs and their properties
Magickal Properties
Courage: Dragon’s blood,
frankincense, thyme, yarrow, geranium, black cohosh, borage, mullein, poke,
basil, chives, honeysuckle, horseradish, rose geranium, nettle, pepper,
tarragon, cedar, musk, thyme.
Happiness: St John’s
wort, catnip, Hawthorne, mint, meadowsweet, lavender, celandine, hyacinth,
marjoram, apple blossom, citron, feverfew, frankincense, sesame
Healing, juniper, lemonbalm,
rose, sandalwood, chamomile, myrrh, bay, blackberry, burdock, cedar, fennel,
garlic, narcissus, onion, hops, rosemary, vervain, coriander, eucalyptus,
peppermint, sage, rue, nutmeg, oak, angelica, ash, violet, hyssop, pine,
mugwort, poppy seed, amaranth, anemone, spearmint, thistle, apple, balm
of Gilead, carnation, cinnamon, lavender.
Love: clove, copal,
coriander, dragon’s blood, juniper, rose, aster, yarrow, lovage, lavender,
lemonbalm, Orange, orris, peppermint, dill, marshmallow, sorrel, vervain,
ylang ylang, apple, basil, betony, chamomile, tansy, vanilla, gardenia,
jasmine, orchid, poppy, lemon verbena, caraway, myrtle, raspberry, violet,
chickweed, cinnamon, cumin, meadowsweet, geranium, ginger, hibiscus, lemon,
lime, marjoram, mastic, tormentil, mimosa, Neroli, palmarosa, rosemary,
thyme, tonka, valerian, vetiver
Luck: Calamus, orange,
rose, allspice, fennel, grains of paradise, hazel, heather, Irish moss,
nutmeg, orange, poppyseed, spikenard, star anise, tonka, vetivert, violet,
clover, comfrey, fern, horsetail, shamrock.
Lust: Clove, patchouli,
peppermint, ambergris, caraway, cinnamon, civet, deer’s tongue, ginger,
ginseng, grains of paradise, hibiscus, lemongrass, nettle, olive, parsley,
rosemary, saffron, sesame, tuberose, vanilla, yerba mate.
Money: Calamus, clove,
galangal, Orange, patchouli, elder, vervain, mustard seeds, allspice, almond,
basil, bergamot mint, chamomile, cedarwood, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clover,
dill, myrtle, nutmeg, oakmoss, peppermint, pine, sage, sassafras, tonka,
vetivert, wood aloe, woodruff, comfrey, ginger, honeysuckle, spearmint,
wheat, bryony, high John the conqueror, hyssop, jasmine.
Peace: Lavender, cumin,
gardenia, lilac, magnolia, meadowsweet, narcissus, pennyroyal, tuberose,
violet
Psychic: Clove, galangal.,
mace, Orange, orris, flax, peppermint, rose, hibiscus, lily, wormwood,
borage, honeysuckle, acacia gum, anise, poplar, bay, camphor, cassia, cinnamon,
gardenia, heliotrope, lemongrass, lilac, marjoram, gum mastic, mugwort,
nutmeg, saffron, star anise, thyme, tuberose, yarrow, citron, cypress,
tangerine.
Protection: calamus,
mullein, peony, geranium, rose, rosemary, St john’s wort, snap dragon,
clove, copal, cypress, dragon’s blood, heliotrope, cyclamen, eucalyptus,
wormwood, vervain, frankincense, cedarwood, garlic, galangal, juniper,
lavender, myrrh, orris, hyssop, woodruff, violet, patchouli, rose, acacia,
agrimony, angelica, lilac, vetiver, valerian, sage, anise, ash, birch,
broom, dogwood, dill, thistle, sandalwood, mistletoe, Arabic gum, asafoetida,
balm of Gilead, basil, bay, bergamot mint, pine, pennyroyal, black pepper,
caraway, carnation, cedar, cinnamon, clover, cumin, rue, peppermint, fennel,
fern, flax, lilac, lotus, mandrake, marigold, mimosa.
Purification: Benzoin,
calamus, copal, eucalyptus, frankincense, lavender, myrrh, peppermint,
sandalwood, valerian, vervain, sage, iris, thistle, yucca, anise, gum Arabic,
bay, chamomile, camphor, cedar, cinnamon, fennel, hyssop, lemon, lemon
verbena, lime, mimosa, musk, parsley, pine, rosemary, thyme, tobacco, elder,
basil, dragon’s blood, lavage, orange, peppermint, rue, saffron, solomon’s
seal.
Beauty: catnip, ginseng,
maidenhair fern, yerba santa, avocado pit, dried cucumber peel.
Employment: devil’s
shoestring, lucky hand, pecan, almond.
Divination: Broom,
camphor, dandelion, hibiscus, meadowsweet, orris, pomegranate, mugwort,
dragon’s blood, bay, black willow, cherry, fig, orange, rowan, hazelwood,
anise, ash, bistort, chicory, cinnamon, cinquefoil, eyebright, goldenrod,
gum mastic, juniper, marigold, nutmeg, patchouli, yarrow, rose, rosemary,
sandalwood, star anise, thyme, wormwood.
