Herb Magick and Root Workings Ingredients
For millennia our ancestors have used herbs to create a vast array of magickal substances. Today, when the twilight curtains of secrecy are being drawn back so that all may share in the Old Ways of Magick, there is a growing need for a comprehensive, responsible guide to magickal formulas.
The composition of incenses, blending of oils, the mixing of herbs... such is the work necessary to keep a well-stocked magickal pantry.
-Scott Cunningham-
When working with herbs we use the energies within Plants to manifest the needed changes. We also add our own energy. Creating an herbal mixture that we can use to improve our lives. This is done by sending your personal energy, infused with your intent into the mixture. This process is known as Charging.
The composition of incenses, blending of oils, the mixing of herbs... such is the work necessary to keep a well-stocked magickal pantry.
-Scott Cunningham-
When working with herbs we use the energies within Plants to manifest the needed changes. We also add our own energy. Creating an herbal mixture that we can use to improve our lives. This is done by sending your personal energy, infused with your intent into the mixture. This process is known as Charging.
Spell Ingredients:
A:
Acacia: (Also Called: Gum Arabic, Arabic Gum)
Ruler: Zeus, Obatala, Ra, Bast, Solar Deities
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Oil, Bark, Branch, Flower
Protection, Psychic and Spiritual enhancement, Money Spells, Love Spells; Secret Love, Platonic Love, and Friendship.
Use to anoint candles & censers and to consecrate chests or boxes that hold ritual tools. Use in incense to promote a meditative state. Sitting under an Acacia tree or burning the dried flowers brings wisdom and insight. The oil extracted from the plant is considered especially Holy and used for purification and anointing. It is especially powerful when attempting to contact the dead and should be rubbed into white candles and not worn on the body while attempting such work. For personal anointing, mix with other oils (like musk or camellie) to cut and then it is said to bring happiness.
Aconite: (Also Called: Wolfsbane, Monkshood, Blue Rocket)
Protection and Invisibility.
Use aconite as a magickal wash for ritual tools & space. Wear as an amulet for protection from vampires and werewolves. Note: Poisonous, do not consume.
Acorn:
Ruler: Jupiter
Type: Tree Nut
Magickal Form: Dried
Good Luck, Protection, Wisdom, and Personal Power, Growth, Money, Popularity and Safety.
A dried acorn is an excellent natural amulet for keeping a youthful appearance. Wisdom and prosperity are the main properties of the acorn. It is a symbol of great luck & fortune. Witches gather acorns and add them to autumn equinox altars to invoke nurturing and safekeeping during the coming winter months. On a Full Moon or a Thursday during a Waxing Moon, wrap a dollar bill over an acorn. Make sure the pyramid symbol of the dollar bill is facing outside. Then carry the dollar bill in your pocket to attract money and help you to handle your finances wisely.
Adam & Eve Roots:
Ruler: Venus
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Root
Love and Happiness.
Principally used by lovers; one lover carries the Eve Root & the other lover carries the Adam Root. This keeps your lover true to you & discourages rivals. Carry both roots in a small bag at all times for attraction, to bring a love to you, or for a marriage proposal. The round root is Eve and the oblong root is Adam. Bind these two roots together with Red string and place them on a Love altar or sew them up in a Red cloth bag and carry as a Talisman for Love Attraction. Gay males will want 2 Adams and Lesbians will want 2 Eves. Carry to conjure a new Love or to keep an ongoing relationship happy. Rub the bodily fluids of each member of a couple into his/her respective root to prevent cheating and ensure fidelity in the relationship.
Adders Tongue: (Also Called Dogtooth Violet)
Healing, Stops gossip and slander, promotes healing. Sacred to Serpent Goddesses.
Used in divination, healing magick, lunar magick, and dream magick.
African Violet:
Spirituality and Protection and Healing.
Wear in an amulet for protection. Keep in the home to increase spirituality. Frequently burned as incense during the spring Equinox sabbat.
Agar Agar: (Also called; Agar Weed, Japanese/Chinese Isinglass, Red Algae)
Promote joy and success, attract opportunities and blessings to the household.
Mix with Fast Luck powder and rub on hands before playing bingo or other games of chance.
Agaric: (Also called; as magic mushroom, redcap, death angel and death cap. )
Fertility.
CAUTION!!! DO NOT INGEST - POISON.
Agrimony Herb: Protection, Sleep and Reversal of Spells.
Overcoming fear & inner blockages; dispelling negative emotions.
Used for reversing spells. Sew into a dream pillow with Mugwort for best results. Use as a wash or oil to increase the effectiveness of all forms of healing rituals. Wards off evil entities and poison
Ague Root: (Also Called: Ague Root, Ague Weed)
Protection, Hex Breaking.
Used in amulets to protect against evil. Mix with incense and burn to break a hex that has been placed on you.
Alder:
Associated with divination, music, poetry, wind magick, weather magick, teaching, and decision making. Also used in rituals of death & dying to provide protection for the deceased.
Alfalfa: (Also Called; Lucerne, Buffalo Herb, Purple Medic)
Ruler: Venus
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Seeds, Sprouts
Prosperity, Anti-hunger, Brings in Money and Protects against Financial Misfortune.
Put a small jar in the cupboard or pantry to ward off poverty and hunger. Burn in a cauldron and use the ashes in amulets for protection from hunger and poverty. Eat Alfalfa sprouts to increase your income. It is especially helpful in obtaining loans or monies owed you. Sprinkle the seeds in prosperity Rituals during Waxing Moons and keep some in kitchens during Waning Moons to ward off poverty. Eat Alfalfa on Fridays for Love.
Alkanet: (Also Called; Anchusa, Dyer's Bugloss, Orchanet, Spanish Bugloss)
Purification, prosperity.
Protects from snakebites and helps ease fear of snakes. Burned as an incense to replace negativity with positive influence.
Allspice: (Also Called; Jamaica Pepper)
Ruler: Jupiter
Type: Spice
Magickal Form: Whole Berries, Powder
Money, Luck and Healing, Obtaining Treasure.
Provides added determination and energy to any spells and charms. Burn crushed allspice to attract luck and money. Use in herbal baths for healing. Add this all-around winning ingredient to any success spell to increase chances of beating out the competition. Carry the whole berries in your pocket to improve your chances on interviews or winning clients. Sprinkle the powder across a place of business or dist the hands when you want to succeed. Allspice is especially effective when cooked in water in a double broiler to fill a room with its scent. Doing so opens the brain centers to greater achievement and created a happy, efficient work environment.
Almond: (Also Called; Greek Nuts, Shakad)
Money, Prosperity and Wisdom, Fruitfulness.
Invokes the Healing Energy of the Deities. Provides magickal help for overcoming dependencies & addiction. Associated with Candlemas and Beltane. Carry, wear, or use as incense to attract abundance.
Aloe Vera:
Ruler: Moon
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Juice, Leaf
Protection and Luck.
Place on the grave of a loved one to promote peaceful energy. Thought to relieve loneliness and assist with success. Hang in the home to attract luck and protection for those who live there. Grow in the home to provide protection from household accidents. Burn on the night of a Full Moon to bring a new lover by the New Moon.
Keeping an aloe plant is said to ward off evil and accidents. Of course, when accidents do occur, it is a very handy plant to have around the house. The healing properties of the aloe are legendary. Open the leaves and apply to cuts & burns. The cooling effects drive away hot energy and can also calm down angry and heated emotions. When dried and hung above the doorway, aloe drives away evil. Ingest aloe juice for health and longevity. Rub into the body on a Full Moon for sexual stamina and allur.
Althea Root:
Protection and Psychic Powers.
Burn or place in a sachet to bring protection, calm an angry person, and aid psychic powers. Keep on the altar or burn on candles to attract good spirits.
Alyssum:
Protection and Moderating Anger.
Amaranth:
Healing, Protection and Invisibility.
Ammonia:
Ruler: Dark Moon
Type: Chemical
Magickal Form: Liquid
Always use ammonia in small amounts, as it is a baneful compound. Use it in cursing magick and also in removing hexes. A few drops added to the bathwater will remove the most stubborn of hexes. Scrub down floors and walls with ammonia diluted in water to remove evil spirits from a dwelling.
Anchovies:
Ruler: Sea Goddesses
Type: Fish
Magickal Form: Whole, Paste
Legend holds that anchovies bond together to create hair of mermaids. These tiny fish attract beauty and hold power of seduction. Eat them or carry them in a tin to attract beautiful women/men or to make yourself more beautiful. Spread the paste with the thumb on a cracker and feed to another to seduce them.
Anemone:
Health and Protection.
Angelica: (Also Called; Masterwort, Archangel, Garden Angel, Angelica Root)
Ruler: Sun, Solar Deities
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Leaves, Roots
Leaves: Protection and Healing. Very powerful protection herb - protects against negative energy and attracts positive energy; creates a barrier against negative energy. Use in healing & exorcism incenses; scatter for purification, protection, and uncrossing. Add to incense to promote healing or to the bath to remove curses, hexes, or spells. Also thought to promote temperance. Sprinkle ground herb in the shoes to prevent tiredness and weakness. Sprinkle around the outside perimeter of the home for protection and exorcism. Burn to bring a lost love back to you.
Root: Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions, Cures and Bewitchment. Deflects Curses.
Burn the powdered Root when you want to invoke Angels. Angelica Root is excellent for healing. Mix in bathwater to promote good health. It also removes hexas. Sprinkle root powder around the house to ward off negativity or evil, or dry dust the body to remove a curse. Angelica root is also considered lucky, so rub the root powder between your palms when you gamble or pick lottery numbers.
Anise: (Also Called; Aniseed, Anneys, Anise Seed)
Ruler: Jupiter
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Seeds, Root, Extract
Awakening Subtle Energies for Magic, Ward Against “the Evil Eye,” Keeps Away Nightmares.
Used to help ward off the evil eye, find happiness, and stimulate psychic ability. Fill a sleep pillow with anise seed to prevent disturbing dreams. Use to invoke Mercury and Apollo. Great for aromatherapy. Use in purification baths with bay leaves. A sprig of Anise hung on the bedpost will restore lost youth. Use in protection and meditation incenses.
Chewing on raw licorice root curbs the appetite and is a great and healthy tool for weight loss. Rub the oil into red or white candles for weight-loss spells. Add anise seed to Love formulas to curb the sexual appetites of a cheating lover. Combine with cumin and rub on male or female figure candles to keep a lover faithful. Use licorice whips to control and harness energy. Tie a knot in the whip as you say a few words about your issue (example; can't focus, need better grades, want a lover, etc) Press you thumb and middle finger over the knot and repeat your issue three times and then eat the whip to focus and harness your energy. For love matters use Red whips, for all other matters use black ones.
Apple: (Also Called; Fruit of the Underworld, Fruit of the Gods, Silver Brough, Silver Branch, Tree of Love)
Ruler: Venus
Type: Tree, Fruit
Magickal Form: Whole Fruit, Seeds, Stem, Bark, Blossoms/Flowers, Leaves, Branches
Use all forms in rituals to give honor to Gods and Goddesses of fertility.
Apple Bark:Leadership, Negativity and Power.
Apple Blossom:
Preference, Good Fortune and Perfection.
Apple Fruit:
Love, Healing, Garden Magic and Immortality.
Considered the food of the dead, symbolizes the soul and is burned at Samhain in honor of those who will be reborn in the spring.
Apples are considered the forbidden fruit and they yield much power. Cut an apple in half horizontal to the stem to reveal the sacred witches' pentagram. Apples are the food of Love. Offer a bite of an apple, of which you have already bitten, to a prospective lover...if he/she accepts, you will begin a love affair.
When doing a house blessing, cut an apple in half -- eat half and put the other half outside of the home as an offering.
Leave an offering of an apple under a tree of Venus and make a request for love.
