Herb/Plant/Resin
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Magickal properties
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Lore
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| Acacia |
Protection, psychic powers
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Allspice
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Money, luck, healing |
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Almond
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Money, prosperity, wisdom |
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Amber
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Stability, self-confidence, and
peace |
Amber isn't an herb it is the
sap from a ancient evergreen tree. |
Ambergris
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Awaken love and emotion |
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Angelica Root
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Protection and exorcism and to
cause visions |
protects from evil |
Amaranth
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Flower of immortality, or love
lies bleeding. Once believed to hold the essence required to
open the door between the living and the dead. The language
of the amaranth is eternal life. |
Anise
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Protection, purification, youth
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Once called 'Go to meeting seeds'
Because they were a popular snack easily toted in ones pocket. |
Apple Blossom
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Love and friendship |
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| Ash - (wood) |
invincibility |
A Druid sacred tree. Druidic shamanic
wands were often made of ash. |
Arum
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Also called skunk cabbage. This
plant generates a great amount of heat. Has been recorded 27
F warmer than the air temperature around it. It is hot to the
tounge and somewhat narcotic. The root was once commonly used
as contraceptive. |
Aster
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The language of the aster is love.
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| Balm of Gilead |
Attract new love, mend broken
heart, protection, healing |
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| Balm Mellisa |
all healing |
Is reputed to repel illness. |
Basil
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The only correct way to sow basil
is to scream at them. There is an old french expression that
translates to "Sowing the basil" It means raving like
a leunatic. |
Bayberry
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Money, good luck, peace, harmony,
well-being |
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Benzoin
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Purification, prosperity |
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Bergamot
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Money, hex-breaking |
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| Betony |
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A Druid sacred herb. This was
a magickal herb to the Celts as it has the power to expel evil
spirits, nightmares, and despair. It was burned at Summer Solstice
for purification and protection. |
Blessed Thistle
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Purification and protection from
evil, used in hex-breaking spells |
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Borage
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The language of borage is courage
and swift action |
| Buckeye |
Carry to attract money and to
ward off aches and pains |
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Camphor
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Awaken past life memories, stimulates
psychic awareness |
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Carnation
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Protection, strength, healing,
vitality |
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Catnip
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Creates a psychic bond with cats,
attracts good spirits, love and luck |
A Druid sacred herb, chewed by
warriors for fierceness in battle. |
Cedar
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Healing, courage, purification,
protection, money, hex-breaking |
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| Chamomile |
Sleep and meditation, and to attract
money |
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Cherry
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Divination, love |
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Chickweed
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If the Chickweed blooms boldly
there will be no rain for at least 4 hrs. If the blossom is
shut, get out your rain coat. |
Chicory
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Luck, invisibility, opening locks |
Chicory can bring good luck or
make you invisible if you carry it with you. It is said to be
able to open any lock. Also called watcher of the road. Can
be used as a rough ph indicator, or natural litmus paper. Stir
up ant hills then hold the blue flower over the hills. Ants
shoot out formic acid as a defense mechanism.This turns the
flower pink.
Thomas Jefferson was almost tried for treason for importing
chicory seeds during the war of 1812.
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Cinnamon
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Lust, love, success, power, psychic
awareness, healing, protection |
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Cinquefoil
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Symbolizes the beloved daughter.
When it rains the leaves bend over to protect the bud as a mother
would protect a beloved daughter.
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Clove
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Money, love, lust, exorcism, protection
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Clover
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Protection, money, love, fidelity,
success, exorcism |
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| Club Moss |
blessings, protections |
A Druid sacred herb. Among the
Celts, only a priest or priestess (an initiate) could gather
club moss. The plants and spores were collected in July and
August for use in blessings and protections. |
| Cobalt |
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Coltsfoot
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Draws peace and tranquility, promotes
visions, also used in spells involving animals |
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Columbine
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Language is cuckoldry and a deserted
lover. An insult to a woman and bad luck to a man. |
Comfrey
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Safety during travel and to draw
money |
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Crocus
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Inspire Love |
Has the power to inspire love
but may drain your strength if while collecting them. |
Cyclemen
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Draw love and truth |
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Cypress
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Comfort and solace, to ease feelings
of loss |
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Daisy
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Inspire creativity, prevent lightning,
contacting the fae |
Believed to hold the power to
keep away lightening. Is therefore commonly hung indoors for
protection. Used commonly to foretell the love of another. "
He loves me. He loves me not." Helps to boost creativity.
The Daisy is a favorite flower of the wood nymphs. |
Damiana
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Lust and love |
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Dandelion
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Name is french meaning the tooth
of the lion.
The language of the dandelion is "Faithful to you. "
It is concidered a symbol of time and love.