Friendship: Lemongrass,
sweetpea, passion flower.
Mental ability: Eyebright,
horehound, mustard seed, periwinkle, rosemary, thyme, basil.
Sleep: Agrimony, chamomile,
hops, lavender, passion flower, peppermint, valerian, clary sage, clove,
jasmine, lemonbalm, meadowsweet, myrrh, sweet cicely, wisteria.
Strength: carnation,
mulberry, pennyroyal, oak, saffron.
Spirituality: Frankincense,
gardenia, heather, Sandalwood, myrrh, gum arabic, cassia, cinnamon, copal,
gardenia, jasmine, heliotrope, lotus, pine, sage, wood aloe.
Success/prosperity:
Cinnamon, patchouli, chamomile, bay, bergamot, chamomile, lovage, marigold,
rosemary, rue, saffron, sweet pea, benzoin.
Wisdom: Bodhi, iris,
sage, yew, willow, agrimony, borage, chervil, endive, cumin, hyssop, thyme,
violet.
Banishing: Black willow,
hellebore, clove, pine, lemon, sage, myrrh, frankincense.
Enchantment: Elderberry,
elfswort, lavender
Magickal power: Allspice,
carnation, dragon’s blood, ginger, gum mastic, tarragon, vanilla, elder,
nutmeg, bay, mace, garlic.
Prophetic dreams:
Camphor, cinquefoil, heliotrope, jasmine, marigold, mimosa, rose, angelica,
mugwort, rose, onion, vanilla, carrot, grape.
Fertility: Fig. Geranium,
mustard, patchouli, peach, poppy, dandelion, hazelnuts, ash.
Communication: Caraway,
dill, fennel, lavender, lemon verbena, sweet marjoram, black mustard, white
mustard, parsley, savoury, lilac, basil.
Travel: Caraway, dill,
fennel, lavender, lemon verbena, sweet marjoram, black mustard, hedge mustard,
white mustard, parsley, savoury, mint, catmint, chives.
Abundance: Alfalfa,
cinnamon, ginger, sandalwood, saffron, vanilla.
Adaptation: Apple,
rosemary
Creativity: angelica,
nutmeg, lunar herbs
Blessing: elder berries,
elder flowers, petals and seeds
Cleansing: pine, lemon,
hyssop, cinnamon, sandalwood.
Conscious mind: rosemary
Dedication: grapes,
celery, vanilla
Discernment: bay,
mint, saffron, peach, jasmine, rose
Doubt: rose, gardenia
Ecology: soil, leaves
Energy: carnation,
ginger, bread
Fear: tea, thyme,
mullein, dandelion, hazelnuts, ash
Forgiveness:
coconut, lavender, mint, parsley
Foundations: soil,
seedlings, roots
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Herbal Substitutions:
for when you can't find the right ingredient, you can
substitute the following herbs.
(Apparently from Cunningham's book of incense, oils and
brews, If you have a problem with me using this information here please
e-mail
me and I will remove it)
ACACIA = Gum Arabic
ACACIA GUM = Gum Arabic
ACONITE = Tobacco
ARABIC GUM = Frankincense, Gum Mastic, Gum Tragacanth
(for binding wet ingredients, not for incense)
AMMONIAC GUM = Asafetida
ASAFETIDA = Tobacco; Valerian
BALM OF GILEAD = Rose buds, Gum Mastic
BDELLIUM , GUM = Copal; Pine resin;
Dragons Blood
BELLADONNA = Tobacco
BENZOIN = Gum Arabic; Gum Mastic
CACHANA = Angelica Root
CARNATION = Rose petals anointed with a
few drops of clove oil
CASSIA = Cinnamon
CASTOR BEAN = A few drops of Castor Oil
CEDAR = Sandalwood
CINQUEFOIL = Clover; Trefoil
CITRON = Equal parts of Orange Peel & Lemon
Peel
CLOVE = Mace, Nutmeg
CLOVER = Cinquefoil
COPAL = Frankincense; Cedar
COWBANE = Tobacco
CYPRESS = Juniper; Pine needles
DEERSTONGUE = Tonka Bean (not
for internal use); Woodruff; Vanilla
DITTANY OF CRETE = Gum Mastic
DRAGONS BLOOD = Equal Parts of Red Sandalwood
and Frankincense
EUCALYPTUS OIL = Camphor oil; Lavender
Oil
EUPHORBIUM = Tobacco
FRANKINCENSE = Copal; Pine resin
GALANGAL = Ginger Root
GRAINS OF PARADISE = Black Pepper
GUM AMMONIAC = Asafetida
GUM BDELLIUM = Copal; Pine resin;
Dragons Blood
HELLEBORE = Tobacco; Nettle
HEMLOCK = Tobacco
HEMP = Nutmeg; Damiana; Star
Anise; Bay
HENBANE = Tobacco
HYSSOP = Lavender
IVY = Cinquefoil
JASMINE = Rose
JUNIPER = Pine
LAVENDER = Rose
LEMONGRASS = Lemon Peel
LEMON PEEL = Lemongrass;
LEMON VERBENA = Lemongrass;
Lemon peel
MACE = Nutmeg
MANDRAKE = Tobacco
MASTIC GUM = Gum Arabic; Frankincense
MINT (any sort) = Sage
MISTLETOE = Mint; Sage
MUGWORT = Wormwood
NEROLI OIL = Orange Oil
NIGHTSHADE = Tobacco
NUTMEG = Mace; Cinnamon
OAKMOSS = Patchouly