Red Apples are for Love
Golden Apples are for Fame and popularity
Green Apples are for Prosperity
Seeds & Stems:
Place seven apple seeds in a bag with Orris Root to attract sexual love.
Twist the stem of an apple while calling out the letters of the alphabet. The letter you call out as the stem breaks will be the first letter of the name of your true love.
Apple oil:
Rub apple oil or fragrance on Red candles to bring true love.
Apricot:
Ruler: Sun, Solar Deities
Type: Tree, Fruit
Magickal Form: Fruit, Pit, Dried, Bark, Branches, Leaves, flowers
Love.
Add leaves and flowers to love sachets or carry apricot pits to attract love.
Eat raw apricots for energy and rejuvenation. Consume the dried fruit to increase your lifespan. Dry the pits and add them to ouanga bags or poppets (voodoo dolls) for healing. The pit can also be ground to a powder and added to healing incense recipes. Finally, use the apricot in love spells to heal & reunite a couple whose relationship is on the rocks.
Arabic Gum: (Also Called; Acacia, Gum Arabic)
Ruler: Mercury
Type: Plant Resin
Magickal Form: Gum, Powder
Purify Negativity and Evil, Protection, psychic and spiritual enhancement, money, platonic love, and friendship.
Use to anoint candles & censers and to consecrate chests or boxes that hold ritual tools. Use in incense to promote a meditative state. Add gum resin ro loose incense formulas as a fixative and to raise spiritual consciousness. Burn or sprinkle the powder during Rituals where requests or prayers are being made to Deities. Arabic Gum increases the chances of delivering messages and opens the psychic channels. It is also great for doing channeling work.
Arbutus:
Protection and Exorcism.
Arnica Flowers:
Increases psychic powers
Apply as a poultice to Bruises and Sprains.
CAUTION: Do not apply to broken skin. Do not take internally.
Arrowroot:
Ruler: Mars
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Powder
Purification and healing; can be used as a substitute for graveyard dust.
Native americans named this starch arrowroot because it was used to cure arrow wounds. Use in magickal recipes to heal a broken heart. Sprinkle the powder in the four corners of a nursery to protect an infant. Dust your body to change your destiny, as arrowroot is said to avert Arachne (the weaver of fate)
Artichoke:
Ruler: Mars
Type: Vegetable
Magickal Form: Heart, Leaves
As a member of the thistle family, artichokes carry armor and are eaten to ward off danger. Use them in Rituals to get to the heart of a matter. Slowly work your way through the delicacy, peeling the leaves until you are at its core. Visualize the problem you are trying to sort out as you strip the leaves away. When you arrive at the heart, imagine your problem being solved at its very core. Roman artichokes stimulate the energy glands and increase sexual and physical stamina.
Arugula:
Ruler: Mars
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Salad greens
The nutty peppery taste of arugula combined with its dark green color is said to bring cleverness in financial matters to those who consume it. Eat some on Tuesdays during a Waxing Moon to gain insight into your investments. The ancient Romans ate arugula as an aphrodisiac. Eat it with tomatoes to improve your sex life.
Asafetida:
Ruler: Kali
Type: Spice
Magickal Form: Powder
Exorcism, Purification and Protection.
This powerful-smelling spice is often used like garlic in East Indian cooking. It has protective powers much like garlic. Eat it to ward off evil/negativity. Sprinkle the powder around a property to protect it from thieves. Wearing asafoetida is said to cure homosexuality (ha!) Of course, the wearing of this scent will turn off just about everyone... no matter
Ash Prickly Bark:
Protection against Sorcery, Prosperity, Sea Rituals and Health.
Ash Tree:
Ruler: Sun, Neptune
Type: Tree
Magickal Form: Bark, Leaves Branches
Protection, Prosperity, Health and Sea Rituals, imagemagick, invincibility, protection from drowning, general protection, and luck.
Burning an ash log at Yule brings prosperity.
The leaf of this tree is used for travel safety. Place one tablespoon of ash leaves in a bowl of water in the bedroom overnight, then toss out in the morning -- doing this daily is said to prevent illness.
In medieval England and Ireland the ash tree was believed to repel snakes, remove warts and protect children from witchcraft. Ancient Norse mythology describes the ash as the World Tree (Yggdrasil) This tree is also sacred to Sea Gods. Carry the bark as an Amulet when you are traveling across water.The ash tree is one of the sacred treed of the Druids and consecrating a branch of ash for use as a sacred wand will help to channel and reveal their ancient mysteries.
Ashes:
Ruler: Fire, Air
Type: mineral
Magickal Form: Residue from something that has burned
The religious and magickal uses of ashes include Weather Magick, Healing, Divination, Acknowledgement of mortality and immortality, Resurrection, Mourning, Purification, Repentance, Sorrow, Protection, Conquering of Fear, Remembrance, Fertility, and Luck.
Ash also represents the intellect, memory, new clarity and vision.
The best known spiritual rite using ash is the burning of the sacred palm to obtain ashes to mark the forehead on Ash Wednesday. This is a Druidic rite that was incorporated into the judeo-christian religion.
Witches burn paper or herbal Talismans to unlock their energy and work with the ash to bring about magickal transformation.
Asafoetida: (Also Called: Devil's Dung, Food of the Gods)
Protection and banishing negativity. Be forewarned that this herb is powerful, but has an awful smell when burned.
Asparagus: Ruler: Zeus, Jupiter, Mars
Type: Vegetable
Magickal Form: Steamed
Male Sex Magick
Eat this phallic vegetable for power, protection, prosperity, and sexual stamina.
For best results, always consume the tops first and work your way down to the stem.
In prosperity spells, it is best to work with a green dipping sauce that has a basil or cilantro base.
For sex, use hollandaise or a white cream sauce.
With a parmesan or romano cheese topping asparagus provides protection.
Aspen:
Eloquence, clairvoyance, healing, and anti-theft.
Plant in your garden for protection against thieves.
Aster: (Also Called: China Aster, Michaelmas Daisy, Starwort)
Love.
Avens:
Love, Purification and Exorcism.
Avocado: (Also Called: Ahuacatl, Alligator Pear, Persea)
Ruler: Venus
Type: Vegetable
Magickal Form: Meat, Skin, Pit
Love, Lust and Beauty.
Many facial and anti-aging treatments contain avocado, which is a favorite beauty enhancer. Avocado softens and relaxes your skin when spread as a paste.
Eat it for beauty and relaxation and serve it to calm down a potential lover and put him/her at ease.
Dry the skin and crush it into a fine powder for adding to glamour incense formulas.
Grow a plant from a pit to increase physical attraction.
Azalea:
Ruler: Pluto, Persephone
Type: Flower
Magickal Form: Fresh, Dried
This flower is Poisonous. It has been used to commit suicide. It brings knowledge of the beyond and is a reminder of Persephone's departure into the Underworld. Cut flowers placed on an altar will aid the emotional journey into the abyss and reveal knowledge of what lies behind death. Meditation on this flower growing in a garden connects us with the preciousness of life.
B:
Baby’s Breath:
Everlasting Love, Happiness and a Pure Heart.
Bachelor’s Buttons:
Love.
Balm, Lemon:
Love, Success and Healing.
Baking Soda:
Ruler: Moon
Type: Chemical Compound
Use this compound for cleansing and to remove stubborn negative energy. Is absorbs foul odors and foul entities.
Add a scoop to bathwater or floor wash to cleanse a person or an area.
Sprinkle some in a circle around the room and stand inside it for serious protection from entitites.
Balm of Gilead: (Also Called: Poplar Buds, Balsam Poplar, Balm of Gilead, Mecca, Mecca Balsam, Balessan, Bechan)
Ruler: Venus
Type: Resin of Plant
Magickal Form: Essential Oil, Pod, Seed, Resin
Love, Manifestations, Protection, Healing, Anti-bacterial, Expectorate and Ease of Rheumatic Pain, Love, Manifestations, De-Stressing, and assisting in healing from the loss of a loved one.
Use in love sachets; carry for healing, protection, and mending a broken heart.
Cleopatra procured King Herod's sacred groves of the balsam balm of Gilead and transferred the crops from Judea (The only place, it was alleged, they were able to grow) into Upper Egypt. The crops greatly improved the failing economy of her dynasty. A symbol of sacredness and prosperity, the balm of Gilead is also a favorite ingredient in true love blends. It opens the heart and increases sensual pleasure. Crush the pods into incense blends or dab the fragrant oil over the heart.
Balmony: (Also Called: Hummingbird Tree, Bitter Herb, Snake Head, Turtle Head, Turtle Bloom)
Steadfastness, patience, and perseverance. Associated with the tortoise or turtle.
Balsam:
Strength and breaking up negativity
Bamboo:
Ruler: Buddha
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Fresh shoots, Dried wood
Protection, Luck, Hex Breaking and Banishing, and Wishes.
Carve a wish into bamboo and bury it in a secluded area to make your wish come true.
Carry a piece of bamboo for good luck.
Live shoots growing in the home or garden bring luck and protection to the residents.
Grow bamboo or keep some in water for prosperity and luck; be sure to place it in the western corner of a room.
Reed pipes made of bamboo wood are played in magick circles to summon success and wealth.
Place your fingers on the knots of a dried bamboo wand and make a wish.
Boats are also made of bamboo wood, and floating a bamboo stick on a lake, while making a wish is also believed to bring good luck and protection of an enterprise.
Banana:
Ruler: Mars
Type: Fruit
Fertility, Potency and Prosperity.
Carry a banana in your travel bag and eat it during the journey to prevent harm and accidents while traveling on the road or in an airplane. Visualize a safe trip while you eat the fruit. Save the skin and give it as an offering to the Earth after you have arrived safely at your destination.
The skin can also be dried and crushed into a powder; rub it into your body to increase sexual stamina.
Banyan:
Happiness, Luck.
Barberry: (Also Called; Witches Sweets)
Cleansing, sorcery, atonement, freeing oneself from the power or control of another.
Digestion and Antiviral.
CAUTION: Do not use during pregnancy.
Barley:
Ruler: Venus, Mercury
Type: Grain
Magickal Form: Raw/Cooked Grains, Straw
Love, Healing and Protection, Love.
Sacred at Harvests.
Scatter on the ground to keep evil at bay.
Tie barley straw around a rock and throw into a river or lake while visualizing any pain you have to make the pain go away
Eat these grains of prosperity on Wednesdays to increase earnings in creative or artistic endeavors.
Barley is also eaten or sprinkled across altars for love & fertility on Fridays.
On a Full Moon, throw raw seeds to the four corners to bring money into an establishment.
Basil: (Also Called: Common Basil, Sweet Basil, St. Josephwort, St. Joseph's Wort, Tulsi, Tulasi, Krishnamul, Kala Tulasi, Witches' Herb, Alabahaca, American Dittany)
Ruler: Mars
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Plant, Fresh, Dried
Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying, Sympathy, Protection and Courage. Dispels confusion, fears & weakness.
Drives off hostile spirits.
Associated with Candlemas.
Carry to move forward in a positive manner despite perilous danger.
Strewn on floors to provide protection from evil. Sprinkle an infusion of basil outside of the building where you hope to be employed for luck in a job interview (be careful not to be seen!) or in your business to attract money and success.
Wear or carry to aid in attracting money and prosperity.
A Lust herb, Basil's powerful aroma calls forth the sexual energy; eat it to invigorate the sexual appetite.
Basil can also be burned to increase sensual pleasures.
Place the dried leaves under the bed to reawaken the sex drive in a relationship.
Eat Basil on a Tuesday to summon physical strength or to prepare for battle.
Consume on a Wednesday to open channels of communication.
Bay Leaves:
Ruler: Apollo
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Leaves, Powder, Oil
Protection, Psychic Powers, Healing, Purification, Strength, Divination, Good Fortune, Success.
Write wishes on the leaves and then burn the leaves to make the wishes come true.
