QUASSIA:
QUINCE:
Protection, love and happiness.
RASPBERRY: Rubus idaeus.
Feminine, Venus, Water.
Origin: Native to N. America and Europe.
Part Used: Leaves.
Uses: Love, protection.
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ROSE: Rosa genus.
Feminine, Venus, Water/Air.
Part Used: Petals, essential oil.
Origin: Believed to be native to Persia and the Orient. Found in temperate regions throughout both hemispheres. Introduced to S. Africa and S. America.
Uses: Annointing, balance, banishing, beauty, blessings (house), clairvoyance, compassion, consecration, creativity, divination, happiness, healing, longevity, love, luck, lust, memory, peace, prophetic dreams, protection, release, to keep secrets, transformation, weddings.
Other: In Greece, Rose oil with the supreme offering to Aphrodite. Used as an all-purpose annointing oil. To invoke Isis. To increase personal magnetism. Associated with Rose Quartz. The petals smell like burnt leaves in incense, so use sparingly.
Sabbat: Ostara, Beltane, Midsummer, Lughnassadh, Mabon.
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ROSEMARY: Rosmarinus officinalis.
Masculine, Sun, Fire.
Origin: An evergreen shrub indigenous to the Mediterranean region.
Part Used: Leaves (needles), essential oil.
Uses: Animal healing, annointing, anti-theft, blessings, confidence, consecration, courage, death, determination, exorcism, fidelity, inspiration happiness, healing (with Juniper), longevity, love, luck, lust, meditation, memory, mental powers, newlyweds, to banish nightmares, peace, protection, psychic, purifying, release, remembrance, sleep, strength, youth, wisdom.
Other: Truly an all-purpose magickal herb of great power. Has very powerful purifying vibrations. Used in rituals for the dead and as a symbol of remembrance at funerals. Used to attract good spirits and repel evil ones. Is an ingredient of many Celtic recipes. Use to attract the Faery Folk.
Sabbat: Yule, Imbolc.
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ROSEWOOD: Aniba roseadora.
Origin: Native to the Amazon area.
Part Used: Wood, essential oil.
Uses: Powdered wood is an excellent incense base. This is one of the trees that is being felled in the clearing of the rainforest.
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ROWAN: Sorus aucaparia, S. americana.
Masculine, Sun, Fire.
AKA: Mountain Ash.
Origin: Northern Europe, Mt. Ash is native to N. America.
Part Used: Wood, leaves.
Uses: Binding, divination, healing, inspiration, luck, protection, protection from storms, wisdom.
Other: A Druid sacred tree and sacred to goddess Brigit. Magickal tree used for wands and amulets. A very magickal tree used in almost all forms of magick.
Sabbat: Beltane.
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RUE: Ruta graveolens.
Masculine, Mars/Saturn, Fire/Earth.
Origin: Native of southern Europe and the Mediterranean. Introduced to Britain by the Romans.
Part Used: Leaves, essential oil.
Uses: Banishing, blessing, consecration, exorcism, healing, inspiration, longevity, love, luck, mental, protection, psychic, purification, renewal, wisdom.
Other: Ancient Celts considered Rue an antimagical herb - a defense against spells and dark magick.
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RADISH:
Protection and lust
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RAGWEED:
Courage
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RAGWORT:
Protection
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RATTLESNAKE ROOT:
Protection,Money
