Many of the love spells suggest the use of roses or rose petals because the flower has long been a symbol of love and consequently is sacred to the Goddess. Here are some of the many secrets and meaning roses have for Witches. If you have access to a variety of roses, select the one that best expresses your intentions for a given spell. Austrian Rose: To bring the look of beauty to each of us Bridal Rose: To bind a marriage spell to last, for eternity Bud of a Moss Rose: To bring the light from the planet Venus to charge a written spell Bud of a Red Rose: To wear in a wedding and to bring passion into your life Bud of a White Rose: To bring the Faerie Queen's bless-ing on your love relationship Bud with thorns and leaves: To keep a wrong and un-wanted lover away Bud stripped of thorns: To make the way easy for new lovers to declare themselves Burgundy Rose: To bind dreams of you in your lover's mind Cabbage Rose: To remind your lover of you by projecting the scent of rose Pink Rose: To begin a love affair and to increase self-love Provence Rose: To charm a lover into seeing your face in his or her dreams Red, White, and Pink Roses together: To promote fertility Red Rose: The Goddesses Cerridwen, Macha, and Morgain will bless you with love. Rose leaf: To mend your broken heart Single Rose: To bring a new lover into your life Thornless Rose: To rid a love affair of arguments and trouble Tudor Rose: To bring sovereignty and peace in the home White Rose: To grant the love of Oonah, the Faerie Queen Withered Red Rose: To rid your mind of an unfaithful lover Withered White Rose: To release the painful memories of a love passed away Yellow Rose: To tell if a lover is untrue, or to tell who is gossiping about you. In addition to being a statement of love, the rose has also been valued for its contribution to folk medicines. In the eighteenth century a third of all European herbal remedies utilized some part of the rose. The rose has bad special meaning and importance since pagan times as a flower of love, healing, passion, and even death. At one time the Christian church tried to ban its use as a funeral flower but eventually gave up in the face of widespread opposition on the part of common folk who continued to use the flower as an expression of love and life even in the rites of death.