Magickal Herb Uses and Suggestions

Many of the descriptions, with their planetary and/or astrological rulers
(if available, listed below) are especially useful for the Kitchen Witch, and if you
have a lot of herbs already in your cupboard.


ALLSPICE
Uranus
-- used for money, luck, healing
-- burned as incense to attract money, or luck, eaten to promote healing.


BASIL
Mars and Scorpio
-- love, exorcism, wealth, flying, protection
-- used to soothe tempers by smell, rubbed on the skin as love perfume,
used as love incense and added to sachets; brings wealth when carried.

Where basil is, no evil lives.
Basil keeps away goats.
Witches were said to have drunk a half a cup of basil juice
before flying into the air.

Given as a gift, it gives good luck.


BAY LEAVES
Sun
Bay Berry, something rather different and pine-scented, is an herb of Mercury
-- used for clairvoyant powers, placed beneath one's pillow for prophetic dreams,
burned to cause visions.

Wishes can be written on the leaves and then burned to make them come true;
mixed with sandalwood, they can be burned to remove curses.


CINNAMON
Sun
-- When burned it raises high spiritual vibrations, heals, draws money,
stimulates psychic powers, and used in sachets, or pouches
for these purposes and carried.

Cinnamon is an herb that is used
for love and the scent is very powerful.


CLOVES
Jupiter
-- produces spiritual vibrations and cleanses, can be burned to stop gossi
about you, worn to attract the opposite sex.


CORIANDER
Mars and Scorpio
-- crushed, or powdered and added to warm wine to make a lust potion
(given to the one you want to like you), worn to ease headaches.


CUMIN
Mars, Scorpio and Taurus
-- If the seeds are placed by an object, or in it, the object will never be stolen.
Cumin is burned with frankincense for protection and then scattered
on the ground with salt to drive out evil.

Cumin powder is used in wine for a lust potion.


FERNS
Mercury
-- used for protection, luck, health.
Smoke from burning fern drives away snakes and noisy animals, and evil spirits.

The person to break the first fern of spring will have good luck.
When carried, it will lead you to treasures.


GINGER
Moon
-- used to make sure your spells are effective.
Ginger is eaten before spells to make them successful, or simply added
to herbal mixtures, also used for love spells.


MARJORAM
Mercury
-- used in love spells, added to food for this, protective when carried,
violets and this mixed together and carried as a sachet
will prevent colds in the winter.

Marjoram can be carried for depression,
too, and is also used in money sachets.


MUGWORT
Moon and Venus
-- When placed next to the bed, it aids in astral projection;
tea can be made from it to increase psychic powers.

It's carried to prevent backache and cure illness.

A solution of mugwort and water, plus Full Moon light and energy,
can be used to cleanse, and then charge, magickal mirrors.


POPPY SEEDS
Opium Poppy is an herb of the Moon,
so poppy seeds for cooking probably are as well.
-- carried to attract luck and money, added to food for love.


ROSEMARY
Sun and Aries
-- burned to purify, protect and exorcise, placed under your pillow for sleep,
worn to aid memory, carried and hung above doors for health,
used in a bath for youth and longevity.


SAGE
Jupiter, Venus and Leo
-- protection, healing, wealth, fulfilling wishes, longevity,
burned to increase knowledge and wisdom.


THISTLE
The Blessed varity of thistle
Mars, Scorpio and Aries;
there are other varities
-- a purple, weed-like flower found on the side of roads and in fields
Steam of boiled thistle is used to call spirits.
When burned during a storm, it will protect home from lightning.


THYME
Venus and Aries
Burned for good health.
When placed under your pillow, it helps sleep and prevents nightmares.
Thyme can be burned to cleanse and purify an area, carried and smelled to gain
energy and courage, and if worn long enough, you might see fairies!


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