Place under the pillow (or use in dream pillow) to induce prophetic dreams.
Place in the corner of each room in the house to protect all that dwell there.
Carry bay leaf to protect yourself against black magick.
An all-around successful herb, Bay was originally offered only to the Gods. Later on it was used to crown the victors of the ancient Olympic Games. It is still considered an herb of success and victory.
Add the leaves to bathwater or crush them into powder and burn it for success, or sprinkle it around a place of business to draw customers.
Add oil to green candles for money spells.
Cook Bay leaves in soup for protection. When you find a bay leaf in your soup bowl, bite it between your teeth and make a wish.
Bay is considered a dual-fold herb and can remove negative energy from a dwelling as well as bless it with positive energy.
Beans:
Ruler: Mercury
Type: Vegetable
Magickal Form: Raw, Cooked
Use beans to appease the spirits of the dead. Throw some around the outside of the home if a ghost or poltergeist is bothering you. Beans inspire creativity and communication and can be carried raw in a pouch or cooked and eaten for inspiration.
Kitchen Witches, or Natural Witches, use beans in the making of Witches Jars, or Spell Jars. These jars can hold many different types of ingredients, beans, though, is the most popular.
Beans come in many varieties;
Black Turtles: aid in overcoming hurdles, making important decisions.
Butter: Reduce Stress
Canary: Happiness and success in the arts
Cow/Black-eyed peas: Bring Luck and increase psychic vision
Cranberry (October): Attract new opportunities
Fava: Bring Power
Garbanzos (chickpeas): Help beat the competition
Great Northern: Bring discovery and insight; they also help to protect plans and keep them secret.
Green Baby Lima: Bring New Income
Green Pigeon: Represent resourcefulness and money
Large Lima: Allow expansion and financial growth.
Lentils: Bring Peace and financial security
Navy: Increase strength and determination
Oval White: Protect assets
Pink beans: Bring confidence and romance
Pinto beans: Open channels and create action and movement
Red kidney: Represent wisdom, love, and healing
Roman beans: Bring Power and Precision
Small Red beans: Provide energy
Whole Green beans: Attract Money
Yellow Splits: Bring Luck and Fame
Beech:
Ruler: Mercury
Type: Tree
Magickal Form: Branch, Bark, Leaves
Wishes, Happiness and Divination.
Improves literary skills.
Place a leaf of beech between covers of Book of Shadows to increase inspiration.
Use a Beech branch as a wand to open channels for communication with the Gods & Goddesses, and Ancestor Spirits.
It will enable you to quickly draw down Divine Energy into the circle.
Carry small pieces of bark in your pocket for luck & success.
Place powder in Right shoe to lead you toward your fortune, your true love, or your secret desire.
Beeswax:
Ruler: Bees
Types: Gland excretion from bees
Magickal Form: Wax, Candles
It is believed that prayers said over burning candles made of pure beeswax are delivered straight to the Divine, the GOds & Goddesses, the Universe...
Beeswax can also be used to fashion Talismans, Sacred Seals and Pentagrams.
Spread Beeswax out flat and carve the Talisman or Sigil into the wax. Throw it into the fire to activate the magick.
Traditionally used for making candles, decorative seals, natural polish, protective finish, and use as a base for herbal salves.
Beets:
Ruler: Saturn
Type: Vegetable
Magickal Form: Raw, Cooked, Tops
Symbolizes: Love.
Eat green Beet Tops on a Saturday to increase your income and create more job opportunities.
Consuming beets is very good for your health and stamina and is said to prolong life.
Carve the names of two lovers into a whole beet and offer it to the Goddess under a Full Moon to bring longevity to the relationship
According to the Kabbalah, eating beets on a New Moon will eliminate your enemies.
Beet juice can be used as ink for love magick or as a substitute for blood in spells and rituals.
Belladonna: (Also called; Eye of Newt, Banewort, Deadly Nightshade, Sorcerer's Berry, Witch's Berry, Death's Herb, Devil's Cherries, Divale, Dwale, Dwaleberry, Dwayberry, Fair Lady, Great Morel)
Ruler: Hecate
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Berries
Visions and Astral Projection.
There are different theories on this Shakespearean ingredient. Some say it is the real eye of a salamander or small fish.
Others argue that Eye of Newt is actually a slang name for a marsh berry and is associated with the red berries of the Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade) plant. It is a poisonous narcotic and used to prepare heart medication. The plant grows freely like a weed and is easily obtained. Crush the berries and add to incense or ointments to foretell the future. Sprinkle berries outside the home to ward off devils.
CAUTION: TOXIC, DO NOT INGEST
Benzoin: (Also Called; Snowbells, Storax, Gum Benzoin, Siam Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin, Benzoin Gum, Ben, Benjamin)Purification, Prosperity, Banishing Negativity and Astral Travel, soothing tension, dispelling anger, diminishing irritability, relieving stress & anxiety, and overcoming depression.
Promotes generosity and concentration.
Good to burn while using the Tarot or for success in intellectual matters. Smoulder for purification.
An incense of benzoin, cinnamon and basil is said to attract customers to your place of business.
Bergamot: (Also Called; Orange Mint)
Ruler: Moon
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Dried Leaves, Oil
Money and Success, Prosperity, Protection from evil and illness, improving memory, stopping interference, and promoting restful sleep.
Carry in a sachet while gambling to draw luck and money. Very powerful for attracting success.
Burn at any ritual to increase its power.
The easiest way to obtain bergamot is in Earl Grey tea bags because the black tea is soaked or cured in pure oil of bergamot. The oil can also be purchased seperately. This is one of the best protective agents of the atomic and nuclear age as it hlpes the user avoid all disaster and provides warning before any surprise attack.
Carry it when traveling or drink it whenever you fell in danger.
Rub the oil into protection candles and light on a Monday night.
Betony, Wood:
Ruler: Mars
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Live plant, Dried bark
Protection, Purification and Love.
A very protective and healing plant. Traditionally grown in a garden or around a home to ward off evil from inhabitants.
Place under the pillow for protection from incubus or succubus, or any other night demons.
Mix with Lavender and burn to heal arguments between lovers.
Birch: (Also Called; White Birch, Canoe Birch, Paper Birch, Tree of Life, Lady of the Woods)
Ruler: Venus
Type: Tree
Magickal Form: Bark, Birch Beer
Protection, Exorcism and Purification.
A birch planted close to the home is said to protect against lightning, infertility, and the evil eye.
Add the cut bark to protection spells or drink birch beer if you feel you are under psychic attack. This is a great herb to use to banish fears and build courage. Birch also brings happiness.
Bistort: (Also Called; Bistort Root, Dragonwort)Psychic Powers and Fertility, Divination, Clairvoyance.
Carry in a sachet for fertility and conception.
Add to any herbal mixture to boost Divination. Burn with frankincense during Divination or to enhance psychic powers. Carry in a yellow flannel bag to attract wealth & good fortune. Sprinkle an infusion of bistort around the home to drive out poltergeists.
Bittersweet:
Ruler: Hecate, Saturn, Pluto
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Leaves, Root
Protection and Healing.
This infamous climbing weed puts a stranglehold on other plants in your garden. To choke out competition or to paralyze others from making a move against you, dig up the root, then dry and pulverize it. (Do Not use a coffee grinder or food processor that you use for food preparations as this plant is Poisonous!) Sprinkle this powder over the name or business card of a competitor and place in a ziplock bag in a dark and hidden place. To regain a position that has been lost, clip a climbing leaf and wrap it around a piece of paper upon which you have written the situation you wish to regain. Hang a whole root above a doorway to drive away evil.
CAUTION! THIS PLANT IS TOXIC! POISONOUS!
Black Haw: (Also Called; Devil's Shoestring, Stagbush, American Sloe)Menstrual Pains, a Woman's Herb. Protection, gambling, luck, power and employment. Carry in the pocket while seeking employment, if you are having problems at work, or if you are asking for a raise.
Black Pepper: (See Pepper)
Blackberry:
Ruler: Venus
Type: Vines, Fruit
Magickal Form: Whole Berries, Jam, Stems, Leaves
Healing, Money and Protection.Healing.
Sacred to the Goddess Brighid.
Leaves and berries said to attract wealth and healing.
Delicious and Dark, this berry brings forth the lusty side of Venus and can heighten sexual pleasure and bring deeper bonding between couples. Blackberry is a favorite among S&M practitioners and fetishists. It brings the darker side of sexuality into play... Use it sparingly.
Bladderwrack:
Protection, Sea Spells, Wind Spells, Money and Psychic Powers.
Bleeding Heart: (Also Called; Lady in the Bath)
Ruler: Jesus, all sacrificed Gods
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Flower
Love, Compassion, Forgiveness.
These tiny pink or white flowers resemble hearts with drops of blood at the bottom. They stir compassion and forgiveness, and help to cure melancholy and depression. When grown in a garden, they are believed to life sorrows from the household.
Add several dozen t the bathwater to ease the pain of a broken heart.
Blessed Thistle Herb: (Also Called; Holy Thistle, Saint Benedict Thistle, Spotted Thistle, Cardin)
Strengthens Energy. A Digestive Tonic. Purification, Protection against negativity and evil, hex breaking.
Carry for strength and protection.
Place a bowl of blessed thistle in a room to renew the vitality and strengthen the spirit of its occupants.
Men who carry thistle become better lovers.
CAUTION: Strong infusions may be emetic and cause diarrhea.
Blood:
Ruler: Moon Goddess
Type: Human
Magickal Form: Fresh (usually pricked from a finger) Menstrual
One of the most powerful ingredients in magickal spells.
Blood is used to Bind, Protect, and to take Oaths.
In Wiccan initiation rites, Blood is drawn from the finger and absorbed into a piece of Red Cord that has been used to take the measure of the initiate. It is kept by the Priestess to ensure the initiate honors his/her oath of secrecy. In Handfastings, (Wiccan Marriages) blood is drawn from the wrists of the couple and the blood is mingled as the wrists are bound together, ensuring that the couple will be spiritually and magickally bonded.
Menstrual blood is fed to a lover to force fidelity.
It is also given as an offering to the Goddess.
In Gnostic masses, cakes of light are eaten with drops of menstrual or 'wise' blood cooked into them.
Add drops of your own blood to personal anointing oils to infuse them with power & protection. Do not share this oil with others, this adds a special component to your spell work.
In certain Traditions of Witchcraft, blood is used to summon & control Demons or Djinn. A 'house' usually a skull is made for the Demon or Djinn and when not with its Witch, the Demon/Djinn returns to its 'house'. On each Full Moon the Demon/Djinn is fed blood from the Witch from her finger.
Bloodroot: (Also Called: Red Root, Red Indian Paint, Tetterwort, Blood Root, Indian Paint, Pauson, Red Paint Root, Red Puccoon, Sanguinaria)Ruler: Mars
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Root
Love, Protection and Purification.
Steep in red wine for a full cycle of the moon to use as a "blood offering" for spells that call for this Blood. This is an acceptable substitute... although it is not as powerful as using blood. It does work and is used often by those Witches who prefer not to use their blood.
--DO NOT DRINK THE WINE--
Place in windows and doorways to keep curses and evil spirits out.
A favorite root for use in voodoo to defeat hexes and spells aimed against you.
Add to Red Ouanga bags along with other lust herbs to draw a male lover. Men carry the root to increase virility.
Place two roots in purple conjure bag to increase courage and promote fearlessness and increase physical energy.
CAUTION!!! DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY! POISONOUS!!!
Bluebell: (also Called; Jacinth, Culver Keys, Auld Man's Bell, Ring o' Bells, Wood Bells)Luck, Truth, Lasting Love, Humility, Constancy, Friendship.
Incorporate into rituals of death & dying to comfort those left behind and ease their sorrow.