ORANGE = Tangerine Peel
ORANGE FLOWERS = Orange Peel
PATCHOULY = Oakmoss
PEPPERMINT = Spearmint
PEPPERWORT = Rue; Grains of Paradise;
Black Pepper
PINE = Juniper
PINE RESIN = Frankincense; Copal
RED SANDALWOOD = Sandalwood
mixed with a pinch of Dragons Blood
ROSE = Yarrow
ROSE GERANIUM = Rose
RUE = Rosemary mixed with a
pinch of black pepper
SAFFRON = Orange Peel
SANDALWOOD = Cedar
SARSAPARILLA = Sassafras
SASSAFRAS = Sarsaparilla
SPEARMINT = Peppermint
SULFUR = Tobacco; Club
Moss; Asafetida
THYME = Rosemary
TOBACCO = Bay
TONKA BEAN = Vanilla
TREFOIL = Cinquefoil
VALERIAN = Asafetida
VANILLA = Woodruff; Deerstongue; Tonka
Bean
VETIVERT = Calamus
WOLFSBANE = Tobacco
WOOD ALOE = Sandalwood
Sprinkled with Ambergris Oil
WOODRUFF = Deerstongue; Vanilla
WORMWOOD = Mugwort
YEW = Tobacco
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As a basic guide use
Rosemary for any other herb, Rose for any flower,
either Frankincense or
Copal for any gum resin and Tobacco for
any poisonous herb.
Some of these herbs can be
found at Obsidian's online shop:
Herbs and their
Properties
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This is a list of commonly used herbs and their Magickal Properties.
For a larger list of herbs, please consult a book on Herbs such as "Magickal
Herbalism" or my herbal book which is available on my online site for $7
(AUS).
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Absinthe
(Wormwood): POISIONOUS
DO NOT BURN INDOORS. divination, scrying,
protection, Moon, mars, psychic awareness, animals, aphrodisiac,
clairvoyance, determination, exorcism, love, opposition, psychic
development, spell breaking, transformation.
Acacia
(Gum Arabic):
Psychic powers, meditation, offering on altar, prosperity, harmony,
increase power of spells, money, peace, protection, growth, tranquillity.
Agrimony(Church
Steeples, Cocklebur, Philanthropos, Sticklewort):
Protection, return spells
to their sender, insomnia, prosperity, luck, money, psychic protection,
wealth.
Alfalfa:
Prosperity, Anti-hunger, Money
Allspice
(Pimento, Jamaica Pepper):
Prosperity, luck, money, healing, compassion,
determination, fertility, gain, love, renewal.
Almond:
Aphrodisiac, compassion, fertility, love, prosperity, wealth.
Althea
(Marshmallow): Clairvoyance, determination, harmony, peace,
psychic development,
tranquillity.
Angelica
(Archangel,
Masterwort):
Ward off negativity, protection, Divination, Exorcism,
Healing, Visions, prosperity, love, spell breaking, success, wisdom.
Anise
(Aniseed): Purification, protection, entices spirits to
aid in spells, divination, love, passion,
Preventing nightmares, psychic development, psychic protection, Clairvoyance,
cleansing, consecration, fertility, gain, good luck, happiness, money,
weddings,
Apple:
love, healing, bury in ground at Samhain to feed spirits as they pass over,
Garden
Magic, Immortality
Arrow
Root (Yarrow): Divination,
love, marriage, negativity, defence, protection, animals,
clairvoyance, consecration, endings, exorcism, fertility, luck, increase
the
power of a spell, longevity, psychic protection, release, spell breaking,
weddings.
Artemesia
(Wormwood, Absinthe):
POISIONOUS DO NOT BURN INDOORS. divination,
scrying, protection, Moon, mars, psychic awareness, animals, aphrodisiac,
clairvoyance,
determination, exorcism, love, opposition, psychic development, spell breaking,
transformation.
Asafoetida
(Devil’s Dung, Food of the Gods):
Consecration, endings, exorcism, opposition,
protection, release, spell breaking, hex breaking, curse breaking
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Balm
of Gilead (Mecca Balsam, Poplar Buds):
Inspiration, knowledge, love, protection,
strength, virility, wisdom.
Basil
(American Dittany, Witches’ Herb, Alabahaca):
protection, wealth, love, repels
negativity, mars, Scorpio, exorcism, soothing strife between lovers, purifying,
lust,
clairvoyance, consecration, divination, fertility, fidelity, happiness,
harmony, honesty, money,
passion, peace, prosperity, spell breaking, strength, success..
