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Magickal Herbs
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Witches have been using herbs for magikal puposes for many centuries. Here are the ones that I have found to be most important. (Do you have any herbal remedies that you swear by? Email them to me and I will include them in the next update.)
A Typical Witches Garden Should Contain:
agrimony: offers protection, returns spells to
sender, aids sleep.
angelica: sprinkle throughout the home to ward off
negativity, good for protection and divination.
avens: purification, love.
basil: protection, wealth, love, repels negative
energy.
bay: burn for psychic powers, purification, and wish magic.
betony: purification, protection, to be rid of nightmares, to send away despair, psychic awareness.
broom: protection, wards off trouble making fairies,
burdock: wards off negativity, purifies, protects.
catnip: love and cat magic.
chamomile: meditation, rest, purification, calmness, prosperity, incense for the God.
cinquefoil: prosperity, protection, purification, divination dreams.
comfrey: root or leaves for healing, carry for safety during travel.
coriander: health.
dill: seeds promote wealth, leaves bring protection, flowers enable love.
fennel: brings protection, sacred to the God.
feverfew: repels sickness, safety when traveling.
garlic: sacred to the Hecate, flowers can be altar offering, gloves bring protection.
heather: use at Samhain to invite spirits to visit.
hops: health, dispels insomnia.
hyssop: wards off negative energy, protection.
lavender: burn to purify, attracts elves, peace, love, psychic awareness.
lemon balm: health, love , success.
marigold: protection, enhanced psychic powers.
marjoram: love, protection, wealth.
mugwort: drink tea before divining, consecrate crystal balls.
mullien: courage, divination, health.
parsley: purification, protection.
rosemary: burn for protection, repels negativity, protection, love health, blessing, consecration.
rose: love, beauty.
rue: health, use in altar oil to bless and consecrate.
sage: wisdom, health, burn (smudge) for protection.
St. John's wort: health, strength of will.
tansy: health.
trefoil: decorate altar, protection, luck.
woodruff: success, psychic awareness.
Sources: "Green Witchcraft" by Ann Mourra
"A Witches Garden" by Gerina Dunwich
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A Simple Herbal:
The following are meant to be taken as teas. Steep for twelve minutes and drink hot. A small dose of honey can be added to sweeten the brew.
-The seeds of anise can increase passions.
-A brew of borage may decrease the aches in the joints and limbs.
-Seeds from caraway can increase mental stamina.
-Fever and chills may be subdued by catnip.
-A sour stomach may be tamed by mint.
-Headaches can be avoided with an infusion of nasturium.
-Overcome fraility with a strong brew of parsley.
-The flowers of the red clover have been known to quell a hot temper.
-Sooth nerves with the calming power of rosemary.
-Have power over guilt and sorrow with the tea of rue.
-Battle depression and mental fatigue with age old sage.
-Coughs are soothed with thyme.
Bathing;
Sprinkle any of the herbs listed below in a warm bath to produce the required results.
Relaxing herbs:
Chamomile, hops, jasmine, linden flowers, meadowsweet, valerian.
Invigorating herbs:
Basil, bay eucalyptus, fennel, ivy, lavender, lemon balm, lemon verbena, mint, pennyroyal, pine rosemary sage, tansy, thyme.
Healing herbs:
Calendula, comfrey, hens and chicks, lady's mantle, spearmint, yarrow.
Little Hints and Tips:
-I use rosewater as an astringent for my face and hair. Adding rosemary makes it even better.
-Infuse rosewater with your will to be beautiful, inside and out, then splash it on your face staight out of the fridge in the morning. It refreshes and helps you stay positive. Plus it smells like the freshness of summertime.
-Chamomile is a natural lightener for your hair, and soaking wet teabags placed over the eyes will reduce dark circles uunder the eye.
-Chamomile is also great for prosperity spells. I like to rinse my hands in the tea.(to draw money) It also smells great.
note: Chamomile works best when fresh. You can grow it by simply ripping open a chamomile tea bag and sprinkeling it on soil. It makes a beautiful houseplant, but it can be a little finicky.
-Yarrow helps promote beauty when kept by your mirror.
-I sprinkle rosemary under my doormat, on window sills, and under my bed for protection
Do you have any herbal remedies or cosmetic uses for herbs? Email them to me and I will include them on this page the next time this site is updated.
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Leeolla LunaRose
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