Blueberry:
Ruler: Moon
Type: Vine, Fruit
Magickal Form: Whole Berries, Vine, Leaves
Protection.
Tinting the hands or feet with blueberry pulp is one of the strongest methods of protecting children. Never frighten children with this Ritual, make a game of it. Throw some in a tub and let them have fun crushing the berries under foot.
Eat blueberries on a Full Moon to strengthen your Aura and protect your physical body.
New Moon Rituals with blueberries will strengthen your determination to commit to an exercise routine or carry through with any difficult project.
Blue Cohosh:
Empowerment, purification, money drawing, love breaking, and driving away evil.
For Stomach Cramps, Labor Pains and Arthritis.
Boneset:
Protection, Exorcism, Drives Away Evil, North American Indian Remedy for Colds, Flu and Digestion.
Borage:
Courage and Psychic Powers. Use to flavor summer wine cups. CAUTION: Avoid excessive consumption.
Bracken:
Healing, Rune Magic and Prophetic Dreams.
Brazil Nut:
Love.
Briony:
Image Magic, Money and Protection.
Bromeliad – Protection and Money.
Broom – Purification, Protection, Wind Spells and Divination.
Buchu – Psychic Powers, Prophetic Dreams.
Buckthorn – Protection, Exorcism, Wishes and Legal Matters.
Buckwheat – Money and Protection.
Burdock Leaves – Removing Negativity. Purifies and cleanses the tissues.
Burdock Root – Protection and Healing.
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Cabbage White Root – Luck.
Cactus – Protection and Chastity.
Calamus – Luck, Healing, Money and Protection. *POISON*
Camellia – Brings Riches and Luxury, Admiration and Perfection.
Camellia, Pink – To Gain Love or to Mesmerize.
Camellia, Red – Positive Love, Contentment and Infatuation.
Camellia, White – Adoration.
Camphor – Chastity, Health, Cleaning, Divination and Prophetic Dreams. *DO NOT INJEST*
Caper – Potency, Luck and Lust.
Caraway – Protection, Lust, Mental Powers, Health and Anti-Theft.
Cardamom – Love and Lust.
Carnation – Strength, Protection, Health, Energy, Healing and Fascination. Bonds Affection.
Carnation, Pink – Unforgettable.
Carnation, Purple – Whimsical and Changeable.
Carnation, Red – Admiration.
Carnation, White – Innocence and Pure Love.
Carob – Health and Protection.
Carrot – Fertility and Lust.
Cascara Sagrada – Money, Legal Matters and Protection.
Cashew – Money.
Castor – Protection.
Catnip – Cat Magic, Beauty, Happiness and Love.
Cattail – Lust.
Cedar – Healing, Purification, Money and Protection.
Celandine – Protection, Happiness, Legal Matters and Escape.
Celery – Mental Powers, Psychic Powers and Lust.
Centaury – Snake Removal.
Chamomile – Sleep, Money, Love and Purification.
Cherry – Love and Divination.
Chestnut – Love.
Chickweed – Fertility, Love, Poultice or Ointment for Skin Inflammations.
Chicory – Removal of Obstacles, Invisibility, Favors and Frugality. A Digestive Tonic. For Gallstones, Rheumatism and Gout.
Chili Pepper – Fidelity, Love and Hex Breaking.
China Berry – Luck and Change.
Chrysanthemum – Protection and Cheerfulness.
Chrysanthemum, Red – Love and Worship.
Chrysanthemum, White – Truth, Honesty and Protection Against Spirits.
Cinchona – Luck and Protection.
Cinnamon – Spirituality, Success, Power, Love, Lust, Protection, Psychic Powers, Mental Focus and Healing.
Cinquefoil – Money, Protection, Sleep, Be Rid of Hexes and Prophetic Dreams.
Citron – Psychic Powers and Healing.
Cloth of Gold – Understanding Animal Languages.
Clove – Protection, Exorcism, Love and Money.
Clover – Protection, Money, Love, Fidelity, Success, Luck and Exorcism.
Club Moss – Power and Protection.
Coconut – Purification, Protection and Chastity.
Coffee – Ritual Stimulant.
Cohosh, Black – Love, Protection, Courage and Potency.
Coshosh, Blue – Healing, Purification, Woman's Power and Woman's Energizer.
Coltsfoot – Love and Visions.
Columbine – Love and Courage.
Columbo American, Root – Power, Energy and Dispelling Evil.
Comfrey – Good for any Magical Healing. Tissue and Bone Healer. For Ulcers, Colitis, Bronchitis and Back Pain. Money Spells. Safety during Travel. CAUTION: Avoid excessive consumption.
Copal – Love and Purification.
Coriander – Love, Health and Healing. Fights Mystical Evils.
Corn – Luck, Protection and Divination.
Cornflower – Psychism. Patron Herb of Herbalists.
Costmary – Flavor Cakes and Beer. Scent for Hair Rinses and Baths.
Cotton – Luck, Healing, Protection, Fishing Magic and Rain.
Cowslip – Youth, Healing and Treasure Finding.
Crampbark – Muscle and nervous relaxant. CAUTION: The fresh berries are poisonous.
Crocus – Love and Visions.
Cubeb – Love.
Cuckoo-flower – Fertility, Love.
Cucumber – Chastity, Healing and Fertility. Soothing and Cooling to the Psyche. Assists Astral Travel.
Cumin – Fidelity, Protection, Anti-Theft and Exorcism.
Curry – Protection.
Cyclamen – Fertility, Protection, Happiness and Lust.
Cypress – Longevity, Healing, Protection and Comfort. Increases the Power of Invocations.
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Daffodil – Love, Luck and Fertility.
Dahlia – Regalness and to Receive Goodness.
Daisy – Luck, Innocence, Purity, Faith and Lust.
Damiana – Love, Lust and Visions.
Dandelion – Divination, Wishes and Calling Spirits.
Datura – Sleep, Protection and Hex Breaking. *POISON*
Deerstongue – Lust and Psychic Powers.
Devil's Bit – Love, Lust, Protection and Exorcism.
Devil's Shoestring – Luck, Power, Employment, Protection, Gambling and Banishing Fear.
Dill – Protection, Money, Lust and Luck.
Dittany of Crete – Manifestations and Astral Projection.
Dock – Healing, Money and Fertility.
Dodder – Love, Divination and Knot Magic.
Dogbane – Magical Love Mixtures (use the flowers).
Dogwood – Wishes and Protection. Keeps Writings Secret (use for Book of Shadows).
Dragon's Blood – Love, Protection, Exorcism and Potency. Increases Magical Power.
Dulse – Lust and Harmony.
Dutchman's Britches – Love.
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Ebony – Protection and Power.
Echinacea, Purpurea Rt. – Strengthening Spells.
Echinacea, Angustifolia Rt. – Invoking Spirits to Assist Magical Workings.
Edelweiss – Invisibility and Bullet-proofing.
Elder Black Bark – Exorcism, Protection, Peace, Prosperity and Healing.
Elder Black Fruit – Leadership, Monogamy and Popularity.
Elecampane – Love, Protection and Psychic Powers.
Elm Slippery Bark – Love, Understanding and Divination.
Endive – Love and Lust.
Eryngo – Peace, Love, Lust and Travelers Luck.
Eucalyptus – Healing and Protection.
Euphorbia – Purification and Protection.
Eyebright – Mental and Psychic Powers.
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Fennel – Protection, Healing and Purification.
Fenugreek – Money.
Fern – Rain Making, Protection, Luck, Eternal Youth, Health, Exorcism and Riches.
Feverfew – Protection.
Fig Fruit Dry – Divination.
Fig Leaves – Fertility and Love.
Figwort – Health and Protection.
Flax Seed Golden – Money, Protection, Beauty, Healing and Psychic Powers.
Fleabane – Exorcism, Protection and Chastity.
Forget-Me-Not – True Love and Memories.
Foxglove – Protection.
Frankincense – Protection, Spirituality, Purifying One's Space and Exorcism.
Fumitory – Money and Exorcism.
Fuzzy Weed – Love and Hunting.
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Galangal – Health, Money, Protection, Lust, Psychic Powers and Hex Breaking.
Gardenia – Love, Peace, Healing and Spirituality.
Garlic – Protection, Healing, Lust, Anti-Theft and Exorcism.
Gentain – Love and Power.
Geranium – Fertility, Health, Love and Protection.
Ginger – Love, Money, Success and Power.
Ginkgo Leaves – Mental Clarity and Strength of Mind.
Ginseng – Love, Wishes, Healing, Beauty, Protection, Blessing, Psychic Ability and Lust.
Gladiolus – Attracting Love and Strength.
Goats Rue – Healing and Health.
Goldenrod – Money and Divination.
Golden Seal – Healing and Money.
Gorse – Money and Protection.
Gotu Kola – Meditation and Stress Relief.
Gourd – Protection.
Grain – Protection.
Grains of Paradise – Love, Lust, Luck, Money and Wishes.
Grape – Fertility, Garden Magic, Mental Powers and Money.
Grass – Psychic Powers and Protection.
Ground Ivy – Divination.
Groundsel – Health and Healing.
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Hawthorn Leaves – Happiness, Chastity, Fertility and Fishing Magic.
Hazel –Luck, Fertility, Wishes, Protection and Anti-Lightening.
Heather, Lavender – Admiration.
Heather, Pink – Protection, Luck and Rain Making.
Heather, White – Wishes and Good Luck.
Heliotrope – Wealth, Healing, Prophetic Dreams, Invisibility and Exorcism.
Hellebore, Black – Protection. *POISON*
Hemlock – Destroys Sexual Drives *POISON*
Hemp – Love, Meditation, Vision and Healing
Henbane – Not used. *POISON*
Henna, Red –Healing
Hibiscus – Love, Lust and Divination.
Hickory – Legal Matters.
High John the Conqueror – Love, Money, Success and Happiness.
Holly – Enchantment, Luck, Dream Magic, Protection and Anti-Lightening.
Honesty – Money and Repelling Monsters.
Honeysuckle – Money, Protection, Psychic Powers and Love Binding.
Hops – Healing and Sleep.
Horehound, White – Mental Powers, Protection, Healing and Exorcism.
Horse Chestnut – Money and Healing.
Horseradish – Purification and Exorcism.
Horsetail – Fertility and Snake Charming.
Hound's-tongue – Tying Dogs Tongues.
Houseleek – Love, Luck and Protection.
Huckleberry – Luck, Protection, Dream Magic and Hex Breaking.
Hyacinth – Love, Happiness, Protection and Cure for Fascination.
Hydrangea – Hex Breaking.
Hyssop – Purification and Protection.
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Indian Paint Brush – Love.
Iris – Faith, Hope, Wisdom and Purification.
Irish Moss – Money, Luck and Protection.
Ivy – Protection, Healing and Fidelity.
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Jasmine Flowers – Love, Sensuality, Money, Meditation and Propehtic Dreams.
Jimson Weed – Wishes, Desires and Release of Inhibitions.
Jobs Tears – Healing, Wishes and Luck.
Joe-Pye Weed – Love and Respect.
Juniper Berries – Love, Health, Protection, Anti-Theft and Exorcism.
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Kava-Kava – Luck, Visions and Protection.
Knotweed – Binding and Health.
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Lady's Mantle – Love.
Lady's Slipper – Protection.
Larch – Anti-Theft and Protection.
Larkspur – Health and Protection.
Lavender – Love, Chastity (when used with Rosemary), Sleep, Protection, Purification, Peace, Longevity and Happiness.
Leek – Love, Exorcism and Protection.
Lemon – Friendship, Love, Longevity and Purification.
Lemongrass – Psychic Powers, Lust and Repelling of Snakes.
Lemon Verbena – Purification and Love.
Lettuce – Chastity, Divination, Love, Protection and Sleep.
Licorice – Fidelity, Love and Lust.
Life Everlasting – Health, Healing and Longevity.