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Dragon's Blood
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Power amplifier, protection, love,
banishing, potency |
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Elder
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Love, healing, peace, reconciliation,
compassion, psychism, dreams, friendship, purification |
see Magickal Woods |
Eucalyptus
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Healing, protection |
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| Eyebright |
clairvoyance |
A Druid sacred herb that promotes
clairvoyance. |
Fennel
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Bunches were hung on Midsummers
eve to ward off evil spirits and seeds were stuffed in keyholes
to keep out ghosts. |
| Ferns |
Protection, to attract the Fae |
The Druids classed ferns as sacred
trees. Uncurled fronds of male fern were gathered at Midsummer,
dried and carried for good luck. All ferns are powerful protective
plants and faeries are especially attracted to them. |
Five Finger Grass (cinquefoil)
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Protection, prophetic dreams,
wisdom, and success in court cases |
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Foam flower
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Greeks often present the foam
flowers as tokens of their love. |
| Forget-Me-Nots |
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There was a lovely young couple
newly married and fresh in the feeling of love. They were having
a picnic and enjoying one anothers company when the man noticed
a brilliant blue spray along the rivers bend. He had to have
them for his love! He climbed down and plucked up the flowers.
Joyfully, he made his way along the river to bring his prize
to his wife. He had nearly made it when he slipped into the
current. Just as he was whisked away for good he threw the fist
of flowers to his love and yelled "Forget me not."
The leaves of the forget-me-not when boiled are said to be an
effective atidote for the bite of an adder. A symbol of love
and devotion. |
Frankincense
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Spirituality, protection, exorcism,
consecration |
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| Foxglove |
Attracting the Fae |
Poisonous! A Druid sacred herb
associated with the Little People and Otherworld beings. |
Galangal
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Courage, strength, and for avoiding
legal problems |
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Gardenia
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Love, peace, healing, spirituality
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Said to help bring peace within
yourself. |
Ginseng
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Attracting love, luck and health
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Geranium
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Fertility, health and love |
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Ginger
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Success, power, money, love |
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Gota Kola
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Meditation |
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Ground Ivy
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Also called ' Gill over the ground'.
Gill derives from the French word Guiller- to brew, or to make
merry. The plant was once used to clarify and add flavor to
beer. Now hops does that. Gill tea is an ancient cure for toothache.
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Golden rod
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There was an old woman tired and
footsore walking through the woods. She asked the trees for
a walking stick to help her but the trees refused her request.
However, an old broken broomstick said to her, " I am old
and ugly, but if I can help you please use me." As the
woman emerged from the woods, she turned into a lovely faery.
Turning to the stick she asked what it would like more than
anything in the world. It answered simply. " I want to
be loved by children everywhere." Turning it into a golden
flower and sparkling gold dust all over it, the faery declared.
" Children all over the world will surely love you Golden
Rod."
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| Harebells |
Inspire honesty |
The person wearing them can't
lie. |
| Heather |
Peace and solitude |
A Druid sacred herb, associated
with Summer Solstice. |
Heliotrope
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Attract money and gain power |
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Hemlock
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Induce astral projection, to purify
magickal knives or swords |
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Hepatica
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Symbol for confidence and a quick
cure. A signal to farmers that planting season is near. |
Hibiscus
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Love, lust, divination
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Honeysuckle
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Money drawing, psychic awareness,
memory, healing, power,honesty
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Hops
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Healing, sleep |
A Druid sacred herb used for sleeping
and healing. |
Hyacinth
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Love and protection
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Hyssop
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Purification, protection |
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Jasmine
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Love, prophetic dreams, money,
sleep, love, healing, health, meditation |
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Joe Pye Weed
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Indian word for typhoid, Jopi,
known as a cure for the fever was known as jopiwed. Later as
Joe Pye Weed. In the appalachian Mt. it is called 'Queen Of
The Meadow'.
A brave courting a young woman was assured success if he stuck
a wad of the plant into his mouth before he went visiting.
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John the Conqueror
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Money, love, happiness, hex-breaking,
protection |
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Juniper Berries
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Protection, health, increases
psychic powers |
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Lavender
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Chastity, love, peace, happiness,
clairvoyance, longevity, sleep, protection |
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Lemon
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Longevity, purification, love,
friendship |
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Lemongrass
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Lust, psychic powers and to repel
snakes |
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Lilac
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Protection, banishing |
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Lily of the Valley
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Peace, harmony and love |
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Lotus
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Spirituality, love, protection
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A woman can carry a White Lotus
flower to counter the effect of unwanted love spells. |
Magnolia
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Peace, nature spells, hair growth
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Maidenhair Fern
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In Roman mythology the fern was
said to represent the hair of venus when she emerged from the
sea.This is becasue when the fern is dipped into water, it does
not appear wet. |
Mandrake
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Protection, fertility, money and
love |
An abundance of history and lore
surrounds this plant. The root of this plant takes a man like
form.It is used in charms and spells of a variety of interests.
