Uses of Herbs: Magical Proeperties 2

MARIGOLD = Fire/Sun
Flowers
Love, Clairvoyance
Added to other herbs in sachets, amulets
and even incense for attracting a new love
or adding new life to a present relationship
Place above the bed for psychic dreams, or
use in dream pillows.

MARJORAM = Air/Mercury
The whole herb,Flowery tops
Helps to accept deep changes in life,
Prediction, Balancing, Protection
Burn over burner when someone or something
dies, either figuratively or physically
or place herb under pillow and ask for a
revealing dream. Place a pinch of the herb
in the corners of the home for protection,
Added as a booster for all love wishes.

MEADOWSWEET = Water/Jupiter
The whole Herb
Love, Happy Energy
A subtle but beautifully aromatic herb
this is used for the symbol of love
when mixing up your potions. Add a fresh
pinch to boost. Burn the dried herb to
relieve disharmony in the home or to
relieve tensions when the in-laws are
coming. continue to burn in a scented
candle, no one will know!

MELILOT = Air/Saturday
Leaves
Memory enhancing, Healing
Use as a decoction, it is rinsed over
the head to increase the power of memory
when needed, good for the student to do
before studying or an exam! As a bath, heals
and soothes.

MINT = Fire/Venus
Flowery Tops and Leaves
Clear thinking.
Use as tea for clearing the head before
meditation or performing magick. Can also
be used to calm when situations in a
relationship are explosive.

MISTLETOE = Air/Sun
The whole Herb
Protection,Healing and Love
Harvested on a Waning Moon, used to repel
negative influences and protect against
unwanted advances. Used in sachets and amulets,
or hung in the home, it is a general all-
purpose protector. Use in a bath for healing
wishes or the herb added to a prayer bowl
enhances the healing. Worn, it is said to
help conceive and to hold on to your current
love. Hunters were said to carry some of
this for luck and protection. Wear when astral
traveling for protection.

MYRRH = Water/Sun
Resin
Used extensively in magickal scents
High Psychic Vibrations, Spirituality,
Purification and Protection
Burn the herb and walk through the area
you wish to cleanse, useful in meditation.
Burn to purify and protect whatever your
wish. Pass objects through the smoke to
cleanse of negative energy. Burn during
healing wishes. Mixed with other magickal
herbs, a standard in magick enhancement.

NUTMEG = Air/Jupiter
Seeds
Clairvoyance
Used to strengthen your psychic powers.
Carry the seed or anoint candles with
this herb,used also with other appropriate
herbs to enhance psychic dreams and wishes.

OAK = Fire/Sun
Wood, Fruit and Leaves
Protection, Strength, Longevity
Wisdom and Fertility
The most sacred of all trees, its wood
is often used for many magickal tools.
Many things are buried under an Oak Tree
for the manifestation of wishes. Burn the
leaves to purify the area. The fruit is
used for most fertility wishes and is used
in sachets and amulets or just alone. A
sprig hung in the home wards off negativity
and strengthens the family unit. Carried
also for wisdom and strength in any given
situation. Also carried to preserve youthfulness.
Men carry to increase their attractiveness.
Never cut an Oak for magickal purposes unless
it is during the Waning Moon.

ONION = Fire/Mars
The whole Herb
Protection, Banishing, Purifying,
and some Healing.
An onion cut in half and placed in the
corners of the room will absorb illnesses,
and bury or burn in the morning. Rubbing
a magickal tool on the half of the bulb,
will cleanse it. Also sacred to the Moon
so it should be used in any wish involving
energies of the Moon itself. Place onion
bulbs and flowers around the house for
protection. Burn the flowers for banishing
any bad habits and negative influences.

ORANGE = Water/Sun
Fruit, Leaves and Wood
Mental Agility, Business, Love,
Balancing Thought and Emotion
Use the flowers for a herbal bath
to not only refresh and stimulate but
also to make one attractive for a special
event, add the rinds to a love sachet to
help someone make up their mind, wear the
oil when dealing in business negotiations
that need an extra "uumph"! Carry as a
sachet or amulet or hang a sprig up in
the home to aid in the "heart says one
thing, the head the other" situation.

ORRIS ROOT = Water/Venus
Root, of course!
Love, Attraction
Carry an amulet or sachet for drawing
a new love. Add to other love herbs to
create a loving environment and stimulate
the thoughts of love with someone. Place
small pinch's in the corners of the room
to open a new love or burn during a new
love wish. Bathe for attraction of the
opposite sex.

PARSLEY = Earth/Mars
Seeds and Leaves
Healing and Vitality
Call the power of the Element of
Earth and drink as an infusion. Restores
a sense of well-being. Used for increasing
strength and vitality after surgery or
sickness, adds new life to "in-a-rut"
situations. Can be added to other healing
herbs to quicken the wish.

PATCHOULI = Earth/Sun
The whole Herb
Passionate Love, Fertility
Business Growth
Used primarily in attracting a
powerful passionate love. Burned
for new business growth and also
placed in the garden to help it
grow healthy. Worn in a sachet
or an oil for fertility. Also
used with other Earth element herbs
for divination and increasing
psychic awareness.

PEPPER-BLACK = Fire/Mars
Banishing, Protection
Another wonderful and cupboard ready
herb for banishing negativity. Burn
to rid the home or office of bad
vibrations or before you move into
a new place (make sure you then use
Sage.) Carry with you to ward off petty
jealousy against you. Aids in summoning
up your courage to face things or do
things you just don't wanna do but
have to.