Lilac – Exorcism and Protection.
Lily – Breaking of Love Spells and Protection.
Lily of the Valley – Happiness and Mental Powers.
Lime – Healing, Love and Protection.
Linden – Love, Luck, Immortality, Sleep and Protection.
Liverwort – Love and Protection.
Loosestrife – Peace and Protection.
Lotus – Lock Opening and Protection.
Lovage – Love.
Love Seed – Friendship and Love.
Lucky Hand – Employment, Luck, Money, Protection and Travel.
Acacia: (Also Called: Gum Arabic, Arabic Gum)
Ruler: Zeus, Obatala, Ra, Bast, Solar Deities
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Oil, Bark, Branch, Flower
Protection, Psychic and Spiritual enhancement, Money Spells, Love Spells; Secret Love, Platonic Love, and Friendship.
Use to anoint candles & censers and to consecrate chests or boxes that hold ritual tools. Use in incense to promote a meditative state. Sitting under an Acacia tree or burning the dried flowers brings wisdom and insight. The oil extracted from the plant is considered especially Holy and used for purification and anointing. It is especially powerful when attempting to contact the dead and should be rubbed into white candles and not worn on the body while attempting such work. For personal anointing, mix with other oils (like musk or camellie) to cut and then it is said to bring happiness.
Aconite: (Also Called: Wolfsbane, Monkshood, Blue Rocket)
Protection and Invisibility.
Use aconite as a magickal wash for ritual tools & space. Wear as an amulet for protection from vampires and werewolves. Note: Poisonous, do not consume.
Acorn:
Ruler: Jupiter
Type: Tree Nut
Magickal Form: Dried
Good Luck, Protection, Wisdom, and Personal Power, Growth, Money, Popularity and Safety.
A dried acorn is an excellent natural amulet for keeping a youthful appearance. Wisdom and prosperity are the main properties of the acorn. It is a symbol of great luck & fortune. Witches gather acorns and add them to autumn equinox altars to invoke nurturing and safekeeping during the coming winter months. On a Full Moon or a Thursday during a Waxing Moon, wrap a dollar bill over an acorn. Make sure the pyramid symbol of the dollar bill is facing outside. Then carry the dollar bill in your pocket to attract money and help you to handle your finances wisely.
Adam & Eve Roots:
Ruler: Venus
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Root
Love and Happiness.
Principally used by lovers; one lover carries the Eve Root & the other lover carries the Adam Root. This keeps your lover true to you & discourages rivals. Carry both roots in a small bag at all times for attraction, to bring a love to you, or for a marriage proposal. The round root is Eve and the oblong root is Adam. Bind these two roots together with Red string and place them on a Love altar or sew them up in a Red cloth bag and carry as a Talisman for Love Attraction. Gay males will want 2 Adams and Lesbians will want 2 Eves. Carry to conjure a new Love or to keep an ongoing relationship happy. Rub the bodily fluids of each member of a couple into his/her respective root to prevent cheating and ensure fidelity in the relationship.
Adders Tongue: (Also Called Dogtooth Violet)
Healing, Stops gossip and slander, promotes healing. Sacred to Serpent Goddesses.
Used in divination, healing magick, lunar magick, and dream magick.
African Violet:
Spirituality and Protection and Healing.
Wear in an amulet for protection. Keep in the home to increase spirituality. Frequently burned as incense during the spring Equinox sabbat.
Agar Agar: (Also called; Agar Weed, Japanese/Chinese Isinglass, Red Algae)
Promote joy and success, attract opportunities and blessings to the household.
Mix with Fast Luck powder and rub on hands before playing bingo or other games of chance.
Agaric: (Also called; as magic mushroom, redcap, death angel and death cap. )
Fertility.
CAUTION!!! DO NOT INGEST - POISON.
Agrimony Herb: Protection, Sleep and Reversal of Spells.
Overcoming fear & inner blockages; dispelling negative emotions.
Used for reversing spells. Sew into a dream pillow with Mugwort for best results. Use as a wash or oil to increase the effectiveness of all forms of healing rituals. Wards off evil entities and poison
Ague Root: (Also Called: Ague Root, Ague Weed)
Protection, Hex Breaking.
Used in amulets to protect against evil. Mix with incense and burn to break a hex that has been placed on you.
Alder:
Associated with divination, music, poetry, wind magick, weather magick, teaching, and decision making. Also used in rituals of death & dying to provide protection for the deceased.
Alfalfa: (Also Called; Lucerne, Buffalo Herb, Purple Medic)
Ruler: Venus
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Seeds, Sprouts
Prosperity, Anti-hunger, Brings in Money and Protects against Financial Misfortune.
Put a small jar in the cupboard or pantry to ward off poverty and hunger. Burn in a cauldron and use the ashes in amulets for protection from hunger and poverty. Eat Alfalfa sprouts to increase your income. It is especially helpful in obtaining loans or monies owed you. Sprinkle the seeds in prosperity Rituals during Waxing Moons and keep some in kitchens during Waning Moons to ward off poverty. Eat Alfalfa on Fridays for Love.
Alkanet: (Also Called; Anchusa, Dyer's Bugloss, Orchanet, Spanish Bugloss)
Purification, prosperity.
Protects from snakebites and helps ease fear of snakes. Burned as an incense to replace negativity with positive influence.
Allspice: (Also Called; Jamaica Pepper)
Ruler: Jupiter
Type: Spice
Magickal Form: Whole Berries, Powder
Money, Luck and Healing, Obtaining Treasure.
Provides added determination and energy to any spells and charms. Burn crushed allspice to attract luck and money. Use in herbal baths for healing. Add this all-around winning ingredient to any success spell to increase chances of beating out the competition. Carry the whole berries in your pocket to improve your chances on interviews or winning clients. Sprinkle the powder across a place of business or dist the hands when you want to succeed. Allspice is especially effective when cooked in water in a double broiler to fill a room with its scent. Doing so opens the brain centers to greater achievement and created a happy, efficient work environment.
Almond: (Also Called; Greek Nuts, Shakad)
Money, Prosperity and Wisdom, Fruitfulness.
Invokes the Healing Energy of the Deities. Provides magickal help for overcoming dependencies & addiction. Associated with Candlemas and Beltane. Carry, wear, or use as incense to attract abundance.
Aloe Vera:
Ruler: Moon
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Juice, Leaf
Protection and Luck.
Place on the grave of a loved one to promote peaceful energy. Thought to relieve loneliness and assist with success. Hang in the home to attract luck and protection for those who live there. Grow in the home to provide protection from household accidents. Burn on the night of a Full Moon to bring a new lover by the New Moon.
Keeping an aloe plant is said to ward off evil and accidents. Of course, when accidents do occur, it is a very handy plant to have around the house. The healing properties of the aloe are legendary. Open the leaves and apply to cuts & burns. The cooling effects drive away hot energy and can also calm down angry and heated emotions. When dried and hung above the doorway, aloe drives away evil. Ingest aloe juice for health and longevity. Rub into the body on a Full Moon for sexual stamina and allur.
Althea Root:
Protection and Psychic Powers.
Burn or place in a sachet to bring protection, calm an angry person, and aid psychic powers. Keep on the altar or burn on candles to attract good spirits.
Alyssum:
Protection and Moderating Anger.
Amaranth:
Healing, Protection and Invisibility.
Ammonia:
Ruler: Dark Moon
Type: Chemical
Magickal Form: Liquid
Always use ammonia in small amounts, as it is a baneful compound. Use it in cursing magick and also in removing hexes. A few drops added to the bathwater will remove the most stubborn of hexes. Scrub down floors and walls with ammonia diluted in water to remove evil spirits from a dwelling.
Anchovies:
Ruler: Sea Goddesses
Type: Fish
Magickal Form: Whole, Paste
Legend holds that anchovies bond together to create hair of mermaids. These tiny fish attract beauty and hold power of seduction. Eat them or carry them in a tin to attract beautiful women/men or to make yourself more beautiful. Spread the paste with the thumb on a cracker and feed to another to seduce them.
Anemone:
Health and Protection.
Angelica: (Also Called; Masterwort, Archangel, Garden Angel, Angelica Root)
Ruler: Sun, Solar Deities
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Leaves, Roots
Leaves: Protection and Healing. Very powerful protection herb - protects against negative energy and attracts positive energy; creates a barrier against negative energy. Use in healing & exorcism incenses; scatter for purification, protection, and uncrossing. Add to incense to promote healing or to the bath to remove curses, hexes, or spells. Also thought to promote temperance. Sprinkle ground herb in the shoes to prevent tiredness and weakness. Sprinkle around the outside perimeter of the home for protection and exorcism. Burn to bring a lost love back to you.
Root: Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions, Cures and Bewitchment. Deflects Curses.
Burn the powdered Root when you want to invoke Angels. Angelica Root is excellent for healing. Mix in bathwater to promote good health. It also removes hexas. Sprinkle root powder around the house to ward off negativity or evil, or dry dust the body to remove a curse. Angelica root is also considered lucky, so rub the root powder between your palms when you gamble or pick lottery numbers.
Anise: (Also Called; Aniseed, Anneys, Anise Seed)
Ruler: Jupiter
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Seeds, Root, Extract
Awakening Subtle Energies for Magic, Ward Against “the Evil Eye,” Keeps Away Nightmares.
Used to help ward off the evil eye, find happiness, and stimulate psychic ability. Fill a sleep pillow with anise seed to prevent disturbing dreams. Use to invoke Mercury and Apollo. Great for aromatherapy. Use in purification baths with bay leaves. A sprig of Anise hung on the bedpost will restore lost youth. Use in protection and meditation incenses.
Chewing on raw licorice root curbs the appetite and is a great and healthy tool for weight loss. Rub the oil into red or white candles for weight-loss spells. Add anise seed to Love formulas to curb the sexual appetites of a cheating lover. Combine with cumin and rub on male or female figure candles to keep a lover faithful. Use licorice whips to control and harness energy. Tie a knot in the whip as you say a few words about your issue (example; can't focus, need better grades, want a lover, etc) Press you thumb and middle finger over the knot and repeat your issue three times and then eat the whip to focus and harness your energy. For love matters use Red whips, for all other matters use black ones.
Apple: (Also Called; Fruit of the Underworld, Fruit of the Gods, Silver Brough, Silver Branch, Tree of Love)
Ruler: Venus
Type: Tree, Fruit
Magickal Form: Whole Fruit, Seeds, Stem, Bark, Blossoms/Flowers, Leaves, Branches
Use all forms in rituals to give honor to Gods and Goddesses of fertility.
Apple Bark:Leadership, Negativity and Power.
Apple Blossom:
Preference, Good Fortune and Perfection.
Apple Fruit:
Love, Healing, Garden Magic and Immortality.
Considered the food of the dead, symbolizes the soul and is burned at Samhain in honor of those who will be reborn in the spring.
Apples are considered the forbidden fruit and they yield much power. Cut an apple in half horizontal to the stem to reveal the sacred witches' pentagram. Apples are the food of Love. Offer a bite of an apple, of which you have already bitten, to a prospective lover...if he/she accepts, you will begin a love affair.
When doing a house blessing, cut an apple in half -- eat half and put the other half outside of the home as an offering.
Leave an offering of an apple under a tree of Venus and make a request for love.
Red Apples are for Love
Golden Apples are for Fame and popularity
Green Apples are for Prosperity
Seeds & Stems:
Place seven apple seeds in a bag with Orris Root to attract sexual love.
Twist the stem of an apple while calling out the letters of the alphabet. The letter you call out as the stem breaks will be the first letter of the name of your true love.
Apple oil:
Rub apple oil or fragrance on Red candles to bring true love.
Apricot:
Ruler: Sun, Solar Deities
Type: Tree, Fruit
Magickal Form: Fruit, Pit, Dried, Bark, Branches, Leaves, flowers
Love.