Bay
(Daphne, Laurel):
Psychic powers, purification, wishes, wisdom, protection, Sun, strength,
prophecy, healing, lightning, negativity, clairvoyance, consecration, divination,
exorcism, luck,
harmony, inspiration, knowledge, love, memory, money, peace, release, spell
breaking,
tranquillity, transformation.
Benzoin
(Sumatra Gum, Spice Bush):
Purification, Prosperity, Sun, Leo, success, energy,
magical power, astral Projection, exorcism, harmony, inspiration, knowledge,
love, money,
peace, protection, psychic protection, spell breaking, tranquillity, wisdom..
Birch:
Protection, purification, Health, Beginnings, prosperity, cleansing.
Blackberry:
protection, health, prosperity, make into pies for Lammas, Money,
Boneset
(Comfrey): Healing,
travel, Saturn, rulership, money, endings, exorcism, protection,
release, safe travel, spell breaking
Broom:
Purification, protection, compassion, consecration, exorcism, passion,
protection, psychic
powers and protection, spell breaking, weather, weddings.
Burdock
(Cocklebur, Hardock, Beggar’s buttons):
negativity, purification, protection, Animals,
compassion, consecration, exorcism, love, protection, spell breaking.
Calendula:
protection, prophetic dreams, legal matters
Caraway:
Aphrodisiac, fertility, fidelity, gain, honesty, love, memory, passion,
theft, protection,
Sensuality, lust, health.
Carnation
(Dianthus):
protection, altar offering to Goddess, strength, healing.
Cassia
(Senna, Chinese Cinnamon):
Aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, luck,
harmony, increase power of a spell, inspiration, knowledge, love, money,
passion, peace,
protection, psychic development, tranquillity, wealth, wisdom.
Catnip
(Catmint):
love, cat magic, beauty, happiness, Animals, dreams, harmony, peace, sleep,
tranquillity.
Cedar:
Purifying, healing, Sun, money, protection, psychic powers, love, clairvoyance,
consecration, divination, gain, longevity, prosperity, strength, success,
wealth, money.
Chamomile:
Meditation, rest, purification, calming, prosperity, God incense, Sun,
water, love,
money, luck, beauty, determination, dreams, luck, harmony, meditation,
money,
peace, tranquillity, wealth.
Cinnamon:
Spiritual and psychic powers, protection, success, Sun, money, healing,
love, lust,
aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, luck, harmony, increase
power of a
spell, inspiration, knowledge, passion, peace, prosperity, protection,
tranquillity,
wealth, wisdom, strength.
Cinquefoil
(Five Finger Grass):
Prosperity, protection, purification, divination dreams,
clairvoyance, divination, exorcism, increase the power of a spell, inspiration,
knowledge,
love, money, spell breaking, wealth, wisdom.
Clary
sage: Clairvoyance, consecration, divination, harmony, inspiration,
knowledge, love, peace,
prosperity, protection, psychic development, retention, tranquillity, wealth,
wisdom.
Clove:
Wealth, purification, divination, negativity, money, protection, aphrodisiac,
clairvoyance,
exorcism, psychic protection, spell breaking, gossip, protection, love,
money.
Comfrey
(Boneset):
Healing, travel, Saturn, rulership, money, endings, exorcism, protection,
release, safe travel, spell breaking.
Copal
(Mexican Frankincense):
Sun, heart's ease, clearing, uplifting, protection, exorcism,
spirituality, love, consecration, increase the power of a spell, meditation.
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Daffodil:
Love, fertility, luck.
Damiana:
lust, visions, love, increase power of a spell, psychic development, sensuality.
Dandelion
(Cankerwort, Lion’s tooth, Wild Endive):
divination, wishes, calling spirits, animals,
Luck, psychic development.
Devil's
eye (Elder):
SEEDS ARE POISONOUS.
exorcism, protection, healing, negativity, blessings, cleansing, offerings,
Clairvoyance,
compassion, consecration, divination, love, Psychic protection, transformation..
(Some say the wood should not
be burned as it is scared to Hecate)
Devil’s
Dung (Asafoetida):
Consecration, endings, exorcism, opposition, protection, release, spell
breaking, hex breaking, curse breaking
Dill:
wealth, protection, love, determination, dreams, fertility, gain, harmony,
peace, psychic
protection, retention, rest, sleep, tranquillity, money, lust, luck.
Dittany
(Dittany of Crete, Greek Mint):
Clairvoyance, divination, happiness, materialisation,
meditation, psychic development, visions.
Dragon's
blood (Blume, Socotrine, Zanzibar Drop):
Mars, power, courage, love, protection,
exorcism, potency, sexual energy, animals, consecration, fidelity, luck,
honesty,
increase power of a spell, money, psychic protection, strength, virility.
Echinacea:
Strengthen spells.
