thestitchywitchy reblogged
Lapiscat’s herbal 101
I promised it, and finally, here it is. Feel free to submit any questions to my asks!! Since i know some people don’t agree with the use of “dark” magic… I include these intentions for the people who do, and no hate will be tolerated at all. you will be bLoCkEd girl. Not on my blog, not today.
I’ve gathered this information over some time, and like on my songs&chants post, if you’d like to know the details on an exact source ask/message me! I’ll look through my books and let you know within 1-2 days.
this is gonna be a long one its like 3 pages from my grimoire. DISCLAIMER; This is all information i have personally collected over time from studies and personal experience. it is by no means complete, there are many correspondences to each plant.
Contents:
- Plants by Intent
- Gardening by the Moon
- Gardening by the Signs
- A-Z Plant/Herb Correspondences
Herb/Plants by Intent
- Balance: basil, chamomile, comfrey, mullein, nettle, woodruff
- Blessing: chamomile, dianthus, elder flowers, fennel, mint, oats, rosemary, rue, vervain
- Cleansing/Purification: avens, betony, benzion, burdock, hyssop, clove, lavender, mistletoe, mugwort, rosemary, wormwood, yarrow
- Consecration: acacia, anise, basil ,clover, dragons blood, hyssop, lavender, nettle, rue, sunflower, vervain
- Courage: basil, borage, mullein, rosemary, thyme
- Creativity: anise seed, basil, catnip, hawthorn, lavender, St Johnswort, vervain
- Divination: basil, bay, cinquefoil, clover, damiana, dittany of crete, eyebright, honeysuckle, hops, lavender, marigold, moonwort, mugwort, mullein, orange peel, rowan, thyme, vervain, woodruff, woodworm, yarrow
- Energy/Power/Strength- cinquefoil, dragon’s blood, elder flower, ginger root, fennel, St Johns Wort, vervain, woodruff
- Fortune/Justice: bay, bergamot, cinquefoil, lemon balm, orange peel, star anise
- Happiness/Peace: fennel, lavender, rosemary, vervain, yarrow
- Healing: cinquefoil, comfrey, coriander, hops, lavender, lemon balm, mullein, mustard, rosemary, rue, sage, tansy, thyme
- Love: apple, avens, basil, cardamom, catnip, dill flowers, elm, marigold, marjoram, mustard seed, rose, red heather, vetivert, willow
- Protection: betony, birch, burdock, cumin, dianthus, dill leaves, fennel, fern, marjoram, mint, mugwort, mustard, parsley, sage, white heather, wormwood, black pepper
- Psychic Awareness: bay, cinnamon, elderflower, mugwort, mullein, basil, star anise
- wisdom: elder, sage, willow, almond
- Curses: cypress, dragon’s blood, wormwood, rowan wood, arrowroot.
- Crone, Dark Moon, Death/Passages, Otherworld, Underworld: Absinthe, acacia, anise, apple, ash leaves/berries, dittany of crete, elder, myrrh, black currant, blackberries, pomegranate, valerian, woodruff, willow
Gardening by the Moon
- New-1st Quarter: Plant flowers, Annuals, Above ground crops, crops with seeds outside
- 1st Quarter-Full: Plant above ground crops with seeds inside
- Full-Last Quarter: Plant root crops, Bulbs, Perennials
- Last Quarter-New: Don’t plant anything, Reap crops, Sing to plants
Gardening by the Signs
- Moon in Aries: Gather/Store herbs/roots, Prune to reduce growth
- Moon in Taurus: Plant root crops
- Moon in Gemini: Harvest herbs/roots
- Moon in Cancer: Plant leafy things, Plant above ground fruit
- Moon in Leo: kill weeds, cultivate/till
- Moon in Virgo: plow, till, weed
- Moon in Libra: Plant flowers and vines
- Moon in Scorpio: Prune to encourage growth
- Moon in Sagittarius: Prune to stop growth
- Moon in Capricorn: prune to strengthen bulbs, roots, stalks growing
- Moon in Aquarius: reap crops/herbs/roots, ground cultivation
- Moon in Pisces: plant roots
Herbal A-Z
- Acacia- Altar consecration, aids in psychic powers, meditation
- Agrimony- protection, returns spells to sender, promotes sleep
- Alder- Whistles entice the Elemental Air, Fairy Invocations
- Allspice- prosperity, energy
- Anise- purify/consecrate, protection, spirit aid in spells, divination, aids creativity
- Apple- food for departing spirits, love, health, underworld