PEPPERMINT = Air/Venus
Also associated with the
element of Fire.
The whole Herb
Purification, Healing, Sleep,
Some Love and Prosperity Wishes
Burn the herb in a new home to clear
out all negative sickness energies.
Carry with other herbs for boosting
love and abundance. Place on person
or their picture for haste in healing.
Also used when changes are needed in
ones life, gives the added push needed.
Also used in a tea to help ease tensions.

PLANTAIN = Fire/Mars
Leaves and Root
Healing
Use the dried leaves and roots
in a healing bath. Place a few
pinch's in the flame of the candle
or throw to the East wind in all
healing wishes.

ROSE = Fire/Venus
Also attributed to the element
of Water, and also the influence of Mars.
Flowers.
Ultimate Love, Protection
The ultimate in love wishes, this
will aid in bringing a true lasting
love and help also to mend any spats
between you in an already committed
relationship. The petals can be bathed
with while thinking a new love to you,
the dried flowers are burned in love
wishes. Sleeping with the flowers will
protect your dreams. Carry a sachet or
amulet for protection against bodily
injury or when working healing wishes.

ROSEMARY = Fire/Mars
Also Fire/Mercury
Leaves and small branches
Contentment, Love, Protection,
Clear Thinking and Money.
This is a good all around herb to have
and I like it even better that you can
find it in your cupboard. Used primarily
for contentment and happiness to the home
and to the person, a branch is hung, food
is cooked with it or it can be worn to be
a tension relieving and contented feeling.
This also added to other appropriate herbs
is a great boost for money, when you don't
need your own money making press, just
enough to say, cover those concert tickets
you want. Carried in a sachet, talisman or
amulet, this is a great guard against
negative energies. Tea is drank to improve
mental clarity and aid in the memory.
Good for students!

RUE = Fire/Saturn
Top part of plant
Repentance, Seeing mistakes.
Banishment.
Hang this dried herb indoors from the
ceiling to the floor to help others and
yourself see and understand their mistakes,
preferably in an inconspicuous place.
Burn for banishing any type of negativity
or bad habits you may want to get rid of.

SAFFRON = Fire/Sun
The whole Herb
Clairvoyance
Another cupboard-ready herb, this
herb whether burned, worn, carried
or drank, helps to develop and strengthen
your psychic awareness. Use liberally
when working with the chakras.
Use as a substitute for Orange. Also
used with other herbs for healing.

SAGE = Earth/Jupiter
Leaves
Healing, Purifying
Used in sachets and amulets for
all healing wishes and also burned
or placed near a personal object
of the person for whom the healing
wish is made. Burned and the smoke
is walked to the four corners of the
room to repel and rid negative energies
and influences. Especially good when
moving into a new home. Can be drank
as a tea to help promote a hasty healing.
Also used when meditating.

ST.JOHNS WORT = Fire/Sun
The whole Herb
Protection, Banishing
Calming
Use the leaves in a necklace to
ward off sickness and tensions.
Carry to strengthen your courage
and conviction, or when about to
confront a nasty situation. Burn to
repel and banish negative thoughts
and energies from yourself or others.

SANDALWOOD = Air/Moon
Wood, Resin
Protection, Cleansing,
Meditations and Healings
Burn to enhance your meditations
and healing wishes. Use the wood
also for a healing wand or tie a
piece on a healing wand. Burn to
cleanse and purify yourself or the
home by passing the smoke over your
body or through the house. Used with
other herbs in developing your
spirituality.

SPEARMINT = Air/Venus
The whole Herb
Healing and some Love wishes
Burn for healing wishes especially
respiratory. Carry the herb in sachet
for healing, drink the tea for healing
or take a bath for strength and vitality.

THISTLE = Fire/Mars
The whole Herb
Healing, Protection
A spray of thistles aids in the speedy
recuperation after surgery or illness,
Hang in the home or plant around the home
to ward off unwanted visitors and thieves.

THYME = Air/Venus
The whole Herb
Clairvoyance, Sleep,
Cleansing, Healing and Love.
Use in dream pillows to ward off
nightmares, burn or use with other
oils for aid in psychic awareness,
wear a sprig to ward off severe
grief, Burn and/or hang a sprig to
banish and purify a home or room.
Use with other herbs for healing and
take a cleansing bath before working
candle magick.

VALERIAN = Water/Mercury
Rootstock
Dream Magick, Reconciliations
Love and Harmony wishes.
Use fresh herbs in sachets for dream
magick and sleep protection baths,
burn for reconciliations in love
relationships (make sure you have all
parties permission first!), drink as
a harmonizing tea infusion. Place in
the home or grow in the garden to aid
in keeping harmony. Add to other herbs
for love wishes.

VIOLET = Water/Venus
Flowery Tops
Love, Luck and Night Magick
Carried, the flowers are to impart
luck to the bearer. Given also to
newly married couples and babies. Added
to other love herbs for all types of
love wishes. Have a spray of violets
on hand when working night magick and
to aid in divination and spirituality.

WILLOW = Water/Moon
Wood
Divination, Healing,
Protection and Moon Magick.
The wood is often used in the making
of magickal wands and tools. It is
also considered a sacred WISHING tree.
Used when working with spirits and
all healing wishes, wear a sprig when
someone close to you passes. Place on
the altar for all moon magick wishes
and for all divination.

YARROW = Water/Venus
Flowery Tops
Love, Clairvoyance and
Banishment.
Carried as a sachet or amulet it repels
or rids of negative influences. Said to
keep a newly married couple together and
any upsetting influences out of the relation-
ship and their love alive. Aids in keeping
up your courage and in any divinatory
workings.