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Elder(Devil’s
Eye, Elderberry, Tree of Doom):
SEEDS ARE POISONOUS.
negativity, blessings, cleansing, offerings, Clairvoyance, compassion,
consecration, divination,
love, protection, Psychic protection, transformation, exorcism, healing,
sleep, healing,
prosperity.
(Some say the wood should not
be burned as it is scared to Hecate)
Elecampane
(Elf Dock, Elfwort, Velvet Dock, Wild Sunflower, Horse Heal):
Animals,
attraction, beauty, love.
Eucalyptus(Dinkum,
Blue Gum): protection,
healing, consecration, renewal.
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Fern:
protection, sacred to God, bring rain, luck, wealth, longevity, youth,
health, exorcism.
Fennel:
Mercury, purification, protection, healing, ward off evil, negative energy,
confidence,
courage, fertility, love, psychic protection, strength.
Frankincense
(Olibanum):
Protection, blessing, spirituality, meditation, power, sun, loyalty,
purification, exorcism, courage, clairvoyance, consecration, divination,
luck, increase
power of a spell, inspiration, knowledge, psychic development, psychic
protection,
spell breaking, success, transformation, wisdom .
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Galangal
(African Ju Ju Powder, Catarrh Root, China Root, Low John):
Mars, health,
protection, luck, money, psychic powers, breaking hexes, Consecration,
divine
intervention, exorcism, increase the power of a spell, law, love, psychic
protection, spell
breaking.
Garlic:
Sacred to Hecate, flowers as altar offering. protection, healing,
aphrodisiac, clairvoyance,
confidence, consecration, courage, divination, exorcism, longevity, money,
opposition, spell
breaking, gossip, strength, success, theft, lust.
inger:
Love, success, money, power, mars, aphrodisiac, passion, psychic development,
psychic
protection, sensuality.
Ginseng
(Man-root, Tartar Root):
Aphrodisiac, gain, love, longevity, money, renewal, strength,
wishes, healing, beauty, lust, protection.
Grains
of Paradise (Cardamon,
Guinea Pepper, Love Pods): Aphrodisiac,
fertility, gain, luck,
happiness, love, success.
Gum
Arabic (Acacia):
Psychic powers, meditation, offering on altar, prosperity, harmony, increase
power of spells, money, peace, protection, growth, tranquillity.
Hawthorn:
Fertility, magic, protection, chastity, happiness.
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Hazel:
healing, protection, Wisdom, luck, fertility, lightning, wishes.
Heather:
red to start or end affair, white for protection, purple for spiritual
development.
Henna(Alcanna,
Medudi): Beauty, gain, gentleness,
renewal, healing, change.
Holly:
Enhances Magic, dream magic, mars, Yule, Protection against storms, clairvoyance,
consecration, divination, protection, renewal, transformation, virility,
luck.
Honeysuckle:
Animals, clairvoyance, determination, divination, fidelity, luck, honesty,
inspiration,
secrets, knowledge, love, memory, money, peace of mind, theft, prosperity,
psychic
development, retention, strength, weddings, wealth, wisdom, protection.
Hypericum(St.
John’s Wort): Negativity,
health, willpower, protection, happiness, strength,
animals, confidence, courage, exorcism, luck, increase power of a spell,
opposition,
psychic protection, spell breaking, success
Hyssop:
Purification, negativity, consecration, money, prosperity, protection,
psychic development,
wealth, psychic protection.
Iris:
Wisdom, purification.
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IrishMoss
(Sea spirit, Sea Moss, Chondrus):
Luck, money, protection, rain.
Iris
Root (Orris Root):divination,
Venus, peace, detachment, love, protection, psychic awareness,
exorcism, spell breaking, gossip.
Ivy:
Fertility, Love, healing, protection.
Jalap
(High John the Conqueror):
Commanding, consecration, gambling, luck, love, money,
opposition, prosperity, protection, success, wealth.
Jasmine:
Aphrodisiac, dreams, fertility, happiness, love, meditation, passion, prosperity,
rest,
sensuality, sleep, money, astral projection.
Juniper:
Freedom, far away places, romance, healing, love, exorcism, theft, protection,
psychic
powers, animals, aphrodisiac, fertility, gain, secrets, retention, strength.
Karaya
(Sterculia):
Fertility, Gain.
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Kelp:
Wind spells, protection, psychic powers.
Khus
Khus (Vetiver):
Love,
wealth, negativity, luck, increase the power of a spell,
protection, success, virility.
Lady’s
Mantle (Lion’s Foot, Stelleria, Nine Hooks):
animals, beauty, compassion,
gentleness, modesty, weddings.
Lavender
(Asarum, Elf Leaf, Nardus):
Purification, peace, love, psychic awareness, Mercury,
balance, clarity, sanity, happiness, protection, longevity, divination,
study, visualisation,
concentration, aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, luck, harmony, secrets,
memory, money,
peace, psychic development, retention, tranquillity, virility, sleep, chastity.
Lemonbalm
(Melissa):
Success, health, love, moon, fertility, prophecy, psychic powers, lust,
compassion, endings, gentleness, happiness, longevity, psychic development,
release..