- Ash- Wands, Protection, Leaves for prophetic dreams, prosperity
- Avens- Purification, love, protection from negative energies
- Banana (Leaf/Flower)- Fertility, prosperity, Goddess and God as one divinity
- Basil- Protection, courage, wealth, love, protection, divination, creativity, repels negativity
- Bay- psychic powers, purification, wishes, divination, justice, wisdom
- Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade) (TOXIC)- Samhain, astral travel, psychics power, visions
- Birch- wands, protection, purification, ward negativity, cleansing, the goddess
- Cardamom- love, romance
- Carnation (Dianthus)- protection, strength, healing
- Chamomile- Meditation, rest, calmness, purification, prosperity
- Cinnamon- Spiritual, Psychic tool, protection, healing
- Clove- Wealth, Purification, cleansing
- Comfrey- Healing, Safe travel
- Cornflower- Psychic Ability
- Damiana- Divination, the goddess
- Dill- Money, protection, love
- Dittany of Crete- Divination, Psychic power
- Dragons Blood- Consecration, Power, Life cycle, changes
- Elder- wands, fairies, blessings (never burn the wood), magic power
- Elm- Elves, Love
- Eyebright- Aiding mental powers, divination
- Fennel- Protection, the God, Deflect negative energies
- Ferns- protection, wisdom, calling rain
- Foxglove (TOXIC)- Grown to protect the house, source of digitalis
- Frankincense- Blessing, Spirituality, Meditation, Power, Kepu
- Garlic- Protection, power
- Ginger- love, success, money, power
- Hawthorn- wands, fertility, protection, creativity/witchery skills
- Heather- Red: Love White:protection Purple:spiritual development, beauty
- Henbane (TOXIC): Underworld, Spirit contact
- Hemlock (TOXIC): Power, Purification, protection, astral travel
- Holly (TOXIC)- Balance, Dream magick, winter
- Honeysuckle- Divination, dreams
- Hyssop- Purification, Cleansing spiritual tools, Lifts spiritual vibrations
- Jimsonweed (Datura) (TOXIC)- deflection, return-to-sender, ward negativity, protection
- Iris- Wisdom
- Ivy- Protection, friendship, healing, perseverance, friendship
- Kelp- winds, protection, psychic
- Lavender- Elves, purification, love, healing, dreams, psychic awareness
- Lemon Balm- Success, health, love, justice, good luck
- Lilac- Protecton, Underworld, otherworld, beauty, love
- Mandrake (TOXIC)- Calling on spirits, Spirit communication, offering, exorcism, protective watcher
- Marigold- marriage, psychic powers, clairvoyant dreams
- Marjoram- Love, Protection, Wealth
- Mint- Protection, Prosperity
- Mistletoe (TOXIC)- fertility, consecration, healing
- Motherwort- Confidence, wards negative energies, imagination
- Moonwort- Divination, love, prosperity
- Mugwort- Divination, Consecration, Strength, Protection
- Mullein- Protection, purification, divination
- Mustard-good luck, health, protection, fertility
- Myrrh- protection, ward negativity, purification/consecration
- Nettle- Elves, fairies, consecration, restore balance, protection
- Oak- Wands, purification, money, health, fertility
- Oats- wealth, security, offering
- Orange peel- Love, good fortune, divination
- Parsley- purification, protection
- Pecan- Prosperity, Abundance
- Pepper- Protection, ward negativity
- Pine- Cleansing, money, courage
- Rose- love, self love, beauty
- Rosemary- blessing, protection, remembrance, love, health, ancestors
- Rue (TOXIC)- blessing, consecration, protection, health, ward negative energy
- Sage- protection, purification, health, wisdom
- St Johns Wort- Good health, willpower, enhance creativity, banish negativity
- Solomons Seal (Dropberry, Sealroot)- Elemental offering, Protection
- Star anise- Psychic power, Protection
- Sunflower- Consecration, Bright aspects, Sun
- Tansy- Health, happiness
- Thyme- courage, healing, psychic poor, swift action
- Vervain- Offering love, purification, riches, creativity, ward psychic attack, visions
- Willow- Wands, divination, love, protection, the Goddess
- Wormwood (Absinthe) (TOXIC)- evocation, divination, scrying, protection
- Yarrow- Divination, Love, Happy Marriage, Defense, protection