Most often the plant is concidered evil and as late as the 1600's
women were killed for maintaining them. |
Marigold
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Protection, prophetic dreams,
legal matters, psychic powers
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A Druid sacred herb. Marigold
water, made from the blossoms and rubbed on the eyelids, is
said to help you see faeries. |
Mayapple
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Also called 'wild mandrake' not
to be confused with the true mandrake, however, this plant is
poisonous. The girl who pulls up the root of the mayapple will
soon become pregnant. |
| Meadowsweet |
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One of the three most sacred Druid
herbs; the other two were mint and vervain (verbena). |
Mentha
(Mint) |
Cleansing |
A Druid sacred herb. Burned, it
cleanses the area. Named for the nymph Menthe, who was turned
into the mint plant by the jealous Proserpina when she learned
of Pluto's passion for her. |
Mistletoe
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Protection, love, fertility, health,
exorcism
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The berries are poisonous! It
was the most sacred "tree" of the Druids and ruled
the Winter Solstice. |
Monkshood
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This plant is given the name monkshood
because its flower form resembles just that. It has been used
to poison Greek and Roman arrows. It has been used in bait set
out for wolves. The latter earning it the name 'Wolfsbane' The
root of this plant is the most intensely toxic, but all parts
of this plant are poisonous, reaching their highest level just
before bloom.
This plant is also known by the name Aconitum. It is from the
hill Aconitus in which Hercules was thought to have fought with
Cerberus. The multi headed watchdog from the underworld. The
foam from Cerberus mouth was flung accross the countryside as
the dog shook its head. Where the foam landed, Monkshood then
did grow. |
Mugwort
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Strength, psychic powers, healing,
astral projection |
A Druid sacred herb, bollan feaill-Eoin;
placed in barns to protect cows from the influence of faeries.
The herb's powers are strongest when picked on a Full Moon.
Gather at Summer Solstice for good luck. Rub on ritual tools
to increase their power. |
Mullein
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The stalks of the mullein were
once dipped in tallow and burned as torches by woodland peoples,
earning them the name "witches candles" The yellow
dye derived form the blooms can be used to color hair. |
Musk
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Courage, fertility, lust |
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Myrrh
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Spirituality, healing, protection,
exorcism, transformation, consecration |
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Myrtle
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Ogier the Dane was a knight chosen
by the enchantress Morgan La Fay to dwell with her on Avalon.
To erase the memory of his past life she placed on his head
a garland of woven myrtle and laurel. the crown of forgetfulness.
The herb has kept the theme of forsaking all others. |
Narcissus
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Peace and harmony |
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Nutmeg
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Fidelity, luck, money, health
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| Nuts and Cones |
Fertility |
Sacred to the Druids; highly steeped
in magick, especially fertility magick in all its connotations.
Small cones or acorns were sometimes used to tip wands used
by the Celts. |
Oakmoss
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Peace, fertility, money, buisness
success, stability, employment |
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Orange
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Divination, love, luck, money
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Orange
Blossom |
For beauty, love |
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Orris
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Love |
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Oxalis
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Symbol of joy |
Parsley
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"Only the wicked can grow
parsley."
Perhaps this tale has something to do with the evil reputation
of this plant.
There was once an old woman who grew tulips for faery beds.
They especially preferred these beds as cradles for faery babies.
When the old lady died, her son took over and decided to turn
a profit. He tore down the tulips and planted parsley. The angry
faeries stomped the leaves in protest and parsley still bears
the scars.
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Passion Flower
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Peace, sleep, friendship
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Patchouli
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Fertility, lust, money, protection,
divination
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Pennyroyal
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Strength, protection, peace |
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Peppermint
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Love, psychic awareness, lust,
mental stimulant, energy
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| Periwinkle |
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Has the ability to inspire love.
Rekindle love by eating periwinkle leaves. |
Pine
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Healing, protection, exorcism,
fertility, money |
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Plantain
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It has been said plantain originated
from a maiden who spent so much time by the side of the road
watching for the return of her absent lover that she eventually
turned into this common roadside plant. |
Plumeria
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Love, healing, peace, reconciliation,
compassion, psychism, dreams |
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Primrose
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Protection and love |
Makes the invisible visible. Wearing
primroses in the proper number is one key into faeryland. |
Rose
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Love, beauty, psychic powers,
divination, healing, luck, protection |
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Rose Geranium
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Protection, fertility, love, health
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Rosemary
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Mental powers, youth, protection,
love, lust, purification, sleep, exorcism |
Language of Rosemary is remembrance.
