Thirteen Herbs and their uses
Basil
This native plant of India has long been used in herb magic to attract love. Addtionally, the herb is carried in the pocket, kept with money or slipped into the cash register to attract money.
Bay
This noble herb, onced used to crownvictors at the original Olympics in acient Greece, is a powerful magical protectant. Bay is also in purification rites. Write a wish on a bay leaf and burn it with power.
Cedar
A marvelous herb to speed healing, cedar is added to health talismans and is also burned on charcoal to release its energies. Hung in the home, the cedar guards the abode against direct lightning strikes.
Cinnamon
The familiar spice has a welth of magical uses. It's added to money mixtures; is used in love and healing magic; and confers protection and pyschic awareness. An herb with so many energies must be properly charged before it can be used effectively used for one magical goal.
Dragon's Blood
This blood-red resin of a tree is an aged-old herb magic tool of love. The resin is also crushed and mixed with salt for protection.
Frankincense
The spiritual herb excellence, frankincense is burned to purifiy the home as well as to instill spirituality. Frankincense is also burned during protective rituals.
Garlic
The familiar culinary vegetable becomes a powerful magical protectant in the hands of the herb magician. To purifiy the house, cloves of garlic are placed throughout the home over night and then discarded on the following morning to remove disturbing energies. A whole garlic bulb may be also placed in the home to guard it against unwanted intrusions and theft.
Juniper
Juniper berries are added to health and healing mixtures; are scattered thoughout the house for protection; and carried to guard against accidents, are burned to promote psychic awareness
Patchouly
This native of India soon found i's way to European herb magicians. Patchlouy is one of the best to utilize in money-attration rituals.
Rose
Rose petals are added to baths to attract love, or are mixed into love talismans. The flower are also used in mixtures designed to speed healing. Rosebuds placed beneath the pillow at night may induce psychic dreams.
Rosemany
Rosemary is burned as incense to purify and to protect an area. The familiar herb is also placed beanth the pillow to ward off nightmares and is used in healing and love spells. It has dozens of magical uses.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood is, with frankincense, one of the most spiritual of all plants found on earth. It's used in protection, healing and purification rites. The smoke is conducive to meditation. Sandalwood beads are often worn to increase spiritual awareness.
Yarrow
the flower heads of this handsome herb are used in love magic. Sniffed, yarow instills courage within the magician, and the herb also enhances pyschic awareness. Yarrow is one of the favorite plants of herb magicians.