Lemongrass:
psychic powers, lust, clairvoyance, divination, fidelity, honesty, strength,
repel snakes.
Lemon
verbena (Verbena, Herb Louisa, Cedron):
love, purification, dreams, exorcism,
happiness, harmony, increase power of a spell, peace, prevent nightmares,
protection, rest, sleep, spell breaking, success.
Lilac:
Clairvoyance, divination, gentleness, harmony, love, memory, modesty, peace,
psychic
development, psychic protection, recall past lives, tranquillity, exorcism,
protection.
Lily:
Protection, Breaking Love spells.
Lily
of the Valley (Jacob’s Ladder, May Bells, Our Lady’s Tears):
Gentleness, happiness,
modesty, protection.
Lovage:
Aphrodisiac, consecration, love, money, protection, psychic protection.
Low
John the conqueror (Galangal):
Mars, health, protection, luck, money, psychic powers,
breaking hexes, Consecration, divine intervention, exorcism, increase the
power of a
spell, law, love, psychic protection, spell breaking
Lucky
Hand (Orchid root): Aphrodisiac,
beauty, exorcism, luck, money, psychic
protection, spell breaking, success.
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Mace:
psychic power, mercury, psychic powers, intellect, fertility, gain, luck,
love, protection.
Maidenhair
(Five finger Fern, Rock Fern, Venus’s Hair):
Aphrodisiac, beauty, gentleness,
harmony, love, modesty, peace, tranquillity.
Mandrake
(Herb of Circe, May Apple):
Animals, aphrodisiac, fertility, love, money, prosperity,
protection, psychic development, sensuality, virility, wealth, health.
Marigold
(Calendula, Verrucaria):
Marriage spells, clairvoyant dreams, protection, psychic
Powers, luck, happiness, memory, money, peace of mind, prosperity, sleep,
renewal,
success, wealth, legal matters.
Marjoram
(wintersweet):
love, protection, wealth, mercury, animals, happiness, harmony, peace,
psychic development, psychic protection, tranquillity, weddings, money.
Meadowsweet
(Gravel Root, Trumpet Weed):
peace, happiness, love, tranquillity, gentleness,
luck, harmony, love, money, peace, weddings.
Mint:
protection, prosperity, money, luck, travel, Venus, mercury,(peppermint
= mars), exorcism,
lust, healing, love, psychism, purification, clairvoyance.
Mistletoe
(Golden Bough, All Heal, Loranthus):
protection, exorcism, love, fertility, animals,
consecration, fertility, gain, luck, psychic protection, renewal, success,
virility, health. {poisonous}
Motherwort
(Lion’s ear):
Animals, compassion, dreams, fertility, gentleness, happiness, harmony,
love, peace, sleep, tranquillity.
Mugwort
(Moxa, Artemesia, Witch Herb):
Divination, rub on crystal balls to enhance strength,
Protection for travellers, psychic powers, astral projection, prophetic
dreams,
aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, longevity, theft, protection, sleep, strength,
healing.
Mullein:
protection, divination, health, courage, love, exorcism.
Mustard:
Health, protection, fertility, aphrodisiac, exorcism, fertility, gain,
love, passion, success,
virility, money, wealth, prosperity, mental powers.
Myrrh:
Protection, negativity, purification, consecration, moon, laying to rest,
resurrection,
exorcism, spirituality, compassion, endings, exorcism, luck, happiness,
prosperity, psychic
protection, release, spell breaking, success, transformation, wealth, healing.
Myrtle
(Bayberry): Aphrodisiac,
compassion, fertility, happiness, longevity, love, money,
prosperity, wealth, weddings.
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Neroli
(Orange Blossom):
beauty,
fertility, luck, happiness, love, money, prosperity, wealth,
weddings.
Nettle
(Stinging Nettle):
exorcism, protection, healing, lust, aphrodisiac, exorcism, protection,
psychic protection, spell breaking.
Nutmeg
(Calabach):
prosperity, aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, divination, dreams, fertility, gain,
love,
meditation, money, protection, psychic development, sleep
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Oak:
God symbols, Purification, Fertility, Power, Balance, Protection, Success,
Acorns for
wealth, Health, confidence, courage, longevity, opposition, prosperity,
retention, strength,
virility, money, healing, potency, luck.
Oakmoss:
luck, protection, clairvoyance, divination, exorcism, spell breaking.
Onion
(Victory root):
aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, exorcism, opposition,
protection, spell breaking, gossip, success, healing, money, prophetic
dreams, lust.
Olibanum
(Frankincense): Protection,
blessing, spirituality, meditation, power, sun, loyalty,
purification, exorcism, courage, clairvoyance, consecration, divination,
luck,
increase power of a spell, inspiration, knowledge, psychic development,
psychic
protection, spell breaking, success, transformation, wisdom .
Orange:
love, fortune and divination, beauty, fertility, luck, happiness, money,
prosperity, wealth, weddings..