Add leaves and flowers to love sachets or carry apricot pits to attract love.
Eat raw apricots for energy and rejuvenation. Consume the dried fruit to increase your lifespan. Dry the pits and add them to ouanga bags or poppets (voodoo dolls) for healing. The pit can also be ground to a powder and added to healing incense recipes. Finally, use the apricot in love spells to heal & reunite a couple whose relationship is on the rocks.
Arabic Gum: (Also Called; Acacia, Gum Arabic)
Ruler: Mercury
Type: Plant Resin
Magickal Form: Gum, Powder
Purify Negativity and Evil, Protection, psychic and spiritual enhancement, money, platonic love, and friendship.
Use to anoint candles & censers and to consecrate chests or boxes that hold ritual tools. Use in incense to promote a meditative state. Add gum resin ro loose incense formulas as a fixative and to raise spiritual consciousness. Burn or sprinkle the powder during Rituals where requests or prayers are being made to Deities. Arabic Gum increases the chances of delivering messages and opens the psychic channels. It is also great for doing channeling work.
Arbutus:
Protection and Exorcism.
Arnica Flowers:
Increases psychic powers
Apply as a poultice to Bruises and Sprains.
CAUTION: Do not apply to broken skin. Do not take internally.
Arrowroot:
Ruler: Mars
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Powder
Purification and healing; can be used as a substitute for graveyard dust.
Native americans named this starch arrowroot because it was used to cure arrow wounds. Use in magickal recipes to heal a broken heart. Sprinkle the powder in the four corners of a nursery to protect an infant. Dust your body to change your destiny, as arrowroot is said to avert Arachne (the weaver of fate)
Artichoke:
Ruler: Mars
Type: Vegetable
Magickal Form: Heart, Leaves
As a member of the thistle family, artichokes carry armor and are eaten to ward off danger. Use them in Rituals to get to the heart of a matter. Slowly work your way through the delicacy, peeling the leaves until you are at its core. Visualize the problem you are trying to sort out as you strip the leaves away. When you arrive at the heart, imagine your problem being solved at its very core. Roman artichokes stimulate the energy glands and increase sexual and physical stamina.
Arugula:
Ruler: Mars
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Salad greens
The nutty peppery taste of arugula combined with its dark green color is said to bring cleverness in financial matters to those who consume it. Eat some on Tuesdays during a Waxing Moon to gain insight into your investments. The ancient Romans ate arugula as an aphrodisiac. Eat it with tomatoes to improve your sex life.
Asafetida:
Ruler: Kali
Type: Spice
Magickal Form: Powder
Exorcism, Purification and Protection.
This powerful-smelling spice is often used like garlic in East Indian cooking. It has protective powers much like garlic. Eat it to ward off evil/negativity. Sprinkle the powder around a property to protect it from thieves. Wearing asafoetida is said to cure homosexuality (ha!) Of course, the wearing of this scent will turn off just about everyone... no matter
Ash Prickly Bark:
Protection against Sorcery, Prosperity, Sea Rituals and Health.
Ash Tree:
Ruler: Sun, Neptune
Type: Tree
Magickal Form: Bark, Leaves Branches
Protection, Prosperity, Health and Sea Rituals, imagemagick, invincibility, protection from drowning, general protection, and luck.
Burning an ash log at Yule brings prosperity.
The leaf of this tree is used for travel safety. Place one tablespoon of ash leaves in a bowl of water in the bedroom overnight, then toss out in the morning -- doing this daily is said to prevent illness.
In medieval England and Ireland the ash tree was believed to repel snakes, remove warts and protect children from witchcraft. Ancient Norse mythology describes the ash as the World Tree (Yggdrasil) This tree is also sacred to Sea Gods. Carry the bark as an Amulet when you are traveling across water.The ash tree is one of the sacred treed of the Druids and consecrating a branch of ash for use as a sacred wand will help to channel and reveal their ancient mysteries.
Ashes:
Ruler: Fire, Air
Type: mineral
Magickal Form: Residue from something that has burned
The religious and magickal uses of ashes include Weather Magick, Healing, Divination, Acknowledgement of mortality and immortality, Resurrection, Mourning, Purification, Repentance, Sorrow, Protection, Conquering of Fear, Remembrance, Fertility, and Luck.
Ash also represents the intellect, memory, new clarity and vision.
The best known spiritual rite using ash is the burning of the sacred palm to obtain ashes to mark the forehead on Ash Wednesday. This is a Druidic rite that was incorporated into the judeo-christian religion.
Witches burn paper or herbal Talismans to unlock their energy and work with the ash to bring about magickal transformation.
Asafoetida: (Also Called: Devil's Dung, Food of the Gods)
Protection and banishing negativity. Be forewarned that this herb is powerful, but has an awful smell when burned.
Asparagus: Ruler: Zeus, Jupiter, Mars
Type: Vegetable
Magickal Form: Steamed
Male Sex Magick
Eat this phallic vegetable for power, protection, prosperity, and sexual stamina.
For best results, always consume the tops first and work your way down to the stem.
In prosperity spells, it is best to work with a green dipping sauce that has a basil or cilantro base.
For sex, use hollandaise or a white cream sauce.
With a parmesan or romano cheese topping asparagus provides protection.
Aspen:
Eloquence, clairvoyance, healing, and anti-theft.
Plant in your garden for protection against thieves.
Aster: (Also Called: China Aster, Michaelmas Daisy, Starwort)
Love.
Avens:
Love, Purification and Exorcism.
Avocado: (Also Called: Ahuacatl, Alligator Pear, Persea)
Ruler: Venus
Type: Vegetable
Magickal Form: Meat, Skin, Pit
Love, Lust and Beauty.
Many facial and anti-aging treatments contain avocado, which is a favorite beauty enhancer. Avocado softens and relaxes your skin when spread as a paste.
Eat it for beauty and relaxation and serve it to calm down a potential lover and put him/her at ease.
Dry the skin and crush it into a fine powder for adding to glamour incense formulas.
Grow a plant from a pit to increase physical attraction.
Azalea:
Ruler: Pluto, Persephone
Type: Flower
Magickal Form: Fresh, Dried
This flower is Poisonous. It has been used to commit suicide. It brings knowledge of the beyond and is a reminder of Persephone's departure into the Underworld. Cut flowers placed on an altar will aid the emotional journey into the abyss and reveal knowledge of what lies behind death. Meditation on this flower growing in a garden connects us with the preciousness of life.
B:
Baby’s Breath:
Everlasting Love, Happiness and a Pure Heart.
Bachelor’s Buttons:
Love.
Balm, Lemon:
Love, Success and Healing.
Baking Soda:
Ruler: Moon
Type: Chemical Compound
Use this compound for cleansing and to remove stubborn negative energy. Is absorbs foul odors and foul entities.
Add a scoop to bathwater or floor wash to cleanse a person or an area.
Sprinkle some in a circle around the room and stand inside it for serious protection from entitites.
Balm of Gilead: (Also Called: Poplar Buds, Balsam Poplar, Balm of Gilead, Mecca, Mecca Balsam, Balessan, Bechan)
Ruler: Venus
Type: Resin of Plant
Magickal Form: Essential Oil, Pod, Seed, Resin
Love, Manifestations, Protection, Healing, Anti-bacterial, Expectorate and Ease of Rheumatic Pain, Love, Manifestations, De-Stressing, and assisting in healing from the loss of a loved one.
Use in love sachets; carry for healing, protection, and mending a broken heart.
Cleopatra procured King Herod's sacred groves of the balsam balm of Gilead and transferred the crops from Judea (The only place, it was alleged, they were able to grow) into Upper Egypt. The crops greatly improved the failing economy of her dynasty. A symbol of sacredness and prosperity, the balm of Gilead is also a favorite ingredient in true love blends. It opens the heart and increases sensual pleasure. Crush the pods into incense blends or dab the fragrant oil over the heart.
Balmony: (Also Called: Hummingbird Tree, Bitter Herb, Snake Head, Turtle Head, Turtle Bloom)
Steadfastness, patience, and perseverance. Associated with the tortoise or turtle.
Balsam:
Strength and breaking up negativity
Bamboo:
Ruler: Buddha
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Fresh shoots, Dried wood
Protection, Luck, Hex Breaking and Banishing, and Wishes.
Carve a wish into bamboo and bury it in a secluded area to make your wish come true.
Carry a piece of bamboo for good luck.
Live shoots growing in the home or garden bring luck and protection to the residents.
Grow bamboo or keep some in water for prosperity and luck; be sure to place it in the western corner of a room.
Reed pipes made of bamboo wood are played in magick circles to summon success and wealth.
Place your fingers on the knots of a dried bamboo wand and make a wish.
Boats are also made of bamboo wood, and floating a bamboo stick on a lake, while making a wish is also believed to bring good luck and protection of an enterprise.
Banana:
Ruler: Mars
Type: Fruit
Fertility, Potency and Prosperity.
Carry a banana in your travel bag and eat it during the journey to prevent harm and accidents while traveling on the road or in an airplane. Visualize a safe trip while you eat the fruit. Save the skin and give it as an offering to the Earth after you have arrived safely at your destination.
The skin can also be dried and crushed into a powder; rub it into your body to increase sexual stamina.
Banyan:
Happiness, Luck.
Barberry: (Also Called; Witches Sweets)
Cleansing, sorcery, atonement, freeing oneself from the power or control of another.
Digestion and Antiviral.
CAUTION: Do not use during pregnancy.
Barley:
Ruler: Venus, Mercury
Type: Grain
Magickal Form: Raw/Cooked Grains, Straw
Love, Healing and Protection, Love.
Sacred at Harvests.
Scatter on the ground to keep evil at bay.
Tie barley straw around a rock and throw into a river or lake while visualizing any pain you have to make the pain go away
Eat these grains of prosperity on Wednesdays to increase earnings in creative or artistic endeavors.
Barley is also eaten or sprinkled across altars for love & fertility on Fridays.
On a Full Moon, throw raw seeds to the four corners to bring money into an establishment.
Basil: (Also Called: Common Basil, Sweet Basil, St. Josephwort, St. Joseph's Wort, Tulsi, Tulasi, Krishnamul, Kala Tulasi, Witches' Herb, Alabahaca, American Dittany)
Ruler: Mars
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Plant, Fresh, Dried
Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying, Sympathy, Protection and Courage. Dispels confusion, fears & weakness.
Drives off hostile spirits.
Associated with Candlemas.
Carry to move forward in a positive manner despite perilous danger.
Strewn on floors to provide protection from evil. Sprinkle an infusion of basil outside of the building where you hope to be employed for luck in a job interview (be careful not to be seen!) or in your business to attract money and success.
Wear or carry to aid in attracting money and prosperity.
A Lust herb, Basil's powerful aroma calls forth the sexual energy; eat it to invigorate the sexual appetite.
Basil can also be burned to increase sensual pleasures.
Place the dried leaves under the bed to reawaken the sex drive in a relationship.
Eat Basil on a Tuesday to summon physical strength or to prepare for battle.
Consume on a Wednesday to open channels of communication.
Bay Leaves:
Ruler: Apollo
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Leaves, Powder, Oil
Protection, Psychic Powers, Healing, Purification, Strength, Divination, Good Fortune, Success.
Write wishes on the leaves and then burn the leaves to make the wishes come true.
Place under the pillow (or use in dream pillow) to induce prophetic dreams.
Place in the corner of each room in the house to protect all that dwell there.
Carry bay leaf to protect yourself against black magick.
An all-around successful herb, Bay was originally offered only to the Gods. Later on it was used to crown the victors of the ancient Olympic Games. It is still considered an herb of success and victory.
Add the leaves to bathwater or crush them into powder and burn it for success, or sprinkle it around a place of business to draw customers.
Add oil to green candles for money spells.
Cook Bay leaves in soup for protection. When you find a bay leaf in your soup bowl, bite it between your teeth and make a wish.