It is said Rosemary will only grow where the women heads the
house. |
Rue
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Healing, mental powers, protection,
love |
Language is sorrow and repentance.
The ancient Celts considered rue an antimagickal herb; that
is, a defense against spells and dark magick. Burned, it routs
negativity and gets things moving. |
Sage
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Wisdom, animal guides, wishes,
immortality |
Do not let the sage bloom lest
it bring bad luck to you and your family. Sage is a symbol of
wisdom |
Sandalwood
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Spirituality, protection, wishes,
healing, exorcism |
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Sassafras
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Health, will power, money
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| Snapdragon |
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Bring humans great protection. |
Solomons Seal
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The language of Solomons Seal
is concealment and discretion. When sent between two lovers
it would mean. " Our secret is safe." |
Spearmint
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Healing, love, mental powers |
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Spikenard
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Good luck, fidelity, and health
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| St. John's Wort |
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A Druid sacred herb; the Celts
passed it through the smoke of the Summer Solstice fire, then
wore it into battle for invincibility. The people of Scotland
wore it as a charm against faery influence. |
Star Anise
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Promote communication, travel,
intellect, freedom, wisdom, divination |
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Strawberry
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Love, luck and beauty |
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Sunflower
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There once lived a girl named
Clytie, and each day she watched the sun God Apollo in his journey
through the sky. She had eyes filled with love for him. Apollo
, knowing nothing of her love took no heed of her as he passed.
Clytie watched for him day after day on the banks of a river.
She grew sad each evening as she watched his chariot dip down
into the west. She slept in the cold and waited for the suns
rays in the East. Soon the Gods took pity on her and changed
her into a sunflower.Her green dress became green leaves, and
her golden hair became yellow petals. She was indeed happy for
now she could always see her Apollo. To this day the sunflower
turns its head toward the sun as it moves across the sky. |
Sweet Pea
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Friendship, courage and strength
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Tangerine
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Psychic powers, mental powers
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Tansy
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Language of the tansy is "
I declare war against you." |
Teasel
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Brought from Europe by wool manufacturers
because the dried seed head fastened to a spindle was used extensively
to "tease" or comb the nap of the woolen cloth. Also
called 'gypsy comb'. |
Tea Tree
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Healing, anti-fungal |
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Thistle
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protection, strength |
A Druid sacred herb. National
emblem of Scots. Danes hoping to sneak upon the Scots, removed
their shoes and were creeping through the fields when a soldier
stepped upon a thistle and cried out. Enabling the Scots a forewarning
and time to ready in defense.
hence , thistle has been worn and hung in homes for protection
and safety. |
Thyme
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Love, healing, peace, compassion,
psychism, dreams |
(Garden or Wild) A Druid sacred
herb. Repels negativity and depression. |
| Trefoil |
luck |
Also known as shamrock, or seamraog.
A Druid sacred herb symbolizing all triple deities. Always leave
something in payment when you take trefoil, because it is a
favorite herb of the Little People and faeries. A pinch of ginger
or a little milk poured onto the ground are acceptable gifts.
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Trillium
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Symbol of modest beauty. One mountain
myth says picking the trillium will cause rain. |
Tonka Beans
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Love, money, courage, wishes |
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| Vanilla |
Magickal powers, mental powers,
love, lust, rejuvenation |
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Vervain or Verbena
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Love, protection, purification,
peace, money, youth, healing |
A Druid sacred herb common in
their many rites and incantations. It was so highly held that
offerings of this herb were placed on altars. |
Vetivert
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Hex breaking, peace, luck, love,
protection, exorcism |
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Violet
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Animal guide work, wishes, peace,
love, luck, lust, protection |
Gathering violets in the spring
will bring good luck and a wish come true courtesy of the faery
realm. |
Witches Grass
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Happiness, lust, love, exorcism
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| Woodruff |
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A Druid sacred herb, acquires
its scent after drying. (vanilla smell) |
Wormwood
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Psychic powers, calling spirits,
protection, love |
An accumulative poison if ingested.
A Druid sacred herb; very magickal and sacred to Moon deities.
Burn on Samhain to aid evocation, divination, scrying, and prophecy.
Especially good when combined with mugwort. |
Yarrow
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(flowers) Courage, love, psychic
powers, exorcism |
The language of Yarrow is war
Planted in the garden it aids the disease resistance of its
neighbors. Once called 'The devils plaything' It has been used
to cast spells, induce prophetic dreams, and bring about love
matters.Intensifies the strength and aromatic yield of culinary
herbs and aromatic oils. Has also been called old mans pepper,
as in to pep up. |
Yerba Santa
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Beauty, healing, psychic powers,
protection |
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Ylang Ylang
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Love, lust, peace
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