Orange
Blossom (Neroli):
beauty, fertility, luck, happiness, love, money, prosperity, wealth,
weddings.
Oregano
(Wild Marjoram, Origanum):
animals, happiness, harmony, love, peace, protection,
psychic development, growth, tranquillity, weddings.
Orchid
Root (Lucky Hand, Salep):
Aphrodisiac, beauty, exorcism, luck, money, psychic
protection, spell breaking, success.
Orris
root (Iris root):
divination, Venus, peace, detachment, love, protection, psychic awareness,
exorcism, spell breaking, gossip.
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Parsley:
purification, protection, mercury, lust, Persephone, aphrodisiac, clairvoyance,
divination,
happiness, meditation, psychic development, love.
Patchouli
(graveyard Dust):
Incense for wealth, fertility, Earth and underworld, money, lust,
clairvoyance, divination, exorcism, increase the power of spells, love,
memory, peace of
mind, protection, psychic development, sensuality, spell breaking.
Pennyroyal(Mosquito
plant, Squaw Mint): protection,
peace, strength, endings, harmony,
love, peace, protection, release, tranquillity.
Pepper:
protection, negativity, exorcism.
Peppermint
(Lammint): Animals,
aphrodisiac, consecration, dreams, endings, luck, happiness,
love, money, prosperity, protection, psychic development, release, renewal,
rest,
sleep, transformation, wealth, purification, healing, psychic powers, divination.
Pimento
(Allspice): Prosperity,
luck, money, healing, compassion, determination, fertility, gain,
love, renewal.
Pine
(Evergreen):
purification, cleansing, Prosperity, wealth, animals, clairvoyance, compassion,
consecration, divination, fertility, protection, psychic protection, strength,
healing, fertility, exorcism, money.
Plantain
(Ripple Grass, Snakeweed):
Animals, fertility, gain, honesty, love, protection, gossip,
Transformation, healing, strength, snake repelling.
Pomegranate
(Chinese apple):
Fertility, gain, prosperity, renewal, retention, divination, luck,
wishes, wealth.
Poppy
(Headache, Manseed, Corn Rose):
Clairvoyance, compassion, consolation, divination,
dreams, fertility, gain, harmony, love, peace, prosperity, rest, sleep,
tranquillity, wealth,
money, luck, invisibility.
Purple
Clover (Red Clover): Animals,
luck, money, opposition, protection,
psychic protection, gossip, strength.
Primrose
(Fairy Cups, Password, English Cowslip):
Spring Equinox, Venus, protection, love,
emotions, hope, promise, affection, animals, compassion, dreams, harmony,
longevity,
renewal, rest, sleep, gossip, tranquillity.
Quassia
(Bitter Ash, Bitterwood):
Compassion, endings, love, protection, release.
Red
Clover (Trefoil, Wild Clover, Purple Clover): Animals, luck,
money, opposition,
protection, psychic protection, gossip, strength.
Rose:
Love, psychic power, Venus, healing, divination, psychism, luck, protection,
aphrodisiac,
beauty, clairvoyance, compassion, consecration, harmony, longevity,
memory, peace,
peace of mind, retention, tranquillity, transformation, weddings.
Rose
Geranium: Animals, aphrodisiac, confidence, consecration, courage,
exorcism, love, passion,
protection, psychic protection, sensuality, spell breaking.
Rosemary:
Purification, negativity, love, protection, health, blessing, consecration,
Sun, lust,
insight, Fidelity, aphrodisiac, confidence, courage, endings, fertility,
luck, happiness,
honesty, inspiration, knowledge, longevity, meditation, memory, peace
of mind, theft,
psychic development, release, strength.
Rowan:
knowledge, divination, protection, Enhances Magic, Inspiration.
Rue
(Herb of Grace, Herb of Repentance):
Blessing, consecration, protection, health,
compassion, Consecration, luck, karma, longevity, love, psychic protection,
psychic
development, spell breaking.
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Safflower
(American Saffron, Beggar’s Crocus): Clairvoyance,
divination, exorcism,
psychic development, spell breaking.
Sage
(Salvia, Sawge):
protection, wisdom, health, Jupiter, money, longevity, wishes, purification,
aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, harmony, inspiration,
knowledge, love, meditation, peace, prosperity, psychic development,
psychic protection, retention, tranquillity, wealth, weddings.
St.
John's wort (Hypericum, Goat Weed, Amber):
Negativity, health, willpower, protection,
happiness, strength, animals, confidence, courage, exorcism, luck, increase
power of a spell, opposition, psychic protection, spell breaking, success.
Sandalwood:
Protection, full moon, negativity, spirit offering, spirituality, exorcism,
wishes,
clairvoyance, consecration, divination, luck, meditation, psychic development,
success.
Solomon's
seal (Dropberry, Sealroot, Sealwort, St. Mary’s seal):
Protection, offering to
Elements, consecration, exorcism, luck, inspiration, knowledge, money,
prosperity,
psychic development, psychic protection, spell breaking, success, wisdom,
wealth.