Bay is considered a dual-fold herb and can remove negative energy from a dwelling as well as bless it with positive energy.
Beans:
Ruler: Mercury
Type: Vegetable
Magickal Form: Raw, Cooked
Use beans to appease the spirits of the dead. Throw some around the outside of the home if a ghost or poltergeist is bothering you. Beans inspire creativity and communication and can be carried raw in a pouch or cooked and eaten for inspiration.
Kitchen Witches, or Natural Witches, use beans in the making of Witches Jars, or Spell Jars. These jars can hold many different types of ingredients, beans, though, is the most popular.
Beans come in many varieties;
Black Turtles: aid in overcoming hurdles, making important decisions.
Butter: Reduce Stress
Canary: Happiness and success in the arts
Cow/Black-eyed peas: Bring Luck and increase psychic vision
Cranberry (October): Attract new opportunities
Fava: Bring Power
Garbanzos (chickpeas): Help beat the competition
Great Northern: Bring discovery and insight; they also help to protect plans and keep them secret.
Green Baby Lima: Bring New Income
Green Pigeon: Represent resourcefulness and money
Large Lima: Allow expansion and financial growth.
Lentils: Bring Peace and financial security
Navy: Increase strength and determination
Oval White: Protect assets
Pink beans: Bring confidence and romance
Pinto beans: Open channels and create action and movement
Red kidney: Represent wisdom, love, and healing
Roman beans: Bring Power and Precision
Small Red beans: Provide energy
Whole Green beans: Attract Money
Yellow Splits: Bring Luck and Fame
Beech:
Ruler: Mercury
Type: Tree
Magickal Form: Branch, Bark, Leaves
Wishes, Happiness and Divination.
Improves literary skills.
Place a leaf of beech between covers of Book of Shadows to increase inspiration.
Use a Beech branch as a wand to open channels for communication with the Gods & Goddesses, and Ancestor Spirits.
It will enable you to quickly draw down Divine Energy into the circle.
Carry small pieces of bark in your pocket for luck & success.
Place powder in Right shoe to lead you toward your fortune, your true love, or your secret desire.
Beeswax:
Ruler: Bees
Types: Gland excretion from bees
Magickal Form: Wax, Candles
It is believed that prayers said over burning candles made of pure beeswax are delivered straight to the Divine, the GOds & Goddesses, the Universe...
Beeswax can also be used to fashion Talismans, Sacred Seals and Pentagrams.
Spread Beeswax out flat and carve the Talisman or Sigil into the wax. Throw it into the fire to activate the magick.
Traditionally used for making candles, decorative seals, natural polish, protective finish, and use as a base for herbal salves.
Beets:
Ruler: Saturn
Type: Vegetable
Magickal Form: Raw, Cooked, Tops
Symbolizes: Love.
Eat green Beet Tops on a Saturday to increase your income and create more job opportunities.
Consuming beets is very good for your health and stamina and is said to prolong life.
Carve the names of two lovers into a whole beet and offer it to the Goddess under a Full Moon to bring longevity to the relationship
According to the Kabbalah, eating beets on a New Moon will eliminate your enemies.
Beet juice can be used as ink for love magick or as a substitute for blood in spells and rituals.
Belladonna: (Also called; Eye of Newt, Banewort, Deadly Nightshade, Sorcerer's Berry, Witch's Berry, Death's Herb, Devil's Cherries, Divale, Dwale, Dwaleberry, Dwayberry, Fair Lady, Great Morel)
Ruler: Hecate
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Berries
Visions and Astral Projection.
There are different theories on this Shakespearean ingredient. Some say it is the real eye of a salamander or small fish.
Others argue that Eye of Newt is actually a slang name for a marsh berry and is associated with the red berries of the Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade) plant. It is a poisonous narcotic and used to prepare heart medication. The plant grows freely like a weed and is easily obtained. Crush the berries and add to incense or ointments to foretell the future. Sprinkle berries outside the home to ward off devils.
CAUTION: TOXIC, DO NOT INGEST
Benzoin: (Also Called; Snowbells, Storax, Gum Benzoin, Siam Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin, Benzoin Gum, Ben, Benjamin)Purification, Prosperity, Banishing Negativity and Astral Travel, soothing tension, dispelling anger, diminishing irritability, relieving stress & anxiety, and overcoming depression.
Promotes generosity and concentration.
Good to burn while using the Tarot or for success in intellectual matters. Smoulder for purification.
An incense of benzoin, cinnamon and basil is said to attract customers to your place of business.
Bergamot: (Also Called; Orange Mint)
Ruler: Moon
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Dried Leaves, Oil
Money and Success, Prosperity, Protection from evil and illness, improving memory, stopping interference, and promoting restful sleep.
Carry in a sachet while gambling to draw luck and money. Very powerful for attracting success.
Burn at any ritual to increase its power.
The easiest way to obtain bergamot is in Earl Grey tea bags because the black tea is soaked or cured in pure oil of bergamot. The oil can also be purchased seperately. This is one of the best protective agents of the atomic and nuclear age as it hlpes the user avoid all disaster and provides warning before any surprise attack.
Carry it when traveling or drink it whenever you fell in danger.
Rub the oil into protection candles and light on a Monday night.
Betony, Wood:
Ruler: Mars
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Live plant, Dried bark
Protection, Purification and Love.
A very protective and healing plant. Traditionally grown in a garden or around a home to ward off evil from inhabitants.
Place under the pillow for protection from incubus or succubus, or any other night demons.
Mix with Lavender and burn to heal arguments between lovers.
Birch: (Also Called; White Birch, Canoe Birch, Paper Birch, Tree of Life, Lady of the Woods)
Ruler: Venus
Type: Tree
Magickal Form: Bark, Birch Beer
Protection, Exorcism and Purification.
A birch planted close to the home is said to protect against lightning, infertility, and the evil eye.
Add the cut bark to protection spells or drink birch beer if you feel you are under psychic attack. This is a great herb to use to banish fears and build courage. Birch also brings happiness.
Bistort: (Also Called; Bistort Root, Dragonwort)Psychic Powers and Fertility, Divination, Clairvoyance.
Carry in a sachet for fertility and conception.
Add to any herbal mixture to boost Divination. Burn with frankincense during Divination or to enhance psychic powers. Carry in a yellow flannel bag to attract wealth & good fortune. Sprinkle an infusion of bistort around the home to drive out poltergeists.
Bittersweet:
Ruler: Hecate, Saturn, Pluto
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Leaves, Root
Protection and Healing.
This infamous climbing weed puts a stranglehold on other plants in your garden. To choke out competition or to paralyze others from making a move against you, dig up the root, then dry and pulverize it. (Do Not use a coffee grinder or food processor that you use for food preparations as this plant is Poisonous!) Sprinkle this powder over the name or business card of a competitor and place in a ziplock bag in a dark and hidden place. To regain a position that has been lost, clip a climbing leaf and wrap it around a piece of paper upon which you have written the situation you wish to regain. Hang a whole root above a doorway to drive away evil.
CAUTION! THIS PLANT IS TOXIC! POISONOUS!
Black Haw: (Also Called; Devil's Shoestring, Stagbush, American Sloe)Menstrual Pains, a Woman's Herb. Protection, gambling, luck, power and employment. Carry in the pocket while seeking employment, if you are having problems at work, or if you are asking for a raise.
Black Pepper: (See Pepper)
Blackberry:
Ruler: Venus
Type: Vines, Fruit
Magickal Form: Whole Berries, Jam, Stems, Leaves
Healing, Money and Protection.Healing.
Sacred to the Goddess Brighid.
Leaves and berries said to attract wealth and healing.
Delicious and Dark, this berry brings forth the lusty side of Venus and can heighten sexual pleasure and bring deeper bonding between couples. Blackberry is a favorite among S&M practitioners and fetishists. It brings the darker side of sexuality into play... Use it sparingly.
Bladderwrack:
Protection, Sea Spells, Wind Spells, Money and Psychic Powers.
Bleeding Heart: (Also Called; Lady in the Bath)
Ruler: Jesus, all sacrificed Gods
Type: Plant
Magickal Form: Flower
Love, Compassion, Forgiveness.
These tiny pink or white flowers resemble hearts with drops of blood at the bottom. They stir compassion and forgiveness, and help to cure melancholy and depression. When grown in a garden, they are believed to life sorrows from the household.
Add several dozen t the bathwater to ease the pain of a broken heart.
Blessed Thistle Herb: (Also Called; Holy Thistle, Saint Benedict Thistle, Spotted Thistle, Cardin)
Strengthens Energy. A Digestive Tonic. Purification, Protection against negativity and evil, hex breaking.
Carry for strength and protection.
Place a bowl of blessed thistle in a room to renew the vitality and strengthen the spirit of its occupants.
Men who carry thistle become better lovers.
CAUTION: Strong infusions may be emetic and cause diarrhea.
Blood:
Ruler: Moon Goddess
Type: Human
Magickal Form: Fresh (usually pricked from a finger) Menstrual
One of the most powerful ingredients in magickal spells.
Blood is used to Bind, Protect, and to take Oaths.
In Wiccan initiation rites, Blood is drawn from the finger and absorbed into a piece of Red Cord that has been used to take the measure of the initiate. It is kept by the Priestess to ensure the initiate honors his/her oath of secrecy. In Handfastings, (Wiccan Marriages) blood is drawn from the wrists of the couple and the blood is mingled as the wrists are bound together, ensuring that the couple will be spiritually and magickally bonded.
Menstrual blood is fed to a lover to force fidelity.
It is also given as an offering to the Goddess.
In Gnostic masses, cakes of light are eaten with drops of menstrual or 'wise' blood cooked into them.
Add drops of your own blood to personal anointing oils to infuse them with power & protection. Do not share this oil with others, this adds a special component to your spell work.
In certain Traditions of Witchcraft, blood is used to summon & control Demons or Djinn. A 'house' usually a skull is made for the Demon or Djinn and when not with its Witch, the Demon/Djinn returns to its 'house'. On each Full Moon the Demon/Djinn is fed blood from the Witch from her finger.
Bloodroot: (Also Called: Red Root, Red Indian Paint, Tetterwort, Blood Root, Indian Paint, Pauson, Red Paint Root, Red Puccoon, Sanguinaria)Ruler: Mars
Type: Herb
Magickal Form: Root
Love, Protection and Purification.
Steep in red wine for a full cycle of the moon to use as a "blood offering" for spells that call for this Blood. This is an acceptable substitute... although it is not as powerful as using blood. It does work and is used often by those Witches who prefer not to use their blood.
--DO NOT DRINK THE WINE--
Place in windows and doorways to keep curses and evil spirits out.
A favorite root for use in voodoo to defeat hexes and spells aimed against you.
Add to Red Ouanga bags along with other lust herbs to draw a male lover. Men carry the root to increase virility.
Place two roots in purple conjure bag to increase courage and promote fearlessness and increase physical energy.
CAUTION!!! DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY! POISONOUS!!!
Bluebell: (also Called; Jacinth, Culver Keys, Auld Man's Bell, Ring o' Bells, Wood Bells)Luck, Truth, Lasting Love, Humility, Constancy, Friendship.
Incorporate into rituals of death & dying to comfort those left behind and ease their sorrow.
Blueberry:
Ruler: Moon
Type: Vine, Fruit
Magickal Form: Whole Berries, Vine, Leaves
Protection.
Tinting the hands or feet with blueberry pulp is one of the strongest methods of protecting children. Never frighten children with this Ritual, make a game of it. Throw some in a tub and let them have fun crushing the berries under foot.
Eat blueberries on a Full Moon to strengthen your Aura and protect your physical body.
New Moon Rituals with blueberries will strengthen your determination to commit to an exercise routine or carry through with any difficult project.