Spearmint
(Sage of Bethlehem, Green Spine):
Animals, aphrodisiac, consecration, dreams,
endings, luck, happiness, love, money, prosperity, protection, psychic
development,
release, renewal, rest, sleep, transformation, wealth.
Star
Anise (Chinese Anise, Badiana):
Psychic power, fortune, aphrodisiac, clairvoyance,
consecration, divination, fertility, gain, luck, love, money, nightmares,
protection,
psychic development, psychic protection.
Storax
(Styrax, Amber, Neteph, Stracte):
commanding, consecration, exorcism, increase the
power of a spell, protection, psychic protection, spell breaking, strength,
success.
Sumatra
Gum (Benzoin): Purification,
Prosperity, Sun, Leo, success, energy,
magical power, astral Projection, exorcism, harmony, inspiration, knowledge,
love, money,
peace, protection, psychic protection, spell breaking, tranquillity, wisdom..
Sun
Flower (Marigold of Peru):
Wishes, fertility, wisdom, healing, truth, clairvoyance, divination,
dreams, fertility, gain, divination, dreams, fertility, gain, luck, love,
money, prosperity,
protection, psychic development, sleep, success, wealth..
Tarragon
(Dragon Herb, Little Dragon, Estragon):
Animals, aphrodisiac, confidence, courage,
secrets, love, passion, theft, protection, retention, sensuality, strength,
virility.
Thyme
(Bitter
Mint):
Negativity, purification, healing, Venus, courage, love, psychic powers,
repels nightmares, cleansing, clairvoyance, compassion, confidence,
consecration,
courage, divination, love, meditation, money, nightmares, protection, psychic
development.
Tulsi
(Basil): protection,
wealth, love, repels negativity, mars, Scorpio, exorcism, soothing strife
between lovers, purifying, lust, clairvoyance, consecration, divination,
fertility, fidelity,
happiness, harmony, honesty, money, passion, peace, prosperity, spell breaking,
strength, success..
Tumeric
(Zedonary, Curcuma):
Aphrodisiac, confidence, courage, exorcism, passion, sensuality,
spell breaking, strength..
Uva
Ursi (Bearberry):
Divination, psychic work, animals, protection, strength. (back
to top)
Valerian
(All-Heal, Blessed herb, Heliotrope, Vandal Root):
Mercury, Venus, protection,
purification, love, ward off danger, balance, emotions, aphrodisiac, consecration,
creativity, inspiration, knowledge, love, nightmares, prosperity, protection,
success,
transformation..
Vervain
(verbena, Herb of Grace, Holy Herb, Van Van):
love, purification, wealth, creativity,
psychic attack, Venus, the Crone aspect, protection, money, aphrodisiac,
consecration,
creativity, inspiration, knowledge, nightmares, prosperity, success, transformation.
Vetivert
(Vetiver, Khus Khus):
Love, wealth, negativity, luck, increase the power of a spell,
protection, success, virility.
Violet:
Aphrodisiac, beauty, fidelity, gentleness, luck, harmony, honesty, love,
modesty, peace,
tranquillity, transformation.
Wild
Marjoram (Oregano):
animals, happiness, harmony, love, peace, protection, psychic
development, growth, tranquillity, weddings
Willow
(Saille, Witches’ Asprin):
Bark for divination, love, Moon Magic, Wishes, Protection,
healing, Moon, clairvoyance, compassion, consecration,
determination, divination, endings, exorcism, gentleness, love,
nightmares, theft, release, spell breaking.
Witch
Herb (Mugwort):
Divination, rub on crystal balls to enhance strength, Protection for
travellers, psychic powers, astral projection, prophetic dreams,
aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, longevity, theft, protection, sleep, strength.
Witches’
Herb (Basil):
protection, wealth, love, repels negativity, mars, Scorpio, exorcism,
soothing strife between lovers, purifying, lust, clairvoyance, consecration,
divination, fertility, fidelity, happiness, harmony, honesty, money, passion,
peace,
prosperity, spell breaking, strength, success.
Wood
Betony (Bishopwort, Betony):
burn at Litha for protection, purification, to be rid of
nightmares, send away despair, psychic awareness,
consecration, prevent intoxication, protection, psychic
protection.
Wormwood
(Absinthe):
POISIONOUS DO NOT BURN INDOORS. divination, scrying,
protection, Moon, mars, psychic awareness, animals, aphrodisiac,
clairvoyance, determination, exorcism, love, opposition, psychic
development, spell breaking, transformation.
Yarrow
(Arrow Root, Bloodwort, Death Flower, Milfoil, Woundwort, Thousand Leaf):
Divination, love, marriage, negativity, defence, protection, animals, clairvoyance,
consecration, endings, exorcism, fertility, luck, increase the power of
a spell, longevity,
psychic protection, release, spell breaking, weddings.
Zanzibar
Drop (Dragon’s Blood):
Mars, power, courage, love, protection, exorcism, potency,
sexual energy, animals, consecration, fidelity, luck, honesty,
increase power of a spell, money, psychic protection, strength, virility
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