Blue Cohosh:
Empowerment, purification, money drawing, love breaking, and driving away evil.
For Stomach Cramps, Labor Pains and Arthritis.
Boneset:
Protection, Exorcism, Drives Away Evil, North American Indian Remedy for Colds, Flu and Digestion.
Borage:
Courage and Psychic Powers. Use to flavor summer wine cups. CAUTION: Avoid excessive consumption.
Bracken:
Healing, Rune Magic and Prophetic Dreams.
Brazil Nut:
Love.
Briony:
Image Magic, Money and Protection.
Bromeliad – Protection and Money.
Broom – Purification, Protection, Wind Spells and Divination.
Buchu – Psychic Powers, Prophetic Dreams.
Buckthorn – Protection, Exorcism, Wishes and Legal Matters.
Buckwheat – Money and Protection.
Burdock Leaves – Removing Negativity. Purifies and cleanses the tissues.
Burdock Root – Protection and Healing.
C
Cabbage White Root – Luck.
Cactus – Protection and Chastity.
Calamus – Luck, Healing, Money and Protection. *POISON*
Camellia – Brings Riches and Luxury, Admiration and Perfection.
Camellia, Pink – To Gain Love or to Mesmerize.
Camellia, Red – Positive Love, Contentment and Infatuation.
Camellia, White – Adoration.
Camphor – Chastity, Health, Cleaning, Divination and Prophetic Dreams. *DO NOT INJEST*
Caper – Potency, Luck and Lust.
Caraway – Protection, Lust, Mental Powers, Health and Anti-Theft.
Cardamom – Love and Lust.
Carnation – Strength, Protection, Health, Energy, Healing and Fascination. Bonds Affection.
Carnation, Pink – Unforgettable.
Carnation, Purple – Whimsical and Changeable.
Carnation, Red – Admiration.
Carnation, White – Innocence and Pure Love.
Carob – Health and Protection.
Carrot – Fertility and Lust.
Cascara Sagrada – Money, Legal Matters and Protection.
Cashew – Money.
Castor – Protection.
Catnip – Cat Magic, Beauty, Happiness and Love.
Cattail – Lust.
Cedar – Healing, Purification, Money and Protection.
Celandine – Protection, Happiness, Legal Matters and Escape.
Celery – Mental Powers, Psychic Powers and Lust.
Centaury – Snake Removal.
Chamomile – Sleep, Money, Love and Purification.
Cherry – Love and Divination.
Chestnut – Love.
Chickweed – Fertility, Love, Poultice or Ointment for Skin Inflammations.
Chicory – Removal of Obstacles, Invisibility, Favors and Frugality. A Digestive Tonic. For Gallstones, Rheumatism and Gout.
Chili Pepper – Fidelity, Love and Hex Breaking.
China Berry – Luck and Change.
Chrysanthemum – Protection and Cheerfulness.
Chrysanthemum, Red – Love and Worship.
Chrysanthemum, White – Truth, Honesty and Protection Against Spirits.
Cinchona – Luck and Protection.
Cinnamon – Spirituality, Success, Power, Love, Lust, Protection, Psychic Powers, Mental Focus and Healing.
Cinquefoil – Money, Protection, Sleep, Be Rid of Hexes and Prophetic Dreams.
Citron – Psychic Powers and Healing.
Cloth of Gold – Understanding Animal Languages.
Clove – Protection, Exorcism, Love and Money.
Clover – Protection, Money, Love, Fidelity, Success, Luck and Exorcism.
Club Moss – Power and Protection.
Coconut – Purification, Protection and Chastity.
Coffee – Ritual Stimulant.
Cohosh, Black – Love, Protection, Courage and Potency.
Coshosh, Blue – Healing, Purification, Woman's Power and Woman's Energizer.
Coltsfoot – Love and Visions.
Columbine – Love and Courage.
Columbo American, Root – Power, Energy and Dispelling Evil.
Comfrey – Good for any Magical Healing. Tissue and Bone Healer. For Ulcers, Colitis, Bronchitis and Back Pain. Money Spells. Safety during Travel. CAUTION: Avoid excessive consumption.
Copal – Love and Purification.
Coriander – Love, Health and Healing. Fights Mystical Evils.
Corn – Luck, Protection and Divination.
Cornflower – Psychism. Patron Herb of Herbalists.
Costmary – Flavor Cakes and Beer. Scent for Hair Rinses and Baths.
Cotton – Luck, Healing, Protection, Fishing Magic and Rain.
Cowslip – Youth, Healing and Treasure Finding.
Crampbark – Muscle and nervous relaxant. CAUTION: The fresh berries are poisonous.
Crocus – Love and Visions.
Cubeb – Love.
Cuckoo-flower – Fertility, Love.
Cucumber – Chastity, Healing and Fertility. Soothing and Cooling to the Psyche. Assists Astral Travel.
Cumin – Fidelity, Protection, Anti-Theft and Exorcism.
Curry – Protection.
Cyclamen – Fertility, Protection, Happiness and Lust.
Cypress – Longevity, Healing, Protection and Comfort. Increases the Power of Invocations.
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Daffodil – Love, Luck and Fertility.
Dahlia – Regalness and to Receive Goodness.
Daisy – Luck, Innocence, Purity, Faith and Lust.
Damiana – Love, Lust and Visions.
Dandelion – Divination, Wishes and Calling Spirits.
Datura – Sleep, Protection and Hex Breaking. *POISON*
Deerstongue – Lust and Psychic Powers.
Devil's Bit – Love, Lust, Protection and Exorcism.
Devil's Shoestring – Luck, Power, Employment, Protection, Gambling and Banishing Fear.
Dill – Protection, Money, Lust and Luck.
Dittany of Crete – Manifestations and Astral Projection.
Dock – Healing, Money and Fertility.
Dodder – Love, Divination and Knot Magic.
Dogbane – Magical Love Mixtures (use the flowers).
Dogwood – Wishes and Protection. Keeps Writings Secret (use for Book of Shadows).
Dragon's Blood – Love, Protection, Exorcism and Potency. Increases Magical Power.
Dulse – Lust and Harmony.
Dutchman's Britches – Love.
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Ebony – Protection and Power.
Echinacea, Purpurea Rt. – Strengthening Spells.
Echinacea, Angustifolia Rt. – Invoking Spirits to Assist Magical Workings.
Edelweiss – Invisibility and Bullet-proofing.
Elder Black Bark – Exorcism, Protection, Peace, Prosperity and Healing.
Elder Black Fruit – Leadership, Monogamy and Popularity.
Elecampane – Love, Protection and Psychic Powers.
Elm Slippery Bark – Love, Understanding and Divination.
Endive – Love and Lust.
Eryngo – Peace, Love, Lust and Travelers Luck.
Eucalyptus – Healing and Protection.
Euphorbia – Purification and Protection.
Eyebright – Mental and Psychic Powers.
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Fennel – Protection, Healing and Purification.
Fenugreek – Money.
Fern – Rain Making, Protection, Luck, Eternal Youth, Health, Exorcism and Riches.
Feverfew – Protection.
Fig Fruit Dry – Divination.
Fig Leaves – Fertility and Love.
Figwort – Health and Protection.
Flax Seed Golden – Money, Protection, Beauty, Healing and Psychic Powers.
Fleabane – Exorcism, Protection and Chastity.
Forget-Me-Not – True Love and Memories.
Foxglove – Protection.
Frankincense – Protection, Spirituality, Purifying One's Space and Exorcism.
Fumitory – Money and Exorcism.
Fuzzy Weed – Love and Hunting.
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Galangal – Health, Money, Protection, Lust, Psychic Powers and Hex Breaking.
Gardenia – Love, Peace, Healing and Spirituality.
Garlic – Protection, Healing, Lust, Anti-Theft and Exorcism.
Gentain – Love and Power.
Geranium – Fertility, Health, Love and Protection.
Ginger – Love, Money, Success and Power.
Ginkgo Leaves – Mental Clarity and Strength of Mind.
Ginseng – Love, Wishes, Healing, Beauty, Protection, Blessing, Psychic Ability and Lust.
Gladiolus – Attracting Love and Strength.
Goats Rue – Healing and Health.
Goldenrod – Money and Divination.
Golden Seal – Healing and Money.
Gorse – Money and Protection.
Gotu Kola – Meditation and Stress Relief.
Gourd – Protection.
Grain – Protection.
Grains of Paradise – Love, Lust, Luck, Money and Wishes.
Grape – Fertility, Garden Magic, Mental Powers and Money.
Grass – Psychic Powers and Protection.
Ground Ivy – Divination.
Groundsel – Health and Healing.
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Hawthorn Leaves – Happiness, Chastity, Fertility and Fishing Magic.
Hazel –Luck, Fertility, Wishes, Protection and Anti-Lightening.
Heather, Lavender – Admiration.
Heather, Pink – Protection, Luck and Rain Making.
Heather, White – Wishes and Good Luck.
Heliotrope – Wealth, Healing, Prophetic Dreams, Invisibility and Exorcism.
Hellebore, Black – Protection. *POISON*
Hemlock – Destroys Sexual Drives *POISON*
Hemp – Love, Meditation, Vision and Healing
Henbane – Not used. *POISON*
Henna, Red –Healing
Hibiscus – Love, Lust and Divination.
Hickory – Legal Matters.
High John the Conqueror – Love, Money, Success and Happiness.
Holly – Enchantment, Luck, Dream Magic, Protection and Anti-Lightening.
Honesty – Money and Repelling Monsters.
Honeysuckle – Money, Protection, Psychic Powers and Love Binding.
Hops – Healing and Sleep.
Horehound, White – Mental Powers, Protection, Healing and Exorcism.
Horse Chestnut – Money and Healing.
Horseradish – Purification and Exorcism.
Horsetail – Fertility and Snake Charming.
Hound's-tongue – Tying Dogs Tongues.
Houseleek – Love, Luck and Protection.
Huckleberry – Luck, Protection, Dream Magic and Hex Breaking.
Hyacinth – Love, Happiness, Protection and Cure for Fascination.
Hydrangea – Hex Breaking.
Hyssop – Purification and Protection.
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Indian Paint Brush – Love.
Iris – Faith, Hope, Wisdom and Purification.
Irish Moss – Money, Luck and Protection.
Ivy – Protection, Healing and Fidelity.
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Jasmine Flowers – Love, Sensuality, Money, Meditation and Propehtic Dreams.
Jimson Weed – Wishes, Desires and Release of Inhibitions.
Jobs Tears – Healing, Wishes and Luck.
Joe-Pye Weed – Love and Respect.
Juniper Berries – Love, Health, Protection, Anti-Theft and Exorcism.
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Kava-Kava – Luck, Visions and Protection.
Knotweed – Binding and Health.
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Lady's Mantle – Love.
Lady's Slipper – Protection.
Larch – Anti-Theft and Protection.
Larkspur – Health and Protection.
Lavender – Love, Chastity (when used with Rosemary), Sleep, Protection, Purification, Peace, Longevity and Happiness.
Leek – Love, Exorcism and Protection.
Lemon – Friendship, Love, Longevity and Purification.
Lemongrass – Psychic Powers, Lust and Repelling of Snakes.
Lemon Verbena – Purification and Love.
Lettuce – Chastity, Divination, Love, Protection and Sleep.
Licorice – Fidelity, Love and Lust.
Life Everlasting – Health, Healing and Longevity.
Lilac – Exorcism and Protection.
Lily – Breaking of Love Spells and Protection.
Lily of the Valley – Happiness and Mental Powers.
Lime – Healing, Love and Protection.
Linden – Love, Luck, Immortality, Sleep and Protection.
Liverwort – Love and Protection.
Loosestrife – Peace and Protection.
Lotus – Lock Opening and Protection.
Lovage – Love.
Love Seed – Friendship and Love.
Lucky Hand – Employment, Luck, Money, Protection and Travel.